National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 927 - 863: Liu Zhi_2

Liu Jinghui is a well-known figure in the provincial department, and his fame has been increasing over the past two years. He’s the expert that various units may not be particularly fond of, but always think of when they face problems.

This time, on the recommendation of Jiang Yuan, Song Beishou officially requested him to come over from the provincial department.

"Let me introduce Director Liu first." This wasn’t the first time Song Beishou had met Liu Jinghui. They had some minor collaboration before, and now Song took the initiative to make the introductions, with Liu Jinghui in tow.

Liu Jinghui nodded with elegant poise, more like a scholarly professor than a police officer from the disciplinary forces.

Middle-aged Liu Jinghui, neat and upright with a clear jawline, is the kind of man whose prime seems to last particularly long. Like a chrysanthemum that doesn’t look much at first, but after two or three weeks on display with other flowers, it becomes exceptionally beautiful.

By contrast, the other middle-aged men in the small conference room seem somewhat greasy.

"With Director Liu here, let’s discuss our current issues. The progress of our investigation is actually very satisfying. Core members of Poison Capture Net have been arrested en masse, and a large number of related personnel have been apprehended as well. But as for the three most important leaders of the case, even insiders of Poison Capture Net don’t know their identities. We need to come up with a way to fish out these three individuals." Song Beishou thumped the documents in his hand, seemingly repeating the problem for the umpteenth time.

Click, click...

In the small conference room, with the mention of the problem, someone naturally lit a cigarette.

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Liu Jinghui amiably took out a pack of Zhonghua cigarettes that Jiang Yuan had given him and lit one with a "click".

"I think first of all, we need to strengthen our interrogations. We’ve brought in a lot of people now, and many haven’t been thoroughly questioned. We’re also a bit short-staffed; half of our team is out on assignments in other places, and they’re exhausted when they return." The captain of one team started the discussion with a Yuxi cigarette between his lips, puffing away.

"It’s a method, but it might not be able to catch these three leaders," Song Beishou assessed.

"Could we strengthen our connection with the detention center and induce a few guys to volunteer for meritorious service?" said another team captain with a Black Lanzhou cigarette, consuming a third of it with each drag.

Song Beishou gave an acknowledging "Hmm" and said, "Undermining the bastion from within, this approach has always been something we’re working on... This task will be assigned to you; go to the detention center and pick out some individuals to have a try."

"Yes." The person who came up with the idea was also the one who had to take action; this was a known routine for the team. Either way, work had to be done.

"Can we locate these people by tracing the money? These three ’crystals’ have cut off all other relationships. Their old companions from their early days have almost all been killed off, but the money must ultimately enter their own pockets, right? Otherwise, what’s the point?"

Song Beishou’s eyes brightened slightly: "This approach is feasible, but how can we implement it specifically?"

Tracing the money is a common template used by the Drug Enforcement Brigade, but with the rise of telecom fraud, the drug trafficking industry had, as it were, been forcibly upgraded. Money that might have been previously difficult to launder could now easily be cleaned through telecom fraud circles, with even lesser costs.

And cost was originally the biggest deterrent to money laundering.

The team captain who suggested the idea silently lit up a Liqun: "As for implementation... our team is already working on it, umm..."

The smoke in the conference room visibly thickened.

"Actually, when it comes to the ability to solve cases, Jiang Yuan is truly unmatched. Capturing ten or twenty people in a day is something our team can do, but it’s not every day that we can bring people back. However, since he has been with us for half a month, I feel like I can barely keep up with the paperwork anymore." The captain of one team lit another Yuxi, not because he wanted to smoke, but because the Liqun from next door was too pungent.

Liqun chuckled: "I went out to catch people with him, and no sooner had we come back than he would call to say he’s caught someone else, and just after finishing up, another call comes in..."

"It’s a pity we don’t have that breakthrough point; otherwise, Jiang Yuan would have taken down the three ’crystals’ already."

"Now it’s called a ’clutch performer.’"

"Well then, you go make the clutch play."

Song Beishou waved his hand, "Let’s not discuss this; now we need to focus on how to take down the three ’crystals.’"

"They’ve eliminated their own subordinates who knew them, clearly it’s to hide their identities. Without special measures, these people will likely be hard to capture," said Yuxi, shaking his head, "I think perhaps we should just focus on destroying this drug network as our main objective."

His suggestion essentially meant not worrying about the three leaders above. To a certain extent, such leaders who are isolated from the lower ranks and lose their organizational ability are pretty much finished off and will find it very difficult to continue causing harm.

"And what else?" Song Beishou was noncommittal. Giving up is easy, but the purpose of the meeting wasn’t to quit.

Song Beishou’s gaze turned to Liu Jinghui.

Liu Jinghui, before coming, had read a large amount of material and had some thoughts of his own. After hearing the others’ analysis, he said:

"Actually, I have a thought. How exactly do these three ’crystals’ command their subordinates? They can’t solely rely on emails and texts, can they? What if their subordinates don’t obey? Just kill them? They can’t be that savage."

Liu Jinghui pinched out his cigarette butt and continued, "Let me put it another way – our domestic drug dealers can’t replenish their personnel as easily as those abroad, nor can they afford such high turnover. From what I observe, compared to other drug rings, Poison Capture Net’s management style is relatively flexible; they’re not the kind that resorts to killing at the first sign of trouble."

Song Beishou nodded, "To organize such a large-scale, secretive operation, they indeed possess certain skills."

"Right, their management does have some skills," agreed Liu Jinghui, "But, consider this: for a normal company, if the boss doesn’t come to the office every day, doesn’t hold meetings, doesn’t see the employees and only relies on a few middle managers for remote reports, can the company still run this well?"

The team captains, who were smoking, all looked over. Being themselves managers in the police force, they knew all too well how complicated it is to manage people. It’s hard enough when you’re present every day, let alone when you’re absent.

Liqun couldn’t help saying, "Indeed, it’s tough enough managing our police force; no way are drug dealers that compliant."

Song Beishou nodded in agreement as well, "The newcomers to our brigade now all have bachelor’s or master’s degrees, which makes management a bit easier. As for the drug dealers... even if they fear death, after they are on drugs, they are not that obedient anymore."

"So the question is, how exactly do these three ’crystals’ manage their ’company’? Is it truly as their created facade suggests, all controlled remotely?" Liu Jinghui posed an open-ended question.