The two children were waiting for the bus at the entrance of the hospital. There were too many people on the two buses in front of them. Jiao Yuan decided to wait for one with fewer people.
There are a lot of cars going from the hospital to the east gate of Chuhua University, so there is no need to squeeze a car with so many people. At this time, many people on the bus are commuting people. There are many people in Chuhua City, and there is no subway. There are always a lot of people during work hours.
Today, Jiao Yuan is very silent. If it was usual, Jiao Yuan would definitely kick the tree next to him while waiting for the bus, dig at the advertisement posted on the telephone pole or talk to the person next to him, but now Jiao Yuan He just held Gu Youzi, who was in the second grade, and stood there quietly. Occasionally, because the bus was too full and didn't want to get on the bus, he whispered to Gu Youzi and waited for the next bus.
Zheng Tan stayed in Jiao Yuan's schoolbag, leaving a little gap in the zipper opening of the schoolbag, so that Zheng Tan could show his head, and he could breathe air so as not to be suffocated in the schoolbag. But no matter what, staying in a school bag is not always pleasant. Zheng Tan wanted to show his head, but now there are so many people, and in order to avoid unnecessary trouble, Zheng Tan still shrunk in the school bag.
Jiao Yuan's schoolbag smelled of tea eggs. It is estimated that this kid went to the cafeteria to buy a few tea eggs to carry on his back when he went to school in the morning, so that he would not be hungry after class.
After waiting for about fifteen minutes, a car with not too many people finally came. Jiao Yuan led Gu Youzi into the car, just when someone got off and gave up a seat, Jiao Yuan thanked him, and then Sit in the same seat with Gu Youzi, and put Zheng Tan's schoolbag on his lap.
There are only two stops to the back door of Chuhua University, but it takes two more stops to get to the door on the other side of Dongyuan. It is best to be able to sit.
Zheng Tan felt a little stuffy in his schoolbag, so he put his nose on the seam of the zipper and breathed in the air. The bus stopped and went, sometimes because it was at the stop, sometimes because it hit a traffic light, and Zheng Tan was a little drowsy.
However, after a while, Zheng Tan felt a pain in his beard.
Looking through the zipper, sitting in the front is a mother with a child, the child is being held, facing the person sitting behind. The child presumably saw Zheng Tan's black nose and a few beards protruding from the zipper, so he reached out and tugged at his beard.
Zheng Tan shrank inward after feeling the pain, and pulled his beard back into his schoolbag.
"Cat... Mao..." The child was still not speaking smoothly. Seeing that the cat's whiskers he had grabbed just now were tucked into his schoolbag, he pointed at Jiao Yuan's schoolbag and called out.
Some distracted Jiao Yuan and Gu Youzi came back to their senses. They didn't know what happened just now. They only saw the child pointing at the bag, thinking that they had been discovered, and they were a little nervous. Although there is no sign that no pets are allowed on the bus, most people are against bringing pets on the bus.
The good thing is that other people didn't notice the beard that Zheng Tan showed just now, the light in the car was not good, and the people who got off work at this time were tired and resting, no one paid attention, and the child's mother only thought that her own child was watching. It wasn't until a black cat pendant hanging on someone else's schoolbag that he made a sound, and laughed and coaxed a few words.
After arriving at the Dongyuan station, the two children quickly got off the bus, for fear of being discovered. After all, they are children, and they are not as thick-skinned as adults.
After entering the east gate, Zheng Tan jumped out of his schoolbag and felt much more relaxed when he breathed the fresh air.
At this time, it was already dark, the street lights were on, and the song at the end of the program played on the school radio could be vaguely heard. A gust of wind blew, and there was the sound of rubbing the leaves among the leaves, and the sound of leaves falling.
Zheng Tan shivered, ran a few steps up the tree, slid down again, and felt warmer after moving a bit.
Seeing Zheng Tan like this, Jiao Yuan and Gu Youzi, who had been in a heavy heart, were also relieved. There are people out for a walk around, and there are people driving home from get off work. It is not deserted, and you can hear the barking of a few dogs over in Dongyuan.
When he came to his own building, after Jiao Yuan swiped the access card, Zheng Tan ran in first. The building in the East Family Courtyard is relatively old, and there are no voice-activated lights installed, so people who live here are used to it. The lights on the third floor below are all on, but the fourth and fifth floors are dark. The parrot on the fourth floor has no one, and it is estimated that he is on a business trip. Qu Xiangyang's dead house on the fifth floor rarely goes downstairs once a week, so no one is there. Turning on the light, Zheng Tan went up and turned on the light first, to save the two children from bumping into the stairs.
For other people, there is nothing to see in the corridor without the lights on, but to Zheng Tan now, it is nothing, or, to a cat, this kind of darkness is nothing.
He jumped up and turned on the switch on the fourth floor, then went up and turned on the switch on the fifth floor. After turning on the lights, Zheng Tan ran downstairs. The two children had just reached the second floor.
When they got to the fourth floor, the two children finally knew what their cat was doing running up ahead of time. Before entering the building outside, they didn't see the lights on the corridors on the fourth and fifth floors.
"Black Charcoal is so smart!" Jiao Yuan laughed.
This was the first time he laughed today since he knew that Jiao's mother had an accident.
