National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 856 - 795: Must Strike Like Thunder

"If we’re talking about negotiating terms, Jiang Yuan doesn’t really bother with that. It’s all handled by Huang Qiangmin, who doesn’t know the market or understand these cunning individuals. However, the case that Lei Xin brought up is indeed intriguing.

In the past two years, Jiang Yuan has solved more criminal investigation cases than most detectives do in their entire careers — although there are detectives in the Ministry’s Criminal Investigation Bureau who have solved thousands of cases, from any angle, Lei Xin still presents an impressive buff.

First is the possibility of the crime "about to occur." It is clear that preventing heinous crimes has a higher priority than repairing the aftermath.

Next, the complexity of the case itself is already very high. At present, stranger rape cases are actually quite rare, using the data from "China Sexual Assault Judicial Case Big Data Report," in rape cases involving strangers only account for 3.77% of the total. More than half involve acquaintances from the internet, and the third most common are current partners, accounting for 17.9%.

In other words, most rape cases don’t even require investigation because when the victims report the incident, they can identify the perpetrator immediately. At most, you have to peel back a layer of online acquaintances, and with the current real-name system online, it’s just a matter of a few more clicks in the police system.

But if an investigation is really needed, then the difficulty of this case is indeed significant.

Covering the head means the suspect’s face was never seen. The binding means the assailant likely has no defensive wounds, the victim’s fingernails may not yield DNA, or if they do, the DNA might not match...

If this case occurs in rural conditions without video footage, it easily falls into an investigative deadlock.

Thinking this through, Jiang Yuan asked, "Were DNA and fingerprints obtained?"

"No, the perpetrator wore a condom both times. Moreover, both victims reported the crime the day after and two days later respectively; they had changed clothes and showered. The clothes weren’t washed, but they didn’t yield any usable DNA. The pressure on the victims, especially around the New Year, is tremendous... Fortunately, they cooperated with the police in gathering evidence," Lei Xin shook his head.

After being raped, one should not shower, which is a fact now commonly known. However, most people, when they arrive home, are first overwhelmed by immense pain and a psychological desire to escape, washing themselves to face a new life, not immediately thinking about pursuing justice.

Data from the United States show that 25% of rape victims choose not to report the crime.

However, 75% do go to the police, including some who have showered. They might only regain their judgment and decide to report the crime on the second or third day.

For cases where the suspect’s identity is known, whether or not the victim showered doesn’t really affect much.

In cases involving strangers, it naturally increases the intensity of police investigation.

"Were the victims’ clothes preserved? Were DNA and fingerprints found on them?"

"No. The clothes were handled according to protocol, and although some were torn, none were stained with semen or blood. Uh... is that useful?" Lei Xin knew about Jiang Yuan’s expertise in forensic botany and couldn’t help but ask, "Could that botanical analysis be used?"

Jiang Yuan replied, "Forensic botany can indicate the location on the garments, hinting at the exact place where the incident occurred, but... that information is useless now as you already know the specific location of the crime. It could, however, be used as evidence later on."

"Alright. Even divine skills don’t work, huh," Lei Xin sighed.

"Surveillance and checking mobile phones, the usual procedures, those have been done right?" Jiang Yuan confirmed again.

Lei Xin nodded again, "The incident area has little surveillance. We’ve checked more distant places too; too far, not much use. Mobile phones as well, the technical investigation team didn’t provide any suitable suspects."

Listening to their conversation, Wan Baoming, deputy director of the Changyang City Criminal Technology Center, chimed in, "In that case, common technical methods are basically useless. But this person’s skills are a bit strong, ropes, hoods, these are no playthings. Were any ropes or fibres found?"

"We found rope fibers. When he left, he’d cut the rope with a blade and also used it to threaten the victims. However, tracking the rope fibers has led nowhere so far," Lei Xin continued, counting on his fingers. "We’ve also thoroughly checked motorcycles and footprints. Before, Captain Jiang even reviewed it and gave some opinions through WeChat."

Wan Baoming raised an eyebrow, "Is this person that cautious? Not a single slip-up?"

"There’s an important reason; the perpetrator likely works or lives outside and returns home during the New Year period. During our investigation, there’s a great possibility that the perpetrator isn’t even in the city, which makes our investigation even more difficult."

Hou Lejia commented, "It sounds like they have anti-investigation capabilities."

"Yes, we’ve considered that," Lei Xin spoke quietly, explaining, "The suspect chose the roads carefully; all three times, they were secluded roads on relatively high terrain. We suspect he might have been hiding at a vantage point, spotting the victims before riding down... So, we once suspected the suspect might have a military background, like a veteran."

