1995, Starting as a Criminal Investigation Expert

"Come on, everyone, let's raise our glasses and welcome Li Shu and Tan Guoxiong, two strong young men, to our technical team family."

Cao Junfei stood up and said with a smile.

Everyone applauded.

Li Shu hurriedly stood up and said that he would definitely work hard and make persistent efforts in the future.

I've been with the team for about half a month now.

Logically, we should have a meal together to welcome the newcomers.

But I was busy with the case and didn't have time to think about it.

Now that the case is closed, Han Jianjun finally arranged a meal for them.

Cao Junfei downed his drink in one gulp, sat down, and urged everyone to eat quickly, saying there was a huge table of food and they shouldn't waste it.

Peng Rong ate in silence, muttering to himself that Han Jianjun was really generous, he was bleeding a lot of blood.

Han Jianjun snorted, not feeling any heartache at all.

After eating, I returned to my dorm.

Tan Guoxiong's alcohol tolerance is average, but he drank a bit too much that night, and his face was flushed as he lay in bed.

Li Shu was alright; after washing his face, he even felt a little more awake. He sat down at his desk and turned on his computer.

Liu Weikun had previously mentioned that his boss was going to reward him with 5,000 yuan because he helped optimize the software.

They actually gave it to them.

The day before yesterday, when Liu Weikun returned to Anjing, he handed the money over to Li Shu.

Li Shu used the money, along with some more from his family, and asked Liu Weikun to help him go to the computer mall to buy a Dell 486 machine.

I also asked him for a few books, hoping to learn computers on my own.

The fact that the system has specific categories proves that computers will be useful in the future.

I need to learn.

However, it's not easy to get started.

Before Li Shu had even mastered the Wubi input method, he would use the "codebook" left by Liu Weikun to input the code letter by letter in the DOS system, eventually opening a game that someone had installed for him.

Super Mario.

It's different from the one on the Famicom.

I had just turned it on, and hadn't even taken two steps when the light bulb suddenly went out—the power was out.

Immediately, someone in the hallway started shouting, "Who is it? Using high power? They're watching TV."

Li Shu was also heartbroken; he was worried that the computer, which cost several thousand yuan, might be ruined by a sudden power outage.

It's not a circuit breaker trip, it's an overload. The circuit is burnt out, and the power won't be back on for a while.

Li Shu had no choice but to lie down and sleep.

Unable to sleep, I pulled out the system's data and continued reading.

The day before yesterday, Han Jianjun told him to go to various branch offices and give lectures. Li Shu couldn't help but feel a little guilty. He couldn't just say to everyone who asked that it was his idea.

Since the system has countless resources, I should study diligently and strive to become a true criminal investigation expert.

Unfortunately, solving this case didn't result in a sudden increase of hundreds or thousands of experience points.

In terms of fingerprint comparison, I still have over 1,800 experience points, far from reaching the maximum level.

Just as he was about to look, Tan Guoxiong from the next bed suddenly spoke up: "Li Shu, do you know who I saw yesterday?"

Before Li Shu could ask who it was, Tan Guoxiong said, "I saw Sister Qian."

"Who?"

Li Shu was stunned for a moment before realizing who it was.

Qian Feng, the victim in the fourth case, the murdered security guard, and Zhang Ruiping's mother.

She had visited the team several times before to inquire about the progress of the case.

Now that the case is closed, the team should notify her to come and complete the formalities to collect the body.

"What's wrong? The case is solved now, it should be a good thing," Li Shu said, propping himself up.

Although the dead cannot be brought back to life, the murderer has finally been found.

Tan Guoxiong murmured as if in a dream, "That's right, it's a good thing. It's a good thing that the case can be solved. Li Shu, it's great that you can solve the case..."

As he spoke, his voice became barely audible.

Soon, the sound of snoring began.

Li Shu frowned slightly, thinking to himself that Tan Guoxiong's words were probably not due to the case being solved, but rather because of his father.

With a sigh, Tan Guoxiong realized that his father's death had long been a source of deep sorrow.

The money box was found the day before yesterday.

Yesterday, we did some final work, filing all the relevant physical evidence and writing an appraisal report.

At this point, the work of the technical team is basically complete.

The task force was also officially disbanded.

Tang Weidong was in a relatively good mood, saying that at least none of them had become useless.

He was still unhappy that there was no deadline for solving the case.

As for the subsequent on-site identification, organization, and handover work, it will be handled by the First Brigade and the New Taipei Branch.

