Animal Detective

Chapter 362 You're not going to buy a dolphin, are you?
The day after the interrogation was interrupted, Shen Xin spent the morning organizing case files at the Lishan Branch of the Public Security Bureau.

Solving a case is incredibly frustrating and exhausting; once the case is solved, writing all sorts of reports and records is just as painful.

As I was writing, someone came in.

"Director Kang."

Upon recognizing the person who had arrived, Shen Xin quickly stood up and greeted them.

It was Kang Ying, the director of the Lishan branch.

He was in his fifties, wearing glasses, with graying temples, and a gentle demeanor, clutching a plastic water cup in his hand.

It is said that he particularly enjoys drinking tea and always has a water cup in his hand.

Because of this habit and temperament, he was jokingly called Teacher Kang by his colleagues at the Lishan Branch.

"Sit down, sit down." He waved his hand with a smile, his tone more like a teacher's.

Nothing much, just came to check on things and offer my condolences.

They said Shen Xin had worked hard on the case, helping the Lishan branch solve a two-year-old cold case.

This isn't just an ordinary unsolved case; it's a murder case.

Among unsolved cases, theft and assault cases are the most common, while homicide cases are not numerous. However, even though they are few, they are still homicide cases, and their nature is different.

He was just chatting idly. He sat for a while, made a few compliments, and then got up to leave.

Before leaving, they inevitably agreed to treat Shen Xin and the other three to a good meal to celebrate solving the case.

Shen Xin saw him to the door and was about to speak again when his phone rang.

After seeing Kang Ying off, he took it out and immediately let out a sigh.

"An aquarium?" Ding Yuwei asked immediately from the side.

Shen Xin nodded and answered the phone.

Sure enough, Yueyue went on a hunger strike again.

"I'll go first, you guys go ahead," Shen Xin said, and hurried off to the aquarium.

Headaches are inevitable on the road.

Shen Xin never imagined that having a high level of favorability could also be a burden.

The main leaping creature is the dolphin.

Shen Xin wasn't afraid of him, whether he was a cat, a dog, or even a donkey.

At worst, we can support them until they're old.

But how can we afford to raise dolphins?

When we got close to the aquarium, the traffic was so bad we couldn't move.

Today is the third day of the May Day holiday.

The aquarium and zoo are popular attractions in Nanjiang, and this time of day is considered peak time for visitors.

It was only because Shen Xin brought a police car that they were able to get in.

Chen Sili was already waiting at the gate. When she saw Shen Xin, her eyes lit up and she hurriedly came to greet him.

Seeing his anxiety, Shen Xin asked, "They've started fighting again?"

Chen Sili nodded quickly.

Yueyue clings to herself; when she thinks about herself, she won't eat, and then she'll start fighting.

Even knowing he couldn't win against two opponents, he still fought anyway.

When they arrived at the dolphinarium, Wang Hui was in the water, chasing away three dolphins with his colleagues.

Zhou Xianyong was also there, and upon seeing Shen Xin, he quickly came to greet him.

Given the dolphins' hearing, they probably heard the familiar voice as soon as Shen Xin entered the room.

With a cheerful shout, Yueyue immediately abandoned Yuebao and Xingbao and rushed over.

He rushed ashore, head held high, and excitedly shouted to Shen Xin.

"Coming, coming, stop yelling."

Shen Xin went to greet him, and Yueyue immediately pounced on him, nuzzling him repeatedly.

【like】

Shen Xin shook his head inwardly and quickly tried to comfort him.

Strange to say.

Previously, the favorability rating was like opening blind boxes every day; the one day you painstakingly built up the favorability would drop the next day.

Now that it's in its third stage, it's simply disappeared.

Zhou Xianyong told the others to leave first, then walked over and said with a wry smile, "Officer Shen, I really didn't expect that after spending a few days with Yueyue, he would become so attached to you."

If Shen Xin weren't a policeman, he would have spent money to keep Shen Xin as a trainer no matter what.

Upon contact, Shen Xin saw Yueyue's image.

Hey, what are you thinking about!

