Animal Detective

Chapter 452 White Elephant
For Wang Feng, keeping an eye on the baby elephant was for two reasons: first, to find the baby elephant.

A wild elephant, an endangered protected animal, is no small matter.

Secondly, Wang Feng felt it was unusual for Cai Xingquan to go to such lengths to acquire this baby elephant. Selling an elephant, at most, should be done for a million.

For ordinary people, this is a huge sum of money.

But for a major drug lord like Cai Xingquan, it's nothing to mention.

He really had no reason to poach a wild elephant just to make money.

Especially during the interrogation, his deliberate concealment of his purpose in poaching elephants was very strange.

So there must be something wrong with this baby elephant.

Not to mention, even Fan Liping, who had been dead for six years, resurfaced.

Starting from Gangmeng, Wang Feng mobilized a large number of people to conduct a wide-ranging screening of surveillance footage in search of Fan Liping and the truck.

They actually found it the day after it happened.

Heading southwest from Lianjiang, you reach Mengwan County, which is under the jurisdiction of Dehong.

They tracked the trail all the way here.

Wang Feng and Pan Wenhai had initially thought that Fan Liping might be taking the baby elephant with him to smuggle it out of the country.

Referring to the case of smuggling live elephants years ago, he speculated that Fan Liping might try to smuggle the baby elephant out of the country by going through the border forest or crossing the border river.

But to everyone's surprise, he left in a completely aboveboard manner.

There is a border crossing in Mengwan called Zhangfeng Border Crossing.

According to the surveillance footage, the truck eventually arrived near the Zhangfeng Port and then legally crossed the border to Myanmar.

Zhangfeng Port falls under the jurisdiction of the Immigration Administration, which is Pan Wenhai's system.

At this moment, in the office at Zhangfeng Port.

With the assistance of their colleagues at the port, Pan Wenhai and his team have found the relevant exit records.

"Old Pan, Captain Wang, look for yourself, there's absolutely no problem with these procedures." The colleague pointed to the relevant records, his expression showing some panic.

When Wang Feng found out about this, he claimed that if a wild elephant was smuggled out of the country, it meant there was a problem with their work.

Wang Feng didn't respond, silently reviewing all the documents and procedures.

The specific process was that on February 25th, a company in Myanmar that was engaged in animal performances applied for an entry permit.

They were invited by a local arts and culture planning company in Dehong to hold animal parade performances in various parts of southern Yunnan during the Water Splashing Festival.

Among those applying for entry were two elephants, one large and one small.

All the paperwork is complete, there are absolutely no problems.

In accordance with regulations, large animals entering the country were also subject to a 30-day quarantine period.

Then, on May 11, after the performance, the entertainment company applied to leave the country, with all procedures completed legally and compliantly.

In accordance with relevant regulations, the port authorities also conducted confirmation inspections on all animals.

A 30-day quarantine is required upon entry, but it does not take that long to leave the country.

On May 13th, the process was completed, and I was allowed to leave the country.

The overall process and procedures were without any problems.

"Hey, why is this baby elephant this color?" Pan Wenhai was reviewing relevant inspection videos upon entry.

Two elephants, one large and one small, were kept in separate cages.

The large one is normal, but this baby elephant is not grayish-black, but a very light brown.

The colleague at the port nodded and said, "That's right, that's the color. We asked them, and they said it was dyed. Old Pan, you should know, back in the south, they treat White Elephant like a treasure."

Pan Wenhai nodded.

Of course he knows this.

In the south, especially in Siam, the so-called white elephant is as rare and precious as the panda in China; it is considered an auspicious animal and a mythical creature.

However, this white elephant is not actually pure white; it is light brown or even pale pink.

It is an albinism caused by a gene mutation.

It is rare in itself, so it is naturally precious.

Pan Wenhai then watched the video recording of his departure.

There's nothing wrong with it. There are two elephants, one big and one small, and the smaller one is indeed a different color.

However, external surveillance footage showed that the truck carrying the baby elephant did indeed arrive at Zhangfeng Port.

"I rely on!"

Wang Feng, who was standing nearby, suddenly called out, quickly took out his phone, and went out to call the team.

He returned shortly afterward, his expression serious, and said in a deep voice, "Old Pan, I understand."

Pan Wenhai remained silent; he had already guessed it.

