I Play Dungeons in the Police Station-Chapter 404 - 246: Time to Crack the Case!

The task force’s funding is directly allocated by the provincial department, and it’s quite sufficient. This money also comes from the task force’s budget.

"The remaining members will be divided into the second field team, with Wan Shu’an as the leader. Take this photo and, based on the records from back then, continue to visit the residents who lived there to see if anyone recognizes her."

"Yes."

Seeing that the tasks were arranged, Li Xiang then said to Wan Shu’an, "This area has already been demolished, so finding everyone will be quite difficult. You’re a veteran in this area, so pay extra attention."

"Don’t worry, Captain. With this photo, I have confidence. Even if I have to dig three feet deep, I’ll find those people."

"Then I’ll leave it to everyone. Once the case is solved, I’ll ask Director Li for merits for everyone."

The task force members were quite motivated, especially after determining the direction of the investigation; everyone immediately began investigating.

Especially Yang Ming, after Li Xiang finished speaking, he promptly released the photo through official channels.

He then put the AI-generated photo into the police system for comparison.

However, the comparison process was very slow, revealing a woman with a 71% similarity intermittently.

The task force members immediately recorded this person and assigned someone to verify her current situation. If everything was normal, she would be ruled out.

And so on.

The daily work of this group was to repeat this process.

Meanwhile, the group led by Wan Shu’an took the computer-generated simulation photo and conducted field visits.

Since the crime scene and surrounding areas had been demolished, and the residents were relocated elsewhere, revisiting these people required significant effort.

That’s why Li Xiang assigned the most people to their group.

They first sorted the files, organizing all the surrounding residents at the time of the crime, then used the household registration system to find their latest addresses, then split into pairs to conduct visits.

Before the visits, the task force members would also retrieve previous transcript records to see how they responded before and what the latest questions were, preparing in advance.

Then they would take these new questions and conduct the visits.

Through everyone’s unremitting efforts, the case finally showed a breakthrough.

The group led by Wan Shu’an made a major discovery during their visits.

Someone recognized the woman in the photo.

"Ma’am, please take a closer look. Is the person in the photo someone you know?"

Upon hearing the lady confirm that she knew the woman in the photo, the task force officer was delighted, but remained cautious and asked again.

The lady looked at the photo, furrowing her brow for a while, and said uncertainly, "It looks a bit like her, but on closer look, not so much. I remember she had a mole here, but this doesn’t."

The task force officer naturally knew why this was; the photo was AI-generated based on cranial data, which couldn’t restore moles on the deceased’s face.

So, he used the pen in his hand to mark a spot on the photo where the lady indicated, then asked, "How about now?"

"Hey, you know, it looks more like her now."

Looking similar was good; after all, there’s a gap between software-generated photos and real people.

"Do you know who she is?"

"I don’t know."

The lady shook her head decisively.

The investigators’ feelings were like riding a roller coaster, from excitement to immediate coldness.

She had just said she recognized her, but then denied it. Does she know her or not?

The investigators were thoroughly confused.

"Who did you say she looks like just now? Who does she look like?"

"Like my former neighbor. They rented the apartment upstairs from me back then, a young couple always arguing day and night, disturbing the neighborhood. After they moved out, it finally became quiet."

The lady recalled the couple, frowning and shaking her head. Even after over ten years, these memories weren’t pleasant.

"Do you know the man she lived with?"

"I don’t. They only lived there for half a year before moving. They never interacted with others, and everyone disliked their constant arguing, so no one took the initiative to connect with them."

"Do you know anyone else who knew them?"

"I don’t know."

When it came to the victim’s identity, the lady claimed ignorance.

The investigators felt helpless and could only ask about the victim’s appearance:

"Can you remember her hairstyle? How is she different from the person you remember?"

"She had long hair, bangs, and seemed to wear glasses. That’s all I remember about her. I can’t recall anything else; it’s been over ten years."

Seeing there was nothing more to learn, the investigators could only report the result back to the task force. 𝐟𝕣𝕖𝐞𝐰𝕖𝚋𝐧𝗼𝚟𝐞𝕝.𝗰𝐨𝐦

"You can come back now."

Li Xiang sensed their tone was a bit discouraged, so he comforted them, "Even though we still don’t know the victim’s identity, we’ve learned some information. At least we know she had a mole on her face and had bangs."

"True."

When they returned with their findings, Li Xiang immediately gathered everyone for an emergency meeting.

"We have made progress on the victim’s information. We currently have two clues."

Everyone was excited to hear they got two pieces of new information in just one day. The efficiency...

Was leading to solving the case!

They eagerly looked at Li Xiang, wanting to know the two new clues he mentioned.

"While the field team was conducting visits, they discovered the victim’s traces. Though we haven’t confirmed her identity, we have some important clues, such as her having a mole here."

As Li Xiang spoke, he gestured humorously on his face, which made everyone burst into laughter.

"And she had bangs."

"Don’t underestimate this; it can better help us improve the victim’s facial details. Our cranial digitization software has an editing function that allows you to manually add moles or bangs, making the computer-generated photo more realistic."

Hearing Li Xiang’s explanation, everyone became serious.

The more complete the victim’s facial details, the faster and more accurately they could compare in the household register system.

This indirectly saved them a lot of time.

"We also know her rental address, and following that, finding the landlord’s information isn’t difficult; maybe we can get some leads there too."

Li Xiang’s speculation received everyone’s approval.

Seeing no objections, Li Xiang adjusted the investigation’s direction and relayed specific tasks.

After the meeting, Yang Ming opened the cranial digitization software, retrieved the previously generated photo from history, clicked edit, and added the known victim’s facial information: long hair, bangs, glasses, and a mole near the bridge of the nose.

The operation was foolproof and simple, and the generated result was natural.

The facial structure had no abrupt or incongruous elements.

This was the charm of the software.

With more precise facial information, Yang Ming’s investigative team was full of enthusiasm.

By noon the next day, their team delivered good news.

"Captain Li, good news! We’ve finally matched someone. This person is very likely the victim we’re looking for."

Upon receiving the news, Li Xiang rushed over immediately. The photo in the police household registration system bore 90% similarity with the computer-generated image by Li Xiang’s team.

The position of the mole on the face was nearly identical, with only minor size and positional differences, all within acceptable error range.