Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 531 Anxi's Paradise (Please Subscribe)
Even though they only extinguished a small fire, about the size of one or two rooms, the six boys' bravery and their timely call to the police were equivalent to saving the entire Qibaoshan.

No one has the right to question this.

Zheng Mingxing's praise made the six boys ecstatic.

They were shouting and jumping around excitedly in the interrogation room, their faces flushed with excitement, regardless of the occasion. Nie Guoqiang and Zheng Mingxing shook their heads and chuckled. Zhang Yining wanted to celebrate with Mimi, but when she turned around, she found that Lin Ge had left the interrogation room and disappeared without a trace.

Lin Ge certainly didn't leave voluntarily; it's just that that bastard Liu Shengyou never misses an opportunity to use someone else's free labor.

Qibaoshan Forest is located within the jurisdiction of Baimiao Police Station, so this arson incident naturally falls to their jurisdiction. Besides interrogating the five suspects, the police station needs to collect relevant evidence as soon as possible. However, due to the lack of surveillance footage at the scene, confirming the arson is relatively difficult. Although the fire department has a detailed analytical method for this, Baimiao Police Station still needs to secure more evidence.

So Liu Shengyou went to Lin Ge's house in person and, without any hesitation, borrowed him from him.

Upon returning to Qibaoshan, Lin Ge could still smell the lingering dust from the recently dissipated cigarette smoke. Slightly annoyed, he and several familiar officers from Baimiao Police Station, accompanied by Liu Shengyou's cheeky grin, patiently searched the ground and bushes along the route the five men had taken. After more than an hour, Lin Ge found thirty-seven cigarette butts; the vast majority of them had burned out naturally without any attempt to extinguish them.

To be honest, this was a very dangerous thing. You could even say it's incredibly lucky that so many cigarette butts only caused one wildfire.

Even if it weren't for the six little ones running up here for a picnic today, if the fire had started somewhere else where no one was around, the consequences could have been much more serious, and it wouldn't have been extinguished so quickly as it was today.

On the other hand, the exaggerated number of thirty-seven does not actually include those in the trash can.

According to the son-in-law who smoked the least, he stubbed out his cigarettes and threw them in the trash. In other words, those thirty-seven cigarettes were the contribution of the old man and his son. Considering they only went up the mountain at 10:00 AM and the fire occurred around 12:30 PM, in just over two hours, the two suspects smoked almost two packs of cigarettes, creating a total of thirty-seven fire hazards.

Judging from the bad breath lingering on the cigarette butts, Lin Ge concluded that most of the odor came from the old man.

This old chain smoker seems to have a cigarette in his mouth all the time; heaven knows how blackened his lungs have become.

Ironically, Lin Ge knew perfectly well that the culprit behind the wildfire was not the old man.

Although Lin Ge didn't pay much attention at the time, he remembered very clearly that the person near the fire scene was the old man's son, who had urinated there, and the old man never went to the spot where the urine had been.

Back at the fire scene, Lin Ge saw police officers and firefighters carefully examining the site. He then volunteered to help, and from the black mud of the fire embers, he retrieved the cigarette butt that had caused the fire.

Although it was burned beyond recognition, there is still a possibility of extracting the suspect's DNA from it.

Combined with the cigarette butts found at the scene, as well as the statements of the TV tower security guard and the six children, it is highly unlikely that the suspect will escape punishment for this arson.

Liu Shengyou was very satisfied with the result, and although Lin Ge was exhausted, he was also pleased with the outcome of the trip. Smoking isn't wrong, but these heavy smokers who litter cigarette butts should be severely punished and taught a lesson.

After a busy afternoon, Lin Ge was finally freed from Liu Shengyou's side and was taken back to Zhanghe Police Station.

When Lin Ge returned, he found that the six little ones had already been picked up by their parents. He guessed that besides praise, they would be greeted with a good spanking. Especially Xie Zaiqi and Nie Zhuangzhuang; their fathers never minded beating the kids. Even if Nie Guoqiang and Xie Hua acted proud in front of others, they would definitely receive a good beating when they got home that night. In a daze, Lin Ge could even hear the two little devils' screams as their bottoms were being spanked.

Conversely, Zhang Yining will likely be unscathed, as Zhang Yong is a doting father, and Yang Xiaotong would never allow him to hit the child. Hu Lijun, on the other hand, will probably be outmaneuvered by Hu Miao, since he's never been a match for his daughter in verbal sparring…

As for Wei Li... I hope that when she encounters a fire again, she won't have any lingering trauma!
Or perhaps, through this active participation in the fire rescue, Lin Ge hoped that Wei Li could overcome the pain and fear she had experienced after her home fire. She shouldn't dwell on those regrets; today's events should make her stronger.

In conclusion, although the picnic and outing were forced to end midway, Lin Ge felt that the six children still enjoyed a special experience and gained additional knowledge, gaining more than they lost. Furthermore, Lin Ge overheard Zheng Mingxing's phone call with the fire brigade, confirming that they would be going to the oil city primary school the next day to discuss the firefighting hero award with the teachers—a truly remarkable honor for the six children.

