CHAPTER 1285: CHAPTER 1212: PLANE CRASH

Jiang Yuan put down the phone and said to Wei Shikan, "Alright, wait a moment. I’ll go to Beijing with you. Chuanxing, call Commissioner Huang."

Wei Shikan chuckled twice, saying, "Then I’ll buy the latest tickets for us. How many people are going?"

"Eight people are going. No need to buy tickets. A Zhi-9 helicopter will come to take us to the airport, and then we’ll take a business jet to Beijing." Jiang Yuan began selecting people to prepare for going to Beijing.

Wei Shikan clicked his tongue, thinking that such treatment for the police was rather extravagant.

The criminal police around the tables quickly learned the news and began to discuss it endlessly.

The criminal police captains who originally wanted to invite Jiang Yuan over were silently cursing in their hearts. If inviting Jiang Yuan costs this much, how could they happily play together in the future?

After making a few phone calls, Huang Qiangmin quickly understood the situation. Before the helicopter arrived, he gave Jiang Yuan some advice, saying pointedly, "The aircraft that crashed was a new training aircraft developed by Avi General Aviation Company from Yibenli to open up the Chinese market. Therefore, the forensic identification here involves many parties. Foreigners might send forensic doctors over—not necessarily to participate in the identification, but at least to scrutinize your forensic report."

Jiang Yuan nodded, "I’ll be careful."

"You haven’t understood." Huang Qiangmin emphasized again, "There are quite a few implications here, maybe involving something significant. If you don’t want to participate, I can decline for you. Tao should understand as well."

"If it’s not possible to participate, you’d help me decline directly." Jiang Yuan reasoned backward with Huang Qiangmin’s words. If it really couldn’t be done, Huang Qiangmin would certainly say why it was declined instead of asking Jiang Yuan if he wanted to participate.

Huang Qiangmin was taken aback by Jiang Yuan’s words, chuckling before pulling him aside and whispering, "The director of Zhengguang Bureau also called about this matter. So, if you have confidence that you can handle it, and the autopsy report won’t be picked apart, doing an identification won’t hurt."

"Then let’s do it." Jiang Yuan’s skills in forensics are already quite comprehensive. Forensic pathology, forensic material evidence, and forensic odontology are all at LV4, and forensic anthropology is at LV3. Although slightly lower compared to skills like determining the time of death, these skills cover a wide range. A complete suite at LV4 is so rare that one might find only a few people worldwide.

Even if some forensic doctors have specialties in certain skills, given Jiang Yuan’s current level of expertise, it’s impossible for him to make mistakes. At most, the extent to which he shines may be limited, perhaps not dazzling, but still radiant, like a ritual offering.

The sound of the helicopter’s rotor approached from afar, eventually stopping at the center of the police dog training ground.

Many criminal police officers had never seen a live helicopter up close and curiously examined it.

Huang Qiangmin decided secretly that next time he would save money to build a large building with at least a helicopter pad. As for buying a helicopter soon, it wasn’t necessary; firstly, Ningtai County didn’t have a clear need for one, secondly, Changyang City didn’t have a police helicopter, thirdly, Zhengguang Bureau didn’t have its own police helicopter, fourthly, Luo Jin City didn’t either, and fifthly...

Helicopter to business jet transition didn’t waste any time. Jiang Yuan had a nap of over an hour on the plane, and then this fourteen-seater landed at Beijing Airport.

As Bill Gates once said, first class isn’t faster than economy class; it takes a private plane.

At the end of the airport runway, Tao and the police from the airport branch were already waiting there.

"Jiang Yuan!" Tao Lu gripped Jiang Yuan’s hand, excited like a child, unwilling to let go.

"Shall we talk while we walk?" Jiang Yuan gently freed himself.

Tao Lu seized Jiang Yuan’s arm again, saying grudgingly, "If there weren’t a case in Beijing, would you have thought of our whole family?"

"Tao, Tao..." Jiang Yuan was a bit overwhelmed by Tao Lu’s attentiveness.

Liu Jinghui hurried forward and gently separated Tao Lu’s hand, "Tao, let’s discuss the case."

"It’s not necessarily a case." Tao Lu sighed softly, then collected himself and said, "The aircraft from the flight school crashed. It’s indeed a tragedy. However, since it was a training aircraft, there was only one person aboard. The current issue is largely focused on the cause of the accident."

Tao Lu pulled Jiang Yuan a bit further away and then said to Jiang Yuan and Liu Jinghui, "You’ve probably heard, the crashed plane was a new model from Avi General Aviation Company in Yibenli. If the cause was a mechanical fault, Avi’s plan to enter the Chinese market would be severely defeated. However, if human error was the cause, the compensation for personal injury to the deceased would be vastly different."

Liu Jinghui hadn’t expected Tao Lu to be so straightforward, and he looked at Jiang Yuan with concern.

Jiang Yuan’s expression didn’t change; he simply wasn’t interested in those profit-related affairs, not that he didn’t understand them.

Tao Lu cleared his throat twice and continued, "Avi Airlines, therefore, applied for forensic participation from their country, which we naturally refused. However, we did permit their forensic doctor to observe and review our forensic report."

"Is it necessary?" Liu Jinghui couldn’t resist interjecting, "Just give them a conclusion afterward. If they’re not satisfied, they shouldn’t enter China."

"What you say isn’t entirely up to a single foreign company to decide, right? Their domestic distributors are also running everywhere." Tao Lu said and then added, "We ourselves are inclined to invite forensic experts from outside, and you needn’t worry about any inappropriate actions from their dealers. As long as the autopsy report is impartial, they have nothing to say. Of course, Jiang Yuan, if you really don’t want to do it, I don’t have any opinion either..."

"A forensic report is fundamentally objective and withstands scrutiny." Jiang Yuan didn’t care much about the profit-related issues involved here. As a detective, it’s inevitable to encounter various interest entanglements. If he feels pressured and avoids a case, the number of cases a detective can handle is limited.

Especially for county police, most of the people they encounter are locals, forming intricate relationships, and criminal cases’ consequences are usually severe. Not to mention how responsible officers internalize considerations, real balancing or strategic maneuvering often exceeds most people’s capabilities.

Detectives constantly exposed to various pressures wouldn’t typically dream of entirely pressure-free work environments.

If Jiang Yuan wanted to decline, he wouldn’t wait until Beijing to do so. The situation here was made very clear by Huang Qiangmin. And the urgency Tao Lu and others express is clearly not reflected in the light tone he presents.

Tao Lu carefully examined Jiang Yuan’s expression, then nodded firmly, "Okay. Since this is the case, we’ll leave the autopsy to you. No matter what, I’ll support you; you can write the report at ease."

"Then let’s go to the forensic building. Let’s do the autopsy first and discuss other things afterward." Jiang Yuan didn’t talk about resting, nor did Tao Lu dare to be courteous.

Things like completing an autopsy should be done as quickly as possible. Tao Lu mobilized a helicopter and business jet to save time, and Jiang Yuan rushed over at night to save time; checking a few hours earlier will certainly reveal more clues.

Beijing Forensic Identification Center.

Beijing’s chief forensic doctor, Zeng Lianrong, was already waiting in the dissection room.

Theoretically, he is fully qualified to perform the autopsy on this body, but since Jiang Yuan, an out-of-town forensic doctor, is willing to perform it, Zeng Lianrong is happy to assist.

Only during the external inspection did Zeng Lianrong quietly remind, "The skull cavity is empty, and the internal organs are all thrown out, typical of a crash."