The director said that a special task force should be established, and the personnel were quickly assembled.

Jiang Yuan was also invited in without any surprise and sat in a corner of the conference room, listening to everyone discussing the case.

The murder of Yang in Shanghe Village was not a very rare case. Many people present had personally participated in it when it happened a few years ago.

And the case remained unsolved, just like the personal experiences of everyone present.

This was never a pleasant memory.

For many people, the crime scene may not be vivid in their minds, but it was still buried deep in their memories.

Now, it was dug out, and the scenes from the past could still be seen.

"If we talk about footprint identification, Chen Wenming is quite famous in the province. He has solved several major cases, so his work is quite commendable."

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"The key is that footprints alone as crucial evidence, or even the only evidence, may not be enough. If it were a recent case, we could still find the shoes and bloodstained clothes from that time. It has been several years, and these pieces of evidence have probably been disposed of."

"If it was this young man, Liu Chang, who committed the crime, how did he go home covered in blood..."

"The backyard of the victim's house is connected to a small river, about thirty centimeters deep. We found traces of bathing there before, and even shower gel was used."

"I remember now, river view houses are not good."

The discussions at the meeting table were forward-looking and reminiscent, and Huang Qiangming did not stop them.

The case had just begun, and now was the time for open discussion. There was no need to arbitrarily set a direction.

Jiang Yuan also listened quietly.

He might have the least understanding of this case among the people present.

Not only did he not experience the case, he hadn't even looked at the case file much. He had followed the footprint database to get here.

As the discussion went on, someone from the corner raised a question, "Was the suspect Liu Chang's height measured or estimated?"

Although everyone was enthusiastically discussing, when this sarcastic remark came out, the conference room instantly fell silent.

This was a heart-stabbing remark.

Everyone turned their heads to look, only to see that the speaker was a government official.

Oh, it's nothing.

Everyone turned back and continued the discussion.

No one thought that Jiang Yuan needed to fabricate evidence. Even if a golden medal fell from the sky, forcing the case to be solved, there was no need to do such obvious fabrication.

"The key now is to form a corresponding chain of evidence. If this Liu Chang is indeed the murderer, relying solely on footprints is not enough to convict him."

"First, we need to prove the time of the crime. This village is a small place, so if the suspect had to come and go, it must have been for a long period of time, out of everyone's sight."

"How do we prove that he didn't? We need to prove that he did first, as I just mentioned, transportation."

"Find all his classmates from that year. Boys of this age cannot keep a secret by themselves. Moreover, looking at the crime scene, it is likely a crime of passion or accidental death. In that case, he probably would have discussed it with his accomplices beforehand."

Huang Qiangming heard this and felt that he had caught a whiff of something. He nodded and said, "Both of these ideas are good. Old Miao, you take two people and investigate the suspect's relationships with his classmates, and take their statements."

"Okay." Old Miao agreed and added, "His classmates should have a deep impression of him. A classmate who is about 1.9 meters tall is probably unique in a lifetime. By the way, I can ask his classmates about his height at that time."

"Students also have medical examination reports, so we can see if we can find them, which will also have their height."

With just a few casual remarks from the two police officers, they dispelled the suspicions of the government official.

Everyone didn't waste time and continued discussing the case.

Jiang Yuan listened on the side, feeling enlightened.

As a police officer without a formal education in the field, he was actually a minority among the current police force.

Police officers with formal education might lack in other areas, but being a detective was their true professional expertise.

A group of people analyzed various aspects, from motives to the time of the crime, to the psychology of the perpetrator, and even the destruction of evidence.

If it weren't for the fact that the case remained unsolved, Jiang Yuan would have thought that they were discussing old case stories.

Huang Qiangming also timely deployed manpower and gradually expanded the scope of investigation.

With the clue of the footprints, the proposals put forward by everyone were indeed a solid foundation for the case.

Outside the window, the sky gradually darkened.

A red glow emerged from the horizon, casting a magnificent and grand atmosphere over the buildings and mountains.

The small county of Ningtai suddenly had a dazzling city skyline.

In the conference room of the Criminal Police Brigade.

A large net was silently cast.

All three criminal police squads, plus the Criminal Science Squad and the Police Dog Squad, were all in overtime mode.

When a recent murder case occurred, it had to be treated as a comprehensive investigation.

For long-standing unsolved cases, when there was hope of solving them, no one would dare to relax.

