News of someone stealing a cat from the family compound in the East District spread like wildfire.
No one would have thought that there would be cats trapped on the university campus, and it was at eight or nine o'clock in the evening, not in the middle of the night.
I have to say that the person who steals the cat is really bold.
For a time, on the campus of Chuhua University, all the residents who kept cats, including the Xijiayuan compound, tethered their cats at home at night, even if they screamed, they would not let them out. Go to Xiao Guo and the others for sterilization. I heard that cats that have been neutered will be less noisy. No matter what, it's better than running out under the covers, which will probably become someone else's meal.
Therefore, the business of Xiao Guo and his pet center has been very good in the past two days. Even if some people do not operate on the cats at home, they will run over to ask if there are other ways to keep their cats at home peacefully.
As for the caught cat thief, people from the security department found a motorcycle on the other side of the courtyard wall in the East District, with several large woven bags on it, and one of the bags contained several live sparrows. In addition to this, there are some food for attracting cats, etc. You can see from these things that this person has done this many times.
According to this person's account, he only heard the cat meowing here before he became interested to set up the cat. He originally planned to go to a community not far from here, and that was his main goal.
These Zheng Tan heard when Jiao's father and Jiao's mother were talking, but Zheng Tan didn't believe the words that the cat thief asked. He felt that the person was coming for him.
What a coincidence. So carefully watch a cat, and someone comes to steal the cat right after it ends? Moreover, they still come to the family compound in the East District. In comparison, there are not many cats in the East District compound, much less than the households who keep cats in some special residential areas. cat? Is the time period just at the point when you usually go out
In the bedroom, Jiao Dad held a textbook in his hand, but his attention was not on the book. He felt that something was wrong and was always inexplicably uneasy. Either way, don't let your cat out.
Zheng Tan and Jiao Dad thought the same, since many things are uncertain and there are doubts, they simply stay at home in peace. And don't talk about Zheng Tan these days, even the big fat is locked at home, and he is not allowed to lie on the balcony. The old lady is rare and fat, and she is afraid that the cat that she has finally raised, fat and affectionate will be taken away.
After spending a week at home like this, Zheng Tan started to feel uncomfortable again. So, one morning, when Jiao's mother sent Jiao Yuan and Xiaoyouzi out, Zheng Tan went out with them.
To be on the safe side, Jiao's mother asked Zheng Tan to follow her and kept sending the two children to the attached primary school. After Jiao's mother went to the vegetable market, Zheng Tan would definitely not follow her, but Jiao's mother was worried that Zheng Tan would run around, so she told Zheng Tan Sigh stayed on a lawn in front of the attached primary school and waited.
Shortly after the sun came out in the morning, the temperature has started to rise recently, many flowers in the school are in bloom, and the twittering birds are making noises everywhere.
The bell for class rang. Whether it was the attached elementary school or the college students, those who had classes started to take classes, and the road became quiet again.
Zheng Tan leaned on a landscape stone and yawned, as expected, he still had to take a breath of fresh air every now and then.
Before finishing a yawn, Zheng Tan felt a sudden crisis. It's similar to the situation of being monitored a while ago, but with a strong sense of crisis, this is the first time Zheng Tan has felt this way since he became a cat.
He looked around vigilantly, and finally his eyes fell on a young man in gray sportswear. The young man was carrying a backpack, a mask, and his hands in the pockets of his clothes. He looked like an ordinary student.
Due to the SARS incident last year, many people wear masks when they go out. Although there are not so many people wearing masks now, they still exist more or less. Even those who ride small electric cars to work in urban areas sometimes wear masks. on. The air in the urban area of Chuhua City is not very good. Many places are under construction and there is a lot of dust. Wearing a mask will not pay special attention.
Although the man was wearing a mask, Zheng Tan recognized him.
This is the kid who spied on him a while ago!
Now that he recognizes it, Zheng Tan must be alert. Seeing the other party walking towards him, Zheng Tan is not ready to hit him hard. At this time, there are few people around, which is really bad for him.
However, just as Zheng Tan was about to run, he felt a pain in his back.
"Ow—"
I didn't even have the strength to call halfway through.
The numbness has begun to spread rapidly to the whole body, the vision is blurred, and the consciousness is gradually getting out of his control.
Zheng Tan rolled down from the landscape stone, and on the side facing away from the person, Zheng Tan pulled the pet tag off his neck with difficulty. At this moment, he was extremely glad that his cat tag rope was elastic.
Even if he was caught, Zheng Tan would have to let Dad Jiao and the others know that he had an accident here!
