Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 201 Cat Captain

Lin Ge was somewhat surprised, not expecting Nie Guoqiang to be so decisive in his actions.

He also planned to take Luo Jue to visit Ai Yun after finishing his business in Yexian in the next couple of days.

Unexpectedly, Nie Guoqiang took this matter to heart and resolved Ai Yun's situation in just two or three days after returning home. Now Lin Ge no longer needs to make a special trip to Yongshi; he can go straight home once things are settled here.

The thought of going home made Lin Ge even more eager to return.

He wished the suspect would suddenly appear in front of him so he could arrest him decisively, close the case, and return home with a sense of accomplishment.

But in reality, Lin Ge, accompanied by a group of police dogs, had to brave the rare sunny day to search from outside the village to inside, from the streets to the alleys, patiently searching for the last trace of the victim that might remain in the world.

Arriving at Bailing Village, the last place the victim went, Lin Ge climbed the big camphor tree at the entrance of the village and looked around.

He discovered that although the village was small, its location was terrible.

Two rural roads, running horizontally and vertically in a cross shape, cut through the very center of the village, representing a network of escape routes and a constant stream of unfamiliar vehicles. This also means that, in addition to villagers committing crimes, outsiders could very well receive information and be able to subdue and move the victims extremely quickly. Furthermore, the village's surveillance system consists of only one camera next to the artistic "Bailing Village" sign in the small square in front of the village committee, and a few other cameras installed at farmers' entrances pointing towards their threshing grounds—that's all.

No wonder the city bureau chief pinned his hopes on Lin Ge and his group of police dogs, because there were very few clues available here.

To date, the police haven't even figured out how the victims were moved to that forest. The countless entrances and exits to the villages, as well as the numerous paths, have created enormous difficulties for the police in monitoring passing vehicles.

The only information that can be confirmed is that the victim was most likely transported into the mountains by a four-wheeled motor vehicle. Other types of vehicles would hardly be able to carry a body that far, and larger vehicles would be completely inaccessible into the mountains...

With this deduction, Ringo's workload was greatly reduced.

His first task was to eliminate all cars, trucks, vans, electric vehicles, tractors, tricycles, and other vehicles in Bailing Village.

If no traces are found on these surfaces, then the residences of the villagers in Bailing Village will be inspected. If no clues are found even after this, then we will have to resort to searching high and low again, digging into this agricultural area from the wilderness.

"I would rather die than run around aimlessly again! Searching for a needle in a haystack and relying on luck is simply the greatest desecration of criminal investigation work! If so-called criminal investigation is just a matter of blind cats stumbling upon dead mice, then I would rather go back to the police station and deal with the old men and women!"

A young police officer who had only been working for a few years and had worked hard to transfer to the criminal investigation department roared at his teammates.

You're not even as good as a dog!

The middle-aged criminal investigation police officer sneered, wiping the spittle from his face. "Even a dog knows that you have to find the shit yourself to get a hot one! What do you think solving cases is? Sitting in your office playing with some bullshit reasoning, pointing fingers at the police officers and patrol officers at various police stations, making them run errands and do all the hard work for you? Don't be ridiculous, you idiot! I'm even being polite when I say you're not even as good as a dog. You're not fit to be a policeman! You actually want to go back to the police station? The police in Southern Province don't need deserters!"

The young policeman's face turned pale and then red, but he couldn't find any words to refute her.

During his free time recently, he did indeed "reference" several novels and TV series that claimed to be "based on certain facts" in order to learn from experience and broaden his horizons.

The detectives inside are so impressive! They're always pulling out guns to threaten, making sophisticated deductions, occasionally disguising themselves as plainclothes officers to frequent upscale places, and sometimes they even dare to slam their fists on the table in front of their superiors, while the junior officers below bow and scrape before them...

But why is it that now, a dignified criminal police officer like myself is being attacked like a dog?

No, they're worse than dogs!
Lin Ge jumped down from the tree and landed right in front of the young detective.

Seeing his face, which looked like he'd eaten shit, Ling Ge flicked his tail and turned to leave. These kinds of idiots who think too highly of themselves are often used in TV dramas as foils to highlight the protagonist; they usually don't survive more than three episodes.

