"Did you hit the jackpot again?" Wu Junhao was the first to enter the door.

His heavy footsteps echoed through the hallway, and the sound could be heard throughout the entire floor.

Wu Junhao entered the room with an incredulous expression on his face.

He was like a fisherman who went fishing in the reservoir every day, occasionally catching a fish or two. It would take a long time before he could catch a big fish weighing twenty or thirty kilograms, and most of the time, he didn't catch them himself.

Jiang Yuan, on the other hand, was like a young fisherman in the neighboring spot. He wore a red hat and a yellow vest, looking like a fresh graduate. With one cast, he quickly caught a fifty-kilogram fish.

Before everyone's excitement had subsided, another one was caught!

An epic achievement!

If Wu Junhao hadn't seen it with his own eyes, he would have thought that there were no such big fish in the reservoir.

Just like a normal county bureau, in a normal year, they wouldn't solve any major or accumulated cases.

In the ranking of combat effectiveness, solving a major or accumulated case would earn 300 points, and there was no upper limit.

"It's the same conclusion." Jiang Yuan said casually.

He now looked like a fisherman carrying a big fish. He didn't need to be arrogant when speaking, and his voice didn't need to be arrogant either. The fish he caught on his shoulder was already arrogant enough!

Wu Junhao couldn't help but sigh deeply.

As the leader of the actual Major Case Squad of the Ningtai County Criminal Police Brigade, Wu Junhao had never solved a major or accumulated case before. Well, perhaps that wasn't accurate. He had arrested fugitives involved in major or accumulated cases. According to the classification of the ministry, that could also be considered a major or accumulated case.

But as a criminal police officer, Wu Junhao had never successfully solved a case.

In fact, most criminal police officers had never successfully solved a case.

Wu Junhao suddenly looked at Jiang Yuan with some envy and said, "If I had known, I should have learned fingerprint identification."

Wu Jun couldn't help but say, "Yan Ge and Wang Zhong next door learned fingerprint identification."

Wu Junhao smiled proudly.

Wu Jun couldn't help but laugh and said, "I'm worried that there won't be any corresponding fingerprints in the database. It would be a waste of effort. Little Jiang is patient."

Jiang Yuan humbly expressed, "Sometimes, many serious criminals can't help but commit crimes again. Like this suspect, he has already started robbing people on the road and even killed someone without being caught. I don't believe that he has been a good person for seventeen consecutive years."

Criminals who haven't been caught would become even more reckless.

If it was an accidental killing, he might be able to live a hidden life. But if it was a criminal, someone who had already escalated to robbing people on the road and had killed someone without being punished, the likelihood of him following the rules in his future life was very low.

The guy Jiang Yuan had just hit was like that.

Ten years ago, seven years after the crime, he got into a fight and went to the police station, leaving his fingerprints behind. Six years ago, for the same reason, he went to the police station again.

Jiang Yuan could only lament that the quality of fingerprinting done by the local police station was really poor. Otherwise, he would have hit the jackpot in one of the previous provincial fingerprint battles.

Knock, knock, knock, knock.

Huang Qiangming walked lightly and arrived at the forensic office.

Recently, he had come to the fourth floor Criminal Investigation Division more times than in the past ten years.

"Jiang Yuan." Huang Qiangming greeted with a smile.

"Huang Captain. I should be the one reporting to you." Jiang Yuan quickly stood up.

The more meritorious one was, the more attention should be paid to one's words. It was like during the demolition period, the more one's house was demolished, the more compensation one would receive, the more one should be kind to others and actively participate in collective activities in the village.

The same principle applied to fishermen. The bigger the fish they caught, the more polite and kind they should be. This didn't prevent them from sharing their fishing experiences with other fishermen.

Huang Qiangming liked Jiang Yuan's attitude very much. The corners of his mouth formed a smile with an arc of 66.6 degrees, and he said, "Just make a phone call. I'm happiest when you solve a case. There's no need for formalities."

Wu Junhao and the others had never seen the captain smile so beautifully before.

They looked at each other, their expressions resembling those watching the Great Migration in East Africa.

Rare.

Wonderful.

A little scared.

"Can the suspect's location be determined?" Huang Qiangming asked again.

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "There is household registration information. He should have moved to Changyang City."

Huang Qiangming nodded without surprise and said, "It's not easy to catch him in the provincial capital. Lao Wu..."

