Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 114 Xie Zaiqi's Little Secret

On the way back, Xie Zaiqi was very excited.

This was his first time riding in a police car!

Even though he could only sit in the back seat and was ordered by Sun Chang to fasten his seatbelt, it couldn't stop the delighted smile on his face.

The child touched and looked at everything in the car like it was a treasure, then leaned out to tease Lin Ge in the passenger seat, only calming down after Lin Ge flicked his tail in his face.

Even so, he was still very satisfied.

Looking at Luo Jue sitting next to him, he was too timid to say anything.

The country roads at night are not easy to drive on, but Sun Chang has gotten used to driving at night. She went from a novice who didn't dare to drive over 100 km/h on the highway after getting her driver's license to being able to drive alone on the country roads at night, all in just two months of internship.

When people in the village say they don't like calling the police, they're referring to disputes between people.

If a pig runs away, a sheep goes missing, a child is not home at night, or the wind blows the roof off an old house, one will inevitably have to call the police for help.

To be honest, this kind of physical work is actually more strenuous than mediating disputes.

Sun Chang transformed from a city girl who had never seen a pig run into a tough woman who could drag a sheep back to the sheepfold with one hand in less than a month.

I've helped slaughter pigs, harvest rice, take care of children, fish, and repair tires.

This is the daily life of a township police station.

Compared to these things, helping a police officer's family member send their child to school in the city was just a small matter for Sun Chang.

The only thing that puzzled her was that she also received a request from Liu Shengyou to take the police cat named Mimi, the police dog named Beibei, and the child named Luo Jue to Zhanghe Police Station.

Beibei is a police dog at Baimiao Police Station.

But it was also the product of Liu Shengyou's momentary impulse.

At this moment, Baimiao Police Station doesn't even have a dog kennel, let alone a dog cage! That woman named Xie Lili is unreliable, so we can only temporarily leave the dog at Zhanghe Police Station for a few days.

Lingo had no objection to this, since his house was quite big anyway.

In addition, Beibei is well-behaved and obedient, so she should be able to get along well with the three little devils. Other things don't matter.

"Mimi, Zheng Jiacheng will be so jealous of me tomorrow! Wow! Night car ride, that's so cool!"

Xie Zaiqi was not sleepy at all.

When Sun Chang chose to return via the highway, there wasn't a single streetlight along the entire road, and the four guardrails on both sides reflected light like a dazzling galaxy, a sight that excited him even more.

He rarely travels by car.

Private cars have never driven on highways before.

Because his father is very busy, and his mother can't drive, she's even busier than his father on holidays.

Xie Zaiqi has never had a particularly happy holiday.

This is probably why the child appears introverted and is not used to interacting with strangers.

But this time, his hopes were finally fulfilled.

He secretly unbuckled his seatbelt, gripped the window with both hands, and greedily peered out, unable to suppress the smile on his face.

"Don't open the window! If you dare open the window, I'll kill you!"

Sun Chang didn't turn his head, and was in a very good mood.

"it is good!"

Xie Zaiqi casually agreed.

Lin Ge quickly turned around to look at Xie Zaiqi, afraid that the guy would do something stupid.

Because the child safety locks aren't engaged, the car could potentially be opened from the inside while driving. If Xie Zaiqi carelessly pulls the lock and rolls out of the car at high speed, that would be quite a sight.

As their cat leader, Lingo felt obligated to take care of them.

Xie Zaiqi was unaware of Lin Ge's good intentions.

After driving for a while, he got tired of looking at the scenery, his head tilted to the side, his body slipped and he fell asleep on the seat, using his arm as a pillow.

"Woo?"

Beibei was bored and tried to call out, but Lin Ge used his elbow to shut her mouth.

It looked innocent and bewildered, but under Lingo's threatening gaze, it could only obediently shut its mouth.

Sun Chang smiled slightly, reached his right hand to the center console, and turned down the music volume.

The man and the cat exchanged a glance. Sun Chang blinked, while Lin Ge turned his head away in disgust to look out the window.

The journey went smoothly from there onwards. After exiting the highway, they quickly arrived at Xie Zaiqi's apartment building according to the address given by Xie Zaiqi's mother. Sun Chang gently woke Xie Zaiqi up. The child was sensible and self-aware, not letting Sun Chang go upstairs to take care of him. He ran into the house on his own, turned on the light, and waved out from the kitchen window.

Once the policewoman's car had disappeared from sight, Xie Zaiqi excitedly ran to his study, skillfully turned on the computer, and connected to an online forum.

