The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective

Director Hou immediately pressed on, ”Did Wu Guang say how that girl managed to escape at the time?”

”According to Wu Guang’s recollection, they lured the girl from her school to this remote village under the pretense of introducing her to a job.”

”The girl was educated, quick-thinking, strong-willed, and she never gave up the idea of resisting.”

”While the guards were eating, she seized the opportunity and quietly slipped out of the room where she was being held.”

”Because she fled in such a hurry, she didn’t even have time to put on her shoes, and her clothes were in complete disarray.”

”This detail happens to match exactly the clues we found during our on-site examination—this will undoubtedly become an important breakthrough point for our next step in solving the case.

Jiang An nodded thoughtfully and continued to ask, ”Did he mention where exactly this girl was from?”

Mr. Qin shook his head. ”Her exact place of origin really isn’t clear.”

”But based on Wu Guang’s recollection, this girl was probably targeted while she was studying at some vocational technical college.”

”It’s said that her nickname included the character ’Juan’, and everyone was used to calling her that.”

”What about her ID documents?”

”Her personal documents had long since been disposed of, not a trace left behind.”

Hearing this, Director Hou did not get discouraged. Instead, he showed a look of confidence.

”That’s all right.”

”As long as we can confirm when and where she was lured away, we can definitely follow the vine to find the melon.”

Mr. Qin suddenly said, ”Once it’s light, I’ll lead a team to that vocational technical college and conduct a thorough check on their graduates from recent years.”

”As long as we screen out the girls whose nicknames or given names contain the character ’Juan’, then cross-check with features like age and sex, we can basically lock down the victim’s identity.”

”That’s a very solid line of thought.”

Jiang An nodded in agreement. ”Once we confirm her identity, our previous deductions will have a solid foundation.”

Right after that, Mr. Qin immediately sprang to his feet, energized. ”Political Commissioner Li, I request to take a team to the vocational technical college and start the investigation right now!”

Director Hou glanced at his watch and waved with a smile. ”No need to rush this very minute.”

Mr. Qin, as if injected with chicken blood, said, ”It takes two and a half hours to drive there. If we arrive at eight o’clock, we’ll hit their office hours perfectly, which will make our work easier.”

”Then it’s settled!”

Political Commissioner Li patted Mr. Qin on the shoulder approvingly. ”With this kind of drive, it’s a real pity if you don’t get promoted.”

Mr. Qin chuckled and said half-jokingly, ”Political Commissioner, don’t paint this cake for too long. If it gets cold, it won’t taste good anymore.”

”You brat, always bargaining with me.”

Political Commissioner Li was amused, then said seriously, ”But to be honest, although we can’t say it’s in the bag yet, the success rate is at least ninety percent.”

”We can’t talk too big.”

Mr. Qin shook his head in mock seriousness. ”Before the final results are publicly announced, anything can happen.”

Political Commissioner Li laughed heartily. ”It’s not that dramatic.”

”In administration work, what we emphasize is the actual effectiveness of solving cases. Slick talk alone won’t cut it.”

”But seeing how serious you are, once this case is cracked, I’ll definitely put in a strong recommendation for you at the Party committee meeting.”

After Mr. Qin left, the conference room fell briefly quiet.

Political Commissioner Li slowly turned around, his gaze landing on Jiang An, who had been standing quietly to the side. He spoke in a grave tone, ”Mr. Jiang, this case is of extraordinary significance for our Municipal Bureau.”

”Since the establishment of the city public security bureau, this is the first time we’ve handled a case of such a large scale and such a vicious nature.”

”I just gave the director a detailed report, and he places great importance on it.”

”He specifically mentioned that the breakthrough in this case has given our entire Municipal Bureau a lot of face—and this is all thanks to the breakthrough progress achieved under your and Director Hou’s leadership.”

Hearing this, Director Hou smiled slightly. ”You flatter us, Political Commissioner Li.”

”In fact, the key breakthrough in this case is mainly due to Comrade Jiang An’s keen insight and rigorous professional competence.”