Animal Detective

Chapter 8: People are ruthless and don’t talk much

Shen Xin is a recent graduate, still an intern, and his salary is not high.

However, the family is relatively well-off. The parents own a small processing plant, and the rented studio apartment is decent. It's located in the nearby Mile Apartment complex and costs 2,200 yuan a month.

If it weren't for his family's financial support, Shen Xin wouldn't be able to afford to rent it.

After unlocking the door and entering, Da Mei immediately jumped down from Shen Xin's arms.

Then, with leisurely steps, he began to inspect the room.

It's a loft, about 20 square meters, nicely decorated, but Shen Xin lives there alone, so it's a mess.

It circled around, came back, picked up the big orange, and leaped straight up to the second floor.

When Shen Xin went upstairs, sure enough, they had taken over his bed.

They weren't polite at all.

It meowed twice at Shen Xin, as if to say that I was fairly satisfied.

Shen Xin was surprised to find that the icon above its head had increased by two bars, reaching eight bars in total.

It seems that bringing it home to raise is a big step forward in the relationship.

Shen Xinyi, a bachelor, didn't mind having several cats sharing a bed with him. He was thinking about taking them to the vet for a check-up, flea treatment, and a bath. Without even taking off his clothes, he lay down on the bed and fell fast asleep.

When I woke up again, it was already afternoon.

I turned my head and was right in front of Da Mei's face.

It barked at Shen Xin twice in dissatisfaction, and the icon on its head had dropped by one level again.

Shen Xin understood its gaze and forgot to feed it.

"Sorry sorry."

There was cat food at home, so Shen Xin found a bowl for Da Mei, filled it, and added water before it eagerly started eating.

However, the lost favor level did not immediately recover.

Shen Xin didn't know what the use of this favorability rating was. For example, if it was full, at 10 bars, what would happen or what?

But as things stand right now, it seems pretty easy for them to fall.

The key question is how it will rise.

They brought her home, confirmed the adoption, gave Da Mei a home, and her stats increased by two in one go.

What else is there?

Feed it or play with it.

Shen Xin rummaged through the cabinet and found the cat toy that came with the cat food purchase.

I dangled in front of Da Mei.

It glanced at it, but didn't react at all, its eyes seeming to say, "How old am I? Still playing this game?"

Shen Xin shook it again, and Da Mei reluctantly freed one paw, lazily scratched it once, and then withdrew it, her eyes seeming to say that she had given him face and that was enough.

Shen Xin was both amused and exasperated; it seemed that ordinary interaction methods weren't working.

Or perhaps it's because each cat has a different personality, and I just didn't figure out what excited Da Mei.

But since I've brought it home, I'll try it out slowly.

Shen Xin now wants to know what will happen when the icon grid is full.

Da Mei ate, but Shen Xin was still hungry.

And it was already almost four o'clock in the afternoon.

Shen Xin took a shower, found some clothes on the sofa that didn't smell too bad, changed into them, told Da Mei to stay home and take good care of herself, and then locked the door.

After eating a bowl of ramen in a shop downstairs, before he had even finished, Li Dongsheng sent him a message asking when he would arrive.

"immediately."

Shen Xin replied, finished his meal in a few bites, and hurried to the police station.

When they arrived, everyone was having a meeting in the criminal investigation team's large office on the second floor.

Song Liang was also there.

The security squadron, which is Li Dongsheng's direct superior, is also led by Captain Dong Yueming.

Zhang Jianzheng is explaining the situation.

Shen Xin crouched down to go next to Li Dongsheng.

Unexpectedly, Song Liang saw him, waved, and asked with a smile if he had rested well. "Reporting to the leader, I've rested well," Shen Xin replied, standing at attention.

Song Liang was amused by Shen Xin's reaction.

At this moment, a middle-aged man sitting next to him suddenly asked, "Chief Song, is this the newcomer who was looking for the stray cat and discovered the suspect?"

Shen Xin then noticed the middle-aged man.

never seen it.

