Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 203 A strange combination of circumstances
Lingo's unusual cry startled the couple next to him.

The pregnant woman shuddered, and her body went limp and she collapsed, but Pei Qian quickly caught her.

Pei Qian's face was also pale, and his eyes were filled with terror as he looked at the strange animal. He suddenly thought of the cats he had eaten when he was working in Guangdong Province, and now he felt his hair stand on end, and even his crotch became wet.

Lin Ge continued to roar, completely disregarding the feelings of the two people beside him.

His strange cries quickly alerted the busy police officers around him, and even two police dogs that were working hard hundreds of meters away perked up their ears and eyes and immediately barked and charged toward him.

Further afield, in another village nearly a kilometer away, Beibei and Xiaoxiao also suddenly reacted. The two police dogs abruptly became agitated; Beibei took off running, and Xiaoxiao broke free of the training captain's leash, barking as it rushed out of the village.

"Ow!"

Lin Ge called out twice more, until he saw four or five policemen running quickly toward him, then he closed his mouth and gasped for breath.

"Gulu!"

His throat felt a little uncomfortable, and he wanted to sneeze but forced himself to hold it in. The two policemen leading the group rushed over without a word, pinned Pei Qian to the ground, and glared menacingly at Pei Qian's wife, looking as if they would lay a hand on her if he dared to make a move.

"Hey!"

Lin Ge quickly stepped in front of the woman to protect her.

Not to mention that she was pregnant, so we couldn't turn a good thing into a bad one. It's also thanks to this woman; otherwise, it would have been very difficult to grasp this only clue.

"what's the situation?"

"What happened?"

"Is this guy the murderer?"

"here you go!"

More police officers ran over, and when they saw Pei Qian pinned to the ground, they suddenly realized what was happening and exclaimed in surprise.

"I...I...have mercy!"

Pei Qian was completely stunned. Just moments ago, she was wondering if the cat had overheard her past illegal activities and she would be arrested. But now, seeing the police's posture, she immediately misunderstood the cat's reason for warning the police and began screaming in agony without thinking.

The woman next to her covered her mouth, her face growing paler and paler.

Got it!
Hearing this, how could it be false? The police officers became even more excited.

A young detective impulsively pulled out handcuffs and, without saying a word, pulled Pei Qian's hands behind her back, cleanly and neatly cuffing them in a very dashing manner.

"Ugh...be gentle...be gentle...I only counterfeited some money...it wasn't necessary...it's not like I killed someone...I confess...Officer...I really...really confess..."

Pei Qian was in unbearable pain, and as she spoke, she regretted it in her heart.

"Counterfeit money?"

"What counterfeit money?"

The police were also stunned.

What is this guy talking about? Isn't he a murderer? How come he's involved with counterfeit money?

Everyone looked at the cat crouching on the small table, and finally saw the two banknotes pressed under its paws. Those who reacted quickly understood what was going on, and were both amused and exasperated, feeling that there had been an unexpected surprise today.

"Tsk! So they're counterfeiters! Fine, whatever! It's still a crime."

A mature-looking policeman shook his head, sighed, and felt that at least he hadn't lost out. The thing being held down by the cat must be the evidence of this guy's counterfeit money trafficking, right?

He reached for the counterfeit money, but was suddenly forced back by Lin Ge's claw.

He wanted to take more, but saw Lingo slowly open his mouth, revealing sharp fangs, and let out a low growl. Lingo wouldn't allow anyone to touch the money. His wide eyes, serious expression, and the way he protected the counterfeit money immediately made the policeman realize that things weren't so simple.

"Fifty thousand yuan?"

A person nearby also reacted quickly.

Suddenly, everyone's eyes lit up.

"real or fake?"

Some police officers still couldn't believe it. How could it be such a coincidence and such good luck that the cat suddenly discovered the clue? Besides, hadn't they searched several times just now without finding anything?

"Fifty thousand yuan?"

Pei Qian calmed down by this point. Despite being pinned to the ground, she raised her head and said, "The murderer's 50,000 yuan? This money? The murderer came to my shop and even bought something from my wife? Holy crap!"

The poor guy was so frightened he even let out a hoarse cry. He was completely stunned. The thought that his pregnant wife had been in close contact with a murderer made him so terrified he was almost going crazy.

