Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 208 The trouble caused by greed

'Waaaah...waaaah...'

The sirens of police cars could be heard in the distance, accompanied by the urgent shouts of ambulances.

Upon learning of the news, both sides arrived at the scene almost simultaneously.

When the large group of people arrived, the bloody scene caused everyone's expressions to change drastically.

The police were extremely anxious about Chen Song lying motionless on the ground, while the murderer on the other side, who even dared to smile, infuriated them even more.

That guy, damn it!

When the police learned from the discipline captain that this disheveled man was actually the murderer in the previous dismemberment case, all the police officers were stunned.

No one expected that this cruel murderer, who had caused the entire Zhuzhou Public Security Bureau to mobilize so much resources and dispatch almost all the police officers to painstakingly collect evidence throughout the city, would suddenly appear before them.

But when they saw the cat crouching not far away, they suddenly realized what had happened.

So that's what it was!
That’s not surprising!

This cat's abilities are obvious to all, but since when can dog owners compete with professional criminal investigators for business?

Everyone looked at the police dog team, feeling somewhat resentful.

On the other hand, although the price paid was severe, when they learned from the doctor that Chen Song's life was not in danger, and when they heard the murderer next to them confess to the murder, everyone suddenly felt that Chen Song's injuries were worthwhile.

After all, the criminal was arrested on the spot!

Putting everything else aside, just considering the rewards for their contributions, Chen Song will at least receive a second-class merit, and the police dog team will definitely take the lion's share. Even the cat next to him is counted as part of the police dog team. This case, from beginning to end, from clues to step-by-step investigation, is entirely thanks to the cat and dog team. Even the second heinous murder case, which stemmed from the first dismemberment case, was solved by this cat, dog, and their group; inexplicably, everyone else was working for nothing.

What have you all been doing these days?
Besides running errands, climbing mountains, conducting pointless searches, and collecting invalid evidence, what else did everyone do, and what merits did they have?

It seems... nothing was accomplished.

Thinking about it this way, everyone was speechless.

Even considering the cat that made the greatest contribution, it wasn't even a police officer in Zhuzhou! This cat was borrowed from another city to help!

Does the fact that a cat single-handedly accomplished most of the tasks that hundreds of police officers couldn't prove that the other police officers are useless?

The police officers, whose moods had lightened considerably, began to make sarcastic remarks to each other.

Lin Ge listened to their idle chatter, rolled his eyes, and ignored them. He had never cared about credit or anything like that; after all, what would a cat need so much credit for?
And this isn't over yet!

Sure enough... the discipline captain soon told the police officers that the situation was still bad.

"This guy admitted to killing, but not dismembering?"

The head of the municipal bureau was stunned for a moment. Looking at the man who was still smiling, he couldn't help but feel a chill and said in a low voice, "Send people to search his residence and the surrounding area. The 50,000 yuan didn't just disappear into thin air. Once it's found, he won't be able to deny it."

The situation became more complicated, and the joy that everyone had barely felt for two minutes instantly turned sour.

But is it really not him?
When the police received the report and discovered the body, the scene had been completely destroyed by ignorant bystanders, and few clues were found, which is consistent with the general characteristics of a crime of passion.

But did this guy really only kill people and not dismember them?
The forensic expert previously stated that, judging from the marks on the body, the dismemberment process was very skillful, with most of the cuts showing no signs of secondary injury, indicating that it was the work of a 'professional'.

Or perhaps, a professional pig butcher?

Everyone still felt that this guy was the most suspicious. After all, who would dismember a body for no reason? Of course, it was possible that he was after 50,000 yuan, but taking the money and leaving immediately would be more in line with the typical characteristics of someone who would try to take advantage of others.
Lin Ge watched the ambulance take Chen Song and Sun Chang away. He never expected that Sun Chang was stronger than he had imagined.

Chen Song's condition was critical, but Sun Chang's injuries were also severe. The two kicks she received from the assailant had left large bruises on her abdomen. It was unclear whether her internal organs had been damaged, but she winced in pain when the doctor pressed on her even slightly, indicating that her injuries were not minor.

Despite this situation, she insisted on performing emergency treatment on Chen Song instead of taking time off to rest and handing over the responsibility to others.

It wasn't until the doctor arrived that the idiot secretly leaned over and told the doctor how much pain she was in. This made Lin Ge, who was overhearing, both laugh and feel sorry for her, which made him pay less attention to the case.

