Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 627 Nonsense and Unreasonable Argumentation (Seeking Monthly Tickets!!)

Zhao Zhigang understood what Lin Ge meant.

Okay!

I just got out of a big case and haven't even had a chance to catch my breath, and now I'm being bossed around by this cat to do chores again.
Should we exclaim that this cat truly lives up to its reputation as Boss Nie's cat? This style of treating the police like slaves, not like human beings, is exactly the same, you bastard!

But what could he do as a junior police officer?

Facing Lin Ge's threatening gaze, Zhao Zhigang sighed and stood up. Turning to see Hu Zhengping's gloating smile, Zhao Zhigang rolled his eyes and said, "Stop laughing, Lao Hu, you're coming with me! Mimi needs our help, it's probably some kind of case again! According to regulations, at least two police officers need to be on duty together! Hey! Don't make excuses! At least I'm free right now, while you're on duty today, do you think you can get away?"

"I……"

Hu Zhengping was speechless.

I was just watching the show, how did I end up getting myself involved?

But seeing Lin Ge's expressionless eyes and Zhao Zhigang's mocking look, Hu Zhengping could only shake his head, stand up, and put on his equipment from the table next to him.

Although he has many flaws, such as still not liking the cats at the police station, Hu Zhengping almost never messes up when it comes to doing serious work, and he is more serious than others in preparing for each police call.

"Is it really necessary to be so cautious?"

Zhao Zhigang curled his lip.

In his view, since Mimi hadn't made a big fuss or contacted Nie Guoqiang or Zheng Mingxing, it meant that the matter he needed help with wasn't that serious. If it was just a routine case, a body camera and an extendable baton would suffice; wasn't a stun gun a bit excessive?
Hu Zhengping shook his head and ignored him.

He has been an auxiliary police officer at Zhanghe Police Station for many years, and now he has risen to the highest rank among all the auxiliary police officers, all thanks to his skill of never being careless.

Lin Ge patiently waited for the two to finish preparing before squatting on the dashboard of the police car and guiding them back to the construction site dormitory.

"Construction site?"

The police car was parked outside the yard. Zhao Zhigang crawled in through the small door that was open in the iron gate, and was stunned when he saw the equipment inside.

"Be careful! The workers on the construction site are very united, and sometimes they can be quite unreasonable."

Hu Zhengping also frowned.

To be honest, among the cases handled by the police station, the elderly and those who tend to stick together are the most difficult to deal with. In particular, these people often have lower levels of education and like to argue unreasonably, making even a small matter very complicated.

"I'll turn on the body camera!"

Zhao Zhigang nodded, focusing his attention. He carefully surveyed the yard, then sighed and said, "It seems no one's here; they've most likely gone to work at the construction site. But why did Mimi call us here? Did she discover something?"

"Hopefully it's just petty theft."

Hu Zhengping squinted as he followed Zhao Zhigang into the courtyard, whispering as they walked, "These kinds of places are the easiest to cause conflict and big trouble! And the people living here are almost never locals; they're highly mobile, making identification difficult, and they're also the favorite hideouts for fugitives. Over a decade ago, construction sites were our favorite patrol spots. We often caught two or three out-of-town criminals who had fled here every year. One year, we even found a body under a bed in one of these construction site dormitories. Someone had been beaten to death with a hammer over a minor conflict with a coworker. It took us a lot of effort to catch that guy; the construction site was full of fellow villagers, and it almost caused a riot."

"Old Hu, don't scare me!"

Zhao Zhigang shuddered and stopped in his tracks, then turned back and glared at Hu Zhengping with a resentful look.

Even Lin Ge turned around speechlessly.

He had only asked two people to help rescue a few stray kittens, so why did Hu Zhengping associate it with such an exaggerated thing?

Not daring to waste any more time, Lin Ge quickly ran to the iron cage containing the kittens and let out a howl to signal the two to stop chatting and get to work!
"cat?"

The two police officers who arrived were taken aback when they saw the cat cage in front of them.

Zhao Zhigang was alright, but Hu Zhengping's immediate reaction was one of disgust. However, his eyes softened instantly when he saw the four puppies huddled together in the bottom cage.

