Solving the case: Combining the police dog's olfactory genes at the beginning

Wang Feifei was panting heavily, Zhou Xiaobei's face was pale, and even Chen Yifan's forehead was covered in sweat.

Only Yuan Bingyan persisted, but her lips had lost all color.

"Take a break."

Chen Yifan finally gave the order, his voice filled with reluctance.

Luo Fei leaned against a tree trunk, his gaze sweeping over his tired teammates.

His gaze met Yuan Bingyan's, and she quickly looked away, but Luo Fei still caught a fleeting glimpse of pain in her eyes.

Where are we?

Zhou Xiaobei slumped to the ground and asked.

Chen Yifan unfolded the map and traced his finger across it.

"At the bottom of Yinshan Valley, just over that mountain ahead is Tianji Ridge. We'll camp there tonight."

On the command center's large screen, six red dots clustered together, while a lone blue dot lagged far behind.

Several bureau chiefs sat around a solid wood conference table, the air filled with the aroma of coffee and tobacco.

"That kid Luo Fei, he's so far behind by himself, and he's even splitting into two teams?"

Director Zhao of the Counter-Terrorism Bureau chuckled and tapped his fingers on the table.

"Does he think he's Rambo?"

Zhou Wenqi pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses, the lenses reflecting the cold light of the screen.

"He was a week late, and the other team members waited for him for seven days. Wang Feifei asked him to apologize, but he refused, and that's how it ended up."

"His emotional intelligence is too low."

Director Li of the intelligence department shook his head.

"How can someone with this kind of personality be a team leader?"

"I find it interesting."

Duan Zhenggang suddenly spoke, leaning back in his chair, his camouflage sleeves rolled up to his elbows, revealing his muscular forearms.

"Those who refuse to back down often have real skills."

Yu Jianzhong's eyes lit up at the International Intelligence Agency.

"Old Duan, you think so highly of him? How about we take a gamble?"

The meeting room immediately became lively.

Yu Jianzhong took out a wad of cash from his briefcase and slammed it on the table.

“Five hundred each, bet on Chen Yifan to win. If Luo Fei wins, all three thousand five hundred go to Lao Duan; if Chen Yifan wins, Lao Duan will pay five hundred to each of you.”

"Isn't that unfair?"

Zhou Wenqi frowned.

"Luo Fei is fighting six people by himself."

Duan Zhenggang suddenly grinned.

"Unless it's a three-times payout."

Yu Jianzhong was stunned for a moment, then burst into laughter.

"Alright! Old Duan's got guts!"

He turned to the others.

"How about it? If Lao Duan wins, he'll make a net profit of 10,500!"

"He can't win."

Director Zhao took out his wallet.

"Chen Yifan is leading an elite squad."

Soon, 14,000 yuan in cash was piled up in front of Zhou Wenqi.

He locked the money in the safe with a wry smile.

"You old folks are really getting more and more backward as you get older."

"Consider it a little extra fun to the operation."

Yu Jianzhong winked.

"Anyway, Luo Fei is going to lose, so we'll use Lao Duan's money for dinner tonight!"

The blue dot on the screen suddenly accelerated its movement. Duan Zhenggang narrowed his eyes and remained silent.

The mountain mist, like a milky white veil, clung to the treetops.

Chen Yifan wiped the sweat from his forehead; the back of his camouflage uniform was already soaked.

He glanced back at his panting teammates.

"Ten-minute break."

Finally. Finally.

Zhou Xiaobei plopped down on the ground, his 200-pound weight causing the withered branches to crack.

His face was deathly pale, and his lips were cracked.

"This godforsaken place... there's not even a cell phone signal."

Wang Feifei unscrewed the kettle, tilted his head back, and gulped down several mouthfuls of spring water, water droplets dripping down his chin.

"That bastard Luo Fei has it easy, he can go wherever he wants."

"Shut up."

Chen Yifan frowned.

"keep alert."

Yuan Bingyan leaned against the tree trunk, her long ponytail covered with a few dead leaves.

She unbuttoned two buttons at her collar to let out some air, and the skin around her collarbone shimmered like pearls in the twilight.

"Bingyan, are you alright?"

Chen Yifan walked over, his voice softening.

"fine."

She shook her head, her ponytail swaying gently.

"It's much easier than training."

Su Muchen suddenly stood up.

"I'll put some water in."

He carried his rifle and walked toward the bushes.

"Wait for me."

Wang Feifei and Zhou Xiaobei followed.

Chen Yifan glanced at Yuan Bingyan.

"If you need it, go ahead. I'll stay here and keep watch."

Yuan Bingyan nodded and walked towards the bushes in the opposite direction.

Chen Yifan turned his back and heard rustling sounds coming from the bushes.

Be careful not to step on it.

Before Chen Yifan could finish speaking, Yuan Bingyan had already jumped out of the bushes like a startled fawn, her cheeks flushed with excitement.

