1995, Starting as a Criminal Investigation Expert

Tang Weidong had already left work, but after learning about the situation from the deputy director in charge of criminal investigation, he made a special trip back to the bureau.

"He did it?"

Tang Weidong peeked through the crack in the door at Gao Linming, who was squatting on the ground, shouting that he was innocent and frantically trying to justify himself.

Xu Qiang nodded: "It should be correct, it's the fingerprint comparison done by Li Shu."

This statement actually has some merit.

Tang Weidong nodded slightly and said, "If you're still trying to deny it, I think we can increase the intensity."

The Zhang Yichao case had a significant impact.

Nanjiang Machine Tool Factory was not a small factory. It was established before the founding of the People's Republic of China and was a proper state-owned enterprise under the central government at the bureau level. It was once one of the eighteen Arhats of the national machine tool industry.

A deputy workshop director is someone who holds a certain rank.

Xu Qiang nodded to indicate that he understood.

Inevitably, Tang Weidong had to offer a few more words of advice.

"Xu Qiang, it's not that I'm trying to find fault with you, but you should be able to feel the power of science and technology now, right?" Tang Weidong asked rhetorically.

The provincial department often holds meetings where this kind of emphasis is placed on the development of criminal science and technology.

As it turns out, fingerprint comparison, a criminal investigation technique, has proven to be incredibly effective.

"As a detachment leader, you must treat everyone equally and not always look down on the technical team," Tang Weidong instructed as they walked.

Xu Qiang protested his innocence, saying, "Director Tang, come down here and see for yourself. In our branch, who doesn't respect Li Shu? Even Lin Wanping, when he holds a case analysis meeting, has to ask Li Shu what he thinks. There's really no situation like what you're saying."

Putting everything else aside, Li Shu solved a case that had been unsolved for years in just one day. Who would dare to do that?

Tang Weidong snorted lightly, thinking to himself, "If not now, what about before?"

Just then, someone from the detachment ran over and told Xu Qiang that he had a phone call from Han Jianjun in Songpu.

"What did Lao Han go to Songpu for?" Tang Weidong asked in surprise.

Xu Qiang's heart skipped a beat.

It's past nine o'clock at night now. Li Shu and the other person should have arrived in Songpu long ago. Why would they call at this time? Could it be that they've matched up?

"It's the 3.16 case from Luoshe, the one that lacks a scale. Li Shu came up with a solution, but we couldn't find a match in our database, so we went to Matsuura." Xu Qiang hurriedly explained and ran to the office.

Tang Weidong hurriedly followed.

He had a deep impression of that case, mainly because it was so heinous.

Gasoline was poured on the scene, and a bomb was left, nearly wiping out the entire on-site investigation team.

Xu Qiang had already answered the phone when he entered the room.

"Did it match?" Tang Weidong asked hurriedly.

Xu Qiang nodded quickly, asked Han Jianjun about the suspect's situation, then changed his mind and said, "Never mind, Lao Han, wait for me. I'll take some men and leave now. We'll arrive tonight. We'll talk about it when I get there."

"And Li Shu, please thank this kid properly for me. This kid is awesome."

The matter I just gave in the morning, and by evening I had already found a suspect. Speed ​​is a bit too fast.

I hung up the phone.

Tang Weidong, standing nearby, was somewhat bewildered and said, "So, in just two days, this kid Li Shu has solved two old cases?"

Those cases that become old cases are all tough nuts to crack.

Li Shu is really something else, handling one case a day, it's simply amazing.

Xu Qiang was also stunned and said, "Director Tang, this kid is really something, he's terrifying."

At this rate, the brigade wouldn't need to do anything but arrest people every day.

Tang Weidong nodded in deep agreement and said, "Alright, what are you waiting for? Go on."

Solving two serious old cases in a row is so bad it deserves to be on TV and reported on properly.

Especially Li Shu, this time he probably won't be able to avoid asking for credit.

Xu Qiang immediately contacted New Taipei City and asked Wang Benyi to bring some people to go to Songpu with him.

Meanwhile, it was far away in Matsuura.

While Han Jianjun was on the phone, Li Shu compared the two things again.

The fingerprint is in good condition and very clear, but it lacks a scale.

