Chapter 74: The Arrest and the Dolphin's Destiny (Revised)

Staff from the Hui-Tung City Coast Guard Bureau, the Fisheries Law Enforcement Team, and the hospital were waiting for them on the shore.

Xiao Qiang asked in surprise, "How did you know we were coming back today?"

Lin Pengkai, the director of Haiwan Police Station, glanced at Gu Yiliu and explained, "We have been waiting here for two days. Two days ago, we received a letter from Comrade Gu delivered to us by the post office. The letter said that he would be back in about two days, so we have been waiting for you here."

Everyone looked at Gu Yiliu. She smiled at everyone, but she knew in her heart that this was the backup plan that Dian Dian had made for her before the hibernation upgrade.

Xiao Qiang was unaware of the situation and only admired Gu Yiliu's meticulous arrangements.

“Everyone else has minor injuries, but there are six white dolphins on the boat, and they are more seriously injured.” Gu Yiliu looked at the doctor in the white coat.

Because they were all injured, the white dolphins had to be brought back first.

As soon as the white dolphins were taken off the boat, a doctor immediately checked their condition.

After informing the doctor about the white dolphin's condition, Gu Yiliu coordinated with the fishery law enforcement team. Once everything was largely arranged...

She and Han Yi planned to go back to the police station with Lin Pengkai and the others. They had arrested over a hundred people; they were going to deal with them.

When the white dolphin Lu Tingting saw that she was about to leave and didn't intend to pay attention to them, she immediately called out.

"Eee-oh-oh-oh!"

At the same time, it resists the approach of other humans.

Gu Yiliu paused in his steps.

Officer Gu, I'm scared, please don't abandon us!

This is what Lu Tingting said.

She turned around, walked up to Lu Tingting, and stroked its smooth head. "Don't be afraid. You, your brother, and the other dolphins will be temporarily taken to the aquarium after your wounds are treated. You'll be very safe there."

"What did it just say?" Gu Yiliu looked up at the person standing in front of him.

It was Chu Mingyong, the deputy director of the enforcement team.

Gu Yiliu conveyed Lu Tingting's concerns.

Chu Mingyong looked thoughtful. He smiled very kindly at Gu Yiliu, then looked at the anxious white dolphin Lu Tingting.

"Don't worry, we will take good care of you. You can trust us. I will not let you suffer anymore."

As Chu Mingyong spoke, he couldn't suppress his curiosity and reached out to touch Lu Tingting's smooth head.

It feels smoother than brocade when you touch it.

Looking at its big, smiling lips, Chu Mingyong felt a surge of affection. He reassured it again, "I will stay with you the whole time. Once Comrade Gu forgets about it, I will send you back to Officer Gu."

Upon hearing this, Gu Yiliu glanced at Chu Mingyong, said nothing, and nodded to Lu Tingting, acknowledging his words.

All six dolphins glanced at Chu Mingyong and let out a short cry.

What Gu Yiliu understood was that the six dolphins had agreed to let Chu Mingyong accompany them throughout the entire process. They were waiting for Gu Yiliu to return in the aquarium.

After resolving the issue with the white dolphin, Gu Yiliu left the scene with Lin Pengkai, Yu Ming, and others.

This time, Dao Ruiliang was involved in illegal fishing, trafficking of women, intentional injury, and illegal detention. There was nothing he couldn't do, only things others couldn't imagine.

After Gu Yiliu and Han Yi returned to the police station, they were assigned a task: to arrest all of Dao Ruiliang's informants.

"They'll just leave the hardest tasks to us outsiders," Gu Yiliu complained.

Gu Yiliu wanted to find those who had been trafficked. But Lin Pengkai said that the city government of Huidong would organize people to go there.

Lin Pengkai explained, "This matter is complicated and time-consuming, and it is not suitable for someone like you to participate. But don't worry, all eight trafficked people will be brought back. Now Huidong City is famous throughout the country, and people all over the country are watching us."

So Gu Yiliu was put in charge of finding informants. This was the most difficult task, because the informants had already received the news and fled.

