Animal Detective

Chapter 467 Unexpected Turn of Events
"Do not talk."

Li Niu immediately reprimanded him with a stern expression.

Fan Liping didn't care and kept staring at the two birds.

Shen Xin thought for a moment and said, "It's useful."

But it didn't say exactly how to use it.

Shen Xin wanted to chat for a bit because he knew this guy was related to Pan Wenhai, who treated him like his own son.

But then I realized it wasn't appropriate for the occasion, so I gave up on the idea.

Suddenly, Erlong asked, "Where are we going?"

In the small room, he suddenly said this, which startled Fan Liping, who exclaimed, "He can talk!"

Others knew the situation and were not surprised.

Li Niu glared at Fan Liping, signaling him to shut up.

Fan Liping couldn't help but say, "Didn't you hear that? He really knows how to talk."

He looked on with curiosity.

Shen Xin chimed in, explaining, "That's right, they are crows, they can talk. Erlong, Siji, say hello."

Siji turned her head and glanced at Fan Liping, then obediently said hello.

The same goes for Erlong.

Both of them are obedient.

"Holy crap, that's incredible!" Fan Liping exclaimed in astonishment.

He praised them, but seeing that Shen Xin didn't respond, he didn't say anything more. He just kept staring at the two birds, lost in thought.

After finally completing the formalities, the group set off.

Just after crossing the border, we were met with a devastating attack.

On this side of the road, the road is smooth, while on the other side, it's all concrete.

It was incredibly bumpy.

We drove non-stop until after 3 p.m. before finally arriving at our destination.

Luopei Town.

A small town where you can't see a single tall building at a glance.

Head straight to the police station in Luopei town.

A dilapidated, low-rise two-story building.

Logically, this should be a county-level police station, but it looks rather small in terms of size.

It feels like a police station in China.

The police officers I saw were all wearing tactical vests and had rifles hanging around their necks when they went out on duty.

This also reflects how bad the security situation is here.

No wonder they applied specifically; they even brought guns when they entered the country.

Fan Liping has already been handed over to Mian Guang and was taken inside.

The police chief received the group.

Then there's the waiting.

Shen Xin once again witnessed the inefficiency of the other side.

Before coming, Shen Xin was told that the operation would take place today, and if successful, they could evacuate back to China in the next two days.

That's good, the person in charge on the other side, Song Zhi, has not shown up.

Guan Baofeng inquired about the situation and learned that the person was still on the way.

Furthermore, the troops involved in the operation also need to be coordinated.

Therefore, Song Zhi meant that we should not take any action today, but rather tomorrow.

He thought there was no problem. Fan Liping said it would take 20 hours, but even if Angdu knew that yesterday's mission had gone wrong, he wouldn't have fled immediately.

There's always a period of waiting and inquiring about the situation.

There's still time to act tomorrow.

This wasn't their own territory, and Guan Baofeng tried to argue, but the other party shut him down with the excuse of the difficult realities of the situation.

They had no choice but to give up and patiently wait for their response.

That day, Shen Xin and his group stayed at a hotel near the police station.

That night was awful.

When Ding Yuwei woke up the next day, she admitted that she hadn't slept well at all.

There were so many mosquitoes, and all sorts of fluttering moths. Once the lights were off, it was like a meeting, with constant buzzing.

"I'm fine; mosquitoes just don't like me."

Shen Xin had noticed the mosquitoes' "preference" for him when they were on the grassland, so he slept relatively soundly last night.

For safety reasons, Guan Baofeng made a rule that they could not go out and wander around.

Given the environment, Shen Xin had no interest.

After lunch, while waiting for the police station to open, news finally arrived.

It's time to act.

"We'll set off in a bit."

Guan Baofeng explained the situation: "According to Fan Liping's confession, Angdu controlled an armed force of over a hundred people."

"However, his people are scattered in the villages he controls, and in Sangjia Village, he said there are only about thirty people."

"Of course, we don't concern ourselves with the specific arrests; our main task is reconnaissance and to find out the situation in the villages."

He looked at Shen Xin.

Shen Xin will definitely be going on this mission.

Once the situation is confirmed, we will take immediate action.

This time, Song Zhi coordinated a large number of people, some from the security forces directly under the police headquarters and some from the border police force.

In addition, some police officers were transferred from Luopei and several nearby districts and towns.

The total number is nearly two hundred.

Even so, Song Zhi was still worried that it wouldn't be enough, because the enemy had heavy firepower and was familiar with the terrain.

With so many people, if we don't understand the situation, we might not be able to complete the mission.

Guan Baofeng pointed to himself and said, "Five of us will go. Wang Feng, you stay here. Fan Liping will need to identify the footage that Shen Xin brings back from his reconnaissance."

It's not enough to just have warning birds; Fan Liping also needs to help.

At least let everyone know who Angdu is.

Fan Liping also needed to identify the location of the village's firing positions and armories.

So five of the nine people went, and four stayed behind to take charge of Fan Liping's side.

Of the five people going, Guan Baofeng will definitely go, and then Qian Feng will bring one person along.

The three experts came to protect everyone's safety.

Then Shen Xin and Jiang Wengang went, while Ding Yuwei stayed behind.

That area is practically a primeval forest; it must have been incredibly tough.

Moreover, Ding Yuwei staying behind would make it easier to operate the software.

Ding Yuwei glanced at Shen Xin and nodded slightly, but after the meeting, she couldn't help but pull Shen Xin aside and remind him to be careful.

"Take it easy, don't get carried away."

The way you're saying that makes it sound like you're always getting worked up.

After thinking about it carefully, Shen Xin realized that he hadn't really gotten carried away; he was just being cowardly.

"You should also be careful," Shen Xin reminded him.

