Animal Detective

Chapter 225 Reporting Letter
"Director Lü, what's going on?"

After Liu Jie left, Shen Xin immediately asked.

Lü Youwei leaned back in his chair, thinking to himself, "I'd like to know too."

He pondered for a moment, then looked at Shen Xin with amusement and said, "What are you talking about, kid?"

Shen Xin quickly asked, "Druid?"

“Yes, it’s Druid!” Lu Youwei nodded, he remembered the word, and continued, “You’re quite something, kid. The reputation of Druids has spread far and wide, and people are even asking you to help investigate cases.”

"You're neither too big nor too small, and you've even become an expert."

This kind of treatment is usually reserved for criminal investigation experts.

Shen Xin, on the other hand, is carrying a penny on his shoulder.

Shen Xin said speechlessly, "Director Lü, please stop teasing me. What expert nonsense. I know exactly what I know."

Lu Youwei nodded and smiled, "It's right to have this kind of thinking. When a deputy branch captain asks you for help, you get all high and mighty. You need to be humble and learn from him."

Those who can rise to the rank of deputy branch captain must have real ability.

Shen Xin understood the subtext and said, "Director Lü, so you mean to help?"

"I didn't say that."

Lu Youwei shook his head decisively and said, "I need to report this to Director Zhao. After all, there is no precedent for this. You can wait for news."

As he spoke, he muttered to himself that it was actually the right decision to have Shen Xin tackle unsolved cases.

Even the unsolved cases in Pingyu have come to our door.

Shen Xin's eyes darted around, and he seized the opportunity to say, "Director Lü, look at me, I've solved quite a few cold cases, not too big or too small. Captain Sun said I did a great job and even gave me the title of leader of the cold case investigation team."

“But having a title is useless. Can’t we be more practical?”

"Hey!"

Lu Youwei was surprised and said, "This is a young man after all. Are you asking me for an official position?"

Shen Xin observed Lü Youwei's changing expression and, seeing that he wasn't really angry, quickly shook his head and said, "No way."

“No.” Lü Youwei shook his head decisively and said, “If you want an official position, go and talk to Chen Chao. If he’s willing to give you his position, then I don’t care.”

This tactic of shifting blame eastward demonstrates a deep understanding of leadership principles.

Shen Xin quickly waved his hand and shook his head: "Director Lü, what are you saying? Captain Chen personally recruited me into the criminal investigation team. How could I compete with him for a position? No, I'm not qualified at all."

"Boss, what I mean is to be practical. For example, could you give us an office, put up a sign, and maybe even a police car?"

“Sometimes when I go out to handle cases, I have to drive my own car, and it’s too much trouble to get reimbursed.”

There are now more police cars available at the grassroots level, with some branch offices having dozens.

But there are also a lot of cars and people.

Economic crime investigation, drug enforcement, public security—if any of them organizes a large-scale operation, they'll have to send out all the police cars in the branch office.

And then there's Sun Zhao, who just pursed his lips and claimed to be the team leader, but what's the difference between him and someone who just appeared out of nowhere?

They have to put up a sign to be considered a real team leader.

Most importantly, I became a group leader, for example, managing a group member named Ding Yuwei.

Does that mean they also have management experience?

For police officers to advance in rank, sometimes professional skills alone are not enough; management experience is also crucial.

Shen Xin had prepared in advance.

"Shall we put up a sign for you?"

Lu Youwei was both amused and exasperated. He waved his hand, signaling Shen Xin to get lost, and then said, "Let's have a meeting to discuss this later."

He also understood the principle that you have to feed a horse if you want it to run.

"Thank you, Director Lü."

Shen Xin quickly thanked him and carefully closed the office door.

"This boy."

After Shen Xin left, Lü Youwei shook his head, not knowing whether to laugh or cry.

Young people are indeed different.

After a moment's hesitation, Lü Youwei called Zhao Hongjie.

Meanwhile, Shen Xin returned to his office.

They ran right into Zhao Tianxing and the others surrounding Chen Chao.

"What are you looking at?" Shen Xin leaned closer and found that they were using a tablet for a video call.

And across from there seems to be a bank vault?
Is this just a loose end to the Bai Jifei case?

Shen Xin nudged Ding Yuwei with his elbow and asked her what was going on.

Ding Yuwei whispered that the procedures in Songpu were completed, and now, with the bank, Songling and Chongming police, a notary, and Jiang Qi's family as witnesses, Jiang Qi's safe was being broken into.

A locksmith was busy at the scene, using an electric drill to damage the lock cylinder.

"All right."

The locksmith called out.

Shen Xin immediately peeked out.

After much trouble, before her death, Jiang Qi deliberately left a riddle for Bai Jifei, and then pointed the answer to the safe deposit box at Shenghai Bank.

