Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 435 Money
Good heavens, why did I have to run into something like this on my first solo police call?!

An outrageous woman and a cheated man, yet the woman holds the legal initiative. How can this be properly resolved?
Director Nie! Zhao Zhigang!

Why haven't you arrived yet?

I'm terrified of accidentally saying the wrong thing!

Li Siyu was extremely anxious, and felt like she was about to cry.

"You also think I should pay her back?"

Jiao Haochuan's eyes were bloodshot as he turned to stare at Li Siyu, gritting his teeth. "We've been together for less than six months, and she's taken every single penny of my salary. She even keeps telling me things like how men need to make money, and how the family needs to save more money. Hah... At first, I tolerated it because I genuinely wanted to marry her! After all, we're family, what difference does it make who controls the money, right? As long as we can make ends meet, I don't need to spend a single penny a month! Right? You tell me, right? What did I do wrong? But this bitch said she has no intention of getting married, that she'll just live like this, and this is fucking... she doesn't even want to have children!"

Jiao Haochuan became increasingly agitated as he spoke, and suddenly kicked a chair from the table next to him so hard it flew away.

"Mr. Jiao... calm down, calm down and don't get agitated! Let's talk this out, losing your temper won't solve anything!"

Li Siyu could only offer futile advice.

"Calm down? How can I calm down?"

Jiao Haochuan grew angrier the more he thought about it, glaring at Li Siyu and saying, "I spent all my savings and salary on her for six months! I gave her everything, everything to her son! Tell me, what was I doing this for? And this bitch, as soon as she saw I couldn't squeeze any more money out of me, she turned on me! For six months, she charged me for food, lodging, utilities, even the toilet paper she used! Tell me, is this bitch even human?"

"This……"

Li Siyu glanced at Jia Hui out of the corner of her eye, and now she had to admit that this woman was truly eccentric. She was ruthless; she was so decisive in her actions, wasn't she afraid of being killed?
Jia Hui was indeed clever. Seeing that Jiao Haochuan was in a bad mood, she quickly hid behind Li Siyu, then poked her head out and shouted, "You're the bitch! Your whole family are bitches! If you're so capable, go blow up the courthouse! Otherwise, you'll have to pay back the money you owe me!"

"Then you just wait!"

Jiao Haochuan was furious. He glared at Jia Hui and turned to walk towards the kitchen. Soon, he pulled out a cabinet drawer, grabbed a kitchen knife, and strode aggressively towards the kitchen.

"I'll kill you, you bitch!"

"stop!"

Li Siyu's expression changed drastically, and she rushed forward to snatch the knife from Jiao Haochuan's hand. Unexpectedly, Jiao Haochuan was surprisingly strong at this moment, and with a flick of his arm, he threw Li Siyu aside.

"hiss……"

Li Siyu staggered a couple of steps, bumping her forehead on the table. But she didn't care about herself and quickly got up, grabbing Jiao Haochuan's wrist again to stop him from doing anything irrational.

"Murder! Help! Someone's trying to kill me!"

Seeing that Jiao Haochuan was being stopped by Li Siyu, Jia Hui had no intention of helping him at all. Instead, she ran outside and started shouting at the top of her lungs.

Soon all the residents upstairs and downstairs were alerted, and the sounds of lights being turned on, footsteps, and doors opening all rang out.

But by this time, Jiao Haochuan had already been subdued by Lin Ge.

He simply jumped up and punched Jiao Haochuan hard in the nose. The man covered his nose and sat down on the ground, not having the courage to get up for a long time.

A man who's been bullied to this extent by a woman—it's impossible to say he has any courage or audacity. After Lin Ge extinguished his sudden anger, all that remained was confusion, despair, and hopelessness. Even a cat could have solved his problem.

Jiao Haochuan kept his head down and remained motionless, as if his heart had turned to ashes.

Li Siyu was in excruciating pain, but she quickly picked up the kitchen knife from the ground and put it aside. She then turned around and glared at Jia Hui, saying, "Stop shouting! Nothing's wrong! Can't you be quiet? How far do you want to escalate this?"

"Arrest him! Arrest him! He's a murderer!"

Jia Hui was still shouting at the top of her lungs.

