Animal Detective

Chapter 347 You Should Be a Screenwriter
After lunch, the four of them drove to the aquarium.

Yang Zeran drove over.

So the two of them shared a car; he and Zhao Tianxing rode in one car.

On the way, Yang Zeran couldn't help but ask about the situation of the Da Dao Gold Case, especially what Gao Kun meant by the scene reenactment.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Tianxing immediately perked up.

He was there and witnessed Blue shouting who he was.

Zhao Tianxing vividly recounted the details of the case, concluding, "When Shen Xin said there might be seven murderers, honestly, my mind went blank."

Yang Zeran's eyes widened.

He was certainly familiar with the Orient Express murder case, but he never expected that a case from a detective novel could actually happen in reality.

Even more unexpectedly, Shen Xin solved the case using the parrot.

Yang Zeran looked up at the car in front of him, deeply moved.

The four arrived at the aquarium.

Yang Zeran quickened his pace and came to Shen Xin's side, saying, "Shen Xin, do you think this will work?"

He proposed an idea, such as finding someone to play Lin Zenghui and recreating the scene at that time.

Then observe whether the dolphins will attack people.

Finally, he said, "I've thought about it. Although two years have passed, dolphins are highly intelligent and should have long-term memories. Facing the same situation might trigger their memories."

"And as long as they exhibit the behavior of dragging people, it can prove that the person was drowned by the dolphins."

Shen Xin turned to look at him and asked in return, "Didn't you say before that this wasn't your case and that we should figure it out ourselves?"

This shows they've gotten interested and are getting into the rhythm.

A fleeting embarrassment crossed Yang Zeran's face before he said seriously, "Shen Xin, I'm being serious. What do you think? Is it feasible?"

In Zhao Tianxing's words, Shen Xin was a born druid.

Any animal can be easily handled by Shen Xin.

Let's not even mention cats and dogs, donkeys are fine too.

So after thinking it over, Yang Zeran realized that this was the only way.

Shen Xin smiled and said, "We'll see. Let's see how things go first."

To be honest, recreating that scenario would be quite risky.

That was a dolphin, capable of speeds of tens of kilometers per hour in the water. It went berserk and was being dragged into deeper water; there might not have been enough time to rescue it.

I took out my ID and entered the aquarium.

Upon hearing the news, a person in charge named Zhou Xianyong came over and nervously asked Shen Xin and the other three about their purpose.

It's even more frightening when police officers, not in uniform, suddenly show up.

Upon hearing that Shen Xin and his three companions were going to investigate Lin Zenghui's case, Zhou Xianyong was taken aback and asked in surprise, "Didn't this matter happen two years ago?"

Shen Xin nodded and said, "You weren't the person in charge back then, were you?"

The person in charge of the aquarium at that time was surnamed Ma.

Zhou Xianyong nodded quickly and said, "That's right, the manager at the time was Lao Ma, and he was fired because of this."

After closing time, employees were allowed to bring outsiders into the aquarium and interact with the dolphins, which is a management loophole.

In addition, an employee died in the dolphinarium, resulting in a murder.

After the incident, Lao Ma was quickly dismissed by the company.

"I see." Shen Xin suddenly realized, then asked, "By the way, did you compensate Lin Zenghui's family?"

This matter is not recorded in the case file.

Zhou Xianyong hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

He was the office director of the aquarium at the time and knew the specifics. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Mainly because he violated the rules first, and your police station didn't close the case either, so we have no responsibility."

Shen Xin nodded and asked Zhou Xianyong to take him to the aquarium.

On the way, Zhou Xianyong mentioned again that the dolphinarium had been renovated last year and was different from what it used to be.

"It's ok."

Shen Xin didn't care too much about this. He had conducted an on-site investigation back then, so he wouldn't have missed anything.

So as long as the dolphins are still around, that's fine.

Unfortunately, when we arrived, it was during the afternoon dolphin show.

Visitors have already entered the venue.

Shen Xin is also in a good position to watch the dolphin show.

