Animal Detective

Chapter 199 Letter

When we returned to Sanbao Temple, it was already past eight in the morning.

The entire street was lined with stalls and bustling with people.

There were many people watching the circus.

The news had already spread that the circus tigers had gone missing and that special police had been dispatched to capture them.

In addition, someone died in the circus, so the area was cordoned off.

After Shen Xin squeezed through the crowd, he heard someone in the crowd say with certainty that a tiger had jumped into a house.

It's pitiful; there's only an old man left in the family.

"Guess what?"

He said in a comedic style, "That old man was a cripple, sitting in a wheelchair washing his face. He wiped his face with the towel, opened his eyes, and lo and behold, a huge tiger!"

"You think you scared this old man so much that his leg healed and he jumped out of his wheelchair and ran away?"

"I'm telling you, it's impossible. That tiger reacted so quickly, it pinned the old man to the ground in an instant. You can guess what happened next. Anyway, I heard that when the police arrived, his leg was already in half."

Why is one leg missing?

"What are you saying? There's a lot of meat on the legs, and they taste good. Otherwise, why would you like to eat chicken legs?"

The people around looked on in surprise and whispered among themselves.

Shen Xin silently rolled his eyes, directed the crowd to disperse, and let the SWAT vehicles drive in.

The tiger was returned to the circus.

The zoo doesn't really want it either.

But now another problem has arisen: how to get this tiger off the vehicle.

Kuang Guorong glanced through the car window.

The tiger was sleeping soundly; it wasn't like it was too heavy to lift 200 kilograms.

But who knows if he was just taking a nap after eating, or if the anesthetic was working.

He vividly remembered the scene where the tiger had two tranquilizer darts attached to its body and leaped two meters high.

If it were the former, and they were struggling to carry it out when it suddenly woke up, that would be terrifying.

He somewhat regretted letting the zoo staff leave.

They should at least fire a couple more shots.

After considering it, we decided to tie up the claws while the dog was sleeping, and then several of us went up and worked together to flip it onto the wooden planks used to build the stage. Then we carried it back to its cage.

That's when it's truly over.

"Shen Xin, awesome." As expected, Kuang Guorong gave Shen Xin a thumbs up and said, "I heard you also have a cat that can do reconnaissance. We should talk more about it later."

He added Shen Xin on WeChat and left with his team.

The tiger issue is resolved, but the case still needs to be solved.

While they were catching the tiger, the on-site work was completed, and Du Xinkai and his team were preparing to leave.

We're just waiting for Lu Wenxue.

Tian Haiming is his maternal uncle, and he is his only relative.

Ask him if he agrees to an autopsy to confirm the true cause of death.

On the way back, Chen Chao had already asked him about his attitude, and he agreed.

His exact words were that he had no idea his uncle had a heart condition.

This statement is a bit strange.

Their circus troupe travels all over the country, and they're together day and night. How could his own uncle not know if he's sick or not?

"Xiao Shen, I heard you did a cameo as an animal tamer? That's impressive."

Du Xinkai zipped up the body bag and looked up to ask.

The chubby Kang Bin, who was playing games, joked, "Old Du, what do you know? Shen Xin must have been a druid in his past life."

Yu Xiaoping, who was helping out, asked Shen Xin curiously if he was scared.

"You can't be afraid of that question."

Shen Xin raised his head slightly and assumed a fighting stance.

All that's missing is a chair.

“In such a critical moment, when the people are about to be harmed, I ask you, can you stand idly by? If you stand idly by, how can you be worthy of the police uniform we wear?”

Zhao Tianxing gave him face and immediately clapped and cheered.

Everyone joined in the applause.

"Alright, get to work."

Ding Yuwei walked over, grabbed Shen Xin, and pulled him away.

The two followed Chen Chao to inspect Tian Haiming's residence.

I was distracted by the tiger earlier and didn't have time to check.

However, he left someone to keep an eye on things before he left, and everything remained the same. Tian Haiming truly considered the circus his home.

