Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 616 Zhao Zhigang's Highlight Moment

What is a mutual aid society?
Neither Lin Ge nor Zhao Zhigang could figure out the key to it for a while.

However, literally, it probably means a group of people helping each other to make money together.

After all, in this country, this group of people couldn't possibly have any other ambitions or cause any other trouble besides this.

Even so, such an organization, which includes shameless individuals like Yuan Xiaoai and criminal gangs like Meng Kai, should not be underestimated in terms of its capabilities, threats, and destructiveness to society.

Meng Kai turned his head away from Yuan Xiaoai, too lazy to say anything more to this ignorant woman.

Or rather, he looked down on Yuan Xiaoai in the slightest.

In Meng Kai's view, this woman only managed to become a member of the association by virtue of her silver tongue and shamelessness. Her status and importance were nowhere near his, earned through sheer force of will.

Besides, a mutual aid society is a mutual aid society, and a casino is a casino! This is Meng Kai's territory, and no one else has the right to make decisions here!
Looking up, Meng Kai saw that Zhao Zhigang was panting and exhausted from beating Bai Hongyu. His blows felt like a massage. Meng Kai curled his lip in annoyance.

"Hey, go get rid of this guy!"

A burly man with a scar on his face and tattoos all over his vest nodded and walked toward Bai Hongyu with a sinister grin.

Zhao Zhigang quickly scrambled off Bai Hongyu and then looked at Meng Kai with a humble, fawning expression.

"Hey? Boss, aren't we going to interrogate him? Even if the police really come, we need to find out how many of them there are. If all else fails, we can use this guy as a hostage, just in case he doesn't manage to escape..."

"Who the hell is your boss?"

Meng Kai was speechless. He looked down on this kind of good-for-nothing gambler.

Zhao Zhigang wasn't angry. He simply looked around at the people who had gathered after hearing the commotion, then spread his hands towards Meng Kai.

"Hehe... We're all in this together now, boss! If the police come, you're in trouble, and so are we! Shouldn't you protect the safety of your customers if you run a casino? Or do you have other escape routes and are using us as scapegoats? Tsk! Boss Meng, this isn't right, is it? If you do this, who will dare to gamble at your place in the future? Winning or losing is a small matter, but going to jail is not good, is it?"

"..."

Meng Kai clenched his fist and looked at the people around him.

He was especially ashamed and angry by the fear and questioning on the faces of some gamblers who only found out the police were there at this moment.

Meng Kai was so angry he wanted to kill someone. He never expected that this weasel-faced bastard would expose this in front of so many people and even point out his secret plan to use these people as bait.

But things had come to this point, and Meng Kai couldn't afford to ruin his reputation. After all, even if these gamblers were arrested by the police, they wouldn't deserve to die, and releasing them would only damage his reputation. For now, he had to appease them properly.

"Monkay!"

Yuan Xiaoai stared intently at Zhao Zhigang, feeling that he looked somewhat familiar but not quite, so she leaned close to Meng Kai and whispered a few words of advice.

Meng Kai's expression shifted slightly, his mood shifting between light and shadow. However, he quickly regained his composure, grinned, and stared intently at Zhao Zhigang, saying, "Brother, there's no need for jokes. Everyone knows who I, Meng Kai, am, and I would never abandon you all. The police did come, but they're just patrolling water police from the Zhanghe Reservoir; a few of them are nothing. Around dawn, I'll send a boat to evacuate everyone safely. I'll make sure nothing happens to you. And this brother, since you care so much about this guy, then I'll trouble you to deal with him! Whether you kill him, cripple him, or protect him and persuade him to turn over a new leaf, it's all up to you!"

"Ha ha……"

Zhao Zhigang's lips twitched slightly. The questioning and wary looks from both sides made him realize that protecting Bai Hongyu might not be easy.

Meng Kai has some clever tricks up his sleeve; with just one sentence, he put him on the opposite side of everyone.

