Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 572 Jumping off the bridge
Following Lin Ge's route, Zhang Ke also saw the group of people climbing up the overpass.

He noticed the timid and hesitant manner of the three people in front of him, and the forceful shoving by the person at the back was also quite obvious.

Although there was barbed wire fencing blocking the railway tracks, it was like a highway guardrail—ultimately only able to stop honest people. When Zhang Ke saw Chen Dayu ruthlessly kick the barbed wire fencing over, forcing the Jia family to climb over, he quickly contacted for backup via walkie-talkie.

"Railways? Elevated road? Are you kidding me!"

The police officers were shocked, and even the city police department did not expect that a simple missing person case could escalate to this extent.

What else can you do once you're on the railway tracks?
Whether it's lying on the train tracks or jumping off a bridge, those are both extremely terrifying things.

This kind of mess, caused in full view of the public, is not something that can be resolved quickly! And once the public finds out that the cause of this incident is cyberbullying, the entire Chinese internet will probably be in an uproar.

A large number of police officers immediately sprang into action and rushed to the scene.

Some people quickly contacted the railway authorities to postpone all trains traveling on this track. In addition, fire and medical services were also notified and rushed to the scene.

After hanging up the walkie-talkie, Zhang Ke, disregarding the parking situation, abandoned the police car in the middle of the road and jaywalked across amidst the screeching brakes and sirens of countless vehicles. He leaped over the pedestrian fence and rushed into the plaza at the entrance of the residential area, sprinting towards the stone steps.

Ahead of him, Lin Ge had already climbed halfway up the stone steps. But at this moment, the hostages had already gone onto the overpass and were being forced by Chen Dayu to walk towards the middle of the overpass.

"What a joke! Has Chen Dayu gone mad? He either doesn't cause any trouble at all, or he causes something this big? Doesn't he care about his wife and daughter? Does he have to end it all or send himself to prison?"

Lin Ge gritted his teeth and panted heavily. The steep stone steps were not friendly to cats at all, and climbing up the dozens of meters was particularly difficult.

To the left of this overpass, the side Lin Ge was climbing, lies the end of Qibao Mountain. A railway track runs through the mountain, then via the overpass to the opposite city, its destination being Zhangzhou Railway Station. Below the overpass is an open-air plaza at the foot of the mountain, where many people are already dancing and playing. Chen Dayu's kidnapping of the Jia family had already been noticed by the people in the plaza. Now, seeing a policeman running uphill further drew their attention. Soon, everyone spotted the group standing on top of the overpass, and immediately forgot about dancing and playing, focusing all their attention and phone cameras on the bridge.

Thankfully, modern mobile phones have good camera capabilities. Although the situation on the bridge is not clear to the naked eye, by pointing the phone at it and zooming in, it is possible to clearly see that it is a family of three being forced to walk forward, and a middle-aged man with a blank expression who looks very honest behind them.

The family of three looked terrible; the little girl and her mother were both trembling with tears in their eyes. The husband, who had some bloody wounds, didn't dare to resist and moved forward slowly like a snail.

"hurry up!"

Chen Dayu shouted and slammed the back of the cleaver hard against Jia Wanlin's father's back, making him stagger.

The reason Chen Dayu chose the back of the knife was because he didn't want these damned guys to die too soon. They needed to honestly explain the false accusations in front of the countless people who had been attracted there, and clear the Chen family's name.

As for what to do next, Chen Dayu was still hesitant about whether or not to kill the three men. Of course, there was no need to think that far ahead now; first, he needed to save face.

"Ow!"

A piercing roar came from behind him. Chen Dayu was slightly startled and turned around, only to see a familiar-looking cat running towards him.

"This is a cat...it belongs to the police station..."

Chen Dayu's eyes flickered; he remembered how this cat had saved Chen Dan at home that morning. If it weren't for this cat, his daughter might have already done something drastic.

A sudden surge of affection for Lin Ge rose in Chen Dayu's heart. He pursed his lips and ignored him, instead turning back to kick Jia Wanlin's father and ordering him to hurry up.

