Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 425 Damn Nouveau Riche
Thanks to Lin Ge's slap, the dazed bird scrambled to its feet, finally escaping the fate of choking to death.

Seeing the sunflower seeds scattered all over the ground, a hint of fear flashed in the bird's eyes. Feeling unwell, it had no desire to continue playing with Lin Ge. It let out a cry at Lin Ge, then spread its wings and flew away gracefully, heading straight into the distance.

"Cuckoo~"

A flock of pigeons circling around spotted the scoundrel and, for some reason, suddenly became extremely angry. Without hesitation, they swarmed towards the scoundrel, scaring it into taking flight and fleeing in a sorry state.

A few white and gray down feathers swirled down from the sky and were blown by a gust of wind, sticking to the windowsill. Lin Ge stretched out his paw, plucked the down feathers, looked at them, and then sniffed them. Instantly, a strong smell of bird droppings filled his nostrils, making him sneeze repeatedly.

"Damn! It tricked me again?"

Lingo quickly threw away the fur that was most likely butt hair, then went back inside and vigorously rubbed his paws on the carpet next to the sofa.

After rubbing for a long time and feeling that there was no odor, I finally breathed a sigh of relief and lazily stretched.

Leaning forward with its front paws outstretched, it then thrusts its rear end down forcefully, causing a series of cracking sounds to emanate from its spine. A lightning-fast, exhilarating sensation travels from its spine all the way to the tip of its tail, even causing the fur on its tail to fluff up and stand on end.

"Cool!"

Lin Ge stood up straight again, shaking his head to make himself dizzy. A simple yawn seemed to wash away all the fatigue and worries in his body, and now all he wanted to do was find a place to curl up and have a good sleep.

"Mimi, wait a minute."

Li Yiduo, who had been busy with something for some unknown reason, suddenly called out to Lin Ge.

Lin Ge turned around and saw Li Yiduo sitting cross-legged on the carpet, leaning against the sofa, his hands on a laptop. After beckoning Lin Ge over, he turned the laptop around and pointed to a news article on it.

Lin Ge craned his neck to look over, then froze in astonishment.

The screen displayed the official website of Jixi County, a long string of English URLs that looked quite cheap. However, judging from the content, it was indeed the county government's work reports, work plans, and poverty alleviation projects, etc. Most people wouldn't dare to falsify information in this section.

Then Li Yiduo pointed out to Lin Ge a newly released news article titled "Notification of Disciplinary and Illegal Acts in Jixi County." Clicking on it, the first line read: "A notification from the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Provincial Supervision Department states that Cao, the former deputy director of the Jixi County Finance Bureau, illegally accepted bribes and embezzled public funds in collusion with others. He is currently under investigation by the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection and the Provincial Supervision Department..."

"So fast?"

Lin Ge blinked, surprised that Sichuan Province, or rather Jixi County, would issue such a decisive and unhesitating announcement regarding illegal and disciplinary violations.

Generally, such matters are delayed for a long time, and the facts are only made public or internally reported after all the evidence is conclusive and the impact has completely dissipated. The swift and decisive actions taken by Jixi County are usually rare.

"Teacher Zheng, you're really something! I didn't expect that in just a few days, you've managed to expose a deputy bureau chief in Jixi County."

Li Yiduo sighed.

"Made by Zheng Mingxing?"

Lin Ge was stunned. What right did that guy have, and what was his status, to investigate corruption? And what about Fang Yun? Weren't they at odds with the disciplinary committee members remaining in Jixi County? How did they suddenly become allies?

"Openly repairing the plank road while secretly crossing the Chencang pass?"

The thought popped into Lin Ge's mind, and then he suddenly realized it.

If the so-called dissatisfaction and falling out were all part of a coordinated effort to cover up the truth and lower the target's guard, then these things would make sense.

With those 20 million yuan in receipts, Fang Yun couldn't possibly be unaware that a major corrupt official had emerged in Jixi County, nor could she continue to oppose the disciplinary committee. Therefore, from beginning to end, both sides were actually searching for suspects, one openly and the other covertly. Then this unfortunate corrupt official, named Cao, fell into the trap and was dragged out by that couple.