This guy's love for dogs even surpasses that of Sun Chang, the police dog trainer at the police station!

In other words, Beibei wasn't close to him, and he had taken over Beibei's care duties from Sun Chang multiple times at the police station, helping to feed the dog and clean its kennel. It was only to maintain the relationship between the handler and the police dog that he wasn't allowed to take Beibei out for walks; otherwise, he could have worked until Sun Chang was out of a job.

"Just for these few cats... Mimi, you called us over here?"

Zhao Zhigang looked down at Lin Ge speechlessly, gritting his teeth and saying, "It's none of your business if someone keeps their cat in a cage! It's one thing for you to take care of stray cats, but now you're interfering in other people's pet cats too?"

"..."

Lin Ge looked at Zhao Zhigang with disdain. In Zhao Zhigang's eyes, was he just like that kind of cat?

"No! It's not domesticated!"

Hu Zhengping, being more experienced, squatted down and carefully inspected the four dogs on the bottom shelf. He then shook his head and said, "These dogs are all puppies of stray dogs! Just by looking at their appearance, you can tell they're a crossbreed of a Golden Retriever and a mongrel. Most people wouldn't be willing to treat their own pets like this. You can also tell from their physique; the mother dog is definitely malnourished, being so thin. Don't be fooled by their cute, fluffy appearance now; they'll be as ugly as ghosts when they grow up."

"Can this be seen?"

Zhao Zhigang glanced at Hu Zhengping with some surprise, then asked in confusion, "Since they are stray puppies, why put them in cages?"

"What else can we do with it? Sell it as a pet dog!"

Hu Zhengping stood up and casually took the sign that was blocking the sun from the metal frame. He held it up for a closer look: cats 200, dogs 100… Damn it, why are puppies cheaper than kittens? Why are these kittens worth so much money?
Hu Zhengping grunted unhappily.

After hearing Hu Zhengping's explanation, Zhao Zhigang finally understood what the iron frame was for. So, they were picking up stray cats and dogs and selling them as pets? Isn't that a bit unethical?
Putting aside whether these little pups are worth two hundred yuan or not, and ignoring the issue of them being sold as pets, who can guarantee that stray dogs and cats are free of diseases or hidden dangers? What if they die shortly after being bought? That would be incredibly unlucky!

"Mimi, is this what you called us over for?"

Zhao Zhigang looked down at Lin Ge.

"Ow!"

Lin Ge nodded.

It's just a small matter, not as exaggerated as you all just said.

"..."

Zhao Zhigang was speechless. So this bastard just thought he was too idle, huh? Why did he have to make him run around for such a trivial matter?
‘Crack! ’

Suddenly, footsteps came from the next room, followed by the sound of a door opening. An old woman with a mean-looking face walked out with a gloomy expression.

"Who is it! Who's stealing...?"

Before she could finish speaking, she saw two police officers in uniforms standing outside the door slowly rise from their half-squatting position. The old lady's expression changed slightly, and she swallowed the rest of her words.

"Hello! I'm sorry to bother you."

Zhao Zhigang chuckled and greeted her, then pointed to the iron cage in front of him and asked, "Grandma, are these your cats and dogs?"

"Of course it's mine! If it's not mine, then it's yours, isn't it?"

The old lady's expression tightened at first, then she quickly urged, "What's the matter? If not, get out of here! Outsiders aren't allowed in! Are you even police officers? How can you just barge into someone's house like that?"

"Hehe... Grandma, don't be angry. Of course we're the police. This is my badge number. We're here because we need your cooperation." Zhao Zhigang wasn't angry. He just pointed to the iron cage and said, "Grandma, where did you get these cats and dogs? Have they been vaccinated? Do you have a sales license? Besides, I don't see any breeding grounds here, nor do I see any big cats or dogs. There's something wrong with the origin of these animals, isn't there?"

The old lady's face stiffened, and she didn't know how to explain for a moment.

