Chapter 17 Bonus Points

A few people chatted for a while, and then the sound of leather shoes tapping on the floor tiles "clack clack" came from the corridor.

Everyone could guess a bit, so they sat upright waiting, and soon saw the detachment leader Huang Qiangmin, bringing a few people into the office.

"Yo, you all have gathered together," Huang Qiangmin entered with his people, looking in a great mood.

"Detachment leader."

"Captain Huang."

Wu Jun and the others all stood up.

"Please sit, please sit," Huang Qiangmin gestured with his hands, pressing down in the air, and said, "Jiang Yuan, this time the fingerprint work was well done, a 20-year-old cold case, not easy at all, really not easy. When this case came out, I was still working at the police station, following my master everywhere to check for clues, it's fresh in my memory…"

Yan Ge's blood surged to the front of his body as he listened on the side; in terms of age, he wasn't much younger than Huang Qiangmin, and even their memories were quite similar. Twenty years ago, he was also working at the police station, following his master to check for clues… Yet now, their fortunes were worlds apart.

"This case was solved swiftly and cleanly, and everyone has seen it," Huang Qiangmin seriously spoke to Jiang Yuan, then added, "What I'm here to ask you now is what are you thinking for the future. If you want to do fingerprint analysis, I think that would be suitable as well…"

Yan Ge's blood that had just started to calm down, rushed forward again like a mad dog turning back.

However, no one paid attention to Yan Ge's thoughts.

For Huang Qiangmin, the leader of the criminal police detachment, there were several swords hanging over his head, and the "combat power ranking" was definitely a very crude one—clumsy and blunt, but a headache-inducing burden when it fell. Jiang Yuan was able to solve a case using fingerprints, and it was a cold case at that, which represented the high-level combat power Huang Qiangmin had longed for.

Just by numerical calculation, solving this one case would increase the Ningtai County Criminal Police Detachment's points from the current 565 to a direct jump to 600.

The "combat power ranking" is a points system under the big data model, complex in its specific calculation mode, undergoing unknown changes every year, every month, every day …

But one thing is very powerful—it's an immediate feedback mechanism, just like young people playing video games; you fight a monster, capture a person, and immediately get feedback. It lets all criminal police squads, agency offices, and even county and city bureaus see it immediately.

As for the "Liu Yu Assault Case," once the criminal police team completes the case handling and the prosecution side confirms the reception, the points for solving the robbery cold case will be in hand. It's a conservative estimate that a 20-year-old cold case that has been repeatedly listed as a major case could be worth an additional 30 points normally.

At the same time, capturing the person also earns points. For such an old serious injury case, bringing the criminal in for 10 or 15 points is also appropriate.

In other words, this case could rake in half the points of a murder case with one stone killing two birds. Not to mention the significant benefits to the criminal police team, the entire bureau's points could rise several notches because of this.

As for how difficult it is for the criminal police detachment's points to go from 565 to 600 and above, if you think of it like gaokao scores, there's no problem at all.

If you consider the end of the year as the gaokao, right now this is akin to the criminal police detachment's practice exam score going from 565 to 600 and above.

Huang Qiangmin's face bloomed with smiles, which was not hard to understand.

In previous years, Ningtai County Criminal Police Detachment had also been able to solve a few cold cases. Without considering the type that just falls into their lap, to solve a case like this under the condition of having clues, a dozen or so people from a criminal police squad working for a month, plus another team of people working another month, and then solving the case would already be considered quick.

But one must consider that, with the constant occurrence of new cases, allocating what's equivalent to three months of a criminal police squad's work hours and consuming that many case-handling resources is significant.

Within the original 565 points of the criminal police detachment, there were also points deducted; ongoing police force deployment to solve current cases is essential to maintain these 565 points.

To have any surplus for other efforts is truly not easy. It's like a gaokao student knowing their weakness in a subject, yet finding the time and effort to improve it is not a simple task, as you need to keep up with the review progress while maintaining scores in other subjects to avoid losing ground elsewhere.

From Jiang Yuan's ability to solve an old cold case almost single-handedly, from Huang Qiangmin's perspective, it was like getting extra points for the gaokao, and they were at the Olympiad level.

Suggesting Jiang Yuan transfer to trace evidence analysis was Huang Qiangmin's way of trying to ensure a place at a prestigious school.

However, Jiang Yuan shook his head without hesitation, saying, "I still want to be a forensic doctor; I'm relatively familiar with fingerprints in the trace analysis field, and I can do it whenever I'm free."

"That's fine too." Once Huang Qiangmin confirmed Jiang Yuan was still willing to continue with fingerprints, he became very happy, then smiled at Wu Jun and said, "Old Wu, this little apprentice of yours is now for everyone, don't hog him all to yourself."

Wu Jun laughed heartily, patting Jiang Yuan on the shoulder, and said, "Free for all to use, as long as someone helps me move bodies."

Huang Qiangmin laughed and said a few more words, then stood up and said, "Jiang Yuan, keep up the good work. If there's something your master can't handle, come find me."

"Sure," Jiang Yuan readily agreed.

"One more thing," Huang Qiangmin looked at the other three people, then said to Jiang Yuan, "This case had a bounty back in the day, but the reward amount was updated just a few years ago. I looked at it, and it totals 10,000 yuan, well... I'll have them follow the procedures later..."

Jiang Yuan nodded happily.

Seeing that Jiang Yuan did not have a disappointed expression, Huang Qiangmin left reassured.

The police force allows both financial and spiritual rewards, but the emphasis is still mainly on spiritual rewards. Bountied cases are valuable, whether they are a few thousand or tens of thousands, it's not under his control.

After Huang Qiangmin left, Xiao Wang finally breathed a sigh of relief, patting his chest and saying, "Never thought Captain Huang could be quite amiable when he smiles, what a shame about his old dimple on the left."

The image spontaneously emerged in everyone's mind, and suddenly they lost the desire to speak.

Xiao Wang then turned to ask Jiang Yuan, "Do you want to find another fingerprint to work on? I wonder if there are any with high bounties…"

"No need to think about the bounty right now, directly solving cases are more interesting," Jiang Yuan replied, and Xiao Wang was immediately busy again.

Before the results were even brushed up here, reminders popped up in Jiang Yuan's mind:

Task completed: Matched in the Liu Yu assault case, assisted in solving the case.

Reward: Crime scene investigation (LV4)