Chapter 1231: Chapter 1159: Identifying Wealth
Jiang Yuan finalized the plan and strolled around the comrcial street on Jinzhong Road several tis, finally selecting the high point on the east side and having the videos from over ten of the street’s surveillance caras taken back.
The other caras on the sa street were also needed, but with these dozens of caras, the people coming and going on this street could basically all be seen.
As for if the criminal seldom cos to this street or for so reason simply doesn’t co here, it would an… it would an Jiang Yuan and Liu Jinghui’s analysis was a big failure, and the Dragon Knight team would have to start all over again.
“Let’s begin.”
In the Image Investigation analysis room at the Lanyue City Bureau, Jiang Yuan found a chair, sat down comfortably, holding in his left hand so Jade Manor sun-dried coffee freshly brewed by Wei Shikan, and in his right hand a Texas smoked beef sandwich from his own ranch. Half work, half life, with the expectations of leaders behind him, carrying the dreams of a detective.
The analysis room in the Image Investigation departnt was much smaller than the command center, but its compactness made navigating in and out more comfortable.
Wang Chuanxing stepped forward, gently pushing the back of Jiang Yuan’s chair to adjust his line of sight just right, then nodded to the Image Investigation officers beside him.
12 screens lit up simultaneously, synchronously displaying the crowd on the Jinzhong Road comrcial street.
Jiang Yuan rarely watched so many screens at once, but this ti… the 12 screens actually displayed the footage from one surveillance cara.
One cara, spread across 12 screens, not rely enlarged, but focused on highlighting certain features of the crowd, with half of the screens showcasing the feet of those under surveillance.
The first set of surveillance images released by Image Investigation captured between thirty to forty people each ti. The feet of these people were magnified on 6 screens, with several feet allocated to each screen.
Besides that, wrists, faces, and other features were moderately enlarged.
The images on the screens played at a steady pace. Jiang Yuan took a bite of his sandwich, a sip of coffee, leisurely watching. This work seed to be a long affair, so there was no hurry.
Liu Jinghui also sat beside him watching, and when it ca to viewing the images without involving specifics like cara positions, he had so judgnt ability as well.
Wei Shikan also held a coffee, squatting behind Jiang Yuan, waiting until Jiang Yuan finished a cup before quickly refilling it and asking the question he’d been holding onto for a long ti: “Captain Jiang, I want to learn from you, how do you do it?”
This question made the ears of the Image Investigation officers nearby perk up.
Jiang Yuan’s technical reputation was widespread, and getting to learn even a bit from him would be enough for most to build a career.
Jiang Yuan never hesitated to teach others his techniques and even intentionally disseminated knowledge. Although currently in work mode, he was not too busy, so he said, “This is a long story, but first look at the clothes. Clothes make the man like the saddle makes the horse. Of course, so might have money but dress very casually, this we won’t consider for now, but if soone is wearing expensive clothes, then it’s within the scope of consideration.”
“LV, Hermès and such, a T-shirt costing thousands, an outerwear twenty to thirty thousand… However, nowadays many wealthy people prefer clothes without big logos, haute couture is hard to identify.” Wei Shikan genuinely understood this topic a bit and imdiately beca more interested.
Jiang Yuan nodded slightly and said, “Looking for expensive clothes is not a process of exclusion, but one of screening. If you find that soone is wearing clothes far beyond the normal consumption level, then first assu they are a drug dealer.”
“Understood.” Wei Shikan said, a bit curious as he looked at Jiang Yuan’s clothes, “However, I see many n don’t really get fashion and accessories, you seem quite familiar? Did you spend money to learn this?”
Liu Jinghui beside him coughed loudly twice, giving Wei Shikan a helpless look, and said, “Jiang Yuan is a forensic doctor.”
“Forensic doctors understand clothes? Right, they need to describe the clothing of corpses.” Wei Shikan felt a bit embarrassed but resisted it with Kshatriya’s innate resistance.
In a forensic doctor’s report, there’s an inclusion of clothing descriptions. For example, the deceased wears an “Old Dog” brand T-shirt, with a dog’s head on the chest and the phrase “Old Dog, co at ” written on it…
Additionally, during the investigation phase, forensic analysis of clothing can often play a role. For instance, the degree of wear can largely explain the deceased’s habits and economic status before death, whether the clothing is fashionable, or if there are accessories from the opposite sex, such as a marriage ring on the finger, a couple pendant on the neck, or a girlfriend’s hair tie on the wrist.
However, Jiang Yuan’s expertise mainly ca from Yize. He has Level 2 in trendy clothing appraisal, Level 2 in cosplay, Level 2 in tailoring, Level 2 in Japanese Makeup Art, and Level 2 in worn-out clothing identification.
Actually, the most useful part here is the last item. Used clothing appraisal does not discuss fashion, trends, or individuality and self-expression; it is simply a skill to judge the price of a piece of clothing, with a bit of ability to determine authenticity.
