Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 328 Sharp-tongued and sharp-tongued
Although Brother Jian was arrested, he was not immediately put into a detention center.

Even his personal belongings were not taken away, especially his cell phone, which was left right under his nose.

Besides him, there were two other people in the interrogation room: Quan Chenghai and Chen Liang. To prevent the Yang gang from contacting Brother Jian, they had to stay with Brother Jian 24 hours a day, guarding the phone, and also provide him with some counter-surveillance training.

If something like this happens again, which is completely unnecessary and complicated, it will be a real headache for the police.

"Sister Hua, have you caught them yet?"

Chen Liang asked Quan Chenghai, who had just returned from a phone call, with curiosity.

On the iron chair opposite him, Brother Jian suddenly raised his head, revealing an indescribable look in his eyes. Was it anticipation? Or regret? He probably didn't even know in his own heart whether Sister Hua should have been arrested.

"Caught!"

Quan Chenghai didn't hide anything; perhaps this news would put more pressure on the suspect.

He leaned lazily against the chair, his body stretched taut, almost sliding off. Slowly picking at his nails, Quan Chenghai smirked, "That woman didn't run away at all; she's sitting obediently in the newsstand! Although she keeps claiming innocence, and we didn't find the phone she used to contact this guy at the scene, none of that matters. No matter how cunning the cover-up, it's impossible to be completely flawless. She claims she's been framed, so let's see when we present the evidence to her. Heh… she probably consulted a lawyer, thinking we can only detain her for 24 hours. But she doesn't understand that the difference is just a prosecutor's application. For a major drug and organized crime case like this, they won't dare to be lenient. It'll easily be the 30-day limit; they'll find out everything about her ancestors and who she's talked to."

Quan Chenghai stared intently at Jian Ge the entire time he spoke. His murderous aura made Jian Ge shudder, and his unrealistic hopes shattered like bubbles.

Looking up at the words "Confess and you will be treated leniently; resist and you will be punished severely" on the wall, his regret and remorse almost overwhelmed him.

"Does anyone really think they can hide everything so completely that we can't find a single piece of evidence?"

Chen Liang thought this idea was quite absurd.

What do these people take the police force and modern technology for? When the police are going all out to investigate someone, how could they possibly fail to uncover anything? It's simply a matter of whether the resources are worthwhile and how diligently the officers are working—nothing more. The police might be lenient with minor cases, but how could they possibly let a criminal escape justice in a major case that poses such a serious threat to society?

"Actually, that woman's counter-surveillance awareness is quite strong. At least so far, we haven't found the cell phone that she used to talk to him."

Quan Chenghai glanced at Jian Ge one more time.

Brother Jian closed his eyes, ignoring the bastard cop's temptations. He was already locked up in the police station; how could he possibly harbor any illusions? Better to sacrifice his own friends than himself; he'd better get himself out of trouble first.

However... if Sister Hua is resisting so stubbornly, won't the situation be exposed if Brother Yang just calls her?
If the police fail to catch Brother Yang, will he have to take the blame for the biggest crime himself?

Oh shit!

Jian Ge cursed incessantly in his mind.

On the other hand, Sister Hua, who has remained silent from beginning to end since her arrest, is giving the police officers in charge of the interrogation a real headache.

This woman was undoubtedly well-prepared, and her attitude was even more resolute than Jian Ge's. She seemed unconcerned about her own fate, ignoring the police's kind advice, and only focused on protecting Da Yang and Xiao Yang as they left.

If it weren't for Jian Ge's foolish overreaching, the police wouldn't have planned to arrest her now. In short, the situation has become complicated, and getting her to cooperate with the police in inducing Da Yang and Xiao Yang is difficult to do in the short term.

Of course, these unexpected situations are not uncommon for the police. When apprehending criminals, anything can happen. Do they really think a single, determined suspect could make the police back down?
Even if the suspect has hostages, at worst they'll just lose face and ask the SWAT team for help, that's all.

"First, find a way to isolate them from the hostages. Then we can take action. Before the Yang brothers realize the situation is abnormal and take all unknown measures, we must control them to the minimum level of harm."

Lei Hanqin made a decision quickly.

