"This rat isn't the one that was in the kitchen yesterday, but it must have been in the house before."
There was a hole in the drawer. The sundries inside were damaged to varying degrees, and the notebook the old man used to remember the passwords for his mobile phone apps was half-gnawed away.
There were so many holes in the wardrobe. The bedside table and tea table in the room had signs of being bitten.
The old man was not at home during this period and the door of the room was always closed. He only went in to clean occasionally and did not look closely. He did not know that there was a mouse hiding inside!
"If it were a little thinner, it might be able to squeeze out from the crack in the door," said Hu Yi's wife.
Hu Yi looked at Feng Yi gratefully, "Thank you, thank you! Thank you so much! I don't know what to say! You are such a benefactor!"
“… Not really.” Feng Yi walked out of the room. “It’s just that we caught this one. If the holes in your house are not blocked, mice will still come. There are no mice in the kitchen now, so there must be a hole over there. We can find someone to block it when the time comes.”
Hu Yi nodded.
They also know that as long as the hole is not blocked, it will be noticed by mice every day.
But no matter what, catching one will boost your morale! Your mentality will be different!
Hu Yi and his wife wanted to give money according to the price offered by the rat extermination company, but Feng Yi refused.
"It's just helping each other as neighbors. I don't do rat extermination." Feng Yi said.
Hu Yi understood what this meant, and gave up the idea of recommending the rat catching business to Feng Yi, and he would not publicize it among the community owners' group.
Anyway, the community has already taken action, and the rat plague problem will definitely be solved step by step. Since Feng Yi does not intend to develop in this direction, they cannot bring trouble to Feng Yi, otherwise it would be repaying kindness with enmity.
"I understand what you mean, but this is not your intention."
Hu Yi looked at the tools in Feng Yi's hand again.
"By the way, I want the same style of this long-handled clamp."
Feng Yi looked through the order records, sent him the link and left.
"Carry two boxes of fruit over for them tomorrow," said Hu Yi's wife.
"Well, I definitely can't ask for help for nothing." Looking at the tightly tied mousetrap bag, Hu Yi said, "I just ordered the same long-handled clamp. When the tools arrive, if there are still mice in the kitchen, I'll see if I can catch it. Even if I can't catch it, I'll keep it at home and ask an expert to catch it!"
After Feng Yi left Building 5, he did not go back immediately, but went to Building 6 next door to look for Qian Feiyang.
After a trip to Hu Yi's house, Feng Yi had a general understanding of his own perception range.
It can sense hidden mice within three meters.
And he didn't know if it was an illusion, but he always felt that his perception range was a little larger than when he was in the underground garage during the day. During the day in the underground garage, the perception range was probably only about two meters.
The change in perception cannot be seen from the outside.
I just don’t know what changes will happen later.
Thinking of this, Feng Yi had already arrived at Building 6, the unit rented by Qian Feiyang.
The young man who opened the door was thin and had dark circles around his eyes.
"What's wrong with you?" Feng Yi pointed at Qian Feiyang's dark circles. Logically, Qian Feiyang has a cat at home, so he wouldn't be kept awake by mice at night.
Qian Feiyang scratched his messy hair and yawned. "I took a job and finished it half an hour ago. What are you holding in your hand?"
"A mouse catcher. I just helped someone catch a mouse." Feng Yi replied.
"Awesome." Qian Feiyang gave a thumbs up.
"Didn't you hire new people in your studio? Why are you the only one busy?" Feng Yi asked.
"One is sick, one has not graduated yet and needs to take an exam, and the other has to go back to his hometown for something. I was planning to take a break, but when I came across a job that can be completed by one person, I took it. I will be busy for the next two days and start to rest tomorrow. Wuji said he wants to go fishing this weekend, do you want to go?"
Wu Ji is Wu Ji's nickname.
"If I had nothing to do that day, I would go with you." Feng Yi looked inside the house, "There are no rats here either."
"There was only one mouse that ran in at the beginning, but it was blocked by Bajiao. Although the mouse was not caught in the end, it seemed to have a memory of this place. I don't know if the mouse smelled the cat here, or if they passed information to each other. I rarely saw mice afterwards. There were only a few times when there was movement at the window, but it didn't last long. Bajiao squatted over and the movement stopped."
