Heroes Return

As for Lin Jie, he was sitting next to Dou Dou at this moment, and silently patted Dou Dou's shoulder.

In truth, Lin Jie knew very well that Dou Dou was the most heartbroken person. To Tian Xiaoshu, that woman wasn't exactly a pet, but to Dou Dou, she was a goddess. Yet, as a single man, he had finally found a woman he could pursue, only to have her suddenly die—and it was because she accepted his gift that she died.

At this point, DouDou was caught in a double bind of sadness and self-blame.

"My test results are in!" Qin Han said excitedly, "That bone was indeed poisoned! I found a highly toxic chemical in it! In other words, someone deliberately poisoned the bone before feeding it to the dog!"

"Ah! Qin Han, you're like a detective!" Bai Ruofei said to Qin Han again.

"Isn't this what I just said?" Lin Jie said unwillingly.

“Of course, the little guy is also very capable!” Bai Ruofei said, “However, Qin Han has evidence, while you are just guessing. So, one point will be deducted.”

"..." Lin Jie looked at Bai Ruofei speechlessly, not knowing why. Ever since he met this girl, he had had a strange feeling, but he couldn't quite put his finger on it. However, there was always a sense of familiarity about her.

"So, does that mean one of us deliberately killed that **?" Shangguan Ming's expression turned grim at this moment: "Although we don't know who did it, this kind of thing is far too heinous."

chapter eight

"Don't you all think that doing something like this is extremely despicable?" Shangguan Ming looked angrily at everyone present. "Who on earth had nothing better to do than do such a thing? Hurry up and apologize to Miss Tian!"

Although he said that, everyone present looked at each other, but no one stood up to say anything.

"Is no one willing to admit it?" Shangguan Ming scanned the people present: "Liu Tao, you're in charge of grilling the meat, right? You should remember this piece of meat bone."

As soon as Shangguan Ming spoke, everyone's eyes turned to Liu Tao. After all, Liu Tao was in charge of grilling the meat at this gathering, so she handled almost every piece of meat!

"Hey! You don't think I'm feeding this bone to the dog, do you? Don't be ridiculous! I would never do such a thing! And although I grilled the meat, Dong Quan is always the one who brings it to the table after I finish grilling it!" Liu Tao immediately pointed at Dong Quan and said, "All the meat is served by Dong Quan! Why are you accusing me?"

“I’m telling you! I have absolutely no reason to kill a dog!” Dong Quan retorted after hearing Liu Tao’s words: “I did work as a waiter, so I wouldn’t be stupid enough to poison a dog just to kill it! What if someone ate it? Besides, didn’t everyone here take a bone?”

"So, everyone here is a suspect?" Shangguan Ming frowned.

"It's just a dog, what's there to argue about?" Wang Ming stepped forward and said, "We can just buy another one later! Who knows who's going to do something so pointless?"

"Now that you mention it, I remember!" Upon hearing Wang Ming speak, Qin Han immediately shouted at him, "I remember now! Weren't you afraid of dogs when you were in school? So you had a motive to poison the dog!"

"You're talking nonsense!" Wang Ming was also annoyed after hearing Qin Han's words.

“You’re a doctor! You’re the only one here who knows how to use chemical medicines. If someone really harmed that dog, it would definitely be you!” Wang Ming immediately pointed at Qin Han and said.

Then everyone present started arguing. As for Lin Jie and Shangguan Ming, since they weren't there, no one said anything to them.

However, after arguing for a long time, they still couldn't reach a conclusion. In the end, they parted on bad terms! As for Lin Jie and Dou Dou, they went straight to the beach after everyone left.

One after another, heart-wrenching barks came from Dou Dou's mouth. Lin Jie simply sat beside Dou Dou, watching her continue to utter these sorrowful cries.

The sky, as if to reflect DouDou's sorrow, suddenly became overcast. A cold sea breeze blew past them. After DouDou cried sadly for a while, Lin Jie patted DouDou on the back: "As a husky, DouDou, you must be strong and carry forward the spirit of being silly!"

After howling in sorrow for a while, Dou Dou finally calmed down. At the same time, Lin Jie could clearly see the anger in Dou Dou's eyes.

