National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 1237 - 1165 Angle

Jiang Yuan hurried back to Changyang City, and many units had already gathered at the city bureau, engaging in discussions.

The largest conference room of Changyang City Bureau was equipped with seven or eight whiteboards all at once, each written with different directions by different people.

Before each display board, there was generally a person in a white shirt holding the fort, accompanied by police officers who appeared sharp and capable, mostly middle-aged criminal investigators in their thirties and forties. It was clear that this case was given utmost importance.

The most significant show of importance was the director’s personal presence, sitting in the conference room.

Changyang City is the provincial capital, and the director has a high profile, not suitable to be featured in texts and usually doesn’t appear in places like a crime scene meeting. Even the deputy director, who is two levels lower, usually wouldn’t appear. Furthermore, for a standard major case, even someone like Yu Wenshu, the criminal police brigade leader, wouldn’t show up.

Today, however, everyone was present, and several brigade leaders at Yu Wenshu’s level were also there, along with leaders from ministries encircled in the middle.

In this environment, each unit sought a corner to understand the situation and analyze the case.

Huang Qiangmin quickly exchanged a few words with Yu Wenshu and returned softly saying, "We can discuss the case first, as the leaders need to understand the situation. Subsequently, they’re likely to form a task force." freewebnøvel.coɱ

"Aren’t we investigating it separately?" Wang Chuanxing spoke on behalf of Jiang Yuan.

Huang Qiangmin made a sound of agreement and said, "Looking at this, it seems they want to gather forces and form a large task force."

Solving the case is one thing, preparing for solving the case is another.

For the Changyang City Bureau, immediately solving the case isn’t feasible; assembling the forces is the first step, somewhat resembling Xu Taining’s model, though very different in practice. Xu Taining often mobilizes grassroots forces, specific personnel, funds, and equipment, whereas the Changyang City Bureau this time is mobilizing all top-tier forces, like people such as Jiang Yuan or Yu Wenshu, and if a large group photo were taken at this moment, it would basically cover the first-rate criminal investigation forces of Shannan Province.

It’s like the difference between deploying troops; Xu Taining needs soldiers and provisions, belonging to the troop deployment domain. Changyang City Bureau gathers generals, assigning them tasks, while corresponding soldiers and provisions are merely a concern in principle, primarily relying on self-sufficiency from all sides.

For this case, it’s highly likely that different investigation units will be assigned according to various clues, investigating in different directions.

Huang Qiangmin was afraid Jiang Yuan didn’t understand, so he first shared his thoughts, then quietly said, "Look at all these boards and discussions; don’t underestimate them. Later, when leaders ask, these will be the critical information. When the tasks are officially assigned, your direction might be decided now."

Having been away for half... a year or so, Jiang Yuan still seemed youthful upon return, but he was seasoned in experiences and immediately understood Huang Qiangmin’s concerns.

Solving a case is like trading stocks; if you pursue the wrong direction, all efforts are futile.

With so many people now, if tasks are divided thinly, one team investigating family relations, another team probing school matters, if the perpetrator isn’t a relative or school insider, these two teams’ investigations would be futile.

Of course, from an overall strategic perspective, the work of these two teams is still meaningful; how can one eliminate possibilities without investigation?

Yet, for teams themselves, they naturally hope to choose paths yielding results.

Teams and individuals are vastly different; leading a team means more people and thus, greater responsibility. In the end, others collectively achieve second-class merit and receive multiple personal honors, happily returning home, whereas the team equally exerts efforts, ending up with nothing...

If there’s no choice, one can only lament "the police routine," but if there is a choice, naturally, one would choose the better option.

Jiang Yuan immediately grabbed Liu Jinghui and started reviewing the materials.

As detectives, they mostly dealt with multiple-choice questions, and this time, the options were merely more detailed.

Liu Jinghui now also understood the situation, showing a more serious expression than Jiang Yuan.

Choosing directions is precisely where Dragon Knight excels!

"Being an academician, his social relations are certainly complex; investigating this, even in detail, won’t easily produce results." Liu Jinghui quickly filtered, pondering while he spoke, "Using a dump truck to hit someone, intending to take a life and indeed taking his life, such brutal action surely involves strong interests or emotional motives."

"Yes." Jiang Yuan nodded, similarly lost in thought.

Liu Jinghui ignored him, continued saying, "For academicians, interest relationships are also quite complex; academically, some academic competition rivals parental feud in intensity; financially, some businesses and academicians frequently collude, with schools and government needing academicians’ endorsements and help. Moreover, for someone like Academician Lou, whose industrial contacts are quite tight, he might impact an entire industry negatively or make it disappear."

