National Forensic Doctor
Chapter 381 - 381 348 Searching Old Cases

381: Chapter 348: Searching Old Cases 381: Chapter 348: Searching Old Cases Searching old cases was something Jiang Yuan had done before.

Of course, when it comes to cases, it’s not about seeking novelty or peculiarity; any method that leads to a successful case resolution is a good one.

Who cares if it’s been used before?

In fact, when normal police officers work on cases, they tend to reuse methods that have worked previously.

Otherwise, using new, novel, and peculiar methods on significant cases may look impressive if successful, but what if it fails?

The leaders of the detectives can scold really nastily, with both harshness and filth.

Jiang Yuan himself updated his skills rapidly, but those under his command didn’t have such conditions.

People like Wang Chuanxing were even timid when looking into old cases, fearful of making a mistake or an omission that could cause a problem in the case under the supervision of the ministry.

However, as the earlier part of the night passed and the latter part arrived, Wang Chuanxing and the others calmed down.

Or perhaps it was that their anxiety had depleted, leaving behind only numbness and determination.

Jiang Yuan also looked through the cases one by one foolishly.

Working on criminal cases, the most exhausting part is the legwork, writing endless reports, and reviewing countless case files.

Most cases can be handled methodically, making detectives somewhat akin to company salespeople, just running around and writing things every day.

Very few cases, those that truly require using one’s brain, are painfully difficult.

For example, with the current case, trying to find a similar child abduction case is still very challenging.

The simplest question is, what constitutes a similar standard?

In reality, no one can define it because criminals differ, and without being familiar with the criminal, investigators can only make their best guesses.

Abductions carried out in a vegetable market surely qualify as a Grade A similarity.

Sadly, there are no similar cases.

Abductions in busy places using non-violent means would roughly be Grade C.

Unfortunately, a few cases that were found all had obvious differences.

Abducting multiple children over a short span of multiple days should be considered Grade B, but again, no similar cases were found.

“There are no more cases.” As the early morning light began to shine, the last case file was finished.

Gao Changjiang was somewhat disappointed too and sighed, “It seems this path leads nowhere.”

“Let’s look at case files from a few more provinces,” Jiang Yuan suggested, not giving up.

Gao Changjiang frowned.

“Is that necessary?”

“If you have another plan, go ahead with it.

I’ll lead my team to search through old cases.” Jiang Yuan’s confidence stemmed from his comprehensive skills.

He had seen all the clues that could be found in Guqi City’s cases—fingerprints, traces, images—and there was basically no breakthrough.

Considering Jiang Yuan’s multitude of skills, including several Level 3, 4, and even Level 6 abilities, continuing to stubbornly work with the existing clues of the case was unwise.

In Jiang Yuan’s own view, searching old cases was a smarter approach, not a foolish one.

Or to put it another way, in the absence of a smarter approach, a foolish one at least had the possibility of success.

Gao Changjiang did not have Jiang Yuan’s technical capabilities and still held hope for the experts—in different fields, there might be other methods of breakthrough, but that was beyond Jiang Yuan’s reach.

With Jiang Yuan’s ability and range of skills, he believed he had chosen the most appropriate method, and he was still far from hitting a wall.

Seeing this, Gao Changjiang couldn’t command Jiang Yuan against his will.

Seeing that he had brought eight people along, he just thought him to be accustomed to acting independently.

Thinking this, Gao Changjiang’s respect for Jiang Yuan grew; after all, it was an experienced team, no matter how you looked at it.

“Alright then, you go through the files, and for us…” Gao Changjiang turned to the other experts.

“If all else fails, let’s review the surveillance footage from the time of the incident again.” The image expert’s suggestion naturally pertained to images.

“We could reanalyze the footprints.

Track the gait patterns, but it’s too chaotic…” The footprint expert’s suggestion was also related to footprints.

Jiang Yuan remained silent as he listened.

Truthfully, he understood a bit about images and footprints, but judging by the photos and the scene, he didn’t think it would lead anywhere.

The criminal had chosen the most simple and effective route, which was to leave traces with the children and the environment, finding places difficult to trace, and then abducting the children.

Such a sophisticated method of crime did not only require the criminal to be experienced but also to adapt to the environment, and additionally, to possess a certain level of proficiency.

Therefore, Jiang Yuan narrowed the timing and location of the case files he reviewed to the nearby provinces and within the past two years.

Based on Jiang Yuan’s current experience, these two judgments were not far off.

Jiang Yuan rubbed his head and went back to his room to continue sifting through case files.

This time, it didn’t take as long.

An old case from a neighboring province caught his attention.

The case took place at a rural market, similar to a vegetable market, but that alone didn’t tell much.

The key was the method of abducting the child; the kidnapper would first find a child who had strayed from their parents, then claim to take them to their mother.

Hearing that they were going to find their mother, children would follow.

They walked out, one after the other, no need for any coaxing or deceiving.

However, this time, because the deceived child was slightly older, a six-year-old, they began to call out for their mother as they walked, attracting the attention of the surrounding people.

Yet the kidnapper still decisively fled.

Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but recall the four cases in Guqi City.

Two of them mentioned children being out of control and sight, while the other two did not.

He immediately sought out Gao Changjiang.

“Call the victims’ families and ask if there was any unmentioned situation they failed to disclose.”

“You want them to admit the children lost control and then went missing?

This could be difficult,” Gao Changjiang said, sensing the challenge in Jiang Yuan’s request.

Jiang Yuan replied, “It’s a key factor that affects whether the cases can be linked.

Moreover, it’s not about losing control in the Criminal Law sense.

Not holding hands, leaving sight for a few seconds, ten seconds even, counts as loss of control.”

Thinking it over, Gao Changjiang sighed, “Alright, I’ll ask.”

It’s worth mentioning that what Jiang Yuan brought to the table had merit; Gao Changjiang braved potential scolding and called the two families of the victims, successfully obtaining the results.

“Turns out they all lost sight of them indeed.” After making the calls, Gao Changjiang turned back, somewhat perplexed, and asked, “Is this equivalent to the trafficker picking up children?”

“It’s also screening for the easiest targets,” Jiang Yuan paused, then added, “With this, we can start by solving the old case.”

Not being able to break the new case, he turned to investigate old cases—a normal line of thought.

The key was finding an old case and establishing a link with the new case.

At this moment, Gao Changjiang began to grasp the strength of Jiang Yuan’s capabilities, and without further ado, followed Jiang Yuan’s lead in handling the matter.

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