Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 486 The final hidden danger
After Yang Xiaotong's treatment, Lin Ge felt that his tail was finally not so painful anymore.

Of course, this doesn't mean he's completely healed; the discomfort still lingers. According to Yang Xiaotong, Lin Ge will continue to suffer from pain until the swelling in his tail completely subsides, and his condition may even worsen if he doesn't get proper rest.

"In this situation, where can we possibly rest!"

Lin Ge glared at Yang Xiaotong.

This woman makes it sound so easy, but right now we can't let all the hard work of the past ten days go to waste, can we?

Yang Xiaotong ignored Lin Ge and turned to look at Wei Zhengxun. This was the guy who had been exploiting her cat these past few days. Before, no one dared to voice their opinions in front of him, but now she wasn't going to give him any face.

Mimi has already done so much for this battle. Does the earth stop turning without her? Even if this pandemic isn't a personal matter, isn't it a bit unethical to place all the pressure on a cat?

Only I can bully my own cat! You officials only care about political achievements and results, but you won't let my cat work while it's sick!

Wei Zhengxun gave an awkward smile; he understood perfectly well what Yang Xiaotong meant.
However, this cat's existence is too important to this epidemic, and Wei Zhengxun dares not bet that without this cat, the airport front would not be able to operate so smoothly and normally.

This is a major event concerning tens of millions of people in Chu City, and could even affect the whole country. How can we let the risk escalate because of personal reasons? The importance of this cat is beyond doubt, so even if Yang Xiaotong's eyes are fierce, Wei Zhengxun is willing to shamelessly trouble Mimi for two more days.

Of course, Yang Xiaotong's face couldn't be completely ignored. Wei Zhengxun thought for a moment, then said earnestly in a soft voice, "Mimi, go and rest over there. There shouldn't be any problems with the domestic flights; just leave them to the other police dogs and your subordinates to keep an eye on them. Hmm... for international flights, Guangzhou Port, Australia Port, and Taiwan, I'll still need your help to keep an eye on them to be on the safe side. Can you hold on for a couple more days? I'll ask the leadership to recommend you for a commendation."

"Secretary Wei..."

Yang Xiaotong's eyes widened upon hearing this, but Lin Ge interrupted her with a loud "Aww!"

He had no intention of being a cat who gave up halfway!

And frankly, there aren't many days left. Once all the foreign athletes have left, this place will lose its value or cost-effectiveness in being targeted by terrorists. At that point, only the basic suspected cases will remain, and he won't need to worry about it anymore.

Yang Xiaotong wasn't angry when Lin Ge interrupted her. She just glared at Lin Ge fiercely before turning to Wei Zhengxun and saying, "Old Mao has found a way to detect the Tiger virus, and the relevant testing reagents and equipment will be delivered soon. By then, I hope Mimi can retire from her post and properly recover and rest. You can all see her current condition; I refuse to believe you have no compassion at all!"

"Ha ha……"

Wei Zhengxun just gave a dry laugh.

To be honest, he saw all of Mimi's hard work and sacrifices. The once energetic and robust cat was now so weak and emaciated; it would be a joke to say he felt nothing, he could only feel helpless.

Although everyone is doing their best to deal with the pandemic, to be honest, he doesn't feel safe without Mimi. It's not that he's trying to exploit a cat, but it's just that this is the only cat he can completely trust.

That's about it for now. Yang Xiaotong couldn't force Wei Zhengxun to do anything. Everyone was working hard for the city and for national security, and from a sense of responsibility, no one was wrong.

So Yang Xiaotong simply told Lin Ge to rest more and move less before hurriedly leaving the hall. However, she returned about half an hour later, carrying two bags of cat food with only English labels, indicating to Sun Chang that Mimi should switch to this brand from now on.

Yang Xiaotong also had her own work, and her task was even more arduous and important than Lin Ge's. Therefore, she really didn't have time to linger here. After accompanying Li Shousheng to collect the potentially very important fruit pit, the two of them, along with several assistants, went to the quarantine area to collect blood samples from several patients with obvious symptoms. They also inquired in English about the physical condition and cause of infection of some of the quarantined individuals before hurriedly leaving the airport.