"I...I can't walk anymore!"

Jia Wanlin's father said with aggrieved expression, the cat's appearance giving him a glimmer of hope. Although he didn't recognize Lin Ge, he knew that since the cat had come, someone would surely come to rescue him soon.

"If you can't walk, you'll die!"

Chen Dayu raised the bloodstained knife high in his hand and gave a threatening shout, which made Jia Wanlin's father tremble and quickly turn around and obediently walk forward.

As he walked, he approached his wife and daughter from behind, gently nudging their shoulders to signal them to run forward quickly. There was no other way out on this overpass; if he could stop Chen Dayu here, his wife and daughter would have a chance to escape.

"Do not touch me!"

With bloodshot eyes, Jia Wanlin's mother impatiently slapped her husband's hand away. She didn't know what her husband was up to now, but she was only angry at his incompetence for bringing her to this dangerous place.

"dad……"

Jia Wanlin turned around and called out to her father, feeling wronged.

Having never encountered anything like this before, she now fully understands her mistake and the potential consequences of harming others.

"You...run!"

Jia Wanlin's father forced a smile, feeling all his courage fading. He knew how painful it was to be slashed with a knife, and he knew he couldn't hold on for more than a few seconds. But at least... hurry up and leave, wouldn't it be better to stay away from this murderer?

"Ah? Oh!"

Exchanging a glance, Jia Wanlin and her mother suddenly realized what was happening and quickly quickened their pace. They were too exhausted to run anymore; they were terrified and had no strength left.

"If he dares to run, I'll kill him!"

Chen Dayu also noticed the three people's subtle movements and immediately shouted, holding a knife to Jia Wanlin's father's neck.

Jia Wanlin's father immediately stopped struggling, and his will to resist vanished in an instant. Jia Wanlin's mother, however, grabbed Jia Wanlin and ran forward without thinking, but unexpectedly, Jia Wanlin shook off her hand. Worried about her father, the daughter stopped.

"They're all such a handful!"

Jia Wanlin's mother muttered something, and her daughter ignored it, continuing to stumble forward.

"Ow!"

Lin Ge finally arrived not far behind Chen Dayu, stopped and roared. He glared at Chen Dayu, ready to stop him at any moment.

"Don't get in my way!"

Chen Dayu threatened Lin Ge twice, but ultimately, fearing an attack from the cat, he didn't dare to go any further.

But since he had hostages and they were almost at their destination, he wasn't worried at all. Let them make a scene! The more chaotic the scene, the more people, the better!
"Don't do anything foolish!"

Zhang Ke finally climbed up, panting, and caught up with the group on the overpass. Seeing Chen Dayu holding Jia Wanlin's father hostage, he quickly shouted, "It's not too late to stop now! Don't do anything irreversible! I know you're upset, but you can't commit a crime! Think about your wife and daughter, think about your family! Are you going to destroy everything you've worked so hard to build in a moment of impulse?"

"It's already ruined! It's lost its face, what's the point of keeping its life?"

Chen Dayu leaned against the railing of the overpass, with a towering cliff dozens of meters high behind him. He looked up and roared at Zhang Ke, then pressed the knife against Jia Wanlin's father's neck again. With his other hand, he took a large megaphone from his waist and threw it to Jia Wanlin.

"Look at the people below, look at this policeman, and explain to me what you did! Now! Speak louder! If you can't make everyone know I'm innocent, then I'll kill him first and then you!"

"Woooo..."

Jia Wanlin trembled and squatted down, her face covered in tears, but she dared not pick up the horn that had fallen in the middle of the tracks. "Hurry!"

Chen Dayu, unable to control Jia Wanlin's father, could only yell at Jia Wanlin, "Tell me all the bad things you've done! If you keep dawdling, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"I'm...I'm sorry! I'm so sorry... Waaah..."

Tears streamed down Jia Wanlin's face. She picked up the megaphone but didn't know what to do, so she could only apologize repeatedly.

"Chen Dayu!"

