Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 247 The Cat Team Deploys
Zheng Mingxing never expected that such a trivial matter would be turned into this by Zhao Zhigang.

If he had acted decisively from the beginning, how could he have given Shi Louyu the opportunity to take the initiative?
They still haven't been properly trained.

Zheng Mingxing didn't want to criticize Zhao Zhigang, after all, everyone has a first time. Even the most capable police officer will have embarrassing moments when handling a case independently for the first time. He simply replied that he would contact the Longquan Police Station to handle the matter.

He knew very well that this matter had to be handled quickly!
Nobody knows how long it will take for Shilouyu to produce the video. If they manage to distort the meaning of this terrible video and post it online, it could cause a major problem!
"Get out of the way!"

Feng Yi suddenly spoke up, and Zhao Zhigang quickly picked up Lin Ge and hid to the side. Soon they saw Shi Louyu drive out of the underground parking lot in a car and hurriedly leave the office building.

"Holy crap, are they trying to escape?"

Zhao Zhigang's face was extremely grim.

He wanted to drive after them quickly, but then he remembered Zheng Mingxing's order to wait where he was, and he hesitated.

About five minutes later, backup from Longquan Police Station arrived.

Three police officers and three auxiliary police officers got out of the two police cars, which shows the serious attitude of Longquan Police Station towards Zhao Zhigang's case and their concern about the possible consequences of this matter.

The group barged into Shi Louyu's company and began searching for video clues without any hesitation.

However, to everyone's dismay, the police found no video archives or the hidden camera at the company. No trace of videos related to the cat or Zhao Zhigang was found on the two computers, several tablets, or the relevant cloud storage within the company.

According to the questioning of the female clerk who remained at the company, everyone learned that Shi Louyu had left the company with the equipment ahead of time because he was worried that the police would destroy the video, and planned to find a 'safe' place to make the video by himself.

"Hidden? Is it possible to find him?"

The team sent by Longquan Police Station to provide support was a squad leader named Yang Fan. He was slightly older than Nie Guoqiang and also lacked understanding of emerging internet technologies.

Even from the current situation, he already understood the seriousness of the matter. If a video containing content damaging the image of the police were to appear online, and even more deliberately manipulated to go viral, the consequences would be far beyond what a small police station could handle. Even if internet monitoring departments could quickly delete the video and its online traces, the memory etched in people's minds cannot be erased, and the impact of the video on everyone who saw it would be immeasurable.

Even if only one person develops a distorted perception of the image of the people's police, even if only one person disregards the authority of the law, even if only one person commits an impulsive crime and goes to prison, these are all things that should not happen.

How long does it take to produce a video, have it reviewed, and then upload it?

Yang Fan stared at the only female clerk in the company.

"It usually takes four to five hours, but it might be a little slower with the review process."

Liu Juan cursed the three bastards who disrespected women in her heart, but could only timidly face the police alone and say: "But if we only make rough modifications, release it in advance to grab attention, and then do a second round of fine-tuning and guidance, then it will only take two hours at most."

"Two hours!"

Yang Fan and Zhao Zhigang exchanged a glance, both realizing the seriousness of the situation. Zhao Zhigang lowered his head guiltily.

Yang Fan knew very well that the most reliable approach right now was to apprehend all three members of the "Ten Leaks" gang within two hours and seize all the video footage in their possession. Otherwise, even if they could block the accounts through the platform, as long as the footage remained, or even if it was hidden and distributed, the threat to the police would persist. Even three to five years later, the release of such footage would still be a serious desecration of police authority.

"What the hell?! He's secretly filming in the company, is this guy a psychopath?"

The young policeman from Longquan Police Station who accompanied him was cursing and swearing. He didn't blame Zhao Zhigang, but he felt that whoever encountered this was unlucky, and no one could get the better of such an uncivilized bastard.

Let alone a lowly police officer, even big shots are still tormented to death by illegally filmed videos.
"Jiang Zhong, don't talk nonsense!"

Yang Fan was already terrified by the company's bizarre abilities, and when he heard Jiang Zhong dare to continue spouting nonsense in the company, he immediately stopped him.