"Bajiao" is a cat adopted by Qian Feiyang. At that time, Qian Feiyang was planning to go to a nearby supermarket to buy some spices such as star anise to make braised pig's trotters. He happened to see the community collectively disposing of stray cats, so he adopted one.
It is named "octagonal".
Feng Yi came to the bay window in the living room.
A yellow civet cat was lying on its side and sleeping on it.
When Feng Yi entered the room, it just moved its ears. It realized it was an acquaintance, so it was too lazy to move at all.
When Qian Feiyang first brought it home, it was about 7 months old, skinny and had a few bald spots on its body. After three months of treatment and feeding, it became much stronger, and its fur has grown back, thick and soft.
Bajiao was very wary of people at first, but now he is too lazy to move even when being rubbed, unless it is a stranger who comes to the house.
Feng Yi reached out and rubbed the cat.
"The octagonal feels better and better."
Perhaps it was used to being kneaded. When Feng Yi reached out to knead it, it changed its position from lying on its side to lying on its back.
After lying on his back for a while, Bajiao twitched his nose, suddenly jumped up, rushed down the bay window, hid under Qian Feiyang's desk, arched his back, pressed his ears back, and the hair on his body stood up. He growled at Feng Yi, as if he was suddenly frightened by something.
Qian Feiyang was replying to someone's message. When he heard the noise, he turned his head and looked over here with a look of surprise on his face. "What's going on? It's been so long since we last saw each other, so it doesn't recognize you? Or is there some smell on you that it doesn't like?"
Feng Yi didn't answer, but called out "Bajiao" twice.
The yellow tabby cat with its fur standing on end and its growling ears twitched, its defensive posture slightly relaxed, the growling stopped, and it looked at Feng Yi with confusion in its eyes.
Feng Yi squatted down and stretched out his hand to him: "Come here, we haven't seen each other for just a few days, how come you don't recognize me? The cat food you are eating now was bought by me!"
Bajiao hesitated, but still slowly moved towards Feng Yi.
Perhaps it was Feng Yi's voice that reminded it of something, and when it walked over, it was about to rub Feng Yi's hand with its cat head.
It moved its nose while rubbing against him, then immediately avoided him as if in disgust, ran back and jumped onto Qian Feiyang's desk, squatting next to its owner.
"Are you really disliked? Do you smell like rat?" Qian Feiyang asked.
"Maybe." Feng Yi stood up and didn't go near Bajiao. He had some guesses in his mind, but he couldn't say them.
"So are you going to change your career in the future and catch rats? If you have skills in this area, you can give it a try. I heard that there are more and more companies and small teams engaged in rat extermination. Such a change would be impossible without sufficient benefits. It shows that the market is very large and there are opportunities!" Qian Feiyang said.
"No, this is not within my career plan." Feng Yi was firm in his thoughts.
It is impossible to open a rat extermination company!
Absolutely impossible!
"Oh~ It seems you are not short of money now." Qian Feiyang said with a smile.
If you are short of money after paying off your debts, you will definitely grab this opportunity, even if you don't like it. The money you can make from catching mice is not a small amount for ordinary people.
Feng Yi smiled and didn't explain much.
Now that the hurdle has been overcome, the conversation becomes more casual. Qian Feiyang said, "I heard from Wuji that the issue with your studio has been resolved. Do you plan to enter the entertainment industry in the future? Although my team is small, we can still help you."
Feng Yi shook his head, "It's resolved. The studio has been disbanded, and I don't plan to enter the entertainment industry anymore."
In his current situation, it is impossible for him to be under the spotlight every day.
Feng Yi asked Qian Feiyang to help take a few ID photos, and then he left. He also planned to ask Wu Ji if he needed any help.
At this time in the evening, some elderly people gathered together in the community, chatting and laughing, and some adults came back from a walk with their children.
Feng Yi walked slowly towards his building, with his head slightly lowered, thinking about his future career.
Not far away, there came the sharp cries of children and the angry roars of adults.
Feng Yi turned around and looked over.
A big rat, holding a string of grilled sausages it had just snatched, was running quickly through the crowd of people who were trying to intercept it along the way. It had superb dodging skills and could sprint and jump with ease. Then, when it got close to Feng Yi, it suddenly turned around and ran in a very cool big "C" shape, bypassing Feng Yi and disappearing into the green belt behind.
There was no chance for Feng Yi to attack at all.
Feng Yi: “…”
I had already raised the clamp, but it went around from a distance!
"So, what future can there be in catching mice!!"