Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 466 Strange Treatment
The next morning, Lin Ge was woken up by Li Siyu shaking him.

This woman, who never disturbed Lin Ge's lazy sleep, for the first time ever, dragged him out of bed. Then, before Lin Ge could fully regain his senses, deafening, upbeat music from afar startled him again.

It was only then that Lin Ge realized where he was, and knew that the start time for the police dog competition had finally arrived.

This was a rather serious matter, so he gave up his plan to go back to sleep, obediently went to the bathroom to wash his face, and followed Li Siyu out of the room.

As soon as I stepped outside, I saw Sun Chang yawning and waiting at the door.

Yu Rong, Yuan Qu, and Zhou Bo also got up early, each with dark circles under their eyes and looking tired, but their spirits were high. When they saw Li Siyu finally bring Mimi out, the four of them didn't say much, just exchanged glances and nodded emphatically, then strode towards the corridor with high spirits.

At this moment, the corridor, the lobby, and the area outside were filled with police dog handlers from all over the province. Everyone wore a serious and solemn expression, with little noise, creating a tense atmosphere. Most people were quietly exchanging pleasantries with acquaintances while eating breakfast; no one was trying to attract attention or taking photos or videos. They even ate very quickly, wolfing down their food in a few bites. Frankly, this is the norm for police officers; the ever-present possibility of an emergency leaves no time for leisurely eating. The atmosphere today only intensified the tension. In just a few hours, everyone here would be adversaries, and the gazes they exchanged were sharp and menacing.

None of the four of them, including Sun Chang, were in the mood for chatting or joking. They kept their heads down and ate in silence, making the most of the time to conserve their energy.

Lin Ge didn't even know what time they returned yesterday; they were supposed to arrive around 9 or 10 o'clock, but he hadn't seen a single person. Not only the four of them, but even at night, the entire hotel room was deserted, as if it were inhabited by ghosts.

"Make sure they're calmed down this morning, so they don't get scared by the opening speech and embarrass Zhangzhou City. Then, after the parade and performances, those who don't have any events today can find a place to rest or continue practicing. If you're still free, come cheer me on."

Yu Rong spoke concisely, appearing somewhat nervous as the only contestant today.

To be honest, they trained very late yesterday, even turning off the lights in the training area to get everyone out of the way. They also went to the kennels to check An'an's living conditions, food, and clean up afterward. By the time An Xin had seen the police dogs fall asleep, it was already past 1 a.m. After that, she hurriedly returned to the hotel to wash up, ate some cold food, slept for a few hours, and then got up again. Checking their uniforms and appearance took a long time.

In short, all the necessary preparations have been completed. Next, we need to quickly bathe, feed, and groom the police dogs to ensure they present the best possible image. All of this must be finished before the conference begins.

"It's only a little past six o'clock. I was wondering why I was still a bit sleepy."

Lin Ge yawned, feeling a little drowsy. Wasn't the conference supposed to start at nine o'clock? Was it really necessary to get up so early for extra training?
"You're really taking it easy!"

Zhou Bo looked at Lin Ge's lazy demeanor and complained with great envy. He was so nervous that he almost lost his appetite for breakfast, and he hadn't slept well last night, half asleep and half asleep. But this guy was like an old man going on vacation, not worried at all.

"What am I worried about! It's your competition, not mine."

Lin Ge rolled his eyes, not intending to put himself in the shoes of a contestant. Although he had many wild thoughts yesterday, after thinking about it carefully again back at the hotel last night, he still didn't think those people were being ridiculous by letting a cat participate in the police dog program.

So his existence is most likely just a formality, and when reporting to higher authorities, it will prove that Zhangzhou City, in addition to its excellent police dog team, has also developed other police animals, or something like that.

Otherwise, no matter how exaggerated it is, would it be necessary to announce it only the day before the competition starts? It's obviously just here to be a mascot; forcing it to participate would be too much of a humiliation for a cat.

Based on this idea, Lin Ge wasn't nervous at all. He put himself in the shoes of an audience member or a special guest, and felt that watching these dogs perform was actually quite interesting.

"Li Siyu and I will be cheering you on from the stands! By the way, there should be stands for the audience, right?"

Lin Ge stretched out his paw and patted Zhou Bo's leg.

Zhou Bo understood Lin Ge's look and immediately wore a speechless expression. However, thinking that his project was on its last day, Zhou Bo breathed a sigh of relief. Looking at Yu Rong across from him, who was so nervous that she couldn't even eat, he whispered a reminder to her to at least eat something. Although the morning's activities would mostly involve listening to the leaders speak, there would likely be a lot of filming. At that time, one had to sit upright and not move around, which would actually be quite physically demanding.

"You guys got up pretty early!"

Chen Song carried the tray to the table, greeted the group, and said with a smile, "By the way, how many of you are participating in the mountain tracking project this afternoon? Please go easy on my tofu, or it will be a disgrace to the Southern Province."

"You're participating in mountain tracking? No, wait! I should say, those ten of you invited competitors, you wouldn't happen to be participating in the hexagram, would you?"

