night.
East family area of Chuhua University.
Dad Jiao was standing at the door of the house, raised his hand and rubbed his face, hiding the tired expression on his face, and took out the key to open the house.
The sofa in the living room was still empty, and there was no longer a black cat lying there watching TV comfortably.
After hearing the sound of the door opening, the doors of the two children opened almost at the same time, but after seeing Dad Jiao's face, their eyes dimmed again.
It's been a week and still no news.
There is no news of the several illegal cat and dog dens that Chuhua City destroyed.
Snapped!
The door of the two children's room was closed again, and they went to do their homework.
When they first found out that their cat was lost, the eyes of the two children were swollen from crying. Even after a week, their eyes were still red, and their mood was always low.
"Still no news?" Jiao Ma asked in a low voice. She is also in a bad mood.
Jiao Dad shook his head and said nothing. After a while, he said, "Wei Ling and He Ju are both looking for help, and Zhao Dong and the others also ask their friends to pay attention to this news, which should be available soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, the phone in the bedroom rang.
Dad Jiao quickly got up to pick it up, while the two children in the room put their ears to the door, hoping to hear some good news.
However, Dad Jiao didn't say much after answering the phone, and the only two sentences were in a very low voice, not like he was very happy.
After hanging up the phone, Jiao Dad took out a cigarette and stood on the balcony to smoke.
On weekdays, Dad Jiao doesn't smoke unless he's in a bad mood.
It was Wei Leng who called just now, and told Dad Jiao the results of the investigation. There was no news about the black charcoal in his family, but the man who sold the anesthesia gun found it, and dug deeper according to this line, but People who buy guns are not local, and they are more cunning, and there are not many people who can find them.
Although there is not much useful news, Dad Jiao has always had suspicions in his heart, and he thought about the recent encounter with Professor Ren in the courtyard. Professor Ren seems to be a little proud recently...
Just when people in Chuhua City were busy looking for news about Zheng Tan, Zheng Tan was sleeping in the attic of a villa.
That day, he followed the big white bear and the girl to a nearby community. The community was relatively high-grade, with an elevator room and a villa building, and the big white bear's house was one of the villas.
Since the girl was not riding fast, it looked like she was just distracted. She stopped and occasionally got off to buy something, so Zheng Tan could also hide behind her, but she was too tired and had a hard time. It was really bad that day.
The girl and the big white bear entered from the main entrance of the community, but Zheng Tan got in through the fence next to him, followed the direction of the man and the dog to a villa, and found a nice place in the villa—the attic.
It is not difficult for a cat to climb the attic of this American villa.
There are some sundries piled up in the attic of this house, and no one usually comes up. Many places are covered with cobwebs and dust. It turned out that there were still a few mice. After Zheng Tan arrived, they probably packed up and ran away. Anyway, Zheng Tan never saw him again.
After finally finding a temporary place to stay, Zheng Tan's tense nerves eased a little. I rummaged through the things in the attic, and found a pillow from one of the cardboard boxes. I didn't care whether it smelled musty or not, I lay on it and started to rest.
Zheng Tan was awakened by the crackling rain.
The rain hit the windows of the attic, making a crackling sound, which was particularly clear in the quiet environment of the attic.
It was already dark outside, and another day passed.
Here, Zheng Tan can see the street lights in this residential area through the window of the attic, as well as the lights of the surrounding residents' homes, and the silhouettes are endless.
This time should be dinner time, Zheng Tan moved his nose, only the musty smell in the attic.
Zheng Tan knew where this area was and how far it was from Chuhua City.
A central city, a southern coastal area.
Just because it is clear, I am at a loss.
Xiahe City is actually not too far away from Nancheng, where he has lived for 20 years.
Zheng Tan looked at the raindrops on the window and didn't know what he was thinking. To be precise, he was in a daze.
However, the daze didn't last long.
Alas, I am hungry.
Zheng Tan pondered, and later, when everyone in this family fell asleep, let's go down to find something to eat.
Zheng Tan is not ready to expose himself. This family raises dogs and may not eat dog meat, but who knows if they will eat cats? What is the character of this family
He didn't want to take risks.
After stretching, Zheng Tan moved his hands and feet, thinking about what to do in the future.
It would be nice if it were a human, but unfortunately it's just a cat now.
It was boring to wait, so Zheng Tan rummaged through the clutter and pulled out a small ball, like a children's toy. It looks like it hasn't been moved here for a long time.
Lying on his back on the pillow, Zheng Tan played with the ball with his four claws, gently pushing the ball back with his palms, and then touching it back with his feet.
