[{"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-993":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},2327688,4551,"Chapter 993","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-993",993,"\u003Cp>“Form up!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A whistle blew, summoning all the armed police from their dormitories and the parade ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Moments later, the soldiers, fully assembled, lined up below the building.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The commander, clad in camouflage and wearing a cap, bellowed at the top of his lungs: “All personnel! Ordered by superiors, proceed on foot to the Grand Auditorium to collectively watch tonight’s ‘News Broadcast’—‘Ningtai Jiangyuan, Aspiring High’!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After speaking, the commander extended his arm forward, and the formation set off.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>One after another, squads, platoons, and companies jogged in formation into the Grand Auditorium.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Soon, the opening music of the News Broadcast began; the political commissar seated in the front row timed it precisely, rising to his feet the moment Jiang Yuan’s image appeared, and shouted: “All personnel, pay attention and learn!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Yes!” The room erupted in rough voices, shaking the white plaster from the auditorium’s ceiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>On the projector screen at the front of the auditorium, the host began recounting the Jiang Yuan and Jianmen Academy case, as well as the spy case.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The investigation progressed rapidly: the suspect was successfully arrested and confessed, and his entire spy network—over a dozen spies—was completely dismantled.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Although there was still room to let the line stretch to catch bigger fish, such a stable spy network, once fully exposed, was the best possible outcome; no wise man would dare, at this moment, tell the Zhang family: “Don’t move too fast—wait until we catch a few more petty thieves.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even so, this spy case was among the most significant in recent years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A thirty-year infiltration period, though limited by rank and unlikely to access top-tier secrets, still meant the information passed from such a stable position was substantial.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>In the Grand Auditorium, cheers and curses rose intermittently.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Young men, full of vigor, were always adept at expressing their opinions with their bodies.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>…\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Village Community.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Firecrackers exploded in unison; gongs and drums thundered.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Children, as if celebrating the New Year, swarmed around the firecrackers, folk performances, and stilt-walking clowns, bustling with delight.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A plaque reading “First-Class Meritorious Service” was held aloft by two strong men, moving it up and down, left and right, displaying it to all around.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>They had already paraded it back from the ancestral hall; a plaque as long as a man, carried this way, had passed through Jiang Village, Li Village, Wang Family Village, and Hu Family Ridge. Thanks to modernization and faster-paced life, this would have taken half a month in earlier years.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“This is the fourth First-Class Meritorious Service plaque!”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When the revelry subsided and dusk approached, the villagers hung the newest First-Class Meritorious Service plaque in the main hall of the Jiang family’s first floor.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The police officers from the Political Department waiting there had long been impatient; now they smiled, continuing to take photos and record footage.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Jiang Yuan, Commander Jiang, smile more—preferably a full, joyful laugh,” the photographer from the agency urged, snapping pictures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan tried, but still couldn’t bring himself to laugh loudly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The photographer lifted his head, kept snapping, and chuckled: “Think of it this way—isn’t today the happiest day of your life? Right?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Well… not really,” Jiang Yuan replied honestly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The photographer was left speechless, rubbing his forehead: “You’ve already earned First-Class Meritorious Service… think back to when you were happy before…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Jiang Fuzhen slapped Jiang Yuan hard on the back: “Think of something good. Since you’ve earned another merit, take good photos—don’t earn another one unless you have to.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Huh?” Jiang Yuan glanced at Jiang Fuzhen in surprise.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Four First-Class Meritorious Service plaques—you can brag about this your whole life. Don’t go losing your life next time. Who’ll inherit all these communities?” Jiang Fuzhen hugged Jiang Yuan tightly, smiling.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He was merely very rich—not mentally deficient—and knew how hard it was for a police officer to earn a First-Class Meritorious Service award.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Even though Jiang Yuan had returned unharmed this time, and even if this award carried some special significance, nothing was guaranteed. Even Jiang Fuzhen’s limited movie knowledge told him: once someone gets entangled in espionage or politics, they instantly become second-class—sometimes in dignity, sometimes in physical stature.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan turned and hugged his father just as tightly: “I never intended to earn merit. I was just finding the cause of death for someone else’s father, for someone else’s son. I’m a forensic pathologist—that’s exactly what I do.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Hmm…” Jiang Fuzhen sighed. “Don’t push yourself too hard.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“We’re rich.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I know.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Still have pocket money?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Plenty.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“I’ll have someone transfer the rental income from Jiaxiang Community to your name. Spend it—go out and enjoy yourself, alright?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Oh… okay.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan chatted casually with his father while scanning his skill list.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The newly earned First-Class Meritorious Service meant he could choose another skill. But Jiang Yuan decided to wait. His current skills were already formidable; if a future case demanded a specific enhancement, keeping one First-Class Meritorious Service reward was still valuable.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mostly because he had no urgent need—Ningtai County’s current situation offered no cases requiring his direct intervention.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Two days later.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A suitcase drifting downstream reached Qingbai City, summoning Jiang Yuan.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Huang Qiang personally led the team, ensuring Qingbai City Bureau had paid the next two years’ group fees before arrival.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Upon meeting, the leadership of Qingbai City Bureau beamed with smiles.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan had no choice but to spend a few minutes socializing with them.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>When he returned, fully dressed, he heard Mu Zhiyang already complaining.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Zhiyang: “Another suitcase? No creativity at all.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Chuan added: “Nowadays, people who dump bodies all use suitcases—just like travelers use them. You can’t run a campaign saying, ‘Don’t use suitcases to dump bodies…’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Mu Zhiyang countered: “But I could run a campaign saying suitcases are easier to find. Using a suitcase helps you—and helps the police too…”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wang Chuan glanced sideways at Mu Zhiyang: “If you’re going to run a campaign, why not say: ‘Don’t kill people’… or ‘Turn yourself in for reduced sentencing!’”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hmm. That’s a direction. But judging by the size of the boxes they’re using—a 24-inch suitcase can’t hold a whole body,\" Mu Zhiyang said, when a shout erupted from the scene: another wrapped, bundled object, like a giant zongzi, was floating downstream, looking distinctly suspicious.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A rubber boat roared toward it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Jiang Yuan walked over and said: “Record the time. Also update the exact time of the suitcase found this morning—confirm and update the hydrological data.”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Understood,” Wang Chuan replied immediately: “You think these are connected?”\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>“Mu Zhiyang made a good point—this suitcase didn’t even hold the whole body,” Jiang Yuan crouched, examined the location where the suitcase had been found that morning, compared it with photos, then flipped through the images inside the box.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The 24-inch suitcase found at the scene contained only the torso and both arms—both arms severed. This was the classic defensive dismemberment: cutting the body into six pieces.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Such dismemberment requires significant effort and is typically done to facilitate transport and disposal.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, the perpetrator is rarely a premeditated killer, but more likely a person acting in a fit of passion. A premeditated killer would at least plan how to dispose of the body—even choosing to turn himself in is a form of disposal. Cutting into six pieces is exhausting, inefficient; anyone who prepared properly beforehand—consulted books, researched—would have chosen a better method.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Including, but not limited to, buying a larger suitcase.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After all, this method is far more labor-intensive than moving the whole body, reveals no hidden information, and exposes the most critical clue.\u003C\u002Fp>",1258,"2026-06-20T18:55:03.377Z",1,"Qwen3-Next 80B","5d6af6a0500a1f34fd3d865d9b6051d798f1937c39d477f31caa33d3f682d823","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-994","the-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-chapter-992",1000,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-nation-s-forensic-medical-examiner-cover.jpg"]