Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 176 Household Registration Secured
On his way to Yongshi, Nie Guoqiang received another call from Lu Zhengqi.

On the phone, he complained regretfully about Nie Guoqiang and his group leaving without saying goodbye, and said that the restaurant had been booked and that it was full of delicious food from southern provinces that was worth trying.

Nie Guoqiang gave a vague response, and Lu Zhengqi then turned around and said that the case had been handled with great effort, thanks to Nie Guoqiang and his capable team for their swift resolution, and so on. Then, changing the subject, he vaguely indicated that if the case took another turn or became complicated, he would need to trouble Nie Guoqiang to make another trip, etc. Nie Guoqiang did not refuse and stated directly that he would definitely come back if needed.

Lu Zhengqi hung up the phone with satisfaction.

"Old Nie, is it really necessary to make things so complicated? We're just here to help, why is it like he's clinging to us? What does it have to do with us whether the case is solved or not? We've provided so many clues, if it's still not solved, it's his own problem. Judging from his tone, it's like he's blaming us for not solving the case, it's ridiculous. Really... how did someone like him become the head of the police station? His ability to shift blame is too amazing."

Qian Wei complained unhappily; he hadn't been feeling well these past few days and didn't want to go deep into the mountains and forests anymore.

"No matter what, the case itself is the most important issue. Solving the case is not about helping Lu Zhengqi, but about letting the victim rest in peace, upholding the dignity of the law, and protecting the safety of the people. Stop talking about whether or not we should help."

Without looking up, Nie Guoqiang tapped the trunk and said, "Mimi, if you feel stuffy, come out first. The two of them will be fine in the back; they'll only have to endure it for three or four hours."

"Ow!"

Lingo responded in a muffled groan from the cramped space at the rear of the car.

The cage was a bit too big, and the two little guys weren't very stable in the back seat, so they were placed in the trunk of the police car. The dark environment and the space taken up by clutter on both sides didn't make the two lynxes uncomfortable. However, when the car started moving, the bumps and the slight feeling of weightlessness that could be felt after reaching the highway terrified the two little guys. Lin Ge had no choice but to crawl in and stay with them.

Beibei was eager to try and squeeze in, but Qian Wei grabbed its tail and pulled it back. Helpless, it could only sit on the seat, panting and making envious noises towards the people behind it.

"Whoa!"

The little timid creature huddled in the corner of the cage, then pitifully barked softly at Lingo.

"What's there to be afraid of? Just bear with it."

Lingo wagged its tail impatiently, then looked at the little idiot struggling with the cage door. It had to admit that the guy was indeed bold and clever. It had only seen Qian Wei open the cage door once, yet it already remembered where the exit was.

Seeing that Little Fool had successfully found the lock and was starting to try to pry it open, Lin Ge slapped its paw.

Just as he turned around, the car suddenly lurched, and a bag piled up beside him quietly slid off the side. If Lin Ge hadn't reacted quickly and moved swiftly, he might have been hit on the head by that big thing.

Fortunately, Yexian County isn't too far from Yongshi City. Anxious and impatient, Sun Chang drove for just over two hours and smoothly entered the city. After impatiently enduring the heavy traffic, he arrived at the Yongshi Forestry Bureau just before the end of the workday.

At the entrance of the forestry bureau, a young policeman in uniform was playing on his phone. He would glance up every now and then, then look down again to continue his fierce battle with his opponent.

When the police car with out-of-town license plates stopped in front of the Forestry Bureau, he pursed his lips, turned off the game, adjusted his police cap, and walked over.

Upon seeing Nie Guoqiang get out of the car, he glanced discreetly at the police badge on Nie Guoqiang's chest before extending his hand to him.

"Hello, I am Xiong Xingjie."

"Nie Guoqiang, thank you for your help."

Nie Guoqiang reached out and shook hands with Xiong Xingjie, then introduced the other two people who got off the car to him: "These two are Qian Wei and Sun Chang, both of them are my colleagues. They are also very good police officers, but they still need to learn from you."

"Not at all, we can learn from each other."

Xiong Xingjie's face lit up with a smile as she looked at Sun Chang and Bei Bei, whom she had helped out of the car, and said, "The Forestry Bureau is about to close, but we'll definitely have time. What about the two lynxes you mentioned? Let's hurry up and get the paperwork done for them."

"Hehe... They're all in the back! The lynx cubs and their father are both there, and they haven't been behaving themselves the whole way."