That military personnel commit crimes isn’t surprising; the strength of military families lies more in organized power, and for ordinary individuals, every type exists."

"Get me two bowls of fried rice, put it in one bowl." Wu Junhao shouted, disrupting the conversation of several people.

Lei Xin, who now recognized Wu Junhao, could only smile and said, "Since last year, due to the collapse of Jianyuan Pharmaceutical, our security situation in Qinghe City has actually declined. Of course, I’m not saying that taking down Jianyuan Group was a bad thing, but on a societal level, it’s indeed unstable, and several cases have occurred. Many of these cases are related to veterans."

Lei Xin spread his hands and spoke helplessly, "Not to mention the tens of thousands of people at Jianyuan, including their families, and those small factories and major suppliers that relied on Jianyuan for business, are the main workforce in Qinghe City. Now, these businesses are collapsing first, and people can’t find jobs. What can they do if they are not wandering the streets?"

Wu Junhao frowned and said, "Lei, this case was committed by someone returning to their hometown. What does it have to do with employment in Qinghe City?"

"My point is that recently in Qianjin District, we have accumulated many cases, including some difficult ones, which are most in need of Captain Jiang’s expertise," Lei Xin had by now moved beyond the case itself, and continued, "Those of us in criminal investigation understand that the worse the socio-economic conditions, the worse the public security, which in turn drags down the economy. But conversely, even if the socio-economic conditions are very poor, if efforts are made to improve public security, it would indeed be highly beneficial for economic development and make a greater contribution to society."

"Lei is taking it to a high level," Huang Qiangmin’s voice arrived before he walked in from outside, it was unclear if he had been lying in wait for a while.

"Commissioner Huang!"

"Huang is here!"

The once peer-ranked criminal police captains greeted Huang Qiangmin with politeness.

Huang Qiangmin responded to everyone, creating a pleasant atmosphere around the police dog.

Li Li also brought a bowl of fried rice to Huang Qiangmin.

"I want another bowl." Wu Junhao didn’t consider himself an outsider and raised his hand on the spot.

"There’s enough food for everyone, I don’t eat much nowadays," Huang Qiangmin said with a cheerful smile.

"There is more," Li Li said.

"I’ll go fry some more." Jiang Yuan stood up and entered the kitchen, where the rice cooker had just cooked rice for twenty people. freewebnøvel.coɱ

Huang Qiangmin picked up his chopsticks and slurped up a bowl of rice.

"I’ll go and have a look." Huang Qiangmin stood up and went into the kitchen, leaving the crowd behind, asking, "So, how about it? Do you want to go to Qinghe City?"

"If there’s no other situation, let’s head to Qinghe City first. From what Lei said, it seems the criminal might strike again around the Lunar New Year," Jiang Yuan replied while frying rice.

"Okay. Then I’ll go out and say it. More people are coming soon, probably a few other criminal police captains, even if we decide on the first case location, we can still rearrange the order later. Everyone’s quite happy that you’re personally frying rice, it gives them a sense of respect," Huang Qiangmin simply thought, believing it at least appropriate to provide a bit of respect where feasible.

Jiang Yuan didn’t care much, simply saying, "I haven’t got a clue about the case Lei is handling, it might take a while to solve it."

Huang Qiangmin frowned, "Indeed, they’ve been working on this case for a while now. If there were any leads, they should have solved it already. You don’t have any ideas either?"

"The current technical specifics aren’t directly applicable. The crime scene is outdoors, with usable clues being footprints or a recreation of the crime scene. Lei just showed me the footprint records, I looked them up on WeChat, even though there were descriptions of the criminal, 168 cm tall, around 130 pounds, about 30 years old... but it’s not enough to solve the case based on this."

Hearing this, Huang Qiangmin waved his hand, "Don’t get hung up on it. Call Director Liu and Xu over, let’s sit down and discuss it properly."

Jiang Yuan paused, "Just back, and calling them already?"

To be honest, Jiang Yuan felt a bit like he was returning with newly acquired knowledge.

Compared to when he left the county, he had gained almost 10 different skills, along with a temporary +1 master skill, and felt overwhelmingly superior, but...

Starting by calling for help contradicted somewhat Jiang Yuan’s expectations.

Huang Qiangmin didn’t care at all, simply stating, "A lightning strike, quickly solving the case is key! No one cares how many resources you use, especially with these kinds of cases, as long as you can solve it, you’ll be a legendary detective!"