When Wei Zhenguo called, Jiang Yuan was having dinner at home.

After answering the phone, Jiang Yuan said, "I understand, I'll go back to the office now to check," and immediately got up to change his clothes.

To verify fingerprints and related information, it was more convenient to go back to the office.

Watching his son leave the table, Jiang Fu Town, who was eating Hunan chili sauce with yellow beef in an improper way, became a little anxious. "Someone died? Take something to eat on the way, you'll be working overtime at this time, and the food outside won't do..."

"No one died." Jiang Yuan coughed twice and said, "Whether there's a case or not, I can't say, but bring some food with me."

At this time, the cafeteria at work had definitely run out of food, and it wasn't appropriate to go to the police dog squad to find Ronawei and the others.

Fingerprinting was a seemingly easy task, but in reality, it was a very brain-burning activity. If he didn't eat, he would soon become hungry and restless.

"It's better to drive, it's not safe to ride an electric scooter at this time." Jiang Fu Town pointed to the key cabinet again.

Jiang Yuan hesitated for only two seconds, thinking that he was going to work on Ding Lan's missing case today, and Ding Lan was riding a bicycle... So Jiang Yuan obediently opened the key cabinet and selected the key to a white G63.

Jiang Fu Town had no preference for vehicles; he just liked them hard, big, and sturdy.

In contrast, Jiang Yuan had just graduated from school and was even less concerned about vehicle brands and the like. It wasn't until he parked in the county bureau's parking lot and was surrounded by two police officers who started working at the same time that he realized it.

"You guys haven't finished work yet?" Jiang Yuan asked first.

The two looked at each other and smiled bitterly. The one walking in front said, "It's just getting dark. What shift are we off? You technicians have it easy?"

"Even when it's busy, it's still busy." Jiang Yuan felt it wasn't right to let other technical police officers take the blame, and said again, "I'm mainly a forensic doctor. It's been okay these past few days, but now I'm back."

"So there are really a lot of cases recently." The two felt a little better and looked at the big G behind Jiang Yuan, asking, "Is it yours?"

"It's my family's." Jiang Yuan couldn't lie about this kind of thing.

The two were envious once again.

"By the way, I brought some meat. Heat it up and try it. My dad cooked it." Jiang Yuan took out a lunch box from his backpack and handed it to the two.

Jiang Fu Town was exceptionally generous when it came to sharing food. He had prepared boiled beef for Jiang Yuan, enough for his colleagues as well.

The two's eyes lit up instantly.

"I'll go up first." Jiang Yuan waved his hand and went up the stairs along the usual route to work. Almost all the offices on both sides were lit up, but the number of people varied.

Those who were working overtime to write materials, those who were working overtime on cases, and those who were working overtime to embezzle public funds were all gathered together, each with their own anxieties.

When Jiang Yuan first started working, he wasn't too willing to work overtime, nor did he have many overtime tasks, but at this moment, he understood everyone.

At present, it was probably the critical moment to solve Ding Lan's case. Wei Zhenguo was still downstairs eating bread, so Jiang Yuan naturally couldn't slack off.

Considering that Ding Lan might still be alive, Jiang Yuan had even more reason to move forward.

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It can be imagined that the police officers who were working overtime at this time or on some other day had similar or identical feelings as him.

Forensic office.

Turn on the computer, enter the password, spread out the boiled beef, lay out the small white bread, put on chili sauce and pickled vegetables.

Several fingerprint images were displayed on the screen at the same time.

Jiang Yuan carefully looked at them once, and then confirmed them again.Fingerprinting is an extremely meticulous job, and the more crucial the moment, the more important it is to ensure accuracy.

Jiang Yuan carefully compared the fingerprints, took a few bites of beef, and then called Wei Zhenguo: "Tan Yong left only one fingerprint, on the handlebars of the bicycle...this...could also be explained by chance, of course, if he had enough strength, he could have moved it."

"That's enough, I'll meet him first." Wei Zhenguo's voice came from the phone, sounding quite heavy.

Jiang Yuan responded with an "okay" and reminded him: "Just a fingerprint is not enough to be evidence."

"I know, we'll squat for two days and see what happens."

