[{"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-271":6,"glossary-terms-4551":23},{"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},2326966,4551,"Chapter 271: Simplicity","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-271",271,"\u003Cp>For the next two days, Jiang Yuan and Liu Jinghui did not immediately begin their second collaborative case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though they had solved a long-unsolved homicide in just one day, both knew such a result was nearly impossible to replicate.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every case was different; every case had its own unique complexities. Solving a case involved probability, and believing one could solve any case with 100% certainty was sheer arrogance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when collaborating on a case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Most importantly, once they started a new case, they’d be responsible for it for a long time—if one day wasn’t enough, they’d need two; if two days weren’t enough, they’d need three; and when they found themselves working day and night, they’d regret having started the case so lightly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan and Liu Jinghui both chose to rest well for a few days.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinghui drank and ate meat with several old comrades, played mahjong for two days, and only quietly returned home after his wife came back.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan took the opportunity to buy a small house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan simply didn’t want to live in the dormitory anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Some people had stinky feet.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Others snored too loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Better to buy a small house.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan bought a 220-square-meter, fully renovated secondhand apartment near the Criminal Investigation Brigade, tidied it up a bit, moved in, and posted a Moments update:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Acquired a base in Changyang City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The photos attached were of the living room and a scenic view.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After testing the bathroom, likes and comments surged.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Dad: Remember to close the windows when coming and going, and take your keys.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Lei Xin, Captain of the Qianjin District Criminal Investigation Team, Qinghe City: Qinghe is beautiful too—come do a case here when you have time.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hou Le, Captain of the Longli County Criminal Investigation Team: Come do a case in Longli County, and I’ll arrange a single dorm for you.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Captain Huang, you don’t need a base in Changyang City—just stay temporarily at a hotel. They even clean the rooms. If they don’t reimburse you, come back and see me.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan politely replied to everyone, then switched back to WeChat and saw a row of red dots.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He glanced at them, then took out his portable notebook, sat at the small table by the window facing the river, and silently began recording.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Income: Travel allowance, 2160 yuan… Father’s housing subsidy yuan (red envelope). Uncle Three’s red envelope yuan (housewarming + pride fee). Uncle Four’s red envelope yuan (housewarming + pride fee). Aunt Hua yuan (housewarming + pride fee). Uncle Five’s red envelope 8888 yuan (housewarming + pride fee), Uncle Six’s red envelope 6000 yuan (housewarming + pride fee)…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Jiang Yuan tapped the red dots on WeChat, he kept recording, and soon his hand went numb.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It has to be said that doing the same repetitive actions too many times can become very exhausting.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even receiving WeChat transfers felt tiring.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was strange how the people of Jiang Village preferred WeChat transfers over bank transfers—no one knew why.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Only because his father’s housing subsidy was large did he use a bank transfer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Maybe because it was simpler? No need to input so much information?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan spent nearly half an hour just recording accounts, but the process was overall pleasant; when he totaled everything, including his travel allowance, the house payment was fully covered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thus, without a mortgage, he felt considerably lighter.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan placed his newly purchased books on the shelf—mostly research on cremation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After handling so many cases, Jiang Yuan found that, in forensic pathology and forensic anthropology, identifying bodies after cremation remained extremely difficult.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In similar cases, most conclusions hinged on the tools, locations, and methods used in the cremation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>And in such cases, forensic experts were precisely where their value lay.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Every additional piece of information about the victim made solving the case easier.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One book finished, he picked up another…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan never read such books cover to cover—he treated them like academic papers: skim the beginning, hypothesize the conclusion, then check the end; if the conclusion matched his guess, he skipped the middle and flipped through it casually.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>At most, he recorded useful formulas,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>remembered key conclusions and inferences.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he first graduated university, he wouldn’t have dared read this way. But now, with his Forensic Anthropology Level 3 ability, he was, frankly, stronger than many authors of specialized texts—there was no need to follow the textbook method anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When Jiang Yuan had just graduated from university, he naturally wouldn’t have had the qualification to read articles this way. But now, with his Forensic Anthropology Level 3 ability, he was in fact stronger than many monograph authors—there was no need to follow the usual routine anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next morning, Jiang Yuan visited a Cantonese restaurant and leisurely enjoyed a Cantonese breakfast.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Perhaps because he was in Shannan Province, the breakfast tasted unremarkable, but the relaxed atmosphere was still excellent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After days spent among corpses, charred bone fragments, and suspects, this was exactly what Jiang Yuan needed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He ate breakfast until noon, the tea now tasteless. He packed up, stood, and walked slowly around the Criminal Investigation Brigade, finally entering a restaurant with many positive online reviews to enjoy lunch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan ordered few dishes and ate little, yet he enjoyed staying in the bustling restaurant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in unfamiliar surroundings, restaurants offered a high level of comfort.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially in unfamiliar environments, the friendliness offered by restaurants was quite high.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His phone lit up with another message.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He opened it—it wasn’t a new transfer, but a message from Heng Qiongsi of Qinghe College: “Mr. Jiang, I’ve arrived in Changyang City. Shall I bring some documents for you to review?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan hesitated briefly, then agreed, and sent her the restaurant’s address.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Serving as consultant to Qinghe College’s president had been agreed upon long ago—he couldn’t casually back out.