Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 271 Listening (10,000 words, please subscribe)
The item has finally been discovered.

Lin Ge turned away and moved further away; the smell emanating from these 'smart drugs' made him feel dizzy.

He wondered if the parents who had bought the "smart drugs" would still let their children eat it after smelling this strange odor.

Anyway, Lin Ge himself would never touch it, even if he were beaten to death.

What kind of smart drug could possibly evolve humans? Even if it did, how could it possibly fall into the hands of a smuggling ring? If such a thing truly existed, it would undoubtedly be part of a pharmaceutical empire; why would it resort to such a low-class activity as smuggling?
Seeing the three whole layers of "Brain Gold" on the pallet, Shao Yongkang couldn't stop smiling.

Finally… he found it! Luckily, Mimi was adamant, and thankfully the detective unpacking didn't slack off halfway. Otherwise, who would have imagined that the bottom three layers of a whole stack of Brain Gold were actually counterfeit goods?
But in any case, this operation can finally come to a perfect end.

Suspects, evidence, and extras—nothing was missed.

The only drawback right now is that the credit will be shared by the Second Squadron and the Police Dog Squadron, which unfortunately thwarted Shao Yongkang's ambition to keep it all to himself.

While ordering his men to bring all the suspects back to the municipal bureau, Shao Yongkang called Zhai Xiaojun to inquire about the situation on his end.

After successfully apprehending Cai Yuan, Zhai Xiaojun and the Second Squadron took Cai Yuan to the taxi company he managed. He suspected that the taxi company was part of the smuggling ring's distribution chain, given that they could freely roam throughout the city, making them highly suspicious.

Looking at the shabby taxi company office, Zhai Xiaojun saw his men shake their heads at him after the search, and could only helplessly call back, "You're not as lucky as Lao Shao. My situation is simpler than yours, but we didn't find any relevant clues. Most of the drivers in this taxi company are temporary hires, so there's basically nothing to find. The few who came from the logistics industry to retire there only have minor issues like overcharging passengers and bullying out-of-towners, nothing unusual. After all, these days taxis are equipped with surveillance cameras. Generally speaking, relying on them for smuggling and small-scale transportation is less efficient than having a small truck; at least the freedom is completely different."

"Didn't you deliver the goods by taxi?"

Shao Yongkang paused for a moment, then questioned, "Could it be that these guys are really just using Song's small-scale smuggling method? That's impossible; that kind of scattered shipment method is too slow and too risky! Lao Zhai, there must be other transportation routes we don't know about! At least Song is definitely not Zhou Guangjun's direct subordinate. If all else fails, should I send the police dog squad to check on you? This cat is really capable!"

"You certainly know how to order people around."

Zhai Xiaojun smiled, unusually refraining from arguing with Shao Yongkang.

Although these two people usually don't get along, they never hold each other back when it comes to important matters.

For example, when Shao Yongkang needed support today, Zhai Xiaojun set off with his men without hesitation. Even with traffic jams, they arrived at their destination in less than thirty minutes. Considering they also had to notify their subordinates to gather the team, the speed was already incredibly fast.

Shao Yongkang did the same; when he saw Zhai Xiaojun encountering difficulties, he immediately offered him advice.

However... this time things didn't go so smoothly.

Even though Lin Ge and his group arrived at Cai Yuan's taxi company in their beat-up pickup truck, they still didn't find anything else.

As Zhai Xiaojun said, the taxi company was very clean, with most of the drivers being ordinary people recruited from the community, and no suspicious gangs were found.

This is the most troublesome case Ringo has ever encountered.

His usually infallible intuition failed him for the first time. Even though he found evidence in other cases, he couldn't find a single clue about the "smart drug."

Even after Shao Yongkang sent someone to bring a strip of 'smart drug' pills, Lin Ge and six police dogs sniffed them, but still couldn't find any similar scent in the company or any of its taxis.

There's only one possibility in this situation: the smuggling of 'smart drugs' isn't happening here.

"Tch! A cunning rabbit has three burrows, huh? Damn bastard!"