"Mimi, these two bags of cat food cost over 1300! That's so expensive!"

Upon seeing the shopping receipt in the bag, Sun Chang exclaimed in astonishment to Lin Ge. Just a bag of cat food weighing a little over four pounds, less than five pounds, cost over 680 yuan, which is more than 150 yuan per pound! Are you kidding me? That's incredibly extravagant!

And this Ms. Yang is so good to Mimi! She delivered such expensive cat food without hesitation, just so that Mimi could eat well during this time and recover faster?
Sun Chang suddenly felt a little envious of Mimi. It's so nice to have so many people who care about it!
"Hmph! Yang Xiaotong is just wasting money! And if it weren't absolutely necessary, when would I ever make cat food my main food? She bought so much cat food at once, how long does she plan for me to stay here?"

Lin Ge gave a haughty groan, enjoying Yang Xiaotong's care while simultaneously complaining.

After Yang Xiaotong's ordeal, Lin Ge clearly felt much better physically and was more mentally alert than before. As for Wei Zhengxun's suggestion that he only handle international flights and leave domestic flights to the other police dogs and cats, Lin Ge thought about it and decided against it.

When doing something, you should finish what you start. Why be lazy and waste this last little bit of time? Besides, the enemy has even gone so far as to smuggle the virus through Guangzhou Port. Who knows what other tricks they might pull next? What if they find some kind of walking 500,000? If something goes wrong, it'll be too late to regret it.

After thinking it over, Lin Ge decided to persevere and hold his post firmly.

Seeing that Mimi was determined not to leave, Sun Chang had no choice but to sigh and stay with her.

When she tore open the bag of imported cat food to feed Mimi, only to have Mimi call out and summon all the other cats around, Sun Chang felt a pang of sympathy. However, since the cats had been keeping her company these past few days and were also working hard, Sun Chang decided to take care of them as well.

"It seems like calling so many cats over this time didn't have any effect!"

Then, as soon as he finished speaking, a black cat came running over with a dead mouse in its mouth.

The guy's excited head-shaking caused the people in the hall to gasp in surprise. However, Lin Ge, who had just eaten two bites of cat food, suddenly changed his expression and pressed the alarm button not far from him again without hesitation.

"Woo woo woo~"

The sound of sirens blared again, catching everyone off guard and causing them to look grim.

Fortunately, having learned from past experience, the police quickly sealed off the entire exit hall and instructed everyone remaining inside to stay put and stand or sit properly as ordered by the police and ground staff. Simultaneously, all terminals were closed, and even the two planes preparing for takeoff were ordered to stop and shut down on the runway. Since no passengers were exiting this time, the problem likely occurred inside the airport. Therefore, Wei Zhengxun immediately assessed the situation and issued orders to temporarily close not only the exits but also the entrances and the entire airport, instructing them to await further instructions.

After completing all the preparatory plans, Wei Zhengxun ran towards Lin Ge, panting heavily.

then……

He saw a group of people staring at a dead rat on the ground in front of the service counter as if it were a demon, and an innocent black cat being held down by Lingo's paws to prevent it from running around and spreading any potential viruses.

"mouse?"

Wei Zhengxun's expression changed slightly. Where did this thing come from? It's not that there's absolutely no way there could be rats at the airport, but a dead rat that made Mimi so wary, in other words, must have been infected with the virus. How did it come into contact with the virus?

Where exactly did the flaw appear? The terminal? The tarmac? Logistics? Or perhaps…

The thought that while everyone was on high alert and working hard to defend themselves, rats infected with the tiger virus had already spread the virus from the shadows to all the places they were on guard made Wei Zhengxun feel weak in the knees and want to strangle himself.

"This rat doesn't seem to be the kind that should be found in Chu City!"

