Strange Life of a Cat

Chapter 46: Hire a thief?

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Zheng Tan stayed at Xiao Zhuo’s place until after dinner before coming out. Xiao Zhuo sent Zheng Tan out of the western compound and watched him walk away.

After leaving the West District compound, Zheng Tan did not go back immediately, but went to the side of the side gate woods.

Knowing that construction is underway in the woods on the edge of the campus, there are not many students walking here, and even fewer at night.

Zheng Tan jumped through the woods, and came to a big tree and squatted down.

Take a deep breath.

"Ow-"

It doesn't seem right.

"Wow-"

It doesn't seem right either.

Zheng Tan carefully recalled the sound of the big white cat at that time, and roared again.

"Wow-"

Still not right!

After trying several times, Zheng Tan analyzed the reason. Maybe because I have always avoided meowing like a cat before, I have become accustomed to howling at will, but now I suddenly want to learn how to make sounds like other cats, and I can't change it for a while. Zheng Tan doesn't expect to meow the same as that big white cat, he just needs to be suspicious, but now the sound he makes is like a ghost cry!

Um

ghost cry

Zheng Tan narrowed his eyes.

After becoming a cat, Zheng Tan especially likes to squint, but he himself didn't realize this problem. The tip of his tail fluttered, pondering some thoughts.

Just as he was thinking, there was a burst of hurried footsteps, and Zheng Tan knew without looking that it was the black back raised by the guard at the side door. The sound of the soles of the feet kicking the dead leaves when running is especially noticeable in such a silent environment.

The black back hurried over, sniffed, then circled a tree twice, lifted one back, and urinated toward the tree. After spraying, I planed the soles of my feet excitedly. After sniffing and wandering around for a while, it only barked twice and ran back when the whistle from the side door rang.

Zheng Tan looked at the tree with dog urine. Two days ago, he noticed that the tree always smelled of urine. The black back came to urinate every time it was in the wind. tree up. At the same time, Zheng Tan also thought of the tattooed man, who also likes to pee in a fixed place. This is what Zheng Tan discovered when he was squatting near the tattooed man's house, and because of the tattooed man's habit, he gave Zheng Tan another one. idea.

Originally, Zheng Tan only intended to use force to teach that person a lesson, but after thinking about it, if it was just physical damage, it seemed to be too cheap for that person. On the kitten. I'm not sure that person will do similar things to other cats in the future. Therefore, Zheng Tan decided to try another method.

Since we have decided to change the original strategy, it means that things cannot be accomplished in one day, and if not in one day, we will come every day.

Therefore, Zheng Tan has been making preparations one after another during this period of time. Moreover, it seems that tattoo men are not very smooth recently, and they are very shy about some red and sticky things.

Zheng Tan will come to the woods to practice his vocalization in the past two days. Since he can't hold back a sound similar to that of the big white cat, he can just scream, maybe the lethality will be even greater.

Zheng Tan practiced speaking for a while, and looking at the sky, it was completely dark.

Walking out of the woods, Zheng Tan came to a remote corner near the school gate on the side of the alley in the old building district. There were several old pine trees with lush branches in the corner. In that black plastic bag. In that corner, the chances of things being found are very small, even if Zheng Tan is found, he is not afraid. Who would have thought that those things were made by a cat

Carefully open the bag.

At the beginning, due to the unfamiliar use of claws, the claws always hooked on plastic bags, but after a few times, I became more familiar with it. After all, the body of this cat is the soul of an adult, and it is impossible to open the bag and tie the bag.

There are four dolls in the bag, one is a slightly larger, patterned cat doll, and the other three are smaller, palm-length adults, pure white, and fluffy, which girls love.

These four dolls were "taken" by Zheng Tan from the warehouse on the second floor of a gift shop at the gate of the school at night.

In addition to the four toy cat dolls, the black plastic bag also contained a pack of cotton swabs, three small packs of paper towels, some bags of different sizes for snacks, and several bags of ketchup the size of seasoning packets used in fast food restaurants. There are also several rubber bands that girls use to tie their hair. The rubber band is wider than the ordinary rubber band used by Jiao Dad's laboratory, and at the same time, it also ensures that Zheng Tan will not be too loose or strained when he wraps it around his neck.

These were all "taken" by Zheng Tan during this period of time. In order not to be discovered, Zheng Tan put a lot of effort into it.

Acting as a cat has advantages and disadvantages. It's easy to sneak into someone's storefront warehouse, but it's not so easy to "take" something away.