Xie Zaiqi, a socially awkward but popular online forum user, is a regular visitor to this forum.

As the son of a policeman, he possesses some police-related knowledge that is not easily understood by ordinary people. Therefore, on this website, which is similar to a help forum, he occasionally offers helpful suggestions to those seeking assistance, and is respectfully addressed as Teacher Xie.

In real life, he's timid and submissive; online, he's a force to be reckoned with. Who would have thought that this authoritative figure on forums is actually just a fourth-grade elementary school student?
"Today I participated in a case where we found a body that had been buried in the ground for two years. Let me tell you something common knowledge: the time it takes for a body to decompose is different depending on whether it's exposed to air or buried in the ground..."

Xie Zaiqi splashed ink wildly, quickly earning praise and admiration from a crowd of commenters.

"Hey hey hey..."

He laughed excitedly, completely forgetting that he had to go to school the next day. The wall clock showed it was past eleven o'clock at night, but he wasn't sleepy at all.

Sending out what he saw today in the first person, portraying himself as an elite police officer, Xie Zaiqi walked to the kitchen with a lingering sense of satisfaction, took a bottle of cola from the refrigerator, and took a big gulp.

He didn't actually know much, and what he wrote was relatively simple, relying entirely on the reader's own creative thinking.

But what's more, all of this guy's posts are related to cases big and small, from helping people find lost phones to today's case of digging up a corpse. He's been mistaken by people on the other side of the internet for a legitimate, active police officer.

"Drip..."

Suddenly, the computer beeped with a notification sound, and the envelope icon in the upper right corner of the forum started flashing.

Police officer Xie Zaiqi, still not quite finished with his fabrication, opened the message again.

But when he looked, he was dumbfounded.

Xie Zaiqi blinked and stared at the message, then let out a silly burp, unsure how to reply.

He rubbed his eyes and took a look, somewhat bewildered.

Xie Zaiqi wanted to call the old man immediately, but he was afraid of being questioned about why he was still awake so late. He wanted to pretend he didn't see anything, but he was worried that things would escalate and cause even bigger trouble. Xie Zaiqi was very worried.

After thinking for a moment, he sent a message to the other end of the line to reassure them first.

As for the rest, I'll discuss it with Zhang Yining and Hu Miao at school tomorrow. We can't count on Nie Zhuangzhuang and Zheng Jiacheng; for something this important, we have to rely on our eldest sister.

Xie Zaiqi nervously shut down the computer.

Meanwhile, Sun Chang took the cat, the dog, and Luo Jue back to Zhanghe Police Station.

The police station was brightly lit as usual. When the police car drove into the yard, Xie Hua yawned and came to greet it.

He had already learned about his son's situation from his wife's phone call and was very grateful to Sun Chang.

"Officer Sun, thank you so much for your help today."

After opening the car door and letting the cat and dog out, Xie Hua said to Sun Chang, "It's so late, you shouldn't go back. Let me find you a hotel to rest. Don't be shy, consider it my way of thanking you for taking care of Xie Zaiqi."

"No need for the hotel."

Sun Chang glanced at the sky, thought for a moment, and said, "Just find me a place to lie down in the police station, that'll be a good opportunity to experience the environment of Zhanghe Police Station. Brother Xie, please don't trouble yourself, we're all police officers, we're not that delicate."

After a few back-and-forths, Xie Hua finally gave in to Sun Chang and could only shake his head as he led her to the rest room of the duty room.

The room wasn't large, with a cot and foam mattress, similar to those in hospitals. However, police officers are never as diligent as doctors, so the room was a bit messy, and the sheets hadn't been washed for days. Fortunately, Sun Chang didn't mind, cheerfully bidding farewell to Xie Hua before lying down fully clothed.

I hadn't been lying down for long when the police alert bell rang outside.

Sun Chang listened intently as the duty room began to bustle with activity, accompanied by low grumbling. It seemed someone was drunk and fighting in the street. Xie Hua quickly led an auxiliary police officer to handle the situation.

About an hour later, Xie Hua returned and quietly moved a chair to sit down.

He could vaguely hear him reminding his colleagues to keep their noise down. Sun Chang vaguely sensed the difference between the city police station and the town police station and fell asleep again.

But not long after, the alarm rang again.

The phone rang four or five times throughout the night, and Sun Chang was drowsy and couldn't get any sleep.

She regretted not listening to Xie Hua and going to the hotel, but thinking about it, the experience was quite interesting. She wondered where she would be assigned to her next internship.

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