Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 561 Back to the Zoo

Xie Changjun and Xie Tailong witnessed for the first time Lin Ge's unbridled and domineering behavior in Zhang City.

It could ride the bus freely without paying. It also went to the zoo without paying, simply barging in without the security guards and ticket inspectors noticing. Police officers at the zoo entrance greeted it. Upon learning that Xie Changjun, the officer following it, was from out of town, they even kindly offered the group water and invited them inside for free.

A cat that can roam freely in a zoo—if not the only one of its kind in the world—has certainly broadened Xie Changjun's horizons.

Xie Tailong, however, seemed somewhat disappointed; he had thought he could go to some more interesting place.

However, this child was sensible; even if he wasn't interested in the zoo, he wouldn't show it on the spot. He acted enthusiastically, actively pulling Luo Jue to lure the alpaca, and then suddenly flicking its nose when the silly creature got close.

The alpaca angrily spat at him, which finally made him burst into laughter.

Lin Ge turned to look at Ai Yun again. This woman was probably visiting the zoo for the first time. She seemed more surprised than anyone else, very curious about everything, and her eyes even seemed to be shining.

She would call out to Luo Jue when she saw a peacock, and she would also call out to Luo Jue when she saw a monkey. She would also pull Luo Jue along and point to the argali sheep on the artificial mountain inside, making them chatter.

When she sees hippos and rhinos, she clings to Luo Jue for protection. When she sees elephants and giraffes, she backs away from Luo Jue while secretly peeking at them, appearing very happy.

Luo Jue bought her ten yuan worth of carrots and let her feed the deer herself. She went into the deer enclosure with the other children and poked carrot sticks at the deer's noses. One fawn seemed more interested in her dress, and she cried pitifully as it was chased, begging Luo Jue for help. Luo Jue, feeling sorry for her, suggested she could leave the enclosure, but she resolutely shook her head, refusing to give up and insisting on feeding all the carrots.

"Why does this auntie seem even more childish than me?"

Xie Tailong, who was staring at a baby sika deer and stuffing all the carrot sticks into its mouth, trying to stuff it to death, clapped his hands and looked at Ai Yun with some doubt.

Although he knew Luo Jue's mother was ill, he hadn't expected the illness to be so strange. It was like amnesia in an anime; this woman of such advanced age was behaving like a little girl, shouting and yelling—didn't she feel embarrassed?
But... seeing how happy she was, Xie Tailong felt it didn't matter! The point of going out to have fun is to be happy, right?

Doing whatever makes you happy is your own business, so Xie Tailong simply put aside his anime and manga hobby, took out his phone and started taking pictures with great enthusiasm, patiently looking for the differences between Zhangzhou Zoo and Jinhua City.

"It seems... there's not much difference!"

Walking out of the panda enclosure, which was still under construction, Xie Tailong was slightly disappointed. Zhangzhou Zoo didn't even have giant pandas; it didn't even have as many animal species as Jinhua Zoo!

"Little brat! Zhangzhou will soon have giant pandas!"

Lin Ge squatted down and scratched the itch on his neck, then glared at Xie Tailong with disdain.

Lin Ge, who considered Zhang City his own territory, wouldn't allow this little brat to look down on him. So, after Ai Yun walked out, still seemingly unsatisfied, leading Luo Jue and muttering to himself, he turned and led the group towards the Wild Animal Park.

Lin Ge hadn't forgotten that he had a mission today: to visit the two lynx cubs and the mother leopard!
It's been several months since I last saw them, and I wonder how they are doing. Is the leopard still trying to escape as before? Have the two lynx cubs grown up? Do they still remember their godfather?

Lin Ge grew increasingly excited as he thought about it.

Upon arriving at the familiar animal enclosure, Lin Ge was suddenly puzzled to find that there were a large number of tourists gathered there. While the wild animals were indeed quite exotic, did it really warrant so many people crowding around like this?
A group of people were still shouting things like "So cute!" and "So smart!" without anyone knowing what had happened.

