Animal Detective

Chapter 401 The Crow Who Turned to the Light

It took Zhang Degui a while to come to his senses.

"You keep this falcon?" he asked incredulously.

He knew there used to be falconers trained.

But the problem is, how could a policeman have this skill?

It was still a pure white falcon.

Zhang Degui stared wide-eyed at the majestic and imposing Teddy perched on Shen Xin's shoulder.

With this quality, even all the money I've earned from running casinos over the years wouldn't be enough to buy it.

Shen Xin ignored him.

This guy had a great skill and could have easily taken the right path and passed on his rat-taming skills.

He was blinded by greed, and now he felt wronged.

Teddy was a bit restless.

He landed and saw the black charcoal not far away. He was eager to rush up and regain the face he had lost.

Shen Xin quickly pressed him down and comforted him, "Look at it, it's scared of you. Listen to me, let's not argue with it."

Teddy barked twice and turned to look at Shen Xin.

I'll mess with him.

These heartfelt words are devoid of punctuation and tone, and are sometimes even brief.

You have to use their eyes and reactions to guess.

Shen Xin guessed that at this moment, Teddy was like a man who was about to fight someone, but was persuaded by his wife, and then said, "I'm just not going to stoop to his level, otherwise I would definitely kill him."

"Okay, you're the best," Shen Xin praised.

【certainly】

Teddy proudly raised its head, gloated for a moment, then spread its wings and soared into the sky.

He still doesn't like being in the woods.

No sooner had Teddy left than the crow emerged from behind the tree trunk.

This thing is smart, or rather, very good at observing situations.

When Teddy lands, it knows fear and will find a place to hide.

Now that Teddy has left, it immediately runs out.

It looked up at the departing Teddy and let out a human-like laugh.

Yang Zeran couldn't help but say, "This bird is despicable."

Shen Xin nodded in agreement, saying that he had a similar personality to Tiger Stripe.

"come over."

Shen Xin called out sternly.

Shen Xin had experience dealing with this kind of personality.

To put it bluntly, if someone is too clever or too cunning, then you can't give them a friendly look.

This was a large-beaked crow. When it heard Shen Xin call its name, it didn't move, but tilted its head and curiously looked at Shen Xin.

Zhang Degui, who was squatting nearby, snorted softly and chuckled to himself.

I've raised you for so long, feeding you well and treating you like a son. Do you think you'd listen to me?
Seeing that the crow didn't react, Shen Xin took action directly.

He rushed forward in one stride.

The crow was startled and flapped its wings to take flight.

But the distance was too close, and takeoff would take time. Shen Xin reacted quickly and grabbed its left leg, then used his left hand to hold its head.

It was frightened and struggled violently.

"My bird!"

Zhang Degui hurriedly got up, his face twitching with heartache.

It was just a bird; Shen Xin grabbed its wing and lifted it up.

Teddy bears are too expensive; I really can't afford one.

If they were really released, they would be living in constant fear.

On the contrary, it's this black charcoal.

The big-billed crow is not a protected animal, and it is quite intelligent.

Since they'd run into each other, Shen Xin wanted to take it back and see if he could replace Teddy and train it as a police bird.

One particularly interesting thing is that Teddy dogs can't talk, but this thing can.

With its wings held, it stopped struggling, just staring at Shen Xin with its dark eyes, making indistinct "hello" sounds.

Now they know to greet each other and show goodwill.

late!

Do you know what you've done this time?

Shen Xin pinched his little head with his big hand, revealing his mouth and two eyes.

Then he slowly tightened his grip: "It's a criminal act, you're an accomplice, and you will be punished."

Zhang Degui, standing nearby, became anxious and shouted, "Officer, it's a bird! Don't do anything rash!"

Shen Xin ignored him and stared intently at the black charcoal.

It might not understand what I'm saying.

But since it's exerting force itself, it should understand the current situation.

Its mouth moved as if it wanted to make a sound, but no sound came out.

His eyes changed too.

The next moment, a favorability icon slowly appeared above its head.

Shen Xin withdrew his grip and said casually, "However, considering that this is your first offense and you were misled by bad people, I'm going to give you a chance to turn over a new leaf. Come on, nod your head and I'll let you off the hook."

As he spoke, he gently turned its little head and made it nod.

Yang Zeran, standing nearby, said with a wry smile, "Shen Xin, did you tame your Teddy like this before?"

He had only heard that Shen Xin was skilled at training animals, but he had never actually seen it.

Only now do we realize that this isn't animal training at all; it's outright coercion and intimidation.

Shen Xin said, "You don't understand. Different animals have different personalities, so you have to use different methods for them."

As he spoke, he slowly released his grip.

