National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 969 - 905

Serial murder cases are of the utmost importance in any country.

When it involves rape and murder, the priority level of the case skyrockets, resulting in Ni Cha deploying considerable resources for this investigation. Merely to collect various types of surveillance videos from around the crime scene, Ni Cha mobilized hundreds of police officers.

In China, this number is naturally not significant. If needed, Ningtai County can also deploy hundreds of police officers. For cases in Changyang City or the Beijing Bureau, multiplying resources by tenfold is not an issue.

But in any country outside of China, including the United States, the deployment of hundreds of police officers is indeed a substantial investment.

Such a hefty investment, however, cracked the case in just half a day—of course, it can also be said that it was precisely because of the immense resources poured in that the case was solved so quickly in just half a day.

However, it was also because Ni Cha invested so heavily in resources that Jiang Yuan felt a bit reluctant to leave.

The field was already plowed—it’s just a matter of sowing a few seeds.

Even the technical police officers they work with have been well trained. They just need to follow the same task procedures.

All Jiang Yuan has to do is memorize a bit more about the gait characteristics of the criminal suspects.

For a Level 6 Footprint Identification expert, this isn’t much of a challenge—over 400 minutes of Temporary +1 technical skill enhancement was nearing its end, but with or without the temporary boost, Jiang Yuan’s skills were more than adequate.

He had no intention of solving all the cases himself. Even a Level 5 would find their firepower spilling over in such favorable conditions.

Jiang Yuan reviewed the gait characteristics of suspects in 30 cases in one go, then stood in front of the first row of computers.

"Shall we start?" The officer operating the computer was ready for another round.

"Just a moment," Jiang Yuan tapped his head, trying to recall, and said, "Do you remember when we were looking at the middle part earlier, there was a man and a woman who walked hand in hand into the mall?"

The officer whispered, "God Jiang, many of the people who enter the mall are men and women walking in hand in hand."

"But they left the mall one after the other; the woman left first, and the man followed. Both their strides were lengthened; they probably had an argument or something, which was quite memorable," Jiang Yuan elaborated.

The officer slowly shook his head, "If they left the mall one after the other, I wouldn’t be able to tell who is who."

"That’s true, you can’t recognize gait..." Jiang Yuan pondered for a moment, then said, "The man has a significant outward step, almost 15 degrees... it means he walks with his feet pointing outward."

Jiang Yuan explained directly in the Indonesian language.

The officer had a sudden realization: "I don’t remember."

"Scroll back and see if you can find it," Jiang Yuan waved his hand, diving straight into work mode.

The previously played videos were also in sequence; with a bit of calculation, a time interval of nearby videos could be drawn up. A dozen or so officers searched segment by segment, and in less than ten minutes, the possible clips were provided to Jiang Yuan.

"This is the one." After watching the video again, Jiang Yuan pointed at the screen and nodded, "This corresponds to the suspect of Case Number 3."

"Eh? You found it just like that?" The officer, who had helped search for the video, guessed why Jiang Yuan was looking for people but was still surprised when he confirmed the suspect.

This suspect had to be arrested and brought to court; Jiang Yuan couldn’t be speaking off the cuff.

However, from the video seen a few hours ago to the photos of a few footprints, to immediately identifying the person’s gait, even the officers on site who had grasped the concept of gait characteristics still found it surreal.

The officer directly asked, "God Jiang, you can identify the gait, can you also remember it?"

"Of course," Jiang Yuan replied.

"But... but I understand that a gait is like a fingerprint, right? Can you remember a fingerprint?" The officer asking was somewhat knowledgeable, which is why he could raise such a question.

Jiang Yuan just shook his head, "Gait is something that is remembered by people. It’s different from fingerprints in this respect. Fingerprints require marked characteristic points for comparison, while gait is like a face."

In the past, Elder Ma used gait tracking in a famous case, where he saw someone and immediately recalled a footprint he had seen a long time ago and confirmed it after arresting the suspect.

With Level 6 Footprint Analysis still active, gait Jiang Yuan has seen seems to be etched in his mind, not needing deliberate memory, similar to faces he has seen. Some people’s appearances may indeed become blurry, but when you see them again, you can easily recognize them.

Of course, it’s normal to forget a few.

