Chapter 169 People, shut up and don’t embarrass the cat
Now that the decision has been made, neither of them is the type to waste time and energy on internal friction, entanglement and indecision.
Therefore, Xingxing also got the chance to go out again.
It was raining heavily outside.
Xingxing stood in the cat bag, looking through the round transparent plastic shell at the constantly distorted and deformed buildings and the passing cars and people outside.
The rain was like a waterfall.
I was swaying and falling on the human's back, and occasionally a column of water would fall from the top of the plastic shell, washing out winding and twisted water marks on the plastic shell.
But more often than not, even though humans know that the kitten behind them is safely in the cat bag, they will involuntarily push the umbrella a little further behind them, trying to shield the cat bag from the rain.
The sky was dark and the rain was heavy, but the city was still bustling and lively. Car lights, street lights and other colorful lights were densely intertwined under the reflection of the rain, reflecting an even more bustling and colorful night scene in the rain.
Tan Zhaozhao and Li Shan made a preliminary division of the things that each of them could prepare tonight at home.
The screen of Tan Zhaozhao's mobile phone shows a list of things she needs to purchase.
Rice, noodles, flour, various condiments, as well as various medicines that can be reimbursed by medical insurance and those that cannot be reimbursed but can be purchased.
Her list consisted mostly of food and medicine.
Li Shan contacted acquaintances to buy some controlled knives and so on. She studied martial arts and had a martial arts gym at home, so these things were easy to obtain. In addition, she could also call her family to help prepare generators, solar panels and other small and medium-sized machines.
They thought it would go smoothly.
The first stop that Tan Zhaozhao arrived at was the supermarket downstairs. After asking, he learned that someone had bought a large amount of rice and oil in the past few days, and almost all supermarkets nearby were sold out. The head office was originally going to transport new supplies today, but it happened to encounter heavy rain, so the delivery would probably be postponed until tomorrow or later.
The first moment he heard the news, the image of the mysterious girl next door flashed through Tan Zhaozhao's mind.
Her heart sank, and she became more and more certain that her and her best friend's guess was correct.
She did not ask from house to house in vain, but took a taxi directly to the farther and more prosperous city center.
Rice, oil, instant noodles, mineral water, condiments, paper towels, sanitary napkins, batteries...
Facing the surprised gazes of the supermarket employees, Tan Zhaozhao thought for a moment, and did not come up with any random excuses to cover up. Instead, he said directly: "I heard that disasters have occurred frequently in various places recently, and it just so happened that our city began to have heavy rains. My family members are very worried that they will be trapped at home one day by a disaster, so they asked me to prepare some more supplies in advance. Anyway, these things have a long shelf life. I can eat them slowly at home, and it can also make my family feel at ease. It just takes up some space."
She is not very good at communicating with others, but because of this, people who talk to her can easily feel the seriousness in her tone and be sure that her words are not just a joke to fool people.
The team leader who was originally responsible for transporting these things to Tan Zhaozhao, the "big customer", thought about it and nodded in agreement: "Your family's idea is actually very good. There are a lot more news reports about various disasters recently than before. It's better to be cautious. Seeing that you have prepared so much, I suddenly feel that my family may not have enough food. I will buy some after get off work and stock up first, just like your family is worried, in case there is an emergency."
The two of them briefly chatted about these large quantities of supplies. With her help, Tan Zhaozhao also stockpiled more goods. There were also some things that were not on the list but the team leader could get quickly. Finally, after agreeing to deliver all the supplies to Li Shan's martial arts gym, Tan Zhaozhao walked out with a cat bag on his back, feeling relaxed.
She also added the team leader's contact information. How could the other party easily let go of such a generous customer? After the appointment, if Tan Zhaozhao had anything else to buy, he could ask her first. She could get the goods for Tan Zhaozhao quickly and only pay her the wholesale price.
It was already late when I finished buying everything on the phone list.
But Tan Zhaozhao did not take a taxi home immediately.
She sat on a bench in the mall for people to rest and ordered two cups of milk tea. While waiting, she took the obviously listless Star kitten out of the cat bag.
"Xingxing, are you feeling sleepy and want to sleep because you've been out with your mother for too long?" She asked while holding the kitten in her arms, and affectionately rubbed the kitten's warm and soft fur with her head down.
"Meow~" the little orange cat Xingxing responded softly.
It's not that it's sleepy, it's just that it's a little dizzy from being shaken by the human's cat bag.
Xingxing looked a little listless, but still raised her little head and gently rubbed the human's warm cheek with her wet nose.
The humans sitting here in a daze look wet and lonely, as if they were drenched by the rain.
Xingxing raised her paw and gently stepped on the back of the human's hand. The soft and slightly cool pad of her paw pressed against the human's warm skin, slowly bringing her back to her senses from her inexplicable loss and daze.
"No. 196, your milk tea is ready. Would you like to pack it all together or separately?" The clerk at the nearby milk tea shop asked politely, holding the printed receipt.
Tan Zhaozhao kissed Xingxing's head, put it back into the cat bag, and put a crispy and fragrant snack in the bag for the little guy as a consolation for coming home late. Then he got up and carried it on his back to get the milk tea.
"Just pack it together, thank you."
She took the milk tea and checked the time on her phone.
It's nine forty-seven.
She and Li Shan left home at seven in the afternoon. Thanks to the team leader, her purchase went smoothly and didn't even take up much time and energy.
Tan Zhaozhao stood in the corridor on the top floor of the mall, looking down.
This is the shopping mall with the largest customer flow in this area.
Even though it's about to close in a dozen minutes, it's still bustling with people.
But perhaps, soon we will never see such a lively and bustling scene again.