Shen Xin tapped him on the head in an annoyed tone.

Reading Yueyue's thoughts is just like watching a movie.

The key point is that you're male.

If you want food, feed Yueyue. He only eats when Shen Xin is there, and he keeps glancing at Shen Xin while eating.

Don't go.

Then Shen Xin saw him fiercely criticizing him in the video.

Shen Xin shuddered inwardly; these ocean hooligans were no joke.

Seeing that Zhou Xianyong wasn't in a hurry to leave, Shen Xin gritted his teeth and asked, "Manager Zhou, do you sell these dolphins?"

Zhou Xianyong was taken aback, and said with a strange expression, "Officer Shen, you don't mean to...buy Yueyue back, do you?"

Shen Xin quickly shook his head, thinking to himself, "I'll just ask."

Zhou Xianyong pointed to the dolphin pool in front of him and said, "Officer Shen, do you know how much this pool cost to build?"

"Heating, circulation, filtration, several systems, the cost of the tank alone is several million."

"Then, with routine maintenance, constant temperature, and replacement of saltwater, it's roughly equivalent to rebuilding a breeding pond every year."

"This is just the basics; daily food and drink, and human care..."

He counted on his fingers, calculating each item one by one.

Shen Xin felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing this and quickly stopped him, saying, "Manager Zhou, I was just asking."

Raising a dolphin is no problem for my dad, but if I gave him a whole dolphin, he'd go bankrupt.

Buying it back is obviously not realistic.

Don't even mention that we can't afford to raise them; the government doesn't allow it either.

Humans are at least a Class II protected animal.

But going on hunger strikes and fighting with Xingbao and the others all the time isn't a good solution.

Over time, problems will arise.

Shen Xin was only considering one way: to lower the favorability rating.

Divert Yueyue's attention to other dolphins.

Judging from the images in his mind, Shen Xin felt that his feelings for her weren't necessarily purely affectionate or intimate. He was treating her like a potential partner, and was simply desperate.

"Manager Zhou, after Hanako died, didn't you consider buying another female dolphin?" Shen Xin asked.

Three old bachelors living together in one place—how stifling!

Zhou Xianyong immediately shook his head, pursed his lips, and said, "Expensive."

Very few dolphins in domestic aquariums are bred independently; 99% are wild adults purchased from abroad.

The unit price of purchases is generally over one million.

This is just the cost of buying the dolphins; the cost of raising and training each additional dolphin increases exponentially.

For the audience, there is not much difference between a three-dolphin show and a four-dolphin show; they can both be watched the same way.

Zhou Xianyong said, "Let alone buying, we're even planning to sell."

Shen Xin was taken aback: "Sell?"

Zhou Xianyong nodded and said, "Our profits weren't very good to begin with, so the company was planning to sell some of the animals. But then you guys arrested that Xiao Li. You know, it's really hard to find a suitable trainer."

"Just keep two ends, enough for the performance. I heard that the negotiations are almost complete."

“In the new district, Fangquan Street has opened a large theme park, and they also want to build an indoor aquarium. We plan to sell it to them.”

"They bought three dolphins, two females and one male, and then they heard that the male was having some trouble keeping up, so they decided to buy another one."

“It’s not as convenient as buying it from somewhere else. They’re about to open, and they contacted us because they knew we wanted to sell.”

Shen Xin knew about that large theme park; it was supposedly going to open during the summer vacation.

That's perfect.

There's an excess of yin energy over there, so buying a male one will help balance things out.

Yueyue is clearly lonely.

"Then you can sell Yueyue. Yueyue is very smart. You can make him perform anything now," Shen Xin encouraged.

Yueyue has been influenced by her talent and has definitely become smarter, performing and interacting without any pressure.

Moreover, if I sell it in the new district, it will be convenient for me to visit Yueyue later.

It's quite a distance from the Municipal Bureau to Lishan.

Zhou Xianyong said, "I would like to, but the key is that we can't make the decision; it has to be decided by others."

If that's the case, Shen Xin is even more confident.