"Is it not the 'Little Firefighting Hero Award' but the 'Little Learning Hero Lai Ning' honorary title?"

Lin Ge seemed to be deep in thought.

Back at the cat shelter, Lin Ge had Li Siyu, who had rushed over after hearing the commotion, give him a good bath. Although he hadn't helped put out the fire for the six kittens today, he was still quite exhausted. Especially while searching for cigarette butts, he had gotten quite a bit of dry leaves and dust on his body.

“Mimi, you weren’t here this morning, so Teacher Jiang called me. She said your test results are in, and there are no other problems, just a little mild gastroenteritis. She told you to pay attention to your diet recently.”

While blowing on Lin Ge's hair, Li Siyu talked to him.

"Gastroenteritis? Is that why I haven't been feeling well lately? But why would I get gastroenteritis? I feel like I have a good appetite and my stomach doesn't hurt."

Lin Ge was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that having Jiang Yan handle things this time would actually lead to her discovering a physical problem.

“Teacher Jiang talked to me, and we guessed that it was probably because you ate too much cat food when you were in Chu City. You usually eat rice and vegetables, but during that period you only ate cat food, which caused your stomach and intestines to not be able to adapt. In addition, you didn’t rest well and lacked exercise during those days, so you developed symptoms of gastroenteritis.”

Li Siyu said with heartache, then after thinking for a moment, she couldn't help but say, "Mimi, why don't we just stop eating food? Let's be good and eat cat food like the other cats from now on, okay? To be honest, high-end cat food is more expensive than regular food, isn't it delicious?"

"Nonsense! No matter how nutritious cat food is, can it taste better than cooked food? Look at how it's made into individual kibble pieces, is that how you eat?"

Lin Ge glanced at Li Siyu.

Seeing Mimi's firm attitude, Li Siyu couldn't say much more. Pampering this little guy was a matter of principle for the Zhanghe Police Station, and so far, no one in the station had been able to truly ignore its opinions. Besides, it had been eating her food for so long, and since nothing unusual had been found, they might as well go along with it.

After giving Lin Ge a bath, Li Siyu changed the water in the fish tank made from the freeze-dried container. She sorted through all the plants and other things the cats had brought over, keeping only a few that could survive in the water and throwing away the rest. Since she didn't have any fish food on hand, she got half a steamed bun from the cafeteria, tore some into the fish tank, and then went back to the front duty room to work overtime while munching on the bun.

Yes! Li Siyu, who had just returned to work after her vacation, faced the high-intensity challenge of working 24-hour shifts. Fortunately, she recovered from her illness and had a few more days of rest; otherwise, she might not have been able to keep up.

After Li Siyu left, Lin Ge took a nap, then gave the naughty little tiger stripe and snow claw tiger stripe a good beating before the quiet evening finally arrived.

Is Anxi coming today?

Lin Ge lay on the door of the cat house, waiting curiously.

He didn't have to wait long before Lin Ge heard the clanging sound of the yard gate. Not only Lin Ge, but the other cats were also attracted by the sound, all perking up their ears and widening their eyes to look in the direction of the sound.

Then... Lin Ge saw a girl, acting like a thief, sneaking into the courtyard.

This time, she didn't linger in the yard, nor did she quietly call out to the little doll Lele. After looking around to make sure no one was in the yard, Anxi cautiously crept towards the cat house, where the lights were still on.

Anxi walked cautiously, like a little thief, afraid of being discovered. Even when she heard noises coming from the guardhouse ahead, she quickly hid behind a tree, still afraid of being seen. Lin Ge, standing at the entrance of the cat shelter, was surrounded by other cats, who watched speechlessly as Anxi stealthily took her quite a while to approach. Then, faced with their collective gaze, she surprisingly showed a slightly shy expression.

"cough!"

Anxi panicked a little, then quickly coughed to appear serious. She was at a loss, unsure of what to do.

"Meow~"

The little doll walked over to Anxi first, rubbed against her leg as a greeting, and then wriggled between Anxi's legs with its tail raised, as if urging her to sit down and pet it.

"..."

The snow-clawed tiger also came closer to Anxi, silently nudged her with its head, took two steps back, squatted down beside her, stared at her intently, and then lowered its head to lick its paws.

To the other cats, Ansie's scent was somewhat familiar, but she was still a stranger. Therefore, even the most lively tabby cat was watching Ansie warily and didn't approach her to be affectionate.

Needless to say, the female hawksbill turtle and the money tree cat even had a wary look in their eyes, hissing at Anxi as if they were ready to attack at any moment if they felt threatened.

Even in the face of such treatment, Anxi's cold expression was quickly melting away.

Her gloomy eyes were quickly brightened by the scene in the cat house. The cats there and the little creature swimming in the fish tank on the table surprised and even made Anxi happy. Her cheeks flushed with excitement.

Of course, in Lin Ge's view, the most important thing for Anxi here is that there is no other human being present besides her!

This is probably the environment that Anxi likes the most. With all these cute things in front of her, isn't it like paradise for her?
"call……"

Taking a deep breath to calm herself down, Anxi pulled off her headphones in front of Lin Ge for the first time and hung them around her neck.

