Animal Detective

Chapter 246: Kill but not bury

Gu Shaolong is a seasoned veteran, with a strong old-fashioned air about him.

He has a very good habit, which is to keep accounts.

Instead of hiring an accountant, they keep their own accounts.

In his subordinates' words, this guy doesn't trust anyone, not even his wife, except himself.

And it has to be handwritten by myself.

Every day, unless there's something special, he would clock in and rush to the farm as if it were work.

Then record each day's income and expenses, one by one.

There are no special accounting methods; it's just pure record keeping.

Who should I give 200 yuan for gas?

[So-and-so caught 7 stray cats and received a commission of 140.]

[Sold a golden shaded calf today, made 1500, but someone stole it, so I got a 450 commission.]

I filled notebook after notebook with notes.

He had discussed this matter with his subordinates.

He said he was terrified of being poor in the past, and he especially loved counting money.

Back then, he followed Tan the Cripple and was a gang leader, protecting an entire district.

Thieves, big and small, all had to pay him "fees".

Every day he would collect the money one by one and then count it carefully.

He enjoyed the process.

Now that he uses less cash, he has taken to keeping accounts.

His exact words were that keeping accounts this way gave him a sense of accomplishment, like earning money one transaction at a time.

Two safes were installed in his office on the second floor.

One is for storing money, and the other is specifically for storing account books.

He's been running this farm for almost three years, and he's filled dozens of ledgers with accounts.

The advantage of doing it this way is that the punishments are clear, everything is done according to the rules, and the subordinates are motivated to follow him.

The downside, or rather the advantage for the police, is that his criminal acts are recorded in perfect detail.

This is probably the main reason why Gu Shaolong dropped everything so quickly and without holding back after Xiong Yongjian and his men launched the surprise attack.

The ledgers couldn't be destroyed in time, the facts of the crime were crystal clear, and there was no way to deny it.

Now, Xiong Yongjian is simply arresting people based on the ledger.

Gu Shaolong remembered everything clearly: who stole it, when they stole it, and what they stole.

The arrests in Yanling will be handled by Cai Huafeng and his team.

As for sales in other cities, we'll discuss that later.

According to the ledger, there are currently as many as seven rescue stations that have long-term cooperation with Gu Shaolong.

He has no trouble selling the cats and dogs he catches.

Chen Fang was among them.

To this day, Chen Fang hasn't given up and keeps protesting her innocence.

Having obtained the evidence from Gu Shaolong, Liu Baoqing did not linger in Yanling and returned to Nanjiang overnight.

It was almost 1 a.m. when I got back to the branch office.

Liu Baoqing inquired about Chen Fang's situation.

The summons period hasn't expired yet, so the body is being held temporarily.

Now that he has the evidence, Liu Baoqing is too lazy to make any more trouble and plans to resume the trial tomorrow morning.

He personally saw Shen Xin and the other two off, all smiles, and repeatedly told Chen Chao that he must treat them to a meal once the case was closed.

Chen Chao wasn't fooled. He said there was no need for a dinner party. He explained that they were cooperating on an investigation, and this was a case from the Tingyang branch.

Therefore, when a case is closed, it shouldn't be called a thank-you dinner; it should be a celebration.

"Old Chen, I've discovered that you think so badly of people. Fine, I'll pay to have someone complain to me. I won't invite you anymore, I'll invite Xiao Shen instead."

As he spoke, Liu Baoqing smiled and put his arm around Shen Xin's shoulder, saying that he would personally treat Shen Xin to a big meal.

This is a significant case.

Gu Shaolong has been running a breeding farm for nearly three years, with an annual turnover of several million yuan. He has been involved in countless acts of trafficking and theft.

It's another gang operation. They did a great job; they deserve a reward.

Chen Chao reached out and pushed Liu Baoqing's hand away, pulling Shen Xin behind him to assert his dominance.

The weasel paid New Year greetings to the rooster, which was not a good intention.

For someone like Liu Jie to plan to transfer Shen Xin to Pingyu is almost an impossible thing.

But it would be much easier to transfer from Tingyang to the new district.

Chen Chao needs to be on guard.

"Stingy," Liu Baoqing muttered, and saw everyone off.

Shen Xin returned to the branch office, handed over his weapon, and went home. As he drove off, he realized he hadn't asked about Li Jiahui's situation.

It's almost 2 a.m., quite late.

But then I thought, young people are at their most energetic at 2 a.m.

He immediately sent a message to Li Jiahui.

back in seconds.

