Animal Detective

Chapter 248 Training a police dog in a month? It's like a joke!

Police dog training base at dawn.

Base trainers usually start work at 8 a.m., and arrive at the base half an hour early.

A meeting is held every Monday as a routine, chaired by Tang Changhong, to arrange the work and training plan for the week.

Tang Changhong said, "The main thing is the spring competition. Each group will first select internally to see who is in good condition and report it. We will then arrange an assessment and test to select the best performers to participate."

Just like police officers hold annual skills competitions, police dogs also need to participate in competitions organized by the provincial department.

Then there's the Nanjiang Police Dog Base, which has nearly thirty handlers, divided into six groups: security and prevention, drug detection, explosives detection, bloodstain search, hard ground tracking, and mountain tracking.

It represents six directions in police dog training.

Representatives will be selected to participate in the grand competition.

After the meeting, Tang Changhong got up to leave, but then remembered something and turned to ask Shen Xin what was going on.

He went to Ningshan for a meeting these past few days and hasn't had time to check on Shen Xin.

Anyway, he gave proper instructions before leaving, telling everyone to fully cooperate with Shen Xin.

He looked at Li Jiahui.

Li Jiahui said, "It went very smoothly."

I visited the rescue stations in Pingyu and Yanling these past few days and finally managed to gather the 36 Heavenly Spirits.

Now, Shen Xin is just like them, arriving at work on time every day to train these prospective police dogs.

"That's good." Tang Changhong nodded, then became interested again and said he wanted to go take a look.

He followed Li Jiahui toward the kennel.

On the way, Tang Changhong asked Li Jiahui if she had figured out how Shen Xin selected the stray dogs and what standards he used, since she had followed Shen Xin throughout the selection process.

He remains extremely interested in selecting police dogs from stray dogs.

Police dogs bred through targeted breeding programs are too expensive, and the culling rate is too high.

The shortage of police dogs and their low adoption rate are largely due to the high cost of training.

Stray dogs are everywhere in society.

If we could select a large number of dogs from here, we could not only reduce costs but also alleviate the problem of stray dogs.

Li Jiahui shook her head: "Director, please don't bother with this. I told you before, the key is people, not dogs."

She had long ago realized that the remarkable thing was Shen Xin himself, not those stray dogs.

Tang Changhong said with a hint of resentment, "Since you know it's because of people, then think of a way to poach them."

Spending all my time with people has actually made some progress.

Li Jiahui blushed slightly and looked away, saying, "I... what can I do?"

Tang Changhong shook his head slightly; it wasn't appropriate to say too much about the affairs of young people.

As they spoke, the two arrived at the kennel.

Shen Xin's batch of trainee police dogs were in a separate area, and from a distance, you could hear Shen Xin cursing.

No, I'm calling it a dog!
Upon closer inspection, one could see Shen Xin holding a stainless steel bowl and slamming it into Tian Kui's head.

"director!"

Li Jiahui flashed forward and blocked Tang Changhong's path.

At a police dog training base, beating a police dog can be considered as beating a colleague.

"I saw it all."

Tang Changhong was speechless. He pushed Li Jiahui away and said, "He's not from our police dog base. How he trains the police dogs is his business. Are you afraid I'll punish him?"

They talk as if they have the authority to punish such people.

And they're not even together yet, and they're already turning their backs on each other?
And Tiankui, he's probably made another mistake.

Tang Changhong had a vivid memory of sneaking out with Tiger Stripes last time.

Tang Changhong walked over.

"You're still glaring at me!"

Shen Xin gave Tian Kui another rice bowl.

It made a loud bang.

Tian Kui finally came to his senses and withdrew his resentful gaze.

"Director Tang." Shen Xin looked up and saw Tang Changhong, and immediately greeted him.

Tang Changhong looked at Tian Kui with a smile and asked what mistake he had made this time.

Shen Xin shook the stainless steel rice bowl in his hand and said, "Don't even mention it. He chews through a rice bowl every three days. He did it on purpose."

As I was saying this, I wanted to give it another slap.

Tang Changhong hurriedly stopped him, saying generously that there were plenty of food bowls at the base, and he could eat as much as he wanted.

Shen Xin let the dogs out to roam around.

Tang Changhong followed along, looking at the so-called 36 Heavenly Spirits, and his only feeling was that they were all bizarre and varied.

Moreover, at first glance, there are many problems.

Some are overly active, running around everywhere as soon as they leave the kennel, and seem to have very poor obedience.

Some are timid, and even when the kennels are open, they stay quietly inside.

Since we're switching to police dog training bases, these types need to be eliminated.

Shen Xin didn't give them any formal training; he just... played with them.
Shen Xin let them run around freely on the playground, and then he threw balls and frisbees at them.

Tang Changhong asked Shen Xin curiously how long it would take to train this batch of police dogs.

Shen Xin thought for a moment and said, "At most a month."

I've settled here myself, playing with them every day, and my affection for them has increased rapidly.

The fastest ones have already reached 8 levels of favorability in the first stage.

It was the pregnant white dog that Gu Shaolong brought back from his breeding farm.

In her, Shen Xin saw a miracle.

When I brought her back, no affection icon appeared along the way.

It wasn't until a separate kennel was arranged for her and food and water were provided that she seemed to realize she had a new home. Not only did a favorability icon appear above her head, but it also increased by five bars in one go.

This rate of increase startled Shen Xin.

I've never seen prices rise this fast.

It felt like she regarded Shen Xin as her savior.

Li Mo tried to feed her, but she wouldn't eat. Shen Xin had to feed her before she would eat.

Moreover, he neither barked nor ran around, and always kept his eyes fixed on Shen Xin.

It seemed like she only had eyes for Shen Xin.

