Chapter 649: Haining Cat Island (End)
【That’s serious.】
【That’s too serious! 】
[Unable to pet cats anymore, Li Ge left his hometown like his neighbors. Since then, no one on the island has been able to drink a sip of water.]
[Guess why Haining Island is an island. ]
【I guess it must be in the desert.】
【That’s bad.】
[The most severe punishment episode. 】
【The most pitiful episode for Li Ge. 】
Li Ge is indeed worthy of pity. When Li Ge's mother said this, a look of despair gradually and vividly emerged on his face.
Seconds after the words fell, the despair began to fully bloom as his brain processed what was going to happen.
"That... that's really serious," Li Ge said with a horrified expression, and even his words were trembling and stuttering, "Will I still be able to touch a cat in the future?"
"It probably won't work," Li Ge's mother said with a regretful expression, like a doctor announcing the failure of an operation in the operating room. "Why else do you think I didn't tell you?"
Of course I thought you were just treating me like a child so you kept it from me!
Li Ge's eyes were getting wider and wider, and his expression was almost distorted into a "scream". If there was someone standing right in front of him with a flashlight, they could probably see the uvula on his throat.
——Fang Xiang did see it.
So Fang Xiang, who was sitting next to him, showed some pity and reached out to close his jaw.
"Then...then they..." Li Ge's eyes finally looked at the exploration team members next to him, "Isn't it the same?"
There are so many people and employees sitting here!
"Hmm." Guan Hongyan nodded.
If they can’t touch it, then they can’t touch it. They’re leaving soon anyway and can’t touch it.
"That's it... That's it..." Brother Li had a fierce roast, stuttered for a long time, and finally found his own language, "Isn't this the end of Maode Academy!"
There are only eleven employees in Maode Academy, and now six of them are hated by cats. That’s more than half the number. Can this hospital continue to operate?
The future of the No. 1 branch of Maode Academy is clearly foreseeable!
"Is there a possibility," Bai Jinshu calmly narrated beside him, "Mao De Academy has actually been finished for a long time."
The old site of the academy has become a ruin in the flooded Jinshan Mountain. Regardless of whether they as employees are disliked by cats, it will be difficult for them to continue operating in the short term, right?
Not to mention that these employees will not stay here after the exploration is completed.
But the good news is that in terms of proportion, the number of people in the entire hospital who are disliked by cats will drop from one-half to one-third after they leave. How can this not be considered a positive optimization?
Unfortunately, Li Ge cannot accept this kind of optimization.
After a long period of thinking, Li Ge's jaw was closed again by the kind-hearted person Fang Xiang.
"I don't believe it!" He stood up suddenly and rushed out the door, "I want to experiment!"
A sentence floated past the barrage:
【Brother Li rushed out of the house, and from then on, the whole family had no door.】
[It's so weird, just like my life. ]
【I hope Li Ge is okay. 】
…
"Let him go." Li Ge's mother shrugged, obviously having anticipated what would happen after telling the truth. She lowered her head, took a sip of tea, and then slowly put down the cup.
"I really didn't want to tell you, but you, as people who don't know the truth, seem to be taking the situation too seriously." She glanced at everyone's faces thoughtfully, focusing on Bai Jinshu's face.
That's true.
Guan Hongyan twitched her lips: "If I had known this..."
If they had known this, why would they have made it so complicated?
Before Li Ge's mother said this herself, all the punishments for leaking the information had already been thought of, even to the point of life and death.
When Li Ge's mother was about to tell the truth, she even asked Hao Yunguang and prepared the miracles in the mall.
Who could have imagined this would be the case!
The punishment was so bizarre that it seemed a bit of an exaggeration to say that Du Zhongsheng, who was on the verge of death a few minutes ago, was in danger of death.
Guan Hongyan is definitely not the only one who thinks this way.
Bai Jinshu clearly felt the tentacles on his waist move a few times and wrap tighter.
