Lu Qi said that he had never doubted him. He knew very well that if it had not been for Xu Chunliang, he might have been strangled to death by the big snake. He just couldn't figure out who would have the ability to make the two big snakes obey.
, to help him commit theft.
Xu Chunliang recalled that Lu Qi came to the store to buy plaster that day. If the plaster was not in full, he would have doubted himself, so he found an excuse to go back to Chun Tang to investigate.
In fact, this is understandable. After all, not many people can subdue two big snakes. I only blame myself for being negligent at the time. I didn't expect that there was another case behind it. The person who manipulated this matter must be very knowledgeable about handling this kind of incident.
The process is very familiar.
The scene at that time was replayed in my mind. The female snake's abdomen was somewhat swollen. The male snake was probably responsible for intimidating the crowd and diverting their attention. After everyone was frightened and fled the store, the female snake calmly moved into the warehouse through the vent and took the snake to the warehouse.
Swallowed the mobile phones one by one.
Originally, the two snakes had a clear division of labor, and the female snake responsible for theft should retreat first. However, Lu Qi and Li Zhong's timely alert threatened the safety of the male snake. The female snake on the way to escape appeared and attacked Lu Qi.
From this moment on, the plan deviated from the control of the snake driver. After Xu Chunliang stepped forward, the direction of things completely changed.
Xu Chunliang told Lu Qi that generally speaking, Wang Jinshe did not have pica and would not take the initiative to swallow the mobile phone. There must be someone behind the scenes. At the same time, he was very interested in the whereabouts of the two snakes. The two snakes were finally handed over to the police.
Who? Who is responsible for releasing the animals?
These were things that Lu Qi had not considered before. Xu Chunliang's reminder made him realize that this case was more complicated than he thought. Usually such incidents are handled by the fire department on an emergency basis, and they will arrange special snake catchers to capture them.
The animals that arrived were handed over to the relevant departments of the Forestry Bureau for processing. After so long, the two snakes should have returned to the mountains and forests long ago. This case will probably not be solved.
Xu Chunliang cast his gaze out the car window. The colorful neon lights on the roadside rendered the world bizarre and bizarre. It seemed that the world was not as simple as it seemed.
Early on Saturday morning, Xu Chunliang received a call from Lu Qi, asking if he was okay, and wanted to ask him to go to the place where the Forestry Bureau released the snakes. After all, Xu Chunliang knew the habits of snakes and insects very well, and might be able to shed some light on the case.
help.
Xu Chunliang thought there was nothing wrong with resting anyway, so he agreed.
Half an hour later, Lu Qi and Li Zhong drove a police car to the door to pick him up.
Li Zhong was in charge of driving, and Lu Qi sat in the back with Xu Chunliang.
Lu Qi told Xu Chunliang what happened to the two king snakes. After Xu Chunliang subdued the two big snakes that day, they handed over the two captured snakes to the Municipal Forestry Bureau.
There was also a professional snake catcher named Fan Yajun who came with him at that time. He was an employee of the Forestry Bureau. After routine physical examination of the two king snakes, he sent them to the Qinglong Mountain Reserve for release on the same day.
"Is there something wrong with him?"
Lu Qi shook his head and said: "This person has a good reputation in the unit, works diligently, and has been rated as a municipal model worker many times."
“Don’t just take everything at face value.”
"He has evidence of alibi, and he was not the only one who went to release the animals that day. We also investigated his itinerary in those days and found nothing suspicious."
Xu Chunliang said: "Maybe a gang committed the crime."
Li Zhong, who was driving in front, couldn't help laughing when he heard this: "Xiao Xu, you shouldn't study medicine, you should be a policeman."
Lu Qi didn't find it funny. What Xu Chunliang said was not unreasonable. On the surface, the incident was handled according to the procedures, but after investigation, some unusual things were discovered. For example, when they were released into the reserve on the same day, they were usually captured.
Wild animals need to be raised in captivity for a few days to ensure that their physical condition is normal before being released into the wild.
From this point alone, it is not difficult to suspect that there is something wrong with Fan Yajun. The release was approved by the Forestry Bureau. Fan Yajun was not the only one to go to Qinglong Mountain to release the animals. There were three employees who went with him. There was also a special person to hand over the situation in the Qinglong Mountain Nature Reserve.
