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

In the long process of criminal investigation, the most indispensable and challenging quality is a spirit of perseverance ingrained in one's very being.

Like countless veteran police officers who are rooted in the front line, they spend their entire lives working on a cold case. Even when their hair turns white and they walk through thousands of streets and alleys, they never put down the case files in their hands and never give up the last glimmer of hope of finding the truth.

Just like the Third Brigade in previous TV dramas that moved countless people, their pursuit of the case has long transcended the scope of their job. It has slowly become a deep-seated and inseparable obsession, a mission they must complete in this life. Even if they spend their entire lives, they will wait until the truth comes out.

This almost obsessive persistence actually shares a similar psychological trajectory with some long-term petitioners.

Every time they embark on the path of petitioning, every time they repeatedly state their demands, they are essentially reinforcing their inner beliefs and strengthening their self-awareness.

Perhaps the initial reason for choosing to petition was simply because they felt that the truth of the matter should be as they believed it to be, and they held onto a desire to verify it.

But after three, five, or even ten years of persistent efforts, in the daily appeals, the waiting and maneuvering, their hearts were no longer filled with the initial doubts.

Instead, they firmly believed in their initial judgment and could no longer be swayed by external opinions.

Just like the protagonist in the classic TV series "I Am Not Madame Bovary", the repeated petitioning process, seemingly about working hard for things, is actually about constantly reinforcing self-awareness, making the principles one believes in more and more deeply rooted, and eventually turning them into an unshakable obsession.

However, in terms of mindset and professional competence, especially in the actual work of criminal investigation, young police officers often find it difficult to have such a mature and firm mental state.

After all, they are new to criminal investigation, have handled a limited number of cases, are not familiar with the complexity of cases, do not have a comprehensive perspective on cases, and their judgment of cases is naturally not as resolute as that of veteran police officers, nor will they easily fall into such a biased obsession.

This is similar to the brainwashing patterns of pyramid schemes: those with high education, high intelligence, and rich social and work experience are often more easily brainwashed by pyramid scheme ideas. The root cause is that they have formed a fixed mindset in their long-term work and life.

Once they've made up their minds about something, they find it hard to accept different viewpoints, and their self-awareness is far stronger than that of ordinary people.

At this moment, seeing Jiang Chen still immersed in his own judgment, his face stubborn and unwavering, Li Jian, standing beside him, couldn't help but sigh softly.

He slowly turned his head, raised his hand and patted Jiang Chen's shoulder heavily, and said, "Brother, listen to my advice. There is never just one direction in the investigation of criminal cases. There is no need to stick to one approach."

I actually agree with the points you just made.

Our team members all saw it. Everyone spent a whole day working tirelessly to conduct investigations and interviews, leaving no suspicious corner or relevant clue unchecked.

Even so, the case made no substantial progress, and not a single useful clue was found.

"If it really is the crime of passion you suspect, then why couldn't you find any related clues during your investigation?"

Moreover, the results of the comprehensive investigations by groups 1, 2, and 3 clearly show that there were no male associates suspected of committing the crime in the victim's vicinity before her death. So... could this be a crime involving lesbians?

Li Jian's words came out without thinking, and the police officers present all nodded in agreement.

Some people could not hide the exhaustion from days of running around, their eyes were filled with a deep weariness, and even their backs slumped unconsciously.

Many others looked slightly disappointed. After all, they had all given up their precious rest time after get off work, the opportunity to spend time with their families and relax, and rushed back to the team overnight to participate in the case analysis meeting. Their main purpose was to find even the slightest suspicious clue through group discussion, hoping to seize the key breakthrough in solving the case and push the case forward as soon as possible.

But after all this trouble, the case is still nowhere to be found, and the results are far from what everyone expected. Many people shook their heads in disappointment.

Some even secretly regretted not having gained anything that night.

It's better to go home and do square dancing to relax your mind and body.

Old Zhou, who was in charge of socializing in the team, couldn't help but show his displeasure. He felt angry and resentful, thinking that it was not worth it to give up his important ballroom dancing to come to the meeting, only to end up with nothing.

As the atmosphere grew increasingly somber and the crowd began to murmur amongst themselves, Wang Hui, sitting nearby, immediately noticed Jiang Chen's embarrassment and awkwardness. He quickly patted Jiang Chen's shoulder and sincerely reassured him, "Don't take it to heart, it's nothing serious. Don't worry about what others think or say. So many people in the task force worked so hard for so long in the early stages, but they still couldn't find any crucial clues or finish the case, right?"

If the case had been solved smoothly in the early stages, it wouldn't have been our turn to handle the rest.

This case is inherently a highly complex unsolved mystery, with few clues and many suspicious points, making it extremely difficult to investigate. It's entirely realistic that it won't be solved anytime soon, so there's no need to be overly concerned.

Hearing Wang Hui's comforting words, Jiang Chen smiled slightly but did not respond immediately.

Instead, he slowly turned his head and calmly scanned everyone in the conference room, looking at their tired, disappointed, or questioning expressions.

After a moment of silence, he looked directly at Li Rui, who was in charge of the case, and said with a firm gaze, "Captain Li, I have a new idea. Could you... give me another chance?"

Upon hearing this, Li Jian frowned slightly, asking with a hint of doubt and surprise, "Opportunity? What opportunity? Just tell me."

"I want to find that male student who dropped out of school in the third grade and re-investigate and question him," Jiang Chen said with certainty.

As soon as these words were spoken, the scene fell into a deathly silence, followed by a murmur of discussion.

Someone asked in astonishment, "Looking for him? This case happened so long ago. What connection could a dropout from back then have with this case?"

"Your line of thinking is too disjointed. You haven't provided a single piece of evidence or reasoning; you're just trying to reinvestigate based on your so-called sixth sense?"

An experienced police officer couldn't help but stand up, his tone full of disapproval. "Our criminal investigations rely on evidence, logic, and rigorous reasoning, never on some vague sixth sense to solve cases!"

Upon hearing this, all the police officers present shook their heads, their eyes filled with incomprehension and doubt as they looked at Jiang Chen.

Everyone was secretly wondering to themselves, "This young man has always been pragmatic, meticulous, and down-to-earth in handling cases. Why is he suddenly talking about these nonsensical things and making metaphysical speculations today?"

Criminal investigations are about legal principles and the truth. How can we rely on our sixth sense to make decisions? If this gets out, wouldn't we make our colleagues laugh at us?