I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 333 - 212: Director of Rural Information Office

Promote pollen germination, promote fertilization, and increase the fruit set rate?

What plant needs to increase the fruit set rate?

"Fruit trees?"

Li Xiang almost blurted out.

A small detail on the woven bag suddenly caught his attention, so he quickly sent a notice in the group, asking everyone to gather in the case analysis room for a meeting in ten minutes.

This was the first time he had gathered everyone for a meeting since returning to handle this case.

When the members of the first criminal investigation squad saw the message in the group, they immediately knew Captain Li must have discovered some clues, which was why he gathered everyone for a meeting at this time.

"Captain Li is indeed Captain Li, it’s not even a day and he’s already found a new clue, so impressive."

"I told you, with Captain Li back, this case is as good as solved."

Li Xiang’s return gave everyone a shot of confidence. They no longer felt stumped by the case but were filled with confidence, eager to see what new angles Li Xiang had discovered to crack open the case.

This is what they needed to learn.

Ten minutes later, everyone was present.

"Let’s start the meeting."

Li Xiang walked in with the evidence and went straight to the point: "I have thoroughly understood the case now, including the crime scene, autopsy, and evidence. Your investigation directions are not wrong, but the scope isn’t precise enough. It’s too labor-intensive, wasting police resources and time. Next, I’ll share my views on this case, the key points and directions for the investigation going forward."

He placed the woven bag on the table, and the odor of the bag spread throughout the room, making Zhou Man and Sun Zhidong occasionally rub their noses, clearly having difficulty tolerating the smell.

Li Xiang ignored them and pointed to the trace element symbols on the woven bag and said, "In fact, fertilizers can be classified based on the nutrients they contain: nitrogen, phosphorus, potassium, micro-element, and compound fertilizers. This is something taught in junior high chemistry, but for city folks who don’t encounter these often, they may not understand their specific roles. For crops, nitrogen, phosphorus, and potassium compound fertilizers suffice, which are common in rural areas. Yet, this bag shows other trace elements such as B and Ca."

Everyone followed Li Xiang’s direction and indeed noticed the unobtrusive letters on the fertilizer bag.

"B represents boron, a micro-element fertilizer that can promote pollen germination, fertilization, and increase fruit set rate. Calcium enhances plants’ resistance to diseases. What plant needs to increase the fruit set rate?"

Li Xiang had spelled it out so clearly that if they still couldn’t react accordingly, they shouldn’t be sitting there.

"It’s fruit trees."

The group, unfamiliar with fertilizers typically, hadn’t noticed the subtle distinctions on bags they thought were similar due to their lack of exposure to fertilizers.

Unexpectedly, the detail lied here.

In an instant, everyone felt both ashamed and extremely admiring, for such a small detail was spotted by Li Xiang.

Only now did Sun Zhidong understand why Li Xiang could invest so much in chatting with farmers about farming.

There’s no shortcut to success, only 100% effort.

"Correct, for the next investigation direction, we can look into where this type of fertilizer is used around here. We can also check with sellers of this fertilizer to see who frequently purchases it. I believe there will soon be leads."

"Then what are we waiting for, I’ll get on it now."

Stimulated by Li Xiang, Sun Zhidong was full of drive to fight hard.

Previously not knowing where to exert his efforts, now with a clear goal, what’s there to wait for?

As long as we find out which orchard bought this fertilizer, the suspect range can be narrowed down.

"No rush."

Li Xiang raised his hand, signaling Sun Zhidong to take it slow: "I have some guesses about the suspect. First, the suspect is male, and the murder weapon should be something like a Bone Chopper. Judging from the dismemberment, the suspect needed strength to chop through bones. Although the forensic suggested that the suspect might be a butcher by profession, I disagree. The suspect lacks butchering experience and should be new to this. After determining the region, we can inquire at local knife shops to see if anyone purchased such knives recently. These are specialized tools, and not many would buy them, posing another investigation direction."

Li Xiang provided two lines of clues at once, promptly giving direction to the previously clueless team.

"Yes, with Captain Li showing us the way, we won’t all be running around chaotically like headless flies."

After Mao Ji’s comment, Su Jiayi also chimed in, "Thank goodness you returned just in time, Captain Li, now I, as the acting captain, can finally breathe a sigh of relief."

With Li Xiang absent, the pressure on her was immense, to the point of losing sleep and hair.

After confirming the investigation direction, the team split into groups, investigating where these micro-element fertilizers were used, from the origin factories to the distribution channels.

With a clear objective, the investigation progress sped up significantly.

By nightfall, new leads emerged.

Locally, a Peach Garden extensively uses this fertilizer, especially three months ago during the peach blossom season when farmers purchased large quantities for peach tree fertilization.

And this Peach Garden is twenty kilometers away from the body dumping site.

"Let’s call it a day for now. Tomorrow, when the market opens, we’ll inquire about the Bone Chopper. Everyone, rest well tonight."