For Jiang Yuan at this moment, since there are no cases that need to be pursued, it’s still primarily about remembering a few more people. And to remember more people, it’s better if these people have some distinct characteristics.

So, the case Jiang Yuan is focusing on this time is mainly based on the uniqueness of the suspect’s gait.

The more distinctive a person’s walk is, the more likely it is to be etched in Jiang Yuan’s memory.

After the suspect in case number three was identified, suspects for cases number 17 and 25 were subsequently confirmed. All in all, it took just over an hour.

Everyone was invigorated by this progress.

Jiang Yuan reviewed another round of footprints collected near the crime scenes, looking at about thirteen or fourteen prints, and his mind linked them to a gait pattern he had seen earlier.

So he asked the Dama police officers to look back through the footage as they did for case number three, only this time, everyone was more skilled and it took even less time.

Find it, check it, match it, and the case was solved.

A senior Dama police officer happily printed out two A4 papers, slid them aside, and said, "The suspect is involved in a smuggling case with a transaction amount over a hundred million. Not bad, it’s like an effortless joy... all thanks to God Jiang."

"It’s not exactly without effort though." Ni Cha returned just in time to enter the door and casually commented, not loudly, followed by a laugh, "God Jiang, the serial rapist and murderer has been arrested. Our officers found the victim’s blood-stained items at his house." ƒгeewёbnovel.com

"What are blood-stained items?" Jiang Yuan wasn’t surprised by the arrest of the criminal, but he was a bit curious about the pervert’s psychological state.

Ni Cha shook his head and said, "There’s a blood-stained feather, a shell filled with blood, a pair of blood-stained stockings, and a blood-stained hair clip."

"Quite a variety. All stained with blood, was he afraid that his status as a suspect wasn’t secure enough?"

"This pervert likes to sleep with the smell of blood. He confessed quickly, he was disgusted with himself too," continued Ni Cha, pausing before adding, "We also found newly bought ropes and a suitcase in his car. If not for catching this guy, he was likely about to commit another crime soon."

Jiang Yuan was stunned: "He confessed so quickly?"

"He couldn’t help it. He has some mental issues, a long history of alcohol abuse, and usage of psychotropic drugs," Zhong Renlong shook his head.

Ni Cha added, "He worked at a financial company. Too much pressure, and it led to this."

"So, he really didn’t make any counter-surveillance efforts?" Jiang Yuan finally connected the strangeness of the guy.

Zhong Renlong grunted in acknowledgment, "Drugged up like a beast. One day, he got the urge to rape a woman who couldn’t move, so he found a street prostitute, took her out to the wilderness, and after using a rock, he did it. Later, he suddenly wanted to rape corpses and decided to do that... something like that I guess."

Listening, Jiang Yuan took a deep breath. As a forensic doctor, he thought Zhong Renlong’s description was very accurate – that’s how shallow serial rapists are.

If they had deeper psychological thoughts and desires, they wouldn’t resort to such actions.

Nevertheless, the very thought that a part of humanity could become like this soured his mood.

Like those addicted to drugs, such individuals barely retain any sense of human strength. Their ability to carry out offences actually relies on the trust within human society, the sense of security established by good public safety.

Social animals require a certain level of trust to advance together.

But in this environment, those who choose to be wrongdoers often reap the benefits.

A beast who gives up on its own life can easily overpower others, and if not caught, will continue to commit crimes incessantly...

"Thank you for your hard work, God Jiang."

Ni Cha thanked him again.

"It’s no hassle, don’t mention it," Jiang Yuan waved his hand dismissively, like an ordinary office worker leaving for the day: "But that’s it for today, we’ll continue with the rest tomorrow. The process will be the same as today, please prepare accordingly."

"Understood." The police officers in the room uniformly responded, no need for Ni Cha to say anything.

"I’ll head back now." Jiang Yuan said to Ni Cha and Zhong Renlong: "I’m a bit tired today, focusing for too long."

Besides these reasons, the news he had just heard was also leaving Jiang Yuan feeling fatigued.

"What shall we have for dinner?" Zhong Renlong followed out and asked.

"Hot pot. A spicy one." Right now, Jiang Yuan just wanted a fiery hot pot.

"Uh... okay." Zhong Renlong wasn’t sure where to find a spicy hot pot in the city, but he left those worries to Ni Cha.