Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 226 Awakening
"You've taken such good care of your cat! This is the first time I've ever seen a cat that lives so long!"

The vet at the pet hospital was a very talkative old lady; she made the old lady smile after just a few words.

The vet knew perfectly well that the cat had grown up on a regular diet. But he didn't need to interfere with how the cat was cared for. He simply examined the old cat and reassured the old lady, "Your cat is just getting old and has a little indigestion, it's nothing serious. I'll prescribe some medicine for you, or you can use your medical insurance to buy some digestive tablets or something, reduce the dosage to half or a third, and feed it twice a day, that should be about right."

"Then... how much longer can it live?"

The old lady was still a little worried, after all, they had lived together for so many years, and he was a rare companion by her side.

The doctor paused, then coughed and said earnestly, "I estimate that she should live at least another three to five years, no problem! Don't worry, ma'am. You have to be optimistic about lifespan. It's already a blessing for her to spend her whole life with you, and it's also your good fortune. When she passes away, it's just starting a new life. You should wish her well, right? Maybe in your next life, you two can support each other and walk together!"

"Ah."

The old lady nodded and said nothing more. She wasn't angry about the doctor mentioning her next life. After all, she was so old and had experienced so much; she had come to terms with these things.

"Thank you for your trouble, doctor. Could you also do a check-up and deworming for my cat while you're at it?"

Zhang Ke made up an excuse to pay for the old lady's bill, but he was also genuinely concerned about Lin Ge. He was a little worried about whether the cat had been injured, sick, or eaten anything bad while it was away from home.

"Then let me see."

The doctor nodded, turned around to look at Lin Ge, and was about to squat down to lift him onto the operating table.

Lin Ge didn't like being hugged by strangers. After dodging the doctor's hands, he quietly hopped onto the operating table and looked at the old cat that he hadn't had time to return to the old lady.

The old cat squinted at Lin Ge, then closed its eyes again and continued to doze off.

"Oh, this cat is very well-behaved. Let me see... Hmm... Everything's fine, the fur and skin are normal. Come here! Sweetie, let me see your teeth, don't bite me. Oh my, it can even open its mouth by itself, that's really rare."

The talkative doctor examined Lin Ge while talking, and Lin Ge cooperated perfunctorily. As long as he didn't need injections, everything else was fine.

After a short examination, the doctor, somewhat puzzled and shocked, muttered something under his breath before smiling at Zhang Ke, "Your cat is quite remarkable. Clean! The oil levels are within the normal range. I initially thought you bathed it frequently, which isn't good; cats get sick easily. But now it seems this cat is indeed very healthy. I just touched its muscles; they're firm, unlike the lack of exercise typical of pet cats. However… perhaps you should trim its nails? With this cat's strength, if it were to scratch you, I reckon the wound wouldn't be shallow, and you might have to be hospitalized. Don't worry, it's free. And you can trim its nails more often, too?"

Zhang Ke looked at Lin Ge, who shook his head without hesitation, thus politely declining the doctor's offer.

After all, he's a police cat, and his claws are his most powerful weapon. Lin Ge didn't want to trim them again. After all, it would take several days for them to grow back, and he'd have to spend time sharpening them again. Lin Ge was a little impatient with the hassle.

He could also use his teeth to bite, using them as another weapon. But since his mouth was for eating, Lingo felt a bit disgusted and could only continue to use his claws to protect himself.

Anyway, unless his nails are too long and make it difficult for him to move around, Lin Ge would never agree to have them cut.

He's not like any other cat; how could he attack people for no reason?

"Ok?"

Thousands of miles away, Nie Guoqiang felt a slight itch in his arm.

"Ah!"

Qian Wei, who had just spotted a thief, suddenly couldn't help but sneeze. Seeing that the thief had noticed him, he could only pretend to be nonchalant and walk past him.

"Has your cat just been dewormed?"

The doctor examined Lingo for parasites and found that he was clean and free of any parasite eggs or dead bodies.

Although the feces weren't examined, most people wouldn't just do external deworming, right? Not to mention that most pet deworming medications can treat both internal and external parasites, just from a convenience standpoint, who has the time to go through the hassle of treating their cat twice?
"Have you had deworming done?"

Zhang Ke wasn't quite sure, but Lin Ge suddenly realized.

He had indeed taken deworming medicine, which Jiang Yan had insisted he take—that supposedly precious medicine passed down from their ancestors. He just hadn't expected that after so much time, the medicine would still be so effective, still able to repel the swarms of insects.

If Lin Ge remembers correctly, the pill even has the effect of boosting immunity? In other words, Lin Ge doesn't need to get the annual vaccinations his pets need; one pill solves all his problems.

Hmm... so it seems Jiang Yan really dotes on me more!
As Lin Ge thought about it, the scales in his heart tipped slightly in Jiang Yan's favor.

After leaving the pet hospital, Zhang Ke started calling for a ride-hailing service again. He even planned to go to a car dealership later to rent a car with a good brand, performance, and comfort. Otherwise, having to take a taxi every time he went out was too much of a hassle.

"No need for you to deliver it."

The old lady, carrying the old cat with some difficulty, smiled at Zhang Ke and said, "I'm going to wander around the neighborhood again to see if I can pick up some scraps. Young man, don't worry about me, you've already troubled the police officer enough today."

"At your age, why do you still have to do this kind of hard work?"

