The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective

”Often waking up in the middle of the night, the figure of that girl flickers before my eyes... She was so young and should have had a brilliant life.”

His voice gradually lowered, carrying a calmness akin to liberation: ”Now that it’s all been said, I can finally face everything that needs to be faced.”

”Whatever punishment there is, I will accept it.”

”If economic compensation is needed, I am willing to bear it all—this is what I owe her.”

When Zhang Long finished speaking, Political Commissioner Li remained silent for a moment, then asked gravely, ”Do you have anything else to add?”

”Nothing more,” Zhang Long gently shook his head, ”I just hope... if one day you meet her family, please tell them ’I’m sorry’ for me.”

”Please ask for their forgiveness... That night was so dark, I really didn’t see her.”

For some reason, Jiang An, sitting nearby, felt a pang of bitterness in his heart.

The girl had finally escaped the den of evil, on the brink of touching the edge of freedom, only to be taken from this world forever by a car in that instant.

His throat choked up, his nose tingled, and he almost couldn’t bear to listen anymore.

Eventually, he turned around and pushed the door open to leave.

The hallway was so quiet that he could hear his own breathing.

Outside the window, the moonlight was cold and clear, the starlight sparse, the deep blue night sky resembling a tranquil oil painting.

Jiang An leaned against the wall, a sense of powerlessness welling up in his heart.

He often thought, as a criminal investigator, isn’t their mission to uncover the fog and seek the truth?

But when the truth is laid bare so starkly, it is unbearable to confront.

Behind it is the passing of a life, the breaking of a family, and regrets that can never be mended.

As he immersed himself in these chaotic thoughts, he suddenly felt a gentle pat on his shoulder.

He turned his head; it was Director Hou.

Director Hou didn’t speak, just took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, gently pulling out two and handing him one.

Jiang An instinctively wanted to refuse—he almost never smoked.

However, Director Hou softly urged, ”Have a smoke, at a time like this, perhaps a cigarette is the best companion.”

Jiang An still wanted to decline, but his hand involuntarily reached out.

The two of them stood by the corridor window, lighting their cigarettes, allowing the smoke to slowly rise in the silence.

The scent of tobacco and nicotine permeated the air, temporarily severing the heaviness of the outside world, bringing a fleeting illusion of calm.

After a long while, Director Hou broke the silence, ”Just received notification that the human trafficking syndicate has all been apprehended. The whereabouts of the trafficked women have largely been found, and arrangements are being made for their return home.”

Jiang An nodded, taking a deep drag, his voice slightly hoarse, ”That’s really good... At least most people can find their way back home, instead of being forever stranded in a foreign land.”

He paused, his gaze reaching out to the distant night sky outside the window, softly saying, ”It’s just a pity, for this girl, we were still one step too late.”

Director Hou raised his hand and patted his shoulder forcefully, his tone steady and gentle, ”It’s alright, Mr. Jiang, you really don’t need to burden yourself too much.”

”Although this case began with a tragedy, you must know that sometimes light will break through the darkness.”

”If not for this girl’s unfortunate death, perhaps we would still be unable to tear through the iron curtain of that criminal syndicate, let alone prevent more innocent girls from falling into the abyss in time.”

He paused, his gaze profound, ”In this sense, I believe that if the girl had a spirit in heaven, she would find solace in knowing her death was not in vain.”

”Her life, in another way, has become the light that illuminates the path for others.”

Just then, Political Commissioner Li and Mr. Qin also walked out of the office.

Both stopped simultaneously, their eyes falling on Jiang An and Director Hou.

Political Commissioner Li, with a solemn expression and an uncontrollable excitement in his tone, said, ”The successful conclusion of this case means far more than just resolving a homicide case.”

”What we took down was a highly organized, ruthless criminal syndicate, a cancerous menace lurking in society’s shadows, trampling upon life and dignity at will!”

As he said this, he specifically turned his gaze to Jiang An, ”Mr. Jiang, I especially want to thank you.”

”This case’s smooth resolution is inseparable from your crucial persistence and judgment.”

”If it weren’t for your insistence on visiting that remote village for investigation against the odds, we might still be wandering in the fog.”

Jiang An slightly nodded, his tone calm yet firm, ”Political Commissioner Li, you overpraise.”

”Perhaps the resolution of this case was ordained in some predestined arrangement.”

”I always felt there was an invisible force guiding us toward the truth, and what we did was merely follow that call.”

Hearing this, several people simultaneously let out a deep sigh.

Mr. Qin continued, ”Who would have thought, a seemingly ordinary hit-and-run accident would eventually uncover such a vast human trafficking network?”

”This case is likely a rare one in the history of our province’s criminal investigations.”

Hearing this, Director Hou immediately gave a thumbs-up, his tone full of admiration, ”Rare in the province? In all my years of criminal investigation work, I’ve never encountered such a case—from a traffic accident, delving layer by layer, ultimately dismantling a major criminal syndicate with over a dozen members, harming more than thirty women.”

”Such an achievement, even on a national scale, definitely deserves to be called a benchmark case!”

Mr. Qin, even more excited, turned to Political Commissioner Li, with a tone of pride and anticipation, ”Political Commissioner Li, this time, our criminal investigation team did not disappoint you, did it?”