At this moment, DouDou was furious. He originally wanted to come with Lin Jie to happily meet his goddess, escape his single life, and reach the pinnacle of his dog life.

But DouDou never expected that her return would lead to a murder! The wicked killer had clearly intended to kill her from the start! But because she gave the bone to that bastard, she ended up killing her goddess!

However, while DouDou was overcome with sadness, she also became enraged. At the same time, DouDou made a firm decision: in her lifetime as a dog, she would catch the dog killer.

"Woof woof woof! Woof woof!" Thinking of this, Dou Dou barked directly at Lin Jie.

"Oh? Are you planning to cheer up?" Lin Jie looked at Dou Dou with some delight. When he saw Dou Dou's cousin at this time, he immediately understood.

At this moment, DouDou barked twice at Lin Jie in a serious manner.

"Alright! Now that you're ready to pull yourself together, it's time we dealt with that dog killer properly!" Lin Jie said, looking seriously at Dou Dou. "Speaking of which, Dou Dou, do you know who that dog killer is? You should have smelled the scent of that bone, or seen who gave you the bone?"

"Woof..." When Lin Jie asked about this, Dou Dou shook his head directly. At the same time, he looked at Lin Jie with some resentment: "Woof... woof woof, woof."

"Really? So that means the criminal's method was extremely sophisticated!" Lin Jie thought for a moment before saying, "Speaking of which, I actually have a superpower that's very suitable for crime investigation. By the way, let's go find the murder weapon and get it. With my ability, I can identify the criminal in just a few minutes."

With that, Lin Jie stood up with Dou Dou, intending to return to the scene to gather evidence before going to Qin Han to retrieve the bone. Dou Dou followed Lin Jie, its canine brain racing. It was trying to recall everything that had happened before the murder.

But when Lin Jie and Dou Dou were about to go back to re-investigate the crime scene, it had already been cleaned up by Lin Jie's classmates. Lin Jie couldn't help but mentally criticize these people for their complete lack of professionalism. They had absolutely no idea about protecting a murder scene!

"Lin Jie, where have you been? Walking the dog?" Liu Tao asked Lin Jie while tidying up his things.

"Come and help me out!" Dong Quan shouted to Lin Jie at this moment.

"..." Lin Jie was speechless as he watched the people cleaning up the crime scene. What the hell were they even doing, collecting evidence?! The crime scene was completely cleaned up: "By the way, where's Tian Xiaoshu? Speaking of which, she was the victim. I want to go see her!"

Since there was no way to obtain any evidence from the scene, Lin Jie had no choice but to try to ask the deceased's family members, hoping to get some special information.

"Tian Xiaoshu! They went to the grove, saying they were going to bury the dog," Liu Tao recalled for a moment, then spoke directly to Lin Jie.

"Damn! These people are so unprofessional!" Lin Jie sighed. At least let a doctor examine the body carefully! How could they just bury the body so easily! How are the detectives supposed to work like this!

With that, Lin Jie left the scene, pulling out a spiked club in his hand. "As expected, being a detective is definitely not my forte! I can't deduce anything either. I'd better just kill all the suspects! At least that way I can take care of the criminals all at once. Analyzing clues one by one is too troublesome! And there are hardly any clues to be found!"

However, just as Lin Jie finished speaking his plan and was about to kill all the suspects with his spiked club, Dou Dou bit his clothes.

Just kidding! Even if Lin Jie is irrational, Dou Dou is, after all, a cultured, law-abiding, reasonable, and idealistic evolved dog. Therefore, it would absolutely not tolerate Lin Jie doing such a thing. And even if Lin Jie's IQ is low and he lacks the brain cells for reasoning, it doesn't mean Dou Dou lacks the intelligence for reasoning!

"Hmm? You disagree?" Lin Jie turned to look at Dou Dou: "Actually, I think this is simpler!"

"Woof?...Woof woof woof woof!" DouDou did indeed bark frantically at this point, but the general meaning could be translated: "Simple?...Damn it! How can you investigate a case like this?"

"Honestly, you're just a dog and you're still talking about so many rules." Lin Jie glanced at Dou Dou with displeasure: "In that case, I'll just arrest everyone and torture them all. Trust me, I'll definitely find the dog killer."

