Chapter 4 The most important thing is to start
The gray cat was glowing with a faint white light, and in contrast to its previous dejected look, it gently jumped up from the silence.
"Is this the feeling of having a new body?" Pei Zhen in the cat pondered for a moment, "The connection with my previous body has not been severed, but I have shifted my center of gravity to this side, so the feeling of my original body is a little hazy."
This ability was an ability that came with the original gold-level card drawing. Because of its strange effect, he planned to try it with other creatures first. He would not force it if it failed.
"My body seems to be getting better slowly," Pei Zhen was a little surprised: "Is it the energy I brought with me?"
A feeling of doubt and confusion came from the side, and Pei Zhen "glanced sideways". At the conscious level, he realized that it was the gray cat itself that was "watching" him.
"No, I don't know anything about things like spirit and soul. I don't even have any protection. If I can invade, others can't fight back?" Pei Zhen knew without thinking that if his consciousness was injured, he would not be able to get it back no matter how many bodies he invaded.
"Also," he looked to the lower left corner of his vision. His golden finger light liquid ball was still there, but the color turned gray, as if it could not be touched: "You can collect 'reputation' in real time, but you can't draw cards. Hmm, what is this?"
He noticed that he had already equipped a card.
[Graystone Fashion] [Cat]
"It hid from the rainstorm, the sun, escaped from under the stones, collected scraps for a living, and tried to survive in this small corner of this big city. But in the end, it couldn't escape the pain. It hid in the ditch and gasped for breath until it met you, and its fate changed from then on."
This ordinary little gray cat wants to say to you: "Meow, thank you."
Could this actually be a card? Pei Zhen was not good at listening to warm words. He took a quick glance and thought, "Doesn't that mean that if I steal other people's bodies without restriction, they will all become 'fashion' cards?"
It's really scary, this bug-like way of doing things, and the devastating consequences it has on society.
Realizing that the little gray cat wanted to come over, Pei Zhen shook his "head" to prevent it from getting too close. After thinking about it, he started to control his own body at the same time. So, this night passed as he practiced training two bodies at the same time.
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"Huhaha, huha..." His chest felt heavy as if something heavy was hanging on it. The grass around him was long and sharp like thorns. In the dark night, he just kept running forward, but he had no idea where to go or what to do. He only knew that if he ran too slowly and was caught by the devil behind him, he would fall into another round of hell. He had to escape from here no matter what!
There is no light at all, where does this road lead to? Is it another hell? What's that sound coming from behind? Is that person chasing me? I am so tired. My legs don’t belong to me anymore. How long will it take? Where will I go? When will I arrive?
The person on the bed suddenly opened his eyes and sat up abruptly, with fear from the nightmare still lingering in his chest. He breathed slowly, adjusted his mood, got up from the bed, went to the toilet in silence, then ran water to brush his teeth and wash his face, and ate the fried frozen steak for breakfast.
Use a knife and fork to cut it open to reveal the textured surface, then use your teeth to break it up bit by bit and swallow it. He ate very slowly, without seeming to be in a hurry at all, and when he had finished, he threw the dishes into the sink and cleaned them up together in the evening.
After picking up his clothes and putting them on, and packing up the things he needed for work, he walked past an old wall covered with scratches. "Bang!" The door was slammed shut, and a layer of powder dust fell off. He ran forward because the company was a little far away and he needed to speed up.
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——My anger is like the fire of hell. It will not relieve the hatred in my heart until it burns my bones!
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Some time passed.
Pei Zhen has adapted to life in a foreign country to some extent. Recently, a lawyer came to his house and handed over to him a little inheritance left by his grandfather. It wasn't much, but it was enough for him to get through a few months.
He named the cat "Baozhi". It was usually very well behaved and would eat whatever Pei Zhen gave it. It never avoided Pei Zhen's attempts to get close to it. But when someone came to the door, it would always hide in the corner and watch them with a wary look. It still needs more time to welcome new life.
Pei Zhen didn't urge him either. He, like it, is an intruder in this new environment.
A former customer came to the store, and after hearing about the death of Mr. Amano, he sighed, comforted him a few words, and contributed a few tenths of a point of light to him; the coffee shop rented out on the lower floor of the Maori Detective Agency was the best fast food restaurant in the area, and as it didn't take too far to walk, Pei Zhen had been there several times, met the characters from the original novel twice, and received more than ten points of light liquid. This is what he gained during this period of time.
Pei Zhen plans to open a detective agency in a few days. Although he may not make much money at the beginning, it is also a way for him to integrate into this world. But just as he was thinking this, a letter was delivered to him.
"Dear Lord Amano Seisai:
I have fully understood the analysis you have made for me. My sister's situation is indeed worrying, but due to the distance and time, I cannot get there, so I beg you to go there on my behalf and visit her to see how she is doing. If she is in trouble, you can lend a little help and you will thank her with a reward afterwards.
Respect
"Imai Pearl"
Along with the letter, there was an address and a check for 100,000 yen, marked as a deposit.
Pei Zhen was a little surprised. He read the letter over and over again and confirmed that it was not sent to him. "Amano Seisai," he thought, "this is the name of the grandfather of this identity."
There was even a letter sent to him!
It was as if there really was an old man who, when running this detective agency, sent careful and caring letters to his clients and agreed on a date for a reply.
Pei Zhen was silent for a moment, and he soon realized that if a person really existed, he must have contact with the outside world. He accepted the "old man's" inheritance, so some of the things left behind would also find him.
He could write back to inform the sender of his current situation. He thought that after learning of the old man's death, the other party would withdraw the commission. This is not something that must be done. Pei Zhen did not have the sense of responsibility to accept the favor and repay the favor just because he had obtained the property.
That was trapping himself in a non-existent vicious circle, because these things, in essence, were brought to him by the golden finger.
But aren't these things what detectives should handle? He was just about to open a detective agency when things came knocking on his door. Isn't this a perfect thing for a rookie detective who is too young and whose age and resume cannot convince others?
Pei Zhen thought about it all night, and in the end it was the first card that gave him a lot of confidence. He knew that he had a sense of attachment and security to this place like a fledgling. This was his first stop in the alien world and a house that belonged entirely to him - but he still had to leave eventually.
Whether you rush out or fail, the most important thing is to start.
He booked a ticket to that place.
It was already autumn, and Pei Zhen prepared some suitable clothes. He took a look at "Bao Shi", contacted a pet shop, sent it to be fostered there for a while, and then started his first outing here.
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