Zheng Tan took out a black plastic bag, put the bigger fluffy toy cat into the bag, and put in a bag of ketchup, two cotton swabs, and a pack of tissues. Zheng Tan packed up the other things that were not needed for the time being, tied the bag, and put it in the old place on the tree, where the pine branches were dense and hard to see outside, and even if he saw it, no one would climb up on the pine tree idle. Turn the bag over.

Put the things you need today in a bag and tie it with a rubber band.

Looking at it, Zheng Tan was sure that the stuff here was packed properly and would not fall, so he bit the rubber band that tied the bag and jumped down the tree with the package. Passing through the fence of the courtyard wall near the alley of the old building at the border of the campus, it rushed into the green flower beds with a swish, and quickly disappeared with the cover of the plants and the night in the flower beds. And the surrounding vehicles are rushing to and fro, and no one will notice the dark shadows passing by here.

At this point, the alleys in the old building area are much more deserted than the central department store, which is a completely different scene. Occasionally there are dim yellow street lights shining on, and many sections of the road are pitch-dark. The general layout of the alley can only be seen from the dim light from the surrounding residents' homes.

People who get off work night shifts or come home from work, those who ride electric bicycles are fine, and those who walk or ride bicycles will use flashlights to illuminate.

In such an environment, no one would find a black cat squatting next to a corner trash can.

Zheng Tan estimated the time in his heart. According to what he had learned some time ago, the tattooed man would leave his home at 9 o'clock in the evening most of the week and go to the club where he works.

Sure enough, after a while, the voice of the tattooed man came. There was another person with the tattooed man, and the two were talking.

"So, it's better to be more restrained recently. The wind is tight. Boss Ye's side is probably in conflict with our boss. Brothers, pay attention, don't know when you will lose your arms or legs." The man next to the tattooed man said.

"Hehe, we're a little brat like Boss Ye and they don't look down on them." The tattooed man seemed to be smiling, but his laughter was reluctant.

"Anyway, we'll just pretend to be dead when we fight. Also, don't cause trouble, don't get caught by the braids."

"I know that. Oh, wait, I pee, hehe!"

Having said that, the tattooed man took a few steps forward and turned a corner into a dead end. This is where the tattooed man would go out or come back to pee. This cul-de-sac where peeing is close to the corner where Zheng Tan is squatting is diagonally opposite, and Zheng Tan can see the situation over there from the trash can.

After the two were far away, Zheng Tan came out with the bag in his mouth and went to the tattooed man's house.

It was still through the broken window in the kitchen. The room was the same as when Zheng Tan first came here, it was as messy as ever.

Without having to turn on the lights, Zheng Tan could see the arrangement of the house by the light coming from other people's lights outside the window.

Remove the rubber band, untie the bag, tear open the ketchup, apply it to the toy cat, and put some on the toy cat's mouth. There is a plastic bag padded, and the ketchup won't drip on the outside.

Then, Zheng Tan put the toy cat smeared with ketchup on the head of the tattooed man's bed.

This is just one of the things, put the cotton swab in the bag in the palm of your hand. Compared with human fingers, cat palms are very inconvenient these days. For this Zheng Tan, when he is bored at home, he will practice holding things with his palms, and it took him a while to become proficient.

Dip the cotton swab with the remaining ketchup, and Zheng Tan smeared a red cat paw on the wooden wardrobe not far from the bed with the cotton swab in between. Zheng Tan's painting skills are limited, but it's just a few circles, as long as it can be seen that the paws are roughly like a cat or dog.

Because the position to be painted on the wooden wardrobe is a bit high for the current Zheng Tan, he dragged a stool over, stepped on it, supported it with his two hind legs, and stood up to make the height of the painting place more in line with the expected requirements.

After the drawing, Zheng Tan threw the cotton swab into the plastic bag, jumped up and scratched a few claw marks in front of the drawn cat's paw. Zheng Tan's strength was great, and the claw marks he scratched out were deep.

After scratching, Zheng Tan pushed the stool back to its original place, took out a piece of paper from the small packet of tissues, and wiped some smudges on the ground around him and on his paws. Throw out the used ketchup packets, cotton swabs, paper, etc. in a plastic bag.

After thinking for a while, Zheng Tan turned his footsteps as he was about to leave, and lifted the sheet under the pillow to take a look.

This is just Zheng Tan's act on a whim, because when he was at Jiao's house, once Zheng Tan saw Jiao Yuan hiding pocket money under the mattress at the head of the bed, so he had this behavior.

