Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 369 Catching Mice
Seeing that Wei Li was very uncomfortable being bothered by the rats, Lin Ge quietly left the bedroom.

Lin Ge felt that catching a few mice wouldn't be difficult, but the problem now was how he could climb into the ceiling.

Looking around, the ceiling of the entire house seemed to be sealed quite tightly, and I wondered if this plastic-like material could support the weight of a cat.

While wondering how these rats hiding in the ceiling would get out and where they would eat and drink, Lin Ge searched the room for a way out. After a while without finding one, he had no choice but to consider going outside. He pried open the kitchen window and squeezed out, looking with heartache at the collar and his own fur, which were covered in grease.

Lin Ge hadn't seen an old house like this without a range hood in a long time. With only a single fan struggling to draw in the fumes by the window, the level of grease in the kitchen was unimaginable.

But he didn't want to reveal his ability to open and close windows flexibly and even unlock locks, so he could only enter and exit through the kitchen window, which only had the screen closed.

"Grandma, the cat seems to have run away!"

Wei Li heard the noise, turned around and saw that the kitchen window had been pushed open by the cat.

"Never mind it! Maybe it's just tired of staying here and is planning to go back to its own home!"

The old lady was dozing lazily, too impatient to get up and close the window. Although she was a little more mobile than Wei Li, moving around with a limp was still just as inconvenient. Besides, she had finally managed to warm up her granddaughter's bed; how could she let the warmth escape?

"Well."

Wei Li felt somewhat regretful and disappointed, but that was all he could do, and he had to refocus his attention on the textbook.

On the other side, Lin Ge shivered from the cold wind in the middle of the night.

I don't know if it's just my imagination, but the temperature in the suburbs seems much lower than in the city. Right now, I can even feel my nose freezing.

Stepping on the ground, he could still feel the dampness and the glistening reflections. Looking up at the yellowish crescent moon in the sky, it was slowly obscured by dark clouds, plunging the area around Ling Ge back into complete darkness.

As an old residential area, the solar streetlights here are unreliable. They might be somewhat useful in the summer, but in the sunless winter, they are just a pitiful glow that tries its best but is about to be extinguished.

The streetlights couldn't even illuminate the area at its feet, let alone the depths of the alley where Ringo was located.

Lin Ge looked around, jumped onto an SUV parked in front of the house in front, and with a powerful shove, landed on the awning of the family's living room window. The concrete awning was filthy, covered with a dense tangle of electrical wires and bits of gravel and dirt of unknown origin. The people inside seemed to be awake; a few pebbles falling from the awning startled them from their silence. Someone opened the door to check, but found nothing.

After the man went back, Lin Ge finally peeked out from behind the rain shelter.

He looked up and saw power lines of various thicknesses stretching all the way to the horizon. Wei Yixiao's single-story house was also within the range of the power lines, and Lin Ge easily stepped across them to reach the roof of Wei Yixiao's house.

The roof made of stacked red tiles is warm in winter and cool in summer, and its design is more aesthetically pleasing than that of precast concrete roofs or poured concrete roofs. However, its biggest drawback is that it cannot be completely sealed; any small hole can turn it into a nest for rats or bats.

Where there are rats, wild cats or weasels are bound to be attracted. So people living in such houses can occasionally hear animals fighting on the roof. If the fight gets really bad, they might even tear off the ceiling and leave the house in a mess.

The roof of Wei Yixiao's house looked like it hadn't been repaired for many years, with a lot of the cement used to seal the gaps falling off. One of the holes was just big enough for Lin Ge to squeeze his head through, and when he looked into the dark space, he could see several pairs of small, bright green eyes.

"Holy crap! That's terrifying!"

Lin Ge shuddered, suddenly thinking of zombie rats from horror movies. Mainly, the glowing little eyes were too conspicuous in the dark environment, and there were more than a dozen pairs swarming around them, a rather eerie number.

"Squeak..."