By quickly going through the features, you can match 11 of them.

That's it, it's this man named Xiao Junfei.

This person is 40 years old. The reason he is in Matsuura's fingerprint database is because he has been to prison.

After 1980, he led a dozen or so people to a fight outside the Workers' Cinema. They were armed, and several people were injured. They also injured cinema staff who tried to break up the fight.

In the first year, the law was enacted, and the crime of hooliganism was established.

Therefore, as the head of state, he was sentenced to the maximum penalty, a full seven years.

He's considered lucky; in two more years, given his situation, he might even face the death penalty.

He was released from prison in 87, and what he did after that is unknown.

As for why he hated Li Haiping so much and wanted to kill him, that remains unknown.

But the fingerprints are his, so there's no doubt about it; it was him who did it.

"Awesome."

Beside him, Liu Weikun gave Li Shu a thumbs up and said, "Also, I find you kind of handsome. You just used your brain and caught the murderer. If this were ancient times, you would be a Zhuge Liang. You could devise brilliant strategies and defeat enemies from a thousand miles away without leaving your house."

Xiao Junfei probably never dreamed that after hiding for so many years and not being noticed by the police, he would be identified as a criminal suspect in this tiny computer room.

"It's not that exaggerated."

Li Shu shook his head, but couldn't help feeling happy inside.

Just as Liu Weikun said, it really felt like defeating the enemy from a thousand miles away.

Even though he didn't catch the murderer himself, he still fulfilled Li Shu's expectation of clearing away the fog and finding the answer.

In the last couple of days, Li Shu has actually started to like this feeling.

After Han Jianjun hung up the phone, he couldn't suppress the smile on his face and said, "Director Zhou, Old Chen, what do you think? Li Shu's skills are pretty good, aren't they?"

He was too smug.

But what could the two say? Forgetting to put a scale at the crime scene was indeed a basic mistake, but they believed that similar situations definitely existed throughout the country, and quite a few at that.

Why can't anyone come up with such a solution?

That's really impressive.

It was getting late, and I needed to arrange the arrest after meeting up with Xu Qiang tomorrow, so I said goodbye early.

Zhou Xuewen arranged for someone to take the group to the guesthouse.

After everyone got into the car and left, the two stood at the door, and Chen Shengkang remarked with admiration, "That kid is pretty good."

Zhou Xuewen nodded in agreement and said, "If Old Master Lu were still here, I wonder how much he would like it."

The "Old Lu" he mentioned is Lu Youlin, a founding member of the 803 Institute and a veteran fortification expert, especially skilled in fingerprint comparison.

Chen Shengkang smiled and nodded, then fell silent again. After a while, he suddenly said, "Old Zhou, aren't we thinking the same thing?"

The two looked at each other and confirmed their thoughts.

Zhou Xuewen hesitated for a moment and said, "Isn't that a bit inappropriate?"

803, it's famous throughout the country.

It can be said that in the field of criminal investigation, 803 is the founder of a school of thought, holding a master-level status.

"That's what you think."

Zhou Xuewen's name is Xuewen, and he is somewhat bookish in his daily life. He likes to read martial arts novels and compared it to this: "It's like Guo Jing held a gathering of heroes, which was full of famous and righteous sects. In the end, Yang Guo from a small sect managed to defeat the Golden Wheel Monk. Wouldn't we lose face like that?"

Chen Shengkang understood Zhou Xuewen's meaning and thought for a moment before saying, "A case is still a case. When Elder Duan retired, he specifically told us to let him know whether the case was solved or not. It's been more than ten years now, and I still feel guilty."

"Besides, this kid is really capable and has ideas, so let him give it a try. What if it works? I don't believe you can let go of this case."

Zhou Xuewen fell silent.

Let go? How is that possible?

Back then, 803 was full of talented people. First came the Oriental Detective, then the Three Musketeers, who solved many major cases and almost never stumbled on a case.

The electrocution murder case in 81 was definitely a major setback.

How could Zhou Xuewen forget that?

"Let me discuss it with Lao Zhang."

He was referring to Zhang Shenghua, the head of the Criminal Investigation Corps, the leader of the Three Musketeers, and Duan Chengyan's prized student.