"Woof woof!" Dou Dou barked at Lin Jie in a somewhat frantic manner.

"You're such a hassle! Let's take it one step at a time!" Lin Jie sighed and then prepared to visit Tian Xiaoshu, the victim's family member.

At that moment, Lin Jie saw a petite woman appear in front of him.

"Huh? Isn't this Bangling?" Lin Jie looked at Bangling with some surprise: "Come to think of it, I haven't seen you come out since we went to Academy Island!"

"I'm sorry, Master." Bangling bowed to Lin Jie somewhat apologetically before saying, "Zhu Xian is too terrifying. I dared not appear. I am truly sorry."

Hearing this, Lin Jie finally understood. It turned out it was because he was using the Immortal Sword. Speaking of the Immortal Sword series, which dominates the world of killing and destruction, each one can exert terrifying pressure on other weapons. Moreover, it's the type where the stronger the spirituality, the greater the pressure felt.

The appearance of the Zhuxian series weapons had also caused Bangling to not dare to appear in front of Lin Jie at all.

"Now that you mention it, I remember!" Lin Jie said, scratching his head. However, at this moment, Lin Jie actually looked even shorter than Bang Ling. "By the way, could you please keep an eye on Tian Xiaoshu for me? I have a feeling there's some kind of creature on this island. I need to see Tian Xiaoshu anyway, so you can secretly follow me!"

"Yes, Master." Bangling bowed in response to Lin Jie and then immediately disappeared from his sight. The reason Lin Jie chose to hide Bangling was actually quite simple: he didn't know how to explain to others the situation of a little girl suddenly appearing in his life.

Immediately afterwards, Lin Jie and Dou Dou walked into the grove.

At that moment, DouDou appeared out of nowhere and picked up a white flower. With a somewhat sorrowful expression, she walked towards the woods.

It evokes a feeling of "Goodbye, my lost love!"

Lin Jie had to comfort Dou Dou again. After briefly comforting her, Lin Jie and Dou Dou walked into the grove once more. When they entered the grove, they found only two people beside a small mound. One was Tian Xiaoshu, and the other was Shangguan Ming.

Chapter nine

Just as Lin Jie arrived near Tian Xiaoshu, he witnessed this scene.

"Miss Tian, ​​don't worry, I will definitely help you find the guy who poisoned your pet." Shangguan Ming said to Tian Xiaoshu, "I despise people with such disgusting habits the most."

"Thank you, Mr. Shangguan." Tian Xiaoshu looked at Shangguan Ming with some gratitude.

“Of course, Miss Tian’s affairs are my affairs.” Shangguan Ming said, giving Tian Xiaoshu a handsome smile and taking her hand. “A beautiful girl like Miss Tian shouldn’t be sad about something like this. How about I buy you a new pet after this is over? We can go pick one out together then.”

“Um, Mr. Shangguan Xian, isn’t this a bit inappropriate?” Tian Xiaoshu immediately withdrew her hand: “As expected, you don’t need to spend money on pets.”

"What does it matter? For a beautiful girl like Miss Tian, ​​spending a little money is no big deal at all." Shangguan Ming said, trying to take Tian Xiaoshu's hand again. Unfortunately, he failed this time because Tian Xiaoshu had already gracefully taken a step back.

"Let's forget it. It's not right for Mr. Shangguan to spend money for no reason," Tian Xiaoshu said to Shangguan Ming. "I don't like spending other people's money for no reason."

"Don't keep calling me Mr. Shangguan. Just call me Ming or Brother Ming, like Liu Ying does." Shangguan Ming said as he walked towards Tian Xiaoshu. "Spending a little money on your girlfriend's sister is nothing. We Shangguan family don't care about the cost of a pet. By the way, Miss Tian, ​​would you be interested in teaching at one of our Shangguan family's academies? The pay would definitely be much better than at your current school."

"No need, I really like my current students! So I don't plan to change my work location." Tian Xiaoshu tried to maintain a friendly attitude while keeping her distance from the guy in front of her.

