Animal Detective

Chapter 350 If you want me, just say so!

At the municipal bureau, there are fewer tasks but more meetings.

Fortunately, it wasn't a meaningless meeting; it focused more on exploring and learning about new criminal techniques and analyzing typical criminal cases from other cities.

Inside the Criminal Investigation Detachment's meeting room, Deputy Detachment Leader Du Yong recounted a case on stage.

Zhang Hancheng, sitting in the front row, turned his head by chance and saw Yang Zeran sitting in the back row, and frowned without making a sound.

The day before yesterday, Shen Xin asked me for people.

Zhang Hancheng agreed.

At that time, Zhang Hancheng was still somewhat reluctant.

After all, Yang Zeran was a top student in criminal investigation at the Public Security University. He excelled in all his courses during his time at the university, and it is said that his graduation thesis was even published in an internal journal of the police system.

If it weren't for his girlfriend, Yang Zeran would most likely have joined the provincial department or the Ningshan City Bureau.

It's simply impossible for them to come to Nanjiang.

Zhang Hancheng had high expectations for him, so he was reluctant to part with him.

But after thinking about it carefully, Zhang Hancheng felt that it was a good idea to send Yang Zeran to the unsolved cases office; it would be a good opportunity for him to gain experience.

With improved public security, the number of serious criminal cases has decreased overall.

Sometimes, relying on surveillance footage, suspects are apprehended in just a few hours, leaving Zhang Hancheng feeling like a hero whose talents are wasted.

On the contrary, these are the unsolved cases.

None of the unsolved cases are simple.

The case was solved due to the long passage of time, limited resources, and astonishing difficulty.

But it is precisely because of this that people can be trained.

Just like Shen Xin.

He was still at the police station last year, and this year he's been transferred to the municipal bureau.

Could it be simply because he can train police dogs, and even trained meritorious dogs?

No.

Ultimately, it comes down to their strong professional skills, which enabled them to solve numerous cold cases, such as the Huang Weili case, where their performance was outstanding.

Zhang Hancheng felt that this was a skill he had developed through solving unsolved cases.

Arresting people by relying on surveillance footage, that's not much of a skill.

Therefore, sending Yang Zeran to the unsolved cases office to reflect and apply his knowledge will be beneficial to his future development.

But the fact that Yang Zeran is still sitting here means that he has rejected Shen Xin.

Zhang Hancheng hesitated whether to talk to Yang Zeran, so he transferred him to the unsolved cases office.

And Shen Xin.

Also.

You can't get someone back in one go. If Yang Zeran doesn't agree, you can't just come back and ask again.

Unbeknownst to Zhang Hancheng, Yang Zeran's mind was wandering at that moment.

Like the case of Lin Zenghui.

I wonder what method Shen Xin will use to get close to the dolphins and then reenact a scene.

In front of everyone, the scene was reenacted, and then the originally gentle and lovely dolphin suddenly became ferocious and dragged people to the bottom of the water.

Just thinking about that scene sent chills down Yang Zeran's spine.

Unfortunately, I'm not part of the Cold Cases Office.

That bastard Shen Xin has stopped looking for me.

I passed by the unsolved case office several times yesterday but didn't see Shen Xin. I don't know what he was busy with.

These past two days, Yang Zeran's mind has been filled with this case, like an addiction, it's unbearable.

The applause startled Yang Zeran.

After Du Yong finished sharing, Yang Zeran quickly joined everyone in applauding.

At the end of the sharing session, Du Yong made a final request, asking each participant to write a reflection on the assault case he had shared.

Yang Zeran frowned inwardly, complaining as he wrote his thoughts.

The case has already been solved. What good are any insights gained? Different cases have different circumstances, and you can't simply apply experience.

I packed my things, got up, and left the conference room, passing by the office where unsolved cases were kept.

The door is closed; there shouldn't be anyone there.

The thought of the three of them going out to investigate the case made Yang Zeran feel sad again.

For some reason, he has felt some regret these past two days.