Dao Ruiliang was a local from Huidong City, a powerful figure in the area. The news that he was handcuffed and taken off the Dao family's fishing boat after it docked spread throughout the city and even the village in just one night.

At that time, people generally obtained information from newspapers, and those who were illiterate relied on word of mouth.

Therefore, when Gu Yiliu went to the village to find Dao Ruiliang's mistress, Bai Lili, he found no one there.

"Then do you know where she went?"

"I don't know. The Bai family's daughter is very capable. Sometimes she can stay away from home for ten days, half a month, or even longer."

Gu Yiliu knew that the village chief didn't want to talk about it.

"Village chief, what will it take for you to tell me where she is?"

The village chief, who said he was around 70 years old, looked younger than the average 70-year-old. He had a long white beard that reached his chest, and he looked quite venerable.

Hearing Gu Yiliu's suggestion to discuss the matter, he shook his head and said slowly, "I don't know."

Gu Yiliu delivered a heavy blow, "There's a reward for whistleblowing, why aren't you saying anything?"

The village chief shook his head.

"..."

Han Yi patted her shoulder, "It's okay, we've caught the big fish. These are just small fry. When Dao Ruiliang can't stay in jail any longer, and he finds out that his subordinates are still enjoying life outside, he might just expose himself."

Gu Yiliu thought about it and agreed.

She asked the village chief, "Do you have a gong at home?"

The village chief didn't know what she wanted to do, and under Gu Yilu's repeated questioning, hesitantly nodded.

"Can I borrow it?"

While the village chief was still considering, Gu Yiliu sighed, then laughed as she got angry. She turned around, walked to the village chief's wife, and placed a brand-new one-yuan note in her hand.

The village chief's wife was very understanding. "Officer Gu, please wait a moment, I'll go get it for you right away!"

Soon, the gong was in Gu Yiliu's hands.

She had the village chief's wife take her to the village square, and then she struck the gong.

This is the signal of the set.

A large number of villagers gathered in the village square.

Looking at the large crowd, the village chief frowned with worry. He questioned his wife, "Why did you give her the gong?!"

The village chief's wife rolled her eyes. "She gave him money, so what? Besides, she's a police officer!"

The village chief was taken aback by her answer and questioned in a low voice, "Doesn't Bai Er give you money either? He gives you more than she does!"

The village chief's wife said, "She's ruthless. If we don't arrest her, you old man, she'll sell you off too!"

"I'm so old... I'm worthless! Why would I sell me?"

The village chief's wife spat, spitting directly onto the village chief's face. "Idiot! I've heard that human blood is very valuable, and so are eyes!"

The village chief's chest heaved violently. He wiped the drool from his face and exclaimed, "Womanly compassion!"

The village chief's wife spat again, "Don't forget you have sons and grandsons! As long as she's not sent to jail, everyone will be living in fear!"

This time, the village chief was completely speechless. Clearly, his wife's "womanly compassion" had some merit and had frightened him.

Just then, he heard Gu Yilu's voice again, "There's a reward for reporting! Whoever tells me where Bai Lili from the Bai family in your village is right now, I'll reward you with two yuan!"

A large group of people in the crowd gasped in shock.

"Really?"

"It's true! Absolutely true!"

A generous reward will surely attract brave men. Sure enough, everyone was very enthusiastic about the 5 yuan.

"I know, I know!"

"I know!"

Gu Yiliu put down the gong, pointed to a person, and asked him to answer.

"She might be up in the mountains. Last night I went out to pee and I saw someone carrying something up the mountain. Judging from her figure, it should be her."

"take me."

The villager who led the way only took Gu Yiliu to the place where he started to climb the mountain. He only saw that he started from this location, but he didn't know where he went after that. "That's where you go up the mountain."

Gu Yiliu gave him the money and then went up the mountain. The mountain was lush with trees, and the grass was taller than a person.

Gu Yiliu then asked her "old friend" the green-feathered sparrow for help in the search. She showed it the photo and then sent it up the mountain to mobilize the local inhabitants to help search for it.

"Chirp chirp!"