Another discovery: the complexity of this case has become like a series of interlocking rings, one layer after another. A murder and dismemberment case not only uncovered another tomb-robbing murder case, but now they've even found a third dismemberment killer? Oh, and they also caught someone who had dealt in counterfeit money along the way. And then there's the lucky discovery of a Ming Dynasty tomb layered with Sui and Tang Dynasty artifacts, which a group of elderly archaeologists are enthusiastically protecting like a treasure trove.

Returning to the original question, what was the killer's motive for dismembering the body? Lin Ge couldn't quite figure it out.

Following the main force, Lin Ge led the meritorious police dogs back to the pig farm. The farm manager was already pale, especially when he saw his employees covered in blood and handcuffed; he was trembling with panic, fearing he might be implicated in something.

Sure enough, the police quickly summoned him.

"What's this person's name?"

Pointing at the murderer, the police officer took notes while asking, "What was his job at your farm? Did he participate in things like slaughtering pigs? Was he particularly skilled at or interested in butchering pork?"

"No! No! The guy surnamed Jiang only feeds the pigs and prepares the feed at the factory; he's never even touched a knife!"

The person in charge hurriedly tried to distance himself, waving his hands and saying, "Officer, I have absolutely nothing to do with him! He's usually not very talkative, and the rules in our factory are rather lax. I have no idea where he goes to fool around after he finishes his work!"

The police officer remained noncommittal when questioned, and continued, "So who is he usually close to? He works here, do you know where he lives?"

"do not know!"

The man continued to shake his head without hesitation.

The police had no choice but to give him a few more instructions, asking him to cooperate with their work, before reluctantly letting him go. This is typical of police questioning; there are always more people trying to distance themselves than those supporting the police.

After noting down any potentially useful clues, he turned his attention to questioning the other employees at the pig farm.

"That scared the hell out of me..."

Letting out a long breath, the pig farm manager wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, muttered curses under his breath, and returned to his office to catch his breath. But when he saw the mess in the office, ransacked by cats and dogs, he immediately felt a wave of exasperation wash over him.

"Damn it! Damn it!"

After pacing around the office a few times, he quickly called his boss again. However, just like before, no one answered. This infuriated the manager, who slammed his phone on the table and began to nervously recall his past relationship with Jiang.

Only after confirming that Jiang was usually taciturn and not very respectful to him, and that the two had no personal relationship, did the man finally breathe a sigh of relief.

He started rummaging through the office, intending to get rid of everything related to Jiang.

"Ok?"

Four or five red envelopes suddenly caught the eye in the drawer. The person in charge paused for a moment and muttered to himself, "How come there's one more? Who slipped it in? Old Li? Old Zhang? Or Sister Hua? It couldn't have been that idiot, could it? But this handwriting..."

Picking up the red envelope, the person in charge frowned upon seeing the words written on the back. "What an idiot! When did he learn to write? Hah... In this world, even fools know how to use connections? But this handwriting... it looks like... ginger?"

The person in charge suddenly shuddered, a sense of foreboding washing over him.

But greed got the better of him. He opened the red envelope, glanced at it, and quickly stuffed the money inside into his pocket. After thinking for a moment, he crumpled the red envelope and stuffed it into his back pocket, intending to find a place to destroy the evidence.

Looking out the window and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, the pig farm manager pretended that nothing had happened and walked out again. He bowed and smiled humbly at the police officers who looked over, and then pretended to have something to do and walked towards the factory's mixing plant.

"Well?"

Lin Ge, who was worried about not being able to contact Nie Guoqiang because Sun Chang was not there, suddenly twitched his nose.

A subtle but fresh scent, belonging to the victim, suddenly appeared nearby. Lin Ge quickly identified it, carefully discerning amidst the strong stench of pigs, and was astonished to discover that the smell actually came from the pig farm manager who had already been ruled out.

What did he just do?

Or is this guy different from what he appears to be, a cunning character with hidden depths?

Lin Ge walked towards him with a mixture of doubt and caution.

The police dogs that were resting nearby saw this and, quite naturally, stood up and followed behind Lin Ge. So when Lin Ge stood in front of the factory manager and adopted a threatening posture, the police dogs naturally surrounded him.

"What...what's going on? What's happening?"

The person in charge was sore-kneed and filled with regret. Why did he rush things? He could have waited until the police left; money doesn't just disappear.

(End of this chapter)