Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 615 Unexpected Situations
"Aren't you afraid... if even one of our brothers escapes, we'll come after you properly for revenge? The police can't protect you forever, can they? Or are you supposed to be followed around by the police every step of the way, treated like royalty? Hiss..."

The pregnant man was not discouraged. He continued to persuade the woman while inhaling sharply, because his mouth was in excruciating pain.

His words essentially meant that the police's protection of the vulnerable, their patience, and their ability to issue warnings are all limited; they cannot protect anyone at all times and for extended periods. Meanwhile, the vengeful desires of criminals do not easily disappear. They have the time and patience to find moments of police negligence or when cases are closed. They should try never to leave their homes, otherwise they must consider the ever-present danger of retaliation, and the vulnerable will still be unable to escape the fate of death.

This very fact, this real threat, is their biggest advantage and source of capital in this business.

Are you scared?
Are you panicking?
To compromise or not to compromise?
The pot-bellied man smiled at Gong Caigui and Yan Lu with a relaxed and fearless look.

He believed that no woman could be without fear of such a thing.

He also believed that the two women would definitely be moved; no one can ignore the threats and intimidation of bad guys, and no one is unafraid of death.

"So don't waste time, you can take this opportunity to slip away now. Whoosh... As a reward, I'll talk to the boss and ask him to let you go. Besides, aren't there police to cover for you? The boss doesn't have time to chase you right now, hiss... It's best to escape now."

The pot-bellied man continued to coax and persuade.

"..."

Yan Lu and Gong Caigui exchanged a glance.

To say I wasn't tempted would be a lie; after all, the police aren't omnipotent, that's a reality. The devil is always one step ahead of the saint, and the revenge of the wicked is a source of regret and sorrow that has never been lacking in stories throughout history.

More importantly, the police have already surrounded the island, right?

Anyway, the police don't need them to do anything. Is it wrong to ensure their own safety and reduce trouble for the police?

At this moment, even Gong Caigui hesitated.

"Hey~"

Lin Ge sighed, and this time he did not interfere with the two women's choices.

As a police cat, Lingo knew he had no right to make decisions for others, nor did he need to act as a babysitter.

Whatever they do—whether they trust the cat in front of them or decide to protect themselves; whether they wait for rescue or actively seek survival—both choices have their advantages and disadvantages, and neither is wrong, as long as they don't regret it.

But to Lin Ge's surprise, Gong Caigui hesitated for only a few seconds before firmly shaking her head.

“I don’t believe you! And since you already know the police are here, I suggest you surrender quickly! I won’t say anything about letting you escape, do you think you can still escape now? Rather than resisting arrest, you might as well try to turn yourself in.”

Gong Caigui spoke calmly, tearing the bed sheet with her teeth as she spoke, and using the strip of cloth to tie up the skinny man lying on the ground.

Yan Lu remained silent, quietly helping Gong Caigui.

The two women quickly tied up the skinny man's hands and feet. After thinking for a moment, they also tied a cord in his mouth, which conveniently caught his broken front tooth and tied it from the back of his head, blocking any possibility of him calling for help.

After being manipulated by the two women, the skinny man woke up quickly.

Staring in astonishment at his bound hands and feet, the skinny man widened his eyes and struggled violently, muttering what sounded like curses.

"Golden monkey, stop struggling!"

The pot-bellied man glanced at the guy, sat down on the ground and whispered, "The police are here, we're finished! Hiss... Now behave yourselves to avoid suffering later, and save your energy for brains to try and get leniency!"

"Woo!"

The skinny man's mouth was painfully constricted by the cloth strip. He stared at his accomplice, seemingly unable to understand why this guy would give up resisting when faced with just two weak women.

"You can't even beat a cat, what are you even struggling for!"

The pot-bellied man had figured out what had happened. He glanced warily at Lin Ge, who was still squatting by the door, and then sneered, "Hiss... The two of us were wiped out by a cat. Heh... Just a cat! What the hell is this! What's the use of running out now? The police's cat is already lurking in front of us. You can imagine what the situation is like outside. Hiss... Anyway, I'm helpless."

