civil forensic

Chapter 1332 Gathering is a pack of cigarettes

Chapter 1332 Gathering is like a pack of cigarettes

Jiang Yuan handed Li Zemin a Zhonghua cigarette, then distributed some to the surrounding experts, and then lit it for Li Zemin.

Mu Zhiyang and the others who came with him took out their own Zhonghua cigarettes, which were from the same brand, and started ordering them themselves.

Li Zemin took a deep breath, closed his eyes contentedly, 1% because of the smoke, 99% because of the pleasure.

Those in technical fields enjoy this feeling of being respected the most. Whether it's because of seniority or the technology itself, what they ultimately want is the favor of their superiors.

Jiang Yuan, who is now in charge of the fingerprint campaign, is naturally considered a leader.

The group of people smoked a cigarette at the entrance and then introduced themselves to each other before entering the Anwan Municipal Public Security Bureau's office building.

The conditions at the Anwan Municipal Public Security Bureau are significantly better than those at the Criminal Investigation Detachment. At least they have more meeting rooms, which are of a higher standard and equipped with a wider range of equipment. The basic equipment needed by fingerprint experts, such as computers, is also readily available, unlike at the Criminal Investigation Detachment, where they might have to borrow from various sources.

When Li Zemin and his entourage entered, they saw that there were already twenty or thirty people sitting in the conference room, working on their computers and seemingly in a working state.

As for fingerprint experts, this number is quite large, roughly equivalent to the combined strength of more than a dozen cities.

Normally, these fingerprint specialists could take down a small criminal gang of three people in a week. Of course, in a fingerprinting operation like this, where there are no cases to investigate or meetings to hold, the work efficiency is much higher. Many experts like this non-case-specific task force model, where they can stay in one place with food and lodging provided, allowing them to focus on their work without distractions.

People like Liu Jinghui, probably because they participated in so many special task forces, gradually stopped wanting to go home.

"Old Li is here." Someone greeted Li Zemin when they saw him.

Some experts were busy, so they would just say hello or something and quickly process the fingerprints in front of them.

Li Zemin agreed to all of them, and then smiled at Jiang Yuan, saying, "So many experts from Shannan? You've brought all the provincial experts to Pingzhou, haven't you? Won't the provincial department give you trouble?"

"It's about mutual help. There's already a lot of cooperation between Shannan and Pingzhou," Jiang Yuan explained with a smile.

He knew that the two places were closely connected, and that strengthening the security of Pingzhou would benefit Shannan Province. The Shannan Provincial Government naturally understood this, but it was just a matter of whether they could spare the time, whether they could cooperate, and how to cooperate.

At the provincial level, the situation is more complex. At least at the prefecture-level city level, there is a lot of cooperation between Shannan and Pingzhou. Even Ningtai County has frequently come to Pingzhou to apprehend fugitives. Similarly, thieves from Pingzhou also like to flee to Shannan.

As for why they don't flee the country, it's because the crime level isn't high enough. Many people still want to make a living and don't want to leave their homes, or they are afraid of being illegally smuggled.

Li Zemin clicked his tongue in admiration: "You managed to mobilize two provincial departments all by yourself, that's really impressive."

"Not at all, not at all. We already have the fingerprint contest in place; we're just changing the location and time." Jiang Yuan didn't want the title and changed the subject, saying, "How about we sit next to each other?"

Back when Jiang Yuan and Li Zemin were working together on the fingerprint campaign, they would chat for a bit and have a smoke whenever they had a spare moment, making it a very pleasant working experience.

"That's great." Li Zemin replied with a smile, and then arranged for the few people he had brought to work with him, planning for them to cooperate in handling the case.

Fingerprint identification doesn't necessarily require one person to draw the feature points. Different people have different understandings and studies of the detailed features of fingerprints. Ordinary fingerprint identification is not a problem, but when it comes to fingerprint battles, where you are dealing with fingerprints that have been handled two or three times, the depth of your research on these detailed structures becomes very important, especially when it comes to identification. Those with in-depth research are more confident in making a decision.

At this point, having two or three people work together to trace the fingerprint features has certain advantages. Of course, overall it's quite a waste of manpower, and unless it's a major case, such a threesome is generally not available.

"Shall we get started?" Jiang Yuan sat down in his seat, then asked Wang Chuanxing and the others to help Li Zemin and the others log into the intranet, serve tea and water, and so on.

The atmosphere in the meeting room quickly infected Li Zemin and the others, drawing everyone's attention to the fingerprints.

When Li Zemin lit his second cigarette, he realized that they had only just gotten off the bus and were already working.

A technically-minded leader does indeed handle things in a way that is somewhat different.

Of course, it was also due to the good cooperation between the Pingzhou Provincial Department and the Anwan Municipal Bureau.

They brought a whole box of dumplings, and as long as Jiang Yuan allowed them to dip them in vinegar, they had nothing more to say.

Jiang Yuan quite liked Pingzhou's way of doing things; it was rather rough, but it was practical.

At the same time, the criminals in Pingzhou are just as stereotypical: crude and honest.

There are thieves who don't wear gloves, robbers who don't wear gloves, and murderers who don't wear gloves—in fact, the latter two are more common in other provinces, because many people make decisions to kill or rob on the spot, but theft... in this day and age, it is indeed rare for thieves not to have learned such basic counter-surveillance skills.

However, simple fingerprint comparisons are not enough to be kept at this point. Furthermore, fingerprints from minor cases are not sent over. Most importantly, the fingerprint database in Pingzhou is also very crude, which greatly reduces the probability of a fingerprint match.

The first few fingerprints that Jiang Yuan processed were easy to annotate with feature points, but when it came to comparison, there were no suitable targets in the system.

Jiang Yuan wasn't in a hurry. Even in Shannan, this was a common occurrence. Frequent offenders knew that they couldn't easily leave fingerprints for the police. So, unless they had received criminal or administrative penalties, they would avoid leaving fingerprints whenever possible, including when applying for new ID cards or passports. Some people would simply give up on this because of it.

From the police's perspective, the fingerprint databases recorded on ID cards or passports are relatively independent. Using them requires a special application and approval. Therefore, people usually first compare their fingerprints against databases for repeat offenders; only if no match is found do they apply to other fingerprint databases.

However, during the fingerprint campaign, the utilization of these resources became much simpler and easier, with dedicated personnel often handling communication, application, and feedback.

The first case in which Jiang Yuan matched fingerprints was one that matched the fingerprints in that database.

The fingerprint came from a cow rope and was only about half the size of a normal fingerprint. Because the cow rope was rough, even this half of the fingerprint became discontinuous, to the point that fingerprint feature points in many locations were unusable.

Jiang Yuan, however, signed the "identity verification" with unusual confidence.

Compared to the last fingerprint battle, his fingerprint technology has improved from the LV3 Chongqing-style single-finger fingerprint analysis method and the LV4 Qingdao-style single-finger fingerprint analysis method to the LV6 fingerprint analysis method.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuan still has over 400 minutes of temporary +1 time remaining.

With this setup, even if the fingerprint war were restarted in Shannan, it would still result in a bloodbath. Putting it in Pingzhou… well, they're unlucky!