Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 217 Everyone worked very hard
Looking at the cat lying lazily on the table, playing with a ballpoint pen, Deputy Director Yang felt a little worried.

The police officers in Zhuzhou City have been extremely busy lately. It's not easy to spare even a few people to assist the Jinhua police in handling this case.

However, we can't ignore the cat's feelings, after all, who knows if we'll ever need its help again? The value of this cat can't be replaced by a few extra days of work from a few oxen or horses, and the importance of both sides is completely incomparable.

Therefore, Deputy Director Yang quickly made up his mind. After thinking it over carefully for a while, he looked up at Xie Changjun and said, "How about this, I can support you with four people! Two full-time officers, two auxiliary police officers, and a vehicle. This is all the resources that the Zhuzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau can provide to support our brother unit. You know how busy we are. If these few people we've squeezed out are not enough to satisfy you, then I regret to inform you that you should return home, or have Jinhua send more people over."

"Four people are enough!"

Xie Changjun was overjoyed. His bottom line was simply that the Zhuzhou Public Security Bureau would provide him with a full-fledged position with law enforcement authority, allowing him to investigate and question the Zhuzhou Express Company.

Now, not only are they supporting our work, but they've even provided four people at once. What more can we say? With our brother unit cooperating so well, if we don't wipe out this group of fraudsters this time, I'll have let myself and my son down after all this hard work!
Just thinking of Xie Tailong made Xie Changjun's body go limp and he sighed.

"Dad, I can go back by myself, and I can take care of myself!"

Xie Tailong guessed Xie Changjun's worries and raised his hand to say, "I'm not a child anymore. I can find a place to eat by myself and sleep by myself. As for going to and from school, the bus stops right at the school gate, which is very convenient."

"Well."

Xie Changjun uttered a sound, it was hard to tell whether it was out of gratitude, guilt, or approval.

Only Lin Ge and Deputy Director Yang, who were facing Xie Changjun directly, noticed that the middle-aged man's eyes were red. However, family and career can never be perfectly balanced; in order to fight crime and protect victims, his family ultimately had to suffer.

‘Bang bang! ’

Suddenly, a knocking sound rang out.

Deputy Director Yang paused, took a deep breath to make his expression serious, and then coughed to let the people outside in.

"Director."

The person who entered was the person in charge of the first murder, robbery, and dismemberment case, which the Zhuzhou police called the "Bailing Village case," and he was very familiar with Lin Ge. He was taken aback when he saw Lin Ge slumped over the director's desk and the two children in the room.

But business was more important, so he stepped forward and placed a stack of documents at Lin Ge's feet.

"Chief, Jiang has confessed."

"Huh? So fast?"

Deputy Director Yang was taken aback for a moment. Just as he was about to ask a question, he remembered that there were other unrelated people in the room, so he stopped and gestured to Xie Changjun with his eyes.

Xie Changjun, naturally aware of the rules, thanked Deputy Director Yang again before leading Xie Tailong and Luo Jue out.

He tried to call out to Lin Ge midway through, but Lin Ge wouldn't listen to him. The Bailing Village case was complicated and bizarre, and he was also very eager to know the outcome, so he simply ignored Xie Changjun's gaze.

Helpless, Xie Changjun could only close the door and leave.

Deputy Director Yang and the person in charge didn't mind Lin Ge lingering. After all, the cat was the direct investigator in this case and a major contributor. Besides, cats wouldn't leak secrets; what problem could it possibly cause if it overheard something?
The person in charge then stated directly: "Just as we suspected, the one who actually committed the robbery and murder against the victim, Ye, was not Jiang. His younger brother, the nameless, mentally challenged man, was the real culprit who robbed Ye and, without considering the consequences, killed him. As for the reason for the murder, it was indeed because he was greedy for money. The mentally challenged man didn't receive a salary at the pig farm, and Jiang didn't usually give him much money to spend. But although he was mentally challenged, he wasn't ignorant about spending money; in fact, he had a fondness for drinking and eating. Therefore, after getting a free meal at the tenth birthday celebration of Ye's relative's child, he witnessed Ye leaving with 50,000 yuan in cash and got the idea to commit the crime."

As Deputy Director Yang listened to the person in charge's description, he also looked down at the case file. Lin Ge also leaned over for a couple of glances, but didn't dare to look too closely before retreating.

After the person in charge finished speaking, Deputy Director Yang asked, "So, the one who committed the murder was the mentally challenged Xiao Jiang, and the one who dismembered the body was Jiang himself? He discovered his brother's murder, helped his brother cover up the crime, and then took the body away and dismembered it?"

"This one……"

The person in charge hesitated for a moment, then shook his head and said, "The one who dismembered the body was most likely the mentally challenged man himself. Based on the confessions and the tasks the two men were responsible for at the pig farm, Jiang himself wouldn't have the skill to dissect a corpse. But the mentally challenged Xiao Jiang was different. He was often ordered around at the pig farm and had helped Li, who was in charge of slaughtering pigs, with some manual labor on several occasions. He might have developed a habit of dismembering corpses. It's also possible that in his mind, killing a pig required immediate disposal, which led him to cruelly mutilate the victim's body. This also aligns with Jiang's confession that he dragged the body away on a motorcycle, since the victim, Ye, was about 1.7 meters tall, making it difficult to place her entirely on the back of a motorcycle."

Deputy Director Yang fell silent again, then sighed after a long while, saying, "Anyone who commits murder, dismemberment, or even robbery of 50,000 yuan in cash is a fool. Jiang only committed the crime of disposing of the body and helping his brother cover up his crime, plus the facts of assaulting a police officer and taking the blame for his own brother. To be honest, this result is hard to believe!"