"Since Boss Meng has said so, what can I say? As for this unlucky guy, what use do I have for him? But I still wouldn't dare to kill a policeman, so let someone who's not afraid of death do it!"

Zhao Zhigang clapped his hands, stood up, and walked to the side, no longer causing any trouble.

Despite saying that, Zhao Zhigang was still extremely anxious. Why hadn't Zhang Ke arrived yet? Hadn't he received his message and didn't know that Bai Hongyu had been captured?
"People who are not afraid of death..."

Meng Kai's expression changed again.

Damn it, who would dare to kill a policeman in front of so many outsiders?
The gamblers had no idea what was happening, so they could quietly deal with the policeman without drawing attention. But now, with so many people watching, if even one of them is caught by the police, wouldn't their killing of the officer be exposed?

While doing this might give you a more prestigious reputation in the underworld, it also makes you a target for the police!

Running a casino, a loan shark operation, or engaging in debt collection are minor issues. But if word gets out that you killed a policeman, the situation is completely different. If the government really starts targeting you and goes all out against you, wouldn't you be doomed?

Thinking of the unpleasant things, Meng Kai's expression was uncertain. At this moment, he didn't dare to kill the guy on the ground in front of so many people.

Not only Meng Kai, but several of his men also thought of this and hesitated for a moment.

"call……"

Taking a deep breath, Meng Kai pointed at his men and said, "You two, find a rope, tie him up, and hang him from a tree. Whether he survives or not depends on him. But if he dares to escape, kill him on the spot!"

After saying that, Meng Kai gave Guo Tou a wink, and the confidant immediately understood.

After finishing all this, Meng Kai then sent people to appease and disperse the onlookers, telling them to go over and register before evacuation arrangements would be made.

Once things quieted down, Meng Kai looked at Zhao Zhigang.

"Hey bro, I don't even know your name yet! I see you're pretty daring and adventurous, why don't you just join me? If things go well, I'll set up a venue for you, and you can easily make a fortune."

"Hehe... That's great! Boss Meng, from today onwards I'll follow you! Oh, my name is Zhang Ke; Zhang as in bow and Zhang as in science. Boss Meng, you can just call me Little Zhang. Whatever you need, just give me the order, and I promise I'll do it properly!"

Zhao Zhigang agreed without hesitation, his expression of surprise genuine. He approached Meng Kai with a fawning smile, trying to ingratiate himself with him.

This shameless behavior immediately dispelled Meng Kai's suspicions about Zhao Zhigang.

"You call yourself Zhang Ke? Why don't you just say your name is Nie Guoqiang?"

Hearing the commotion outside, Lin Ge finally breathed a sigh of relief. Zhao Zhigang had really done a great job this time; he was both brave and resourceful, and he even managed to save Bai Hongyu.

However, it was too early to relax. After dealing with the police, Meng Kai turned his head and looked at the prefab houses.

He hadn't forgotten that there were still two women here who needed to be dealt with.

And with such a commotion outside, why didn't those two guys come out to check the situation? Or did they kill the person and then drag them out to dispose of them, and they're not in the prefab house now?
Meng Kai's eyes flickered.

"Monkey! Big pig?"

He looked up and shouted, a bad feeling creeping into his heart.

"Woo!"

Inside the prefab house, the skinny man and the pot-bellied man stared wide-eyed, about to respond; but when they turned their heads and saw Lin Ge's murderous look, the sobs that hadn't yet come out were immediately swallowed back.

Gong Caigui and Yan Lu, standing nearby, covered their mouths, barely daring to breathe. They couldn't even imagine what would happen if the people outside suddenly opened the door. From the few words they'd overheard, they knew these bad guys were truly capable of murder!

As for the policeman who was arrested outside, the two were worried about whether he was the same person who had appeared at the window earlier and said he would protect them, but they didn't want to speculate.

"..."

The quiet entrance to the prefab house made Meng Kai frown.

Did they really go out?
Or has something unexpected happened that annoyed him again?

