Chapter 244: Solving the Case within a Limited Time

One, two, three... seven snow weasels, like groundhogs, poked their heads out of the snow and called out in unison: "Stationmaster Sister~"

These soft white balls had soft voices. Xu Ying was almost disoriented by the repeated calls of "Stationmaster Sister" and the tension caused by encountering a murder case was also diluted.

[Sister, why did it take you so long to come see us?]

Xu Ying was hugged by these cute little snow weasels, and she felt guilty. "I'm sorry, babies. I'm building my own base and I'm too busy to be with you."

"Once the base is built, I will take you to visit my base."

Xu Ying has become popular again with the variety show "Desert Survival Rules". It is estimated that her income will reach tens of millions after a few more episodes. This salary can be used to build the desert zoo of her dreams!

Feng Yun and his wife's biological company has built her about 300 square meters of amusement facilities for animals to play.

Xu Ying is determined to turn the area within a hundred meters of the rescue station into an animal park and connect it to the animal hospital.

At that time, we can provide a safe and comfortable home for the wild animals in the desert that cannot take care of themselves, and better protect endangered wild species.

Xu Ying stroked the little cuties' shiny fur. "My base will have a large animal park, and inside it there will be a snow mountain pavilion that will simulate the environment of the Xishan Snow Mountain. You can play freely in it without worrying about heatstroke."

The seven snow weasels' eyes immediately lit up. "Great, great, it's a deal!"

The snow weasels stretched out their little paws, and Xu Ying pawed with them one by one.

Seven white balls climbed up her arms and, like a scarf, circled her neck or nestled in her arms.

Xu Ying could barely handle five little fennec foxes, but seven long snow weasels were very difficult for her. This love felt heavy and suffocating.

Seeing a snow weasel about to fall from Xu Ying, Ji Xuehui quickly helped catch it.

The white ball that was caught looked up and found that it was held by a capable and dashing female police officer. It immediately jumped back into the snow shyly.

After realizing that it had not said thank you yet, it slowly crawled to Ji Xuehui, stood up, and bowed to Ji Xuehui with both hands to express its gratitude.

"Wow, they stand up really tall."

Ji Xuehui was touched by the snow weasel's reaction and felt much less tired.

The largest of the seven snow weasels looked at Ji Xuehui's police badge. It remembered that Sister Xu Ying and the others had said that people wearing this badge were used to catch bad guys.

It turned to look at Xu Ying: [Sister, is there someone dead here?]

[Last night, Uncle Tibetan Fox told us he saw three people kneeling in the snow, motionless. They were probably frozen to death.]

Xu Ying immediately said seriously after hearing this: "Tibetan fox? Can you help me find this Tibetan fox? I want to ask it some questions."

"My sister is now helping the police solve the case and find out whether these people froze to death accidentally or someone murdered them."

[Oh my god, murder?]

The snow ferret opened its little mouth wide, with its paws covering its mouth.

Their little eyes are filled with big doubts.

[Why? You humans don't lack food, and you don't have to fight with your own kind. Why would you kill your own kind to compete for territory?]

This question stumped Xu Ying. She thought for a moment and replied, "Hmm...that's a question."

Xu Ying looked into their small eyes and answered seriously, "It's true that humans don't lack food, and we don't have to fight for territory like animals do. But sometimes... the things we fight for are much more complicated than food and territory."

She paused. "It could be power, money, hatred, or simply because... some people have forgotten how precious life is."

The snow ferret tilted its head, obviously still not quite understanding.

Xu Ying gave a wry smile and rubbed its little head. "Actually, I don't quite understand either. But I do know that no matter what the reason, killing is wrong—just like you weasels wouldn't bite your own kind to death for no reason, right?"

The snow ferret nodded seriously, "Yes! We'll just have one fight at most. If we win, we won't chase or bite you anymore!"

Xu Ying was amused by their innocence: "Yeah, it would be great if humans could be as simple as you."

[Besides looking for Uncle Tibetan Fox, is there anything else Sister needs us to do?]

Xu Ying touched his chin and said, "Please send me a reward notice~"

"If any small animals have seen these three male hikers, please bring them to the police station set up near the crime scene."

"I can reward any clues with winter animal food reserves~"

[Alright, the Snow Weasel Squad is out! !]

As soon as they heard that Xu Ying needed help, the white balls that were sticking to Xu Ying immediately got off her.

Seven snow weasels spread out in seven different directions to help Stationmaster Xiao Xu publish the bounty notice.

Xu Ying said to Ji Xuehui, "The children have already helped to find witnesses. A Tibetan fox saw these three people kneeling in the snow last night."

Ji Xuehui was cheered up after hearing this: "Great, this is great news. Stationmaster Xu was right to invite you!"

"Otherwise, with such heavy snow, it would be really difficult for us to find clues. We would be wandering around the scene like headless flies."

The two men trudged toward the orange rescue tent on the mountainside terrace. As they opened the thick cold-proof curtain, a wave of heat mixed with the smell of kerosene hit them.

The space inside the tent is not big, and there is a high-altitude gas heater in the middle. The blue flame makes a slight buzzing sound.

Four folding chairs surrounded a small square table, on which were spread a topographic map and several cups of steaming ginger tea.

To Xu Ying's surprise, there was another unexpected person in the tent——

Chen Su is actually here too.

He was wearing a neatly-ironed police coat, and his slender figure stood out in the small tent.

The collar of his coat was still stained with unmelted snowflakes, which made his cold white skin look even colder.

Under the dim light in the tent, he frowned slightly, his thick eyelashes cast a shadow under his eyes, and his tall nose bridge was still slightly red from the wind and snow.

Chen Su looked up and saw Xu Ying. A hint of surprise flashed in his eyes, and then the corners of his mouth raised a restrained arc: "So the strongest foreign aid that Captain Ji told me about is Stationmaster Xu."

Xu Ying's earmuffs were still hanging crookedly on her neck, and the snow on the ends of her hair was slowly melting in the heating.

"I came here to record the show, but Director Shao told me that there was a murder in Xueshan. If the case is not solved by the day after tomorrow, the show will not be recorded."

At this point, she sighed slightly, "The second episode of 'Desert Survival Rules' has received so much attention online. If I can't record it, the funds for my zoo will fly away like little wings."