Wang Feng continued, "When we interrogated those two guys, we didn't ask them in detail, and they didn't say anything either, they just kept saying 'elephant, elephant.'"

“I just had someone check again, and the baby elephant is white. Old Pan, they’ve pulled a switcheroo.” He pointed at the screen and said.

Pan Wenhai remained silent, but his colleagues at the port panicked and hurriedly asked what he meant.

Wang Feng explained, "Those that enter the country are dyed, but those that leave are not."

"I suspect they deliberately dyed it this color and then found a baby elephant that was similar in size."

“Look, this is an elephant, kept in a cage. You don’t dare to get close enough to examine it closely. Elephants all look pretty much the same; even if you look closely, you might not be able to tell them apart.”

"So they smuggled the poached elephant out of the country by replacing it."

Pan Wenhai nodded, his brows furrowed.

At this moment, he also understood why Cai Xingquan had inexplicably gone to poach an elephant.

And why go to such great lengths, starting preparations months in advance?

This is because it is an extremely rare and precious albino elephant.

Now that things have come to this, there's no way to investigate who is responsible.

As they exited the port, Wang Feng nudged Pan Wenhai and asked him what he was thinking about.

Pan Wenhai hesitated for a moment, then said, "Captain Wang, do you think Cai Xingquan got this white elephant as a gift?"

In the south, white elephants symbolize good fortune.

For those high-ranking and powerful figures, this is the best gift.

Cai Xingquan may have chosen to poach this white elephant in order to curry favor with some important figure.

"The problem is, how did this get involved with Li Ping? What is that kid doing right now?" Pan Wenhai frowned, unable to figure it out.

Unable to provide an answer, Wang Feng gestured for Pan Wenhai to get on the bus and then said, "Old Pan, don't overthink it. Actually, what they're doing is a good thing."

Seeing Pan Wenhai looking at him, he continued, "Think about it, if they take back roads and smuggle it out secretly, it will be very difficult for us to investigate."

"But now, they're using legitimate channels. The entertainment companies and their managers on both sides are clues. If we follow the trail, we're bound to find something."

"And if I keep an eye on this line, I'm sure I'll make a big discovery."

“You should know that Li Ping hates drug dealers more than anything in his life. I don’t know what he’s been through, but since he chose to stay in the south, he must have his reasons.”

"So he's definitely still doing the same thing."

"He personally appeared to oversee the transport of the baby elephant out of the country. It was a precious white elephant, just as you said, possibly a gift for some important person."

"And Cai Xingquan, he's refusing to say anything, is he afraid?"

"So if we connect all these things, shouldn't we keep an eye on this line?"

Pan Wenhai nodded; Wang Feng's analysis made a lot of sense, and he agreed.

But the more it's like this, the more my heart aches.

Because that foolish child, after barely surviving, still chose to walk the same path.

"Let's go."

Pan Wenhai said no more and got into the car.

Perhaps sensing the overly tense atmosphere, Wang Feng took the initiative to change the subject and brought up Shen Xin's idea.

“If things really go according to Shen Xin’s plan, then we’ll be in a lot of trouble, especially you, who should step down to the second line,” Wang Feng said with a smile.

Pan Wenhai glanced at Wang Feng and said, "Don't talk about me, you're the same."

Given Wang Feng's qualifications, he could easily be demoted to a lower-level position, transferred to be a branch captain, and then rise through the ranks step by step.

"As for Shen Xin, regardless of whether this matter succeeds or not, I admire him from the bottom of my heart."

Pan Wenhai is impressed just for daring to think this way.

Wang Feng nodded in deep agreement, and then asked Pan Wenhai to call Shen Xin and explain the situation.

When the call connected, Shen Xin was racking his brains trying to figure out where to find 400 suitable police dogs.

Even if we're talking about stray dogs, that's not a small number.

Wan Xiaoyang's idea is to buy.

Buy nationwide.

Even if it's 20,000 or 48 million, it's insignificant compared to the ultimate goal.

The problem is that these purchased purebred dogs may not be suitable.

Shen Xin's selection criteria also included a crucial element: he insisted that the candidates must be personally reviewed by him.

Just as I was making plans, Pan Wenhai called.

Here comes another piece of bad news.

The baby elephant was smuggled out of the country.

But she had promised Nanji that she would help her find the baby elephant, so she couldn't very well go out of the country to look for it.

(End of this chapter)