1995, Starting as a Criminal Investigation Expert

As soon as Zhou Xuewen hung up the phone, he immediately took the call.

"Don't worry, I'll call and book your plane ticket right away. I'll also have them book your train ticket in Matsuura. There'll be enough time; you can catch the train tomorrow morning."

Since Nanjiang doesn't have a civilian airport, we can only go back to Songpu.

As he spoke, he quickly made a phone call to make arrangements.

Once everything is arranged, we'll prepare a car to take Li Shu back to Hongcheng.

"I was originally thinking that after we caught him, we could go back to Matsuura together. I would definitely throw a big feast to thank you."

"This was also Elder Duan's idea, and now we're too late. But Li Shu, we in 803 owe you a huge favor for solving this case."

Zhou Xuewen looked regretful and finally said that he owed a great favor.

Since you've said you owe someone a favor, you have to repay it.

In the future, if Li Shu ever needs 803's help, 803 will be there without hesitation.

"Director Zhou, you're exaggerating."

Li Shu made a polite remark, but a thought suddenly popped into his mind.

Since you want to thank yourself, why not donate that vacuum coating machine to the Nanjiang Municipal Bureau?

It's a bit of a loss.

However, Li Shu felt there was no need to make others owe favors, so he figured it was better to just let it go.

But then I thought, 803 is the pinnacle of domestic criminal technology; what if I need their help someday?

Take DNA, for example.

To get a DNA sample at the provincial department, you have to beg and plead, pull strings and cut in line.

Now that Matsuura has its own DNA lab, they can ask for help if a case gets urgent.

As for the vacuum coating machine, you can simply submit a report and have Matsuura Machinery Factory order another one.

"By the way, what case is it? I heard you say it's about latent blood fingerprints. Do you need any help?" Zhou Xuewen asked again.

Li Shu dared not be arrogant or think he was invincible just because he stood on the shoulders of his predecessors.

This is Zhou Xuewen in front of me. Among the materials I've been looking at, there might be some of his masterpieces.

"I was just about to ask you for advice."

Li Shu briefly explained the situation, and concluded by saying, "Team Leader Han and his team analyzed that there might be latent blood fingerprints on the inside of this car door handle. You see, the handle is pure black, but the TMB indicator shows a dark blue color. Against a black background, it's impossible to distinguish them for taking a picture."

"Secondly, it has a texture, a rough, matte surface, so it can't be directly transferred. Also, when you put light on it, the light diffuses in all sorts of ways, creating messy shadows and highlights. Fluorescent staining doesn't work either, making photography a major challenge."

"So I wanted to ask you, is there any good way to handle this situation?"

After Li Shu finished speaking, Zhou Xuewen gasped in shock.

"Goodness, Old Han has really gotten bolder with you around. He hasn't given up even in this situation and called to ask if you have any solutions."

Pockmarked surface, deep black, blood-stained fingerprints, and all sorts of buffs stacked up.

If I were in this situation, I would usually just give up.

It's not like he only had this one clue; when things got to that point, he was too lazy to even think of a solution.

"wrong!"

Zhou Xuewen suddenly realized what was happening and hurriedly said, "Didn't you just say you had a way? Then why are you asking me? Were you testing me?"

Li Shuming just said he had a way to handle it and told them to wait for him to return.

At the time, Zhou Xuewen didn't know what was going on and thought it was just a normal blood fingerprint.

I only realized now that it was such a tough nut to crack.

He was even more shocked. Li Shu actually had a way to solve such a difficult problem.

Li Shu quickly replied, "Director Zhou, what are you saying? How could I dare to test you? I just have a little idea, but I don't know if it will work, so I'm asking if you have any good ideas."

Zhou Xuewen shook his head decisively.

No, there's absolutely no way.

If you encounter it, just give up.

"Alright, stop being modest with me. Just tell me what method you're going to use so I can learn from you."

When Zhou Xuewen pressed him for answers, he realized that Li Shu was a real treasure; there was practically no problem he couldn't solve.

Li Shu was also thinking of having a chat with Zhou Xuewen.

But just as they were about to speak, a motorcycle sped past them on the road in the distance, heading straight for the ambush point.

