Chapter 147

The Bureau Chief said to establish a special task force, and without even needing to wait overnight, the personnel were quickly assembled.

Jiang Yuan was also unsurprisingly called in, sitting in a corner of the conference room, listening to everyone discuss the case.

The Yang murder case in Shanghe Village is not a very obscure case. A few years ago, when it was still an active case, many of the people present had participated in it personally.

And the fact that the case was not solved was also a personal experience for everyone present.

This has never been a pleasant memory.

For many people, the crime scene might not be vivid in their minds, but it is buried deep in their memories.

Now that it's been dug up, the scenes from the past can still be seen.

"Regarding footprint identification, Chen Wenming is quite famous in the province, and he has solved several major cases, so it should be said that he did quite well."

"The key is that using footprints as sole key evidence, or even the only evidence, is still not enough. If it were an active case, we could still look for the shoes or blood-stained clothes from that time. It's been several years; these pieces of evidence have probably been disposed of."

"If this young man, Liu Chang, committed the crime, how did he get home covered in blood..."

"The backyard of the victim's house leads to a small river, about thirty centimeters deep. We found traces of bathing there before, and even used shower gel."

"I remember now, river-view houses are no good."

The discussions at the conference table, some forward-looking, some reminiscent, were not stopped by Huang Qiangmin at all.

The case has just begun, and now is the time for open discussion; designing a direction for no reason is unnecessary.

Jiang Yuan also listened quietly.

His understanding of this case might be the least among everyone present.

He not only hadn't experienced the case, but he hadn't even really looked at the case file. He had just followed the footprint database to find it.

As they were discussing, someone from the corner raised a question: "Could the suspect Liu Chang's height have been measured first and then guessed?"

Don't look at how everyone was discussing enthusiastically; as soon as this cold remark came out, the conference room went silent instantly.

This is a heart-stabbing remark.

Everyone turned to look and saw that the speaker was an administrative cadre.

Oh, then it's fine.

Everyone turned their heads back and continued the discussion.

No one felt that Jiang Yuan had any need to forge evidence. If a gold medal had been pressed down from the sky, forcing the case to be solved—there would still be no need to do such a shallow forgery.

"The key now is to form a corresponding chain of evidence. If this Liu Chang is indeed the killer, footprints alone are not enough to convict him."

"First, we must prove the time of the crime. This village is a small place, right? If the criminal suspect were to come and go, there must have been a long period when he was out of everyone's sight."

"How to prove there wasn't? We must first prove there was, or as I said just now, transportation."

"Find all his classmates from that year. Boys of this age cannot keep a secret alone. Moreover, looking at the crime scene, it is very likely a crime of passion or accidental death. If so, he likely discussed it with a companion beforehand."

Huang Qiangmin heard this, felt he caught the drift, nodded and said: "These two lines of thought are both very good. Yeah, Old Miao, you take two people, dig into the suspect's classmate relationships, and take their statements."

"Good." Old Miao agreed and added: "His classmates should have a deep impression of him. A classmate about 1.9 meters tall might be the only one in a lifetime. By the way, I can ask his classmates about his height at that time."

"Students also have physical examination reports; see if we can find them, they will also have height."

Two police officers said a few words, and that was enough to drive the administrative cadre's suspicion back.

Everyone didn't say much more and continued to talk about the case.

Jiang Yuan listened from the side and felt like his horizons were broadened.

He is a police officer without formal training, actually belonging to the minority in the current police group.

And police officers with formal training might be lacking in other types of police work, but being a criminal police officer is truly their professional specialty.

A group of people analyzed a whole bunch of things from motive to time of crime, to criminal psychology, all the way to destroying evidence.

If the case hadn't remained unsolved, Jiang Yuan would have thought they were discussing a story about an old case.

Huang Qiangmin also adjusted personnel in a timely manner, gradually expanding the scope of the investigation.

After having the footprint clues, the plans proposed by everyone could indeed solidify the foundation of the case.

Outside the window.

The sky was gradually darkening.

Red clouds leaped out from the horizon, reflecting the buildings and mountains with magnificent grandeur.

The small Ningtai County instantly had an eye-catching city skyline.

In the conference room of the Criminal Police Brigade.

A large net was also cast out silently.

Three criminal police squadrons, plus the entire Criminal Science Squadron and Police Dog Squadron, dozens of criminal police officers, naturally entered a state of working overtime.

For a newly occurred homicide case, everyone would be in a state of grinding hard.

For a cold homicide case, when there is truly hope of solving it, no one would dare to relax.