She pursed her lips to suppress the sadness that was secretly rising in her heart, took out her mobile phone, found a good angle, and took several photos of the stable and prosperous scene in this prosperous era.
If nothing happened, these photos would just take up a little bit of phone memory.
If everything was bound to happen, then this scene would be frozen in the mobile phone and perhaps it would not lose its color due to being washed away by time and memory.
"Okay." She put away her phone, took a deep breath, turned her head and said to the kitten who couldn't see her at all: "Let's go home now. Mommy must hold you in her arms and have a long and sound sleep tonight!"
It is said that everything is just a dream, and everything is empty. Maybe when she wakes up, there will be no neighbors who suddenly move in next door, and no impending doomsday?
Even though she knew she was daydreaming, after sharing warm milk tea with her bestie and washing up, Tan Zhaozhao still held this unreal beautiful wish in her heart and fell asleep quickly next to the snoring orange ball of fur.
What a pity.
Just after dawn, she was awakened by the vibration and ringing of her cell phone.
Xingxing was also awakened and was standing on her human mother's pillow, tilting her head to look at her phone which was vibrating and flashing.
It was an unfamiliar number with no remarks.
Tan Zhaozhao picked up the phone in a daze and answered it.
"Hello, Tan Zhaozhao, I'm from the Municipal Public Security Bureau..."
After hearing just the beginning, Tan Zhaozhao sat up from the bed with a start.
All the sleepiness was driven away in an instant. She ignored her rapid heartbeat and listened quietly to the sound coming from the cell phone.
"...Last night, more than one store manager called us to report that they had lost a large amount of inventory. There was a lack of surveillance near the warehouse, and they didn't see any large vehicles carrying the goods away. It was as if the goods in the warehouse had disappeared out of thin air."
The police officer on the other end of the phone clearly and methodically described in detail the chaos reported by the police station last night, and then said to Tan Zhaozhao: "After our overnight surveillance screening, we found that your neighbor's figure was indeed seen in the surveillance footage in the nearby neighborhood. So after preliminary discussions within our bureau, we decided to monitor your neighbor today. If we find anything wrong, we may arrange to arrest him on your floor."
"In addition, we have carefully reviewed the surveillance footage you submitted yesterday and your own speculations. In order to avoid unnecessary damage or more uncontrollable accidents, we are now temporarily notifying you and the residents of your entire building to evacuate safely before 8 o'clock this morning. In order not to cause panic and alert the suspect, we will use special and covert methods to evacuate. However, since you are closer to the suspect, we hereby inform you to leave as early as possible and do not stay."
"Thank you for your cooperation. If there is any need in the future, we will continue to contact you."
Tan Zhaozhao: "..."
It was not until the call was hung up that she blinked her dry eyes blankly.
She had been in this state the whole time. Even though she tried hard to stay awake, her brain was still a little sluggish after just waking up. She was a little confused, but also a little understood. After a long while, she yawned sleepily, threw her phone away, and reached out to pick up the kitten next to her who was listening with his little ears perked up, more attentively than she was.
After the human's hands mercilessly rubbed the kitten's fur, Tan Zhaozhao asked the ravaged kitten, "Xingxing, did you understand what the police officer said just now? If you did, please tell your mother again. People say that pregnancy makes a baby stupid for three years. Why is your brain not working well after I raised you?"
The stars looked up and gave the sleepy and unreasonable human a confused and slightly shocked look.
Man, listen to what you are saying?
"Ah~" The little star kitten tried to frown but failed, so he raised his paw and put one of his paws softly on the human's mouth.
People, shut up.
Don't embarrass the cat.
Don't embarrass a new cat that can't speak cat language yet.
Tan Zhaozhao leaned back and lay back on the pillow, hugging Xingxing.
She stared at the ceiling blankly for a moment, then suddenly sat up as if struck by lightning.
Star:"??"
The kitten was confused and shocked.
It even wanted Qiuqiu to give humans a check-up to see if the brain disorder was caused by excessive mental stress.
But Tan Zhaozhao didn't care about all that. She finally came back to her senses from the phone call, threw off the quilt and ran out barefoot.
Knock knock knock on the guest bedroom door and bump into Li Shan who had already washed and dressed and was ready to go.
“…You’re so fast?!” Tan Zhaozhao was shocked.
“Why haven’t you packed yet?!” Li Shan was also surprised.
The two looked at each other for a moment. Li Shan closed the door and took the disheveled Tan Zhaozhao to wash up. She took the initiative and went to the kitchen to fry three eggs and heat up some milk.
Xingxing got a crispy, unsalted fried egg and a small bowl of warm goat milk.
The kitten tilted its head and looked at the huge human who put food in its small bowl, then slowly approached it with messy kitten steps. It first meowed politely, then walked back to its original position with messy kitten steps and ate breakfast quietly in a place farthest away from humans.
It's kind of nice that people fry eggs for the stars.
People give stars hot goat milk, which is a bit good.
But someone said yesterday that Xingxing is a retarded kitten, and that person is so mean.
"You're still holding a grudge, little guy. You're the baby I delivered myself. Do you believe that I can make you cry with just one finger?" Li Shan laughed and couldn't help but poke Xingxing who was tilting his head and carefully cutting the edge of the egg with his teeth.
Xingxing was poked by her and staggered, almost falling headfirst into the bowl of goat milk next to her.
Star:"……"
It didn't meow.
Qiuqiu said loudly with great insight: "Baby, I understand! Her name must be bolded and highlighted with a red cross on it in the blacklist!!"
Yesterday I said Xingxing was a mentally retarded kitten, and today I said Xiaobi was a little bitch. Do you really think cats don’t have a temper? !
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