Lin Ge had a sudden thought and quickly squeezed through the crowd, finding that everyone was indeed gathered between the lynx cage and the leopard cage opposite. Most of their attention was focused on the lynx cage, and upon closer inspection, it was indeed Little Fool and Little Timid causing mischief inside. The grass and branches inside the lynx cage were lush and green, and the two little creatures sometimes hid in the grass, sometimes chased and ran among the branches, displaying remarkable energy and vitality.

They even interact with visitors outside through the glass wall, showing none of their former timidity. In fact, the more excited the people outside shout, the more energetic the two little guys become, a stark contrast to the other lethargic animals in the zoo. No wonder visitors flock here; who wants to watch tigers and lions lying motionless for half an hour? These vibrant animals are definitely more interesting.

Seeing the two little ones healthy and energetic, Lin Ge finally felt relieved. He had been worried that they weren't doing well with the animals, but now it seemed they were adapting quite well.
"Whoa!"

Seemingly sensing Lingo's scent, the little coward suddenly stopped halfway through the chase, turned around, and began shouting outside.

"Waaaaah~ Waaaaah~"

Little Confused was a little confused as to why Little Timid wasn't chasing it anymore. It stopped on a tree branch and looked back in bewilderment. Suddenly, a familiar figure flashed past in its sight, and Little Confused's eyes widened in shock. It quickly cried out excitedly and aggrievedly.

Two lynxes were barking incessantly at the tourists, causing them to discuss the situation with puzzled onlookers. They wondered what was wrong with the two lynxes and why they had suddenly become so agitated.
"Oops...we've been found out."

Lin Ge pursed his lips, not intending to hide anything. He had come all this way to visit the two little ones, and seeing that they were doing well, he was half relieved.

So Lingo squeezed out of the crowd and formally came to the lynx cage, approaching to greet the two baby lynxes.

"Ow~"

The piercing scream startled everyone around. They had no idea where the cat had come from, or why a cat would dare to roam the zoo. Wasn't it afraid of being eaten? For those predators, it would be a matter of a single bite.
"Wow~"

Upon discovering that it was indeed her godfather, the two lynxes excitedly ran over and greeted Lin Ge through the glass.

They seemed to have gotten used to living in the cage, but they still looked aggrieved when they saw Lingo. Little Hutu pounded on the glass wall, hoping to get closer to Lingo, while Little Danxiao jumped around anxiously.

"Goo?"

In the leopard enclosure across the way, the leopard Mili was hiding among the waist-high reeds. With a twitch of its ears, it stealthily peeked out from the grass.

The tourists were unaware that the leopard in the cage was actually very close to them, and Mili also enjoyed this 'you can't see me' game. However, the familiar scent made Mili a little unhappy.

Seemingly very dissatisfied that Lingo hadn't come to play with her for so long, Mili squinted at the cat slowly climbing up the wire mesh outside the cage opposite her, a hint of murderous intent flashing in her eyes.

"Ok?"

Suddenly feeling a chill on his back, Lin Ge turned around but found nothing unusual.

The leopard seems to be sleeping inside; I haven't seen it outside. It's a loner who doesn't like being watched, so it's understandable that it wouldn't come out with so many people outside.

Why do I feel like I'm being watched by something?
Lin Ge was still a little hesitant, but his attention was quickly drawn to his two godson sons who had climbed up the branches to the wire fence. Now they could finally have some close contact through the fence. Lin Ge even slapped Xiao Hutu's paw peeking out from the gap in the fence, signaling it not to mess around and fall down. There was nowhere to put its feet on his side, and the two rascals were so clumsy; it would be embarrassing if they fell.

Even when Lin Ge took a closer look, he found that the two little ones had grown a lot compared to before, and no longer needed to be called 'little'.

