Cat thief

The phone in the office rang and Sister Zhang quickly picked it up. Although they are in the logistics department, the speed of answering the phone is the same, for fear that important matters will be delayed.

A female voice came from inside, "Is Shen Xingyan here?" After a pause, she said, "I'm her mother."

Sister Zhang handed the phone to Shen Xingyan, "Xiao Shen, your mother."

Shen Xingyan almost drew it wrong, "Who are you talking about?"

Sister Zhang rolled her eyes helplessly, "Your mother, didn't you say she would come to see you this weekend?"

“Yes, yes.”

This was Shen Xingyan's first contact with the original owner's mother. She was a little nervous. She took the phone and called "Mom". She heard a sneer on the other end, "You've grown up. You knew I was coming."

Isn't this a blessing in disguise?

In line with the principle of saying less and making fewer mistakes, Shen Xingyan laughed a few times.

Chen Lan on the other side seemed speechless, "What a dull guy, just like your father, you can't say a word even if you hit him with three sticks."

In the original owner's memory, Shen Lan was like this, and every time she scolded her, she would involve Chen Hua.

Shen Xingyan thought it would be better to end the conversation as soon as possible, "What time will you come?"

"Ten o'clock on Saturday morning. You should get up early and clean up the house."

"I see."

After hanging up the phone, Shen Xingyan was confused for a moment, as if his mother was really coming over.

Sister Zhang patted her shoulder and said, "A child with a mother is a treasure, cherish him or her. Well, let's get off work, it's getting late."

Shen Xingyan didn't want to cook, so she went to the cafeteria to eat.

The canteen in the institute serves a big pot of food. Some people have to go out on missions at night and don't have time to go home for dinner, so they just have one meal in the canteen.

There are not many people like Shen Xingyan who are simply lazy.

I ordered one meat dish, two vegetable dishes, and a bowl of rice. Just as she was about to sit down, she heard someone calling her. She turned around and saw Xie Anquan waving at her.

Shen Xingyan walked over and sat down opposite him.

Xie Anquan is going to retire in two years. His hair is gray, but very thick and he is not bald yet. He has a round face, rarely smiles, and always has a serious expression.

According to Lao Chen, he was afraid that laughing too often would make him look undignified, after all, his round face was too pleasing to the eye.

Xie Anquan looked at the rice on her plate and said, "Just eat this little bit."

"I'm not used to eating too much at night."

Xie Anquan picked up a piece of shredded pork and was about to eat it, but then put it down again, feeling very annoyed. "You talk about them, they just can't stand seeing others do well."

Shen Xingyan said nothing, waiting for him to finish his complaints and get down to business.

Xie Anquan: "Do you know what happened when I went to the bureau for a meeting? Gu Fang actually wanted to transfer you to the Municipal Bureau! You were forced to come to me by those people from the Municipal Bureau. Now you want to go back? No way!"

Xie Anquan finished his speech with saliva flying, and found that Shen Xingyan's expression was calm and he didn't say a word, "Why aren't you surprised at all?"

He slapped his forehead and asked, "Did Lao Chen say that?"

Shen Xingyan nodded with a smile.

"This old Chen, I told him to keep it a secret but he still talked nonsense."

"He didn't tell anyone else but me."

Yes, tell the person involved directly, it’s true.

Xie Anquan sighed, "I want to hear your thoughts... Actually, what Old Chen said is right. If you stay in the institute, at most you can become the director. You are a top student and a forensic doctor. You are really wasted here."

Shen Xingyan knew that although Xie Anquan kept saying that no one could transfer her away, deep down he still cared about her own good and hoped that she could have a better place to go.

"I follow the leadership's instructions."

Xie An was so angry that he slammed the table, "Do I want to hear your empty words? I want to hear the truth!"

Just as Shen Xingyan was about to open his mouth, Xie Anquan waved his hand and said, "Forget it, your collapse is causing me trouble!" He walked away with the food tray without eating a single bite.

Shen Xingyan looked at his back and smiled. It was her blessing to meet a leader who truly cared about his subordinates.

…

Old Chen looked at the strange lines on the map and his eyebrows wrinkled into pimples.

Sun Qi also tilted his head to look, "Xiao Shen, what did you draw? Can you use this to find the suspect?"

Lao Chen was also skeptical, “Isn’t it too hasty?”

"This is called geographic profiling. Through the location of the crime, we can figure out the suspect's home or place of residence, and thus find the suspect."

“So magical?”

Shen Xingyan pointed to a circle and said, "First of all, the suspect will not live here, because this is the most densely populated area for cat thieves, and it is easy to be discovered if he commits a crime here. Secondly, he will not go to a place that is too far away from where he lives, because it would be inconvenient to commit a crime if he goes too far away.

And here," it was an area with a slash through it. There was no colored pen, so I had to use a clumsy method, "is the area that all the crime scenes will be covered. I guess he lives here. ”

Old Chen stared at the mark on the map and smacked his lips. "It's not easy. This is a shantytown with many people living here. It's quite difficult to check."

Shen Xingyan smiled mysteriously, "I have a way."

In the afternoon, Shen Xingyan, Lao Chen and Sun Qi went to the shantytown together. Sun Qi just went there to join in the fun, and he still had doubts about Shen Xingyan's geographical portrait.