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, a slightly plump woman with long black hair burst in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan signaled for more dishes, then asked: “Beer or soft drink?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just tea,” said Heng Qiongsi, sitting across from Jiang Yuan, panting slightly, patting her chest, blushing as she trembled a little before handing him the documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Just tea is fine.” Heng Qiongsi, a black-haired, long-straight, slightly chubby woman, sat across from Jiang Yuan, panting as she patted her bear, trembling slightly with embarrassment before handing him the documents.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The college’s surveillance system layout,” Heng Qiongsi said. “There are also some quotes—I’d like you to check if they’re reasonable. My father wants your opinion too.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I don’t handle pricing—I don’t know the market rates,” Jiang Yuan said, opening the file and flipping through the pages.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heng Qiongsi quietly murmured “Mm,” sat at the other side of the table, sipped tea slowly, and didn’t press Jiang Yuan for conversation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan finished reading in one go, then pulled out a pen and asked: “Can I write on this?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Of course—this document is prepared solely for you,” Heng Qiongsi added specifically.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She often represented her father in dealings with academics and knew many people didn’t care much about money but deeply valued respect.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For instance, providing a separate document for review mattered more than the payment amount.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan also felt comfortable and began scribbling directly on the file.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He had previously earned a Level 3 skill in Technical Surveillance via a Third-Class Merit—this was the skill he’d planned to use to upgrade Ningtai County’s surveillance system.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Guiding Qinghe College was a breeze.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of surveillance cameras in China grows by 20% annually—roughly doubling every four years. The current total is 78.8 million units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The number of surveillance cameras in the country is growing at an annual rate of 20 percent, roughly doubling every four years. The current total is 78.8 million units.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This is also why murderers increasingly prefer killing at home.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The larger the city, the more surveillance cameras there are, leaving less room for contact crimes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, crime never stops. Nowadays, very few kill for money; those willing to do anything for money are mostly concentrated in telecom fraud.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But beyond serious violent crimes, surveillance cameras serve many other purposes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For example, preventing electric bike theft.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preventing student couples from having sex outdoors.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preventing students from spying on student couples having sex outdoors, which leads to more outdoor sex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Preventing students from gathering to watch student couples having sex outdoors, leading to widespread cuckoldry and further outdoor sex.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prevent students from gathering to watch student field exercises, which could lead to widespread green hats and thus field exercises.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan felt Qinghe College still needed more cameras.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monkey thefts were a hallmark incident—back at his own university, even a 150,000-yuan monkey kept in a classroom wouldn’t be stolen, because everyone knew you couldn’t resell it, and even if you did, you’d never get the original price.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But no matter how little you sold it for, sentencing still treated it as 150,000 yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A Qinghe College female student might spend two or three years in prison for a monkey worth 600,000 yuan. By comparison, trafficking smuggled beef for millions in profit earned the same sentence—the cost-benefit ratio was wildly uneven.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Done,” Jiang Yuan handed the annotated file to Heng Qiongsi.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Heng Qiongsi gasped, quickly set down her teacup, and stammered: “Already done?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mm. Just a few minor suggestions from my perspective—please consider them, Director Heng,” Jiang Yuan said.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Okay, okay,” Heng Qiongsi slowly tucked the file away, moving with extreme slowness.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Stay and finish your meal,” Jiang Yuan politely invited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Um… okay,” Heng Qiongsi agreed,\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>and swiftly tucked the file away.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan signaled the waiter, handed her the menu, and asked her to order two more dishes.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan himself fell into thought. In fact, the Jiangcun District could also upgrade its surveillance system—then connect it to property management, and electric bikes wouldn’t be stolen anymore.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thinking this, Jiang Yuan sketched a rough plan in his notebook.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After finishing, he took a photo and sent it directly to his father.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the Jiangfuzhen WeChat replied: “Still thinking of the village? Good, good. Did you buy a house and run out of money?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two red envelopes popped up—each worth one yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangfuzhen: “If you need renovation, hire villagers. But don’t overdo it—everyone’s talking about environmental protection and health now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan replied: “No renovation planned. I’ve learned Technical Surveillance and am now advising Qinghe College—I’m considering installing a similar system in the residential area.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiangfuzhen: [If you want to renovate, you can hire people from the village. But don’t renovate too much—these days everyone talks about environmental protection and staying healthy.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan replied: [I’m not planning to renovate. I’ve been learning technical defense and surveillance, and I’m currently consulting for Qinghe College, considering whether to install a system in the neighborhood too.]\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To prove what he said, Jiang Yuan took out the document again, took a photo of the names on it, and tapped send.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the photo, the words “Qinghe College Security Monitoring Plan” were clearly visible, and half of Heng Qiongsi’s face—long black straight hair, bulky, and imposing—was captured, looking elegant.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transfer to you\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Transfer to you\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang’s father sent two chunks of money through the air, along with a message:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>【Son, this is your dating allowance.】\u003C\u002Fp>",1873,"2026-06-20T18:55:02.212Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","516fe367f8879b92f9e8e94eb7f39380f8d38a4c67afdb5eb27e0934e6f8feee","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-272","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-270",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-cover.jpg",{"terms":24},[25,29,33,37,41],{"id":26,"raw_term":27,"original_term":28},1803458,"Jiang Yuan","江遠",{"id":30,"raw_term":31,"original_term":32},1803459,"Wu Jun","吳軍",{"id":34,"raw_term":35,"original_term":36},1803460,"Wang Zhong","王鍾",{"id":38,"raw_term":39,"original_term":40},1803461,"Liu Wenkai","劉文凱",{"id":42,"raw_term":43,"original_term":44},1803462,"Wu Junhao","伍軍豪"]