All My Colleagues Are Animals 92

Chapter 92

B-City Public Security Bureau, Animal Division.

Recently, the incident with the large black bear had been a hot topic online, with all sorts of unfounded rumors flying around.

The higher-ups were constantly pushing for progress in the case investigation, repeatedly applying pressure.

Lin Song had been bearing the pressure alone, trying to buy and delay time for this.

Finally, this morning, she received this planned, out-of-province call from S-City, from someone turning themselves in.

Lin Song immediately contacted the S-City Public Security Bureau, notifying them of the cross-province case and requesting their cooperation.

The Minister of Public Security, Zhou Ren, had been promoted from the S-City Public Security Bureau and had long been in cahoots with them.

But ever since Zhou Ren had been suspended and investigated, the S-City Public Security Bureau had also been unable to escape scrutiny, and a new group of leaders had been temporarily put in place.

Receiving a reply from the S-City Public Security Bureau, Lin Song led a group of police officers straight to S-City.

…

S-City Port.

The heavy rain that had fallen all night had just stopped, but dark clouds were still churning.

Dozens of police cars silently surrounded the “Green Bird” base.

Lin Song, in a neat and solemn police uniform, holding a gun in both hands, led a group of police officers as they approached the interior of “Green Bird.”

Shen Rendong had been out of contact for a full hour.

Her lips were tightly pursed, her gaze deep and sharp.

Her steps were slow. She passed by the empty and foul-smelling beast warehouse and saw the large, cold, metal beast cages.

She couldn’t help but remember that she had once been trapped in one, and upon hearing the news of “Miss Li’s” death, she had wailed in grief, heartbroken.

Further ahead, she led her police officers to break open a storage room and saw the walls covered with bloody animal skins and paws, a tragic scene.

A young police officer, for a moment, couldn’t take it, and quickly stepped back, bending over on the side to vomit.

Continuing forward was the “Green Bird” main hall.

Through the window, Lin Song saw dozens of large and ferocious beasts inside, who had eaten their fill and were sleeping soundly, and also scattered human limbs, a shocking scene.

This cruel, bloody, and sunless abyss was Shen Rendong’s ten years of enduring humiliation in order to take revenge.

At this thought, Lin Song’s heart twisted with a sharp pain.

She took a deep breath and, holding her gun, cautiously moved forward, instructing her police officers:

“Continue to search, and be on the lookout for bullets.”

“Green Bird” was an organization involved in poaching and smuggling. How could they not have guns?

Last night at the funeral, the superstitious organization had strictly forbidden guns, which was why they had not been able to control the scene of the ferocious beasts’ attack.

Bang—

Bang—

Gunshots gradually erupted.

Lin Song had been noticed by her superiors back then for her fast, fierce, and accurate shooting.

At this moment, she led her team all the way through the search, and arrested and detained several suspects, and was invincible.

They had almost searched the entire base, but still had not found Shen Rendong.

“Where is Shen Rendong?”

Lin Song pressed the muzzle of her gun against the temple of a newly captured suspect, her expression cool and dangerous, like a god of death.

“Don’t kill me! In… in the underground council hall over there, our fourth-in-command is also there…”

The suspect raised his hands and, trembling, confessed everything.

Lin Song led her team and quickly found the council hall.

There were three men in black there, who had just finished counting their cash and were preparing to run, and also Shen Rendong, who was tied up and thrown in a corner.

From a distance, she saw the man in black in the lead holding a gun, pointed at Shen Rendong’s forehead, his finger about to pull the trigger—

Lin Song’s pupils constricted, and for a moment, her heart was about to burst from her chest.

She had no time to think. She raised her gun and fired.

Bang—

The bullet was as fast as lightning and, without deviation, hit the back of the man in black’s hand, and a heart-piercing, scorching pain exploded.

A miserable cry sounded, and the gun instantly fell from the man in black’s hand and crashed to the ground.

“Hands up!” Lin Song commanded in a deep voice, forcing herself to be calm.

She, with her team members who were also holding guns, approached, their muzzles aimed at the head of the man in black in the lead, and they glistened dangerously in the light.

Shen Rendong’s mouth was gagged, and her chest was heaving rapidly, and her dark eyes were fixed on Lin Song without a moment’s pause.

Seeing that all was lost, the man in black’s eyes were bloodshot, and he took his gun and, without any regard, fired haphazardly at Lin Song.