Qian Wei chuckled as he opened the trunk, and unsurprisingly, Lin Ge jumped out and scratched him.

You are the lynx's father!
"This is... a lynx?"

Xiong Xingjie stared at Lin Ge for a moment, stunned.

It's certainly fierce, but it doesn't look like a lynx at all. Is this Director Nie Guoqiang trying to fool me?

Nie Guoqiang wasn't angry. He just stared at Qian Wei expressionlessly until the guy shivered and lowered his head. Then, he walked with some difficulty to the trunk and pulled out the box containing the two lynx pups. "Oh, it really is."

Xiong Xingjie then realized what was going on.

The lynx saw this and was quite puzzled. Xiong Xingjie stared at Nie Guoqiang's leg and asked, "Director Nie, are you... injured?"

"It's an old problem, rheumatism. It's nothing, I've already taken the medicine."

Nie Guoqiang gave a brief explanation, then picked up the cage and walked toward the forestry bureau gate: "Let's go straight to get the paperwork done, so as not to delay the comrades' time to get off work."

"Hehe... It's okay, she can't get off work if I don't leave."

Xiong Xingjie laughed triumphantly.

"Bear, I can't pretend I didn't hear that! Do you believe I'll break your legs and show you that just because you can't move, I have to stay here and not leave?"

A menacing voice rang out at the entrance of the Forestry Bureau.

Everyone looked up and saw a young girl. She was in her early twenties, wearing a suit jacket, and stared at Xiong Xingjie with her hands on her hips. She looked quite cute, but it made Xiong Xingjie shudder and dare not say a word.

"My name is Xiong Xingying. I am this guy's older sister. I am also the unlucky one who was prevented from leaving get off work because of him."

Xiong Xingying glared at Xiong Xingjie, then greeted Nie Guoqiang and the others, before looking down at the cage in Nie Guoqiang's hand and saying, "There really are two lynxes! I thought there weren't any wild lynxes left in the Southern Province! Tsk tsk... Now that it's happened, I really can't bear to send them to the Chu Province. Hey! Bear, can I back out now?"

"Sister!"

Xiong Xingjie got anxious and rushed forward, jumping up and down: "How can you go back on your word? And by doing this, aren't you making me lose face in front of these colleagues who have come from afar?"

"You have no dignity!"

Xiong Xingying's suppression of her younger brother was all-encompassing. She glared at Xiong Xingjie so hard that he lowered his head. Then, she smiled at Nie Guoqiang and the other two and said, "Just kidding! You've come all this way to help my Southern Province solve a case. How could I possibly cause you any trouble? Besides, the famous police cat Mimi is here too. We should at least give it some face, right? Tsk tsk... It really is a silver shaded police cat. When I saw it in the video, I initially thought it was just a publicity stunt!"

To everyone's astonishment, Xiong Xingying treated animals much better than she treated people.

The woman's attitude changed instantly after recognizing Lin Ge. She not only squatted down to greet him warmly, but also patted her chest and guaranteed that there would be no problem when she heard that the two lynx cubs were Lin Ge's godsons.

Then, she quickly processed the application for the two wild lynxes to be adopted and cared for by the Zhangzhou Zoo because they could not be released back into the wild for some reason.

Xiong Xingying stormed into the Forestry Bureau leadership office, and a minute later, the bright red seal was stamped on the application.

From that moment on, Xiaodanxiao and Xiaohutu's household registrations were successfully transferred from Nan Province to Zhang City.

Lin Ge breathed a sigh of relief.

Nie Guoqiang thanked Xiong Xingying and then offered to treat her to dinner the next day, but she waved him off.

Xiong Xingying first grabbed Xiong Xingjie's ear and said something inexplicable like "a toad shouldn't dream of eating swan meat," and then somehow got hold of a cat toy and started teasing Lin Ge with great interest.

It's clear that this girl dotes on her younger brother and loves cats.

Considering she had helped complete the formalities for the two lynx cubs, Lin Ge played with her for a while. After a short while, he got bored and immediately abandoned his benefactor, ruthlessly retreating back into the police car.

But Xiong Xingying wasn't angry at all; instead, she kept praising the cat for being "so cool"!
"..."

Nie Guoqiang and the other two were speechless.

However, Luo Jue's affairs were still a concern, and the group didn't have time to chat idly. Seeing that Xiong Xingjie's car keys had been unceremoniously snatched away by his sister, they asked him to get in the car and lead the way, while the group hurried to the Yongshi Public Security Bureau.

(End of this chapter)