Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 587 Unfinished
"Sorry, we're late."

Seeing the bloodstains on the ground and the complicated situation inside the room, and then seeing the fat man with a blood-covered face being controlled by his subordinates and the ugly Taoist nun with a blank expression, Ma Shun showed a look of shame to Li Yiduo.

He helped Li Yiduo up, then checked on Li Siyu and Lin Ge, and only breathed a sigh of relief after confirming that the two were alright.

He felt too ashamed to face anyone after making such a mess of the police officers who came to provide support.

"I'm so sorry to have caused you this trouble."

"It's alright, you've come at just the right time."

Li Yiduo grimaced and rubbed his arm, then stopped arguing and pointed at the gossipy woman, saying, "We can now conclude that they were responsible for this year's serial murders. We'll leave the interrogation and investigation to you now; you should be able to find something of value in this Taoist temple. Oh, by the way, you've seen the photos I took before, haven't you? I don't know how Baiyan City plans to handle this, but it'll definitely be interesting."

"It's really interesting. Officer Liu has already sent a copy of the photo to the Provincial Commission for Discipline Inspection. I guess a lot of people are going to be in an uproar."

Ma Shun laughed gleefully as well.

These thank-you notes left in Jingyue Nunnery can all be used as evidence of monetary transactions.

Businessmen are generally fine; they're usually willing to spend money for wealth and good fortune, and the law doesn't interfere. But if there are officials or civil servants involved, things get interesting. Leaving aside whether people in such positions have the ability to come up with that much money, the very nature of their actions already meets the standards for anti-corruption investigations by the disciplinary commission. It remains to be seen whether the photos taken by Officer Li Yiduo and the evidence gathered at the scene will lead to a few more interesting cases.

The suspect was successfully arrested, and Li Yiduo and Li Siyu appeared to be safe and sound, which finally cheered Ma Shun up.

Although Li Yiduo said he could only confirm that these three people were related to cases from this year and five years ago, for Ma Shun it meant that at least two murder cases had found suspects and there was a possibility of successfully closing the cases at any time.

To put it bluntly, with the last two cases solved, this serial murder case is essentially half-solved.

To be honest, even if we caught a murderer now, it would be very difficult to gather enough evidence to cover the remaining events from more than ten years ago, so we can't push things too hard.

So it's no wonder Ma Shun was in a good mood. It was indeed an unexpected action by the two of them to break away from the main group. They tried something without much thought, but ended up knocking the suspect down from the tree.

What is this called?
It's like a pie falling from the sky!

It's just that Li Yiduo doesn't seem to be in a particularly good situation right now, otherwise Ma Shun really wanted to pat him hard on the shoulder and back, and say some nice things.

"Is everything okay?"

Panting, Li Siyu waited patiently until Li Yiduo and Ma Shun finished their conversation before carefully approaching Li Yiduo and tenderly checking his condition.

Li Siyu knew very well that the vast majority of Li Yiduo's injuries were sustained while protecting her. If she hadn't been a burden, Li Yiduo, even if he wasn't a match for Guan Er and the fat fool, would have had a good chance of escaping unscathed. Unfortunately, because she was also present, Li Yiduo had no choice but to hold off the enemy to protect her. This was undoubtedly extremely dangerous, and if it weren't for Mimi's help, the consequences would have been unimaginable.

"Heh... It's not your fault. We're police officers, who would turn and run away when they see a criminal?"

Li Yiduo forced a smile, ruffled Li Siyu's hair, and said, "Besides, if you really want to blame someone, you have to blame Boss Nie! He sent us out on a mission but didn't even prepare any logistics or reinforcements, which led to this dangerous situation. If you're really upset, just consider it our bad luck plus how incredibly beautiful you are. A perfectly good mission was ruined because the bad guys were seduced by you and started showing their fangs. You should blame your parents-in-law for giving birth to such a beautiful girl."

"Pooh!"

Li Siyu spat at Li Yiduo in embarrassment and anger.

But after his comforting words, Li Siyu's mood improved considerably. Feeling embarrassed to continue their flirtatious banter, she turned to look at Lin Ge, who had somehow jumped onto the bed and was wiping his hands with the blanket, and walked over with a pained expression.

