Animal Detective

Chapter 448 I Saw a Dead Man

Pan Wenhai immediately stepped on the gas.

Before long, they caught up with the convoy.

In just a short while, Nan Ji had already deformed the iron cage, and the entire truck was shaking violently. The driver next to her was stamping his feet in distress.

As soon as Shen Xin got out of the car, Nan Ji, who was going berserk, immediately quieted down and began to wail incessantly in her cage.

Its nose also peeked out from the gap in the railing, as if beckoning Shen Xin.

Elephants have poor eyesight to begin with, and it's even worse at night.

However, their sense of smell is extremely keen, dozens of times that of dogs, ranking second in the world, only behind bears.

So as soon as Shen Xin got out of the car, Nan Ji smelled his scent.

Tan Qingming previously stated that elephants often rely on their sense of smell to distinguish humans.

He Jinglin and his companion hurried over, their expressions melancholy.

Shen Xin quickly got into the car.

As soon as he got close, Nan Ji fell completely silent, gently touching Shen Xin with her neck and making a low growl, as if to say, "Why did you leave?"

“I already told you, they are good people. Why don’t you go with them first?” Shen Xin comforted her.

Nan Ji's voice changed, as if she were saying no.

Shen Xin sighed softly and turned to ask He Jinglin what to do.

He Jinglin looked around and said, "Why don't you come with us?"

In that instant, another thought popped into his mind.

Don't be a policeman anymore, come back with me.

With skills like that, the rescue base can truly be your paradise.

Shen Xin had guessed that He Jinglin would say that, and said, "Director He, I have something to do, I can't."

He Jinglin also knew that Shen Xin had a job.

But this mother elephant can't leave Shen Xin. Even if they forcibly pull her back, who would dare to release her from the cage?

What are the subsequent treatment options?

"It's only for a few days. Can you help us get her used to our base?" He Jinglin conceded.

After saying that, he himself lacked confidence.

He knew that baby elephants were better off and would adapt to new environments more easily.

For example, the baby elephant that ran into the city a while ago is now adapting well at the base.

But adult elephants can't do that. Let alone a week, they'd be lucky to even get a month to adapt.

At this moment, Tan Qingming said, "Why don't we send it to our Simo first, or... let Shen Xin look after it first? You see, it's good for it to be with Shen Xin, at least it won't cause any trouble."

He Jinglin had considered this possibility, and said with a troubled expression, "But there's no precedent for this."

Handing it over to Shen Xin? What kind of business is this?

Moreover, since Shen Xin lives in the city, wouldn't that mean putting the mother elephant in the city as well?

If Shen Xin loses control and goes berserk again, the risk is too great.

Tan Qingming quickly pulled He Jinglin aside and gave him some advice.

Given the current situation, it's almost impossible to bring them back on their own, and even if we did, it wouldn't make a difference.

But with Shen Xin there, at least they were able to keep things under control.

Why not bring Simo back first and have Shen Xin look after her, with their people assisting her and dealing with any issues as quickly as possible?

As things stand right now, he thinks it's the best option.

He Jinglin crossed his arms and thought for a while, then nodded helplessly and hurried back to tell Shen Xin about his idea.

It wasn't that Shen Xin didn't want to help, but this thing was no ordinary animal; it was so big, how could he possibly take care of it?

Bring Pan Chenghai's courtyard back?

Old Pan's yard is quite big; it could fit an elephant, and it could knock down the yard wall with a simple kick.

After considering it for a moment, Shen Xin said, "How about this, let's not send it to Simo, let's just send it to Lianjiang. My work will be done here from now on."

It seems that Lai Dehong's mission is in Lianjiang.

He Jinglin nodded. Lianjiang Simo, there's no difference.

The convoy then set off again.

Pan Wenhai contacted Wang Feng and asked Lianjiang to help find a quiet suburban location where the elephants could be housed.

After this experience, Nan Ji can no longer live without Shen Xin.

She probably feared that Shen Xin would disappear and then no one would be able to find her child.

So Shen Xin could only sit on the flatbed cart and keep her company.

Judging that Ding Yuwei hadn't rested yet, Shen Xin called her and asked her to move to Lianjiang tomorrow.