According to Lu Wenxue, when the troupe went to perform in a certain place, the members would stay in hotels, but Tian Haiming would always stay behind to check on the equipment.

In his words, others don't trust him, especially with so many animals involved; they're afraid others might be careless and not take good care of them.

“Judging from this description, Tian Haiming is a very responsible person. Logically speaking, he wouldn’t forget to close the cage and let the tiger escape,” Ding Yuwei said.

Several group members confirmed that Tian Haiming is very responsible.

On the contrary, Lu Wenxue, the deputy regimental commander and the regimental commander's nephew, is somewhat incompetent and unreliable.

Tian Haiming lives in the car.

One of the trucks was carrying a shipping container, which was usually used as a dressing room for the group members.

Further inside, there were piles of costumes and props for performances.

There was a bed at the very back, and a desk next to it.

Tian Haiming sleeps here.

It's very rudimentary.

Shen Xin lifted the bed sheet, and several strips of medicine fell out from under the pillow.

Several kinds.

"Captain Chen, look, Tian Haiming really does have heart disease." Shen Xin showed it to Chen Chao.

Aspirin, isosorbide mononitrate capsules, especially the latter, are medications used to treat heart conditions.

Chen Chao nodded slightly.

In that case, it's rather strange that Lu Wenxue, as Tian Haiming's nephew, didn't know he was ill.

He said, "Let's look again."

At this moment, Ding Yuwei and Lu Wenxue confirmed with each other, and then used one of the smaller keys from the bunch of keys to open the locked drawer on the desk.

Inside were some odds and ends, and a little cash, a few hundred yuan.

Then there are some documents and procedures related to the circus.

There was also a thick black ledger.

It had been used for years, and the edges were already frayed. Ding Yuwei picked it up and opened it, but a letter slid out from inside.

Without sealing it, Ding Yuwei hurriedly handed it to Chen Chao.

Chen Chao shone the light bulb on the wall before turning it on, revealing two sheets of paper inside.

The three of them looked at the light.

This was written to my nephew, Lu Wenxue.

These days, not many people write letters.

Tian Haiming's handwriting isn't very good either, and his writing style is the kind that goes wherever his thoughts lead him.

But between the lines, one can see the true feelings expressed.

It is a letter explaining things.

The letter said that he had been working in the circus for almost 20 years, working from dawn till dusk. He started as a small team of a few people performing at weddings and funerals, and at his peak, the team had about 20 people.

Then the industry became increasingly difficult, and not only did I not make any money, I also couldn't make a good living.

He traveled all over the country, married a wife but then divorced her, leaving behind not even a son or daughter.

I also feel sorry for Lu Wenxue.

Lu Wenxue had a refined-sounding name, but his studies were terrible, and he had to drop out of school before finishing elementary school.

Without a father, his mother was undecided. She thought that working in the circus would bring in quick money, and in a moment of confusion, she took Lu Wenxue with her and didn't let him continue to go to school.

As a result, business has become increasingly difficult over the years, and he can't afford to support people and animals. This has dragged down Lu Wenxue, who has accomplished nothing. He's in his mid-twenties, and several of his marriage proposals have ended in failure.

Then in October of last year, he was diagnosed with coronary heart disease.

The surgery to bypass the artery will cost a lot of money.

That's when he had the idea of ​​retiring and handing over the circus to his nephew.

But she couldn't make up her mind, worried that Lu Wenxue would be too tired, after all, this line of work involves living in the open and worrying too much.

They still feel hopeless about the future and think they can't last long in this business.

But after thinking it over, I felt that the circus was the culmination of his life's work, and I couldn't bear to see it disband.

And so many people are following him and counting on him.

There are also animals, and we don't know what to do with so many animals.

So in the end, they still hoped that Lu Wenxue would take over and do a good job, and said that if it really didn't work out, they could disband the company.

But we have to find a way to settle them down; they're all old friends who've been with us for so many years.

And these animals, we've raised them for so many years, we've grown attached to them.

She went on and on about how hard her younger sister had worked, being an orphan and a widow, and how she always felt sorry for Lu Wenxue.

(End of this chapter)