Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 19: Alarming the Snake
Nie Guoqiang had just received the news that the cat was missing when he heard that eerie meow in the group chat a short while later.

Li Yiduo and Zhao Zhigang naturally wouldn't ignore the voice, and both looked at Nie Guoqiang with surprised eyes.

Is this thing... really a cat?

The sound was eerie.

Nie Guoqiang looked down at his phone, then suddenly smiled knowingly. This smile seemed utterly unbelievable to Zhao Zhigang, because in his eyes, the seemingly listless Nie Guoqiang was never one to smile, so serious he didn't even know what laughter was.

He certainly didn't know how relaxed and expressive Nie Guoqiang's expression was when he was alone with Lin Ge.

"Chief...Mimi, have you found her?"

Li Yiduo tentatively asked Nie Guoqiang.

He still doesn't understand what happened today. Or rather, as a computer science major who is single-mindedly focused on the surveillance cameras in his jurisdiction, he is simple-minded and lacks initiative; his occasional fieldwork is merely for recording and clocking in.

"Found them, found them all. Yiduo, are you tired? Do you want to rest?"

Nie Guoqiang's kind inquiry to Li Yiduo revealed that this capable and well-behaved young man was a darling of every police station. Since Li Yiduo came to Zhanghe Police Station, the efficiency of the Skynet system in locking down fugitives had increased by more than 30%.

Li Yiduo shook his head. Although his physical condition was not as good as other police officers, he was not so physically fit that he needed to rest after sitting in a car for two hours.

Zhao Zhigang glanced enviously at his companion beside him, envious that Li Yiduo was able to receive Nie Guoqiang's attention. Of course, he also understood that given his connections and his usual work attitude, Nie Guoqiang would definitely not give him a good look.

“Since we don’t need to rest, let’s get moving! Yiduo, contact our naval police boat. Zhao Zhigang, send a message to everyone in the station who isn’t on duty, and tell them to gather at the dock. We’ll move by land and sea simultaneously, and we absolutely won’t give them a chance to escape.”

Nie Guoqiang gave the order decisively and sped off towards Lin Ge's location.

"Tsk tsk... Looks like the boss is really excited. He rarely issues orders for such large-scale operations. Usually, even when arresting criminals, three or five policemen are enough. But this time, he's pulled off such a big operation. Did he get some intelligence?"

Zhang Yong looked at the messages in the group chat with amusement.

"Won't such a high-profile deployment alert the enemy?"

Zhang Ke was somewhat curious.

Police usually lay in wait to trap people, or catch them like turtles in a jar. They rarely make such a big fuss by sounding sirens and making the incident known to everyone.

"What do you think is the most important thing in a drug trafficking case?"

Zhang Yong, who was relatively free at the moment, turned to Zhang Ke and said, "The first thing is to stop their next criminal activity and minimize the harm they cause. It's absolutely impossible to catch all the suspects at once or close the case in one operation for organized crime like this. In the information age, tipping off others is very easy, and subsequent manhunts across the country are inevitable. So, in this situation, it's better to first disrupt their operations, then slowly pull one loose thread. Once these scoundrels hiding in the shadows start moving, more and more loopholes will appear."

Zhang Yong paused for a moment, then chuckled knowingly, "By the way, let me say something a little heartless: better to sacrifice a friend than myself. Driving drug dealers out of Zhang City and protecting the people of Zhang City from drug abuse means we've accomplished more than half our mission. You all know that combating drugs is a long-term, drawn-out task; you arrest one person, another another, and you never finish. In this situation, disrupting the drug market and cutting off the connection between dealers and users is the most effective way to curb the spread of drugs. Actually, this kind of thing should have been told to you when you first joined the police force, but since the harm caused by drugs in Zhang City is relatively minor, we overlooked it..."

"So, we need to stir up trouble and alert the snake. By driving the snake away or by having the police across the country work together to keep the snake busy, it will have no chance or time to harm people again."

Zhang Ke seemed to understand something, and quickly grasped Zhang Yong's meaning.

Lin Ge nodded in agreement. He had to admit, this method was actually quite foolish!
But you have to admit that this method is indeed very effective. Playing hide-and-seek with criminals, or trying to catch every criminal hiding in the shadows, is difficult, or even nearly impossible.

but……

Once the rats hiding underground are disturbed and start running, the probability of them being discovered is very high. With the assistance of the national surveillance system, these people will only reveal more and more clues and flaws, and will eventually be caught in one fell swoop.

Of course, there are many more details and other crucial aspects that ordinary people wouldn't understand or even imagine—things that laymen can't guess, but which are deliberately done by the police. Ordinary people only see the police accepting cases, searching for suspects, issuing online warrants, waiting for news, etc., seemingly doing nothing well. Even criminals might think the police are useless. But when the police suddenly appear out of nowhere, their bewildered expressions become all the more real.

In short, Nie Guoqiang was prepared to make a move that might alert the enemy.

Nie Guoqiang arrived quickly, followed by five police cars with sirens blaring all the way.

It was midday, and the autumn heat was intense. Under the watchful eyes of tourists and pedestrians nearby, Nie Guoqiang decisively assigned tasks, then opened the door of Zhang Yong's police car and looked at the dirty cat lying near the air conditioner vent.

"Mimi, why don't you go back first?"

Nie Guoqiang's expression was somewhat strange, and he seemed to be struggling. He looked at Lin Ge, then at Li Yiduo outside, who looked somewhat nervous. "Now that the target has been identified, your mission is complete. Let Yiduo take you back. Leave the rest to us."

Lin Ge opened his eyes, glanced at Nie Guoqiang, and ignored him.

He had said long ago that he would take revenge himself.

Nie Guoqiang's plan might be to arrest a member of the criminal organization and then follow the clues step by step, but Lin Ge would rather catch that bastard Zhao Liang right now and give him a good beating!
Even if Zhao Liang wasn't on the scene, he didn't plan to retreat now. Even if the police successfully arrested the guys on the boat and planned to go home, he would try to find other clues and lead his men to continue the assault.

"You're really stubborn! Fine, I can't control you anymore. I'll be very busy from now on, so you'd better watch your life."

After saying that, Nie Guoqiang waved to Lin Ge, closed the car door, and turned to leave.

Lin Ge slowly stood up, quietly watching Nie Guoqiang assign tasks to completely surround the dock. Even the rarely seen water police boats were already patrolling the river, blocking any possibility of escape for those people.

There were also drones circling overhead, and it turned out that Li Yiduo was operating them.

To Lin Ge's astonishment, Li Yiduo possessed the ability to control four drones simultaneously with a single device. Unlike civilian drones, this guy's controller, as large as a laptop, had four ridiculously clear screens. It even had facial recognition capabilities; occasionally, as it flew low over the dock, the faces and identities of several police officers walking towards it would be simultaneously displayed in the upper right corner of the monitor.

"This thing is really high-tech!"

Lin Ge couldn't resist opening the car window and jumping out, leaning close to Li Yiduo to take a look, and then curiously scrutinizing the guy.

Zhang Ke is a rich second-generation fool who ran off to be an auxiliary police officer. Unexpectedly, Li Yiduo is no less capable; his skills are so great that a single police station can't possibly accommodate him all. With that kind of talent, why not do something else? Why come to the police station and collect three or four thousand yuan a month as an auxiliary police officer?
Shaking his head, Lin Ge didn't quite understand the two people's thoughts.

However, with Li Yiduo around, things became simpler. Unless those bastards could hold their breath underwater indefinitely and walk dozens of kilometers underwater, they would definitely not escape the police's inescapable net.

Lin Ge quietly revealed his claws, somewhat eager to try.

(End of this chapter)