Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 190 The Devil is One Foot Tall

Wu Laosan was a tomb raider.

His family had been tomb raiders for generations.

Of all the ancient tombs in the entire southern province, there were none that the Wu family disdained to rob, and none that the Wu family dared not rob.

At first, Wu Laosan's great-grandfather only stole from princes and nobles, and made a fortune during the war. He had a lot of palace treasures and did business with foreigners.

Later, Wu Laosan's grandfather would search for the ancestral graves of wealthy and powerful people. Even in that era of national poverty and turmoil, he was incredibly rich, possessing countless gold and silver treasures, and living a low-key yet luxurious life.

After that, Wu Laosan's father specialized in choosing strange tombs and burial sites. Although he reaped relatively little, he became quite famous and was considered to be doing very well in the southern province.

By the time it was Wu Laosan's turn, all the tombs that were plunderable, easy to plunder, and worth plundering were gone. The state also tightened its control, and coupled with his own incompetence, the Wu family gradually declined.

So, in order to make a living, Wu Laosan became quite reckless. He would secretly go down into any tomb and dig a couple of shovelfuls. He would take away all the funerary objects in the tomb, regardless of their value, and sell them to buy wine.

A few years ago, Wu Laosan had a son late in life. He married a woman and they had a son named Wu Xie.

For his son's sake, and to prevent his descendants from being cursed with the loss of their anus, Wu Laosan originally planned to retire from tomb raiding. After all, the profession of tomb raiding certainly didn't have a good reputation.

Just over two weeks ago, three old friends who had worked with him for a while came to his door.

Firstly, they sought refuge; secondly, they intended to use him to make some money and escape. Thirdly, Wu Laosan had been idle for several years and was getting restless. So he led the three men to wander in the mountains for two days, found a wealthy man's ancestral tomb from the Ming Dynasty, and robbed it.

Unfortunately, the treasure was nowhere to be found, but an unexpected incident occurred, which immediately turned the atmosphere at the scene somewhat sour.

Then, the three old friends inexplicably started fighting amongst themselves, and before Wu Laosan could even figure it out, blood was suddenly drawn.

With his old friends either dead or scattered, Wu Laosan lived in fear and hid at home for a few days. Suddenly, he discovered that the police had arrived. The massive search that swept across the mountains and fields startled Wu Laosan, and he began to worry about the methods he had used to hide the body.

Not wanting his son to have a criminal father who would negatively impact his future, and also not wanting to work in prison, Wu Laosan decided to carefully cover up the place where the body was hidden once more.

With his tomb-raiding skills, still not fully recovered, he cautiously approached the burial site. After making some disguises, he felt it wasn't safe enough and noticed the search dogs were still some distance away. So, he took out a half-empty bottle of his ancestral treasure medicine from his pocket and sprinkled it evenly around the crack where the body was buried, finally letting out a sigh of relief.

A dozen minutes later, Lingo led his pack of dogs, following the scent, to the vicinity of the large crack.

Just as he was about to continue walking forward, his movements suddenly stopped abruptly.

For some reason, even though he didn't smell anything, he inexplicably felt a sense of danger ahead, a feeling that he couldn't get close.

He sniffed carefully and could faintly detect a scent, like the urine of a wild beast—very faint, but extremely unsettling. It was as if he had trespassed into the territory of a wild animal, and continuing forward could mean certain death.

Not only Lin Ge, but the police dogs behind him were also restless.

The imposing presence of the beast kept the police dogs from barking, forcing them to grit their teeth and growl, their tails taut. Seeing Ringo eager to move forward, one of the Labradors bravely charged, attempting to bite his tail and pull him back.

This guy was loyal and brave, but Lingo dodged it with a flick of his tail.

"Wang!"

The Labrador meowed impatiently, not understanding how this cat could be so bold as to venture into places it shouldn't be.

"Idiot, what kind of wild beasts are there these days? Although I don't know if this scent is from a tiger or a lion, its presence in the Southern Province already indicates something is wrong. It's obvious there's something wrong up ahead, okay?"

Lin Ge turned around and glared at the police dogs, annoyed that they would be fooled by such basic things.

However, Lin Ge had to admit that wild animal urine was indeed very effective against animals. Dogs, uneducated as they are, wouldn't know that wild animals couldn't possibly be near cities these days. This basic reasoning is common sense for humans, but it's incredibly difficult for animals to grasp. Chinese history dates back thousands of years to the use of tiger urine to repel wild beasts, and this tactic remains highly effective today.

