Chapter 90 Paw Patrol Heroes 1 She has the most dogs, and she's also the most straightforward...
After the meeting, everyone returned to their posts. Some of the detectives continued to refine the evidence chains for several cases, while the handlers took the dogs out to search for the "dens" of the underground casinos.
Seven people arrived from the base, including Lao Kong, because they were really short-handed. They were paired up, with each pair assigned an armed detective to assist them. Only Qiu Xiaoman didn't have any other instructors to team up with, and since she was a key person under Captain Zou's protection, Captain Zou simply assigned her two detectives to assist her.
This way, each group has a 2+1 structure, achieving a unified arrangement in terms of the number of people.
Due to the principle of avoiding conflicts of interest among relatives, Liu Kai has been transferred to the anti-trafficking team. He is being assisted by Chen Jianjun and an older brother named Ye Chenglin.
Ye Chenglin is in his forties and is considered a very senior veteran in the criminal investigation team. He looks mature and has had premature gray hair since childhood, so much so that he looks like a man in his fifties. His features are quite striking—small eyes, a hooked nose, and when he squints at people, he gives the impression of being targeted by a hunter.
His marksmanship was exceptionally accurate. He was a man of few words, silently following along with a cigarette dangling from his lips. He was very vigilant, and whenever he saw Qiu Xiaoman stop in the yard and look at the birds on the roadside telephone poles, he would take a second look.
He was like a cheetah surveying its territory, always paying attention to every move around it.
Qiu Xiaoman knew that Captain Zou was worried about her safety, so he arranged for such a senior figure to protect her.
However, the senior colleague was too wary, which made the atmosphere in their group a bit oppressive.
To lighten the mood, Chen Jianjun jokingly suggested that Ye Chenglin give one of his dogs to Brother Ye to walk, but Ye Chenglin refused, waving his hand and telling them to get in the car quickly.
Chen Jianjun drove, while Ye Chenglin sat in the back to protect Qiu Xiaoman.
There were two dogs in the car, Grey and Dudu. Dudu was so excited, wagging its tail and shaking its head nonstop; it was such a lively character.
The car started and headed straight for Zhou Wang's house, which was the starting point of Qiu Xiaoman's search.
Other starting points for the search were Liu Taifu's villa, Fang Zhenhong's former residence, and the residence of the property manager, Lao Qu.
Previously, the search focused on the person who disposed of the body, but this time, the search is on the recent activity trajectory of the homeowner, covering a wide range. Although there is no specific target, the place where several groups of dogs meet is most likely the "den" where the Liu family's mobile casino is located.
When Qiu Xiaoman arrived at the tenement building, he saw Zhang Guoying, who was on leave at home, with red eyes, carrying a bag of paper money, preparing to go out to burn it.
Qiu Xiaoman quickly called out to her, "Aunt, what's wrong? Is today someone's death anniversary?"
Zhang Guoying sobbed and wiped away her tears: "Today is your second brother's birthday. He has been missing for so many years. The police have already asked us to report him as dead. I'm going to burn some paper money for him so that he won't have any money to use in the afterlife."
Qiu Xiaoman felt pity and comforted her, "Aunt, we need to see him alive or dead. Being missing doesn't mean he's dead! As long as we haven't seen Second Brother's body, there's still a possibility of survival. Don't go burning paper money; what if Second Brother is still alive? Wouldn't that be cursing him?"
Over the years, Zhang Guoying had comforted herself in this way countless times, but what she got in return was disappointment after disappointment. She had given up hope, but she knew that her niece meant well, so she listened to her advice and said, "Okay, okay, I'll listen to you. I won't burn it anymore, I won't burn it anymore."
"Auntie, don't worry, I'll think of a solution for you after I finish my case. I have to go now." Qiu Xiaoman felt very sorry for the old woman and hugged her tightly.
Only after seeing Zhang Guoying go upstairs did she turn around and look into the alley.
Li Tuantuan has stopped going to the hair salon. This morning, Qiu Xiaoman went back and asked him to cook some chicken breast for the dogs. After feeding them, he was to come here to wait for her at nine o'clock in the morning.
