Animal Detective

Chapter 474 Nan Ji in the Second Stage
There are 4.7 police officers in the entire southern Yunnan province.

If anyone suggested to me that I use an elephant to find the suspect's hideout.

Liu Baoquan would probably say to him: "Young man, don't have unrealistic dreams."

But this person is Shen Xin.

A unique talent who takes unconventional approaches and achieves unexpected victories.

After hearing the report, carefully considering the situation, and even waking up an animal expert at the Chuncheng Zoo overnight to confirm the credibility of Shen Xin's statement, Liu Baoquan decided to support Shen Xin's idea.

The animal expert countered by saying that the method was only theoretically feasible.

But that's an elephant; can it listen to you?
Liu Baoquan really wanted to tell him about this: I don't know if elephants can do it, but I've seen birds that do whatever they're told and can even talk.

The plan has been approved.

However, it is not easy to implement.

The procedures are all easy to handle; the main issue is transporting the elephants.

It took He Jinglin's zookeeper a lot of effort to get Nan Ji into the car after a video call with Shen Xin.

By the time the goods, which had traveled a long and dusty journey, arrived in Shenxin's area, it was already dawn.

These past few hours, the various groups of people have been quite busy.

According to Luo Pei's people, many reporters came to the scene, and the news has already spread.

It caused a huge uproar, even making national news and spreading like wildfire on the internet.

It is said that Myanmar was attacked.

They also said that a certain faction had started fighting or something.

With high attention, Myanmar is also under great pressure, so they are very cooperative.

Wan Xiaoyang met with several local factions in Sawa overnight to discuss the matter and instructed them to use their respective channels to find the person.

There is no news yet.

The police investigation at the scene has yielded results, confirming the identities of the two gunmen, and the investigation is ongoing.

The family of the policeman with the mustache was blocked at his wife's house, but they had limited information. All they knew was that the policeman with the mustache suddenly told them to leave and wait for his call.

The large-scale search across Sawa is still ongoing, and nothing has been found so far.

Meanwhile, Shen Xin also started from the location where the scent source was lost and searched outwards along the highway.

But the olfactory source was still not reconnected.

"Shen Xin, don't get sore throat, eat something first." Jiang Wengang handed him some bread.

Shen Xin didn't take it; he couldn't eat it at all.

Qianfang Tianqiao turned her head to glance at Shen Xin, then continued to sniff around in silence.

Teddy and his gang were released to find the two thugs whose identities had been confirmed.

Compared to Ding Yuwei and Fan Liping, they are more likely to be active outdoors.

At this moment, Nan Ji arrived.

It was already 7:30 in the morning.

There are still four and a half hours until noon.

Fortunately, He Jinglin had been planning to transfer Nan Ji, so their base's dedicated transport vehicle remained in Dehong.

Otherwise, it would be difficult to find even a suitable truck in a short period of time.

He Jinglin had already returned to the rescue center. The person in charge who remained in Dehong was Chen Lei, who exclaimed how lucky he was after getting out of the car.

Nan Ji was quite well-behaved throughout the journey.

When she gets angry, no one can stop her.

Nan Ji, who was in the car, had already smelled Shen Xin's scent and was calling out urgently.

Shen Xin quickly stepped forward.

When the car door opened and Nan Ji saw Shen Xin, she became even more anxious.

The truck squeezed the iron cage inside with agitation, and every movement it made caused the truck to creak loudly.

"Nan Ji, be quiet."

Shen Xin stepped forward and shouted.

These words worked. Nan Ji immediately behaved herself, only making low noises and hooking Shen Xin's arm with her nose.

After asking Tang Youkun and the others to step back a bit, Shen Xin opened the cage and went inside.

Their presence would only put pressure on Nan Ji and wouldn't be of any help.

A human and an elephant stand facing each other in an iron cage.

"Nanji, your child is nearby. I'll take you to find it. Once you find it, tell me immediately, understand?"