Shen Xingyan was wearing a white cotton dress, a pair of white sneakers, white socks, her hair tied in a ponytail, and carrying a small khaki shoulder bag. She looked like a girl from a wealthy family.

As she walked, she complained to Lao Chen, "What kind of a horrible place did you bring me to? It's so run-down and smelly."

Lao Chen was wearing a navy blue shirt and had a flattering look on his face. “Miss Shen, there are really people selling cats here. The cats are so beautiful. I’m not lying to you. My friend bought them from here.”

Sun Qi, wearing a white T-shirt and a gold watch, said arrogantly: "I tell you, if you lie to my sister, you will suffer the consequences!"

"Wait a minute, I'll go and ask around."

Old Chen ran over to a middle-aged woman with a child and said, "Hello, ma'am, do you know where I can buy a cat? My friend came here to buy one, but he didn't tell me the exact location."

The aunt shook her head. "Why buy a cat? There are cats everywhere."

Old Chen saw people playing chess in the distance and ran over to ask.

The old man who was playing chess said, "Go to the east and ask."

Old Chen's eyes lit up and he winked at Shen Xingyan and the other two. Shen Xingyan used her hands as a fan, fanning herself non-stop with an impatient look on her face. "If I can't find anyone selling cats, I'll go back. I've been running around with you for a whole day. I just want to buy a stuffed doll to let Lili know that I don't like her stuffed doll."

Old Chen advised kindly, "You will definitely find it when you get to the front, aunt, just be patient."

Shen Xingyan walked forward with a pout, and out of the corner of her eye she caught a glimpse of a figure running away quickly. She winked at Sun Qi, who pretended to tie his shoelaces and turned to look at the man's figure.

The three of them continued to walk eastward. Shen Xingyan was still complaining, Lao Chen was still trying to persuade them, and Sun Qi threatened Lao Chen from time to time.

Suddenly, a person came out from the side, and Shen Xingyan was startled, "What are you doing?! Scaring people can kill them!"

Lao Chen also patted his chest and said, "Couldn't you make some noise when you came out? That's really scary."

The man chuckled, "I heard you guys want to buy a cat."

Old Chen looked him up and down. He was about 176 cm tall, thin, with long hair parted in the middle. He had a high nose bridge, a thick nose tip, an upturned upper lip, and a missing corner of his front teeth. Wearing a grey T-shirt, blue jeans, and a pair of sneakers, the size... well, size 43.

Old Chen hurried to Shen Xingyan's side, looking alert, "What do you want to do?"

"I have a cat, would you like to buy one?" The man looked even more flattering than Lao Chen.

Shen Xingyan's eyes lit up and she pushed Lao Chen aside, "Buy, buy, buy. Take me there." The man rubbed his hands and said, "Ten yuan to see the cat."

"Look, you're still charging money? You're obsessed with money." Sun Qi pretended to hit him, but was stopped by Shen Xingyan. "I'll give it to you. I have money." Shen Xingyan unzipped her bag, deliberately letting the man see the money inside, and took out a ten-dollar bill and gave it to him.

The man stuffed the money into his pocket and said, "There are too many people looking at cats, and some of them look at them but don't buy them, wasting my time. Consider this ten dollars as my hard work fee."

Shen Xingyan smiled and said, "Brother, you are right. Some people just don't know how to do things." Then he glared at Sun Qi fiercely.

Sun Qi touched his nose and turned his head away silently.

The man said, "I think the girl is pretty good, she's generous. I just bought a British shorthair, it has shiny fur."

“I like Muppets.”

"We have dolls too, you can choose whatever you want."

The man led them through many twists and turns and finally arrived at a dilapidated old house. The man who had just run away came out of the house and smiled at them, as if he saw money waving at him.

Before I even walked into the house, I heard the cat's meowing.

Shen Xingyan ran in quickly. There were five or six cats in the room, all of which were purebred cats kept in cages, and Grandma Li's cat was among them.

The man picked it up and said, "Look at this doll. It's so pretty. I'll sell it to you for 200 yuan. I guarantee you won't lose out."

"Two hundred yuan is definitely not a bad deal." Shen Xingyan took the cage, put it on the ground, and pretended to zip up her bag. She caught a glimpse of Lao Chen and Sun Qi out of the corner of her eye. She turned around and swung her fist, knocking the man to the ground.

Before the man could react, Shen Xingyan twisted his arms, put him behind his back, pressed his knee against his back, and handcuffed him directly.

The man's accomplice was frightened by the sudden change, cursed "Fuck!" and ran away.

How could Lao Chen and Sun Qi let him escape? They each took half of the responsibility and pinned him down.

"Fuck! Who are you?! Let me go!"

Shen Xingyan took out her ID and threw it at the man's face, "Watch your mouth, look carefully, I'm a police officer!"

The man immediately wilted, "Sister Police, I'll confess, I'll confess everything. I can't recognize a real Buddha, and I still want to sell you a cat. You can pick any one you want and take it away."

"I think you are unrepentant. How did the cat come from? Don't you know?"

"They are not short of money. It's just a cat. If they lose it, they can just buy another one."

Old Chen slapped him on the back of the head. "You stole enough cats to send you to jail. Why are you still complaining?"

"Stealing a cat also means going to jail? Uncle police, please don't scare me."

Old Chen sneered, "Wait until we get to the station and see if I'm lying to you."