CHAPTER 62: CHAPTER 62: THE MALE VICTIM’S FACE WAS GENTLY TOUCHED

After determining the next step in the investigation, Mr. Ma said, "Comrades, thank you for your hard work. I’m looking forward to your good news."

Li Jian noticed that the serious expression on Mr. Ma’s face had relaxed considerably.

Before turning away, Mr. Ma specifically glanced at Jiang An.

He said, "Do a good job, the heavy responsibility of the Criminal Investigation Team may fall on your shoulders in the future."

Jiang An smiled and said, "Mr. Ma, thank you for your compliment."

"I haven’t been fully trained yet and I’m still in the learning phase."

Mr. Li smiled and said, "You don’t need to learn anymore; you’re ready to start."

Jiang An said, "Thank you for your concern, Mr. Ma, Mr. Li, and Mr. Chen. I look forward to your guidance in the future."

Mr. Ma laughed, turned around, and left the criminal investigation team meeting room.

Watching him leave, Jiang An thought to himself that he’d only been on the job for a week, and Mr. Ma had already painted such a big future for him.

Importantly.

It was painted in front of Mr. Li and Mr. Chen.

It seems he must be more humble and cautious in the future.

Otherwise, he might incur the dissatisfaction of Mr. Li and Mr. Chen.

After sending off Mr. Ma, Li Jian and Chen He returned to the meeting room.

They both gave a thumbs up and said, "Jiang An, you did a great job this time."

"With this map you provided, I have a clear understanding of the entire death scene."

"Back then, this case went through many studies and discussions."

"Whether it’s the on-site photos or the autopsy photos, I’ve looked at them many times."

"To exaggerate a bit, we’ve practically worn out the case files."

"Yet, we still couldn’t grasp the mystery and essence of it."

"Seeing your map just now, it suddenly made everything clear for me."

Wu You said, "Exactly."

"I’ve been working in forensic technology for decades."

"Reconstructing a death scene has always been done verbally and in writing."

"This is the first time I’ve seen it presented through a comic."

After a round of compliments, Li Jian said, "Mr. Chen, let’s proceed according to Mr. Ma’s work arrangement and instructions."

"Conduct a comprehensive and detailed investigation into Zhang Qian and her sister, along with her mother."

"Actually, we previously investigated all of Zhang Qian’s personal relationships without finding any obvious suspicious individuals."

"This time, should we change our perspective a bit?"

"Starting from Zhang Qian’s sister and mother, we might discover the criminal suspect more quickly."

Chen He nodded.

He said seriously, "I agree."

"We’ve spent a lot of effort on Zhang Qian, yet there’s been no breakthrough."

"Continuing in the same vein might cost more time."

Li Jian nodded and said, "Then let’s not delay any longer, let’s set off immediately."

Then, the two set off again.

One group focused on investigating the interpersonal relationships of Zhang Qian’s sister.

The other group focused on investigating the interpersonal relationships of Zhang Qian’s mother.

After the two captains left, Wu You smiled and said, "Jiang An, I’ve learned a lot today."

"With you here, this old guy can finally hand over the forensic work."

Jiang An said, "Mr. Wu, please continue to guide me in the future."

Wu You smiled and said, "I doubt I have the capability anymore. I’ll go back to the office to write reports and drink tea."

"I’ll be waiting for your good news."

Just as Wu You turned around, he suddenly looked back and said, "I’m going to take this scene reconstruction comic and make a copy to study it carefully, then I’ll bring it back to you."

Jiang An said, "Okay, Mr. Wu."

"However, there might be some typos in there; please correct them."

Then, Wu You also left the criminal investigation meeting room.

At this moment.

In the criminal investigation team meeting room, only Jiang An and Zhang Yean were left.

Zhang Yean said, "Jiang An, you really are a prodigy in the world of criminal investigation."

"I admire you tremendously."

"Mr. Ma, who is experienced in many battles, has high praise for you. The future is bright."

Jiang An smiled and said, "Stop teasing me."

"It was just a fluke, like a blind cat catching a dead mouse."

Then, Jiang An turned to look at the projector.

He frowned slightly and said, "Senior sister, after the three suspects entered the room, they acted on three separate routes."

"However, we still haven’t found the mastermind’s figure, right?"

"The mastermind?"

Zhang Yean asked curiously.

"You mean the person who organized this whole crime?"

Jiang An nodded.

"Initially, I analyzed that the main purpose of the murderer was to kill Zhang Qian, and the other three victims were just killed coincidentally."

"Now it seems likely that others also had criminal motives."

As he spoke, Jiang An opened the folder of the original scene photos.

He pulled up the photos of the living room from the first scene again.

Both of their eyes were fixed on the scene photos.

Zhang Yean said, "Could it be like Mr. Ma said."

"That it’s a collection of crimes, just that there’s one line we haven’t seen?"

Jiang An said, "Even if it’s a collection of crimes."

"There should still be some connection between different criminals."

Jiang An continued, "Actually, I firmly believe that the female suspect is the mastermind."

"Because in this case, her emotional expression was the most direct and intense."

After hearing this, Zhang Yean lightly nodded.

Five minutes later, Zhang Yean’s gaze swept over the lower-left corner of the projected image.

She said, "This man with a fat head and big ears looks like he’s wealthy."

Upon hearing Zhang Yean’s words, Jiang An’s eyes settled on the face of the male victim.

A long while later, he suddenly muttered, "No."

"There’s another clue I haven’t discovered."

Zhang Yean suddenly turned to him.

"Big brother, have you found something?"

In surprise, Jiang An raised his finger and pointed to the lower-left corner of the image.

"Look at this male victim’s face."

Following Jiang An’s pointing, Zhang Yean focused on the male victim’s face.

"There’s nothing wrong."

"Except for having a better life and looking chubby, there’s nothing special."

Jiang An shook his head and said seriously, "There’s an issue with the bloodstains on his face."

"Bloodstains?"

"What’s wrong with them?"

Zhang Yean thought for a moment and said, "He has many wounds on his body, his clothes are covered in blood, so it’s normal to have blood on his face."

Jiang An said, "The blood on his face shows traces of being touched."

"Traces of being touched?"

Zhang Yean speculated, "Could it be that in the chaos of the fight, he casually touched it himself?"

Jiang An shook his head.

"To me, the bloodstains on this man’s cheeks weren’t formed by a quick wipe but by a gentle caress."

In an instant, Zhang Yean was dumbfounded, frozen in place!

"Big brother, you can deduce even that?"