Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 82 The Old Man Turned Bad

When Lin Ge planned to pick up Zhang Yining in the afternoon, he found that the building next door was making a commotion again.

The noise was coming from about the third floor; a man was cursing. He kept repeating things like whoever dumped garbage in front of his house, and that he would make them pay if he caught them.

Looking through the stairwell window, Lin Ge saw that the entire staircase from the second to the third floor was covered with all kinds of household garbage.

What's worse, besides moldy plastic bottles scavenged from who-knows-where, the trash also contained a lot of stale kitchen waste and toilet paper, which was greasy, disgusting, and emitted a strange smell, making Lin Ge, who was downstairs, unable to help but sneeze.

It has to be said, that auntie was indeed cunning and wicked.

Why is it said that the auntie on the top floor did it?
Not only did Lin Ge smell the auntie's odor in the garbage, but he also saw some disgusting things. These things made Lin Ge nauseous, and he ran out of the neighborhood with his head down.

When I arrived at school, it was not yet time for school to end.

Not wanting to be seen by so many people, Lin Ge climbed over the wall into the campus and found a quiet shady spot to lie down.

On the opposite playground, many kids were playing soccer, each one full of energy and spirit. Only the fat goalkeeper was disappointing, moving as slowly as a wooden puppet, and in less than half an hour, seven goals were scored against him.

“Nie Zhuangzhuang, you’re really embarrassing your old man.”

Lin Ge muttered a complaint.

Looking at Zheng Jiacheng, who was cheering with his hands raised after scoring, Nie knew that the kid was in for a rough time. Nie Zhuangzhuang had no choice but to take the ball; surely he could bully this skinny little monkey?

For elementary school students, tonnage is an overwhelming force, you idiot!
Lin Ge was rather gloating.

Looking down at the clothes he was wearing, Lin Ge felt a little worried again.

Jiang Yiyi's new clothes, bought just two days ago, are already dirty and wrinkled. In the past two days, Lin Ge has already crawled through bushes several times because of the elevator installation scam. Even the best clothes can't withstand the thorns and brambles; his back has been pricked several times.

However, looking at the hair slowly growing on his arms, Lin Ge felt somewhat happy.

At this growth rate, the fur on its body will be able to cover its smooth skin in three to five days at most, so it won't be stared at with strange looks when it goes out.

Not long after, the school bell rang.

Children of different grades lined up to leave the house, and under the supervision of their teachers, they were quite orderly.

However, this order gradually became lax when it came to the older students. Some boys carried their schoolbags, some dragged them, and some waved, played, and ran around like wild horses.

Zheng Jiacheng used his schoolbag to protect the back of his head as he jogged along, while Nie Zhuangzhuang swung his schoolbag like a meteor hammer, chasing after him at a slow pace. Just as the two were about to fall out of the group, Hu Miao and Zhang Yining teamed up to catch them, each scolding them like obedient grandsons.

Lin Ge quickly squeezed out through the gap in the railing on the other side.

He nimbly leaped onto the wall so that Zhang Yining could spot him immediately.

"Ah! It's Mimi!"

The first person to see Lin Ge was Xie Zaiqi. This kid looked around suspiciously, his eyes lewd, and he didn't look like the son of a policeman's family at all.

"Mimi is here to pick us up!"

Hu Miao and Zhang Yining exchanged a glance, then jumped up and down with their four hands clasped together in delight, appearing even happier than when their parents rarely picked them up.

"Ugh! I really want Mimi to come stay at my house too!"

Nie Zhuangzhuang looked on with envy.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Jiacheng, ever the daredevil, exclaimed, "Impossible! You can't even take care of yourself. And with your weight, I'm afraid you might accidentally crush Mimi to death tonight! Ah! Help... no, no, you're strangling her!"

With Nie Zhuangzhuang gripping his neck, Zheng Jiacheng rolled his eyes and begged for mercy. But Hu Miao and Zhang Yining weren't there to save him at this moment; the two girls had already excitedly run to Lin Ge's feet, calling out and reaching out to catch him.

Lingo landed lightly on the wall, flicked his tail, and walked back.

Although the two girls were disappointed that they couldn't show off their cats in public, they still obediently followed behind Lingo.

Nie Zhuangzhuang, Zheng Jiacheng, and Xie Zaiqi quickly caught up.

The five children walked together, but one by one they left the group halfway through, until only Zhang Yining and Hu Miao remained.

"I told Dad I'll stay at your place tonight. Oh, and Mom's bringing us dinner tonight. She told you not to always order unhygienic takeout."

"I think takeout is pretty good; they have whatever you want to eat."

"Ugh, don't force me to say those disgusting things! I don't believe you haven't seen those news reports about takeout restaurants!"

