Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 73 The Cat in Clothes

"Huahua, pass the ball to me!"

"Quick, don't let the little tiger get the ball!"

Under the warm sunshine, several children and kittens ran around noisily, creating a lively scene.

The boy was playing with several cats in the yard, scrambling for a ball. Not wanting to leave Lingo out, he kept kicking the ball towards him, which annoyed Lingo, who was lying on the stone platform dozing off.

Next to Lin Ge, Zhang Yining was sketching on a drawing board, occasionally pointing her pencil at Lin Ge. Hu Miao was chatting with her nearby when she was interrupted by the ball being kicked at her. She rolled her eyes, grabbed her pencil, and ran over to cause trouble for the boys.

The boys fled in a panic.

Several police officers who were passing by saw this scene in the courtyard and all showed a heartwarming feeling.

Jiang Yiyi, carrying a delivery bag, came looking around from the office. When she finally spotted Lin Ge, she quickly waved and said, "Hey! Mimi, I've been looking for you in the office for ages. Come over here and see, I bought you some new clothes."

"Oh? Sister Yiyi, what kind of clothes are you wearing?"

Hu Miao curiously leaned closer.

Several boys quickly gathered over there.

“Mimi doesn’t want to go out like this, right? If you put on some clothes, people won’t laugh at you. I bought two outfits, Mimi, try them on and see if they fit.” Jiang Yiyi squatted down next to Lin Ge, patted the cat’s head, and then opened the delivery bag and took out two small outfits.

"Zhu Jun chose the Conan costume. Isn't it ugly?"

Jiang Yiyi first took out a blue blazer and shorts outfit with a red bow tie, and showed it to Lin Ge. Before the children could exclaim in surprise, she unhesitatingly stuffed it back into the bag.

"Take a look at this one, this is the one I chose."

Unfolding a blue and white color-blocked short-sleeved sports shirt, Jiang Yiyi smiled at Lin Ge and said, "This is the same tennis shirt as Echizen Ryoma's. Do you like it, Mimi? This shirt is made of special sports material and it's very comfortable to wear."

Lin Ge rolled his eyes, lazily got up, and turned to leave.

Ryoma Echizen? He's not even as tall as Conan!

Besides, he would never wear such ridiculous clothes. A hairless, shaved cat is already eye-catching enough; if he wore this outfit, wouldn't he just be stared at and laughed at as soon as he went out?

"Hey!"

Hu Miao suddenly picked up Lin Ge from behind.

Lin Ge glanced back at her, then lowered his tail and didn't struggle.

"Mimi, be a good girl, just wear it, you'll look really cute."

Hu Miao smiled and carried Lin Ge back. Jiang Yiyi quickly shook out the clothes and smoothed them out. Zhang Yining also put down his drawing board and came over to help.

The three women worked together, and because Lin Ge was afraid of hurting them, he didn't struggle, and soon the clothes were put on him.

"puff……"

Nie Zhuangzhuang couldn't help but laugh out loud, but Hu Miao glared at him and he quickly covered his mouth.

The other two boys also had expressions of barely suppressed laughter.

Lin Ge was speechless, but the three women all looked at him with expressions of "how cute!" Jiang Yiyi even took out her phone to take a picture, and Lin Ge quickly landed without hesitation, squeezing through the gaps between several hands.

"mum?"

As Lingo ran past, the tortoiseshell cat let out a puzzled meow.

How come the head of the household has changed so much in the blink of an eye?
The three little ones were interested in Lin Ge's clothes and ran over to try to hook them with their paws, but Lin Ge nimbly dodged them.

As he walked, Lin Ge stretched a bit. He found that the clothes were indeed as Jiang Yiyi had described—the material and quality were both excellent. Wearing them, he felt comfortable everywhere. They were even very breathable, providing excellent airflow when running and allowing for unrestricted movement.

Jiang Yiyi really put her heart into it.

Lin Ge remembered Jiang Yiyi's favor.

Now that he's dressed, he doesn't look so bad being naked anymore. Thinking that he hasn't been able to go out for a stroll for several days, Lin Ge felt a surge of excitement.

Upon arriving at the service hall, people were still queuing up to conduct their business. As for the cat wearing clothes wandering around the hall, everyone glanced at it briefly and then chose to ignore it; these days, cats wearing clothes are not newsworthy.

Lin Ge was relieved when he saw this.

Just as they were about to go to the old town to see the stray cats, Hu Lijun suddenly walked out from inside, followed by a young girl.