Zhai Xiaojun grunted in annoyance and could only call Shao Yongkang: "Old Shao, how's the situation on your end? Since the evidence is conclusive and the criminals were caught on the spot, those guys should have confessed by now, right?"

"Tch! Zhou Guangjun is really stubborn. Although his men are involved in many cases, he actually controlled and handled the matter of the smart drug from beginning to end, without telling anyone the truth about 'Brain Gold'."

Shao Yongkang was also very unhappy over there.

"They won't even let you interfere with the transportation of loose cargo?"

Zhai Xiaojun was somewhat surprised. Was Zhou Guangjun such a cautious person? How could such a cautious guy be caught by a pack of dogs?
"The case has reached a stalemate. It looks like we can only rely on time to slowly pry these people open up. But interrogating everyone in this company will take a lot of time and effort. If that doesn't work, we'll have to ask for the help of interrogation experts from above."

Shao Yongkang sighed in frustration.

"Isn't this normal? Eight out of ten cases are handled this way. What's a little extra work?"

Zhai Xiaojun chuckled and pulled a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. After a moment's thought, he put it back without smoking it. He stood up and opened the window next to him: "Is that cat still looking? Tsk, it's so stubborn."

Don't underestimate it!

Shao Yongkang laughed on the other end: "The police dog squadron used to be pretty useless, but you can't really ignore the abilities of police dogs. This time, they not only successfully found the smart drug, but they also helped find a lot of other good stuff. To be honest, putting aside solving cases and just talking about cracking down on criminals, just the murder weapons that the cats and dogs found are enough to give these bastards a good beating. Tch! These days, they still play highway robbery, none of them take the police seriously."

"Then send them to their deaths!"

Zhai Xiaojun coldly and ruthlessly delivered his verdict.

On the other side, Lingo was also somewhat irritable.

The "smart drug" has surfaced, and Zhou Guangjun and Cai Yuan are undoubtedly suspects. It's easy to deduce that Zhou Guangjun was responsible for receiving the drugs and Cai Yuan for distributing them. Therefore, this taxi company is definitely involved in something wrong.

However, this thing is medicine after all; it's small and easy to hide, and it doesn't have any special smell, so finding it is indeed not easy. Even though the taxi company's premises are only so big—just two or three rooms and a few repair sheds—Lin Ge didn't find anything for the time being.

The scene has been searched by the Second Squadron several times. Basically, no place that a person could enter has escaped the clutches of these rude men. If all else fails, they will have to dismantle the vehicle.

Although their actions were suspected of tampering with the crime scene, Zhangzhou is ultimately a small city, and the police station doesn't have the kind of expert who can find a target based on just a few fingerprints. They either had to preserve the evidence and wait for a top-notch forensic expert to appear, or they would have to risk damaging the scene and spending time and effort to expose the hidden items. Undoubtedly, in most cases, the police would choose the latter—it was simply a matter of choosing the lesser of two evils.

Of course, Lin Ge himself was no different. Not to mention his older brother, he was a molting monster. The various cat hairs he left at the scene, plus the dog hair scratches left by his underlings who crawled through holes and climbed over walls, were all signs of sabotage that drove the forensic investigators crazy.

"If I were Cai Yuan, where would I hide the things?"

Strolling over to Cai Yuan's office, Lin Ge looked out the window of the simple prefab house at the spacious open-air garage across the street, patiently using reverse thinking.

He never thought his sense of smell or ability to catch people could be better than that of a professional police dog, but the combination of a police cat's sense of smell and human thinking is now one of his most powerful weapons.

So... things don't just disappear into thin air, so where did they go?

How long are we going to be locked up?

Whispers came from the next room; they were from ordinary employees of the taxi company. Each taxi had three drivers working in shifts, and the entire company had at least seventy or eighty people. After screening, those who were determined to be innocent were temporarily placed in the adjacent break room.

"Hey! Whatever, let's just stay put. To be honest, we all know this company is definitely involved with organized crime. We've noticed it while we were working, haven't we? Heh... But to make a living, we can only pretend we don't know."

