Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 104 In the Shadows (Second Update)

Hearing the gasps from behind the iron gate, Lin Ge couldn't help but laugh.

The sight of a cat squinting and smiling looked quite eerie in the dim light.

With a dark expression, Liu Shengyou shouted into the walkie-talkie, then pulled out a rubber baton from behind his back, stretched it out, and started poking randomly at the fake wall in front of Lin Ge.

Soon the wallpaper was torn to shreds, revealing an iron door painted the same color underneath.

Even the well-informed Liu Shengyou had to admit that the hidden door was remarkably well-made. Furthermore, given the varied and irregular shapes of the surrounding buildings, who would have guessed that a room was hidden here?
The hidden door was discovered by the police cat; it wouldn't come this way without a special scent.

Liu Shengyou didn't hold back and slammed his fist on the door twice: "Open the door! Open the door! Get out here right now, or I'll hit you!"

"Wait...wait a minute!"

Soon, a woman's voice came from inside. Her voice was somewhat flustered, and there was a pattering sound of bare feet walking.

The iron gate quickly opened inwards, and a woman with disheveled hair, wearing a spaghetti strap nightgown, looked at the police officers outside with curious eyes: "What's going on? What do you want? Why are you making such a fuss in my house? Even the police can't break into a private residence, can they?"

"your home?"

Liu Shengyou turned to look at the old woman and old man who had been brought up.

"She's my daughter, my own!"

The old woman pursed her lips, then explained loudly, "Didn't I tell you? This house is mine. Besides using it as a hotel, my family definitely lives here too! My husband and I sleep on this side of the stairs, and my daughter lives alone at the very back. You know, all sorts of people stay in hotels. To prevent my daughter from being harassed, we disguised the door. Don't say I didn't tell you before; that's not a guest room, it's my daughter's bedroom!"

Liu Shengyou nodded as if he had taken it to heart, then looked at the woman again: "What's your name? Where do you work? Is there anyone else in the room? We need to go in and check!"

“Zhang E! Unemployed! Help out at your own shop, do some cleaning.”

The woman pouted and said impatiently, "Wait a minute, I need to change my clothes! I just slept for a little while and you woke me up. Let me get dressed so you don't take advantage of me!"

As she spoke, Zhang E was about to close the door.

Liu Shengyou did not stop it.

In that short time, he had already figured out that the small room had no other exits. If there really was a customer inside, finding him would be a piece of cake.

He glanced down at Lingo.

Ringo was sneezing.

He heard sparse noises coming from inside, but Lin Ge didn't care. He was only curious about one thing: whether the old woman here knew what her daughter was doing.

If you knew... how bizarre this family would be.

Soon, Zhang E, who had simply changed into a cropped T-shirt and low-waisted denim shorts, impatiently opened the door and came out.

Her wine-red curly hair was casually draped over her right shoulder. She leaned against the wall, pulled out a pack of women's cigarettes from her back pocket, lit one, and began to puff away expressionlessly.

Liu Shengyou went in with an auxiliary police officer, but found nothing unusual.

The sheets were crumpled into a mess, and there was a strange smell in the room. But... there was no man in sight!
The room was only about twenty square meters in size and was shaped like a slanted pentagon, but it was not concealed.

The room contained only a wardrobe, a table, a bed, and a beanbag chair, while the floor was littered with all sorts of random things.

The room had only one window facing the street, which was sealed off with iron bars, making it impossible for anyone to squeeze through.

So... what about the clients?

Liu Shengyou gestured for the auxiliary police officer to continue searching the room, then turned and beckoned to Lin Ge. He didn't say anything to Lin Ge about how hard he had worked; in his view, this was a task a police cat should and must do.

Lin Ge ignored him.

However, Lingo was not in a good mood at the moment.

The scent of the photinia flowers was too strong to be masked. After entering the room, Lin Ge walked around the black tank top and a pair of red underwear on the floor, then went straight to the wardrobe and tilted his head back.

"above?"

Liu Shengyou looked up and saw the white ceiling above the room.

How did you get up there?

The auxiliary police officer next to him was also surprised.

"Get down! You hiding in the ceiling, get down right now! If I have to go up and drag you down myself, the charges will be quite different!"

Liu Shengyou gave a cold threat.

"..."

No one responded.

Zhang E outside was startled for a moment, but quickly calmed down. Meanwhile, at the outermost stairwell, the old woman was whispering complaints to her husband. Lin Ge overheard things like their daughter being lazy and good-for-nothing, and how it was all the old man's fault for her lack of ambition.

