Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 344 A Warm Winter

'Ding! '

The operating room display changed from red to green, indicating that the surgery was complete.

The group of people who had been chatting suddenly perked up and soon saw the operating room door open, and a middle-aged doctor with dark circles under his eyes walked out while taking off his mask.

His hair was disheveled, and he looked extremely tired. He paused for a moment when he saw so many people outside, including two policemen.

"Doctor, how is the patient?"

Liu Shengyou stepped forward.

"Oh, the rescue is complete. But the specific situation is still uncertain. The patient needs to be transferred to the ICU for observation for two days. Overall... to be honest, we're quite lucky; both legs have been saved. However, some aftereffects are unavoidable. After all, the organ failure and damage were quite severe, a large chunk of flesh was removed from the leg, and the infection situation is also quite complicated. In short, we have done our best, and with the follow-up treatment plan from the doctors, there shouldn't be any major problems."

The doctor's explanation was rather vague, and Liu Shengyou and the others nodded in understanding. Treatment comes from doctors, but survival depends on oneself. It's already a blessing that Hu Yezhong survived; expecting no aftereffects would be asking the heavens for help.

As police officers, Liu Shengyou and his colleagues were able to confirm that Hu Yezhong's life was saved, which was enough.

Everyone did what they were supposed to do, and felt they hadn't wasted their hard work that day. It's just a pity that such a good rescue operation was ruined by bugs. That bastard son of Hu Yezhong will surely cause trouble again in the future.

"I'll go pay the money first, then I'll go take care of other things. I'll leave this to Director Liu. Thank you for your hard work."

Li Yiduo gestured to Liu Shengyou before taking his leave.

"Oh, doctor, it's like this..."

Liu Shengyou quickly stopped the doctor who was leaving with him and briefly explained Hu Feng's situation. He especially emphasized the fact that Hu Feng was still paying 300,000 yuan for treatment and hoped that the hospital would take targeted intervention.

"Don't worry! We've seen this kind of thing many times. To be honest, there are all kinds of people these days, and it's not uncommon for people to take money from their relatives' life-saving treatments. But hospitals have their own rules. If a patient isn't discharged and we don't sign off on it, no one can take the money away."

The doctor nodded, unsurprised, and gave Liu Shengyou a reassuring pill.

"That's good……"

Everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

On the other side, Lin Ge witnessed the reclusive tycoon Li Yiduo deposit 300,000 yuan into Hu Yezhong's temporary medical account. This guy pulled out 300,000 yuan in one go without even flinching, and his extravagant manner opened Lin Ge's eyes.

"What's so strange about that? Three hundred thousand is a lot, but it's nothing to us. When Wanda Group came to Zhangzhou, they demolished our old homes. Every family in our village got several houses and shops as compensation. Li Yiduo's family made the most money, after all, his father also had a cardboard box factory at the entrance of the village. Although the cardboard box factory wasn't doing well, the land was valuable! So this guy became rich overnight. A few years ago, his family even started a large-scale breeding farm, but then Zhangzhou built a highway and it was expropriated. Back and forth, he kept going up and down, and this guy became the kind of bastard who only pursues his dreams and doesn't care about money."

Ye Ming, filled with jealousy and disdain, explained Li Yiduo's family situation to Lin Ge. Lin Ge finally understood why Li Yiduo was able to play with all sorts of expensive and sophisticated things, yet he was still willing to be an auxiliary police officer earning three or four thousand yuan a month.

Because money might really just be a number to him. He can recklessly choose a profession for his hobbies and dreams, becoming a policeman and playing with model airplanes, not caring about supporting his family but only wanting to make his life more exciting.

Tsk!
Enviable.

After finishing their business at the hospital, the group waited for a long time at the entrance before finally getting a taxi that was still working overtime on the second day of the Lunar New Year. Chatting casually, they returned to the sports park and found that, apart from the policeman named Huang Liangcao and the poor administrator, the scene had basically returned to calm.

Actually, they really wanted to leave, since there wasn't even a place to warm up nearby, and being exposed to the cold wind in the dead of winter was really unfortunate.