Finished.
This time he seemed even angrier.
The development was so bizarre that even Yun Guang, who was on the other side of the island, listened to the entire broadcast in a temporary group chat.
[Zhongsheng's approach is indeed more efficient.] Yun Guang pondered for a moment, but he didn't think it was a big deal like the others. [People on Haining Island grew up with cats and have a deep affection for them. If telling the truth would cause them to be hated by cats for the rest of their lives, most people would not tell it.]
[People on Haining Island know the truth about the punishment, but people outside the island don't. Zhongsheng's decision to make this kind of life-and-death decision will send an invisible signal, that is, our guess about the truth has deviated far from the real answer and turned to some very serious and extreme directions.] Yun Guang continued to type in the group, [Human lives are at stake. If we are not informed of the news at this time, it is unimaginable what Zhongsheng will do next. In the short term, this is indeed the most effective approach.]
What Yun Guang said makes sense.
Breaking away from the dilemma of laughter and tears after learning the truth, Du Zhongsheng's approach is indeed the most effective solution for them in the shortest possible time.
Everyone put down their watches and rushed out of the community road not far away. Li Ge's test was also verified.
The entire neighborhood was filled with Li Ge's cries of “Ahhhhh how can this be?”, showing everyone the treatment that Li Ge would receive for the rest of his life.
"Then let's fill in the rules?" Guan Hongyan observed a second of silence for Brother Li, silently retracted her gaze and looked at her teammates around her.
"Then I'll just fill in the cats and the monsters on the island..."
"Wait a minute." Lu Changfeng was interrupted before he could finish his words.
"Should we..." Facing the gazes of several team members, Bai Jinshu paused, "Wait until tomorrow to fill in the rules?"
Except for Guan Hongyan, the others looked at each other in surprise.
"Why?" Wu Meng scratched his head, "Brother Du, don't you want to leave here?"
"I have some personal matters to take care of," Bai Jin said halfway when he suddenly felt the cat on his shoulder step on him a few times in dissatisfaction. He adjusted his center of gravity calmly and continued, "I will fill in the rules before I leave tomorrow night."
"Then..." Wu Meng wanted to ask again, but was held down by a hand on his shoulder.
"Come on," Guan Hongyan looked at Bai Jinshu and the cat on his shoulder with heavy eyes, "I hope everyone is okay."
These three teammates were also very tactless. It was obvious that Du Zhongsheng's self-sacrifice behavior just now seemed to have made his god unhappy.
He can take advantage of not being in the sect in the unknown space. If he really leaves here and returns to their sect, Du Zhongsheng will definitely be finished.
After all, although their Redemption Society requires the chopping of hands and feet, Guan Hongyan is not sure whether there is any doctrine such as everything the believers have belongs to God and therefore sacrifices or prayers are required before chopping hands and feet, otherwise it would be disloyalty. The Leopard Cat Leader was obviously unhappy just now, and Du Zhongsheng might be in trouble now.
Just as she thought of this, she saw the cat turn slightly and straighten its vision so that it could see the road ahead clearly.
—But there won’t be too much trouble.
Guan Hongyan silently assessed the current situation and felt that it would be better to protect her teammates. Although Du Zhongsheng and Chao Yougan were eccentrics in the world, as the Sons of God, this identity was still rare in the special space of the Foundation.
In order to prevent him from being killed by some inexplicable ritual when he returns, such as being tied up and burned in the middle of the square, it sounds like some cult methods would be used. Although Guan Hongyan doesn't think the leader would treat him like this, she still lets the two of them talk it out.
Admit your mistakes when you should, slide on the track when you should, sacrifice yourself when you should...
"Don't get involved in Du Zhongsheng's affairs," Guan Hongyan decisively stretched out her arm to take Lu Changfeng away, "Come on, it's still early, let's go eat something good."
"What...what to eat, Sister Guan?" Lu Changfeng was pulled away by the shoulder, leaving two newcomers still there.