"Mimi, are you alright?"

"Something's wrong!"

Lin Ge, looking annoyed, rubbed his claws hard against the blanket, still feeling the strange sensation of gouging out someone's eyeballs.

To be honest, Lin Ge had no recollection of what he was thinking back then. But if he had to do it again, he would definitely not aim for the target's eyes. Why make himself look so disgusting when you can scratch anywhere else?

In short, it took a lot of effort for Lin Ge to forget the terrible feeling in his heart.

Just then, the sounds of his colleagues arguing and cursing came from outside the door. It seemed that Guan Er had finally been caught. But it seemed that he had resisted and injured several policemen along the way, and now they were all cursing and in a very bad mood.

"Get in!"

Guan Er, handcuffed, was pushed into the scene, and stumbled as he left, almost tripping over the door frame.

"Captain, we've caught the man, but four of our brothers were injured. Xiao Cao was the most seriously injured; his little finger was chopped off. I've already sent someone to the hospital."

The young policeman, his face covered in blood and mud, spoke through gritted teeth, his eyes fixed on Guan Er as if he wanted to kill him.

"hiss……"

"Your fingers are broken?" All the police officers present gasped in shock.

"damn thing!"

Ma Shun glared fiercely at Guan Er before asking with concern, "Is your little finger safe? It was taken to the hospital in time; it should be able to be reattached. Damn it, Xiao Cao isn't even married yet; what would happen if he were crippled?"

"I took them all with me."

The young policeman gritted his teeth and nodded, then pointed at Guan Er and said, "But Captain, this guy's shoe size is different from the one found at the scene. He only wears size 41."

"His son is a size 44."

Ma Shun glanced at the fat, mentally challenged man who had already been searched. Seeing the man's severely injured eye, he looked rather disgusting. He waved his hand and said, "Send a few men to take him to the hospital and get his injuries treated. Be careful and keep a close eye on him. This guy is mentally challenged, but he's also a murderer. Nobody knows when he might suddenly attack someone. Also, give the bureau a clear account of the situation here and have them send some of their men from the mountain to conduct a thorough search of the Jingyue Nunnery."

"Let's go, behave yourselves!"

After saluting, several policemen hurriedly dragged the fat, simple-minded man outside.

"Mother-in-law! Mother-in-law!"

The fat, simple-minded man wailed and sobbed, his hands cuffed, yet he still wiped away his tears. As the police dragged him away from the gossipy woman, he screamed and struggled, but the three policemen couldn't budge him, and were instead thrown around in various disheveled ways.

"court death!"

A policeman, already furious about his colleagues' injuries, was hit in the face by the handcuffs thrown by the fat man. Enraged, he pulled out a stun gun from his waist, aimed it at the fat man, and pulled the trigger, causing him to scream and fall to the ground.

"Holy shit! You idiot!"

The police officers who were holding the fat idiot quickly let go and glared at the brute, their faces twitching from the electric shocks.

"Now they're behaving themselves."

The young policeman who took action chuckled dryly, grabbed the limp, fat, and mentally challenged man and pulled him up, while two other men grabbed his arms and dragged him outside.

The room quickly fell silent again.

Guan Er, who was being held in the corner, had his eyes darting around as if he was plotting something.

Meanwhile, the gossipy old woman, who was being watched over by the bedside, remained motionless and showed no joy or sorrow from beginning to end.

Ma Shun didn't want to waste any more time talking to them in this place, so he signaled his men to take them back to the station. Some of them stayed at Jingyue Nunnery to investigate and wait for reinforcements and the arrival of the investigating police.

Lin Ge, along with Li Yiduo and Li Siyu, returned to the Baiyan City Public Security Bureau, where they saw Nie Guoqiang and Liu Yuan waiting for them, as well as Yue Qisheng with a broad, smiling expression. "Well done!"

Upon welcoming Li Yiduo and his companion, Liu Yuan patted Li Yiduo on the shoulder with a grin, then praised Li Siyu repeatedly, while glancing at the cat lazily dozing in her arms, its tail drooping and swaying.

"It almost crashed."

Li Yiduo rubbed his hands together and smiled somewhat awkwardly.

