Animal Detective

Chapter 53 Presenting the Banner

A 10-yuan fast food restaurant on the street.

It was lunchtime, and the restaurant seemed to be doing very well, with people coming and going. There wasn't even a seat in the small store.

Shen Xin, dressed in a police uniform with five pieces on, made the bustling fast food restaurant quiet down as soon as he appeared.

Many people subconsciously looked at Shen Xin.

Shen Xin is the one who buys food.

The auxiliary police officer, Lao Zhou, who was traveling with Shen Xin, knew the place well and was familiar with the proprietress. He turned to Shen Xin and asked how many meat and vegetable dishes he wanted.

Shen Xin wasn't picky about food, so he just ordered a random dish. Seeing that the restaurant was too crowded, he decided to pack it up and eat it in the police car.

"This place has good food, and it's cheap and affordable," Old Zhou said, picking at his food.

He was dispatched at around 8 a.m. and it's already past 11 a.m. now, so he's really getting hungry.

Shen Xin was alright, and while eating, he recalled the call he had just made.

At 8:40, while on patrol, I received a dispatch order from the emergency call center and rushed to the shops along Jinmei Garden on Xinnan Road.

The person who called the police was the owner of a clinic called Lianxin.

He usually opens at 8:30, but when he came today, he found that the clinic had been vandalized.

The glass door was smashed to pieces, leaving only the doorknob.

Moreover, the other party not only banged on the door, but also smashed a brick at the glass counter where the medicines were displayed.

After Shen Xin arrived at the scene, he found a total of three bricks.

Shen Xin had handled similar cases with Li Dongsheng before, and there was a very standard procedure for it.

Register the information of the person who reported the incident and the extent of the damage at the scene.

In a specific investigation, the process usually involves asking the person who reported the incident if they had offended anyone, and then reviewing nearby security camera footage.

You'll be able to find someone most of the time.

Finally, it's all about going through the procedures, paying compensation, and being detained.

These are generally violations of public order and do not constitute the crime of intentional damage to property.

The police station frequently handles this type of case, so Shen Xin is no stranger to it.

But today's incident is rather unfortunate.

This clinic is located at the corner of the commercial area at the bottom of the building. There is a security camera 30 meters away, but it is pointed at the other side, and only a small part of the shop was captured.

So if you stand outside the clinic, not too far, just five meters away, and throw bricks at the clinic, the security cameras won't be able to capture it.

He also has cameras in his clinic, but they are pointed inside the clinic and cannot be seen from the outside.

Surveillance footage shows that at 2:17 a.m., someone rushed into the clinic and smashed three bricks in a row.

Shen Xin took Lao Zhou to check the surveillance footage of nearby shops, but they still couldn't find the suspect.

Shen Xin speculated that the suspect climbed over the green belt from the side of the road directly opposite the clinic.

So they rushed to the traffic police department to retrieve the surveillance cameras on the road.

The result was still not found. Around 2:17 a.m., a truck passed by on this road without stopping.

We can only let the owner clean up the shop first, determine the losses, and then investigate later.

After finishing up there and driving over here to buy food, Shen Xin recalled the situation and came up with a guess.

That is, the suspect may be very familiar with the surroundings.

Shen Xin roughly calculated a route in his mind that could avoid all surveillance cameras as much as possible.

From the south side of the road, walk along the sidewalk to the intersection, then turn north, continue along the sidewalk, and then cross the green belt.

The clinic faces east; they threw the bricks and then left.

Only those familiar with their surroundings would know that doing this could help them avoid being caught on camera.

Just then, Old Zhou suddenly asked, "Little Shen, do you think this thing is useful?"

He was holding a business card in his hand.

The clinic owner forced it on him.

The words printed on it are simply and bluntly: "Ancestral Remedy, Regaining Male Power".

This clinic has been open for half a year. It does treat minor illnesses like headaches and fevers, but its main business is men's medication.

During the visit, other shop owners also said that this clinic was doing very well, and people often couldn't even park their cars to buy medicine.