She told him not to worry about not finding the place, because she would have Shen Tenglong pick him up.
She was half an hour late because of a meeting, so she quickly went over to check on things.
Li Tuantuan was there. Because it was cold, she was wrapped in a thick cotton-padded coat, a scarf, and a peaked cap, standing in the alley like a dumpling, stamping her feet.
She smiled and patted his shoulder. Li Tuantuan quickly turned around and said with surprise, "Sister Xiaoman! You're here! I've brought Xiaohua and the others. Just tell me what you need me to do next."
Qiu Xiaoman took the leashes from Xiaohua and Xiaobai and said, "Go back and prepare your documents and stuff. You'll be coming with me to report for work tomorrow. I have something to do today and can't take care of you."
"Huh? You're walking so many dogs all by yourself? Can you manage?" Li Tuantuan wanted to stay and help.
Qiu Xiaoman smiled and reassured her, "Okay, I'll untie Xiaohua and Xiaobai in a bit and let them do it themselves. You can't help much here. If you come with me, I'll have to worry about your safety, which is not worth it. Go back."
"Okay." Li Tuantuan sighed silently. She thought she could help Xiaoman, but...
Grow up quickly, Little Li!
He silently encouraged himself, urging himself to hurry back so as not to delay Qiu Xiaoman's work.
Qiu Xiaoman untied Xiaohua and Xiaobai's leashes and checked Xiaobai's leg: "Are you really okay? Are you alright?"
"It's alright, Master! We cats and dogs have amazing recovery abilities! And when you're not home, your friends feed us lots of delicious food every day. Eating well makes us recover faster!" Xiaobai stood up excitedly; she could finally be of some use!
Qiu Xiaoman immediately assigned them a task: "Xiaohua, you followed Zhou Wang before, so you know who his gambling buddies are, right?"
"Woof! I know!" Little Flower obediently squatted down. He was relieved. As long as he and Little White could perform well today, their master would definitely recommend them to the base!
Then I can join Grey and the others in striving to become police dogs!
Qiu Xiaoman stroked the little dog's head with satisfaction: "Good boy, you and Xiaobai are in a group. Go find Zhou Wang's gambling friends, follow them, and find out where the casino is. You and Xiaobai must take care of each other and not get too excited. Don't leave Xiaobai behind and charge ahead on your own. After you find the exact location, if you don't run into me, come back here and wait for me. If I'm not downstairs, go to the sixth floor. Come on, I'll show you the way."
Qiu Xiaoman didn't want Gouzi to suffer. If they came back early, it wouldn't be good for them to freeze downstairs. It would be better for them to go to her aunt's place to enjoy the warmth.
When Zhang Guoying heard the knock on the door, she saw Qiu Xiaoman and was very excited. When she heard that she might need Qiu Xiaoman's help to look after the dog, Zhang Guoying was very happy to agree and immediately said: "Quickly agree on a secret signal with them. When I hear it, I will open the door and let them in."
That's easy, just bark three times.
After agreeing on the terms, Qiu Xiaoman and her dog officially set off.
This kept me busy all day.
During this time, Qiu Xiaoman's mobile phone rang twice. Once it was Shen Qinghuai calling to urge her to eat on time, and once it was Jiang Mingyuan calling to apologize to her.
She readily agreed to eat, considering Shen Qinghuai's help. She ignored his apology; she hated being misunderstood and was still angry, so she hung up the phone.
Jiang Mingyuan was extremely frustrated, so he went to see Shen Qinghuai after get off work. He relayed his cousin's words and then worriedly reminded her, "Uncle Shen, Xiao Qiu's condition is quite serious. I asked my cousin, and the best way is to give her lots and lots of love. Having someone else do this won't be very effective; it's still the biological parents who are most helpful. For Xiao Qiu's reputation, you have to make it up to her and love her. Gradually, she won't place her hopes on other intimate relationships, and she won't hold hands or hug men anymore."
Shen Qinghuai was clearly unaware that his daughter had psychological problems. He was shocked and worried that Jiang Mingyuan's cousin was not doing well in her studies, so he quickly asked someone to make an appointment with a professional psychologist to ask her about it the next day.
