Boom!

A lightning bolt struck from the sky, followed by the sound of thunder.

The sunny weather suddenly turned gloomy.

Jiang Yuan ran back to the Criminal Investigation Brigade with a USB drive, followed closely by Liu Jinghui.

"I actually have earphones." Jiang Yuan sighed and led Liu Jinghui back to the office.

Pitter-patter.

Torrential rain poured down, hitting the glass and making a crackling sound.

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Jiang Yuan quickly closed the windows and turned on the computer.

Liu Jinghui found a seat and sat down, feeling a sense of security as he watched Jiang Yuan busy himself.

"Would you like tea or coffee?" Jiang Yuan politely asked Liu Jinghui.

"Tea, please." Liu Jinghui considered for a moment.

Jiang Yuan pulled out a bottle of "Tea π" from under the desk and placed it in front of Liu Jinghui.

Liu Jinghui, who was 40 years old, almost couldn't resist.

But when he looked up and saw that Jiang Yuan had already started looking at the case files on the USB drive, he had to suppress his emotions.

"This is a case from last month in a residential area in Yunchang City. The victim was a 45-year-old woman. She was an accountant for the Yunchang Evening News and had a preference for buying gold and silver jewelry. It is suspected to be a case of burglary or robbery resulting in death." Liu Jinghui summarized the case in just two sentences, not only introducing the details but also hinting at the complexity of the case.

Cases involving the media require extra caution.

And the victim was also an accountant in the company, which added another layer of caution.

"A few fingerprints were found at the crime scene, but whether there are any blood fingerprints or how they are related to the case is still unknown. In addition, there were no blood footprints at the scene. The conclusion given by the two experts from the Provincial Bureau is that the suspect can be identified." Liu Jinghui continued with the introduction.

The case seemed relatively easy, but Liu Jinghui was still a bit anxious.

He was used to handling easy cases.

Any case that involved suitable fingerprints, potential DNA, footprints, or weapons that could be located through technology would be assigned to Liu Jinghui.

In terms of solving cases through deduction alone, there was only Liu Jinghui in the entire Shannan Province.

Of course, deduction also required technical support.

Liu Jinghui's idea was quite forward-thinking, and he said, "I think the personnel in charge of on-site investigation in Yunchang City are quite capable. Although there were no blood footprints at the scene, we need to see if there are any blood fingerprints, clothing fibers, or other physical evidence. I want to ask you to take another look."

The evidence found, including fingerprints, footprints, and bloodstains, had all been examined by the experts from the Provincial Bureau.

However, all of this evidence was collected by the on-site investigators in Yunchang City.

From Liu Jinghui's perspective, if there was no evidence at the scene, it would be better to re-examine the crime scene.

He also hoped to reconstruct his own understanding of the case through the on-site investigation.

Compared to fingerprints and the like, Liu Jinghui had a vivid memory of Jiang Yuan's on-site investigation skills and trusted him quite a bit.

In fact, Jiang Yuan's on-site investigation skills were weaker than fingerprint identification. The detectives from the Ningtai County Police Department had also noticed this, but they had a vague and somewhat correct understanding.

Jiang Yuan sat at the computer, flipping through the photos one by one without saying a word.

Liu Jinghui was slightly impatient, and after waiting for Jiang Yuan to say something, he, who considered himself a master of deduction, quickly guessed and said, "Yes, I came here on the way, but I actually wanted to trouble you. You know, because of the business trip, and you have been working on several cases recently, I thought of bringing another on-site investigator with me."

"It just so happened that someone from the Ministry was coming to Ningtai County, so I followed along. I doubted your on-site investigation skills, and if I had any doubts, I wouldn't have come all the way here."

"By the way, when I took over this case in two days, you were still working on another murder case. Who knows when you will solve it. We are also waiting in Yunchang City."

Jiang Yuan waved his hand and said, "I know. You think too much."

