Chapter 303 - 303 271 Burning Bone Fragments_2

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303: Chapter 271: Burning Bone Fragments_2 303: Chapter 271: Burning Bone Fragments_2 The Cold Case Squad’s sign had just been put up when they had to pause for two days due to the Li Sen case. To an old hand like Wan Baoming, this was a relief, but he worried about how a young man like Jiang Yuan might take it. Ordinary young people come to terms with things slowly through society’s harsh lessons, but no one wanted to treat Jiang Yuan harshly because of his exceptional skills, so they had to slowly and sincerely work on him. Jiang Yuan felt something, and yet he didn’t. As a child, living on the charity of others, he was highly attuned to people’s emotions. But as he grew up and his family’s house was demolished and they continued living on charity, he no longer needed to be so sensitive to others’ feelings. Now, sitting in the meeting room of the Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment, Jiang Yuan was starting to feel as comfortable as if he were in his own kitchen. “It’s a pity Li Sen can’t be sentenced to death,” Jiang Yuan remarked with a tinge of regret. “Li Sen deserves a death worse than death itself, but the law won’t support it,” Wan Baoming said, still with the attitude of trying to console him. Tang Jia said indignantly, “If he had called for an ambulance immediately and helped the girl bandage and apply pressure to the wound, perhaps there would have been time to get her to the hospital.” “The forensic report stated that the knife directly punctured an artery in the abdomen, it would have been very difficult to save her.” Wan Baoming paused before adding, “The fact he didn’t take her to the hospital is definitely his fault, and that should be reflected in the sentencing.” Unable to argue with him, Tang Jia sighed and said, “Ruan Sijing must have felt utterly hopeless lying on that bed. The man she loved wasn’t willing to acknowledge their relationship publicly until she died, and he didn’t even try, didn’t take the risk. No wonder she lay there so quietly...” “The guy is a founder of Da Sen Technology, 40 years old with a family and two kids. Messing around with her, a 25-year-old female graduate student—what was it all for, didn’t she understand?” A middle-aged detective nearby couldn’t help but comment, “She was just duped for sex, what’s there to be sad about? Just wash up, go to sleep, and the next day she’s still a university student. Is it worth dying over?” Tang Jia snorted, “You men don’t get it.” “It’s about the overbearing CEO trope.” “It’s romance,” Tang Jia countered as she looked at Jiang Yuan and asked, “Doctor Jiang, what do you think?” “I want to find a case that’s a definite death sentence,” Jiang Yuan didn’t answer directly, but he spoke his mind authentically. Assuming Jiang Yuan agreed with her, Tang Jia’s expression softened, and her voice became affectionate, “Ferocious Fire Jiang Yuan.” “What?” Jiang Yuan didn’t catch that. Tang Jia pursed her lips into a smile, “After the fingerprint battle was over, people said that the one with the most killings in Changyang City this year isn’t any sort of serial killer, it’s Forensic Jiang Yuan. AKA, Ferocious Fire.” Jiang Yuan took this as an obvious compliment, at least that’s what he believed. Jiang Yuan couldn’t help but give a slight smile. Wan Baoming, listening to their conversation, raised an eyebrow and tested the waters, “Speaking of definite death penalty cases, incineration and dismemberment top the list. However, these kinds of cases are not within your current case selection criteria.” Jiang Yuan knew Wan Baoming was hinting at something and promptly replied, “Such cases might not be solvable, falling outside the range of my strongest skills.” “True,” Wan Baoming nodded and then added, “However, there’s a recent live case of incineration that the district has been working on for half a month with no results. If it can’t be solved, it might become a cold case too. Do you want to take a look?” Jiang Yuan hesitated for a moment; the difficulty of solving dismemberment and incineration cases was quite high. Of course, live cases are a bit easier than cold cases, but not necessarily by much. Upon reflection, Jiang Yuan realized he wasn’t really a famous detective. If he could solve a case, then great; if he couldn’t, it wouldn’t be more than a slight embarrassment, which in reality wasn’t a big deal. Perhaps this is the perfect opportunity to shed the burden of being a role model. Jiang Yuan then said, “Let’s look at the case and see if I can help.” “Hold on, I’ll have someone bring the material over.” Wan Baoming immediately went to make a phone call. For the Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment, the pressure of current cases is actually greater than that of cold cases. Cold cases are water under the bridge—solving them certainly raises the profile, boosts morale across the board, and earns several times the merit points. Thus, leading in various rankings, one receives praise from government agencies at all levels and from society at large. But there are also current cases that remain unsolved. Once a current case goes unresolved, it’s a huge embarrassment. On the performance leaderboard, homicide cases will deduct all your points, not to mention the criticisms from government agencies at all levels and societal scrutiny will come pouring in. Simply put, if there are unsolved current cases, then no matter how beautifully a cold case is solved, criticism will ensue. Even if Changyang City is vast, with a large population and complex cases, the higher-ups won’t listen to your explanations. Jiang Yuan had now seen through Wan Baoming’s earlier inquiry; it wasn’t just a coincidental meeting, it was deliberately planned. Even if Jiang Yuan doesn’t agree now, in a couple of days, if the case hasn’t progressed, Brigade Chief Yu Wenshu and Wan Baoming will still think of him. There’s nothing to be said about this—once the slogan “homicide cases must be solved” is chanted, the consensus is to use all resources and carry out an exhaustive investigation. When met with obstacles, it’s impossible not to use such a significant resource as Jiang Yuan. After a while, Brigade Chief Yu Wenshu followed Wan Baoming over. After cordially asking a few questions about Jiang Yuan’s recent life and work, Yu Wenshu changed the subject and personally introduced the case: “This case occurred in Linan District, two weeks ago. The property management staff of a high-end residential complex found burned bones that stray cats had dragged out of a trash bin during a regular patrol. After a careful inspection, they suspected the bones were human, so they called their colleagues, and then the property manager for further examination. Finally, they reported it to the police.” “During this process, the bones were handled by many people, and videos and photos were taken and posted online, creating a certain impact.” “After the police arrived, the crime scene... although it was the secondary crime scene, was greatly damaged. Subsequently, the criminal police team thoroughly searched all the trash bins within the complex and found more bones in two other bins—14 pieces in total... After forensic examination, three of the bone fragments near the outer side of the central area displayed a wave-like fracture junction, confirming them to be remnants of a human skull...” Yu Wenshu didn’t need to look at the case files to recount all the key elements. And the police officers present heard three words looping over and over in their heads—extremely difficult to solve, extremely difficult to solve, extremely difficult to solve... “So the only clues we have are the 14 charred bone fragments?” Jiang Yuan also caught on. “Correct. I’ve had people bring them to you.” Yu Wenshu said, and immediately had someone bring a box over to the table. “Then let’s take a look,” Jiang Yuan said, without any fuss, allowing someone to spread a plastic cloth on the table as he put on gloves. Yu Wenshu instantly breathed a sigh of relief. Although top-notch forensic doctors had already examined the fragments, Jiang Yuan’s involvement dramatically relieved his pressure. Thinking back to Wan Baoming’s recent visit and the words he had said, a somewhat relieved Yu Wenshu couldn’t help but say, “If you want to blaze in fury, then take down this murderer.”

Chapter 303 - 303 271 Burning Bone Fragments_2

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