Animal Detective

Chapter 193 The Circus

Once the car drove out of the residential area and the house was out of sight, Loki stopped barking.

He jumped off the back seat, lay down on the floor, curled up into a ball, buried his head in his body, looking pitiful.

"Loki, come here!"

Shen Xin greeted him.

He merely looked up at Shen Xin, licked Shen Xin's outstretched hand, but did not move.

He's still a very emotional little guy.

Shen Xin ignored him and drove back to the branch office.

After the finance department submitted the expense report, Shen Xin led Loki to meet his companions.

In the past, Ding Yuwei was filming the training of tiger-striped animals.

If it were DouDou with ten suitcases, she could search for one in a few seconds and find the target accurately in less than half a minute.

And tiger stripes.

He strolled over to a suitcase like an old man in a park, sniffed it, tilted his head and pondered for a moment, then moved on to the next one.

There was no sense of urgency about him; he was completely relaxed.

Strangely, after Tiger Stripe appeared on the short video platform, it unexpectedly became more popular than Bean.

Netizens call him the "slacking-off" police dog.

She said she saw a reflection of herself in him, that she didn't want to work and just wanted to lie down.

I also made a lot of memes for him.

What do you mean by "standing is never as comfortable as lying down"?

Going to work? See? Even a dog doesn't want to go to work.

A Day Forced to Work

【You who's slacking off】

……

It was these random, nonsensical emojis that made Tiger Stripes so popular.

In the account's comment section, a "tiger stripe" faction even spontaneously formed.

I support Tiger Stripes and strongly despise DouDou, that workplace drama queen.

Because of this, Ding Yuwei started filming videos of tiger stripes.

His "slacking off" training sessions, in particular, went viral, resonating with countless netizens.

The phrase "Even dogs don't want to go to work" became a trending topic on the platform, appearing everywhere in the comments section.

Tiger Stripe is an expert at slacking off and taking it easy. As soon as he saw Shen Xin appear, he immediately abandoned Ding Yuwei and ran over.

It wagged its tail at Shen Xin in a fawning manner, then circled around Loki.

Loki stared at him nervously, too frightened to move.

"Is this the Loki you were talking about?" Ding Yuwei put down her camera and walked over, shoving the tabby aside in annoyance, and then petted Loki.

After hesitating for a moment, he said, "To be honest, it's pretty ugly."

With its two large, drooping ears and lifeless appearance, coupled with its Shar Pei lips, it can't compare to other breeds in terms of looks.

Shen Xin said, "It's okay. I looked ugly when I was little, and I'll be even uglier as I grow up."

Ding Yuwei chuckled, picked up her camera, and was about to film a video of Loki to let netizens know that the branch's Paw Patrol had a new member.

Black Panther is not here.

There was an exhibition in the new district, and he went there to support the patrols.

DouDou was also filled with curiosity about Loki.

"DouDou, you have to take good care of Loki from now on. If Tiger Stripe bullies him," Shen Xin pointed at Tiger Stripe and said, "you'd better take care of him."

The tabby dog is very promiscuous and often sneaks out to find stray dogs.

So DouDou and his relationship grew increasingly distant.

She was no longer as timid and cowardly as when she first arrived; if the tiger harassed her, she would fight back decisively.

"And you."

Shen Xin glared at Tiger Stripe and threatened, "If you dare to bully Loki, I'll kill you."

Tiger Stripe turned its head away, its gaze somewhat defiant.

But he was still afraid of Shen Xin's threats.

Shen Xin fed Loki some food.

He ate a little, but his appetite wasn't very good.

Before leaving, Bai Jifei reminded himself that when Loki arrived in a new environment, he should let him adapt slowly.

Shen Xin felt it was unnecessary.

After all, they are being trained to be police dogs, so they can't be too pampered.

The strange thing is that even though he clearly sensed the presence of affection, no icon appeared above Loki's head, and he doesn't know why.

After playing with him for a while, Shen Xin prepared to return to his office, but he quickly caught up with her again.

He's still young, a real little tagalong. Shen Xin lets him follow him around, considering it socialization training, so he won't be afraid of people.

The little guy stayed by my side the whole way.

Colleagues who encountered him would stop and curiously try to tease him.

Zhao Tianxing was speechless when he learned that it cost 18,000 yuan.

"What do you know, kid? This is a purebred Bloodhound, the dog with the most sensitive sense of smell. Train it well, it'll be very useful in the future," Chen Chao teased Loki with a smile.

After watching for a while, Sun Zhao waved to Shen Xin.

"Is such that."

Sun Zhao explained the situation.

This means they want Shen Xin and Ding Yuwei to continue handling the unsolved cases.

There are still many unsolved cases in the branch office.

"The main reason is that our branch solved several cold cases in one go, and then the outside world probably got the news, and many relatives of the previous cold cases came to the branch to inquire about the progress of the cases."

The solving of several cold cases, especially the Xiao Hong case, has garnered significant attention due to the nationwide reward offered for information.

Then the families of other unsolved cases will have to think, "They're all unsolved cases, so why can't mine be solved?"

Recently, there has been a significant increase in inquiries about the progress of cases.

Therefore, after discussing with Lü Youwei, Sun Zhao still wanted Shen Xin to continue focusing on unsolved cases.

Sun Zhao said, "It's like starting a special task force to tackle unsolved cases. You're at least the team leader."

There are eight major categories of criminal cases, and the team also has corresponding task forces responsible for cases in one area.

Of course, when it comes to big cases, they'll definitely work together.

"Team leader?"

Shen Xin was both amused and exasperated; this was just empty promises.

But since the leader has already spoken, how could Shen Xin possibly refuse?
Solving cold cases isn't necessarily a bad thing.

Loki was very well-behaved. While Shen Xin was writing the dossier, he stayed obediently by Shen Xin's feet.

After getting off work in the evening, I still put him in the cage.

It's not a big problem. Even if he's away from the branch office, someone will usually go and feed him.

the next morning.

Shen Xin was half asleep when his phone rang.

I reached over and saw it was 5:04 AM; it was still dark outside.

It was Chen Chao calling.

As soon as the call connected, Chen Chao hurriedly said, "There's a case. I'll send you the address. Go directly to the scene, and hurry up."

He then hurriedly hung up the phone.

Shen Xin shook his head, took a deep breath, and quickly got up to change his clothes.

The address has been sent.

Located in Houxia Town.

Houxia Town is located east of Dingshan Mountain and south of Hutang Town. Further east is Pingyu.

The specific address is Sanbao Temple in Houxia Town.

Even though it was a bit far, Shen Xin didn't dare to delay and quickly drove there.

About half an hour later, we arrived at our destination.

There is a Meiling Park in Houxia Town, which used to be the garden of a wealthy local family and is now a tourist attraction.

Sanbao Temple is located next to Meiling Park, directly opposite Yuan'an Road.

When he arrived, it was still dark. Seeing that both sides of Yuan'an Road were lined with stalls, Shen Xin suddenly remembered that today was the 5th.

In Houxia, there will be large markets on the 5th, 15th, and 25th.

It's roughly the same as a temple fair.

When Shen Xin was a child, his favorite thing to do was to go to the market with his parents.

Nowadays, cities are developing rapidly, and only towns and villages still retain this tradition.

We followed the navigation to the location.

It's in the fields opposite Sanbao Temple.

Several police cars were parked there, and the scene had been cordoned off.

It was still early, so there weren't many people gathered around.

Shen Xin got out of the car and immediately saw a huge circus tent.

Judging from the police tape, the case seems to have occurred right here.

No wonder Chen Chao was in such a hurry to send me over.

I suspect the case is related to circus animals.