A murderer!
My wife is pregnant!

just in case……

"Pooh!"

Pei Qian quickly spat twice to get rid of the sand that had gotten into her mouth.

"What's the deal with this money?"

The police officers didn't dare to be careless, nor did they dare to let Pei Qian go easily. After pulling him and pressing him into a chair, two police officers stared at him with serious expressions and began the on-site interrogation.

"This money is part of my family's operating income for more than a month."

Surprisingly, the first to calm down was Pei Qian's wife. For her child's sake, and for her husband's, she tried to suppress her pounding heart and took a deep breath, saying, "This morning, I took the money to the county supply and marketing cooperative to deposit. It was five thousand yuan in total, but two of the bills were identified as counterfeit. Then… I came back with the thousand yuan I hadn't deposited… As soon as I took the money out, this cat started meowing, and then… this is what happened…"

"Send someone to the supply and marketing cooperative to temporarily control today's deposits and prevent a single banknote from leaving the country."

One of the officers gave orders to the police officers next to him, and then stepped forward to Pei Qian's wife and said, "Calm down, don't panic. Xiao Song, take off the handcuffs first. Didn't you see that the wife is pregnant? Be gentle in your enforcement."

Pei Qian's wife nodded gratefully, trying her best to calm herself down.

"Do you remember who gave you this money?"

The person in charge pointed to the counterfeit money that was still being held down by Lin Ge's claws, and looked at Pei Qian and his wife respectively.

They both shook their heads.

The person in charge nodded, not finding it strange. After all, all money looks the same; who would bother to remember the serial numbers or the differences between new and old bills?

He continued, "Are there security cameras in the store?"

They both shook their heads.

This is a bit troublesome. The person in charge frowned and fell into deep thought.

"If it really is counterfeit money, then that's interesting. If I remember correctly, that 50,000 yuan was all for gift money given as a favor, right? Using counterfeit money as a gift, do you think it was intentional or accidental?"

Some police officers were laughing easily and chatting quietly with those around them.

"Who cares if it is or isn't? Anyway, if it really becomes a clue, then things will be much easier from now on."

His companions also smiled with surprise.

Having found a lead, even if it doesn't immediately identify the suspect, is at least a major breakthrough. After all, someone who comes to a small shop like this to get their car repaired couldn't possibly live too far away, right?

With the search area reduced, the workload will be much smaller, and we should be closer to catching the suspect.

For the police, this is the best news.

"Besides, they might even be acquaintances of these two. Shop owners usually don't bother to check the authenticity of goods when it's only when someone they know is paying. If it were a stranger, they would at least touch or check it, right?"

Lin Ge mentally added to the police officers' discussion.

"These days, there probably aren't many people using cash, right? I see you have a payment code posted at the entrance of your store. Do you think there are still many people doing business with you in cash every day?"

The person in charge is still trying to obtain more intelligence.

"After all, this is the countryside, and not everyone trusts online banks. Older people, for example, aren't used to transferring money to WeChat or Alipay's 'Wealth Management' service; they still use cash quite often here. Of course, as for counterfeit money, people in the countryside are less knowledgeable, and every year someone tries to scam money here with counterfeit bills. So, you can't let people say that the people of Bailing Village are mean-spirited. We're all fellow villagers; if we knew it was counterfeit money, why would we use it as a gift?"

The village official explained that he was frightened by the commotion.

"This guy used to sell counterfeit money, and he admitted it himself!"

The young policeman's words shut down the village officials, leaving the couple embarrassed and bowing their heads.

Ignoring the discussion around him, Lin Ge had already refocused his attention on the two counterfeit bills after the police arrived.

Counterfeit money... it shouldn't have circulated that many times, right?
Putting aside the fact that these two bills look quite new, the probability of counterfeit money being detected only increases with each circulation. Once discovered to be counterfeit, how many people will actually use it, and how many will simply destroy it?

Or to put it another way, besides the victim and the previous holder's relatives, the only other people who could have possessed this counterfeit money in a short period of time were the murderer, the person who gave the money as a gift, and a few others.

This counterfeit bill didn't have much of an odor, except for the smell of blood and the suspect's...

It even has a strong pig smell?
(End of this chapter)