Chapter 1192

The front rows of the auditorium were full today because it was convenient to pass notes from the front.

Wang Zhihao and Li Zemin couldn't find a place to hide even if they wanted to, so they could only stand on the podium with Jiang Yuan and look up at the hundreds of people in the auditorium, feeling a bit uncomfortable.

More people came today, and they were visibly young and strong criminal police officers, each with sharp eyes, their minds wondering whether they were pondering the lecture or preparing to make a name for themselves.

Jiang Yuan nodded to Wang Chuanxing beside him and said: "Tell us about the latest progress."

"Yes!" Wang Chuanxing stood up and said: "The suspect, Li Zongwei, is from Wei City, 29 years old. It is currently confirmed that he is involved in a total of 4 date rape cases... According to the drugs seized from the suspect's home, the suspect mainly uses GHB, commonly known as date rape water..."

Wang Zhihao and Li Zemin were dumbfounded. Are they discussing the suspect directly? Does this still require Jiang Yuan's participation?

After Wang Chuanxing finished his report and sat down, Wei Shiyan next to him stood up naturally; he had arrived last night.

Lack of sleep made Wei Shiyan's eyes a bit red, but his demeanor was quite excited.

After all, it was an independent investigation, and even with the suspect identified, it was a very rare opportunity for a junior criminal police officer at Wei Shiyan's level. Furthermore, his task was to link cases, which was an expansion of the case, and even if the suspect was identified, it was extremely valuable work.

Wei Shiyan picked up the notebook in his hand, looked at it subconsciously, and said: "We first queried cases from various places based on the reports, and then combined with Li Zongwei's location and time, we have currently discovered a total of 4 cases. However, considering that some people may not have reported it, or are unsure of their state, I have listed a table and am preparing to run to a few more cities..."

"Okay, I'll leave the rest to you." Jiang Yuan didn't listen to the follow-up at all, nor did he have any Brahmin-like airs.

Wei Shiyan chuckled twice, his emotions stable.

"On the side of forensic botany, we have compared the suspect's clothing..." Captain Pang Jidong went up next.

Jiang Yuan gave him even more time.

As a training activity, the criminal police were no longer fresh to things like date rape water, but forensic botany still needed continued training. Especially for ordinary police officers from other cities, even if they had attended similar training classes, they might not have been very serious. People who organize training must have a clear understanding of this.

Captain Pang Jidong spoke, and Jiang Yuan added a few sentences on the side, which belonged to another round of supplementary teaching on forensic botany.

Li Zemin and Wang Zhihao, who were also standing on the podium, listened dully, feeling a bit confused, yet inexplicably feeling it was sharp. For them, forensic botany was something they had only heard of; who would have thought that Jiang Yuan had already started such large-scale training.

After Captain Pang Jidong finished speaking, a few others reported the situation, and Jiang Yuan stood up again, saying: "Let's stop here with the date rape cases. Continue with the follow-up linking, and let's open a new case."

Jiang Yuan spoke easily, and when he turned his head, he also looked at Li Zemin and Wang Zhihao easily, saying: "Shall we talk about this ranch case?"

"Oh... okay." Wang Zhihao breathed a sigh of relief and began to introduce the situation of the Mujian Cattle Ranch.

As he introduced it here, Li Zemin realized something, took two steps back, found Mu Zhiyang's side, and whispered: "Are we handling the case on-site now?"

"Yes. Everyone is curious about this when they first arrive." Mu Zhiyang answered all of Li Zemin's questions at once.

The people on the stage were talking, and the people off the stage were also discussing in low voices.

Wang Zhihao quickly introduced the case and nodded, standing to the side.

"Isn't it an inside job?" someone shouted directly.

"We only investigated the interpersonal relationships of the ranch owner; the others at the ranch are currently under investigation," Wang Zhihao replied.

One question and one answer, basically similar to what Jiang Yuan asked initially.

"The probability of an inside job is still very high," someone said, looking up.

"Indeed."

"What does the trace examination say?"

Speaking of trace examination, Li Zemin stood out and said: "The location of the Mujian Cattle Ranch is relatively remote. It has an independent access road, which is an asphalt paved surface, about 100 meters long. It has an independent courtyard, and the area is not large. The cattle ranch has two large cattle sheds, which are basically enclosed spaces. After surveying the front and back doors of the ranch, no signs of prying were found, nor were there any signs of opening the locks with a spare key."

Trace examination can distinguish between opening a lock with an original key and a spare key, mainly because the lubrication is different. Especially with newly cut keys, they often cause scratches on the lock.

"There are no signs of climbing on the ranch's courtyard walls, and no signs of forced entry on the windows. It can basically be considered a natural entry," Li Zemin said quite affirmatively. Although he did not conduct the on-site survey, the people who did were his subordinates, and the relevant photos and videos were all appropriate.

"If it's a natural entry, it's highly likely to be an inside job." Everyone was no longer a novice; looking at this case, their "criminal intuition" first leaned toward an inside job.

As for saying that there are ways to complete a natural entry without leaving traces, they naturally exist, but they are methods that thieves are unlikely to implement.

The most common is entering while the door is unlocked, which does not conform to the ranch's management system. Secondly, it could also be entering with a vehicle, hiding in the ranch, and then waiting until night to commit the theft. Although this mode cannot be ruled out, the difficulty and requirements are clearly on a higher level.

And given the situation at the ranch, anyone with a discerning eye could see that there was no need to go to such trouble.

Even thieves choose cost-effective strategies. Who would want to stay up all night if they could steal things simply?

"If it's the interpersonal relationships of 25 people, with so many of us, it will be quick to check," someone who was understanding proposed proactively.

Jiang Yuan had flipped through the case file on the way and just nodded, saying: "For this case, there's no need to consider all routes..."

"Are we not considering the possibility of an inside job first?" Li Zemin was a bit surprised.

"We still have to consider it..." Jiang Yuan didn't finish.

"Looking at other plans is also quite good," the understanding criminal police officers spoke up one after another.

Criminal cases have one peculiarity: although they obey probability in statistics, in individual cases, bizarre things emerge one after another, and accidents are common.

It is even said that it is precisely because some people are bizarre and accidental that they commit these cases.

At this time, Liu Jinghui said from the side: "How could a cattle ranch have famous paintings worth tens of millions, including one by Zhang Daqian?"

Li Zemin hurriedly said: "Because the owner of this cattle ranch is an art student himself..."

"Why keep them at the cattle ranch?" Liu Jinghui corrected the question and said: "Doesn't he have a home? For someone at this level, a Zhang Daqian painting should also be very valuable."

There was a gasp from the audience. Pure logical thinking sometimes makes it very easy for people to calm down.

(End of chapter)