The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective

Chapter 485: Chapter 278: He Never Lacks a Stage for Performance

Though ”distant disposal, close concealment” is not a law written in textbooks, it is valuable experience in criminal investigation practice, as if a light shining into everyone’s confused heart.

Jiang An paused, walked to the whiteboard, picked up a red marker, and forcefully drew an arc line with his wrist, the tip of the pen making a ”rustling” sound against the whiteboard.

”In the morning, Zhang Yean and I went to the intelligence center to retrieve the household registrations around the crime scene.”

As he spoke, he quickly wrote on the whiteboard, ”After sorting through, we’ve narrowed it down to 470 adult males at the crime scene.”

”And from screening for education level and personal marital status, we found three major suspects.”

”Which three?”

Li Jian and Mr. Fu spoke in unison, suddenly standing up from their seats, the chairs making a piercing sound against the floor.

The two looked wide-eyed, mouths slightly open, faces full of disbelief, eyebrows raised high.

They ran around outside all day, gray-faced and achieved nothing.

Could Jiang An sitting inside flipping through files possibly pinpoint suspects?

Li Jian frowned deeply, his face full of confusion and eyes filled with incomprehension.

Yet, at heart, he had some trust in Jiang An, fingers unconsciously rubbing the armrest of his chair, eager to delve deeper but with some disbelief.

Jiang An’s words were like a ray of light in the pitch-black night, instantly igniting the fire of hope in the leaders’ eyes.

Mr. Ma gripped the edge of the conference table tightly, leaning forward, eyes fixed on Jiang An, as if trying to see through him.

”Jiang An, quickly elaborate, why are these three people suspected?”

”Your godsend insight must be thoroughly analyzed for us to follow your train of thought.”

As he spoke, his voice unconsciously raised a few notches.

Jiang An remained calm and composed, slightly raised his chin, and began to explain with determination in his eyes: ”After initial screening, the focus among these 470 people is on those with lower education levels and multiple divorces.”

”What?”

Mr. Ma widened his eyes, leaned forward even more, surprised expression on his face, mouth forming an ”O” shape, as if hearing absurdity.

”Can marriage experiences also link to solving cases?”

Jiang An nodded slightly, looking steadily at everyone, his gaze sweeping over everyone in the meeting room.

”Mr. Ma, this case has dragged on for too long; solely relying on tangible trace evidence is too limited.”

”Nowadays, criminological research indicates that the analysis of intangible psychological traces plays a significant role in solving cases.”

As he spoke, he gestured in the air with his hand, ”It’s like we not only look at footprints left by the criminal, but also understand his inner thoughts, knowing the motives behind each step of his actions.”

”Intangible psychological traces” triggered a commotion in the meeting room, everyone whispering to each other, faces showing shock and curiosity.

At that time, few in the country focused on criminal psychology, and using psychological traces to solve cases was even less ventured.

Jiang An’s move was undoubtedly pioneering, akin to an explorer venturing alone into an unknown realm.

For a moment, everyone’s eyes were fixed on him, as if he was the focal point of the room.

Everyone held their breath, craned their necks, eager to hear him continue.

Jiang An seemed unaware, calmly continued speaking.

As he used his fingers to draw simple relationship diagrams on the whiteboard, his arm energetically gestured in the air, analyzing as he went.

”In these three serial cases, the criminal’s targets are clear: one is targeting wayward women, the other is for profit.”

”But upon careful consideration, the murder of wayward women is more egregious.”

He frowned deeply, thoughts showing in his eyes, ”Simple robbery doesn’t necessitate murder.”

”Anyone with some brains knows that the crime cost and consequences of murder are far greater than robbery.”

”Every time the criminal commits a crime, he uses cruel methods, striking directly at vital parts, why?”

He suddenly raised his voice, his eyes sharply scanning the crowd.

”I deduce that the criminal is not killing for money, but rather venting rage, specifically targeting women, wayward women at that.”

”Behind this, he was likely deeply hurt by women.”

He nodded emphatically, ”Following this line of thought, indeed found three individuals with troubled growth experiences.”

”These three people have all been divorced three times, the frequency extremely high.”

Approaching the point, Jiang An emphasized, his voice deep and powerful, ”Leaders, in my view, the serial murder case is not simple violent venting, but rather a mental theater meticulously constructed by the criminal.”