Chapter 354 - 354 321 Don't Get Cold

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354: Chapter 321 Don’t Get Cold 354: Chapter 321 Don’t Get Cold Jiang Yuan had arranged for a team building event at home and started making preparations. The first thing was to investigate the scene of the crime at a suburban warehouse. Yes, Jiang Yuan’s preparations were not based on food and beverages, but rather following the mental trajectory of his team members. When other companies hold team-building events, they might play games like Werewolf or Murder Mystery. Police team-building, even without a dancing murderer in the street, should at least be accompanied by a murder case, right? Jiang Yuan went straight to the modern medical industry park on the outskirts of the city with Uncle Qiang to find the warehouse of the historical arson case. After 8 years, the warehouse had been renovated and belonged to another logistics company. There wasn’t much inventory inside the warehouse, and one could see almost everything at a glance. There seemed to be about forty or fifty employees. Jiang Yuan showed his credentials to the warehouse manager and explained his purpose, to which the latter reacted with surprise, “Someone died here?” Jiang Yuan didn’t expect to receive this question first but thought about it and said, “Actually, many places have had deaths, don’t think too much about it.” “We often start work in the early hours. Ah, now that you mention it, how are we supposed to work overtime at night?” The manager’s expression turned sour. “Actually, it’s not a big deal. Just two people died in this huge warehouse area. You know, Huazhu Road next to the industrial park used to be a chaotic burial ground. Right after the founding of the country, bandits entered the area, records show dozens of people were killed in a single massacre...” Jiang Yuan learned these stories about Shannan Province during his studies, and of course, they were all related to death. The warehouse manager learned something new, not a trace of a smile on his face, just saying, “I live on Huazhu Road, number 350. The houses around here have the lowest rent...” By the end of his words, the warehouse manager had come to a realization, his expression starting to flatten out. Jiang Yuan and Uncle Qiang exchanged glances and said, “Actually, it’s no big deal, all of that happened over half a century ago.” “You can have a look at the warehouse.” The manager didn’t want to talk with them anymore and found a corner out of view of surveillance cameras to sit down, took out his phone, and started searching silently. Jiang Yuan sighed, advising not to search one’s own address in search engines followed by suffixes like ‘dead’, ‘murder’, or ‘corpse’, especially in old urban areas with ancient names—it was not advisable. As Jiang Yuan and Uncle Qiang said, after so many decades, it was common for deaths to occur. Sure enough, the manager quickly fell into a state of severe irritation, moderate emo, and mild fear. Places that used to be chaotic burial grounds were naturally at the edge of the city. Even after so many years of development, their prosperity level was still very low. When it was late at night and all was quiet... wouldn’t it be normal for people to die? Taking advantage of the manager rebooting, Jiang Yuan quickly walked through the warehouse with Uncle Qiang, taking photos where needed and recording what was necessary. When approached by someone, they would show their credentials. The warehouse had been reconstructed and no traces of burning could be seen. However, the basic structure remained unchanged. The reconstruction was simply built upon the original foundation. Jiang Yuan didn’t know exactly what to look for, but he still carefully observed and took photos. Solving cases was like this, not knowing which clue was really needed. One could only walk the path that needed to be taken, see the sights that needed to be seen, and only after reaching the endpoint would one know that they had arrived. After leaving the warehouse and circling around for a week, returning to the parking lot, Jiang Yuan got into the car on the passenger side. That’s when he heard Uncle Qiang shout. Jiang Yuan hurriedly got out of the car and saw Uncle Qiang pointing at the right rear tire, saying, “The tire’s been punctured.” In his mind, the first thing that came to Jiang Yuan was the scene of Liu Jinghui’s car accident. Almost subconsciously, he took out his phone, started recording, and turned a circle around the surroundings. Nothing seemed out of the ordinary, but Jiang Yuan turned two more times before going to the back of the car. It was as Uncle Qiang described, the right tire had been punctured. The tire was still rigid, but it was uncertain how far it could go. “This doesn’t seem to be of any use, does it?” Jiang Yuan looked at the tire and asked hesitantly. “Well, for city driving it shouldn’t be a problem; we can get it driven back and then fix it,” Uncle Qiang advised. Jiang Yuan shook his head, “Let’s not touch it, just call the Forensic Center to do the inspection.” As he spoke, Jiang Yuan called Wan Baoming and had him send a trace examiner over. The