National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 372 - 372 339 The Road to Jiang Village

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Mu Zhiyang stood at attention, chest out, and shouted with a bit of excitement.

Because the people from Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment arrived so quickly that Huang Qiangmin and the others didn’t have the opportunity to select carefully, they had to patiently wait and simply sent over Mu Zhiyang, a police officer familiar with Jiang Yuan.

“Come in,” Jiang Yuan said upon seeing Mu Zhiyang, feeling somewhat relieved, and introduced him to the others, “Mu Zhiyang has worked on quite a few cases with me, and even got shot during the Mount Wulong case.”

“A real gun?” Tang Jia was very surprised, her breath catching in her voice.

“The opposite party was an old hunter with a 9mm pistol; we only had substandard firepower, so that’s why he got shot.

Otherwise, we would have riddled him with bullets long ago…” Under the gaze of the beautiful female police officer, Mu Zhiyang grew excited.

The Mount Wulong wild man case was the biggest and most important he had been involved in, and getting shot was his greatest achievement.

Wang Chuanxing and the others couldn’t help but look over as well.

There are still some firearm-related cases these days, but more professional firearms are rarely seen in Shannan Province.

“It’s actually not a big deal, working on cases with Captain Jiang, it’s inevitable to encounter unexpected situations.

Captain Jiang once encountered a criminal returning to the scene: that was really dangerous…” As Mu Zhiyang boasted about Jiang Yuan, he himself became increasingly elated.

After a round of sharing and networking, Mu Zhiyang got to know his new colleagues, then asked, “Which case are we working on now?”

“The sheep theft case in Wen Township,” Wang Chuanxing began to introduce it to Mu Zhiyang.

Mu Zhiyang looked at the PPT, gazing at the dozens of pages of evidence, and at the more than a dozen policemen present, his expression slowly becoming solemn, “Are we preparing to uncover a large case from this sheep theft?”

“Currently there are no signs of a bigger case,” Wang Chuanxing said.

“Serial…”

“Not that serial.”

“The sheep owner…”

“Ordinary farmers.”

Mu Zhiyang’s face showed confusion as he quietly asked Wang Chuanxing, looking at the dozen or so robust men and the pretty female officer in the room, “Has the Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment never seen a sheep?”

“There are too few suitable cases in Ningtai County,” Wang Chuanxing responded succinctly.

The team had just been established and set to work on cases from Ningtai County, but many cases in the county had been eliminated.

Of course, there were still quite a few cases left, but it wasn’t appropriate to go for ones that were too difficult or had too complicated a background.

Otherwise, there wouldn’t be an auspicious start, and the entire team could get mired in a quagmire.

Financial crimes in the countryside were something Jiang Yuan previously paid less attention to.

In fact, financial crimes were considered rather low-end for a criminal police team.

Compared to the traditional eight major types of cases, their priority was much lower, and they were easily overtaken in the backlog of cases.

The sheep theft case Wang Chuanxing dug up this time could even be considered a major case among rural financial crimes.

The previous officers had been meticulous, but in the end, it was unresolved.

And to resolve such a case, the simplest and most direct method was to increase resource input.

Before Mu Zhiyang even had a workstation, Wang Chuanxing was already handing him a file, “Start with the surveillance footage.”

“Eh, there’s surveillance?” Mu Zhiyang asked.

“Where is it from?”

“Each village has surveillance cameras at its entrance.

Our plan is to jot down the license plates of the vehicles that passed through on the day of the incident, then sift through them to see if any vehicle appears repeatedly,” Wang Chuanxing explained, glancing at Jiang Yuan.

“There are hundreds of vehicles passing through here each day, so it’s a lot of work.”

Mu Zhiyang was more than overwhelmed; he whispered, “But what if the sheep thief didn’t use a vehicle?”

“Well…” Wang Chuanxing hesitated for a few seconds before saying, “Several victims mentioned hearing vehicle sounds, and given the sheep’s size, we surmise that the thief likely used a vehicle.”

He spoke with a tinge of uncertainty because Jiang Yuan had hardly been involved with the sheep theft case today.

Mu Zhiyang was a criminal police officer too, albeit a bit inexperienced, yet Wang Chuanxing was not a professional criminal; his ability to hide things was at best on the level of an ex-girlfriend and he gave himself away within just a few words.

Thus, Mu Zhiyang asked further, “The villages in Wen Township have a lot of elderly people, right?

Can the witnesses distinguish whether the engine sound was from a car or a motorcycle?”

Wang Chuanxing was stunned for a moment and said, “If it’s sheep theft, how would they steal with a motorcycle?”