Little Huhu's front paws were now twice as thick as Lingo's, and its ferocious claws looked extremely sharp. Its size had also changed drastically; now, standing in front of Lingo, it looked like a majestic, imposing big cat.

Of course, his personality still seems a bit silly, and he hasn't become more mature at all.

"Guwa!"

Next to Xiao Hutu, Xiao Danxiao was squeezed and couldn't get close to Lin Ge, and immediately became very anxious.

With only a small patch of ground available, the little timid creature leaped onto the wire mesh with a snap, its limbs gripping tightly as it climbed toward Lingo. Finally, it reached Lingo, licked his paw with its tongue, and then squinted its eyes, revealing a satisfied expression.

However, the clanging sound of the barbed wire and the violent shaking caused by the little lynx hitting it still startled the tourists below who were craning their necks to look up. These people were now completely bewildered. A cat climbing onto the top of the cage and fighting with two lynxes—why did this scene seem so unbelievable? Why didn't the two lynxes fight back when the cat reached out its paws through the mesh and pounded their heads? Why did they only whimper?
"Dad, is this true?"

Xie Tailong glanced back at Xie Changjun, feeling his worldview shaken. He'd just been saying the Zhangzhou Zoo was a bit boring, but what he was seeing... Jinhua Zoo didn't have anything this incredible.

"Ha ha……"

Xie Changjun chuckled dryly, muttering to himself once again about how incredible this cat was.

Lingo played with the two lynxes for a while and felt that the two guys weren't as silly as they were when they were little. Although they were still clinging to him, they had their own thoughts and no longer insisted on having Lingo come into the cage to play with them like before.

Overall, they've grown up and become more sensible.

Moreover, Lin Ge also realized that the two guys didn't actually have high requirements for their living conditions and housing.

It's too early to say whether they've fully adapted to zoo life, but at least they seem to be doing quite well. They're healthy, have grown bigger, and their bright, expressive eyes are a stark contrast to other animals that have been confined for so long.

He called Xie Tailong over to the two lynxes and had the two little guys cooperate with him to take some photos that no one else would have the chance to take.

During this time, Ai Yun also came over with great interest, insisting that the two lynxes squat behind her on the left and right as guards. It took Lin Ge quite a while to get the two little guys to complete this task.

As for the other eager tourists who wanted to join in, Lin Ge ignored them. In short, after a lot of fuss, the two little ones, Xie Tailong, and Ai Yun were finally satisfied, and the zoo visit was coming to an end.

The only thing that left Lin Ge slightly disappointed was that Jin Qianbao hadn't said hello to him even though he'd been wandering around here for so long.

Thinking that the guy was probably sleeping inside, Lin Ge didn't disturb him any further and led the group away.

"Gulu..."

Having perfectly concealed itself, the leopard, which had remained unnoticed by Lingo from beginning to end, once again poked its head out of the grass.

With its not-so-large eyes, it silently watched Lin Ge walk away, its ears twitching as if it were thinking about something. Seeing Lin Ge walk away without looking back, the leopard showed a hint of dissatisfaction, flicked its tail, and let out a growl.

"Ah! A leopard! Daddy, a leopard!"

A little boy finally spotted the leopard hiding in the grass and immediately grabbed his father's hand, shouting excitedly.

"..."

The leopard glanced up at the little cub, then turned and walked away without giving it any face.

Its swift movements caught everyone off guard. Several tourists who were just about to take pictures could only watch it disappear into the building after they picked up their phones, and they all sighed and shook their heads in regret.

"The leopard is awake?"

Hearing the sound from behind, Lin Ge was both surprised and disappointed. Unfortunately, he was entertaining guests and couldn't go back, so he would have to wait until he had time to come back and greet the leopard.

Today's main guests are the Xie family father and son, and Ai Yun. Let's take good care of them first.

As night falls, the zoo returns to tranquility.

