Animal Detective

Chapter 250 Five Hundred Yuan

Liu Baoqing spent some time watching the video and figuring out what had happened.

He asked Ma Chunxin what he thought.

Ma Chunxin glanced at Yu Dalin in the distance, who was being watched by two colleagues.

Although the black dog was spitting blood, it wasn't dead and was now lying at his feet.

Ma Chunxin said, "I think it was an accident."

Liu Baoqing stared at him sharply.

Feeling uncomfortable under his gaze, Ma Chunxin said, "Captain Liu, what else?"

he asked rhetorically.

Liu Baoqing paused for a moment, then turned to ask Shen Xin what he thought.

Shen Xin also glanced at Yu Dalin.

The old man is 73 years old.

Shen Xin glanced at Ma Chunxin again and said, "Captain Liu, I think there's something going on between Yu Dalin and Chen Fang, or rather, Yang Wenqing."

Liu Baoqing glared at Ma Chunxin, then asked Shen Xin for the reason.

Shen Xin explained the reason.

Actually, from the beginning, Shen Xin found it strange that Yu Dalin was picking a fight with Chen Fang.

Whenever someone came to Chen Fang's rescue station, he would bring this black dog and threaten Chen Fang to pay him money.

He also secretly filmed Chen Fang moving stray cats and dogs.

His own explanation was that he couldn't stand Chen Fang and thought she was too hypocritical.

In that situation, he seemed like a rather upright old man.

But now that this has happened, Shen Xin feels there's something wrong when he re-examines what happened before.

The black dog bit too hard.

Moreover, without a specific reason, why would a domesticated dog attack a person on its own initiative?

Shen Xin had seen this dog before and thought it was quite well-behaved.

Why would it suddenly go berserk and bite people?

There's also Tiankui.

At the time of the incident, he also rushed out and bit people.

This is also quite strange.

In particular, Tiankui killed a dog at the rescue station and then lingered there.

Looking back now, it all seems a bit strange.

Liu Baoqing nodded, thought for a moment, and said, "Xiao Shen, you help first and catch all the stray dogs that have run away."

"Old Ma, take Yu Dalin back and check up on his situation."

"Then I went to the hospital to see Yang Wenqing, to see what a mess this was."

He lightly stomped his foot and quickly left.

So many things have happened at this small shelter.

Shen Xin glanced at Yu Dalin, who had been taken away, and shook his head slightly. He told Li Mo and the others to catch the dog as soon as possible.

Tang Xu also called on the villagers to come and help.

The process is roughly this: when a dog is spotted running away, Tiankui goes up and barks a few times to scare it off, then catches it, sends it back to the rescue station, and locks it up again.

As for cats, Tiankui has no real power over them and can only try to catch them.

It's also very difficult.

If we really can't catch it, we have to give up.

Compared to dogs, cats are timid and will not attack people unless provoked.

There's nothing we can do if they run away.

Shen Xinzai and Tian Kui are very diligent in their work.

It took until almost dark to finally catch most of the dogs.

After counting, we caught more than ninety.

That still means running quite a bit.

That's all for today. We'll tell the villagers to be more careful and to arrest anyone they find and send them to the shelter.

Shen Xin also asked Tang Xu for help to find someone to keep an eye on these stray dogs.

The dog food is all freshly prepared; you can feed them first, just make sure they don't starve.

With so many dogs, it's going to be difficult to manage.

Thinking about Tianqiao's impending delivery, Shen Xin hurriedly returned to the base.

Surprisingly, Tianqiao never gave birth.

Upon seeing Shen Xin, she, who had been lying down catching her breath, immediately got up and went to greet him.

Li Jiahui remarked with emotion, "She's been waiting for you."

Shen Xin, both amused and exasperated, told her not to talk nonsense.

She then asked what had happened over there.

"Don't mention it."

Shen Xin briefly explained the situation.

Li Jiahui's eyes widened, and she subconsciously glanced at Shen Xin's lower body.