Jiang Yuan: "Yes."

Liu Jinghui: "Even investigating merely this aspect is beyond a single team’s capability; not to mention leaders gathered so many people at once, investigating academic relationships isn’t doable with just one brigade; it would take flying across the country for a month. Investigating companies is even more complicated; Academician Lou deals in materials, engaging numerous industries, requiring thorough investigation, with two brigades being inadequate."

"Investigating like this won’t achieve clarity." Jiang Yuan also understood.

Liu Jinghui nodded slowly, "If not considering the overall situation, merely our own, this interest relationship line might be unsuitable for us to investigate. Emotional aspects... 50-year-old academicians, any issues there?"

"Uh..." Jiang Yuan spread his hands. Having witnessed similar things, guessing this possibility is no longer entertaining.

Liu Jinghui scratched his head, "You say 50-something men’s emotional life might be simple, mainly consisting of few ex-wives and children, wealthy ones tagging along with gold diggers, others with senior dancing partners. Yet, even if academicians play around, it shouldn’t involve such a fatal collision."

"Hm?" Jiang Yuan glanced at Liu Jinghui, sensing he hadn’t said everything.

Liu Jinghui made a sound of agreement, "However, frankly, if he’s done something excessive, a dump truck encountering him becomes possible. Should we investigate this line?"

Without waiting for Jiang Yuan’s answer, Liu Jinghui shook his head, "If nothing excessive happens, investigating this line is tedious and unappealing."

"Yes." Jiang Yuan agreed. Everyone has emotional issues; but fatal emotional problems aren’t certain.

"Which route do you prefer to investigate?" Liu Jinghui turned, asking the dragon’s opinions. Dragon Knight has demonstrated foresight, so respecting the dragon’s instincts is appropriate.

Jiang Yuan, without much thought, said, "If deciding personally, I’d certainly focus on tracing the driver."

Liu Jinghui chuckled, "Pursuing fugitives doesn’t seem like our forte. Besides, many might vie for the driver’s line; I see Ge Zhibing here, and he’s an expert in pursuing fugitives; he and a partner once caught over fifty fugitives in two months, climbing from a foot soldier to a brigade leader. Tracing the driver is likely his task."

Achieving brigade leadership purely through expertise denotes a formidable individual.

Jiang Yuan nodded slowly, "Considering personal abilities, the driver’s line left numerous clues, tracking is challenging yet manageable. Other directions aren’t my strong suit."

Liu Jinghui was taken aback, but upon reflection, it’s true. Dragons excel at charging through, deploying major assaults; accommodating them in caves mining isn’t impossible, but unnecessary.

Having a dragon guard a washing plant would be onerous.

"The driver’s line will definitely be the most prioritized; hence, competition with Ge Zhibing and others is inevitable." Liu Jinghui said.

"Yes." Jiang Yuan nodded again, continuing flipping through the materials unperturbed.

Liu Jinghui raised his eyebrows, "Ge Zhibing is very strong, and the leadership holds him in high regard. He’s a well-known criminal investigation expert, so we might not secure this direction."

Jiang Yuan smiled indifferently, "We’re not from Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment; if suitable cases arise for cooperative action, we do so. If cases truly don’t align with our strengths, there’s no need to insist."

Liu Jinghui consumed by surprise, realized the logic though typically not considering such matters due to his role, wherein assigned cases dictate his work, unlike Jiang Yuan, who holds more autonomous choice.

"No need to ponder far; let’s examine the clues first." Unlike Liu Jinghui, Jiang Yuan didn’t overthink; he simply followed the clues’ lead.

Currently unable to visit the scene is trivial; Jiang Yuan solved many cases relying on photos, so feigning otherwise is unnecessary; comb through photos first.

Indeed, due to the case’s significance, there’s a staggering number of scene photos.

Every piece of evidence has been photographed from all angles; the dump truck used for the collision alone has over a thousand pictures taken.

Even at Jiang Yuan’s speed, reviewing these photos consumes significant time.

Moreover, new photos and data continuously get added to the image and data library, sourced from early investigations conducted by external detectives.

After a while, Jiang Yuan’s board remained empty.

Only Wang Chuanxing, through sheer skill, produced a presentation.

The director, accompanied by others, began reviewing each board one by one, while each team became active, showcasing their abilities and expressing their opinions.