"That's a real pity." Hearing Tian Xiaoshu's reply, Shangguan Ming showed no displeasure, only a sigh. Then he said to Tian Xiaoshu, "In that case, after this is over, why don't I buy you a new pet? You can choose one you like. After all, your dog died on my island, and as the host, I should offer some compensation."

At this critical juncture, the situation had escalated to this point. But what exactly was Lin Jie doing? Things had already come to this; normally, it should be time for Lin Jie to rush in, show off, and slap someone in the face!

But what was Lin Jie doing? Lin Jie was watching the show!

Even Dou Dou, standing to the side, couldn't stand it anymore, but Lin Jie continued to watch the show. At this point, Dou Dou finally couldn't resist and bit Lin Jie's leg, then barked twice at him.

The gist of it is: "You idiot, why aren't you rushing to be a hero and save the damsel in distress, then showing off and slapping her in the face? What are you still standing here for? Are you crazy?!"

Lin Jie reacted immediately when Dou Dou called out.

"I finally figured it out! This Shangguan Shuai is very likely the murderer." Lin Jie slapped his forehead, finally arriving at his own analysis.

"Woof woof! (SB)"

"So even you agreed, right!" Lin Jie said, then whispered to Dou Dou, "That's right! Actually, Shangguan Ming just wanted to buy her a new pet, so he deliberately poisoned that dog! Wait a minute! Why would he buy someone a new dog when he had nothing better to do?"

"Woof woof (SB)"

"Oh! I understand what you mean!" Lin Jie finally realized after Dou Dou called out twice more: "He's using this opportunity to go on a date with Tian Xiaoshu! In other words, he wants to woo Tian Xiaoshu!"

When Lin Jie came up with this series of analyses, Dou Dou was completely dumbfounded. As a husky, this was the first time in his dog life that he had encountered someone with such amazing logic. Just when you thought his thinking had completely gone astray, Lin Jie miraculously brought his thoughts back on track!

At this moment, Lin Jie immediately realized what was going on: "Damn! This bastard's tricks are too deep! He was so righteous when he was talking about me before! I didn't expect him to be such a scoundrel. Come to think of it, he's really good at pretending!"

At this moment, Tian Xiaoshu had retreated to the side of a tree, while Shangguan Ming stood directly in front of her. At the same time, a face that could make most girls' hearts flutter looked at Tian Xiaoshu. Meanwhile, Tian Xiaoshu's hand subtly reached into her pocket.

"Damn it! What are you doing! You suspected dog killer!" Lin Jie jumped out and shouted at Shangguan Ming.

Tian Xiaoshu, who had been forced to sit by the book, found courage the moment Lin Jie appeared. She pushed Shangguan Ming away forcefully and ran towards Lin Jie. Her voice, which had been gentle and sweet when she spoke to Shangguan Ming, suddenly became shy: "Lin...Lin Jie."

When Shangguan Ming saw this scene, his face turned cold once again.

"What are you doing here?" Shangguan Ming looked at Lin Jie with displeasure: "I was just discussing some things with Miss Tian."

“I’ve already figured it out, you might be that dog-killing criminal!” Lin Jie said, pointing directly at Shangguan Ming.

"You're insane!" Shangguan Ming said coldly to Lin Jie, his face turning icy. He couldn't believe that this guy had ruined his hard-won opportunity to be alone with Tian Xiaoshu. "Why would I do something so pointless? And do you have any proof?"

"...It seems there really is no evidence."

"Don't talk nonsense without evidence!" Shangguan Ming forcibly suppressed the urge to electrocute this A-level guy with a bolt of lightning. Instead, he chose to maintain his composure in front of Tian Xiaoshu and turned to leave.

After Shangguan Ming left, Tian Xiaoshu gave Lin Jie a grateful look. If Lin Jie hadn't appeared, it would have been a very troublesome thing for her to get rid of Shangguan Ming.

"Hey...you saw all of that?" Tian Xiaoshu looked at Lin Jie with a flushed face.

"Yes, I saw everything." Lin Jie nodded to Tian Xiaoshu.

Upon hearing Lin Jie's words, Tian Xiaoshu's face turned even redder: "That guy just clung to me without permission! But I won't agree to be with him... Are you angry with me...?"