The result really surprised Zheng Tan, that tattooed men actually have this habit. Do you want to count the money to sleep

Zheng Tan counted it, there were 800 yuan, Zheng Tan took out one of the 100 yuan, rolled it up and wrapped it in a tissue, and put the remaining 700 yuan back in its place.

After looking around and feeling that there was nothing to deal with, Zheng Tan wrapped the plastic bag containing the waste and tied it with a rubber band for a few times. The paper towel wrapped in the money was also inserted into the rubber band to fix it, and then he left. Tattooed men's home.

After walking out of the alley, Zheng Tan found a trash can, took out the money from the bundle, threw the plastic bag into the trash can, and then took the money to a gift shop and turned it into the warehouse on the second floor with the help of some accessories from the outside. there. Pulling aside the paper towel, threw the hundred pieces inside to the ground. As for the tissue, I just threw it out the window.

After finishing, Zheng Tan easily returned to the East District compound, put on the access card, and entered the building.

In fact, Zheng Tan also wanted to know the reaction of the tattooed man, but unfortunately, Jiao's family rested very early recently, and they all fell asleep around ten o'clock. Jiao Yuan and Xiaoyouzi went to bed at half past nine. Zheng Tan couldn't go back too late.

Knowing that Zheng Tan runs out to play every night, Jiao Ma doesn't close the door, but just hides it. When Zheng Tan goes back, he only needs to push the door, and he doesn't have to unlock it himself, which saves a lot of trouble.

After returning home, Zheng Tan took a bath in the warm water prepared by Jiao's mother, squatted on the stool and let Jiao's mother help dry his hair, and then went into the room to sleep.

At about ten o'clock in the evening, the gift shop outside the school gate was about to close. The owner of the gift shop still followed the usual rules and went to the upstairs warehouse before closing to see if there were any valuables.

When the owner of the gift shop came to the warehouse on the second floor of his house, he saw a hundred dollars on the ground with his sharp eyes. He looked around, but he didn't hear any clerk saying that the money was lost. After thinking about it, he squatted down and quickly picked up the money and put it in his pocket, without asking the delivery person and the clerk if he had lost any money. I randomly glanced at the shelves in the warehouse to see if there were any large and valuable items missing. The other gadget owners didn't pay special attention.

Seeing that there were a lot of valuables, the gift shop owner hummed a tune and left. He was very happy that he picked up a hundred yuan for nothing today.

But the boss doesn't know that his warehouse has been visited many times by a black cat, and he has also taken a few dolls in batches. It's just comfort money from the cat.

At four o'clock in the morning the next day, the tattooed man came home with the smell of alcohol.

He is not a careful person, and he doesn't notice some subtle places in the home, nor does he notice that the home is different from usual.

Yawning, the tattooed man kicked off his shoes, lay on the bed, and habitually took out the 800 yuan under the pillow and counted it. This was the accumulation of the "protection fee" he collected from the students who set up street stalls last time, and he deliberately kept the newer 800 yuan under the mattress and counted it every day.

Eighty-eight hair, just for auspiciousness, this is one of his little hobbies.

As expected by Zheng Tan, this tattooed man likes to count money to sleep.

Eight hundred dollars, not eight thousand dollars, counted in two counts.

One hundred less

Tattooed man frowning.

I licked my fingers and counted again, slowly and carefully, counting them one by one.

Still seven hundred dollars.

its not right!

The tattooed man spit on the ground irritably.

When I went out tonight, it didn't seem like there was any money from here.

Hire a thief

Who dares to come here to steal? Looking for death? Tattooed men consider themselves to be the overlords of this generation. Besides, if there is a thief, it will not only take 100 yuan.

The tattooed man was puzzled, and recalled from the beginning what he did before going out today, but he still had no memory of taking the money.

Scratching his head, the tattooed man lay down and turned over to continue his memory, but when he turned over, he found a toy cat doll covered in "blood" beside him.

"Fuck!"

The tattooed man jumped up in fright. It wasn't that he was making a fuss, but that the clubhouse was not very peaceful recently. A few days ago, a spectator of the clubhouse had his hand chopped off, and a few others were chopped. It was very serious. The bloody scene irritated him, this is not a cat, but a human, a real person! So now he can't help but get goosebumps when he sees this red blood-like thing.

After taking a few quick breaths, the tattooed man looked around, and then his eyes stayed on the wooden wardrobe.

That red trace... What is it drawn