Animal Detective

Chapter 270 His death was too unjust.

Today is a good day, it's so sunny.

As the sun slowly rose higher in the sky, the temperature in the mountains and forests also increased.

Fan Lei ripped open his coat zipper, took off his clothes with one hand, and kept his handbag tightly in his other hand.

He threw off his coat and turned to look.

Tian Kui led the way, following at a leisurely pace.

No police dogs barked; they just watched quietly.

The feeling is like stumbling across a desolate Gobi Desert and being targeted by a pack of wolves.

They didn't launch an attack rashly, but simply followed you at a distance.

They're waiting for you to fall so they can easily climb up and devour your flesh.

Fan Lei was speechless. His legs ached and his lungs felt like they were about to explode. He could hear the sound of a broken bellows as he breathed.

The handbag, filled with gold bricks, suddenly became heavy.

Fan Lei did not let go.

These past two days, I've been holed up in the mountains, enduring the cold and all sorts of mosquitoes. Every agonizing night, I've managed to get through until dawn by touching those cold gold bricks.

He stumbled and fell headfirst to the ground.

He rolled over onto his back, panting heavily.

The blinding sunlight shone through the treetops, creating dappled patterns that were almost mesmerizing.

He could still see the drone overhead through the leaves.

After a few minutes, Fan Lei groped his way up again.

He couldn't stand up, so he crawled on his knees until he reached a big tree, where he looked up.

The treetops blocked out the sky.

He started digging with his hands, creating a shallow pit, but he couldn't dig any deeper into the hard soil below.

Fan Lei took all the gold bars out of his briefcase, put them into the pit, quickly buried them, and carefully covered them with withered leaves.

Looking up at the ever-present oak tree in front of him, he searched for sharp stones and forcefully carved a cross on the trunk.

He planned to hide the gold bars and have his wife and son find them later.

After doing all this, he knelt on the ground and crawled forward.

After climbing only ten meters, Fan Lei turned his head and suddenly saw a dog rummaging through the spot where he had buried the gold bricks.

It's a tiger stripe.

He only has one thought in his mind right now.

What delicious food are you hiding?

"roll!"

Fan Lei yelled and threw his handbag over.

The dogs immediately scattered.

The tabby ran faster than anyone else.

Fan Lei hurriedly climbed back, looked at the gold bricks that had already been dug out, and continued burying them while cursing under his breath.

After burying it, I looked at the tiger stripe not far away and was so angry that my liver hurt.

It's something you can chase but can't catch up with.

After cursing a few times, Fan Lei left. He needed to get away so he wouldn't get caught by the police here.

But as soon as he climbed out, the tiger stripe came over and started digging in the dirt again.

"you……"

Fan Lei was almost going crazy, so angry that he kept pounding the ground.

How can this dog be so despicable?

"roll!"

Fan Lei roared as he crawled back, dug out the gold brick, put it in his handbag, and then threw it away forcefully.

It's the same if I ask my son to find the bag later.

He stared at the tiger stripes.

The tiger-striped dog glared at him, then turned and ran. In a few steps, it reached the handbag, bit it, and snatched it away.

"You fucking..."

Fan Lei got really desperate and grabbed everything around him that he could throw, even taking off his shoes, and frantically threw the tiger stripe at it.

But it didn't work at all.

After clenching his fists and letting out a roar, Fan Lei tried his best to calm himself down.

It's a dog; he probably thinks he's playing with it.

"Uh-huh!"

Fan Lei smacked twice, then beckoned to Tiger Stripe: "Good dog, be good, give me the bag."

He pointed to the handbag in the tiger's mouth.

No response.

Tiger Stripe looked at Fan Lei with an expression as if he were an idiot, then threw the bag in front of Black Panther, barked twice at him, and gestured for him to pick it up.

In his mind, Black Panther was his little brother who carried his bags.

Black Panther wouldn't even look at him.

Enraged, Tiger Stripe opened its mouth to bite, and Tian Kui excitedly joined the battle.

"What do you want to do!"

Shen Xin's voice suddenly rang out.

Tiger Stripe flipped over and quickly escaped the black panther's attack range, turning its head as if nothing had happened.