"It's good that you're back safe and sound. Leave the rest to others. You all get some rest."

Nie Guoqiang waved his hand and interrupted.

"Yes!"

Li Yiduo thought for a moment and reminded him, "The investigation of Jingyue Nunnery and the interrogation of those two people could be more in-depth! I always feel that this matter is not so simple. Even if we can basically confirm that Guan Er and his mentally challenged son were the murderers, and we can deduce that the reason for doing so was just feudal superstition hoping that the fat, mentally challenged man could be resurrected and have a son, there must be more to the story. For example, they are a bunch of charlatans. They know that all the superstitious things are fake, so why do they believe so deeply in the possibility of resurrection? There must be some reason for this, such as having personally witnessed someone fulfilling their wishes through human sacrifice..."

"You mean, this series of murders wasn't committed by one person?"

As Liu Yuan spoke, he squinted his eyes and began to think.

"Twenty years have passed, and it's hard to talk about the past. But we can definitely find a breakthrough in this matter by talking to Guan Er and Ba Pogu. They would never do the exact same thing as the serial murder case back then without any reason."

Li Yiduo nodded.

"Then we'll pry all these secrets out of them! Once we've caught them, what can they do? It's just a matter of time!"

Yue Qisheng chimed in.

In short, everyone is much more relaxed now that things have come to this point. Whether the case can be completely solved is uncertain, but the pressure on the Baiyan City police has certainly eased. To put it bluntly, the number of people arrested so far is enough to satisfy both their superiors and the public. Add to that the certain items in the Jingyue Temple, and this series of feudal superstitious activities affecting the entire Baiyan City, and it's enough to keep the police busy and allow them to reap considerable credit.

The following day, good news came from the hospital: Guan Er and Ba Pogu's mentally challenged son, under the guidance and reassurance of the police interrogator, finally confessed to the fact that he had conspired with Guan Er to kill two superstitious tourists from Jinhua City.

He didn't know much about the specifics, or rather, he didn't understand why 'Father' wanted him to do this.

However, he clearly confessed that he had followed Guan Er's instructions and hid near the cliff, waiting patiently and motionless for Guan Er and the second victim to bring the body over.

Then, taking advantage of the victim's opportunity to dispose of the body, he rushed over, chopped the person down with an axe, and pushed him off the cliff. Afterward, he and Guan Er, who had changed into a Taoist robe, completed the sacrificial work together.

"How can an idiot kill someone with such precision and leave no trace at the scene?"

Back at the municipal bureau, Xie Changjun expressed skepticism about the testimony obtained from the mentally challenged man.

"Because this wasn't his first time killing someone! To be precise, Guan Er and the people on his hands are not just the three we know about. They even targeted some tourists who secretly came to Jingyue Temple to worship, killing or even raping them along the way."

Ma Shun's expression wasn't too good, because the further they investigated the case, the more things seemed to be hidden.

Although the fool was stupid, he didn't seem to be very good at lying. The police's professional interrogators couldn't detect any lies in his words; at most, they found his statements incoherent and that he didn't know the severity of his crimes or what should be emphasized.

But one thing he remembered very clearly was that Guan Yu had used living people's lives several times to teach him how to "play" with an axe, how to launch a sneak attack, and how to chop at the back of a person's head.

In addition, the fat man was also in charge of chopping wood at the Jingyue Temple, even though he didn't live there.

"Where does he live?"

Xie Changjun also noticed this detail: only the gossipy old woman lived in Jingyue Nunnery. Guan Er and his mentally challenged son did not live in the nunnery and rarely came here to meddle in the gossipy old woman's affairs.

But precisely because of this, the bond with her son led the gossipy woman to become an accomplice to evil, ultimately committing heinous crimes.

"Ha... In the town below Jingyue Temple, he built himself a villa. The interior is extremely luxurious; it's said that just building and decorating the house cost two or three million. It has all kinds of luxuries. This guy doesn't do any work and just lives off his gossipy aunts, so he actually lives more comfortably than anyone else. But this bastard just can't stay still. He's not satisfied with just enjoying life and has to commit crimes, even seeming to seek thrills through murder!"