Bang, bang—

For a moment, it was a hail of bullets.

In this situation, relying on agility to dodge and fight would reduce the probability of injury.

But Shen Rendong was still in the council hall. What if these madmen took a shot at Shen Rendong? Lin Song could not bear the consequences.

And so, she decisively chose to fight directly, and standing in the corridor, she fired several quick, accurate, and fierce shots.

The man in black lost his strength at the sound.

As he moved, several bullets also shot from the other side, and one of them inevitably grazed her shoulder, and a burning pain was born.

Lin Song had no time for the pain and rushed into the council hall with her police officers. “Handcuff them.”

The last three remnants of the “Green Bird” base were captured.

The dust had settled.

Lin Song held her gun and panted for a moment to calm herself.

Then she slowly turned around and, in the thunderous pounding of her heart, walked step by step toward Shen Rendong.

Shen Rendong had received treatment yesterday, and her recovery was good.

At this moment, she was not wearing a mask, and you could see that the red rashes on her face had faded a lot and were about to disappear completely.

Lin Song slowly squatted down in front of Shen Rendong and, raising a hand, carefully took out the gag from her mouth.

The base of her tongue was sore and numb, and Shen Rendong’s red lips opened and closed as she panted, for a moment speechless.

She just stared at Lin Song without a moment’s pause.

Lin Song also quietly looked at the woman’s beautiful eyes.

Her eyes were red, and a dark tide was surging, as if it were filled with words that could not be spoken for the time being.

Her gaze slid down and landed on the delicate tip of her nose…

That breathtakingly beautiful, rosy little mole.

Officer Lin’s expression was as cool and solemn as ever, but the hand that was holding the handcuffs was trembling uncontrollably.

She lowered her lashes, hiding her misty eyes.

As she slowly put the handcuffs on Shen Rendong, she announced in a soft voice:

“Miss Shen, you are under arrest.”

…

“Shen Rendong, 32 years old, from S-City.”

“She was raised alone by her mother, Shen Yu, from a young age. After her mother passed away, she went to live on the east coast alone.”

“Ten years ago, Shen Rendong was captured from the coast by the Li family and entered the ‘Green Bird’ organization, and was coerced into participating in criminal activities.”

Hearing this, Lin Song’s slender white fingertips lightly tapped the table, and she reminded the police officer who was typing to add:

“The Li family had long been poisoning and controlling the Shen mother and daughter, and had used this to coerce Shen Rendong to work for ‘Green Bird’.”

The police officer nodded and added this line. Then he continued to type:

“According to Shen Rendong’s oral statement and the submitted documents, Shen Rendong had anonymously reported ‘Green Bird’ to the S-City Public Security Bureau without success, and had later planned and carried out several releases of live beasts…”

…

Creak—

Lin Song pushed open the door of the holding cell and came to Shen Rendong, and they looked at each other through the iron bars.

It was dark and cold here, and the smell was not good.

“Miss Shen, just hang in there. You’ll be out soon.”

She handed over a bottle of fresh milk, and the end of her words held a barely perceptible softness.

Shen Rendong took the milk and looked at Lin Song with her dark, black eyes.

The woman was wearing a solemn police uniform. She was tall and slender, exuding a valiant and heroic air.

She was brave and calm in front of the guns of all the evil forces, and she had fired her gun quickly, accurately, and fiercely, and had not even frowned after her shoulder had been injured.

Lin Song’s heart seemed to be as cool and indifferent as her features and tone, always fearless and indifferent.

But when she had taken out the gag from Shen Rendong’s mouth, her brow had furrowed slightly, and her movements had been light and gentle, as if she were afraid of hurting her.

And when she had put the handcuffs on her, her fingertips had trembled, and her lowered lashes had not been able to hide the redness at the corners of her eyes.

What on earth was Lin Song thinking?

Shen Rendong had been in sinister places for many years and was always at ease with people, but she could never see through the police officer in front of her.

“How’s the wound on your shoulder?” Shen Rendong asked.

Although it had only been a graze, the power of a bullet was not to be underestimated, and the skin on Lin Song’s shoulder was a blurry mess of blood.

Just now, she had only had time to deal with it casually, and a sharp pain was still piercing her heart.

Lin Song’s face was impassive, and she downplayed it. “It’s fine, just a scratch.”

But Shen Rendong saw through the forbearance in her eyes.

