Reborn Cat Sheriff

Chapter 243 Foodie
Lingo truly deserves to be called the king of the cat world.

He glared at it, and the stray white cat immediately cowered. Its legs trembled, and it just wanted to run away, but it couldn't bear to give up the free food and drink at the university, so it simply lay down on the ground, rolled over to expose its belly, tilted its head back, and meowed twice at Lin Ge.

Does this mean they've backed down and are willing to be recruited?
Lin Ge roughly guessed what the white cat was thinking, but ignored it. Meanwhile, the college students feeding the cat nearby couldn't resist when they saw the stray cat's belly exposed, and they all giggled and quickly reached out to rub it.

"Woo..."

Seeing Lin Ge turn and leave, the white cat was still a little disappointed.

Only after Lingo had completely walked away did it turn around, jump up, and pout at the pretty female college student next to it, refusing to be touched unless it was given food.

Lin Ge returned to Liu Junshu's house. Sure enough, the lights were still on and the door was ajar. As soon as Lin Ge squeezed in, he saw two people in the living room asking Liu Junshu questions while holding documents. Who else could it be but Li Ping and Xue Yi?
When Lin Ge returned, Liu Junshu didn't mind. She simply put on her reading glasses and patiently explained things that Lin Ge couldn't understand to the two students.

Recalling the embarrassing incident of missing something while checking Zhang Yining's homework, Lin Ge felt ashamed and lowered his ears, then obediently found a high, empty spot on the nearby bookshelf to lie down. After lying there for a while, he felt comfortable, and his shame quickly disappeared.

"Little boy?"

Li Ping then noticed Lin Ge, paused for a moment, and suddenly said, "Little darling, did you do what happened during the day? It must have been you, right? The cat in the video looks a lot like you."

Damn, bad news travels fast!
Lin Ge rolled his eyes; he had expected this scene.

"what's up?"

Liu Junshu is not very sensitive to rumors and has no idea what incredible thing her cat did today.

"Around noon today, a science student collapsed in an internet cafe. Apparently, it was a heart or brain problem. But he was very lucky; a cat saved him on the spot. Many people saw the cat running to the front desk while meowing loudly, and even calling 120 for help. Thanks to the cat, the ambulance was able to arrive in time and take the student to the hospital. I heard from my juniors in the science department that the situation was quite critical; if he had been found a few minutes later, he would have died."

Xue Yi briefly recounted what he knew to Liu Junshu, and together with the video from the group chat that the gossipy Li Ping showed, the scene of a cat jumping into an ambulance was clearly captured.

Then she opened another video, which was captured by the internet cafe's surveillance camera. In the dimly lit environment, a white figure rushed into the front desk of the internet cafe like lightning, making a mess of the counter. At the same time, it even called an ambulance by itself, which was quite eye-opening.

Unfortunately, the internet cafe's webcam had no sound, so the three of them couldn't tell what the cat in the video was meowing with its mouth open. Judging from the expression of the receptionist next to them, it seemed as if they had seen some terrified monster.

"This is truly...outrageous!"

Xue Yi clicked his tongue, realizing the situation was far more outrageous than he'd imagined. The security footage showed everyone else in the internet cafe engrossed in their computers, oblivious to the anomaly. If it weren't for that cat…

"They're really lucky to have survived. It's also fortunate that Mimi saw it, otherwise it would have been such a pity."

Liu Junshu shook her head and sighed, but didn't know how to comment on Wang Jun's behavior. University students are adults; professors, besides imparting knowledge, don't have the right to interfere too much in their personal conduct.

"Hmph! Thank goodness for Little Darling! It's fortunate we had it, otherwise Zhangshi University would probably be infamous this time!"

Li Ping snorted coldly.

But when she looked at the cat perched on the bookshelf again, she couldn't help but show a look of surprise and doubt.

This cat, that silly little kitten who used to cling to Ma Xiaomi even after being hit by her, has grown up to this extent? Not only has it become a police cat, but it has even learned to make phone calls to save people?

Lingo flicked his tail, ignoring Li Ping's strange look.

What's all the fuss about.

"How about we buy some good food to treat Xiaoguai, Ms. Liu?"

Li Ping looked at Liu Junshu.

"Then tell me, what delicious food should I make for it?"

Liu Junshu nodded with a smile.

"Hiccup!"

Upon hearing this, Lin Ge opened his mouth and let out a burp, exhaling a fishy smell of crab.

"Holy crap, a swimming crab!"

Xue Yi's eyes widened as he instantly detected the scent of Lin Ge's breath. He not only quickly identified it as the smell of crab, but he could even pinpoint it precisely as a swimming crab, causing Lin Ge's eyes to widen in astonishment.

Is this guy a glutton?
Or are the top students in the biology department already able to distinguish smells to this extent?
"It really is a blue crab! Looks like Xiao Guai had a pretty good meal tonight. Is it a reward from the hospital for saving lives?"

Li Ping leaned over to smell it and was able to identify the swimming crab.

The hospital treated Xiaoguai to swimming crabs, so what should we treat it to? Butter crab or king crab? Ugh! The usual allowance isn't nearly enough! Hopefully, we can get a seafood feast with Xiaoguai this time.

"How about we get some lobster instead?"

Xue Yi quickly thought of something cats would love to eat and said to Liu Junshu, "I heard from a junior that the lobsters at the Good Neighbor store next door are on sale. How about we get two for Xiaoguai to try?"

Li Ping nodded frantically. It was obvious that Liu Junshu was not short of money. Hearing this, she nodded and smiled, "Then hurry up and finish today's homework, and then you two help me buy some. Come over for lunch tomorrow, and I'll try to cook you a Hangzhou-style lobster feast."