The newlyweds looked at each other, looked at Bai Jinshu and then at Guan Hongyan who had left, and with their animal-like intuition, they accurately chose to follow Guan Hongyan.
A group of teammates have left, and now, only Du Zhongsheng is left... and the cat on his shoulder.
"Well...what happened just now..." Bai Jinshu touched the cat on his shoulder tentatively. Just as he was about to find an opening remark, the cat bit him very uncooperatively.
It doesn't hurt.
However, at this time, I'm afraid Huai Jiamu may not want to listen to his excuses.
*
The strange atmosphere between one person and one cat continued into the evening.
The cats whose headquarters they had occupied finally returned to their loyal base six days after losing their position. The exploration team members were sitting in the living room and could see through the glass a group of cats gathered in the small courtyard outside.
They seemed to be circling around a long-haired calico as the center. Under the light, the hair of this group of soldiers waiting for orders flew together. From a distance, they looked like a large field of warm, furry dandelions, making people subconsciously imagine the texture of the hair passing through their hands.
Unfortunately, we can only imagine.
Since they were despicable outsiders who had learned the truth, no cat was willing to approach the people in the living room. Even when they saw through the window that there was a cat squatting on someone's shoulder, many cats made meowing sounds, probably asking it to come quickly.
And Huai Jiamu in the window...of course ignored the group of cats.
It still squatted on the Son's shoulder.
The saint who was holding the cat seemed to feel that he had another chance and opportunity, so he reached out to touch the cat.
The next second, the leopard cat turned around silently.
The perspective in my eyes suddenly changed from the fluffy dandelions in the courtyard outside the window to the white embers of a white wall: ...
It was more difficult than ever to coax Huai Jiamu this time... After all, if it were the same as before, every time he encountered some personal accident while exploring the rules, which made Huai Jiamu unhappy, as long as he said a few nice words or simply used some intimate contact to resolve the issue, the other party would most likely no longer care about it.
After all, he has solved problems many times in this way. It has become so familiar to him that he is almost forming path dependence.
But this time, firstly, he was not affected much by Du Zhongsheng. When the plan flashed through his mind, his will was higher than Du Zhongsheng's thinking. In other words, he couldn't pass on the blame. Secondly, Huai Jiamu was now a cat...
He couldn't just do something to a cat...that sounded perverted.
The combination of these two situations immediately put Bai Jinshu in a dilemma.
*
His dilemma was not improved as the night went on.
When he opened his eyes in the morning, what he saw was not the ceiling in the room.
This situation had happened many times a few days ago. Generally speaking, it was because Huai Jiamu woke up much earlier than him and was observing the surroundings from a tree outside.
Today is no exception. Through Huai Jiamu's perspective, he can see outside the door, two girls from the neighboring B&B, Ranran, and the radio host have already walked out hand in hand.
They don't know yet that several teammates who were investigating with them yesterday have now become insiders of the island's secrets, and are still continuing their investigation based on the clues learned by the radio host.
Huai Jiamu was standing high enough that he could even see a white cat observing them from behind, not far away from them, just around the corner of the wall.
...It seems that these two people will definitely not gain anything on Haining Island.
Bai Jinshu got up from the bed while thinking. The air in the early morning was a little chilly and he couldn't see anything. It took him some effort to find his coat when he got up.
The bad thing is that during this process, Huai Jiamu's eyes were fixed on the window, as if he didn't know that he woke up.
Bai Jinshu thought for a moment, found his coat from last night on the chair at the door, opened the door half-put on, and started to go downstairs in the dark.
The stairs in the old house were traditional wooden steps, with each step having a different length. Even people who could see the road could easily fall accidentally, not to mention someone like Du Zhongsheng who could only go downstairs in the dark.
Before he had walked halfway and the sound of footsteps on the stairs had been heard, the scene in front of Bai Jinshu changed rapidly.