Nan Ji's favorability rating has always been low; she's currently at stage one, level six.

But elephants are clever, so Nanji understood. She flicked her trunk, let out a cry, and then turned her head to go through the side door, looking at the unfamiliar surroundings outside.

Although she wasn't taught how to nod for "yes" and shake her head for "no," Shen Xin could roughly understand her meaning through her cries of different emotions.

Shen Xinchong gestured to Chen Lei, signaling the driver to start the car.

Go back to the small town where you started, and from there, extend outwards along the surrounding roads like a tree diagram, searching section by section.

Back in town, they managed to retrieve Teddy and the others before setting off again.

The group was large and the carriage door was open, so Nan Ji could be seen, which was enough to attract attention.

But no one had time to think about it. They set off immediately, heading in three directions, starting with the southwest.

With a vehicle towing it, the speed is certainly good.

Every few kilometers, the truck would stop so that Nanji could check on things.

Throughout the entire process, Nan Ji stood there like a stone statue, intently watching the outside world.

Five kilometers, ten kilometers.

Roads lead to roads, one intersection after another.

The whole process was like finding a needle in a haystack.

An hour passed in the blink of an eye.

Shen Xin held the map and kept crossing off areas.

Chen Lei was also in the carriage. He looked at the focused Shen Xin, then at Nan Ji, and hesitated for a moment before saying, "Shen Xin, is it really okay to search like this? I know elephants have a very keen sense of smell, but there are too many distractions in the city."

"Putting everything else aside, I think the exhaust fumes from these trucks are a huge nuisance."

Shen Xin remained silent.

Shen Xin understood everything Chen Lei said.

There's nothing we can do about it.

All methods have been explored, and all Shen Xin can do is use his own methods, grasping at straws, hoping for a miracle.

Chen Lei sighed softly and said no more.

Another half hour passed.

It was past nine o'clock.

As the truck was driving on the road, Nanji suddenly cried out urgently.

Shen Xin suddenly looked up: "Nan Ji, you found out?"

Nan Ji called out, yearning and eager.

My own child, so small, still breastfeeding, has been lost for so long.

My longing for my child had long since reached its peak.

She suddenly became enraged and charged towards the iron cage.

With a loud bang, the entire iron cage trembled.

Shen Xin and Chen Lei were both knocked to the ground by the shock.

The driver slammed on the brakes, and Nan Ji stumbled back a few steps due to inertia. She then strained her muscles, trying to break through the iron cage. But she couldn't break through, and she didn't care, she just kept ramming it like a madwoman.

Chen Lei turned pale with fright.

When wild elephants become agitated, who dares to stop them?

But Shen Xin dared to do it anyway.

He shouted from the side, but seeing that it was useless, he ran behind Nan Ji and grabbed her tail.

Chen Lei's eyes nearly popped out of their sockets, thinking to himself, "Aren't you afraid she'll kick you in the back?"
In just a few moments, the iron cage was deformed from the impact.

Seeing that she couldn't break through, Nan Ji finally stopped and turned to call out urgently to Shen Xin.

That's when he regained some of his senses.

Shen Xin was really desperate. In a moment of impulsiveness, he completely forgot how overconfident it was to try and pull a multi-ton elephant.

"Nan Ji, calm down. Are you sure it's your child?" Shen Xin asked anxiously.

Nan Ji cried out and kept tugging at Shen Xin with her nose.

Just then, the favorability icon above her head instantly reached its maximum.

The icon also quickly turned yellow.

It wasn't over yet; it jumped three more bars in one go.

Shen Xin was not surprised by this change.

Animals with a certain degree of self-awareness, like Yueyue before, have their favorability rating fluctuate like a rollercoaster, rising and falling entirely depending on their mood.

It's perfectly normal for his goodwill towards Nan Ji to suddenly surge after he fulfilled his promise and helped her find her child, whether out of gratitude or trust.

The only advantage of entering the second stage is that you can hear her inner thoughts.