"Yeah!" Gu Youzi's little friend was as quiet as ever.
Zheng Tan is depressed, what is there to praise for this kind of shit
"But Dad said that a cat that is too smart will attract people's attention, and there is no need to let outsiders know about some things. So just talk about what happened at home, don't talk about it." Jiao Yuan said again.
"I know." Gu Youzi nodded, she never said anything. She had seen a child in her class bring a Barbie doll that she bought at home to school every day to show off. It didn't take long for her to find that the Barbie doll was missing. When she found it, the doll had been trampled and was thrown into the trash can dirty. , I heard it is jealous. Originally, domestic cats are more eye-catching when they go to school and pick them up from school every day, so there is no need to add something more. This should also be similar, so can't say more
After returning home, Jiao Yuan called Dad Jiao and told him that he and his sister had returned home safely. Before the call was over, Ah Huang's owner, who was called "Aunt Ling" by Jiao Yuan, came over with a bag of cakes and milk, fearing that the two children would be hungry and they could have breakfast tomorrow morning.
Because there are relatives' children in my own home, Aunt Ling can't stay here. Jiao Yuan and the two children also insisted on staying at home. Aunt Ling burned the bath water and left after the two children took a bath and went to bed.
Zheng Tan lay beside Gu Youzi. After she fell asleep, he ran to Jiao Yuan's room to take a look. The little boy hadn't fallen asleep yet. Zheng Tan stayed beside him for a while. Just came to the balcony.
When he can't sleep at night, Zheng Tan likes to stay on the balcony and let the air blow. This kind of environment is especially suitable for thinking about life, no, it should be thinking about this stupid cat.
As the night got darker, the lights in the family's compound gradually went out, and the surroundings gradually became quiet. There was no noise from the TV or people's voices.
The light in Qu Xiangyang's dead house next door was still on, and he wouldn't fall asleep until one or two in the morning.
Tonight, Zheng Tan didn't feel sleepy at all. He just sat on the balcony like this. He moved his ears from time to time and listened to the movements in the two children's rooms. What reassured Zheng Tan was that the two children slept well, at least they didn't do anything wrong. Dream.
Looking down from the fifth floor, the orange lights on the roadside in the compound are particularly conspicuous. Looking further away, many orange lights flicker among the swaying trees. After the wind subsides, the flickering lights among the trees also follow. Stand still. Most of the street lights in the school are orange, and there are driveways wherever there are orange lights.
I heard that orange street lights are the safest lights, because orange has a long wavelength, so it can be seen from a long distance, and under the orange lights, the cars in front can also be seen clearly. At the same time, it is relatively soft, which makes people's eyes feel comfortable, and also makes the driver's eyes less tired. That way it will be safe.
Zheng Tan yawned. It was really late. After staying for a few more hours, it is estimated that some people will be doing morning exercises, and even Qu Xiangyang, who is next door, has already fallen asleep.
Zheng Tan turned around and prepared to go back to the living room to sleep on the sofa, where he could also take care of the two children. As soon as Zheng Tan lifted his foot, he heard the sound of knocking between the muffled wooden signs from downstairs.
Zheng Tan paused. This sound came from the wind chime hanging on the door of the bedroom by the balcony of the fat man on the first floor. At first glance, it looks like an ordinary wind chime, but to outsiders, if there is something special, only the wooden sign hanging on the wind chime is not a metal or shell or other ornaments that can make a crisp sound.
Zheng Tan hadn't noticed it before, but one time, when Big Fat was checked on "homework" by Wei Ling's old superior in military uniform, he only knew the function of that wooden wind chime—a warning.
As long as there is no strong wind, the wooden sign wind chime will not ring. It will only ring when the hanging wooden signs are struck, and the sound of each wooden sign is different.
Zheng Tan heard the sound of the wooden sign and looked downstairs. At this look, Zheng Tan found two "mice".
Although the two people were hidden in the shadows, they still couldn't hide from Zheng Tan's eyes. Even if they couldn't see clearly or see their faces clearly, it was still possible to capture the two figures.
At the end of September, there was a burglary in the Dong Family Compound, which resulted in two more dogs in the compound. After that, the Dong Family Compound never happened again.
Judging from the cooperation and behavior of these two people, it does not look like a first-time offender at all, and they seem to be familiar with the layout of the old building in the family compound and have some understanding of the residents. So, these two may be the culprits of the last theft incident.
After more than a month of peace, can the two thieves finally bear it again
Unexpectedly, this time the thief would choose his own building. Will these two people be targeting their own home? It's definitely not the fourth floor. The parrot "General" has a special house. Because of a rare parrot, the balcony has iron nets and the door has been replaced. It is well protected and it is difficult to start. The other house on the fourth floor is unoccupied all the year round, and it is estimated that there is nothing of value.
This time, who will the two "mouse" target? If it is home...
Zheng Tan squinted his eyes, his palm moved, his sharp claws stretched out and retracted.
I can't talk, I can't boil water, and I have to hide in my schoolbag on a bus. But, can't I do you? !
At this moment, the two people who were in the shadows downstairs in Building B of the East Family Compound had no idea that behind the window on the first floor, there was a cat squatting in the dark and watching them. On the balcony, there is a black cat watching their every move.