The other police officers also became cautious in their words and actions, feeling constrained and unable to work comfortably.

"Two hours have passed, it's not too late to catch him now. We can also factor in the time he spent driving, I don't think finding him should be a big problem."

Yang Fan thought for a moment and then called the institute's leaders.

This matter still needs to be reported to higher authorities, as it could potentially escalate into a major public relations crisis. Furthermore, Zhao Zhigang's own carelessness also played a role, so the two police stations need to coordinate their statements.

“I’ll contact the station too! And I’ll also talk to Baimiao. Who knows if that bastard will drive that far into their jurisdiction. Besides, there are three people in his car, so it’s not certain whether driving will affect the video editing.”

On the other end of Zhao Zhigang's phone call, Nie Guoqiang also sprang into action.

On the other side, Lingo also took action.

Knowing he couldn't be of much help here, he quickly ran out of the office building and chased after Shi Louyu in the direction she had left.

After chasing for a few minutes, the scent disappeared due to the complex road conditions, and Lin Ge stopped, somewhat annoyed. His ability to track scents was too weak against the speed of a car, and given how large Zhang City was, how could he possibly search it all in two hours by himself?
"Meow?"

Suddenly, some familiar voices came from behind.

Lin Ge turned around and was surprised to see Baka Cat with four other cats, curiously squatting on top of a trash can to the side. The four of them had taken over the trash can, leaving a man who was about to throw away his cigarette butt in a very awkward position, unsure whether to go over or throw the cigarette butt on the ground.

"How did you end up leaving university?"

Lin Ge's eyes lit up; he immediately realized these were five excellent helpers. Even if their sense of smell wasn't as good as Lin Ge's, a cat is a cat, and locking onto someone's scent would be a piece of cake if they got close enough.

Furthermore, Lin Ge recalled another matter: Shi Louyu's living area was likely near Zhangzhou University. Otherwise, if he lived particularly far away and didn't have a particularly good relationship with the university students, the probability of him obtaining two key videos so quickly, editing them, and posting them online was very small.

Therefore, it is possible that these five cats really did smell the scent of Shi Louyu.

As for the cat's biggest problem of disobeying orders, do these five guys dare to disobey their boss's orders?
"Ow!"

Lin Ge looked up and called out, and the five cats immediately jumped off the trash can and ran to Lin Ge, surrounding him.

"Come on! Everyone, smell this!"

Lin Ge stretched out his paws towards the five cats. He had just had close contact with the ten-year-old cat a dozen minutes earlier, and his paws still carried his fresh scent. "Meow?"

The lead idiot cat didn't understand what Lingo meant, and tilted its head to grab Lingo's paw.

Lin Ge glared at it fiercely, and only then did the creature behave itself.

Ironically, the white cat, which had seemed the most timid and cowardly before, turned out to be the smartest. It poked its head out, sniffed the scent on Lingo's paws, looked around, and then walked in one direction while still sniffing.

The other cats finally understood what Ringo meant, and took turns sniffing Ringo's paws before each choosing a direction to search for prey.

"Meow?"

The brutish cat, having been beaten, obediently lined up at the very back. When it smelled the scent of Shi Lou Yu, it actually showed a timid expression. This attitude immediately delighted Lin Ge, and he began to look forward to his sudden inspiration, which he hadn't held much hope for this time.

This guy was bullied by Shi Louyu before? He'd definitely want revenge after being beaten up, right?

Having seemingly confirmed the taste, the Baka cat meowed twice at Lingo, sounding like it was complaining, before wagging its tail and walking towards Zhangzhou University.

Lin Ge quickly followed behind, only to see that Baka Cat, with its leader backing it up, was running faster and faster. Lin Ge suddenly had a suspicion: the last time he saw it, it was desperately trying to pry open a tree; could it be that it was secretly planning to cultivate diligently and find an opportunity for revenge?

Anyway, after following this baka cat for a while towards Zhangzhou University, it turned and headed towards a residential area deep in the side road. As it walked, its pace slowed down, as if it was still a little timid.

