National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 968 - 904: Don’t Retreat First

"Play it at 0.5x speed, and zoom in on the person," commanded Jiang Yuan.

The Malaysian officers hurried to comply.

Jiang Yuan just needed to watch with his hands clasped; in fact, he didn’t need the officers to adjust the speed. He had basically confirmed the identity of the person on his own. Asking them to slow down and zoom in was to make absolutely sure.

A simple confirmation of the suspect from him, and Ni Cha and others would have to rush about hectically for half a day, so it was best to thoroughly verify the identification first.

The figure in the video soon began to play in a loop, also at a much slower speed, and it seemed to be leaning forward slightly, swaying from side to side.

With the clarity of this video, if it were back in China, the gait recognition system would have immediately provided a result. Not just for humans, but for dogs too, the current gait recognition system could identify them, distinguishing between a Golden Retriever and a Labrador, whether they were leashed or muzzled, all could be differentiated.

However, the gait recognition used by computer systems is different from human judgment. Computers analyze gait by using deep neural networks, focusing on meticulous comparison. In short, it’s answering the question of "what is China’s AI doing."

Compared to that, humans’ recognition patterns are more complex and yet simple. Even for Jiang Yuan under Level 6 alertness, although he could provide a sound rationale after making judgments on gait or footprints, his initial judgment was actually based on "feeling" to come up with the answer.

The same was true now; the first time Jiang Yuan saw the silhouette in the video, he felt "it’s him." The subsequent playback loops were just for confirmation and evidence.

After looping four or five times, Ni Cha realized something and came over with anticipation in his eyes.

Jiang Yuan didn’t pay attention to the others; he took out his notebook and made a few notes. After looking up and scrutinizing the loop again, he said, "Get me more videos and pictures of this person."

When Jiang Yuan requested the video replay and loop, the technicians from Dama Police Force behind him were already working on it. By the time Jiang Yuan asked the question, someone had already handed over some of the materials.

Videos from other sections, photographs, and a few overhead short clips were displayed one by one.

Out of caution, Jiang Yuan watched three more videos, then without further delay, he declared, "It’s confirmed to be him."

"Find him!" Ni Cha said with his whole body trembling.

It was the body’s natural stress response, the result of a rapid secretion of adrenaline. If this were a battlefield, Ni Cha would be ready to pick up the machine gun and start firing.

The second row of technicians started to bustle around quickly.

"Thank god Jiang, I didn’t expect to get results so quickly," Ni Cha hastily gave some instructions before thanking Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan smiled and changed his expression, "I thought it would take several days to find out, but I didn’t expect it to come out so quickly... Well, we haven’t caught the suspect yet, so it’s not really a result yet."

"It’s all thanks to God Jiang. We’ll take it from here. This guy comes and goes from the mall without any concern, we’ll definitely find him, don’t worry," Ni Cha, holding his status and pride, personally witnessed the criminal suspect getting in and out of taxis, entering and exiting various department stores and buildings, and was fully confident in tracking him down.

While they were speaking, the technicians in the second row had already started to print out documents with a click-clack. Personal information in Dama was not so easily accessible, but once a person starts using a credit card, their personal information becomes unidirectionally transparent.

In short, in a place like Dama, it’s relatively easy to hide one’s identity when not spending money, but as soon as you need to spend, the identity can no longer be concealed. And in this area, there are very many places where you need to spend money.

"This person... turns out to be a financial worker..." Ni Cha was unexpectedly surprised when he saw the report handed over by his subordinates.

Zhong Renlong leaned over to take a look and chuckled, "He earns more money in a month than I do in ten years."

"What’s so strange about that, but for someone who earns so much to go look for streetwalkers..." Ni Cha’s eyes turned cold as he spoke, "Must be tired of the regular routine."

"Serial killers, aren’t they all like that." A senior officer added nonchalantly, "There are lots of perverts in finance, many of whom never got the chance to become serial killers before being eliminated by the market."

"Or it’s that they became perverts after staying in the market for too long." While speaking, Ni Cha operated the procedure on the computer and said, "I’m going to make some phone calls."

A case of this level could not be completed by a senior police officer alone; it definitely required the participation of the police headquarters.

Jiang Yuan didn’t need to bother with these things, he just sat down and rested for a while, had some tea, and then noticed the technicians beginning to pack up. Recalling his own task, his mind stirred. He cleared his throat twice and said to Zhong Renlong, "Don’t pack up the equipment yet. Keep it set up."