It's been years since I last visited an aquarium.

Upon entering the dolphinarium, the group found a corner to sit down.

As Zhou Xianyong said, it has been renovated and is not quite the same as what Shen Xin remembered.

But the performances are still the same old thing.

They leap out of the water, collide with balls suspended in the air, and trainers ride dolphins on the surf.

Shen Xin subconsciously looked around the entire venue and checked the venue's surveillance footage.

There's more surveillance now.

At this moment, Zhao Tianxing suddenly said, "That's not right. I remember there were four dolphins, how come there are only three?"

Upon hearing this, Shen Xincai noticed that there were indeed only three dolphins performing on site, accompanied by three male trainers.

Zhou Xianyong, who was standing next to him, immediately explained: "That's right, there were originally four, but at the end of 16, one of the female dolphins died."

Shen Xin was taken aback and hurriedly asked what was going on.

Zhou Xianyong said, "It must have been killed by other male dolphins."

At this point, Zhou Xianyong lowered his voice and said, "You may not know much about dolphins, but they are in heat all year round and always want to be intimate."

He gave you a knowing look.

Zhao Tianxing immediately looked at Yang Zeran with an ambiguous gaze.

I may not understand it myself, but others do.

Yang Zeran understood Zhao Tianxing's gaze, and felt grief and indignation. His lifelong innocence was now ruined.

Zhou Xianyong continued, "Anyway, there's a lot of chaos among dolphins. It's not just males and females, but males also mess around with each other."

"They would also be jealous of each other. If a female was with someone, the others would be unhappy and simply kill the female. It was like saying, 'If I can't have her, no one else can either.'"

Shen Xin clicked his tongue in amazement, thinking to himself, "Good heavens, this is comparable to a melodramatic love story."

"Manager Zhou, which dolphin was Lin Zenghui responsible for feeding back then?" Shen Xin asked.

If the female dolphin that died was the one Lin Zenghui kept, then that would be a real problem.

It's another case of the dead having no way to prove anything.

Zhou Xianyong paused for a moment, then said, "Oh right, I remember that the female dolphin that died, Beggar, was the one Xiaolin was in charge of."

Shen Xin cursed under his breath.

That's it, we're doomed.

If it really is this dolphin, then it's already dead, so what's the point of verifying it? All those Druid skills would be useless now.

At this point, the performance ended.

Zhou Xianyong took his leave first to go backstage to explain the situation, asking the four of them to wait a moment.

As soon as he left, Yang Zeran immediately said, "Shen Xin, do you think this might be the case?"

"It's what I said, this beggar dolphin, who spent every day with Lin Zenghui, developed feelings for him, and then saw Lin Zenghui betray him."

At this point, Yang Zeran felt a pang of unease.

A dolphin, and you're talking about betrayal?

He continued, "So when Hanako got angry, she drowned Lin Zenghui. Then, after Lin Zenghui died, she regretted it."

“As I mentioned before, there are cases of dolphins falling in love with humans and then committing suicide for love. So, a few months later, at the end of 16, Hanako died.”

"As for being attacked by other dolphins, could it be that she remained chaste for Lin Zenghui after drowning him?"

Shen Xin's eyes widened in surprise.

Where did you come up with the phrase "keeping oneself pure as jade"?

Yang Zeran was so embarrassed he wanted to cover his face, but he forced himself to continue, "That's what I meant, for example, she rejected the requests of other male dolphins."

"Then you see, in one pool, there are three male dolphins. She can't escape. Then, after being repeatedly rejected, the male dolphins got angry and killed her."

Shen Xin took a deep breath and immediately applauded Yang Zeran.

"Yang Zeran, really, you could be a screenwriter."

This dramatic plot, if it were a human being, wouldn't feel out of place at all.

Yang Zeran knew that his public image had completely collapsed, so he decided to go all out and said, "I'm serious. Think about it, isn't this logic very reasonable?"

Shen Xin crossed his arms.

