Chapter 233 - 233 224 Write 10 times

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233: Chapter 224 Write 10 times 233: Chapter 224 Write 10 times Jianyuan Company. Jiang Yuan sat in a large conference room, the long table covered with various documents and reports. In the corner of the conference room, there was a well-maintained Sansevieria. Several employees of Jianyuan were moving boxes of files over, piling them up beside the Sansevieria. A few police officers initially wanted to help but didn’t know how to go about it and were declined by Jiang Yuan. Document examination is a very private task that doesn’t require teamwork or opinions from various parties, at least, not during the examination process. As for after the examination, if there are disagreements about opinions, “I don’t agree with you” puts an end to it. Bai Yuequn conjectured that the person who sent him the photos was either Yuan or his second brother, a view to which Jiang Yuan also agreed, therefore he prioritized searching for documents belonging to Jianyuan Company. Of course, it’s also possible that the person was a retainer of the elder or the second brother; however, based on the information currently known, both of their retainers are actually provided for by the company. This is a common problem with Chinese-style companies; to save on taxes, people would rather have every Starbucks coffee reimbursed by the company than pay out of their own pocket. An expense of an additional 20% or more is something even the rich try to avoid whenever possible. Or rather, the richer a person is, the less willing they are to spend that kind of money. As for whether the person used a printer to print that message, it doesn’t really make much of a difference, it actually reduces the workload for the detectives. For document examiners, determining which printer the writing came from is somewhat easier. Common methods like Yellow Dot Tracking Technology can accurately identify the printer’s manufacturer, model, serial number, and even the printing time. With this information, looking for a person is even easier than how Jiang Yuan is looking for someone now. After all, there are fewer printers, and their sales channels are traceable. Moreover, compared to handwriting analysis, it’s harder to dispute a printer’s document examination. So, unless the case is too minor for the police to bother with an in-depth investigation, or the case is too foolish to require high-tech techniques, pulling off a major crime without anyone noticing is very difficult. At the very least, one needs the determination to earn a doctorate. All that plotting and scheming at home, tinkering on your own, it’s all about using effort as a tactic to cover up a lazy strategy. Study! Only through studying is it truly possible to commit a sophisticated crime. And only such individuals are worthy of experts from all over the country using three decades of skill to meticulously bring them to justice. “Uh, please sort out this person’s information for me,” Jiang Yuan said. As several police officers at the scene were idly browsing their phones, Jiang Yuan pulled out a document. An experienced Image Investigation officer in the conference room immediately put down his phone, came over to take a look, and whispered, “Is it this person?” “There’s a fifty percent chance. Find me more documents he signed, and I’ll compare them,” Jiang Yuan softly replied. The people from Jianyuan Company had already left the conference room, but since they were on someone else’s turf, everyone remained cautious. The Image Investigation officer gave a grunt of acknowledgement and immediately got to work. Working together, several people quickly sifted through stacks of files and found more than a dozen with handwritten numbers. Jiang Yuan picked out a few numbers and carefully compared them. The most distinctive feature in this person’s handwriting was the Arabic number “7”: he would make a kink in the horizontal stroke. In fact, many people have similar habits. With only ten characters in Arabic numerals and a high repetition rate, compared to the seven or eight billion people in the world and the hundreds of billions over a century, any particular way of writing a number is actually not uncommon. But within a small circle, some features cannot be ignored. For example, among the few thousand files in the conference room, only about one hundred and ten people would write the number 7 with a kink in the horizontal part, and by the curvature of the bend, it is possible to match it to one individual. A minor supervisor in the logistics department, a very low-level position, yet one that required the injection of higher-level resources. “It should be him,” Jiang Yuan confirmed after comparing the other numbers he wrote, which were also similar. Looking down at the name, the Image Investigation officer saw ‘Wang Song’ and immediately sent a message to his team leader. Then, the Image Investigation officer asked, “What about the words he wrote? Do the two characters for ‘WeChat’ match?” “He wrote them with his left hand,” Jiang Yuan explained. “He might have been worried about giving himself away with the Chinese characters, but they match as well.” Certainly, non-dominant hand writing analysis is more difficult than dominant hand analysis and requires a higher level of expertise from the examiner, but generally, it’s still possible to make an identification. This is because handwriting involves many aspects, such as the layout of characters, stroke order, proportional features, matching features, and so on. The penmanship habits formed over many years can’t just be changed at will. Seeing Jiang Yuan’s confidence, the Image Investigation officer didn’t say much more. Anyway, it was just calling someone in for questioning. People like this, who are trying to hide their involvement but can’t help exposing