wavenovel Chapter 1333 Gathering in Group 1
Chapter 1333 Gathering in Group 1
Chapter 1333 Gathered Together
"Captain Zhu, if you smoke, we'll arrange for you to sit in this meeting room. This is the smoking area. Captain Jiang is also sitting in this meeting room." The police officer who was helping with the meeting arrangements was already very familiar with the job. He brought over Zhu Huanguang, a fingerprint expert from Shannan, and gave a rapid-fire introduction: "We've arranged accommodation for you in our family compound, which is a 5-minute walk away. The room you're staying in is our section chief's house."
"This... isn't it inappropriate for you to stay in your section chief's house?" Zhu Huanguang looked at Jiang Yuan from the doorway. The two had been evenly matched rivals in the fingerprint battle in Shannan, and later they had worked together on trace evidence for the Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment. This time, Zhu Huanguang came not only because he liked the atmosphere of the fingerprint battle, but also to respond to Jiang Yuan's call.
Police officer: "The houses have all been cleaned up to the standards of guesthouses. After the campaign is over, we will have someone clean them up again and return them to you. You don't need to worry..."
“I want to sit behind Jiang Yuan,” Zhu Huanguang interrupted the police officer, straightening his collar slightly.
The police officer was not surprised at all; in his brief experience of handling such cases, this was a common request, as if it were some kind of auspicious place.
The police officer asked, "The last two rows are full. Can we count the third row from the back? We've staggered the tables so that everyone can see Director Jiang's computer screen."
Zhu Huanguang was taken aback that his little scheme had been exposed so quickly. He paused for two seconds and asked, "Jiang Yuan doesn't mind his screen being seen?"
"Director Jiang said it didn't matter," the police officer replied, answering what he had heard.
"Alright then." Zhu Huanguang came here because he had been studying fingerprints diligently for the past two years and felt that he had made new progress, so he wanted to have another go with Jiang Yuan.
Back then, Zhu Huanguang's fingerprint identification skills were roughly at the level of LV3 (highest level). In some specific areas, he might have reached the beginner level of LV4. In the past two years, Zhu Huanguang has maintained a practice level of at least three days a week, examining 6000 fingerprints a day. On the other days, when he has to attend meetings or write reports, he still examines at least 2000 to 3000 fingerprints.
After accumulating experience in this way, and occasionally exchanging pleasantries with Jiang Yuan in the trace evidence investigation group, Zhu Huanguang recently felt that he had made a breakthrough.
Even if you make a breakthrough in this kind of technology, you can't talk about it directly. You can't even talk about it to leaders who don't understand the field, like Yu Wenshu. He would only talk about the scene before the widespread use of computers, when fingerprint experts came to him to verify his fingerprints, and then boast about his ability to "remember everything he sees".
Zhu Huanguang was already a deputy section chief in a real position, how could he possibly put up with such treatment? He practiced diligently to boast about his fingerprint skills to others, so he felt that his improved fingerprint identification ability could only be demonstrated in practical matters.
The fingerprint campaign that Jiang Yuan called for is the best platform to showcase this.
Zhu Huanguang followed the police officers, passing through layers upon layers of desks, chairs, computers, and experts, as if a student were entering a classroom.
Jiang Yuan was focused on his screen and didn't notice Zhu Huanguang.
Zhu Huanguang didn't rush to greet anyone. After settling down, he first listened to the police officer who received him explain the basic situation, and at the same time began to familiarize himself with the computer that had been assigned to him.
The police officer who received us first explained the basics, and then said, "What's special about this case is that the fingerprint-related cases are not necessarily major or serious cases; there are also some minor cases. Each region decides which cases to report and which cases to compile. We have also attached information about the fingerprint-related cases to the side."
Fingerprint investigations are typically conducted on major and serious cases, and are also intended to bridge the technological gaps between different regions. It could be said that homicide cases are just the beginning.
In cases like these, fingerprints are naturally carefully examined by experts from various regions. Those that cannot be fully understood are then sent back for fingerprint experts in different places to rack their brains to come up with a solution...