He took off the cat card and threw it to the bottom corner of the landscape stone, and then Zheng Tan tried his best to drill into the bushes on the other side. Helpless, the anesthesia was too strong, his hands and feet were already soft, and he fell to the ground without running two steps. There is also a needle in the back.
Tamar's! Catch a cat with an anesthesia gun!
In a daze, Zheng Tan noticed someone approaching, and was carried by one leg, stuffed into a bag, and then, the surroundings were dark...
The young man seemed a little nervous and in a hurry. When he saw someone passing by on a bicycle, he quickly ran over, stuffed the cat into his schoolbag, and left quickly. He didn't find the cat sign in the corner under the landscape stone.
After buying the vegetables, Jiao's mother carried several big bags in her hand, and also bought the spare ribs, ready to make a big meal for everyone to make up for today. However, when she came back, her cat was no longer on the lawn. Before I left, my cat was still lying on the stone. Did he play
"Black charcoal—"
After calling twice, Jiao Ma searched around the lawn. When she came to the back of the landscape stone, she found the cat card that was dropped there.
Jiao's mother asked the people around, but no one paid attention to the situation here, but a teacher in the attached primary school building said that when he came out of the office, he saw a man wearing a mask and went to the lawn. It's just that it's not clear what's going on with the lawn from here.
Regardless of the dishes in hand, Jiao's mother quickly took out her mobile phone and called Jiao's father. With what she knew about her own cat, since she let it wait here, she wouldn't leave for no reason, let alone throw the cat card here. My cat is so smart...
Thinking of the cat catching incident a few days ago, Jiao's mother was very worried. Could it be that she was really caught? !
On the other side of the teaching building, Jiao Dad was in class when he noticed the vibration of the phone in his pocket, looked at the display screen of the phone in his pocket, frowned, took out the phone and walked out of the professor.
Teachers are generally not allowed to answer the phone in class, except for emergencies of course. After seeing Jiao's mother's phone number, Dad Jiao knew that there must be something urgent, otherwise he wouldn't call when he knew that he had classes in the first two classes in the morning.
The students sitting in the classroom saw Associate Professor Jiao go out to answer a phone call. After a while, he walked in with a serious face, turned off the projector, let everyone study by themselves, and then left in a hurry.
After the young man who caught Zheng Tan hurriedly walked out of the campus of Chuhua University, he was going to find a place to deal with cats, but the phone in his pocket rang.
"Uncle, what's wrong?"
"I'm going to leave in an hour, if you want to leave, come here quickly!" There was a little uneasy over there.
"Why are you in such a hurry? Didn't you say you only set off at night?"
"No, the situation is urgent, come here quickly!" After that, he put the phone away.
The young man hesitated for a moment, then gritted his teeth, and left first, when can a cat not handle it! Just asking for money can be a bit of a hassle.
An hour later, the young man appeared in a warehouse in the suburbs. There was a small truck in front of the warehouse, and a man in his 40s and 50s was smoking there by the side of the car.
After seeing the young man, the man said impatiently, "Why did you come here!"
"Did a vote." The young man didn't say much, and took out the backpack to show the man.
After the man took a deep breath, he threw the cigarette butt away, took the schoolbag and opened the zipper. When he saw a black cat inside, he lifted the cat's legs and looked at it, "It's not bad, you can buy it at a good price. The hair is not bad, and someone will definitely buy it when it's dealt with."
"What should I do with this cat? The employer told me to kill it. I'm going to throw it directly into the river. Uncle, you called me."
"Why throw it away!" The man glared at the young man, "This cat is well-fed, and if you are lucky, the meat and the shiny fur can be sold for a few hundred dollars. This kind of pure black fur Uncommon in quality.”
"Also." The young man also agreed. Who wouldn't want to sell it for money
The man lifted the cat into the van and threw it into the cage.
The compartments of this medium-sized truck are filled with cages of cats, which are classified into several grades according to the appearance of the cats and the price they can sell, and they are kept in different cages. On the outside of the carriage, there are some large cardboard boxes with some sundries inside. They help people by the way, and there are many ways to make money.
After throwing the cat into a cage on the upper deck, the man closed the compartment door, climbed into the driver's seat, and drove away.
The young man sat in the passenger seat. He didn't have time to ask some questions before, so he didn't say anything until now.
"Uncle, why are you leaving in such a hurry?"
"I don't know what's going on these two days. Someone checked. The fake certificates in the hands of several of the cat dealers were found. Even the whole car was impounded. I was afraid to investigate deeply, so I should run first. Let's talk about it later." This time the cat didn't catch too many, and the cages in the carriage were not full. If it weren't for the emergency, he would stay here for a few more days. Even if there is no cat cover, it can cure a few dogs, and I saw a few big fat dogs yesterday.
