Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 590 Rescue
Lin Ge led the two obedient Tibetan mastiffs out of the doghouse, watching several policemen quickly sneak inside, only to be overwhelmed by the stench inside and roll their eyes.

But after they endured the stench and lifted the down comforter in the doghouse, a pile of red bricks haphazardly stacked on the moisture-proof mat immediately came into view.

Bundles of red money, roughly estimated to be worth at least a million, were haphazardly piled inside. Scattered on them were various kinds of down, rags, dog hair, pebbles, cobwebs, and even marks from being scratched, chewed, and pressed down by dogs over time. This money was so casually and unconcealedly hidden in the doghouse, some of it stained with feces and urine and even torn into small pieces.

No one could have predicted that Guan Er would hide his money in such a place, using the doghouse as a safe. He cleverly used the stench of the doghouse and the intimidation of the Tibetan mastiffs to pull off a classic trick: the most dangerous place is the safest place.

If the Tibetan Mastiff hadn't repeatedly seen Guan Er taking money from under the doghouse and understood its importance, and if it hadn't tried to curry favor with Lin Ge, whether today's investigation would have involved sifting through dog poop in the doghouse would be a real question mark.

"Captain, there's a total of 940,000 in bundles, plus about 23,000 in loose and torn pieces. Guan Er really doesn't seem to care much about money; I guess it came too easily."

After his subordinates took stock of the money, they came to report that the amount was beyond their expectations.

For ordinary people, earning a million is as difficult as climbing to heaven, yet Guan Er casually tossed a million into the doghouse. He wasn't worried about a sudden downpour soaking the money, nor was he concerned that his dog might do something stupid and tear it all to shreds.

"That gigolo son of a bitch."

Wu Dapeng curled his lip, unsure whether to feel envy or contempt. His money came too easily, so he didn't know how to cherish it. Anyway, he got it from gossipy women, and they found fools to cheat him; he didn't have to put in the slightest effort.

"Captain, we found some bloodstains on the scattered coins. It is highly likely that Guan Er took them from the victims after killing them."

"Should we contact the bank to see if we can use their system to identify the person who withdrew the money?"

"Captain, we found some gold jewelry hidden in the gap of the wardrobe in the villa."

"Captain, we found some long hairs under the bed in the second bedroom on the second floor, and also drag marks!"

"A luminol reaction was found in the grout between the tiles in the first-floor bathroom!"

As if a button had been pressed, a barrage of messages flooded in. Guan Er himself wasn't exactly a master of counter-surveillance, and the information inside the villa was completely exposed, quickly revealing itself to the professionals.

"Wang!"

"Woo~"

Lin Ge was also very busy. After the two Tibetan mastiffs came out of their kennels, they quickly confronted the police dogs Ah Wu and Ji Feng.

No one knows why they can't stand each other. Ah-woo, a police dog that had just completed a search mission, was almost bitten by a Tibetan Mastiff.

The four dogs faced each other as if they were about to fight, and Jiang Bo and Xiong Cheng were completely unable to calm them down; it was only when Lin Ge quickly came between them that a possible fight was prevented.

"Mimi, Xiao Liu said the bloodstains in the room are very fresh! Go smell them and see if you can find the person by following the scent!"

Seeing that the dogs were getting in the way, Wu Dapeng gave Lin Ge a task.

"Fresh?"

Lin Ge was stunned for a moment.

Lin Ge quickly understood Wu Dapeng's meaning. Seeing that Wu had assigned several more police officers to search for the victim, Lin Ge knew the importance of the matter and ran upstairs. The four dogs exchanged glances and quickly chased after him.

Guided by the surveyors to the second bedroom on the second floor, Lin Ge glanced at the bed board that had been lifted up and saw, sure enough, several bloodstains and drag marks on the dusty tile floor.

In addition to drag marks, traces of the victim struggling and kicking could be identified in the dust, as well as dried secretions that appeared to be semen.