"Even a cat looks down on me!"

The young detective watched helplessly as Lin Ge joined the pack of police dogs, then began to show off his power by yelling and cursing at them, which only made him feel worse.

But his partner remained still, and he dared not break the rules and act on his own. Seeing his middle-aged partner lazily smoking and waiting for the police cats and dogs to make a sound, he could only grunt, lower his head, close his eyes, and silently recite folk rhymes... without getting angry.

"Ow!"

After making a general assessment from the willow tree, Lin Ge called Sun Chang over and asked her to give each of the police dogs a portion of the victim's clothing that she was keeping to sniff. Then, he divided the sixteen dogs into four teams to search the four sides of the cross.

Unlike the previous two times, this time the police dog handlers finally got jobs that suited their roles, and were no longer just there to fill in. So, faced with the commands of a cat, they didn't dare utter a single word. Even though the police dogs obeyed Ringo's orders to split into four teams instead of eight, they could only silently follow the dogs and disperse, becoming part of Ringo's team as well.

Standing to the side was another unfortunate fellow who had eaten shit, the training captain whose position had been usurped by Lingo.

He should have been the one directing operations and assigning tasks, but Lin Ge and Sun Chang had completely taken over his job. Even now, all his police officers and dogs were out on missions, leaving him utterly alone.

"Wang?"

The German Shepherd police dog looked up and barked at its handler, seemingly confused as to what the dog was doing.

The training captain was immediately moved, squatted down, and stroked the German Shepherd's head, saying with emotion, "Little one, you're still the most loyal. You're the only one who hasn't left me. Don't ever be like those other guys, they're all just... just..."

Before he could finish speaking, with a roar from Lingo, the German Shepherd, Little Xiao, swung its tail and charged off.

As one of the three police dogs that fought bravely alongside Lingo in the last operation, Xiao Xiao was the most loyal and obedient to him. At the slightest bark from Lingo, it would instantly teleport over, ready to fight, its tail swishing like a windmill.

"ungrateful wretch..."

The discipline captain, on the verge of tears, uttered the last three words.

"Captain, what are you saying?"

Sun Chang hadn't heard what the discipline captain had said before, and was completely bewildered by the three words "ungrateful wretch" that he had inexplicably blurted out.

"You're the captain!"

The training captain sighed and obediently walked to the German Shepherd's side. He was no longer acting as the training captain, but as an ordinary police dog handler, awaiting orders from Ringo.

"Wang!"

The German Shepherd looked up and barked at the training captain, seemingly delighted to be able to carry out the mission with him.

"Little!"

The discipline captain immediately brightened up, and all the complaints and regrets vanished.

"This guy's got quite a few emotions. What's going on? Did we choose the wrong person to pair him with me and Sun Chang? Oh well! Anyway, Xiao Xiao and Bei Bei are reliable. The human doesn't really matter."

Wiggle his tail, and Lin Ge took the lead, strolling towards the village committee.

His steps were slow, even somewhat slow compared to humans. So the training captain could only reluctantly slow down, taking one step for every three steps Lin Ge took, leisurely following behind Lin Ge, who was holding Xiao Xiao's hand, like a follower.

Sun Chang covered her mouth and chuckled, but unlike the training captain, she wasn't reserved. She immediately let go of Bei Bei's leash, letting Bei Bei jump around Lin Ge like a madman, while she strolled along leisurely, taking in the unique rural scenery.

Soon, Lin Ge arrived at the entrance of the village committee with a group of his men.

Four vehicles were parked in the yard: two sedans and two pickup trucks. Lin Ge sniffed around as he passed by, but didn't detect the victim's scent. Instead, he noticed a strong lingering odor from the victim's relative, suggesting they had visited the area multiple times.

"After he ran out of money to pay for the hotel, he came to the village committee to borrow money several times. But our village committee is a formal institution, and our accounts are all in order. How can we lend money out so easily?"

The village official offered a brief explanation, but his expression was very unpleasant.

He never imagined that the murder case that had been making headlines in the city recently would be connected to his own village. And if the murderer was one of his own villagers, then…

The village official shuddered.

(End of this chapter)