Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 520 Protection
When the urgent sirens blared, the battle inside the pet shop was nearing its end.

Mr. Huang, curled up in a corner of the room, was covered in blood and looked disheveled. He didn't dare to lift his head and just waved his hands frantically, hoping that the cat would stay away from him.

On the contrary, after giving this guy a good beating, Lin Ge's anger had subsided considerably. Not only the anger he had suffered at Boss Huang's place, but even the humiliation he had endured from Jiang Yan's machinations had largely dissipated, and he immediately felt refreshed.

"In that respect, this guy is still somewhat useful!"

Lin Ge glanced sideways at Boss Huang, startling the guy who was peeking up at him. He screamed in fright, thinking the cat was going to beat him up again, and frantically tried to defend himself, throwing everything he could reach forward.

But how could any of these things possibly harm a nimble cat?
Lin Ge nimbly dodged a small plastic stool that came flying at him, then closed in on Boss Huang and swung his claws again. Three more bloody welts appeared on Boss Huang's arm, causing him to groan and quickly withdraw his hand, hiding his head and arm under his crotch and remaining motionless.

"Mimi..."

Zheng Lei called Lin Ge's name nervously and blankly, completely bewildered as to how things had suddenly turned out this way.

Several store staff members behind her rushed over after hearing the commotion, and were all stunned when they saw what was happening.

These people knew a thing or two about their boss's tricks, so seeing him finally resisted and even subdued, they felt a strange sense of satisfaction. In truth, few who chose this line of work disliked cats. They had long objected to the boss's behavior, but had simply dared not intervene.

Walking at night too often will eventually lead to encountering ghosts; this unlucky boss finally got his comeuppance.

"Pah! You dare to pinch me! This is the first time I've been bullied like this since I became a cat! Even Zhu Wentao didn't dare to lay a hand on me back then, but you're incredibly audacious!"

Lin Ge glared angrily at Boss Huang, determined to teach him a lesson he wouldn't forget. How dare this guy bully cats open a pet grooming shop? What a scoundrel!
Just as he was about to teach him another lesson, he suddenly heard hurried footsteps approaching from afar, and Lin Ge turned his head to look.

"Who called the police? What happened?"

Two police officers rushed into the store and, seeing a crowd gathered there, quickly spoke up.

"It's someone I know!"

Lin Ge narrowed his eyes.

“Woo~Woo~~”

Before the two police officers could figure out what was going on, the sound of fire truck sirens suddenly came from outside.

Two police officers, still confused about the situation, exchanged puzzled glances with several onlookers. Soon, they saw several fully armed firefighters wearing protective helmets and suits hurriedly squeeze into the crowd.

"Who called the fire alarm? Who said an animal injured someone, and where is it?"

It seemed quite calm here, with no panic or sense of unease. The firefighter asked in a muffled voice.

"Who called 110? Come out and explain the situation to me."

One of the police officers chimed in, seemingly guessing what was going on, and couldn't help but feel a little helpless. Don't these people even know which number to call for help when something happens?

"I called the police!"

"I called 119."

Two store employees, a man and a woman, raised their hands, looked at each other again, and were both a little confused.

Who made a mistake?

I don't know, but it looks like it's you?

But if Mr. Huang gets scratched like this by a cat, can the firefighters do anything about it?
No way, how would I know!
The two exchanged a tender gaze, leaving Jiang Zhong even more exasperated. "What's going on here? It's so quiet! What happened?! You idiots, tell me what happened!"
With a sigh, Jiang Zhong walked towards the crowd intending to arrest and question people; but when they saw him coming, the crowd dispersed, none of them willing to make contact with the police.

Jiang Zhong was used to this scene.

Just then, a glass door slammed shut from the crowd. Jiang Zhong looked up and saw a familiar cat leisurely squeezing out through the glass door. It glanced at Jiang Zhong with indifferent eyes, then ignored the crowd that was trying to avoid it and turned to go to the adjacent shower room.

Amidst the surprised or speechless gazes of a group of people, Lingo chased away a cat that was halfway through its bath and still covered in bubbles, then jumped into the tub himself, turned on the tap, and started taking a bath by himself.

"Mimi...Mimi?"

Jiang Zhong blinked, unable to believe his eyes. Why was the police cat Mimi here? Could it be the one that called the police reporting someone for assault?