Sun Chang was stunned for a moment, but quickly realized what was happening.

Chen Song understood Sun Chang's meaning and laughed, "You too? That's quite a coincidence! We fought side by side last time, but I never expected to be rivals this time. Well, let me see how much progress Beibei has made lately. To be honest, when I contacted the team yesterday, everyone was surprised! They didn't expect to see you, Beibei, and Mimi here, but then again, it makes sense, since Mimi and Beibei are both so excellent. Everyone is also very curious and speculating about which project Mimi will participate in this time. With Mimi's abilities, I guess none of these six projects will be difficult for her, right? Tsk tsk... just thinking about it makes me envious."

"This one……"

Sun Chang and the others exchanged glances. Li Siyu shook her head in confusion and said, "We don't know either! The organizers haven't given us a specific answer yet. Maybe Mimi won't participate in the competition."

"Is that so? That's a bit strange."

Chen Song seemed to have thought of something, shook his head, and didn't say anything more. Seeing that Sun Chang and the others had finished eating, he smiled and gestured for them to leave first, without waiting for him.

Sun Chang and the others had countless questions in their minds, but in the end they didn't say anything more.

After saying goodbye to Chen Song, Sun Chang and the others went to the kennel to meet their police dogs, while Li Siyu carried Lin Ge to the competition venue.

As expected, unlike yesterday, a large number of red plastic stools were placed in the open space in front of the platform, neatly arranged in rows and columns, yet with ample space between them for the police dogs. Each stool had a label indicating the county or city on its side, and Li Siyu quickly found the stool labeled 'Zhangzhou City' in the third row. However, no one was sitting down at the moment, so Li Siyu felt embarrassed to sit alone and stood to the side with Lin Ge in her arms, looking around.

About half an hour later, the handlers with their police dogs quickly assembled. Initially, there were only a dozen or so groups, but as time passed, more and more dogs and handlers gathered. After someone took the lead, everyone found their places, standing in front of the benches with their dogs, without sitting down. Almost without any organization or command, the neat formation was visibly and quickly arranged, which was somewhat impressive.

This demonstrates the discipline of the police; there was no fighting, arguing, or loud noise at the scene. Even the police dogs behaved very seriously, sitting obediently without making a sound.

Li Siyu spotted Sun Chang and her three companions in the line; they all had serious expressions and were staring straight ahead. In this situation, the empty red chair at the very front of the third row stood out—the only empty spot where no one had yet come to line up.

"..."

Li Siyu felt like she wanted to die. She never expected that Sun Chang and her three bastards would reserve such a prominent seat in the first row for her. But just then, people began to take their seats on the stage, and Li Siyu didn't dare to cause any trouble. She quickly threw Lin Ge off her, lowered her head, and walked to the empty seat in the first row, standing there with her face flushed and staring straight ahead.

Okay!

Everyone at the scene was wearing a police uniform, with a series of numbers on their chests. Li Siyu was the only one who stood out; although her uniform was beautiful and she was a pretty policewoman, the 'FJ' on her chest was particularly conspicuous.

Then, Lin Ge, squatting at Li Siyu's feet, also stood out. Its unique size and appearance caused a slight stir among the crowd. No one had expected that the cat they'd seen yesterday was also a contestant, much less that the policewoman who'd been strolling around with the cat for a while was actually a trainer. What the hell was this—a cat participating in a police dog competition? Was this a joke, or did this thing have some special background?
"Woo~"

The police dogs were getting restless, mainly because the cat in front of them was attracting their attention. For some reason, even though they couldn't see the cat, just smelling its scent made them feel inexplicably close and want to go over and cuddle.

Fortunately, everyone was well-trained, and with the instructor's subtle reassurance, no one did anything disrespectful in public.

At that moment, the music that had been playing incessantly suddenly changed. Everyone turned their attention to look up and saw a policeman with gray hair, wearing a police uniform, olive branches and two four-star badges on his epaulets—clearly a high-ranking official—leading a group of cadres onto the stage. They sat down in order, their expressions serious. Seeing these high-ranking provincial leaders, all the contestants immediately dared not have any wild thoughts and stood tall and straight, maintaining a solemn demeanor.

The 7th Hubei Provincial Police Dog Competition has officially begun.

The morning's learning and listening went without saying. Even though Lin Ge was usually carefree and fearless, he listened attentively for two hours without moving an inch.

Fortunately, the police system isn't as procedural as other departments. The two-hour presentations focused heavily on matters directly relevant to everyone, and the audience listened attentively. The various achievements and results the police system has made in the past two years, along with the recognition and praise from superiors, were particularly exciting. So when the host announced the start of the police dog competition and all the contestants began their performances, many were still somewhat dazed.

However, when the staff actually pushed the three fire rings and a flame platform onto the lawn, ready to ignite them at any moment, everyone became tense.