Black Charcoal shook his neck, and the favorability icon above his head immediately began to fade and disappear.

Shen Xin immediately reached out and grabbed its head again.

You never learn your lesson, do you?

Black Charcoal's eyes widened, and the icon above his head immediately became clear, then showed a 1-point favorability rating.

They must have been frightened and realized how serious it was.

"If you don't listen, I'll punish you."

Shen Xin brought him in front of her and stared at him directly, threatening him.

It's okay if he doesn't understand; he's gained another point of favorability, proving that he's afraid now.

Shen Xin then let go.

He flapped his wings and landed, quickly shaking off his feathers.

"come over."

Shen Xin waved to him.

Hei Tan looked up at Shen Xin. Now that there was a favorability icon, whether it was out of affection or fear, it would have an effect.

He flapped his wings and landed lightly on Shen Xin's arm.

Shen Xin patted his shoulder, and the boy immediately climbed up his arm and onto his shoulder.

"How is it?" Shen Xin asked Yang Zeran.

Yang Zeran looked shocked and confused: "No, what's the principle behind this?"

He knew that some people were naturally attractive to small animals.

If Shen Xin is in this situation, then it's reasonable for him to take the initiative to get close to the small animals and gradually train them.

But right now, even scare tactics can make animals obey.

How do you explain this?

If you scare animals, they should be even more afraid.

"Does he have PTSD?"

Yang Zeran was completely baffled; this was something that couldn't be explained scientifically at all.

Shen Xin didn't explain. He took the hundred yuan that Hei Tan had just carried from Yang Zeran's hand and placed it in front of him.

"Blackie, since you've abandoned darkness for light, then admit your mistakes and correct them. Come on, return the money."

Shen Xin pointed to the table.

Black Charcoal glanced at Shen Xin, then at the money, picked up the banknotes, flew to the table, dropped them, and then nimbly flew back.

"Okay." Shen Xin looked at Yang Zeran.

Yang Zeran didn't say anything, but just gave a thumbs up.

More than that, he even suspected that Shen Xin had hypnotized Black Charcoal when the man and the bird were staring at each other just now.

Zhang Degui, who was squatting down, was also dumbfounded.

No, so they were kidnapped and abandoned the darkness for the light?

Then what about all that time I've spent racking my brains and exhausting my efforts to serve you? What a joke!

"Black charcoal".

Zhang Degui called out urgently.

Black Charcoal turned his head and glanced at him.

Zhang Degui's eyes lit up; sure enough, he still remembered him.

But after just one glance, Hei Tan turned his head away.

Zhang Degui grew anxious and was about to shout again when Zhou Shaobo grabbed him and pulled him up. "Stop talking about being a black charcoal, worry about yourself first."

He opened a casino, betting millions, and this was just one game; he's in big trouble now.

The site has been almost cleaned up.

The group descended the mountain.

The experiment was a complete success, proving that Teddy could easily complete the search and capture mission.

The only problem is that it's too precious; I dare not use it.

When they met Zhang Hancheng and the others, the three of them were still feeling regretful.

Especially Chen Guanglin.

At this moment, he saw the black charcoal that Shen Xin was carrying and asked in surprise, "Is this the crow that tipped us off?"

Shen Xin nodded and introduced Zhang Degui's situation.

He was originally a circus performer and a mouse tamer, which is why he came up with the idea of ​​bird taming.

Zhang Hancheng chuckled and teased, "He's a craftsman, after all."

Chen Guanglin was clearly more concerned about the police birds, pointing at the black charcoal and asking Shen Xin if it was possible to train the crow to be like Teddy.

He thought crows were also very clever and should be able to do it.

Upon hearing Shen Xin say that it was worth a try, he immediately perked up and urged Shen Xin to spend more time on it.

Anyway, he thinks this thing is very useful.

Especially in the area of ​​drug enforcement.

Even if these drug dealers racked their brains, they would never have imagined that the police could use birds to track and capture them.

Zhang Hancheng and his two companions are the detachment leaders; they're busy.

Now that the experiment was over and proved feasible, the three of them didn't stay any longer.

Yang Qingmin gave Li Fang a few instructions, and the three of them drove away.

Shen Xin didn't leave immediately, but followed Li Fang and the others to the Jigang Branch.

People need to be investigated.

At the same time, Shen Xin also suggested that he wanted to visit Zhang Degui's home.

This guy boasted that he bought a large number of birds and selected the smartest ones from them.

Maybe there are still some at home.

Shen Xin had originally thought that if it was feasible, he would try to get a batch of corvids to test it out.

If Zhang Degui has some, that would be perfect; it would save me the trouble of submitting a report to buy it myself.

