civil forensic

Chapter 1350 This case has great potential
"Director Xu, we've arrived at Anwan City Bureau," Shen Yaowei whispered to Xu Taining from the passenger seat.

The case is still in the initial investigation stage. Without a dump where Shen Yaowei can make use of his abilities, he is currently just a basic laborer.

Xu Taining shuddered and opened his eyes: "Oh, I fell asleep... This car of yours is really nice, I slept very comfortably."

Shen Yaowei smiled and replied, "It was specially picked out by Political Commissar Huang. He said it's for you to use as your personal car during this period. If you like it, you can just drive it away when the time comes."

"Hey, Lao Huang's car, do you really think I wouldn't dare to take it?" Xu Taining said without any politeness, straightening his white shirt as he spoke. After the car stopped, he opened the electric sliding door and got out with an air of authority.

Xu Taining swung his arms and walked to the entrance of Anwan City Bureau, where he slowly stopped.

It was only right that Huang Qiangmin personally came to greet him, as Xu Taining was a well-known screening expert in Shannan Province and was welcomed wherever he went.

What puzzled Xu Taining was why there were so many white shirts in front of him.

Looking closer, oh, there are a few I recognize.

"Chief Yu, what brings you all to Anwan?" Xu Taining greeted the group of people in front of him, then turned to speak to Yu Wenshu, whom he knew best. As the head of the provincial capital's criminal investigation detachment, Yu Wenshu had dealt with Xu Taining quite a bit.

Yu Wenshu smiled and said, "It's just a two-hour flight. I came over to take a look."

"Is it just right?" Xu Taining chuckled twice, but he couldn't expose Yu Wenshu's lie.

Looking around, there were Gao Changjiang, the director of the Guqi City Public Security Bureau, Wang Zhancheng, the director of the Pingmeng City Public Security Bureau, and Hou Lejia from the Longli County Criminal Investigation Brigade, who was wearing a blue shirt. This guy was known for not getting along with Huang Qiangmin, but he still came to Anwan City...

Upon seeing this scene, Xu Taining instinctively thought of his work and immediately felt a headache coming on.

He could command hundreds or thousands of people without any problem, even in a place like the Zheng Guang Bureau—well, people from the Zheng Guang Bureau are here too—even so, Xu Taining didn't feel there would be too many difficulties.

However, having too many independent units can easily cause problems.

Xu Taining thought this, but didn't say it aloud. He was used to planning ahead, and the information he had obtained was still too little.

Huang Qiangmin and Xu Taining introduced themselves to each other, and then Huang Qiangmin led Xu Taining to the conference room.

A white shirt so thick it couldn't fit in an elevator easily made the atmosphere in the meeting room serious.

When Jiang Yuan arrived, the atmosphere in the conference room instantly reached a climax.

"Director Jiang!"

"Jiang Yuan is here!"

Everyone looked at Jiang Yuan with smiles on their faces.

Jiang Yuan smiled and nodded to everyone. Everywhere he looked, there were friendly eyes, as if the world was made up of beauty and kindness.

"Director Xu is here, let's have a short meeting." Huang Qiangmin walked up and started the meeting with a smile.

It was called a meeting, but it was really just a briefing. With so many people in white shirts present, it was impossible for them all to participate in the investigation. Even if someone really wanted to, it would mostly have a negative impact.

Fortunately, these were all cadres who had been working on the front lines for many years, and none of them made such an impolite request. Most of them were just trying to show that they valued the matter.

Soon, Huang Qiangmin got to the important part and specifically said to Xu Taining, "We have now collected intelligence on several taxi robbery and murder cases, but none of them fully match the criteria, so further analysis is needed."

“No problem, let’s start with intelligence analysis.” Xu Taining knew what his mission was, and even though he heard bad news at the beginning, his expression didn’t change at all.

If it were an easy case, they wouldn't have come to Xu Taining. Who would waste a lot of money on a good case? Xu Taining had anticipated this situation.

Seeing this, Huang Qiangmin felt a little more relaxed and began to introduce the various intelligence he had collected in the past two days.

Xu Taining listened attentively, while Yu Wenshu and the others who came to provide assistance listened quite attentively, occasionally sending out messages to urge and synchronize their own team's investigation.

Xu Taining was writing and drawing when the meeting was almost over. He stood up and said, "Let me reorganize the existing intelligence... Regarding parallel and serial connections, Jiang Yuan summarized three points about parallel and serial connections... I don't have a specific understanding of the case, but since these are the three points identified by Jiang Yuan... I think we can start investigating them first. However, we can't just start from scratch."

"How so?" Huang Qiangmin appeared calm and composed. He had served as a criminal investigation team leader for many years and was not someone who couldn't accept criticism, let alone Xu Taining. In Huang Qiangmin's view, it was a very good thing that Xu Taining was willing to take the initiative to offer his opinions and requests.