Ask Shen Xin how things are going.

[It went quite smoothly]

Shen Xin replied with a message, asking her what the situation was at the rescue station.

Chen Fang and Yang Yaotao took them back for questioning. They had always been in charge of the rescue station, but now no one was taking care of it.

And after Chen Fang's case is finalized, what will happen to the more than one hundred dogs and dozens of cats at this rescue station?

We can't just kill people and then leave them to be buried.

Li Jiahui posted a photo showing her still at the rescue station, with a disposable surgical mat in front of her and a cat lying on it, seemingly undergoing surgery.

There were other people nearby.

Shen Xin asked her in surprise why she hadn't gone back yet.

Li Jiahui immediately turned on the video.

In the video, she yawned first, and then said, "Don't even mention it. After a careful inspection, we found that many cats and dogs had problems. We were trying to deal with them as best we could, but we didn't expect it to take so long."

Shen Xin quickly said thank you for your hard work and offered to come and help.

Li Jiahui shook her head and said, "Forget it, what can you do here? We're almost done here, and you've probably been busy all day. Go back and get some sleep."

Shen Xin thought about it and agreed, so he gave up and went home to rest.

I only get a few hours of sleep before I have to get up and go to work.

I went to pick up the gun specifically, just in case there's another operation today.

Before leaving, Shen Xin took a quick look at his own little plot of land.

They bumped into Ding Yuwei as she walked out.

In just a few days, the house has been tidied up and looks quite nice.

"Thank you for your hard work. I just happened to be busy with a case, otherwise I would definitely have come to help you. How about this, I'll treat you to dinner later, and we can celebrate a little."

Shen Xin looked at the sign outside.

Once this sign is hung up, it's considered legitimate.

It's time to celebrate.

"Go do what you're supposed to be doing," Ding Yuwei said, both amused and exasperated, as she pushed the person out.

Shen Xin and Chen Chao went to the branch office together.

The case was big, and if he didn't show up, he was afraid he wouldn't be able to control the situation and would end up getting nothing.

At nine o'clock in the morning, Ma Chunxin interrogated Chen Fang again.

Chen Fang's eyes were puffy, clearly indicating that she hadn't rested well.

"Officers, you can't do this!"

Upon seeing Ma Chunxin, Chen Fang immediately started shouting, "You all keep saying I'm a fraud, but who have I been deceiving? We're just doing charity, doing something meaningful, we're saving lives!"

"The pet hospital also gives me kickbacks. Isn't that normal? I'm one of their big clients. It's normal to get rebates when doing business. What's wrong with that? Is it illegal?"

She was quite assertive and questioned him loudly.

Ma Chunxin didn't respond, but sat down to organize the materials, letting her shout and yell.

Observation room.

Liu Baoqing had clearly figured it out too; they couldn't shake off the Tingyang branch at this point. The two of them were now huddled together, quietly discussing how not to be left behind by Yanling.

Shen Xin didn't watch the interrogation much either.

The evidence obtained from Gu Shaolong detailed how many stray cats and dogs Chen Fang bought from him, and how many times she staged the scene of stopping cars to rescue stray animals through Gu Shaolong. He remembered everything clearly.

She can't deny it.

Subsequent financial transactions, financial status, chat logs, donation details—in this information age, nothing can be hidden.

Shen Xin was in his three-person working group, arranging work plans and discussing the management system for these reserve police dogs.

Especially tiger stripes and celestial peas.

Shen Xin, the tiger-striped black leopard, is going to take him back to the branch office; these two can't be allowed to get together again.

Neither of them are easy to deal with; who knows what kind of trouble they might cause if they get together.

Then the kennel needs to be reinforced, and the kennel must be kept in place with collars at all times, and strict management is required.

We must find ways to prevent behaviors like Tiger Stripe and Sky King sneaking out.

No problem, I'll take care of it right away.

This is Li Mo's answer.

Li Jiahui also sent a message: "Okay, okay, my group leader, I'll make a training plan for you right away."

She also sent a smirk emoji.

A little mischievous.

Shen Xin thought for a moment and sent her a private message, saying that it wasn't appropriate to call her "group leader" in the group chat.

Li Jiahui posted another emoji of someone covering their mouth and laughing.

Then I asked Shen Xin what his plans were for today.

"We haven't even gathered enough police dogs yet. Should we keep sending them to the rescue station?" Shen Xin glanced up at the interrogation room.

