Diary of a Criminal Investigator-Chapter 312: Major Case Squad of the Provincial Department

Chapter 312: Chapter 312: Major Case Squad of the Provincial Department

So, this poaching attempt is just a means to retreat for a broader perspective.

"Alright, alright, if you won’t come, you won’t come, but there’s one more thing, Lu Chuan, you must agree."

"Haha, Director Li, you say it. As long as it’s not going to the Provincial Bureau, whatever you say is fine."

Lu Chuan poured tea for Li Donglin, smiling happily.

He also understood that Li Donglin didn’t really intend to poach him.

The talk about moving to the Provincial Bureau was likely setting up for the next topic.

As for what it was, Lu Chuan could figure out with his heel—it must be about a case.

In terms of normal duties, the Provincial Bureau doesn’t directly get involved in cases, but it oversees major cases from subordinate units.

Some cases that can’t be handled locally seek assistance from the Provincial Bureau.

That’s when the Provincial Bureau can perform its best role—mobilization.

Yes, to Lu Chuan, the Provincial Bureau’s greatest skill is mobilization.

If local units can’t handle something technically, they need a technical expert.

If they can’t handle the reasoning, they find a reasoning expert.

If they can’t handle the profiling, they find a profiling expert.

In short, if something can’t be handled, they find someone who can.

"Yes, yes, Director Li, rest assured. If the Provincial Bureau has a case, you just give a shout, Lu will definitely have time, fully able to cooperate."

Qin Yong also understood that Li Donglin’s real purpose lay not in the earlier proposal to transfer Lu Chuan to the Provincial Bureau, but in what followed.

Actually, this also showed Li Donglin’s respect for Lu Chuan. Otherwise, he wouldn’t need to consult him at all—a phone call would have equated to an order transfer.

Li Donglin took a sip of tea, just about to speak, when the rich aroma of the tea surprised him.

"What kind of tea is this?"

In the Provincial Bureau, Li Donglin was no stranger to good things and often drank good tea.

But over the years, it seemed he hadn’t tasted such fine tea.

Liu Guodong, who brewed the tea, naturally knew the tea’s origin.

"Director Li, this is tea Lu brought from home, premium Da Hong Pao Tea, a pound of it equals a year’s salary for me."

Li Donglin’s mouth twitched slightly.

At Liu Guodong’s age, with a not low police rank, his monthly salary would be six to seven thousand, sixty to seventy thousand a year.

A pound of tea costing sixty to seventy thousand—having money sure is damn good.

Qin Yong’s eyes also lit up as he listened.

This captain’s job doesn’t seem so appealing either.

Maybe I should consider transferring to the Crime Scene Investigation office. It’s quite nice there.

This place has Chunghwa, premium Da Hong Pao Tea, listening to Peking opera in the morning, hot pot for lunch.

Sometimes, they don’t even use the Land Cruiser provided; they drive a Cayenne.

Being a cop to this extent, who needs a bicycle?

Li Donglin quietly finished his tea and sighed contentedly.

"Let’s talk business, Lu Chuan. The Provincial Bureau might soon establish a task force composed of experts from various fields. I hope you can participate."

Task force?

This is nothing new.

The Criminal Investigation Team in Haizhou City actually has such a task force; it’s just not named that way.

Haizhou’s Criminal Investigation Team has six action groups, but major cases basically involve the first and second action groups.

The two groups are essentially the heavy case team of Haizhou’s Criminal Investigation Team.

In the district and county Criminal Investigation Teams at the grassroots level, there are similar action groups. To put it bluntly, whoever handles murder cases becomes the heavy case team.

As for the Provincial Bureau, such task forces are actually not rare. More precisely, they should be called special task forces, focusing experts on specific cases.

Li Donglin noticed the serious doubts on everyone’s faces and took another sip of tea.

"This heavy case team is different from the previous special task forces focusing on specific cases."

"There has been a rising trend in cases across the province for two years, with major and important cases occurring annually."

"There is also a trend of an increasing number of backlog cases. After research, the Provincial Bureau leadership decided to establish a relatively fixed heavy case team specifically to handle major cases across the province."

"Isn’t that still going to the Provincial Bureau?"

Qin Yong immediately caught the key point.

Li Donglin shook his head: "Even though the heavy case team members are relatively fixed, they don’t work at the Provincial Bureau. Members continue their local duties unless a major case occurs, prompting them to go directly to the crime scene to handle investigations."

"Lu Chuan has a high level of expertise in fingerprint identification and analysis, arguably top-ranking across the province."

"So, you must participate in this heavy case team."

This matter...

Lu Chuan didn’t dare to agree lightly.

If it were just one case, it wouldn’t be much of a problem. Recently, Haizhou’s Criminal Investigation Team didn’t have any pressing cases, things were relatively peaceful, and Lu Chuan had a bit of free time, so helping out was fine.

But if it were the heavy case team...

Lu Chuan instinctively looked at Qin Yong.

It was up to him to make the decision.

Li Donglin also understood that it was up to Qin Yong to nod.

After all, Lu Chuan was his subordinate, and going anywhere required Qin Yong’s approval.

Never mind that Li Donglin was the Provincial Bureau leader, but in essence, he couldn’t decide Qin Yong’s future.

However, the city bureau below would certainly give face, and quite a significant one, too.

After all, it’s not just one or two Provincial Bureau directors being assigned to the city bureau as leaders.

Who knows when their own leaders might change.

"Director Li, there’s no issue. I’ll report to Director Song later. We’ll definitely support the Provincial Bureau’s work fully."

In this case, Qin Yong truly had no reason to refuse.

He had just turned down Li Donglin’s attempt to bring Lu Chuan to the Provincial Bureau, and if this offer to join the heavy case team was not honored, things would be awkward.

On the other hand, for Lu Chuan, participating in the Provincial Bureau’s heavy case team would indeed be a significant highlight in his career.

In the past, participating in ad-hoc task forces from the Provincial Bureau was a matter of prestige and experience, benefiting future career advancement, let alone this relatively fixed heavy case team.

With Qin Yong agreeing, Lu Chuan naturally had no objections.

Wherever he went, he’d be dealing with cases. Even in Haizhou’s Criminal Investigation Team, he frequently traveled elsewhere to help.

Tianzhou’s cases, Qinzhou’s cases, it was all the same.

After chatting for a while more, Li Donglin returned to the Provincial Bureau.

With things wrapped up on Haizhou City’s Criminal Investigation Team side, the Provincial Bureau got busier.

Given Li Donglin’s experience, he reckoned this case would take at least three to five months to resolve.

The transfer of personnel from other provinces wasn’t going to happen in ten to fifteen days, not without effort.

Once a joint special task force was established, they could move on to the next steps.

Moreover, internally, they might face some resistance.

After all, the people killed by Wang Huidong were considered accidental deaths.

If those accidental deaths were reclassified as murders, it’s unreasonable to expect the local police to be thrilled.

Days returned to their usual rhythm.

Without cases, colleagues in the team could even leave early sometimes.

Some could pick up their kids from school, others could go on dates.

Lu Chuan belonged to the latter group.

So did Forensic Doctor Shen.

"Lu Chuan, want to watch a movie tonight? I’ve heard there’s a new film out called ’The Vanishing,’ it’s incredibly popular."

Lu Chuan was slightly taken aback. This movie... is it worth seeing?