"Huang Captain." Wu Junhao immediately responded.

"I'll leave this arrest to you. Jiang Yuan..." Huang Qiangming looked at Jiang Yuan and let him decide whether to follow or not.

There were benefits to making an arrest. For a major or accumulated case like this, when it was reported to the higher authorities, there might be a third-class merit or commendation. If they independently solved the case and personally made the arrest, the probability of receiving credit and rewards would naturally be higher.

Jiang Yuan didn't consider this aspect as much. His main focus was on solving consecutive accumulated cases, which had raised his threshold.Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, "I'll continue to work on the cold cases."

"Alright, you can focus on the cold cases for now." Huang Qiangming agreed immediately and waved at Wu Junhao.

Wu Junhao quickly greeted them and left.

In such cases, once the suspect is identified, the difficulty of arrest is usually not high.

However, precisely because of this, failure is unacceptable.

Wu Junhao, who is usually carefree, becomes meticulous when it comes to work.

He can't afford to be careless when dealing with suspects of unsolved murder cases.

"If you want to rest, go back and take a break." Huang Qiangming turned around and arranged for Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and said, "Then I'll go back to the dormitory and sleep for a while. I stayed up late last night."

If he stayed in the office, once Huang Qiangming's deterrent effect wore off, many people would definitely come to visit...

Regardless of their motives, Jiang Yuan's continuous solving of cold cases was definitely stimulating for his fellow police officers.

The last time a similar situation occurred in Shannan Province was more than a decade ago.

At that time, the first DNA laboratory in Shannan Province was established, and a large number of old cold cases were solved.

Some counties even claimed to have solved all their cold cases.

Although several counties in Shannan Province were later proven wrong, on a national scale, there were still a few counties that managed to clear all their unsolved murder cases.

Times have changed, and criminals have become smarter. The opportunity to replicate the achievements of the past has been lost.

Solving a series of cold murder cases is already beyond imagination.

Jiang Yuan left quickly, and the forensic office gradually returned to calm.

In the dormitory.

Jiang Yuan didn't want to deal with anything, he first took a long nap, then returned to the office to select cases.

The cold case review had reached 17 years ago, and it was really not easy to go further back.

The cases that could be solved by DNA had been mostly cleared up in the early years.

The cases that could be solved by fingerprints were also difficult due to various conditions.

In fact, if you look at the annual announcements of cold case clearances issued by the ministries, most of the cold cases are solved by relying on DNA and fingerprints. As for the traditional detective's three-pronged approach, it has naturally been tried many times over the past years.

A day passed quickly.

Nothing happened.

Wu Jun was greatly relieved.

This was the normal office ecology.

Jiang Yuan could accept it, he sent Wu Jun away and continued to stay in the office to examine the fingerprints of other cases.

The just-adjusted combat state should not be wasted easily.

The next day.

A quick look at "pawread.com" will leave you more fulfilled.

Wu Junhao and others brought the suspect back to Ningtai County.

Similar to the previous cases, the suspect of the 17-year-old cold case had already put the crimes he had committed behind him.

In his words, "It's all in the past."

In fact, it wasn't until Wu Junhao and others revealed their identities that he realized he hadn't been kidnapped.

After just two days of interrogation, the suspect confessed cleanly.

Huang Qiangming specifically invited the former head of the criminal police team to listen to the case report.

Wu Junhao first described the case, then said, "The suspect, Cui Liang, was a temporary worker at a local state-owned enterprise. He initially went there for money. But he didn't know the victim, he just waited near the rural credit cooperative in the village, followed whoever withdrew a lot of money, and robbed them in a remote place."

"Cui Liang used this method to successfully rob several times. But this time, the victim kept begging and tried to establish a relationship. At one point, the victim mentioned the state-owned enterprise where Cui Liang worked."

"Cui Liang became afraid and decided to kill. He forced the victim to leave, and when they reached a designated location, he attacked..."

The former head of the criminal police team, who was almost 70 years old, listened quietly to Wu Junhao's report, not saying a word until he left.

Huang Qiangming nodded at Jiang Yuan and followed him out.

Each of them lit a cigarette, each with a hundred thoughts in their hearts.

I wrote too late yesterday and didn't finish the chapter, so I went to sleep first, sorry.

(End of Chapter)