Animal Detective

Chapter 258 Are there still professional assassins these days?
They tried expanding the scope again, but the result was the same; Odin remained bewildered.

Shen Xin recalled the route he had just followed.

Not far from where the smell was lost, there was a garbage station.

Then we passed by a construction site gate.

The construction site operates around the clock, with trucks coming and going. In order to maintain the cleanliness of the city, trucks entering and leaving the construction site have their tires washed with water.

After rinsing it off, the car was driven out, which resulted in the area outside the gate being wet.

Not to mention the heavy exhaust fumes from trucks coming and going, which cause a lot of interference.

Shen Xin took Odin's hand and shook his head at Liu Baoqing: "Captain Liu, this might be the end of the road."

That's already the limit.

From the mountain to this side, the distance is about two kilometers.

DouDou is already beyond saving, it's amazing that Odin has managed to hold on this long.

Liu Baoqing quickly gave a thumbs up: "It's okay, you're already awesome."

He squatted down, gently patted Odin's head, and praised him lavishly with a smile, saying he would buy him something delicious later.

He always knew that police dogs were very useful.

Just like now, after some tracking, the suspect's escape route has been figured out.

At such a great distance, even geese leave traces in their wake, but are there really no clues left behind?
No matter how well you plan to avoid people, you will always encounter unexpected events.

Just like in the previous residential area, someone might have witnessed the suspect late at night.

"Shen Xin, thanks."

Liu Baoqing hurriedly thanked him, then pointed at Odin and instructed Shen Xin to take good care of him, saying that from now on, he would be the darling of their New District Criminal Investigation Brigade.

After saying that, he hurriedly left with his men.

As he walked along, he saw three surveillance cameras on the road, hoping to find something.

There are also the former residential areas.

Some of them need to be checked.

Only then did Ding Yuwei have a moment to ask what the case was.

Shen Xin was about to tell her.

Ding Yuwei is also very smart; perhaps she can come up with new ideas.

But before he could finish speaking, he saw Li Jiahui move closer to him.

"Stay away from me." Shen Xinshou tapped her forehead and pushed her away.

The criminal investigators are discussing the case; what are you, a technical officer, doing getting involved?

Li Jiahui said, "I'll just listen. Don't worry, I'm very tight-lipped."

Shen Xincai didn't believe her.

If I tell her now, it will spread throughout the entire police dog base by tomorrow, and maybe even appear on everyone's WeChat Moments the day after.

He waved to her, signaling her to follow, and then pulled Ding Yuwei aside and explained the situation.

Finally, he asked, "What do you think?"

Ding Yuwei turned her head and glanced at Li Jiahui.

She held Odin's hand and tried to eavesdrop.

Caught red-handed, he made a face at Ding Yuwei in dissatisfaction and fell a few steps behind.

The key issue is still the rival in love.

Ding Yuwei then said, "If the murderer is not his wife, then there are some strange things about this case."

"For example, if it's premeditated murder, the scene would be handled far too carelessly."

“Most importantly, as we tracked him down, we found that this suspect clearly had some counter-surveillance awareness. If he even had this awareness, then why didn’t he deal with the scene?”

Shen Xin nodded; that's exactly what he was going to say.

The suspect must have scouted the area beforehand, which is why he went through residential areas and bypassed the surveillance cameras at the entrance of the police dog base.

With such counter-surveillance awareness, how could they just casually throw the body into the water?
Ding Yuwei continued, "But things aren't always absolute. We don't need to overcomplicate things with the suspect. Maybe he thinks that just throwing the body into the water is enough."

Shen Xin said, "That's right."

Sometimes, it's important not to overcomplicate things when dealing with suspects.

Shen Xin was deeply impressed by Zhu Tianshun's case.

At the time, I couldn't understand why the suspect would only throw an ear into the lunchbox when disposing of the body.

Later I found out that the person had just casually tossed the object aside and forgotten about it, and then I had spent ages looking for it.

Therefore, Shen Xin felt that the scene was handled too casually, but in the eyes of the murderer, it was already handled very well and was the best way.

Seeing Shen Xin deep in thought, Ding Yuwei smiled and said, "Alright, don't think too much about it. This is a case in the new district, and you've already helped out. How they investigate afterwards is their business."

"Besides, I think this kind of case shouldn't be difficult to investigate, so we don't need your genius brain."

She smiled and tapped Shen Xin's forehead with her finger.

He glanced at Li Jiahui behind him out of the corner of his eye.

"No, I'm not a genius."

Shen Xin quickly denied it, saying that he could hardly be considered a genius.

However, Ding Yuwei is right. This is ultimately someone else's case, and there's no need for us to worry about it unnecessarily.

They're all seasoned veterans; Liu Baoqing and his team can handle these kinds of cases with ease.

The three returned to the police dog base.

