National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 893 - 831: Gift a Criminal Package

Variety show audiences are limited, and those who are willing to participate are either die-hard fans of the stars, die-hard fans of the variety shows, or individuals with an ESFP personality who enjoy performing.

As soon as Mela finished speaking, almost all the audience members raised their hands.

"I will choose a few people. Mr. Jiang, how many people should be chosen?" Mela also wanted Forensic Expert Jiang Yuan to relax, so she continued, "When you solve cases usually, how many criminals do you hope to deal with?"

Inappropriate parts can always be edited out by Mela later, so it’s better to chat more and rely on editing to create effects.

Jiang Yuan followed Mela’s words, pondered for a moment, and said, "If we do not consider the victim’s psychological and other factors, the more people involved in the case, the better. Keeping it a secret is almost impossible, the more people who know, the more likely the leak, which can cause some cases to internally crumble."

"There would be people who could escape if there are too many criminals."

"Possibly, but as long as the criminals’ information is confirmed, there will eventually be a chance to capture them back." Jiang Yuan casually informed, "Many criminals are extremely scared when they flee, some cannot withstand the psychological pressure and might even turn themselves in."

"This happens as well... Alright, our editors have chosen the volunteers from the audience now. Since Forensic Expert Jiang Yuan is so confident, we have decided to increase the number of people from originally three to six."

The audience below gave a friendly burst of laughter.

A few audience members came on stage, and under the direction of the staff, lined up and then one by one moved through the sandpit.

The first five walked forward as normal, but the last one suddenly jumped to the side and then ran out laughing.

Consequently, their footprints got a bit mixed with those in front, and the kicked-up sand covered the previous footprints.

Mela frowned upon seeing this, this segment was intended to sacrifice a couple of people for a dramatic effect; if Jiang Yuan’s value got diminished, the whole segment would lose its meaning.

"Officer Jiang Yuan, could this increase in difficulty pose a problem?" Mela was ready, worst case, they’d just delete the entire segment and restart with a new batch of audience.

Jiang Yuan smiled and shook his head, "No problem."

"Officer Jiang Yuan, this is not a real crime scene after all, you could ask for the difficulty to be reduced," Mela reminded Jiang Yuan with a smile.

"Hmm... actually, the difficulty is already quite low. At a real crime scene, criminals wouldn’t line up so neatly." Jiang Yuan spoke honestly, a little mixing of footprints was nothing; at crime scenes, footprints are never orderly, some criminals skilled in counter-surveillance even try to erase their tracks, sometimes even half a footprint or a third of a footprint is incredibly valuable.

"It seems like Officer Jiang is very confident, shall we start?" Mela briefly introduced Jiang Yuan just to prove the authenticity of the game, but essentially still treated him as a tool.

Jiang Yuan nodded and said, "I will start from the left. 173, 156, around 164 give or take a centimeter, this person should be wearing height-increasing shoes, the center of gravity is a bit too high, there’s a 6 cm increase, the fourth person is 157 cm, with height-increasing shoes of 5 cm. The fifth person is 181 cm, also with 5 cm height-increasing shoes, the sixth person, around 149 cm, with 7 cm height-increasing shoes."

"So, the audience member who ran and jumped, had the highest height-increasing shoes," a celebrity guest chuckled amidst the commotion, tasteless but funny.

Mela then glanced at the note in her hand and sneered, "It seems that not only celebrities wear height-increasing shoes, but ordinary people do too. Alright, let’s ask a few audience members to step onto the device."

These were agreed upon beforehand, amidst faint resistance and screams, all six audience members were escorted to the electronic height measurement device.

"173 cm!"

"156 cm!"

"163 cm!"

The height measurement device called out one by one, aligning precisely with the heights given by Jiang Yuan.

The audience generously gave applause.

Mela couldn’t help but admire Jiang Yuan more, and during a break in hosting duties, turned off the microphone and quietly asked the editor behind her, "Did you give him the answers beforehand?"

"We didn’t measure the audience’s height either." The editor answered bluntly, "It must be his own observation. The techniques used by police in solving cases must be pretty impressive."

The nearby assistant added, "Not just impressive. Forget the footprints; even looking at real people, I can’t tell their height, let alone if they’re wearing height-increasing shoes and figuring out how much—how on earth to see that? If he teaches this skill, I think a lot of people would be interested."

"Good, that’s an interesting point." Mela quickly noted down a few things, then got onstage and started asking Jiang Yuan.

Jiang Yuan casually responded with a few key points on Footprint Identification, eliciting a wave of gasps. These were all public knowledge, available to anyone interested in learning, but, like poisonous free stuff, it is often shied away from.

The audience, naturally, just heard it and let it pass, at most thinking to themselves: When I commit a murder, I really have to avoid leaving any footprints.

The traces at a crime scene are not left behind just due to the criminal’s carelessness. Just like those children who, due to carelessness, score 80 percent but only understand when they genuinely try for a hundred percent that carelessness is merely a benign embellishment.