Judging from the dryness and freshness of the items, Lin Ge concluded that the investigators were correct; the victim had been assaulted within the last few days. Furthermore, considering Guan Er's actions, the victim was at least alive at that time. Despite some injuries to the back of her head and body, she struggled fiercely during the assault, even managing to break free and escape under the bed. Unfortunately, this wasn't a good option, and she was quickly grabbed by the feet and forcibly pulled out from under the bed. These images, along with the various dust marks and handprints under the bed, provide concrete clues for further investigation.

Lin Ge couldn't determine what happened afterward. The victim didn't seem to have struggled much; perhaps she was unconscious, or perhaps she was murdered. She didn't stay in the room for long before Guan Er took her out…

After sifting through the stench-filled villa and picking out the last traces of the victim's scent in the air, Lin Ge jogged to the back door near the kitchen on the first floor, called for someone to open the door, and then led the four dogs out of the villa.

Li Siyu, Jiang Bo, and Xiong Cheng had just run downstairs when they were shocked to see that the cat and four dogs had disappeared without a trace through the back door.

Like the other houses in the village, the villa had a flowing river behind it. In fact, because the villa occupied a larger area than ordinary rural houses, it was even closer to the river. After arriving, Lin Ge quickly caught the scent of Guan Er and the victim again, and was walking along the riverside path towards the woods a little further away. According to the villagers, this woods were actually Guan Er's allocated land. However, Guan Er was lazy and only planted trees in the land. Even though they were commercial trees, he was too lazy to maintain them, so they were overgrown with weeds. The woods were surrounded by a rusty barbed wire fence more than a meter high, and the only entrance was at the back door of the villa—a perfect place to kill and cover up the crime.

Lin Ge led his four dogs onward, discovering that several police officers were already slowly searching the woods. After all, they weren't incompetent; their investigation wasn't just about searching the villa.

"Has no victim been found?"

Lin Ge's heart tightened.

Since the victim has not been found by the police, the chances of survival are slim, and he is likely already buried in the ground.

Regardless of whether it was a person or a corpse, they had to find it. Lin Ge continued to track down the extremely faint scent at the scene. The two policemen saw the cat and dog running straight into the depths of the woods without looking back, and realizing something, they quickly followed.

The woods weren't large, only about three or four acres. There was a long, old water pipe lying on the ground, which looked like it used to be used for irrigation.

Lin Ge followed the water pipe forward and soon arrived at a row of graves. This was probably the ancestral graves of Guan Er's family, next to which was a barbed wire fence at the end of the woods. A quick glance confirmed what the villagers had said; there was no inscription on Guan Er's father's grave. Walking a little further up the barbed wire fence, Lin Ge saw a well. The water pump next to the well was rusted, and the rain cover was discarded to one side; the electrical switch nailed to a tree nearby was also broken and dilapidated.

The victim's scent ended near the well covered by a stone lid, but before Ringo could think further, he soon heard faint signs of struggle.

"The victim is inside the well? But he's still alive!"

Overjoyed, Lin Ge quickly turned around and yelled at Li Siyu, Jiang Bo, and the other two policemen who had caught up with him.

"Could it be that……"

Jiang Bo's expression changed, and he instantly thought of something bad. But seeing several dogs barking incessantly at the well, he quickly rushed over and yanked open the stone cover.

"what!"

Li Siyu covered her mouth and exclaimed in surprise.

"Fuck!"

The other police officers who ran over upon hearing the commotion also began to curse excitedly and angrily.

Inside the well was a woman, naked and tightly bound, suspended in mid-air. The water reached her knees, and the slippery well walls prevented her from escaping. The woman's condition was dire; she was motionless, her skin a chilling pale white. But when she heard noises above her, her will to survive spurred her to struggle violently, though a ball-shaped object gagged her, preventing her from calling for help.

