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

When Jiang Chen finished speaking, an eerie silence fell over the entire conference room.

Everyone stared wide-eyed at each other, their faces filled with disbelief.

"A third-grade student... who dropped out?"

Someone muttered something under their breath, their tone clearly skeptical.

However, Li Jian, who was sitting in the main seat, did not immediately express his opinion.

He leaned back in his chair, tapping his fingers lightly on the table, his gaze calm and serene.

He held the highest position here, but Li Jian remained silent, and not only because of his status.

The more important reason is Jiang Chen himself.

This young man has only been with the company for less than half a year, but his professional skills have already impressed even the team leader.

To be precise, it went beyond just "liking" someone.

It's about trust.

In particular, in the "groom's death case," it was this young man who circled the crime scene three times and directly identified the murderer.

Li Jian has a scale in his heart.

If someone else had made this suggestion today...

For example, he would absolutely refuse those seasoned veterans who had been working for seven or eight years and were still stuck in the same place.

If it's a new employee who has also been with the company for less than six months, he won't even give them a chance to finish speaking.

The reason is simple: you're a newbie, how dare you try to control the direction of the entire case investigation?

What do you take the experience of those predecessors for?

What do you take the captain's previous judgment and reconnaissance work for?

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However, the word "rejection" did not appear in Li Jian's mind at this moment.

Because this case... is different.

He understood the significance of this long-standing case better than anyone else.

Countless nights, he would stay alone in his office, going through the case files again and again.

I've slept on the sofa, slumped over my desk, and stayed up all night; several strands of my hair have turned white.

He wanted to find the truth, and that urge to pursue the truth was far stronger than his desire to "save face" at that moment.

Jiang Chen's analysis this morning completely stunned him.

From deducing the motive for the crime, to creating a profile of the perpetrator, and then to the logical loop of the entire crime process...

That analytical logic was something he had never seen in all his years of criminal investigation.

It's not the traditional "investigation-visit-comparison" approach, but a different way of thinking.

Previously, when he took the case file to the provincial department to report, the experts' opinions were nothing more than clichés such as "expand the scope of investigation" and "re-examine the timeline".

But Jiang Chen is different; he is truly "operating" on this case.

Therefore, Li Jian's current thinking is very clear: the first thing to do is not to resist, but to try.

Even if the direction of this attempt sounds a bit far-fetched, unrealistic, or even outrageous, we still have to do it.

Because the more difficult the case, the more unbelievable the killer's motives and identity become.

Thinking of this, Li Jian slowly sat up straight, remained silent for a long time, and then spoke in a deep voice: "Brother Jiang Chen, do you mean... we should focus our efforts on that student who dropped out in the third grade?"

Jiang Chen nodded slightly.

Li Jian took a deep breath, then looked around the entire venue, his gaze sweeping across the faces of every police officer:

"What do you guys think of this direction?"

These words immediately caused an uproar in the conference room.

The discussions rose and fell, buzzing like a hornet's nest being stirred up.

Several veteran police officers exchanged glances, and one of them, a thin middle-aged man, spoke first:

"Captain, we've investigated quite a few people in the early stages of this case. As for the student he mentioned... I remember we investigated him back then, but the results weren't ideal."

"It's not that we can't pick it up and check it again now, but..."

He paused, carefully choosing his words, "Isn't this a bit of a waste of energy?"

No sooner had he finished speaking than another person stood up beside him.

"Yes, yes, Captain Li, I still have a few prostitution cases to close, I really can't spare the time."

As he spoke, the man tidied up his notebook on the table, "I'm withdrawing from this case."

Once there's a first one, there's bound to be a second.

"I'm not participating either. The anti-trafficking case I'm working on is at a critical stage, and we've just started to make some progress on the whereabouts of several abducted children."

"Me too, the leads in the crackdown on organized crime are still being followed..."

"Captain Li, the case against my theft gang is almost due..."

One after another, they fell down like dominoes.

The conference room, which was originally packed with forty-odd people, was reduced to just Wang Hui in less than two minutes.

Everyone else had "more important things" to do.

Seeing this, Li Jian's lips twitched, his expression revealing neither joy nor anger.

He didn't get angry; he simply nodded calmly.

"Alright. Since everyone has their own things to do, let's go do our own things."

He paused for a moment, then said, "Wang Hui and I will go and investigate, find that student who dropped out in the third grade, and question him thoroughly."

Upon hearing this, Wang Hui turned to look at Li Jian with a helpless expression:

"Captain, actually... I'm quite busy too. I'm not an idle person in the unit."

A low chuckle rippled through the conference room.

Wang Hui sighed and added:

"However, Jiang Chen is my brother. Whatever his point of view, I have to see if it can be implemented."

The laughter in the meeting room instantly grew louder.

Soon, the laughter turned into head shaking.

A dismissive shake of the head?

They all knew in their hearts that so much time had passed since the case was filed, and everything that needed to be investigated had been investigated, and everyone who needed to be found had been found.

Now you're suddenly saying you need to find a third-grade dropout?

Especially those veteran criminal investigators who have been working for ten years know better: the probability of successfully solving long-standing cases is not high to begin with.

Such impromptu decisions are most likely to be a waste of effort.

Soon, the officers left the conference room in twos and threes.

When they arrived, everyone was somewhat expectant.

After all, the case analysis meeting personally convened by Li Jian might actually have some new developments.

As they left, they all shook their heads, their faces clearly showing the words "waste of time."

The huge conference room was quickly emptied.

Jiang Chen stood there, watching the departing figures of those people, his expression calm.

He had expected this outcome.

In the police force, he was just a newcomer who had been on the job for less than six months.

When others respect and trust you, it's because they're giving you face.

Disrespect and distrust are the norm.

In the field of criminal investigation, seniority and ability are highly valued.

As the saying goes, "A young man with no beard is unreliable."

It takes genius to make a splash on your first appearance, but to truly win everyone's respect?

It depends on concrete results.

He didn't have that many emotional fluctuations.

After everyone dispersed, Li Jian walked over and patted Jiang Chen on the shoulder.

"Brother Jiang Chen, don't take it to heart." His tone was very sincere. "The fact that you were able to analyze so much about this case in such a short time—to be honest, that already surprised me."

He paused, as if recalling something from the past:

"Back when I first started working, I was just like you, full of curiosity and enthusiasm for every case."

But back then... we hadn't achieved much, and we hadn't received much recognition.

At this point, he smiled, a smile carrying the感慨 of someone who had been through it all: "However, compared to you, I feel I'm far inferior."

Jiang Chen smiled gently: "Captain Li, you flatter me. I'm not as outstanding as you say."

He paused for a moment, his gaze becoming serious again:

"But I think there are indeed many situations that deserve breakthroughs."

No sooner had he finished speaking than Wang Hui rushed over from the side and slapped Jiang Chen on the shoulder.

"Brother Jiang Chen, you're amazing!" Wang Hui said with a wink. "Our captain is such a busy man, always on top of things, but I never expected him to stand by you so wholeheartedly in something like this!"

Jiang Chen deliberately drew out his tone:

"To be honest... I'm under a lot of pressure. What if we end up finding nothing? Wouldn't that be letting down the captain's trust?"

Li Jian chuckled and shook his head:

"It's nothing. I think your enthusiasm and resilience have deeply impressed me."

"Let's go."

He walked towards the door, leaving without looking back with a single sentence:

"Let's go and bring that dropout here, and have a good talk with him."