[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner":3,"chapter-the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-115":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Nation's Forensic Medical Examiner",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2326810,4551,"Chapter 115","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-115",115,"\u003Cp>Qinghe City.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianyuan Family Compound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Behind the two six-story villas stretched a winding path, a kilometer deep.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Several villas were hidden among them, all grand standalone mansions.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiangmin sat in the front of the electric scooter and turned to whisper: “All these villas were built by Jianyuan themselves. The front villas are dormitories for the company’s technical backbone; the ones behind are reserved for experts, general managers, and the like—Jianyuan’s top executive family all live here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What about property management?” Jiang Yuan glanced at the young man driving the scooter. If property management had guys this young, the quality must be good.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s Jianyuan’s own property company. They’ve developed real estate in the city too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then the surveillance here must be top-notch.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiangmin shook his head slightly. “Jianyuan’s CEO doesn’t like installing surveillance in the compound.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan and Wu Jun exchanged silent glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Break-ins are hard to solve. Jiang Yuan’s recent homicide case in Longli County was essentially a burglary.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jianyuan’s CEO had pulled strings to control information flow, only making the case harder. For starters, a large-scale investigation was out of the question.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The electric scooter traveled for several minutes, fully demonstrating the concept of a winding, secluded path.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unlike ordinary luxury villa communities, Jianyuan’s self-built compound had wide spacing between villas, roads wider than average, and each villa separated by trees, bamboo, and shrubs, plus low walls—privacy was maximized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Still, the total area remained small.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And it looked like the villa occupancy rate was only about half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Not fully occupied? I see a lot of empty villas?” Jiang Yuan asked the driver directly this time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Right. These villas have no property rights—just residency. Some people don’t like it and move out after a while. The company usually holds the unit for a while; if no one claims it, they reclaim it and reassign later.” The driver paused. “Most residents here move out after a few years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Effectively, it was still dormitory-style housing—just better conditions, more suitable for older workers with families.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Think deeper, and it meant Jianyuan paid its senior employees very well—otherwise, everyone would’ve preferred staying in these villas.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“If you leave the company, you have to move out, right?” Jiang Yuan asked again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Exactly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Is the turnover rate high?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I can’t say.” The driver was sharp.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan smiled. From this compound alone, Jianyuan’s inner circle was quite interesting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan continued observing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>From what he saw, a normal person walking through this compound would need time—ten to fifteen minutes just to reach a villa door.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But if you ignored the natural and semi-natural barriers and took a straight line, a parkour kid could clear the whole compound in two or three minutes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The only real deterrents here were the low walls.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Shrubs or bamboo groves could block sightlines, but not people.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, that might dirty or tear clothes, even scratch skin. Also, you couldn’t carry too much or too heavy a load.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>With these scattered thoughts, Jiang Yuan arrived at the largest villa at the back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, twenty to thirty people sat in the courtyard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Old and young, men and women—some in suits chatting, others with laptops or phones, lost in their own worlds.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Centered among them, surrounded like a star, was Yuan Jiansheng. He noticed Huang Qiangmin and Jiang Yuan and immediately stood to greet them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Director Yuan, hello.” Huang Qiangmin’s tone was calm and respectful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was in uniform—only trying to limit information spread to help the company’s upcoming IPO. Beyond that, he wouldn’t yield.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain Huang, you’ve worked hard.” Yuan Jiansheng looked like a big shot but spoke humbly: “Seeing you here puts me at ease. I’ve already moved everyone out of their rooms. Let me know what else you need.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiangmin looked at Jiang Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You must be Officer Jiang Yuan,” Yuan Jiansheng shook Jiang Yuan’s hand firmly twice. “I’ve heard from friends you’re the pinnacle of criminal investigation in Qinghe City. This case—I leave it entirely in your hands.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dozens of people instantly turned to Jiang Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan was still unused to this—people rarely volunteered to shake hands with forensic officers.