Chapter 856 - 795: Must Strike Like Thunder
"If we’re talking about negotiating terms, Jiang Yuan doesn’t really bother with that. It’s all handled by Huang Qiangmin, who doesn’t know the market or understand these cunning individuals. However, the case that Lei Xin brought up is indeed intriguing.
In the past two years, Jiang Yuan has solved more criminal investigation cases than most detectives do in their entire careers — although there are detectives in the Ministry’s Criminal Investigation Bureau who have solved thousands of cases, from any angle, Lei Xin still presents an impressive buff.
First is the possibility of the crime "about to occur." It is clear that preventing heinous crimes has a higher priority than repairing the aftermath.
Next, the complexity of the case itself is already very high. At present, stranger rape cases are actually quite rare, using the data from "China Sexual Assault Judicial Case Big Data Report," in rape cases involving strangers only account for 3.77% of the total. More than half involve acquaintances from the internet, and the third most common are current partners, accounting for 17.9%.
In other words, most rape cases don’t even require investigation because when the victims report the incident, they can identify the perpetrator immediately. At most, you have to peel back a layer of online acquaintances, and with the current real-name system online, it’s just a matter of a few more clicks in the police system.
But if an investigation is really needed, then the difficulty of this case is indeed significant.
Covering the head means the suspect’s face was never seen. The binding means the assailant likely has no defensive wounds, the victim’s fingernails may not yield DNA, or if they do, the DNA might not match...
If this case occurs in rural conditions without video footage, it easily falls into an investigative deadlock.
Thinking this through, Jiang Yuan asked, "Were DNA and fingerprints obtained?"
"No, the perpetrator wore a condom both times. Moreover, both victims reported the crime the day after and two days later respectively; they had changed clothes and showered. The clothes weren’t washed, but they didn’t yield any usable DNA. The pressure on the victims, especially around the New Year, is tremendous... Fortunately, they cooperated with the police in gathering evidence," Lei Xin shook his head.