The quilt was too soft, Yin Ren slowly turned over and changed from lying to lying down. He ignored Liang Shan and clicked on the first chat record forwarded by Lin Bei.
Gao Mengyu is easy to recognize. Her profile picture is a hand-drawn winged cat, and her WeChat name is also the familiar "Feather Cat".
The group chat started out normal, with everyone talking about their cats and dogs. After the dog owners finished talking about dog food brands, cat owners also started to exchange their cat-raising experiences. The atmosphere in the group was quite harmonious, with people posting photos of their cats from time to time.
Perhaps it was this harmonious atmosphere that touched Gao Mengyu. When the topic of cats came up, she couldn't help but interrupt.
[Don’t forget your original intention: Haha, I like white cats more]
[Don’t forget your original intention: [Picture]]
[Yunyun loves to eat Maltesers: So cute! My family's is a big orange one~ It's too fat so I won't post the picture~]
[Feather cat: so cute]
[Feather Cat: How many eyes do your cats have?]
[Xixixi 乇犬田::*&1111 jin 7{! [Picture]]
[KK*: The characters are garbled when I forward it here, and I can’t save photos, screen recordings, or screenshots. All the files are corrupted]
[AAA~劫：貴]
Different time, but still the same group, similar topic. This time, someone talked about how to pet a cat.
[KK*: This joke is not funny]
[Super Xiaobin: @爱珍診所Song Doctor, are you going to kick him out? You must be sick to post this kind of stuff.]
Kyle: [Picture]
[Yunyun loves to eat Maltesers: [Group chat record]]
[Feather Cat: It doesn't like cat food very much. I plan to try raw meat]
[Yunyun loves to eat Maltesers: Take a good look at normal cats, why do we post pictures like that too? ?]
[Yunyun loves to eat Maltesers: Stop making noise~ Look at the little kitten~]
[AAA~劫：不愛摸]
Someone brought up a new topic and the conversation resumed as normal. Everyone ignored Gao Mengyu at the same time, and Gao Mengyu did not speak again.
[Feather Cat: What’s wrong? The pictures you posted are also like this.]
[Yunyun loves to eat Maltesers: [Picture]]
No one spoke in the group for a while.
[AAA~劫: I can’t forward the pictures this woman posted. It’s weird. They’re all garbled.]
Yin Ren: "What a lie."
[KK*: Toxic]
[Super Xiaobin: It must be the tail]
[Kyle: By the way, how about Royal Cat Food? Has anyone bought this? ]
He then clicked on the second paragraph.
[AAA~劫：Can you guys do it]
[Yunyun loves to eat Maltesers: @Feather Cat, everyone is chatting happily, what are you doing, is it interesting?]
[Feather Cat: My cat just has a different skin color]
[AAA~劫: @羽羽貓Post pictures, post pictures, post pictures, or you will quit the group]
[Feather Cat: Maybe it’s a little weak because I just picked it up. It refuses to go out, so I can only take care of it slowly]
[Feather Cat: What is that part called?]
[Kyle: . . .]
[KK*: Pinch the paw!]
[AAA~劫: Don't interrupt. If you are sick, you need to be treated]
[AAA~劫: What the hell is this? Send me a picture]
[AAA~劫:? A psychopath has joined the group?]
[AAA~劫: . .]
Kyle: You are quite humorous.
No wonder the tape that Lin Bei forwarded to me was garbled.
A few minutes passed.
[Feather Cat: I’ll take a picture right now. I just picked it up not long ago, and it’s still a little shy.]
[Feather Cat: I like to touch the part where its legs intertwine]
Yin Ren immediately clicked on the third chat record. Compared with the first two, this one was quite normal. The content was basically that "AAA~劫" posted Mr. Rose's video in the group, and made a lot of comments about the "ex-girlfriend". The words were very unpleasant. Gao Mengyu couldn't help but jumped out and refuted it as an "acquaintance of the ex-girlfriend".
[Yunyun loves to eat Maltesers: My dog Chong Chong likes to stick his chin out, but I like to bury my head in his belly even more hahaha]
AAA~Jie was very sharp-tongued and started to curse her directly, while also making sarcastic remarks about her previous abnormal remarks.
At this time, the group leader finally stepped forward and kicked out Gao Mengyu, who was "mentally ill", cleanly and neatly.
According to Lin Bei's supplementary explanation, the contributor was AAA~劫. He claimed that Feather Cat was an acquaintance of the woman, and sent all her speeches to Lin Bei's assistant, and also asked how much he could be paid.