"Should we ask Captain Huang for reinforcements?"

"We don't have any evidence yet, so it's difficult for Captain Huang to provide support." Wei Zhenguo understood very well: "I'll ask the brothers from the Sixth Brigade to come and help."

Wei Zhenguo knew that if Jiang Yuan called Captain Huang for reinforcements, Captain Huang would most likely send people to support them. Just based on the last homicide case, officers like Jiang Yuan had the qualifications to call for two waves of reinforcements.

However, up to now, the Ding Lan case had not really been revealed. Even though in his opinion, Tan Yong was hideous and had a lot of suspicion, seasoned detectives knew that these clues were still far from the core of the case.

As for manpower, calling over the detectives from his own team was just enough, and everyone would have to work hard.

Wei Zhenguo adjusted his tone and reminded him: "But I haven't told the brothers from the Sixth Brigade which case I'm investigating. Forensic, you should also keep it confidential and not notify anyone for now."

Jiang Yuan instinctively responded and asked, "Are you worried about leaks?"

"We're in a small county, and there are all kinds of relationships intertwined. Tan Yong also worked in a state-owned enterprise. If he knows one or two people who are well-informed...in short, let's keep it confidential for now. That's the safest option."

This was a lesson Wei Zhenguo had learned after many years as a county detective.

The ecological model in a county is completely different from that in a city or even a provincial capital. Because of its size, it is larger and more complex than towns and villages, and interpersonal relationships are more deeply hidden.

But criminal cases and even the threat of the death penalty are enough to activate every relationship.

"Okay, I understand." Jiang Yuan knew the severity of the situation and responded again. After thinking for a moment, he whispered, "If you confirm the scene, call me over. I'm more confident in the scene investigation."

"Okay, no problem." Wei Zhenguo felt inexplicably relieved. At this moment, his wife's figure involuntarily appeared in his mind.

Shaking his head, Wei Zhenguo put away his overheated phone and looked at Mu Zhiyang beside him, asking, "Any results?"

"Um...during the time of the crime, Tan Yong's main job was to be in charge of building the slope protection at Ding Lan's factory. I just checked, the area and volume of the slope protection are not small, so if...if he wanted to bury something in it, it would be difficult to find." Mu Zhiyang hid behind the back seat of the car, covering his laptop with his clothes so that no light leaked out.

However, Wei Zhenguo did not follow Mu Zhiyang's train of thought, but asked further, "Anything else? He couldn't have stayed at the construction site for a long time. Did he go home?"

"He should have gone home. The construction site only provided colored steel houses for the workers." Mu Zhiyang looked at Wei Zhenguo strangely and whispered, "Master, what if there's a buried body in the slope protection?""We buried the body, we don't have any evidence now."

"Ah...what do we do now?"

"Just keep watch." Wei Zhenguo looked up at the light on the 12th floor not far away, his eyes squinting as if he was asleep.

Mu Zhiyang couldn't help feeling disappointed. "Just keep watch? That's too passive."

Wei Zhenguo just scoffed and didn't bother to respond.

"On TV, when they talk about big cases, they always use forceful measures..." Mu Zhiyang said.

"Do you know why they use forceful measures for big cases?" Wei Zhenguo adjusted his clothes and posture slightly.

"I don't know."

"Because the higher-ups are putting pressure on them. With deadlines of three days, seven days..." Wei Zhenguo's voice was low. "When time is so tight, what other tricks can they use besides forceful measures?"

"Well..."

"Our biggest advantage this time is time. Three years have passed, if she's dead, she can wait. If she's alive..." Wei Zhenguo said calmly. "Assuming Tan Yong is the suspect, we need to keep watch on him so that Ding Lan can continue to live."

"Why?"

"To prevent him from killing her to silence her, and to see when he'll bring her food."

Mu Zhiyang felt that his master was a bit crazy and couldn't help but say, "It's been three years. Even if she's alive, he can't bring her food all the time. He can buy some food like biscuits that can last a long time."

"He won't store a lot of food." Wei Zhenguo glanced at Mu Zhiyang and muttered "young pup" in his heart before saying, "If he illegally detains Ding Lan, is it just to let her live on his biscuits?"