So, after only a few days of bringing him back, his affection level has already reached 8.

It's estimated that we'll reach the second stage soon.

Once he reached the second stage, Shen Xin felt that he could begin formal training.

The other dogs were about the same.

They've all been homeless and suffered hardships, so they understand how precious it is to have a home and someone to take care of you. They cherish it very much and are incredibly close to Shen Xin. Their affection for him is rising rapidly. It feels like they'll all reach the second stage in about half a month.

Once you enter the second stage, training will be much faster.

Therefore, Shen Xin felt that in another month, these guys should be able to look decent.

Then, we'll select the best of the best, choose 10 dogs, train them for a while longer, and they'll become qualified police dogs.

"A month?"

Tang Changhong's eyes widened, and he was speechless for a moment.

I knew these stray dogs were all adults, but to turn them into qualified police dogs in just one month is simply a joke.

Tang Changhong immediately said, "Shen Xin, don't rush, take your time."

Shen Xin shook his head.

A month and a half is enough.

The main reason is that Shen Xin doesn't want to stay here forever.

As a criminal investigator, I have to solve cases.

Just then, Li Jiahui called out to him from afar, "Shen Xin, Tianqiao seems to be about to give birth."

Shen Xin was taken aback and hurriedly ran over.

Tianqiao is that white dog.

Seeing how pitiful she was, Shen Xin brought her back.

I never intended to train her to be a police dog.

After all, she was pregnant and about to give birth, and after giving birth she would have to nurse the puppies, so there was no time to train them.

So they gave her a name that came last, Tianqiaoxing.

Upon entering the kennel, Tianqiao was restlessly scratching at her wooden bed. As soon as she saw Shen Xin, she immediately ran over, squatted down, and stared intently at Shen Xin.

Then he would gasp for breath from time to time.

Li Jiahui, with her rich experience, said, "It should be soon; it could be launched at any time."

That means I'm going to be a mother.

Shen Xin rubbed Tian Qiao's head.

After bringing her home, she had a check-up and found out she was pregnant with five, all of them healthy.

Tianqiao was extremely thin except for her large belly. After bringing her back and providing her with some nutrition, her condition improved somewhat.

The base has excellent medical facilities, so Li Jiahui took Tianqiao there, but Shen Xin had to come along too.

She would scream loudly as soon as she couldn't see Shen Xin.

Shen Xin has to accompany him.

Shen Xin said, both amused and exasperated, "This makes it seem like something special."

While keeping an eye on Tianqiao's condition, Li Jiahui said, "Look at the way she looks at you, honestly, she's practically drooling."

Even Li Jiahui was moved by Tianqiao's gaze.

Shen Xin rolled his eyes and said speechlessly, "Don't talk nonsense."

She was supposed to give birth, but by the afternoon, labor hadn't started.

Shen Xin asked if she would have a difficult childbirth.

Li Jiahui said no, Tianqiao is malnourished and it is unlikely that she will have a difficult labor; we can just wait.

Just as I was waiting, my phone vibrated.

It was a message from Liu Baoqing.

They asked Shen Xin if he was free, and if so, if he could come to Baili Village to offer some assistance.

Shen Xin immediately made a phone call to inquire about the situation.

Why do we need more support?

Shen Xin has been following the case of Chen Fang and Gu Shaolong.

Gu Shaolong's side is just arresting and investigating, and several days have passed, but they still haven't figured it out.

As for Chen Fang, even though the evidence was presented to her face, she just wouldn't admit it and kept crying foul.

Her husband, Yang Yaotao, admitted to the fraud.

But she refused. During the first trial, she acted as if she were Dou E, feeling wronged, and stubbornly refused to sign.

But with conclusive evidence, whether or not one signs it doesn't really matter.

It should take a few days for the Yanling side to investigate thoroughly, and then this case can be closed.

On the phone, Liu Baoqing sounded a bit annoyed: "Don't even mention it, Yang Wenqing is back, and that kid's no pushover either."

Yang Wenqing, who had been unable to contact his parents for a long time, finally thought of them and returned to China.

He went to the branch office to inquire about the situation.

I even managed to squeeze in a visit to the shelter today, and then I got cornered there.

After Chen Fang's case came to light, the branch office also contacted the victims who had been defrauded and had donated money to help them.

Just as Shen Xin had predicted, the reaction was huge.

After all, they were scammed.

However, some of these people reacted particularly strongly.

Their thought was that they had good intentions in doing charity, but not only did they lose their money, they ended up becoming accomplices in the abuse of stray animals, which was infuriating.

They had previously caused trouble at the shelter, but had not found Chen Fang.

They probably left someone behind. As soon as Yang Wenqing arrived, this group got wind of it, blocked Yang Wenqing, and demanded an explanation.

Last time, around 10 o'clock, Yang Wenqing was cornered.

Police officers from Fangquan Police Station also went to the scene to maintain order.

I couldn't persuade them otherwise.

The stalemate continued until the afternoon.

At this time, Yang Wenqing did something.

He released all of the more than one hundred cats and dogs from the rescue station.

These days, cats and dogs are running all over Baili Village, alarming the police station. Veterans are helping to maintain order and catch the dogs.

This isn't just a few, it's over a hundred, running all over the place—that's unacceptable!

Liu Baoqing then remembered that Shen Xin had said that Tian Kui had harassed Chen Fang's rescue station many times, and that whenever he barked, the dogs would be too scared to move.

He wanted Shen Xin to bring Tian Kui over to help catch the dog.

"Okay, I'll be right there."

Shen Xin immediately stood up.

As soon as he moved, Tianqiao, who was lying on the ground panting, also suddenly turned over and stared at Shen Xin with longing eyes.

Shen Xin immediately felt a headache coming on.

(End of this chapter)