Chapter 702: Geese Leave Traces

Jiang Yuan parked the Coaster in the designated parking lot, got out to stretch his body, and had people take out the instruments and equipment in advance, setting up a street stall in front of the car.

The location of this parking lot had been discussed by Xu Taining and others, decided in advance to serve as the command post.

A while later, Tao Lu and the others also arrived at the scene, each getting out of their cars, swinging their arms and legs.

The older ones even complained, "The capital's traffic is so good, yet they found such a remote place to set up a command post. What were they thinking?"

"It's mainly for the convenience of flying drones, I suppose. Listening to what they mean, the venue here is relatively large. They want to build a centralized drone maintenance base and set up a separate runway for medium and large drones to fly a second pass, making it convenient for inspections," someone who knew the situation stepped forward to explain.

Laying landmines for Xu Taining at this moment was meaningless; he was equivalent to a mercenary who would leave after finishing the job, and if this job was done well, it would be beneficial to everyone.

Those who understood nodded slightly. "Still quite cautious."

What those doing dragnets feared most was missing something; using satellites or drones was the same problem. It was like going home and discovering you'd lost your ID in your pocket. At this time, turning back to look for it—was it because walking that stretch of road was too tiring? It was mainly the fear of missing it.

Using drones was the same logic. Flying once was simple; missing it would be a sin.

Some said, could you miss a house that big? This was like looking for an ID on the sidewalk; an ID card that big might just be lying on the ground. If your luck was bad, if you couldn't find it, you couldn't find it.

Running two passes would be a bit better; at least it wouldn't be so worrying. Furthermore, mindset also affected ability.

The strength of the criminal police was there; how things were was how they were. It wasn't Xu Taining's turn to evaluate, and even less his turn to train. He could only choose how to use people.

Helping to adjust the mindset of the participating personnel could also be considered part of Xu Taining's work.

Many times, whether an ordinary searcher was a bit more serious or a bit more negligent could determine the final result of a search.

Although variables couldn't be completely controlled, being able to control a portion was also one of the manifestations of command ability.

This time, Xu Taining also gathered his spirits, using all he had learned in his life, and even more—like drone searching, a new technology. Although Xu Taining had done it before, it was all on a small scale. This time, the area and scope used were so large that it was also the first time for Xu Taining; there was inevitably time for learning in between.

And for the Capital Bureau, they were also observing Xu Taining.

Where the center was, there were often fierce dragons coming from the local areas. Their strength went without saying; it just depended on whether they could adapt to this side. Those who adapted were all strong dragons. Following them for one mission had only benefits and no harm.

Tao Lu and the others had a similar mindset.

Coming to this somewhat abandoned parking lot, several people had deducted points for Xu Taining, but as reports from all sides gathered, discovering that search tasks had already begun in many places, several people added points back to Xu Taining.

Just the matter of starting work on time and normally wasn't easy.

Don't you see how long it takes to prepare for a sports meet at school? If there was no rehearsal, or rather, during the first rehearsal, how much time would be wasted in the early stages? One could guess the pressure large-scale activities put on time.

Thousands of police officers getting the equipment they should have, arriving at the correct location, and searching along the correct area was already a very headache-inducing matter.

Especially the last point: drawing lines on a map was simple, but how could you guarantee that everyone understood the map, didn't misread the map, and searched strictly according to the map?

It was almost impossible to guarantee. What could be done was constant checking, making some people's search areas overlap, marking out areas that were not easy to determine, or assigning them to stronger members.

In short, mistakes were inevitable. How to adjust in the shortest time to make up for mistakes and minimize everyone's repetitive workload was the work of the commander-in-chief.

As for more detailed things, many were improved while doing them. For example, how to store the videos shot by drones, how to import them into compliant storage devices in a timely manner, and how to organize manpower to specifically watch and verify—all of these were things that hadn't existed before.

Therefore, for Tao Lu and the others who had experienced large dragnets, seeing the situation unfold bit by bit without collapsing on the spot made them feel that Xu Taining's strength was not bad.

"Shannan Province is also full of hidden talents," Tao Lu made a few phone calls, feeling slightly relieved, then came to Jiang Yuan and Huang Qiangmin's side, speaking with a smile.

Huang Qiangmin smiled and said, "Shannan is a poor province. Resources aren't enough, so we can only make up for it with people."

"Shannan isn't considered poor anymore," Tao Lu said, then added, "Division Chief Xu's performance here is impressive. Since the dragnet can be pushed through, there's no need to worry for the time being."

In reality, it might only be easy for these two or three days, but for a criminal police detachment leader like Tao Lu, two or three days was about the same as having a summer vacation.

Huang Qiangmin had been a criminal police detachment leader and particularly understood Tao Lu's mindset, gloating, "Division Chief Xu's style is a bit about seeking greatness and completeness. If the dragnet can be pushed through today, tomorrow it will definitely be tightened and expanded."

Tao Lu was stunned, then waved his hand. "Let the bureau chiefs worry about it. I can't manage that much."

Turning his head, Tao Lu looked at the various instruments and equipment suitcases Jiang Yuan had packed in the carriage and unloaded, asking, "You're too well-prepared here. It'll probably take several days to determine the location, right? You have too much confidence in Division Chief Xu?"

"These aren't prepared for them," Jiang Yuan said calmly.

"They aren't?"

"Mm." Jiang Yuan nodded, then said with experience, "With such a large-scale dragnet and such a detailed search, it's impossible to only get a single target."

Tao Lu didn't quite understand, thought for a moment, and was then shocked. "You think you can find other corpses?"

Jiang Yuan said with a matter-of-fact expression, "It doesn't necessarily have to be corpses, but since we've scanned such a large area, we'll always find something."

Huang Qiangmin coughed twice on the side and said, "What our Jiang Yuan means is, if there are unexpected discoveries, we should go and confirm them as soon as possible. This way, we can understand the case as soon as possible and strive to solve it quickly."

"This..." For a moment, Tao Lu didn't know whether to praise Jiang Yuan for being well-prepared or to suspect that he had fallen into Huang Qiangmin's trap.

Fortunately, Tao Lu also had many years of criminal police experience, quickly adjusted his mindset, and smiled. "It's good to have discoveries. However, corpses aren't that easy to find."

"Mm, for now, we'll only handle the corpses found at the scene. As for burying corpses, we'll analyze the videos later." Jiang Yuan's answer clearly showed he had thought about it.

Tao Lu asked in a low voice, "Analyzing videos can also discover situations of buried corpses?"

"Of course. We've done similar work before, and the effect was quite good. There are several plans, such as through 'corpse decomposition islands'—this is a concept of botany. There's also drone remote sensing technology. The drones we're using this time carry specific sensors. In my impression, there are drones with biochemical sensors, thermal infrared sensors, and hyperspectral sensors..."

Jiang Yuan gave a rough introduction and added, "Although Division Chief Xu said the main purpose this time is to find the 'Yang residence' (living quarters), if we really can't find it, we'll have no choice but to shift to the corpse-seeking link."

Tao Lu listened, dazed, not knowing whether to praise the Shannan people for being well-prepared or for being too comprehensive!

At the same time, tasks began to pop up for Jiang Yuan:

Task: Geese Leave Traces

Task Content: Crimes will not disappear easily, and corpses cannot be easily buried. Find the buried corpses, seek justice for them, and bring peace of mind to their families.

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