This is terrible!

But how could Mimi do such a thing? There must be some other reason. Did he discover another criminal?
"what's the situation?"

Firefighter Xiong Han blinked, still unable to understand what the cat, who seemed to be at home, was doing.

When it came out, it was indeed a ridiculously messy sight, and everyone around it was terrified of it, quickly getting away before it could even get close. Its fierce way of chasing away another cat was quite intimidating, but what was with it suddenly starting to take a bath?
Did this cat hurt someone? Whose territory is this anyway? And who is bullying whom?

Xiong Han was momentarily confused about what was going on. In all his years as a firefighter, he'd caught countless cats, dogs, snakes, and insects, but this was the first time he'd seen one so calm. Such a well-behaved cat, why bother catching it?

Upon hearing the voice of the police officer next to him, Xiong Han couldn't help but turn his head.

Dude, do you know him?

Jiang Zhong didn't answer Xiong Han's question because he had already seen the person huddled in a corner of the next room, trembling. The bloodstains on the person looked quite alarming, and the room was a mess with various items scattered everywhere. Without bothering to communicate with Mimi about what had happened, Jiang Zhong quickly led his auxiliary police officers into the room. He knelt down in front of Boss Huang and carefully examined him.

"Help... help..."

Boss Huang squinted at the blurry police uniform and saw it as if he were seeing a savior. He raised his head and weakly pleaded for help, the claw marks and bloodstains on his face looking particularly ferocious.

"hiss……"

Jiang Zhong gasped. This guy was really badly scratched by the cat!

Did Mimi do it?

Jiang Zhong felt a sense of foreboding.

Fortunately, after a careful examination, it was found that Mr. Huang's injuries were all external, and the deepest claw marks were only barely visible to the flesh, so they would not be life-threatening.

Jiang Zhong breathed a sigh of relief, feeling slightly relieved. But that didn't mean he could just ignore it; such an assault needed to be properly addressed. If Mimi really did it, they had to find out exactly what happened to clear her name.

That's right!

From the moment Jiang Zhong saw Boss Huang, he was mentally prepared. If Mimi really did it, then he had to protect Mimi no matter what, and he couldn't let her suffer any injustice.

Jiang Zhong believed that Mimi wouldn't hurt people randomly, because she was an excellent police cat!
Meanwhile, Xiong Han successfully found Zheng Lei, the calmest person in the crowd, and learned what had happened from her.

Simply put, Zheng Lei brought her 'own cat' to get a bath. After refusing the shop owner's personal service, she didn't expect the shop owner to still try to give Mimi a bath.

Zheng Lei said she didn't know the specific reasons or why he was so persistent. However, she emphasized that Boss Huang planned to film a video, a fact that Jiang Zhong confirmed with several other shop employees nearby.

Zheng Lei said she couldn't see what happened next because she was too far away. Anyway, Mimi suddenly jumped up and quickly launched a counterattack against Boss Huang. Yes! A counterattack! And Mimi won, and that's how she ended up like this.

"That's it..."

Jiang Zhong narrowed his eyes.

Regardless of how much of her subjective opinion was in her words, she at least clearly explained the whole story. In other words, Mimi had a conflict with this Mr. Huang while taking a shower, and then Mimi beat up this good-for-nothing man.

"So, should I take this cat with me?" Xiong Han didn't forget his identity, so he pointed to the cat in the next room that was still taking a bath and even rinsing its own tail, and asked Jiang Zhong.

"No need to trouble you, leave this to me."

Jiang Zhong quickly took on the task.

If Mimi is taken away by this unfamiliar firefighter, who knows if she will suffer any injustice.

Xiong Han had no objections, knowing there must be other tricks involved, but he still laughed and said goodbye to Jiang Zhong before quickly leaving with his team. Firefighters are very busy and have no time to watch the excitement.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Zhong sent a message to Nie Guoqiang, informing him that Mimi had encountered an accident here.

Seeing that auxiliary police officer You Xiaobo had finished making the emergency call, he then looked at everyone and said, "Does anyone have anything to add? The Longquan Police Station will handle the case regarding the dispute between this cat and Boss Huang. Um, besides Boss Huang, is there anyone else in charge of the store? Please go to the Longquan Police Station later to cooperate with the statement taking and explaining the situation. Also, does the store have surveillance cameras? You Xiaobo, you go with them to retrieve the surveillance footage from this period."

