Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 32 Accomplice
Beibei carried Lingo and ran off in a flash, leaving his trainer no time to stop him.

A cat and a dog chased after Zhu Wentao and the accompanying police officers, quickly overtaking them and returning to the courtyard that had been cleaned up so thoroughly that there were almost no clues left. They then found an empty room, slipped inside, and disappeared without a trace.

The police officers around Zhu Wentao recognized Beibei, so they didn't find it strange. Although Zhu Wentao himself thought the cat and dog's appearance was rather odd, he had more important things to do at the moment and couldn't care less about anything else.

Soon, the two arrived at the deserted courtyard and walked to the cat cage in the corner.

"These three little guys are quite sick! But the main problem is hunger and dehydration. I'll get them some water first, and then proceed with the diagnosis."

After telling the police officer next to him, Zhu Wentao went to the kitchen, found a bowl, filled it with water, and then put the bowl inside the cat cage.

As he said, the three cats in the cage were indeed hungry and thirsty. Although they were terrified, they still struggled to get close to the bowl and licked the water frantically, causing the water level in the bowl to drop rapidly.

"Phew... thank goodness! The fact that they can move means they still have energy, so it's not the worst situation yet." Zhu Wentao breathed a sigh of relief and turned to say, "Could you do me a favor? I came in a hurry and didn't bring enough sterile gloves. Could you please borrow a pair from your colleague over there? Examining non-pet cats is also a troublesome matter. In their current condition, it's very dangerous for them to be bitten or scratched. It wouldn't look good if they got injured."

"Okay, I'll go get it. Please wait a moment, Dr. Zhu, and rest for a bit."

The accompanying police officer nodded dismissively and turned to head back towards the rotten orange grove.

Zhu Wentao watched the policeman disappear in silence, the smile on his face finally fading. He turned his wrist, stood up, and quietly looked at the three cats struggling for survival in the cage.

After staring for a long time, even until the three cats noticed something was wrong and curled up trembling, Zhu Wentao slowly said, "You've escaped with your lives, you... trash! In this situation, it's really not good to do anything to you. At least given my current status, I have to save your lives no matter what. Hmph! How boring, what's the point of struggling to survive like this?"

Zhu Wentao exuded a strong sense of threat, making the three cats too afraid to move. Not only them, but even Beibei, who was hiding in the room, felt an urge to roar for courage.

Lin Ge gave Bei Bei a hard pat on the head, barely managing to calm it down.

It's fortunate that Beibei is a police dog and has received relevant restraint training. If it were any other dog, Lin Ge and Beibei would have been exposed by now.

Lin Ge hid in the corner by the window, quietly watching Zhu Wentao's actions.

He was now absolutely certain that this man was connected to the drug dealers. Even the fact that he could find the kitchen and the cupboard without being asked showed that he had definitely been to this farmhouse before.

His deliberate attempt to distance himself from the police officer was undoubtedly an attempt to do something that couldn't be seen by others.

Lin Ge guessed that way.

But things didn't go as he expected. Zhu Wentao didn't do anything unusual. During the time the police returned, his expression calmed down, and he began to carefully examine the three cats, cleaning their wounds. He didn't even seem bothered by the cats' dirty and smelly appearance; he calmly used various tools to clean their wounds, showing seriousness and a strong sense of responsibility.

Although the returning police officer was puzzled that Dr. Zhu had started working while saying he needed gloves, since it involved a professional matter, he handed the gloves to Zhu Wentao and chose to stand quietly to the side.

After putting on gloves, Zhu Wentao chose a cat and twisted it out.

The police officers didn't find anything unusual when they saw that the cat wasn't struggling at all. They watched as Zhu Wentao shaved the fur around the cat's wound, applied medicine, and then took out a syringe to give it an injection, without thinking anything was wrong.

Zhu Wentao moved quickly and nimbly, and after treating all three cats in a similar manner, he announced that the initial treatment was over.

