Forensic Doctor 2003: I Became a Legend on the Front Lines of Criminal Investigation

In 2003, due to the relatively slow development of science and technology and information technology, image investigation technology was backward, and mobile phone positioning was still in its primitive stage.

Technologies like facial recognition and gait scanning, which have emerged today, are already feasible technologies that were previously unimaginable.

Therefore, for criminal investigation and solving cases, it is the traditional three-pronged approach: investigation, examination, and interrogation.

If none of these three methods can resolve the case, then it is very likely that the case will become a cold case of murder.

At this moment, inside the interrogation room, Li Jian is interrogating the deceased's daughter-in-law, Zhang Lan.

Li Jian said, "Zhang Lan, let me tell you, you are also an adult."

"We have already made our policy clear to you. If you continue to be obstinate, you will face even more severe punishment."

Zhang Lan retorted defiantly, "I don't care. Anyway, I didn't kill anyone, and don't try to pin the blame on me. I, Zhang Lan, have never been a coward."

"Oh, you're quite the big talker. Can't your father-in-law wait another two years?"

"What...what did you say? I'm telling you, I've already done more than enough for him."

"Moreover, we kept looking for him when we didn't see him today, and the police officers from the police station also helped us look for him. You can ask the officer on duty at the police station about this."

Upon hearing this, Li Jian smiled and said, "These days, there are plenty of people who cry 'stop thief' even when they're the thief themselves."

"Furthermore, we have now determined that his time of death was five hours before you reported the incident."

"Therefore, we have reason to suspect that you disguised yourself, pretended to report the case that the person could not be found, and then fabricated a story of the thief crying 'stop thief!'"

"No, absolutely not! My boyfriend and I went to find him together. You can ask my boyfriend if you don't believe me!"

"Ask him? You two are in cahoots, do you think asking him will work?"

"I really don't know! The doctor said he only has two years left to live. How could he possibly do something like this?"

"No matter how anxious we are, we can't possibly kill it prematurely; that's illegal, and we both know that!"

Then, Li Jian began his didactic pronouncements: "Let me tell you, regarding this case, we already have reason to confirm that your father-in-law did not hang himself. What you said is absolutely wrong."

"I don't know what you're talking about." The woman immediately shut her mouth, her jaw clenched, and she didn't say a word.

Following this, Li Jian began to subtly convey some policies through other means, but to no avail.

After an hour, there was no progress.

Next, the two of them went to the interrogation room of the deceased's son.

The same interrogation methods were used, but the results were exactly the same.

The only difference is that he is more emotionally stable than Zhang Lan.

Two hours later, Li Jian completely lost his patience.

He patted the hand of the officer next to him and said, "I'm going out for a smoke. You stay here and continue the interrogation."

Soon, Li Jian went outside, picked up his phone and glanced at it, only to find that it was already 4:30 in the morning.

He picked up his phone and dialed Wang Hui's number.

"Hey, how's it going over there?"

Wang Hui, holding the phone, turned to look at the corpse on the ground and said, "We're stitching up the body; we just need a few more stitches."

As he spoke, he said, "You've worked hard."

Wang Hui looked down at Jiang Chen and said, "I'm alright, but it's Brother Jiang Chen who's squatting on the ground dissecting and suturing; that's not something an ordinary person can do."

Upon hearing this, Li Jian quickly replied, "Our organization has witnessed his contributions."

"Keep up the good work! You'll definitely be highly recommended for this year's outstanding performance!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hui exclaimed, "Brother Jiang Chen, look, our captain has already promised that this year's outstanding performer award is definitely yours!"

Upon hearing this, Li Jian over the phone exclaimed, "Hey, hey, Xiao Wang, you can't just pass on imperial orders like that. I said I strongly recommended him, and you've made it seem like he's the only one who can do it."

"Our criminal investigation team only makes recommendations; whether it succeeds or not depends on the bureau."

"It's alright, Captain. I trust your relationship with Director Ma. As long as you take action, Director Ma will definitely not refuse."

"Moreover, Director Ma still has a strong voice within the bureau's leadership team."

Then, Li Jian changed the subject, "By the way, can we determine the cause of death now?"

Upon hearing this, Wang Hui asked Jiang Chen the same question: "Brother Jiang Chen, can the captain determine the cause of death?"

While holding the curved needle, Jiang Chen turned his head and replied, "Currently, there are no mechanical injuries, and mechanical asphyxiation does not exist either."

"I suspect it may have been a case of death by poisoning. As for what the poison was, it's still uncertain. It could be a sedative or hypnotic drug... Of course, besides sedatives and hypnotic drugs, it could also be clozapine or other related drugs, but we haven't seen any specific signs of the drug on the body."

After saying that, Wang Hui repeated those words to Li Jian verbatim.

"Okay, you two have worked hard," Li Jian said. "Send the stomach contents to the Municipal Bureau's Criminal Science and Technology Research Institute for testing at dawn. We can only conduct the interrogation with more confidence if we get the specific toxic results."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hui asked, "Captain, is the interrogation not going well?"

"Hey, things are definitely not going to go smoothly."

"If everything went smoothly, I wouldn't be sitting here asking how things are going."

Wang Hui said, "It's alright, Captain. Once we send the deceased's stomach contents to the Municipal Bureau for testing and get the results, it will definitely be a huge boost to your interrogation."

"Okay, I look forward to your good news."

"These two must have conspired beforehand. They both vehemently denied doing anything illegal. This premeditated crime is really a headache."

"Captain, report any developments immediately!"

Five minutes later, after Jiang Chen finished stitching up the body, he took off his gloves, sorted out the physical evidence, and then drove the police car to the city bureau's toxicology laboratory for testing.

As the two drove out of the small mountain village, Wang Hui turned around and said, "It will take us an hour to drive to the Municipal Bureau. We should arrive around six o'clock."

"It's so early, the city bureau probably hasn't opened yet. How about we grab breakfast across from the city bureau? Their Qinhuai River soup dumplings are famous, shall we try them?"

Jiang Chen said, "Okay, I'll follow your instructions, senior brother."

"I'll treat you to a meal as a reward, you worked so hard last night dissecting the corpse by yourself."

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Chen looked out the dark window and felt a pang of sadness.

Being reborn into the past is truly an extraordinary ordeal!