Fan Lei stared wide-eyed, his face full of bewilderment.

Shen Xin's voice continued: "Fan Lei, give up resisting, and stop having any illusions."

Shen Xin, who was rushing over in a police car, was speechless.

The cameras are rolling, and there are drones overhead. You're burying gold bars and throwing bags around. Do you really think nobody knows?

"what……"

Fan Lei let out another unwilling scream, screaming until he was hoarse, and then lay down on the ground.

They gave up the struggle.

He never dreamed that he would be defeated by a group of police dogs.

……

More than half an hour later, Liu Baoqing and his group, panting heavily, were the first to arrive.

All the police dogs surrounded Fan Lei.

Tian Kui was so bored that he even dozed off.

Fan Lei didn't struggle; he stretched out his hands, signaling to hurry up and cuff him.

"Incredible, Lao Liu, absolutely incredible." Cui Xuesong shook his head.

He will never forget this scene for the rest of his life.

Liu Baoqing remained silent, staring at Fan Lei, who was handcuffed.

Fan Lei looked at him with a "what's the use" and "I've given up" expression, and then said in a nonchalant tone, "Go ahead and arrest me, I won't live much longer anyway."

Liu Baoqing's eyes trembled slightly, and he said in a deep voice, "Take him away."

Behind Canglong Mountain Villa, in front of a small path leading up the mountain.

Shen Xin had originally planned to go up the mountain to check out Fan Lei's hiding place.

But considering the thought of climbing the mountain, they decided against it and instead chose to wait below with Zhang Hancheng.

Another half hour passed before Liu Baoqing finally arrived with Fan Lei, Tian Kui, and the others in a large group.

Zhang Hancheng quickly stepped forward and first thanked Liu Baoqing and the others for their hard work.

They climbed up and down the mountain, venturing into wild forests. Fearing Fan Lei would escape, everyone jogged up the mountain, and they were all exhausted and pale.

They shoved Fan Lei into the police car.

Liu Baoqing gulped down a bottle of mineral water before he could recover, then said with a serious expression, "Chief Zhang, there's a situation."

He recounted what Fan Lei said when he was arrested.

"He won't live much longer?" Zhang Hancheng was taken aback and turned to look at Fan Lei inside the car.

So does that mean you can kill people without any regard for consequences or restraint?

Two more were killed?
After thinking for a moment, Zhang Hancheng said, "Arrange for someone to go to the hospital and check if Fan Lei has any medical records."

Liu Baoqing nodded and waved to signal that the person be taken back.

Zhang Hancheng then turned his attention to the police dogs, including Tiankui.

He tried to touch Tian Kui, but Tian Kui dodged.

The tiger-striped tiger actively moved closer.

Zhang Hancheng didn't care and pointed at all the police dogs, saying, "Xiao Shen, I said all of them, all of them will get extra food. Buy whatever they like to eat. It doesn't need to be from the bureau's budget; I'll pay for it myself."

Shen Xin was both amused and exasperated, and patted Tian Kui's head.

These guys really did a great job today, and they've worked hard too.

Just like Zhang Hancheng said, we must have an extra meal when we get back.

Someone was sent to investigate Fan Lei's hiding place on the mountain, while Shen Xin followed Zhang Hancheng back to the New District Branch. In the car, Zhang Hancheng said, "Little Shen, don't be too happy yet. Although we identified Fan Lei through Odin's identification,..."

"But the chain of evidence is still very weak, so the work is not over yet."

For example, the murder weapon is still being searched for in the reservoir.

Even if we find it, it probably won't be of any use.

Useful evidence might consist of testimonies and surveillance photos of people fleeing the scene.

However, although he said that, his tone was noticeably more relaxed.

The man was caught, and his bag was full of gold. How did he get it? By following this lead, we can identify the person who hired him, and then we can complete the chain of evidence from that person to identify Fan Lei.

So the work isn't finished, but it's already quite relaxing.

Most importantly, the mission was successfully completed.

The task force assembled at noon on the 26th, and now it's the 28th, almost noon again.

After two full days and 48 hours, the suspect was identified and apprehended. Zhang Hancheng could not have been more satisfied with this outcome.

