Chapter 20 The Cat's Arrangement System Awakens
In the corridor of the Workers' Hospital, a peculiar group appeared: a woman holding an orange kitten, accompanied by a man, and followed by a group of cats of different colors. A reporter with a camera was also nearby. Behind the reporter were other curious family members of patients.
The little orange cat lay comfortably in Gu Yiliu's arms, meowing occasionally.
"Meow meow meow" is not this.
"Meow meow meow" is not this.
The maternity ward has two floors, but after walking through both floors, I still found nothing.
The little orange cat looked up at Gu Yiliu worriedly, and meowed.
Officer Gu, what should I do if I can't find it?
"Right now, it just means the person who stole the baby wasn't from the maternity ward; it could be someone from another department," Gu Yiliu comforted it. Even if they couldn't find it, it wasn't the little orange cat's fault.
She knew the chances were slim; a month had passed, and the person who stole the child might have already left the hospital, but what if they hadn't?
Gu Yiliu thought for a moment and asked the little orange cat, "Do you remember what that person looked like?"
This information was crucial; she hadn't thought to ask about it at first, but the little orange cat's words had reminded her.
"Meow meow meow" was a woman, very fierce, chubby, with a red birthmark on her hand holding the child. That was all the little orange cat remembered about that person. It discovered the birthmark when the woman passed by after it was kicked down the stairs and broke its leg, unable to run, lying on the ground waiting to die.
"What did it say?" Xu Guancun asked Gu Yiliu.
Gu Yiliu truthfully replied, "If she is still in the hospital and doesn't know that you know about her situation, then the other party will be completely unguarded against you. Moreover, since she stole the child at night, it's uncertain whether she has seen you before."
Xu Guancun was somewhat excited; it was indeed true. "I'll go look for it myself," Gu Yiliu nodded.
She glanced at the cats behind her. With this clue, the cats didn't all need to follow her anymore. Let them scatter and search; they didn't have to stay behind her all the time. If they found anything, they shouldn't alert her; they should come back and report first.
The other cats meowed and scattered, until only Gu Yiliu, the little orange cat, and a black and white cat remained.
Gu Yiliu glanced down and continued walking. After visiting the obstetrics department, he went to the pediatrics department, still finding nothing. After the pediatrics department, he went to the surgery department.
"What's going on?" Gu Yiliu could hear someone behind him asking in confusion. It wasn't surprising that Gu Yiliu was holding a cat and had another cat beside him.
Strangely, a group of people followed behind out of curiosity.
Before she could even speak, someone proactively explained that they were looking for someone.
"Why are you taking pictures while looking for someone? Shouldn't you be searching separately? Why are you all following along?"
"Actually, the kitten was looking for someone."
"ah?"
The group's behavior was so strange that the hospital, fearing it would frighten patients and their families, had no choice but to call the police. Gu Yiliu showed his identification.
The police officer who responded to the scene looked at Gu Yiliu's identification, recognized the name immediately, and asked in surprise, "It's you. What are you doing here...?"
Gu Yiliu told her about the matter Xu Guancun had entrusted to her, "He should have also reported the case to you."
Long Yibo returned the ID to her, exchanged names, and looked around. "Where is Xu Guancun?"
"He went to look for it too."
After listening, Long Yibo nodded and said with great regret, "We also received his report a month ago, but we couldn't find him. Xu Chengxiu was alone in a hospital room, and his family members are not wicked people. After investigating, we didn't even have any suspects, and the case made no progress."
Gu Yiliu blinked. "So they came to me," she said, pointing to the two cats. "The cats are the helpers I found. We'll leave after we've checked all the wards, so it won't affect you."
Long Yibo glanced at the cat in her arms, which was also looking at him with great intelligence. He was somewhat puzzled.
"Approximately when will the search be completed?"
"If we can't find it today, we'll keep looking tomorrow. We won't frighten patients and their families, nor will we damage hospital property."
Long Yibo thought for a moment and nodded, "Then you guys go ahead and look."
Gu Yiliu thought for a moment and told Long Yibo the information the little orange cat knew, asking him to help investigate the patients admitted to the hospital in the past month.
This fat woman's features are quite distinctive. Many hands make light work.
Long Yibo: "Okay."
After watching Gu Yiliu leave with the cat, Long Yibo took his subordinates for a walk around the hospital.