Watching the ball dance in the air, Zheng Tan felt that he really looked like those animals in a circus now.
Speaking of which, Jiao's family doesn't know what will happen if he is not there, and there are advertisements on Xiao Guo's side...
Zheng Tan just played ball and thought about things.
From the attic came the family's chatter and laughter, as well as advertisements on the TV and familiar dialects that had not been heard for a long time.
Finally, in the middle of the night, the rain seemed to stop outside.
There is a window on one of the slopes of the attic that can be pushed. It is estimated that the family did not know that a window in the attic was broken. However, even if they knew, they would not take it to heart, because the window is very small and a child of seven or eight years old would not care about it. It is not easy to climb in, and I am not afraid of thieves entering the attic from here.
Coming out of the sloping window, Zheng Tan looked around. Since it had just rained, the surroundings were damp.
Looking at the water stains on the soles of his feet, Zheng Tan went down from the roof to find a place to go to the kitchen.
Originally, Zheng Tan saw that there was a doorway for pets to enter and exit, and he was going to enter from here, but after trying it, it was locked, probably because the big white bear was too big. The host directly locked the door.
He couldn't go in through the door, so Zheng Tan had to climb the window. Fortunately, there was a window above it that wasn't closed, so Zheng Tan turned in through that window. Before turning it over, Zheng Tan also stepped on the doormat placed by the back door a few times to dry the water stains on his feet, and don't step on a few cat paw prints in the kitchen.
There is a large refrigerator in the kitchen. Zheng Tan opened the refrigerator and looked at it, but there were not many dishes. Depending on the family conditions of this house, even if the dinner was not finished, it would be thrown out. But the good thing is that there are some ready-made meatballs bought in the supermarket. Zheng Tan ate a few, half-baked ones, so he can only eat them.
Most of the other things were eaten by children. There were some biscuits, fruit cakes, etc. Zheng Tan ate some of them, the kind of snacks that came in individual small packages. Zheng Tan took some out and took them to the attic later.
After eating something, Zheng Tan felt much better. Although it was cold, it was better than starving.
Gently closing the refrigerator door, Zheng Tan quietly left with some snacks in his arms. He is now more and more proficient in walking on two legs.
It was a little troublesome when turning over the window, and it was difficult to turn his legs over, so Zheng Tan took out these small snacks one by one.
Before leaving the kitchen, Zheng Tan looked at the crack under the closed kitchen door. From the crack, he could see some white dog hair—the big white bear was lying on the other side of the door. Zheng Tan believed that it should have found itself, but he didn't say anything.
What a good dog.
She can bark at those who hit the dog, and she will help herself cover. Pretty smart.
After foraging, he moved a few bags of small snacks to the attic, and Zheng Tan lay down on the musty pillow again. He never thought he would steal food at night like a mouse.
down to this...
I slept well at night, but I don't know if it was because of the drugs. Zheng Tan has always been sleepy lately, and sometimes he slept so deeply that he probably wouldn't be able to hear him even if someone was joking next to him.
The next day, Zheng Tan heard some news.
For Zheng Tan, this news is really good.
First, I heard that there was a murder on the street that sold cat and dog meat.
The accident was Uncle Rod, the famous person in the whole street. The cause of death was a rabies attack.
It is very strange why this experienced person did not get vaccinated, or in other words, did not get vaccinated in time. Logically, he should know how to protect better than others, but in the end, he still didn't escape.
When Zheng Tan listened to the people around him talking about it, he said a lot of possibilities. Maybe there was a problem with the vaccine, maybe the veteran was negligent, maybe it was a long time ago but he didn't get vaccinated, or he ate dog meat, after all The hygienic conditions in this street are not very good. They cut corners when cooking and failed to completely kill the rabies virus. These are all possible.
In short, there are different opinions, but the fact is that the famous uncle rod died of rabies.
In addition to the famous Uncle Rod, there is another person who is also unlucky, and this person is the young man who arrested Zheng Tan.
I heard that when Uncle Po was sick, Xiao Young went to him, but Uncle Po, who was not sober, took a bottle of wine and is still lying in the hospital.
Hearing these two news, Zheng Tan felt very happy. Although he didn't know the uncle, but after listening to the discussions around him, the old guy had countless dog deaths, and he also taught a large number of dogs and cats. People, even poaching, deserve to die.
Moreover, because of Uncle Rod's incident, everyone in the entire street is now in danger. Even if their restaurants did not kill dogs, they would go to the hospital to get vaccinated. After all, many animals may carry the rabies virus.