For some reason, the quiet and enclosed prefab house gave Meng Kai an uneasy feeling, as if some ferocious beast was hiding behind the door.

"call……"

Lingo stood quietly at the doorway, his back hunched, head bowed, claws fully extended, poised to strike. Although he himself could escape through the window, given the state of the room, if Meng Kai discovered them, the two women inside would certainly be dead.

So even though he knew the situation was dire, Lingo was prepared to protect the two women and fight off the enemy thugs outside.

There were just too many unexpected events today. From the very beginning, Yuan Xiaoai's situation was full of surprises and bizarre twists. Then came the kidnapping that implicated Meng Kai, the forced change of mission to protect the victims, Bai Hongyu's unexpected capture, and being trapped in the prefab house by Meng Kai and his men before they could even evacuate. Everything happened so suddenly that the entire plan became meaningless, leaving only raw strength to fight for survival.

Lin Ge was somewhat annoyed; it was simply that his collar had broken at the worst possible time. If he could maintain contact with Zhang Ke and Nie Guoqiang now, he could accomplish more.

"You all, go in and take a look!"

Meng Kai didn't dare to take any risks, but he didn't mind letting his men go in and check if there was anyone in the prefab house.

"I'll go! After all, I'm a newcomer, so I should put in more effort and run errands to make things easier for the brothers."

Zhao Zhigang took the initiative to speak up, eager to try and work for the new boss.

"You? Fine!"

Once he asked, Meng Kai couldn't very well refuse.

After all, you can't dampen the enthusiasm of your subordinates, can you? Everyone has their own selfish desires; if he refuses to give orders to 'Zhang Ke' and instead directs others, those people will inevitably think their boss is just being idle. Managing subordinates is actually quite difficult.

'Bang!'

Zhao Zhigang, who was rushing over impatiently, stopped at the door.

Just as Meng Kai raised an eyebrow, wondering what this guy was up to, Zhao Zhigang suddenly kicked the door open.

'boom! ’

The door slammed against the wall and bounced back, the loud noise making Meng Kai's brow twitch. It wasn't that he felt sorry for the poor prefab house, but rather why this weasel-faced fellow was unexpectedly fierce?

However, when they looked inside the room again, it was indeed empty.

On the window directly in front, some bloodstains could be vaguely seen, and two blood trails stretched down the wall. The floor in the center of the room was covered in blood, with bloodstains splattered all over the bed and doorway, even leaving a long trail of blood all the way to the head of the bed.

In addition, the bedding on the bed was all crumpled up, the sheets were dragging on the floor, and the pillows were lying to one side.

The situation inside the room was almost completely visible. Although the door bounced back and blocked the view, it was still possible to see the inside clearly.

Although the scene, which resembled a murder scene, was only fleeting, it was enough to give Meng Kai and his men a sigh of relief.

Seeing Zhang Ke cautiously holding onto the door frame with nowhere to step but peeking into the room, Meng Kai and the others felt he was ridiculously cowardly, but they didn't say anything. Besides, the blood in the room was quite frightening, so it was impossible for the newcomer not to be afraid.

Anyway, he didn't close the door, and I didn't notice anything unusual at first glance.

Too lazy to look at this idiot and cowardly fool anymore, Meng Kai turned around and began to discuss the retreat with his men.

"There's nobody here!"

Zhao Zhigang lied through his teeth, pretending not to see the two women huddled by the door frame, covering their mouths, tears streaming down their faces, barely daring to breathe.

The two women sat by the window near the door, nearly scared out of their wits by the exaggerated banging on the door. They almost screamed when Zhao Zhigang's head peeked in.

But who would have thought that this person was blind?

The two women were huddled right in front of him, yet he refused to lower his head? Or was it that he couldn't see them even though they were so close?
"Holy crap, is this a murder scene?"