The people in the shop looked at each other, and soon a young girl in her early twenties was chosen.

This person is the assistant store manager, but in reality, he should be considered the person in charge of managing the store's regular business. Boss Huang's main job is still making videos, and all the trivial matters in the store are handled by this assistant store manager surnamed Lü.

What is your relationship with Boss Huang?

The ambulance hadn't arrived yet, and Mimi hadn't finished showering, so Jiang Zhong couldn't rush off. He decided to enforce the law on-site to learn more about the situation.

According to the store manager, Ms. Lü, she was a close friend of Mr. Huang's girlfriend, and to some extent, she was also helping her friend monitor Mr. Huang. However, judging from the smirk of the other shop assistant, Jiang Zhong guessed that Ms. Lü and Mr. Huang probably had another relationship.

Of course, this matter had nothing to do with the case, Jiang Zhong just muttered to himself before continuing to ask questions.

With the help of a shop assistant, Jiang Zhong found the online videos posted by Boss Huang on his phone. At first, he thought the million followers were quite impressive, but after watching only ten seconds of one video, the piercing meow of a cat made Jiang Zhong frown. Assuming it was just a cat's occasional quirk, Jiang Zhong didn't continue watching and instead scrolled to the second video. This time, it took twenty seconds to hear the cat's pitiful cry, and then to see it pinned to the counter by Boss Huang's elbow, unable to move. This time, Jiang Zhong patiently continued watching. A minute later, Boss Huang's finger was scratched, and a close-up shot of large drops of blood oozing from the wound made Jiang Zhong's lips curl into a slight smile.

"Either it was deliberately squeezed out, or it's fake blood. How could there be such a huge lump the size of a broad bean if you're just injured and don't squeeze it? Or is it that he's really bleeding this much and hasn't done anything about it? Doesn't this guy value his own life?"

Jiang Zhong made a judgment in his mind and quickly guessed the truth of the matter, or rather, the general truth.

Of course, as a police officer, Jiang Zhong knew that stating his judgment at this time and place would not only be meaningless but could also easily cause negative consequences. So he patiently continued to look through his phone while waiting for You Xiaobo to finish copying the video footage from the store.

"Is there no surveillance camera in this control room?"

Suddenly pointing to the room where Boss Huang had slowly gotten up, Jiang Zhong calmly said, "In your line of work, you must avoid disputes, right? To prevent accidents and disputes from arising, why aren't there surveillance cameras in the operating room?"

Store Manager Lü's expression froze.

She glanced back at Boss Huang, who was struggling to stand up and then sitting back down in the chair, panting heavily. After receiving permission, she went into the room, took the phone that Boss Huang had painstakingly handed over, and showed Jiang Zhong the surveillance footage inside.

"Set up separately?"

Jiang Zhong raised an eyebrow.

However, it was the other person's right to set up the surveillance system however they wanted, so Jiang Zhong couldn't say anything. He instructed Manager Lü to copy the surveillance footage to You Xiaobo, then walked around the room checking it out and chatted with Boss Huang for a bit.

"Mr. Huang, how do you plan to resolve this matter?"

"He injured me like this, he definitely has to pay me! Medical expenses, lost wages, nursing care fees, compensation for emotional distress, he won't skimp on any of them! By the way! I'll get a lawyer's help with this. In short, I have to make that little beast pay the price!"

Forget about pretending to be weak, Boss Huang gritted his teeth and glanced at the cat that had climbed out of the bathtub, then glared fiercely at Zheng Lei, who looked tense and anxious in the corridor.

"It's definitely right to pay you compensation, and you should also make them apologize to you."

Jiang Zhong spoke with a smile, not unconditionally siding with Lin Ge. After all, it was this Boss Huang who got beaten up, and Mimi, no matter how justified she was, certainly bore some responsibility. However, Jiang Zhong was somewhat annoyed by Boss Huang's constant use of the term "little beast," and although he had originally intended to persuade him to let the matter drop, he no longer cared about his life or death. He believed Mimi was capable of resolving this issue, and Boss Huang's ulterior motives wouldn't escape the police's notice.