It was a place where she had once worked.

They probably won't leave any money behind.

The two had been married for many years and were deeply in love. Jiang Qi wouldn't be hiding money to give to Bai Jifei after she died.

On camera, Ding Junbao, a representative of the Songling police, stepped forward and, in front of everyone, opened the not-so-large bar-shaped safe.

There was only one envelope inside.

He put on gloves, searched around, but found nothing else.

"Another letter?" Zhao Tianxing muttered.

Ding Junbao showed the camera to Jiang Qi's father and then asked if he could turn it on.

Jiang Qi's father, who lost his daughter in his old age, simply nodded.

Ding Junbao shone the light on the envelope before opening it.

A letter and a USB drive.

Ding Junbao didn't think much of it, opened the letter, glanced at it, his expression suddenly changed, and he quickly closed it.

"Officer Ding, what does this letter say?" The bank representative, a middle-aged man wearing narrow-rimmed glasses and a sharp gray patterned suit, asked with a smile.

"nothing."

Ding Junbao shook his head, confirmed with the notary in front of the camera, then stuffed the letter and USB drive back in and left quickly.

The video connection here has also been shut down.

"What the hell is this?" Zhao Tianxing muttered.

Judging from Ding Junbao's reaction, it seems to be something extraordinary.

The key is that you glanced at it and then put it away; doesn't that pique people's curiosity?

Chen Chao felt a pang of unease, like being scratched by a cat, and immediately called Ding Junbao to ask what was going on.

Everyone listened intently.

The person on the other end seemed to have said something true, and Chen Chao blurted out "Damn it!" before immediately shutting up.

"Okay, okay, I got it." Chen Chao hung up the phone.

Everyone hurriedly asked what was going on.

"Discipline? I can't say. Also, don't ask me any unsolicited questions."

Chen Chao glared at everyone and, unable to resist his urge to share, ran into Sun Zhao's office.

Everyone immediately followed and peered through the door.

Chen Chao suddenly flung open the door, signaling everyone to get out.

The crowd dispersed, disgruntled.

Zhao Tianxing grabbed Shen Xin and said, "Didn't Shen Xin meet with Ding Junbao? Do you have his phone number? Call him and ask."

She had met him, but Shen Xinzhen didn't have his phone number.

Come to think of it, if I were to go to Pingyu to help Liu Jie investigate Han Xiaolong's case, then that case would happen to be the one that Ding Junbao is in charge of.

At this moment, Ding Yuwei analyzed, "Could it be a letter of denunciation?"

Seeing everyone looking at her, Ding Yuwei said, "Think about it, Jiang Qi used to work at Shenghai Bank. Why would she deliberately leave a riddle before she died, guiding Bai Jifei to find this safe?"

"Or rather, it's killing two birds with one stone. On one hand, it's for the two letters buried underground, giving Bai Jifei hope to live."

"On the other hand, she must have thought that once she died, the police would definitely investigate, and then they would find this letter and guide us to open the safe."

"Most importantly, there's a USB drive, isn't there? In this TV series, all the evidence left behind is stored on a USB drive."

Everyone looked at each other and nodded.

Ding Yuwei's guess is quite reasonable.

Otherwise, Ding Junbao wouldn't have closed the letter immediately after just one glance.

“And that guy from the bank,” Shen Xin said, “Do you guys remember, he asked Captain Ding what was written in the letter?”

"That doesn't seem reasonable."

Jiang Qi is now a bank customer, and what's in the safe is none of his business.

I was just so curious that I had to ask.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

At this moment, Sun Jingyi muttered, "Then Songling has been raided. This involves banks, so it must be a major case at the very least."

Then he looked at everyone and said, "Should we inform Captain Zhang? After all, this case started with us."

The Captain Zhang mentioned is Zhang Songhao, the captain of the Economic Investigation Brigade of the branch bureau.

Zhou Zhongyi nodded in deep agreement and said, "If Xiao Ding's guess is true, then Matsuura won't give in easily. In that case, we can't forget about us."

The case began in Nanjiang, Jiang Qi died in Pingyu, and the safe was opened in Songpu.

It involves police from three different locations.

If it really involves some major economic crime case, would the leaders in Nanjiang really give in so easily and just ignore it?
Bai Jifei is still being held in the Nanjiang Detention Center.

Qian Zhihai snorted and pointed to Sun Zhao's office, saying, "So what do you think Old Chen went to talk to Captain Sun about? He probably already has a plan on how to rip off Captain Zhang."

Everyone thought so.

Li Haifeng said, "Team Leader Zhang has to treat us to a meal; there are no small cases involving banks."