Upon seeing Lin Ge, Hu Lijun greeted him with a smile, "Hey! Mimi, it's rare to see you. You finally decided to go out? What's with that mess you're wearing? Didn't the institute give you some new clothes?"

Lin Ge glared at him. "Can police dogs wear those vests now?"

The clothes were so stiff they would wear out the leather.

With a flick of his tail, Lin Ge was about to head out when Hu Lijun paused and suddenly called out to him, "Mimi, are you free to help me out? I'll take you to a nice place to play."

"A good place?"

Lin Ge paused in his steps.

Thinking about it, wandering around the neighborhood all the time was getting a bit boring. He was already tired of both the old town and the school area. If there really was somewhere fun… Lin Ge glanced at the young girl following behind Hu Lijun; she was quite pretty, with a rare, very pure and innocent style.

Lin Ge obediently got into Hu Lijun's car.

He still sat in the passenger seat as usual. The pretty girl glanced at Hu Lijun and then at Lin Ge, then pouted and went to the back.

The two didn't exchange many words the whole way. Lin Ge, however, was itching to move around and kept fidgeting in his seat, occasionally jumping onto the dashboard for a stroll. He couldn't stay still for a moment.

"Teacher Hu, this cat... has it always been like this?"

The girl in the back seat was a little uncomfortable and couldn't understand why Officer Hu, who was highly respected over there, would let a strange cat crawl around on the car.

Hu Lijun laughed and said, "Oh, just ignore it. This guy's been cooped up for days, just think of it as acting crazy."

"You're the one who's crazy!"

Lin Ge glared at Hu Lijun and sat up straight.

The car continued driving forward in a direction that Lin Ge had never been before.

About half an hour later, the car stopped in the parking lot of a fairly new community building, and Hu Lijun urged Lin Ge to get out of the car.

Lin Ge suddenly remembered that Hu Lijun was usually responsible for dealing with various communities. Cases requiring his personal involvement were almost always related to those communities. So what happened this time?
Curious, he followed Hu Lijun into the community building.

"Teacher Hu, over here."

The girl did not enter the service hall on the first floor, but instead entered the alley through a small door on the side, and then pressed the elevator button.

"Right up here? This is the first time I've ever seen a nursing home located upstairs. How was this designed? Won't it be very inconvenient for the elderly to come down and move around?"

Hu Lijun stepped into the elevator with a puzzled look in his eyes.

"A nursing home?"

What's fun about this place? Lin Ge stopped in his tracks.

"Mimi, let's go."

Hu Lijun blocked the elevator door with his hand, and waved to Lin Ge with a smile, saying, "Stop dawdling, come in quickly. I'll take you to have fun after this is over. Just keep your expectations up, it really is a great place."

"I'll trust you one last time."

Lin Ge glared at Hu Lijun and the young girl who was covering her mouth and chuckling.

The two people and the cat quickly went up to the fourth floor. When the elevator doors opened, there was a simple sign that read "Aijia Nursing Home" and some slogans about the elderly next to it.

Lin Ge stopped at the door.

Through the open glass doors of the nursing home, Lin Ge smelled a terrible stench. Besides the pervasive odor of excrement and urine, there was an indescribable smell of decay. There was also a musty, stale smell, like clothes that hadn't been aired out for a long time.

This environment was hard for Lin Ge to accept, but when he looked up, he saw that four or five elderly people were already sitting on the row of seats against the wall.

They stood motionless, seemingly lost in thought, and the atmosphere in the hall was extremely quiet. An elderly man wearing slippers and leaning on a cane slowly walked down the corridor, leisurely found a seat, and then slowly bent over, remaining motionless.

The air was filled with the smell of death.

"Mimi, come in."

Hu Lijun walked into the nursing home lobby, turned around and waved to Lin Ge, then began to talk to the middle-aged woman who was receiving them.

Lin Ge shuffled in.

“I already said! This has nothing to do with our nursing home! According to our regulations, any item a senior citizen brings in must be reported to us! She brought in so much money without saying a word, and now that it's gone, where am I supposed to find it?”

The middle-aged woman had a bad temper and spoke in a very impatient tone.

Even when facing Hu Lijun in his police uniform, she still tapped her pen on her notebook, saying, "Let me be honest, the people living in the nursing home are all elderly. They have absolutely no interest in those few thousand yuan! You know they're all so old, what do they need money for? And how many days can they even spend it? So I think, maybe Old Lady Wang is getting old and her memory is failing her, and she's confused? Did she really bring the money into the nursing home?"

(End of this chapter)