Lin Ge knew that they were probably close to their destination.

Upon arriving here, Lin Ge also recognized the scent of Shi Louyu. This guy had shopped at the nearby supermarket more than once, and the smell was very clear. Clearly, this place was either his usual residence or one of his regular addresses.

But to Lin Ge's surprise, he did not smell any fresher scent belonging to the Shilou fish.

Following Baka Cat, they arrived at the first floor of a building, which was Shi Louyu's room. However, to Lin Ge's dismay, Shi Louyu had not returned home; at least judging from the smell, he had not come back in the last half day.

In other words, although Baka Cat found Shi Louyu's address, it did not play a crucial role.

He could only leave the neighborhood with regret, and Baka Cat followed behind Lin Ge, its ears drooping in a frustrated manner. It seemed quite disappointed that it hadn't been able to get revenge today; it appeared that Shi Louyu had indeed left a deep impression on it.

Lin Ge didn't understand why these people liked to bully stray cats.

Was it because they thought the stray cats were dirty, or had the stray cats provoked them? Just by looking at the vengeful look on the Baka cat's face, you could tell that what Shi Louyu did to it was probably quite excessive. Perhaps it was because of its face? It has to be said that the Baka cat's face is indeed quite distinctive.

But if they couldn't find it, they couldn't find it. Lingo could only take Baka Cat back and go to other places to look for opportunities.

Back at the office building, none of the other cats had returned.

Lin Ge was somewhat disappointed and could only resort to the most rudimentary method: trying his luck by searching along the road.

"Meow!"

Just a few minutes after he was walking around with the Baka cat, he faintly heard a meow in the distance. Lingo's ears twitched, and he quickly stopped and listened intently.

"Meow!"

Sure enough, there was a cat meowing!

Lin Ge quickly realized that it was indeed the sound of a cat. Based on the subtle differences in each cat's voice, Lin Ge even identified it as the voice of his little brother, the white cat.

The white cat was the first to leave by smell; could it have also discovered the trail of the Ten Leaks Fish?
Even if that's not the case, the voice sounds quite anxious.

Lin Ge judged the direction and quickly took off after him.

This time, it took about seven or eight minutes to run, and it seemed that the white cat had run quite far. Lin Ge led the eight-legged cat all the way from the jurisdiction of Longquan Police Station to the territory of Zhanghe Police Station, and finally saw the white cat anxiously circling back and forth in front of a hotel.

Standing before it was a vigilant hotel security guard.

As the security guard shooed the white cat away, he continued to curse, "Where did this stray cat come from? Get out of here! This is not a place for you. If you come any closer, don't blame me for killing you!"

"Meow!"

The white cat was very stubborn, circling around and refusing to leave, always keeping in mind the orders given by Lin Ge.

It didn't even know how to report to Lin Ge after spotting the target, so when it came to the vicinity of the hotel and smelled the scent that Lin Ge had shown it, it could only bark foolishly, hoping that its boss would hear it.

Then, Ringo appeared.

Under the astonished gaze of the hotel security guards, Lingo brought Baka Cat to the front of the white cat, and together they confronted the hotel security guards.

He even took the opportunity to look around and successfully spotted the car that Shi Louyu had driven away in the hotel's open-air parking lot. Sure enough, this guy was cunning; to prevent the police from raiding his home, he had actually hidden inside the hotel.

Two hours, plus the failed attempt, weren't enough time for the police to launch a full-scale investigation into his identity. And if he could just get through those crucial few hours, Shi Louyu would be laughing all the way to the police station, even if he ended up in jail!

Lin Ge understood this perfectly and immediately called Nie Guoqiang.

"Hey! Mimi, you're back? Perfect timing! My friend from the traffic police just messaged me. He's found that the 'Ten-Year-Old Fishing Scout' has wandered into my Zhanghe jurisdiction through traffic surveillance. He's really walked right into our trap. I'm coming right now, so don't wander off."

"Idiot! I've already found my target!"

Lin Ge let out a boastful howl.

(End of this chapter)