Her breath unconsciously tightened slightly. “You should go and get it treated carefully.”

Then she realized that this sentence had crossed a line.

A cool and aloof woman like Officer Lin should hate to be controlled and urged.

But she saw Officer Lin pause, and then she said:

“Okay, then I’ll go now.”

Her tone was clearly as solemn and indifferent as usual, but for some reason, you could taste a certain meekness in it.

Shen Rendong’s lashes trembled slightly. “…”

The next second, the woman’s footsteps were like the wind, and her valiant figure disappeared at the entrance of the holding cell, as if she were going to carry out an urgent command.

Shen Rendong bit her lip lightly.

…

Generally speaking, after a suspect turns themselves in, the court will hold a hearing within two to three months.

The incident with the large black bear and the existence of the “Green Bird” organization had attracted the attention and discussion of the entire country, and the higher-ups were pushing, and public opinion was also repeatedly applying pressure, so the court had brought the hearing of this case forward very early.

On the day of the hearing, Shen Rendong was acquitted. At the same time, the S-City government announced that it would give Shen Rendong a first-class merit.

The details of the case were reported in detail on the internet and on television news, and it caused a heated discussion online.

[Shen Rendong is such a cool and great sister. I want to have a litter of monkeys for her!!]

A certain police otter, who was still sulking, saw this kind of comment and immediately couldn’t sit still at her computer.

Shen Rendong hasn’t even gone to the deep mountains to live in seclusion, and she’s already going to have a new monkey baby?

And a whole litter at that?

How can this be!

That day, Officer Lin was grandly commended by the bureau and was awarded a first-class merit, and was on the verge of being promoted.

But she had no time to be happy about this. After work, she changed into her regular clothes and, with a beautiful seashell she had prepared in her pocket, she rushed to Velvet Bamboo Studio to pick up Otter Bao.

“Little Bao, I’m taking you to find your mother. You have to act a little pitiful later. Can you do that?” she instructed carefully.

Knowing that her human mother was actually still alive, Otter Bao was extremely happy.

She cried until her eyes were misty and her nose was red, and just standing there, she was the epitome of “pitiful.”

She nodded repeatedly. “Don’t worry, Mom. I’m very pitiful!”

The mother and otter got into the car.

On the way to find Shen Rendong, a new message popped up in the WeChat group:

[CEO Ye: Miss Shen, the hotel is not comfortable or private enough. I have a nice house here. If you like it, you can go and stay there for a while.]

[Little Bao’s Mom: Thank you, CEO Ye, for your hospitality. After I have a celebratory meal with everyone tomorrow at noon, I will be flying to the south to live, so I won’t trouble you, CEO Ye.]

Lin Song’s breath hitched at the sight.

…

In the riverside hotel, Shen Rendong stared at the WeChat group for a moment, lost in thought.

Officer Lin was a woman of few words. Besides discussing business, she never made a sound in the group chat.

This person had also been indifferent and distant to her recently, and had returned to her original attitude.

And for this reason, she actually felt a little down.

Her brow furrowed slightly, and she brushed away the subtle emotion.

She brewed a cup of tea and sat by the French window, quietly looking at the river.

The great river flows east, its waves rolling, and it goes on forever.

Just as time flows by, taking everything with it, and leaving nothing behind.

Mom, the sea otter, Otter Bao…

Shen Rendong held her teacup tightly and fell into a strong emptiness and loneliness.

Her revenge had been taken, and only a surging human world remained.

She had no home to return to.

Where should she go next?

Knock, knock.

A knock suddenly sounded on the door.

Shen Rendong’s gaze froze slightly, and she came back to her senses.

She remembered the room service she had called for, and she put down her teacup and went to the door.

She opened the door and, caught off guard, looked up—

It was Officer Lin, standing at the door.

The woman’s posture was still straight and proper, but her usually cool and aloof face rarely showed a certain nervousness.

She was also holding a beautiful young girl by the hand, her eyes red, like a pitiful little beast who couldn’t find its mother.

Shen Rendong’s heart trembled. “Officer Lin…?”

Lin Song took a deep breath, her eyes red.

“Shen Rendong, are you planning to abandon me and Little Bao?”

The moment she finished, Otter Bao, on the side, cooperatively let out a “wah” and cried:

“Mommy doesn’t want me anymore—”

Shen Rendong’s eyes widened. “…”