I'm not a genius detective

Chapter 115 Accepting a Disciple
"Have one?"

After a few seconds of silence in the room, Yin Yunliang took out a box of Furongwang soft blue cigarettes, kept one for himself, and threw the rest of the box to Han Ling.

Han Ling didn't stand on ceremony, took the cigarettes, lit them, and put the pack away.

The price of a single pack of Furongwang soft blue cigarettes is sixty yuan, which is definitely unaffordable for ordinary working-class smokers. As the director and chief expert of the Criminal Psychology Research Office of the Provincial Department and a second-level police supervisor, it is not surprising that Yin Yunliang smokes Furongwang cigarettes, whether he buys them personally or as a gift from relatives and friends.

Yin Yunliang slowly exhaled a puff of smoke and smiled, "Furongwang cigarettes are quite excellent in terms of both quality and taste. I personally prefer them. You're too young to feel the difference."

The conversation shifted from criminal profiling to cigarette reviews, and the atmosphere began to lighten.

Regardless of whether the profiling is accurate or not, we can only speculate up to this point at present. If we have enough time, we can also analyze the suspect's lifestyle and possible geographical location to provide more directions for the investigation.

"It's nice, gentle."

Han Ling confirmed Yin Yunliang's preference; since transmigrating, he hadn't smoked any good cigarettes.

Maybe I can sell the watch Xu Qinghe gave me someday; a man should treat himself better.

Yin Yunliang said, "Let's talk about criminal profiling again. Criminal profiling is a relatively cutting-edge and professional field of criminal investigation. Your police academy can only let students come into contact with it, but it will not be widely taught. Its popularity is very low. It requires a combination of knowledge from multiple disciplines and rich practical experience."

Currently, police academy curricula focus more on traditional criminal investigation, but I believe that in the near future, criminal profiling will be included as a compulsory or key teaching content in police academies.

Han Ling, what do you think is the core idea of ​​criminal profiling?

Han Ling replied without hesitation: "Naturally, behavior reflects personality. A criminal's behavior patterns will reveal information such as personality, motivation, emotional state, and thinking, from which a lot can be inferred."

Yin Yunliang nodded: "That's right. The main purposes of criminal profiling are fourfold: narrowing down the scope of investigation, developing interrogation strategies, predicting future behavior, and connecting cases."

Among these, the connection between cases is a key target of crime profiling; I'm referring to serial violent crimes, do you understand?

Han Ling: "Understood, serial murders, serial rapes, etc."

Yin Yunliang: "Hmm, for serial crimes, the accuracy rate of profiling is often very high. Why do you think that is?"

Han Ling: "Because the criminals in these cases have clearer and more stable behavioral patterns, the more cases there are, the greater the accuracy and amount of information in the profiling."

Upon hearing this, Yin Yunliang's eyes brightened again: "You are indeed a promising talent. If given time and guidance, you will become an excellent criminal profiler in the future."

Combined with your other abilities, you will be a top-notch investigator.

He desperately wanted to promote criminal profiling skills on a large scale to combat organized crime and serial crimes, but unfortunately, mastering criminal profiling skills required too much from investigators and was unrealistic.

An inadequate criminal profile can seriously disrupt the direction of a case investigation. It's one thing for a regular investigator to offer advice, but if the person in charge of the case writes a haphazard profile, it can cause enormous trouble.

Broadly speaking, crime can be divided into two types: organized crime and unorganized crime.

Organized crime is characterized by meticulous planning, thorough crime scene cleanup, and strong counter-investigation capabilities of the suspects. Unorganized crime, on the other hand, is characterized by impulsive, random, and chaotic crime scenes.

Traditional criminal investigation can play a significant role in investigating organized crime. Through on-site evidence, surveillance screening, and interviews with the public, experienced investigators can generally solve cases in a short period of time.

However, for organized crime, surveillance and interviews often become ineffective. In such cases, criminal profiling is needed to analyze the suspect’s controlling and patterned behaviors, thereby increasing the probability of solving the case.

If a criminal investigator is proficient in both traditional criminal investigation methods and excellent criminal profiling skills, then he can handle any case with ease.

In summary, he is a well-rounded, flawless all-around warrior.

At this moment, Yin Yunliang saw the shadow of the Hexagonal Warrior in Han Ling. With proper refinement, he should be able to reach that level.

At that time, Han Ling's name might be even more well-known within the police force than his.

Han Ling didn't say much: "Thank you for the praise, Professor Yin. I'm truly unworthy of it."

Yin Yunliang smiled: "I rarely praise people. I'm just telling the truth. The accuracy of criminal profiling is affected by the nature of the case and the profiler's ability. The profiler's ability is very crucial. They need to master a huge amount of courses in psychology, criminology, sociology, behavioral science, and even psychiatry."

A qualified criminal profiler is even rarer than a portrait artist.

Some people believe that criminal profiling comes from personal intuition and subjective judgment, which is true, but also not true. I want to remind you not to be overconfident, as this can easily lead to serious errors in judgment.

The purpose of profiling is always to narrow down the scope, not to pinpoint a specific person.

For a simple example, in a case, a profiler might narrow down the suspect pool from the entire city to a neighborhood in the eastern part of the city with a large migrant population, characterized by an introverted personality and being a young male. This is already a fairly successful profile; don't expect too much.

