National Forensic Doctor

Chapter 1366: Chapter 1291: Bloody Game (7)

"Director Xu! We meet again!"

On the large screen in the conference room, Xu Taining’s face, accompanied by several smaller faces, marked the reunion after several days of absence.

"Jiang Yuan, Director Jiang, and Director Liu, long time no see. Are you in Dama now? True international cooperation, Interpol?" Xu Taining smiled as he looked at the large group of heads on the other end of the screen.

With dozens of people going back and forth in Dama, rumored to be on private planes, Xu Taining was well aware of the expenses involved. From this standpoint, it was clear how much the Dama Police Station valued Jiang Yuan. For someone of his age, going abroad for a case at such a level was quite high-end.

Huang Qiangmin stepped out from the crowd, smiled, greeted Xu Taining with a few polite exchanges, and then said, "Director Xu, we’ll be counting on you from here on out."

"It’s my duty." Xu Taining politely exchanged a few words before continuing, "But, as for how effective remote command will be, I haven’t tried it. I’m somewhat uncertain."

Jiang Yuan stopped exchanging pleasantries and immediately stated his requirements, "The primary task now is to determine the movements of the two suspects, blocking their exits so they don’t escape. Secondly, we need to apply some pressure but not push them to desperation, aiming to reduce their crime frequency and minimize civilian casualties."

Jiang Yuan had pondered this issue for a while, then continued, "Consider these two as the Northeast’s Two Kings; however, Dama can’t afford to send 100,000 people to search the mountains. We are currently about 12 hours behind."

"Searching the mountains is the simplest part instead." Xu Taining laughed briefly, his expression turning cold as he said, "There’s no technique involved in catching the Two Kings; ultimately, it was reports that led to their capture. Dama probably can’t engage in a People’s War."

The Two Kings of Northeast, under China’s first wanted notice, during February to September 1983, starting with robbing guns and killing more than 20 people, were finally shot dead in a joint operation of tens of thousands of military police and militia, surrounded by grenade launchers and machine guns.

This process was sensational, but the exposure of the Two Kings was still due to the vigilant reporting by local villagers. To some extent, this demonstrated the effectiveness of the wanted notice.

For Chinese criminal police, the story of the Two Kings is not an essential lesson but common knowledge. The example given by Jiang Yuan and Xu Taining here was just a matter of a few words.

The story of the Two Kings is not easily replicated, and their capture is even harder to repeat.

Jiang Yuan said, "Dama’s surveillance cameras are not scarce, the wanted notices have been issued, but it’s uncertain how effective they will be."

"What about mobile phones? Is the mobile phone surveillance in Dama effective?" Xu Taining asked.

"It’s not yet certain what phone numbers they’re using, or if they’re even carrying phones."

"It’s hard for young people not to use phones, but then again, murder is more thrilling than a phone." Xu Taining self-questioned and answered, then said, "In this case, I think the most important thing is the scope and method of the lockdown. As for the tracking part, you need to step up. On my end, I can coordinate with the local police to perfect the lockdown lines and methods."

"Let’s proceed like this." Jiang Yuan called over Ni Cha and Zhong Renlong to assign tasks individually.

For Jiang Yuan, Liu Jinghui, and Xu Taining, joint investigations were a familiar process, whereas Ni Cha and others might need some time to adapt to Xu Taining’s style.

However, at this level, even European and American series police, despite their different uniforms, would have to use human wave tactics. A typical example is a missing child case. Once an Amber Alert is triggered, it becomes a large-scale wanted notice with a high chance of obtaining intelligence feedback.

Moreover, Dama had also established an Amber Alert, it was just not needed at this moment.

Two youth acting wildly, not being recognized would be fine; if spotted, they might start killing. This has been proven by the two multiple times.

Jiang Yuan sat back down to scan the surveillance for a while, stopping with his mind somewhat unsettled.

Dama’s surveillance system can’t compare to domestic ones; at the very least, vehicle checkpoints and face recognition checkpoints directly solve 90% of the issues, along with registered mobile phones and hotels—they can’t guarantee the suspect won’t use substitutes, but they do prevent the so-called ’security’ of switching numbers as seen in American movies with a single phone call.

Essentially, domestically, complete positional control is achieved, equivalent to pre-setting artillery and machine guns—once a suspect enters the circle, they can be wiped out.

This has led to Jiang Yuan being able to solve cases just by aggressively scanning surveillance domestically, as many major and serious cases are solved this way. There aren’t so many intricate calculations and chain logic in the world, especially when the cost is equally high; leaders responsible for cases would prefer to spend ten times the cost for a solution with a 30% higher success rate. noveldrama

Moreover, this choice is widespread and rational; in some weapon-making games, almost all players make similar choices, like a societal experiment.

To Jiang Yuan at this moment, solely relying on scanning surveillance would yield a lower success rate.

Jiang Yuan thought over it repeatedly for a long duration.

"How is it?" Liu Jinghui finished chatting with Xu Taining and walked over, seeing their giant in deep thought, he prepared to offer his assistance.

Jiang Yuan slowly said, "Speaking of which, these two are armed, formidable fighters, and ruthless in their methods. In terms of communication, they seemingly have no one to contact and might not even carry phones. Regarding accommodation, using the extermination method again is also possible..."

Liu Jinghui knew Jiang Yuan was speaking to sort out his thoughts, so he added, "So, it’s essential to apprehend them swiftly."

Jiang Yuan: "Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation. They aren’t lacking in terms of food and clothing either, Steva might even be carrying a large amount of money, in that case... how would they solve transportation?"

"Steva knows how to drive, which would be the best solution initially." Liu Jinghui quickly said, "They previously wanted to hitchhike, I think it was likely to kill for a car. They probably wouldn’t consider public transportation, as they could have guessed they are on the wanted list, checking online would confirm it."

"Then they would need a car; buying is unlikely, so they’re likely to rob." Jiang Yuan paused, turned towards Zhong Renlong, and said, "Have there been any reports of carjackings?"

"I’ll have someone check immediately." Zhong Renlong promptly took out his phone.

"Wait." Jiang Yuan raised his hand, "If there’s a carjacker matching their description, the officer receiving the report would definitely escalate it. Therefore..."

"Therefore?" Zhong Renlong was momentarily at a loss.

Liu Jinghui chimed in, "So, given that no officers have reported these two individuals, it suggests that if these youths carjacked, they likely left no witnesses..."

"We need to look for reports of missing drivers." Jiang Yuan sighed.