Ding Yuwei didn't stay long and left with Dou Dou.

For the police dog base, this case, which happened right on their doorstep, has become the biggest topic of conversation.

People would occasionally report on the progress outside.

For example, when the cordon was removed, and when the car was towed away.

Even the security guard on night duty at the gate made a statement.

When Li Mo, who had been watching the commotion from the mountain, came home after get off work that evening, he said that the mountain was still closed off.

Then they hired divers who kept dredging the rocks.

The investigation is ongoing, and the latest version of the story is that the murderer had a deep-seated hatred for Huang Weili and stabbed him more than a dozen times.

Even short videos about it have appeared online.

It is said that a murder occurred at Shitang Reservoir.

The most widely circulated version in the comments section is that a conflict occurred between the two fishermen.

The murderer caught a large fish weighing several tens of kilograms, and Huang Weili was helping to scoop it up with a net when, by accident, the fish escaped.

The murderer grew angrier and angrier, and in a fit of rage, he brutally murdered Huang Weili.

It has a nose and eyes.

The discussion continued the next day, and the outreach efforts seemed to be ongoing.

Liu Baoqing didn't contact him, and Shen Xin felt embarrassed to bother him.

Shen Xin was curious, but not that curious.

To me, this was just an ordinary murder case.

Shen Xin's work still revolves around these dogs.

The blockade surrounding the entire reservoir on the mountain was not lifted until the third day.

All that's left is the crime scene, which is still cordoned off.

The salvage operation has also been completed.

They said they seemed to have salvaged something.

Shen Xin didn't find it strange.

If we're really willing to go to any lengths to find them, it's not impossible to drain all the water from the reservoir.

Now that the case has been withdrawn, Shen Xin feels that there should be some progress in the case.

To reiterate, investigating Huang Weili's social connections will definitely yield some results.

This was the fifth day after the incident.

Today is also the first day that these prospective police dogs are officially receiving police dog training.

Apart from Tianqiao, not all of the 37 reserve police dogs entered the second stage.

There are still 9 holdout households.

But Shen Xin felt it was time to begin.

Early training leads to early results, and also allows you to wrap things up earlier.

I can't stay at the police dog base forever.

Watching his colleagues from the new district branch conduct door-to-door visits and investigations, Shen Xin felt a pang of nostalgia for the days when he would walk tens of thousands of steps a day until his legs ached.

The specific training was left to Li Jiahui.

She's a professional.

There were quite a few people watching on the playground.

Their expressions were complicated. Chen Guo and Wang Zhuo stood together, hands in their pockets, watching.

Li Jiahui is in line.

Twenty-eight dogs, lined up in a row, squatting on the ground, like a row of soldiers.

"Look at me, everyone."

Li Jiahui shouted loudly.

All the reserve police dogs turned to look at her.

Li Jiahui spoke clearly, raising her right hand: "Watch my gesture, lie down!"

Of the 28 dogs, 27 immediately lay down.

Only Tiankui in the very center was a beat slower before collapsing.

The dog's head was tilted to the side, its reaction and posture as if to say, "I'm only kneeling down to give you face."

Tang Changhong also arrived at the scene and stood with Li Yinjiang, nodding repeatedly as he looked at the 28 dogs standing in neat rows.

Seeing this, Chen Guo couldn't help but mutter, "Now I understand why those righteous sects in novels hate evil people and are determined to fight them to the death."

"Look."

He pointed to everything in front of him.

Thinking about myself, I graduated from a college with a major in police dogs, a proper academic background.

After overcoming numerous obstacles and challenges, including walking dogs and cleaning kennels, I finally became a dog trainer.

Then they began training the police dogs.

They put in a lot of effort, training and raising the police dogs from a young age with utmost care.

This process is no different from raising a child.

Then, they spent every day together, teaching him again and again, and finally managed to train him to become a police dog, making him a glorious police dog.

How is this any different from raising a child to adulthood?

Who knows the hardships along the way?

So what did Shen Xin do?

Leaving aside the fact that he started out halfway through his career, the rescue station simply picked up a bunch of stray dogs.

They've only been back for a short time, and they've already started formal training.

Looking at the stray dogs in front of her, who would lie down or roll around as soon as they were told, Chen Guo felt aggrieved.

What about all the hard work he put in, rolling around on the ground again and again to demonstrate for the knight?
Wang Zhuoshen nodded in agreement, echoing, "That's right, absolutely unorthodox."

His current feeling is the same as that of those righteous sects who have painstakingly practiced martial arts, only to find that evil cultivators have mastered demonic arts in just a few days after leaving their mountain gates.

What we're doing now is basic obedience training.

Sitting, lying down, standing, accompanying, recalling, prohibiting, etc.

Li Jiahui pointed in front of her, and Tian Kui slowly walked over.