tire became a focus of study for the forensic technicians. With a proficiency level around LV2, they were already able to discern a great deal. Jiang Yuan and Uncle Qiang waited until the supporting forensic team finished inspecting before they left together in the car. Before noon, the members of the Cold Case Squad arrived one after another at Jiang Yuan’s home. As soon as Wang Chuanxing entered, he couldn’t help but exclaim, “Wow, Captain Jiang, your house is so big?” Having graduated just a few years ago and at the age of considering home purchasing, he was amazed at the size of Jiang Yuan’s living room. Shen Yaowei, who had been to Ningtai County, revealed a knowing smile and said, “It seems you have some misconceptions about the people of Jiang Village.” Wang Chuanxing let out a sigh, “I can’t even afford the down payment for this living room...” Tang Jia prepared tea for everyone and said, “Actually, it’s okay. Just think about the loan repayment you have to make each month, and you’ll feel that not having a down payment is quite nice.” Shen Yaowei laughed unsympathetically and added, “An ‘A-class’ award comes with a 20,000 yuan reward. If you could get it dozens of times, the down payment would be taken care of, and then if you could secure a ‘B-class’ award or something every month, buying a house wouldn’t be a problem.” Wang Chuanxing also laughed, “When you put it that way, it does make one happy.” Jiang Yuan saw that almost everyone had arrived, so he came over to turn on the new projector and said, “Today’s team-building theme is the warehouse murder-arson case.” As he spoke, a photo of a charred body appeared on the projection screen. The nearly life-sized human figure was displayed before everyone in its scorched state. Wang Chuanxing had just picked up a blood orange and took one look before silently putting it back. “Starting off with such excitement?” Tang Jia laughed and glanced at Jiang Yuan. “This case involves Jianyuan Pharmaceutical. We will start the investigation quietly and only make a big deal out of it if we find anything,” said Jiang Yuan as he began to switch the photos and continued, “Help yourselves. Eat whatever you like. There’s also grilled and boiled meat coming; my dad made it himself.” During the conversation, Uncle Qiang brought over a plate of beautifully skewered grilled lamb. The projection screen displayed another photo, still of the shocking variety. Uncle Qiang took a glance and set down the lamb, saying, “Is this what the young folks watch at get-togethers now?” Tang Jia looked at him surprisingly and asked, “Uncle, you’re not scared?” “Once the meat is cooked, they’re all the same. What’s there to fear? Everybody, eat while it’s hot. It won’t taste as good when it’s cold,” Uncle Qiang enthusiastically called out to everyone. At least half of Jiang Yuan’s 18 team members felt physically uncomfortable. However, Jiang Yuan was very satisfied that no one threw up; it at least showed they weren’t complete newbies. “Where do we start with this case?” Shen Yaowei asked. This was a case his older cousin, Shen Yaoguo, couldn’t solve. Psychologically, Shen Yaowei was quite curious about the difference between his cousin and Jiang Yuan. Jiang Yuan looked at him and then said, “I don’t have an idea yet either. This case was actually referred to me by someone, so let’s first study it and see if we can take it on.” Indeed, as far as Jiang Yuan was concerned, he really didn’t have a “handle” on this case. However, Jiang Yuan had just received an ‘A-class’ award, which meant he was completely entitled to unlock a high-level ability. If it was specifically for this case, it would be like being able to provide a powerful, targeted weapon. As for how the case should really proceed, Jiang Yuan actually didn’t have a clue. After all, it was a cold case. The crime scene had already been examined, and what remained were just photos and evidence. Luckily, Shen Yaoguo had done relatively solid work in this area back then. He took all the necessary photos, found the right angles, and presented the physical evidence quite well. Jiang Yuan found a comfortable position and started flipping through the photos. A group of detectives sat in the living room, eating grilled meat and fruit, looking at corpses and the arson scene. The visual feast was all there. “The roast goose is here!” A chef decided not to wait for Uncle Qiang, bringing out the roast goose on a cutting board, ready to carve it on the spot. Jiang Yuan pressed a direction key, and the photo on the projection screen switched to an even more gruesome one. The chef looked at the projection screen, then down at the roast goose, smelling its distinctive aroma, and involuntarily said, “Just wait, I’ll join in shortly.” After saying this, he put down the roast goose and ran off. Jiang Yuan watched the chef’s retreating figure and remarked, “He probably won’t come back.” Shen Yaowei said, “I hope we don’t get reported as some kind of freak organization.” Wang Chuanxing added, “Let’s just tear into that roast goose before it gets cold.”

Chapter 354 - 354 321 Don't Get Cold

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