"Hey, isn't this...something happened?" Zhou Xuewen recognized at a glance that this was the detective in disguise, the one who was trying to lure Ai Hongguang out.

The key issue is that I didn't see Ai Hongguang, and he ran away in such a hurry.

"I'll go check it out first." Zhou Xuewen hurriedly ran towards the ambush point.

Li Shu quickly followed.

My flight is tonight, so it's still early.

When I ran back to the yard, everyone had come out in droves.

"Hurry, hurry, hurry!"

Chen Shih-chieh shouted loudly, calling everyone to get on the bread truck.

Zhang Shenghua and He Guangming quickly called their men to follow.

When Zhang Shenghua saw Li Shu, he quickly came over to explain a few things and asked Li Shu to wait a moment while he arranged a car.

Li Shucai realized that something unexpected had happened.

We had already made arrangements with Ai Hongguang, and everyone was ready to set off with their tools.

Suddenly, someone burst in and said that the villagers had been beaten by the Wang family of Xiaoyingtang, and the village secretary was gathering people to fight back.

Upon hearing this, Ai Hongguang forgot all about his work. He threw down his things, grabbed a hoe, and took his two sons out the door.

He wasn't just filled with righteous indignation.

If you don't step up when something happens in the village, who will step up when you're in trouble?

The principle is that we all prosper together and suffer together.

The investigators were stunned. After quickly figuring out what was going on, they rushed back.

South of Aijia Village in Xinjiatang, adjacent to Xiaoyingtang Wangjia Village, lies this village.

The Ai family and the Wang family are naturally enemies.

This time, it was due to a problem with the space for drying the rice.

Everyone rushed to dry their clothes at the same time, so there weren't enough good spots. It was the Wang family who took over the spots from the Ai family.

The man surnamed Ai disagreed and went to argue with him. After a few words, a fight broke out.

One of the younger men on the other side was too rough and stabbed Ai in the thigh with a fork, piercing right through it.

Then this is no small matter as a fight.

That's why the entire Aijia Village was mobilized, ready to fight.

So Chen Shijie was extremely anxious.

Even without using guns, a mere armed fight would inevitably result in a large number of deaths and injuries.

Fortunately, they brought a lot of people with them this time, and they were fully armed. Otherwise, by the time the news reached the city bureau, they would have been able to collect the bodies by the time they arrived.

Li Shu followed suit and climbed into a car.

At least I'm a policeman.

Everyone else has left, so I can't just sit here and wait.

The group hurried towards the village.

Fortunately, it was only a few kilometers, but the road was terrible. It was all dirt road, with deep ruts that could raise fish, and the bumpy ride was enough to make you feel like you were going to fall apart.

When they arrived at the location, Li Shu could see from a distance that the hillside was teeming with people.

They wielded hoes and shovels, kicking up clouds of dust as they worked.

Several hundred people; that's how many local wars there were in ancient times.

There were also elderly people, women, and children on the periphery, watching and cheering while hurling insults at each other from a distance.

The car had just stopped, and Li Shu hadn't even gotten out yet, when two sharp gunshots rang out.

Chen Shijie rushed to the front and fired a warning shot.

Useless.

In the chaotic melee involving hundreds of people, with adrenaline surging, few noticed the gunshots.

Without saying a word, Chen Shijie fired several more shots.

This finally brought the chaos under control.

Looking around, the ground was covered with people, all injured. Chen Shijie's face turned green.

The crowd surged forward.

Even so, they were still clinging to each other, their heads covered in blood, unwilling to let go.

In fact, Chen Shijie was actually relieved by this situation.

At least no guns were used.

And to be honest, things have improved a lot in recent years. Under normal circumstances, people are more careful with their strength and don't dare to beat someone to death.

As for how to handle the situation, all Chen Shijie could do was control the scene, let everyone go home, and take the injured to the hospital.

At this moment, He Guangming gently nudged Zhang Shenghua and winked at a corner in the distance.

Ai Hongguang!

Zhang Shenghua has already seen it.

The old man's head had been split open, and he was covered in blood. His two sons were with him.

"That's perfect."

Zhang Shenghua said in a low voice.

When you're taking the injured person away, make a detour halfway and take Ai Hongguang directly to the police station.