Chapter 80 Shanghai Fame 8 This interview transcript will bring her much...
Cao Xiaojun was among the first batch of college students after the resumption of the college entrance examination, and his Mandarin is very standard.
He is a workaholic, has no interest in love, is currently unmarried, and works for a magazine targeting young people.
He's too lazy to accept interviews from ordinary people; he only likes to interview important figures.
Today's guest was specially arranged by his elder brother, so he naturally had to give his brother face and attend in person.
After all, he himself was curious about Qiu Xiaoman's story, so he was very humble and friendly.
The interview was not expected to be long; he estimated that half an hour would be enough. Most of the time, Cao Xiaojun would be asking questions, while Chu Hao would be praising Qiu Xiaoman at length.
Qiu Xiaoman occasionally chimed in, indicating that what Chu Hao said was true and not an exaggeration.
After summarizing her mediation of the dog dispute, Cao Xiaojun couldn't help but ask, "You can actually understand what the dog is saying? How did you do that?"
"Perhaps she's exceptionally gifted." Qiu Xiaoman couldn't tell the truth, so she used this generic answer.
Cao Xiaojun also felt that this was the only explanation, but readers wouldn't accept it.
So he asked, "Could you explain your communication process with your dog in a way that the general public can understand? For example, could you explain why your dog is upset because of a certain expression or action of its? This way, readers can accept this amazing thing within the framework of materialism."
Qiu Xiaoman understood, so she tried to describe the characteristics of the dog when it was in different emotions.
For example, when a dog feels wronged, it may droop its ears, looking pitiful and afraid to talk back. It may even avoid eye contact with its owner like a child. In some cases, it may develop "whale eyes" or whimper.
"Whale eyes?" Cao Xiaojun couldn't quite picture that.
Qiu Xiaoman tried to imitate it: "That's it, show the whites of your eyes."
Cao Xiaojun suddenly realized and couldn't help but laugh: "I have indeed seen the gatekeeper's dog like that before. It seems the old man wronged it."
"Really? What exactly happened? Tell me." Qiu Xiaoman was very willing to help a complete stranger, a dog, to seek justice.
Cao Xiaojun gave a brief explanation: the old man had a big yellow dog and two cats. One of the cats was a gray tabby with a calm personality. It was the king of the house, and even the old man had to give way to it.
There was also a little black cat with four white gloves, and its belly and buttocks were also white.
Little Blackie is very mischievous and active, but it doesn't dare to mess with Gray Tabby, only Big Yellow.
One day, the old man went out to use the restroom. When he came back, the teacup on the table was broken. Only Da Huang was there; the two cats were nowhere to be seen. Naturally, the old man assumed that Da Huang had done it. He not only scolded Da Huang but also punished it by not letting it eat for a day.
Big Yellow was curled up in the corner, its chin on the ground, its ears drooping listlessly, and its whale eyes rolled back. It looked incredibly pitiful.
Cao Xiaojun saw it when he went to the guard room to get the mail.
"At the time, I even defended Da Huang, saying that Da Huang is usually the most sensible, and the cup definitely couldn't have been broken by Da Huang."
Qiu Xiaoman understood: "Poor Dahuang, it's definitely been wronged. The suspect is either Xiao Heizi or Huilizi. Judging from their personalities, Xiao Heizi is more likely. Of course, we can't rule out special circumstances, such as Huilizi accidentally knocking the water glass down while catching insects. That's all possible. Cats are like that; they can't resist when they see insects, mice, or sparrows. It's their instinct, and we can't blame them."
Cao Xiaojun nodded: "It's been a long time since then, and we can't find anything out now. But once my interview is published, I'll let the old man see it."
Qiu Xiaoman instructed, "Well, if Grandpa is willing to clear Dahuang's name, remember to tell him to buy Dahuang some good food. Dogs that obediently lie down instead of acting up after being wronged are usually very sensible and loyal. Grandpa has already wronged him once, so shouldn't he make it up to him?"
Cao Xiaojun understood, and then asked about the dog's behavior when it was happy or angry.
Qiu Xiaoman described and explained everything in detail, and would also demonstrate it to Cao Xiaojun when appropriate.
Cao Xiaojun benefited greatly, so he decided to ask about cats as well, and since some elderly men liked to keep birds, he asked about birds as well.
The interview lasted much longer than he had expected, something that had never happened before.
