National Forensic Doctor

Chapter 1089: Chapter 1020: Elements

Conducting an investigation across six cities and multiple counties, including hotels, inns, and homestays, can be considered an extremely extensive operation, but for Xu Taining, it’s more like a trivial task.

Xu Taining himself had other work to handle and couldn’t possibly come over just for this minor investigation. If he were to show up, it would be to oversee the entire operation. Simply narrowing down the suspect’s lodging locations wouldn’t necessitate his involvement.

So Jiang Yuan broke down the tasks and assigned them to the criminal investigation teams of the six cities and counties. Since it involved multiple cities across two provinces, coordinating a united operation was no small feat. Even if the provincial department stepped in, it could only assist with communication, as centralizing leadership would require intervention from a higher-ranking authority.

At this stage, the capabilities of the respective criminal teams came into play.

Honestly speaking, relying on all six criminal investigation teams to perform flawlessly is quite unrealistic. An organization, by its nature, is even more complex than an individual. From a simple perspective, just as individuals might deal with headaches or other minor ailments, organizations also go through their phases of inconsistency. On a more complex level, such transient states can directly affect work efficiency.

This is precisely why Xu Taining’s proposed plans often manage to secure substantial funding from even the stingiest leaders. Upon hearing any of his proposals, it’s hard for them not to get tempted.

For instance, in this “Six County Plan,” it didn’t matter if all six criminal investigation teams weren’t entirely reliable.

Under Xu Taining’s method, the investigations could fail for several reasons: the direction might be wrong—maybe the perpetrator didn’t even park their vehicle in the nearby cities or counties. Perhaps they routinely returned to a hidden lair or drove directly to the crime site without stopping, struck quickly, and vanished, or maybe they just slept in the vehicle itself. Any of these situations could lead to dead ends in the investigation.