Except for a few noisy birds that occasionally cause trouble at night, all the other animals have gone back to their enclosures to rest. The zoo has become like a still, dark painting, with only a few streetlights emitting a soft glow.

But just then, a gust of wind blew through the grass, revealing a long, slender cat lying there.

The leopard patiently crouched motionless in the grass. Soon, two patrol officers walked by, their flashlights sweeping through the leopard's cage, but they did not find it hiding inside.

Once the two people were out of sight, the leopard stood up. Without making a sound, it quickly climbed the tree, then followed the branches to the roof of its enclosure, where it quietly watched the expansion bolts connecting the roof to the wire mesh.

After a while, it raised its paw and placed it on the nut, then began to pry at the nut in a fixed direction.

The screw that should have been tightened completely was now easily turned by the leopard. It's unclear how many times it's turned it, but the screw turned very smoothly, even extending about a centimeter outwards.

But it couldn't be turned any higher; the bolt was rusted and painted over, so it couldn't be unscrewed using its claws.

But the leopard didn't mind. The nut itself, which it could simply turn, was a fascinating toy to it. Although it couldn't squeeze through the gap, which was barely two or three centimeters wide, it still played with the nut for a long time, twisting and turning it. Afterwards, it routinely checked all the expansion bolts within its reach before finally jumping down from the treetop and into the grass, completely satisfied.

As the weather gets warmer, there are more mosquitoes and other insects in the zoo. Several unidentified insects hovered around the leopard's ears, making it impatiently twitch its ears and sneeze.

But the leopard remained motionless, quietly watching the two silly creatures with no sleeping posture in the lynx cage opposite.

Since its last escape, the leopard's cage had been reinforced, and it hadn't had close contact with the two lynx cubs for a long time. But it didn't seem to care about the setback, just like a patient and skilled hunter lying in wait.

Just thinking about the cat he'd passed by during the day, a hint of displeasure flashed in the leopard's eyes. It just left like that? It made a special trip, and didn't even say goodbye?
Seemingly a little angry, the leopard turned and went to the water tank.

After drinking its fill, it wagged its tail and found a dry spot to lie down.

It seemed in no hurry at all. Under the moonlight, a gentle breeze blew, and its beautiful fur swirled in the wind, making it appear to glow.

……

The next day, Lin Ge wanted to continue spending time with Luo Jue and Xie Tailong in Zhangzhou.

However, when he arrived, he discovered that Luo Jue actually had a tutoring class today, which Jiang Yan had arranged for him to catch up on his basics as soon as possible and narrow the gap with his classmates.

Xie Tailong also had to go home, since he had school the next day. Xie Changjun couldn't possibly bring his son along on every mission; this time, he was just taking him to Zhangzhou to see some friends and pass the time on a lonely weekend, nothing more.

So Lin Ge didn't dare stay at Luo Jue's house for too long. Without Luo Jue around, it was still a bit difficult for him to deal with Ai Yun's enthusiasm on his own. Even though Teddy shared Ai Yun's attention, Lin Ge only stayed for less than half an hour before leaving in a hurry.

"Mimi, I've come to play with you! Where are you?"

A sudden phone call from Lin Jia thwarted Lin Ge's plan to find a place to slack off.

Lin Ge had originally planned to just brush it off, but Lin Jia said on the phone that she had something important to tell Mimi. Helpless, Lin Ge had no choice but to back out, and then he saw Lin Jia diligently cleaning the cat house.

This guy... I bet he's never this diligent, even at home!
Lin Ge muttered something to himself, then quietly watched Lin Jia work with great enthusiasm.

After not seeing her for a while, the girl seemed to have changed into an unbelievable person in an instant. The arrival of puberty was so sudden; in the blink of an eye, she had become a beautiful young woman, her figure and face shedding their childishness.

Of course, her feelings for Lingo remained unchanged.

I'm asking for monthly votes at the end of the month! I've received far fewer this month than before.
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