Police officer Chen Shu

Chapter 473 A Charred Corpse
A police officer from Kexintong shared a rather interesting case, which made everyone realize that with the progress of the times, the methods used by criminals have also undergone a tremendous leap, with their technological sophistication and stealth making them virtually impossible to guard against.

Everyone knows that the public security network is a local area network or intranet, and it is not connected to any external network, including any form of physical connection.

Furthermore, within the public security system, some documents with high classification levels are originally kept in the archives. When they are needed, they are approved by the unit leader and then printed or copied before being given to the relevant personnel.

The problem lies with the printer.

At the time, the municipal bureau purchased a batch of printers with copying functions, and one of them was assigned to the archives. It was used in the archives for quite some time, and then one day a code appeared on the printer's display screen. The staff then called the local after-sales service company.

The after-sales company said it was a hardware problem inside the machine and sent a worker to repair it. After repairing the machine, the worker took the old parts with him when he left, saying that the company needed to recycle them.

If this had happened in other departments, such as criminal investigation, economic crime investigation, or cyber police, they might have just let them go. But the archives department deals with a lot of classified documents, so the police officers in charge are naturally much more vigilant than those in other operational departments, saying they have to check everything according to regulations.

They examined the old hardware that had been replaced by the printer for a long time but couldn't find anything suspicious. Just as they were about to let the person go, they ran into the police officers from Kexintong who had come with all their equipment to help repair the printer.

Seeing that the machine had been repaired, the police officer, having nothing better to do, used the tools at hand to disassemble the old parts that had been replaced, and discovered a miniature memory inside.

After thoroughly investigating the memory, it was discovered that it contained all the data that the printer had previously printed, copied, and scanned. Once the memory was full, an error code would appear on the printer's screen, prompting the customer service to replace the part free of charge.

If this item is retrieved by after-sales service and sent to the Southeast Asian headquarters, it will definitely lead to a leak.

Then, several examples from other provinces were given, including installing scanners on paper shredders and installing buffer devices on power strips. These were all experiences shared by people who had been there before, and everyone carefully wrote them down in their notebooks.

The people present were all veteran police officers. Even if they hadn't actually witnessed these cases, they had heard about them to some extent, so they weren't as surprised as one might imagine.

Unlike Jiang Hai, who was just a high school student a few months ago, as a newly recruited police officer, he is now extremely enthusiastic about learning and paying attention to police affairs.

Earlier on the plane, he had been pestering Chen Shu with all sorts of questions, and now that he heard about all these new things, he was extremely excited and naturally went to find Chen Shu sitting next to him again.

"Brother Shu, is it really that exaggerated?"

Chen Shu gestured towards the policeman standing in the corner taking photos with his DSLR camera and whispered, "Sit down first, straighten your back, and take notes."

After the police officer in charge of publicity finished taking photos, checked the small screen of the camera, and left, Chen Shu briefly spoke with Jiang Hai.

"You'll have a course called 'Criminal Investigation' in your classes later, and the teacher will talk to you about these kinds of classified and confidential cases. I remember these techniques are from a long time ago; I heard about them when I was in school."

"Back then, we used those phones with removable batteries. It was common to remove the battery during meetings. But these precautions weren't very effective."

“Our department is equipped with a very ordinary-looking van, but it’s full of technical equipment. I remember it could power a cell phone from a distance of 300 meters and then retrieve the call logs and text messages. Even more ruthless, it could directly turn a controlled cell phone into a listening device, and the on-site sound pickup was quite good!”

Jiang Hai's eyes lit up, and he grabbed Chen Shu's arm, urging him to talk more.

Chen Shu shrugged and said regretfully, "After graduation, I went to work for the special police and the police station, and I haven't had any contact with these things since."

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The formal exchange meeting lasted until after 6 p.m. After the meeting, Lin Dakai was naturally surrounded by local police officers, and they chatted about their police experiences and insights.

Lin Dakai has experience in peacekeeping missions abroad, especially in South Sudan, which is known as one of the most dangerous and unsanitary mission areas in the United Nations.

Seeing that Lin Dakai was surrounded by people discussing something and couldn't leave for a while, Chen Shu pulled Jiang Hai over and asked him to help find Zhu Li. According to their itinerary, after completing their research at the Kashi City Public Security Bureau, they would go to the Kashi Regional Public Security Bureau, which was already quite tight in terms of time.

The two left the meeting room and wandered around for a long time without finding anyone. Chen Shu took out his phone and made several calls, but no one answered.

Chen Shu thought for a moment, then returned to the conference room and found Wang Hao: "Wang Hao, is the forensic laboratory here?"

"What room?"

"Criminal investigation, forensic medicine, cadavers."

"Oh, the Criminal Investigation Department is in that small building in the back. Did your female colleague go there? She wouldn't happen to be a forensic doctor, would she?" Wang Hao asked curiously, as normally no woman would be interested in such places.

Even if someone is a forensic pathologist, it's highly unlikely that they would intentionally touch these things unless it's necessary for their job. After all, they touch them every day, so there's no need to make themselves uncomfortable outside of work hours.

Chen Shu recalled the crime scene investigation kit that Zhu Li had carried all the way from Dongzhou and sighed, "Yes, she's a forensic doctor."

The artifact identification room.

Julie stood outside the iron gate, smiling as she spoke to a young policeman inside with deep-set eyes, a high nose, and a stubble-shaven chin: "I'm here from Donghai for an investigation. Please open the door."

“No, I don’t know you. You can’t come in here.” The doctor in the white coat shook his head and then prepared to leave.

Julie pulled out her police ID and waved it: "We're all in the same line of work, what are you afraid of?"

"No, I haven't received any notification, so I can't let you in."

Julie sighed and said helplessly, "Brother, you're not that old, why are you so stubborn? It's okay if you don't know me, but my police ID can't be faked, right? I'm in the station, what are you afraid of?"

Julie, who had not given up trying to persuade her, heard a sound coming from behind her.

“Our situation here is different from your Donghai, so it’s wise to be cautious. Tursunjan, these two are here from the Donghai Provincial Police Academy to conduct research at our bureau. If there’s nothing urgent in your room, please open the door.”

The one speaking was Wang Hao, who had accompanied Chen Shu all the way from the office building.

"Brother Hao, you're here!" Tursunjan's stiff expression immediately relaxed upon seeing Wang Hao. He pressed a button on the door with a "snap" and pulled the iron door open.

Wang Hao, as the team leader who came to provide support from the counterpart city, was quite popular in the local public security bureau.

"It's nothing urgent, just that a charred body was delivered this morning, and we're busy dealing with it." Tursunjan opened the door and welcomed the group in.

Corpse!

It's better to come early than to come late!

Julie immediately cheered, her eyes curving into crescents and her mouth almost stretching to her cheeks.

(End of this chapter)