Xu Taining glanced at Jiang Yuan, and seeing that he didn't respond, he said, "First, investigate the three points that are connected in parallel. The method of murder is a single stab to the heart, so send a team to investigate how many similar murders there are in different places. Second, how many similar cases involve controlling the victim's hands? Third, how many similar cases involve binding the little finger tightly..."

Huang Qiangmin added: "In taxi robbery cases."

"Why emphasize taxi robbery cases?" Xu Taining didn't look at Huang Qiangmin, speaking as if it were a very ordinary topic. He said, "Criminals don't specifically target taxi robberies. Of course, I admit that taxi robbery is a relatively simple and effective way to make money for a certain period of time, but it's certainly not the only way, right?"

Huang Qiangmin was silent for a moment, then said, "You decide."

In previous investigations, although no specific standard was established, detectives were looking for at least two commonalities in taxi robbery cases.

When Xu Taining arrived, he broke it down into independent cases that didn't need to overlap, which involved several times more cases. Especially since it wasn't limited to taxi robbery cases, it meant screening all kinds of cases in so many cities. Just looking through the files once would take an unknown amount of time.

However, Huang Qiangmin cannot deny that Xu Taining's method is definitely a more reliable and easier way to achieve results.

Now that Jiang Yuan has made so many calls, it would be better to seek a more reliable option rather than trying to save manpower and time.

Once Huang Qiangmin understood this, he could only console himself with his own thoughts.

Xu Taining had been waiting for Huang Qiangmin's rebuttal, but when he didn't hear the expected objection, he couldn't help but purse his lips and think to himself, "This case has great potential!"

In the conference room, some criminal police captains and bureau chiefs exchanged glances, watching Xu Taining's expression.

Those leaders who had worked with Xu Taining were now itching to take a picture of him and show it to others, to let them see what terror was, what fucking infinite terror was!
"What about the timing?" After the others had processed the shock Xu Taining had brought, Liu Jinghui and the others raised a more serious question.

"What's your suggestion?" Xu Taining knew Liu Jinghui had something to say.

“I think it would take at least two years, going back two years to the case.” Liu Jinghui continued to state his reasons: “From starting to rob a taxi or commit similar crimes, to becoming skilled at robbery and murder, I think it would take at least a year of experience, normally it would take two years or even more.”

“Then let’s start by investigating three years back, beginning with cases from 18 years ago. There’s no need to be afraid of difficulties. These three conditions are interconnected. The method of murder isn’t that many; murder cases are usually investigated in great detail. As for the second and third conditions, they can be investigated together. If each region investigates them separately, the total number might be quite large, but the number allocated to each unit won’t be too many.”

Huang Qiangmin's expression relaxed slightly. Indeed, if the cases were spread across different regions, at the very least, with so many units sharing the burden, it wouldn't be so difficult.

Xu Taining seized the opportune moment and looked at Huang Qiangmin, saying, "Political Commissar Huang, I need about 50 people on my side."

"50 people? Is it for..." Huang Qiangmin was a little slow to catch up.

“The intelligence sent by each unit needs to be reviewed, right?” Xu Taining said, glancing at the people around him whose expressions had changed slightly. “Don’t mind, everyone. If there is a review and subsequent intelligence has errors, the blame will fall on the review team. If there is no review, we can’t let the people who helped take the responsibility.”

After he said that, the crowd, who had just been a little dissatisfied, suddenly found Xu Taining to be quite handsome.

Xu Taining's expression remained unchanged. In his cases, there were only two outcomes: success or failure. There was never a time for post-incident blame-shifting. Because when your expenses are so high, shifting blame at the end is meaningless. As the saying goes, "Funds are exhausted, major cases remain unsolved, and I have no heart to distinguish right from wrong..."

Having handled too many cases like this, Xu Taining might as well take all the responsibility. As long as it helps the investigation, he doesn't care about merit or demerit; at worst, he'll be sidelined... If the higher-ups really don't need him anymore, Xu Taining would be happy to accept that.

After the meeting ended, Xu Taining immediately pulled Huang Qiangmin aside, and while getting acquainted with the people, they began to organize an investigation.

Jiang Yuan also began to look through autopsy reports and related photos of some unsolved murder cases.

Information such as the method of murder is readily available in solved cases, where there is a more detailed investigation. However, in unsolved cases, especially those from more than a decade ago, the condition of the bodies makes it difficult to determine the nature of the crime.

The Anwan City Bureau suddenly fell silent upon Xu Taining's arrival.

It was as if a pot of hot water had been doused with oil, causing it to stop boiling. But everyone, under the command of various levels, began to become increasingly busy and proactive.

However, no one knows whether what they did will catch the murderer red-handed.