[{"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-55":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},2326750,4551,"Chapter 55: Chapter Fifty-Five: There Is Only One Path Up Mount Hua","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-55",55,"\u003Cp>Evening.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The red clouds in the west glowed crimson; the evergreens by the roadside swayed their green branches; the ivy beside the wall trembled with green leaves.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Inside the garage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beneath several vehicles ripped open, human bodies clad in coveralls writhed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Lei directly brought Jiang Yuan to the Traffic Team.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Changyang City’s Traffic Team also had no shortage of funds; years ago, they bought four sets of standard accident scene investigation equipment and two enhanced versions all at once.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Compared to the fragmented gear purchased by the Criminal Investigation Brigade’s Scene Examination Unit, the Traffic Team’s equipment kit contained far more comprehensive tools—alone, for evidence collection, there were portable multi-spectrum light sources, biological detection devices, UV digital cameras, portable microscopes, chassis inspection devices, vehicle EDR data readers, and more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Comprehensive, professional instruments were the foundation for thorough, professional investigations, but these tools also demanded comprehensive, professional expertise from the investigators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Lei brought Jiang Yuan here hoping he’d see how difficult it was and give up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Then he took Jiang Yuan on a tour of the Traffic Team’s garage and said, “What do you think? If you really want to dismantle this car, you need professional equipment. Honestly, some of these things I’m not even familiar with—I have to learn on the spot. Only the veteran technicians in the Traffic Team can handle the full set. Unless the brigade commander personally calls someone, you won’t get anyone to come.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan understood Du Lei’s meaning, glanced around again, and felt reassured before saying, “I’ve got nothing else to do anyway—I’ll just stay here and dismantle the car.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“You know how to use all this equipment?” Du Lei asked.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Most of it. Like this portable multi-spectrum light source—for finding bodily fluids, hair, fibers, glass fragments, dust fingerprints, footprints—it’s pretty much the same as what we use in scene exams. Xenon lamp, thirteen wavelengths…” Jiang Yuan spoke as he demonstrated, operating the device.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The Traffic Team personnel had been warned in advance; seeing Jiang Yuan’s skilled handling, they remained silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan casually demonstrated two more devices, then stopped and said, “I’ll need a micro-evidence exploration kit—surgical instruments, a radiation detector, and preferably a micro-vacuum cleaner…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Lei watched and listened, gradually regaining his calm, then shrugged and said, “Your county has nothing, yet you know everything?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan smiled and said, “I learned a bit before.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Fine. I’ll ask the captain to get you a set.” Du Lei sighed, then laughed: “If you really find a clue through this car, you’ll be impressive.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Du Lei pulled out his phone, called back, and ordered Tan Yong’s Pajero towed directly to the Traffic Team, then sent someone to retrieve the micro-evidence exploration kit…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“To trace back three years, we can only find clues through this car now,” Jiang Yuan said naturally.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Now, we can only seek clues through investigation and deduction.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinghui addressed the group and issued a decisive order.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Over a hundred criminal investigators and auxiliary police—including Wei Zhenguo and Mu Zhiyang—responded loudly and set out to investigate nearly a hundred enterprises, institutions, and construction projects linked to Luqiao Group.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>According to Liu Jinghui’s theory, to establish an effective body-dumping scheme—or a stable dumping channel—you first need a stable route. Thus, short-term construction projects were not the focus of this investigation.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet, what the real focus was, Liu Jinghui himself couldn’t clearly define.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He sat in his office, carefully studying the materials gathered from all sides, especially the interrogation transcripts.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After reading for a while, Liu Jinghui would stand, pick up a pen, and draw circles on the map on the wall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The office was empty; Liu Jinghui mused aloud to himself:\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A stable dumping channel means the roads can’t be too bad… but that’s not right either, since he doesn’t go often. Hmm, bumpy roads are definitely out—no matter how you pack the body, you can’t risk leakage. So, remote mountain roads are ruled out…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Units with unstable operations, those that shut down randomly… maybe they’re easier to use. But if they have cameras running all the time, he’d probably think twice…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Highways are ideal, especially toll stations. Checkpoints are risky—there’s always a chance of getting caught. But it’s not absolute. If I were dumping this guy, where would I bury him? Hmm… not water, not a pit—needs to be something already there. Digging a three-meter hole by hand? I’d wish the corpse would dig itself.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“He must go repeatedly, likely even outside work hours, and probably uses his own car…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As Liu Jinghui kept drawing on the map, his energy returned; he returned to the pile of transcripts to search again.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside his office, criminal investigators came and went, their numbers dwindling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>By midnight, the outer office was empty, yet Liu Jinghui remained alert.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Especially when he felt he was drawing closer to the truth, his excitement grew.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though exhausted, he was excited.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though excited, he was exhausted.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The next day, criminal investigators continued gathering evidence and interrogating Tan Yong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinghui kept pushing his mind, analyzing possible dumping sites.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The earliest suspected dumping locations were once again walked over by the investigators.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Though no results had emerged yet, Liu Jinghui believed he was inching closer to the truth.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The frantic investigation lasted nearly a week.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinghui’s once immaculate shirt had grown wrinkled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Fatigue surfaced on every face.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As the central figure, Liu Jinghui was steeped in coffee and tea, his cheeks sunken, eyes swollen—but he held on.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>For criminal investigators, pulling an all-nighter for a routine homicide case was common. This time, they were tackling a cold case, possibly a serial killing—though China’s police system doesn’t publicly spotlight serial killers like Western systems do, when one does appear, heightened attention is entirely justified.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Just look at the size of the Task Force for Case 326: as the case progressed, higher-ups kept reinforcing it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Another full-team meeting was held in the large conference room.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinghui walked in holding a stack of documents, confident, only to see seven or eight people huddled in the front row, passionately debating.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinghui didn’t rush to start the meeting; instead, he smiled warmly and said, “What are you discussing? So lively? Any progress on the case?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Yuan found a body-dumping site using micro-evidence—it makes sense!” Brigade Chief Yu Wenshu held up a report, visibly thrilled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Liu Jinghui smiled, smiled again, kept smiling, and walked over: “Let me see.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1071,"2026-06-20T18:55:00.150Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a27b4edf3c82d61d58bf2783d8bb4f3d56c3b7d7a5164c235487fb4ecc1d52d5","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-56","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-54",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-cover.jpg"]