strongChapter 1409: Chapter 1333: Gathering Together/strong

    “Captain Zhu, if you smoke, we can arrange for you to sit in this meeting room? This is the smoking area. Captain Jiang also sits in this meeting room.” The police officer assisting with the meeting arrangements was quite experienced with this process and introduced fingerprint expert Zhu Huanguang from Shan Nan with rapid words: “Your amodation is arranged at our family residence, just a five-minute walk away. You’ll be staying in our section chief’s house.”

    “This… staying in your section chief’s house, isn’t that inappropriate?” Zhu Huanguang saw Jiang Yuan inside the door from the doorway. The two were oncepetitive yet mutually admiring opponents during the fingerprint battle in Shan Nan. Later, they also worked together on fingerprint analysis tasks for the Changyang City Criminal Police Detachment. This time, besides Zhu Huanguang’s fondness for the atmosphere of the fingerprint battle, he also came in response to Jiang Yuan’s call.

    Police officer: “The house has been tidied up to meet homestay standards; after the battle is over, we’ll have someone clean it again before returning it, so you don’t need to worry…”

    “I want to sit behind Jiang Yuan.” Zhu Huanguang interrupted the officer, adjusting his cor slightly.

    The officer was unsurprised; from his brief reception history, this request wasmon, as if it were some feng shui treasure spot.

    Officer asked: “Thest two rows are full, would the third row from the back be okay? We’ve staggered the tables, ensuring everyone can see Director Jiang’sputer screen.”

    Zhu Huanguang didn’t expect his intention to be exposed instantly, hesitated for two seconds, then asked: “Is Jiang Yuan not worried about his screen being seen?”

    “Director Jiang said it’s fine.” The officer replied with the content he heard.

    “Alright then.” This time Zhu Huanguang came over, having concentrated on researching in the past two years, feeling he made new advancements in fingerprints, hence wanting to challenge Jiang Yuan again.

    Years ago, Zhu Huanguang’s fingerprint analysis skills roughly reached Level 3 mastery with some entry-level Level 4 specific specializations. In the past two years, Zhu Huanguang maintained practicing by examining at least 6000 fingerprints three days a week, and on other days, attending meetings and writing reports, looking at 2000 to 3000 fingerprints at least.

    With such umtion and asionally exchanging insights with Jiang Yuan in the trace evidence group, Zhu Huanguang recently felt he might have made a breakthrough.

    In technical matters like this, even if there’s a breakthrough, it’s hard to express directly, especially to those unfamiliar with the field, such as telling Yu Wenshu, who would just extensively discuss scenes beforeputer ubiquity where fingerprint experts sought to verify fingerprints, boasting his “photographic memory” ability.

    Zhu Huanguang was long a deputy section chief, so how could he allow himself to be belittled like that? He practiced diligently to have others praise his fingerprint skills, so when he felt his fingerprint identification abilities improved, he could only demonstrate it in concrete situations.

    The fingerprint battle called by Jiang Yuan was the perfect tform for showcasing.

    Following the police officer, Zhu Huanguang navigated through theyers of office desks, chairs,puters, and experts, like a student entering a ssroom.

    Jiang Yuan was earnestly watching his screen, not noticing Zhu Huanguang.

    Without rushing to greet, Zhu Huanguang settled in, first listening to the police officer briefing him on basic information, while simultaneously familiarizing himself with the allocatedputer.

    The reception officer first covered the basics, concluding with: “This time, some fingerprint cases aren’t necessarily major or significant cases; there are also minor ones. Each area decides which cases to report or organize. Materials on fingerprint-involved situations are included beside them.”

    The fingerprint battle usually involves major cases to bnce technical discrepancies among regions. It’s said that homicide cases are just the starting point.

    For such cases, fingerprints are meticulously scrutinized by each region, unconceivable ones are forwarded again for local fingerprint experts to tirelessly ponder solutions…

    Such reasons also make bald results normal in a fingerprint battle, with thosepleting multiple fingerprint matches being truly capable, as was proven by Zhu Huanguang earning a third ss meritst time.

    Yet, Jiang Yuan and others organized the Anwan fingerprint battle, not initially high-level, with parties inadequately prepared, unlike conventional battles that umte and prepare a mass of associated fingerprints—not just any fingerprint rted to a case, but ones critical to solving cases that provide strong leads, allowed for participation.

    This sorting work naturally consumes police manpower.

    On the other hand, Jiang Yuan also wanted to address more Pingzhou cases, using it as a way to eliminate future concerns.

    Thus, Zhu Huanguang encountered ordinary-grade fingerprints—seen from his Level 3 mastery perspective, some fingerprints seemed rtively easy.

    Unconsciously smirking, Zhu Huanguang casually opened a fingerprint and began identifying characteristic points.

    He didn’t aim forplex or challenging cases; this time, chiefly for Jiang Yuan’s sake. In this scenario, it seemed better to collect more minor cases, as the sheer quantity brought joy first.

    With such thoughts, Zhu Huanguang’s fingerprint matching became somewhat rxed, appearing masterful to outsiders.

    Quicklypleting three fingerprint markings, Zhu Huanguang sessfully matched one, even if it was merely for a minor theft case, invigorating him temporarily.

    Fingerprints matched in a database of repeat offenders promised actual sentencing for future crimes, likely exceeding three years.

    Satisfied, Zhu Huanguang looked up and nced at Jiang Yuan’s screen.

    Jiang Yuan’s approach to fingerprint identification always intrigued him. Indeed, Zhu Huanguang wasn’t the only curious one; many sat behind Jiang Yuan, eager to watch his screen.

    Jiang Yuan seemed unaffected, leaning back on his chair, one hand on the mouse, the other on the keyboard, not fast-paced but never stopping.

    Zhu Huanguang realized this mirrored his marking of characteristic points earlier—Pingzhou local offenders indeed left many traces, giving fingerprint marking little challenge.

    Adjusting his sses for clearer visibility, Zhu Huanguang then discerned Jiang Yuan marking an iplete fingerprint.

    It was a slightly blurry iplete fingerprint, indeed.

    Instantly recalling thest fingerprint battle, where Jiang Yuan also marked a blurry fingerprint, Zhu Huanguang noted even Jiang Yuan from back then wasn’t as adept as he appeared today.

    “He had an epiphany too?” Familiar with this sort of improvement, Zhu Huanguang mused, as previously, Jiang Yuan distinctlycked such proficiency, especially in matching iplete fingerprints to this remarkable extent.

    Compelled to rise, Zhu Huanguang moved past the adjacent desks to approach Jiang Yuan’sputer for a clearer view.

    As he moved, several onlookers also got up and came over.

    Recognizing one another as fingerprint experts, they spaced out harmoniously, observing independently.

    Jiang Yuan marked characteristic points, handed them over to the system forparison, then went through candidate fingerprints for verification…

    After a series of operations, a name emerged.

    Jiang Yuan slightly organized it, sent an email to Liu Zhuangshi, and began analyzing a new fingerprint.

    Those behind him watched for a while, then dispersed quietly.

    Before long, new experts were ushered in, encountering some struggles, they too stood behind Jiang Yuan, quietly observing for 30 minutes or less, bing humble afterwards invariably.

    A somewhat harmonious yet peculiar atmospherested until dinner time.

    Zhang Limin from the provincial department personally brought arge tray to reward the team, specially revealing to Jiang Yuan: “I specifically had someone buy your favorite ox eyes. Fresh ox eyes were quite difficult to find, try this dish I made!”

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