The remaining henchmen of the gang, whom Jian Ge had extracted from his mouth, were handed over to the Criminal Investigation Detachment for assistance. The First and Second Detachments of the Narcotics Control Detachment acted together, quickly setting off from the previous service area and rushing towards Da Yang and his gang.

At this time, Yang Xiao Yang and his group, along with Simba, were completely unaware of what was happening in Zhang City.

"Ah Liang, lock that cat back up!"

After a good rest, especially with all twenty terrified but reluctant old guys boarding the bus, Brother Yang was ready to set off.

The longer you stay in China, the greater the risk becomes—Brother Yang understands this principle very well.

Even though the news from both Sister Hua and A-Jian was normal and safe, Brother Yang still planned to avoid any unforeseen complications and decided to have the driver work the day shift while Zhao Xin and Zhao Zhigao, who did not have an A-class driver's license, would take turns driving at night.

"Mimi, come back!"

Upon hearing the order, Zhao Zhigao quickly called out to Lin Ge.

The cat was happily playing in the nearby bushes with the tortoiseshell cat that had gotten out of the luxury car. Even Zhao Zhigao couldn't recognize Zhang Ke and Sun Chang. Zhang Ke, after all, was an auxiliary police officer and looked more like a rich second-generation. As for Sun Chang, he had only been at the Zhanghe Police Station for a few months and was a complete stranger. At that time, Zhao Zhigao was already preparing to go undercover, so he had no idea who Zhang Ke and Sun Chang were, and neither of them risked contacting him.

Even Lin Ge acted very distant towards the two. Apart from playing with the little tortoiseshell, he would back away whenever Zhang Ke and Sun Chang tried to get close to him, which put Da Yang and Xinba, who were watching from a distance, at ease.

Ringo knew that one of Simba's men was a blind man with exceptionally keen hearing and sense of smell. If these two were to say something they shouldn't and be overheard, their hard-earned undercover career would end in an accident.

"Mimi..."

Seeing Lin Ge walk away without looking back, Sun Chang became a little anxious.

"Sigh, I'll have to buy a companion for the little tortoiseshell cat later. It's really lonely being a cat all by itself."

Zhang Ke grabbed Sun Chang, signaling with his eyes not to let her do anything extra. Since Mimi refused to have contact with the two of them, it meant that there would definitely be some risk in making contact rashly.

"But……"

Sun Chang opened his phone, which contained Nie Guoqiang's orders to delay the suspects' departure as much as possible.

"Mimi has already seen it; I just showed her the phone."

Zhang Ke typed a message to Sun Chang.

Sun Chang wanted to reply, but Zhang Ke stopped her again with a topic similar to visiting his parents. It was too strange for the two of them to be standing together while communicating by phone. Even the smallest details were unacceptable to Zhang Ke; he wouldn't allow any potential mishaps to occur.

"Tch! A young couple talking about marriage? They're probably not police officers, and their tone doesn't seem awkward."

The blind man sitting in the bus groped his way to close the window.

Meanwhile, Lin Ge slowly walked towards the bus and soon arrived at Zhao Zhigao's feet.

He had already seen the phone screen Zhang Ke had shown him, and Nie Guoqiang suggested that the two of them try to delay the trip of the two Yangs. But doing this was risky for them, and it could easily alert the enemy and cause unnecessary trouble.

Therefore, Lingo took this problem upon himself.

But...what should I do?

"Ok?"

Looking up, Lin Ge suddenly noticed a clearly visible plastic pipe under the bus.

From a cat's perspective, this black pipe, hidden under the car and embedded in the floor panel, connecting to the fuel tank, is quite conspicuous. However, humans would never see this spot under the car unless they crouch down.

So Lingo lazily stopped, extended his right front paw, and stabbed hard into the pipe.

The rubber was surprisingly hard; my fingernail couldn't penetrate it.

Undeterred, Lin Ge applied force twice more, causing the pipe to wobble twice, but it only managed to puncture the surface without breaking through.

That makes sense; after all, if it could be so easily broken, its security would be far too unreliable. Undeterred, Lin Ge tried twice more, but both attempts failed.

Zhao Zhigao, who was following behind, didn't know what Lin Ge was doing, but he still quickly stood in front of the car to block any possible gazes from them.

"Ah Gao, what are you doing!"