Seeing the two policemen still staring at her with smiles, she simply hardened her expression and said impatiently, "What's it to you? Are you trying to bully an old woman like me? What vaccines, what licenses, I don't understand! I'm just selling my cats and dogs to supplement my household income, what's wrong with that? Oh, such a small thing, I have to report to you? You're just bored! You don't do anything useful all day but harass an old woman like me! Get out of here!"

As she spoke, the old lady took matters into her own hands and tried to shove Zhao Zhigang, but Zhao Zhigang naturally wouldn't let her touch him and quickly dodged away.

The two men naturally didn't believe the old woman. Who raises kittens of all different breeds? And looking at how timid and frightened they all seemed, this wasn't the temperament of pets raised from a young age!

To be honest, nothing was wrong originally.

For such a trivial matter, especially involving an elderly woman, the police couldn't really say much or do anything; at most, they could just give her a warning and confiscate the goods. But when this old woman started acting completely unreasonable, Zhao Zhigang couldn't just pretend nothing had happened.

If someone actually buys one of her cats or dogs and they die after only a few days, and then makes a scene only to find out that the police knew about this person all along but didn't do anything about it, wouldn't that be a slap in the face to the Zhanghe Police Station?

By then, outsiders will all be criticizing the police!

So even though the old woman seemed difficult to deal with, Zhao Zhigang still had to dissuade her from doing such a despicable thing. "If you really want to sell stray cats, at least get them vaccinated and quarantined first!"

"I...of course I got vaccinated! I got them all, and it cost a lot of money!"

Upon hearing this, the old lady quickly offered an explanation.

"Hehe... How much did the vaccine cost? What kind of vaccine was it? Where was it administered? Where's the certificate?"

Zhao Zhigang laughed.

"The vaccinations...the vaccinations...the vaccinations are what I give them! I take them to the vet, and they do whatever they say. I'm just paying! As for how much it costs...that's none of your business. I'm sure I got the best price for all these cats and dogs!"

The old lady was still stubborn, but her expression was getting worse and worse.

She's not stupid; of course she knows this won't fool the police. But what does it matter? I said I hit her, and that's it! What makes you think I didn't?
Zhao Zhigang didn't bother arguing with this person. After all, every policeman knows the principle: there's no point in talking to an unreasonable person. Even if she's being unreasonable, are you going to arrest her just because of her bad attitude?

It's not normal for police officers to be treated badly.
Zhao Zhigang chuckled and placed his hand on the cage: "Grandma, if you really won't cooperate, then we'll have to confiscate the cats and dogs in this cage. After all, what if these cats and dogs have rabies? You don't have any quarantine certificates. If someone gets infected with rabies, that would be a big deal! Letting them roam outside as stray cats is fine, but if they get caught when someone buys and raises them, you can't afford to take that responsibility."

"you dare!"

The old lady's eyes widened upon hearing this, and she immediately flew into a rage.

"What right do you have to take my things? Are you trying to rob me? Do you think the police can just rob people? Are you trying to bully an old woman like me? You try it!"

The old guy charged at Zhao Zhigang aggressively, reaching out with his claw to grab Zhao Zhigang's hand that was touching the cage. Fortunately, Zhao Zhigang dodged it in time.

Lin Ge pursed his lips; he knew this would happen.

How can someone who steals stray cats and dogs on the street and sells them as pets possibly reason with others?
Seeing that Zhao Zhigang seemed unwilling to give up, the old lady became even more anxious. She plopped down on the ground and started yelling, "Taozi! Fengzi! Come out quickly! Someone is trying to steal my things! Robbery! Murder! Help me!"

Lin Ge and Zhao Zhigang's expressions changed drastically.

Hu Zhengping sighed, then smiled and stepped forward, saying, "Hehe...Grandma, there's really no need for this! We're police officers, not robbers! What you did was wrong, and it's our job to handle it. No matter how much you throw a tantrum, this matter can't be..."

Before the words were even finished, hurried footsteps came from upstairs. Soon, two men wearing shorts and shirtless, one holding a hand grip stick and the other carrying a kitchen knife, came running down aggressively.

Just as they turned the corner, the two saw two policemen at the bottom of the stairs.

