Chapter 393: Unwavering Resolve

Position control is a very traditional investigative method. Its characteristics are that it is costly but highly effective.

A typical example is the current hotel industry, where everyone is required to present an ID card to check into a room; this is position control over the hotel industry. Through this method, the space for various criminal suspects is restricted, making it relatively difficult for them to commit crimes while on the run or to gather for gambling or drug use.

Of course, in some places, the requirements for ID cards in the hotel industry are not strict enough; one can check into a room alone, or even have the owner check in on their behalf. This means the position control is not well-managed.

By the same logic, places like internet cafes, KTVs, or nightclubs are also key areas for position control. Similarly, scrap collection stations, tourist attractions, and even license plates and ID cards themselves are all forms of position control.

Only with positions can the police have a foundation for forward operations.

Therefore, for a police bureau, establishing positions themselves is very important. Moreover, with the development of the times, it is also necessary to constantly derive and develop new positions.

Just like the current internet world, which used to be a lawless land where accomplices met on forums to discuss committing crimes; traded and purchased air guns through forums and social software; and spread information about prostitution, introduced and advertised sex work venues, as well as direct-to-consumer sales—it is impossible to completely eradicate this for now, but establishing positions and conducting position control has been work that has been ongoing in recent years.

In general, position control is about creating a mechanism, using technical means or irregular inspections to collect intelligence, so as to discover clues in a timely manner and investigate criminals.

Naturally, every word in this carries a cost.

In the past, most of the costs might have been in technology, but now, more and more costs are concentrated on manpower.

As everyone knows, using people is truly expensive. Just like the police in the past, who would frequently use mass screening; at that time, there were not only police officers and auxiliary defense forces, but when necessary, they could also mobilize militia, party members, and even personnel from government agencies and enterprises.

Nowadays, apart from the auxiliary defense forces evolving into an auxiliary police system that can still be used, the rest—the free lunches, breakfasts, dinners, extra meals, infinity pool topless afternoon teas, and brunches—are all gone.

Liu Jinghui looked at Jiang Yuan, who had the air of someone who had just become head of the household and didn't know the price of firewood and rice, and couldn't help but find it somewhat amusing. He wanted to see where Jiang Yuan could scrape together this funding.

Returning to the temporary office of the Criminal Investigation Brigade, he saw Jiang Yuan take out a notebook, take out paper and pen, scribble a few times, and then say: "Director Liu, this part about position control will be left to you."

"Eh? Why is it left to me?" Liu Jinghui shook his head quickly: "I can't do it. You don't have any resources right now, what kind of position control can you do..."

"What resources do you need?"

"Funding, manpower, these are the bare minimum, right? Next, Miaohe County will definitely be busy with Case 503, it's impossible to delay the real work just to find a dog." Liu Jinghui quickly entered persuasion mode again.

Jiang Yuan pondered for a few seconds and asked: "Can we get the Provincial Department to pay? As for people, find a few police stations to cooperate, and then temporarily dispatch them when the time comes."

"How could the Provincial Department pay this money for you?"

"If the Provincial Department wants to use me, they use me. I need the Provincial Department to spend a little money, and they say they don't have it? That won't do!" Jiang Yuan said very seriously.

To Liu Jinghui, this seemed a bit willful, even childish.

Liu Jinghui couldn't help but smile and said: "This is what I said, what you are asking for is not a small amount of money at all; to say nothing of more, it's at least seven figures."

Jiang Yuan curled his lip in disdain. "It's just a matter of non-compliance; otherwise, I would have paid for this myself." As he spoke, Jiang Yuan took out his phone and, while searching through his contacts, said, "I'll just call Director Huang."

If he lost Guihua and the Level 3 Skull Reconstruction Technique just because of seven figures of funding, Jiang Yuan was afraid he wouldn't be able to sleep at night from anger.

Liu Jinghui looked at Jiang Yuan in astonishment.

Although he was quite familiar with Jiang Yuan, this style of Jiang Yuan's still exceeded Liu Jinghui's expectations.

It should be said that normal police team leaders wouldn't spend money like this. Considering Jiang

Yuan's normal intelligence, then, even the most impossible answer was about to emerge:

"Did you have a falling out with Huang Qiangmin?" Liu Jinghui, in his capacity as a master of deduction, pointed confidently to the answer. "No." Jiang Yuan looked at Liu Jinghui strangely.

Liu Jinghui frowned. If it wasn't this answer... then there was someone behind the dog. Liu Jinghui touched his chin and asked: "What kind of person is testing you? It wouldn't be a threat, would it?"

"Where are your thoughts going?" Jiang Yuan paused, suddenly feeling that the answer Liu Jinghui guessed was actually quite good. Jiang Yuan coughed twice and asked again: "Why would you think that?"

"You are considered a minor celebrity now, it's not strange for someone to come looking for you. In our line of work, there are people who kill for inexplicable reasons, and there are also people who do inexplicable things." Liu Jinghui stared at Jiang Yuan and asked: "There shouldn't be any danger on your side, right?"

"No." Jiang Yuan answered decisively.

"En, as long as there isn't." Liu Jinghui curled his lips and said: "You find the money. If you can find the funding and manpower, I will help you do the position control."

Jiang Yuan didn't waste any more words and immediately called Huang Qiangmin. In three sentences, he got Huang Qiangmin to pay a six-figure initial installment.

Liu Jinghui kept his word; he lowered his head and began to design the position control against the map. Not long after, Xu Xuewu called Jiang Yuan first.

"Team Leader Jiang, what's going on with the money from Ningtai County?" Xu Xuewu asked: "If you need money, just come to me directly. Sending money from thousands of miles away, I feel it's unnecessary..."

Jiang Yuan said concisely: "That's the funding for finding the dog."

"Your Director Huang approved so much money for you to find a dog?" Xu Xuewu couldn't understand it. Jiang Yuan said calmly: "He didn't ask me what I was going to do, and I didn't say."

To be honest, Jiang Yuan himself felt that finding a dog with such fanfare was a bit absurd, but with Jiang Yuan's current minor reputation, if he really wanted to find a dog, there were actually no obstacles.

Some cases themselves start from very small things. Traveling across a province to find a tattoo, searching through warehouses to find a certain part, or sucking out a septic tank to find some body parts—the concept of cost-effectiveness is not very popular within the police system.

And seeing the real money deposited, Xu Xuewu had neither the energy to laugh nor the energy to gossip, and said in a lying-flat manner: "Alright, whatever cooperation you need later, just come to me anytime."

"Speaking of which, there really is something." Liu Jinghui pricked up his ears to listen, and at this moment, he leaned over...

Early morning.

Staff from the neighborhood office began their busy day. They took out the prepared notices and posted them in conspicuous places everywhere.

Compared to cheaper and better advertising strategies, they didn't want to adopt them at all.

The early-rising crowds of people taking walks now formed the morning traffic peak; when they passed through the streets and alleys, they saw the newly posted notices and read them.

Soon, a piece of news spread: the county is issuing free ID cards for dogs; those who don't get them, and those who don't leash their dogs, are not allowed to walk their dogs in public places anymore! ===== CHAPTER 394 =====