Shen Xin nodded, saying that finding evidence through the suspect would be much easier.

After a moment of silence, Shen Xin remembered something else.

Shen Xin had been thinking about this problem yesterday and asked, "Chief Zhang, have you found any connection between Huang Weili and Xu Ruilin yet?"

Ren Haiguang is now in charge of this area.

Zhang Hancheng shook his head. He had already understood Shen Xin's meaning and said, "You mean to ask why Fan Lei killed Huang Weili and Xu Ruilin, two completely unrelated people, one after the other, right?"

"I've actually been thinking about this issue. Haiguang checked and found that Huang Weili and Xu Ruilin really have no interaction in their lives except for fishing."

One of them runs a building materials business, and the other develops software; they live far apart from each other.

Zhang Hancheng's gaze deepened, and he said, "So I have a theory that Fan Lei may have killed the wrong person."

These words startled Shen Xin.

Even Geng Ke, who was driving, shuddered and turned his head, exclaiming, "Chief Zhang, how is this possible?"

How can you kill the wrong person?

While Shen Xin was shocked, he suddenly felt enlightened and hurriedly said, "Zhang Zhi, you think Huang Weili and Xu Ruilin are similar in build, so Fan Lei mistook them."

Shen Xin then remembered that Huang Weili and Xu Ruilin were both of average height, around 1.75 meters, and both had short hair.

Fan Lei attacked from behind.

It's possible to mistake someone for someone else late at night.

"The enemy."

Zhang Hancheng nodded, then praised, "Xiao Shen, you're quick-witted. Geng Ke, learn from Shen Xin."

Shen Xin quickly waved his hand and said no need, then added, "That means Fan Lei's real target is Xu Ruilin. I remember Xu Ruilin said that he had something come up on the night of the 19th and left early."

"Then Fan Lei rushed over. It was late at night, and without thinking much, he went up and threw a rock at him, only to realize that he had killed the wrong person."

"In order to complete the mission and get the money, he had no choice but to kill Xu Ruilin again a week later, after he felt that the heat had died down."

"That's not right."

Shen Xin frowned slightly and said, "These two have similar hairstyles and heights, but in terms of build, I feel that Huang Weili is slightly fatter."

"Moreover, although it was nighttime and there were no streetlights on the mountain, there was a rechargeable night light on the folding table next to Huang Weili. Surely Fan Lei wouldn't not recognize him."

This person isn't that blind.

Zhang Hancheng thought for a moment and said, "Xiao Shen, your analysis makes sense. As for the specifics, we can only ask Fan Lei."

Shen Xin nodded, wanting to request an interrogation of Fan Lei.

But he swallowed the words back.

Since it's a case from the new district branch, I'd better just observe it from the observation room.

When I arrived at the new district branch, Zhao Hongjie had already come after hearing the news.

He started by showering me with praise.

Especially Shen Xin.

"Kid, you didn't let me down, well done."

Zhao Hongjie smiled broadly, surprised that the police dog program he had initiated had taken effect so quickly.

In front of the high-ranking leader, Shen Xin still tried to remain humble and attributed the credit to the command and leadership of Zhang Hancheng and others.

The success of the task is undoubtedly due to the leader's skillful command.

Zhao Hongjie laughed heartily, finding himself liking Shen Xin more and more the more he looked at her.

He got down to business.

Zhao Hongjie was just discussing with Kong Lingzhi whether they should conduct a surprise interrogation of Fan Lei right now.

Or should we wait until the chain of evidence is more complete before conducting the interrogation?

He asked Zhang Hancheng for his opinion.

After considering it for a moment, Zhang Hancheng said he still wanted to get to know Fan Lei first and gauge his mindset.

After discussing it with Zhao Hongjie, the two agreed.

Liu Baoqing personally conducted the interrogation.

The crowd squeezed into the interrogation room.

At this moment, Cui Xuesong received a phone call, his expression changed, and he hurriedly squeezed over, saying, "Director Zhao, Director Kong, Branch Manager Zhang, there's a situation. The hospital found Fan Lei's medical records."

"He had advanced stomach cancer with metastasis. The doctor recommended chemotherapy, but he gave it up."

