Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 117 Adulterers (Fourth update, 10,000 words)

Lu Linghua's cat was eventually found at the very back of her wardrobe, where she kept her bedding, and where various woolen coats were hanging.

Whether the kitten was playing a joke on its owner or not, it remained silent for a long time despite the owner's anxiety. It seemed to play hide-and-seek until it got hungry, at which point it finally came out to eat, leaving Lü Linghua, who was wiping away tears on the sofa, completely bewildered.

Sun Chang was both annoyed and amused, but in the end, the Zhanghe Police Station's trip was not in vain, as they were able to solve a case involving possession of modified firearms.

Sun Chang felt it was hard to say how much malice the criminal actually harbored. Perhaps he was just having fun, perhaps he was tempted online, or perhaps he was simply driven by intense curiosity. After all, it's understandable for a boy to like playing with guns.

But... after all, I still did something I shouldn't have done.

He's risked his life to end up in prison, and the consequences are beyond his control.

Shortly after the incident, his wife rushed back upon hearing the news, crying and wailing, her face filled with despair. The young couple had been married for less than a year, and they weren't even trying to conceive. Now that this had happened, no one knew what the future held.

Sun Chang sighed, glanced at her silly best friend who was laughing foolishly with the cat, and felt that her precious rest time had been completely wasted.

She shook her head and took her leave to pursue the last bit of freedom she had left.

After strolling around the commercial street for a while, Sun Chang changed out of her police uniform into stylish casual clothes, and finally smiled with satisfaction. Looking at her watch, she saw it was just time for school to let out, so she turned her car around and drove towards Youcheng Elementary School.

I brought Xie Zaiqi back yesterday, but I didn't have time to take him to school.

But since it was the child's mother who asked her to do this, she should at least check on the child's condition before going back to give the mother an explanation.

Soon upon arriving at the school gate, Sun Chang saw Xie Zaiqi, as well as the other four little ones he had talked about yesterday, and the cat from Zhanghe Police Station.

School was over, but the five kids didn't go home. Instead, they huddled together furtively, whispering among themselves around the cat crouching in the middle. Xie Zaiqi, who wasn't as lively as yesterday, was struggling as a chubby kid held his shoulders.

"Little Seven!"

Sun Chang greeted him with a smile.

"It's Sister Sun Chang!"

Xie Zaiqi's eyes lit up. He looked at Sun Chang and then at his other companions, and said loudly, "Why don't we ask my sister for help? She's a police officer; she'll definitely have a way to handle this!"

The other four members also nodded in agreement.

Lingo flicked his tail and grinned. "Perfect, the scapegoat has arrived."

"What happened?"

The expressions on the kids' faces gave Sun Chang a bad feeling. Was she going to be ordered around to do chores again?

"Sister, come here!"

Zhang Yining beckoned to Sun Chang, coaxing this free laborer over. The five of them smiled at each other and surrounded Sun Chang.

"Speak, what is it?"

Sun Chang sighed resignedly.

"Bullying has occurred!"

Hu Miao was the first to speak.

"Bullying?"

Sun Chang was stunned.

"Xie Zaiqi was the first to know."

Zhang Yining scoffed, "He met a friend online, who's also from Zhangzhou. The friend complained to him online that he was being bullied at school. Oh! Xie Zaiqi is pretending to be a policeman online. Only a few of us know about this; we're keeping it from our parents."

Sun Chang listened, completely stunned.

What's with pretending to be a policeman online? Is my little brother really this adept at online games every day?

But she didn't forget the important matter at hand, and turned to stare at Xie Zaiqi, saying, "Xiaoqi, what exactly is going on? Tell me in detail! If it's really serious bullying, you can't just act impulsively and give random advice. You should call the police to resolve it."

"But...there's no evidence! Even the teacher doesn't believe him!"

Xie Zaiqi said with a bitter face, "Her grades are not good, and she is not valued by the teachers at school. When she complained to the teacher, the teacher said that others were just joking with her. Then at night, she was called to the toilet and bullied, and her leg was cut with a long gash."

"injured?"

Sun Chang's expression hardened. At this point, it was no longer just bullying; it had already involved intentional injury.

Seeing Xie Zaiqi nod sympathetically, Sun Chang took out his phone and asked, "Which school is it? Do you know her real name? This is not something to joke about. If the police come and find out she's lying, the consequences will be severe."

