National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 854 - 793 Ningtai County

Overpass.

A long string of police cars with flashing lights formed convoys, shooting like lightning down the roadway.

Upon reaching the high-speed rail station, the officers alighted from the police cars, escorting Jiang Yuan into the station’s police outpost.

"I really wish you didn’t have to go back... Ah, if only you could stay a couple more days, we could have a proper drink together..." Tao Lu said, clutching Huang Qiangmin’s hand, unable to let go. Touching Huang’s skin at this moment felt like touching the smooth, refined leather of a special wallet, reluctant to release it.

"Commissioner Huang, we’ll have a good chat next time we’re free." The head of the Narcotics Task Force expressed deep regret, after speaking with Huang Qiangmin, he turned to Jiang Yuan and kindly said, "Captain Jiang, the current drug situation is unprecedentedly complicated, with so many drugs being brought in and consumed, we must break their chains..."

Qi Changye held Jiang Yuan’s hand on the side, unwilling to let go, and whispered, "Captain Jiang, why go back to the county? Over here, any unit, any place, you can choose freely, really..."

The head of the Criminal Investigation Center stood on the other side, quite emotional, "Captain Jiang, we’ve recently updated our equipment, and it’ll be even more convenient if you need to find bodies again..."

Image Investigation: ...

Cybersecurity: ...

Economic Investigation: ...

Everyone fully expressed their reluctance and longing.

It was as if the villagers, from the threshing ground, were bidding farewell to a once-in-a-blue-moon large-scale combine harvester.

Everyone hoped that next year’s harvest would welcome back this gigantic combine harvester with a capacity of ten thousand liters.

Ningtai County Bureau.

Several officers, under the direction of Wu Jun, were inching a banner into place.

"Hey, move it a bit to the left, yeah, so it lines up with the centerline, just right... okay. Good work, good work. Be careful when you tie the ropes, okay? Loop them over and over, with the ends flicking outward, let them hang down; don’t drape them over..."

Wu Jun was beaming, gently patting his belly, as content as a prime minister.

He was now a deputy section chief, Jiang Yuan’s mentor, a respected forensic doctor, feeling as though he had reached the peak of his life.

"Master, Brother Jiang has boarded the train." The new forensic doctor, Miao Ruixiang, reported nervously.

He was the new coroner recruited by Ningtai County, and as usual, he was placed under Wu Jun’s mentorship, planning to take over Jiang Yuan’s position after Wu Jun retired.

After all, with Jiang Yuan and his Cold Case Squad moving further and further away, it wasn’t possible for him to stay in Ningtai County for long, and people in the county still died under unnatural circumstances from time to time.

Thus, when Miao Ruixiang became Wu Jun’s disciple, it was as if he became Jiang Yuan’s junior brother, which instantly skyrocketed his status in the forensic world.

Two months into the job, Miao Ruixiang fully understood his situation, feeling both happy and anxious, fearing that if Brother Jiang returned and found him wanting, he might be expelled from the mentorship.

"Go out and welcome him," Wu Jun gestured westwards in reverence.

Miao Ruixiang naively followed the gesture.

Wang Zhong, standing a little further away, didn’t need to be reminded. He quickly took a bowl, poured some liquor, dabbed his fingers in it, flicked three times, and muttered to himself.

"What’s the significance of that?" Miao Ruixiang couldn’t help but ask.

"This is based on the Bagua, calculated according to the time and direction; it’s quite complicated." Wang Zhong showed the Bagua diagram on his smartwatch.

Miao Ruixiang looked on seriously for a good while, unaware that humanity’s most advanced technology could also take such a direction.

Wu Jun nodded slightly and said, "Nowadays AI technology and such are really convenient, some things that were difficult to calculate before can now be asked directly. Rui Xiang, you should also follow and practice more in the future."

"Yes." Miao Ruixiang nodded solemnly, hoping even more that his senior brother would come back soon and stay longer.

Noon.

The crackling sound of firecrackers erupted.

The Audi A6 convoy carrying Jiang Yuan elegantly drove into the Criminal Police Squad’s courtyard, passed between two rows of ancient trees, and stopped in front of the latest administrative building.

The administrative building was constructed with assistance from other places, the central axis was supported from outside, the ancient trees were transplanted from elsewhere, the courtyard and landscaping were redistributed from several neighboring units, and the A6 was found.

The head of Ningtai County Bureau stood in front of the administrative building, beaming with smiles.

These recent times had been very good for the police station, not just for the station, but life in Ningtai County had also become much better. Starting with the major upgrade to the county’s monitoring system, the county’s infrastructure had taken a step up, and the employment opportunities that came with it injected vigorous vitality into the county’s life.

Now, the county leaders had changed their vehicles and offered even more support to the police work.

The relationships between other units and the police department had grown even tighter. This included several units built next to the police department which, although they gave up a significant amount of space, benefited enormously in return.

Now, even Huang Qiangmin could secure orders for the county’s state-owned enterprises. Needless to say, the related system units were also in a good spot, with the judicial system’s detention center being completely upgraded, almost fulfilling the dreams of three generations of judicial staff. The digitization and intellectualization of the prosecutor’s office and the court were underway, with new buildings being constructed because the volume of business had indeed increased massively, even leading to an increase in staff allocations.