"Follow me."

Li Jiahui led the way.

Tian Kui immediately followed behind.

"Stay close, stick to my legs."

Li Jiahui spoke up again to remind him.

Normally, police dog training uses specific commands that are as simple as possible to help the dogs develop conditioned reflexes.

However, Shen Xin specifically instructed that they could communicate directly with Tian Kui and the others through dialogue.

Commands can also be given more clearly.

Tian Kui understood instantly, following closely behind Li Jia Hui's legs, and even looking up at Li Jia Hui with a wise look in his eyes, as if to say, "Can't you do something a little more challenging?"

But this performance already earned a round of applause from the audience.

Especially Tang Changhong.

This is a dog, and it can't communicate. It's not an easy thing to expect it to do whatever you're told.

"Little Shen, you're amazing!"

Tang Changhong gave Shen Xin a thumbs up and asked, "Did you secretly train them? Is this really their first time training them?"

Shen Xin knew he had cheated, so he attributed the credit to Li Jiahui, saying that her professional skills were so outstanding that Tian Kui and the others were so obedient.

"No no no!"

Tang Changhong shook his head and said, "Shen Xin, you must know magic. Anyway, I think these dogs are like they've become sentient, they're too smart."

He still can't forget the scene of Tiankui and Huban jumping into the truck bed to escape.

This kind of basic training is actually quite boring.

Shen Xin didn't look at it much, but called out to the nine holdout residents not far away and took them out to walk their dogs.

Their affection level has been increasing slowly, and there has been no second stage yet. Shen Xin does not think it is because of personality problems or that they are not affectionate enough.

Those I chose myself, none of them are not family.

Shen Xin thought it was because these dogs were too careless.

By exploiting their vanity, I can quickly cultivate their favorability.

But what if you don't have vanity or jealousy?

They don't feel jealous when they see other dogs playing with their owners; they remain indifferent.

The increase in favorability will definitely be slower.

However, even the lowest level of favorability is 7, so it shouldn't be long before they break through to the second stage.

Given their current level of affection and obedience, they don't need to be leashed.

But once outside the base, one has to be responsible for others, so Shen Xin still held the leash.

Let's continue up the mountain.

few people.

Then let these dogs run around in the mountains and have some fun; they'll be happy too.

We slowly made our way up the mountain.

The reservoir has been reopened, and the number of anglers has actually increased rather than decreased.

I guess there's still a bit of a "join in the fun" mentality involved.

However, after a while, no one will pay attention anymore.

Not long after, Shen Xin arrived at the reservoir.

I unexpectedly spotted Liu Baoqing in the distance.

He was dressed in casual clothes on a gentle slope north of the reservoir, accompanied by Zhong Yu and a middle-aged man, pointing at the reservoir and talking.

The middle-aged man stood with his hands behind his back; his demeanor clearly indicated he was a leader.

Shen Xin was walking a group of dogs, which made him quite conspicuous.

So Liu Baoqing must have seen it and waved to Shen Xin.

Having seen it all, Shen Xin felt embarrassed not to go over.

Upon arriving, before anyone could even greet him, the middle-aged man spoke first, smiling as he said, "You must be Shen Xin from the Tingyang branch. I've heard Director Lü mention you quite a bit."

There's no need to guess; he's at least a deputy director.

Sure enough, it was Shao Jingming, the deputy director of the New District Branch.

He was only in his forties, but he had already grown out his hair into a side-part style, typical of leaders.

He has thick eyebrows and sharp eyes, and seems to have a business background.

Shen Xin quickly greeted him, then felt a little curious.

Shao Jingming should be the deputy director of the branch office in charge of business. Why is he coming to the scene with Liu Baoqing at this time? Could it be that the case is still unsolved?

Because only when a case remains unsolved or reaches a stalemate will the leadership intervene.

Shao Jingming was obviously aware of the municipal bureau's project to donate police dogs, and he even made a point of thanking Shen Xin.

He heard from Liu Baoqing that Shen Xin was planning to train a dedicated police dog for the New District Branch.

Shen Xin also "casually" inquired about the purpose of the three people's visit.

Liu Baoqing sighed slightly and said, "Don't mention it. There's been a problem with Huang Weili's case. Director Shao came to check out the scene today."

Shen Xin thought to himself, "As expected," and then asked what was going on.

Logically, knowing that Huang Weili had a habit of night fishing, the murderer should be someone close to him.

Murder is always driven by either greed or lust.

Investigating Huang Weili's social connections based on these two points should have yielded some results.

Liu Baoqing pursed his lips and said, "This case is a bit strange. We are now suspecting that it might be a case of hiring someone to commit murder."

Hiring someone to commit murder?
Shen Xin was taken aback.

No, even these days, there are still people hiring hitmen to commit murder, are there professional killers?

(End of this chapter)