With this skill set, Jiang Yuan catches a glimpse of the person in the video and assesses that if the outfit costs less than ten thousand bucks, it doesn’t necessarily an the person lacks money; however, if it exceeds ten thousand bucks, then it warrants more attention.
Turning his head, Jiang Yuan added, “Additionally, if the clothing material on soone is too cheap or obviously ill-fitting, it can be judged that the person isn’t the target subject.”
“I get that. Drug dealers, once they have money, might not necessarily buy overly expensive brand clothing but would at least seek comfort,” Wei Shikan hesitated for a mont before adding, “But if they are addicted to drugs, wouldn’t they be less sensitive to clothing and such?”
“If the drug addiction reaches that level, it should be apparent; this can be listed separately anyway,” Jiang Yuan replied.
Liu Jinghui interjected at this point, saying, “A Level 5 drug dealer handles at least a few kilograms, or up to dozens of kilograms of drugs every month, earning at least several millions to tens of millions. With so much money, if it’s all cash, he’d have a hard ti moving it alone. Plus, he has to pay the suppliers or drug factories; living like small-ti dealers in urban villages isn’t practical. Even soone like Brother Li wouldn’t live alone and certainly wouldn’t go shopping every day and specifically buy inexpensive clothes.”
Liu Jinghui summarized by saying, “Either the person tries on clothes himself, has particular preferences, or there’s soone catering to those preferences. Being wealthy yet enduring discomfort is rare.”
“Not necessarily worthless, but potentially harmful to health or clearly uncomfortable. More focus can be given to shoes. Even if they’re wearing slippers, so rubber shoes are genuinely hard to wear, let alone ill-fitting ones,” Jiang Yuan remarked, his expertise in shoes surpassing that in clothing, given the importance of shoe knowledge for footprint identification.
In fact, a database concerning shoe prints or tread patterns is continually being constructed and supplented dostically, considering the type of shoe impression different materials leave on various terrains and how different shoe soles might wear. These are aspects footprint experts need to consider.
There are so classic cases solved through footprint identification, utilizing the type and wear of shoe soles. So proficient footprint identification experts deeply familiarize themselves with all shoes currently sold locally, so they can imdiately identify the shoe brand when seeing footprints at a scene.
Even in the age of the internet, so continue to uphold such habits, often yielding amazing results. Perhaps it’s because those who enjoy touch-based cris also prefer tactile shopping, while young people who favor online shopping gravitate towards cybercri…
“Besides clothing, skin, teeth, and hairstyle can also be considered,” Jiang Yuan casually pointed at soone in the fra and said, “Everyone is familiar with the appearance features of drug users, like th sores. But if they’re not in the drug-using demographic, soone earning hundreds of thousands to millions monthly would not have poor skin, teeth, and hairstyle simply because they can spend money to improve them.”
Liu Jinghui added, “Especially if he wishes to enjoy extravagances, managing his appearance is necessary. Given the nearby film city, there are surely many corresponding anities, and whether the drug dealer is male or female, there are institutions to assist them in spending money.
“If one earns over ten million a month, surely soone would assist with such matters. They might lack a partner but will inevitably have several unable-to-shake-off companions,” Wei Shikan nodded understandingly.
“Then there are elents like gaze and stride that can serve as references,” Jiang Yuan continued, “This is the first-run consideration.”
Wei Shikan asked, “Are there second-run and third-run considerations?”
Jiang Yuan nodded, “We hypothesize that this drug dealer appears frequently nearby, so if soone can’t appear multiple tis, then they aren’t the target subject. Additionally, over multiple appearances, their clothing, shoes, even hairstyle and accessories should differ…”
Wei Shikan’s eyes lit up as he listened, “With this judgnt thod, there are indeed very few individuals who fit.”
“However, rember to keep track of so many people in the video!” Yuan Bomian, a seasoned anti-narcotics officer, dared not claim such observant skills and naturally wasn’t as optimistic as younger Wei Shikan.
Jiang Yuan smiled, “So techniques are required.”
Wei Shikan’s eyes brightened again, “What techniques?”
“This is not easy for you to learn,” Jiang Yuan ntioned during Wei Shikan’s eager expectancy, shattering Wei Shikan’s anticipation: “I record through forensic sketching skills. So difficult-to-rember details, I simply sketch casually.”
Wei Shikan instinctively glanced at Jiang Yuan’s right hand, which previously held a at bun but now had several bizarre symbols and letters drawn in a notebook. Claiming those weren’t visuals, or even symbols, seed agreeable, but Wei Shikan knew the odder the record, the more information it held.
“What does 268 an?” Wei Shikan asked, picking a number he recognized.
“GB18267-2003 is the national standard for cashre; this person wore a cashre T-shirt, implying he’s relatively wealthy.” Jiang Yuan’s forensic sketching skill is Level 6, an advanced state of being able to sketch the appearance of a decayed corpse when it was 20 years old; along with clothing-related skills, his mory points differ from ordinary people.
Suddenly, Wei Shikan comprehended a lot; for the first ti in his life, he felt accomplishing sothing was extrely challenging.
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