Chapter 1082 - 554: A Difficult Answer

At this moment, Director He and several accompanying officers slowly walked over from the other end of the corridor.

The case was successfully solved, and everyone had a look of relief and satisfaction on their faces.

Seeing this, Qin Feng immediately stepped forward and said, "Director Hou, it’s truly thanks to your special task force’s meticulous guidance that we could solve this case so quickly."

Director Hou waved slightly, a hint of modesty in his expression: "Qin Feng, there’s no need to be so polite."

"Honestly, the key to solving the case this time was mainly due to Captain Jiang."

While speaking, he turned to look at Jiang An beside him, and lightly patted him on the shoulder: "If it weren’t for Jiang An’s keen observation of the hidden bloodstains at the last moment, and his accurate inference of the specific location of the suspect’s injury through forensic expertise, we would probably still be groping around aimlessly."

Qin Feng quickly nodded with a smile, agreeing: "Yes, yes, of course, I understand that."

"We’ve always admired Captain Jiang’s abilities. But that being said, if it weren’t for the overall coordination and multifaceted support from your special task force, it would have been hard to proceed so smoothly. Overall, this collaboration was very pleasant and has taught us a lot."

Hearing this, Director Hou also smiled, making the atmosphere especially harmonious.

Qin Feng then pulled out his phone and dialed Mr. Ma’s number.

After a few rings, a low voice came from the other end: "Hello, I’m in a meeting, what’s up?"

"Mr. Chen, I have good news to report," Qin Feng said with excitement, "the case has been successfully solved, and the suspect has confessed."

The voice on the other end paused noticeably, followed by Chen Guan’s restrained yet surprised inquiry: "So quickly? Did he confess on his own?"

"It wasn’t a voluntary confession," Qin Feng explained, "we found key trace evidence which formed a complete chain of evidence."

"Good! Good! I’ll come over right away, the meeting can wait!"

Chen Guan’s voice rose abruptly, filled with uncontrollable excitement.

In the conference room, a few bureau leaders glanced at each other.

Someone chuckled softly, "What good news did Mr. Chen receive? Answering a call got him all fired up."

Another person replied, "Don’t you know him? When it comes to cases, especially unsolved issues in the criminal investigation sector, he can fret for days. Hearing this, it seems like there has been a major breakthrough in the criminal investigation team."

"Alright, let’s continue, let’s leave him to his excitement."

The group laughed and chatted before returning their attention to the meeting agenda.

At this moment, Chen Guan, holding his phone, was briskly walking through the hallway, heading towards the interrogation room.

As he turned into the corridor, he saw Director Hou, Jiang An, and Qin Feng conversing in the distance.

"Mr. Chen!" Qin Feng looked up and called out.

Chen Guan, breathing slightly hurried, with a radiant smile on his face, said brightly: "Tell me the details quickly!"

Everyone responded in unison, their voices filled with enthusiasm.

Chen Guan was full of emotion, his excitement evident as he walked forward and said, "Quickly tell me exactly what happened! During the meeting, I was racking my brains about how to find a breakthrough in the case — didn’t expect that while we were still in the meeting, you guys had already solved it successfully!"

Just then, Qin Feng stepped forward to report: "Mr. Chen, the main credit for cracking this case belongs to our Captain Jiang An."

"It was he who discovered key bloodstains in the excavator’s cockpit, and that bloodstain was very well-hidden in the metal crevice below the control lever."

"After technical comparison, we confirmed that the bloodstain fully matches Li Xu’s DNA."

"Oh? That impressive?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Guan turned abruptly to look at Jiang An beside him, his face full of surprise and admiration.

Qin Feng continued: "But that’s just the beginning."

"It’s even more commendable that Captain Jiang, with his knowledge of forensic pathology and scene reasoning ability, not only pinpointed the location of the bloodstains but also deduced the specific process of bloodstain formation — including the circumstances under which Li Xu was injured, the corresponding relationship between the injury-causing tool and the scene marks, and even the mechanism and sequence of injury, all of which he logically explained."

"How incredible..." Chen Guan listened intently, exclaiming softly in amazement.

As a seasoned criminal investigator, he well knew that there was always a cause and effect behind every criminal act, but connecting scattered evidence into a clear behavioral chain in an old and obscure scene, thereby revealing motive and process, was undoubtedly a tremendously difficult aspect of criminal investigation.

Especially in cases with scarce physical evidence, achieving this demonstrates exceptional skill.

Qin Feng then methodically recounted Jiang An’s reasoning process: from the spatter pattern of the bloodstains, their location, to the correspondence with the cockpit structure, and then to Li Xu’s possible behavioral trajectory and psychological state... advancing step by step with a clear logic.

Listening to the end, Chen Guan couldn’t help but give a thumbs up, sincerely praising: "Amazing! I never imagined that such a difficult case could be solved through this mode of reasoning."

"This is not just about finding evidence, but about reconstructing the crime scene."

Jiang An just gave a slight smile and modestly said, "It was just luck."

"Luck?" Chen Guan shook his head, and with a serious tone, said, "I don’t think this was just a coincidence."

"If you hadn’t focused from the start on the key aspects of ’crime tool’ and ’injury mechanism’ for purposeful investigation, you might not have even noticed the hidden bloodstain in that crevice. This clearly reflects professional competence and trained thinking."