The evidence presented by Ma Chunxin caused Chen Fang's expression to change drastically.

But they are still making excuses.

"I...I don't know any Gu Shaolong. I've never contacted him. And as for what you said about hiring them to act or anything, no, I've never done anything like that."

Chen Fang is simply making excuses, the kind of person who lies through their teeth.

Ma Chunxin didn't argue with her. He told her directly that the evidence was conclusive and that he could find out exactly how much money she had cheated, down to the last penny.

You have to admit it whether you want to or not.

Chen Fang stared wide-eyed, mouth agape, unsure how to retort.

She suddenly slumped into a chair, then cried and screamed that she was dizzy, had chest pains, and couldn't take it anymore, demanding that the police take her to see a doctor.

Shen Xin shook his head slightly; this was simply clown-like.

Then he messaged Li Jiahui, saying that they still had to run away, and the two of them would go to Yanling later.

Gu Shaolong's breeding farm has a large number of breeds of cats and dogs. Maybe they can match them up with the accounts and then return them to their owners.

But he also has a large number of stray cats and dogs there, which are more difficult to deal with.

Shen Xin's job is to pick and choose, take the suitable ones, and figure out a way to deal with the rest.

At this moment, a colleague came in and whispered something to Liu Baoqing.

"What's wrong, Lao Liu?" Chen Chao asked, noticing Liu Baoqing's strange expression.

Liu Baoqing frowned and said, "As for the accounts, they worked through the night yesterday to sort out the chat logs and the payment details of her several accounts, and they've almost finished."

"There are quite a few victims; the problem is money."

Chen Fang's actions can be considered fraud. Since it is fraud, the illegal gains should be confiscated and returned to the victims as much as possible.

The problem now is illegal gains.

The bank sent back the account information last time. According to the investigation, most of the couple's income was transferred to their son, Yang Wenqing, who lives abroad.

Chen Fang wasn't lying about one thing: his son really was abroad.

Shen Xin interjected, "What about the house? Li Dian said that Chen Fang bought a house for three million yuan in cash. Wouldn't that be considered illegal income?"

If the purchase price is determined to be illegal proceeds, the property can be seized, auctioned, and the proceeds returned to the victim.

Liu Baoqing shook his head and said, "I checked, and the house is in his son's name. The couple only has one old house now, which they bought years ago."

Shen Xin frowned slightly. If that were the case, then it would be troublesome.

Yang Wenqing is currently abroad, and it is difficult to ascertain whether the money used to buy the house was obtained illegally or earned by himself.

Shen Xin asked, "Haven't you been able to contact her son yet?"

The son has abandoned his parents after their accident.

Liu Baoqing shook his head again: "She won't answer the phone. I checked Chen Fang's call records. Before she was summoned yesterday, she called Yang Wenqing. She must have told him something."

Shen Xin looked at Chen Fang, who was acting as if she were dying, across from him.

That woman is shrewd; she probably foresaw the outcome as soon as Wang Huiquan got into trouble yesterday.

Or perhaps she knew it was illegal before she did it and intentionally took precautions by sending her son abroad.

Seeing the tense atmosphere, Chen Chao said, "Alright, let's investigate the case first, and take it one step at a time."

Then he told Shen Xin to get back to work.

Shen Xin's current priority isn't Chen Fang's fraud case, but training police dogs.

Staying here won't be of much help.

"Yes, yes, yes." Liu Baoqing nodded hurriedly, urging Shen Xin to hurry up and go.

Shen Xin had promised himself that he would help his criminal investigation team train a tracking dog.

With the two of them saying that, Shen Xin had no choice but to go and attend to the police dog matter first.

Knowing this, I didn't collect the gun this morning.

He's carrying a gun now, that's troublesome.

We rushed to the police dog base.

Li Jiahui and Li Mo are leading all the police dogs in simple physical training.

All the other dogs were well-behaved, except for the tabby and the tigress.

A rebellious person.

When Shen Xin arrived at the playground, Tiger Stripe was lying sprawled on the grass.

Li Jiahui was standing by him, trying to persuade him.

These are police dogs; even if they're in training, they're still colleagues.

What can you do if your colleague is disobedient and doesn't work diligently? You can't just beat him up, you can only try to persuade him.

Therefore, Shen Xin somewhat understands why the police dog base has such a high culling rate during the puppy stage; disobedient and naturally stubborn puppies are all eliminated.

It's precisely because they're disobedient that it's difficult to punish them.

Tiger Stripe is used to cheating and slyness.

