Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 113 An Encounter (Third Update, 10,000 words)
If this body had been discovered in time, perhaps the two subsequent victims would not have been born.

While this may sound irresponsible, it is indeed the truth.

Lingo stood at a distance, watching two male police officers wearing four layers of masks dig out a horribly decomposed corpse, which was more than 90% skeletal, from the pit.

That look was disgusting; at least for tonight, Lin Ge wasn't planning on eating anything.

And as the soil was completely dug up, the stench of decay erupted even more intensely. Both the police and the bastards watching from the neighboring wall were vomiting uncontrollably, and Lin Ge even grabbed Bei Bei and ran out of the village in a flash.

Anyway, he couldn't be of much help with what happened next.

Crouching on Beibei's back, Lingo let Beibei roam freely along the rural field ridges.

Beibei is also obedient. It has been ridden by Lingo all day today, but it is not angry at all. It even thinks it is quite good. It has a companion to play with and can teach it how to do things. It is much better than being ordered to do repetitive things in the yard and having its food reduced.

Moreover, the air outside is fresh, and Beibei rarely sees birds, insects, and the like.

It gets curious when it sees egrets flying across the night sky, and it gets curious when it sees moths hovering overhead. A hummingbird hovers on a large flower, buzzing excitedly, and Beibei's tail practically wags like a propeller.

He jumped and leaped on the ridge, eager to try, but Lin Ge slapped him repeatedly on the head, which calmed him down.

A strange-looking plant grew on the ground, bearing a large, brightly colored flower, and many mosquitoes were crawling on it. Beibei curiously leaned over to sniff it, and was immediately sneezed several times by the stench.

It wasn't angry and continued to hop and play around.

"It's actually quite nice to be an animal without many thoughts. Just like this silly dog, it has absolutely no worries."

Lin Ge gazed lazily at the sky.

The moon is fullest on the sixteenth day of the lunar month, and in the fresh air of the countryside, even the clouds seem to have disappeared. That large, bright, round disc hangs in the sky, its edges emitting a faint glow.

When the moon is too bright, the surrounding stars will be hidden. When only the crescent moon remains, the stars will once again appear in the sky.

So, am I the moon or a star?
Lin Ge couldn't figure it out, and didn't know why he was suddenly so sentimental.

Perhaps it was because he saw two corpses in one day? This incident had a great impact on Ling Ge, and he even felt a sense of frustration, regretting his choice to become a police cat.

A police cat?

What benefits does it bring to you?
With his abilities, he could easily live a good life anywhere. With a little coquetry, wouldn't he be able to find a pet owner who would fawn over him?

As for associating with corpses?

As for smelling this damn stench?

Lin Ge lazily lay down on Bei Bei's back and curled up, letting Bei Bei carry him along with the current, and he fell asleep in a swaying motion.

He was awakened by a nightmare.

It's that kind of nightmare where two giant skeleton monsters are chasing him, and his counterattacks don't do any damage to the skeletons at all.

He ran and ran until he was completely exhausted.

Then, just as they were about to be caught by the skeletons, a huge pink tongue suddenly appeared. The tongue licked one of the skeletons, and it fell apart. With another lick, another skeleton also crumbled to the ground.

Lin Ge breathed a sigh of relief.

Before he could even feel happy, the huge tongue suddenly enveloped him completely.

"Fuck!"

Lin Ge screamed and jumped up.

When his consciousness returned to his body, Lin Ge looked around and found himself still standing on Bei Bei's back.

The well-behaved dog stood motionless beside the police car, while several children, holding sticks, peered in their direction. However, intimidated by the little vests on the cat and dog, the children pushed and shoved each other, but none dared to be the first to lay a hand on them.

Looking at it this way, the vest is quite intimidating.

Even the most mischievous kid wouldn't dare to be arrogant in front of the word "police."

Lin Ge felt much better.

Looking down again, I noticed that Beibei's legs were trembling slightly. I don't know how long it had been carrying Lingo, but standing like that for so long must have been tiring for it.

Lin Ge quickly jumped down and patted Bei Bei's leg to express his gratitude.

"Wang Wang!"

Beibei immediately got excited, jumping around, barking, and wagging its tail.

它偷偷摸摸在林戈脑袋上舔了一下，意外发现这一次林戈居然没有揍它，顿时表现的更加雀跃！
"This is your only chance! You've used up your opportunity! If you dare to utter another word, I'll kill you!"

Lin Ge glared at Bei Bei.

"Hey, you're all here!"

Sun Chang suddenly came out of the house, rubbing her shoulders as she walked. She had taken off her police uniform and was only wearing a white shirt, which revealed a rather good figure. She stretched lazily and then went to Beibei, patted its head, and smiled, revealing a crescent moon.

"Wang!"

Beibei also had a good impression of Sun Chang, and rubbed her head against Sun Chang's leg.

"Things over there are done, and we can go back to rest in a little while. It's just a pity that the victim was a homeless person, and too much time has passed, so it may not be easy to find out his identity."

Sun Chang muttered to himself, seemingly trying to put himself in the other person's shoes and think about how he would handle the case.

However, she quickly shook her head and put the matter aside, then squatted down and tugged at Beibei's ear, saying, "Doggy, don't bite me! Hmm... Come on, give me your paw! Not to lick, haha... You're such a silly dog, good boy, sit down!"

She awkwardly gave Beibei various commands, but unfortunately, Beibei couldn't understand much of them. She just felt like this person was playing with her, and seemed quite happy about it. "Huh? Mimi?"

A familiar voice rang out from the side, timid, with a hint of doubt and surprise.

Lin Ge turned around and saw that it was Xie Zaiqi.

