Animal Detective

Chapter 295 - 246: Kill Without Burying, Part 2

Shen Xin gazed at the sign outside.

Once this sign was up, things would be official.

’We should celebrate.’

"You should get going. Do what you need to do," Ding Yuwei said, half exasperated and half amused, as she pushed him out.

Shen Xin went to the branch station with Chen Chao.

The case had gotten bigger. If he didn’t show up, he was afraid he wouldn’t be able to keep control of the situation and would end up with nothing.

At nine in the morning, Ma Chunxin began interrogating Chen Fang again.

Chen Fang’s eyes were puffy and swollen; she clearly hadn’t slept well.

"Officer, you can’t do this!"

The moment she saw Ma Chunxin, Chen Fang started shouting, "You keep saying I’m a scammer, a scammer! Who did I scam? We’re doing charity work, something meaningful! We’re saving lives!"

"And about the pet hospital giving me kickbacks—isn’t that normal? I’m a major client of theirs. It’s common in business to get rebates and things. What’s wrong with that? Is it illegal?"

Her voice was full of indignation as she questioned him loudly.

Ma Chunxin didn’t respond. He sat down, organized his materials, and let her yell.

In the observation room.

Liu Baoqing had apparently also come to terms with the fact that they couldn’t shake off the Tingyang Branch at this point. The two were now huddled together, whispering about how to avoid getting cut out by the main team from Yanling.

Shen Xin wasn’t really watching the interrogation.

The evidence obtained from Gu Shaolong was meticulously detailed. Every transaction, how many stray cats and dogs Chen Fang had purchased from him, and how many times she had used him to stage the drama of stopping cars to "rescue" stray animals—it was all recorded with perfect clarity.

She couldn’t deny it.

In this information age, the subsequent financial transactions, financial status, chat logs, and donation details—item by item—were impossible to hide.

Shen Xin was in his three-person workgroup chat, laying out work plans and discussing management policies for the prospective police dogs.

Especially Tiger Stripes and Tian Kui.

Shen Xin was going to take Tiger Stripes and Black Panther back to the branch station. He couldn’t let those two get together again.

Neither was easy to handle, and who knew what kind of trouble they’d stir up together.

Then, the kennels needed to be reinforced. The dogs also had to wear their collars at all times for tracking, and be strictly managed.

Behaviors like Tiger Stripes and Tian Kui sneaking out had to be stopped.

No problem, I’ll get right on it.

That was Li Mo’s reply.

Li Jiahui also sent a message: "Alright, alright, my great team leader, I’ll draw up a training plan for you right away."

She also sent a "snickering behind a hand" emoji.

’A little mischievous.’

Shen Xin thought for a moment, then sent her a private message, telling her not to call him "team leader" in the group chat, as it was a bit awkward.

Li Jiahui sent the "snickering behind a hand" sticker again.

Then she asked Shen Xin about the plan for the day.

They still hadn’t gathered enough police dogs. Were they going to keep visiting rescue shelters?

Shen Xin looked up at the interrogation room.

The evidence Ma Chunxin presented made Chen Fang’s face change dramatically.

But she was still trying to argue her way out of it.

"I... I don’t know any Gu Shaolong. I’ve never contacted him. And as for what you said about hiring people to act, no, I’ve never done anything like that."

Chen Fang was just quibbling, the kind of person who lies with a straight face.

Ma Chunxin didn’t bother arguing with her. He told her directly that the evidence was ironclad, and they could trace every single cent she had swindled, down to the last transaction.

Whether she confessed or not, she would have to admit it.

Chen Fang stared wide-eyed, her mouth hanging open, at a loss for how to rebut.

Suddenly, she slumped back in her chair and started wailing that she was dizzy, her chest hurt, and she was on the verge of collapsing, demanding that the police get her a doctor.

Shen Xin shook his head slightly. ’What a clown.’

Then he sent a message to Li Jiahui, telling her they still had to go out. The two of them would head to Yanling later.

Gu Shaolong’s breeding farm had a large number of purebred cats and dogs. Maybe they could match them to the ledgers and return them to their owners.

But he also had a lot of strays, which were more difficult to deal with.

All Shen Xin could do was pick out the suitable ones and take them, then figure out what to do with the rest.

Just then, a colleague came in and whispered something to Liu Baoqing.

"What’s wrong, Lao Liu?" Chen Chao asked, noticing Liu Baoqing’s expression.

Liu Baoqing frowned. "The accounts side... they worked through the night sorting out the chat logs and the transaction details from her various accounts. They’re almost done."

"There are a lot of victims. The problem is the money."

Chen Fang’s actions could be classified as fraud. Since it was fraud, the illegal gains needed to be confiscated and returned to the victims as much as possible.

The problem now was the illegal gains.

Last time, the bank sent over the account information. According to the investigation, most of the couple’s income had been wired to their son, Yang Wenqing, who was abroad.

Chen Fang wasn’t lying about one thing: her son really was abroad.

Shen Xin interjected, "What about the house? Li Dian said Chen Fang bought a three-million-yuan house in full. That should count as illegal gains, right?"

If the funds for the house purchase were identified as illegal gains, they could seize the house, auction it off, and return the proceeds to the victims.

Liu Baoqing shook his head. "We checked. The house is in her son’s name. The couple only has one old house now, which they bought years ago."

Shen Xin frowned slightly. If that was the case, things were going to be troublesome.

Yang Wenqing was currently abroad, and it would be very difficult to prove whether the money for the house was from the illegal gains or if he had earned it himself.

Shen Xin asked, "Still haven’t been able to contact her son?"

’His parents are both in trouble, and the son just doesn’t care.’

Liu Baoqing shook his head again. "He’s not answering his phone. We checked Chen Fang’s call history. She called Yang Wenqing yesterday before she was summoned. She must have told him something."

Shen Xin looked at Chen Fang on the other side, who was putting on a life-or-death act.

’This woman is sharp. When Wang Huiquan got into trouble yesterday, she probably already foresaw this outcome.’