A glimmer of light appeared in Liu Jinghui's eyes. When someone said "you think too much," it usually meant blaming you for not thinking of something earlier...

"Ahem." Liu Jinghui changed his angle and said, "If you want to take a day off first, it's raining heavily today anyway. We can leave tomorrow."

"I'm already in a resting state since yesterday." Jiang Yuan waved his hand again.

Liu Jinghui deduced in his mind and explained, "I understand. Maybe I came a bit slowly, and I should have called first..."

"Is the crime scene well protected?" Jiang Yuan interrupted Liu Jinghui's speculation.

Liu Jinghui paused for two seconds before continuing, "The crime scene is indoors, mainly in the victim's master bedroom, so it won't be affected by wind and rain."

"If possible, it's best to seal off the crime scene temporarily. Let people temporarily evacuate." Jiang Yuan said.

Liu Jinghui's train of thought changed and he asked, "Do you have any ideas? What ideas do you have?""I need to examine the crime scene photos again, do some research, and then draw a conclusion." Jiang Yuan emphasized, "Once I have a clear thought, I will reconsider the crime scene. For now, let's have someone go there and secure the scene..."

"You're trying to be mystical." Liu Jinghui joked, "You know, in TV shows and movies, technicians who play mysterious often die before the results come out."

Jiang Yuan glanced at Liu Jinghui and quickly said, "I think the footprints are fine, I'll ponder over it when I get back."

Liu Jinghui barely held back his words, "I've shown the footprints to the old Right. What do you think is the problem?"

"The experts who came later, they just looked at the photos statically, right?" Jiang Yuan asked Liu Jinghui back.

Liu Jinghui thought for a moment and nodded, "Probably. How else do you want to look at the footprint photos?"

"I can consider it comprehensively, I don't have a definite conclusion now." Jiang Yuan said, then stood up, "Director Liu, if you want to rest, I'll give you the results tomorrow."

"Well... okay." Liu Jinghui had no choice but to agree.

It was raining outside, and Liu Jinghui had nowhere to go.

Jiang Yuan glanced out the window, sat back down in his chair, and quietly began to look at the photos on the USB drive.

Liu Jinghui had stuffed all the photos taken by the local forensic team into the USB drive. The number of photos was quite large.

Jiang Yuan kept looking, and the rain outside had stopped.

The air was sweet before the sky cleared.

Jiang Yuan stood up, opened the window, took a few breaths of fresh air, turned around, and Liu Jinghui, as if awakened, stood up.

Seeing that Liu Jinghui wanted to talk, Jiang Yuan shook his head and took the initiative, "Director Liu, I have a guess."

"Oh, tell me." Liu Jinghui quickly responded.

"I think some of the bloody footprints at the crime scene were artificially created." Jiang Yuan answered.

Liu Jinghui frowned, "Artificially created?"

"This has to be seen from the whole. The footprints here are the most obvious, they look like they are retreating, but in fact, the suspect walked out backwards." Jiang Yuan pointed at the photo on the screen, his tone gradually becoming certain.

Footprints with the same center of gravity are not the same. But static footprints can have many interpretations. Only by combining the scene and gait can a definite judgment be made.

The main idea is that the stride of walking backwards is definitely larger.

Liu Jinghui, who usually handles technical details, quickly pushed forward, "Faking a crime scene shows that the suspect really has anti-investigation capabilities. And his use of faking the scene to escape guilt indicates that he was difficult to be known in advance, and is likely to be a key suspect..."

Seeing Liu Jinghui getting into the reasoning state, Jiang Yuan simply kept quiet and watched.

But Liu Jinghui became more and more excited.

After a while, Liu Jinghui turned around, looked at Jiang Yuan and sighed, "If the footprints were indeed faked, then it's likely an acquaintance committed the crime, and the smallest suspect is the victim's husband. If that's the case, the case is solved."

Liu Jinghui looked at Jiang Yuan with cold eyes.

(End of the chapter)