Animal Detective

Chapter 319 Help me

With his first strike, he aimed at the man who had locked his arm.

The man was startled and retreated in a panic, narrowly avoiding being slashed.

It was too late for a second cut.

Shen Xin rushed forward and, taking advantage of the moment when the man was slashing down with his sword, grabbed his arm with lightning speed.

To reiterate, Shen Xin may not be a great marksman, but he's definitely a skilled fighter.

"Li Shi, don't do anything reckless!"

Shen Xin gripped Li Shi's arm tightly, gave a sharp shake, and the kitchen knife fell to the ground.

Li Shi struggled fiercely, screaming, "Don't grab me! Let me kill him!"

Zhang Kaisheng and his group were about to slip away.

"stop!"

Shen Xin shouted, and the group of people stopped in their tracks, startled.

The man who was nearly slashed turned pale and pointed at Li Shi, saying, "Officer, you saw it, he was the one who tried to slash me with a knife."

Shen Xin told him to shut up.

Li Shi was still struggling, letting out screams one after another.

"Li Shi, calm down." Shen Xin kicked the kitchen knife away, then pulled Li Shi into his arms and held him tightly.

I only relaxed a little when I sensed that he was exhausted.

"Child, stop making a fuss. If something happens to you again, how will Grandma live?" Geng Aiying struggled to crawl over and grabbed Li Shi, crying out.

Li Yao rushed over and hugged his brother.

Li Shi let out a scream and collapsed to the ground, his chest heaving rapidly. Despite Geng Aiying's embrace, he stared intently at Zhang Kaisheng with red eyes.

Shen Xin was still holding him with one hand, while taking out his phone with the other, and pointed at Zhang Kaisheng and the others, saying, "All of you, squat in the corner."

They caused trouble last time.

Zhang Xi and Zhang Deli are still in custody, and they've come again.

Except for Zhang Kaisheng, the rest of the men immediately squatted down against the wall.

Zhang Kaisheng scoffed, yelling, "Who the hell are you trying to scare? And which eye of yours saw me hit him? He was the one with the knife trying to cut us, you little bastard, just like his father, both lunatics, they should be shot."

Li Shi was about to rush out again, but Shen Xin held him back tightly.

Shen Xin had already dialed Zhu Qiuwei's number.

He'll be here soon.

Staring directly at Zhang Kaisheng, Shen Xin's eyes blazed with fury as he said, enunciating each word clearly, "I'll say it again, squat down against the wall!"

Their eyes met, but Zhang Kaisheng ultimately looked away and slowly squatted down.

Among the villagers watching at the gate, someone shouted, "Zhang Kaisheng, it's just a child, that's enough."

Zhang Kaisheng jumped to his feet: "Don't fucking talk to me about kids. The sins of the father are visited upon the son. My brother is dead, so what if I take care of him?"

He arrogantly pointed at the crowd and shouted, "Who said that? You fucking dare to say it to my face?"

No one spoke as the finger pointed.

Zhang Kaisheng then squatted down, but his mouth was still running. He turned his head and said, "If you have the guts, go ahead and arrest me. I'll be out in a few days. Who are you trying to scare?"

"But you two just wait."

He stared coldly at Li Shi's family and said, "You little bastard, your father is dead, which is too good for him, but you're still here. We'll take it one day at a time. As long as you live, I'll take care of you."

"I said it, you grandma, you sister, just you wait and see if I can do it."

With a shout, Li Shi charged forward like a madman.

Shen Xin held him tightly, not even bothering to talk to Zhu Qiuwei.

Needless to say, Zhu Qiuwei should have heard everything on the phone.

"Let go! Let go!" Li Shi was still struggling.

Li Yao next to him cried even louder.

Geng Aiying, who had difficulty walking, suddenly struggled to crawl toward the kitchen knife in the distance.

Shen Xin quickly called out to Liu Shasha.

Liu Shasha, who was somewhat stunned, finally realized what was happening and hurriedly grabbed the kitchen knife first.

Geng Aiying struggled to get up and reached out to Liu Shasha: "Teacher Liu, give me the knife. I'm old. I'll kill him and pay with my life."

Liu Shasha was so frightened that she backed away repeatedly.

Zhang Kaisheng shouted, "You old hag, come on! I'm standing right here. Come and kill me. I want to see just how tough your whole family is."

Shen Xin wished he could rush over, kick him unconscious, and shut his stinking mouth.

Just then, Fu Lianghui hurriedly squeezed into the crowd.

Finally, some help has arrived.

Shen Xin quickly asked Fu Lianghui and the others to help take Zhang Kaisheng and the others out and keep an eye on them so they wouldn't get away.

I remember who was there.

Before long, Zhu Qiuwei and his group arrived in a hurry.

They barged into the yard.

The place was a mess, with a kitchen knife lying on the ground. Under the eaves, Geng Aiying clung tightly to Li Shi, who stood like a stone statue. Li Yao sat beside her, holding her arm and sobbing incessantly.

Seeing this scene, Zhu Qiuwei could guess what had happened without even asking.

He clenched his fist, lightly stomped his foot, turned around and walked out.

Zhang Kaisheng and others were taken away.

Zhu Qiuwei and Shen Xin huddled together, turned to look at the three of them, and said in a deep voice, "Doing it this way will cause trouble."

Shen Xin nodded and said, "Captain Zhu, see if we can get someone from the forensic department to do an injury assessment for the child and the elderly. I think it should be able to classify it as a minor injury."

