Chapter 717 - 660 Blossoming
"If it’s true that there is a problem with the evidence collected by the technicians, then our case has nothing left," Tao Lu pondered for a while, looking somewhat frustrated.
For them, this case had also involved a great deal of time and effort. If they had to start all over again... Tao Lu wasn’t afraid of his subordinates getting tired, but this case was no longer current, and much of the evidence was no longer usable, yet finding new evidence was not possible.
"That is indeed a problem," Jiang Yuan stroked his chin, thought for a moment, and said, "Which evidence can be used and which cannot will be something we need to determine later. I think we can start by verifying the palm prints. Because from the initial investigation direction, the crime was thought to be committed by someone familiar, hence the palm print comparisons were made with the relatives and friends of the victim from Fang Xia Village."
Tao Lu’s face turned ashen, as if someone had smeared pot ash on it, giving off a faintly faded gray look.
"If there’s a problem with the palm prints, does that mean the murderer might have slipped away right under our noses?" Tao Lu said in a heavy voice.
"We can’t be certain yet," Jiang Yuan used a bit of emotional intelligence, after all, it was the result of the efforts of hundreds of people over a long time. If it was because a few criminal investigation officers weren’t careful...
It could only be said that the criminal police in Beijing had it a bit too good; they seldom encountered unreliable technicians. In Shan Nan, there was no need for the likes of Longli County to take the stage with their bottom-ranking skills. Just the LV0.5 crime scene investigation abilities of Comrade Wang Zhong from Ningtai County could easily lead to problems if not careful enough.
Nothing strange about that, the world is full of people who just muddle through. Some people can’t find jobs, some become civil servants, some become police officers, others become doctors, and some become authors—everyone has a side that slacks off.
Even with dogs, there are meritorious canines like Dahei, as well as useless mutts.
"What’s your plan?" Tao Lu adjusted his attitude.