Zhang Ke cautiously approached Chen Dayu, watching his movements warily as he shouted, "What kind of skill is it to bully a child? Don't continue down this wrong path! Do you know what you're doing? You're committing a crime! What you're doing will land you in jail! If you let them go now, I'll still think it's just a normal argument; but if you stubbornly continue down this wrong path, then you're committing coercive murder! Do you understand what this means? Think it through, don't act impulsively and regret it later! Are you only satisfied when your daughter becomes the daughter of a murderer? For your so-called face, are you willing to kill your daughter along with him?"

"As long as they obey, I won't do anything to them!"

Chen Dayu's expression changed, and he took a deep breath, saying, "Why can they slander me with impunity, but I can't salvage my reputation? That doesn't make sense, does it? I just want them to tell the truth, what's wrong with that? Huh!"

“You can sit down and talk things out, instead of resorting to violence! You're one step away from murder right now, don't make the wrong move!”

As Zhang Ke spoke, he slowly approached Chen Dayu.

The two were already very close. If Zhang Keke had just moved a little closer, he was confident he could have snatched the knife from Chen Dayu's hand. Or, if Jia Wanlin's father had cooperated even slightly, he could have saved him right now.

However, despite Zhang Ke's suggestive look, Jia Wanlin's father remained motionless and pretended not to understand. He knew what Zhang Ke meant, but he was currently the hostage, and what if something went wrong...?

"stay away from me!"

Upon noticing Zhang Ke's actions, Chen Dayu pulled Jia Wanlin's father back and held a knife to his neck as if to strike him.

"Don't give me that! Let me tell you, now that I've gone this far, I have no intention of giving up easily! At worst, I'll just die! At worst, I'll kill this bastard and then kill myself! I'm not even afraid of death, so what's there to regret?"

Chen Dayu's eyes were bloodshot, and the tense atmosphere made him even more agitated. He gritted his teeth and said, "I'm not reconciled! Why should good people be bullied these days? I've been kind to everyone my whole life and never done anything wrong. Why should I be treated like this? You cops are useless, all you know how to do is talk! If that's how it is, then I'll do it myself! I'll prove my innocence myself, and if you can't handle it, then shut the hell up! You bitch, what the hell are you doing? Don't you know what you've done? Or do you not even care about your father's life? Hurry up! Turn on the loudspeaker and tell everyone what you've done to my family!"

"faster!"

Chen Dayu roared hysterically.

Zhang Ke stepped back with his hands raised, while Jia Wanlin's father remained motionless with an attitude of "I knew it." Jia Wanlin, trembling, found the speaker switch and turned it on, but holding the speaker, she didn't know what to say at that moment.

She didn't speak, but Chen Dayu's curses were amplified by the loudspeaker, drawing the attention of more people under the overpass to the chaos above. They craned their necks curiously, pointing and whispering.

Even passing vehicles stopped to watch the commotion after noticing the unusual situation. Especially when the police, or traffic officers, quickly arrived and set up safety barriers and netting under the bridge, everyone started discussing it.

Zhang Yong led a group of police officers, panting, up the overpass. On the other side of the tracks, a small locomotive sped towards them. The locomotive encountered Jia Wanlin's mother, who was fleeing. Two railway police officers jumped down and protected her.

For a moment, Chen Dayu was trapped in the middle with Zhang Ke and the Zhanghe Police Station officers who had caught up with him on his left, and the municipal police and railway police who had caught up with him on his right. He had no way to escape.

However, since Chen Dayu had hostages, everyone was hesitant to act rashly.

"Don't do anything yet!"

Zhang Yong had already learned what had happened on the way and knew that the perpetrator was just unlucky. Now that things had come to this point, he didn't want the situation to escalate further; he wanted to handle it with minimal responsibility and avoid turning it into a criminal offense.

Intentional injury and murder are completely different in nature.