This is no joke! A mistake at this point would be a disgrace to the entire province, potentially tarnishing the reputation of this police dog competition. It's no longer just about one handler or one dog; it concerns the honor and disgrace of all police officers in Chu Province. If even reporting results to superiors can result in a lapse in competence, who can have complete faith in these officers?

Li Siyu, who had sneaked away to the side, watched the trainers lead the police dogs around the field, and her heart couldn't help but feel very uneasy.

She knew that Sun Chang and the others, along with Bei Bei and the others, had already trained this part very well. But what if something went wrong? So, absolutely, absolutely nothing could happen!

"Are you Li Siyu?"

A voice suddenly appeared behind Li Siyu, who turned around in surprise as she was lost in thought.

Lin Ge, who was squatting at Li Siyu's feet and didn't dare let her hug him in this situation, also turned his head in confusion to look at the person walking behind him.

"My name is Wei Zhengxun, and I am one of the people in charge of this police dog competition. My superiors asked me to invite you and Mimi to sit over there."

A policeman named Wei Zhengxun nodded to Li Siyu, then gestured to the two rows of seats to the side of the stage. Sitting there were some people who looked anything but ordinary; each one was dressed in a police uniform and looked like a big shot, their epaulets adding to the air of authority. Just one glance at them made Li Siyu's legs go weak. She was just a lowly auxiliary policeman, like an ant; what right did she have to sit with these high-ranking officials?

But seeing the unquestionable attitude of the policeman named Wei Zhengxun, Li Siyu quickly nodded and followed him with a wry smile.

The female auxiliary police officer walking towards them, along with a cat, also attracted the attention of these people. Some guessed the cat's identity, some frowned, seemingly lost in thought, while most turned their heads slightly towards the podium.

But no one spoke or questioned it, which made Li Siyu sit down in the very last row of seats, her bottom almost touching the edge, feeling terrified.

Lin Ge squatted to the side, expressionless. But he quickly realized everyone was staring intently at the arena, and his body slowly went limp, his squatting posture beginning to distort. Looking around and finding no one paying attention, he quickly rubbed his neck with his hind legs; it was incredibly itchy there. Then, one after another, handlers led their police dogs past the platform, the constant flashes of dogs almost hypnotic, and Lin Ge couldn't help but yawn again.

Looking around and finding no one paying attention to him, Lin Ge relaxed even more. It was only the noise of the fire ring lighting that made him prick up his ears and crane his neck to take a look, but his view was completely blocked by the people in the seats in front of him.

So Lin Ge squatted down again, feeling that his legs were a little sore, and then secretly lay down again.

Then the police dogs began taking turns jumping through hoops of fire. Lin Ge had seen Bei Bei and the others train this countless times, and it was getting a little boring. More importantly, his position was completely blocked by the police officers in front of him. He couldn't see the police dogs jumping through the fire hoops, and he could only see a tiny corner of the training field. Knowing he couldn't possibly run out to watch the show, Lin Ge lazily yawned, complaining about how strict and rigid the rules of the police system were, while his tail swished listlessly.

A few minutes later, realizing that no one was paying attention to him, Lin Ge secretly jumped onto Li Siyu's lap.

As soon as he jumped up, Li Siyu pushed him down hard with her arm, and Lin Ge's claws hooked a line on her trouser leg. The curved nails caught the line, and she couldn't break free for a moment.

Seeing Lingge's claws caught, its right paw raised high in a half-squatting position with a blank expression, looking like it was about to blow up a bunker, Li Siyu was both annoyed and amused. She didn't have time to patiently remove the claws, so she simply grabbed Lingge's paw and yanked hard, breaking the string. Then she tossed Lingge a little further away so it wouldn't bother her.

Lin Ge was thrown to the ground, rolled over once, and then quickly got up.

He glanced around nervously, and seeing that no one was paying attention to him, he breathed a sigh of relief. He hadn't really intended to cause trouble; it was just that the spot where he'd been squatting was too shabby and boring.

Now that Li Siyu had thrown him out, his view was much better. Lin Ge looked up and saw that the fire-ring performance was nearing its end, and it seemed there hadn't been any mistakes. Bei Bei and Guai Guai had already finished their performances, and An An appeared to have passed smoothly as well; at least Yu Rong's expression was happier than expected. And now, the Chen Song and Tofu duo were passing through the fire rings, jumping over with perfect ease.

"But...why did Chen Song name this Kunming dog 'Tofu'? Its color is blackish-brown, which has nothing to do with tofu. Mapo Tofu?"

Lin Ge tilted his head, lost in thought.

As the display of all the police dogs concluded, the leaders on the podium and in the stands began to applaud. Li Siyu quickly joined in, clapping nervously and embarrassed, wishing she could bury her head in the ground and never come out again.

She had never felt so awkward or nervous, not even when facing Li Yiduo's father. How could she possibly be sitting with so many high-ranking leaders!
She glanced at them briefly and noticed that even the two rows of leaders next to her, the ones with the lowest rank insignia, had the same shoulder insignia as Nie Guoqiang.

She was just a lowly auxiliary police officer!
Woohoo...

(End of this chapter)