The green-feathered sparrow immediately knew what to do and flew away chirping happily.

Gu Yiliu, the green-feathered sparrow, indeed found Bai Lili on the mountain.

She hid very well, in an air-raid shelter deep in the mountains, with her mother by her side. The mother and daughter were well-prepared and had nothing to fear.

But they panicked completely when they saw people in police uniforms appear in front of them.

"How did you find this place?" Bai Lili asked incredulously. She looked at her mother, suspecting that she had told on her.

Her mother was heartbroken. "How could I possibly tell on you!"

Bai Lili no longer wanted to argue.

On the first night after Dao Ruiliang returned, she received the news and knew that he would come after her. So she thought about leaving by car, but her mother told her to hide in the mountains. In the end, she listened to her mother and, after making sufficient preparations, she and her mother went out into the mountains at night, and no one noticed them!

She had planned to wait out this period, then leave immediately and never come back.

"The net of Heaven is vast, its meshes are wide, yet nothing escapes it."

Gu Yiliu took her back.

The remaining two informants were both masters of hiding. Gu Yiliu used the same method, employing the "detective" Green Sparrow, to find them.

However, the green-feathered sparrow left her with a mountain of debt.

The golden monkey wanted bananas and water, the hedgehog wanted nuts, the eagle wanted chicks, the wolf wanted meat... and so on. Gu Yiliu couldn't count them all. Gu Yiliu knew that these little animals had all helped the green sparrow, so he satisfied them all.

However, she hadn't expected that even the trees in the mountains would contact her through the green-feathered bird. Plants, which are usually quite still, rarely need her help.

Some wanted results but had no effect, so they wanted her to fertilize them. Some were thirsty and wanted water. Some were growing in cracks and wanted to be transplanted to flat ground. Some had insects and wanted her to catch them.

Fortunately, helping these trees will earn you positive reviews.

Gu Yiliu looked at the system panel. The approval rating had risen to 26%, up from 16% before the system upgrade. He had saved 6 white dolphins, which increased the rating by 6%, and then fertilized and watered the trees, transplanted them and removed pests, which increased the rating by 4%.

She's building up positive reviews now, just waiting for DianDian to wake up.

After Gu Yiliu finished dealing with the informant, there was nothing else for her to do. She went to the aquarium to visit the six white dolphins.

Lu Tingting is swimming happily in the ocean pool, where there are toy balls that the staff of the aquarium bought for her, which she is playing with by balancing her head on them.

The curator said with a smile, "Of the six white dolphins, it was the one that had the most fun. The other dolphins were a bit reserved, but that's understandable given that they're in an unfamiliar environment."

"How is Lu Shengsheng? Is he adapting to life here?" Gu Yiliu asked.

Lu Shengsheng is Lu Tingting's older brother. Its tail fin is injured, which slows its swimming speed. It would be dangerous for it to return to the sea.

The doctor and Chu Mingyong from the law enforcement team told her that Lu Shengsheng could live in the aquarium. If no white dolphins had yet moved into the Huidong City Aquarium, the city government hoped Lu Shengsheng could stay. However, staying would require Lu Shengsheng's consent.

"It is much quieter than Lu Tingting, but it can be lively at times. It eats fish for every meal, and after it is full, it will swim in the ocean pool for half an hour."

Gu Yiliu glanced at Lu Shengsheng and found it somewhat amusing; this was a white dolphin who liked fitness.

"Comrade Gu, our aquarium would love for Sheng Sheng to stay. If any of the other six white dolphins also wish to stay, we would welcome them too. We hope you can ask them for us."

"Furthermore, regardless of whether the white dolphins stay or not, our aquarium would like to hire you, Comrade Gu, as our aquarium's aquarium communication consultant. I wonder if you would be willing?"

"An aquatic communication consultant?" Gu Yiliu understood a little. "You want me to be the psychologist for these aquatic creatures, right?"

"A psychologist?" The curator chuckled, speaking sincerely. "That's a very apt description. After all, you can speak animal language. I think our aquarium will need you when necessary, and the animals living here will also need you."

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