Then she squatted down on the spot, stroking the little plush toy that was snuggling at her feet, while her eyes sparkled as she observed the various layouts of the cattery and the different kinds of cats.

It was clear that Ansie was incredibly excited. Her wariness and worry were rapidly fading, and she was even becoming quite bold, as if she were back home. The more secluded the place, the bolder she became. She even waved to the little tabby cat, hoping to play with more cats. Then, the hapless little thing was lured by Ansie's finger and immediately ran excitedly towards her, wagging its tail.

The little tabby rolled around in front of Anxi, making the girl show a silly smile.

However, the next second Anxi frowned, because the unscrupulous Snowclaw Tiger saw that Anxi was squatting in the right spot, so it jumped directly onto her back and then used its claws to hook onto her collar and climb up.

Lin Ge knew very well how sharp a cat's claws were. The snow-clawed tabby, unaware of its own strength, hurt Anxi, who winced and hissed in pain.

Even so, she didn't struggle but just endured it, without saying anything about chasing away or pulling off the snowclaw tiger stripe.

Lin Ge couldn't stand it any longer, so he jumped down from the cat tree, walked behind Anxi, and slapped the Snowclaw Tabby hard, finally shooing the stupid thing that was about to climb onto Anxi's head off.

The snow-clawed tabby naturally dared not disobey its father, but it remained very interested in Anxi. So after obediently jumping down, it didn't run away but ran in front of Anxi, hopping left and right to attract her attention and having a great time itself.

Surrounded by the three cats, Anxi enjoyed herself with a blissful expression. Thinking about it, Lin Ge picked up a comb from the nearby table and placed it beside Anxi, so she would at least have something to do and lighten Li Siyu's burden a bit.

After all, brushing so many cats every day is quite tiring for Li Siyu. Especially after the Ragdoll cat arrived, this long-haired cat not only sheds a lot but its long fur also gets tangled easily, requiring Li Siyu to spend a lot of time dealing with it every day.

With Ansie around, there's no harm in using free labor. Besides, playing with three cats without something to do can be quite boring, so a comb is perfect for teasing them.

"Thank you!"

Anxi, seemingly clueless, readily agreed to take on the task.

Time passed slowly, and this time Anxi didn't linger as long as usual. After all, her secret base had been demolished, and leaving the cat shelter meant going home, and judging from her expression, she wasn't happy about it.

On another note, Lin Ge could also see that although Anxi was afraid of interacting with people, she wasn't someone who could tolerate loneliness. Her psychological problems stemmed from her father's situation and the bullying she had experienced, which instilled in her a fear of people. She kept fish and cats to alleviate her loneliness without interacting with others. Thus, the cat shelter within the police station, containing only cats and fish, became Anxi's beautiful, almost heavenly place.

Lin Ge even felt that Anxi had completely given up on the idea of ​​running away from home. After all, her purpose for running away from home was right in front of her; she could get there in just a few tens of minutes each day, so why bother finding another place to stay?
Lin Ge could also see that Anxi's feelings for Zhou Hui were still very deep. Unless absolutely necessary, unless she was driven mad by the fear of interacting with others, she wouldn't give up her relationship with her mother.

That night, Anxi played with the cats and eventually fell asleep in the cat house.

In a corner of the cat shelter was a sofa bed, where Anxi lay sprawled, fast asleep. She had a rather pleasant sleeping posture; even asleep, you could see her exceptionally long eyelashes, and her facial expression finally returned to calm.

Although it was springtime, it was still a bit chilly at night. Lin Ge didn't wake Anxi to call her home. Instead, he instructed Little Tortoiseshell and Little Doll to try and cover Anxi with the blanket folded beside them.

The little tortoiseshell kitten was fine, following Lin Ge's instructions and carrying a corner of the blanket forward. But the little ragdoll kitten struggled; even though it understood Lin Ge's meaning, it stumbled and staggered while carrying the blanket. At this moment, the mother tortoiseshell kitten, who hadn't been close to Anxi, came over, took the little ragdoll's place, and easily pulled the blanket up, covering Anxi. After doing this, it proudly raised its head, meowed, and returned to its cat tree to lie down.

Covered with a blanket covered in cat hair, Anxi looked much more comfortable. She mumbled something in a language no one could understand, then turned over to face the wall and began to purr softly.

Upon seeing this, everyone in the cattery quieted down.

The little doll jumped onto the bed, curled up against Ansie's head, and dozed off; the snow-clawed tiger chose the spot between Ansie's legs, inserted itself, rolled into a ball, stretched, and found a good place to sleep.

The other cats also chose to rest, but the only one in the cattery, the fish that seemed to never tire, was still swimming up and down.

Lin Ge turned off the lights, plunging the cattery into darkness, where only the purring sounds of the cats could be heard.

"hey-hey……"

For some unknown reason, Anxi uttered something in her sleep, and seemed to be giggling foolishly.

Lin Ge is now really looking forward to what it will be like if she wakes up late tomorrow morning and is blocked at the cat shelter by Li Siyu or someone else.

(End of this chapter)