Faced with this situation, even if the police dog has its handler nearby when it retreats, Lin Ge estimates that the handler would find it difficult to draw any useful conclusions. After all, police dogs can't speak, and who would think of something like wild animal urine?

Looking up ahead, Lin Ge didn't notice anything unusual.

In other words, even if police dog handlers become suspicious of the area due to the unusual behavior of their dogs, it's difficult to pinpoint the exact target they're looking for. Urine is invisible and colorless, making it hard for them to even decide which direction to search in the surrounding area.

Simple and crude, but effective—this was Wu Laosan's ancestral method. Hidden in a distant treetop, Wu Laosan, though surprised that a cat had appeared among the police dogs, was still satisfied with the effects of his ancestral remedy. He lowered the shade leaves, leaned quietly against the branch, closed his eyes to rest, and patiently waited for the police dogs to leave.

"Seriously, what's there to be afraid of? With the police making such a commotion behind us, even the most powerful beast would have run away long ago."

Ignoring the threat of urine with the simplest judgment, Lin Ge cursed and boldly stepped into the 'beast territory'.

"Wang!"

Several police dogs barked at Lin Ge, but seeing that he was still stubbornly walking forward, they looked at each other and then obediently followed.

This is the advantage of having a wolf king leading the team.

With a leader, the other dogs can suppress their fear and worry about the beast and overcome the obstacles set up by the enemy.

Soon, as the four bold police dogs followed Lin Ge into the urine threat area, the remaining police dogs finally mustered their courage one by one, lowering their heads and cautiously and somewhat fearfully crossing the urine trap set up by Wu Laosan.

After walking twenty or thirty meters forward, the smell of urine gradually faded, and there was no longer any trace of wild beasts. The police dogs quickly recovered.

Looking around and sniffing everywhere, they smelled unfamiliar scents again.

What puzzled them was that the smell was strange, inexplicably giving them a tipsy feeling. It seemed the target had inexplicably changed from a suspect to a familiar identity, causing them to lower their guard and even feel a sense of pleasure.

"Wang!"

"Woof!"

Several police dogs began wagging their tails, but seemed to have no specific goal; they were just excited and eager to run around.

"Dog mint?"

Lin Ge also smelled the scent, which seemed to be herbal. Looking at the most excited police dogs, a word involuntarily came to mind.

Cats have catnip, so dogs should have something similar, right?
Moreover, it is obvious that police dogs in abnormal condition are unable to perform their duties.

A closer look at the group revealed that eight or nine of the eighteen police dogs were already quite drunk and completely incapacitated. The rest, while still managing to control themselves, were also agitated, a stark contrast to their obedient demeanor when they first arrived at the mountain.

The opponent's actions and professionalism in dealing with the police dogs surprised Lin Ge. He couldn't help but wonder if, without his involvement, these police dogs would have been helplessly rendered useless by the enemy's trickery.
Even the trainers may not be able to figure out what's going on with the dogs, and will most likely have no choice but to retreat, abandoning the powerful investigative capabilities of the police dogs.

But after losing police dogs, who can guarantee that the enemy won't have measures against the police?

Finding and subduing someone who is truly prepared for all kinds of police tactics is undoubtedly a very difficult task.

In China, very few public security bureaus use thermal imaging cameras, not to mention the numerous restrictions they face outdoors. The kind of equipment seen in movies that can capture images of people from a distance in broad daylight under the blazing sun is probably only the most advanced military equipment.

It must be said that the other party is indeed very capable.

However, even with all the measures Wu Laosan had prepared, who could have imagined that there would be an extra cat in the police force?

He possesses the same keen sense of smell and hearing, and is equally adept at reconnaissance. However, Lin Ge's rationality and intellect allow him to completely evade Wu Laosan's various methods, and thus easily limit his target to the surrounding area.

Refusing to be stopped by the enemy's methods, Lingo led Beibei and three other police dogs that were still in good fighting condition to continue the search.

This time he was confident. No matter what, the more the enemy made, the closer the target was to their location—that was without a doubt.

"Woo..."

Five more police dogs, displaying their tenacious professionalism, stubbornly stood firm and slowly followed. Lin Ge looked back and saw that half of them were Kunming dogs.

Haha... Domestically bred and trained police dogs actually performed much better than foreign breeds under these special circumstances. Even though their conditions were just as bad, their tenacity and courage alone are enough to earn Lin Ge's admiration.

(End of this chapter)