"A rabbit! I saw a wild rabbit!"

She called out in a low voice, her eyes shining brightly, her finger trembling as she pointed to the bushes behind her.

The six people who were originally slumped on the ground suddenly sprang up as if they had been electrocuted.

Zhou Xiaobei was the first to rush forward, almost knocking Yuan Bingyan down.

"Where is it? How big is it?"

"Gray, and this big!"

Yuan Bingyan gestured, spreading her arms about thirty centimeters apart.

"It was just under those ferns, and it saw me."

"there!"

Chen Yifan suddenly let out a low shout.

Everyone followed his gaze and saw a gray shadow flash past the edge of the grass and disappear into the denser bushes in the blink of an eye.

"Chase!"

Someone shouted, and seven people rushed towards that area at the same time, startling a swarm of flying insects.

Chen Yifan, as a former shooting champion, reacted the fastest.

He knelt on one knee, raised his gun, and aimed—the movement was fluid and seamless.

"boom!"

The gunshots were particularly jarring in the silent forest.

Surprisingly, the rabbit only rolled once on the ground before darting away at an even faster speed and disappearing in the blink of an eye.

"Blanks?"

Zhou Xiaobei's eyes widened.

"Did the team leader give us blank rounds?"

Chen Yifan inspected the magazine with a gloomy expression; the metallic clanging sound was particularly jarring in the silence.

"All of them."

He gritted his teeth.

"Not a single live ammunition."

"This is unbelievable!"

Wang Feifei kicked a pebble away.

"Is that bastard Zhou Wenqi deliberately trying to starve us to death?"

The seven people looked at each other, their stomachs rumbling louder than the rest of them.

In the spring forest, the wild fruits were not yet ripe, and they searched for a long time but couldn't find a single sour berry.

Luo Fei leaned against a tree trunk, seemingly nonchalant, but in reality, he was bringing up the system interface in his mind.

Only he could see the pale blue light screen, which displayed the remaining points: 1024.

"System, exchange for the Super Speed ​​skill."

He meditated in his heart.

[Ding! 1000 points have been spent to exchange for the "Lightning Strike" skill. 24 points remaining. Note: This skill lasts for 30 minutes and has a 2-hour cooldown.]

A warm current instantly surged from his spine to his limbs and bones. Luo Fei felt as if his muscle fibers had been rewoven, filled with explosive power.

He quietly swung his fist and was astonished to find that his arm left a faint afterimage in the air.

"I go."

He muttered to himself and quickly stopped, afraid that someone would notice something was wrong.

At the same time, he activated the Eagle Eye function of "Genius Eye". His vision suddenly became incredibly clear, and he could see the veins of leaves on leaves fifty meters away with perfect clarity.

Soon, he found the gray rabbit's tracks under the bushes about thirty meters to the southeast.

"I'll go over there and have a look."

Luo Fei casually remarked and walked away without waiting for anyone else's response.

Chen Yifan frowned.

"Don't go too far, it's easy to get lost in this place."

Luo Fei waved to them with his back turned, and his figure quickly disappeared into the bushes.

"Stop pretending to be a lone wolf."

Zhou Xiaobei pouted and plopped down on the ground.

"I'm so hungry I could eat a whole cow."

Yuan Bingyan rubbed her stomach.

"If only we could catch that rabbit"

"Stop dreaming."

Wang Feifei sneered.

"That rabbit runs faster than a rocket, unless it crashes into a tree itself."

"what!"

Suddenly, Luo Fei's exclamation came from afar, followed by a rustling sound.

Everyone stood up alertly, and Chen Yifan was the first to rush over.

"Luo Fei? What happened?"

Pushing aside the bushes, they saw an unbelievable scene. Luo Fei was holding a plump gray rabbit by its hind legs, and the rabbit was still struggling desperately. Luo Fei's clothes were covered with grass clippings and mud, and he looked quite disheveled.

"How did you catch him?"

Zhou Xiaobei's eyes widened.

Luo Fei gave a simple, honest smile.

"You might not believe it, but this stupid rabbit bumped into my leg and got dizzy, so I just grabbed it."

"fart!"

Wang Feifei interrupted directly.

Do you think we're three-year-olds?

Luo Fei shrugged.

"believe it or not."

Chen Yifan's gaze lingered on Luo Fei for a few seconds, seemingly assessing the credibility of this explanation.

Finally, he reached out his hand.

"Well done. Give me the rabbit, I'll handle it."

The air suddenly froze.

Luo Fei didn't move, but just looked at Chen Yifan with a half-smile.

"Why?"

"We are a team."

Chen Yifan's voice was calm and steady.

Food should be shared.

"team?"

Luo Fei scoffed.

"Why didn't you mention 'team' when we were dividing into groups? Now that you see meat, you're suddenly thinking about teamwork?"

Zhou Xiaobei swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the rabbit that was still kicking its legs.