Lin Ge nodded in agreement.

He had some suspicions that a mentally challenged person might be the killer. But if that were the truth, it would be a huge blow to both him and the Zhuzhou police.

How could this major case, which required a huge investigation by the Zhuzhou police, be the result of a fool who was greedy for money, acted recklessly, and did not know how to restrain himself?
"Could it be that Jiang regrets his confession at the pig farm and is now going back on his word, so he's using a fool as a scapegoat?"

"Is it because the guy surnamed Jiang is bullying the idiot who can't speak, and using him as a scapegoat?" Deputy Director Yang and Lin Ge asked in unison.

Although all that was heard was Lin Ge let out a "meow," after he finished speaking, Deputy Director Yang still gave Lin Ge an approving look, feeling that this cat seemed to have the same idea as him.

Lin Ge simply felt that executing one of them would inevitably lead to loneliness. Whether these two bastards were idiots or not, since they had committed such a heinous act, neither of them should be exonerated; both must pay the price.

"We will continue to intensify our interrogation of Jiang! If it's a lie, I believe it won't escape the eyes of our colleagues, and they will definitely find the flaws very soon."

The person in charge did not intend to close the case hastily.

Moreover, although Jiang's description of the facts was quite clear and indeed consistent with the on-site evidence, no flaws were found in his language.

But clarity is actually the biggest flaw!

Even if he could see into his mentally challenged brother's mind, he absolutely shouldn't know so much about things! Regardless of whether there were additions, his own speculations, or other reasons, the whole thing must be thoroughly investigated.

On the other hand, given what this guy did to Chen Song and Sun Chang, his colleagues at the Municipal Public Security Bureau didn't want this bastard to escape justice!

So even if the person in charge doesn't urge them, the interrogating police will work overtime to question Jiang. In addition, they have specially invited professional psychology experts and functional science experts who have studied intellectual disabilities, trying to break through Jiang's defenses as well! At the same time, including the colleagues who are still conducting on-site investigations at the murder scene, everyone will work together to reveal the truth clearly and thoroughly.

Deputy Director Yang was satisfied with this attitude and nodded, then asked, "What's the situation with the second case, the ancient tomb case? Has Wu Laosan confessed?"

This wasn't his responsibility, but the person in charge, recalling his colleagues' progress, still answered seriously: "The victim Zhou's identity has been confirmed, and there shouldn't be any major problems. The basic information of his accomplices Wei and Zhu has also been determined; both are repeat offenders with prior convictions. However, due to the long time that has passed, it's highly likely that the two have already fled Zhuzhou City, so we need to apply to the provincial department for arrest warrants and assistance orders to issue nationwide warrants."

Deputy Director Yang finally breathed a sigh of relief, feeling that all the hard work of the past few days was finally coming to an end and there was hope.

He waved to the person in charge, closed his eyes, and leaned back: "Then go do it! Continue the interrogation of Wu Laosan. We must find out everything he has done in his life, every single tomb he has robbed!"

"Yes!"

After the person in charge bowed and left, Deputy Director Yang felt a sudden release of energy that he had been holding back for several days, and he felt drowsy.

Lin Ge didn't want to disturb him anymore. He quietly watched the man who had just leaned back in his chair start snoring, then flicked his tail and quietly walked out. He then slowly closed the door without making a sound so as not to wake the person inside.

Not far from the door, Xie Changjun and his two children were waiting there.

An adult, two children, and a cat silently walked out of the Zhuzhou Public Security Bureau.

Stopping at the roadside, Xie Changjun squatted down and pressed his son's shoulder: "Xiaolong, when you get home, you must eat on time and go to bed on time. You can't watch cartoons too late, understand?"

Xie Tailong nodded, wiped his nose again, and said, "I will finish my homework carefully, watch TV for half an hour, and then go to bed. I will also get up on time in the morning, so as not to delay my studies or make you worry, Dad."

Xie Changjun grinned.

Looking at Luo Jue and Lin Ge beside her, she was momentarily at a loss for words to express her gratitude.

Men, it's hard to say a sincere thank you. He just carefully memorized Luo Jue and Lin Ge's faces, then stood up and stomped his foot: "Once this is all done, I'll go on blind dates and find someone to take care of you at home!"

Xie Tailong grinned: "Hehe, it would be best if she could share common interests with me. If she's young and pretty, that would be even better, so I can brag about my stepmother to my classmates!"

This child showed none of the fear or anxiety that children have towards stepmothers. He seemed to have absolutely no objection to his father finding a stepmother, and even encouraged his father to do it as soon as possible, only that the woman had to be outstanding.

The father and son looked at each other and burst into laughter.

This scene left Luo Jue somewhat silent. Indeed, not all fathers are the same. And although Luo Jue had a terrible father, who could say that Xie Tailong was necessarily happy? The troubles of a single-parent family are countless, and with Xie Changjun being a policeman, Xie Tailong probably had to face the empty house alone many times. Wasn't his inexplicable Japanese accent proof of his loneliness?
Every family has its own troubles; that saying is always true.

Afterwards, Xie Changjun treated Lin Ge and Luo Jue to dinner at a small restaurant not far away. Of course, Lin Ge wasn't picky, and the father and son were quite interesting, so it wasn't in vain that he had shamelessly helped them today.

After the meal, the two parted ways, and the father and son returned to the hotel. Xie Changjun still had to help his son pack his things and buy train tickets for tomorrow, and the two of them must have had a lot to talk about.

(End of this chapter)