Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 185 Nemesis
Sun Chang looked at Lin Ge with a mixture of nervousness and anticipation, much like the feeling he had when he first saw someone make a phone call as a child.

She also realized something: Mimi can't speak human language, so how is she supposed to communicate with the person on the other end of the phone? By meowing?

"Hey?"

The call suddenly went through.

Sun Chang was caught off guard and unsure whether she should respond. But soon, she no longer needed to worry.

"Ouch!"

With a boastful roar, Lin Ge quickly let the person on the other end of the phone know who this was.

"Mimi?"

Jiang Yan on the other end of the phone paused for a moment, then quickly asked in confusion, "Mimi, didn't you go on a business trip to Nan Province with Lao Nie? Why are you calling me all of a sudden? Is something wrong, or... has something happened to Lao Nie?"

Jiang Yan spoke with few pauses, much calmer than Lin Ge had expected. Even though Lin Ge hadn't said a word, she had already guessed the purpose of the call.

Lin Ge breathed a sigh of relief and pushed the phone towards Sun Chang.

"I?"

Sun Chang pointed at himself, his eyes wide, and said with a look, "You want me to talk? I... I don't even know who's over there! And... what am I supposed to say? That Director Nie is healthy or that his legs are crippled and he can't move?"

Lin Ge ignored her thoughts and just told her to be honest.

Sure enough, Jiang Yan quickly guessed the situation and, after calming down, said directly, "Mimi, there's someone next to you, right? Let him talk to me. My name is Jiang Yan, I'm Nie Guoqiang's wife, and I'm also a forensic doctor at the Zhangzhou Public Security Bureau! No matter what Old Nie's current situation is, since Mimi made this call, I will find out the truth no matter what. Now, who is the person next to me? Please tell me everything!"

"I……"

Sun Chang was very conflicted. Would reporting this be considered betraying Director Nie?

But then a cough came from the other end of the line, and Sun Chang suddenly shuddered. An inexplicable sense of oppression made her dare not hesitate any longer. She carefully picked up her phone, glanced back at Nie Guoqiang waiting for the doctor to dispense his medication in the clinic, and then recounted the whole story to Jiang Yan.

Jiang Yan remained calm throughout.

Even when Sun Chang mentioned that Nie Guoqiang needed someone to help him downstairs, she remained frighteningly calm.

When she heard that Nie Guoqiang was currently in the hospital and planned to receive a nerve block injection before continuing his mission in Yexian, she couldn't help but let out a cold snort, making the atmosphere on both sides of the phone inexplicably cold.

"I see."

Jiang Yan thanked Sun Chang briefly and then hung up the phone decisively.

Looking at her phone screen that had lit up again, Sun Chang looked at Lin Ge with tears in her eyes and said, "Mimi, you're going to get me killed! This woman will definitely cause trouble for Director Nie. Will he make things difficult for me later if he remembers this?"

"Idiot, your file isn't at Zhanghe Police Station. You're a trainee police officer at Baimiao Police Station, not under Nie Guoqiang's jurisdiction. What right does he have to make things difficult for you?"

Lin Ge glared at Sun Chang with disdain.

"Huh? Oh! Wait, I don't think I'm a police officer from Zhanghe Police Station?"

Sun Chang himself quickly realized the truth.

This guy wasn't stupid after all, and he quickly realized that he was indeed the most suitable person to tattle. In addition, Sun Chang himself didn't want Nie Guoqiang to work so hard, so he chuckled, feeling that he had done a good deed.

On the other side, Nie Guoqiang, who was enduring the pain and waiting, suddenly realized that his cell phone was ringing in his pocket.

When he took it out and looked at it, his eyebrows furrowed.

The phone kept ringing, determined not to give up until it was answered. Nie Guoqiang's expression grew increasingly helpless; he could only swipe the screen to answer the call, then reflexively held it further away.

"Nie Guoqiang, are you tired of living?"

Sure enough, the next second, an angry roar came from the other end of the phone.

The sound was so loud that it echoed throughout the room even without speakerphone. Qian Wei, who was playing on his phone across the room, was startled and nearly dropped his phone.

"Yan'er, what's making you angry this time? Has Zhuangzhuang been naughty at home?"

Nie Guoqiang calmly feigned ignorance, looking completely oblivious to what his wife was saying, which made Qian Wei secretly purse his lips. "Nie...Guo...Qiang..."