I regret going directly to the municipal bureau; even a branch bureau or the criminal investigation team would have allowed me to get started on the job.

Yang Zeran comes from an ordinary family; no one in his family has ever been a policeman.

The reason I applied to the Public Security University is that I was particularly fond of reading detective novels and watching crime dramas when I was a child, which influenced me to some extent.

He graduated and joined the Municipal Bureau in the summer of 14, and this summer marks exactly four years since then.

He spent another four years in university, which means that his ambition to become a policeman was before 2010.

At that time, the social security environment was poor, and Yang Zeran really felt that being a policeman was a promising career, fantasizing that after becoming a policeman, he would be able to catch an endless number of criminals.

Murderers, robbers, bank robbers, kidnappers, hostage-takers, and even those who use guns or homemade bombs to cause big trouble.

Little did he know that the year he enrolled in school, the whole country began to vigorously promote the construction of safe cities and the Skynet surveillance system.

Around that time, high-definition camera technology made a breakthrough.

In 13, they had already started researching facial recognition.

By the time I graduated, the Skynet system had almost achieved full coverage in large, economically developed cities.

In the past two years, facial recognition technology has gradually become more widespread.

Then, all those vicious criminals he had imagined vanished without a trace.

To solve a case, just look at the surveillance footage.

For murder cases involving acts of passion, it's considered slow if they aren't solved within a few hours.

In other words, Yang Zeran painstakingly honed his dragon-slaying skills, only to find himself with nothing to use them when he descended the mountain and let his horse roam freely in the south.

Under these circumstances, being able to come across such an interesting case, Yang Zeran seemed to have rediscovered the passion he once had for becoming a policeman.

Unfortunately, the spark of passion that had just begun to ignite was extinguished by that bastard Shen Xin.

Throughout the morning, Yang Zeran made several trips to the restroom, just so he could pass by the office handling unsolved cases and see if Shen Xin and the other two were there.

If they were there, I could easily walk in and casually ask about the case's progress.

As a result, the three people never appeared.

It wasn't until after lunch that the office door opened.

Yang Zeran's eyes lit up, and he went out carrying a box of cherries that his girlfriend had given him.

After knocking on the door, Yang Zeran asked, "Hey, my girlfriend brought me some cherries, do you want some?" Zhao Tianxing, who was engrossed in the files, suddenly looked up, his eyes lit up, and he quickly nodded.

I didn't eat enough at lunch, so some fruit after the meal is just right.

"Thank you," Ding Yuwei said, taking the food container.

Then they fell silent.

Yang Zeran had always maintained a cool and handsome persona and had never done anything like trying to get close to someone before, so the words he had prepared were stuck in his throat.

Especially Zhao Tianxing's expression that seemed to say, "Why aren't you leaving after delivering the things?" made Yang Zeran too embarrassed to ask.

It's not appropriate to interfere in other people's cases.

At this moment, Ding Yuwei said, "I'll wash the food container and return it to you after we finish eating it."

"Okay...okay."

Yang Zeran felt a chill run down his spine and left dejectedly.

Upon entering the corridor, he stamped his foot in frustration and left helplessly.

Inside the house, Zhao Tianxing gave Ding Yuwei a thumbs up and said, "Shen Xin is right, this guy really took the bait. I saw him loitering around our door several times yesterday."

Ding Yuwei shook her head slightly and gestured for Zhao Tianxing to continue reviewing the case file.

At Shen Xin's request, in addition to visiting relevant personnel in Lin Zenghui's case, the two began to review the case files again and select cases with suitable conditions.

The Lin Zenghui case takes time, and Shen Xin cannot devote all his energy to one case.

And it doesn't necessarily have to be related to animals.

Criminal investigation techniques are developing, and there may be hope that some cold cases can be solved.

On the other side, Yang Zeran returned to his seat, feeling frustrated. Looking at the half-finished case notes on the screen, he felt inexplicably irritated.

Early the next morning.

Outside Zhang Hancheng's office.

Yang Zeran paced back and forth, silently reciting what he was about to say.

After getting off work yesterday, Yang Zeran thought about it all night and made a decision almost inexplicably.