Zhao Zhigang muttered to himself, glanced at the bloodstains on the floor and walls, then at the two thighs still trembling under the sheets, and at the cat peeking out from beside the blankets with a fierce look in its eyes, responding only with a smile.

He really wanted to say hello to Mimi, but unfortunately, now was not the time.

He was also very curious about how Mimi had dealt with Meng Kai's two henchmen without being discovered by outsiders.
This is such an interesting thing, I must tell my colleagues about it when I get back.

He leaned over the door frame, pretending to inspect it carefully, but seemed too frightened by the bloodstains inside to go in. Zhao Zhigang just stood at the door and turned back to give Meng Kai a dry laugh.

"Boss, there's no one inside!"

"Nonsense! Of course I know there's no one there, the person is already dead!"

Meng Kai grunted, feeling that the monkey and the big pig were idiots for making such a big scene. Wasn't it just telling the police that a murder had occurred here?

I have no idea where those two idiots dumped the body, or why they ran so far away and haven't come back yet.

There's a saying, "the darkest place is under the lamp."

Meng Kai truly never expected that if he had just taken a few more steps toward the prefab house, he could have seen, by the light still on inside, the hem of the woman's skirt peeking out from under Zhao Zhigang's feet, and the abnormal shaking under the bed.

Not only Meng Kai, but anyone who saw the bloodstains in the prefab house assumed that someone had indeed been killed there, and no longer considered whether it was the blood of other people.

"hey-hey……"

Zhao Zhigang didn't close the door, leaving it open at a 45-degree angle, and turned back.

Meng Kai ignored him completely; he was busy!
Faced with the impending threat of the police, he knew now was no time to waste. Whether the police would surround the island under the cover of daylight, or whether he should escape first, were complex matters requiring immediate attention. Hiding on the island was easy, but who could guarantee their skill in hide-and-seek would be foolproof amidst a massive police search with dogs? Running away under the cover of darkness, however, would be equally conspicuous, with the ship's lights and hum clearly indicating where the police should pursue them. Meng Kai certainly wouldn't do something so foolish.

However... it is indeed necessary for someone to use this method to divert the police at crucial moments.

"Now arrange the evacuation route! Zhang Ke, right? Don't blame me for not taking care of the newbies. You're in the first batch! Before the police can react, leave Guanyin Island as fast as you can. The police won't be able to do anything to you then!"

Meng Kai made a decisive arrangement.

"Thank you so much, boss! But boss, how can I contact you after I get out? You've taken me in as your underling, you can't just do it for today, can you?"

Zhao Zhigang quickly thanked him and then tried to obtain more information.

I'll contact you then!

Meng Kai waved his hand, not wanting to talk to these cannon fodder any longer. Anyway, the first batch would definitely not escape the police's pursuit. Wouldn't talking too much expose himself?
"hey-hey……"

Zhao Zhigang didn't know whether he believed it or not, but he just played along. He'd only find out who was the mantis and who was the oriole later.

Moreover, after seeing Lin Ge, Zhao Zhigang's worries and fears completely vanished. When he was alone, he naturally worried about messing things up, but with Mimi's help, Zhao Zhigang knew that Meng Kai was nothing more than a caged bird!

The mantis stalks the cicada, unaware of the oriole behind; the oriole is eaten by the cat. What a simple biological restraint relationship!
"Keep a close eye on him! If he dares to cause any trouble, kill him or force the police to rescue him! You know what to do, right? I've told you this many times before."

Meng Kai spoke in a low voice, his face expressionless.

"Hehe...bleed them, break their legs, throw them in the water, and see if the police will save them! Don't worry, boss, we know how to do this! Seriously, there are really talented people in prison, they even came up with this method. It makes me want to go in and study."

The advisor chuckled, not at all worried about being included in the first wave of evacuation.

After all, he was the most 'innocent' one among them. So what if he got caught by the police? He was just an ordinary person who came out of curiosity to play a couple of rounds.

How many days can you be locked up for winning or losing a few hundred dollars?

Gee!

(End of this chapter)