The old man remained silent, his expression numb as if he had given up hope on the whole world.

Seeing that the unknown customer was still resisting, Liu Shengyou lowered his head and said to Lin Ge, "Mimi, go up and chase that guy down! I know what you're capable of, be careful not to kill him."

Lingo flicked his tail.

That's how it is with guest soldiers; they're ordered around and can't refuse.

If this were at the Zhanghe Police Station, who would dare to give him such orders?

But Lin Ge didn't give up. With a push of his hind leg, he easily jumped onto the two-meter-high wardrobe.

The wardrobe is less than a meter above the ceiling.

Lin Ge jumped up and threw an uppercut, causing the plastic ceiling panel above his head to bounce upwards, then seemed to be pressed down before quickly returning to its original position.

That's enough; someone inside has already confirmed it without a doubt.

Liu Shengyou gripped the rubber baton with a cold smile and went to climb up the wardrobe. But at that moment, Lin Ge moved again, pushing upwards with all his might and using his head to create a large enough gap at the other end of the ceiling panel!

The person inside was too busy to care about anything else, so Lin Ge hooked his front paw into the gap and instantly squeezed his entire body inside.

'Thump! thump!'

Moments later, a commotion and a series of impacts came from above.

This was followed by a man's scream and muffled groans as he was being beaten. Unseen by anyone, the man appeared to be suffering a brutal beating.

"Wh...what is that! Help...help me...don't hit me...don't hit me, damn it! Ouch...I'm bleeding! I'm bleeding!"

The thumping sounds continued incessantly, and both the police and Zhang E below stared in astonishment at the scene. The cigarette Zhang E had only half-smoked slowly burned out, and the grayish-white ash fell to the ground and shattered.

Two minutes later, the commotion finally subsided.

The movable ceiling panel was moved aside with trembling hands, revealing a dark hole.

Immediately following, a naked man awkwardly stretched out his legs, which were covered in bloody scratches.

Then came the ugly little bird and the bulging belly. The man seemed embarrassed and turned to face the wall, exposing his scratched buttocks to everyone, causing Liu Shengyou, who was nearby, to suppress his anger and turn away.

After he slowly climbed down, Lin Ge also took off all the clothes that he had hidden on top, and then quickly jumped down and ran to the window to breathe heavily.

Damn it, I'm going to get a sty!

The auxiliary police officer, whose mouth was twitching, quickly stepped forward and handcuffed the man.

Liu Shengyou walked up to Zhang E and said coldly, "Anything to say in your defense? Like, a boyfriend/girlfriend relationship or some other lie? If not, come with us to the police station now! Prostitution, huh..."

"What's there to say? It's not like it's the first time we've been hit with a setback!"

Zhang E sneered, appearing more carefree than the trembling man in handcuffs and trousers.

Liu Shengyou waved his hand, signaling one of his officers, a regular officer, and an auxiliary police officer to take all four people to the police car and lock them up.

Liu Shengyou knew perfectly well that prostitution was an illegal act subject to administrative penalties. For a habitual offender, it wouldn't be a big deal, but as Zhang E's mother's wife, she was suspected of harboring and organizing women to engage in prostitution. This was a crime severely punished under criminal law, and she would undoubtedly bear criminal responsibility.

If they can extract a few more prostitutes from these men, this old woman might spend the next few years of her life in prison, experiencing both pleasure and repentance.

Although only this one adulterous couple has been caught so far, this operation is of high quality, and Liu Shengyou is very satisfied.

But seeing his old woman helplessly pushing her daughter into the fire without stopping her, he shook his head sadly.

Then, he led the remaining two policemen, along with Lin Ge, Qian Wei, and Luo Jue, to continue checking the other hotels inside.

But nothing good came of it after that; no further clues were found along the way. Of course, it's also possible that the target received the information and had already split up and disguised themselves, something Liu Shengyou couldn't do anything about. He could only console himself that at least the warning had been served.

Soon, the group arrived at the end of the street, which was also the last hotel in the area.

As they made their movements, more and more people gathered around to watch the spectacle, making it increasingly difficult to catch the client red-handed.

However, upon further reflection, since the Baimiao Police Station dispatched five teams this time, as long as each team can achieve something, the overall result won't be too bad.

They come every few days, enough to gather enough people to report back to their superiors.

Thinking this, Liu Shengyou walked out of the last woman's room where she was staying alone in the hotel, waved his hand, and decided to move on to another place.

However, Lingo stopped him once again.

Reality is actually more bizarre than fiction.

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(End of this chapter)