Lu Chuan currently has three basic skills.

They are Basic Crime Scene Photography, Basic Footprint Analysis, and Basic Fingerprint Identification Analysis.

The Eye of Truth is a passive ability, a starter pack rewarded by the system, with no possibility of enhancement.

Fingerprint Collection and Skeleton Identification Analysis are both at the intermediate level.

Therefore, this time's Skill Upgrade Card can only be used on Crime Scene Photography, Footprint Analysis, and Fingerprint Identification Analysis.

The three skills all greatly benefit Lu Chuan.

Crime Scene Photography, though it seems the least useful for solving crimes among the skills,

Lu Chuan discovered issues through crime scene photos in the Zhang Wen case.

If Lu Chuan hadn't acquired this skill then, the photos taken might not have been so complete.

The clue of cigarette ash might have been missed.

The Basic Footprint Analysis had made significant contributions to several cases Lu Chuan participated in.

And Fingerprint Identification Analysis can be said to be one of the most commonly used skills in the Crime Scene Investigation office's daily work.

When any of the three basic skills is upgraded to intermediate, there will be a qualitative change.

Having experienced the benefits of Intermediate Fingerprint Collection and Intermediate Skeleton Identification Analysis, Lu Chuan looked forward to the upcoming upgrade.

After thinking for a moment, Lu Chuan finally decided to upgrade the Basic Fingerprint Identification Analysis skill.

After all, compared to footprints, fingerprint identification is more common.

Without a homicide case, Crime Scene Photography isn't used much either.

"Choose to upgrade Basic Fingerprint Identification Analysis skill!"

As the thought settled, colorful lights flitted through Lu Chuan's mind.

In Fingerprint Identification Analysis, the most crucial step is not in the comparison, but in the pre-processing of fingerprints.

Compared to Basic Fingerprint Identification Analysis, Intermediate Fingerprint Identification Analysis offers more comprehensive fingerprint pre-processing methods.

It will also be faster.

The Basic Fingerprint Identification Analysis gave Lu Chuan abilities roughly equal to, or slightly better than, those of Liu Guodong and others in fingerprint identification.

With the Intermediate Fingerprint Identification Analysis skill, Lu Chuan reckoned he already had the level of provincial experts.

Of course, he hadn't practiced yet, so whether he could match them was just a guess based on Intermediate Skeleton Identification Analysis skills.

On-site work quickly concluded after Liu Guodong and the others came for support.

The criminal suspect Tian Yongjiang and the rescued hostage Liang Qi completed the handover procedures in the afternoon, transferring them to Tianzhou City's Criminal Investigation Team.

The case was originally theirs, and the injured were also police officers from the Tianzhou Criminal Investigation Team.

Therefore, as per usual practice, the case's follow-up investigation is also handled by the Tianzhou City's Criminal Investigation Team.

After everything wrapped up, Lu Chuan sat tiredly in the ten-year-old Land Cruiser.

"Lu Chuan, what's the situation with Tian Yongjiang?"

When leaving the scene, Zhang Hui and Lu Chuan shared the same car.

Hearing Zhang Hui speak, Lu Chuan suddenly realized: "Brother Hui, I haven't thanked you for saving my life!"

The encounter with Tian Yongjiang at noon and being recognized by him did put a lot of pressure on Lu Chuan.

He's not a frontline detective and hasn't taken the relevant exam for gun permits.

So, Lu Chuan was not carrying a gun.

Actually, even if he had one, it would be difficult to use from that distance.

The detective from Tianzhou City's Criminal Investigation Team is highly experienced, and although he was not carrying a gun due to being outside their jurisdiction,

His skills are not inferior to Zhang Hui's, but in the surprise attack with the door suddenly opening and a knife rushed forward, he was severely injured.

Fortunately, the rescue was timely, and since the suspect was eager to escape, no follow-up attack was made, and the detective is now safe; otherwise, it would have been a major incident.

In the car, Zhang Hui's expression did not look very good: "Lu Chuan, I told you when I left, don't act on your own. Why didn't you listen?"

After Zhang Hui left with Chen Qing, he encountered police officers from Huilong Mountain Police Station assisting with street patrol by chance on the road.

He was also concerned about Lu Chuan being on his own because this was his first participation in an investigative operation.

So, he hurried back.

Unexpectedly, his fears came true.

Just as Zhang Hui returned, he saw Tian Yongjiang charging at Lu Chuan with a knife.

He almost pulled out his gun and shot directly.

Honestly, Lu Chuan was cornered at that moment.

He was originally hiding a hundred meters away from the warehouse as Zhang Hui instructed, watching from the corner of his eye.

Unexpectedly, he encountered Tian Yongjiang asking to borrow a lighter.

Lu Chuan simply described the process: "He said someone who smokes Zhonghua and looks like me wouldn't come here for women, that someone as good-looking as me wouldn't lack women…"

Zhang Hui's mouth hung half-open. Well, that's kind of…

Indeed somewhat unjust.

However, regardless of the process, if Lu Chuan hadn't acted then, Tian Yongjiang might not have attacked actively.

"Lu," Zhang Hui's tone softened somewhat, and the address changed from Lu Chuan to Lu: "No matter the reason, you shouldn't have acted on your own then."

"I know you were considering the suspect was alone, without hostage leverage, and the capture opportunity was rare."

"But the prerequisite for all this is ensuring your own safety."

"The colleagues from Tianzhou City's Criminal Investigation Team got injured because they were careless."

"Captain Qin and Brother Qiang handed you over to me because they didn't want anything to happen to you, and I can't cover this up for you. I have to report this."

Five years of work experience allowed Zhang Hui to see many things.

Actually, regarding the situation when capturing Tian Yongjiang, only Lu Chuan and Zhang Hui knew the full picture.

Put it this way: If Zhang Hui doesn't speak, no one would know about Lu Chuan acting on his own initiative.

However, some things can't be concealed.

If he covers up for Lu Chuan now, Lu Chuan wouldn't learn from it.

There might be a next time.

And next time, Zhang Hui might not arrive in time.

Lu Chuan might have to pay a big price.

Some mistakes can't be corrected just because you want to fix them.

Lu Chuan didn't expect Zhang Hui to so accurately analyze his thoughts at that time.

For a moment, he was a bit dazed.

Seeing this, Zhang Hui sighed: "Lu, I know you don't understand why I am doing this."

"But sometimes, it's too late when things really happen."

Four years ago, when Zhang Hui was just a year into the police force, his roommate worked at a grassroots-level police station.

Due to acting on his own, while apprehending a robbery suspect, he got seriously injured.

Although his life was spared later, with his spleen removed, he could no longer work on the front line.

Lu Chuan came back to his senses, realizing Zhang Hui misunderstood him: "Brother Hui, you misunderstood, I was just thinking, how do you know what I thought when apprehending Tian Yongjiang?"

"At that time, I was just thinking about the situation with the hostage, Liang Qi..."

"Brother Hui, rest assured, even if you didn't report it, I would have to."

"Tonight, let me treat you to dinner to thank you for saving me!"

Seeing Lu Chuan's sincere demeanor, Zhang Hui patted him on the shoulder: "Dinner isn't necessary. As long as you don't feel like I'm stealing your credit, that's enough."

"Brother Hui, how could you think of me like that? If it wasn't for you this time, I might have been done for."

"Dinner is a must tonight; let's invite Group Leader Ren and my mentor…"

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