Animal Detective

Chapter 118 Unorthodox Methods and Regular Army

On the playground.

Ten suitcases were arranged in a single row.

"DouDou, sniff!"

Shen Xin led Dou Dou to the first suitcase and pointed to it, indicating that she should smell it.

Give them only 5 seconds, then immediately move on to the next suitcase.

She sniffed at each suitcase one by one until the seventh, when DouDou suddenly stopped and barked twice.

Shen Xin immediately opened his suitcase.

DouDou quickly stepped forward and pulled a makeup bag out of a pile of old clothes.

"Card!"

Not far away, Ding Yuwei called out.

Shen Xin then stopped.

As is customary, DouDou is given jerky as a reward.

Ding Yuwei glanced back at the footage from a distance and said, "Shen Xin, the angle isn't good. Should we shoot another take?"

Shen Xin responded weakly, picked up her makeup bag, and prepared to stuff it into another suitcase.

Ding Yuwei noticed Shen Xin's reaction and said, "Shen Xin, do you want to take a break? I feel like you're a little... out of sorts."

He walked over and asked Shen Xin to check if there were any problems with the footage he had shot.

"pretty good."

Shen Xin glanced at it a few times, but couldn't muster any interest at all.

A week has passed since Zhang Shiquan was arrested.

Shen Xin's main task this week was still training these three dogs.

The favorability rating is rising, and the number of followers on the branch office's account is also increasing.

Especially after Da Mei appeared on camera, her popularity soared.

Of course, DouDou's videos are also very attractive, with each one starting with millions of views and tens of thousands of likes.

It's safe to say that DouDou has become a hit on the internet.

The day before yesterday, when Shen Xin returned home, he heard his neighbors discussing Dou Dou in the elevator.

The publicity department has some talented people who even wrote a script and filmed it like a TV series. With Da Mei's cameo appearance, now every video they release goes viral.

Lu Youwei specifically praised Shen Xin and Ding Yuwei, saying that the accounts were well done and encouraging them to keep up the good work.

But Shen Xin found himself increasingly disheartened with each task.

I came to the criminal investigation team because of a case.

Of course, I have cases on my hands.

But there has been absolutely no progress in Xiao Hong's case.

Shen Xin wasn't in a hurry to issue a reward. The account currently has 420,000 followers, and he's considering waiting until it surpasses 500,000 before issuing one.

DouDou's affection level has reached 8 bars, and she'll be close to the second stage soon.

She is now particularly dependent on Shen Xin. Perhaps sensing that Shen Xin was in a low mood, she took the initiative to come closer, snuggled into Shen Xin's arms, and looked up at him intently.

They also know how to be considerate.

Shen Xin rubbed her head and was about to get up to film another take.

Your boss asks you to film a video. What can you do but film it first and then offer a reward later?

Just then, the phone rang.

It was a call from Sun Zhao.

An hour ago, around four o'clock in the afternoon, Sun Zhao seemed to have taken on a case and left.

And I didn't bring myself along.

Technical investigators and forensic doctors all went along, so it's clearly not a small case.

As soon as the call connected, Sun Zhao's urgent voice came through: "Shen Xin, you and Xiao Ding are coming to Dingshan to provide support. Also, how's your police dog training going? Is it ready for a mission now?"

Shen Xin was startled and quickly asked what was going on.

Shen Xin from Dingshan knows.

There are mountains in Nanjiang.

There are lakes and mountains over Nanzhu, and there are also mountains in Lishan District to the west, which is the highest peak in Nanjiang.

Then, heading northeast from Tingyang, there is another small mountain, 228 meters above sea level, covering an area of ​​nearly 6 square kilometers.

It turns out that not long ago, a vicious assault occurred in Miaojing Village at the foot of Dingshan Mountain.

Wang Yuansheng, a local villager, got into an argument with his wife and, in a fit of rage, grabbed a kitchen knife and seriously injured her.

