Major Crimes Unit Starts with Police Academy Students

At this moment, the eldest sister stepped forward and said,

"Alright, that's enough. Do you really think Yu Xi would consider them as rivals?"

A sister next to me agreed.

"Exactly, they don't deserve to be compared to our Yuxi."

Xiang Yuxi, however, appeared indifferent to worldly affairs, and stepped forward to stop them.

"Alright, alright, thank you all for listening attentively to Professor Wang's lecture,"

Professor Wang Jiancheng then continued...

"Every year when my students graduate, I give them a question to test their learning outcomes."

Actually, this question was originally intended for some of my graduate student colleagues.

Your undergraduate classmates also happened to be there at the right time, as they were able to attend this open class.

This question is seriously beyond your syllabus for undergraduate students; you've been unfairly punished.

Of course, I also hope that undergraduate students will actively participate and offer their opinions.

If you can answer that question, it means our college still has outstanding talents this year.

The school's teaching quality has improved significantly, which has also embarrassed all the graduate students present.

Okay, since we only have two hours for this open class...

So I won't waste anyone's time any longer, let's get straight to the point. Please read the questions carefully.

As soon as Wang Jiancheng finished speaking, all the students present were eager to try it out.

Today's class is different; many school leaders are here.

They all wanted to impress the leaders, make a name for themselves, and be remembered by them.

Then, with the help of Wu Mingcheng, Wang Jiancheng carried a writing board to the front of the podium.

He said,

"Most of our students will work as criminal investigators after graduation."

As a criminal investigator, being able to deduce the cause of a case is a fundamental requirement in your work.

Therefore, those of you who can deduce the correct outcome of this case in the shortest amount of time will pass.

Then, following Wang Jiancheng's instructions, Wu Mingcheng used a magnet to attach several clue pictures to the question board in chronological order.

Everyone in the lecture hall craned their necks, concentrating intently on the content on the question board.

One Sunday morning, a widow was murdered in the bathtub of her own villa.

The widow moved to a villa in the small town three years ago and had little contact with the local residents.

A housekeeper named Hu only comes to help tidy up the house every weekend.

Compared to the petite widow, Hu appeared very tall and strong.

She could do many of the heavy lifting jobs that men could do, but Mr. Hu and the widow rarely interacted.

Ms. Hu was the first to discover the widow's murder. Early Sunday morning, while doing housework, she found the widow dead in the bathtub, her chest stabbed.

At that time, the shower head above the bathtub was still spraying hot water continuously, and water was overflowing from the bathtub.

Preliminary investigation revealed that the crime scene was a second-floor bedroom, where there were signs of a violent struggle.

The feather pillow was torn, and white feathers were scattered all over the floor of the room.

According to Ms. Hu's confession, she left the widow's villa at 3 p.m. on Saturday after finishing her housework.

The widow was watching television in the living room at the time. Afterwards, Hu went to another employer's house to help with cooking.

He didn't get home until 10 PM, and his employer and Mr. Hu's neighbors can testify to this.

The other suspect, Liu, was an unemployed young man from the small town who was addicted to gambling.

He was spotted loitering near the crime scene around 10 p.m. on Saturday.

So here's the real question: who is the murderer of the widow? And why? Please explain in detail.

After scanning through this information, everyone in the lecture hall fell into deep thought.

The entire lecture hall fell silent; everyone frowned, deep in thought about the question.

Professor Wang Jiancheng then smiled slightly and said,

"No matter what kind of work our classmates do in the public security system in the future, meticulousness is a must in our line of work."

Actually, my question contains many clues, and now I'd like to hear your opinions.

After Wang Jiancheng finished speaking, he looked at the crowd below, then at his prized student Wu Mingcheng, who was staring intently at the question.

Upon hearing Wang Jiancheng say that the question contained many clues, everyone couldn't help but let out a wry smile.

At this moment, they really wanted to go up and refute Wang Jiancheng.

"Teacher, you're overestimating us. Not everyone is as extraordinary as your student Wu Mingcheng, okay?"

In fact, Wang Jiancheng knew that it was unrealistic for the students to deduce the correct answer as soon as they read the question.

Chapter 17 has a pass rate of less than 5%.

Professor Wang Jiancheng simply wanted the students to express their opinions, even if they were wrong, to open everyone's minds.

He smiled slightly and said,

"Who would like to come up and try? Explain your reasoning process to everyone."

Then go to our problem board and write down your reasoning steps.”

The students, who were previously full of fighting spirit and eager to show off in front of everyone,

At this moment, they all suddenly became quiet and speechless.

They simply frowned as they stared at the information Professor Wang Jiancheng had provided on the whiteboard.

At this very moment, they realized that the basic theoretical knowledge they had learned from textbooks at school seemed utterly useless.

The clues provided by Wang Jiancheng in the question were far too few for them.

Many people felt a headache coming on just looking at the questions on the whiteboard, completely clueless.

Seeing that no one reacted, Wang Jiancheng tapped the question board a few times.

Then he suggested,

"Let's not give answers yet. Let's focus on key points such as the victim, the suspect, the scene of the crime, the motive, and the time of the crime."

Everyone shared their opinions; anyway, you'll definitely encounter these kinds of things when you're handling cases in the future.”

Professor Wang Jiancheng's words did not seem to have any encouraging effect.

Everyone remained seated as still as a rock, and no one stood up to speak.

Professor Wang Jiancheng felt helpless; how could things have come to this?

In fact, he has already significantly lowered his expectations. If it were Wu Mingcheng, he probably wouldn't have been so gradual.

He remembered that as long as he gave Wu Mingcheng a general direction, Wu Mingcheng could solve the problem brilliantly, without him having to worry at all.

This is also Wu Mingcheng's fault; he left Professor Wang Jiancheng somewhat at a loss as to how to inspire his students.

If his students knew his thoughts, they would probably be speechless.

Of all the universities in Beijing, with nearly a million students, only one freak like Wu Mingcheng emerged.

Seeing that Professor Wang Jiancheng's question had stumped everyone, the principal, sitting in the front row, also chimed in with a few words.

"I know this reasoning test question might be a bit difficult for everyone."

But it's not just you; this same question was also a test question for employees of the Criminal Investigation Bureau of the Fifth Bureau directly under the Ministry of Public Security of China.

Everyone who enters the Criminal Investigation Bureau must pass this test.

However, this isn't a test today; it's just for everyone to try it out.

Wang Jiancheng then spoke gently to all the students,

"Actually, most of you here don't have much experience in handling cases."

Those who actually answer correctly on the first test are extremely rare.

"Now, I'll share some data with you as a reference, and also to put some psychological pressure on you."

Then, Wang Jiancheng took a statistical table from his briefcase and said,

"This is a test result recorded by the Criminal Investigation Bureau over the past ten years."

Of all the people tested, less than 5% actually answered correctly on the first test.

Upon hearing this data, the students below immediately gasped in amazement.

You should know that the ministries and agencies of China are full of truly outstanding and capable people.

Among them, the Criminal Investigation Bureau and the Economic Crime Investigation Bureau are arguably the two most important departments of the Ministry of Public Security of China.

Each staff member has undergone rigorous screening and selection processes, and their abilities are beyond question.