The abnormal pictures in the record can only be displayed on AAA~劫's mobile phone. Lin Bei asked the man out. But this matter is really weird, and Lin Bei herself is not going to go.
"Brother Zhong, would you like to go together tomorrow? Do you want to say hello to Brother Liang first?"
“Hmm, um…?” Zhong Cheng said, turning over and grumbling sleepily.
This person actually ignored the message and went to bed early!
Yin Ren felt that he was not lazy enough, so he threw his phone away and decided to wait until dawn.
The next day, Liang Shan looked at the empty guest room and threw a middle finger emoticon in the group chat. However, despite being angry, he still conscientiously reminded the staff of several hundred words of precautions.
He ended his long speech with "For the sake of your lives, don't go near Room 1413 of Youth Apartment again."
Yin Ren didn't have time to respond to him this time.
In order to avoid the peak customer flow, Yin Ren and Zhong Cheng said they were already sitting in the self-service barbecue restaurant, opposite the one who submitted the post, AAA~劫.
AAA~劫's real name is Wang Qiang. He is unemployed and does daily jobs when he has no money. He spends most of his time in Internet cafes. Wang Qiang is thin and dark, with a pair of eyes that move around shrewdly. His hair is a bit long and greasy, and I don't know how long it has been since he washed it.
According to Lin Bei, this person did not have a pet, but only worked part-time in a pet clinic.
"Tsk, that rich woman said buffet, I thought it was some high-end buffet." Wang Qiang filled a plate with meat and piled three or five bottles of beer at his feet.
"Let me first say, submission is one price, interview is another. Don't fool me, I know you guys make money fast by making short videos... Hey, who is that rich woman to you guys?"
As he said this, he stared at Yin Ren carelessly, with an obscene look of "I understand everything".
If this person died, he might become part of the resentment, Yin Ren thought maliciously.
His lamb chops are still important.
The fresh lamb was fried on the iron plate, and the aroma of burnt fat rushed into my nose. The lean meat was marinated in garlic juice, sizzling on the fire, revealing a pleasing tender pink color. Yin Ren glanced at Wang Qiang casually, but did not respond, and continued to concentrate on grilling the meat.
"What did that look mean just now, huh? I hate people like you who come out to sell things the most." Wang Qiang stretched his neck and the muscles on his face moved.
He spitted everywhere, and a few drops of saliva splashed onto Yin Ren's lamb chops.
Yin Ren's smile froze, and his chopsticks made a crackling sound. Lord Ghost King bid farewell to Lamb Chop with a sad look, and thought of 108 ways to cook Wang Qiang.
Forget it, murder is against the law, he has to think of a more roundabout way -
Zhong Cheng said: "Apologize."
Hearing Zhong Cheng speak suddenly, Yin Ren turned his head away in surprise.
"What? He is your mistress?" Wang Qiang said to Zhong Cheng in a grumble.
Zhong Cheng said calmly: "Wang Qiang, born on March 16, 20xx, native of Province D. He was detained twice in 20x4 and 20x6 for molesting women."
Wang Qiang's expression changed drastically, and he pointed at Yin Ren's long hair tremblingly: "You two are cops? Impossible, cops don't act like him."
"That's a wig." Zhong Cheng said nonsense in a serious manner.
Yin Ren: “?”
Zhong Cheng said, pushing his glasses: "We are not public security personnel, but we work closely with the public security department. This time we conducted inquiries according to regulations and provided remuneration. The whole process was recorded, so please be careful with your words and actions."
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, comrades, I'm not a good person with my words, I'll be more careful next time."
The smug look on Wang Qiang's face disappeared in an instant. He shrank back in his chair, and even the way he held the chopsticks became much more formal.
Yin Ren discovered something astonishing—as long as he didn't need to get close to the other person, Zhong Cheng was very good at communication in a sense.
"Comrades, look, this is the photo that that crazy... that person sent." Wang Qiang ate two bites of meat nervously and handed over the phone with both hands.
Wang Qiang's phone screen was dirty and had spider-web-like cracks on it, making it difficult to see things. But even so, it couldn't hide the weirdness of the picture.
[Feather Cat: I’ll take a picture right now. I just picked it up not long ago, and it’s still a little shy.]
[Feather Cat: [Picture]]
[Feather Cat: It doesn't like cat food very much. I plan to try raw meat]
The picture is a selfie of Gao Mengyu, who blurred her face with a smiley sticker. In the photo, Gao Mengyu leaned against the door of her bedroom, which faced the living room. The bedroom was brightly lit, and it was obviously daytime.
