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

Before long, the three of them quickly arrived at the building where the criminal investigation team was located.

After getting into the police car, Wang Hui asked, "Should we take our cameras and investigation equipment with us?"

Upon hearing this, Jiang Chen pondered for a moment: "Never mind, I don't need to bring it for now. I want to experience the real atmosphere of a crime scene first."

"Currently, I have only seen photos of the case, and my understanding of the scene is still limited to a two-dimensional perspective. Only by being there in person and experiencing the surrounding environment can I build a three-dimensional and intuitive understanding."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hui's lips twitched involuntarily, and he turned the ignition key to start the vehicle.

He glanced at Jiang Chen and suddenly realized that this young man, who had just joined the company, had an exceptionally clear approach to solving cases. He hadn't expected that, having only been working for a short time, his understanding and insights into crime scene investigation were even more profound than his own.

As soon as the vehicle started smoothly, a light blue virtual panel suddenly appeared in front of Jiang Chen's eyes.

He stared intently, and a line of text appeared that only he could see: "The host has completed the important task of speaking for the deceased. A reward is now being issued: the host's ability to reconstruct crime scenes. With this skill, one can reconstruct various crime scenes, transforming static traces and physical evidence into dynamic behavioral processes."

Jiang Chen stared at the blue screen in front of him, a slight smile playing on his lips.

This skill is truly practical; it's an indispensable tool for forensic pathologists conducting on-site investigations.

In the past, forensic doctors were mostly confined to dissecting corpses in the laboratory, dealing with formaldehyde solution and rotting corpses all day long.

Fortunately, starting with Mr. Chen, forensic doctors officially participated in the on-site investigation work, conducting comprehensive analysis of the situation as on-site investigators.

It must be said that this move is of great significance, fundamentally reversing the limitations of the workplace for forensic doctors.

For example, imagine you are a clinician in a hospital, responsible for diagnosing patients' conditions.

The medical staff in the laboratory only perform tests on the blood samples that are drawn.

If a patient's condition is cured, do you think the person the patient is most grateful to is the clinician who treated them, or the testing personnel who silently conducted the tests in the laboratory?

Here's an even simpler example.

If you experience symptoms such as coughing and chest pain, go to the hospital to see a respiratory physician. After a brief consultation, the respiratory physician will directly order a CT scan for you.

The on-call doctor in the CT department did not initially find any abnormalities. It was only after the department director carefully examined the images that he determined they were early-stage lung cancer features and issued a diagnosis report for early-stage lung cancer.

Based on the CT scan report from the radiology department, the clinicians subsequently performed lung cancer resection surgery on you, successfully removing the early-stage lung cancer lesion.

In this situation, if you were to prepare a thank-you letter and a banner, who would you choose to give them to?

The answer is definitely the clinician who registered you for treatment, not the radiologist who works silently behind the scenes.

That said, the same applies to forensic pathologists.

Before Mr. Chen implemented the reforms, the work of forensic doctors was simply to wear white coats in the laboratory, face corpses that could not speak, and try to get the corpses to "tell" the truth of the case.

After Mr. Chen suggested that forensic doctors should participate in the on-site investigation, forensic doctors gained unique professional advantages during the investigation process.

It is important to know that forensic scientists are extremely sensitive to all kinds of traces related to the human body.

In any case of unnatural death, the body is the core element, and there are countless details worth studying.

For example, the footprints and fingerprints left by the deceased before death, as well as the traces of disturbance and placement of surrounding items, are all crucial for on-site investigation and analysis.

Thinking about this, Jiang Chen was filled with emotion and looked forward to this job.

Perhaps it was because a faint smile unconsciously appeared on his face, but Zhang Yan, who was sitting next to him, raised her hand and patted his shoulder, "It's just going to the crime scene, how can it make you so happy? Look at the joy on your face."

Jiang Chen smiled gently: "As a forensic doctor, I speak for the deceased. If I can find the truth in this old case, that will be my greatest sense of accomplishment."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hui immediately turned to look at him and exclaimed sincerely, "Look at our brother Jiang Chen, he's truly born to be a forensic doctor, and he's actually made forensic medicine his lifelong passion."

"Most of us just treat this as a job to make a living, but he treats it as a career to strive for."

"If he can't become a top-notch forensic pathologist in the future, then who will be able to shoulder this important responsibility?"

"Ha ha!"

After a full 50 minutes of driving, the vehicle finally arrived at its destination.

This is Xishan Village, a suburb of Jiangcheng.

In 2003, Xishan Village was still in a state of development and construction.

If we look at it ten years from now, with the advancement of urbanization, every household here will receive huge amounts of demolition compensation and multiple properties.

At this time, the gate to the courtyard where the crime scene was located was tightly locked, and there was a seal on the gate with the date marked as April 13, 1998.

The three of them walked to the gate. Wang Hui turned around and looked around. He found that the surroundings were completely silent and empty.

He couldn't help but sigh, "Before the massacre, several families lived around here. Look at them now, all the neighbors have moved away one after another."

"Most people in rural areas avoid these haunted houses, feeling that the feng shui there is unlucky, so they move away one after another."

"Some families even tried to sell their houses at low prices, but no one was interested. After all, no one was willing to take over a place where a murder had occurred."

Upon hearing these words, Jiang Chen turned to look around again, and a thought suddenly flashed through his mind.

He knew perfectly well that 10 years from now, with the continuous acceleration of urbanization, this place would be planned as a new urban area of ​​Jiangcheng, and at that time, every inch of land would be extremely valuable.

If you buy all these houses that are being sold at low prices in the surrounding area now, you will definitely reap a very large fortune in the future.

He briefly indulged in his reverie before quickly pulling himself back to reality.

The most important thing right now is to solve the case. Solving the case will bring me a reward, and with the reward, I can save up for a house purchase, since my current salary is still very meager.

Then, he looked at Wang Hui and said, "Let's go in and take a look."

He had extremely strict self-discipline for every time he entered a crime scene.

It is important to understand that every on-site investigation involves the search and analysis of traces and physical evidence.

At the same time, the process of entering the scene itself will also cause some damage to the traces at the scene.

This is Locard's law of exchange of matter, proposed by Western criminologists: wherever someone has been at the scene, they will inevitably leave behind traces.

Some traces do exist, but they are simply undetectable due to current conditions.

It's like a woman wearing a strong perfume walking past you; she leaves a strong scent in your nostrils, but the technology at the time couldn't detect it.

When technology becomes highly advanced in the future, skin flakes or unique body odors will become unique biomarkers for each person.

The reason why police dogs can accurately locate specific targets in a crowd by smell is that their olfactory receptors are extremely sensitive.

If the olfactory receptors of police dogs could be developed into physical detection devices that specifically capture various subtle scents, it would undoubtedly be a great help to case investigation.

Especially in indoor murder scenes where air circulation is poor, as long as the scent of a specific person can be detected, the murderer's whereabouts can be quickly located.

Unfortunately, it was 2003, and the relevant technology was far from being developed to that extent. Artificial intelligence and advanced criminal investigation technology were not yet widespread, and all investigation work could only be carried out using the most primitive methods.

After putting on all his protective gear, Jiang Chen slowly tore off the old seal on the door, gently pushed open the gate, and went inside.

As soon as he stepped into the yard, he glanced around and clearly saw two human figures drawn on the ground with white chalk. Between the legs of one of the adults, there was a small human figure mark.