His neighbor reported the incident to the police immediately after it occurred.

Before his colleagues from Dingshan Police Station arrived, Wang Yuansheng fled on his electric scooter.

Perhaps realizing he couldn't escape on his electric scooter, he abandoned it and fled to Dingshan Mountain to evade capture.

Sun Zhao is currently on site and is considering whether to conduct a search of the mountain.

Shen Xin glanced quickly at Dou Dou beside him, and at the black leopard and tiger stripe playing in the distance. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Captain Sun, it should be possible, but didn't the police dog base send any police dogs to support us?"

Sun Zhao said, "Why wasn't it dispatched? It's on its way. But only one has arrived. I was thinking that having another police dog would increase the chances of finding Wang Yuansheng, and it would also give Tiger Stripe a chance to practice in real combat."

He paused for a moment and said, "You trained Tiger Stripe, so it's up to you to decide."

He handed the decision-making power over to Shen Xin.

Shen Xin glanced at Tiger Stripe again.

This guy's favorability rating is the slowest to rise, and it's only at 5 bars so far.

However, he is smart enough and cunning enough, so training him shouldn't be a big problem.

He was trained to be a tracking dog.

However, when it comes to smell, DouDou is a bit stronger.

Logically speaking, police dogs should be assigned to specific professional roles.

For example, drug-sniffing dogs have an incredibly sensitive sense of smell and could theoretically track criminals or bloodstains, but in reality, they can't.

Because drug-sniffing dogs typically work in static or enclosed environments.

Drugs and blood have completely different smells.

The training methods are also different. For example, drug-sniffing dogs are rewarded as soon as they are found to form a conditioned reflex. They need to be sufficiently excited to quickly search and respond among different objects.

Tracking dogs, on the other hand, not only work in a different environment, but also need to focus on the same scent and track over long distances in open environments.

We mustn't get too excited, lest we damage the traces and physical evidence at the scene.

However, Shen Xin's training model is quite different from that of the police dog base.

The handlers at the police dog base cannot communicate with the dogs; they rely solely on rewards to create conditioned reflexes.

Shen Xin has a favorable impression of him, which allows Dou Dou and the others to perfectly understand his intentions, so they will adapt better.

They can smell drugs, as well as blood and the scent of people.

"Captain Sun, I think we should give it a try."

Just like Sun Zhao said, this is a rare opportunity for real-world practice. "Okay, then come over as soon as possible."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Xin immediately told Ding Yuwei to set off.

After considering it, I decided to bring both DouDou and Tiger Stripe along.

Searching mountains is very physically demanding for police dogs. As stated in the police dog manual, they generally need to be replaced and rested every two hours.

There have been cases where police dogs have died from exhaustion due to long working hours.

I also received a call from Wang Xihai on the way.

He seemed to know that DouDou had been mobilized, and asked Ding Yuwei to shoot some video footage.

DouDou's vest also has a camera, which can be turned on to take pictures.

Now that the account is up and running, Wang Xihai, who is in charge of publicity, is quite enthusiastic and has been urging Shen Xin to make good videos.

This was essentially a real-world exercise. He said he'd review the situation later and edit a video to share his findings.

Fans are all looking forward to DouDou completing her studies.

When I met up with Sun Zhao, it was almost six o'clock.

It had already gotten dark.

Dingshan is quite large, with two peaks, one tall and one short. On the shorter peak is Dingshan Temple.

There are two main entrances to Dingshan Temple, but there are also many smaller paths.

Because there are graves on the mountain, people come to sweep the graves during Qingming Festival, and many small paths are created along the way.

In addition, some of the fences have been damaged, so going up the mountain is not a difficult task.

Similarly, leaving the mountain is not difficult.

When they arrived, Sun Zhao and Chen Chao were discussing with the director of Dingshan Police Station how to block off and search the roads around Dingshan.

It's better to set up the outer perimeter first, then search the mountain.

