Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 118 Boarding School
That bastard Zhang Ke!

I can understand if you want to show off to beautiful women, but you dare to use me as a prop?
If I get the chance, I'll show you!

Lin Ge was mentally sharpening his sword.

Upon arriving at Baimiao Middle School, there was indeed a police officer waiting at the school gate. Two people who appeared to be school leaders were standing nearby, neither of them seeming to be in a particularly good mood.

The two men paused for a moment when they saw a Mercedes parked in front of the school. They exchanged a glance, and the man stamped his foot and quickly told the security guard to open the gate.

A young man in a police uniform, a beautifully dressed woman, five kids in school uniforms, and then a cat comes down at the end?

This peculiar combination made the school leaders' mouths twitch.

"I'm sorry to bother you, it's so late and I'm taking up your time."

Zhang Ke greeted the school leaders politely.

"Hehe... No problem, no problem. But what brings you here this time, officer? I asked you earlier, but you wouldn't say."

The man who called himself the Dean of Students shook hands with Zhang Ke politely but with a hint of complaint.

"A little thing."

Zhang Ke didn't say it explicitly, but looked at another middle-aged woman who called herself the principal: "But schools are special places for teaching and nurturing people, so even the smallest things must be taken seriously. Don't you agree?"

Zhang Ke's words were loaded with meaning, and the female principal's face darkened.

To say she knew nothing about these things would be a lie. Bullying, frankly, stems from deficiencies in school management and education. The fact that one case has been exposed publicly indicates that many more children are suffering injustice behind the scenes—that's beyond question.

Therefore, Zhang Ke has made preparations for both scenarios.

If the school leaders handle it properly, fine; but if they dare to be perfunctory, don't blame him for calling in reinforcements. He can't afford to lose face in front of the girl because of something like this.

Seeing the awkward atmosphere, the head of student affairs quickly tried to smooth things over, saying, "Hehe... it's not a good look for us to stand at the door. Let's go inside the office to talk. Would you like to tour the school, kids?"

The five little ones shook their heads in unison, staring at the man with dissatisfaction.

The head of the teaching department broke out in a cold sweat.

What he hates most is this situation where things aren't explained clearly, and then all sorts of weirdos are brought in. Schools are places for teaching, so why can't they just quietly send off their students year after year?
The principal, minding his position, was unwilling to talk to the two junior police officers, so the head of teaching affairs could only greet the group of people into the school with a bitter face.

Halfway there, the cat that was following at the back suddenly turned and headed towards the dark basketball court.

"Oh, officer, your cat!"

The head of teaching affairs quickly took care of Zhang Ke.

"Don't worry about it, it'll go back on its own after it's had enough of its walk."

Zhang Ke waved his hand and continued to accept his friends' mocking winks and jeers.

Zhang Ke was even happier when Sun Chang didn't refute the joke but just smiled and responded as if he agreed. He didn't care about anything else.

Upon arriving at the office building entrance, Sun Chang suddenly stopped and suggested that he bring a few children to wait downstairs.

The head of the teaching department smiled and agreed.

After the group went upstairs, Sun Chang quickly led the five children to look for the cat. They arrived at the basketball court but couldn't find Lin Ge. In fact, a foul smell wafted over from the playground in the distance, causing the children to cover their noses.

"There are still dry toilets these days! Even in rural areas, flush toilets have been installed!"

Sun Chang was shocked.

"It stinks!"

"Mimi would never come to such a smelly place!"

"move!"

The children urged him on in muffled voices.

Is that Mimi?

Zhang Yining suddenly pointed towards the toilet and spoke.

The group looked over and, sure enough, saw a small, dark figure walking towards them from the toilet in the dim moonlight.

Lin Ge's face was extremely unpleasant as he walked, rubbing his paws vigorously on the grass. The area could hardly be considered grass anymore; it was overgrown with weeds almost as tall as Lin Ge, and countless mosquitoes were a constant nuisance.

Lin Ge did go to the toilet there and found cigarette butts and betel nut-like trash in the vicinity.

This alone reveals the school's management level; they don't care about anything except ensuring students complete nine years of compulsory education. In such an environment, fights, truancy, bullying, and other such incidents are almost inevitable.

"A terrible school!"

Lin Ge defined this Baimiao Middle School.

