Chapter 311: Chapter 310: Routine Procedure

For the Rock Sheep, give them a foothold, and the cliff becomes their runway.

Xu Ying took out a megaphone from her backpack, playing the calls of large Snow Mountain birds.

After a while, her old friend, the Golden Eagle, appeared in the sky, circling and landing beside Xu Ying, its wings sweeping snow into her face.

[Little Xu Station Chief, what do you need me for? It’s really cold out here at night.]

Xu Ying chuckled, "I want to ask you to help me summon the Long-eared Owl Family, be polite!"

The Long-eared Owl is a small owl with excellent night vision and they move in flocks, which can help search for the tools discarded by the cliff by the criminal.

Xu Ying opened a can of meat for the Golden Eagle as a snack, then packed a small bag of jerky, "These jerky are gifts for the Long-eared Owl Family, make sure you don’t embezzle!"

[I won’t, I’m not like that Tibetan Fox!] The Golden Eagle flapped its wings, ate a few bites of the delicious canned meat, then grabbed the jerky bag with its claws and flew into the Snow Forest.

She petted the Snow Cleaning Weasel that was following her, "Xiao Xue, please go and invite the Rock Sheep Family over for me~"

The Snow Cleaning Weasel’s tail drew a fan shape in the snow, [At your service~]

Half an hour later, the reinforcements Xu Ying summoned arrived one after another, the Long-eared Owls were responsible for aerial reconnaissance near the cliff bottom, while the Rock Sheep Family elegantly descended the steep cliff face by stepping on protruding rocks.

The hooves of the Rock Sheep are very sensitive, able to detect if something is buried under the snow, and they can also dig up the snow to uncover the tools buried underneath.

Xu Ying waited near the cliff for news from her reinforcements.

The night was particularly cold on the West Mountain, and the Rock Sheep Family left two sheep to surround Xu Ying, shielding her from the mountain wind to keep her warm.

Xu Ying nestled between the two Rock Sheep, cooking a self-heating hotpot, with the Snow Cleaning Weasel curled around her neck like a long scarf.

Despite it being night, Xu Ying didn’t feel cold at all. Eating a bite of the hotpot’s Sichuan noodles made her feel warm, both inside and out.

The Snow Cleaning Weasel sniffed Xu Ying’s hotpot, [Little Xu Station Chief, it smells so good~]

Xu Ying looked at the food she picked up with her chopsticks, "These are potato slices."

[What? It’s vegetarian? Then I won’t eat it.] The carnivorous "Snow White" was very picky with food.

After finishing the self-heating hotpot, Xu Ying patted her now round belly, just as she was about to watch a drama on her phone, the Golden Eagle flew up, flapping its wings.

Its claws were gripping a long nylon bag!

[Little Xu Station Chief, check if this is the bag!]

The Golden Eagle placed the bag on the snowy ground, Xu Ying quickly put on thin rubber gloves.

She carefully unzipped the bag, revealing a thick hemp rope!

Xu Ying’s spirits lifted, the tool matched Lin Qing’s wounds: "This is likely the bag!"

Now they’ve not only identified the suspect, but also found the tool used in the crime, the evidence is solid. Once the biological information is matched, they can immediately arrest the suspect!

The Rock Sheep and Long-eared Owl Family also came up from the bottom of the cliff one after another.

Xu Ying patted each one’s head, "Thank you all, you’ve been a great help tonight."

[Don’t mention it, Little Xu Station Chief, we should thank you for providing us with health insurance~]

The news of the Snow Mountain Rescue Station had spread throughout the Snow Mountain Animal World, now almost all the small animals knew they could go to the rescue station when sick or injured, for check-ups and deworming, the Long-eared Owl Family had long admired Little Xu Station Chief at the rescue station.

The Rock Sheep Family knelt to Xu Ying, [Little Xu Station Chief, thank you for treating our leader’s leg, now the leader can run again.]

"You’re welcome, it’s what I should do as an animal conservationist~" Xu Ying smiled as she bid farewell to these little creatures.

A Snow Sparrow carried the warm gloves Xu Ying gave it, its round body wobbled in the air like a dandelion swaying in the wind.

It struggled to flap its little wings, but the two fluffy gloves were quite heavy for it, and soon it started to fall.

Xu Ying quickly reached out to catch it, holding the warm fluffy ball in her palm, amused, "Little Snow Sparrow, where do you live? Let me take you home?"

The Snow Sparrow tilted its head, its feathers fluffed by the night breeze, hesitating, [Chirp... it’s a bit far, it’s very late now. Little Xu Station Chief can’t fly, walking at night is tiring.] 𝕗𝐫𝚎𝗲𝘄𝐞𝕓𝐧𝕠𝘃𝕖𝐥.𝐜𝚘𝚖

Just then, a shadow swiftly swept by, and the Golden Eagle landed beside the Snow Sparrow, whipping up a small snow mist with its wings.

The Snow Sparrow fluffed up in shock, freezing in place, its eyes widening like black beans.

The Golden Eagle glanced down at it, deftly snatching up the two gloves, [You lead the way, I’ll take you home.]

The Snow Sparrow shrank back, voice trembling, [Y-you really won’t eat me halfway?]

The Golden Eagle being a large bird of prey often feeds on small birds.

The Golden Eagle scoffed lightly, speaking dismissively, [You’re so small, you’re not enough to fill even my teeth.]

[And you’re not as delicious as Little Xu Station Chief’s meat cans.]

[If you get tired and can’t fly, you can also ride on my back, I’ll carry you home, since you fly so slowly.]

The Snow Sparrow puffed up its feathers indignantly, [I’m not slow!]

[Follow me!]

Being small, the Snow Sparrow could accelerate quickly, flying out of sight in no time.

Seeing the Golden Eagle left behind, it chirped proudly, [See, I’m not slower than you~]

[Oh, is that so~] The Golden Eagle couldn’t be bothered to argue, with a flap of its wings, it easily caught up.

The Snow Sparrow was jubilantly flying when it suddenly felt the shade, the Golden Eagle had unknowingly flown above it, its broad wings like a steady umbrella, silently shielding it from the biting wind.

The Snow Sparrow was stunned, sneaking a glance at the Golden Eagle’s full wings, suddenly realizing that... maybe this big bird wasn’t so scary after all.

It quietly nestled under the Golden Eagle’s wings, muttering softly, [...Thank you.]

The Golden Eagle said nothing, merely slowing its flight so the Snow Sparrow could easily keep pace.

Xu Ying watched the two birds, one large and one small, fly away, a smile dimpling her cheeks.

When Ji Xuehui arrived with her colleagues and a large evidence bag, she saw the nylon bag and rope in front of Xu Ying and immediately cheered with delight.

Ji Xuehui grabbed Xu Ying and spun her around, "Little Xu Station Chief, you’re our West Mountain Police Station’s lucky star for solving cases!"

Xu Ying, after being put down by Ji Xuehui, patted her chest, "Calm down, it’s a routine job!"

"I just finished a self-heating hotpot, so I’m really full, might throw up."