The closer the sounds of footsteps coming from upstairs and downstairs, the more excited she became. She was now certain that Jiao Haochuan would be severely injured, if not killed, this time! And this house would ultimately belong to her.

"What's wrong? What's wrong? What happened?"

Three neighbors, who were getting dressed as they ran over, asked anxiously, which immediately gave Jia Hui a sense of security. She quickly grabbed the first person who had just come upstairs and pointed to the open door, loudly accusing Jiao Haochuan of his barbaric behavior inside.

"Police are on a case, please don't linger around here. And Jia Hui, stop talking nonsense! You can't just be right because you're loud. Shut up now, or don't blame me for being impolite!"

Li Siyu felt like her head was about to explode, so she quickly came out to stop Jia Hui from continuing to talk nonsense.

Unfortunately, little effect was achieved.

More people, curious, arrived at Jiao Haochuan's doorstep and peered inside through Li Siyu's obstruction.

Li Siyu had no choice but to deal with the people outside first.

Inside the room, Jiao Haochuan sat with his head down, trembling all over. Yes, from anger. He wasn't blind or deaf; he heard everything that was happening outside. He also knew that his reputation was completely ruined.

A cat's paw print appeared before his eyes. Jiao Haochuan paused, then unconsciously reached up to wipe his nose. He immediately saw the crimson blood on his fingers, shuddered, and dared not move again.

"I brought this on myself!"

Seeing the cat standing motionless in front of him, Jiao Haochuan whispered in protest, "I just wanted a companion, a child of my own. What did I do wrong? My ex-wife cheated on me, and I tolerated it! The court awarded custody of the child to her, and there was nothing I could do. Divorce is divorce! I gave up almost all of our family assets for this house that belongs to my parents. But why... did I run into another jerk? I learned from my last experience: my ex-wife said I was stingy, so this time I let her manage my salary. My ex-wife said I was incompetent, so I worked two jobs! But why, when all I wanted was someone who could give me a meal, it became a joke? Mimi, tell me, why is this happening? Why is it so hard being a man? I haven't done anything wrong, yet I'm burdened with a huge debt? I actually owe her 30,000 yuan, why is that?"

"you know me?"

Lin Ge was stunned for a moment, then narrowed his eyes with disdain: "Who said you didn't make a mistake? You're clearly blind and stupid! You can't judge people, and you don't know how to learn from real lessons. That's your biggest mistake! Stinginess and incompetence are all excuses! A guy who can't even see through or control a woman, it's only natural that he'd run into a second good-for-nothing. From the very beginning, you've misunderstood the nature of relationships, you idiot!"

Muttering to himself, Lin Ge looked around and realized that the house was indeed quite old. The cross-stitch hanging in the living room, the large wall clock next to the color TV, and the complete set of maroon tables, chairs, and coffee tables all proved that a very peaceful and content elderly couple had once lived in this house.

Unfortunately, they probably moved out because of their child's wedding. Lin Ge didn't know exactly where they moved to.

“I work on the community website and I’ve seen reports about you before. Aside from Mimi, the famous police cat from Zhanghe Police Station, there probably isn’t another cat that’s been seen with the police.”

Jiao Haochuan was still rambling on and on.

But in Lingo's view, if he had applied that insight and reasoning to his life, his life would never have turned out this way. This man's only problem was probably just his cowardice after a heartbreak, nothing more.

Otherwise, no matter how foolish he was, he wouldn't have fallen for such a trick. The court's verdict has already been issued; what else does it prove besides that Jiao Haochuan was completely outmaneuvered this time?

only……

"Another 30,000 yuan?"

Lin Ge suddenly remembered his plan from not long ago: to donate the 30,000 yuan in his salary card to Wei Li's family.

With the same expenditure of 30,000 yuan, Lin Ge's initiative might have helped Wei Li's family temporarily escape their predicament, while Jiao Haochuan, because of that 30,000 yuan, went from an honest man to a pitiful wretch burdened with debt.

Money!

It's both ironic and frustrating!
Even in Lin Ge's view, Jiao Haochuan didn't have much room to maneuver in this matter. Unless he could provide new evidence and then launch another lawsuit, he would definitely have to pay the money!
"Judging from Jia Hui's confident demeanor, and even her coveting of the house, it's highly likely that Jiao Haochuan has no chance of turning the tables, right?" Lin Ge sighed, but had no intention of sympathizing with the man.

