The old lady panicked when she saw the officer. She turned to look at Xia Yu and, after seeing Xia Yu run under the bed, she felt reassured.
She looked back at the officer and asked, “How dare you break into my house!”
The officer stepped back, revealing the landlord behind him, indicating that the landlord had opened the door.
“This officer has something to discuss with you,” the landlord said, scanning the room briefly before turning to leave.
The old lady looked at the officer again. He was a large white man, and she felt slightly relieved.
“Ma’am, I’m here to investigate a theft at a pet store about five or six blocks away,” the officer said.
“It’s so far away from me. How could it possibly be related to me?” The old lady stood at the door, refusing to let the officer enter.
“But the surveillance camera at the supermarket across the street captured you wandering around there last night. Can you tell me why you were there?”
The old lady became nervous. She had managed to avoid the pet store’s cameras but hadn’t expected to be caught by the supermarket’s camera across the street.
“May I take a look around the house?” the officer asked again.
“No!” The cat was inside the house. If he searched, he would surely find it.
“Can you tell me why not? Maybe I can wait outside while you tidy up a bit?” The officer persisted.
“Then I need to close the door first…”
Before she could finish, the officer said, “I also have a colleague downstairs at your home. You can see him through the window.”
His meaning was clear: don’t think about throwing the cat out the window; my colleague is already watching outside.
The old lady had no choice. She let the officer in, praying he wouldn’t check under the bed.
The room was small, barely enough for a bed, a table, and a cabinet. The officer checked the cabinet and boxes but found nothing.
“See, I told you the cat has nothing to do with me!” the old lady stubbornly insisted.
“I’ll apologize for the disturbance once I’ve checked under the bed,” the officer smiled at the old lady.
Cold sweat appeared on the old lady’s forehead.
“It’s been a long time since I cleaned under the bed. It might be a bit messy.”
“That’s fine. I’ve even been in basements full of cobwebs.”
The officer got down on his knees and looked under the bed.
“Can I borrow a flashlight?” he asked.
“No.”
Looking at the flashlight on the cabinet, the officer smiled and took out his own flashlight: “No problem, I have one.”
What a jerk! The old lady was furious and anxious at the same time.
A Persian cat was no cheap item, and that store was a high-end one. If discovered, she would likely spend some time in jail. What would happen to Tina then?
Would they send my Tina to a welfare home?
The officer had already turned on the flashlight and was shining it under the bed.
The old lady was ready to accept her fate.
However, the officer did not let out a triumphant laugh.
He stood up, his expression sour.
“It seems you’ve already gotten rid of the cat.”
The officer’s words confused the old lady.
Wasn’t the cat under the bed?
Suddenly, the old lady’s pupils widened. She saw the white cat standing right behind the officer’s feet.
Her expression did not escape the officer’s observation. The officer turned around behind him, but saw nothing.
He turned around again on the spot, carefully checking other places, but still found nothing.
The old lady was stunned. She watched as the white cat seemed to stick to the officer’s heels like glue. Wherever the officer turned, the cat followed, always staying in the officer’s blind spot.
The scene was so comical that she couldn’t help but laugh out loud.
The officer felt the old lady was laughing at him.
He turned to Tina, who was standing aside: “Little girl, have you seen a white…”
Holding Tina in her arms, the old lady interrupted him: “What do you expect a child to say? What could she possibly know!”
“Alright then, sorry for the disturbance, ma’am.” The officer put the flashlight back into his pocket and left the house.
At the window, after seeing him leave with his colleague, the old lady hugged Xia Yu: “You’re such a clever little thing.”
As she said this, she leaned in to kiss Xia Yu’s face, but Xia Yu quickly extended his paw and pressed against her face.
Breaking free from the old lady’s grasp, Xia Yu went to the windowsill and watched the police car drive away.
He had seen the officer who had just come in before. Every day at noon, the officer would approach a clerk at the pet store under the guise of patrolling. Otherwise, how could an officer from District Two be working a case in the middle of the night?
The officer might be keeping an eye on the old lady.
It would still be difficult to hide a cat.
But Xia Yu was at a loss too.
“Grandma,” Tina’s voice rang out. Xia Yu looked in the girl’s direction.
He couldn’t hear what the girl was saying to Grandma, but it seemed to be about him, since they kept glancing his way.
Five minutes later, Tina hugged Xia Yu in a dejected manner, placing him on her knees and stroking his fur.
What did the two of them say? What were they planning to do?
Xia Yu felt the importance of knowing a foreign language.
Under Tina’s gentle stroking, he slowly fell asleep.
At eight o’clock, he got up from the bed, looking at the “Comfort lv1” skill in his skill bar, and Xia Yu smiled.
It was time to test it on Youxue.
Today was Saturday, no school.
He left the room and found Youxue already cooking breakfast in the kitchen. Her recent mood had been great because the black cat’s advertisement had brought in five thousand, all of which Xia Yu had given to her.
Now wasn’t the right time for testing.
After Youxue finished cooking breakfast and placed it on the table, Xia Yu recalled the feeling of purring with the white cat’s body, trying to make a purring sound, but he failed.
That was because he felt ashamed.
Purring loudly in broad daylight was too embarrassing!
Especially in front of his little sister!
Could it be changed to something that didn’t involve purring?
He hummed a tune, a folk melody called “Noon Sunlight,” adapted from the piano piece “Praise the Sun.”
Youxue, who had been eating her breakfast energetically, gradually became drowsy and yawned.
“I feel so sleepy. I’m going to take another nap.” She quickly finished her breakfast and went back to her room to sleep.
Xia Yu sat at the table, stroking his chin.
This skill was quite powerful.
Making others suddenly sleepy…
Wait, this actually wasn’t that useful. Youxue could go to sleep because she was at home and could rest whenever she felt sleepy. But how often would someone fall asleep just because of a little drowsiness?
Entering Youxue’s room, Xia Yu looked at the sleeping girl. Her expression was peaceful, and she seemed to be sleeping soundly.
Maybe this skill could be used to treat insomnia.
If targeting the high-end market, charging a few hundred per session should be no problem.
But it was too troublesome.
Lying on the bed, he hummed the tune to himself for a while and then fell asleep too.
In the afternoon, after finishing work, he went to Kong Hanyue’s house to continue learning the guzheng.
“Your technique is already very good, but you haven’t improved at all in the core of our Hua School!” Liu Ronglan looked at Xia Yu with frustration, “Where’s your charm? Where’s your demeanor! Providing pleasure both visually and aurally is the philosophy of our Hua School!”
“Can other guzheng players compare with us in beauty? Can other players perform as elegantly as we do? Why are TV programs always inviting your grandma instead of those other people? Because your grandma is the most beautiful!”
This time, Liu Ronglan was determined to correct Xia Yu’s wrong pursuit, continuously lecturing him.
“…”
Glancing at the “Elegance” skill in his skill list, Xia Yu knew it was time to use it.
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