The nearby police station also sent people to provide assistance.

Upon seeing Shen Xin, Sun Zhao nodded slightly and continued the discussion.

It seems they're discussing whether to search the mountains tonight.

Actually, trapping Wang Yuansheng on the mountain is a good and safe option.

There is no water or food on the mountain, and one person cannot last long.

Let's stay up all night, and then search the mountain during the day.

But the fear is that Wang Yuansheng might sneak out under the cover of night, taking the kitchen knife with him, posing a risk of injuring someone again.

Surrounded by flashing police lights, Dou Dou obediently squatted at Shen Xin's feet.

The tiger stripe was already used to it, and even lay down to pretend to sleep.

At that moment, Shen Xin felt a gaze upon him.

Turning my head, I saw a young man standing not far away.

Then, leading a majestic and imposing German Shepherd.

They were also wearing vests with the words "Nanjiang Police Dog" written on them.

Those are the police dogs that came to provide support.

The young man hesitated for a moment, then led the German Shepherd over.

"Hello, my name is Chen Guo." He extended his hand.

"Shen Xin, Ding Yuwei."

Chen Guo nodded, her gaze still lingering on Dou Dou and Hu Ban, her expression somewhat strange.

Shen Xin knew what he was curious about, and there was nothing to hide, so he said, "It's because your police dogs are under a lot of stress, so our branch was thinking of training a few police dogs ourselves. I probably get along better with cats and dogs, so they entrusted this task to me."

Then, he introduced DouDou and Tiger Stripe.

Chen Guo said "Oh," and quickly introduced the German Shepherd in her hand.

Call him a knight.

The training is excellent; they are extremely disciplined and never look to the side.

Then look at Tiger Stripe, with its lazy and listless appearance, it's the complete difference between a self-taught amateur and a professional.

Enraged, Shen Xin couldn't help but secretly kick his butt.

He didn't react, he just twitched his butt.

Chen Guo was still in shock.

He knew that police dogs were scarce, like the Nanjiang Police Dog Base, which had a total of 37 police dogs.

These police dogs are not all successfully trained; they also include those that are still in training.

There are only 19 truly qualified police dogs.

The 19 police dogs also need to be categorized.

Therefore, there are only 4 professional tracking dogs in total, so usually only one is deployed for a mission, and at most two.

The rest are equivalent to combat readiness duty.

But Chen Guo never expected that the Tingyang branch would have the "outlandish" idea of ​​trying to train police dogs themselves.

Is it possible to handle such a professional task by oneself?

"Did you graduate with a degree in police dog training?" Chen Guo asked.

Logically, graduates of police dog programs should go directly to police dog bases; I haven't heard of them being assigned to lower-level units.

"No, I studied public security."

Chen Guo opened her mouth slightly.

Public security and police dogs—that's quite a leap, isn't it?

"So what breed is your dog?" His gaze then fell on DouDou and Tiger Stripes.

I don't understand it at all.

Shen Xin was also a little embarrassed.

They're a professional breed after all. Judging by the quality of this German Shepherd, it would definitely be a stud dog in a kennel.

But since they asked, Shen Xin hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, it's a stray dog ​​I picked up."

Chen Guo's jaw dropped uncontrollably.

It's not that stray dogs are bad, but is it appropriate to train a stray dog ​​that was taken in as a police dog?

This completely overturned his understanding of police dog science.

Feeling embarrassed, Shen Xin quickly changed the subject, pointing at the knight and saying, "Is that a German Shepherd? It's really cool."

As he spoke, he instinctively made two sucking sounds.

Talent came into play once again.

The knight, who had been squatting solemnly, suddenly turned his head to look at Shen Xin, then took two steps forward and squatted down in front of Shen Xin.

Chen Guo's mouth dropped open instantly, and she couldn't help but blurt out "Holy crap!"

I've trained you to obey orders for over two years, and you broke that discipline with just one "sucking" sound?

(End of this chapter)