Mu Zhiyang laughed, “If there are two people, they can just carry it away, and if it’s one person, tying up a single sheep is also very quick.

Then, they just tie it to the back…”

“Then, on the surveillance camera, wouldn’t it be obvious at a glance,” Tang Jia said.

“A motorcycle carrying a sheep, if spotted, is basically finding the suspect.”

“The paths motorcycles take are also quite different from those of cars,” Mu Zhiyang said.

Wang Chuanxing and Tang Jia both fell silent, they had indeed experienced similar cases.

Even though murderers in homicide cases tend to have a stronger anti-surveillance mindset, it doesn’t mean that sheep thieves wouldn’t entertain the idea of countering surveillance.

“This…” Wang Chuanxing had never actually directed the investigation of a case and was just instinctively self-managing.

Stumped by Mu Zhiyang’s questions, he couldn’t help but look to Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan smiled, “Let’s keep an eye on the surveillance for now.

We might get results; if not, we’ll discuss further.”

By now, he had worked on dozens of cold cases involving homicide and in terms of experience, he was likely more seasoned than many detectives would be in their lifetimes.

Most importantly, Jiang Yuan, with his many skills, was brimming with confidence, making him adept in handling cases.

Regarding the sheep theft case, Jiang Yuan observed Wang Chuanxing and the others self-manage without much comment.

The approach of monitoring surveillance was quite standard for regular policemen and often yielded results.

Of course, the possibilities Mu Zhiyang speculated about did exist, but they had to be tested to be known.

If the surveillance approach didn’t work, then they would try another tactic.

However, given the current setup of Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team, switching to another plan would likely involve utilizing Jiang Yuan’s technical abilities.

Given Wang Chuanxing’s current level of boldness, he wasn’t quite ready to take charge.

Now with Jiang Yuan taking the lead, the group naturally transitioned into work mode, reminiscent of their time in the Criminal Police Detachment working on homicide cases.

Some were monitoring surveillance, some keeping records, others analyzing maps, organizing other relevant evidence, coordinating with traffic police and other departments.

After a brief discussion, everyone was able to self-manage effectively.

Mu Zhiyang and Wang Zhong integrated quickly into the process—it was just a matter of monitoring, after all.

When Huang Qiangmin came in later, he saw several officers furiously typing on their keyboards, a few squinting at screens, and some making phone calls and taking detailed notes with furrowed brows.

Turning his attention to Jiang Yuan, who also seemed to be focused on a screen, Huang Qiangmin couldn’t help but pull out his phone to check; the atmosphere didn’t seem grim like there had been a death.

“Director Huang,” Jiang Yuan stood up, prompted by Tang Jia.

“Hmm, how’s the case coming along?

Which one did you end up choosing?” Huang Qiangmin asked with a smile.

“Still on the sheep theft case, we’re monitoring, no discoveries yet,” Wang Chuanxing replied obediently, quickly standing up as he saw Jiang Yuan do so.

“No rush, no rush,” Huang Qiangmin said cheerfully, looking around at the dozen or so people before turning to Jiang Yuan, “How about taking a break, maybe have a meal together?”

“Oh, I was planning to take some food home to eat,” Jiang Yuan said.

“Would Director Huang like to join?”

“All going to your house?” Huang Qiangmin was somewhat unaccustomed to the idea; people nowadays rarely visited each other’s homes.

Since Jiang Yuan returned to Ningtai County, he had become very much like Jiang Village, smoothly inviting, “I’ve got everything ready at home; it’s very convenient for a meal.

Plus, Wang Chuanxing and the others will be staying over at my place as well.”

“Eh, we’re staying at your house?” Wang Chuanxing was overly surprised.

“Aren’t the dormitories at the detective team likely to be full?” Jiang Yuan asked Director Huang.

Director Huang silently nodded; the detective team’s dormitories were filthy and chaotic.

Even if there were ten empty beds, it would still not be ideal for others to stay.

Meng Chengbiao coughed twice, “If there’s no space in the detective team’s dormitory, is there enough room at your place, Captain Jiang?”

“Oh, you guys will stay downstairs.

The downstairs is kept vacant as guest rooms,” Jiang Yuan paused and continued, “The two floors below are all suites; you can stay there for a while and then we’ll see how it goes.”

Meng Chengbiao seemed overwhelmed and reflexively repeated, “See how it goes…”

“We’re heading to Wen Township tomorrow, we need to set out early in the morning,” Jiang Yuan pointed to the surveillance monitors that everyone was viewing, “If there are no results by then, we’ll go to the scene.”

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