The leopard cat leaped down from the tree quickly, and in a few leaps, it jumped into the room, passed by the exploration team members who had already gotten up in the living room, ran up a few steps along the escalator handrail, and finally landed heavily on his shoulder.
He was pressed so hard that he almost slipped and stumbled forward a few steps.
Realizing that he seemed to have rushed too hastily and appeared very panicked, the leopard cat quickly straightened his body as if nothing had happened, as if he had just performed this series of actions to pretend that he didn't know that Bai Jinshu had woken up, and that it was not him who rushed over when he found him groping down the stairs in the dark.
Bai Jinshu was stunned for a moment, then lowered his voice: "I thought you didn't notice that I woke up."
As soon as he finished speaking, he felt the leopard cat that was trying to balance on his shoulder suddenly stiffen, and its tail tried to swing a few times as if accidentally, but it lost control and hit his neck.
*
What happened the next day fully satisfied Guan Hongyan's desire to watch the fun.
After all, there are lively events every day, but the lively events between God and the Son of God are rare. It seems that the identities of this man and this cat have been swapped. It is obvious that one party should be trying every means to pray for God's forgiveness, while the other party is high above, examining the other party and making a judgment.
But now there was no trace of humility in the eyes of the person who was praying, and the cat, which was supposed to be high and mighty, was now squatting on his shoulder, diligently showing him the way.
Looking at the long description above, you can imagine how complicated this fun is.
Guan Hongyan sighed and lamented that she was the only one who could enjoy this little bit of fun.
The four newcomers were so stupid that they couldn't even read people's expressions. Lu Changfeng had no idea about the relationships caused by these undercurrents. Yun Guang... Yun Guang was aware of it, but he was a serious person and would not get involved in her gossip.
Guan Hongyan missed Xu Zichen especially at this time. If he were here, the two of them could have a bag of melon seeds and a cup of tea and watch something fun all day long.
Without Xu Zichen, Guan Hongyan can only wander alone in the ocean of fun.
Besides the Son of God and God, the other person who also has fun is Li Ge, the only victim of this unknown space.
No one knew how the cats knew it, but it seemed as if Li Ge had become an alien on Haining Island, as if there was an isolation field around his body, and all the cats stayed eight feet away from him.
Bai Jinshu said that when they arrived at Maode Academy in the evening, the academy had been almost cleaned up, and the reception room had been restored to most of its original appearance. Some traces of its previous appearance could be seen, and the boss, Brother Li, was sitting on the sofa with a look of despair on his face. Far away from him, Xiao Zhou was holding a long-haired dairy cat.
"How pitiful," Guan Hongyan sighed sincerely across a glass wall, "It's really true that all cats don't approach Brother Li anymore?"
Not only do they walk around Li Ge, but if they are put in a cat bag and forced to get close to Li Ge, they will show off their mutant abilities without even pretending.
For example, just now they saw a short-haired golden tabby cat turn transparent and run out from the cat bag.
Brother Li also saw them outside the window. He raised his head and was about to say something, but his eyes stopped.
"Fuck," he said to Xiao Zhou, a clerk beside him, in shock, "Why would any cat be willing to approach them?"
Guan Hongyan:?
What? You mean the leader?
"This is unfair!" Li Ge wailed, "Why? The leader is obviously a cat from the Cat Deity Academy! Why are they not only not hated by cats after they submitted their resignations, but they can also take one away from here! This is so unfair!"
[No,] Guan Hongyan silently said to Yun Guangfa, the only one who could understand her, [The heaven is actually fair.]
Because Du Zhongsheng was making fun of her——
Outside the window, where Li Ge couldn't see, he was trying to use some words to cover up the peace and talk to the leader: "Well... I've been a cat for so long. After leaving the unknown space tonight, how about I cook dinner tonight? What do you want to eat..."
