National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 40 - Extremely Happy

Most suspects, when they see three or four of us standing together, don’t put up much of a fight.

But if you show up with just two people, they’ll think, ‘Why not give running a try?'” Wei Zhenguo shared his experience and continued, “What I feared the most today was stumbling into the lair of thieves.

These petty thieves are different from those who commit major crimes.

Some of them just love to call up their buddies.

Their offenses are minor, so they’re not so wary of each other…

I once worked on a case where five guys rented a room, slept on bunk beds, and the money these five people combined made was less than what a factory screw-tightener earned.

But you ask them, and each one thinks they’re having the time of their life, so happy.”

“In a university dorm, the total living expenses of the male students might also be less than what a screw-tightener makes,” said Jiang Yuan.

Xiao Wang, the fingerprint analyst who always worked in the forensics office, couldn’t help but snicker, “That’s really true.”

Wei Zhenguo said, “Anyway, we must be prepared for the unexpected.

If they were having a gathering or something…

It’s no big deal for some rough guys, but if Doctor Jiang gets hurt, the loss would be too great.”

Jiang Yuan hurriedly said, “That won’t happen…”

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“Better safe than sorry,” Wei Zhenguo seriously insisted.

“Really, as long as you can find the leads, no matter if you hand them over to me or someone else, we’ll sort everything out clearly for you.

Oh, about that case I just mentioned—I haven’t finished speaking about it.”

“There’s more to it?”

“Of course, we deployed 11 people today,” Wei Zhenguo chuckled twice before continuing, “Let’s talk about Cai Bin’s girlfriend first.

She’s not a major problem—just lazy and gluttonous, hooked on Cai Bin because he has an apartment.

She spends her days scrolling on her phone, occasionally going out shopping.

When Cai Bin comes back from a theft, he buys groceries and cooks to serve her.

Judging from her personality and daily life, she probably hasn’t taken part in theft or fencing the loot…”

Listening in, Xiao Wang summarized, “He’s stealing electric scooters to support her?”

“Pretty much.

Then, based on the leads Cai Bin provided for fencing the goods, we’ve just nabbed two more people and recovered several dozen electric scooters and tricycles, along with over a hundred batteries.

Now we’re continuing to follow this lead to catch more people, and I expect we’ll find even more.

Once the case is closed, I reckon we’ll be able to return stolen items to quite a few people.”

This time, Wu Jun couldn’t sit still any longer.

Leaning forward with his teacup, he commented, “Looks like you’ve knocked down a good number of dates with that stick.”

Wei Zhenguo smiled, “It’s like casting a net early and catching a big fish unexpectedly.”

“How so?”

“Don’t we also organize these sort of theft task forces every year?

Last year it was domestic burglaries, the year before it was pickpocketing on buses…

This year, considering the scale of their operations, it might just be the scooter theft task force.

It’s like we made a preemptive strike.”

“That’s hard to say, though, with the current situation, they might just go all-in on creating cyber fraud task forces,” Wu Jun took a sip of his tea, reaching a conclusion that was quite likely.

Cyber fraud cases now make up more than 50% of all reported cases, and the amounts involved are even higher.

Compared to that, theft cases are relatively minor.

Wei Zhenguo fell silent for a moment and had to admit the possibility.

Compared to the cyber fraud cases involving thousands or even hundreds of thousands of yuan, the outcry over stolen electric scooters wasn’t as loud.

Wei Zhenguo shook his head, “Anyway, solving a case is always good news.”

“That’s true.”

“Actually, when we set up specialized task forces, we followed a similar process: start with a small-time thief to get the lay of the land, then follow the clues from there.

Our county’s cases aren’t so convoluted…

Oh, right…,” said Wei Zhenguo, suddenly slapping his thigh.

“Doctor Jiang, those two who used hydraulic cutters and a tricycle to steal the scooters—Cai Bin says he knows them.

We’re heading out to arrest them now.”

Jiang Yuan laughed, “Looks like I raked through trash for nothing.”

“Not at all, when it comes time for sentencing, having DNA evidence makes a world of difference compared to not having it,” Wei Zhenguo reassured him, tilting his chin up.

“Plus, once those two are apprehended, if we have DNA evidence on hand, we can definitely tie them to more cases, making things much easier than conducting interrogations with no evidence to back us up.

If only every case could have such solid physical evidence, I’d gladly dig through trash every day.”

“Then you might as well hire a janitor,” Xiao Wang chimed in, amused.

Wei Zhenguo let out a hearty laugh that deepened the wrinkles on his face.

Turning back, Wei Zhenguo looked at Jiang Yuan and asked with a smile, “Doctor Jiang, any new leads today?”

“Today…” Jiang Yuan glanced down at his computer screen, where the novel “Great Doctor Ling Ran” was displayed, and couldn’t help but feel a bit sheepish.

Had he been too relaxed today?

Wu Jun cleared his throat twice, trying to diffuse the situation, “Captain Wei, about that string of cases you just talked about, isn’t that going to keep you busy for a week or two?

What more leads do you need?”

“We won’t need that long.

Ten days at most…” Knowing that Jiang Yuan had no new cases to work on, Wei Zhenguo immediately spoke seriously: “Doctor Jiang, if you have some time to spare, could you help me look at a case?”

“Which case?”

“The 326 missing person case.

The Ding Lan missing person case,” Wei Zhenguo answered quickly.

Jiang Yuan began to search on his software while Wu Jun and Xiao Wang gathered around to look.

“Jiang Yuan mainly deals with arch pattern fingerprints,” Xiao Wang felt obliged to clarify for Jiang Yuan, especially since “Forensic investigations do have their focuses…”

“That…” Jiang Yuan had to interrupt Xiao Wang, saying, “I’ve been studying other types of fingerprints for a while…

I should be able to work on those too.”

Jiang Yuan’s previous task had progressed from LV3 arch pattern fingerprint identification to LV3 full fingerprint identification,

As arch patterns are less common compared to other patterns, obtaining the Chongqing Single Finger Fingerprint Analysis Method (LV3) meant Jiang Yuan’s scope had greatly expanded.

Xiao Wang found it hard to believe this, recognizing that Jiang Yuan was skilled, but the idea that he could have mastered previously impossible types within just a few weeks was beyond his understanding.

Xiao Wang knew few experts, but he believed they all had their quirks.

When Jiang Yuan said he specialized in arch patterns, Xiao Wang easily accepted it.

Now that Jiang Yuan claimed he could overcome this limitation, Xiao Wang felt unsettled.

Jiang Yuan blurted out casually, “I’ve been catching up extensively lately…

Captain Wei, please continue with your case.”