Because he actually dared to assault a police officer? Even Lin Ge himself wouldn't dare to bully Li Siyu, yet this bastard dared to hurt Li Siyu and leave her so injured and in such a sorry state?
Just as the standoff was reaching a deadlock, Nie Guoqiang and Zhao Zhigang finally arrived together.

The two officers weren't surprised by the scene; after all, such incidents were commonplace for police officers at the local station. Almost every call they made was met with onlookers, let alone obstruction. Therefore, Zhao Zhigang skillfully separated Jia Hui from the onlookers, while Nie Guoqiang, having learned the whole story from Li Siyu, sternly demanded that Li Siyu take Jia Hui to the police station immediately.

Upon entering the house, Nie Guoqiang wasn't surprised to see the suspect completely under Mimi's watchful eye, too afraid to move. He glanced at the kitchen knife on the nearby table and then ordered Jiao Haochuan to stand up and come back to the police station with him.

With many hands making light work, the three of them worked together and cleared the scene in almost two minutes. Zhao Zhigang, with his cunning look, and Nie Guoqiang, with his serious expression, were not people Jia Hui would dare to stage an accident for; they were quite docile at this moment.

"Are you sure you don't want to cause trouble for Jiao Haochuan? He's got a knife, isn't he?"

Back at the police station, Nie Guoqiang didn't go to find Jia Hui and Jiao Haochuan first, but instead called Li Siyu over.

"I'm sorry, Director, I didn't handle this matter well."

Li Siyu lowered her head in shame, never expecting her first police call to turn out like this. She'd thought it would be quite simple when she was with the main group, so why did those people completely disregard the police when she was alone?
"No, you did a pretty good job."

Nie Guoqiang shook his head, a rare smile appearing on his face. "We're police officers from the local police station, not community aunties. Family disputes aren't something we can handle and satisfy both sides. Outsiders often say that the police are like muddle-butter when they respond to calls, and we have to admit that's true. Everyone calls the police hoping they'll be on their side, but unfortunately, we can only ever be on the side of reason. And reason isn't something where you're 100% right and they're 100% wrong; it's always just a matter of getting by. So most things are unsolvable. What we can do is just prevent the impact from escalating and prevent the conflict from affecting others."

Li Siyu blinked and asked doubtfully, "But this time... that man must be quite innocent, right? Even as a woman, I think Jia Hui who called the police is really despicable! She clearly took advantage of a loophole in the law and almost made me an accomplice. I can already imagine how the people in that neighborhood, and even those in Zhang City who hear about this farce, will view him and how they will laugh at him."

"so what?"

Nie Guoqiang raised his head and asked, "Is there a mistake in the court's judgment? Has Jiao Haochuan produced enough evidence to overturn Jia Hui's demands? The two of them are not even married, so they cannot claim an equal division of joint property according to the law of common marriage."

"Ok?"

Li Siyu blinked.

"What is the problem?"

Nie Guoqiang glared at Li Siyu again, feigning seriousness.

"There's no problem at all!"

Li Siyu chuckled softly.

She already knew how Nie Guoqiang intended to handle the case. Of course, for the police station, all they could do was mediate the conflict between the two parties to prevent it from escalating further. As for what happened next, Jiao Haochuan could only rely on himself.

Even though Nie Guoqiang had hinted that he could file a lawsuit in court through a de facto marriage, which could not only overturn the previous debt judgment but also demand that Jia Hui repay a portion of the economic losses, whether he would do so and how he would proceed was entirely up to him.

"Going to court must be a hassle, right? I don't want to get involved with this crazy woman anymore. I just want her to stop bothering me. Of course, I definitely won't give her the so-called debt. I don't have a single penny left."

Jiao Haochuan's pitiful appearance made Li Siyu and Zhao Zhigang frown.

In the next room, Jia Hui also fell silent. Mainly, Nie Guoqiang's serious expression and the menacing look of the cat beside him frightened her. Coupled with the things Nie Guoqiang had just hinted at, Jia Hui felt guilty and flustered.

