[{"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-203":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},2326898,4551,"Chapter 203","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-203",203,"\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan’s extension of sentence lengths for the petty thieves of Ningtai County lasted barely a day and a half.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By the second day, the three police officers in the image processing office, seeing Jiang Yuan still handling ordinary theft cases, could no longer suppress their restless glances.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Yuan walked over again, the youngest among them, Gao Jiansheng, said: “Dr. Jiang, if you’ve got time, could you take a look at a case for us?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What case?” Jiang Yuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Two out-of-town motorcycle bandits robbed several women of their bags near the bus station. The victims filed reports, and we retrieved the surveillance footage, but we just can’t clean it up properly.” Gao Jiansheng had already prepared the images and pulled them out as he spoke.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By “can’t clean it up,” he meant the noise reduction was inadequate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the most basic step in image enhancement, this was the method most commonly used by Ningtai County’s Three Image Masters.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan glanced over and saw that Gao Jiansheng and the others had already extracted the suspects’ images from the video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But due to technical limitations, they couldn’t obtain clear facial features or any other identifiable characteristics.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll give it a try,” Jiang Yuan said, sitting down at the computer and beginning to operate immediately.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Got it!” Gao Jiansheng replied cheerfully, immediately vacating his desk and computer for Jiang Yuan, then moving to the corner to pull out his phone and settle in to play.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This was one of the key differences between Gao Jiansheng and Wang Zhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Both were technicians below LV1, but Wang Zhong had strong motivation to learn—he always seized opportunities to watch Jiang Yuan when he worked on fingerprints.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jiansheng was different.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As long as he could just get through today’s work, he didn’t care how he got through it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As for improving his skills, Gao Jiansheng occasionally entertained such thoughts, but usually, after watching Jiang Yuan’s operations for just one minute, he gave up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Now, he didn’t even bother to watch for a full minute.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This stemmed partly from personality differences, but also from their technical paths.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong worked on fingerprints—a position that did involve some high-end techniques, but only a tiny fraction of it. The rest relied heavily on diligent accumulation and luck.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Image investigation work was different. Beyond the simplest software-based methods, everything else was high-end. Techniques involving Lagrange and Fourier transforms weren’t just skill-intensive—they demanded innate talent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Gao Jiansheng’s personality was one factor, but image investigation was genuinely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Regardless of the reason, Gao Jiansheng had now clearly defined his career path—he would become Ningtai County’s Number One Lu Ban No. 7.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Call me when it’s done,” Jiang Yuan said, standing up. Gao Jiansheng’s mainframe immediately roared to life.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One advantage of working for the image studio staff was that their computers had decent specs, and they handled post-processing themselves, saving Jiang Yuan considerable effort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Forensic office.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jun was idly playing with a hanging orchid when Jiang Yuan returned. He immediately said: “Why so long? What did they drag you into now?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A motorcycle snatch case. I enhanced the images.” Jiang Yuan replied simply.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I think you’re planning to take over all the work of the Criminal Investigation Team,” Wu Jun remarked, glancing at him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan smiled: “Don’t many countries’ forensic experts handle multiple roles?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“As your master, I’ll say something inaccurate: you’re being overly ambitious.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan sighed: “What else should I do? Start a business?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking of his bank balance, he found the idea unappealing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Besides, he had no real interest in business. Most people from Jiang Village felt the same—after being landlords for too long, watching tenants arrive full of hope and leave exhausted, it was sometimes painful.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The worst businessmen were those who seemed incredibly shrewd—and truly were—yet after layer upon layer of calculations and careful steps, still ended up losing everything, even forgetting where their ancestors’ graves were.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though Wu Jun had little money himself, he could imagine how Jiang Village residents felt: “Why not just rest when you have time?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t have time,” Jiang Yuan said, spreading his hands. “If I had time, I’d sentence that guy who kicks his legs while walking to seven more years.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jun’s thoughts were instantly pulled away: “Now that you mention it, when I was young, our bureau had someone who did gait analysis. But his focus was mainly on footprints—best on soft ground. After a suspect fled, investigators could determine his walking posture through on-site examination. Sometimes they’d even follow the footprints directly…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan listened silently. He understood some of this technique too, but had no opportunity to use it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Nowadays, whether in cities, towns, or villages, major roads were all paved. Most homes had tiled floors, wooden flooring, or similarly hardened courtyards.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In short, the technique of tracking criminals through footprints on soft ground had become increasingly ineffective as infrastructure expanded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan chatted with Wu Jun, then reopened the video.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiang’s phone slipped in at the first opportunity:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Yuan, go to Longli County again,” Huang Qiang said cheerfully. “There’s a murder case out in the countryside—blood everywhere, no leads, been two days already. Go take a look.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan let out a surprised “Huh?” and repeated: “To Longli County?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The head of Longli County’s Criminal Investigation Team, Hou Le, wasn’t on good terms with Huang Qiang—they always clashed when they met. Besides, Jiang Yuan had just returned from the city; Huang Qiang had no intention of letting him leave again so soon…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiang cleared his throat twice: “It’s a murder case. If we can’t solve it now, it’ll only get worse later.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He gave a few more details, then hung up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan stood up, puzzled, and picked up his keys. “Master, I’m heading to Longli County today—Huang Team Leader doesn’t know…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He sold you at a good price,” Wu Jun said, unsurprised. “When a murder case drags on for two days with no leads, they panic. When they panic, they overpay. He’s definitely promised Huang Qiang plenty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What could Longli County offer?” Jiang Yuan asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A few dog swaps wouldn’t be bad,” Wu Jun said. “Hou Le treasures their black dog—no one can borrow it for ordinary cases.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t we have a dog too?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Jun glanced at Jiang Yuan: “Blackie is still impressive—clearly smarter than our Da Zhuang. Enough. If you’ve agreed to go, get going. If you delay, it’ll be night.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Then I’ll ask Wang Zhong to come with me.” Jiang Yuan didn’t want to go alone, but Mu Zhiyang was still injured—he could only call on Wang Zhong.\u003C\u002Fp>",1106,"2026-06-20T18:55:02.212Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5f1fe4fbda81d5547615399a4857144782a1c7b7bcafb9b93ba15fae53f9a641","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-204","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-202",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-cover.jpg"]