He looked to be about the same age as Li Dongsheng, with dark and rough skin.

He has a square face and a very ordinary appearance.

He was wearing a navy blue short-sleeved shirt with a slightly worn collar, exuding a powerful aura like a leader, yet his attire was somewhat unconventional.

“It’s him.” Song Liang nodded with a smile, gesturing for Shen Xin to sit down and listen.

Shen Xin sat down next to Li Dongsheng and then asked curiously who this middle-aged man was.

Besides him, there were other unfamiliar faces present.

"Chen Chao, the deputy captain of the Criminal Investigation Brigade of the branch bureau, is here to guide the case-solving," Li Dongsheng introduced.

Shen Xin raised an eyebrow, surprised, and said, "Our case has even alarmed the branch office."

"What do you think."

Li Dongsheng snorted and said, "Cross-regional, gang-related crimes, stealing 162 electric bikes, with a value of nearly 700,000 yuan, and involving cross-city sales channels, can this be a small case?"

This is considered a theft case involving a huge sum of money.

Shen Xin said "Oh," and then asked, "Now that the case is solved, whose credit should it be, ours or the branch office's?"

With Fan Jie arrested, the case is basically solved. At this point, sending people down to guide the investigation feels like picking the peaches for them.

"You brat, is this something you can worry about?" Li Dongsheng was both amused and exasperated, and scolded, "Don't worry, what's ours can't be taken away by anyone. Stop talking and listen carefully."

Shen Xin nodded.

Zhang Jian was probably introducing the organizational structure of this theft gang.

Fan Jie was in charge. He organized a group of people to steal electric bikes, dismantle the tracking systems, and then re-flash the systems on the bikes.

However, at the same time, there was another group of people who were in contact with Fan Jie and were responsible for selling the stolen goods.

They sell to neighboring towns and counties, and to areas with less stringent regulations.

"There's another person."

Zhang Jian tapped the top of the whiteboard.

Above Fan Jie's photo is another person.

But it was marked with a question mark, and there was no photo or name.

"According to Fan Jie's confession, he got to know this Li Hao through him." Zhang Jian pointed to a photo below and continued, "and then he met this person on QQ with the username 'Ruthless and Quiet,' and bought the cracked software from him."

Hey!
Shen Xin grinned. "That's quite a unique username."

Shen Xin also knew about the cracked software that Zhang Jian mentioned.

Yesterday at Fan Jie's hideout, Shen Xin witnessed the tools this group used to steal smart electric vehicles.

It's a custom-made circuit board, about the size of a bank card.

Simply stick this thing to the screen of an electric vehicle like the No. 6, which has a smart infotainment system, and Bluetooth will automatically connect, unlocking the vehicle in ten seconds.

Definitely high-tech.

Shen Xin wondered how Fan Jie, a roughneck who could name his dog a million dollars, could handle such high technology.

Now I know, it was bought too.

Zhang Jian continued, "Fan Jie confessed that he spent 200,000 yuan to buy out the exclusive right to use the property in Nanjiang City."

“They have been communicating via QQ number, and the other party is also responsible for subsequent software updates. Of course, we checked this QQ number, and the real-name authentication information belongs to a 67-year-old man in our city, so it can be basically considered that the number was purchased online.”

"Fan Jie had never met this ruthless and taciturn man, but he gave an address: No. 113, Xianghong Village."

"How did Li Hao get this address? He learned it the first time he bought software from this ruthless and taciturn person. However, Li Hao had never met this person before. He just followed the instructions, came to this address, and took the cracking module from the mailbox at the door."

"Later, the PCB board that Fan Jie had someone customize kept having problems and kept failing to decode. He contacted this ruthless and taciturn person again and asked him to modify the cracking device. The handover address was also No. 113, Xianghong Village."

"This date is May 21st, which is more than half a month ago, so we can't be sure yet whether this person still lives here or has moved out. We'll have to go and check later to find out."

Upon hearing this, Shen Xin realized that there was going to be an operation that night.

(End of this chapter)