Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 146 New Case Details
Two rookie skaters, wearing roller skates, huddled cautiously in a corner, gripping the railing tightly with both hands, afraid to move.

Li Yiduo was the most useless; he couldn't even take a step and just stood there like a door god. Li Siyu, on the other hand, dared to try taking a few steps, but she wasn't brave enough and quickly retreated, holding onto the railing.

Watching the expert glide past them in a flash, taunting them along the way, the two newbies exchanged a glance and both gave awkward smiles.

"Haha... this sport doesn't seem to be very suitable for us."

Li Yiduo gave a dry laugh, his expression blank. It was the first time he had realized how difficult it was to maintain balance. Ice skating was a completely different sport from games.

"Hehe, it's mainly because there are kids all around me, which makes me quite embarrassed."

Li Siyu smoothed her hair, looked around, and quickly lowered her head.

Li Yiduo couldn't stand such talk, so he quickly pointed to his trembling legs to ease the girl's embarrassment and said, "What are you afraid of? Just have fun. Besides, Siyu, you can already skate, unlike me. I feel like I'm doing the splits even after taking a few steps. I can't control my legs at all."

As he spoke, he wanted to demonstrate to Li Siyu how stiff his body was. He let go of the railing, slowly stood up, exaggeratedly took a deep breath, and then carefully walked forward.

"Hey?"

Suddenly, out of control, both of Li Yiduo's feet slid forward at the same time. He was so nervous that he couldn't pull his legs back and watched helplessly as his body quickly fell to the ground.

"careful!"

Li Siyu quickly blocked Li Yiduo from behind, grabbing the railing and hugging him tightly. The two swayed for a while before finally regaining their balance.

"No... I'm sorry."

The two were pressed tightly together. Li Yiduo apologized, feeling both embarrassed and excited, his body temperature rising rapidly.

"Hmm, can you stand up now?"

Li Siyu was also very nervous, her face flushed and her eyes darting around, afraid of being seen.

Then... she saw a cat with a mischievous glint in its eyes.

"Hey!"

Overwhelmed with embarrassment, Li Siyu instinctively pushed Li Yiduo away, turned around, covered her face, and faced the wall.

"Ugh?"

Li Yiduo sat down on the ground in a daze.

"Tch! Serves you right! Disgusting!"

Lin Ge gave a disgruntled sneer.

He squatted in the nearby rest area, coldly watching the two adulterers. Especially the way Li Siyu quickly apologized to Li Yiduo after regaining her senses, and then forcefully pulled the idiot who only knew how to laugh stupidly up, made Lin Ge particularly angry at this poop-scooper's lack of self-control.

Be reserved, you silly Li Siyu!

Look at that silly dog, its face is as red as if it's been drinking!

Lin Ge glared at Li Yiduo with disdain, then turned his head away in boredom to look at other places.

Even though it's not the weekend, this trendy toy store is still packed with people, mostly young people.

Among them were a few little devils who were like light bulbs, always getting in the way, and I don't know why they didn't go to school.

A brat, daring enough to provoke Lingo, was startled by the ear-piercing sound of Lingo scraping his claws on the marble table, and trembled as he ran away.

Lingo revealed a wicked smile and then impatiently flicked his tail.

I don't know why, but there were way too many people smoking here today, and the smell of smoke was very strong.

Despite the "No Smoking" signs on the wall and the lack of ashtrays, there were still several young men with blond, red, or mixed-hair styles smoking, chatting, spitting, and swearing.

Next door, there were two guys in leather pants playing King of Fighters, their exaggerated movements making the machine bang loudly.

They were both smoking, but not regular cigarettes; they were smoking something called an e-cigarette.

A mere whiff of this thing produces an enormous amount of white smoke. The smoke also carries a strange sweetness, which makes Lin Ge feel quite uncomfortable.

Meanwhile, Lin Ge also noticed that after taking a puff of their cigarettes, the two men became inexplicably more excited, and their movements while playing the game became increasingly exaggerated. Unfortunately, this cheap game console was far inferior to the professional machines from over a decade ago, and the man who failed to execute a move immediately flew into a rage and kicked the console, resetting the screen to its initial state.

"What the hell? You're resorting to cheating just because you can't win, huh?"

His companion's arrogant mockery made his expression even more unpleasant.

"What a piece of junk machine! Let's go bowling!"

"Afraid of you?"

The two men went to the bowling alley with cold smiles, not forgetting to take another puff halfway through.

Lin Ge sniffed, becoming somewhat wary of the two, so he quietly jumped off the table and secretly followed them toward the bowling area.

Upon arrival, I saw two bastards bullying a brother and sister who were throwing a ball forward with both hands on the fairway.