The police uniforms startled the two men for a moment, but only briefly. They quickly ran down to protect the old lady behind them and confronted Zhao Zhigang and Hu Zhengping without hesitation.

One of the younger men, named Wang Tao, stared warily at Zhao Zhigang and Hu Zhengping, then turned to the old woman and said, "Auntie, what happened? Did these two policemen bully you? They're trying to bully us, thinking we villagers are easy to bully, huh?"

As he spoke, Wang Tao glared at Zhao Zhigang and Hu Zhengping, as if he were about to start a fight at the slightest provocation.

This arrogant attitude made Zhao Zhigang's face turn extremely ugly.

"Comrades, it's like this..."

Hu Zhengping quickly stopped Zhao Zhigang and recounted what had happened, emphasizing that the old woman was illegally selling wild cats and dogs without vaccinating them against rabies, which could easily lead to disputes or accidents.

Zhao Zhigang looked around warily, especially towards the stairwell, worried that a few more people might suddenly appear.

If it were just two people, he wouldn't be too afraid. He even had Mimi on his side; taking down these two wouldn't be a problem.

Surprisingly, before Hu Zhengping could even finish speaking, Wang Tao interrupted him arrogantly and impatiently, saying, "Are you all just bored and have nothing better to do? You have to take this so seriously? Do you think my aunt is easy to bully? You ignore all the messy, illegal, and shady things out there, but you think we laborers are too weak to stand up to you? You don't dare mess with those rich and powerful people, so you think we're easy to bully? What's wrong with my aunt selling a few cats and dogs? If others can sell them, why can't she? If you have nothing better to do, go find some rich people to extort money from! They have plenty of money!"

"Comrade, you can't say that! Police enforcement is no small matter. What you did was indeed wrong; you shouldn't have done it that way. Of course I had to intervene when I saw it!"

Hu Zhengping pursed his lips and continued to explain patiently.

"Say that again, you fucking idiot?"

Wang Tao's expression changed, and he pointed the grip strength bar at Hu Zhengping, seemingly indicating that he was not going to reason with him.

The older-looking man next to him, named Chen Feng, hesitated at first, but when Wang Tao decided to lose his temper, he quickly gripped the knife handle again, wiped his sweat, and chose to stand next to the young man to support him.

Zhao Zhigang snorted coldly, reaching his right hand to his lower back, and said in a cold voice, "Not cooperating with the police is illegal! And violent resistance is a crime! Have you thought this through?"

"I miss you! I'll fight you!"

Wang Tao's temper was unknown; before Zhao Zhigang had even finished speaking, he rushed over and slammed a stick down on Zhao Zhigang's head without hesitation.

The two quickly retreated to dodge the attack, but Wang Tao relentlessly charged forward again.

Are you going to assault a police officer?

Zhao Zhigang shouted angrily, took out a baton from his waist, swung it forcefully to extend it, and then pointed it menacingly at the man.

"Assaulting a police officer? How dare you bully my aunt! I'll kill you!"

Wang Tao caught up with him again.

After being verbally abused so unreasonably for so long, Zhao Zhigang finally lost his temper and swung his baton hard at the young man's grip stick.

Seeing the situation had already deteriorated, Hu Zhengping had no choice but to join the fray. Putting aside the issue of hitting someone, he at least needed to disarm the attacker; he couldn't very well let him smash that thing over his head.

then……

Seeing his companion being forced back by two policemen, Chen Feng, who had been standing hesitantly to the side, could no longer restrain himself. When Zhao Zhigang swung his baton and hit Wang Tao on the arm, causing him to cry out in pain, the man brandished a knife and charged over, yelling "Wah wah wah!"

"Fuck!"

Zhao Zhigang and Hu Zhengping quickly took cover.

You have to understand that a grip strengthener and a kitchen knife are not the same thing! The former is a blunt weapon with flexibility, so as long as it doesn't hit any vital organs, it's fine. But the latter... with the way this guy is swinging it around so haphazardly, no matter where it hits, it's bound to leave you with cuts and bruises.

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