If Zhang Kaisheng and his accomplices are charged with the crime of provoking trouble, they could be charged with minor injuries, intimidating the elderly and children, and shouting on the spot that they would burn down the house. This would certainly be considered a serious offense.

He should be sentenced to at least a few months to make him realize the seriousness of the consequences.

At the police station, Shen Xin had seen too many people like this, who were incredibly arrogant and would shout that they could just stay in there for a few days and still get back at you when they came out.

Once they were actually inside, they realized what honesty truly meant.

Zhu Qiuwei thought for a moment and nodded. They've already gone under the knife; if they don't handle it properly, it could lead to serious trouble.

While contacting the forensic doctor, he also went to see Fu Lianghui to discuss whether the village could provide some assistance.

An elderly person living alone, and two underage children—we can't just abandon them.

As Shen Xin stepped out of the courtyard, he looked up and saw Duan Dongqiang in the crowd, craning his neck to look in his direction.

Looking at all this, I wonder what he's thinking.

Feeling good? Feeling great?

Shen Xin's gaze sharpened, and he turned to leave with 10,000 yuan in his hand.

After running to the village's donkey farmer's house to get some fodder and letting Wan have a good meal, Shen Xin rode him on his way.

As we turned onto the highway, a cool breeze suddenly arose.

Shen Xin looked up and saw shadows gathering on the distant horizon like dark clouds pressing down on the city.

It might really rain.

Shen Xin felt an urgency; with this rain, some things would only become harder to find.

"Ten thousand, keep it up!"

Shen Xin stroked Wan's mane.

He turned his head and called out to Shen Xin, his voice trembling with sobs.

Don't know what it means either.

……

Night covers the earth.

The intelligence group at the entrance of Baijiashao Village did not disperse until almost 10 p.m.

As they approached the roadside of the winding mountain road, Yiwan lay on the ground, feigning sleep. Shen Xin squatted beside him, chewing on a stalk of grass, looking down at the direction of Duan Dongqiang's house.

If Duan Dongqiang is alarmed and takes action, it can only be late at night.

As he was watching, a car drove up from a distance and stopped beside Shen Xin.

Li Xiaowen poked his head out and shook the takeout box in his hand.

The car pulled over, the engine was turned off, and the two people stayed inside.

Li Xiaowen frowned even more deeply after looking at the weather forecast.

Then I sent a message to Zhu Qiuwei, telling them to hurry up.

Zhu Qiuwei and his team were busy searching, staying up all night.

The weather forecast says it will rain tomorrow.

They stayed up until almost 1 a.m.

Before 11 o'clock, the lights in Duan Dongqiang's house were turned off, and the guy went to sleep.

Shen and Xin dared not sleep, and took turns keeping watch.

Li Xiaowen went to sleep first, and then endured the most difficult part of the night.

Shen Xin stared silently; only one street lamp was lit at the entrance of the entire village.

Just then, Shen Xin glanced at the rearview mirror out of the corner of his eye and saw a shadow.

He quickly turned his head.

A person came down the mountain road. Upon closer inspection, Shen Xin's expression changed slightly, and he quickly opened the car door and jumped out.

Li Xiaowen, who was standing next to him, was instantly awakened.

In the darkness, Shen Xin rushed over, and there was none other than Li Shi.

He also saw Shen Xin, then turned and ran.

That little rascal runs pretty fast.

But he had been beaten several times in the past few days. In his haste to run, he twisted his ankle and fell to the ground.

Shen Xin strode forward and pinned him down.

"Li Shi, what are you trying to do!"

Shen Xin pressed him down and forcibly pried the kitchen knife from his hand.

He wouldn't let go, pleading with a hint of tears in his voice, "Leave me alone."

Shen Xin forcefully broke the kitchen knife off his hands, threw it aside, and angrily slapped him across the face.

That little rascal actually came!
Shen Xin stayed behind specifically to keep an eye on Duan Dongqiang and to prevent Li Shi from making a fuss.

Li Xiaowen chased after him and quickly picked up the kitchen knife.

After being slapped, Li Shi was stunned for a moment, then started slapping himself like a madman, screaming uncontrollably.

Shen Xin quickly pressed his hand down and pointed up the mountain, saying, "Li Shi, your father came down from the mountain and made a big mistake. What about you?"

“I know you’re angry, but this isn’t the solution. Your father has already made a mistake once; do you want to make the same mistake again?”

Li Shi stared intently at Shen Xin, his eyes trembling: "What can I do? You heard it too, they're going to mess with my sister and my grandma. What can I do? Tell me, what can I do?"

“I wanted to protect them, but I couldn’t fight them. If I killed them, I would atone for my sins, and my sister would still be alive and wouldn’t be bullied anymore. She was my only sister.”

“When my mother died, she grabbed my hand and told me that I was the older brother and I had to take good care of my younger sister. What could I do?”

He stared with bloodshot eyes, asking questions one after another.

Then he broke down, and in the darkness of night, he wailed and cried.

After three days, he finally cried.

She cried hysterically, gasping for breath.

Li Xiaowen gripped the knife and stood silently to the side.

Shen Xin also fell silent and slowly stood up.

Li Shi suddenly grabbed Shen Xin, already sobbing uncontrollably, and pleaded in a trembling voice, "Please, I beg you, help me, I have no other choice."

At that moment, his face showed only helplessness.

Shen Xin sighed and pulled him into her arms.

(End of this chapter)