Upon discovering the intruder, the rats that had been frolicking on the ceiling were startled. They stood frozen, staring silently at Lin Ge, before quietly retreating, trying to hide themselves in the darkness.

When Lingo managed to squeeze through the hole into the ceiling with some difficulty, and after trying it out, he found that he could still support his own weight, and realized that he had gained some weight from the hard work of drilling, all the rats were immediately frightened and scattered in all directions.

'Clang clang clang...'

The dense, almost eerie crackling sounds and running noises from the ceiling made Wei Li look up in astonishment.

What's wrong with these rats today? They're usually active at night, but they've never been this active before. And the way they're running around like they're risking their lives, as if some monster is chasing them.

"That cat went upstairs and is chasing a mouse!"

The old lady opened her eyes and pointed to the slightly swaying ceiling panel in the corner, saying, "Look, it's right there! Honestly, it doesn't even know how fat it is! If it keeps bouncing around like that, it'll ruin the entire ceiling."

"grandmother!"

Wei Li stared at his grandmother with dissatisfaction, and said very seriously, "It's helping our family get rid of the mice! If it can really get rid of all the mice, I can accept it even if it damages the ceiling."

"fart!"

The old lady grumbled, "How many days will this cat stay with us? Once it leaves, won't these rats come back? Never mind, let's not talk about that. I'll go to Xiao Wang's house in a few days and bring you a kitten! Humph! I have no choice but to raise a cat so my granddaughter can focus on her studies! I just hope Xiao Wang's cat is as good as he claims, eating everything. Otherwise, how can we afford a cat that needs special care?"

"I will take good care of it!"

Wei Li gave a happy and expectant smile.

Above him, Lin Ge felt really restricted and even a little impatient.

Actually, once you really look at these rats, they're not that bad; you can easily swat them all dead with one paw.

But the ceiling in Wei Yixiao's house was from who-knows-how-many years ago, and it felt shaky when you stepped on it. Lin Ge was even worried that if Wei Yixiao jumped around, he would step on a hole in the ceiling, and he was also worried that the ceiling would collapse, so he didn't dare to use his full strength.

In this situation, catching mice becomes a very arduous task, and being chased around by the mice is also a real headache.

The first two mice were easy to deal with; he could take them down one by one with a swipe of his paw when they weren't looking. But when the other mice started running around in all directions, Lin Ge was caught off guard and overwhelmed, unsure of which one to chase.

The main problem was that he had never properly caught a mouse in his life! On flat ground, it was fine; he could just chase it down and kill it! But in a place like a suspended ceiling, which was spacious and dark, and had many haphazardly placed support rods and wires, Lin Ge was having a bit of a headache.

"How do other cats do it?"

Lin Ge, who had always believed that strength and speed were the only keys to power, began to doubt his own skills for the first time. Catching mice should be a cat's natural instinct, so why would other cats be helpless and let mice run away in this situation?
Lin Ge carefully controlled his movements, trying to touch the ceiling panel with his fleshy pads instead of constantly extending his fingernails.

With the cushioning effect of his paw pads, his movements had a much faster impact on the ceiling and were also quicker. However, this meant he had to consider the issue of extending his claws to catch his prey and then quickly retracting them. It took Lingo several tries before he got a little used to it.

Then, he started running faster in the dark, ceiling-mounted space.

‘Dong-dong-dong! ’

The sound from above made Wei Li frown, and the dust falling from the ceiling added to her frustration. But for some reason, she felt a strange sense of relief; finally, there was someone helping her again!
"squeak!"

A mouse let out a pitiful scream, its final cry before its death. Without hesitation, Lin Ge pressed his paw down on its back, a cracking sound of bones breaking echoing. The little mouse instantly went limp and lay still, its eyes bulging out of their sockets.

"nausea!"

With one paw, Lingo tossed the dead rat to the corner of the wall, wiped his paws on the ground, and then glared fiercely at the other surviving rats on the ceiling.

