Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 563 Stupid Lin Jia (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

"What else?"

Finding that things weren't as she had imagined, or rather, that she didn't need to face the kind of stressful situation for the time being, Lin Jia relaxed considerably and became more outgoing.

"Oh! Well...actually..."

Hao Junwen looked conflicted, but quickly realized something and made a decision. He nervously explained to Lin Jia, "Actually, this has nothing to do with me. I'm asking for someone else. It's a classmate from the next class who wants to be friends with Chen Dan from our class or something. Oh! Don't misunderstand! She's a girl, not a bad person, and I don't do anything immoral. I remember you have Chen Dan's family's contact information, right? Could you give it to me?"

"Hey? Where's Dandan's contact information? Her WeChat ID is in the group chat?"

Lin Jia blinked, surprised that both things were completely different from what she had imagined.

Seeing Hao Junwen's uneasy expression, she said seriously, "Isn't everything supposed to be said on WeChat? And why would I give her phone number to a stranger without her permission? Could it be... that you actually wanted Chen Dan's phone number yourself? Otherwise, I'll call Chen Dan now and see what she has to say?"

"It's definitely not for me! Why would I need her phone number?"

Hao Junwen hurriedly explained, his eyes darting around, "Chen Dan has a bad temper and a loud voice, and she likes to boss people around. Why would I want to mess with her? It's really not what I wanted! Okay, to be honest, it's Jia Wanlin from Class 5! Didn't she have a little conflict with Chen Dan before? It's been so long, and she's thought it through and decided to make up with Chen Dan. But after she added Chen Dan as a WeChat friend, she was blocked before she could say much. You know Chen Dan has a bad temper, and it's easy for things to go wrong face-to-face, so she wanted to call Chen Dan to apologize. Do you understand? Lin Jia, that's the situation! I just wanted to do a good deed and help mediate, after all, they're classmates..."

"That's it."

After understanding the whole story, Lin Jia suddenly realized what had happened.

But her expression showed hesitation, unsure whether she should agree. In her mind, helping to ease tensions between classmates was definitely a good thing, but giving Chen Dan's phone number to someone else without her consent…

For Lin Jia, Chen Dan was the first classmate to show her kindness after she arrived at Youcheng Middle School, and also her first good friend. Revealing her private information to someone else without her consent—what if she got angry…?

But if I choose to stand by and watch, what if Chen Dan finds out and thinks I don't want her to be happy?
Lin Jia thought about it more and more, and became more and more conflicted. But then she suddenly remembered what had happened to her last year, and a sense of fear arose in her heart. She shook her head and was about to refuse.

"Oh! What's there to hesitate about? Would I ever hurt you? Chen Dan is your good friend, but she's also my classmate, okay? Don't you want her to make up with someone else? Does she really need to have an enemy at school who curses her behind her back every day?"

Hao Junwen sighed and firmly extended his hand to Lin Jia.

"Okay, give me the number quickly! Oh, and her parents' number is fine too. Have Jia Wanlin apologize to Chen Dan's family first, and then ask them to help persuade Chen Dan..."

"This one……"

Lin Jia no longer knew how to refuse.

If I continue to refuse after Hao Junwen's suggestion, won't I become a bad friend who doesn't want Chen Dan to do well at school and causes her to be talked about behind her back? If Chen Dan finds out about this, won't she cut off all ties with me?
Lin Jia does have Chen Dan's mother's phone number. She learned it when the two families contacted each other after Chen Dan invited her to the amusement park last time.

Hesitating, she unconsciously reached into her pocket.

"Sigh! This girl's tendency to overthink and easily trust others hasn't changed at all."

Lin Ge, who had been watching this scene quietly from beginning to end, let out a deep sigh.

While it's true that you can't expect a fourteen or fifteen-year-old middle school student to be overly thoughtful or rational, isn't Lin Jia a little too naive? She's already suffered several times because of trusting others, and hasn't she learned her lesson yet?