Several experts, who had been quickly notified, observed the filthy, dead rat via video. As they observed and discussed, Li Shousheng suddenly spoke up in confusion. "If I'm not mistaken, this should be the nominate subspecies of the brown rat, right? This shouldn't be a brown rat species that would appear in Chu City or even Chu Province. Generally, it should be distributed in the southernmost provinces of Hainan and Guangdong. Hmm… of course, the United States is also one of the places where the nominate subspecies of the brown rat is rampant."

Of course, whether it's a domestic or imported brown rat needs to be determined after it's sent here for further research. However, if this rat is indeed infected with the tiger virus, I think the probability that it came from the United States is much higher than that it came from the South. As for the transmission route…

The baggage compartment and customer service area are likely the most probable locations, but it's unexpected that it would take this opportunity to slip onto the ground. Well… the good news is that the cat caught the mouse; the bad news is that we don't know if there are other infected mice at the airport, or if it has caused further infections…”

Li Shousheng spoke calmly, but his words made everyone present, and even those at the Chu City command center who were connected online, look grim.

No one expected that after working so hard for more than ten days, such a loophole would be exposed, and there was even a risk that the virus had already spread.

The thought that the virus could potentially spread to the city through rats, sewers, and other means made everyone's heart pound. Now, everyone just hoped this rat was the only one, and that it hadn't wandered off after arriving at the airport! Otherwise… trouble was brewing!

"In any case, the good news is that the rat has been caught and even killed, preventing it from causing further damage and posing a greater threat!"

Wei Zhengxun let out a breath, forcing himself to calm down. He even turned back to Lin Ge and gave a dry laugh, saying thankfully, "Mimi, this time it was really thanks to the cat you brought! Otherwise, I can't imagine what would have happened if this mouse hadn't been discovered..."

Everyone present shuddered.

Li Shousheng gently reassured, "Don't overthink it! Everyone has already learned about the transmission mechanism of the Tiger virus, and its transmission route isn't as terrifying as you imagine. At least for a single rat, the threat it can pose without a target is limited. And you're absolutely right, Mimi and the cat it brought really helped! Their presence prevented the rat from freely appearing on the ground, thus depriving the virus of its most crucial target. Now that the rat has been captured, let's quickly carry out comprehensive disinfection of all areas it has passed through and may have passed through, to block the infection and spread of the virus."

Director Qin frowned and said, "But it was on a plane that came to Chu City, and the passengers on board might have already been infected by the virus it brought! Mimi didn't notice anything unusual about the passengers on the previous flight from the United States. If this rat is..."

"I believe Mimi! Since it determined that the passengers on that flight were fine, then this rat most likely came from the flight with the problem!"

Wei Zhengxun interrupted Director Qin decisively.

Those nearby, who had initially been worried, immediately nodded in agreement after hearing Wei Zhengxun's words. That's right! Mimi had proven its sensitivity to the Tiger virus time and again with its successes; if it judged passengers to be safe, then they definitely weren't!

"Damn it, what if I misjudge?"

Lin Ge roared inwardly, the unexpected situation before him making him somewhat distrustful of himself.

And rats! Who the hell would have thought that rats would be involved in this incident?

Originally, precautions were taken against rats, which are prone to spreading viruses. Detailed rat control measures were implemented throughout the airport, including the tarmac. But who the hell could have imagined that rats could actually travel on airplanes? What on earth happened to the US side? How could they allow a rat, which is prone to chewing through electrical wires and even causing accidents, to roam freely inside the plane and even brazenly land and complete its journey in Chu City?

"Was that flight a Chinese commercial aircraft or an American commercial airline?"

The old leader suddenly spoke slowly.

"It's a plane from a domestic airline! Specifically..."

A secretary standing nearby quickly checked the documents. After reading them, her expression changed, and she whispered something but didn't dare to finish her sentence.

Lin Ge's lips twitched.