As they were talking, Sun Zhao and Chen Chao pushed open the door and came out.

He saw everyone gathered together, and then all of them turned to look at him.

"What are you looking at?"

Sun Zhao waved his hand and hurriedly left with Chen Chao. Zhao Tianxing ran over, glanced at him, and went upstairs.

Without a doubt, they must have gone upstairs to the Economic Crime Investigation Team.

News from within the bureau couldn't be kept secret; Zhao Tianxing had already found out while eating lunch in the cafeteria.

It is said that Zhang Songhao has already gone to Songling.

"Never mind, it has nothing to do with us."

Shen Xin waved his hand, saying that different departments have different responsibilities, but in the criminal investigation area, the case was closed.

In the afternoon, Shen Xin went on a police mission with his colleagues to arrest a suspect who stabbed a real estate agent with a knife due to a rental dispute.

The case from last night has been solved; the target has been identified today, and preparations are underway to make the arrest.

The process was uneventful and effortless; once they arrived at the hotel, they were pinned down on the bed.

Such cases are also the most frequently handled by the Criminal Investigation Division.

Before leaving get off work, Shen Xin spent some time playing with Dou Dou and the others, and then left work early.

Bai Jifei's parents delivered the two blood samples he mentioned to the branch office as promised, so the family of three was reunited.

Online sources say that bloodhunters are not very intelligent and rank low in the canine world.

However, after getting to know him, Shen Xin felt that his ability to understand commands was a little lacking, but still acceptable.

It's mainly family members. Be patient, communicate more, and there shouldn't be any major problems.

Originally, we were supposed to wait for Loki to grow up, but now that we have an adult bloodsucker ready, we can start training him as a police dog right away.

His police dog program had already been submitted, and it seemed that Zhao Hongjie was very supportive, but he didn't know exactly when it would be approved and implemented.

The next day, not long after Shen Xin started work, he received a summons from Lü Youwei.

It's about Liu Jie.

The leaders discussed it and said they could help take a look.

We live too close; we'll inevitably have to visit each other frequently to assist in solving cases.

Liu Jie personally came to ask for help, and it wouldn't be polite to refuse.

Moreover, the unsolved cases that Pingyu couldn't solve were solved with the help of their own people, which also brought honor to Nanjiang.

"That's what they say, but it's been six years since the case started. Don't push yourself too hard. Just do your best, understand?" Lu Youwei added as a final reminder.

Shen Xin nodded and noted it down, understanding the situation.

After all, it's someone else's case, so we need to handle it carefully.

"Also, bring someone with you, so you can have someone to look after you."

When he spoke of taking care of someone, Lü Youwei emphasized his words and gave Shen Xin a meaningful look.

Shen Xin quickly understood.

Although it was Liu Jie who came to ask for help, he is now the deputy branch captain and has been transferred to the municipal bureau.

This case falls under the jurisdiction of the Songling Branch of the Public Security Bureau.

A local official is more powerful than a distant one. Liu Jie invited Shen Xin, but who knows what Songling is thinking?

Instead of urging me to investigate my own case, my superiors sought outside help.

This almost explicitly states that he is incompetent at work.

How can Songling be happy about this?
So Lü Youwei was reminding Shen Xin to be mindful of the situation, and he even specifically asked Shen Xin to bring a helper.

“Director Lü, if that’s the case, then maybe we should just forget about it. We still have a lot of unsolved cases in our department,” Shen Xin said.

Lu Youwei raised an eyebrow and said, "You little rascal, are you kidding me? Alright, I was just saying. You're representing Nanjiang on business, after all."

"If the other side is not nice, then I'll call them and have a good talk with them about what proper hospitality is."

Shen Xin had been waiting for these words, and only then did he get up and leave.

Shen Xin wanted to handle this matter.

If the case is solved, then as Lü Youwei said, his reputation as a Druid expert will be established.

So perhaps more similar cases will seek my help in the future.

You can also make the most of your talents and abilities.

As for who to bring, it's definitely a guy.

Shen Xin thought of Zhao Tianxing.

He was unavailable, saying that a theft case had just been transferred from Hutang.

Most importantly, he said he didn't want to go on business trips recently.

Shen Xin then looked at Gan Yong.

They were the only two young colleagues in the team.

Shen Xin wasn't against traveling on business with older people, but he felt it would be more convenient to travel with younger people.

As it turns out, Gan Yong also had cases on his hands.

Shen Xin looked up and saw Ding Yuwei across from him.

She's staring at me longingly.

"Why don't you... go?"

This reluctant tone infuriated Ding Yuwei.

I've been watching you for a while now, but you've been treating me like I don't exist.

"Row."

Ding Yuwei drawled out her question, then asked when they would depart.

"I'll make a call."