A lazy voice came over, followed by the sound of a chair being moved: "Now that things have been exposed and the boss has been arrested, what's the point of thinking about how long he'll be locked up? We're definitely going to lose our jobs, and I wonder if those delivery companies next door will even be willing to take us in."

"you are dreaming?"

A woman's voice rang out, "Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged laborers are everywhere. They can find work anywhere, why would they hire unlucky guys like us who are involved with the underworld?"

"Oh shit!"

The crowd began to curse.

The two policemen standing motionless at the door with their hands behind their backs were lackeys sent by the Yangdian New District Police Station to curry favor with two squads of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. They paid no heed to the murmurs inside, only sighing against the doorframe, silently accepting the possibility that their benefits would be completely withheld.

"How about we go find Brother Dong?"

At the far end of the room, two young men huddled together and whispered, "He has a good relationship with Boss Cai. Maybe he'll accept us out of respect for Boss Cai."

"But Dong Ge transports hazardous chemicals, so I don't really want to go."

Another person responded in a low voice, then thought for a moment and said, "Do you think these policemen know about the relationship between Brother Dong and Boss Cai? If I go out and report them now, could I get some reward money or something?" "Are you out of your mind!"

His companion quickly covered his mouth, "He's not a wanted criminal, so why would he get a reward? Besides, aren't you afraid of retaliation? Dong Ge and Boss Cai are not the same. He's ruthless! If you mess with him, you won't even know how you died! I once heard Boss Cai say that he used to hang out with Dong Ge when I treated him to dinner. Before Dong Ge retired from his criminal activities, he personally witnessed him throwing a person into a tanker truck filled with liquid alkali. Anyway, no one checked, and it dissolved without leaving a trace."

'Snapped! '

Lin Ge lost his footing and fell awkwardly off the windowsill.

Ignoring the surprised looks from his underlings and Zhou Bo, Lin Ge's ears twitched wildly, unable to believe what he was hearing.

Really?

fake?

Or is he just bragging?

Generally speaking, it's most likely bragging, right? Like using a strong alkali to dissolve a corpse or something...

Lin Ge shook the fur on his body. Could he really not do it?
And who is this so-called Brother Dong? How could his relationship with Cai Yuan be so well hidden that even the police haven't been able to find out? Or to put it another way, is the reason they haven't been able to find out because they are deliberately hiding it?
Why do you do this?
Lin Ge suddenly had many thoughts.

"Ow!"

Without hesitation, Lingo let out a howl, attracting everyone's attention in the room. His six lackeys reflexively stood up, ending their rest and obediently crouching behind Lingo. After several such incidents, they had developed a good habit.

"What is this for?"

The criminal police officers from the Second Squadron, who were also taking turns resting in the room, were also stunned to see the cat suddenly go crazy.

"What are you still doing?"

Lin Ge glanced sideways at the few pet owners.

"I'm coming!"

Zhou Bo was smart and already knew who his boss was. Seeing Lin Ge turn and stare at him with displeasure, he quickly ran over and followed behind Lin Ge. Yu Rong, who was sitting at the very back, hesitated for a moment, but finally obediently followed.

Lin Ge wasted no time. Without waiting for Yuan Qu, who was helping the Second Squadron outside, he decisively led his men straight to the room next door.

"Hey, what's up?"

Two police officers from Yangdian New District Police Station, who were lost in thought, were stunned to see a police cat leading a group of dogs, along with two reserved dog owners, and several criminal police officers from the Second Squadron who were watching the commotion.

"Step aside!"

Lin Ge barged right between the two men, and his six henchmen followed suit, grinning and squeezing in.

There were sixteen or seventeen people confined in the room, mostly men, primarily drivers and mechanics. Lin Ge immediately spotted two guys huddled together at the back: one with blond hair and an earring, the other thin and sleazy—the two who had been secretly bragging.

The police dogs looked quite intimidating, not to mention the deterrent effect of the police uniforms and vests on ordinary people. When the cat and dog entered, everyone who was chatting and cursing quickly shut their mouths and watched as Lin Ge walked up to the blond-haired man.

"Is...is something wrong?"

The cat's gaze made the blond-haired man a little uneasy. Recalling his boasts from earlier, his legs felt weak. He was locked up here, so he must have been investigated and had no criminal record. But this kind of person might actually know more.