"Who cares, as long as it tastes good."

"Never mind you. By the way, are you planning to participate in that activity the teacher mentioned today?"

"It's a bit boring, and besides, doesn't it conflict with the comic convention schedule?"

“That’s true, but I’m the class monitor, so I might need to take the lead.” “Tch, then I definitely won’t be able to escape either.”

The two girls chatted as they walked, their conversation ranging from takeout to school, and then to their new homeroom teacher. Zhang Yining's previous homeroom teacher had just retired this semester, and the new homeroom teacher was a young teacher who had just returned from a teaching assignment in a rural area.

Lin Ge, who had been walking at the front of the group, slowed down and walked alongside the two girls. It has to be said that children today are much luckier than before; the variety of extracurricular activities is unimaginable from ten or twenty years ago.

Listening to casual conversations along the way, we soon returned to the neighborhood.

The security guard at the entrance of the residential area was quite familiar with Zhang Yining. He not only greeted her but also indicated that she should take another route home.

"What happened?"

Zhang Yining was a little confused, but still obediently listened to him.

The detour was a few steps longer, but before they even reached the building entrance, the two children saw a large group of people gathered outside the building next door.

Not only were there onlookers, but even two police officers were surrounded inside.

The two children could only see the hats but not the people, but Lin Ge quickly smelled the two people's scent.

One of them was Hu Lijun, and the other... was actually Zhao Zhigang.

This guy actually ended his vacation?
Silently calculating, it's been quite a long time since Zhao Zhigang was stabbed. He hasn't been to the police station even once during his recovery, to the point that Lin Ge almost forgot about him.

"Hey? It's Dad!"

When Hu Miao reached the entrance of Zhang Yining's building, she finally saw clearly the identities of the police officers inside.

She called out and was about to run over, but Lin Ge blocked her way.

She tried to go around him, but Lin Ge blocked her again. So Hu Miao understood and obediently held Zhang Yining's hand, standing at the entrance of the stairwell to watch the commotion.

It's really lively; that auntie over there is lying on the ground throwing a tantrum!
The autumn heatwave is still quite intense; at least the temperature outside isn't low in the afternoon. But despite the scorching heat on the asphalt road, the woman was still rolling around on the ground, clapping her hands and yelling incoherently.

Opposite her stood a young couple with grim expressions.

If Lin Ge remembered correctly, this couple should be residents on the second floor of that building. What's going on? The auntie just wrecked the third floor this afternoon, and now she's arguing with the people on the second floor?
"Everyone, be the judge! I was just passing by his house when he started cursing at me behind my back! I'm an old man with heart disease, how can I stand being cursed like that? It's immoral! Absolutely immoral! People with such poor manners deserve to be struck by lightning!"

The woman yelled and got up, grabbing at the wife's face with both hands.

"Hey! Let's talk this out, no hitting!"

Hu Lijun quickly stopped her, but the woman's wildly waving hand slashed his face, causing him to wince in pain.

"You shameless old man, say that again!"

"Pah! You old codger, you were the one who spat at my doorstep, do you think I didn't see it?"

The couple were not to be trifled with either, and together they pointed at the woman and began to berate her. The wife even tried to hit her, but Zhao Zhigang quickly bared his teeth and used his back to block her.

"Stinky bitch!"

The older woman didn't back down either, and retorted with equally sharp words.

Some onlookers tried to mediate, some talked about neighbors, and others whispered amongst themselves about what the woman had done in the past. In any case, the scene was chaotic.

Hu Lijun had actually seen his daughter, but he was indeed unable to leave at the moment.

Fortunately, he also saw that Lin Ge had blocked his daughter, and he breathed a sigh of relief. At the same time, he began to earnestly persuade the two sides to calm down.

"Apologize!"

The woman, disheveled and unwilling to tidy herself, insisted on making the couple bow their heads to her.

The young couple naturally refused.

Seeing that things were getting out of control, Hu Lijun decided to take drastic measures and demanded that both parties come with him to the police station so that they could have a good fight there!
Upon hearing this, the young couple immediately backed down.

Which decent person would willingly go to the police station?

If outsiders see this and gossip, even if you haven't done anything wrong, people will still talk about you behind your back and call you a bad person. So, should we just let it go?
The couple exchanged a glance.

"Fine, I'll go! Those two scoundrels beat me up! If your police station doesn't lock them up today, I'll smash my head against your door and die!"

The older woman, on the contrary, became aggressive.

Just a moment ago, they were only saying that someone had insulted them behind their back, but now it's suddenly become that they were beaten up.

Upon hearing this, the couple knew they couldn't back down.
Without saying a word, the man slapped Zhao Zhigang across the arm.

(End of this chapter)