Teddy and the others need to be brought over.

Soon, the car arrived at the Lianjiang Public Security Bureau.

After learning about the situation, Wan Xiaoyang considered it for a while and felt that the most suitable place was the police station compound.

If he were placed anywhere else, he would be afraid he couldn't bear the responsibility if he ran away.

Running around inside the police station only means messing with their own people.

The Public Security Bureau is located in the core area of ​​the county town.

As it drove along, it was incredibly conspicuous; countless people took out their phones to take pictures wherever it went.

Shen Xin, sitting cross-legged in front of the cage, could only silently cover his face.

They rushed to the police station.

The security guard who opened the door looked up, dumbfounded, as the elephant drove past.

In front of the administration building, Wan Xiaoyang and his team were waiting.

Knowing that they had discovered an elephant, they were determined to bring it back, but when the enormous creature actually appeared before their eyes, Wan Xiaoyang was still so shocked that he was speechless.

To provide shelter from the wind and rain, a garage was temporarily set aside.

Shen Xin directed Nan Ji to get off the vehicle.

There were many people at the scene, but with Shen Xin there, Nan Ji didn't make a fuss at all and obediently followed Shen Xin into the garage.

Seeing that the situation was under control, Wan Xiaoyang and the others also came over.

"Shen Xin, you've worked hard." Wan Xiaoyang smiled and looked at Shen Xin, liking him more and more the more he looked at him.

Knowing that Shen Xin had been busy all day and was probably starving, they quickly told people to get him some food and drinks.

We can't do without people.

He Jinglin was already busy preparing to treat Nan Ji's wounds.

Just as they received their boxed lunch and were about to eat, Nanji flicked her tail and let out several farts.

After she ate something, her intestines started to move again, and she passed gas as usual.

but……

Shen Xin held the boxed lunch, on the verge of tears.

He Jinglin, who was standing nearby, comforted her, saying that being able to fart was a good sign, indicating that there was no major problem with her intestines.

I'm not afraid of external injuries, but I'm afraid of internal problems.

They even educated the public, saying that this elephant is known as the "fart king," and that an adult elephant can fart up to 3400 liters a day.

This amount is roughly the amount of farts a normal person would produce in four and a half years. "And what about poop?" Shen Xin asked, exasperated.

Just now, we were saying that since Nan Ji couldn't live without Shen Xin, we would make Shen Xin feel a little guilty and simply rest in the garage.

They even brought over the folding beds.

With this much air quality, lying here at night, the air quality is...

Shen Xin shuddered violently.

He Jinglin's eyes twitched as he said, "Normally, they defecate eight to ten times a day, totaling more than 100 kilograms."

Shen Xin's eyes widened.

More than one hundred kilograms?

Chen Huabing, the director of the Lianjiang Public Security Bureau, standing next to him, also began to look uneasy.

If things are done this way, then we might as well forget about this garage.

In any case, Shen Xin was forced to take on the job of elephant keeper.

Now all we can do is pray that we find the baby elephant as soon as possible and then return Nanji and the others to nature.

Shen Xin's help was indispensable in the specific treatment process.

While busy with this, Pan Wenhai inquired about the interrogation and was not surprised to learn that Cai Xingquan had not said anything.

He then went to Wan Xiaoyang.

"Director Wan, Shen Xin has an idea."

Pan Wenhai couldn't wait to tell Wan Xiaoyang about Shen Xin's previous ideas.

Chen Ruidong was also present. His eyes lit up as he listened, and he hurriedly said, "Putting aside the police birds for now, just look at the police dogs. If we could equip every grassroots unit with a police dog, as Shen Xin suggested, it would be a huge help to our anti-drug work."

Wan Xiaoyang nodded in deep agreement.

He knew that Shen Xin's training had enabled him to accomplish in three months what the checkpoint had done in a year.

This doesn't even include the amount of seizures obtained through external assistance in solving the case.

If Quan Dehong had a large number of police dogs like Tianqiao, the help they could provide would be immense.

He turned his head and looked towards the garage in the distance, where things were bustling with activity.