What if this kid is lying if we accept his arrangements based solely on his word?
No! To be precise, that kid didn't tell a single truth from beginning to end, you idiot Lin Jia!

Just as Lin Jia was about to take out her phone, Lin Ge jumped up and slapped her arm hard. He showed no mercy in the slap, and with a crisp 'smack,' Lin Jia screamed in pain.

"Ah! Mimi?"

Staring blankly at Lin Ge, Lin Jia covered her hands in a daze. She sensed that Mimi was about to explode, and immediately understood that Mimi disagreed with her actions.

As for why... Lin Jia didn't know.

But there's no need to know anymore! Since Mimi disagrees, then we can't do it! It's so great to have Mimi help make the decision; at least I don't have to overthink and painstakingly consider all sorts of possibilities anymore.

After being slapped, Lin Jia instantly realized what had happened.

"This is……"

Hao Junwen stared at Lin Ge in disbelief, then his eyes darted around and he saw Lin Jia's reddened hand, which she was secretly rubbing. He was immediately confused.

What's wrong with this woman? She actually got beaten up by a cat, and she didn't even run away or fight back? This cat looks fierce, right? Was it brought by Lin Jia? It even beat up its own human so badly?
Hao Junwen's bewilderment was now meaningless.

After receiving Lin Ge's orders, Lin Jia no longer wanted to discuss anything related to Hao Junwen. When the demands of outsiders and Mimi's attitude were completely opposite, the intelligent Lin Jia would definitely choose to stand on the side of her own people.

Ignoring Hao Junwen's continued persuasion after he realized what was happening, Lin Jia picked up Lin Ge and left without even saying goodbye.

Hao Junwen was about to chase after her when Lin Ge climbed onto Lin Jia's shoulder and glared at him fiercely.

Seeing that the boy still seemed to want to continue his audacity, Lin Ge once again brandished his claws at Hao Junwen in a show of force. This time, the sharp cat claws finally frightened him, and he stopped in his tracks, his face turning pale and then red, as he could only watch Lin Jia walk further and further away.

"Hold!"

He couldn't help but curse, and his previous friendliness vanished from his face.

Looking up, Hao Junwen saw that Lin Jia was indeed not turning her head. He muttered to himself, took out his phone, and started making a call while standing still.

On the other side, after Lin Jia carried Lin Ge out of the lilac flower sea, he angrily struggled and jumped off Lin Jia's arms.

"Huh? Mimi?"

Lin Jia was stunned for a moment.

"You really make me... furious at your lack of ambition!"

Lin Ge glared fiercely at Lin Jia, then angrily wagged his tail and turned to leave.

Although Lin Jia didn't actually do anything wrong today, Lin Ge was still furious.

Why doesn't this child learn from his mistakes after suffering so many losses? He just does whatever others tell him to do, right? He finally developed some self-analysis skills, but now he still has so many messy things on his mind?

You're so considerate of others, why don't you think more about yourself?
Oh! You're worried your good friend can't reconcile with the other person, right? But why don't you think about what if the kid doesn't want to reconcile or things get worse? If you give them your phone number, you'll be in a lose-lose situation.

And that bastard Hao Junwen, who knows what his real intentions are in wanting cell phones, even his parents' cell phones?
Before he knew it, Lin Ge had been working at the police station for almost a year, and he had witnessed far too many things in that time. All sorts of absurdities, all sorts of illegal and criminal activities—people are capable of anything beyond human imagination.

To be honest, working in a place like this, even someone with the strongest mental fortitude would inevitably start to doubt the 'inherent evil of human nature' when faced with all sorts of cases and upsetting things every day.

Reflexively speculating and questioning any abnormal behavior, and harboring skepticism towards all explanations that defy common sense, is a common problem among all police officers, a lesson learned through blood and tears from case after case.

Human potential and creativity are limitless, whether used for good or bad. Therefore, Lingo would never dare to be careless in this matter.

Furthermore, Hao Junwen was only a fourteen or fifteen-year-old kid, and his words and the flaws he revealed were all too obvious in Lin Ge's eyes!