But these expensive pet cats couldn't just be left unattended; if one or two escaped, it would cause a huge problem later. So the two of them could only stand guard at the edge of the lawn to prevent the cats from running away, shivering in the cold wind.

Unfortunately, those cats were a handful. One would run off while the other was being looked after, each one running wild and showing no respect whatsoever, keeping the two of them running around in circles.

"Leave this to me, I've already bought these cats."

Li Yiduo solved the predicament of the two unlucky guys with a single sentence, which made the two look at Li Yiduo in surprise.

I've seen cats before, but buying one from an entire pet store is truly an eye-opener. Everyone knows the price of these cats by now. The thought of this young man spending hundreds of thousands to buy such a large group of cats is baffling; I wonder what he's after.

"Mimi, I called a car. Could you tell these cats to get in the car for me later?"

Li Yiduo knew that he couldn't possibly control all the cats by himself. Even catching them one by one and putting them back in their cages would be an insurmountable challenge, so he had no choice but to ask Lin Ge for help.

"Ow!"

Considering this guy helped solve a big problem, Ringo nodded in agreement.

He strolled leisurely to the middle of the cats on the lawn, took a deep breath, tilted his head back, and let out a loud "howl," instantly attracting the attention of all the cats around him.

The people nearby shuddered at his piercing and strange cry, and then, incredulously, saw all the cats rush to gather around the strange cat after that cry. Wild cats and pet cats alike, dozens of them all swarmed around the silver shaded cat.

All sorts of cats, mischievous and wicked, were now obediently crouching in a circle around Lin Ge.

Even without further commands from Ringo, they obediently waited without scattering. Occasionally, a few would get tired of squatting, but they would simply roll around in place, lick their fur, and play with their companions, showing relatively good discipline.

"This guy... Elvis!"

Zhong Xianxian exclaimed in surprise, as this was the first time she had ever seen such a situation.

Everyone says cats are willful and disobedient animals. But look at this scene before you—these cats are more obedient than anyone else; there's not a single naughty one in sight!
Even some of the stray cats that looked worthless actually obeyed the commands of the police cat from Zhanghe Police Station, which was truly unbelievable.

"Ha ha……"

Li Yiduo really wanted to tell his companions, what's this? Right now, he was just telling them to stay still. In the past, when Mimi commanded the cats to scatter and help search for bad guys and help catch criminals, that was when she was a true cat king.

But what's the situation with these stray cats?
Li Yiduo was surprised to see pet cats and stray cats mingling together, whispering to each other, grooming each other, and playing around. Their close relationship was hard for him to understand.

He had no idea how much these stray cats had helped the pet cats, nor did he know that it was thanks to their existence that Lin Ge was able to find the pet shop in time and provide assistance. He just frowned and thought about the space in his studio, feeling that it might not be enough to house more than fifty cats. So, while patiently waiting for the transport vehicle to arrive, Li Yiduo took out his phone and made a call to his father.

"Yeah! Something came up and I'm still dealing with it, so I haven't had time to eat. I'll definitely come back tonight and have a couple of drinks with you. By the way, do you have any larger apartments or anything like that? I adopted a bunch of cats; their original owner just rescued them from the water..."

Li Yiduo briefly explained the matter to his father and quickly received a satisfactory reply.

The old man doted on his son and felt that an apartment was not suitable, as the many cats jumping around would disturb the upstairs and downstairs neighbors. Fortunately, he had two villas in the nearby Country Garden, which were detached houses with yards and next to each other, so he offered them to his beloved son.

"Tsk!"

Hearing the old man's loud voice on the phone saying that the villa was already renovated and they could move in at any time, and that 300,000 yuan was nothing, and that doing a good job and saving lives was more important, Lin Ge clicked his tongue in envy.

No wonder Li Yiduo can live such a carefree life; his father is so understanding that it's enviable!