Just in this year alone, the arrest and prosecution numbers of Ningtai County Bureau had already amounted to three-quarters of those in Qinghe City, with many of the suspects coming from other places. Moreover, unlike in many other areas where half of the cases were telecommunication fraud, 80% of the cases in Ningtai County were traditional cases.

From this perspective, Ningtai County had genuinely improved the stability of social security at the community level.

The county leaders were pleased; the bureau chief was pleased; and when the bureau chief was pleased, everyone was happy.

Jiang Yuan got out of the car, and the bureau chief, along with a crowd of people, burst into vigorous applause before surrounding Jiang Yuan and welcoming him inside.

Jiang Yuan glanced back at Huang Qiangmin, who nodded with a smile. Thus, Jiang Yuan followed the bureau chief into the crowd of colleagues.

The socializing lasted a full 30 minutes.

Only then did the bureau chief look at his watch and laugh, "It’s time for me to attend a meeting..."

After the crowd lively added Jiang Yuan’s WeChat, they dispersed.

When Jiang Yuan sat back down in the forensic doctor’s office, he felt as though the work was almost equivalent to having dissected a body.

"Senior brother, please have some tea."

Miao Ruixiang was tall with long legs and had a very handsome buzz cut. With his big eyes and high nose bridge, he possessed somewhat of a campus hunk’s charm.

If it weren’t for the limitations of his profession as a forensic doctor, his appearance combined with a regular position would make him an absolute weapon on the marriage market.

"Thank you," Jiang Yuan accepted the tea and smiled, "You’ve been working hard while I was away."

"Not at all, not at all," said Miao Ruixiang, shaking his head quickly. He had only recently graduated and not only was he unsure of this new senior brother’s character, but he was also clueless about the temperament of anyone in the workplace, and worried about encountering a wolf in sheep’s clothing.

"Do you smoke?" Jiang Yuan asked.

"I do."

"Great." Jiang Yuan opened the backpack that Jiang Yongxin had just brought over and took out two cartons of Zhonghua cigarettes and handed them to Miao Ruixiang, saying, "Take these for smoking."

"No, no, no," said Miao Ruixiang, hastily refusing. He couldn’t even bear to give away two cartons of Zhonghua when asking for favors from others.

Jiang Yuan casually tossed the two cartons of Zhonghua onto Miao Ruixiang’s desk and handed the rest to Wu Jun, saying, "Master, keep these for when you need to give gifts."

"Alright," Wu Jun opened a pack of cigarettes, lit one up, and then, while holding the cigarette, lit an incense stick before telling Miao Ruixiang, "Take what your senior brother gives you; he’s from Jiang Village after all."

"Thank you, Jiang," Miao Ruixiang hesitated for a moment before putting the two cartons of Zhonghua into his drawer. Watching Jiang Yuan joke around with Master Wu Jun, he suddenly felt that whether someone was a wolf in sheep’s clothing or not wasn’t that important.

"I’ll go down to the police dog squad."

Jiang Yuan chatted with Wu Jun for a while and, seeing that the time was about right, he stood up and said, "If you’re free later, come down and help out. Are there any bodies to be dealt with in Ningtai County?"

"No, they are all non-natural deaths. The bodies have been handled," Miao Ruixiang hurriedly replied.

Downstairs.

The police dog squad had also been upgraded.

What was once composed of three bungalows and a training field for the police dog base, now boasted six kennels, a bathroom, a dog’s bathroom, a kitchen, an on-duty room, and other facilities such as a training equipment room.

The entire membership of the police dog squad had expanded from the original two people, Li Li and Dazhuang, to three handlers and three police dogs, three times the original size.

When Jiang Yuan arrived, he saw the three police dogs in their cages, one handler was tidying up the training equipment, and the other two were busy in the kitchen.

"Is the rice ready?" Jiang Yuan asked as he entered.

"It’s ready. Are we making fried rice today? Do you want to make some dog food?" Li Li asked back, her eyebrows that resembled those of a Rottweiler moving, and she hurriedly explained, "I’m asking on behalf of Dazhuang. It was fine with the high-speed train today, but it got a bit carsick on the way back from the station."

"Isn’t it past the dogs’ feeding time?" Jiang Yuan looked at Li Li with suspicion. Police dogs eat one meal a day; there was no such thing as making dog food at night.

Li Li hesitated and then said, "I thought it would be comforting for Dazhuang, considering the trip was quite exhausting."

"Let it eat tomorrow. I’ll start with the fried rice." Jiang Yuan measured out enough rice for ten people, gave it some thought, added another ten people’s portion, and began to stir-fry it vigorously in a huge iron wok.

The egg fried rice from Uncle Seventeen, although not expensive, involved a mass production technique that made Jiang Yuan’s movements feel as natural as fish swimming in water.

In no time, an appetizing aroma wafted from the wok.

Next, Captain Hou from Longli County, leading Dahei, entered the police dog squad camp and loudly laughed, "I’ve brought our Dahei over for a visit, just to hang out for a bit."