Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 4 Children Today

After that day, things had little to do with Lingo.

He was, after all, just a cat.

However, since that incident, Lin Ge's living conditions at the police station have improved significantly.

Thanks to Zhang Yong's big mouth, everyone in the police station knew that the silver shaded dog was quite capable, even able to help with investigations like a police dog. And coincidentally, the Zhanghe Police Station was exactly in need of such a police dog.

So when Lingo came to the canteen looking for food, the police not only didn't drive him away, but also kindly left him clean meat and chicken legs.

Later, they discovered that Lingo wouldn't eat the food placed on the ground, so they thoughtfully put the food in disposable bowls.

In this situation, the sensible, chubby cook in the canteen simply found two special stainless steel bowls for Lin Ge, one for food and one for water, showing great care.

Two pretty policewomen even bought cat food and litter boxes for Lingo online, but Lingo politely declined them all.

He doesn't like eating cat food, nor does he have the habit of using the toilet in public. Besides, the public toilets at the police station are relatively clean and hygienic.

But this made a cat that could go to the toilet by itself and turn on the tap to wash its paws even more of a focus of discussion at the police station.

Lin Ge pretended not to know about this.

He's already become a cat, so why should he care about human opinions?

Spending each day lazily idly, wandering around when bored, observing the busy crowds, and comparing it to my own leisurely life—that's the true meaning of a free and easy cat's life.

Furthermore, Lin Ge has not yet discovered the so-called retaliation related to Huang Mao that Nie Guoqiang mentioned.

Or even if there were blond's accomplices present at the time, they probably wouldn't have put their minds to getting revenge on a cat, right? What would be the point?
Thinking this, after refusing Nie Guoqiang's offer to take a photo with the banner, Lin Ge jumped onto the wall and walked along it towards the main road.

As he approached the police station entrance, he saw through the glass that inside the service hall, a middle-aged couple with a girl were expressing their deepest gratitude to Nie Guoqiang. Not far behind them, a reporter with a satchel was snapping photos of the couple and Nie Guoqiang, who was holding a banner.

The reporter was alright; he didn't include the girl in his shot. The girl stood to one side, head bowed, seemingly still shaken by what happened that day.

Suddenly sensing something, the girl turned around and looked out the window.

She happened to see a gray-white figure jump down from the wall next to the gate and disappear in an instant.

The girl rubbed her eyes, seemingly wondering if she was seeing things. She cautiously reached out and tugged at her mother's sleeve, but her mother waved her away.

The girl pouted in disappointment and simply stared intently at the entrance of the police station, remaining motionless.

Meanwhile, Lin Ge had already strolled onto the road.

Zhangzhou has done a good job with its greening efforts. There are beautiful green plants on both sides of the road, which not only look nice but also help to separate the lanes for motor vehicles and non-motor vehicles.

As a cat, Lingo naturally wouldn't walk alongside pedestrians in broad daylight. Although he wasn't as afraid of people as a real wildcat, he had no intention of seeking trouble. Besides, moving through the grass had a unique charm, and his body thoroughly enjoyed this adventurous feeling.

Not far ahead, we came to the vicinity of a school called "Youcheng No. 1 Primary School".

During the nation's economic development, numerous petrochemical and oil refineries were built in cities large and small across the country, leading to the emergence of a large number of primary and secondary schools in these "oil city" areas. Although most of these factories have declined with the times, these factory-run schools, after being nationalized, continue to thrive. In fact, due to the factories' wealth at the time, these factory-run schools often surpassed many public primary and secondary schools in terms of size, teaching quality, and facilities. For example, they boasted standard 400-meter running tracks and soccer fields, along with floodlit basketball courts, indoor badminton courts, landscaped gardens, and on-campus stages and clubs—all resources that were the envy of teachers and parents in other public schools.

Lingo came here a few days ago and has been enjoying strolling around here lately.

Firstly, there were no people in the community who posed a threat to him, and secondly, the youthful and lively faces of the children brought him joy. In addition, the park-like green areas were very well maintained, and the feeling of lying on the lawn and sunbathing was extremely satisfying.

Lying on the not-too-hard grass, Lin Ge stretched out his limbs, like a cat lying on the ground.

This movement would be awkward for other cats, but Lin Ge really enjoyed the feeling of complete relaxation. A class of children was having a PE class not far away, the boys running the 100-meter dash and the girls the 50-meter dash, running breathlessly and yelling, which Lin Ge found even more amusing.