After about half an hour of practice, he was able to run normally on the fragile ceiling and skillfully avoid various obstacles under his feet. The open space was like the end of the world for these rats; apart from a few who slipped away through the holes when things got dangerous, the rest had no chance of escaping Lin Ge's claws. Lin Ge even tried a double-handed attack, hooking two rats together and slamming them together, flattening their heads.

Time passed slowly, and the number of rats in the ceiling gradually decreased. Lin Ge looked around; there was no longer any movement. Perhaps some rats were still hiding in the shadows, but the extremely dusty environment had impaired Lin Ge's sense of smell.

Besides, Lin Ge knew perfectly well that he was incredibly filthy. Heaven knows how much dust and cobwebs had accumulated in that ceiling. Anyway, after releasing most of his murderous intent, Lin Ge felt sticky all over, and the smell from his two front paws was pungent.

The disgusting and foul smell of blood completely killed Lin Ge's desire to clean it with his tongue. Thinking about where to find someone to help him bathe the poop scooper tomorrow, Lin Ge decided to clean the area thoroughly first.

"Ow!"

He bared his teeth and roared in a low growl.

'Crash...'

The mice that had been hiding were so frightened that they ran away as fast as they could, no longer caring about hiding.

"Die to me!"

Ringo roared and charged out.

"Sigh! I guess I won't be able to sleep tonight. Lili, you should go to bed too! Once the cat gets tired of playing, it'll be quiet."

The old lady sighed and helplessly told Wei Li to go to bed.

Although she didn't know what the cat was doing up there, she knew that the cat wouldn't stop until all the mice were caught or driven away.

Night owls, night owls, when a night owl encounters a mouse, can there ever be peace and quiet?
Hey!
Oh, you wretched son! Look at the scourge you've brought back!

"..."

Wei Li didn't know how to react to the situation, but the commotion above her was indeed worrying her. Seeing her grandmother urging her again, she could only maneuver her wheelchair to the bedside and then carefully climb onto the bed using her hands for support.

The old lady helped her take off her pants and then wrapped Wei Li in the blanket. After a rustling sound, her sweater and long johns were also taken off, and she obediently lay flat on the bed with only her eyes showing.

And without realizing it, the noisy noise above my head suddenly disappeared.

"grandmother?"

Wei Li looked at the old lady, wanting to ask if the cat had won the fight. Generally speaking, cats shouldn't get bitten by mice, right? If it really was bitten, should she take it to the vet tomorrow?
"Tsk!"

The old lady clicked her tongue, never expecting that the cat would have such abilities.

The old lady, who couldn't sleep at night, knew exactly how many rats were on her roof. But in less than an hour, it was as quiet as if nothing was there anymore; perhaps the cat had eaten them all.

"Ugh! How can a cat possibly bite such a disgusting creature as a rat?"

Lin Ge disdainfully hooked a dead rat and tossed it out of the hole. The rat seemed to hit a car as it fell; the car's headlights flashed twice before returning to normal.

Slowly, Lin Ge threw all the rat carcasses out of the ceiling.

With so many rat carcasses left on there, they'll probably stink horribly after they rot. Speaking of this, Lin Ge suddenly couldn't help but think of that bastard Chen Jian.

According to Ai Qing's confession, he chose to hide Xu Yinghui inside the air conditioner's outdoor unit because the height of the building and the ventilation would solve the problem of the stench of the corpse.

At the height of the sixteenth floor, coupled with the surrounding open space and the cold winter wind, it's quite possible that Xu Yinghui could freeze to death and be dried into a mummified corpse. Just like cured meat or Zhangzhou's specialty dried chicken, a little salt is enough to ensure that there is no bad smell or only a slight bad smell.

Add to that the height of the sixteenth floor, the wind speed in the dead of winter, the temperature in the high-rise buildings where windows are never opened, and the rain and snow, and a slight stench is simply impossible to detect! Then, after a few more months, the stench will have dissipated, and the rotten parts will have rotted away. After that, it's fine to slowly process it or ignore it for more than ten years.