After hanging up the phone, he frowned and looked at Jiang Mingyuan: "You little rascal, are you jealous?"
Jiang Mingyuan swallowed his words back.
He didn't know either. Maybe so, or maybe it was because he disliked Liu Kun.
In short, Xiao Qiu is still young, and it's too early to talk about this. He didn't want to delay Xiao Qiu's future, and he didn't want Uncle Shen to think that he couldn't distinguish between what's important and what's urgent, and that he actually had feelings for a young girl who had just come of age.
He shook his head, denying it.
Shen Qinghuai was pleased with his self-awareness and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "That's good. Xiaoman is only eighteen. It's too early for her to be dating now. She should be at least twenty-two or twenty-three. She'll meet more people and have a wider social circle before she can make an accurate judgment about the opposite sex. During this period, I don't want anyone to sway her mind. I especially don't want anyone to use my relationship to get close to her."
"What about Liu Kun?" Jiang Mingyuan knew he couldn't get past Shen Qinghuai, so he could only try to hurt his opponent to make himself feel better.
Shen Qinghuai laughed and said, "Him? No rush. He's Xiaoman's number one loyal friend right now. He endured the torment of more than thirty holes and never betrayed Xiaoman. Xiaoman admires him more than she dislikes him now. If I were to interfere with them now, wouldn't it be even worse if it backfired?"
“But you can’t just ignore it, what if that bastard does something to Xiao Qiu…” Jiang Mingyuan was very unhappy, and even Uncle Shen was wavering.
Shen Qinghuai sneered, "He wouldn't dare. I've already had bodyguards watching him. If he tries anything with Xiaoman, I'll kill him!"
That's good; Jiang Mingyuan felt at peace.
When he got home from get off work, his father was urging him to get married again, and even telling him to try to get close to Xiao Qiu. He immediately interrupted his father: "Stop dreaming. Uncle Shen can't bear to see Xiao Qiu get married so early."
Old Jiang was a little annoyed and asked, "How long will it take?"
Jiang Mingyuan picked up his chopsticks and started eating: "We'll have to wait at least another five years."
"Five years! That's so long! You've dragged this on for so long, how am I supposed to hold my grandson?" Old Jiang was extremely frustrated; it seemed there was no hope.
Why.
After dinner, Old Jiang asked, "Are you going to wait? Or should your mother arrange a blind date for you?"
"I don't know, let me think about it." Jiang Mingyuan picked up the landline and called his cousin. "Sis, with Xiao Qiu's condition... if she can't be cured, will she still hold hands and hug people other than her boyfriend when she starts dating in the future?"
In that case, he'd rather not have the chance, otherwise he'd be so jealous he'd die of jealousy.
My cousin replied, "It's hard to say. It depends on whether her boyfriend can give her enough security and love. What, you like her? You want to date her?"
"No, I'll ask for her father. Thanks, sis, you're busy." Jiang Mingyuan said dejectedly.
This means that he needs to snatch her away from her friends, understand her better than anyone else, love her, and cherish her, before she might learn to keep her distance from others and only have physical contact with him.
...
That's too tiring, forget it.
Let's just be friends, otherwise he'll get jealous to death sooner or later.
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After a day of hard work, the dogs from the five routes met up at 7 p.m.!
The location is outside an old, dilapidated residential area outside the Third Ring Road.
This doesn't look like a casino!
The group looked at each other, at a loss, and had no choice but to give the decision to Qiu Xiaoman, since she had the most dogs and could talk to them directly.
She asked Xiaohua, "Are you sure this is the place?"
Little Flower excitedly wagged her tail: "Woof woof, that's right! Master, wait a minute, Little White and I will go in and scout it out before you come!"
"Alright, be careful." Qiu Xiaoman patted the heads of the two dogs, and together with the others, retreated into the alley, holding their breath and waiting for news.
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Author's note: In response to reader "Wheat is Green," Jiang Mingyuan is not the male lead.
I originally replied in the comments section, but the system glitched and sent several comments at once, so I deleted them.
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This was originally a long novel, and in the later part of the story, the female lead goes on field missions, and Wu Shirong often accompanies her, so Wu's scenes will become more frequent.
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