[{"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-81":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},2326776,4551,"Chapter 81: Return of Stolen Goods","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-81",81,"\u003Cp>One team, two teams, three or four teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Five teams, six teams, seven or eight teams.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>……\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Thrown into the crowd of criminals and vanished.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Team after team of criminal investigators were dispatched, quickly filling the investigation center, and then people were sent to the detention center—so many that the detention center at one point refused to take more.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Of course, the detention center never wanted people, whether there was a reason or not.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Due to insufficient personnel, Jiang Yuan also ran two rounds of physical exams himself, then delivered them to the detention center—only healthy, middle-aged, young adults who were the backbone of society could be admitted; those with poor health or insufficient age needed perfect timing, location, and luck to get in.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all this maneuvering, a month had passed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finally, the last suspect was referred to the procuratorate for prosecution, and the hanging orchid in the office had grown a full meter longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Monday.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan arrived half an hour early, trimmed a branch of the hanging orchid, and casually stuck it into a water bottle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>An ancient saying goes: those who sit too long in an office, whether human or not, learn to grow flowers and plants and cultivate new species; only those who spend their days staring at superiors, yelling at subordinates, and messing up relationships—male-female, male-male, female-female, transgender, and all combinations—ever watch others, yet can’t even keep a single pot of flowers alive.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong, guarding the office, saw Jiang Yuan arrive and hurried over, just in time to see him cutting the orchid branch.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh my, you’re doing flower arranging now!” Wang Zhong’s tone had grown increasingly smooth; he rushed forward to help, saying, “You should’ve told me earlier—I love tending flowers and plants at home…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>As he spoke, Wang Zhong took the pruning shears from Jiang Yuan’s hand and snipped away all the fallen leaves and branches on both sides of the hanging orchid.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Outside the window, the voices of several elementary schoolchildren sang: Listen to me say thank you, you warmed all four seasons.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Hearing the song, Wang Zhong felt it was perfectly fitting, turned around, and grinned: “Speaking of thanks, I heard Huang’s team is organizing a restitution ceremony.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Maybe,” Jiang Yuan replied vaguely, took the shears back, and trimmed the orchid into a rounder shape.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong smiled and said, “Um… according to the order, the smoke shop’s restitution should be in the first batch, right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan, having been in the criminal investigation unit long enough to be more alert, raised an eyebrow and asked: “Did someone ask you to help them?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No… no, I didn’t take any money.” Wang Zhong stammered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan frowned at Wang Zhong, recalling the image of the female shop owner, and said: “If you didn’t take money, your problem is even bigger.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No way… how could that be? It’s not what you think.” Wang Zhong’s explanation was strained. After a few awkward words, he slumped: “It was the shop owner’s daughter—she came specially to see me. She’s still in school, said her mom’s been through hell, crying at home all day… I naturally expressed sympathy…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still in school?” Jiang Yuan’s expression grew serious—was this heading toward a major mistake?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“College, she’s an adult. There’s nothing between us, just pure… pure…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“A favor request?” Jiang Yuan finished for him.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Don’t say it like that—I’ll show you later, I really just feel their family’s suffering.” Wang Zhong pleaded, his face flushed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan smiled: “So what do you want me to do?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong hurriedly said: “Could you talk to Huang? Just put the smoke shop’s restitution in the first batch—it fits the political department’s restitution criteria anyway, just make sure it doesn’t get bumped. In our unit, Huang only listens to you…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Alright,” Jiang Yuan agreed without hesitation, then added: “Let’s do it this afternoon—I’ll go push them to finish the restitution quickly.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>His mission “Follow the Vine” primarily involved returning seized property to its original owners.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But even in a county town, handling so many cases and assets was no simple matter—at minimum, the signature approvals had to be prioritized.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>If not for fear that reporters would lose interest, this work could’ve dragged on much longer.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Afternoon.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan first accompanied Wang Zhong in the investigation hall, where they met Sheng Ying, the daughter of the smoke shop owner.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Ying was very tall—likely over 1.75 meters—and even in flat shoes, she stood out as exceptionally slender in the hall.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Her skin was unnaturally pale, with large stretches exposed—no wonder Wang Zhong was distracted. After all, as a trace evidence officer, one should pay special attention to skin without any marks.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Officer Jiang,” Sheng Ying came over without waiting for Wang Zhong to introduce her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan nodded, glanced at Wang Zhong, and said: “You didn’t need to come—I’ll go speak with Huang. You and Wang Zhong stay here.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Sheng Ying, still a student, stood uncertainly, then whispered: “Then let me treat you to dinner later…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“No need,” Jiang Yuan waved him off and pressed the elevator button.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Seeing this, Wang Zhong turned to Sheng Ying: “Officer Jiang is the kind of guy who’s got cheat codes—he’ll handle it. Honestly, Captain Huang’s not bad, just a bit lazy, always dragging things out—typical boss behavior, not targeting anyone…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Captain Huang,” Jiang Yuan greeted Huang Qiangmin, the captain of the criminal investigation unit, who had just stepped out of the elevator.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Zhong heard it, his ears trembling; he turned slightly and saw Captain Huang’s mouth curled up at a 44.4-degree angle.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“What is it?” Huang Qiangmin asked Jiang Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“The daughter of the victim from the smoke shop robbery heard restitution is possible and wants to be included in the first batch.” Jiang Yuan summarized briefly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiangmin grunted, “Alright, since you brought it up, we’ll try to accommodate.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Thank you, thank you…” Sheng Ying beamed, then thanked both Jiang Yuan and Wang Zhong.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“There’s another matter,” Huang Qiangmin ignored her, called Jiang Yuan over, and said: “Good you’re here—I’ll tell you now.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Our province plans to hold a fingerprint battle this month. Prepare yourself—you’ll represent Ningtai County and Qinghe City.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Me?” Jiang Yuan pointed at himself in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Who else?” Huang Qiangmin grinned at 99.9 degrees, like a crocodile clutching a wildebeest, and said to Jiang Yuan: “Spend these next few days studying fingerprints, stay sharp. If you make a name for yourself, becoming a police superintendent will be easy for you.”\u003C\u002Fp>",1081,"2026-06-20T18:55:00.150Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","a98f763e659721b5c617b46a32afab61dbce3dc9f0d646f9acd10816ae43b0e4","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-82","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-80",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-cover.jpg"]