It's quite reasonable, the only problem is that I was thinking of showing off my skills in front of Yang Zeran.

That way we won't be able to control this guy later.

But if Yang Zeran's speculation is true, and the dolphin involved is already dead, then how can he show off his skills?

At this moment, Ding Yuwei interjected, "Shen Xin, even if Hanako is dead, the other dolphins are fine. They're all in the same pool, so they should know what happened."

Ding Yuwei knew Shen Xin's abilities.

From the very beginning, upon noticing this case, Ding Yuwei conceived of a method to replicate the Liu Laibin case.

Hanako is dead, but the other dolphins are still alive, so Ding Yuwei doesn't think it's a big problem.

Shen Xin thought to himself that it was easier said than done.

This wasn't my original plan. Now that Hanako is dead, my plan can no longer be realized.

If we rely on other dolphins, how will we prove it later?

Just then, Zhou Xianyong waved to the four of them from a distance.

"Let's go."

Shen Xin stood up, wanting to assess the situation first.

The four of them went to the dolphin pool.

Three trainers, one of whom is carrying a bucket, are feeding three dolphins fish.

Of the remaining two, one seemed a little uneasy.

Zhou Xianyong pointed at the awkward man and said, "Xiao Chen came after that incident, so he probably doesn't know much about what happened back then."

"As for Xiao Wang and Xiao Li, you should know that they were there back then and know the situation."

Shen Xin nodded.

Xiao Wang should be Wang Hui.

And Xiao Li, should be the one feeding the dolphins, named Li Fusen.

Both of them were dolphin trainers back then, and these files contain evidence of that; their statements were taken.

Shen Xin said, "There's also Dai Keqin, right? When did he leave the company?"

Zhou Xianyong thought for a moment and said, "It seems he left not long after, saying that someone had died here and he was scared, so he quit."

"Later, we hired Xiao Chen and another person, and then Hua Zi died, so we fired one of them."

Shen Xin's heart stirred.

Scared?
Is it the kind of fear that comes from having a guilty conscience?

That's unlikely; there were indeed no traces of a second person at the scene.

When he looked up, he found Yang Zeran looking at him.

Clearly, he noticed this as well.

Shen Xin asked Ding Yuwei and Zhao Tianxing to take Wang Hui and the others aside and ask them about the situation back then.

Then, pointing to the bucket by the pool, he asked Li Fusen if he could feed the dolphins.

"can."

Li Fusen nodded and said that he had just finished performing and was hungry, so he could be fed whatever he wanted.

Just as Shen Xin lifted the bucket, three dolphins popped their heads out of the pool.

Yang Zeran leaned closer and whispered, "Shen Xin, could there be something wrong with this Dai Keqin?"

In his experience, resigning after an incident usually indicates someone has something to hide.

Shen Xin shook his head and looked at the three dolphins swimming in front of him.

It's just like the dolphins I remember.

Then, because her eyes weren't big, and there was water behind them, it wasn't very clear what emotions she had.

Now one of them is poking its head out of the water, looking at itself.

Judging from his reaction, he seemed a bit unfamiliar with the task.

Shen Xin beckoned to him, signaling him to come over.

It has to be said that this dolphin is intelligent. As soon as Shen Xin waved his hand, it immediately swam over, stopped at the edge of the pool, poked half its head out, and looked at Shen Xin.

Now that they were closer, Shen Xin could see its eyes clearly.

Their eyes met, and it tilted its head slightly, staring straight at Shen Xin.

From its reaction, Shen Xin sensed that it was curious.

Then, a favorability icon gradually appeared above its head.

To Shen Xin's surprise, the icon gained a full four points of favorability as soon as it appeared.

Shen Xin was startled.

I've encountered some animals before, and I could generate a favorability icon as soon as I met them.

Shen Xin called it the innate sacred body of relatives.

But to suddenly gain four points of favorability, especially after just meeting, unlike Loki's situation, is something I've never encountered before.

This is unreasonable.

(End of this chapter)