1995, Starting as a Criminal Investigation Expert

The name "Ma Dun Bridge" has a story behind it.

It is said that during the Ming Dynasty, Grand Tutor Hua's residence was in Tingyang. When officials came from the county town to visit Grand Tutor Hua, they crossed the bridge and mounted their horses together at this very spot.

This area is not far from the city center and has many residential areas clustered together. There is one particular street with a large number of hair salons.

There are also plenty of hotels and foot massage parlors nearby.

It now belongs to the Chongning branch and has always been a key area of ​​concern.

A few years ago, when the "Six Evils" campaign was launched, this place was hit hard.

But it was no use; the fire kept resurfacing.

As night falls, besides the small hair salons with their suggestive red lights, scantily clad women stroll through the streets and alleys.

This place has a terrible reputation.

That day, Xu Qiang and his team discussed the action plan.

Normally, crackdowns on prostitution are concentrated operations, relying mainly on clues and reports, with priority given to arresting those involved in organized crime.

But this time it's different.

The purpose was not to crack down on prostitution, but to arrest suspects.

Today is the 15th. Given how impatient this person is, he can probably only hold it in for two or three days at most.

If we act now, the chances of catching him are very high.

The plan was to collaborate with the Chongning branch of the Public Security Bureau, including the security officers and traffic police, to carry out a covert operation.

Focus on those main streets and disperse the people.

Some people patrol the streets, looking for places to observe secretly. If anyone is interested in the hair salon, they will stop or go in to do something.

I secretly remembered it.

Once the person comes out and reaches one end of the street, press them down directly.

This way, you can avoid alerting the hair salons.

Then they were taken to a nearby location, where fingerprints were collected directly. Li Shu compared the fingerprints on-site, and only after confirming that there were no problems were further processed.

The approach has been primarily based on criticism and education.

If you can't catch them in the act, secretly taking photos as evidence would be too conspicuous.

After all, the goal was simply to apprehend the suspect.

That evening, Li Shu and his group set off as planned and waited near Madun Bridge, at a small patch of greenery at the intersection of Zhenfeng Road.

Zhao Yong and his team also recruited reinforcements from the Chongning and Tingyang technical squadrons, dividing them into several groups to collect fingerprints.

Then they were all sent to Li Shu.

Li Shu stayed in the car and compared fingerprints on the spot.

They can only release someone if they admit it themselves.

Once the match is found, press the button directly.

I drove the detachment's large Haishi truck; the interior space was quite spacious. Han Jianjun, being older, couldn't handle it and didn't come.

Zhao Yong was in charge of collecting data from the groups outside, while the comparison work inside the vehicle was entirely handed over to Li Shu.

Xu Qiang was also there. After getting off the bus, he bought me some rock sugar pear tea nearby, saying that autumn is here and staying up late can easily cause internal heat.

Li Shu leaned against the car window, drinking as he watched the sun set behind the western mountains.

Before the sun had even completely set, fingerprints were already being sent over.

"Good heavens, what time is it?" Li Shu exclaimed in surprise.

Sitting next to Xu Qiang, He Chenghua, the square-faced captain of the criminal investigation team of Chongning Branch, said, "It's normal. Some people always think they're clever and try to do the opposite to avoid our investigation."

Li Shu suddenly realized.

But since you're saying I'm being clever, it means this method is completely useless.

Li Shu picked up a magnifying glass and quickly began to examine the fingerprints.

My system experience keeps increasing, and it's almost five thousand now. I've really mastered it, and I'm becoming more and more accurate at recognizing fingerprints.

Moreover, Li Shu had already developed the skill to first look at the overall structure.

For example, the overall direction of the pattern, the proportion and general position of the triangular area and the horizontal lines on the knuckles.

Once the overall structure is correct, then you can look at the details.

So the overall speed is very fast; you can view a picture in just a few seconds.

"Neither."

Li Shu handed it back.

"Good heavens, Li Shu, did you look closely?" the young man who delivered the fingerprint collection card asked in surprise.

Li Shu glared at him, annoyed: "What are you saying? I'm an expert now."

An acquaintance, Jiao Xiaodong.

They graduated in the same year, but they were serious criminal investigation students, and after graduation they were assigned back to the Chongning Branch Bureau.

"Fine, fine, you're the expert, you're doing better than me." Jiao Xiaodong rolled his eyes at him.

He Chenghua, standing nearby, glared at him and said, "What's wrong? You didn't do well at the Chongning branch, did you?"

Jiao Xiaodong shrank back and quickly made his escape.

