National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 857 - 796: Technology is Not Omnipotent

Qinghe City.

Qianjin District.

The kitchen of the Criminal Police Detachment.

Jiang Yuan was still vigorously stir-frying rice.

Captain Lei Xin of the Criminal Police Detachment, along with the instructor, deputy instructor, deputy captains, and squad leaders, stood on the other side of the window, looking at Jiang Yuan inside, then at Liu Jinghui, Xu Taining, and others sitting beside him. They couldn’t help but utter the same words, "It’s really not necessary... truly unnecessary..."

Huang Qiangmin chuckled, "Jiang Yuan has been in Beijing for a long time, he has really missed everyone since coming back. The kid is sentimental, otherwise, he wouldn’t have wanted to stay in Ningtai County, right?"

"Yes, we truly like Captain Jiang’s fried rice," Lei Xin hurriedly said. "The Ningtai County Criminal Police Detachment, and Jiang Yuan’s Accumulated Case Team choosing to start with our Qianjin District is an honor for us. Actually, we should be the ones cooking; it’s just that my culinary skills are not up to par. Later on, I’ll perform a ’tomato and noodle’ show for you all..."

*Cough cough.* The instructor behind him coughed.

Lei Xin sighed again and glanced back at Xu Taining, "Commissioner Huang, this... Why did we already invite Director Xu here? We’re saying that with Director Xu around, we are, to some extent, indeed a bit nervous..."

"There’s a problem on my end," said Huang Qiangmin with the same attitude as Jiang Yuan, who was cooking fried rice. "I should have communicated with you in advance, but after thinking it over, I felt that communicating beforehand might not have been the best idea. If I had talked to you, you definitely would have reported to the bureau chief, even the city bureau, and to those in charge at the city level. The conclusions they might reach without understanding the situation could differ from our judgment."

Huang Qiangmin’s explanation wasn’t too convoluted, but still a bit tricky. However, Lei Xin understood perfectly; it meant that Huang Qiangmin insisted on this request, and any opposition from you or your superiors was incorrect!

This answer differed from what Lei Xin and others had expected, particularly in attitude, leaving several people stunned. They had initially planned to persuade gently and delay for a few days...

One of the deputy captains, Xie Yongle, was the first to speak up, "We have collaborated with Doctor Jiang before. I’ve also reviewed many cases solved by Captain Jiang, whatever I could get my hands on. I’m not the least bit embarrassed to say that I am now a super fan of Captain Jiang. I believe that with Captain Jiang’s level of handling cases in Beijing, spending a few days to go through the cases thoroughly might lead to some kind of breakthrough that could solve this case."

"Actually, no need for a few days; Jiang Yuan thought a few hours would be enough. Moreover, he had gone through them last night for several hours and couldn’t find any better leads. That’s why he came over today to cook fried rice for you," said Huang Qiangmin, looking at the various counterparts. "You can also take it as Jiang Yuan believing your investigative approaches and plans are fine, even quite good. Because of this, he thinks that conventional investigation methods may not be suitable anymore."

With one sentence, Huang Qiangmin made the Qianjin District detectives go through three changes in expressions!

Worry, pride, anxiety—Lei Xin said, "We could conduct a preliminary investigation based on Captain Jiang’s thoughts. Maybe we’ll uncover something?"

"It’s going to be difficult with an ordinary investigation. Especially some of the earlier investigation plans might take one or two weeks, which does carry some risks for this case. Moreover, it’s uncertain whether it would save any investigation costs," Jiang Yuan came out with two bowls of fried rice at that moment, naturally followed by assistants carrying bowl after bowl of rice.

He still used rice fresh out of the pot.

Using hot rice directly to make fried rice was actually quite easy, but it tended to become sticky because of the excess moisture in the rice.

The correct method would be to put the hot rice in the refrigerator, then take it out once cooled and break it up by hand, stirring a few times in the process if possible.

Uncle Seventeen’s fried rice was always about taking shortcuts, such as dismissing the technique that fried rice made with cold leftover rice from the previous day tasted better. If it was about improving flavor by adding more ingredients, why not just toss in an extra egg?

Everyone started serving their rice, and only when everyone had a bowl in hand did Lei Xin ask, "Captain Jiang, one or two weeks might indeed be too long. We could start with a week-long investigation and then request Director Xu to take over. What do you think?"

Lei Xin nodded at Xu Taining, full of friendliness and respect, as well as vigilance.

"Under normal circumstances, investigating for a few days is fine, but after having read through this case, I think direct screening would be better," Jiang Yuan said. The initial plan he had discussed with Huang Qiangmin was indeed to go through the files first.

Xu Taining was not one to be summoned at a moment’s notice; he would need a few days to adjust his schedule, and that was if there were no ongoing cases.

But as for this case, just as Huang Qiangmin had said, the work of Qianjin District Bureau was without fault. Since there were no faults, using ordinary investigation means would waste time somewhat.

Might as well maximize the intensity.

Jiang Yuan looked at the group and said, "The most recent case, which is also the third of the entire series, happened at the beginning of this year, nearly 10 months ago now. It’s impossible to get more physical evidence from the scene."

Jiang Yuan continued, "There was no camera nearby to begin with. The closest footage you obtained was about two kilometers away, wasn’t it? It’s impossible to get any more now. In essence, we have to make progress with the existing evidence, which is not really my specialty."