Ding Yuwei nodded and added, "I'm fine here. I'm at the police station, or your side. Please be careful."

Shen Xin made an OK sign.

Since I'm not participating in the operation, there shouldn't be any problems.

Around 10 a.m. that day, the group set off. Ding Yuwei immediately prepared, waiting for Shen Xin to send back the video so that Fan Liping could identify the individuals.

The video was sent back around 3 p.m. that day.

At the police station in Luo Pei, they found a room to themselves.

There were people from Song Zhi's side, as well as Ding Yuwei and her group. Fan Liping was brought over, and there were police officers watching them.

Ding Yuwei downloaded the video that had been sent back and showed it to Fan Liping.

The video begins with Shen Xin's face appearing, the camera is adjusted, and then the object is thrown away.

"This is...that bird?" Fan Liping exclaimed immediately.

He immediately realized that the angle was wrong.

Ding Yuwei didn't explain and told him to keep watching.

Fan Liping glanced at Ding Yuwei, then at Wang Feng and the others, frowning in confusion, before continuing to watch.

This shot belongs to Erlong, who is high above, flying into the vast forest.

Below, you can see reclaimed farmland and narrow country roads.

In an instant, they reached the top of the forest. In the video, Shen Xin's commands could be faintly heard, helping Erlong correct his course.

Erlong will also make adjustments according to the instructions.

In just five or six minutes, a village deep in the forest appeared on camera.

The first thing that comes into view is the endless fields, planted with drugs.

In the distance, close to the edge of the forest, lies the village.

In the video, you can hear Shen Xin directing Erlong to circle around the village.

There is only one obvious road leading into the village.

Then they built a sentry post in a tree-lined area.

There were obstacles set up, and a small cement hut was built next to it.

As instructed, Erlong landed on the top of a nearby tree and observed the outpost up close.

The two men were on patrol and huddled together chatting.

The electric fan inside was whirring, and four people were playing cards together.

Unaware that a pair of eyes were watching them.

Fan Liping's eyes widened suddenly.

"Uncle Wang, you didn't find us using this bird, did you?"

Fan Liping is not stupid; he is very smart.

Ever since he was arrested, he has been thinking about one question.

How exactly were they discovered?

He suspected that he had bribed informants and even considered that the police had used satellites for reconnaissance.

But for primeval forests, even satellites might not be of much use.

Now he knows.

It was actually made of birds.

A bird that can talk and obey commands, doing whatever it is told.

Fan Liping took a deep breath.

He hadn't expected such a method, and was even more shocked by its power.

A bird.

In a primeval forest, who the hell would notice that there's something wrong with a bird?

As a result, they were discovered quietly, and then an ambush was set up in advance, catching everyone off guard.

He then understood why they had specifically brought two birds with them on this mission.

Fan Liping knew that Angdu had set up many hidden sentries around the village. Once he noticed someone entering the mountains, he would immediately flee, making it difficult to catch him if the situation was unclear.

But now that we have this kind of bird, we can know exactly what's going on in the mountains.

It's even more powerful than drones.

The drone was flying so close that it would have been detected long ago.

But a bird—as the saying goes, who would notice?

Even if he were to land on Angdu's roof and stare at him, Angdu might not even notice.

Wang Feng didn't explain, but only told Fan Liping to watch carefully and tell him everything he knew.

Fan Liping nodded as he continued watching the video.

After observing for a while, Erlong set off again, swaggering into the village to take pictures.

Without attracting any attention, the situation in the village was captured clearly on camera.

Fan Liping's gaze deepened as he thought of Shen Xin.

The faint commanding voice coming from the video should be Shen Xin.

Throughout the journey, Shen Xin had been taking care of the two birds.

How?
Was it trained?

For a moment, Fan Liping was filled with questions.

But I can't help but think that if such a bird existed, it would be almost impossible to transport goods across the primeval forest.

"Liping, what do you say?" Wang Feng called out after the video finished playing.

Fan Liping snapped out of his daze.

"Uncle Wang, rewind the video, and I'll tell you."

As Fan Liping spoke, he glanced at Ding Yuwei a few more times.

Fan Liping knew the village like the back of his hand and told him which house Angdu lived in.

Where does Wu Wei live?

And his soldiers, armories, production plants, and warehouses.

"This is Angdu."

He suddenly called a halt.

In the footage, inside a makeshift production workshop, a middle-aged man with a short ponytail and a full beard is talking to someone.

Wang Feng leaned over to take a look, then quickly contacted the front lines to explain the situation.

Erlong was in charge of searching the village, while Siji was in charge of searching the surrounding outposts.

As Fan Liping was identifying the location, Siji Yiyang ended the search, and all five hidden sentry posts on the perimeter were discovered.

In other words, the reconnaissance mission was completed, and Angdu was also on the scene, just waiting for them to take action and make the arrest.

If we get a clear picture of the situation beforehand, the chances of success are much higher.

Just as Wang Feng hung up the phone, Ding Yuwei suddenly remembered something and turned to ask, "By the way, where is that baby elephant?"

Fan Liping, who was deep in thought, suddenly paused and quickly said, "Elephant, right? Let me think. It's behind Angdu's house. Rewind the video and I'll tell you."

After saying that, he turned his head and glanced at the wall clock.

The hour hand is about to point to four o'clock.

Just then, gunshots rang out from downstairs outside the house.

Very suddenly.

Just as everyone was shocked, one of the two local police officers standing in the corner suddenly drew his gun.

He swiftly raised his gun and aimed it at his comrade beside him.

A shot rang out.

His companion's head exploded, and he collapsed to the ground, limp and lifeless.

The next moment, he pointed his gun at everyone in the room and shouted, "Don't move!"

The sudden turn of events startled everyone.

(End of this chapter)