As he spoke, he gasped for breath as his saliva irritated the wound on his tongue. Halfway through his sentence, he gave up, closed his eyes, and stopped moving.

Seeing his attitude, the skinny man had no choice but to give up resisting.

However, he still glared fiercely at Gong Caigui and Yan Lu, as if he wanted to remember the two women's faces deeply, an attitude full of revenge.

"Don't cause me any trouble!"

Lin Ge walked over angrily, stepped on the skinny man's chest, and slapped him hard across the face.

"!!"

The skinny man stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

Is this still a cat?
But seeing Lin Ge's sharp fingernails sticking out right under his eyelids, seemingly about to poke them in without a word, the skinny guy quickly closed his eyes and backed down.

People have to bow their heads under the roof.

If you encounter this kind of monstrous, ferocious cat, it's best not to provoke it.

The room quickly fell silent. Lin Ge gestured for the two women to continue tearing the bedsheets into strips, then squatted in front of the pot-bellied man and stared at him, while Gong Caigui and Yan Lu tied up the man's hands and feet as well.

With the combined strength of two women, it wouldn't be of much use.

The strips of cloth are elastic, so it's not impossible for them to break free. But at least they give Lin Ge some time to react, allowing him to protect the two women more safely and avoid any unexpected situations that would betray their trust.

Time passed slowly, and the room fell completely silent. The two women huddled together, while the two men lay on the floor pretending to be dead. No one did anything out of the ordinary, which reassured Lin Ge considerably.

However, Bai Hongyu has not shown up for some time, and Zhao Zhigang has been completely out of the public eye, which makes Lin Ge somewhat worried.

Lin Ge thought for a moment, then picked up the phone that the pregnant man had left aside and pushed it back to him, indicating that he should turn the phone on.

He planned to send a message to Zhang Ke to see if he knew about Zhao Zhigang's situation.

"Holy shit!"

Suddenly, a commotion arose outside. Lin Ge not only heard Meng Kai's curses, but also a familiar muffled groan.

"This is... no way?"

Lin Ge's face fell; he had never expected that Bai Hongyu would be caught.

This sudden accident caused Lin Ge's expression to change drastically, but he didn't know the specifics. He wanted to go out and check, but he was worried that the two people here might escape. He was caught in a dilemma.

Lin Ge could only quickly go to the door, prick up his ears, and press himself against the wall to listen carefully.

His serious demeanor and the commotion outside made Gong Caigui and Yan Lu nervous. Even the two prisoners lying on the ground seemed eager to back out.

"court death!"

Lin Ge was anxious and upset. Without hesitation, he rushed over and stabbed a fingernail into the skinny man's exposed calf.

"Ugh!~~"

The skinny man's eyes widened in pain. He wanted to scream but his mouth was gagged, leaving him helplessly straightening his back and his arm veins bulging.

Lingo withdrew his claws, and the two immediately became obedient.

He returned to the doorway to continue eavesdropping, just as Meng Kai and his men were escorting Bai Hongyu, cursing and swearing as they walked towards them. They seemed to want the police presence to not affect the casino, so they intended to deal with the situation here.

"Be honest!"

Bai Hongyu's struggles angered one of the thugs, who punched him without hesitation, causing him to groan in pain again.

Then, under Meng Kai's orders, several thugs threw Bai Hongyu to the ground and punched and kicked him forcefully, showing no intention of holding back.

The dull thuds of being beaten, along with the curses and laughter of the group, filled the air. Lin Ge grew increasingly anxious, even wishing he could rush out and wipe out all the enemies to rescue Bai Hongyu.

But he really couldn't understand how Bai Hongyu had been discovered. "Boss, should we get out of here quickly? This guy is like a cockroach; once one's been found, a whole bunch of cockroaches have already sneaked over from somewhere else!"

A man leaned close to Meng Kai and whispered a suggestion.