As Ma Shun spoke, he sighed, feeling that the emergence of a murderer on his own territory was both a tragedy and a source of great distress.

Xie Changjun took out his cigarette case, lit one for Ma Shun, and then pondered for a moment before saying, "So, the gossipy old woman cooperated in the murders to bring her son back to life, and perhaps even hoped that he would become smarter. Guan Er, on the other hand, killed purely for thrills, and even though he was rich, he repeatedly raped her, which was just a manifestation of a perverted bullying mentality? But what you're saying now has no evidence, right? You can't take the words of a fool as testimony."

"Yes! Guan Er knew he was going to die, and he probably had enough of what he was doing and just wanted to cause us trouble. No matter what the interrogator said, he wouldn't say a word."

Ma Shun thanked Xie Changjun for lighting his cigarette, then said dejectedly, "The only way now is to find a breakthrough through Aunt Ba. But this woman is also a problem. She's been deeply influenced by feudal ethics and is unwilling to cooperate with us in exposing Guan Er. Do you know? Aunt Ba was raped by Guan Er back then, which is why she gave birth to a mentally challenged child! At that time, she was just an ordinary Taoist nun in Jingyue Nunnery, only following her master to swindle money from people..."

"She was raped, and then she became completely subservient to Guan Erbai? What kind of world is this? What was she thinking?"

Xie Changjun was stunned.

"In ancient times, wasn't this kind of thing quite common? This gossipy old woman never went to school; she grew up in the Jingyue Nunnery. All her morals and values ​​come from her master, and these swindling methods are all innovations based on her master's skills. Plus, after Guan Er had a relationship with her, he pretended to be her husband and somehow got some things to teach her, which is why she's like this now. Yo mi mi, come here, I've got something good for you!"

Ma Shun pursed his lips, then suddenly saw Lin Ge walking over from the parking lot of the Municipal Bureau compound with his tail wagging, and quickly greeted him.

"nice one?"

Lin Ge stopped a distance away warily, sensing that there was something strange about the smile on this guy's face.

But she couldn't help being curious, and with Xie Changjun beside her, she wasn't afraid of being bullied, so she watched Ma Shunzai slowly walk over cautiously.

"Here."

Ma Shun squatted down and stretched out his clenched fist.

Lin Ge leaned closer to take a sniff and suddenly smelled a lychee scent.

"for you!"

Ma Shun placed his hand on Lin Ge's head and then released it. Several lychee peels fell off Lin Ge's head, but a few still clung to his head, making him look somewhat comical.

"..."

Lin Ge remained silent.

"Pfft!"

Xie Changjun couldn't help but laugh; he knew Ma Shun was going to talk nonsense.

These lychees were originally bought by Li Siyu for Li Yiduo, but Ma Shun casually picked a few while passing by. He ate the fruit but left the peel, which he then used to tease his cat.

"you wanna die!"

Lin Ge gritted his teeth, shook his head to knock off the lychee peels, and then eagerly prepared to attack Ma Shun.

"Haha... I'm just kidding!"

Seeing the cat about to erupt, Ma Shun quickly surrendered. He hurriedly stood up to dodge Lin Ge's claw, then waved his hand and said, "Just kidding! Just kidding! Mimi, it's about a case that I need your help with! Once this case is solved, I'll find a way to get you whatever you want! I heard from Lao Nie that you like to eat delicious food, and coincidentally, there's a famous Taoist vegetarian restaurant in Baiyan City; it abstains from meat and fish, and avoids rabbit, snake, beef, dog, pork, as well as raw onions, garlic, and other pungent foods. It's delicious and harmless for cats. If you help me handle things properly, I'll take you to Wudong Mountain to eat the most authentic Yongle Taoist vegetarian food!"

Seeing Lin Ge's apparent disdain, Ma Shun continued to tempt him, "Let me tell you, you have to queue to eat this stuff. Some people wait for days and still don't get a chance. I'll take you to get something this good, so don't get angry with me. Besides, this case is getting more and more complicated. You can't go home until it's resolved, right? I heard you're going to be a grandfather soon, so you should hurry back to see when your grandchildren will be born!"

(End of this chapter)