As for the young man, Zheng Tan thought to himself: Even if you can get out of the hospital alive, don't let Lao Tzu see you, or you will be killed!
This Qiu Zhengtan remembered.
In addition to these two news, Zheng Tan also heard the family say they are going out to play this weekend. When there is no one at home, it is convenient for Zheng Tan to act.
Zheng Tan wanted to use the family's phone to call Dad Jiao. Even if you can't clearly say what you want to express, at least let them know that they are still alive.
Zheng Tan thought very well, and called Jiao's family, and then Jiao's father called to contact the people in this family, and finally came to pick him up. Anyway, the family will be back on Sunday night, and they won't be able to wait for a few days. It's better than wandering outside all the time.
Two days later, on Friday afternoon, the family packed up, and when the children came back from school, they drove an off-road vehicle and took their family and dogs out.
When Zheng Tan waited for them to leave, he couldn't wait to open the window and enter the house to find the phone.
There was a landline next to the sofa in the living room, Zheng Tan jumped on it, bent his arm and picked up the receiver, then lifted the cat's paw and pressed the number keys one by one. There are three numbers attached, the landline, Jiao's father and Jiao's mother. So Zheng Tan memorized these three numbers by heart. But so far, Zheng Tan has only called Dad Jiao when Jiao's mother was sick.
Zheng Tan was still a little nervous when he pressed the button, but when he finished pressing the number, when the voice in the receiver said "The number you dialed is empty" in a tone that has remained unchanged for thousands of years, Zheng Tan was stunned.
Dial again, still the same.
Jiao's landline has changed
Zheng Tan dialed Jiao's father's phone number again, but he couldn't get through. He changed to Jiao's mother, but he still couldn't get through.
Paralyzed!
Is there something wrong with this machine? !
Can't make long distance calls
That's not right. Yesterday, I heard the head of the household calling someone from abroad. How could it be possible to lock the long distance? !
Zheng Tan didn't give up and tried again, but the result was the same.
Zheng Tan was so angry that he wanted to drop the phone.
It's a pity that I don't remember the phone numbers of other people over there in Chuhua City. Zheng Tan squatted on the sofa, raised his paws and scratched his head.
Wei Ling's, Yi Xin's dormitory, Zhao Le's, Xiao Zhuo's, Ah Huang's family, Big Fat's family, Lan Laotou's family, Qu Xiangyang's family... Zheng Tan didn't remember any of these people's numbers!
Wei Ling also mentioned his new mobile phone number that time, but unfortunately Zheng Tan turned around and forgot it.
Tamar's!
I should not regret it! !
The sound of the fabric cracking sounded, Zheng Tan regained his senses, looked at the sofa under him, and accidentally scratched the fabric sofa.
Hopefully the owner of the house doesn't get in touch with the cat.
Zheng Tan tugged at his ears, jumped off the sofa, found something to fill his stomach in the kitchen, and pulled out a can of milk to drink.
Although he was full and satiated, Zheng Tan still felt a chill in his heart.
As night fell, a huge villa was quiet and quiet.
Zheng Tan didn't like this kind of desolate silence, and he slapped the ground with a big swing of his tail.
The surrounding residents' vehicles drive by, the light changes, and the shadow of the window frame moves on the living room wall.
beep —
The family honked the horn twice when they got home. They could vaguely hear their laughter standing outside the house.
Shit!
Zheng Tan sat up irritably and went out through the window. Under the cover of night, Zheng Tan could also avoid being captured.
The matter of Uncle Rod made the people in that street restrained a little. Besides, this place is no longer within the scope of that street, and no one is catching cats outside.
Zheng Tan walked towards the destination, came to the edge of the community, and got out through the gap of the fence.
Before walking far, Zheng Tan's attention was attracted by the conversation of the two people over there when he passed a fast food restaurant.
"Okay, I've left beforehand, and I'll find you when I come back from Nancheng." The man in the leather vest said to the other.
"You drive carefully at night. When you get to Nancheng, give brother a call."
"Know."
Phi Vest waved and said goodbye to the man, then threw the key to the parking lot and got into a pickup.
South City
Zheng Tan hurried up and jumped into the cargo box of the pickup.
There is nothing in the cargo box except for a suitcase and a few bags thrown up by the man in the vest, and there is still a lot of space inside.
Zheng Tan stood up, leaned on the side of the pickup's cargo box and looked out, then found a place to block the wind and closed his eyes to rest.
When he was about to fall asleep, Zheng Tan suddenly thought of one thing. According to the time, if he was still in school in Nancheng at this time, if he really existed, he would be as old as Jiao Yuan's little boy? !