【go out】

【child】

【Why】

In an instant, a jumble of thoughts flooded Shen Xin's mind.

"Get out, I'm leaving now. Don't move, stand further away," Shen Xin shouted as he stepped forward.

Especially at times like these, it's crucial to control Nan Ji's emotions.

She's not some genius who can be held onto with just a leash.

If you just rush off without thinking, you'll flip over a car.

And now that we've confirmed her location, we can't let her do anything reckless.

When she goes berserk, she doesn't care about anything. She'll lock onto a location and even knock down walls, rushing straight in. What if she alerts the thugs and hurts Ding Yuwei?

【No】

Nan Ji called out and made a move to step forward again.

"you dare!"

Shen Xin stood in front of her and shouted.

She stopped, flicked her nose in dissatisfaction, and slapped Shen Xin.

It felt like someone was swinging a big tree at him; Shen Xin was thrown to the ground, feeling as if his bones were shattered from the pain.

The three bars of favorability that had just increased vanished instantly.

Seeing the truck brake suddenly to a stop, followed by Tang Youkun and the others who rushed over immediately, seeing Shen Xin being knocked to the ground by Nan Ji, they all instinctively pulled out their guns and aimed them at Nan Ji.

If Nanji loses control, they will not hesitate to shoot.

"Don't shoot!"

Shen Xin hurriedly shouted, "The target has already been found! It not only concerns Nan Ji's child, but also Ding Yuwei!"

"Nan Ji, listen to me. If you do anything reckless again, believe me, I won't take you to find your child," Shen Xin shouted.

Nan Ji clearly understood, but more than a month later, she suddenly discovered the child and became completely agitated, pacing back and forth in agitation and calling out incessantly.

【child】

【go out】

You can hear her heartfelt words, like a raging storm.

There was a loud bang.

The truck's tires burst because it couldn't bear the weight.

The sound was so loud that Nan Ji was startled.

Shen Xin was also startled, thinking someone had fired a shot.

Shen Xin quickly got up, but still didn't move aside. He looked directly at Nan Ji and shouted, "Nan Ji, I'll say it again, if you want to see your child, then listen to me."

The man and the elephant faced off for almost ten seconds.

Nan Ji then called out again.

【child】

I'll listen to you.

She flicked her nose, startling Shen Xin so much that he instinctively flinched and dodged.

Fortunately, it only landed lightly and touched Shen Xin.

【help me】

【child】

Tears welled up in her eyes again as she cried out incessantly.

Shen Xin breathed a sigh of relief, waved to Tang Youkun and the others, and quickly told them to open the cage.

It's already deformed from the impact; it can't be pulled apart at all.

The only option is to open the lock and let Nanji break it open herself.

With a loud crash, the iron cage burst open.

The outer carriages were also badly deformed, but we couldn't care less about that now.

"listen to me."

Shen Xin walked ahead, looking directly at Nan Ji, guiding her to slowly climb down from the car.

As soon as she landed, she took off running.

"Nan Ji!"

Shen Xin immediately rushed out and shouted to stop them: "I said, listen to me."

Nan Ji stopped again and turned to look southeast.

Shen Xin stretched out his arm, gesturing for her to be quiet, and said, "Let me go up."

Nan Ji immediately bent her front leg.

Shen Xin climbed onto her body, stepping on her legs.

This thing is too dangerous. When she sprints at full speed for 30 or 40 kilometers, she disappears into the forest and runs around wildly, making it impossible to catch her.

By lying on top of her, at least I could control myself a little.

Shen Xin grabbed her ear tightly, pried it open slightly, and asked her where the child was, telling her to go find it slowly.

Sure enough, she walked directly off the road and headed straight southeast.

The sturdy banana tree was as fragile as paper; it would fall over at the slightest touch.

Shen Xin quickly stopped her and told her to take the road.

I immediately checked the map myself.

From my current location, within a 10-kilometer radius to the southeast.

The nearest town is called Mormau.

(End of this chapter)