Early morning.

Dew lingered on the leaves before disappearing.

Time to go to work.

A senior police chief from a ministry, several detectives from Binhai City, Senior Police Chief Liu Jinghui from the provincial department, and two leaders from Qinghe City Bureau arrived at the Ningtai County Bureau.

The entire county bureau was mobilized and took it very seriously.

In recent years, Ningtai County had not received any cases supervised by a ministry, so it had been years since any high-ranking officials from a ministry had visited.

Even Director Guan Xi couldn't help but show a little curiosity in his eyes.

Similarly, Comrade Zhang Zhihong from the ministry was also quite curious about Ningtai County Bureau.

After a slightly awkward introduction, Zhang Zhihong asked, "Which detectives solved the seaside case?"

As someone who understood the field, if you were a superior leader and asked someone to step forward, it would not only be difficult for the other person, but also for yourself. It was uncertain what you would ultimately gain.

Foreigners didn't understand this logic, which was why the Nobel Prize was awarded to Tu Youyou alone.

Ningtai County stood out. Under the signal of Director Guan, Deputy Director Huang Qiangming, who was in charge of criminal investigation, and Captain Wu Junhao of the Criminal Police Brigade, as well as Comrade Liu Wenkai from the First Squadron and Comrade Jiang Yuan, a forensic doctor, all stepped forward together.

At first glance, Zhang Zhihong saw the tall and fair-skinned Jiang Yuan.

It was well known that if there was someone on the podium who didn't meet the qualifications of their colleagues in all aspects, it was undoubtedly because they had done the work.

"This young comrade, come forward and tell us about the case," Zhang Zhihong beckoned and called Jiang Yuan over.

Jiang Yuan stepped forward as instructed, showing no signs of stage fright.

He had been with the case the whole time, so if he had to talk about it, he could easily start from the beginning and go through it to the end.

"This is our forensic doctor, Jiang Yuan," Huang Qiangming introduced with a smile.

"Oh, I heard that the suspect's shoes were identified by a police officer surnamed Jiang through footprints. Is it Forensic Doctor Jiang?" Zhang Zhihong asked knowingly.

"It was me who identified them," Jiang Yuan said without any modesty. In the system, once you learned to give and take, you were almost considered one of their own.

Zhang Zhihong nodded in approval. "Not easy. I suppose you learned footprints on your own. I've noticed that many people in our police system are self-taught and often have better adaptability than experts who come from formal education..."

Zhang Zhihong was also fifty years old, wore glasses, and had his collar buttoned up meticulously. He stood very straight.

Jiang Yuan listened attentively, thinking that it wasn't self-taught. It was the system that had taught him through force-feeding.

"Tell us about the process of solving the case," Zhang Zhihong easily redirected the conversation.

At this time, the detectives from Binhai City also gathered around.

The ministry supervised about 300 cases each year.

Similar to the provincial department, the ministry did not directly handle cases.

They also had a staff of several hundred people, and it was impossible to handle 300 cases.

In reality, once a case was included in the "supervised" list, there would be additional funding, technical support, and even case guidance.

These three things were in decreasing order.

Moreover, except for the funding provided by the ministry, the other two were likely coordinated from other places.

Anyway, if there were resources available, they would be used. Having funding was already a luxury.

However, it was still frustrating to have a case included in the supervision but not be able to solve it.

Just like the seaside case.

Because of the heinous nature of the crime, the brutal methods used, and the fact that the body was found on a beach during a vacation, it caused a considerable degree of social panic. It fell within the scope of the ministry's supervision.

But just because it was supervised didn't mean it would definitely be solved.

There were many criminal cases that couldn't be solved in the end.

When a case supervised by the ministry couldn't be solved, it naturally disappointed the victims' families and society. It also wasted the funding and manpower allocated for supervision. And if they wanted to reopen the case, the cost would only be higher.

Therefore, when a case was supervised by the ministry, local authorities would do their best. It was also the time when a detective could give their all.

From a certain perspective, it was a matter of getting as much support as possible.

But the more they couldn't solve it, the more frustrating it became.

Among the people present, Tang Yazhan, a detective from Binhai City, had the most complex emotions.

Tang Yazhan was 48 years old this year, his hair was a bit messy, and he was still an ordinary detective. Among the people present, he had the lowest rank and was the least leadership-oriented.

According to well-known principles, he was the detective in charge of the seaside case. From the first body found in the seaside case to the later consolidation of cases, to the supervision by the provincial department and the ministry, Tang Yazhan had been staying with the special task force, constantly following the news of DNA comparisons from various places.

Looking at Jiang Yuan's young figure, Tang Yazhan felt a mixture of complex emotions. It didn't feel good, but also a bit of relief.

He had always had a belief that the seaside case would be solved.One of the reasons is that the suspect in the seaside case had a huge loophole. When he was doing the last case, he was caught by someone and scratched by the victim, leaving behind DNA evidence.

Compared to DNA evidence, solving the seaside case seemed easy to Tang Yazhan.

However, ten years had passed in the blink of an eye.

Tang Yazhan was still waiting for the DNA comparison results, but at this point, he was already desperate.

The killer might have died or changed his identity, or maybe he had directly left the country...

No matter what, Tang Yazhan didn't feel happy.