"Dr. Zhu, please rest here for a while. I might need your help again later. Oh, please don't go to the room; this area is also important and we can't make a mess. I'm sorry to trouble you."

The police officer gave Zhu Wentao some instructions and then hurriedly went back to his work.

After all, even with the addition of personnel from the anti-drug squad, the situation at the Rotten Orange Pit was still quite challenging. He was already lucky to be able to slack off with Zhu Wentao for a while; he couldn't possibly stay there without helping out.

Soon, Zhu Wentao was left alone in the courtyard again.

Although police officers were constantly coming and going outside the gate, no one had time to worry about anything else. The sheer quantity and type of drugs discovered this time had broken all previous records in Zhangzhou City, putting immense pressure on the police officers.

"The scene?" Zhu Wentao waited quietly for a while without making any unusual moves. He stood under a tree, using his phone until he got bored, then put it away and began looking around with a curious expression.

"But even if you search again, what can you find? That drug came from abroad, completely overwhelming our outdated domestic investigative techniques. Right now, you won't find a single footprint, fingerprint, or even a cat hair, let alone any, right?"

Zhu Wentao sneered and looked down at his phone again.

He wouldn't do anything superfluous! It's a shame that there's still a damn cat alive, a shame that the police discovered those things beforehand, and a shame that we didn't wait until the police let their guard down, but none of that matters.

That cat is definitely going to die. As long as I'm sure I won't get involved, nothing else matters!

and……

Zhu Wentao slowly walked to the cat cage, reached through the bars and touched the ear of one of the cats: "I'm a decent person, how could I possibly get involved with criminals? Besides, I got an unexpected bonus, confirming that isopropyl ketone works on cats, that's enough."

He revealed a hint of excitement, even a touch of madness.

"Woooo..."

Beibei couldn't stand staying in the room any longer. Feeling bored, it tried to leave to find its owner, but was forcefully stopped by Lingo.

Lin Ge only caught a glimpse of Zhu Wentao's mutterings. This guy was cautious enough, but he underestimated a cat's hearing. However, as the saying goes, whatever Lin Ge heard or suspected, its identity meant it couldn't be used as evidence in the law. Even knowing that Zhu Wentao was the murderer who destroyed all the evidence in this compound, Lin Ge was still powerless against him. Even if he told others that Zhu Wentao was the murderer, no one would believe him, right? After all, this guy had a privileged background, an excellent profession, and was a respectable PhD graduate. Would someone like that deal drugs or do anything bad? It's generally hard to imagine.

After all, what is the most important question he's after?

right?
Furthermore, even though Zhu Wentao has revealed various flaws and dark sides to Lin Ge so far, the point remains the same: there is absolutely no evidence!

This guy's disguise was even more cunning than Ringo had imagined.

Lin Ge originally thought that he came to the compound to clean up the mess, but he didn't expect that the man was very obedient and full of confidence in his previous arrangements.

"Ah! Dr. Zhu, you've really worked hard!"

Zhang Ke's voice rang out at the gate, followed by Bei Bei's caretaker: "Excuse me, did you see a cat and a dog? The cat belongs to our Zhanghe Police Station, and the dog belongs to the Public Security Bureau. The dog is even wearing its special uniform."

"The cat at Zhanghe Police Station?"

Zhu Wentao was taken aback.

Lin Ge was even more shocked. These two people had actually come looking for him? And they had even told Zhu Wentao that he might be hiding nearby?
"Beibei!"

"Wang!"

Hearing the zookeeper calling from outside, Beibei became excited. Lingo could no longer control this silly dog ​​and could only watch helplessly as it broke through the door, rushed out, and ran to the zookeeper, wagging its tail wildly.

"It ran out of the house!"

Zhang Ke muttered to himself, looked around, and decided to go inside to find the cat.

"They actually...were hiding inside?"

A sinister glint flashed in Zhu Wentao's eyes.

Seeing Zhang Ke walk out of the house scratching his head, looking completely lost, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

(End of this chapter)