Han Ling blinked and looked at the other person, saying, "Professor Yin, what exactly are you trying to say? If you're just imparting experience and technology... isn't the time a bit too short?"

Yin Yunliang chuckled: "Sorry, I've talked a bit too much. There's plenty of time in the future. Would you be interested in becoming my student?"

Han Ling guessed it.

All the preceding build-up was for this very sentence.

The provincial department director, chief expert in criminal psychology, and second-level police superintendent must have extensive connections, right? The department head should give me face, right? If I make a mistake in the future, can you cover for me?

Noticing Han Ling's strange look, Yin Yunliang was slightly taken aback and quickly added, "My main goal is to guide you to become an excellent criminal profiler. If you cause trouble, you are not allowed to mention my name."

Han Ling: "..."

Well, you learned from Patriarch Bodhi?

That's what you say, but since you're both police officers working in Gangwon, you really don't care about your own students?
Even if you don't care, other people know I'm your student, so they should at least give me some face.

"Teacher, I bow to you." Han Ling stood up and bent over. "Is there a formal apprenticeship ceremony? Is there a banquet for the apprenticeship? Should I make a trip to the provincial government office to get acquainted with them? Or could you just transfer me to the provincial government office?"

Yin Yunliang: "Uh."

For some reason, he suddenly felt a little regretful.

Taking on a restless, scheming new police officer as an apprentice carries the risk of one day ruining one's reputation.

“I’ll give you your first lesson.” He immediately gave you a heads-up, “From now on, treat yourself as a tool in the investigation. Find out the case and catch the suspect, that’s the end of it. Don’t worry about anything else, and don’t sympathize with the criminals, the victims, or their families. Can you do that?”

Han Ling thought for a moment and shook her head: "I can't do it, I have feelings."

"You..." Yin Yunliang almost lost his composure. "You recited the very first sentence of the first lesson?"

How can I teach like this?
Han Ling: "Teacher, you used the wrong words. Betraying one's master means betraying one's teacher and violating the teacher-student relationship. As a disciple, one should be rational, which reflects independent personality and independent thinking."

If you use a cramming method of teaching, you'll at best produce a mini-Yin Yunliang. What's the point?

If Tong Feng were here now, he definitely wouldn't criticize Han Ling anymore.

He directly addressed Yin Yunliang by his full name and launched into a tirade. What's a little bit of being verbally abused and wronged like this? After all, he enjoys the same treatment as Yin Yunliang.

Han Ling's words silenced Yin Yunliang. He wanted to say something but ultimately swallowed his words, finally settling on a simple three-word phrase: "Take it easy."

Han Ling's answer was even simpler: "Okay."

Yin Yunliang stood up: "Take the case files and come with me to the conference room."

Han Ling smiled, obediently took the documents, and followed Yin Yunliang out of the room.

The task force meeting had long since ended, but no one left. They were all waiting for Yin Yunliang to appear. He had taken the case files and investigation materials, and perhaps he could provide new directions, shorten the investigation time, and narrow the scope of the investigation.

The chief expert of the provincial department, regardless of his status or investigative skills, is a figure of great importance to the criminal investigation team of the branch bureau.

"Director Yin, please have a seat."

Upon seeing Yin Yunliang appear, Ji Bowei quickly gave up the main seat, and the others also moved to the side.

Just as Ji Bowei was about to sit down, Yin Yunliang spoke up: "Let me tell you something first. I just officially accepted Han Ling as my student. In the future, when the team is not busy, I may need to take up his time."

I will personally inform your bureau chief about this matter.

Everyone in the conference room turned their heads and focused their gaze on Han Ling. After a brief moment of surprise, their eyes were filled with deep envy.

To accept Han Ling as a disciple so quickly after just meeting him shows that Yin Yunliang has highly recognized Han Ling's performance over the past year and has developed a sense of appreciating talent, unwilling to let a gem remain hidden for too long.

"It's really about to take off..." Tong Feng was numb to his good brother and stared at him blankly.

Not only is he pushing the boundaries of romance by finding a stunningly beautiful doctor, but is he also pushing the boundaries of his career?
What am I going to do then?

Ji Bowei stopped just before his buttocks touched the seat, and without hesitation, continued to move to the side, saying, "Han Ling, you sit here."

If Han Ling dared to sit down, his emotional intelligence would be too low. He quickly stepped forward to hold Ji Bowei down, and then strode over to Tong Feng's side.

Seeing this, Ji Bowei didn't insist. In fact, it wouldn't matter if Han Ling sat down; he wasn't a petty person.

It's like adding icing on the cake; all I can say is that this kid is becoming more and more pleasing to the eye.

Becoming Yin Yunliang's apprentice will not only improve one's abilities much faster, but will also reduce many obstacles in one's career.

Qingchang still has to give face to Yin Yunliang of the Provincial Department. It will definitely be mentioned in the meeting. With a promotion hope of more than 50%, it can be directly jumped to 100%.

Fang Zhou quietly gave Han Ling a thumbs up, and the latter winked in response.

"Let's get straight to the case," Yin Yunliang said. "Han Ling, please explain the suspect's profile that we just discussed to everyone in detail."

Han Ling: "Okay."

(End of this chapter)