The reason he agreed was because he had inexplicable confidence in Gu Yiliu. He had seen news reports about her rescuing tigers and speaking animal language, which already surprised him. Now that he saw her actually leading a cat to find people and solve cases, seeing was believing, and he had even more confidence.
Gu Yiliu finished his rounds in the surgical ward, but the little orange cat was still shaking its head. He hadn't found anyone.
"Then let's look elsewhere."
No sooner had she finished speaking than Gu Yiliu heard the little cow at her feet call out, "Officer Gu, look at that tabby cat, it's running over here!"
Gu Yiliu looked in the direction of the little cow. The tabby cat she had initially grabbed to question her was running towards her quickly, then suddenly stopped in front of her.
Mimi excitedly raised her front paws and waved them, meowing excitedly repeatedly.
"Meow meow meow," Officer Gu, we've found someone, the fat woman the little orange cat described.
She was holding a child!
Following behind Gu Yiliu, Yang Yin and the curious crowd saw the tabby cat on the ground pacing around anxiously, and they could see its urgency and tension in its face.
"Where?" Gu Yiliu asked urgently.
Huh? Something's not right. Realizing what was happening, everyone instinctively looked at the tabby cat.
"Meow!" We found it at the hospital entrance and followed it all the way to the pediatric ward. It should still be there!
The cow-patterned cat at Gu Yiliu's feet had already darted away after hearing this.
Gu Yiliu started running after her. After thinking for a moment, she looked at the tabby cat that was running after her, "Mimi, go and inform Xu Guancun, and also go and find a police officer in uniform, Officer Long, and bring him to the pediatrics department."
"Meow!" A cat has already gone to find Xu Guancun; I'm going to find Officer Long. It doesn't recognize Officer Long, but it recognizes his police uniform.
On her way to the pediatrics department, Gu Yiliu noticed that there was a cat every so often, like a sentry, and it would meow to report the situation whenever it saw her.
"Meow!" Officer Gu, the fat woman is still in the pediatric ward!
"Meow!" The doctor said the child the fat woman brought had a fever.
"Meow!" the child cried.
"Meow!" The child has already started receiving an IV drip.
"Meow!" Officer Gu, there's a cat guarding the pediatric ward.
"..."
The closer Gu Yiliu got to the pediatric ward, the more detailed information he could get through the cat's mouth.
Gu Yiliu nodded. When he arrived at the entrance of the pediatrics department, Xu Guancun was already standing there.
When he saw Gu Yiliu, he quickly asked, "What happened? These two cats were biting my trouser leg and trying to make me follow them. I knew something was wrong, so I came over right away."
Gu Yiliu glanced at the two orange cats on the ground, nodded to Xu Guancun, and said, "We've found a suspect."
Xu Guancun's eyes flashed with intense light, and he turned and ran into the pediatrics department.
Gu Yiliu was a step behind and followed them inside.
"Meow meow meow"
Guided by the cat's meows, the two spotted the suspect.
The woman looked to be around 60 years old. She was plump but sturdy, with a somewhat dark complexion, suggesting she was used to farm work. She was sitting in a chair, dozing off, holding a baby in her arms. The baby, who was also asleep and receiving an IV drip, was also asleep.
Xu Guancun had already rushed over. Gu Yiliu looked down and asked the little orange cat, "Is it her?"
"Meow!" It's her!
Gu Yiliu breathed a sigh of relief; at least it was this person. She walked over.
"Who are you? If you're not the child's family, step forward! Don't interfere with the doctors' and nurses' work."
I heard a nurse's voice urging me to leave from behind. It turned out that the patients and their families who had been watching the drama had all come over.
"us……"
"No need to explain, everyone get out of here, don't scare the children!"
The noise didn't wake the fat woman. But she suddenly opened her eyes because she felt someone trying to snatch the child from her arms.
Seeing the unfamiliar yet familiar face before her, the fat woman's eyes flickered. She hugged the child in her arms even tighter and shouted sharply, "What are you doing? Are you trying to take my child?!"
Xu Guancun was filled with rage. He had seen his nephew before; he had held the baby when it was brought out of the delivery room. He knew exactly what the child looked like. "This is my child! You stole my child! You stole my child a month ago!"
The moment their voices came together, the entire department fell silent, and everyone turned to look at them.
The woman, realizing she'd been told the truth, panicked. Besides, men and women are ultimately different in strength. Xu Guancun forcefully pulled the fat woman's hands away, holding her down with one hand and snatching the child away with the other.