"Captain He, this is my good buddy, please take good care of him," Li Shu said quickly.

He Chenghua nodded with a smile.

The way he said that, let alone himself, even Xu Qiang, if he didn't give Li Shu face, Tang Weidong would definitely teach him a lesson.

No sooner had he agreed than Xu Qiang brought up another trivial matter.

They said the municipal bureau was planning to build a new residential compound for family members, and this time it would be built better, so those who got the quota would have to symbolically pay a portion of the cost themselves.

"It's not much, maybe just a few thousand yuan. Anyway, your name is on it. You can write the application later. I've already talked to Lao Han about this."

Xu Qiang chatted about it casually.

He Chenghua, standing nearby, was suddenly bewildered.

I've heard that Li Shu is incredibly talented. He solved a major case right after joining the company and is practically the most skilled fingerprint comparison expert in Nanjiang.

It's normal to provide sufficient benefits, but this is really without any regard for consequences.

He knew that this residential compound was targeted at mid- to high-level cadres.

Well, Li Shu, who just joined the company and hasn't even been officially hired yet, was given a set of clothes.

Envy, so envious it's hard to believe.

Li Shu's eyes darted around, and then he nodded.

Why wouldn't you want welfare housing?

Soon, fingerprints kept arriving.

The main advantage is its broad coverage.

For example, if you pass by the entrance of a hair salon and the lady waves you over or calls out to you, and you're tempted and turn your head to take a second look, then that counts, and you'll have to be pulled over to have your fingerprints taken.

Unfortunately, one fingerprint card after another was sent over, but none of them matched.

Around 10 p.m., Xu Qiang began to get a little anxious.

This kind of large-scale gathering of people to forcibly collect fingerprints may only be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity.

You warned the person whose information was being collected that they were not allowed to talk about it.

But with so many people, there are bound to be some who can't keep their mouths shut.

News travels fast in places like this. If they don't catch anyone today, they can try again in another day, or at most two days. Xu Qiang felt that the news would spread completely by then.

If the hair salons close down en masse, the suspect will definitely be alerted if he is nearby.

So today is the day with the greatest hope.

It's already past 10 p.m., which is peak time. If the match still doesn't match, the chances of finding a match will only decrease as time goes on.

Li Shu was also anxious.

But this is the best option right now.

We can't possibly collect fingerprints from every man in Nanjiang.

As time went by, the comparison still failed.

This place is only open until 3 or 4 a.m. at most.

Moreover, it's already mid-October, and the nights are starting to get cold. By two or three in the morning, there are hardly any people around.

Li Shu can handle it, no problem.

The decreasing number of fingerprint cards being delivered indicates a decline in the number of people.

A voice came through the walkie-talkie asking if they wanted to leave, saying there weren't many people left and almost all the hair salons were closed.

He Chenghua glanced at Xu Qiang.

Xu Qiang sighed, somewhat annoyed, and nodded slightly, indicating that they would leave at four in the morning.

Soon, it was four o'clock.

All the hair salons have closed, and there is almost no one on the streets.

"Let's go."

Xu Qiang sighed and told them to leave.

The groups returned one after another.

After a whole night of trying and getting nowhere, I couldn't help but feel discouraged.

Not long after, the last group returned, bringing with them several fingerprint cards.

Their group was on the perimeter patrol, mainly keeping an eye on the guerrillas.

In the first half of the night, as soon as the person finished, they pressed the button.

Then, in the middle of the night, there were those who stayed overnight.

So this group that stayed overnight was waiting to be caught in a surprise attack when it was time to leave.

These are the last batch of fingerprints.

Tan Guoxiong was holding a flashlight next to him, and Li Shu took it and quickly looked at it.

As he was reading, Li Shu suddenly stopped.

This one action instantly roused Xu Qiang, who was yawning beside him.

"Li Shu, is there...?" he asked urgently.

The dejected crowd all turned to look at them.

"Don't rush."

Li Shu picked up the fingerprint card in front of him and examined it carefully.

All the fingerprints extracted were from the left hand.

The middle finger, index finger, ring finger, and even the little finger.

Li Shu looked at them one by one and quickly made a judgment in his mind.

That's right, it's him!

A young man named Zhou Pan.

She's really young; she's only 20 this year.

"Chief Xu, that's right, it's him." Li Shu held up the fingerprint card, his tone firm.

Xu Qiang snatched the fingerprint card, glanced at the name without asking if it was true, and immediately told people to set off.

The person is still being held; they haven't been released yet.