Chapter 81 Detective Team: The Mystery of the Pine Cone
"Strange, why are there pine cones again?"
When Liang He was cleaning recently, she found a lot of pine cones in the corners of the animal dormitory, especially on the bedside. There were new pine cones almost every day, which made her a little curious.
"Could these pine cones be given to you by some little squirrel?"
Holder stepped aside and began to guess who gave the pine cones with equal curiosity.
Lan Zhuo happened to come over to deliver medicine to the little black snake. Hearing their doubts, he pondered for a while.
"It shouldn't be a gift from a squirrel."
"Why?"
The three of them, like a detective team, began to reason about the mystery of the pine cone.
"It's winter now, and pine cones are a necessity for squirrels to survive the winter. How can they give away their hope of survival so easily?"
Lan Zhuo knows the habits of animals better than they do. It is very unnatural behavior for squirrels to send so many pine cones to humans in winter.
"Besides, there are several large beasts living in the animal dormitory. Do you think the squirrels have the guts to come in and deliver pine cones?"
I'm afraid that if I don't treat myself as food, I will show off to the beasts in person.
"So, there is only one possibility for the pine cone that appears out of nowhere."
Following Liang He's line of sight, Holder and Lan Zhuo focused their attention on the furries lying in their own small rooms, sleeping with their arms spread out.
When they sleep during the day, Liang He is usually not there, so they don't squeeze into the same bed, except for Silver Moon Wolf and the cubs.
Liang He sighed deeply. He still didn't know which unlucky little squirrel was dug into the nest by his unlucky child and stole the fruit.
"How about we..."
"Shh!"
Lianghe quickly covered Holder's mouth. Fortunately, he was sitting down, otherwise Lianghe would have jumped up and covered his mouth.
"We chat privately on the optical brain."
She found Liang He, who was eavesdropping with his ears erect, and pointed at the optical brain. She felt that some furries were becoming more and more clever recently, as if they could understand her, so she had to be careful.
Lianghe created a private chat group.
[Detective Team Three: The Pinecone Mystery]
[嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯: Why do we have to chat privately? Also, what does detective team mean? 】
[Lan Zhuo: Holder, your name... is so abstract. 】
[嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯: You don’t understand, this is called bringing your own BGM. 】
Liang He, who was about to type, saw Holder's answer and read it silently, finally understanding what it means to bring your own BGM.
Well, she couldn't help but sing along.
[Cool Moonlight Chenghe: I'm afraid the furries will eavesdrop. 】
[Liangliang Yueshe Chenghe: Have you never read detective novels? 】
[嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯: Eavesdropping? Is this okay? Do you understand? 】
[Lan Zhuo: Detective novel? Does it look good? 】
Facing a series of questions from the two of them, Liang He sighed tiredly. After explaining patiently, he brought the topic back.
[Cool Moonlight Chenghe: In short, we will follow secretly tonight to see which furry one stole the little squirrel's home. 】
[嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯嚯: It’s interesting, I’ll participate! 】
[Lan Zhuo: ...If you all go, then I will go too. 】
Lan Zhuo, who originally didn't want to participate in this childish game, looked at the two pairs of eager eyes and couldn't bear to refuse.
Forget it, among three people, one of them must be sober.
[Cool Moonlight Chenghe: That’s settled! 】
Lan Zhuo, who thought he was very sober, was dragged onto the pirate ship by Liang He and Holder.
[Lan Zhuo: But there is a question. How can you be sure that the beast will still go tonight? 】Lan Zhuo suddenly got to the point. Liang He thought for a while and suddenly clapped his hands.
"Oh, I found a lot of pine cones recently, why don't we peel the pine nuts and eat them?"
Lianghe winked at them playfully, obviously asking them to cooperate in the performance.
"Ah? Oh! Yes, yes, I also discovered a lot."
Holder, who was called upon to cooperate in the performance, did not dare to turn a blind eye and immediately took up what Liang He said.
Lan Zhuo's focus is on pine nuts.
"Can people eat pine nuts?"
During this period, Lan Zhuo followed Lianghe and opened the door to a new world of food, but he was still a little unfamiliar with food like pine nuts.
"Of course you can eat it, and pine nuts are nuts and their nutritional value is not low."
Just do it. In order to confuse the 'thief', Liang He must show that he is particularly satisfied with the gift he gave, so that he can have the opportunity to 'fish for law enforcement'.
"We peel out the pine nuts first, and then roast them. After frying the pine nuts until they open, you can easily eat the meat inside."
"Are you talking?"
Lan Zhuo, who seemed to have gone astray, frowned.
"Pine nuts...shouldn't be a living thing, right?"
If it's not alive, why are you talking?
If it was alive, wouldn't it be cruel if he pulled the pine nuts alive from the pine cones?
Lan Zhuo, who became more and more frightened as he thought about it, shuddered involuntarily and his face was expressionless.
"Pfft! Doctor Lan, what are you thinking about?"
Liang He was really laughed at by him. Is his ability to think and associate a bit too much?
"What I mean by fried opening is that the outer shell of the pine nuts will automatically separate through roasting, making it easier to take out the pulp inside."
After hearing Liang He's explanation, Lan Zhuo, who had made his scalp numb, finally breathed a sigh of relief.
"I see, I said, it seems that the book has never said that pine cones come from animals."
"Hahaha! Brother, I really admire you!"
Compared to Liang He's reserved smile, Holder was obviously a little unscrupulous.
"Thank you for the compliment."
Lan Zhuo looked coldly and thought he was praising himself. When he said something, he felt that his ears were noisy and could not hear clearly.
The three of them talked and laughed, and took out all the pine nuts from the pine cones. Then Lianghe was responsible for roasting them, and they were responsible for cleaning them up. When they were cleaned up, the pine nuts were also hot and cooked.
"Wow! I didn't expect these pine nuts to be very fragrant after being fried!"
As a true foodie, Holder was the first to try it. Seeing that his expression didn't seem to be fake, Lan Zhuo also carefully selected a pine nut, peeled it open gently, and put it into his mouth.
"It does have a different kind of fragrance."
Lan Zhuo's eyes lit up and he was pleasantly surprised.
"No wonder squirrels like to eat. It turns out that they are the ones who best understand natural food."
Liang He deeply agrees with Lan Zhuo's evaluation.
"I agree. We really need to thank the little animals who gave us pine cones, otherwise we would never have the chance to eat such fresh pine nuts."
While eating pine nuts, he didn't forget to dig a hole for the 'thief'. Lianghe was also very good, and she was really not afraid of being betrayed by Mao Mao who had betrayed her good intentions and got angry with her.
"But there are a little few pine nuts, not enough for the three of us to eat. It would be nice if we had more."
Holder was also a 'big bad guy' and cooperated with Liang He to continue digging a big hole for Mao Mao.
He listened to their conversation, furry ears twitched quietly, and turned over pretending to be calm, completely unaware that he had fallen into the trap of the two-legged beast.
That night, Liang He took the furries for bedtime activities as usual. After an episode of cartoons was played, the furries all obediently surrounded Liang He and began to fall asleep.
The moonlight was hazy and the night was silent. A pair of eyes suddenly opened and he looked around brightly. After making sure that Liang He was asleep, the cat sneaked out of the animal dormitory.
Haha, a detective team’s mystery show, solving strange cases in the animal world~ Guess who stole the squirrel’s home? Hehe