"What are you looking at?" Shen Xin turned around.

Just as Li Jiahui was about to speak again, Tianqiao, who had been holding back for a long time, finally took action.

Within minutes, she gave birth to a little black puppy.

She had a strong maternal instinct; she went up and bit the umbilical cord, licked the puppy clean, and then continued to lie there, still staring intently at Shen Xin.

Shen Xin opened a can of food to replenish her energy.

Everything went smoothly, and she gave birth to five babies.

One white one, three black ones, and one that's really special.

Its head was completely black, while its body was white, with a clear distinction along its neck, as if it had run out of ink.

Tianqiao had already obediently lay down to nurse her baby.

Seeing that Shen Xin was about to leave, he even got up to follow.

"Alright, stay put. I'll come see you again tomorrow," Shen Xin scolded, and Tian Qiao finally gave up.

The facility has dedicated delivery rooms with a comfortable temperature, and staff on night shifts to take care of the mothers, so there shouldn't be any major problems.

Shen Xin gave Tian Kui another lesson on discipline before preparing to go home after get off work.

But thinking about Yang Wenqing's situation, he called Liu Baoqing to ask what was going on.

Upon learning that the patient had just undergone surgery and was still unconscious, Shen Xin thought for a moment and decided to go and check on him.

Once Yang Wenqing wakes up, the truth of this matter should come to light.

Shen Xin wanted to know the reason behind this. When he arrived at the hospital, Liu Baoqing was waiting outside the ward.

Shen Xin asked about the surgery.

Liu Baoqing shook his head slightly and said in a low voice, "I heard that even with just a little bit of skin attached, it's been repaired, but I can't guarantee its functionality."

Shen Xin grimaced, unable to imagine how much pain it must have caused. After a moment of silence, he asked Yang Wenqing if he was married.

"No, not yet." Liu Baoqing rubbed his temples, feeling a headache coming on. "I haven't told Chen Fang and the others yet. Who knows what might happen if I do?"

Chen Fang and Yang Yaotao have been transferred to a detention center.

The couple only had one son. They worked hard, making money through shady dealings, and gave it all to their son, only to end up like this...

Shen Xin thought for a moment and asked, "Captain Liu, have you found anything about Yu Dalin?"

Liu Baoqing shook his head, saying that he had taken the person back for questioning, and the person only said it was an accident.

We've collected all the videos taken at the scene and are still reviewing them carefully, but there are no results yet.

A search of Yu Dalin's home also yielded no results, such as finding mannequins.

As he spoke, Liu Baoqing lowered his voice and said, "Last August, Yu Dalin's wife passed away from a stroke. Then I asked the neighbors and they said that Yu Dalin's family used to have a pair of dogs, a male and a female."

"And that female dog, it died last year before his wife died."

He didn't finish his sentence, but Shen Xin already understood.

Shen Xin then asked him where the child was.

They have a daughter who married and moved to another province. She rarely comes back, leaving the elderly couple to depend on each other.

Shen Xin stayed for a while and was about to leave when Yang Wenqing woke up.

The injury was to the genitals, but it didn't have a significant impact on the body. After regaining consciousness, she quickly regained her senses, followed by a hysterical scream as she struggled to get up to check the situation.

After being warned that tampering with the device might affect future functionality, it immediately froze in fear.

But his mouth could still move, and upon seeing Liu Baoqing, he immediately shouted, "Who is this? Whose dog is this? I'm going to kill him!"

His eyes were bloodshot, and his expression was like he wanted to devour someone.

Liu Baoqing snapped, "Do you want to kill a dog, or a person?"

Yang Wenqing snorted coldly, gritted his teeth and said that this matter was not over, and then questioned Liu Baoqing, asking who had harmed him.

Liu Baoqing hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Do you have any conflicts with Yu Dalin?"

"Who?"

Yang Wenqing didn't react.

Liu Baoqing took out his phone and showed him a photo of Yu Dalin: "It's the first house at the village entrance, right after you come out of the rescue station, turn right, there's an old man there."