From the moment this guy deliberately got close to Lin Jia, it's highly likely that all his words and actions were just a means to an end. His real purpose was to help his girlfriend, Jia Wanlin, get Chen Dan's and her parents' phone numbers.

What's the use of a phone number?

Haha! The uses are endless! Even the most basic thing, like making harassing phone calls and sending abusive text messages every day, is enough to ruin someone's good mood. Even getting Chen Dan's parents' numbers could be used to slander and defame her daughter.

If such a thing were to actually happen, how could Lin Jia, who handed over the number, possibly fare well?

Lin Ge doesn't mind viewing every stranger with the darkest thoughts, but when it comes to his own people, he would rather be biased and selfish than let them get hurt.

"I'm sorry! I was wrong!" Seeing Lin Ge's angry expression, Lin Jia apologized immediately without hesitation.

She knew her approach was somewhat unreliable, but she was just hoping it might help her friend...

"You know you're wrong my ass! You know you're wrong but you don't correct it, isn't that exactly what you, Lin Jia, are good at?"

Lin Ge really wanted to give this little brat a good spanking right now. This girl is all about growing big and not smart! Ugh! It's driving me crazy. How long will I have to worry about her before she finally grows up?

Seeing Lin Jia's pitiful appearance, Lin Ge couldn't bring himself to say anything to blame her.

Moreover… the situation with her classmates was also really worrying Lin Ge. Kids these days are unpredictable; what if something really happens…

Ringo's jinx was confirmed the next day.

Lin Jia, who hadn't come to the police station at noon for a long time, suddenly appeared in the police station's courtyard again, running all the way.

Lin Ge was ordering the little Ragdoll to get up and walk a few more steps, and was also giving the mischievous Snowclaw Tabby cat a good scolding. But just as the little Ragdoll was forced to stand up by Lin Ge and hadn't even taken a step, Lin Jia rushed in and scared it back into the cat house.

"Mimi! Something terrible has happened!"

Lin Jia spoke breathlessly, almost falling in the yard, her face streaked with anxious tears.

"what happened again?"

Lin Ge had a bit of a headache.

Looking back at the little Ragdoll, oh no! It's already crawled under the cat tree, and no one's going to be able to get it out anytime soon.

"Chen Dan...something happened to Chen Dan!"

Lin Jia, supporting herself on her knees, stopped in front of Lin Ge. She gasped for breath, then took a deep breath and said, "Detailed information about Chen Dan's family has been posted in all the school's grade-level group chats! It includes her parents' names, workplaces, and phone numbers. And then the comments are full of nasty things about Chen Dan's family, the really disgusting kind! Some even said Chen Dan isn't her parents' child, that she was bought from human traffickers!"

"Fuck!"

Lin Ge couldn't help but curse.

As Lin Jia spoke, her eyes reddened. She rubbed her eyes and continued, "The news has spread throughout the school, and even students from other schools are said to know about it and are spreading rumors. Chen Dan was pointed at and gossiped about this morning, and she ran home crying. But what can we do?! All the information released above is false! Chen Dan's mother never went to Dongwan, and her father isn't a fraud! My mother said that Chen Dan's family's steamed bun shop has been open in Zhangzhou for decades, how could they possibly go to Dongwan to do bad things! And there's more... more... What should we do, Mimi? Should I call the police?!"

"Nonsense, of course we should call the police! Or rather, coming here to find me is the same as calling the police, isn't it?"

Lin Ge quickly calmed himself down.

Although this was unexpected, now is not the time to panic. The immediate priority is to apprehend the originator of this fake news and stop those ignorant youngsters from mindlessly forwarding it. But what was the reaction of Youcheng Middle School after this happened? Did they send anyone to call the police? Lin Jia has already come over; surely the teachers in the group chat know about this?

"Ah! Someone posted in the class group that the teacher disbanded the class group!"

Lin Jia suddenly exclaimed in surprise when she saw the message on her phone, then turned the screen to Lin Ge in horror.