Looking down, the woman's head, face, shoulders, and body were covered in wounds, some of which had turned white and swollen from being soaked in the damp environment. It was only because the well water was cold that it attracted flies and mosquitoes. What made Lin Ge feel even worse was that as the woman struggled, ripples spread through the well water, releasing a foul odor. The source of this stench was highly unusual, giving Lin Ge even more bad premonitions.

"Hurry up and come help!"

Jiang Bo's face turned ugly as he roared and quickly grabbed the rope that was tied to the other end of the woman's body and attached to the water pump, pulling it upwards with all his might.

Xiong Cheng knelt down at the wellhead and grabbed the rope, stabilizing it in the center of the well to prevent the woman below from colliding with the well wall.

"We're the police! You're safe! Don't panic, we'll get you out of here!"

The well opening was too small, and Li Siyu couldn't get her hands in, so she quickly took off her coat. The woman's naked appearance pained her, especially her dying state, which made Li Siyu grit her teeth in despair.

As her head approached the wellhead, Li Siyu could even tell that the woman was no more than twenty years old! The youthful appearance of her eyes was heartbreaking, and Xiong Cheng and another policeman quickly grabbed her arm and pulled her out of the well.

"Put her down! Put her down! Lay down some clothes, don't move her yet, be careful of her injuries!"

Li Siyu quickly draped her coat over the woman's chest and then shouted for her colleagues to put a cushion on the ground. Naturally, no one hesitated at this point. Jiang Bo hurriedly took off his coat and placed it on the ground before putting the woman down.

Xiong Cheng and the other two policemen quickly took off their clothes, finally managing to create a warm makeshift bed with their three coats. They carefully helped the woman, whose eyes were brimming with tears, lie down. Jiang Bo then unhesitatingly took off his own pants and put them on the woman's naked lower body. He himself was left only in red shorts, which annoyed Li Siyu so much that she couldn't turn her head. She could only carefully help the woman put her coat back on.

"woo woo woo woo……"

After the gag was removed, the woman was finally able to cry out. The arrival of the police surprised and excited her, but she had no strength in her hands and couldn't utter a single word.

"It's alright, it's alright! We've arrived, you're safe! The bad guys have been arrested, it's all over!"

Li Siyu could only patiently comfort him, and then she heard her colleague loudly informing Wu Dapeng that more and more police officers were rushing over.

This woman... is the only survivor found so far in this case!
Putting aside her importance to the case, the fact that she was able to save an innocent person from a series of murders is enough to make everyone overjoyed.

"Who brought a knife? Go get a knife!"

Jiang Bo spent half a day trying to untie the thick hemp rope binding the woman's wrists, but to no avail. He could only roar loudly at his colleagues who rushed over.

Looking back, he saw that Mimi and the four police dogs hadn't come to him; instead, all five little heads were looking down into the well. Suddenly, a bad feeling crept into his heart.

"This stench... it really means the body was dumped at the bottom of the well!"

Lin Ge was pretty sure that the indescribable stench in the well was most likely the smell of a corpse. The low temperature of the well water, combined with its barrier to air, was causing the body thrown inside to undergo horrifying changes.

The lives lost in the second wave of the epidemic may be even more numerous.

"Don't be afraid! Don't cry! We're here, you're alright now. Are you cold? I'll give you..."

Li Siyu gently comforted the surviving victim, carefully supporting her arms so that the arriving police could precisely cut the ropes without injuring the girl's skin. Due to the prolonged binding and slinging, her hands had turned a pale, bluish-white. Although her fingers could still move slightly, Li Siyu was still worried about whether her hands were damaged. Such a young girl, what if…

Seeing the girl shivering, Li Siyu wanted to help her sit up and hug her to keep warm, but she was worried about whether she had any other injuries, so she simply turned to Lin Ge and called out.

"Mimi!"

"Huh? You want me to warm someone up again?"

Lin Ge turned around and immediately understood what Li Siyu meant.