Jiang Yan gritted her teeth on the other end of the phone, her voice growing increasingly cold: "Do I have to contact the Yongshi Public Security Bureau before you'll tell me the truth? Or if the Public Security Bureau isn't enough, I can call the Yongshi First People's Hospital and have them give you a brainwashing, to see if you understand what you're doing! Getting injections? Handling cases while sick? Who do you think you are? Does the world stop turning without you?"

Hearing the voice on the other end of the phone, Nie Guoqiang's eyes sharpened instantly. He turned to look at the others in the consultation room. Qian Wei was staring blankly at the ceiling, while Luo Jue remained motionless with his head down. The disappearances of Sun Chang and Lin Ge made him realize what was going on.

Knowing he couldn't hide it any longer, Nie Guoqiang chuckled and said, "Yan'er, it's not that serious. It's just an old ailment. You know my situation, don't you? I've endured the pain for so many years, what else could possibly happen?"

"Heh... Do you know better than me whether something will go wrong?"

Jiang Yan interrupted Nie Guoqiang with a cold laugh, then said decisively, "I won't listen to your excuses, and don't try to use the same methods you use on suspects on me! Nie Guoqiang, I'm only giving you two choices! Tomorrow is the weekend, I'll take Zhuangzhuang to my parents' place! If you're not back by Monday the day after tomorrow, then I'm sorry, I'll be staying with my parents from now on! You can forget about having a son, you might as well spend the rest of your life solving cases!"

"Yan'er!"

Nie Guoqiang panicked; he simply couldn't make this choice.

"What? Without you, Nie Guoqiang, the butcher, Zhushi wouldn't be able to eat a whole pig with its hair on? You, Nie Guoqiang, are already a nationally renowned crime-solving expert. Do you think those useless people in Zhushi can't solve cases without you?"

Jiang Yan was still sneering when she changed her tone and said, "Or I could call the leaders of Zhuzhou City right now and ask them if the city's police are all useless, and if they can't solve cases without outside help!"

"Yan'er, what you said went a bit too far."

Nie Guoqiang was helpless, but still said in a deep voice, "No one in this world says they can't do without someone. I just want to contribute more. The sooner the suspect is caught, the sooner the people can have peace and tranquility."

"Your strength is nothing!"

Jiang Yan angrily hung up the phone.

Nie Guoqiang glanced at his phone, then looked up at Qian Wei, who looked embarrassed. The two stared at each other in bewilderment.

"cough!"

Qian Wei coughed and tentatively said, "How about we just leave it at that? Your sister-in-law said you should go back, so let's go back. Besides, to be honest, I also think the treatment level in Zhang City might be better for you."

The doctor who just walked in had a dark expression and couldn't stand looking at Qian Wei.

Seeing that Nie Guoqiang did not respond, he put the plate of medicine on the cabinet next to him, casually tossed his white coat aside, and left.

Nie Guoqiang pondered for a moment, still somewhat hesitant.

Should I resolve the issue first and then slowly go back to appease my wife and children? Or should I go back now and nip the problem in the bud?

For Nie Guoqiang, this was a difficult choice.

Sun Chang peeked out from outside the door and gave Nie Guoqiang a dry laugh.

"or……"

Qian Wei wanted to persuade him again, after all, he didn't want to do this kind of mess for even a day longer. It would be so much better to go back to Zhang City and leisurely catch thieves, which would be both pleasant and carefree.

"Go back to the hotel and rest. We'll talk about everything tomorrow."

Nie Guoqiang stopped Qian Wei from rambling on, and just as he was about to say a few more words, his phone rang again.

This time, a different number was used. Nie Guoqiang's lips twitched twice, and he sighed before answering the call.

"Hello? Dad?"

Nie Zhuangzhuang's furtive voice rang out, like a thief: "Did you make Mom angry again? She's throwing a tantrum at home and is packing her things. Dad, I don't want to go to Grandpa and Grandma's. I made plans with Zheng Jiacheng to go fishing tomorrow."

"Fishing? Where to fish?"

Nie Guoqiang frowned. "Are there any places in Zhangzhou where children can go fishing?"
"Hehe... Xie Zaiqi discovered a secret pond, the kind where no one charges a fee. Zheng Jiacheng found his dad's hidden fishing rods, hehe... so many rods! So Uncle Zheng likes fishing!"

"I'm going back tomorrow! You're not allowed to go to unsupervised ponds, it's too dangerous!"

Nie Guoqiang made the decision without hesitation.

(End of this chapter)