Mela swiftly asked a few questions, then turned her gaze back to the star guests present, sneering, "Now, it’s your turn."

"We’re not afraid." Speaking was the movie actress Roxanne, a box office draw and popular figure, ranked as a high-second-tier celebrity in Dama Country, known for her significant public appeal and good looks, a beautiful woman with a strong physique.

Roxanne, who had been famous for many years, spoke quite freely, known in the industry for being outspoken, and at this moment, she spoke in her usual breezy way.

Mela smiled slightly and said, "Then please go ahead." ƒrēenovelkiss.com

"I don’t need shoes." Roxanne took off her high heels and boldly stepped into the sandpit.

The sandpit had just been swept clean, erasing all previous impressions.

She was quite tall to begin with; it seemed she truly hadn’t falsified her height.

Following her lead, the others could only rush headlong into the sandpit.

With 12 people rushing in together, it might be possible for someone to sneak by amidst the chaos...

The surrounding stands erupted in cheers, with fans praising the bravery of the celebrities, some purely enjoying the spectacle.

After everyone, including Mela, had run their course, it was Jiang Yuan’s turn. Mela added, "Actually, I forgot to mention, a forensic doctor can deduce not only height and weight from footprints but also age, right, Forensic Expert Jiang Yuan?"

"Indeed, that’s possible." Jiang Yuan nodded.

Upon hearing this, Roxanne, who had just put her high heels back on, visibly stiffened.

Among female celebrities, she was a late bloomer and had never publicly disclosed her age—although in this era, many people don’t have strict demands regarding celebrities’ ages, it was impossible to say it didn’t matter at all.

Mela smirked triumphantly, foreseeing lots of news stories breaking that evening. Roxanne’s starring movie would probably use this as a chance for promotion. As for whether Roxanne herself was happy, in the entertainment industry, happiness is secondary.

Meanwhile, Jiang Yuan was handed a whiteboard with the names of the 12 guests on the left, and a marker from the staff to write down his estimations of everyone’s height and weight.

Turning his head to take a look, Jiang Yuan began writing numbers on the whiteboard; a few celebrities started to kick up a fuss half-jokingly, half-terrified.

Elsewhere, the male and female leads of the movie gathered with another supporting actor, their expressions quite unhappy.

Whether these figures of height, weight, and age were leaked to increase their own popularity, the film’s promotion, or the show’s hype, it all made a difference.

When Jiang Yuan looked back at the sandpit, he caught the threesome’s eye.

Having been a police officer for so long, he was well-versed in reading people’s expressions, and these individuals clearly showed resistance.

"Do you not want your height and age disclosed?" Jiang Yuan asked, ignoring where the cameras were pointing.

"Of course, who would want that?" The celebrity guest glanced at the camera quickly and responded.

"I thought you had previously discussed this with the production team. If you’re sure you don’t want it disclosed, I’ll keep it to myself," Jiang Yuan said, then looked towards the others.

Some audience members had volunteered earlier, and Bino knew his height would be revealed since he had walked through the sandpit. But now, Roxanne and the others clearly weren’t prepared to have their ages revealed.

Hearing Jiang Yuan’s words, the other celebrity guests couldn’t help but be surprised. Mela quickly had the cameras turned off and approached.

"Mr. Jiang Yuan, is there a problem?" Mela asked Jiang Yuan first.

Jiang Yuan smiled and said, "I see some guests clearly are unwilling to have their personal information disclosed. How about you?"

He looked at the other celebrity guests.

The others just smiled, showing no clear stance. Their height and age were not really explosive news, so they naturally didn’t mind.

"And you?" Jiang Yuan turned to Roxanne and the other two.

"I don’t want it," Roxanne answered directly.

With her taking the lead, the other two gave the same response. They had been muttering together because they didn’t want their personal information disclosed.

"Then I won’t reveal yours," Jiang Yuan then erased the three names from the whiteboard.

Mela was taken aback: "That’s not acceptable."

Without these revelations, the show would have nothing to watch.

Jiang Yuan ignored him.

Mela frowned and said, "Mr. Jiang Yuan, by doing this, you are breaching the contract. If you insist on not doing this..."

"Mr. Mela, Mr. Jiang Yuan’s stance is very clear," Ni Cha emerged from the darkness. The studio was already in chaos, but Ni Cha’s menacing gaze instantly brought Mela to his senses.

"Of course, I respect Mr. Jiang Yuan’s decision," Mela’s tone softened immediately, then he seamlessly switched to a pitiful demeanor, "But this episode will completely lack appeal. Not only is today a waste of time, but we might also get criticized by the audience."

"Maybe... I can catch a criminal for you?" Over the past two years, Jiang Yuan, flying here and there, had been making gifts of criminals, so naturally, he responded to Mela with such a suggestion.