The interview ended more than two hours later; I can hardly believe that such a happy time was so short.
After finishing organizing the manuscripts, Cao Xiaojun thought about having to go back to face his backstabbing colleagues in the office and couldn't help but sigh that sometimes the relationship between people is not as sincere and lasting as the relationship between people and animals.
He should get a cat or a dog too, so that when he suffers from his boss's bad temper, he'll have someone to talk to when he gets home from get off work.
Not wanting to bother two people, he asked before leaving, "Do you know any families who keep dogs or cats? Could you introduce me to one? I'm planning to adopt two."
Qiu Xiaoman shook her head: "I do know two disabled dogs, but taking care of them would require a lot of effort and energy, so I won't give you anything too difficult. You can ask your colleagues and friends for help."
"Alright." Cao Xiaojun didn't want to cause trouble for himself; he didn't know how to take care of a disabled dog.
After Cao Xiaojun returned, he quickly organized the manuscript and showed it to Editor-in-Chief Wang. At first, the editor-in-chief was quite dismissive, thinking that there was nothing interesting about a story about a training instructor.
But after reading the interview transcript submitted by Cao Xiaojun, he actually became curious about this instructor.
So he asked, "Is this young comrade really that amazing?"
Cao Xiaojun laughed and said, "Of course, Lao Wei has always wanted to poach her, but this girl is grateful and didn't want to hurt Lao Wen in Beidu, so she refused Lao Wei."
Editor-in-Chief Wang seemed to see a glimmer of hope and urged, "Then can you ask her for me? My cat hasn't eaten or drunk anything for several days. What's wrong?"
Cao Xiaojun really didn't know this, and he didn't ask about it during the interview. So he called Qiu Xiaoman and asked if she had time to go to the editor-in-chief's house that evening.
She probably won't have time this afternoon because she'll be helping the police.
Qiu Xiaoman readily agreed.
That evening, accompanied by Cao Xiaojun, Qiu Xiaoman went to the editor-in-chief's house and saw a chubby orange cat lying motionless in the litter box.
She picked up the orange cat and checked its teeth, then asked to confirm, "Is Orange three years old?"
The editor-in-chief looked shocked: "You can even tell that?"
Qiu Xiaoman nodded, put the orange down, checked the environment of the house, the state of the poop in the litter box, and then lifted the orange's tail to take a look.
“There’s a clump of cat litter stuck to Orange’s bottom. She might have urinary stones. Wait—” After removing the clump of litter, Qiu Xiaoman also saw some grayish, bloody, purulent discharge. She touched Orange’s belly and asked, “Orange hasn’t had kittens before, has she?”
"No, it doesn't." The editor-in-chief looked bewildered. What did this have to do with having kittens?
Qiu Xiaoman nodded firmly: "With such a big belly, it's very likely that she has pyometra. I'll find a veterinarian to take a look."
She called Captain Liu directly and asked him to ask Wang Quan if the veterinarian at the base lived far away, as they wanted to take Orange over to visit him.
Team Leader Liu quickly gave her an address, and Qiu Xiaoman, along with the editor-in-chief and the cat, rushed over.
Sure enough, she was right about everything. However, the veterinarian couldn't perform the surgery at home, so they had to wait until the next day to borrow the operating room from the base. This required applying to the base's captain, and the procedures were a bit complicated.
The next day, Qiu Xiaoman, along with Bengbeng and Tiaotiao, and Captain Liu and others, found the accomplice who delivered the gas, thus successfully completing their mission.
When she was packing up, she suddenly realized that Liu Kun hadn't called her in the past two days.
That's fine, so she won't bother him.
When she returned, she saw Editor-in-Chief Wang waiting for her at the door with tears in his eyes.
Upon seeing her, Editor-in-Chief Wang immediately came forward and shook her hand: "Thank you so much. If I had taken Ju Zi to have the surgery a few days later, Ju Zi would have died. Young lady, you are truly remarkable. I'm planning to include this case in the interview article. You don't mind, do you?"
Qiu Xiaoman had no objections; it was good that the cat was alright.
Since there was nothing else for her to do there, she took Bengbeng and Tiaotiao back home.
At that moment, she had no idea how much fame this interview would bring her and how many people would seek her help.
However, these were not things she needed to consider right now, because as soon as she returned to the police station, she received news that Fang Zhenhong was dead.
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