Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 249 Best Photography

"Meow?"

Just as the group was about to leave, Baka Cat suddenly meowed curiously. It came into the room, jumped onto the table, and looked up at the ambient light above, seemingly eager to jump up and grab it at any moment.

"Idiot, what are you doing..."

Lin Ge stepped forward, intending to reprimand the unruly underling. But as he approached, he suddenly smelled an unusual odor as well. Or rather, an irrational odor appearing in an inappropriate place.

Lin Ge frowned as he looked at the row of ambient lights on the plaster decorative strip on the ceiling. Was there a little too much human scent left on the one directly facing the bed?
Moreover, there's also the group belonging to the Ten Leaks Fishing...

"Gu..."

A faint sound of swallowing saliva came from behind, but it didn't escape Lin Ge's ears. Lin Ge turned around and saw that Feng Hesong, the photographer from the Shi Louyu gang, looked very unwell. He kept his head down, but his eyes were desperately looking in their direction.

"It really was you! You actually hid something here. Also... did the other two know about this?"

Lin Ge turned around and saw Shi Louyu staring at Baga Cat with an impatient look on his face. Judging from his expression, he didn't seem to know that there was something hidden in the lamp.

This is where things get interesting.

Lin Ge laughed.

Seeing the two cats' actions, Nie Guoqiang paused in his tracks, about to leave. Was there some unexpected surprise?

He didn't say anything, just waved his hand, and Zhu Jun and Hu Zhengping immediately understood. Hu Zhengping kept a close eye on the three of them and then blocked the door, while Zhu Jun sneered, tightened his gloves, and stood on the table with an air of nonchalance to start dismantling the ambient light.

"What is this for?"

Shi Louyu was completely bewildered, not quite understanding what the police were doing this time.

But then he suddenly felt his companion trembling beside him. He turned around and saw Feng Hesong shaking like a leaf. At this point, how could he not understand? Shi Louyu's face darkened, and he felt a profound sense of sorrow at this undeserved calamity.

He didn't know what Feng Hesong had done, but there was no doubt that this matter would drag him into it.

"Oh, it really is this thing!"

Zhu Jun quickly pulled a small camera from the ambient light, the same model he had taken from Shi Louyu. But the camera's purpose, hidden in this place and pointed at the bed, was clear and beyond doubt.

"Taking photos secretly?"

Nie Guoqiang looked expressionlessly at Feng Hesong, who had confessed without being asked.

"..."

Feng Hesong kept his head down and remained silent.

"To be honest, there probably aren't many young people who would come to this kind of business-oriented hotel, right? Even if there are couples working here, aren't you afraid of getting beaten to death for doing this?"

Zhu Jun fiddled with the camera and discovered that it was a battery-powered device. Although it was more discreet and didn't need to be connected to an indoor power source, the fact that it needed to be charged periodically finally made him understand why Feng Hesong frequently stayed at hotels here.

"..."

Feng Hesong remained silent, but for some reason, Lin Ge sensed a sense of relief in his breathing.

why?
Wasn't this just secretly filming a young couple and causing trouble?
He had some even worse suspicions.

Nie Guoqiang, as if realizing something, rubbed his temples and stepped forward, staring intently at Feng Hesong, asking, "How many of these cameras did you install? In which rooms are they located?"

"One, just one!"

Feng Hesong honestly raised one finger.

"Ha ha……"

Nie Guoqiang laughed and stopped asking questions. He took out his phone and called Yu Zhengwei: "Old Yu, send all the available police officers from the station to my place! Something's happened here, and it's going to be quite troublesome. Tell everyone to turn off their phones and keep quiet!"

After saying that, Nie Guoqiang hung up the phone and then said to the somewhat surprised Zhu Jun, "The location of this hotel is very interesting. Although it's in the Zhanghe jurisdiction, the new government building and many other offices in Longquan Street are not far away. Obviously, these are the people this guy is targeting! Am I right? Feng Hesong, are you collecting dirt on someone? No! You're taking a chance, trying to find dirt on someone! Tell me, how many times have you succeeded?"

Feng Hesong kept his head down and remained silent, while Shi Louyu stared wide-eyed at his companion in disbelief.

Holy crap, you're even crazier than me?

He only dares to criticize trending social topics, muddying the waters, adding fuel to the fire, and trying to ride the wave of popularity. But this photographer of mine is something else, actually taking the initiative and waiting for his prey to come to him, setting his sights on government officials?
Niubi!

If those powerful and influential people are caught red-handed, they only need to get one of their secrets, and they won't have to worry about anything for the rest of their lives, right?

The ten idiots were utterly astonished, filled with admiration for the photography guru they had recruited. They thought to themselves, "If I'd known this guy had such ambition and talent, why would he have bothered with creating hype? He would have already gotten involved in a deeper collaboration!"
Hu Zhengping, standing at the door, also looked at Feng Hesong in surprise. This guy must be really bold.

Feng Hesong remained silent, and Nie Guoqiang didn't urge him. Since they were caught red-handed, they could patiently fabricate stories at the police station. What they needed to focus on right now was concealing the news; they absolutely couldn't let this huge scandal leak out. Soon, at Yu Zhengwei's command, everyone at the police station who could be mobilized was summoned to the hotel.

The hotel guests watched in disbelief as the police cleared the area, asking all staff and customers to leave their rooms and wait in two conference rooms on the third floor. Four police officers were even stationed at the entrances.

The hotel manager, unaware of what had happened, looked ashen-faced. Judging from the police's demeanor, he even had a desperate suspicion that something serious must have happened at his hotel.