Judging from the results of the report, he should be the biggest cancer in Jixi County, and he has no one behind him.

"Tsk tsk! We caught a murderer in Xizhong City, a serial killer with heinous crimes. And Instructor Zheng hasn't been idle in Jixi County either, he actually caught a big corrupt official! That Shu Chengcai was just a nobody and he amassed tens of millions, so a dignified deputy director should..."

At this point, Li Yiduo shook his head and sighed, "Why bother? To ruin your future, your prospects, everything for a mere pittance—it's not worth it! Tens of millions sounds like a lot, but it's really just the price of a building! Oh, by the way, Siyu, my dad asked me to tell you to go to the south of the city and look at some apartments. Our building near the national highway was expropriated again. The compensation wasn't much, but they did give us a few apartments in Wanda Plaza and some shops. The old man said we should pick out two of them to use as a place to rest during our commute! I checked out that development; it's not far from the police station, which is really convenient..."

After Li Yiduo finished speaking, Li Siyu and Lin Ge were both stunned and speechless.

what is this!
Is it showing off? Or proving that embezzlement and bribery are utterly pointless? Shu Cheng and Cao worked incredibly hard, risked their lives, and committed crimes to embezzle eight figures, only to live in constant fear, afraid to spend them. Yet Li Yiduo's family sells houses by the building?

"upstart!"

Lin Ge gritted his teeth!

"Why are you telling me all this? It's not my house!"

Li Siyu was both angry and helpless. She was just Li Yiduo's girlfriend, not his wife. How could she accept such an expensive house from Uncle Li?

"It's your house!"

Li Yiduo blinked and said seriously, "The old man put your name on the subsidy contract, so the property certificate can only be in your name. We can't just transfer the ownership again and turn our perfectly good new house into a second-hand house, can we?"

"..."

Li Siyu was completely speechless.

"I'll go tell Uncle Li!"

She stamped her foot, took out her phone and dialed Li Yiduo's father's number. While listening to the upbeat ringtone on the other end of the line, she hurriedly walked into the room.

'Boom! '

The door slammed shut, nearly hitting Lin Ge's face as he tried to eavesdrop.

Lin Ge turned around sullenly and glared at Li Yiduo, who had an innocent look on his face but whose eyes were actually darting around, plotting something. Seeing that the guy only smiled after Li Siyu closed the door, Lin Ge mentally gave him the middle finger with full of malice.

This guy actually tried to seduce his girlfriend with money; isn't he afraid of losing both his money and his girlfriend?

"It doesn't matter who's on the property certificate! It doesn't matter whose name is on it. It doesn't matter whether Siyu wants it or not, we just need one place for the two of us. Actually, the most important thing is that the old man wants to talk to her more. It's always a bit inconvenient to talk to her face to face."

As Li Yiduo spoke, he slowly assembled the drone. Seeing that Lin Ge was still looking down on him, he shamelessly added, "Actually, as long as the old man is happy, and Siyu is happy, nothing else matters. You might not know, but the old man treats Siyu better than his own son. As for my mother, there's no need to say more. Siyu is her real daughter; I'm just a good-for-nothing who was adopted and can't even do housework. Sooner or later, Siyu will be the one calling the shots in this family."

At this point, Li Yiduo paused for a moment before whispering, "Mimi, there's something you shouldn't tell Siyu. A few days before we came to Sichuan Province, her uncle from her village came looking for her, but I stopped him at the police station. I don't know how he found out Siyu became a policeman, but he actually arranged a marriage for her. Yeah, the village chief's son, a toad trying to eat swan meat. Don't glare at me like that, I wouldn't do anything illegal! I just called the old man and asked him to help me sort it out."

"so what?"

Lin Ge licked his paws and looked up, feeling that the story Li Yiduo was about to tell was quite intriguing.