Yang Wenqing cursed, "Damn it! I remember now, that old man had a dog. Damn it, was it that dog that bit me? I'm going to kill him."

He shouted excitedly, then quickly lay back down in fear, not daring to move.

Liu Baoqing continued, "Did you have a conflict with Yu Dalin last August?"

Yang Wenqing was taken aback.

He muttered about August of last year, his eyes suddenly clearing from a daze. He slapped the hospital bed and tried to sit up.

But he immediately lay back down, nervously raising his head to glance at his crotch.

Then he said, "I remember now, it was last summer, around July or August, I went to my mom's place and a dog barked at me."

"I'll just throw stones at it."

He glanced at Liu Baoqing and continued, "That dog even rushed over to bite me. I got angry, so I went back to get a shovel and... killed it."

"After I killed it, an old woman came up to me and said that the dog belonged to her and that I should compensate her for the dog."

"That dog even bit me, why should I pay compensation?"

"Anyway, she was arguing with me and wouldn't let me leave, so I pushed her and she sat down on the ground, but she was okay."

Yang Wenqing glanced at Shen Xin and the others with a guilty conscience.

"And then?" Liu Baoqing asked in a deep voice.

That old woman must be Yu Dalin's wife.

Yang Wenqing said, "I was afraid she would pester me, so I threw her five hundred yuan and left."

"Her dog is just an ordinary mongrel; five hundred yuan is too cheap for her."

At this point, Yang Wenqing realized what was happening and cursed, "That old bastard wouldn't unleash his dogs on me because of this, would he? I'll fucking kill him when I get out of here."

Liu Baoqing gave a stern warning.

Yang Wenqing muttered to himself, clearly not listening.

Shen Xin frowned slightly.

Five hundred.

Softly muttering to himself, Shen Xin suddenly understood why Yu Dalin had gone to Chen Fang's rescue station, shouting that he wanted to kill the black dog and then demanding five hundred yuan.

He was yelling that he wanted the five hundred yuan to buy the life of that black dog.

Is that buying a dog's life?

I'm afraid not, he bought a story from his wife.

The situation was clear, and Liu Baoqing told Yang Wenqing to take good care of his injuries.

"I need your reminder."

Yang Wenqing's tone was aggressive. He looked up at the ground below, his face tense, and shouted, "Officer, this isn't over yet! I want that old man to pay with his life!"

Liu Baoqing ignored him and left with Shen Xin.

Shen Xin drove Liu Baoqing to the branch office.

When Ma Chunxin arrived at the branch office, he was still questioning Yu Dalin.

Yu Dalin kept a straight face and didn't say a word.

Liu Baoqing sighed, went to the cafeteria to get his food, and then entered the interrogation room.

"Grandpa, let's eat first. Your health is the most important thing."

He handed the lunchbox to Yu Dalin.

Yu Dalin didn't touch his chopsticks, but his expression softened considerably.

Liu Baoqing gestured for Ma Chunxin to go out first, then thought for a moment before speaking: "Uncle, you're getting old. I asked the people in our village, and they all said that you were very upright when you were young, and you were even a militia member."

"Let's keep things separate. We've already asked Yang Wenqing about the situation and know what happened. Now I'd like to hear what you have to say."

In the observation room next door, Ma Chunxin walked in and asked Shen Xin if Yang Wenqing had woken up.

Shen Xin nodded, looking at Yu Dalin through the glass.

The old man got emotional, wiped his nose, and asked, "Then what do you want to hear?"

"I heard that my wife was so angry that someone threw five hundred yuan in her face, and she was completely helpless?"

He stared intently at Liu Baoqing, his eyes trembling.

Liu Baoqing fell silent.

Yu Dalin sniffed again and said, "Officer, don't ask any more questions. Just do what needs to be done. Anyway, the dog is mine. If it bites someone, I'll just pay for it."

Liu Baoqing shook his head slightly, thinking to himself that it would be great if it were that simple.

(End of this chapter)