In the midst of the struggle, the child woke up and started crying.
"Woo-wah woo-wah woo-wah"
As if she had found her anchor, the woman immediately shouted, "They're snatching my child! They're snatching my child! Someone's snatching my child!"
Xu Guancun didn't give her a chance to throw a tantrum, and raised his voice, "Whether it's your child or not, there will be a certificate from the doctor who delivered my child, and the police will clear my name. As for you, you child trafficker, you deserve to die!"
Xu Guancun didn't give him a chance and directly pulled out his police ID, which he always carried with him. "I'm also a police officer. I don't want to argue with you right now. Go to the interrogation room and explain."
...
A very interesting report appeared in the Yaohai City Evening News.
"The Cats' Great Achievement: A Detailed Account of Gu Yiliu's Collaboration with 18 Cats to Find the Abducted Infant"
Initially, the citizens of Yaohai City did not notice this news because it was not prominently featured and only had one more photo than other trending news.
This was decided after Yang Yin and Gu Yiliu discussed it.
She decided to conduct a long-term interview with Gu Yiliu, so this was just a trial run to pique everyone's interest.
By the time the citizens realized the significance of this news, her detailed report on Gu Yiliu and the great contribution of the cat cult had officially begun.
She wrote seven feature reports in a row, each one revealing unexpected details, using humorous and interesting language to report on the remarkable achievements of the cat cult.
Gu Yiliu knew about this. Yang had mentioned it to her, saying he wanted to write a few interviews with her and then use the newspaper's resources to find shelter for the 18 cats.
Although the Xu siblings agreed to take care of 18 cats, their strength was limited, and it would be good to have more people help.
However, Gu Yiliu would prefer the cats to go to the zoo, but zoos don't accept just any animals, so having some attention and fame would actually be beneficial for the cats to get into the zoo.
After careful consideration, Gu Yiliu agreed to Yang Yin's proposal.
Yang Yin, as expected of a journalist, has excellent writing skills, effectively engaging the readers' emotions and drawing their attention to the cats.
The newspaper received many adoption letters, and the Yaohai City Zoo contacted Gu Yiliu, wanting to take the cats to the zoo. Even the Yaohai City Public Security Bureau wanted to adopt a few to keep the police dogs Liefeng and Jiangjun company.
Long Yibo: "The leaders think that police cats are comparable to police dogs." Actually, they value the intelligence of cats.
The child has been found, and the woman has been brought to justice and will never be released. The Xu siblings are busy with the child's affairs, but they have also expressed to Gu Yiliu that they will help treat the injured orange cat, and they will take care of these cats. If the cats go to the zoo, they will donate two years' worth of food to the zoo.
If they don't go to the zoo and instead give the cats up for adoption, besides the cats adopted by the Yaohai City Public Security Bureau, they hope to adopt the remaining cats, as they are hesitant to entrust them to strangers. They also intend to build a rescue center to care for the cats and other small animals.
Gu Yiliu gave the choice to the cats.
Little Orange Cat: "Meow meow meow" Officer Gu, can't we go with you?
Gu Yiliu shook his head, "No!"
"Meow meow meow" Then I'll go to the Yaohai City Public Security Bureau.
This is what Mimi said.
"Meow meow meow!" I'm going too!
The black and white cat raised its head, looking quite serious.
Of the final 18 cats, 3 wanted to go to the police station and 10 wanted to go to the zoo. Having been wandering in the wild for a long time, they were afraid of being adopted by people and wanted to go to places with many animals. They felt that the zoo was at least safe.
The remaining two cats didn't know where they wanted to go, so Xu Guancun took them home. "I adopted them. When my nephew grows up, I'll tell him that these cats found him. As for the other cats, I'll visit them often."
Gu Yiliu had no objection to this.
She had long since finished dealing with the police dogs and the missing child case, and now she planned to return to Dongshan County. She informed the Yaohai City Public Security Bureau that she was returning to her original unit.
The Yaohai City Public Security Bureau was reluctant to release the person, but they had no choice but to do so.
On her way back, she was sitting in a daze when she suddenly saw Dian Dian.
"First-rate, I'm back!"
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Gu Yiliu looked at the illusory figure in front of him. It seemed to have grown taller and its appearance had changed.
Dian Dian touched her face. "I've grown a little bit, and then I pinched my cheek. Thank you, host. But what did you do this time? After I upgraded, I found that my approval rating has increased a lot."
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