"Here's a case acceptance receipt for you. Please sign it, and then go to the hospital for your check-up and treatment as soon as possible. I'll let you know later how the case will be handled and when your cooperation is needed, okay?"

Jiang Zhong wrote a receipt for the acceptance of the case to Boss Huang in accordance with procedure, and then had Boss Huang sign it.

Just as he was about to say something more, Lingo, soaking wet, came over, shaking off his fur and leaving a trail of water stains and cat paw prints.

Its gait was like a street-cleaning tiger; anyone who tried to block its way hurriedly made way, allowing Lingo to easily return to the room.

Why not arrest it?

When Boss Huang saw Lin Ge's fierce eyes, he couldn't help but shudder and quickly hid behind Jiang Zhong.

Lin Ge ignored him and instead looked around. He quickly discovered the fixed camera that Boss Huang had hidden behind the ornaments, and also found another camera hidden inside the bottles and jars.

The fact that the cameras and video cameras were still working caused Boss Huang's expression to change, and Jiang Zhong to give him a speechless look.

"This guy's not being honest! He's hiding other cameras and won't tell us! Judging from the positions of these two cameras, the angles should be similar to those in the video, right? Heh... The girl already said she refused to be filmed, but this guy still secretly did it? In other words, he planned to mess with Mimi and those fierce cats together, just like in the video? But he didn't expect Mimi to be more powerful than he thought, which led to him fighting back and suffering a great loss?"

Jiang Zhong quickly deduced the truth of the matter.

"Huh? Taking photos secretly? Didn't I say I didn't agree to being photographed?"

Zheng Lei, who was outside the door, also realized what had happened and remembered the content of the videos she had watched with Jiang Zhong. She immediately became angry and loudly accused Boss Huang.

"Humph!"

Mr. Huang turned his head away without explaining. It's just a cat, what's wrong with me taking pictures of it? Go ahead and sue me for violating its portrait rights! Besides, this is my shop. Whose opinion do I need to ask if I want to install cameras in my shop?
Mr. Huang had already secretly planned to edit and release this embarrassing incident. He wanted his fans to know just how hard it is to bathe cats, and just how hateful and despicable these cats really are.

"Taking photos secretly! And for a profit?"

Jiang Zhong laughed.

Mr. Huang's expression changed, and an ominous premonition welled up in his heart.

"This cat is named Mimi, and she is a police cat at Zhanghe Police Station. She has law enforcement qualifications and is officially part of the police force. Although, according to the law, filming police officers under the guise of supervising law enforcement does not constitute a crime of infringing on their portrait rights, any unauthorized filming for profit, especially filming police officers, is illegal. Mr. Huang, your identity and the videos you uploaded prove your subjective intent, which constitutes illegal or even criminal behavior. If I find that you have filmed Mimi the police cat in these two cameras, I'm sorry, but I need you to come to the police station with me to explain."

Jiang Zhong suddenly changed his attitude, and his words left Boss Huang dumbfounded.

The very first line, revealing that the cat in front of them was a police cat, greatly surprised Mr. Huang and all the onlookers outside. Mr. Huang…did he accidentally film a skit about the police? And even got beaten up by them?
Mr. Huang's body shuddered suddenly, and his face turned extremely pale.

But he tried to calm himself down and stubbornly said, "So what if they're police? Whether they're police or police cats, does that give you the right to beat up ordinary people without reason? Even if they're police, I'm going to file a complaint against you! I'm going to file a complaint, you understand?"

"You have the right and the right to file a complaint, and we also have the right to handle the case according to the law. Xiao Bo, once the ambulance arrives, you accompany this Mr. Huang to receive examination and treatment. After that, take him directly back to the police station!"

Jiang Zhong laughed without any restraint.

Good heavens! How dare they bully our police cat and even post the footage online for others to see? This is a complete disregard for our police force! If Mimi really lets millions of people watch her being bullied, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the Zhangzhou police?
Mimi is the apple of our Zhangshi police's eye. We can't even bear to be a little rough with her. How dare you lay a hand on her?
Even though Mimi had already fought back, and even though this guy had been beaten to a pulp, Jiang Zhong still wanted to teach him a lesson he would never forget!

Assaulting a police officer!

That's right! Let's treat this guy as assaulting a police officer!

Jiang Zhong made a decision in his heart.

(End of this chapter)