I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 308 Identifying the Murderer
The mountain whitebait puffed out its cheeks, trying hard to recall: [He looked quite tall, not very fat, with long hair that covered his eyebrows in the front.]
[The frames of my glasses are black.]
[He's wearing black clothes, blue pants, and shoes like the officer next to you.]
Xu Ying glanced at Ji Xuehui's police boots.

Xu Ying relayed the description of the suspect who dumped the body, as described by Gao Shan Baitiaoyu, to Ji Xuehui.

"Wow, the features described by this little fish... several male researchers at Linqing Company look just like that!"

Ji Xuehui thought of the male colleagues who were also researchers at Lin Qing's company that the police encountered when they went to investigate the case. They were usually dressed like this, typical of science and engineering men.

However, the encouraging thing is that it has at least narrowed down the range of suspects; the murderer is very likely to be Lin Qing's colleague.

"However, based on the ligature marks on Lin Qing's neck, it is highly likely that she was strangled by a man."

Ji Xuehui hissed, "Could you ask this little fish if she'd accept long-distance business trips?"

“We’ll take her to Lin Qing’s company to identify the suspect who disposed of the body.”

Xu Ying nodded and said to the whitebait, "Little fish, would you be willing to go on a business trip?"

"The business trip means that you will come with us to the victim's company to identify the man you saw that day who scared you."

"[Ah, I want to leave the frozen lake...]" the mountain whitebait exclaimed, caught in a dilemma.

"Don't worry, little fish, we humans have specially designed insulated tanks that can simulate the environment of an ice lake," Xu Ying patiently explained. "And if you feed them regularly every day, you don't have to worry about big fish eating you. You live alone in your own body of water."

"And you'll only be gone for a few days. Once the suspect is identified, we'll send you home."

Xu Ying's words greatly appealed to the mountain whitebait. After discussing it with its family, it ultimately couldn't resist the temptation: "[Station Master Xu, I want to go on a business trip with you~]"
Xu Ying was delighted, "Great! We'll prepare the chilled water tank for you right away!"

Upon hearing this, the taimen wagged its tail and asked, "[Station Chief Xu, did this fish's testimony help you?]"
"Yes, thank you so much for helping me find the witness! I'll bring fish food next time I come to visit you!" Xu Ying waved happily to the taimen grandma.

Grandma Tailubber, upon hearing this, said seriously to the school of mountain whitebait: "[That's right, since you've helped Station Master Xu, we will fulfill our promise.]"
The school of whitebait looked particularly excited, their tails thrashing and creating ripples on the water's surface. [Boss, are you serious?]
Grandma Tailubber's eyes widened: [Yes, with Station Master Xu as the witness, you can rest assured. From now on, you'll have the privilege of eating for free.]
Xu Ying was full of questions: Free meal privilege?
It sounds like some kind of restaurant special event.

Then she heard the taimen grandmother solemnly promise the alpine whitebait school: "[If our taimen family encounters you again, we will not eat you. If you encounter other fish that are causing you trouble, you can also ask us for help.]"
So that's what the "free meal privilege" means! This isn't a special event, it's a "pardon" event!

Xu Ying couldn't help but laugh: "As expected of my grandma, you really keep your word! You are the epitome of fish, the model of fish!"

Grandma Tailubber beamed with delight at Xu Ying's praise. [Of course!]
[Aren't you here to retrieve the body from the bottom of the frozen lake? Let the salvage crew come with us.]
Xu Ying nodded quickly: "Okay!"

The salvage crew, wearing diving gear, followed the school of taimen into the icy lake. After about half an hour, they retrieved Lin Qing's body.

As the bodies were being placed into body bags, the salvage crew couldn't help but exclaim, "My God, with these fish guiding the way in the lake, it's so efficient and safe!"

“Normally, salvage work takes at least two hours. In winter like this, we have to be soaked in cold water for several hours, which is even more torturous.”

"Station Chief Xu, just now these fish rubbed our feet with their tails, reminding us to be careful of the weeds and the whirlpools in the lake."

Xu Ying smiled and popped the bubbles the taimen spit out: "Grandma taimen, humans all think you are amazing and so smart!"

Upon hearing Xu Ying's words, the taimen fish excitedly wagged their tails, creating ripples on the water's surface.

A golden eagle, a courier from the snow-capped mountains, delivered a portable freezer tank from the aid station, so Xu Ying didn't have to wait long by the frozen lake. Xu Ying opened the portable freezer tank, and the "witness fish," the alpine whitebait, which had been waiting in the frozen lake, was already eagerly anticipating the encounter.

I'm going to live in a big villa!
Small fish do not build fixed nests; they usually spend the night wherever they can, such as in aquatic plants or rock crevices.

Now that it can live in a large villa without enemies to bother it, the mountain whitebait is very happy. It voluntarily entered Xu Ying's small fishing net, and then "splash" jumped into the icy water of the freezer tank and began to happily swim around.

Xu Ying smiled as she looked at the happy little fish in the tank, then looked up at Ji Xuehui: "Shall we go and witness the fish identify the culprit now?"

Ji Xuehui glanced at the time; it was a little past 11 a.m.: "Okay, let's go down the mountain for lunch, and then it'll only take another hour and a half to drive to Lin Qing's company."

*
2:20 PM.

Xishan Pharmaceutical Research Company is located in an industrial park near Tianshan Mountain.

Xu Ying jumped down from the tall SUV, opened the trunk, and carried out the chilled water tank.

She put on a hat and mask and walked into the company gate with Ji Xuehui. Along the way, many people looked at them with curious eyes.

"The police are here again?"

"Have you found any clues this time?"

"I hope the murderer can be caught soon. Just thinking about how one of my colleagues, with whom I spend every day, could be a murderer gives me goosebumps."

"Lin Qing is just a bit withdrawn, and she hasn't offended anyone. How could she suddenly..."

Ji Xuehui had already communicated with Lin Qing's company manager in advance.

The person in charge had already called all the male employees in the company who wore glasses, had a well-proportioned figure, long bangs, and were not particularly short to the office in advance.

In the office, nine male employees looked at Ji Xuehui, who was in uniform, and Xu Ying, who was wearing a hat and mask, with a mixture of confusion and trepidation.

"Officer Ji, everyone's here." The person in charge served Xu Ying and Ji Xuehui two cups of hot tea.

Xu Ying accepted the tea and thanked him.

The refrigerated tank had a transparent window that allowed the witnesses to see the faces of the staff.

Xu Ying carried the refrigerated water tank and asked the eyewitnesses to compare the appearances of these people.

[It wasn't him.]
[It wasn't him either.]
Xu Ying carried the refrigerated water tank and walked past the nine employees one by one.

[Station Manager Xu, I'm not sure if I'm remembering correctly, but the person I saw last time isn't among these people!]
The fish, which was witnessing the incident, seemed somewhat embarrassed as it blew bubbles.

(End of this chapter)