, after completing the release, the four people from the Forestry Bureau returned immediately. From that day to now, the relevant personnel have not left the city.
Li Zhong thought it was pointless to go to the release site. So many days had passed and the two snakes had gone somewhere long ago. He didn't believe that Wang Jinshen had swallowed the mobile phone and could it be pulled out intact after swallowing it?
But Lu Qi had to make this trip, so as his partner, he had no choice but to accompany him.
Qinglong Mountain is 25 kilometers away from Dongzhou City and has an altitude of more than 400 meters. It is considered a big mountain in Pingjiang Province, which is mainly plains.
They followed the map navigation and found the Qinglong Mountain Nature Reserve Office. They had already contacted them in advance, and ranger Zhou Meng, who was participating in the release event that day, was already waiting there.
When he saw the police car approaching, he rushed out to greet it.
Zhou Meng entered the Forestry Bureau after his father's class. In today's society, there is little talk of succession. However, Zhou Meng's father was honorably injured during the action of putting out wildfires seven years ago. In order to commend his heroic behavior, the organization
An exception was made to arrange for Zhou Meng to take over.
Zhou Meng has an impressive height of 1.92 meters, with dark complexion and a strong body. He enthusiastically reached out his hand to shake hands with the three of them and welcomed their arrival.
When shaking hands with Xu Chunliang, I found that he was not wearing a police uniform. According to Zhou Meng's understanding of life, generally speaking, those who are not wearing police uniforms are high-ranking leaders. I was a little confused. This young man looked younger than me.
Be a leader?
Xu Chunliang discovered that Zhou Meng's palms were broad and strong, and the palms were covered with calluses. The fist joints of his hands were also covered with thick calluses, and the grip felt as rough as old tree bark. At a glance, he knew that this person had a certain level of cultivation in external arts.
Lu Qi skipped the introduction part. They were here for business and not for friendship.
Zhou Meng knew their purpose and pointed to the mountain, telling them that the place to release the animals was up there.
"Is it far?" Li Zhong asked.
"It's not far, just a few steps away."
They soon understood the true meaning of "not far away" mentioned by Zhou Meng. They walked through the forest for nearly forty minutes before approaching the release point deep in the dense forest.
Li Zhong was so tired that he was out of breath. Lu Qi was not much better than him. Zhou Meng was tall and long-legged, with a long stride. Moreover, his usual job was to patrol the mountains and forests. Walking on such mountain roads was like walking on shoes.
Pingdi, today he deliberately slowed down his pace in order to take care of the police comrades. Normally, he would have walked there in more than 20 minutes.
The best performer among the three was actually Xu Chunliang, who was not left behind by Zhou Meng from beginning to end.
Zhou Meng looked in his eyes and admired in his heart, he really shouldn't underestimate this fair and clean young man, his physique is really good.
Li Zhongshi couldn't hold on any longer, so he stopped where he was, leaning on a crooked tree and bending his waist, panting: "Xiao Zhou... take a rest... go on..."
Zhou Meng stopped, turned around and said, "We're just a few steps ahead."
Li Zhongxin said, I believe you.
"Don't move!" Zhou Meng suddenly yelled.
Lu Qi and Li Zhong didn't know what happened and were so frightened that they stood still.
Xu Chunliang had already seen a red and black red chain snake on the branch above Li Zhong's head, spitting out a message and getting ready to go.
Zhou Meng took out a red sandalwood slingshot from his waist. The outside of the Y-shaped bow frame was covered with a thick layer of patina due to long-term use, making it shiny.
He raised his hand and fired a stone. The rubber band was only half stretched, and he controlled the force just right. The stone flew out from the leather bag and hit the Red Chain Snake's head, driving it away without injuring it.
Xu Chunliang watched from the sidelines. Zhou Meng's slingshot was very accurate. From taking out to shooting, he could not imagine that this big man had such good shooting skills. The key was the control of strength.
The red-chained snake fled in panic and disappeared deep into the trees in an instant, leaving only a series of rustling sounds from near to far, which were soon lost to the mountain wind.
Lu Qi and Li Zhong breathed a sigh of relief at the same time. Li Zhong said with lingering fear: "I almost died."
Xu Chunliang smiled and said: "This kind of red chain snake is very venomous and will not hurt your life."
