ryethenovel Chapter 59 New Technologies
Chapter 59 New Technologies
"Chen Haoyu, do you know him?"
"Who?" Gu Huai asked, looking bewildered.
"Chen Haoyu, that's Director Chen's son," Ling Yue added. "He's missing?"
"Missing?" Gu Huai looked at him in surprise. "When did this happen?"
"Just the day before yesterday." Ling Yue glanced around to make sure no one was there before continuing, "Chen Haoyu has been out of contact since the day before yesterday. He hasn't been to his workplace, and he hasn't answered pagers."
As she spoke, Ling Yue lowered her voice and whispered, "This matter hasn't spread within the bureau yet, so please don't spread it around."
Gu Huai nodded, indicating that he understood.
Disappearances can be a big deal or a small deal. In a good situation, it's just a normal loss of contact, but in a bad situation, it could be a kidnapping.
As a police officer, when faced with such a situation, one should naturally consider the worst-case scenario.
And it is precisely at times like these that no extra actions should be taken.
If the criminals are secretly observing this area from the shadows, it could easily arouse their suspicion.
All we can do now is leave everything as it is and wait for the other party to contact us.
This explains why Director Chen behaved normally at the commendation ceremony that morning.
So far, the only thing Gu Huai couldn't figure out was which petty thief had set his sights on the deputy director's son.
Are they really willing to risk their lives for money?
Thinking of this, Gu Huai frowned. "Then what does this matter have to do with our case?"
"Of course it's related," Ling Yue explained. "The Second Brigade was the main person in charge of the taxi driver's disappearance case before, but now the Second Brigade has been reassigned to handle Chen Haoyu's disappearance, so this matter has naturally been left vacant."
"So Wang Zhi chose me?"
"right."
"Was it Wang Zhiding who ordered Captain Zhou to investigate the missing persons?"
"right."
That makes sense.
After finally understanding Wang Weiguo's intentions, Gu Huai finally felt relieved.
However, a more important question is now on his mind.
"Um..." Gu Huai asked hesitantly, "Sister Ling, does Branch Manager Wang have a problem with Captain Wu?"
"I don't know," Ling Yue shook her head and said, "I never care about the personal relationships between leaders. Even if I knew, it wouldn't do me any good."
Ling Yue is right. Being overly concerned with a leader's private life is a double-edged sword in the workplace.
If used properly, it can help you curry favor with your superiors and become part of their camp.
However, if used improperly, it can easily arouse the leader's dislike, and in the end, you will only end up in a situation where you are disliked by both sides.
Just as Gu Huai was pondering these things, Ling Yue suddenly leaned over, pressed her lips to Gu Huai's ear, and whispered, "The only thing I can tell you is that our deputy branch leader is about to retire, and Captain Zhou..."
"Cough cough cough..." A crisp cough interrupted Ling Yue's words, "Comrades, please be mindful of your behavior."
Upon hearing this, Ling Yue immediately pulled her head back as if she had been electrocuted, leaving Gu Huai with only a meaningful look.
It turned out that the door to the testing room had already opened while the two were talking.
At this moment, Lao Duan was looking at the two of them with a frown.
To cover his embarrassment, Gu Huai scratched his head and asked, "Master Duan, is the deep-time treatment finished?"
"Yes, it's done." Faced with the question, Duan Weiping immediately switched back to work mode. "The situation was more complicated than I thought."
"How so?"
Duan Weiping handed the report in his hand to Gu Huai.
Gu Huai took the report and began to read it. The more he read, the more his brows furrowed.
The report, though detailed, was essentially identical to what I experienced on-site.
Gu Huai frowned and asked, "Is that all?"
Duan Weiping nodded. "Because the deceased was submerged in water for a long time, it was impossible to extract fingerprints or other clues. As for footprints and other clues, they were also obliterated by the rain a few days ago."
"So, can our identities be confirmed now?" Gu Huai asked.
Duan Weiping shook his head. "It's unlikely. The body's face is completely destroyed, and we can't extract fingerprints. Now we can only rely on deduction to determine the identity. The only way is to use DNA, but our department doesn't have that equipment. We'll have to send it to Yixian University..."
"DNA?" Gu Huai looked at Duan Weiping with a puzzled expression.
"Oh, I forgot this is a new technology." Duan Weiping waved his hand. "But this technology is used more abroad, and it's still in the research stage in China."
In fact, Gu Huai didn't listen to a word Duan Weiping said; of course he knew what DNA was.
His confusion stemmed from the fact that, in his memory, DNA technology only emerged around 97 and began to be used on a large scale around 2000.
Therefore, before Duan Weiping mentioned DNA, he had never even thought about it in that direction.
"Master Duan, could we contact Yixian University and ask them to help us with this?" Gu Huai grabbed Master Duan's hand excitedly. "It doesn't matter if their technique isn't perfect; we can just use it as a reference!"
"Of course, that's no problem." Duan Weiping was startled by Gu Huai's actions and waved his hands repeatedly, saying, "It's just..."
"Just what?"
"But Xia has to handle this," Duan Weiping said, spreading his hands. "It's not that I don't want to help, it's just that Xia's graduate advisor is the one who mainly researches DNA at Yixian University, so it's easier for her to contact him."
Gu Huai hadn't expected that Xia Wanying was actually a graduate of Yixian University.
That makes sense, though. How could someone who can join the Pengcheng Municipal Public Security Bureau right after graduation be from an ordinary university?
Although Yat Sen University may not be well-known outside of Guangdong Province, it is considered by people in Guangdong to be on par with Tsinghua and Peking Universities.
If you get into Yixian University, you'll have to grit your teeth and go to the White Swan Hotel for the teacher appreciation banquet.
Speak of Cao Cao, and Cao Cao arrives.
Just then, the door to the testing room opened.
Xia Wanying came out from inside, fully armed except for one eye.
She was holding a plastic bag containing several pieces of clothing. "Teacher Zhao, the bloodstains on the deceased's clothes have been collected."
Duan Weiping took the bag from him and then gestured towards Gu Huai with his lip.
Seeing everyone looking at her strangely, Xia Wanying blushed slightly. "Teacher Duan, is there something you need me to do?"
Upon hearing this, Gu Huai glanced at Duan Weiping and understood what he meant.
Although this is a serious matter, it is still asking for help, and it is inevitable that one will incur favors.
Favors are the hardest things to repay.
But Xia Wanying is different. As a student, she already has a lot to repay her teacher's favors, so having one more or one less wouldn't make a big difference.
Thinking of this, Gu Huai straightened his expression and said seriously and earnestly, "Dr. Xia, there's something I'd like to ask you for help with."
Immediately afterwards, Gu Huai told Xia Wanying about his plan to extract the deceased's DNA for testing.
After hearing this, Xia Wanying glanced at Duan Weiping and confirmed that it was indeed Gu Huai whom Duan Weiping had told her about.
However, she did not nod immediately, but shook her head slightly.
"no."
[A note at the end.]
[I suspect some readers will wonder why DNA testing technology existed in 1993, and will think I'm making things up for the sake of the plot.]
Actually, I didn't do this without reason; I did thorough research.
[The relevant literature is: "Application of DNA Technology in Forensic Medicine" and "Application of DNA Technology in Forensic Medicine (Continued)" published in the third issue of the Chinese Journal of Forensic Medicine in 1992, authored by Professors Guo Jingyuan and Wang Chuanxi, whose affiliation is the Department of Forensic Evidence at Sun Yat-sen University of Medical Sciences.]
Interested readers can search for and read the research of these two professors on CNKI (China National Knowledge Infrastructure).
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