Animal Detective

Chapter 402 Flying Squadron
The parrot's squeak immediately attracted Yang Zeran's attention.

"Wow, this parrot can even swear."

Yang Zeran's eyes lit up.

How rare!

He crouched down, reached out to tease the parrot, and asked, "Who are you calling an idiot?"

The grey parrot immediately exclaimed, "You're an idiot!"

Yang Zeran was taken aback.

Shen Xin chuckled inwardly.

Yang Zeran hurriedly said, "No, I mean, who am I calling an idiot?"

The grey parrot swayed in place and cried out, "You're an idiot, you're the idiot, you're an idiot."

As it spoke, it flapped its wings and flew up in the yard, repeatedly calling the other person an idiot.

Those two words were enunciated very clearly.

Yang Zeran immediately became anxious and pointed at it, telling it to come down.

We need to have a serious argument with it to see who's really the idiot.

"Alright, alright." Shen Xin grabbed him and said, "You insist on using words to confuse it, and it doesn't understand them anyway, so aren't you just asking for a scolding?"

Yang Zeran pointed at the parrot and said, "Nonsense, I feel like it understands everything."

Shen Xin thought to himself, "How could I possibly understand that?"

It sounds like they can have a conversation, but they've actually just been taught the same few phrases.

Shen Xin asked Yang Zeran to help count the birds.

There are still some hanging inside.

There are four parrots in total, but apart from this grey parrot, they are all small.

On the corvid side, there are 3 of each size, for a total of 6.

There is also one myna and one magpie.

After speaking with Li Fang, Shen Xin released the small birds back into the wild.

These birds aren't bred in captivity; they're almost all adult birds that are hunted or young birds that are taken from birds. It's fine to just release them.

Shen Xin kept a few of the larger ones.

Two ravens, one with a bald nose and one with a red beak.

A red-lipped body type is also acceptable.

Then they kept the magpie.

Judging from the color of its feathers, it should be a Tibetan subspecies, and it is slightly larger in size.

Magpies belong to the genus Magpie in the family Corvidae. They are known as the big bosses of the bird world and have an exceptionally high IQ.

The Eurasian magpie, in particular, is the only bird species that can pass the mirror test.

The Tibetan subspecies is a separate species from the Eurasian subspecies, and its intelligence is certainly not low.

Yang Zeran clicked his tongue and said, "Shen Xin, are you trying to form a flight squadron?"

Including the previous black charcoal one, there are a total of 6.

A flight squadron typically has 8 to 12 aircraft.

If we also include the grey parrots...

Yang Zeran glared at the gray plane on the bird stand not far away.

Add Teddy, and there are exactly 8 of them, a proper flying squadron.

As Shen Xin tidied up the birdcage, she casually remarked, "I'm supposed to be the Powerpuff Girl, huh?"

They were trained to become police birds.

He transforms into Professor You, sitting in the command center, and receives a report that a group of criminals are causing trouble in the city.

In the cold urban jungle, a flock of crows descended from the sky, spotted the criminals immediately, and successfully averted the crisis.

Another day has passed peacefully. Thank you for the Powerpuff Girls' hard work!
Shen Xin shuddered slightly and stopped thinking about it.

Yang Zeran shook his head: "No, what Powerpuff Girls? This is clearly the Strategist Commander unleashing his ultimate move, possessed by a crow."

In the darkness, the vicious criminals were cornered. Shen Xin stepped out with a police baton in hand. With a whistle, a flock of crows descended from the sky and surrounded the criminals.

Shen Xin rolled her eyes at him: "I'm Quinn, you know."

Yang Zeran's eyes lit up, and he nodded repeatedly, saying, "That's right, if you are Quinn, then Teddy is Valor."

Li Fang happened to walk over, overheard it, and asked curiously, "What's this Luo?"

"It's nothing, just kidding. Captain Li, I'll take these birds back with me," Shen Xin said, pointing to several birdcages.

Thanks to Zhang Degui, I don't have to buy it myself.

It's not good for the police to buy these kinds of protected animals.

Those that are confiscated do not have this concern.

Li Fang guessed what Shen Xin wanted to do with the bird and said with a smile, "Shen Xin, if you succeed, our branch will not only be able to get police dogs, but also a bird, right?"

He joked, but secretly he couldn't help but look forward to it.

Putting everything else aside, this bird is quite useful for reconnaissance.