Isn't today supposed to be after the holiday? What's this guy doing here?
Lin Ge looked at him with a puzzled expression.

"It really is Mimi! I thought I was seeing things!"

Xie Zaiqi ran over in surprise, and when he saw Sun Chang, he quickly and awkwardly bowed.

Ignoring the whispers of the children not far away, Xie Zaiqi looked around at the police cars beside him and actually showed a relieved expression.

“My grandma lives here! She's sick, so I took a day off to come and visit her. Um, I have to go back tomorrow morning. Actually, I wanted to go home this afternoon, but my mom couldn't leave right away, so I just sat here watching TV out of boredom.”

Xie Zaiqi kept talking, then pointed to a house further inside the village.

It turned out that this village was, quite coincidentally, his mother's hometown. However, it seemed Xie Zaiqi wasn't getting along very well with the village children. Most of the villagers had come to see what was going on, with seven or eight particularly boisterous kids laughing and joking. But despite having so many playmates, Xie Zaiqi stayed home alone watching TV, only noticing the commotion outside at this point. It was clear that his timid nature made it difficult for him to make friends, whether in the city or the countryside.

But Xie Zaiqi didn't seem to care. He was already content with having four companions at school. Seeing Lin Ge here was an unexpected delight for him.

"Little friend, do you know Mimi?"

Sun Chang was playing with the dog on the side when he overheard something and curiously chimed in.

"Yes! It's my dad's police cat at the local police station!"

Xie Zaiqi revealed a proud expression and patted her thin little chest, saying, "Once, we even caught a thief together with Mimi! I'm a member of the Oil City Elementary School Junior Detective Club, so don't underestimate me, sister!"

"So awesome!"

Sun Chang didn't know whether he believed it or not, but he asked admiringly, "Little friend, what's your name? Is your father a policeman too?"

"My name is Xie Zaiqi! My father's name is Xie Hua, and he is a police officer at Zhanghe Police Station!"

Xie Zaiqi shouted proudly, glancing defiantly at the children in the distance.

Lingo flicked his tail.

This kid is probably still unhappy! There's always a gap between city kids and country kids, let alone someone with his unsociable personality. Xie Zaiqi probably hasn't had a very happy few days in this village.

The little devil chatted with Sun Chang for a few more minutes, then suddenly remembered something and hurriedly ran home.

When he squeezed out of the crowd of onlookers, adults and children alike made way for him.

In the countryside, being a police officer might not seem like much on a normal day; after all, only the wealthy and powerful are worthy of praise. But now that there are so many police officers around, no one dares to underestimate this young upstart.

A short while later, Xie Zaiqi dragged a slightly familiar-looking woman toward them.

The woman was Xie Zaiqi's mother, named Wan Ying, who worked in a shopping mall in Zhanghe.

As a police officer's family member, she was quite familiar with some details about police cars. Looking at the several police cars, and especially noticing the figure inside the prison van, she frowned and shook her head at Xie Zaiqi.

“This isn’t your dad’s police car from the police station, Xiaoqi, don’t bother them. Besides, they’re still handling a case, how can they care about you? Be good, stay one more night, and we’ll take the earliest bus back tomorrow so you won’t be late for school.”

"But... Mimi is here!"

Xie Zaiqi pointed at Lin Ge, refusing to believe it, and said aggrievedly, "Mimi is a police cat at Zhanghe Police Station, Mom, you know that! Besides, my schoolbag is still at home, and I still need to organize my textbooks and stuff. If I leave tomorrow morning, I definitely won't have enough time!"

"Xie Zaiqi!"

Wan Ying got angry.

Her mother was quite ill, which already put her in a bad mood. Her husband was working overtime and couldn't even come home with her for the Mid-Autumn Festival, which made her even more unhappy. The fact that no one could help with pick-up and drop-off, forcing her child to take a day off, also angered Wan Ying.

Adding to the distress was the fact that her brother was a good-for-nothing who kept their mother's serious illness hidden and refused to take her to the hospital, which made Wan Ying feel even more suffocated.

The three-day Mid-Autumn Festival holiday is usually the busiest time for shopping malls. She had already received complaints at the store for taking her mother to the hospital after taking leave. Finally, after three days at the rural hospital where her mother's condition improved, her older brother eagerly brought her back home…

All of this has caused Wan Ying to have a very strong liver fire.

"Hello, you are Xie Zaiqi's mother, right?"

Upon seeing this, Sun Chang quickly stepped forward to comfort the mother and son.

"you are?"

Wan Ying was relatively polite to Sun Chang, after all, she was a police officer, and even though they were in different positions, she was still her husband's colleague.

"My name is Sun Chang, and I am currently interning at the Shili Town Police Station."

Facing the family of a police officer, Sun Chang didn't hide anything. She frankly revealed her identity as a trainee police officer and then warmly said to Wan Ying, "I'm sorry, I overheard your conversation with Xiao Qi. Here's the thing, if you trust me, can you entrust this matter to me? I'll make sure Xiao Qi gets home safely tonight, and make sure he washes up and gets some rest. Then tomorrow morning I'll wake him up and take him safely to school. Is that alright?"

"..."

Wan Ying paused for a moment, then turned her head: "There's no question of believing or disbelieving. If we don't believe the police, who else can we believe? It's just... isn't this too much trouble for you?"

Sun Chang smiled brightly and waved his hand, saying, "Hehe... No trouble at all! I'm just an intern, and I'm not usually busy! I'm actually gaining something by taking this opportunity to slack off, right? Leave Xiaoqi's mom to me!"

"Ah."

Wan Ying finally nodded; she really had no other good ideas. After all, she couldn't let the child's life be truly delayed.

(End of this chapter)