Lin Ge didn't know what Chen Jian was thinking, nor whether his idea had any scientific basis or could actually be implemented. In any case, he could only learn about this kind of thing slowly in prison and find an opportunity to put it into practice in his next life.

And then there's Xu Yinghui. That guy colluded with Zhang Yanxia to defraud over 20 million yuan. This money absolutely must be recovered. Otherwise, those elderly people who were scammed might really cause some serious trouble because of this money.

However, judging from the current situation, this matter is unlikely to be easy.

Furthermore, Xu Yinghui's crimes extend beyond this one instance. Whether it's keeping Ai Qing as a mistress or having several other mistresses, his methods of obtaining money seem rather illegal. In other words, there are many issues surrounding this man that can be investigated and interrogated gradually, and there's even a possibility of solving several long-standing cold cases in Zhangzhou City.

Of course, these things had nothing to do with Lingo.

As Lin Ge pondered this, he slowly cleaned up all the dead rats from the roof. He didn't care what it would look like outside, or whether it would frighten people the next morning.

Even when he was a police cat, he only cared about killing and not burying, let alone such a trivial matter as catching mice.
"If you have the chance in the future, come and help Weili every now and then. We can't let that stinky rat disturb the little girl's studies. She's a sensible, smart, and academically excellent child. Since her physical condition can't be changed, she can only change her future through her studies."

Thinking it over, Lin Ge crawled out of the gap once more.

While crawling, he noticed that a lot of the dust and cobwebs on his body had been scraped off. Feeling a bit confused, Lin Ge went in and out several times until he could no longer feel any dust or cobwebs on his body. Only then was he satisfied and returned to the ground the way he came.

"hiss……"

Looking up, Lin Ge saw a dead rat hanging on the windshield of an SUV in front of him, its eyes wide open in disgust, a large patch of blood and bodily fluids clinging to the glass. Feeling a little guilty, Lin Ge quickly jumped into the car and slapped the rat's corpse away.

As for the bloodstains on the glass, Lin Ge had no way to fix them and could only hope that the car owner wouldn't be too angry when he saw them tomorrow.

Then Lin Ge crawled back into Wei Li's kitchen through the window and finally felt much warmer. To be honest, he hadn't felt particularly cold after moving around for a while, but there was no doubt that it was much more comfortable indoors. Stray cats can't compare to house cats.
"Hey cat, you're not allowed on the bed! You just caught a mouse, if you dare come up here I'll beat you to death with a broom!"

The old lady's voice drifted from afar.

Lin Ge rolled his eyes and completely ignored what she said.

Going to bed is definitely out of the question, but I still need to find a way to wash my hands. Washing them directly with cold water is too cruel, and boiling hot water myself is too scary, so I can only reluctantly borrow some of the old lady's foot bath water to make do.

"Sigh! I'm definitely not a cat that can endure hardship! If I were to stay in this kind of living environment forever, I'm afraid I would try to escape within a few days."

Lin Ge sighed and dug a spot on the sofa to lie down.

To be honest, he admired Wei Li's strong will despite his disability and appreciated the family's mutual support and reliance. But as a lazy, willful cat used to enjoying life, he felt he would find it difficult to accept such a lifestyle.

Not having cat food is not a big deal, but only being able to eat white rice with vegetable soup is really too cruel for a cat.

Cats are carnivores; nothing but meat is of value to them. Lin Ge disliked vegetables in his past life, and there's no need to say more in this one.

Therefore, early the next morning, before even the old lady and Wei Li had woken up, Lin Ge got up early and chose to leave.

There's nothing to be ashamed of!
Even a cat desires a better life. And Lin Ge himself is a police cat; his salary and subsidies might even exceed what Wei Yixiao earns working two jobs a month.

"After all, we're people who need to support our families too!"

Lin Ge missed the three little hawksbill turtles: Little Tiger Claw and Little Tiger Claw.

And at this time, the sun slowly rises.

(End of this chapter)