The Forensic Doctor Better Than a Detective

At 10:30 in the morning, a sudden emergency meeting notice popped up in the Criminal Investigation Team’s work group.

”All officers at home, please gather in the meeting room immediately.”

As soon as the message was sent out, the phones of the busy officers in each office began to chime with ”ding-ding” notifications one after another.

Everyone stopped their work, looked down to check the notification content, and exchanged puzzled glances.

Someone muttered under their breath: ”What’s going on? Is there a new case?”

The person next to him shook his head: ”I haven’t heard about it; it’s been quite peaceful these past couple of days.”

Another person chimed in: ”Emergency meeting... generally it’s either a murder case or a major case, hopefully it’s not another...”

The sentence was interrupted: ”Don’t jinx it; the security in Guangling City has been very good lately, it’s unlikely such a thing would happen.”

Someone pondered: ”That’s odd, other than the provincial special task force coming down for supervision, there’s nothing particularly unusual happening.”

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For a moment, the atmosphere in the office became subtle. Everyone furrowed their brows, as giant question marks appeared in their minds.

Despite the confusion, everyone quickly sorted out their work, grabbed their notebooks, and hurriedly headed to the meeting room.

Within just five minutes, all the officers at home had arrived at the meeting room and were seated in an orderly fashion.

Upon entering, everyone noticed Director Hou, Jiang An, as well as Deputy Director Chen Guan, and Qin Feng seated on the podium.

With just one glance, many experienced veteran officers sensed something was amiss—Chen Guan and Qin Feng, sitting beside him, had particularly somber expressions, overshadowed by a layer of oppressive gloom.

The longstanding camaraderie in joint operations made the officers present instantly aware: something extraordinary must have occurred, otherwise the two leaders’ expressions wouldn’t be so grave.

Once the personnel were gathered and the meeting room returned to silence, Qin Feng opened the notebook in front of him and spoke in a deep voice: ”Comrades, the meeting is now in session. This emergency meeting was convened suddenly, and I know you have many questions—Why the sudden meeting? What is the content of the meeting?”

He paused slightly and continued after scanning the room: ”The theme of today’s meeting is about the construction site death case from six months ago.”

”The deceased, Li Yong, was initially considered to have died accidentally due to illness.”

”But recently, the provincial special task force found new key evidence upon re-evaluating the case.”

”Based on this evidence, the nature of the case has changed—from death due to illness to suffocation.”

”Next, we will conduct an analysis based on this major change.”

Upon hearing this, the room immediately buzzed, whispers erupting all around.

Someone couldn’t help but exclaim in a low voice: ”What? Initially determined as death due to illness, now changed to suffocation? This conclusion is a complete reversal!”

The doubts that filled everyone’s minds earlier deepened even further at this moment.

Each face was filled with confusion and shock, and all eyes instinctively turned to Qin Feng standing at the front.

Several seasoned veterans spoke first, their tone cautious and skeptical: ”Mr. Qin, the cause of death was personally identified by experts from the Guangling City Medical University School of Forensic Medicine. Their examination reports have always been highly authoritative.

Moreover, Professor Zhang Kai has been cooperating with our police department for many years, participating in solving multiple major and difficult cases, and his professional level is beyond doubt.

Could there have been some mistake in the process?

Mr. Qin, the determination of the cause of death is of paramount importance and cannot afford the slightest mistake; it directly affects the characterization of the entire case.”

As these words fell, the discussions in the venue gradually rose, spreading like a tide.

Some whispered, others frowned in thought, as a tense and inquisitive atmosphere permeated the air.

Seeing this, Qin Feng gently raised his hand and waved it lightly in the air, causing the voices of discussion to gradually quiet down.

He scanned the room with clear and calm voice: ”Comrades, your reaction just now was identical to mine one hour ago.”

”Regarding the conclusion of the case from six months ago, including the determination of the cause of death, I was equally convinced—especially because this identification came from an authoritative institution like Guangling Medical University.”

”But today, I must explain to everyone: after the provincial special task force’s forensic re-examination and careful analysis, we have found conclusive evidence pointing to a different cause of death.”

At this point, he slightly turned his body, looking at Jiang An sitting on the side, his eyes revealing trust and affirmation.

Then, he continued to add: ”Moreover, during the re-evaluation of the cause of death conducted this morning, we specifically invited Professor Zhang Kai from Guangling Medical University’s School of Forensic Medicine to observe the full process.

During the process, Professor Zhang Kai engaged in an in-depth and detailed professional discussion with Captain Jiang An.

Admirably, Professor Zhang Kai not only highly recognized Jiang An’s analysis conclusion but also sincerely apologized for the deviations in the original examination report.

Scientific identification values truth-seeking, facing errors, and correcting conclusions bravely, which is the embodiment of professional spirit.”

With this sentence, the previous discussions that echoed around the venue instantly fell silent.

Some slightly opened their mouths, some unconsciously frowned; more instinctively looked at their colleagues beside them, with eyes that carried incredulous inquiry, as if silently confirming whether they heard wrong.

A heavy yet puzzled atmosphere slowly enveloped everyone present.