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This CEO had something.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And he knew how to talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan felt slightly embarrassed. “Some achievements, but not quite ‘pinnacle’.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“It’s the general consensus. Even the director of Qinghe Bureau now calls you a miracle of the police force… The ‘pinnacle’ term came from a friend at the provincial bureau. He says cases others can’t solve, you handle like child’s play…” Yuan Jiansheng praised Jiang Yuan while subtly showing off his wide connections.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan was even more surprised. He’d never met the Qinghe Bureau director face-to-face, and had no idea who the provincial bureau contact was.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet Yuan Jiansheng didn’t neglect Huang Qiangmin or Wu Jun—he turned to them, said a few words, and had them both smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was a master of speech—once convinced a man to spend over a million on him in three sentences. If this IPO succeeds, he could make a hundred thousand men and women blush and tremble.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let’s head to the scene first. Did you bring the forensic equipment?” Jiang Yuan asked Huang Qiangmin.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“All set inside,” Huang Qiangmin said. “Two techs from Qinghe Bureau are waiting to assist you.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan glanced around at the crowd. He knew these people were likely Yuan Jiansheng’s suspects—otherwise, why gather them all here, halting their work?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For a CEO about to go public, a stolen study? Naturally, the prime suspects are insiders.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If it were Jiang Yuan, he’d do the same.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Let me take some photos of everyone,” Jiang Yuan said, turning back just before entering, pulling out his phone and snapping several pictures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some tried to dodge—but couldn’t. Most knew it was useless.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan was just being cautious—avoiding the risk of someone suddenly needing to leave, changing the list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such things had happened before.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As a big shot, Yuan Jiansheng could easily send thirty people over.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But keeping thirty people contained was hard. If someone slipped away quietly, exchanged a nod, the list could easily be compromised.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jun followed Jiang Yuan into the mansion.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside, the first thing they saw was a beautiful screen wall, with over a dozen boxes and two forensic techs stationed there.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The two Qinghe Bureau techs—one thin, one fat. The thin one was around fifty, had met Jiang Yuan before; the fat one was early twenties, slightly older than Jiang Yuan—clearly a master-apprentice pair, just like Jiang Yuan and Wu Jun.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They exchanged greetings and small talk.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over the past half-year, Jiang Yuan’s reputation in Qinghe had grown loud. The reservoir corpse case was still fresh—it had been led by Qinghe Bureau.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So even though they’d never chatted privately, the Qinghe Bureau techs knew Jiang Yuan well.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They were sent purely to assist him, no rivalry—just professional, on-a-mission demeanor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan checked the forensic kits again, then picked up two boxes, one in each hand, and headed straight for the study.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Passing through the living room, he saw brilliant sunlight illuminating two magnificent spiral staircases, winding from floor to ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now this is what you call a house,” the twenty-something fat tech sighed in envy, turning to ask: “Master, have you ever seen a house like this before?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course,” the thin tech said calmly. “Same European style—four stories, thousands of square meters. Four people died at once. Blood flowed down the stairs, turned the whole staircase red…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The young fat tech shuddered, his envy vanishing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The thin tech turned to Wu Jun and joked: “You rarely visit crime scenes without corpses, right? Jiang Yuan—I know he’s been to more than his share.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“For me, it’s about the same,” Wu Jun said calmly. “Sometimes I collect the body and still need to inspect the scene. Scenes with little or no blood—once the body’s gone, it’s just… a matter of wearing a Guan Yu, or a Bodhisattva, or a cross—anything helps…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The first half was fine. The second half left the fat tech stunned.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What happens if you don’t wear one?” the young fat tech asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Nothing much,” Wu Jun said cheerfully. “I just get nightmares sometimes—like waking up in a pool of blood, feeling my mouth flooded, my whole body sticky. Worst part? Getting up and seeing corpses everywhere, some cut open. And when I look at their faces… they’re often people I know. Wearing Guan Yu stops it.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The fat tech swallowed hard, unconsciously touching his chest.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan also reached into his pocket—before coming, he’d given his master half a pack of Zhonghua; his master had slipped him a bamboo-carved Guan Yu.\u003C\u002Fp>",1435,"2026-06-20T18:55:00.150Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","2ece86f248c11dc75710a79b17e56e952f4e03ad6567b89bf95d1e1f07da4cdb","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-116","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-114",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-cover.jpg"]