"Hmph! Of course we're leaving, but not now. It's too dark outside, sailing is dangerous and we're easy targets for the cops. Once it's a little brighter, we'll use those guys on board to lure the cops away, then we can slip away in the chaos."

Meng Kai seemed to have prepared for dealing with unusual situations, and his tone remained calm and composed, which calmed down his subordinates who were secretly glancing in their direction.

"What about this guy?"

"Hmph! You dare to go against me? What are you talking about? Tie him up and put him on the boat. When you leave, hang a stone on him and throw him into the reservoir to feed the fish!"

Meng Kai's attitude was aggressive, completely disregarding his identity as a police officer. He even seemed to be using the policeman in front of him as a pledge of loyalty; since his men had taken the lives of police officers, they would naturally have no choice but to obediently follow him down this dark path.

The group discussed something in the orange grove outside the prefab house for a while, keeping their voices very low, not worried about being overheard by the guests.

There were even several people beating up Bai Hongyu. Although they didn't reveal his police identity, they were sure that those gamblers wouldn't dare to come out at this time.

However, Lingo overheard Mengkai and the others' conversation.

He clearly heard Meng Kai discussing with several confidants their plan to use thugs as a decoy and bait, then infiltrate the gamblers with a few of his confidants, and wait for the situation to become chaotic before heading to a hiding place to temporarily escape.

It must be said that this tactic of sacrificing a pawn to save the king, coupled with taking advantage of the chaos, greatly increased the chances of him escaping when the police were caught off guard.

Lin Ge was extremely anxious, worried that Bai Hongyu would be beaten to death, so he urged the pregnant man to unlock his phone.

However, seeing the situation change, the pregnant man started having wicked thoughts. Although he wouldn't risk his life to warn those outside, he chose to stall for time, and his phone password was entered incorrectly twice.

Lin Ge was so angry he wanted to kill someone.

"You son of a bitch! Tell me now, where are the police?!"

Suddenly, a voice that was very familiar to Lin Ge and even surprised him appeared outside the prefab house.

This man seemed to be the main force beating Bai Hongyu, punching and kicking him without any mercy, leaving him panting heavily. His imposing manner even frightened the other thugs nearby, who were momentarily confused about who this guy was.

"Who the hell is this?"

Meng Kai discovered that this person was not one of the thugs he had recruited.

"There was a customer playing dice inside earlier, and he was betting pretty big. He was the one who spotted this guy first, but even without him, we would have caught him red-handed. Heh... When he found out that the person he identified was a policeman, he was almost scared to death."

A man who looked like a casino dealer explained to Meng Kai in a low voice.

"You're not an undercover agent, are you?"

Meng Kai rubbed his chin; right now, everyone looked like a member of the police.

"No! Look how ruthless he was, how could he be part of the same group? In fact, if I hadn't stopped him at the beginning, he almost smashed a beer bottle and stabbed the cop in the stomach. Besides, boss, reality isn't a movie, it's not that exaggerated! We're not some kind of ruthless, large-scale gang, just a small casino. Why would the police send undercover agents to our side? What could they possibly find? They could just surround us and wipe us out in one fell swoop."

The subordinate next to him, who seemed to have a similar role as a clerk, spoke confidently and eloquently.

Meng Kai's eyes flickered, and he nodded without saying anything more. In any case, under normal circumstances, a mere casino hidden on an island wouldn't warrant such an exaggerated approach as using an undercover agent.

Besides, the consequences of a gambler being caught by the police are actually quite serious, so it's understandable that this man was terrified.

Most importantly, how could such a sleazy-looking guy possibly be an accomplice of the police?

Meng Kai was relieved.

"call……"

Lin Ge, who was in the room, also let out a long sigh.

Heaven knows what the four people in the room were thinking, seeing his anthropomorphic actions. At least the skinny guy and the big-bellied guy, who had been gesturing with their eyes just moments before, had completely given up.

With Zhao Zhigang providing cover outside, Lin Ge knew he didn't need to act impulsively.