With the roof window open, Brother Yang impatiently stuck his head out.

Everyone else was already on the bus, except for Ah Gao and that troublesome cat. But those two were still dawdling around, completely oblivious to how anxious they were.

"The cat has crawled under the car, Brother Yang, wait a moment, I'll pull it out right away."

Zhao Zhigao quickly offered an explanation.

"Tsk! What a nuisance! Monkey, go help Ah Gao, don't let that cat get away!"

Brother Yang grunted impatiently.

"Oh shit!"

Upon hearing the sound, Lin Ge became anxious. Since he couldn't use his claws to exert force, he simply raised his head and opened his mouth to bite.

The thick layer of putty and dirt, combined with the unpleasant smell of diesel fuel, made Lingo feel extremely uncomfortable. But teeth are ultimately sharper and more powerful than claws, and Lingo clearly felt one of his teeth pierce into the rubber tube.

Meanwhile, the green-haired monkey had slowly gotten off the car on the other side. Lin Ge saw a pair of feet landing and knew it might crouch down and look this way at any moment. But the pipe wasn't bitten enough!

Lin Ge quickly continued to clench his teeth.

What is Mimi doing?

In the car not far away, Sun Chang nervously watched the cat under the car, which seemed to be doing something. She couldn't see Lin Ge's movements clearly, but she knew very well that Lin Ge must be doing something dangerous.

"We're about to be discovered!"

Zhang Ke sighed, pushed open the driver's seat door, and stepped out.

"Hey bro, wanna sell that cat?"

He shouted at the green-haired monkey from afar, attracting the attention of the green-haired monkey and the Yang family members in the car.

"Buy a cat?"

"If you're not selling, get out!"

The group was stunned for a moment, but Brother Yang quickly reacted, his expression turning ugly as he began to curse.

"Ten thousand yuan!"

Zhang Ke raised a finger without changing his expression, which caused those who overheard the conversation to gasp in surprise.

Ten thousand yuan to buy a cat?

"You damn rich kid, you think you're so great just because you're rich! If you talk nonsense again, believe me, I'll beat you to death!"

Seeing that this guy was being unreasonable and daring to provoke the boss, the green-haired monkey disregarded Lin Ge for a moment and walked aggressively toward Zhang Ke.

Seeing this, Zhang Ke quickly retreated back into the driver's seat.

When the green-haired monkey was halfway there, he started the car again, ignoring the green-haired monkey's curses such as "Coward, come out here, I'll kill you," and drove past him.

But in that brief delay, he had already seen Mimi crawl out from under the car.

Although Zhang Ke didn't know if Mimi had finished what she was supposed to do, just by seeing Mimi rubbing her face against Zhao Zhigao's trouser leg, he knew that the guy must be in a pretty good mood, otherwise he wouldn't have done such a despicable thing.

Zhao Zhigao didn't know what Mimi had done, but he could still smell a faint odor of diesel fuel. Afraid that the smell would become stronger, he quickly stuffed Mimi back into the luggage compartment, pretended to close the iron cage door, and then closed the luggage compartment.

"Brother Yang, the key."

Zhao Zhigao returned the cage key to Brother Yang and sat down obediently.

Once the green-haired monkey was seated, the driver, amidst Brother Yang's impatient urging, quickly started the car and left the service area.

Along the way, drops of diesel fuel dripped slowly, faster and faster until they even formed a line, but no one noticed.

People at the service area noticed the anomaly, but by then the bus had already disappeared.

"That young man, is he a policeman?"

Zhao Zhigao vaguely guessed what Lin Ge had done. Having just witnessed Mimi's cooperation with the two young men, he guessed Zhang Ke and Sun Chang's identities. He quickly analyzed the situation and began to close his eyes and prepare silently.

As an undercover agent, Zhao Zhigao knew that the most dangerous moment was approaching, but it was also the moment of final decision.

The car sped forward through a fork in the road, completely unaware that a familiar sports car was slowly emerging from that intersection against the flow of traffic. Zhang Ke reversed back onto the main road, ignoring the honking of a large truck behind him. Only when the bus was out of sight did he begin to accelerate again.