People from nearby towns and villages even travel dozens of kilometers to buy medicine.

It's a true miracle drug; everyone who uses it raves about it.

Seeing that Lao Zhou was interested, the boss readily handed him a business card. He even tried to give it to Shen Xin, but Shen Xin righteously refused.

At my age, I don't need it at all.

"You actually believe this kind of thing?" Shen Xin came back to his senses and asked with a half-smile.

Old Zhou must be 41 this year, middle-aged.

Moreover, the work of auxiliary police officers is hard and tiring. He has been doing it for more than ten years, so it is understandable that his physical strength is failing.

Old Zhou noticed that Shen Xin's gaze was strange and awkwardly covered it up, saying, "I'm just curious, it's not a problem."

"I know."

Shen Xin smiled knowingly. What man would dare to say he's not good enough?

"Have you thought it through? It's quite expensive."

Shen Xin also looked at it; it was in pill form, supposedly made using an ancient method, with more than a dozen precious medicinal herbs, and a course of treatment cost 2399.

There are two types of medicine. One type is for long-term use, consisting of black pills. A course of treatment consists of 30 pills, which are used to strengthen the body's foundation and nourish its vital energy.

It is also accompanied by a small red pill, 15 pills per course of treatment.

Then, take it an hour before the activity to prevent the loss of your vital energy during the activity.

Drugs like these fall into a regulatory gray area, much like those small advertisements posted on telephone poles—almost all of them are scams.

Old Zhou was genuinely interested, muttering, "It's a bit pricey, but as long as it works well, it's worth it."

It's not as simple as the surrounding shop owners say.

The two investigated for a long time, and in just half a morning, three groups of customers came to make purchases.

One of them, who drove a Mercedes, even bought three courses of treatment in one go.

In just this morning, sales have already exceeded ten thousand yuan.

If the cost is half, then the money the boss earns in one morning is equivalent to Lao Zhou's monthly salary.

This also proves, conversely, that the medicine might actually be effective and a miracle drug.

Shen Xin chuckled and reminded him, "You'd be better off exercising more."

Old Zhou said, "I'd like to, but as an auxiliary police officer, I don't have the time."

Just as Shen Xin was about to speak again, he suddenly received a phone call.

It was a call from Song Liang.

"Xiao Shen, hurry up, go to the branch office, the political department is looking for you," Song Liang said urgently.

"Political Department?"

Shen Xin was suddenly startled.

The Political Department is primarily responsible for propaganda, as well as personnel management and police work for the entire bureau.

Simply put, they are in charge of the appointment, promotion, performance evaluation, and rewards of core personnel.

"Director Song, is this a good thing or a bad thing?" Shen Xin asked cautiously.

If the political department contacts you, it might be a good thing, but most of the time it's a bad thing.

Song Liang laughed and said, "What are you saying? Don't you know what you've done? Great news, great news! Someone has sent you a banner of appreciation."

As he spoke, he added with emotion, "It's obvious that someone gave them some pointers; they even sent the banner directly to the political department of the branch bureau."

Just like sending a banner to a doctor directly to the medical ethics and conduct office, the best way to send a banner to a grassroots police officer is to send it directly to the political department of his superior.

If you give it to someone, it won't really serve much purpose other than posting it on social media.

It can be given to leaders, especially to the political department in charge of propaganda; the effect will be completely different then.

Putting everything else aside, internal praise is indispensable.

It also lets your boss know your name, which is more useful than posting on social media.

"Oh my god, Director Song, could it be Grandpa Wu?" Shen Xin exclaimed in surprise.

Of all the cases I've handled recently, the one most likely to receive a banner of appreciation is Wu Zhicun.

The key question is, how did it get sent to the branch office?

They said it would be better to send it to the political department of the branch bureau, but the problem is that this case belongs to the branch bureau!

You went to the branch office to present a banner, seemingly to help yourself.

But where do you put the faces of Chen Chao and Sun Zhao from the branch office?

They were the police officers in charge!
(End of this chapter)