With Yueyue's current intelligence, what training can't she complete?

Even arithmetic.

Some dolphins can do math, including addition and subtraction within ten. Some aquariums in China offer such performances.

Absolutely high-end, much better than having someone else surf the water.

With Yueyue's current intelligence, it's no problem at all.

Shen Xingang wanted to say that he could teach Yueyue some arithmetic, but he swallowed the words back.

If they could teach Yueyue how to perform, the aquarium wouldn't sell him; they would definitely make him a highlight of their show and keep him there.

Shen Xin changed his tune and advised, "Manager Zhou, think about it yourself. This Yueyue is making a fuss all the time; it's not a good thing."

“Look at Yuebao and Xingbao, they don’t cause any trouble, they get along so well. Yueyue is the only one who doesn’t want to be part of the group. If we don’t sell him, who will we sell?”

Zhou Xianyong didn't know why Shen Xin was worried about this, but he had to admit that Shen Xin was right.

Yueyue is not very sociable.

Their own idea was also to sell Yueyue.

But it still depends on what they think.

After chatting for a few more minutes, Zhou Xianyong couldn't help but ask about Shen Xin and Li Fusen's situation.

Shen Xin simply told him not to ask any more questions, since it was a personal matter and wouldn't affect their aquarium.

The only good news for their aquarium is that they no longer have to worry about compensating Lin Zenghui.

Lin Zenghui's death was a homicide. He went to the dolphinarium after get off work and drowned. It had little to do with the aquarium.

Shen Xin also had a way to lower Yueyue's favorability.

That means "cheating" in front of him and playing with Xingbao and Yuebao.

Yueyue was indeed jealous.

On one side, they blocked Shen Xin and Xing Bao's path, while on the other side, they drove Xing Bao and the others away.

Unfortunately, after all that effort, the favorability rating didn't drop; in fact, it went up.

This left Shen Xin completely baffled as to what Yueyue was thinking.

Is it true that the deeper the hurt, the deeper the love?

Shen Xin ate lunch at the aquarium cafeteria and left after the dolphin show ended.

On the way back, Shen Xin thought it over and over and still felt that it was the best outcome for Yueyue to be sold to Fang Quan.

He should feel much better with a female dolphin by his side.

Just then, Shen Xin's phone rang.

It was a call from an unknown number in Suihar.

Shen Xin was surprised and quickly parked his car on the side of the road to answer the phone.

There was only one number in his contacts from Suihar, which was Lakshin, the one who had taken Tianxiong away.

However, I have added Lakshin on WeChat and we often communicate about Tianxiong's situation. If anything comes up, I can just say so on WeChat.

Moreover, Shen Xin suddenly remembered that it seemed like he hadn't received any news from Lakshin for a week.

Everyone was busy, and Shen Xin didn't have time to ask.

When the call connected, a man's voice came through, asking if I was Officer Shen Xin.

"Hello, I am."

The person who made the call was Liao Lei, one of Lakshin's men.

Shen Xin knew that Lakshin came from Suihar, Xingle League, Wugai Banner, and Huergan Border Police Station.

He is the director.

It is said to be only a little over 100 kilometers from the border.

In a big city, a hundred kilometers is a long distance, but on the grassland, it's nothing.

You should know that this place is in a pastoral area, and a police station with 13 officers is in charge of an area of ​​more than 1,000 square kilometers.

The entire city of Nanjiang, excluding Donglin and Jigang, is only half the size of other cities.

When Shen Xin first heard Lakshin mention the area under their jurisdiction, he was immediately taken aback.

With such a large area, how can you possibly manage it all?
Lakshin said it was alright, explaining that their jurisdiction consisted of only a few gacha, or villages, with a population of less than two thousand.

Besides being large, it actually has very few management personnel.

After exchanging pleasantries, Liao Lei stammered, "Officer Shen, there's something I don't know how to say."

"Director Lakshin got into trouble, he was injured and hospitalized, and then Tianxiong went missing."

Injuried?

Shen Xin was suddenly startled.

(End of this chapter)