The older sister was no more than ten years old, and the younger brother was barely the size of a kindergartener. These two adult bastards, using the excuse that bowling was for adults and that little kids wouldn't know how to play, twisted the two children off the bowling lane.

The two children, with tears in their eyes, didn't dare to struggle, and the staff operating the machine behind them were also angry but dared not speak out.

Then, the two men in leather pants began a clumsy bowling match. It was obvious they had never learned how to bowl; they knew nothing about the techniques and rules, and their postures were just something they'd picked up from TV or movies.

So when their bowling balls slid into the gutter three times in a row, the two men, amidst the veiled mockery of those around them, finally snapped. One grabbed a bowling ball and slammed it into the return machine, while the other kicked over a sofa.

"Fuck! What a load of crap!"

Not satisfied, the two men, under the pale gaze of the female staff member, began to wreak havoc on the bowling alley again. This made the game much more fun; they laughed loudly and even threw bowling balls off the rink, nearly hitting a passing child.

"Call the police!"

"Don't go over there, they'll hit you!"

The predominantly female service staff were all trembling with fear, but only dared to take out their mobile phones.

Lin Ge glanced back and saw through the glass partition that Li Yiduo and Li Siyu were quickly changing their shoes.

They had noticed the commotion, but expecting them to run over on roller skates would be asking too much of Li Yiduo.

So now... should we make a move?
"What the hell?!"

The siblings who had been kicked off the bowling alley hadn't gone far; they were watching timidly from a short distance away. But this angered the two scoundrels, one of whom was still holding a bowling ball and strode aggressively toward the two children.

"How despicable!"

Lin Ge could no longer hold back.

'Boom! '

A flying shoe was thrown at incredible speed, hitting the man squarely on the head.

The roller skates were powerful and heavy; the man didn't even have time to groan before he collapsed to the ground.

Not far away, Li Yiduo was still in the throwing posture.

He was wearing a sock on one foot, but still had his skate on the other. Apparently, he hadn't even had time to change his skate; he'd just taken one off and rushed over. Seeing no suitable weapon around, he simply used his skate as a flail.

This audacious scene drew gasps of surprise from the onlookers.

Lin Ge also stopped his lunging motion in surprise.

"Murder...murder?"

"I'm a police officer! Everyone, don't panic!"

Li Yiduo regained his composure, withdrew his hand, and struggled to stand firm. He looked around with a serious expression and stern tone, silencing everyone and easing their tension.

Li Siyu hopped over as she put on her shoes and stood beside Li Yiduo to encourage him.

'Boom! '

Suddenly another muffled groan was heard.

But another guy in leather pants, who was pretending to run away, was tackled to the ground by Lin Ge from behind.

Lin Ge hesitated for a second but ultimately took the kill. After all, he couldn't let Li Yiduo get all the prey.

right?
Look how excited Li Siyu is!

The poor man in leather pants was caught off guard and fell into the pitching area, his head hitting the pine fairway and instantly losing consciousness.

This scene startled everyone again.

They glanced at Li Yiduo, then at Lin Ge, who was crouching on the prisoner's back, sharpening his knife. They looked back at Li Yiduo, signaling to the officer to quickly deal with the injuring cat.

Li Yiduo didn't care about them.
He breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that the other prisoner had also failed to escape.

"Mimi, what's going on?"

Li Yiduo approached Lin Ge and asked, puzzled, "Why did these two do something so irrational? Even if they were drunk, they should still be able to tell right from wrong, shouldn't they?"

Lin Ge blinked, a guess forming in his mind.

He had already smelled a faint, very strange odor on the two men's leather pants that had been pulled up.

Unlike any of the drugs Nie Guoqiang had taken him to identify at the police station, this one had a very strange chemical smell. The smell was very faint and bland, mixed with the stench of bad breath, and probably undetectable to a human.

Even police dogs... can probably smell it, but they may not be able to distinguish it.

So... is it yet another new type of odorless drug?
Or perhaps it's a stimulant?

How can prohibited substances be mixed into e-cigarettes to evade regulatory authorities and be sold?

Lingo made this judgment.

So, who sold these illegal e-cigarettes to these two people?
Lin Ge slowly recalled the circumstances of when he met the two men, and soon he had someone he suspected. Seeing that Li Yiduo was still diligently untying his roller skate laces to tie them up, Lin Ge ignored the two unlucky guys and handed them both over to Li Yiduo to deal with.

He then ran quickly towards the exit of the entertainment center.

Thank you to my friends 犄角旮旯阿巴巴 and Asaka晨韵 for their generous donations.

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