For this reason, it's normal to shave your head during fingerprinting battles. Those who can truly complete fingerprint comparisons for multiple cases are all highly skilled individuals. For example, Zhu Huanguang received a third-class merit award in his last participation in the battle.
The Anwan fingerprint campaign organized by Jiang Yuan and others was not of a high level to begin with, and the preparations by all parties were not sufficient. It was not like a normal campaign, where a large number of related fingerprints were accumulated and prepared. Not just any fingerprints involved in the case were used for the campaign. Only fingerprints that were key and could solve the case, or at least provide strong clues, were allowed to be used for the campaign.
This part of the organization work itself also consumes police resources.
On the other hand, Jiang Yuan also wanted to handle more cases in Pingzhou, just to eliminate any worries he might have.
Zhu Huanguang then saw a large number of ordinary fingerprints—from his perspective as a LV3 Great Perfection cultivator, some of these fingerprints didn't seem particularly difficult.
Zhu Huanguang chuckled to himself, casually tapped on a fingerprint, and began marking its features.
He wasn't looking for big or difficult cases. He was mainly here because of Jiang Yuan. In this situation, it would be better to take on a few small cases; the sheer number of cases would bring him joy.
With this in mind, Zhu Huanguang's fingerprint comparison became somewhat relaxed and effortless, which, to outsiders, even showed a master's demeanor.
Zhu Huanguang quickly completed the fingerprint marking three times and successfully matched the fingerprint once. Although it was just a small theft case, Zhu Huanguang couldn't help but feel excited.
If a fingerprint is matched to a prior offender's database, the next sentence will almost certainly be a prison sentence, most likely more than three years.
Zhu Huanguang raised his head with satisfaction and then looked at Jiang Yuan's screen.
He had always been curious about Jiang Yuan's fingerprint analysis. In fact, Zhu Huanguang wasn't the only one curious; many people sat behind Jiang Yuan just to be able to watch the whole process.
Jiang Yuan seemed unaffected, leaning back in his chair, one hand manipulating the mouse and the other operating the keyboard. His movements weren't fast, but they were non-stop.
Zhu Huanguang understood. Just like when he marked the feature points, the local criminals in Pingzhou did leave more traces, so marking fingerprints was not very challenging.
Zhu Huanguang adjusted his glasses to make himself see more clearly.
Then, Zhu Huanguang clearly discovered that Jiang Yuan had marked a severed finger.
The remaining finger is still a bit burnt.
Zhu Huanguang instantly recalled the last fingerprint battle. Last time, Jiang Yuan also marked a faint fingerprint, but... even Jiang Yuan back then was far less adept than he was today.
"He also had an epiphany?" Zhu Huanguang was all too familiar with this kind of improvement. Jiang Yuan in the past would never have been so at ease, at least not in comparing faint fingerprints.
Zhu Huanguang couldn't help but get up, walk across the desk next to him, and approach Jiang Yuan's computer, wanting to see more clearly.
As soon as he moved, several people present got up and came over.
The group of fingerprint experts looked at each other and realized they all knew each other, so they tacitly stepped aside and began to observe the fingerprints themselves.
Jiang Yuan marks the feature points, submits them to the system for comparison, and then re-verifies them among the candidate fingerprints...
After a series of actions, a name was finally revealed.
Jiang Yuan tidied it up a bit and sent it to Liu Zhuangshi via email, then created a new fingerprint.
The people behind watched for a while, then quietly dispersed.
Before long, another new expert was brought in. After some hesitation, he also stood behind Jiang Yuan. During the 30 minutes or less of silent observation, the new expert always became humble.
The somewhat harmonious yet strange atmosphere lasted until dinner time.
Zhang Limin from the provincial department personally brought a large basin to entertain the troops, and specially showed it to Jiang Yuan, saying, "I specially had someone buy your favorite cow eyes. Fresh cow eyes are quite hard to find. Try the dishes I made!"