Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 68 Spider Cat

The people of Song were still hesitating.

However, Long Xiaojun did not give him time to continue considering.

Perhaps out of loneliness and boredom, or perhaps for some other reason, this guy gradually became irritable atop the chimney.

At first, it was just random shouting.

Then, a short while later, he started throwing down the screwdriver and steel bars that he had painstakingly hidden on top.

After sitting down to rest for a while, he started walking around the chimney like a tightrope walker again.

The chimney was only two or three square meters in size, and the foothold was barely wide enough for two shoes. He walked back and forth on it without any fear of death, and every now and then he would threaten Yang Hao with a lighter, behaving like a madman.

The people of Song knew that Long Xiaojun's nerves had reached their limit.

No one knows what terrible thing he might do at any time.

If we delay any longer, the consequences will be unpredictable.

The Song man looked at the person next to him: "How long will it take for the provincial government's helicopter to arrive?"

"They've only just set off."

Zhang Hao shook his head and said, "And to be honest, we can't count on the helicopter. Given Long Xiaojun's current condition, I'm worried that the moment he sees the helicopter, he'll strike first and choose to die together with Yang Hao."

The man from Song nodded and said nothing more.

After finishing his cigarette, he looked at Nie Guoqiang and said, "Isn't your cat injured? Is it really able to climb out of there smoothly? Lao Nie, I'm pinning my hopes on you now. Your super cat better not let me down."

"Old Song, you've said that three times already."

Nie Guoqiang switched to a more intimate form of address and said softly, "In any case, Mimi is already climbing up. Before it reaches the top, you still have time to consider other methods. Anyway, without your signal, it definitely won't alert Long Xiaojun."

"You seem to have a lot of faith in your cat."

The Song man pursed his lips and turned back to watch the drone footage.

Nobody knows what he's thinking.

Although he didn't speak again, various plans and measures were still being hastily implemented. Ling Ge was just one of countless plans targeting Long Xiaojun; no one would place all their hopes on a cat.

And the cat, with its eyes half-closed, had quietly climbed to halfway up the chimney.

In the pitch-black passage, only a tiny light, no bigger than a fingernail, shone overhead—that was the destination Lin Ge needed to reach.

The entire passage was quiet, deep, and smelled unpleasant, filled with choking dust from coal ash and brick powder. Lin Ge even vaguely sensed that the oxygen levels were off, giving him a strange feeling of difficulty breathing.

Furthermore, the metal frames designed for humans to climb are actually not suitable for a cat. The spacing between the two frames and the width of the foothold are terrible for a cat; it could easily slip and fall.

Lin Ge even felt a little regretful at this moment, wondering why he had been so reckless.

Why?

He took the initiative to find Nie Guoqiang and volunteered to take on the task of capturing the thief and rescuing the person.

Even worse, they will have to endure the impact of a stun grenade later.

Even if she harbored thoughts of atonement, regretting that she had been cowardly enough not to keep a close eye on Long Xiaojun, and how grabbing the button had led to this mess, it still shouldn't have come to this, right?

They're risking their lives!

They climb chimneys like acrobats, over a hundred meters high. If they fall, they're gone!

Going up to fight Long Xiaojun was nothing; Lin Ge was confident that Long Xiaojun would never be a match for him.

But it's a stun grenade!

This thing may not kill people, but who dares to say it can't kill a cat?

And then there's the impact it brings—the flashes, the sound waves, and all sorts of other things. Zhang Haomang would definitely be able to render Long Xiaojun incapable of resisting. So, without a doubt, a cat like that next to him wouldn't escape either, right?
Might die.

So... why was I so impulsive?
Lin Ge himself didn't know either.

Perhaps it was because they saw so many police officers looking worried and didn't want to see everyone helpless?

It's also possible that Yang Hao was on the verge of collapse and couldn't bear to watch.