But there was no light in the living room.
The other side of the bedroom door was as dark as a tomb. The darkness was neat and tidy, without the usual blurred edges, which made it look particularly unnatural.
Gao Mengyu took a selfie with one hand and stretched out the other hand towards the living room, seeming to touch something on the other side of the door. Her hand was swallowed up by the darkness, and the boundary line at her wrist was very neat, as if it was dipped in thick black ink.
Combined with the cute stickers she used to blur herself, this photo makes people feel uncomfortable.
"Isn't it scary?" Wang Qiang muttered, "I don't know what that woman was thinking, posting this kind of picture. It's not that I didn't send it to you, but this crappy picture just can't be shared. It must contain a virus."
"We need to take the phone away and will compensate you at 150% of the market price of a new phone."
"This picture is very important, so we have to pay more..." Wang Qiang thought of something and changed his tone, "Look at me, how can I do that? You are here for official business, so double the price will be fine."
Zhong Cheng looked at him deeply.
“… whatever you say!”
After collecting the money, Wang Qiang quickly took out the SIM card and smiled as if he had a toothache: "Comrades, I have something else to do here. I'll leave first."
After Wang Qiang disappeared outside the door, Zhong Cheng picked up two napkins and resisted Wang Qiang's mobile phone. He carefully put it into the security evidence bag without touching it.
Yin Ren had already finished four plates of garlic lamb chops and was happily grilling beef cubes.
Zhong Cheng said: "Your guess is correct. Gao Mengyu did raise something. According to this timeline, she should have raised the 'abnormal creature' a month ago."
"Hmm." Yin Ren chewed the beef and nodded hard.
"The various raw meats were used to test the creature's preferences. So far, it likes brains the most. Judging from her comments in the chat group, she seemed to think she had rescued a cat."
"Indeed... Brother Zhong, do you want ice cream? I'll get some." Yin Ren had guessed all of this. He listened with his ears and looked elsewhere - there are always innocent things in the world, and this was the first time he had seen ice cream in a cone.
Zhong Cheng said he turned a deaf ear to it. He took out his cell phone and skillfully drew a timeline.
Gao Mengyu discovered the unknown evil creature a month ago, treated it as a wounded cat, and bought various meats for it.
But the pressure from Mr. Rose was too great, and this incident did not successfully distract her.
Four weeks ago, Gao Mengyu and Wang Qiang had an argument in the pet group; nearly three weeks ago, Xie Chao died;
Two weeks ago, Gao Mengyu told a "horror story" in a postgraduate entrance examination group; nearly a week ago, Gao Mengyu disappeared and Lin Bei was harassed by the fierce ghost "Mr. Rose".
Zhong Cheng said he didn't touch the barbecue, and he frowned at the timeline. Yin Ren stuffed two pounds of meat into his stomach, and went to the dessert area to get a super large cone. When he sat down humming a little tune, Zhong Cheng said that the potatoes in front of him were already mushy.
Yin Ren's hand holding the cone was trembling.
“The potatoes are burnt.”
"I see."
They both spoke at almost the same time.
Yin Ren: "... You speak first."
The ice cream doesn’t wait for anyone, so he couldn’t open his mouth for the time being.
"There was something I couldn't figure out before. Gao Mengyu said, 'I don't dare to go out. It's too cold outside and the smell of roses is everywhere.' But Lin Bei was constantly harassed by the abnormal phenomenon and couldn't rest normally... The abnormal phenomenon didn't want to attack Gao Mengyu, but it couldn't enter her home."
"The 'cat' that Gao Mengyu rescued lived in her apartment, and whether intentionally or unintentionally, it protected Gao Mengyu."
Zhong Cheng said as he took a bite of the burnt potato and chewed it mechanically. Yin Ren couldn't stand it and replaced the potato with freshly roasted sweet corn.
Zhong Cheng said as he picked up the corn and continued to mutter: "The 'cat' can keep abnormal phenomena out, but the monitor in the 'horror story' is a living person. If it really wanted to protect Gao Mengyu, what would it do?"
Other creatures have different values than humans do. Just like real cats will give people dead mice or cockroaches, they are sharing the prey, but humans may not need it.
If the way that "cat" protected Gao Mengyu was to hide her...
"Gao Mengyu may still be alive."
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You never thought that you could actually read the chat history!
A heartwarming story about a cute cat ()√
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