The old leader's face darkened. He clutched his chest, took a deep breath, and squinted, saying, "Hmph... Send someone to handle this situation! Report it to the Civil Aviation Administration. Those who should be punished will be punished, and those who should be reprimanded will be reprimanded! From now on, it will be mandatory to strictly prohibit any rats, hamsters, or any other such nonsense from being on board the aircraft. Absolutely no unexpected situations will be allowed! Our own planes, welcoming rats from the United States and then sending them off in Chu City—are you kidding me? Rats scurrying around, didn't the flight attendants at the cabin and cargo doors notice? Why didn't they report it in time? People like that shouldn't be on airplanes. If it happens again, they should just go to jail!"

"..."

Neither inside nor outside the video did anyone dare to speak.

The old leader has already brought the matter up to the point of criminal liability; anyone who dares to help explain will definitely suffer the consequences.

"Let's deal with the current situation first! I have to say we were lucky this time; the cats Mimi brought really came in handy! I can't imagine how much trouble it would have caused if the rats hadn't been deterred and had slipped into the lobby, the merchandise stores, and even the restaurants! As for the dead rat's tracks and potential infection, Mimi has already worked very hard, so let the police dog team handle the search and tracking. We'll send people to carry out a thorough extermination later! Also, Mimi, send some of the cats to the baggage handling area! Since there's already a rat problem, we must cut off any possibility of the rats appearing from key locations!"

After giving the order, the old leader angrily ended the video call.

It's very clear from the video that the former leader's health is also very poor; his complexion and overall spirit are terrible. Everyone on site is working incredibly hard, but those responsible for command and communication are also under immense pressure.

They even did a lot of work in places unknown to most people, but there's no need to tell everyone about it, that's all.

After the emergency communication ended, everyone quickly got to work as ordered.

As a result, all the rats near the airport suffered an undeserved disaster. Airport staff used all sorts of rat extermination techniques, determined to wipe them out completely!
Another piece of good news is that by tracing the scent of the dead rat back by police dogs, it was discovered that it did not go towards the boarding gate, the entrance, or the airport shops. The exit was just a one-off incident where the cat carried it there.

The bored cats wandering around the airport, having frightened the mouse off the plane, hid in the baggage claim area and didn't dare to go anywhere else. The mouse, finally emerging hungry to find something to eat, was immediately targeted by the black cat and met its demise.

This news brought relief to everyone and eased the disinfection work somewhat. Emergency measures were subsequently implemented, and the airport's normal operations were not significantly affected.

Everything came and went quickly; the commotion was swiftly resolved thanks to everyone's tireless efforts.

However, Lin Ge and all the cats had to undergo another thorough disinfection process. The black cat itself was even forced into mandatory quarantine. Seeing its pitiful look as it was dragged away by the scruff of its neck, Lin Ge was both speechless and relieved. Thinking that the discovery of the potential problem was thanks to this cat, as a meritorious employee, the staff shouldn't mistreat it. Perhaps it would even be well-fed while in quarantine, so Lin Ge didn't have time to worry about the unfortunate creature anymore.

On the other hand, the black cat, carrying the dead rat, ran all the way here, and everyone who came near or might come near, including those sitting nearby, was required to undergo quarantine and inspection. This included some truly unfortunate souls who suffered unjustly, as well as Sun Chang, who was with Lin Ge, and two armed police officers, plus two ground staff members working at the service desk. Everyone around Lin Ge was caught in one fell swoop because of this damned rat!
"Hey Mimi, from Li Siyu to Sun Chang, and now to me, isn't the seat next to you a little too dangerous?"

Jiang Yiyi reluctantly took over the shift, staring at Lin Ge speechlessly and sighing.

"It's not my business!"

Lin Ge turned his head away unhappily.

I'd like to clarify here that I've set all flights from Chu City to the United States as direct flights. Of course, in reality, most of them require a layover, and only a small portion are direct flights.

However, this would easily involve the issue of domestic transmission, which is difficult and cannot be written about. Please understand.

Many things, or rather logical flaws, are not that the author is unaware of them, but rather that they are particularly prone to being censored (404 errors)! The daily battle with the censors is already exhausting enough; if they continue to be arrogant, their books will truly be banned.

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