Shen Xin called Liu Jie and told him about the situation.

"Xiao Shen, thank you."

Liu Jie thanked him and then told Shen Xin to go directly to the Songling branch, saying that the original physical evidence was stored there.

"Let's go then." Shen Xin slung his bag over his shoulder.

Traveling on business with Ding Yuwei is a bit inconvenient.

Putting everything else aside, if we go to Songling and they help us book a room, shouldn't we book two rooms? It would be too much of a hassle for them.

The bureau always keeps business trip backpacks handy, so you can just grab one and go.

He reminded Zhao Tianxing not to forget to take care of Dou Dou and the others, and after listening to Sun Zhao's instructions, he took the gun and drove off to Songling.

On the way, Shen Xin also specifically used Lü Youwei's words to give Ding Yuwei some instructions.

"We'll play it by ear," Shen Xin said finally.

Ding Yuwei was quite optimistic: "It shouldn't be that bad. This is a six-year-old cold case, and it was Liu Zhi who handled it back then. He asked you for help, so shouldn't you have made arrangements?"

Shen Xin shook his head and said, "How could it not be? It's only human nature. If it were us, wouldn't you mind?"

Ding Yuwei shook her head again, not wanting to dwell on the matter, and asked Shen Xin to explain the case to her in detail.

Shen Xin explained the details of the case file in detail, and finally asked her what she thought.

After thinking for a moment, Ding Yuwei said, "I think it's more likely that the villagers committed the crime."

Shen Xin said, "Don't rush to conclusions. Maybe it was just a coincidence that someone happened to be passing by, happened to have a conflict with Han Xiaolong, threw a stone at him, and then happened to find the well and threw it in."

There must have been some unexpected factors involved, otherwise it wouldn't have remained an unsolved case.

"Once we get there, let's look for the dog first."

If Liu Jie weren't capable, he wouldn't have been able to rise from the Songling Criminal Investigation Brigade to the deputy head of the municipal bureau.

He followed this case for two years before it was finally listed as a cold case, and he still can't forget it.

Therefore, he must have investigated all the places that could be investigated and all the possibilities that could be thought of.

Shen Xin wouldn't try to manipulate the case files or offer unsolicited advice; he would instead try to find a breakthrough by targeting this dog.

Songling is not far; taking the expressway, it only takes a little over an hour to reach the Songling branch.

A very impressive building.

Songling used to be a county, then a county-level city, and then a district. Given that Songling is wealthy, it's normal for its buildings to be grand.

The two went to the criminal investigation team.

Upon hearing that they were from Nanjiang, the middle-aged man's expression changed. He quickly frowned, gestured for the two to sit down, and then said that Ding Junbao had gone to a meeting.

The two sat down. There weren't many people in the large office; they were probably all out handling cases.

The remaining people also kept glancing at Shen Xin and his companion.

Shen Xin gave Ding Yuwei a look.

See? I was right.

Look, they won't even pour you a glass of water.

Ding Yuwei gave Shen Xin a look, signaling him to calm down.

Ding Junbao returned after sitting for more than half an hour.

Upon seeing Shen Xin and his companion, he paused for a moment, then quickly stepped forward to greet them.

"Sorry, sorry, I have a meeting."

Last time on Shushan Island, Shen Xin's impression of Ding Junbao was that he didn't seem like a good person.

Unexpectedly, he now looks all happy.

Seeing that there wasn't even water in front of the two people, he immediately reprimanded his subordinates in the office.

They say guests come from afar, and they've come all this way to help, yet they're not even offered a cup of water. That's going too far.

Shen Xin quickly said it was alright, but he was secretly wondering about it.

I don't think Ding Junbao was just being polite.

Ding Junbao led Shen Xin and his companion into his office, poured them tea, and said, "I know about Han Xiaolong's case. I handled it with Branch Manager Liu back then."

"Since Director Liu is going to reopen this case, I have no choice but to give my full support. After all, I should thank you properly."

I don't know where this thank you came from.

Ding Junbao glanced at his watch and said, "Well, it's almost five o'clock. Qingyuan is far from here, and it will be too late to get there. You should stay in the city for now, and I'll arrange for someone to take you there tomorrow."

"Then let's have dinner first. Shen Xin, right? Liu Zhi told me about your situation, and I'm really curious. I need to have a good chat with you about it."

Shen Xin nodded readily, but his doubts only deepened.

What's going on with Ding Junbao? Why is he being so amiable?

However, when he saw who was accompanying him that evening, Shen Xin suddenly understood.

Accompanying him was the captain of the Economic Investigation Brigade of the Songling Branch.

The "thank you" that Ding Junbao mentioned must have come from the contents of Jiang Qi's safe.

(End of this chapter)