Chapter 322 I’m here to arrest someone
The most amazing thing is the look in the female crane's eyes, which are gentle yet alert. From time to time, she lowers her head and uses her beak to tidy up her partner's feathers.
Look at those three little ones! They're so adorable! Their fluffy gray fur makes them look like chubby ducklings, wobbling as they walk. One of them tried to jump over to the food bowl, but it fell flat on its back, bringing the other two down with it, and the three fur balls rolled into a ball.
"Don't look at them as clumsy now. They will be able to fly in three months." Su Xiao said with a smile, "When they are about six months old, they will slowly shed their gray fur and grow white feathers like their parents. Then they will be elegant little cranes!"
Xu Ying made a shushing gesture: "Shh, don't call them stupid in front of them, they can understand~"
Su Xiao quickly fell silent and looked at the Bai He family with a guilty conscience.
The female crane bent its slender neck and saluted Xu Ying solemnly after seeing her. It gently shook its snow-white feathers and said in a gentle voice, "Master Xu, thank you so much."
[If it weren't for you, Baihe's father might have...]
Its voice was a little choked, [You gave it a second life.]
Xu Ying squatted down and gently stroked the feathers of Xiong He on the bed, his eyes slightly red: "It's my fault that I didn't protect you well."
In spring, the white cranes returned to the north, but they didn't expect to spend their entire lives there.
This adult male crane can no longer travel long distances. It will take about a month for it to be able to walk and then start to adapt to its prosthesis, which will take another half a year to adjust.
Fortunately, the lifespan of white cranes is quite long among animals, with an average lifespan of more than 30 years. In artificial breeding, it can reach 40 to 50 years. This adult male crane still has more than half of its life to start a second life.
Her fingers gently touched the bandage on Xionghe's leg, her voice full of self-blame.
The male crane on the hospital bed raised his head with great effort and gently touched the back of Xu Ying's hand with his beak: [This is not your fault, Station Master Xu.]
Its eyes were firm and gentle, [It was those bad guys who were so hateful.]
The three little cranes also came over, chirping: "Daddy will be fine!"
[Stationmaster Xu is the best!]
[We will be together forever!]
Xu Ying took a deep breath, wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes, and said solemnly to Xiong He, "I promise you, I will find out who is behind this!"
Her eyes swept over every white crane in the ward, "We will also protect your families."
The female crane lowered her head again, her snow-white feathers gleaming in the sunlight: [We believe you.]
The three little cranes followed their mother's example, clumsily lowering their furry heads. The male crane on the hospital bed uttered a clear cry: "Thank you."
Xu Ying gently stroked Bai He's feathers on the hospital bed and said softly, "Do you remember what the person who flew the drone looked like?"
A trace of fear flashed across Baihe's eyes, and it trembled slightly as it recalled: "After that horrible machine cut my legs, I almost fainted from the pain. But in a daze, I saw a young man walking towards me."
It paused. [He was wearing heavy boots, and the sand was crunching. He squatted down to check my injuries, and when he found that I was seriously injured, he hurriedly fled with the drone.]
[I remember it very clearly]
Bai He suddenly raised his head. [Around his neck hung a round, green stone, which swayed as he bent over, standing out in the sunlight.]
"A green round stone?" Xu Ying's eyes lit up, and she immediately took out her phone to search for pictures. "Does it look like this?" She clicked on a photo of a jade pendant.
The white crane flapped its wings excitedly: [Yes, yes, yes! That’s it!]
[Also] He tilted his head and continued to recall, [He wore a glittering object on his left ear, more dazzling than a dewdrop.]
"Is this it?" Xu Ying took out the picture of diamond earrings again.
Bai He nodded repeatedly: [Exactly the same!]
Xu Ying quickly recorded the key information. "He's half a head taller than the reeds, so about 175cm. Short hair." She bit the pen cap thoughtfully. "He seems to be a young man who pays attention to appearance."
Closing the notebook, Xu Ying gently touched Bai He's head and said, "The clues you provided are very important. Take good care of your injuries. I will definitely find this person."
As she walked out of the ward, her eyes became determined. With these characteristics—a jade pendant, diamond earrings, and a short-haired male about 175cm tall—the search area had been greatly narrowed.
Now, it's time to start the hunt.
After lunch.
At noon, Chen Su's police car rolled over the desert road, raising a cloud of fine sand and dust.
Xu Ying sat in the back row holding an airline box full of gerbils. Ten furry little heads were squeezed in the air vents, looking around.
Qi Xiao put one hand on the car window, and his sharp eyes swept over every suspicious trace along the way.
"We're going to conduct a comprehensive search this time," Xu Ying gently stroked the head of the gerbil boss. "We need to find more witnesses."
Amid the sound of wheels rolling over gravel, she looked out the window - the wetland was already faintly visible in the fog.
As soon as the car stopped, the gerbils rushed out of the cage and scattered into the reeds like well-trained scouts.
Xu Ying squatted down and tapped the ground with his fingertips: "Remember, focus on finding small animals that have witnessed the drone."
Half an hour later, the gerbil boss hurried back with the information.
There were still water droplets on its beard. [Stationmaster Xu, I asked!]
It gestured excitedly, "My distant relative saw with his own eyes the man wearing the jade pendant. When he realized he was in trouble, he turned pale with fear and scrambled off on a red motorcycle!"
Xu Ying frowned. "He took the drone away? He didn't leave any evidence behind?"
The gerbil boss shook his head. "My cousin said he stuffed the wreckage of the drone into his backpack, not even a propeller was left behind."
Xu Ying translated the words of the gerbil boss to Qi Xiao and Chen Su.
Chen Su said coldly: "What is the model of that drone?"
Qi Xiao's eyes flashed: "A German-made eight-rotor drone with a camera gimbal." His low voice was filled with suppressed anger.
"This type of imported equipment needs to be registered." Chen Su frowned slightly, his long eyelashes casting a shadow under his eyes. "The suspect wouldn't dare discard the evidence nearby. He'll probably take it back to his residence to dispose of it."
Xu Ying pursed her lips, a hint of urgency flashing in her eyes: "Then let's go southeast and ask along the way."
From noon until dark, the police car slowly moved forward on the desert highway.
Xu Ying suddenly stood up, her amber eyes reflecting the distant lights: "We are getting closer and closer to the desert scenic resort."
(End of this chapter)
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