"Ah? Okay. Yes," Zhong Renlong responded quickly without asking what God Jiang intended to do.

"Everyone can rest for a bit, we’ll talk when needed," Jiang Yuan added to Zhong Renlong, then took out his cellphone and sent a message to Huang Qiangmin.

Huang Qiangmin was just strolling nearby. He didn’t expect Jiang Yuan to crack the case so quickly and hurried back.

Ni Cha also returned around the same time, the two met at the entrance, one after another—truly, a shared sorrow makes the meeting more poignant.

"God Jiang," Ni Cha called out softly like a kitten, then slipped past Huang Qiangmin while speaking, "I want to report to God Jiang."

He was speaking in Malay, but the words ’God Jiang’ were in Chinese, with a sense of emphatic articulation.

Huang Qiangmin didn’t understand, but he sensed Ni Cha’s emotions and let him in.

"The team to arrest the suspect has set out; if all goes well, the person should be apprehended soon. The Director and the legislator are very pleased, they said they’d like to take you out for a meal," Ni Cha said cheerfully, his visible happiness quickly dispelling the emptiness of the massive expense.

Jiang Yuan simply smiled: "It’s good if the person can be caught. There’s no need for a meal..."

When Jiang Yuan spoke Malay, the police liaison officer from the embassy, Chu Guanliang, would translate it into Chinese.

Hearing this, Huang Qiangmin immediately coughed.

Jiang Yuan stopped and looked at Huang Qiangmin.

"Since the Director and the legislator are inviting you to a meal, it might be better to attend. Or if you prefer not to go, I and Officer Chu can attend instead. Officer Chu would be interested, right?" Huang Qiangmin brought Chu Guanliang into the conversation.

Chu Guanliang quickly nodded, "Very interested indeed. To be frank, as a police liaison officer, I never had the chance to contact the Director before, and it’s only after Captain Jiang came over that I’ve had the opportunity to line up and occasionally see him, or make a phone call."

"If you’re interested, that’s great. Talk to them, and let’s have a meal together with the Director," Huang Qiangmin smiled. The chief of Dama Capital’s Police Station held power not inferior to that of his homeland’s capital city’s chief; naturally, he couldn’t be expected to communicate daily with any foreign embassy police liaison officer. This also wouldn’t be in line with principles of diplomatic equality.

However, Chu Guanliang indeed had the need to communicate with the chief of the Dama Police Station, or rather, much of his work would be far easier to accomplish if he could reach the Director.

Chu Guanliang, extremely excited, repeatedly expressed his gratitude, then remembered to thank Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan, demonstrating a high EQ, waved his hand with a smile and indicated there was no need for thanks.

Chu Guanliang then proceeded to converse and translate into Chinese simultaneously, quickly agreeing on a time with Ni Cha.

Ni Cha naturally agreed to everything and later asked Jiang Yuan, "Will God Jiang really not attend? The Director is actually very keen to chat with you."

"I only understand technology; for matters beyond that, it’s up to Director Huang to decide," Jiang Yuan didn’t resort to using the term Political Commissioner to avoid causing any tension. freēwēbηovel.c૦m

Ni Cha, feeling somewhat uneasy, glanced at Huang Qiangmin and said with a smile, "It’s great that Director Huang is willing to attend..."

"However, I do have an idea. Let Director Huang tell you," Jiang Yuan had already shared his thoughts with Huang Qiangmin via text, and now he left it with Huang Qiangmin to discuss.

Ni Cha swallowed and turned around, his smile fading as he said, "Director Huang..."

"Jiang Yuan feels that having set up such a large operation, and only using it for half a day seems wasteful. Why not use it to solve a few more of your cases," said Huang Qiangmin as Zhong Renlong eagerly began to translate.

Without waiting for Ni Cha to ask, Huang Qiangmin continued, "The model for solving cases is already set up; you can continue playing the collected surveillance footage. Just bring over some crime scene footprints from nearby cases, and Jiang Yuan will continue to do the step gait identification for you. It’s the same process, but we can take a look at several cases at once, and whichever matches, that’ll be the unlucky one."

Ni Cha understood instantly. He slapped Zhong Renlong’s thigh with a ’smack’ and laughed, "I actually had a similar thought, but was too shy to mention it. If God Jiang is willing, that would be fantastic."

It wasn’t just shyness holding him back; he was also concerned about the intense burning of funds. However, with Huang Qiangmin about to meet with the Director and the legislator, such concerns could be passed upward to vex them instead.