"Then, the old man had a ranch in Inner Mongolia, specifically for raising cattle. Not wanting them to affect Siyu, he asked a friend to contact Siyu's uncle and the village chief, recruiting half the village with high wages to go to Inner Mongolia. Hmm… I'm not lying, the wages were indeed very high. But there's one problem: there's no one around for hundreds of miles outside that ranch, and there are wolves on the grasslands! Add to that the scarcity of supplies and the good weather near the border, and frankly, it's a good place to toughen people up. Anyway, no matter what, they definitely won't be coming back for the next three to five years. Or maybe, settling down there wouldn't be so bad."

Li Yiduo spoke with a chuckle, but the content of his words sent chills down Lin Ge's spine. It wasn't that Li Yiduo's move was particularly cruel, but rather that, in order to prevent these people from disturbing Li Siyu, he and his old man had actually tricked them into leaving from afar?
Is it illegal?
It's not illegal!
Is that unethical?
That's really despicable! Lin Ge even believed that Li Yiduo's old man was definitely not a kind-hearted person. What he would do after taking people to the wilderness was not something Li Siyu and Li Yiduo should care about.

As long as no one is killed, everything else is minor. At least they didn't sell anyone abroad; what's wrong with working hard to earn money?

Lin Ge yawned, thinking that Li Yiduo's father probably wouldn't go too far, so he let it go. Anyway, Li Siyu's relatives were really annoying, and it would be good to get them far away so he wouldn't have to see them or be bothered by them.

Suddenly hearing footsteps, Lin Ge quickly put on a serious expression.

When Li Siyu pushed open the door and came out, she had just finished making a phone call, but her eyes were red as if she had been crying.

Li Yiduo was stunned. He didn't know if his father had said something, and he didn't know what to say to comfort him.

"Uncle Li, please help me rebuild my parents' graves. I didn't have the money at the time, so it was a rather basic renovation. I always thought I'd go back and fix it properly once I earned some money. But I never expected that Uncle Li would have already done it all for me. This year, the police station was too busy during the Spring Festival, and I didn't have time to go home to burn paper money for my parents. Then Uncle Li told me that my aunt came to my house during the Spring Festival and took care of everything that needed to be done, so I could stay here without worry..."

Li Siyu wiped away tears as she spoke, clearly deeply moved.

Seeing her like this, Lin Ge immediately understood that with such in-laws, Li Siyu was probably doomed to be in Li Yiduo's clutches. Of course, this wasn't necessarily a bad thing; Li Yiduo was indeed someone Li Siyu could entrust her life to.

Li Yiduo took the opportunity to pull Li Siyu into his arms, while Lin Ge pouted and turned to go to his room.

That's right!

In this large suite with three bedrooms and one living room, Lin Ge also has his own room.

Then nothing was said that night.

The next morning, when Lin Ge saw Li Yiduo and Li Siyu walk out of a room together, his eyes widened in surprise.

"You boy!"

Staring angrily at Li Yiduo, Lin Ge felt as if his own treasure had been stolen, and was eager to make a move.

"Mimi!"

Li Siyu's face was very rosy; she had even taken a bath early that morning. Seeing her cat's paws sticking out, she quickly went over and picked up Lin Ge.

"Where's your reserve? Where's your reserve? You silly woman, how could you be so easily taken advantage of!"

Lin Ge was so frustrated with them! Even though he thought Li Yiduo was worthy of Li Siyu's lifelong commitment last night, wasn't this efficiency a bit too fast, you bastards! I just found a cat owner, and if he gets pregnant and takes a long leave, where am I going to find a suitable one?
"We didn't actually do anything, we just cuddled together and lay there all night."

The shameless Li Yiduo waved his hand at Lin Ge, saying brazenly, "Don't worry, Mimi, I'll patiently wait until Siyu wears her wedding dress. And you need to understand one thing: during work hours, Siyu is still yours, no problem! Of course, after get off work, every single minute of her private time belongs to me! Don't even think about it... sigh!"

Before he could finish speaking, Li Yiduo was pinched hard by Li Siyu. And that wasn't all; Lin Ge, having broken free from Li Siyu's embrace, flew over and delivered a powerful kick, knocking Li Yiduo to the ground.

The two, one human and one cat, played around for a while, until Lin Ge had scratched Li Yiduo's hair into a mess before angrily letting him go.