Although it's unclear how this guy managed to infiltrate the gamblers' ranks without being noticed by the dealers and thugs, it seems that the Zhao family police are natural-born undercover agents. Whether it's Zhao Zhigang or Zhao Zhigao, they are both perfect at infiltrating.

With Zhao Zhigang around, Bai Hongyu's safety can be somewhat guaranteed, preventing a regrettable sacrifice.

"What exactly happened?"

Yuan Xiaoai's voice suddenly grew closer. Hearing the commotion, she walked over and impatiently scolded, "Meng Kai, you're making things more and more unreliable! I told you long ago that if you're going to run a casino, just stick to one thing. Don't make this a huge mess! Just put up a simple awning, set up a few tables for real money gambling, no betting, and that's it! Now you're acting like some kind of mafia boss. If the police don't keep an eye on you, who will they keep an eye on?"

"shut up!"

Yuan Xiaoai's attitude made Meng Kai somewhat embarrassed. Hearing this, he frowned and said coldly, "Mind your own business, it has nothing to do with you! If you're scared, you can get the hell out of here now! Humph! I even suspect that you're the one who brought the cops here!"

"Don't blame me!"

Yuan Xiaoai screamed angrily, then pointed at Meng Kai and shouted, "I'm much smarter than you, and I've concealed my identity perfectly! Only an idiot like you would be so reckless as to make such a big fuss. Aren't you afraid that Third Brother will kill you later!"

"Humph!"

Meng Kai snorted coldly and did not continue to argue.

"Third brother?"

"Is there someone behind Yuan Xiaoai and Meng Kai?"

Zhao Zhigang, who had driven away the other thugs with a series of powerful blows and was now beating Bai Hongyu up by himself, and Lin Ge, who was hiding in the prefab house, both showed expressions of surprise and uncertainty.

Lingo even squinted his eyes, swishing his tail as he pondered silently.

From the first time I saw Yuan Xiaoai, I only felt that she was a brainless and uncultured woman, completely devoid of any moral compass. Although such a woman was excessive, she wasn't exactly wicked.

However, as things progressed and they got to know each other better, Yuan Xiaoai's identity changed to Yuan Xiaomin, and things took a new turn.

It seems that her two identities serve different purposes. If Yuan Xiao'ai is a shameless, vulgar woman who only cares about money, then her other identity, Yuan Xiaomin, seems to have considerable social experience and more social connections.

It is currently unknown when she and Meng Kai met.

The only similarity between the two is that they both had been to the police station, but one was only involved in prostitution, while the other was involved in gambling crimes; they don't have many other similarities. Judging their relationship solely based on their involvement in prostitution, gambling, and drugs seems unreasonable.

But without a doubt, one thing that is certain now is that Yuan Xiaoai and Meng Kai have a gang behind them!
The specific nature of the group, whether it is a fixed or cooperative operation, is currently unknown.

But this also means that the case is more complex than expected. Perhaps simply arresting Meng Kai and Yuan Xiaoai is not enough; it is also necessary to bring down the people behind them.

"Without your third brother's help, and without my financial support, you're just a good-for-nothing!"

Yuan Xiaoai continued speaking angrily, and even though Meng Kai didn't utter a single word in rebuttal, she wasn't going to let him off so easily.

"Shut up! If you keep making noise, believe me, I'll get rough with you!"

Meng Kai finally couldn't hold back any longer. He strode forward, grabbed Yuan Xiaoai, pulled her aside, and then, choking her by the neck, threatened her in a low voice: "Third Brother set up this mutual aid association not to cause infighting among us, nor to let you climb over me! Besides, turning the casino into this state wasn't just my idea! Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother agreed with what I did, and they even helped me devise this scheme. If you question me, you're questioning them, understand?"

"Have Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother gone mad? They've made such a mess of things. If the mutual aid society is discovered, Third Brother will kill you!"

Yuan Xiaoai gasped.

"Another mutual aid society?"

Lin Ge also gasped.

What kind of mutual aid? Who's helping whom? Is there actually a hidden organization behind these guys?
(End of this chapter)