Huang Qiangming also gradually entered a state of work.

As the captain of the Criminal Police Brigade, his workload was very heavy. He not only dealt with cases within the city, but also solved cases in various towns and villages nearby.

During normal times, he couldn't relax in any area.

He had to be fully prepared before initiating an investigation into long-standing cases.

Usually, it would start with a team of two or three people conducting preliminary investigations, and then gradually follow up.

But today's case couldn't afford to be handled that way because they were about to face a fully expanded scene.

Huang Qiangming even thought about how he would suppress Liu Chang's father if he wanted to fight back desperately and seek survival.

Of course, the best solution was to gather solid evidence and swiftly confirm the case, making it an ironclad one, so that the other party would have no legal basis for counterattack."In a while, everyone should find some time to call home and let them know you're safe, then turn off your phones. For the next few days, we'll be working on this case." Huang Qiangming added another reminder before he finally let out a sigh of relief.

This round of command had also drained him.

Jiang Yuan also stood up. He didn't have any mandatory tasks, he could rest for another night and it would still be fine to start working tomorrow morning.

Before he could leave the conference room, Huang Qiangming's phone rang.

"Hello, Old Wu." Seeing that it was Wu Junhao, Huang Qiangming immediately answered the phone.

Wu Junhao began to report loudly.

Jiang Yuan had already reached the end of the conference room, so he stood there waiting for the news to come out.

The others were more or less the same, Wu Junhao was not only on the front line, theoretically, he was the only one still fighting.

Soon, Huang Qiangming said "Good job" and ended the call.

Everyone in the conference room was looking at Huang Qiangming.

Huang Qiangming slowly put away his phone, his hand still in his pocket, he pondered for two seconds, then said: "Wu Junhao has caught the suspect Liu Chang. Liu Chang confessed to his crime on the way here."

He didn't fully repeat Wu Junhao's report, but the part he did say was enough.

The police officers present couldn't help but smile.

Some people were laughing so hard that they were almost crying.

Huang Qiangming looked down at the table, at the notebook that hadn't been taken away yet, and smiled without showing his teeth.

The case was solved, and it was a relief.

Everyone had been discussing for half a day, but in the end, none of it was used.

"Sit back down, let's discuss the aftermath." Huang Qiangming shook his head. Even if the case was solved, there was still a lot of work to be done.

However, the order and method were obviously different.

More importantly, the psychological pressure and sense of burden were completely different.

"Good job." Someone patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder and praised him.

"Good job." Pat on the shoulder.

"Awesome." Pat on the shoulder.

"Amazing!" Pat on the shoulder.

A group of people almost circled around the conference table, patting Jiang Yuan's shoulder until it started to hurt.

Huang Qiangming watched this scene with a smile, letting Jiang Yuan enjoy this special praise.

The case that had originally been at a standstill was solved by Jiang Yuan's footprints. No amount of praise was too much for such a solid skill.

Huang Qiangming himself didn't know that at this moment, the smile at the corner of his mouth was slowly rising, almost reaching his ears.

......

Half an hour later.

The case handling center was almost empty, welcoming the former teenager from the Finance Bureau, Liu Chang.

More than seven years ago, he was an 18-year-old boy, but now, he was a 25-year-old young man.

The immaturity in the photos was nowhere to be seen, his tall stature, straight suit, slightly prominent cheekbones, and deliberately mature hairstyle...

All in all, he was dressed like a handsome socialite.

In Ningtai County, he should be the top choice in the marriage market.

Counting the time, he went to university, graduated at about 22, then passed the civil service exam in his county, and now, two years later, it was time for him to be promoted.

The good days had just begun.

"Come in." Wu Junhao politely led Liu Chang into the interrogation room.

The overwhelming force was used to make people reason. If the criminals were willing to reason, Wu Junhao could also exercise his brain.

For criminals who couldn't help but confess everything on the police car, Wu Junhao was even more polite.

If he had a choice, he would be willing to lose a pound of muscle in exchange for Liu Chang's confession once again.

This was a murder case, even if it was a confession, it had to be formal and compliant.

Wu Junhao carefully placed Liu Chang in the "tiger bench", even taking into account his body size, before he stood up and smiled: "Let's talk again..."

"I want to see that footprint expert, the police officer who figured out my height." Liu Chang sat down, but he made a request first.

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