As for what happened between the two of them, Lin Ge was angry for a moment and then let it go. Anyway, those things between men and women are bound to happen sooner or later. Right now, the two of them are actually quite well-matched. He just hopes that Li Yiduo will be devoted to Li Siyu in the future.

"If you dare to bully her, I'll kill you!"

Lin Ge extended his sharp claws and menacingly threatened Li Yiduo.

"whispering sound!"

Seeing the dead cat being hugged by his girlfriend again, Li Yiduo gritted his teeth in jealousy.

The two people and the cat checked out of the hotel and returned to the Xizhong City Police Department to say goodbye. At this point, there wasn't much more they needed to do or could do; they could leave the rest to the people of Xizhong City.

The murderer, Xu Xiaochong, has been apprehended, and the evidence against him is irrefutable. As for the other mysterious third party… what technical assistance can Mimi offer?
"We really need your help with this."

Shi Zhenkang refused Li Yiduo's request to leave. He even took Li Yiduo to his office and showed him an investigation record: "Comrade Yiduo, take a look at this! This is someone we identified through fingerprints, but he left the country six months ago. This morning, the bureau went to his residence in Xizhong City and found three foreign software programs on his computer. One was a VPN, one was a translation program, and the other was a chat program. However, the chat program's records had all been deleted, which is a bit strange, isn't it? I heard you're a computer expert, do you have the ability to help restore them?"

"line?"

When Li Yiduo saw the chat software, he paused for a moment, looked up at Shi Zhenkang and said, "Did that suspect go to Japan? If I remember correctly, 80% of the market for this chat software is in Japan and Taiwan."

“That’s right! On June 14th last year, he took a flight to Tokyo Haneda International Airport and never returned.”

Shi Zhenkang nodded with a heavy expression.

"spy?"

Li Yiduo spoke reflexively, then paused and shook his head, saying, "No! Spies wouldn't need translation software. Even if they did, they should use more professional software. This free circumvention software isn't very stable and isn't a good choice for security purposes."

"That's right! I knew I hadn't chosen the wrong person!"

Seeing that Li Yiduo had analyzed so much in such a short time, Shi Zhenkang excitedly said, "Since you say this software isn't secure enough, can you find Le Fan's chat logs with other people? To be honest, this case has become increasingly perplexing at this point. Xu Xiaochong has confessed, but he vehemently denies the existence of accomplices. However, we found a suspicious point in his account: a million-yuan live-streaming donation a year ago, which is quite glaring. Heh... Who on earth would go to such lengths to donate 500,000 yuan to Xu Xiaochong, even if it meant the platform took half? And then, just half a month later, the case occurred."

"Paid to kill someone?"

Lin Ge looked up from the side; this was quite a rare occurrence. What could possibly be worth hiring someone to kill an ordinary married woman who seemed perfectly normal?
"Is the bureau's assessment that it was a hired murder?"

Li Yiduo made the same judgment as Lin Ge.

"This is where we'll need your help investigating. Le Fan's computer has already been moved back to the station, it's in the next room. We've heard you're a computer expert, Li Yiduo, so even the technical staff in the station are hesitant to take action. We'll let you try first."

Shi Zhenkang flattered him with a smile, completely disregarding the huge difference in their status.

Li Yiduo thought for a moment, then looked down at Lin Ge again. Seeing that Lin Ge was wagging his tail and didn't object, he nodded and was led to the next room.

Just as Lin Ge was about to follow, Shi Zhenkang called him back.

"Mimi, let's chat!"

As Shi Zhenkang spoke, he pulled out an enormous plastic bag from behind his desk. He laboriously carried the bag to Lin Ge and unfolded it, revealing various kinds of cat food and cat toys inside.

"Mimi, why don't you just stay in my Xizhong City? Look, look! This is a collection specially for you. It contains all the cat food you can buy in the entire Xizhong City! As long as you like it, I won't ask the price anymore, I'll get you the best!"

Shi Zhenkang took out several bags of cat food and placed them in front of Lin Ge, then said with a smile, "How about it? Think about it?"

(End of this chapter)