The old man's audacity in using his large villa to house the cats that Li Yiduo had adopted at great expense out of kindness is astounding. He even encouraged his son for wasting 300,000 yuan, trying every possible way to change the subject and insisting that Li Yiduo bring the girl home…

"Siyu went back to her hometown and won't be able to come for a few days. I'll see if I have time in a few days. Besides, this is my business, why are you meddling?"

Li Yiduo reluctantly dealt with his well-meaning father, sighed, and hung up the phone.

"Oh? Even your father is getting anxious and urging you to get married soon?"

Ye Ming teased Li Yiduo.

"He wants to have a grandson. The old man is still too idle; wasn't he just trying to play golf the other day?"

Li Yiduo sighed.

The group laughed and joked for a while longer, until the cats finally lost their patience and started to stir. But they didn't dare to go far out of Lin Ge's sight, just playing and jumping around in place, which gave them a little more confidence for the work ahead.

'Didi~'

A van stopped beside the park, blocked from entering by the roadside barriers. After getting out, the driver approached Li Yiduo and frowned upon hearing Li Yiduo's request.

"Are you kidding me? So many cats and no cages? You think you can actually catch them all? Sigh! I'm all alone, and you only have a few here. Just keeping them out of the car is already a huge challenge, isn't it?" "Don't worry about that. We'll handle it ourselves. Don't worry, I'll pay you extra for the car cleaning. It's the New Year, and you've worked hard."

Li Yiduo slipped a pack of cigarettes to the driver, looked at the man with a helpless shake of his head, and returned to the car to open the back door.

Although he was still complaining, the driver was reasonable. He took a plank out of the car, put it on the ground to form a bridge, and then put on gloves to help Li Yiduo catch the cat.

"No need, just stay here and watch, don't startle the cat."

Li Yiduo smiled and politely declined, then looked at Lin Ge.

"Mimi?"

"Ow!"

Impatient Lin Ge looked up and agreed.

He called out to the group of cats on the ground again, and then walked towards the truck.

A group of cats stood up. Although they didn't know what their leader was going to do, they obediently followed behind Lin Ge, forming a cat group that was not perfectly straight but was still fairly orderly.

Leading such a large group of cats, Lin Ge walked along the board into the truck bed under the driver's incredulous gaze and stopped at the door.

The cats stood at the back of the vehicle, looking around nervously. Mainly, the vehicle usually smelled strongly of various things, making the little guys uneasy.

But after Ringo howled again from his high perch, a few cats, led by Welsh and Big Yellow, mustered their courage and cautiously stepped onto the plank bridge first. The cats slowly approached Ringo, crouching down with a mixture of curiosity and fear.

With them taking the lead, the other cats no longer hesitated. While playfully fighting and looking around, they all obediently got into the car, and none of them ran away or turned back to jump off.

Everyone around watched this scene in silence, feeling as if their eyes had been opened.

The truck driver even dropped his cigarette, staring wide-eyed as the cats obediently entered the back of the truck without the slightest resistance. This scene exceeded his expectations, leaving him speechless.

Soon, all the cats were inside the carriage.

The carriage originally looked quite large, but now, with more than fifty cats crammed in, it became cramped. Lin Ge was worried that the cats would be uneasy after he left, so he stayed in the carriage and gestured to Li Yiduo that he could close the door.

The task of catching the cat, which originally required an unknown amount of time, effort, and number of people, was now easily accomplished by Lin Ge alone in just a few minutes without any assistance.

This left Ye Ming and his two companions, who had originally planned to contribute, somewhat disappointed.

"Wait a moment."

Thinking of something, Li Yiduo went back to the pet store and moved all the large bags of cat food, several cat water fountains, and other miscellaneous grooming supplies into the car.

Having already spent 300,000, I suppose Hu Yezhong wouldn't care about these small things, right?
Thinking it over, Li Yiduo had Ji Yao and the other two pile the model airplanes and boxes into the carriage. The carriage suddenly became a bit crowded, but the cats didn't cause any trouble under Lin Ge's soothing, only curiously pawing at each other.

"Mimi, thank you for your hard work!"