"Mimi, what are you doing in the toilet?"

"Mimi, you smell terrible!"

Hu Miao and Zhang Yining tried to greet Lin Ge, but were driven back by the even stronger stench. Lin Ge flicked his tail, ignoring the annoying kids, and slowly walked towards the student dormitory.

The student dormitory was very lively; you could see the sounds of students playing around and running around from afar.

Even though the weather has turned cool, many children are still running around in the corridor wearing only shorts. Some people are washing clothes and stomping on the clothes in the bucket.

This school has a peculiar problem: male and female students share the same dormitory building.

Boys sleep on the first, second, and third floors, while girls sleep on the fourth, fifth, and sixth floors.

The third and fourth floors were separated by a locked iron gate, and there wasn't even a security guard or dormitory supervisor present. Lin Ge seriously doubted whether the children upstairs would have the time or opportunity to escape should something happen.

As you approach the dormitory, you can see the situation inside several rooms on the first floor.

In one of the rooms, several boys were shirtless and gathered together, laughing and shouting things like "Triple kill! Triple kill!"

Hu Miao turned around and covered Zhang Yining's eyes, but Zhang Yining slapped her.

The two little girls looked at each other, their cheeks flushed.

"Oh, still shy!"

Sun Chang chuckled and teased the two girls, then looked at the three curious boys beside him and said, "You three protect the two girls. I'm going up to ask what's going on. The girl's name is Deng Yanxi, right? Knowing just one name is enough."

As he spoke, Sun Chang walked toward the dormitory, ignoring the students who were running and playing around.

The five little ones obediently stopped where they were. The three boys looked curiously at the chaotic yet free boarding school life in front of them, while the two girls turned around and looked at the dark school building in front of them, occasionally huddling together and whispering and laughing.

Lin Ge waited for a while, then grew impatient and turned to walk towards the back of the dormitory building.

"Hey! Mimi, where are you going?"

"Wait me a moment!"

Zhang Yining was the first to see Lin Ge's movements, and the other four quickly followed.

A cat led its five kittens straight into the darkness.

After passing the dormitory building, there is a red brick wall in front of you. It is more than two meters high, but it cannot stop students from skipping classes, nor can it stop outsiders.

"Pay back your money now, or I'll beat you to death!"

As I approached, I suddenly heard a threatening voice in a low voice.

Lin Ge paused, and the five little ones clenched their fists nervously.

Xie Zaiqi turned around, his face pale, but Nie Zhuangzhuang grabbed him and desperately gestured for him to be quiet with his index finger.

"I...I'll pay you back next month..."

A voice that sounded very weak said.

"Next month? Why not next year? Li Jiaqi, you only owe me a hundred yuan, can't you even come up with that little bit? Didn't I teach you a method? Steal it from your mom when you go back to school, and she won't be able to chase you back to school?"

"No...no, my mom doesn't have any money, and my dad would beat me to death if he found out."

"Do you understand 'nine out, thirteen back'? Do you understand interest? Ten percent a day, you owe me for a month, do the math yourself, how much is that? Heh... I'm only charging you two hundred, that's very reasonable, okay!"

"I...I don't have that much...I've given you all my allowance this month."

"Tiger, take off his clothes! Parade him through the streets for the girls upstairs to see."

"Hey! No... Okay, okay, I'll do it again, alright?"

After a struggle, the cowardly boy finally surrendered. Stripping him naked was beyond his psychological limits; he couldn't care less about anything else and could only try to get through the day first.

The five children around the corner, upon hearing this, were filled with righteous indignation and anger.

Why didn't you tell the teacher?

Zheng Jiacheng muttered to himself.

"I guess they won't care, right?"

Zhang Yining shook his head.

Lingo remained silent on this.

To be honest, the scene before him was familiar, because more than a decade ago, this kind of thing was commonplace in those shoddy schools and vocational schools. It's just that in recent years, the country has tightened its control over this area, and similar news has become much less frequent.

However... it's always very difficult to completely eliminate it.

Lin Ge's ears suddenly perked up, and he quickly turned around to urge the five little ones to hurry up and leave.

The five little devils were stunned for a moment.

It was too late by the time they stopped, and the cursing footsteps quickly approached.

(End of this chapter)