"Damn it, you rule-breaking bastard, I'll run you over! It's only because there's no reward for reporting traffic violations in Zhangzhou, otherwise I'd keep an eye on you and report you until you go bankrupt!"

The truck driver delivering the package was cursing and swearing, his heart pounding. He'd only dozed off slightly; if he hadn't snapped back to reality quickly enough, he would have smashed that car to a pulp, you idiot!
"Huh...scared me to death!"

Sun Chang, in the passenger seat, patted her chest in panic. The sudden braking sound from behind had scared her so much that her heart almost jumped out of her chest.

"Hehe... It's okay, I'm watching! With you in the car, how could I dare to do anything reckless?"

Zhang Ke stared straight ahead, smiling as he showered Sun Chang with affection.

He maintained his speed at the 100 km/h speed limit for large vehicles, not worried at all that the bus had disappeared. He could see a trail of oil droplets on the ground, so the target bus couldn't possibly have escaped, and most likely couldn't have gone very far.

This intelligence was also shared with Nie Guoqiang and the members of the anti-drug squad, and they immediately took action.

"Watch out! I'm waiting at the station to celebrate your success and Mimi's success."

Nie Guoqiang's reply was reassuring.

Meanwhile, Lin Ge was wandering around the luggage compartment, looking rather restless.

"You idiot Zhao Zhigao! You've locked me up in here. What if the car explodes or something? How am I supposed to escape?"

Lin Ge paced restlessly in the cramped space, feeling a sense of unease even though he knew the possibility of an explosion was extremely small. It wasn't until he suddenly noticed a rather unique handle and warning symbols that he remembered what they were.

This thing has potential!
Lin Ge's eyes lit up, and he began pushing suitcases and other items from the luggage compartment toward the door. He figured that once he pulled the handle and opened the door, the suitcases would fly out like a shower of petals—it would be quite a sight!

"Ok?"

The driver was driving when he suddenly saw the fuel gauge on the dashboard start to warn him. He rubbed his eyes in disbelief, but the fuel level had inexplicably reached the warning line.

"Didn't you fill up the gas tank when you came?"

The female tour guide was working hard to calm the group of elderly people, enduring the trouble caused by the reckless behavior of Yang and his gang. The air conditioning in the bus wasn't enough to remove all the smoke, and she herself was choking and uncomfortable but dared not complain, only to witness this unexpected accident.

"There should still be at least half a tank of gas left!"

The driver was quite puzzled, but since the car wasn't his own and had been hidden away by Brother Yang, he didn't know if there was something wrong with it.

"What happened?"

Simba ignored the rules and strolled over slowly.

Halfway there, the blind man pulled him back and whispered, "That cat's making a ruckus down there," but Simba ignored him. He went straight to the driver's seat and frowned when he saw the red light on the fuel gauge.

"Was it unexpected? Or..."

With a muttered sound, Simba returned and told Da Yang and Xiao Yang what had happened.

"Is there a problem with the oil pipe? After all, you've kept this car hidden for almost a year, and only Sister Hua used it occasionally before, so it's normal for it to have some minor issues, right?"

Brother Yang didn't care much.

Let's just refuel at the next service area and find a spot to take another good drag. It's no big deal.

"Accident?"

Big Brother Yang's expression was uncertain, and he hesitated for a moment, unable to make a decision. But when he looked up and saw Simba shaking his head, he made a decision, stood up, and quickly went to the driver.

"Get off the highway at the next intersection and drop us off."

"Okay, Brother Yang! We've arrived in Yicheng city, so it'll be easy to find a car now."

The driver didn't argue; whatever his boss said went. Besides, he'd been reluctant to take those troublesome guys in the first place. Now that they were gone and he was back to being a legitimate driver, he had nothing to fear.

"Why haven't the brothers from the detachment arrived yet?"

Why are the police so slow in their pursuit?

Zhao Zhigao and Lin Ge both frowned.

Although they didn't know what the Municipal Bureau was planning, Zhao Zhigao and Lin Ge were both aware that Da Yang and his gang were armed. If they were allowed to scatter and escape after getting off the highway, or even break into the city, the consequences could be dire.

I went through so much trouble and danger, not to turn these people into fugitives who might come back for revenge at any time.

Without further hesitation, Lin Ge pulled the handle hard.

(End of this chapter)