Just then, the branch office was also going to Zhang Degui's house to search for evidence, so Shen Xin went with Li Fang.

Zhang Degui was from Anjing.

He rented a house in the rural area of ​​Jigang.

Living alone.

His wife and children stayed in Anjing.

He explained that he would simply "hit and run" the gambling operation, avoiding setting up gambling dens in one city for an extended period to prevent being caught.

He wouldn't say exactly how many places he went or how many gambling schemes he set up; we'll have to investigate slowly.

But his accomplices said that Zhang Degui was very capable and boasted to them that he had played many games.

For example, cockfighting.

He's played everything from rat races to gambling, basically anything that involves betting.

He's a seasoned veteran.

The rented house is in a corner of the village.

It's a fairly large yard with a high wall, and there's a net above the yard, probably to prevent birds from flying out.

As soon as I reached the door, I could hear faint bird calls coming from inside.

When the police arrived, the villagers who were watching also reported that Zhang Degui had secretly kept a lot of birds, which were usually very noisy.

Just as I was about to open the door, a voice suddenly came from inside.

"Who's back?"

Her voice was high-pitched, like someone speaking in a pinched voice, which startled her colleague who opened the door.

Logically, there shouldn't be anyone there.

Zhang Degui's accomplices said that Zhang Degui cherished his birds very much and usually didn't let them go to his house, so as not to frighten them.

Li Fang gestured for the door to open.

The door opened, and there was no one behind it. Instead, a gray bird stood on the ground, tilting its head and sizing up the group.

Yang Zeran said, "This is a parrot, isn't it?"

Then everyone realized that it was the parrot that had been talking.

Shen Xin glanced at it.

It should be a grey parrot.

This is not yet permitted in China; individuals need a permit to keep it.

However, Zhang Degui's involvement in shady businesses likely stems from illegitimate sources.

Shen Xin stepped forward, and the bird immediately retreated, then flapped its wings and landed on the bird perch in the yard, shouting, "Who are you?"

His tone of voice was a bit strange, but his pronunciation was quite clear.

And they know quite a lot.

Shen Xin guessed that Zhang Degui had put a lot of effort into it and taught it a lot of things.

The group entered.

There weren't many flowers or plants in the yard, just some perches for birds to rest on.

In the distance, under the eaves of houses, there are many birdcages hanging.

There was also a large birdcage on the ground.

As soon as everyone entered, it was like a pot boiling over; they all started shouting.

"What's this for?"

Everyone's attention was immediately drawn to something.

On the right side of the courtyard, a mannequin stands on the ground, wearing a blue "police uniform".

It should be a security guard uniform.

A crowd gathered around.

Yang Zeran looked around for a moment, then glanced at the birdcage in the distance and said, "This can't be for training, can it? For example, training these birds to immediately alert the police when they see someone in uniform."

Shen Xin nodded in agreement.

It is estimated that Zhang Degui's idea was to release the birds to act as lookouts and keep watch on the perimeter.

As soon as it sees someone in a police uniform nearby, it reflexively returns to find its owner.

That can serve as an early warning system.

Li Fang shook his head speechlessly: "He does have some ideas, though."

He immediately ordered his men to conduct a search.

Shen Xin arrived in front of the birdcage.

Clearly, this yard is Zhang Degui's bird training ground.

He trained what he called birds to be smart enough to aid his casino empire.

Looking at the birds in the cage.

There are two cages containing parrots, a cockatiel and a blue jaguar.

There was also a lark.

Shen Xin had seen many of these on the grasslands, and Teddy had caught quite a few for himself.

The rest was all black as far as the eye could see.

They should all be corvidae.

Zhang Degui has succeeded in training crows, so he will definitely continue to persevere.

Shen Xin checked them one by one.

There are quite a few varieties.

The cage on the ground contained large crows.

Two of them are probably ravens.

The remaining one should have a bald nose.

The hanging cages contain small animals.

There were house crows, jackdaws, and red-billed crows.

The others are mynah birds and magpies.

It's clear that Zhang Degui intentionally selected intelligent birds and then tamed them.

Shen Xin was squatting down, examining the scene.

Each bird had glossy feathers, and the birdcage was spotless.

They must have put a lot of thought into it.

With a flapping sound of wings, the grey parrot landed lightly next to Shen Xin, looking him up and down.

Then he asked, "What are you looking at?"

Shen Xin laughed and asked in return, "What are you looking at?"

The grey parrot tilted its head and said, "Idiot, look at you."

Shen Xin was taken aback and exclaimed, "Wow!"

How did Zhang Degui get trained? He's swearing.

If this isn't corrected, he'll end up like Blue, constantly calling people idiots and getting into arguments.

(End of this chapter)