He wanted to apply for a transfer to the unsolved cases office.

He had thought it over carefully and decided that he still wanted to work in sales.

However, going to a branch office in the lower levels might not be suitable.

My girlfriend and I made a down payment on a house in the new district, and we plan to get married at the end of the year.

My girlfriend's company is also in the new district.

Going to a branch office in another district would be too far and inconvenient.

Moreover, it's easy to get into a branch office, but difficult to transfer back to the municipal office.

But going to the cold case office is different; it's like being transferred within the criminal investigation branch, and you can also participate in the investigation of cold cases in various branches throughout the city.

Can they stay in the municipal bureau and still be involved in business, including all sorts of strange and difficult unsolved cases?

It can be said to be the best of both worlds.

But this requires the approval of the leadership. The captain of the criminal technology team went to the province for an exchange and has not yet returned.

Yang Zeran then went to Zhang Hancheng.

Just as he was muttering to himself, Zhang Hancheng's voice came from behind him.

"What are you doing, you little rascal?"

Zhang Hancheng asked a question and then invited Yang Zeran inside.

That's perfect. He also wanted to talk to Yang Zeran, to tell him not to think that just because there are only three people in his office, it's too small for him.

You can't have that kind of thinking.

Moreover, Zhang Hancheng had a premonition that Shen Xin would make many contributions in the future and have a bright future. Following Shen Xin would allow him to accumulate experience and qualifications.

Zhang Hancheng gestured for Yang Zeran to sit down, and before he could speak, Yang Zeran interrupted, saying, "Chief Zhang, I have an idea I'd like to discuss with you."

Now that they were here, Yang Zeran didn't hesitate any longer and said what he had prepared.

The gist of it is that he doesn't dislike his current job, but just wants to get more involved in business, and coincidentally, Shen Xin's unsolved case office is right here.

With all my knowledge and skills, I should be able to make a difference in the unsolved cases office.

"Chief Zhang, that's about it. Please consider it." Yang Zeran looked up, his gaze firm.

Then he noticed that Zhang Hancheng's expression was extremely strange.

Zhang Hancheng frowned and said, "You mean, Shen Xin asked you to guide the investigation, and then you felt interested in unsolved cases, so you applied to be transferred to the unsolved cases office?"

Yang Zeran nodded.

Zhang Hancheng exclaimed, "Good heavens!" and slammed his hand on the table, saying, "Good lad, he's even playing hard to get now!"

Play hard to get?

Yang Zeran was suddenly stunned and asked blankly what it meant.

Zhang Hancheng said, "Silly boy, Shen Xin came to me early that morning, wanting to transfer you to the unsolved cases office. I agreed and told him to ask you for your opinion himself."

"Also, why do you think Zhao Tianxing was wandering around all the time? It's because he's already got his eye on you."

"what?"

Yang Zeran was stunned. He thought to himself, "I didn't know Shen Xin well, so why did he suddenly call me and ask me to come over and give him guidance?"

So they'd been wanting to transfer me there for a while.

Then he brought himself back.

They're fishing.

asshole!

Yang Zeran clenched his fist silently. If you want me, just say so.

"Huh?" Zhang Hancheng shook his head with amusement, not thinking anything of it, and even feeling a little surprised and delighted.

They managed to trick Yang Zeran, turning his invitation to join into a situation where Yang Zeran voluntarily applied to join.

He felt that this should also be considered a management skill.

As the team leader of the unsolved cases office, Zhang Hancheng was still in charge of three people, no matter how few. He was initially worried that Shen Xin might not be able to manage him well since he had only been with the company for a short time.

Now it seems that this kid can easily handle these three.

"By the way, what has that kid been up to these past few days?"

Zhang Hancheng asked curiously.

It's been a few days already, by now you should be familiar with it and able to start working.

Yang Zeran snapped out of his daze and said indignantly, "They're probably... playing with dolphins."

dolphin?

Still playing?
Zhang Hancheng's expression suddenly turned strange again.

(End of this chapter)