Ruan Xingyao walked toward the source of the sound and saw a beagle barking loudly, “er! er!”
“Er!”
“Er!”
【Can someone please save my mom!?】
【Please, someone save my mom!】
However, the passersby couldn’t understand what the beagle was trying to say; they just found its barking extremely annoying.
Someone couldn’t help but curse, “Where did this stinky dog come from? What are you howling about? If you keep barking, I’ll kill you!”
While cursing, he even tried to kick the beagle.
At that moment, Ruan Xingyao rushed over and stretched out her arms to block the man’s action.
“Is this your dog? Letting it loose to bite people, aren’t you going to compensate me for my losses?”
As he spoke, the man shamelessly reached out his hand toward Ruan Xingyao, his eyes leering up and down as if he wanted to strip her bare.
Ruan Xingyao frowned, annoyed, and glared at the man.
Then she suddenly remembered something, narrowed her eyes sharply, and pulled a badge from her pocket.
“Trying to scam a cop? You’ve got guts! Want to go to the police station and have a proper talk about compensation?” Ruan Xingyao said.
This badge was given to her yesterday after signing a contract, courtesy of Shen Jiming, and she hadn’t expected to use it so soon.
The man carefully looked at the badge in her hand.
Though he couldn’t be sure if it was real or fake, he was intimidated by Ruan Xingyao’s aura.
He stammered repeatedly, “A misunderstanding, a misunderstanding, it’s all a misunderstanding.”
Then he slunk away.
Ruan Xingyao snorted and turned to crouch down, patting the beagle’s big head.
“Little darling, what’s wrong with your mom?”
Beagle: “ererer!”
【Human! You can understand me? You can save my mom?】
Ruan Xingyao nodded and said, “Do you trust me? Take me to see her!”
“ererer!”
【Human! Hurry up and come upstairs with me, my mom is upstairs!】
The dog barked while running up the stairs.
Ruan Xingyao jogged to keep up.
Every time the beagle climbed a floor, it would turn back to check if Ruan Xingyao was following.
They reached the fifth floor and stopped in front of the door on the left side of the stairs.
The dog turned back, waiting for her.
Soon, Ruan Xingyao caught up.
The door was open, and Ruan Xingyao saw at first glance a woman lying on the floor inside the room.
The woman seemed to have gone through a painful struggle; there were pools of vomit scattered on the floor—gruesome to look at.
The beagle bit at Ruan Xingyao’s pant leg, pulling her toward the inside of the room.
“ererer!”
【Human! What’s wrong with my mom? Is she dead? Please don’t let my mom die, okay?】
Ruan Xingyao crouched down and petted the beagle’s head, reassuring her, “Don’t worry, I will do my best to save her!”
The beagle wagged its tail and spun around a few times upon hearing Ruan Xingyao’s promise.
“erer!”
【Human! This dog trusts you!】
Ruan Xingyao placed her finger under the woman’s nose and felt a faint breath, finally feeling relieved.
“Thank goodness, thank goodness, she’s still alive!”
Ruan Xingyao didn’t know how to treat the poisoning, so she could only call 120 (emergency services).
After hanging up, she thought for a moment and called Xie Lin.
It was still early, but Xie Lin had already arrived at the police station.
He was a bit surprised to receive Ruan Xingyao’s call.
Before he could say anything, Ruan Xingyao said, “Xie Lin, track my phone’s location. I have a patient here, and I suspect poisoning.”
Without hesitation, Xie Lin agreed, “Okay, we’re on our way.”
While waiting, Ruan Xingyao took many photos of the scene with her phone to preserve evidence.
Thankfully, this body’s own memories had read thousands of detective and crime novels, so she skillfully followed the rule of not disturbing the crime scene.
Soon, the ambulance and police cars arrived almost simultaneously.
After a quick check and treatment, the doctors put the woman on a stretcher and took her to the hospital.
The police who came with Xie Lin began their investigation inside the room.
Tests showed that the vomit on the floor indeed contained toxic substances.
Ruan Xingyao sent the photos on her phone to Xie Lin.
She said, “I didn’t touch anything inside this room.”
Xie Lin chuckled softly and said, “You really know your stuff.”
Ruan Xingyao proudly lifted her chin and said, “Don’t underestimate me, I’m pretty amazing, okay!”
Xie Lin replied, “Sure, sure, thanks to you.”
Then he asked, “By the way, how did you determine this woman was poisoned?”
Ruan Xingyao pointed at the droopy beagle lying on the floor.
“It told me,” Ruan Xingyao said.
The beagle perked up as soon as it heard Ruan Xingyao mention it, wagging its tail as it came close to her side.
Ruan Xingyao said, “I asked it just now. It said its owner started feeling like this after eating breakfast that someone brought over.”
“Breakfast someone brought over?” Xie Lin repeated, then asked, “How do you know that person wasn’t just a delivery guy?”
Ruan Xingyao said, “Captain Xie, isn’t that something you should investigate? By asking me this, are you treating me like a suspect?”
Hearing this, Xie Lin knew she was up to some scheme again.
He raised a finger and said, “One info tip, ten thousand yuan. Expert Ruan, are you sure you want to refuse?”
Ruan Xingyao immediately smiled.
She grabbed Xie Lin’s finger and said, “Captain Xie, that’s a misunderstanding. Since I signed a contract with the police station, this is what I’m supposed to do.”
Though she said that, the sparkle in her eyes told the real story.
Xie Lin teased her, “So, does that mean you don’t want the money?”
“Hey!” Ruan Xingyao quickly replied, “Captain Xie, don’t be so stingy! A promise made is a promise kept—no backing out!”
Xie Lin laughed at her expression and pulled out his phone to transfer her ten thousand yuan.
Although Ruan Xingyao wanted to trick Xie Lin a bit, actually getting the money made her feel strangely guilty.
Clearing her throat, she said, “It said that for the past two weeks, there’s been a man courting its owner. He comes every morning to deliver breakfast, always hanging it on the door.”
Xie Lin said, “That is indeed a useful lead.”
Ruan Xingyao finally relaxed a bit and smiled, comfortably accepting the ten thousand yuan from Xie Lin.
“Captain Xie, there’s news from the hospital…” Wei Chuan came running in from outside.
Seeing Xie Lin and Ruan Xingyao standing together, he felt a strange vibe.
“What’s going on?” Xie Lin asked.
— The end of the Chapter–
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