Zhang Ke still asked the question.

He really doesn't know much about this.

As a wealthy second-generation heir, he couldn't understand why the old man would toil all day collecting garbage for just eight yuan. Furthermore, as a family member of a martyr, the old man should be entitled to a lifetime pension from the government. While the amount varied depending on the city's economy, it would certainly be more than enough to support the old man alone. Whether he could receive double the pension was a blind spot for Zhang Ke.

"I have hands and feet, I can work and support myself, what's the problem?"

The old lady didn't think she had done anything wrong or ashamed. She also guessed what Zhang Ke wanted to ask, and waved her hand, saying, "I donated all the money the government gave me to the orphanage. It's not appropriate to donate it to those who have hands and feet, but it's right to give it to those children who haven't grown up yet."

“…” Zhang Ke fell silent.

Regardless of whether the old lady's ideas were extreme, her actions were so impeccable that no one could find fault with them.

The money the government gave her was clearly compensation for the sacrifice of her husband and son! But in her opinion, she was capable of doing anything and shouldn't cause trouble for the government.

No one can refute this statement. If a seventy- or eighty-year-old can support himself by collecting scraps, what more difficult reason can the young people give?
Lin Ge also fell silent.

It costs seven, eight, or nine yuan a day, which adds up to about two or three hundred yuan a month.

What can I do?
We'll be lucky if we don't starve to death!

But judging from the old lady's attitude, it seems there's no problem at all.

It seems that, in her view, being alive and having enough to eat is already enough. This old lady doesn't seem to have many desires or needs; she simply does what she wants and lives a simple life.

A simple idea that's hard to put into words.

It seems that people who came from the old society and that difficult era have a level of satisfaction with their current lives that most people today cannot imagine or compare to.

Zhang Ke also thought of some people, including the veterans he had visited when he was a student.

like……

I really don't know what to say!

“The government built me ​​a house, the community waived my water and electricity bills, and they deliver rice and oil several times a year. I'm sheltered from the wind and rain, and there's no extra expense. If I'm still not satisfied with this, then I'm a worthless person. Young man, people should know how to be content and grateful!”

The old lady said one last thing earnestly, then shakily carried the old cat away.

Zhang Ke and Lin Ge watched the old lady's retreating figure, and both fell silent for a moment. They exchanged a glance, and suddenly felt a sense of disdain.

"You rich kid who squanders money and doesn't value it!"

"You picky, willful, and troublesome stupid cat!"

They exchanged a few playful insults, and the person and the cat made up again.

"Where do we go now?"

With no tasks at hand, and suddenly realizing he didn't have Xie Changjun's phone number yet, Zhang Ke suddenly didn't know what to do next.

With Luo Jue not around, Lin Ge had no interest in going for a stroll. Just as he was about to head to the neighborhood where Xie Changjun was on official business, he suddenly glanced across the street and saw a familiar-looking guy appearing on the other side, pretending to be walking normally while following a man.

"Brother Qian?"

Following Lin Ge's gaze, Zhang Ke also spotted Qian Wei at a glance.

This guy's demeanor is completely different from others; he always exudes a gloomy, menacing aura. He's always either on the run, on his way to be on the run, or interrogating people he's arrested at the station; he's never free.

Even during his trip to Zhuzhou, he contributed almost nothing to the two murder cases. But ironically... he helped the Zhuzhou police catch nearly ten thieves! This left the Zhuzhou police feeling both annoyed and amused, and somewhat embarrassed.

The large number of criminals also indirectly proves the security problems in Zhuzhou City. Qian Wei's crazy, erratic pursuit of thieves is a slap in the face to the Zhuzhou City police.

If they didn't know about this guy's relationship with Mimi, if they didn't care about the super police cat Mimi, and if they didn't know that this guy was doing the right thing, the police in Zhuzhou, especially the local police station, would have wanted to kill this guy.

Clearly, another unlucky guy has now been targeted by Qian Wei.

The reason they're still watching without actually hitting or arresting the person is probably because that guy hasn't succeeded in getting what he wanted yet.
Qian Wei is quite clever in this regard. Every time he catches a thief, he makes sure to gather solid evidence, leaving both the thief and the Zhuzhou police speechless.

Lin Ge always felt that one day Qian Wei would gain the recognition of all thieves in the underworld, become the uncrowned king of thieves, and become a terrifying existence that would make all thieves run away at the sight of him or surrender immediately upon seeing him.

"Follow!"

With nothing to do, Lin Ge immediately abandoned the idea of ​​finding Xie Changjun to give him something to do, and started walking down the road with great interest, keeping an eye on Qian Wei.

"Hehe, then I'll land further away."

Knowing that his police uniform was in the way, Zhang Ke didn't want to make it harder for Qian Wei to catch the thief, so he stopped where he was and let Lin Ge and Qian Wei go first. He then slowly followed after falling behind by a hundred or two meters.

"Hiss...why do I suddenly feel a bit cold?"

Qian Wei suddenly shivered for no reason. Recalling the sneeze he had just sneezed, he immediately wondered if he had caught a cold from being out in the wind catching thieves these past few days.

He rarely thought of his son, so he took out his phone and sent a message to Qian Siqi, reminding him to wear more clothes when he went to school.

Just as he pressed send, Qian Wei looked up and his eyes lit up. The thief in front of him had finally made his move.

(End of this chapter)