Huang Qiangmin also gradually entered the state.

As the Criminal Police Brigade Captain, his work content is very extensive, facing not only cases within the entire county's urban area but also the solving of cases in surrounding towns.

In normal times, he wouldn't dare to say he could relax on any part.

He had to be very well-prepared before he dared to start a cold case investigation.

Usually, it's on a scale of two or three people doing preliminary investigations, with subsequent follow-ups.

But today's case couldn't be handled like that, because what they were about to face was a scene that would unfold comprehensively.

Huang Qiangmin even thought about how, if criminal suspect Liu Chang's father wanted to seek life in death and counterattack wholeheartedly, he would have to suppress him.

Of course, the best plan is to solidify the evidence and, with lightning speed, make the case solid and turn it into an ironclad case, so the other party would have no legal basis to counterattack.

"In a while, everyone take a moment to call home, report that you're safe, and then turn off your phones if you need to. For the next few days, we'll be working on this case." Huang Qiangmin added an extra instruction before letting out a light sigh of relief.

This wave of command also took a toll on his energy.

Jiang Yuan also stood up. He had no mandatory tasks and could rest for another night; it would be fine to get busy again tomorrow morning.

Before he walked out of the conference room, Huang Qiangmin's phone rang.

"Hello, Old Wu." Huang Qiangmin saw it was Wu Junhao and answered the phone immediately.

Wu Junhao reported loudly.

Jiang Yuan had already walked to the end of the conference room and stood there waiting for the news.

Others were about the same; Wu Junhao was not only on the front line, but theoretically, he was the only one fighting.

Soon, Huang Qiangmin said "Well done" and ended the call.

A group of people in the conference room looked at Huang Qiangmin.

Huang Qiangmin slowly put away his phone, his hand still in his pocket, pondered for two seconds, and said: "Wu Junhao has already caught criminal suspect Liu Chang. Liu Chang confessed to the crime and confessed on the way."

He didn't repeat Wu Junhao's report entirely, but what he said was enough.

The police officers present couldn't help but smile.

Some people laughed until they were a bit dumbfounded.

Huang Qiangmin looked down at the notebook on the table that hadn't been taken away yet, smiling without showing his teeth.

The case is solved, happy.

Everyone discussed for half a day, but it turned out it wasn't used at the start.

"Everyone sit back, let's discuss the aftermath." Huang Qiangmin shook his head. Even if the case is solved, there is still a lot to do in handling the case.

It's just that the order and method are clearly different now.

More importantly, the psychological pressure and burden are completely different.

"Well done." Someone patted Jiang Yuan on the shoulder and praised him.

"Well done." Patting the shoulder.

"Awesome." Patting the shoulder.

"Amazing!" Patting the shoulder.

A group of people almost circled the conference table, making Jiang Yuan's shoulder ache.

Huang Qiangmin watched this scene with a smile, letting Jiang Yuan enjoy this special praise.

A cold case that had already hit rock bottom was solved by Jiang Yuan using footprints; this kind of solid ability cannot be praised enough.

Huang Qiangmin didn't even know that at this moment, the smile at the corner of his mouth had slowly risen, almost reaching his ears.

Half an hour later.

The case-handling center was nearly empty, welcoming the former teenager Liu Chang from the Finance Bureau.

More than 7 years ago, he was an 18-year-old boy; now, he is a 25-year-old young man.

The youthful innocence in the photo is completely gone; the tall stature, the crisp suit, the slightly prominent cheekbones, and the hairstyle that tries to look mature...

In general, it's still a quite handsome socialite's attire.

In Ningtai County, this one should be the top-tier in the matchmaking market.

Calculating the time, he went to college back then, graduated around 22, then took the civil service exam for the county, and now it's been exactly two years, just in time for a promotion.

The good days have just begun.

"Come in." Wu Junhao politely brought Liu Chang into the interrogation room.

The force that can push everything aside is used to make people reason. If criminals are all willing to reason, Wu Junhao could have exercised his brain originally.

And for this kind of criminal who couldn't help but confess everything in the police car, Wu Junhao had an even better attitude.

If he had a choice, he would be willing to give up a pound of muscle in exchange for Liu Chang speaking his mind again.

This is a homicide case, even if it's a confession and surrender, it must be formal and compliant.

Wu Junhao put Liu Chang into the "tiger chair" properly, even taking care of his body type, before standing up and smiling: "Let's talk again..."

"I want to see that footprint expert, the police officer who saw my height." Liu Chang sat down but made a request first.

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