Chapter 254 - 254 240 Pumping_2

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254: Chapter 240 Pumping_2 254: Chapter 240 Pumping_2 “I have some confidence,” Jiang Yuan didn’t make a full commitment. Still, under such circumstances, this was a very confident statement. The surrounding police officers fell silent, letting Xu Taining make the decision. Xu Taining said, “Let’s hear it, what do you want to do?” Jiang Yuan then repeated what he had said to Huang Qiangmin and continued, “I think Director Liu must have gotten close to the murderer, or, to be precise, close to the area where the body was buried, he may have already obtained certain clues. Otherwise, the murderer would not have made a move.” “Right, if he hadn’t acted, Liu wouldn’t even be sure that there was a real case here,” Xu Taining’s thought was also very direct. He did not express doubt about this or that, but simply shared his judgment, a display of great confidence. Seeing this, Jiang Yuan’s expression relaxed significantly, and he said, “We need to expand the search area from where Director Liu has been searching—into three parts: the area he was searching before the car accident, the area he was searching during the accident, and according to the original plan, the area he might have reached. I believe the most likely area is still the one he was in during the accident.” “That place has already been plowed through several times by everyone,” Xu Taining was a bit disappointed. Such an obvious fact was not only apparent to Jiang Yuan; Liu Jinghui himself must have seen it too. Jiang Yuan shook his head and said, “It hasn’t been thoroughly searched; there are clear oversights.” “Oh? Bring the map over,” Xu Taining had also skimmed over the area before but hadn’t looked at it in detail. The map was at hand, a high-resolution custom map made by the mining bureau, marked in great detail. “The most likely spots are these two wells over here,” Jiang Yuan pointed directly and added, “Actually, there are other places that haven’t been searched, like the forests. If it’s a burial, there will always be areas that go unsearched, or there may even be caves inside. But the main points are still these two wells.” Seeing Xu Taining looking at the map and listening intently, Jiang Yuan slid his hand across the map and said, “Aside from the forest, there is a ravine a few hundred meters away from the parking lot which is also a low-cost good spot for burying a body. However, these places should be a lower priority.” Xu Taining nodded in agreement, “Those areas have mostly been searched.” “Exactly, after several rounds of searching, the places that have been searched, the easily searchable areas, should all be excluded. Except for the mine wells.” Jiang Yuan didn’t discuss the thoroughness of the search. If a criminal had professional body disposal skills, that would set the bar too high for the search. If that were the case, then searching for the body itself would be meaningless. The focus of the investigation should be directed elsewhere. A person, a criminal, can’t be perfect in every aspect, a professional at everything. Police don’t look for flaws in a fair fight, a tactical exercise. Moreover, Jiang Yuan, who had also participated in several searches, knew that as long as there were enough personnel, organizing further searches of these areas was easy. Only the search of the mine wells was exceptionally difficult and so conspicuous, making them the most suspicious targets. Xu Taining didn’t know the details and somewhat incredulously said, “Such obvious wells, and Liu just overlooked them?” Even the best detective has limits. Jiang Yuan immediately said: “To my knowledge, Director Liu had people search the mine, but I believe they couldn’t have been very thorough. They might even have provoked the murderer.” “These two wells were left from past excavations. They were filled in a long time ago, and since then, water has accumulated.” “We’re facing two problems here. First, extremely deep water, it could be several tens of meters. At that depth, even a professional diver can’t go down. And if they do, they lack the strength to search thoroughly.” Xu Taining looked towards someone nearby and asked, “How deep is the water inside?” A leader from the mining bureau said, “We measured it a few years ago, it’s about 50 meters deep. Professional divers really can’t go down. But this mine well is indeed very difficult to search, we could try with a more professional team...” “We need to pump out the water and then have someone go down to search. Ordinary divers have trouble going beyond 10 meters underwater, and if the conditions below are complex, there will still be omissions,” Jiang Yuan, with experience in searching reservoirs, set high standards. The leader from the mining bureau laughed and said, “Pumping water out of mine wells isn’t simple, and the costs are very high. The outcome might not even be good; it’s better to hire skilled divers...” “Director Liu had already brought in a professional team before, but the water was too deep, they couldn’t provide any effective conclusions. I imagine Director Liu had encountered similar issues,” Jiang Yuan interrupted, adding, “At that time, there were limited funds, and they probably couldn’t afford to pump out the water to look. This problem shouldn’t exist now.” “Funding is always insufficient,” Xu Taining said, his expression becoming more serious, “but it is indeed necessary. We’ll get someone to pump the water, and then conduct a search.” The latter sentence was directed at his subordinates. The leader from the mining bureau was taken aback and quickly said, “Pumping water from such a deep well can cost up to seven figures.” Xu Taining made a decision and then looked at Jiang Yuan again, “Anything else?” “There is more. I suggest that everyone involved in this case, including police officers, local civil servants, and mining company personnel, be registered and recorded,” Jiang Yuan said, slightly lowering his head as he spoke.

Chapter 254 - 254 240 Pumping_2

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