Then Tiankui followed suit, but not in a good way. When Li Mo pulled on his leash, he refused to budge.

If Li Mo pulled too hard, he would arrogantly yell at Li Mo to scare him.

Shen Xin glanced at it and immediately understood what was going on, then quickly walked over.

Tiger Stripe was squinting and enjoying himself when he suddenly felt a darkness above him. He sniffed the air and realized he must have caught Shen Xin's scent. He immediately sat up.

late!

Shen Xin kicked him directly in the butt.

He yelled and ran away as fast as he could.

Beside them, Tian Kui, who had been resisting, instantly regained his senses. This time, without Li Mo pulling him, he directly dragged Li Mo away.

"return!"

Shen Xin shouted loudly.

Still trying to slip away?
Tiger Stripe braked suddenly and cautiously approached Shen Xin.

Tian Kui also stopped and cautiously observed the situation.

"Trying to be lazy, huh?"

Shen Xin went up and kicked him twice.

We haven't even taught him a lesson for what happened yesterday.

[Wrong]

The tiger-striped animal howled and begged for mercy.

Black Panther was very perceptive, or rather, he was always there when Shen Xin was disciplining Tiger Stripe.

He immediately ran over and howled wildly at Tiger Stripe.

At this moment, Tian Kui seemed to understand, and immediately turned against him, running over and howling at Tiger Stripe together with Black Panther.

And then they put it on their lips.

"And you!"

Shen Xin reached out and grabbed Tian Kui by the ear, pulling him in front of her and warning, "If you disobey me again and run around, I'll break your legs."

Tian Kui's eyes were extremely bright and expressive.

There's a certain kind of attitude: "I don't believe you, just say 'If you're so capable, then come and try,'" followed by a feigned compliance and insincere compliance.

Enraged, Shen Xin slapped him twice more.

Li Jiahui said, both amused and exasperated, "Shen Xin, you'll have to take care of these two guys."

The key issue is that Shen Xin's method of resorting to beatings and scoldings is something their police dog base simply can't handle.

Shen Xin called Ding Yuwei and asked her to come over when she had time and get rid of Tiger Stripe and Black Panther.

With Tiger Stripes around, Tiankui will not behave well.

After giving his instructions, Shen Xin grabbed Tian Kui and gave him a long warning.

Go out for a while, and if you hear Li Mo saying he was disobedient when you come back, beat him up, beat him up badly.

Tian Kui's eyes darted around, and he immediately ran to Li Mo's side and rubbed against his trouser leg.

This guy is too smart.

So much so that when Shen Xin and Li Jiahui left for Yanling, Li Jiahui couldn't help but worry, saying that Tian Kui, being so intelligent, might not be able to be trained as a police dog.

Overly intelligent dogs have a strong sense of autonomy and are disobedient to commands.

For example, if the suspect is carrying a knife, he knows he will get hurt, so he doesn't fight back.

Shen Xin said, "It's alright. Look at Tiger Stripe, isn't he smart enough? As long as someone can keep him in check, he'll still work obediently."

Li Jiahui shook her head and remained silent.

She had never heard of such a method of training police dogs before.

The two rushed to Gu Shaolong's breeding farm.

The colleagues in Yanling sealed off the area and left people there to keep an eye on the cats and dogs.

They are all lives; we can't just ignore them.

This is also why Shen Xin finds Chen Fang and her ilk despicable.

These guys really only care about killing and not burying. Like these stray cats and dogs, it would be so much trouble to adopt them.

Upon entering and seeing the pitiful state of the cage, Li Jiahui's brows never relaxed.

Seeing the incinerator and slaughterhouse in the backyard made me tremble even more.

However, in her anger, Li Jiahui and Shen Xin had the same thought: what to do with these cats and dogs.

This isn't just a few, but dozens or even hundreds.

Shelters are having trouble accepting people, and as for rescue stations...

Li Jiahui's heart skipped a beat, and she said, "Shen Xin, why don't we contact Li Dian and the others and see if they can temporarily rescue these stray animals?"

"Also, you have a short video account, right? See if you can post some adoption information."

"There are so many, we can't just leave them and put them back."

Moreover, many of them were injured and needed medical treatment.

Shen Xin thought it was a good idea.

With so many cats and dogs, it's not easy for Cai Huafeng and his team to handle.

Finding a rescue station like Li Dian's, and spreading the word by posting adoption information, should be enough to properly dispose of these cats and dogs.

(End of this chapter)