The two of them were immediately happy.

Lin Ge was also licking his lips on the bookshelf.

He's never tried Boston lobster before! He's only heard that it's expensive, and he doesn't know if it's really that delicious.

'Ding dong! '

The doorbell rang suddenly. Li Ping was startled for a moment, then quickly went to open the door and exclaimed in surprise.

Soon she led a chubby middle-aged man in with a stiff demeanor. The man was carrying a gift box with a picture of a majestic, enormous crab on it, and the words "Live Russian King Crab" were written on the box.

"Oh, it's Director Deng, what a rare guest."

Liu Junshu recognized the man at a glance—a powerful director of the College of Science, rumored to be a leading candidate for the next dean of the College of Science. No wonder Li Ping followed him so cautiously; this man was indeed a big shot at the university.

"Professor Liu, I'm here to thank you for coming!"

Deng Haibo smiled like a Maitreya Buddha. As soon as he entered the room, he thanked Liu Junshu, saying, "I'm so grateful to your cat for what happened today. I can't even imagine how cruel it would be for our college and his family if something had happened to Wang Jun. Haha... When I first heard the news today, I almost fainted from panic. But after learning that he was saved by a cat in time, my heart finally settled down."

As he spoke, Deng Haibo spotted the cat on the bookshelf and exclaimed excitedly, "Is this the cat? It's amazing! When I saw it in the video, I couldn't believe a cat could do that. It's simply... simply... oh! I don't know what to say, but it's all thanks to Professor Liu for your excellent teaching! Not only have you taught so many outstanding students, but you've also managed to train a cat to be so amazing! Wow! Wow! You're truly remarkable. I happened to see that you were applying for a doctoral supervisor position a while ago, and I'm voting for you! By the way, this is something my student studying abroad just gave me, so I'm sharing it with you today. Thank you so much!"

Deng Haibo's incessant thanks made it difficult for Liu Junshu to interject. Besides, if it were her own business, she would have just laughed it off. But since it was this cat who had done the work, Liu Junshu simply couldn't bring herself to refuse.

The professor's vote wasn't important; after all, it was just something Li Ping had orchestrated. But this gift… Liu Junshu looked at Lin Ge, who was staring intently at the king crab gift box on the bookshelf.

Looking at Li Ping and Xue Yi, who both looked like they were about to have a good time, she shook her head and smiled as she accepted the gifts.

Deng Haibo had many things to do. Although Wang Jun was safe and sound, the troubles he had caused were far from over. Therefore, after failing to get Lin Ge to come down and touch him, he left with regret.

As soon as he left, Lingo quickly jumped off the bookshelf and ran to the king crab gift box, staring at it and sniffing it.

Li Ping, looking both curious and hungry, couldn't wait to untie the rope and open the gift box. Good heavens! These crabs are huge! They're even alive, with their claws tied up, packed in a large plastic box, and they're even puffing up bubbles!
She knew the price difference between live and dead crabs, and was even more aware of the difficulties involved in transporting a live king crab to the mainland. Generally, only large quantities of king crabs are transported live; this single-crab gift box…

"Compared to those frozen crab gift boxes outside, this must be incredibly expensive, right?"

Xue Yi also had an expression that said he had learned something new.

"Hehe... Now that we have all the ingredients, and you all said that these crabs can't be kept alive, shall we deal with them now?"

Liu Junshu smiled as she watched the two students' greedy expressions, then looked at Lin Ge, who was staring wide-eyed at the big crab and even trying to touch it with his claws. She shook her head and decided not to disappoint the three little guys.

"Let me help you with it!"

Li Ping rolled up her sleeves and curled her arms, eager to experience what it was like to handle a king crab herself. And this wasn't just any king crab; it was the king of king crabs, second only to the Alaskan king crab—the Russian giant crab!

Can you do it?

Xue Yi glanced sideways at Li Ping. This bespectacled girl didn't look like someone who could cook king crab at all. Her hands were good at separating plant cells, but separating crabs? Forget it!

"I'll learn by watching videos right now!"

Li Ping glared at the jerk who was undermining her, "Do you still want to eat?"

Xue Yi immediately raised his hands in surrender.

Liu Junshu smiled as she watched this heartwarming scene. Since Ma Xiaomi went abroad and never returned, the atmosphere in the house had been largely maintained by Li Ping. It was this seemingly careless but actually very thoughtful girl, along with the considerate and mature man beside her, who brought warmth back to their little home. And then, with her own little darling suddenly returning, Liu Junshu felt life regain its flavor, and she seemed much younger.

"How about you leave me the crab claws and pincers you've prepared? I'll make you a Hangzhou-style drunken crab with Shaoxing wine for you to try. Of course, I've never made crabs this big before, so don't complain if it's not tasty."

"No! I love all the delicious food the teacher makes!"

Li Ping used a knife to pry open the plastic box and took out something that might be an oxygenator. Then, while answering Liu Junshu, she curiously ran her fingers over the crab shell, feeling its hard and angular shape.

Lin Ge couldn't resist joining in the fun, poking the giant crab's claws with his paw. These claws were truly enormous, even thicker than Lin Ge's own claws, giving the impression that one strike could kill a cat.

It's a pity that this guy's feet are tied and he can't move, otherwise Lin Ge really wanted to see what it looked like for this big crab to crawl on the ground.

"start!"

Li Ping, satisfied with her touch, stretched and yelled, "Xue Yi, help me move it to the kitchen! Today I'll show you that besides breeding mice, I'm also an expert at cooking crabs!"

(End of this chapter)