Lin Ge remained silent, simply observing the man.

Zhou Bo was the first to react and quickly stepped forward, saying, "Come out, come with me over there for questioning. Mimi, is he the only one? Oh, this one too? Then let's go together, hurry up and stop dawdling, what do you think we're doing right now?"

After obtaining Lin Ge's permission, Zhou Bo led the two out of the lounge and back into the next room.

It was getting dark, and the police officers, who had been busy all day and had taken a break to eat, were astonished to see that the police cat had brought two people with her when she went out. They had no idea what had happened.

"Mimi probably found some clues, right? These two guys are probably up to something."

While guessing, Zhou Bo helped Lin Ge explain to everyone. Actually, he himself was still confused at this point, but since it was the police cat's order, and considering the limelight he had made so far, Zhou Bo didn't intend to refuse.

"A fish that slipped through the net?"

Zhai Xiaojun put down his chopsticks, then used his police terminal to access the security camera footage and scanned the two trembling figures. He carefully examined the detailed records about them, then turned to Zhou Bo and said, "I don't see anything wrong. Does Mimi really think there's something wrong with him?"

Without further ado, he approached the two men, a glint in his gold-rimmed glasses. "Well, how about a word? Since you've been dragged here, you should know that we won't let you leave without thoroughly investigating your background, right?"

"I...I don't know anything! I've never done anything illegal in my life, why are you doubting me!"

The thin young boy looked like he had no guts; he probably wouldn't even dare to admit defeat if bullied, let alone break the law. Seeing Zhai Xiaojun's venomous expression, he quickly shook his head in protest.

"Ha ha……"

Zhai Xiaojun didn't explain, but only looked at the other blond-haired man next to him: "What about you? Nothing to say either?"

"..."

The blond-haired man lowered his head and remained silent.

Oh open!

The police officers nearby exchanged glances, immediately understanding. Someone who confronts the police with this attitude is almost guaranteed to pull out something interesting.

Zhai Xiaojun guessed this too, and immediately put a hand on the blond-haired man's shoulder, then turned to Lin Ge and said, "Mimi, this guy is the one with the problem, right? The one next to him probably doesn't have the guts to do anything, but he definitely... knows something?"

As he spoke, the guy adjusted his glasses to hide his gleaming eyes. His murderous look made the tall, thin boy tremble, unable to utter a word of explanation.

"Come on, let's go over there and talk!"

At Zhai Xiaojun's command, two of his men immediately pushed the two men to a corner of the room.

In just ten minutes, everyone got what they wanted from Huang Mao Linze and the cowardly Ma Bangxue.

Not all the suspects have been apprehended yet!

Unexpectedly, there were others behind Zhou Guangjun and Cai Yuan; they were not just two people working together, but a trio! Zhai Xiaojun became excited upon receiving this important clue.

Who would have thought that a secret known to no one in the entire company, or even the logistics department, would be told to a young punk by Cai Yuan when he was drunk?
From this perspective, it must be admitted that Xiao Huangmao Linze is a very quick-witted guy, and it must also be admitted that Cai Yuan is not professional at playing hide-and-seek or being a bad guy. When he drinks two cups of wine and brags, he dares to say anything.

"Arrests!"

Zhai Xiaojun made a decisive decision: "I don't care if you're bragging or not, just arrest him first."

Upon learning that the so-called "Brother Dong" named Liu Dongzi was actually a transportation supervisor for a chain pharmacy, Zhai Xiaojun knew it was time for teamwork again. He first notified the anti-drug squad, and then quickly called Shao Yongkang.

If I support you and you support me, the case will be solved!
One last glance at the cat squatting beside him, scratching its neck, still left Zhai Xiaojun utterly perplexed. How had this cat, who had been in the same room as him, discovered the blond man's weakness? And how had it been able to pinpoint the blond man and the skinny boy next to him so precisely?
Surely you didn't hear it with your ears?

Haha... How could that be!

I've had a cold for the past few days, and my head is a bit foggy. If there's anything I've written incorrectly, please let me know.

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