The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective-Chapter 560 - 317: One Word—Stable! Far Ahead in the Votes!
Soon, Jiang An walked toward the Criminal Police Office.
Pushing open the door, he saw Wan and Zhang Yean sitting leisurely at the desk, drinking tea.
The work of a criminal police officer is like this; when there’s a case, they work overtime to investigate.
When there’s no case, everyone rests and stands by in the office.
Seeing Jiang An push the door open and enter, Wan immediately put down his teacup and eagerly asked, "Any results yet?"
Zhang Yean also stood up and asked with concern, "How’s it going?"
Jiang An nodded slightly, a thoughtful expression on his face.
"The marks we found on the floor near the wardrobe and drawer are bloodstains. After DNA matching, they completely matched Wang Xue’s genes."
Upon hearing this result, both Wan and Zhang Yean were stunned.
Though they had previously speculated this possibility, they were still shocked when the evidence was laid out in front of them.
Wan furrowed his brow and asked, "Do you mean that the real intention of the murderer was to find something?"
Jiang An nodded affirmatively, "From the current chain of evidence, many clues support this conclusion."
"The killer’s purpose is clear; it’s to obtain a specific item."
"From the traces at the scene, this item shouldn’t be something small and easily hidden."
"Not a small item?"
Zhang Yean interjected in surprise, "Then what type of item could it be?"
Jiang An pondered for a moment, "We can’t determine that yet."
"But, how should we proceed with the investigation when we don’t even know what we’re looking for?"
A tone of obvious frustration was evident in Zhang Yean’s words.
Suddenly, the atmosphere in the office became somewhat heavy.
At this moment, Jiang An suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence.
"I have an idea, which I’ve already discussed with the team leader."
"What idea? Tell us quickly."
Wan asked impatiently.
"Do you remember the plot of land we found being cultivated near the victim’s house?"
Zhang Yean recalled, "Yes, I remember."
"At that time, you specifically asked me about the situation of that land."
Wan looked at the two in confusion, "The cultivation of that plot completely aligns with local policies."
"Isn’t encouraging the cultivation of wasteland to increase arable land area now a common practice?"
Jiang An smiled slightly, "I suggest we go to the scene again, focusing on investigating who cultivated that land and whether the procedures are complete."
"Wait!" Zhang Yean suddenly thought of something.
"I noticed when I was at the scene that although the land has been cultivated, no crops are being planted there."
"Logically, after cultivation, it should be immediately sown, so why is it left barren?"
"Ah, now that you mention it, that’s true."
Wan slapped his thigh, "Under normal circumstances, after cultivating land, crops should be planted."
"How could it be left idle all this time? This is indeed not reasonable."
Jiang An said seriously, "Brother, sister, let’s head over and take another look now."
"As the saying goes, ’When something is abnormal, there must be a reason.’ This case has dragged on for so long without progress, and traditional investigation methods have been ineffective."
"Maybe considering this strange wasteland could be a breakthrough."
After listening to Jiang An’s analysis, Zhang Yean and Wan exchanged looks and nodded in agreement.
Zhang Yean said, "You’re the leader of the task force, we’ll follow your arrangements."
Wan took a big gulp of tea from his cup and grabbed the car keys on the table, "Let’s go, I’ll drive."
Forty minutes later, the group arrived at this somewhat remote town again.
However, they didn’t head straight to the crime scene.
Instead, they drove the police car slowly around the hillside, trying to gather more clues from the perimeter.
On the winding mountain road, they carefully observed the scenery along the way through the car window.
Many farmers had cultivated some land in front of and behind their houses, those plots were organized neatly and planted with lush seasonal vegetables.
However, in stark contrast, the land at the victim’s home was abandoned throughout the year, overgrown with weeds.
"This isn’t logical."
Zhang Yean said, frowning, "If it was cultivated by the family themselves, that wouldn’t be strange."
"Even if it was cultivated before the death, it still makes sense."
"But why, after the family’s death, would someone cultivate their land?"
"In the countryside, isn’t this considered very taboo?"
With this lingering question in mind, they drove to the local police station.
Mr. Chen was in the office sorting files, surprised as he got up when he saw them enter.
"Hey, Mr. Jiang, anything you need assistance with?"
Jiang An shook hands with Mr. Chen, "We have a new discovery that needs further verification."
"Oh? What discovery?"
Mr. Chen signaled them to sit down.
"About the situation of land cultivation around the deceased’s home."
"We found out from nearby villagers that this land was cultivated after Zhao Jian’s family’s death."
Hearing this, Mr. Chen nodded lightly and thoughtfully said, "Now that you mention it, that seems to be the case."
"I also found it a bit strange at the time."
"In our rural area, homes where a death has occurred are generally avoided, so people keep away."
"However, when we patrolled there, we didn’t notice anything unusual."
"Maybe relatives or friends of the deceased wanted to plant some vegetables there?"
Jiang An listened and nodded thoughtfully, "Mr. Chen, could you accompany us on a trip?"
"We want to conduct a field investigation to see exactly who is cultivating this land."
Mr. Chen turned to look at the duty room and agreed cheerfully, "Sure thing, the station isn’t busy right now, I’ll go with you."