themselves, usually become incredibly frightened after a couple of questions. Another phone call went through, and Lei Xin was very pleased. Solving this case proceeded in an orderly fashion, like following a formula, everything seemed unexpectedly simple. He started to take action. This case was actually quite complex because it involved several other cases. The Qianjin District Criminal Police Team was working on it, as was the Ningtai County Criminal Police Team, and police from Qinghe City were providing support. Usually, in such situations, a new special investigation team would be formed, a new leader would be appointed, all to coordinate the effort. But this time, things developed so quickly that the officials accustomed to meetings were overwhelmed and were working rather disorganized. Unexpectedly, in such a disorganized situation, Jiang Yuan still managed to crack cases one after another. By the time Jiang Yuan returned to the Qianjin District Criminal Police Team, Wang Song had also been brought back. Huang Qiangmin had just entered the building as well. He had just reported to the leaders of Ningtai County and met with several leaders from Qinghe City to clarify the direction of the investigation. Then he found out that Jiang Yuan had already brought back the person who had been passing notes and photos. “You’re really going head-to-head, aren’t you?” Huang Qiangmin didn’t know whether to praise Jiang Yuan or to remind him when he saw him. Jiang Yuan was excited too, but modestly asked, “How is this considered going head-to-head?” “It means when the case hits a tough spot, you flatten it out; that’s going head-to-head,” Wu Junhao had also returned, and he quite liked Jiang Yuan’s style as it suited his own tastes. Huang Qiangmin hummed in agreement and said, “We generally don’t handle things so forcefully, at least not before. Especially cases like this one, where just a small note leads to finding someone, it’s just not done this way. Our county doesn’t even have a full-time document examiner.” Jiang Yuan earnestly asked, “So how was it done before?” “Before...” Huang Qiangmin took a moment to recall, then said, “In the past, we would start by checking the people around Yuan and his older brother. To do something like this, it would have to be someone close to them, surely. Based on this assumption, there aren’t many suspects to start with, and then we could use handwriting analysis and go down the list, interrogating each one to see if there are any slip-ups.” Traditional investigation methods like this have become a treasured skill for seasoned detectives, deeply embedded in the specific national circumstances. In a society of acquaintances, secrets criminals think they have are often not secrets to others who know them. Day-to-day information is unavoidable. This is like in a village where, even without surveillance cameras, it’s difficult for a stranger to easily enter unnoticed. Today’s society may not be so familiar, but within workplaces, or large private enterprises like Jianyuan Company, where people interact daily for years on end, there still exists a very familiar social environment. In comparison, societies in Europe and America don’t have this same condition or foundation, which is why their crime-solving doesn’t rely on this investigative approach; it’s not just a matter of police forces and systems, but also due to different social circumstances. If Jiang Yuan hadn’t caught Wang Song, then using Huang Qiangmin’s typical approach, it still would’ve been possible to find the person. The whole process then becomes a massive logic puzzle. A group of detectives would study statements like “Person A said,” “Person B said,” “Person C said,” “Person D said,” analyzing back and forth to see who is lying or who makes a mistake. In the past, this process could even uncover other unrelated cases. It feels like catching rabbits while gathering hay, or scooping up fish while harvesting wheat. As for Jiang Yuan, his method is akin to mechanized farming where the combine harvesters roll on with a rumble, the automatic balers start up with a roar, mowing down whatever is there, regardless of type. “Copy this paragraph ten times, and please be a bit quick about it,” the young police officer ordered authoritatively in the interrogation room. Wang Song, a man in his thirties who managed logistics, a cushy position, was not easily intimidated by the junior officer. He looked at the text with the WeChat and numbers and asked softly, “What if I don’t feel like writing it?” As always, the interrogation was led by Lei Xin, whose teeth were stained yellow from smoking. He grinned and said, “We ask you to write so we avoid wronging you, giving you a chance to help us spot errors. But if you give up, just sign a declaration of waiver, and that would also be acceptable.” Naturally, Wang Song couldn’t sign such a declaration, so he asked, “How would you correct me? Aren’t you afraid I’ll write it all wrong?” “Writing it wrong is fine,” Lei Xin chuckled. “Handwriting isn’t about the content; it’s about how you write something.” “But there’s no need to write it ten times,” Wang Song protested. “We will analyze the relationship between your own handwriting samples, and then compare it to the handwriting on the evidence, deriving a conclusion,” Lei Xin explained. Wang Song hesitated again. His expression was serious yet tried to appear relaxed, slightly distorted. “Just write it, no more fuss,” Lei Xin, the detective chief with nicotine-stained teeth, could tell at a glance if someone had something to hide and said sternly. Wang Song gripped the pen tightly. Before he even began to write, his palms were sweating and trembling slightly, to the point where he hardly knew how to place the pen tip on the paper. Bowing his head, sweat formed at the back of his neck as well.

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