A chubby boy, who was overweight, was struggling on the track. His exaggerated and disproportionately large belly swayed with each step, which amused Lin Ge greatly.

Suddenly, the chubby boy's clothes came undone under the weight.

A large bag of snacks, whether potato chips or something else, slipped from his stomach and fell to the ground. He stepped on it unexpectedly, and it burst open. The chubby boy stopped in his tracks, dumbfounded, while the PE teacher at the finish line, who was blowing his whistle, also froze in astonishment.

After a moment of stunned silence, the surrounding children burst into exaggerated laughter. The chubby boy looked at the snack bag at his feet, feeling like crying, and sensed the teacher's anger flaring up not far away.

"Nie Zhuangzhuang! You've brought me snacks again!"

The deafening roar made the chubby boy shudder.

"Ha ha……"

Lin Ge rolled around on the grass, overjoyed. He never expected the chubby boy to be so funny.

Why is it that Nie Guoqiang, a tough police officer who looks like he's about to explode even when he's smiling, has such a comedic talent in his son?

Or is it that he had a child late in life at the age of forty, and was a doting father at home?

I can’t tell!
The farce continued. The young physical education teacher gave Nie Zhuangzhuang a severe scolding, ordered him to stand aside as punishment, and then turned to suppress the little rascals who took the opportunity to run wild.

The chubby boy reluctantly threw the snacks into the trash can outside the playground, then shuffled over to Lin Ge's side.

"Mimi, I'm in for a world of trouble."

Standing there pretending to be punished, Nie Zhuangzhuang lowered his head and said to Lin Ge, "Luckily, Grandma picked me up today, and Dad had to work the night shift, so I managed to escape with my life."

This guy's emotions came and went quickly; after only two sentences, he changed the subject, saying, "He's working four night shifts this week, so he probably won't have time to find out how I'm doing at school. Hmm... do you think I should secretly pick up that bag of chips again? They should still be edible, right?"

The chubby boy slurped his saliva and said regretfully, "It's all Hu Miao and Zhang Yining's fault! If they hadn't been watching me so closely, I wouldn't have hidden the food on my person. Why did the homeroom teacher choose them as class monitor and vice-monitor? If it had been Zheng Jiacheng, he would have been my buddy and covered for me..."

The chubby boy kept complaining, mentioning that Nie Guoqiang was very busy every day and that his mother, Jiang Yan, was attending a medical seminar in another city and hadn't returned for half a month, among other things.

Aside from being gluttonous, this chubby boy really didn't have any other flaws. At least he never laid a hand on Lin Ge, which made Lin Ge have a good impression of him.

Incidentally, Hu Miao, Zhang Yining, and Zheng Jiacheng, whom he mentioned, are all children of police officers at the local police station.

To make it easier to go to work and pick up and drop off their children, most of the children in the institute attend Youcheng No. 1 Primary School. Although people no longer live together due to the rise of commercial housing, and the children no longer play together as often as before, the children in the institute still unconsciously form small groups and have better relationships.

Everyone knew something about Ling Ge from the parents, and knew that the cat in front of them belonged to the institute, so they treated him fairly well.

"If I could skip school and become a policeman like you, catching bad guys, that would be great."

Nie Zhuangzhuang spoke with longing.

Is being a police officer a good thing?

Lin Ge rolled his eyes.

While it may seem dignified for police officers to catch criminals, it's actually quite dangerous. Even the families of police officers are at risk of retaliation from criminals. Even Lin Ge himself, if he hadn't been threatened by Nie Guoqiang's words that day, wouldn't have bothered coming here to kill time.

Of course, Lingo knew that his thinking was wrong, so he could only say in a darker tone that he was glad he was a cat, and not one of those people who were carrying heavy burdens.

"Mimi!"

The chubby boy suddenly spoke, his tone somewhat mysterious.

"You're the one who's called Mimi! You and Nie Guoqiang are the same person, both named Mimi! What's wrong with this family? Why do they all like to call you Uncle Lin Ge that!"

Lin Ge glared at Nie Zhuangzhuang.

"Look at that person outside, acting all mysterious. Is he a bad guy?"

Nie Zhuangzhuang glanced at a man peeking out of the school gate and whispered, "Keep an eye on him for me, I'm going to find Zhang Yining."

(End of this chapter)