“Mimi… There are all the parents of the students in the class group… and some grandparents… This is terrible…”

"Is this teacher an idiot?"

Lin Ge was astonished to find that there wasn't a single attempt to clarify the situation under the post in the disbanded class group chat. In other words, after discovering the class group had been compromised, the teacher's first action wasn't to help clarify the situation, but rather to quickly disband the group to shirk responsibility.

Doesn't he realize that this approach will only fuel the spread of rumors? Adults' social circles and their ability to spread information are far more terrifying than those of children.

Without further hesitation, Lin Ge turned and ran towards the police station office.

"Mimi!"

Lin Jia quickly followed.

"Hey! Still busy? Want some blood peaches? My wife sent them to me from Jixi County. They're real blood peaches, not just simple red flesh."

Zheng Mingxing brought a small plate of red peaches to Nie Guoqiang's office. When he knocked and went in, he found Nie Guoqiang slowly typing on the computer. He hadn't typed many words but had pressed the delete key quite a few times, looking like he was working very hard.

You seem to be in a good mood?

Nie Guoqiang didn't even look up, his eyebrows furrowed tightly, as if the thing on the screen was very troublesome.

"Hehe, my wife's transfer is promising. Although she can't be transferred directly back to Zhangzhou, there's a chance she can be transferred to Anshan. At least the distance will be halfway closer, and Zheng Jiacheng can take the high-speed rail to reunite with his mother every weekend."

Zheng Mingxing spoke excitedly, clearly very satisfied with the news.

"Going there once a week? You're just making things difficult for the kids because you have nothing better to do. Your wife's job is so busy, she can't possibly help you take care of the kids even on weekends, right? What is Zheng Jiacheng going there for, to do his homework in his mother's office?"

Nie Guoqiang did not quite agree with Zheng Mingxing's idea.

"We'll talk about that later. But Lao Nie, what are you busy with? I washed these peaches especially for you, aren't you going to eat them?"

Zheng Mingxing placed the fruit plate on Nie Guoqiang's table, then walked around to Nie Guoqiang's back, glanced at him, and suddenly froze.

"The verdict is in? When was the court hearing?"

"There was no public trial, but the first-instance verdict has already been handed down. The two convicted rapists who picked up corpses were sentenced to death and eight years respectively, which is barely acceptable. I thought they would get two death sentences, but it turns out that the red-haired guy escaped a calamity."

Nie Guoqiang spoke calmly as he continued typing a message to comfort the victims. This message, along with the image of the verdict, would be sent to every victim in this case, so they would know that those who harmed them had paid the price.

Even so, this letter of comfort was not easy to write.

Nie Guoqiang wrote for a long time but couldn't capture the feeling of starting a new life. He spent his entire lunch break revising and rewriting.

"Let Xie Lili write it; she's good at this kind of thing."

Zheng Mingxing gave Nie Guoqiang an idea.

"Hmm... if all else fails, I'll have to trouble her, but I feel that my true feelings are best expressed by myself..."

Before he could finish speaking, heavy footsteps came from outside the door.

The sound made Nie Guoqiang raise an eyebrow. No one in the entire police station would dare to run around the office area like that, especially since the volume and sound of the voice didn't seem like something an adult would make.

Sure enough, the next second, the office door was slammed open with a 'bang' by a cat's head.

The door slammed against the wall with a 'bang' and bounced back, but it couldn't stop the cat from entering the room. Then the door was blocked by a small hand, and Lin Jia, panting heavily, emerged from the corridor, leaning against the door frame and gasping for breath before she could even speak.

"This is……"

Zheng Mingxing suddenly had a bad feeling, because every time this cat came over without warning, it was either to get some peace and quiet in Nie Guoqiang's office, or something very urgent had happened.

Clearly, this time it's the second one.

"Ow!"

Lin Ge roared, then went back and snatched the phone from Lin Jia's hand, placing it in front of Nie Guoqiang and Zheng Mingxing while it was still in his mouth.

(End of this chapter)