But the girl, trembling uncontrollably, definitely needed some comfort. Even though the police officers at the scene could give her a sense of security, the fear and lingering apprehension wouldn't easily dissipate. And at that moment, she definitely needed something warm and comforting to embrace her. Cats, in situations like this, can always play a role that no other animal can replace, such as being held tightly in the girl's arms with her forearm.

"Fuck, it hurts!"

Lin Ge's eyes rolled back as he was being strangled, but seeing the girl's lingering shock and her face covered in blood and tears, he finally gave up struggling.

However, the girl's body temperature was indeed very low. Even though she was dressed, heat doesn't just appear out of thin air. To analyze it more calmly, Guan Er had been arrested for over twenty-four hours. Considering the time it would take for him to reach the Well Moon Nunnery and the normal calm period for men, it's highly likely that the girl's incident occurred no later than the day before yesterday. In other words, she had been hanging in this well for at least a day and a night, and it was incredibly fortunate that she was still alive.

So Lingo turned around and called out, summoning the four hot, large dogs over.

"what!"

Upon seeing the two Tibetan mastiffs, the girl's expression turned terrified, and she even reflexively pulled her legs back. Her hands unconsciously tightened, causing Ling Ge's neck to ache.

Seeing that this wouldn't work, Lin Ge had no choice but to drive away the four useless creatures again.

Soon, a thoughtful policeman went to the neighbor's house next door to borrow some bedding, which finally eased the girl's embarrassing situation. However, her physical condition remained bad, and no one could do anything about it, so they could only patiently wait for the ambulance to arrive.

The warm bed, the soft whispers of Li Siyu and another policewoman, and the protective presence of the burly police officers around her, which gave her a strong sense of security, finally helped the girl calm down.

A police officer, eager to inquire about her situation, was silenced by a slap on the back of the head from Wu Dapeng.

Now is not the time for this unfortunate child to reminisce about her misfortunes. Whatever questions you have, wait until she is feeling better.

Seeing Mimi, now free, return to the well and gesture to him, Wu Dapeng had a bad feeling. After all, an abandoned well was indeed a good place to dispose of a body, and Guan Er had indeed already used it.

When he peered into the well, the pungent stench made Wu Dapeng frown.

There's no doubt there's something at the bottom of the well.

That damned Guan Er, besides committing violence near Jingyue Temple, is even more audacious in front of so many neighbors. Doesn't he fear being discovered by his neighbors? Even if his villa has excellent soundproofing, what if they see him disposing of the body…

"There's even an even more disgusting place..."

Lin Ge turned to look at the Guan family ancestral graves not far away, and felt that Guan Er was truly a bit of a psychopath. Since he was superstitious, he must believe that his ancestors had spirits! So what kind of mentality is it to commit violence against innocent people in front of his ancestors?
To some extent, Guan Yu was a complete madman.

Wu Dapeng quickly informed the city authorities of the situation. Upon learning that a victim had been "surprisingly" rescued, the city bureau leaders were overjoyed. However, when they heard that there might be more victims near Guan Er's villa in Yuehe Village, the leaders couldn't help but curse aloud. The death toll in this case was rising again and again. Just how badly was Guan Er trying to slap Baiyan City's social and security environment in the face?
What's even more infuriating is that it's now almost certain that all the victims are from out of town! That damn Guan Er, he's trying to single-handedly destroy Baiyan City's tourism industry!
The leaders cursed loudly, but the work still had to be done.

Liu Yuan led Nie Guoqiang and Yue Qisheng to Yuehe Village. Wu Dapeng ordered his men to take the woman, who had calmed down, to a villager's house to rest for a while. Then he borrowed several water pumps and related tools from the villagers in an attempt to drain all the water from the well.

The original plan was to send frogmen down to check the situation first, but the well was too cold, and the frogmen probably wouldn't be able to withstand it, so we had to give up.

(End of this chapter)