"By the way, I'm still waiting for your police dog," Li Fang urged again.

Shen Xin quickly replied that he remembered.

Since returning from Suihar, I haven't even had a chance to visit the police dog base. Li Jiahui even messaged me asking when I would be going.

The crows were all caged; they were picked up and taken away.

This airplane, however, was quite agile; even with several people working together, they couldn't catch it.

It hovered under the safety net, making a taunting noise while constantly shouting "idiot."

Enraged, Shen Xin immediately brought Teddy over.

Yang Zeran's eyes lit up, and he excitedly shouted, "Shen Xin, Q it!"

No need for Q, for parrots, birds of prey are definitely their natural enemies.

So when Teddy appeared, the plane immediately landed like a mouse seeing a cat.

It hopped and skipped to the door of the main room, then pecked at the door with its beak.

"Let me in!"

He kept muttering to himself while turning his head to look at Teddy.

Yang Zeran strode forward and pinned it down.

"Go inside." Yang Zeran shoved it directly into the cage.

Shen Xinchong gave Teddy a thumbs up.

From then on, Teddy became the head instructor for bird training.

On the way back, I stopped by the flower and bird market and bought some live insects, nuts, and other things.

Both magpies and crows can eat insects, and crows are omnivorous, eating grains, nuts, and the like.

On his way back to the Municipal Bureau, Shen Xin pondered whether he could build a birdhouse next to the high-standard kennel that Tian Kui was building.

For now, we'll keep them in cages and let them roam freely once they've built up a good rapport with us.

It's not good to keep them locked up in a cage all the time.

We don't know if this will work yet. Once it's proven to be feasible, we'll report to our superiors and build a proper birdhouse.

It was already evening when I arrived at the Municipal Bureau.

I first found a storage room in the annex to house them, set up the cages, and fed them one by one. It was almost time to get off work.

Although they've moved to a different location, the birds are doing well.

Unfortunately, none of the birds showed up as icons after being fed.

I think it's related to intelligence; intelligent animals tend to be more autonomous.

But it's not a big problem.

Even black charcoal can be easily handled, so what are these birds?

When you go back to tame them, bring Teddy along, because for these crows, Teddy is their natural enemy.

If you're afraid of Teddy, you can only be afraid of yourself, and you can quickly raise your favorability rating.

Ding Yuwei and Zhao Tianxing have not returned yet.

Shen Xin called them to ask about the situation and said that nothing had been found yet, and they were prepared to wait.

Because many stray cats are active at night.

When it comes to staying up late, it's definitely a matter of sharing the burden. Shen Xin called Yang Zeran, and the two of them met up.

Teddy must be brought along.

We need to give him time to adjust to the fact that he will be leaving.

On the way, Yang Zeran asked Song Xiangli for leave, and they inevitably talked about the poisoning case again, asking Shen Xin what he thought.

Shen Xin thought for a moment and said, "It depends on luck."

Yang Zeran was slightly taken aback and asked in return, "You really believe this?"

Shen Xin said, "Why not believe it? Sometimes, you need a bit of luck in cases like this."

Some cold cases are solved by luck.

For example, in a home invasion murder, the killer escapes and is never caught.

Years later, the murderer was caught for some other reason and confessed to his past actions, thus solving the original cold case of burglary.

This situation is quite common.

Speaking of luck, Yang Zeran remembered something and said, "I heard Yuwei mention the Xiao Hong case that you solved, the one involving the driver who was killed on National Highway 319."

"You used an online reward system and eventually found an eyewitness, which solved the case."

“Shen Xin, have you ever thought about using the same method to see if you can find the person who sold rat poison back then?”

Shen Xin glanced at Yang Zeran. "An online bounty?"

After thinking for a moment, Shen Xin said, "The situation is different. In Xiao Hong's case, there was a clear murder scene, and it was on a national highway, so there was a possibility that it was witnessed by a passing driver."

"But in Fu Lanting's case, we don't know the method of poisoning, and we can't confirm the time of poisoning."

"Finally, we still can't confirm who is suspected of poisoning us, so tell me, how do we offer a reward for the person who sold the rat poison?"

"If you want to offer a reward, you should at least know who he sold it to before you can hope to find the seller."

The poisoning case is unusual; there are still no specific suspects.

The method and timing are unknown, and it is even impossible to determine whether the killer's target was Fu Lanting or Guo Jinhua.

How do we set up a reward for this?

(End of this chapter)