Zhou Meng glanced at Xu Chunliang in surprise: "Leader, do you know this?"
"I'm not a leader."
Lu Qi came over and said, "I forgot to introduce you. This is the snake expert we invited from Changxing Hospital."
Zhou Meng was in awe. In his mind, experts obviously had a higher status than leaders. He only had a junior high school diploma and the most admired people were knowledgeable people.
The four of them came to the release point. Zhou Meng pointed to the grass at his feet and said that they would release the animals here that day. He watched with his own eyes two cabbage snakes swam from here into the depths of the jungle.
Lu Qi and Li Zhong checked around the release point, but they couldn't find any clues, not to mention that so many days had passed.
Zhou Meng asked curiously: "Are you looking for those two big snakes?"
Lu Qidao: "Can you still find it?"
Zhou Meng shook his head: "Although Qinglong Mountain is not high, the forest area is not small, and the twelve Qinglong Peaks are connected to each other. After so long, I don't know which mountain it has moved to."
Lu Qi was at a loss and looked at Xu Chunliang for help. Was his trip today going to be in vain?
Xu Chunliang said: "Rat has rat path, snake has snake path. Two snakes are so big, there must be traces wherever they pass." Looking at the dense forest ahead, the snake's body is born with a fishy smell, which is similar to fish.
The smell is different, mixed with the smell of earth.
Different types of snakes have different fishy smells. Originally, after so many days, the fishy smell should have dissipated long ago, but when the king snake walks through the grass, the fishy smell will stick to the grass blades. Usually, this fishy smell will not dissipate for many days.
Ordinary people would not be able to smell this fishy smell even if they put their noses to the grass blades, but for Xu Chunliang, who has a keen sense of smell, he can easily identify this smell. The initial training in "Tongtian Baodian" is to improve people's five senses.
Although Xu Chunliang's internal strength was greatly reduced, the smell of various snake and insect poisons had long been integrated into his memory. The Wang Jin Snake had a very strong body odor, and its anal glands emitted a unique stench.
The unique fishy smell seemed to form a winding road sign in front of Xu Chunliang's eyes. Xu Chunliang strode forward, with the three of them following behind. Zhou Meng naturally had no problem.
Lu Qi and Li Zhong could no longer keep up physically. As police officers, they could not show any cowardice. They could only grit their teeth and keep up with perseverance. Although they tried their best, they were still separated by more than ten meters.
After walking in the dense forest for about ten minutes, Xu Chunliang stopped, sniffed and said, "It's nearby."
Zhou Meng imitated his example and sniffed hard. He smelled a foul smell and was so sick that he almost vomited out.
Xu Chunliang pointed to the right front. Lu Qi used a bamboo pole to push away the grass, only to see a big snake with its skin curled up in front of him. It looked like it was dead. The body was rotting in many places. The disgusting stench came from it.
emanating from the corpse.
Zhou Meng pinched his nose and asked, "Why are you dead?" In fact, this phenomenon is not uncommon. After many animals were released into the mountains and forests, they died in the wilderness because they could not adapt to the wild environment.
There are various signs that he was hunted.
The skin of the King Jin Snake was peeled off and taken away, leaving only the bloody body. Lu Qi put on a mask and gloves and came to the big snake that had been dead for many days. He turned over its body and found that its abdomen had been slashed open.
A gash that was about a foot long was made. Thinking of the fifteen stolen mobile phones, it seemed that it must have been swallowed by this golden snake.
After the Forestry Bureau released the wild animals, someone was waiting here in advance.
Li Zhongdao said: "Why do we need to kill it with such cruel methods? Can't we just let it spit it out?" He had seen in the animal world that snakes can spit out food if they can't eat it.
Lu Qidao: "The mobile phone packaging is so square that it shouldn't be spit out, so I can only take it out this way."
Xu Chunliang said: "Open its mouth and take a look."
Lu Qi took out a knife and pried open Wang Jinshe's mouth. Although he was wearing a mask, the putrid smell almost made him faint. Blue clothing fibers were found on the snake's fangs. Lu Qi concluded that this snake should
He attacked someone, angered the other person, and killed him, but someone who could kill such a big king snake was not an ordinary person.
Xu Chunliang said: "This snake should have been summoned here."
