The Civil Servant's Job is to Raise The Furries!-Chapter 101: Clever Lai Cai

The wild boar was immediately spurred by the provocation, full of fighting spirit: [Pretty boy, you just wait, we’ll be the best!]

The Snow Cleaning Weasel chuckled, [Alright, I’ll be waiting.]

The Snow Wolf and Snow Leopard gathered around too: [When will the Station Chief arrive? Can we hear the Station Chief’s bedtime story again~]

The furry ones’ beloved Little Xu Station Chief was already on her way to the West Mountain Police Station.

The highest point of the West Mountain Road is at an altitude of 3,400 meters.

Xu Ying and the others didn’t need to hike for too long downhill, they just needed to cross to the road.

In the car, with the heater on, it felt like paradise compared to the cold snowy mountain. Xu Ying leaned back on the U-shaped pillow with her eyes closed, marveling at the power of her country’s infrastructure.

She touched her palm with her left hand, as if still feeling the warmth from the furry ones.

After resting for a night at the West Mountain Police Station’s dormitory, Xu Ying woke up the next morning to find a warm mutton soup prepared for her by the station.

The officers at the station were very friendly to Xu Ying, thanks to this young girl, they quickly caught a member of the illegal mining gang, and even dispatched two officers for the operation. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

Warming herself with the delicious mutton soup, Xu Ying curiously looked around the station. There were only two or three officers present. She asked the officer who brought her the soup, "Brother, didn’t Sister Xuehui and Brother Zhang Yuan just have an assignment last night? Are they out for duty again so early today?"

The officer chuckled, "They went to steal a dog."

"Huh?"

Xu Ying looked at the officer in surprise, waiting for his explanation.

"Here’s the thing, you found a clue; those illegal miners said they’d go to Brother Hu’s BBQ for a meal, right?"

The officer handed Xu Ying a bottle of yogurt and continued, "If we went directly to Brother Hu’s BBQ, it would alert them. Through investigation, we found that Brother Hu’s BBQ owner’s family has a Chinese rural dog named Lai Cai. It’s been raised for three years and is quite smart. When the owners are busy, Lai Cai even helps by taking customers’ orders to the kitchen."

"Since we have an experienced Beast Language Communication Master like you, we came up with a plan to ask Lai Cai directly. So, Mr. Ji found Lai Cai first, then planned to give you a video call."

Xu Ying understood: so that’s how it was, secretly looking for a dog.

She thought of the suave West Mountain duo from yesterday, imagining them sneaking around to find a little dog, and found the scene a bit amusing.

The officer continued, "The BBQ shop opens at 7 p.m. Lai Cai often roams and plays by the river with other dogs during the day, so Mr. Ji and Brother Octopus went to find the dog to communicate with it."

The male officer who acted alongside Ji Xuehui last night was named Zhang Yuan, whom everyone at the station called Brother Octopus.

Xu Ying had already activated the proficient dog language skill in her mind, preparing to take the call.

"This illegal mining gang is a regular at the store; Lai Cai surely knows them."

"Now we’re just waiting for Mr. Ji to contact you."

The officer was engaging with a Beast Language Communication Master for the first time and was quite eager to witness the interaction between Xu Ying and Lai Cai.

Around ten in the morning, Ji Xuehui gave Xu Ying a video call. When Xu Ying answered, she saw a light yellow Chinese rural dog on the screen.

It was well-proportioned, had a smooth coat, and its tail curled slightly like a big dogtail grass. Clearly, this little guy was living quite comfortably.

Lai Cai was barking at Ji Xuehui and Zhang Yuan.

[What do you two want? Don’t film me.]

[Are you dog traffickers? I’m going to call the police!]

Lai Cai barked towards its dog friends: [Brothers come quickly~ these two have bad intentions against me.]

Xu Ying understood Lai Cai’s bark and laughed out loud, Lai Cai was truly smart.

"Sister Xuehui, show them your police ID; it’ll definitely astonish him."

Ji Xuehui and Zhang Yuan exchanged a glance and took out their police IDs from their pockets.

When Lai Cai turned back and saw the familiar badge, it was indeed stunned, taking a step back.

[Ah? You’re the police?]

[What do you want with a dog like me?]

[I didn’t steal any chickens or bones!]

Xu Ying called out to him: "Lai Cai Lai Cai! We’re catching bad guys, and we need your help!"

Beast Language Communication is bilateral; not only could Xu Ying understand beast language, but the words she spoke sounded very friendly to the little animals and were easier to understand.

Lai Cai, hearing the gentle voice from Ji Xuehui’s phone, was surprised, widening its eyes, [Wow, even doing remote connection now.]

It wagged its tail proudly, [I know this is called a WeChat video; the owner’s wife often does WeChat video calls with her daughter, who’s studying in another city.]

"Hehe, you’re so smart. I was invited by the police as an animal communicator, and I can understand you!"

Xu Ying got straight to the point: "There are bad people among the BBQ restaurant customers, and we’re here to ask for your help."

With just one sentence, loyal Lai Cai became serious: [Oh, who? I’ll tell you everything I know!]

Xu Ying asked Ji Xuehui to show Lai Cai photos of the seven people who had been caught.

"Do these people look familiar to you?"

Who knew as Lai Cai saw these faces, it excitedly jumped up, [Huh, so it’s these lunatics! I knew they were bad!]

[The owner is so close with them, totally ignoring the owner’s wife’s advice and calling these unreliable folks his brothers!]

Xu Ying’s eyes lit up. Lai Cai saying this must have some basis: "How are these people unreliable?"

[The BBQ places are open from 7 p.m. to 2:30 a.m., and these people often crash at the store when drunk, vomiting everywhere. They often kick my butt and poke me with barbecue skewers.]

[When they see me run around in pain, they laugh loudly.]

Lai Cai then showed Xu Ying its rear and hind legs, which had several small red dots from the skewer pokes.

Seeing this made Xu Ying clench her fist, it was really too much: "Sister Xue Hui, do you have erythromycin ointment with you? Please apply it to Lai Cai’s wounds."

Xu Ying remembered that Ji Xuehui carried small medications when on the snowy mountain, when Qin Yan got scratched by a branch, she took out the medicine.

Seeing that Xu Ying and Lai Cai were talking smoothly, Ji Xuehui promptly cooperated: "Okay!"

She took a cotton swab and erythromycin ointment from her pocket: "Lai Cai, let me apply the medicine, your wounds will heal faster, and once we catch these bad guys, you won’t be hurt by them anymore."

Lai Cai often watched TV, and now experiencing the close bond between police and citizens, its big eyes were watery: [Officer, you’re so nice, just like on TV.]

[Oh, I have another thing to report. Once, they were drunk, and as I passed by, I heard one with a buzz cut say, ’What’s killing a dog? I’ve killed people too.’ It scared me to death, and I remember that sentence even now!]