Did your heart soften?
Or perhaps you're tired of being a cat and would rather die as a hero cat?
Lin Ge didn't know what he was thinking; perhaps he wasn't thinking anything at the time.

It's also possible that he didn't think the matter was dangerous.

Because, regardless of the circumstances, Ringo had already successfully climbed about halfway, and could even be said to have passed the most troublesome stage of the mission. The passage upwards was still long, but as the diameter of the chimney decreased, the path became increasingly easier to climb. Ringo could even leap back and forth between the brick walls like Spider-Man, precisely finding the most suitable footholds.

Yes!

Here's something funny.

Long Xiaojun had already clearly shown Lin Ge which of the steel bars and precast concrete slabs inside the chimney were safe to step on and which were best avoided.

The environment was practically like a sealed chimney, so Long Xiaojun's scent wouldn't dissipate at all. Lin Ge could clearly sense where he climbed up and which platforms he had rested on.

Inside the silent, dark chimney, everything was laid bare before the cat's eyes.

From the moment Zhang Ke carefully guided him into the chimney, Lin Ge knew that this task wouldn't be too difficult for him.

As long as he manages to dodge the stun grenade at the last moment, everything else is just a piece of cake.

Just like now, Lin Ge could even hear the sounds coming from Yang Hao on the other side of the wall.

The man was pounding on the wall in despair, even clenching his teeth as if he were crying. He certainly didn't know that his savior was already beside him, only a wall away.

"Kid, keep crying! After I save you, you'll be facing the stares of your colleagues. When you calm down and think back on how embarrassing you were, I wonder if you'll be so ashamed that you'll bury your head in your crotch."

Lin Ge grinned and looked up again.

He had already heard the signal.

As agreed, Li Yiduo's drone had reached the top of the chimney and was negotiating with Long Xiaojun at a distance of ten meters.

Ten meters was Long Xiaojun's psychological defense line.

It wasn't some psychologist's research; rather, when the drone reached about ten meters in front of him, Long Xiaojun threatened him and forbade him from getting any closer.

Then, this guy started to focus on arguing with the people of Song.

Yes, it's a dispute!
The Song Chinese gave a rather ridiculous reason: the overseas account provided by Long Xiaojun didn't support direct transfers of ten million yuan. This implied that Huaxia Bank was subject to limits imposed by Myanmar authorities, and he needed to wait patiently while the bank used another bank as a stepping stone.

Long Xiaojun naturally didn't believe it.

But he needs money.

Yes!

This guy knew he was going to die, but he needed money, not to die meaninglessly.

So the two of them started arguing.

Long Xiaojun only had Yang Hao as leverage, so he could only threaten to light the fire. The Song people, of course, wouldn't let him light it, and instead shouted at him to wait a few more minutes.

The argument between the two was like children arguing, "Come here!" "You come here!" It was utterly absurd.

That's just how stupid reality is.

Lin Ge was a little nervous, and could only try to find some humor in his misery by cursing.

because……

He was less than a meter away from the chimney opening.

Long Xiaojun's booming voice, almost screaming in his ears, echoed in Lin Ge's ears, his head bobbing in Lin Ge's line of sight. Even Lin Ge's most important target, the lighter that Long Xiaojun clutched tightly in his hand, appeared in Lin Ge's line of sight several times.

But Lingo remained motionless.

Covered in coal ash, he was like a night hunter, quietly hiding in the dark chimney, silently watching his target just a wall away.

There is only one chance.

Even if I fail, I'll be fine, since I'll be safe once I crawl into the chimney.

However, Yang Hao is almost certainly going to die.

More importantly, Lin Ge wanted even greater credit. In other words, keeping Long Xiaojun alive was the best option; otherwise, simply ramming him would be too easy.

'bass! ’

As Long Xiaojun hysterically cursed at the drone, Lin Ge raised his hand, revealing sharp claws.

The fleshy pads under the claws and teeth hurt a little.

It's all that bastard's fault.

(End of this chapter)