Ye Ming and Ji Yao greeted Lin Ge with smiles, then carefully closed the car door.

Soon the carriage was plunged into darkness, with only the faint glow of the cats' eyes. Lin Ge didn't know why the cats' eyes could glow, but seeing that these creatures were relatively well-behaved, he breathed a sigh of relief and lay down to rest.

To be honest... today's events have really exhausted him.

First he searched for people, then he went to rescue people, then he went to the hospital and came back, and he even encountered a worthless bastard. He was exhausted. The day passed by like this, and only now did Lin Ge have a moment to breathe a sigh of relief.

"Meow?"

The Welsh cat curiously approached Ringo, wanting to lick him but too afraid, and could only let out a pitiful meow.

"Get away! I don't want to be licked by my father-in-law."

Lin Ge rolled his eyes.

Looking to the side, Big Yellow was quite well-behaved. It might know, or it might not know, what its future held, but ultimately, these stray cats had benefited from misfortune, as they would now have a wealthy owner to take care of them for the rest of their lives.

Of course, they won't have as much freedom as before. But with shelter from the wind and rain and plenty of food and clothing, what more could a cat ask for?

Cats aren't animals that particularly need a large space, so having so many cats together won't make them lonely. Besides, everyone's busy these days, having a place to stay is already a blessing.

So even though he didn't get their consent, Lingo felt that the future he had chosen for them was actually pretty good.

"You guys better not cause Li Yiduo any trouble in the future! He finally found a rich pet owner, so why don't you fawn over him and make him happy? When I come to see you in the future, I hope you're all still here, then I can rest easy."

Lin Ge sighed and gave earnest instructions like an old father.

All he got in response was the meowing of these idiots who probably didn't understand anything.

With a slight bump, we arrived at the villa area.

Guided by Li Yiduo, the driver entered the villa area and stopped in front of the most secluded house.

The door opened, and a blast of fresh air rushed in.

Before the plank bridge was even erected, Lin Ge jumped off the vehicle first. Soon, a group of cats followed suit, leaping down. Except for two silly cats who tripped and fell, the others thought it was a piece of cake. Some cats even tried to climb up and jump a second time, but Lin Ge stopped them with a slap.

Seeing that these troublesome creatures were about to scatter and run around again, Lingo quickly stopped them.

This is a villa area; while not all the residents are wealthy, they certainly have certain standards regarding their living environment. Having over fifty cats living here is already causing a lot of trouble for the neighbors, so please don't do anything even more annoying.

These days, not everyone likes cats.

Lin Ge glanced at the community security guard not far away, who seemed to want to say something but didn't dare to. After thinking for a moment, he decided not to waste any more time and led the cats into the villa that Li Yiduo had opened.

The cats quickly followed.

"Hey! Yiduo, are you going to keep these stray cats too?"

Zhong Xianxian hesitated the whole way because the originally agreed-upon thirty-odd cats had turned into more than fifty, almost doubling in number. Moreover, some of the cats were really not good-looking and were quite unkempt, which made him feel helpless for Li Yiduo.

"It doesn't matter, there's no difference anyway. Besides, it's fate that I saw it, and if I adopt it, there will be fewer stray cats on the street."

Li Yiduo didn't care; he wasn't obsessed with looks. Pet cats and stray cats were practically the same—did one have an extra tail or two extra ears?

Or to put it another way, his main reason for adopting these cats was because of Hu Yezhong, because of someone's safety. A secondary reason was that Li Siyu liked cats. As for whether he would come to like these cats in the future, that was another matter.

It'll only cost a little more money; it's a minor issue.

"Right!"

Zhong Xianxian nodded, realizing it wasn't a big deal. Keeping a few cats was nothing compared to the expenses they incurred playing with model airplanes, drones, and miniature models.

"Meow!"

A cat that had entered the villa suddenly peeked out from the second-floor balcony. Feeling great in its new home, it happily wagged its tail and grinned.

Another cat found a patch of soft soil in the yard and rolled around on it without hesitation.

Everyone is very happy.

(End of this chapter)