"Chen Dayu, don't let our efforts go to waste. If you stop now, it's not too late! I think you've gone far enough. We can talk about the rest at the police station. They already know your attitude, so there's nothing we can't discuss now, right? Let go, throw away the knife! Do you hear me? If you continue like this, it will be truly irreversible. Do you understand what I mean? I'm saying all this for your own good. You need to calm down."

"..."

Whether he was persuaded or realized he had nowhere to escape, Chen Dayu simply remained silent and stopped arguing with the police.

He leaned against the railing, dragging Jia Wanlin's father along, slowly walking towards Jia Wanlin. Then he pulled the naive girl close to him and put his elbow around her neck. With his other hand, he held a knife to Jia Wanlin's father, effectively holding a victim hostage with one hand.

After thinking for a moment, Chen Dayu threw the knife onto the railway tracks with a 'bang'.

He grabbed the necks of the two hostages with both hands, his body leaning back against the railing, looking ready to pull them down at any moment.

Seeing this, the firefighters and traffic police below tensed up. A huge inflatable cushion was laid under the bridge and quickly inflated, hoping to provide even a small amount of protection.

At this time, more and more people gathered around, even calling on friends, relatives, and neighbors to come and see the excitement.

Those who had been there earlier had already guessed the truth from Chen Dayu's outburst, and they couldn't wait to share the news with the bewildered newcomers. Soon everyone knew that it was about an honest man who had been framed and, in a fit of rage, wanted to take his attacker down with him. Although they thought it was a bit absurd that something like this could escalate from mere gossip, most people just found it quite entertaining, and some even whispered, "Jump! Jump!"

The scene became increasingly chaotic, and the police were overwhelmed. As for those scoundrels who seemed to enjoy the chaos, the officers simply glared at them and then subtly moved closer to them.

If that idiot dares to shout it out and let the higher-ups hear it, then take him down immediately!
"What... what's going on here?!"

With a sigh, Lin Ge hesitated whether or not to make a move.

Because Chen Dayu had taken two hostages, his field of vision had become very low. In other words, he most likely wouldn't notice the movement of a cat. Or even if he did, he wouldn't have time to react.

But Ringo also knew that the police actually had the same opportunity to subdue him immediately.

The reason there hasn't been any action yet is twofold: firstly, the risks are too high, and secondly, it's to give Chen Dayu a chance. The consequences of surrendering oneself to the police and being subdued are drastically different. Everyone knows about Chen Dayu's situation and feels a certain amount of sympathy for him. If this matter can be resolved with minimal cost, no one wants him to be arrested and imprisoned for murder and kidnapping; realistically, that outcome would be quite terrible.

Now that things have blown up so much, the whole thing will definitely have to be made public. If rumors spread like wildfire and people start imitating others, that would be terrible. Voluntarily giving up on committing crimes is the best warning to society and others.

"Chen Dayu, you've achieved your goal! Look at how many people are below. The situation has escalated so much; everyone knows about your situation and understands your grievances. That's enough! Release them. Now cooperate with us to reveal the truth, let everyone know the cause and effect of your actions, and let everyone know the consequences of falsely accusing others. That's all! Let go, move forward, move away from the railing, and take it slowly..."

Zhang Yong continued to try to appease them with words, absolutely not allowing any nonsense like anyone actually being taken down to cause trouble.

It's just a small matter; it's really not worth risking your life to prove your innocence!
Seeing that Chen Dayu hesitated but did not make a move, Zhang Yong frowned and shouted, "Chen Dayu, do I have to call your wife and daughter over and let them persuade you? Do you have to let them see your ugly state now?"

"you dare!"

Chen Dayu's expression changed, and he turned around and roared.

Even so, he hesitated and loosened his grip on Jia Wanlin's neck slightly to allow her to breathe more easily. He then stood up straight and stopped leaning backwards towards the railing.

Think about how he pushed Jia Wanlin's father forward, discarding this troublesome hostage.

Then he snatched the megaphone from Jia Wanlin's hand, turned around and looked down at the bridge, wanting to explain his innocence.

For some reason... Chen Dayu held the megaphone to his mouth, but for a moment he didn't know what to say.

(End of this chapter)