Wan Xiaoyang said, "It's really great that Shen Xin has such an idea."

"No, I need to report this to Director Liu and Lao Lu to see how we can fully cooperate."

The more he thought about it, the more excited he became.

Prevention is worse than cure.

Compared to arresting one drug dealer after another, prevention and blocking trafficking channels are more important.

If this matter can be accomplished with Shen Xin's help, then the anti-drug network in southern Yunnan will become impregnable.

After Wan Xiaoyang left, Pan Wenhai hurriedly grabbed Wang Feng and asked him to help find the baby elephant.

“Didn’t those two drug dealers at the bonsai base confess before that Zhu Kun drove a truck and transported the baby elephant away on the 11th of last month?”

They said the baby elephant was still small, weighing only about a ton.

She's still breastfeeding.

I'd guess he's only one or two years old.

"By checking the vehicle, we should be able to confirm the whereabouts of this baby elephant."

Zhu Kun was driving a van at the time, which was only a month ago. If we review the road surveillance footage, we're sure we'll find something.

By tracing the source, we're not afraid of not finding the baby elephant.

Wang Feng said, "Don't worry, I've already arranged for someone to check the surveillance footage. I just find something a bit strange."

He recounted the interrogation of Cai Xingquan.

Cai Xingquan didn't leave anything behind. Logically speaking, poaching two elephants is nothing compared to what he did.

But he refused to say anything, and his exact words were that this matter was even more impossible to discuss.

So Wang Feng found it very strange.

Since Wang Feng had already started checking the surveillance footage, Pan Wenhai didn't say anything more and offered to help.

Although they are going to restructure, they are still two separate systems. Their border defense side has a large number of checkpoints and sentry posts, which may be able to provide assistance.

Wang Feng wanted Pan Wenhai to go and rest.

Now that he's offering his help, it's even less likely that Wang Feng will take a break.

Cai Xingquan may not confess, but we might be able to find something by examining his social connections and activity patterns.

The investigation into the surveillance footage went relatively smoothly.

Zhu Kun was transporting elephants, not drugs, so he probably wasn't that vigilant.

After checking the surveillance footage near the bonsai base, his van was discovered.

After leaving Hudian, we followed Highway 309 back to Lianjiang.

Then it passed through the city, headed east, crossed the Dalian River, and arrived at Gangmeng Township in the east.

The truck stopped here.

This is the countryside, and there are only a limited number of cameras, so the van's whereabouts have been lost.

All we can do is search outwards along the nearby roads.

The workload has increased significantly.

After daybreak, Wang Feng decided to take his men on a trip.

Check the town's civilian surveillance cameras to see if you can find anything.

On the elephant, Cai Xingquan and Zhu Kun's reactions were strange, perhaps they were covering something up, so Wang Feng paid close attention.

He didn't sleep all night. He and his men had a simple meal in town, then went their separate ways to search everywhere.

On the way here, he observed and deduced possible locations, so his first stop was a gas station in town.

Unexpectedly, the shot hit its mark.

Surveillance footage from the gas station shows that Zhu Kun arrived at the gas station in a van and then parked it on the side of an open space.

There was a car in front of him, and two people got out and talked to him.

"Captain Wang, they're making a trade," a teammate said, pointing at the screen.

Surveillance footage shows that the three did not talk for long.

Zhu Kun left the van behind and walked away from the gas station.

One of the two men got into the van, and the two vehicles immediately drove away from the gas station.

He called out, but Wang Feng did not respond.

The team member turned his head and saw that Wang Feng's expression had changed drastically, and his eyes were wide open.

"Captain Wang." He called out again, having never seen Wang Feng so distraught.

Wang Feng still didn't respond, so he hurriedly rewound the surveillance footage and repeatedly watched the scene of people getting out of the car in front.

Then pause, zoom in, and focus on the person getting out of the passenger seat.

After a long while, he hurriedly pulled out his phone to call Pan Wenhai, but hung up immediately after dialing.

He stared at the screen for a while, his eyebrows furrowing into a deep frown, before finally dialing the number.

The call is connected.

With gritted teeth, Wang Feng said, "Old Pan, I saw a dead man."

(End of this chapter)