It can be hard to make great work when its stolen from "pawread.com".

Ten years, how many ten years does a person have!

At this time, a call from the ministry came to Binhai City.

Tang Yazhan quickly arrived in Ningtai County, but he didn't know what mindset he should hold.

"Let's talk while walking." The director led everyone to the conference room, and at the same time, had the footage from the interrogation room transmitted to the projector in the conference room.

After everyone took their seats, the young forensic Jiang Yuan began to give a report that was not a report under everyone's gaze.

"After discovering the possibility of the suspect returning to the scene, we adjusted the direction of the investigation..."

"I searched around the commercial street and luckily found the shoes that the suspect was wearing. After that, we did some work around the footprints and shoes..."

"After failing to find the person through the shoes, we started targeting hotels to find the suspect..."

Jiang Yuan didn't follow the format of giving a report, and Huang Qiangming and others didn't think it was necessary.

On one hand, the people from the ministry came quickly, and a standardized and outstanding report couldn't be written in a short time.

On the other hand, Jiang Yuan and the others had indeed captured the culprit of the seaside case, which was a real great achievement.

Instead of writing a stable and conventional report, it was better to let Jiang Yuan give a raw report. Let the superiors see, hear, and understand the tremendous efforts made by the Ningtai County Criminal Police Brigade.

Zhang Zhihong, Tang Yazhan, and the others were indeed listening attentively.

Liu Jinghui even had an expression of "this is my own people" and leaned back in his chair, looking comfortable.

However, when they heard that the suspect had returned to the scene, several people involuntarily changed their positions and became nervous in various parts of their bodies.

Some killers, or even thieves, would return to the crime scene.

But this situation was not uncommon, and the frequency of its occurrence was not high.

Or in other words, there weren't many cases where the suspect was caught returning to the crime scene—even if they became the culprit, they wouldn't voluntarily describe all their criminal activities.

And Zhang Zhihong and Tang Yazhan, who were familiar with the seaside case and had been tracking it for ten years, knew more about the cruelty of the killer.

When it came to the "Burberry" shoes, the people present only let out a few laughs and fell into silence.

Finding shoes through the pattern on the sole was something that many people had heard of but hadn't seen.

Zhang Zhihong couldn't help but exclaim, "It has the charm of Zhou Tan."

The local media reporter from Qinghe City who was standing in front quickly wrote down this sentence.

"Should we go and see the suspect?" After Jiang Yuan finished the report, the director didn't make any summary.

This meeting was not originally a formal meeting, and Zhang Zhihong and the others' purpose was to take away the culprit, Li Jianye.

Ningtai County Bureau didn't have much objection to this, but they weren't very happy either.

Jiang Yuan didn't need to worry about so much, he just followed along.

Along the way, Zhang Zhihong quietly asked Jiang Yuan some questions, and Jiang Yuan answered fluently.

He already had several skills and now had the experience of multiple cases, which was the stage of his fastest growth.

Li Jianye's state was even more "awesome".

When he saw the criminal police from Binhai City, he completely entered the state of "I am invincible in the world".

And that was the truth, a person couldn't be killed twice, and when a person's fear reached its peak, there would be no more fear.

And Li Jianye's most fearful and exciting stage had ended ten years ago.

Several criminal police officers from Binhai City directly began the process of transferring the suspect.

Zhang Zhihong from the ministry was responsible for coordinating in the middle and occasionally made phone calls.

Liu Jinghui leisurely followed and took a few steps with Jiang Yuan, then whispered, "Don't be fooled by this person, it's not easy in the ministry."

"He didn't fool me into going to the ministry." Jiang Yuan glanced at Liu Jinghui. When it came to fooling people, he was top-notch. Last time, he fooled him into going to the mountains to eat chicken, and the owner of the farmhouse at the foot of the mountain almost turned into a chicken seller. He still remembered it vividly.

Liu Jinghui immediately breathed a sigh of relief and then sneered, "They can't take advantage of what they can't take advantage of."

Without waiting for Jiang Yuan to speak, Liu Jinghui continued, "Jiang Yuan, I'll arrange for you to join the provincial expert group. You don't need to run around. When there's a case, I'll invite you. Can you do it?"

Jiang Yuan hesitated for two seconds and nodded, "That works."

He was willing to work on cases."Alright. At first, it might be fingerprint-related since you've made a name for yourself in that field. We can add other types later."

"Okay."

Liu Jinghui said with a warm smile, handing Jiang Yuan a small box, "I brought you a tiny earpiece. It's very convenient to hang on your ear. You can answer calls while working without it affecting the outside noise. It doesn't need to be inserted into the ear, just stick it on."

Jiang Yuan: ...

He gave Liu Jinghui a strange look.

Last time, he even gave him an eye mask.

"It's free, a reward from the department. I thought you might find it useful. I haven't thanked you for the big favor you did for me last time. I don't have as much money as you do, here."

Jiang Yuan: ... There was a moment when he thought about getting a single-ear headset while surveying the scene...

What a terrible old man.

Still, he couldn't help but reach out and take it.

Liu Jinghui revealed another smile, like a fox who had stolen a chicken, and then handed Jiang Yuan a USB drive, "Since you're here, there's a case here, take a look."

(End of Chapter)