"Look deeper? No way? It's never been like this in previous years." The young man was surprised.
"Anyway, we are not going to come to Chuhua City in the past few months. The wind here is tight. It's really unfortunate for Tamar, and this has never happened before. Don't those people turn a blind eye? , why is it suddenly serious now..." the man complained while driving.
The young man in sportswear ignored the complaints of his relatives, took out his mobile phone and started making calls. He had never seen the employer, but he just needed to receive the money. It didn't matter if he saw him or not.
"The cat is done, when will you call me the money?" asked the young man in sportswear.
"Is the cat dead?" asked over there.
"I got hit with an anesthesia gun, I can't hold it and I'm going to die. Even if I carry it down, it's useless. My uncle took it to the south and sold it to the market over there. After passing by, it will be a Chinese meal. You don't have to worry about this. ."
The person on the other end of the phone was silent and did not speak.
The young man thought that the other party didn't want to pay, so he was anxious, "Recently, there is a lot of wind in Chuhua City, and you are in a hurry. I risked being found out to help you with errands. I bought a few thousand anesthesia guns, and the deposit you paid in advance was all smashed. It's here, you can't make people chill."
"...Don't worry, the promised 30,000 yuan will be remitted to you later, and don't contact me in the future."
After that, he hung up the phone.
The youth listened to the beep on the phone and cursed.
"Why? That person wants to rely on money?" the driver asked.
"Who knows!" The young man scoffed.
"You put on a cat and buy a tranquilizer gun?" The driver was disdainful.
"I have inquired, I heard that the cat was trained, and the employer also said that the cat is fine. I am very careful even when monitoring." The young man said, and gradually changed the subject, not to mention that the employer gave a total of How much. In fact, his anesthesia gun was bought second-hand by a friend, and it cost a few hundred dollars. He earns even if the employer doesn't pay.
The person who went to the compound in the East District to get the cat was contacted by Xiao Young. Use that person to try it out. It would be better if he caught the cat. Xiao Young could send him off for a few dozen dollars, but it turned out that the cat really didn’t Good catch. It happened that a friend had an anesthesia gun on hand, and he bought it lightly when he was young. But the cat didn't come out for the next few days, and he couldn't find a chance to start. It took too long and had to be aggressive. I don't know if there are cameras around there. If there are, he'd better avoid them in the south for a while.
He even used an anesthesia gun to catch a cat, which Xiao Young himself never thought would happen before.
In the compartment of this medium-sized truck, in the top cage, Zheng Tan and several cats were huddled together.
Many of the cats in the cage were given medicine and were groggy and not barking. Even an awake cat only barks occasionally, so it probably doesn't have the strength to bark.
And Zheng Tan, who was in a coma, didn't know that because of his disappearance, there was a "hurricane" in Chuhua City, a large number of cat dealers were arrested, and several trucks loaded with live cats and dogs were impounded that night.
Dad Jiao looked at a camera installed at the attached elementary school, and could vaguely see the lawn. Although the image was not clear, it was enough to be sure that his cat had been captured.
Dad Jiao asked some friends, as well as Wei Ling and He Tao for help. They looked for cats everywhere. They found the impounded truck and several places where cats were sold. When they saw a black cat, they sent it to a place and waited for Dad Jiao and the others. identify.
Unfortunately, there is no Zheng Tan in these.
Many people did not sleep that night.
At the same time, some conflicts of interest have been triggered by this incident, and various struggles have been fought overtly and secretly. These Zheng Tan did not know.
The amount of anesthetic used by that young man is relatively heavy. If it is a normal cat, it is estimated that it will not be able to survive and will be thrown out. Even if it survives, it will be in a coma for several days, but Zheng Tan is special.
Zheng Tan woke up after being in a coma for a few hours, but even when he woke up, he still had no energy in his body.
Surrounded by strange breaths, strange cats, Zheng Tan could feel their fear and confusion. Hungry and thirsty have to suffer. Several cats were meowing and whimpering.
Zheng Tan looked at the dark compartment, the cage he was in was relatively close to the compartment door, and the wind was blowing through the crack of the compartment door, which made Zheng Tan's consciousness a lot clearer.
It was dark outside the crack of the door.
How long is the night
Zheng Tan lay in the cage, pondering what to do next. However, after thinking about it, Zheng Tan fell asleep again.
In the dream, Zheng Tan saw the city where he had lived for 20 years, and his former self...