"Luo Fei, everyone is indeed hungry."

“I can divide it.”

Luo Fei suddenly changed the subject.

"But it's not about joining your group; it's about two of you joining me. First come, first served."

This statement exploded like a bomb in the crowd.

Yuan Bingyan and Zhou Xiaobei exchanged a glance, clearly wavering.

Even Li Ming, who had been silent all along, took half a step forward.

"traitor!"

Chen Yifan shouted sternly.

"Have you forgotten what Zhou Wenqi said? Once the group assignments are finalized, they cannot be changed!"

These words were like a bucket of cold water poured over everyone's heads.

Zhou Xiaobei shrank back and retreated.

Luo Fei shrugged indifferently.

"I'm sorry, it seems I'll be the only one who gets to eat meat tonight."

Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, Wang Feifei suddenly pulled an orange plastic lighter out of his pocket.

With a "snap," the flame was ignited.

Everyone was stunned, their eyes turning to the flickering flame in his hand.

"How come you have this?"

Yuan Bingyan asked, stammering.

"Weren't you searched before you left?"

"Well, Luo Fei, you can't eat this rabbit without a lighter. How about this, I'll give you the lighter, just..."

Before Wang Feifei could finish speaking, Luo Fei's figure had already flashed in front of him like a ghost.

He only felt a chill on his fingertips; the Zippo lighter that had been with him for three years had changed hands.

"Thank you!"

Luo Fei grinned, revealing two rows of dazzlingly white teeth, and casually stuffed the lighter into his pocket.

The movements were fluid and graceful, as if they had been rehearsed hundreds of times.

The cave became so quiet that you could hear each other breathing.

"What are you doing? Give me back my lighter!"

Wang Feifei's face turned bright red, and her right hand, still in the position of holding a lighter, grasped at nothing.

He's the ace of the magic club, yet he didn't even see Luo Fei's movements clearly for a split second.

Luo Fei shrugged, looking completely innocent.

"Brother, everyone heard what you just said clearly. You said it was for me."

"Brother, I haven't finished speaking yet!"

Wang Feifei was so anxious that she kept stamping her feet, and fine beads of sweat appeared on her forehead.

He originally intended to say, "As long as you share this rabbit with everyone," but Luo Fei didn't play by the rules at all.

"That's all I have to say for myself."

Luo Fei turned and left, his back view screaming "scoundrel".

Wu Peixiong rushed forward, his muscular arms blocking Luo Fei's path.

"Give us back our lighter!"

His voice echoed like muffled thunder in a cave.

Luo Fei didn't even lift his eyelids.

Can you take back something you gave away as a gift?

He deliberately emphasized the word "send," but his gaze went past Wu Peixiong and stared straight at Chen Yifan behind him.

Wu Peixiong's fists clenched so tightly they cracked, and he was about to throw a punch.
"Forget it!"

Wang Feifei quickly grabbed Wu Peixiong's arm.

“It’s my fault, just give him the lighter.”

He said that, but his eyes were fixed on Luo Fei's pocket, where his most beloved lighter was kept.

Wu Peixiong glared at Luo Fei resentfully, but was eventually pulled back by Wang Feifei.

Luo Fei was too lazy to argue any further. His hawk-like eyes scanned the cave and quickly locked onto a dry rock platform on the north side.

That's it for tonight.

He muttered to himself as he began to quickly pack his backpack.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw Chen Yifan's team gathered on the west side, whispering amongst themselves, and a cold smile crept onto his lips.

As darkness fell outside the cave, mist began to spread through the forest.

When Luo Fei returned carrying a bundle of firewood, he happened to see Zhou Xiaobei returning empty-handed in a disheveled state.

"Oh, couldn't find any firewood?"

Luo Fei deliberately raised his voice.

"Want me to share a few with you?"

The dry firewood in his arms crackled and emitted the fresh scent of pine.

Zhou Xiaobei swallowed hard, his eyes fixed on the pile of firewood, but he stubbornly shook his head.

"No need! We can handle it ourselves!"

Luo Fei shrugged, humming a little tune as he walked away.

He squatted down in front of the rocky platform, first laying out a simple bed with dry grass, and then using stones to create a perfect fire pit.

The stolen Zippo lighter danced between his fingers, and a flame suddenly shot up, instantly setting the dry wood ablaze.

In the firelight, the shadows of the team opposite stretched long on the cave wall.

Wang Feifei stared at the flickering flame, and her stomach growled involuntarily.

"I'll go to him to borrow a light."

Wang Feifei finally couldn't hold back any longer and got up, but Chen Yifan grabbed her arm.

"do not go."

Chen Yifan's voice was very low.

"He's waiting for us to back down."

Wu Peixiong kicked the gravel on the ground in frustration.

"What should we do? Just let it freeze all night?"

"I'll try."

Wang Feifei broke free from Chen Yifan's grasp. (End of Chapter)