"Her name is Deng Yanxi. She also sent me pictures; it's a really long, bloody gash. And the school... I know it's in Zhangzhou City, and it's a boarding junior high school where students can only go home once a month. Should I go back and ask about the rest?"

Xie Zaiqi is very unreliable. "There shouldn't be many boarding junior high schools. I'll make a call."

Sun Chang shook her head and quickly called Zhang Ke. In fact, within the Zhangzhou city police system, Zhang Ke was the only person she could contact.

Zhang Ke told Sun Chang to wait a moment and then hung up the phone, but a little while later he actually drove over in a red Mercedes.

"Why would I trouble you to make this trip?"

Sun Chang was a little embarrassed.

"Hehe... It's nothing, I just happen to be free."

Handing Sun Chang a bottle of water, Zhang Ke coughed and said, "It's quite a coincidence. The only monthly boarding junior high school in the entire Zhang City is located in Baimiao District. Because Baimiao Junior High School accepts some rural children, and it's far away, they set up boarding facilities. Um... since this matter involves children, let's not file a case for now, okay? I know someone at the Baimiao Police Station. I'll have him take us there to find out the details first. What do you think?"

Sun Chang nodded, thinking that Zhang Ke was quite reliable and the arrangements were appropriate.

Zhang Ke smiled, turned to look at the five kids, and said with a smirk, "As for you guys, just go home after school! This is not something you can get involved in. I don't care if you get a spanking from your parents for messing around."

"Use and then throw away!"

Hu Miao pouted unhappily.

"Are you treating us like a third wheel?!"

Zhang Yining was precocious.

Zhang Ke glared at the kids. "You know I'm in your way, yet you're still here?"

Xie Zaiqi hesitated for a moment, then suddenly gritted his teeth, stomped his foot, and shouted, "No, I have to go! I was the first to know about this, and I'm the one who told you! I have to go and see who dares to bully my fans!"

Zhang Ke was stunned for a moment.

"Fans, my foot! If she knew you were only in elementary school, she'd probably want to kill you to keep you quiet!" Zheng Jiacheng grumbled from behind, then added with a wicked laugh, "Mind your own business, you should first figure out how to avoid being bullied by Nie Zhuangzhuang... Ugh!"

Before he could finish speaking, Nie Zhuangzhuang grabbed him by the neck, almost suffocating him.

Zhang Ke tried his best to persuade the five kids, but to no avail. Sun Chang was a little embarrassed and felt that the two of them might be moving too fast. After asking the five kids if they had any homework from school, he also advised Zhang Ke to let them follow along this time.
Zhang Ke had no choice but to turn around and ask Lin Ge to come along too!

"What's it to me? I'm just here to watch the show!"

Lin Ge was dumbfounded.

"Situations at school are actually very difficult to resolve. If the homeroom teacher is reliable, it's fine, but if not, there are some things that students simply can't explain on their own. Plus, if a child is being bullied, they're unlikely to be part of a clique, so how can they possibly win an argument with so many people?"

Zhang Ke explained to Sun Chang, then pointed at Lin Ge and said, "You know Mimi's abilities, and my buddy is also an auxiliary police officer. None of the three of us have law enforcement authority. But Mimi has official status, so it makes things easier for us to handle matters and find evidence."

"You can do that?!"

Sun Chang was quite shocked.

"Make good use of the rules."

Zhang Ke shrugged casually, then glared at the five kids and said, "Can all five of you squeeze into the back seat? Let me make this clear first, if you want to come, you have to listen to me. I have the phone numbers of all five of your parents!"

"whispering sound!"

The five little ones aren't afraid of mere auxiliary police officers!

"If you dare touch me, you're dead!"

Hu Miao drew an invisible line in the back seat, then she and Zhang Yining occupied most of the space. As for how that fat guy Nie Zhuangzhuang would squeeze into a corner with the two boys, she didn't care at all.

Zhang Ke ignored the kids' antics, simply inviting Sun Chang to sit in the passenger seat before tossing the cat onto the control panel.

As for the Ford Focus that Sun Chang drove, he pretended not to know anything about it, and Sun Chang himself inexplicably didn't mention it again.

You look beautiful in that outfit.

He praised her earnestly.

"thank you!"

Sun Chang blushed, feeling inexplicably happy.

The two glanced at each other again, their eyes becoming somewhat strange.

"You adulterous couple!"

Lin Ge stared maliciously at Zhang Ke, still remembering the grudge of being grabbed by the neck earlier.

(End of this chapter)