Seeing so many colleagues arrive, Zhao Zhigang dared not slack off any longer and quickly joined the police force, working alongside everyone while slacking off.

Lin Ge was dressed in a police uniform vest by Zheng Mingxing, who had rushed over. He squatted down to the side to comfort his two terrified underlings, while also watching Yu Zhengwei, Nie Guoqiang, and Zheng Mingxing discuss things in a quiet corner.

"This matter must be reported to the Municipal Bureau. And we need their cooperation before we can officially begin the operation."

Upon learning of what might happen, Yu Zhengwei immediately set the tone for the case.

Zheng Mingxing nodded, his expression particularly grim, and said in a deep voice, "According to what you said, Lao Nie, Feng Hesong has goods! That means at least one public official has made a mistake. We'll discuss the specifics and whether he was blackmailed later."

"Hehe, that's not surprising. There are all kinds of people in the world, and it's not unexpected that some people can't resist temptation. It's just that he probably didn't expect that the price he would pay for making a mistake would be more serious than he imagined."

Nie Guoqiang sneered, then said in a low voice, "But there's no evidence yet! The only speculation is that Feng Hesong hid one or more pinhole cameras in the hotel. If things aren't as complicated as we think, this big fuss will only cause trouble and make our superiors unhappy. After all, the suspicion that public officials are breaking the law will never make them feel comfortable."

"Do the work first, then discuss the results!"

Yu Zhengwei waved his hand, no longer hesitating, and directly dialed the phone number of Yang Ye, the deputy director of the municipal bureau.

On the other end of the phone, after hearing Yu Zhengwei's description of the situation and the hotel's location, Yang Ye immediately guessed the suspicions of the Zhanghe Police Station. Hearing Nie Guoqiang's assessment that Feng Hesong possessed the goods, he promptly agreed to the Zhanghe Police Station's search request.

Knowing what Yu Zhengwei was worried about, he made a promise without hesitation and sent his trusted subordinates to suppress the evil spirits.

The person sent was named Yang Kang, and no one knew whether he was related to Yang Ye.

However, Yang Kang brought a search warrant personally signed by Yang Ye, which even bore the seal of the Zhangzhou Municipal Public Security Bureau. However, fearing that deploying too many personnel from the Municipal Bureau might alert the suspects or cause problems due to interpersonal relationships, the operation was still led by the Zhanghe Police Station.

Everyone present understood the meaning of Yang Kang's words and knew the significance of this personally signed search warrant. Their worries vanished instantly. Nie Guoqiang waved his hand and, leading Lin Ge, began a thorough search of each room.

Soon, Lin Ge discovered the second camera inside a computer mainframe in a computer room.

These days, for some reason, computer cases are all made with transparent casings and various colorful lights inside, making them very easy to hide cameras and the red light they emit. Even though some people might consider taking photos secretly in hotels, and even use their phones to film hidden cameras and lights, the computer cases are already quite colorful, some even having breathing lights when the computer is off. Who can tell whether those lights are legitimate or not?

Nie Guoqiang snorted coldly, watching the technician remove the camera hidden on the motherboard, and mentally sentenced Feng Hesong to death.

Even if his purpose wasn't to find incriminating evidence against public officials, just looking at the sheer number of cameras and the speed at which hotel guests move in, it's easy to imagine how much private information these things have recorded that shouldn't be exposed.

Lin Ge understood this as well, and was therefore very shocked by Feng Hesong's audacity.

Even if his purpose is indeed to find incriminating evidence against public officials, who can guarantee that he will delete these extra recordings? Who can guarantee that they won't end up in places where they shouldn't be?

Just recently, Zhang Yong launched a nationwide crackdown on pornography and illegal publications, and that campaign is still not completely over! Now, this kind of voyeurism incident has occurred in Zhanghe District of Zhangzhou City. Isn't this a slap in the face for Nie Guoqiang?

"I'm quite happy to have caught another bastard. At least we don't have anyone to let him continue to run rampant. Otherwise, who knows when they might all suddenly burst out and make Zhangzhou look bad."

Nie Guoqiang's thoughts were different from Lin Ge's.

Lin Ge could understand.

Just like the Edison Chen scandal, if it exposes one celebrity a year, even if it happens every year, people won't care. They'll just think that celebrities are inherently corrupt.

But when it all exploded at once, the reaction and consequences were completely different, utterly annihilating the Hong Kong entertainment industry. Even after all these years, the Hong Kong entertainment industry has never recovered.

"Meow meow!"

The sound of a baka cat came from over there; it turned out that this guy had also found something. Leading it were Zhu Jun and Hu Zhengping. Judging from Hu Zhengping's beaming face, he didn't seem to dislike cats as much as before?
"This cat is something else! It looks like a dog, and even its nose looks like a dog's!"

Hu Zhengping surprisingly valued the Baka cat a lot, even squatting down to pat its head, and somehow managed to get a beef strip and insisted on stuffing it into the Baka cat's mouth.

"Hehe...four now!"

Zhu Jun fiddled with the camera in his hand. Feng Hesong must have spent a lot of money on these things!

"Four?"

Hu Zhengping was taken aback.

"Look, Mimi got another one! You'd never guess where she got it—a cabinet drawer handle. Who would have thought that screw hole was a camera?"

Zhu Jun sneered, his mind filled with suspicion: "Could Feng Hesong really have such a large budget? He's not a hotel employee, so where did he get so much time and opportunity to install these cameras, and even manage to keep them undetected?"

(End of this chapter)