Tens of thousands of yuan, fine, I don't care! But I can't let that jerk turn the tables! Otherwise, if I find someone else later, won't he be able to get all the money back in the same way?
So... it's best to stop while you're ahead!

Under Nie Guoqiang's piercing gaze, Jia Hui quickly backed down. She offered to terminate her debt relationship with Jiao Haochuan and promised never to harass him again.

So Nie Guoqiang brought Jiao Haochuan over, and the two parties signed the mediation agreement together.

Then, not only Jia Hui, but even Jiao Haochuan hurriedly left the police station as if he were a plague carrier. Judging from his behavior, what will happen in the future is beyond the control of the police station.

Regardless, I just hope that Jiao Haochuan can live up to expectations in the future.

Well, we can't be stupid a third time, can we?
Lin Ge sighed.

I thought that was the end of it for tonight, but just over ten minutes later, the police rang again. This time, it happened on the street lined with KTVs. The person who called claimed to be a passerby who had nothing to do with the incident, but saw four or five people fighting in front of a KTV. The fight was quite fierce, with bottles being their most effective and dangerous weapon, and they even claimed that someone had seen blood.

Such matters could not be delayed, so Zhao Zhigang could only sigh and set off again with Li Siyu, while Nie Guoqiang stayed at the police station to prevent any further incidents.

Lin Ge originally wanted to go with them, but Zhao Zhigang stopped him. He thought this was a piece of cake for him, and it would also let Li Siyu see how real police officers handle cases.

Then, Zhao Zhigang fell victim to the scam.

A sharp beer bottle was thrown at Zhao Zhigang by a drunken man as a threat. Unexpectedly, the bottle shattered upon impact, and a shard flew through the air past Zhao Zhigang, leaving a bloody gash on his face.

Everyone was stunned, including Zhao Zhigang and the perpetrator himself.

Everyone knows what the crime of assaulting a police officer is, so they looked at each other, unsure whether to run away or confess and accept punishment.

“If you dare to run away, it won’t just be a simple case of fighting! You should really think about how many years you’ll get for assaulting a police officer and fleeing the scene! My body camera is on, and I’ve clearly seen every single one of your faces!”

Zhao Zhigang grinned menacingly, smeared his face, and his hand came out covered in filthy blood.

Upon hearing this, none of them dared to even dream of escaping. Furthermore, Zhao Zhigang had made it very clear that he could pretend the assault on the police officer hadn't happened. So it was just a minor fight, at most a few days' detention, which everyone could accept.

Zhao Zhigang didn't even need to arrest them personally; these guys obediently climbed into the police car one by one. The beaten men and the assailants were crammed together, and no one dared to continue fighting inside the police car.

Therefore, Zhao Zhigang, who was injured, became the most depressed person.

"Tell me! Why did you fight?"

With a band-aid on his face, Zhao Zhigang ignored Li Siyu, who was nervously taking his statement while secretly glancing at him, and glared fiercely at the bastard who had hit him.

"He tricked me out of my car, saying he wanted to borrow it to secretly sell it. By the time I found out, the car had already changed hands several times and I couldn't get it back. And this guy spent all the money from the sale! Officer, don't you think this kind of person deserves a beating? I used to consider him a friend, and I never hesitated when he borrowed money from me in emergencies. But this bastard treated me like a fool, so of course I had to teach him a lesson!"

Even when facing the police, the man on the other end remained defiant. He mainly believed he was the victim, and that aside from accidentally injuring a police officer, everything else should be blamed on that bastard.

"That doesn't mean you should hit someone!"

Zhao Zhigang slammed his fist on the table.

"It's...money again! What's going on tonight? Usually it's just trivial troubles, but tonight every call is about money. Instead of working hard and making money, they're all thinking about crooked things. These kinds of people just increase the workload of the police station and create instability in public order. They should be put in jail, reformed, and then released."

Lin Ge yawned, finished eavesdropping, and decided to leave.

It's definitely not a good time to join the fun in the duty room tonight; I'd better just go to the cat shelter and sleep there.

"Mimi!"

But at this moment, Nie Guoqiang suddenly called Lin Ge to a stop.

(End of this chapter)