Shen Xin was startled and quickly turned to look at Fan Lei next door.

So he felt he was going to die, so he wanted to pull off a heist to leave some money for his wife and kids.

Inside the interrogation room, Liu Baoqing had already begun the interrogation.

Fan Lei was very familiar with this process. After giving the basic information, he said before Liu Baoqing could ask any questions, "I've been in there before and been educated, so let's save some time. Ask me anything you want to know."

He knew very well that once the police were watching him, they would eventually find out about the things he had stubbornly denied; it was just a matter of time.

Liu Baoqing frowned, but the opportunity was too good to pass up. After thinking for a moment, he asked, "Who hired you to kill Huang Weili and Xu Ruilin?"

Without the slightest hesitation, Fan Lei said directly, "Yang Xing, he contacted me and asked me to kill Xu Ruilin."

Inside the observation room, Zhang Hancheng's eyes widened suddenly.

I never expected Fan Lei to say that name.

Shen Xin immediately remembered.

The owner of the Night Pearl Forum that He Wei mentioned before.

However, Zhang Hancheng said that in 05, the second year after He Wei went to prison, Yang Xing was arrested and sentenced to ten years in prison.

If it's Yang Xing, then it's possible he might go to find Fan Lei.

He Wei had already said it, and Yang Xing was very clear about the situation in the underworld.

Zhang Hancheng waved to Ma Chong and Du Yong, telling them to go and check on Yang Xing's current situation.

Inside the interrogation room, Liu Baoqing was clearly unfamiliar with the name Yang Xing, but he noticed something and asked, "You said you were hired to kill Xu Ruilin, so why did you kill Huang Weili?"

Fan Lei sighed when this was mentioned.

"Well, how should I put it?" Fan Lei looked up and thought for a moment, then said, "I can only say he was unlucky and got caught up in the wrong situation. On the night of the 19th, Yang Xing kept urging me and confronted me directly, saying that day was the deadline and if I didn't take action, he would find someone else."

"I can't do anything about it. Huang Weili is so addicted to fishing that when we go night fishing, he's always the last one to leave, so I don't have a chance to catch anything."

"Then Yang Xing kept urging me, and I really had no choice but to go. I was thinking that if it didn't work, I would just wait for Xu Ruilin to come down the mountain and kill him directly."

"But I was really unlucky that day. When I got there, it was already past eleven o'clock, and Huang Weili was the only one left. I asked him and found out that Xu Ruilin had already left."

“He usually fishes until midnight, but he left early that day. And he drove away, so I can’t exactly go to his house and kill him, can I?”

"I thought about it for a while and came up with a plan: I'll just kill Huang Weili."

“You should have seen them. These two are about the same size. I was thinking that I would kill Huang Weili, throw him into the water face down, let him float there, and then send Yang Xing a video saying that I had killed Xu Ruilin and that I would get the money first.”

Liu Baoqing's eyes widened.

Everyone in the observation room had the same expression.

"I rely on."

Behind Shen Xin, Chen Chao let out a low gasp.

Shen Xin had the same idea.

If that's the case, then Huang Weili's death was truly unjust.

The key question is, can Yang Xing believe it?

Inside the interrogation room, Liu Baoqing, taken aback, immediately realized this and pressed on, "Shouldn't Yang Xing check if he is Xu Ruilin?"

He really felt this was a bit too frivolous.

“I’m taking a gamble,” Fan Lei said. “If he doesn’t test it, that’s best. If he does test it, then I’ll say I’m going to go into the water again to leave evidence.”

"If he really insists on testing, that's fine too. The important thing is that I killed someone."

Fan Lei looked at Liu Baoqing and gave him a look that said, "You should know what I mean."

Liu Baoqing understood.

In other words, Fan Lei was considering using Huang Weili's life to threaten Yang Xing in return.

Fan Lei continued, "I figured even if Yang Xing found out, I could just say I accidentally killed the wrong person and then find another opportunity to kill him. That would buy me a few more days. It would be good to kill Huang Weili, so he won't be fishing so late all the time."

Liu Baoqing frowned.

Inside the observation room, everyone frowned.

This truth was something no one expected.

(End of this chapter)