After leaving the house, Peng Rong muttered to himself, "I thought Director Tang would say something to praise our technical team, especially you."

He put his arm around Li Shu's shoulder and said, "You deserve the most credit. If it weren't for you matching that fingerprint, this case would have remained unsolved."

Zhao Yong, who was walking ahead, heard this, glared at Peng Rong, and said, "Don't talk nonsense."

He added, "Don't worry, once the case is officially transferred, there will definitely be a summary and reward. I wouldn't dare say it's a meritorious service award, but I think an internal commendation is definitely achievable."

He looked at Li Shu with a smile, and couldn't help but sigh.

The younger generation is truly formidable!

When I first joined the bureau, I was so confused that I just had to rely on Lao Han to clean up my messes.

Li Shu quickly shook his head, not daring to think about it.

Besides, even if there is an award, it would be an honor for the entire technical team.

Zhao Yongdao asked, "By the way, Li Shu, have you prepared your lecture plan?"

When this was mentioned, Li Shu felt a bit of a headache, as if he had been forced into a situation. He quickly consulted Zhao Yong, asking how to explain it.

Zhao Yongdao said, "That's easy. Just use the September 5th case as an example to introduce it. It's very appropriate."

Li Shuyi thought so too; combining it with case studies was the most direct approach.

Han Jianjun is serious about this.

The team wasn't busy, so they arranged for Li Shu to give a lecture the next day.

Our first stop was the Tingyang branch of the Public Security Bureau.

It is said that Guo Xiangyang strongly invited him.

That's fine, at least we'll have a familiar face.

Li Shu and Peng Rong went together that day.

The two of them arrived carrying their belongings, only to find Guo Xiangyang already waiting downstairs.

Just as he was about to go upstairs, Guo Xiangyang stopped him.

He turned around and led the two to the small auditorium of the branch office.

Upon entering, Li Shu was dumbfounded.

The small auditorium, which can accommodate over a hundred people, was almost half full, with an estimated number of several dozen people.

This left not only Li Shu stunned, but Peng Rong was also dumbfounded.

"Captain Guo, why are there so many people?" Peng Rong asked urgently.

Li Shu nodded quickly.

Guo Xiangyang said, "It was Director Lin who heard about this and thought it was very meaningful, so he organized the criminal investigation team to come and listen and learn."

After saying that, they even comforted the person, saying it's the same, just say it the way it should be said.

Li Shu thought to himself, "How can they be the same?"

I was thinking of having a few people in the technical squadron in charge of trace evidence inspection, and we could just chat casually and introduce our methods in a friendly and relaxed atmosphere.

This is great, it's turned into a report meeting.

Peng Rong had already caught sight of Lin Hui, the director of the Tingyang branch. He shrank back, patted Li Shu on the shoulder, and gave him a look that said, "Good luck to you."

Seeing that everyone below was urging him on, what could Li Shu do but bite the bullet and walk onto the podium?

The lights were blinding.

Director Lin then enthusiastically gave a round of applause.

However, once the applause started, Li Shu calmed down.

"If you stick your neck out, you'll get a knife; if you don't, you'll get a knife too. Are you going to punish yourself for speaking badly?"

Gritting his teeth, Li Shu began his lecture.

As planned, we started with the case.

For example, let's start with the fingerprint in the fourth case.

The complete fingerprint belongs to Cheng Jianrong, while the half fingerprint belongs to Jin Zhenjiang.

Jin Zhenjiang confessed that in the fourth case, he was the one who used an angle grinder to cut the safe.

The reason why Cheng Jianrong's fingerprints were found inside the safe was entirely accidental.

When the cut wasn't complete, Cheng Jianrong got impatient and forcibly pulled open the safe door.

Because of this, fingerprints were left on the inside of the door. Later, in a hurry to leave, I didn't wipe them clean, so they were left behind.

As for the half fingerprint, it's a similar case.

Cheng Jianrong spotted the trophy, picked it up, and asked if it was gold.

Jin Zhenjiang took it and looked at it. When he took it, he put his thumb inside and pulled it by the ear, which is how he left his fingerprint.

I wiped it later, but in my panic, I only focused on wiping the outside.

"Therefore, I think that during on-site investigation, we should also carefully investigate such unusual blind spots."

"Many criminal suspects are now aware of the importance of cleaning up the crime scene. They can usually clean up things that are visible, but they may forget about things that are in hard-to-reach places."

As Li Shu spoke, he got into the flow and casually shared some of the work experience of the younger staff members on the system side.