Guan Hongyan silently continued to open her watch and complained: [My God, Du Zhongsheng's skill in admitting mistakes is comparable to my mother's. When I was a child, after quarreling with my mother, if she realized that she was not right, she would not admit her mistakes to me at all, but would only wait until dinner time in the evening to knock on the door and call me to eat.]
In the setting sun, the shadows of the man and the cat were stretched very far away.
Perhaps the onlookers did not know that in one of Du Zhongsheng’s fantasies, he had also expected to be able to walk normally on the city streets like he does today after leaving the Redemption Society.
But he couldn't and wouldn't pursue such an idea.
Like a desperate gambler, his eyes were the first tribute he offered to the Redemption Society, and every minute and every second thereafter, he was being devoured by this sect.
When he had merged with the sect, it didn't matter whether he believed in the so-called gods or not. Going down this path till the end was the only best outcome he could choose. He had longed for it, but he had never regretted it.
Bai Jinshu was holding the cat, and suddenly it occurred to him that perhaps it would be nice for Du Zhongsheng to have this moment of walking on the city streets facing the setting sun.
Even if this does not mean any substantial change for him, after leaving this street and this sunset, he will still be the most devout believer of the Redemption Society.
As for the cat on his shoulder... Hearing the sound of his companion filling out the rules behind him, he silently felt a strange sense of uneasiness, and planned to rush to the kitchen at rocket speed as soon as he logged out of this world, and cook... cook a bowl of extra spicy snail noodles to shut up his questioning mouth.
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Amid the cheers of the new team members and the barrage of flowers, Bai Jinshu logged out of the dungeon and opened his eyes on the bed.
It was still early when I left the dungeon, but now, the night outside the window was already dark. The sound of rain had not yet stopped, and the bus was speeding through the night. Countless neon lights were reflected in the glass screen, becoming distorted and elongated, and finally splashed into countless tiny spots of light as the raindrops hit the puddle, and gradually went out.
The memories before leaving the copy gradually returned to his mind. He was in a daze for a moment, and finally realized that the sky in his space had darkened.
The breathing sounds beside him were so shallow that they were almost inaudible. Bai Jinshu turned sideways and wanted to touch the phone beside the bed to check the time, but he was caught off guard and crashed into a very shallow sea.
With the light streaming in from the window, he looked into a pair of eyes, and in those eyes, he saw his own reflection.
Huai Jiamu...has turned back into a human.
This sudden thought occupied his original thoughts, leaving all those thoughts about how to get away with it or change the subject blank. At this moment, Bai Jinshu almost forgot what he was going to say and what he was going to do.
It seemed like he hadn't seen this person for a long time, but it also seemed like it had only been seven days.
When Huai Jiamu turned into a cat, he was much easier to understand than when he was a human. Before leaving the unknown space, he would still express his dissatisfaction by wagging his tail and turning his head. Now, after a few breaths of silent staring, Bai Jinshu only saw him lower his eyes.
The reflection on the sea disappeared with his movement. In the faint light that came through behind him, he saw that Huai Jiamu's expression was as indifferent as ever, and he couldn't tell anything.
With his eyes lowered, the only organ that could reveal a bit of his true emotion was completely blocked, making it impossible to tell what he was really thinking.
Bai Jinshu blinked slowly, observing the person in front of him carefully, as if he could catch a little bit of the other person's emotions in this way - even if it was only a little bit.
A laser from the top of the building swept across the floor-to-ceiling window, and a flash of light passed by. The person in front of him seemed to be touched by the light for a moment and moved his mouth slightly.
The next moment, he felt Huai Jiamu gently grasp his hand and slowly unfold his palm which had been subconsciously curled up.
There was a slight rustling sound as fabric was rubbed against each other in the quiet dark atmosphere.
Then, Huai Jiamu lowered his eyes and spoke in a low voice.
The light in this space was too dim, so dim that Bai Jinshu could only see the tip of his unstretched eyebrows and his very thin lips when they opened and closed.
"Shall we talk?"
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