Chapter 136: Anger
The little starling is a lively bird and has been kept in a cage since birth. Although it eats well and sleeps well, it looks at the outside world through the thin bars of the birdcage every day, and its heart is filled with a desire for freedom.
Now Xia Mufan has painted an ideal picture for it. Myna Fa Cai is full of curiosity about the Bird's Singing Forest in the zoo that she mentioned. He can't wait to complete the task assigned by Xia Mufan and live in the Bird's Singing Forest right away to play and frolic with all kinds of birds.
Living in a large group, flying freely, and being able to call friends and hang out, how wonderful it is.
Thinking of this, the little starling planned to say a few more words to show his loyalty. Before he even opened his mouth, he suddenly felt a sharp gaze.
Following the gaze, I saw a gray and black cat with its back arched, fur standing on end, and a fierce light in its eyes.
Meihui had long been fed up with this talkative bird. When he saw it squatting on Xia Mufan's finger and even daring to peck at Xia Mufan's fingernail with its broken beak, he immediately felt that his territory was threatened. His whole cat became completely furious and he wished he could pounce on it and catch and eat it.
If it weren't for Xia Mufan's instructions just now, Mei Hui would have taken action long ago and pinned the damn bird to the ground with one claw in the blink of an eye.
Coal Ash opened his mouth wide, revealing his sharp teeth, and a low growl came from his throat.
The little starling immediately felt that his life was threatened. With its wings flapping, the bird took off, landed on the curtain rod, and screamed loudly.
[Go away, go away!] 】
[Get this damn cat away! He wants to eat me. 】
Xia Mufan was quick to grab Meihui's head and whispered, "Behave yourself. This little starling is our helper and the one you need to protect."
Coal Ash was not convinced.
[I don't care about protecting it. I'm lucky enough not to eat it.] 】
Xia Mufan grabbed the soft flesh on Meihui's neck with one hand and lifted it in front of him. They looked at each other with a calm gaze and a gentle but firm tone.
"You're a police cat, right?"
"What is a police cat? A police cat must obey orders and follow arrangements."
"My order to you now is to protect this little starling. It can help us solve the case."
Coal Gray is a very smart cat. After hearing what Xia Mufan said, his fur finally became smooth and his eyes became gentle, no longer showing the ferocious look he had just had.
[Xia Xia, what you mean is that my mission this time is to protect this little starling and prevent it from being bullied by other birds. Yes or no? 】
"You don't have to do anything else but hide in the dark and protect it. If necessary, you must also pass on information to us in a timely manner."
Coal Ash nodded, sat aside, stretched out his right paw and licked it, then glanced at the frightened little starling with disdain.
[Little guy, wait until you complete the task and then I will eat you. 】
Xia Mufan glanced at the coal ash and snorted coldly: "Don't eat it at any time! Otherwise..."
Although Xia Mufan did not continue speaking, Mei Hui could sense the firmness in her tone. If it dared to disobey her orders, Xia Mufan would take drastic measures to make it regret its decision.
Coal Ash calmed down completely and squatted obediently aside.
[Okay, I promise not to bully it and will protect it well. 】
Xia Mufan waved at the little starling and said, "Don't worry, I have already taught this cat a lesson. It will be responsible for protecting you from now on. If you need anything, you can also let it tell me."
The little starling stared at Coal Ash with its tiny eyes, then looked at Xia Mufan, and asked cautiously, "Are you telling the truth? Are you kidding me? How can there be a cat that doesn't eat birds?"
Xia Mushige smiled and said, "It's different. She is a police cat who is responsible for protecting good birds."
After finally calming down the little starling and the cat and getting them to live in peace, Xia Mufan began to train the little starling.
An hour later, Xia Mufan left the room carrying the birdcage.
Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing had been waiting at the door for a long time.
As soon as they saw Xia Mufan coming out, they immediately asked, "How is it? Did you really train it well?"
Xia Mufan didn't say anything, but stretched out a finger and waved it in front of the cage.
The trained little starling immediately opened its mouth and said, "Hello! Hello."
Xia Mufan held up two fingers.
The little starling nodded and continued to perform: "Congratulations on getting rich, congratulations on getting rich."
The little starling's voice was loud and rough, echoing in the hotel corridor, attracting curious looks from passing guests.
Xia Mufan raised his eyebrows: "How is it? Are you obedient?"
Sun Xianbing's eyes widened. "Hey, don't tell me, this little starling is really obedient. If you hold out one finger, it will say hello. If you hold out two fingers, it will say congratulations and prosperity. What if you hold out three fingers?"
Xia Mufan raised his chin towards him and said, "Why don't you try and know?"
Sun Xianbing stretched out three fingers and waved them in front of the cage.
The little starling rolled his eyes, but still opened his mouth obediently: "Live a hundred years, live a hundred years."
At this moment, even the usually calm Yu Jing opened his mouth wide: "Oh, Boss Xia, you are really amazing. It's only been a short while, and you have trained the little starling to be so obedient."
Xia Mufan did not take credit for it: "The little starling already knew how to say these words. I just taught it some basic rules."
The three of them walked downstairs together.
Zhang Hongtu, who had been sitting in the hotel lobby and waiting anxiously, immediately came forward excitedly when he saw the three people coming down, took the bird cage, looked at the little starling and said, "How is it? Is it obedient?"
Without waiting for Xia Mufan to speak, Zhang Hongtu first brought the bird cage in front of him and whistled to tease the starling: "Come on, Fa Cai, talk, say hello, hello."
Zhang Hongtu's breath was very bad. As soon as he opened his mouth, the stench from his mouth almost made the little starling faint. It jumped back a few steps in annoyance and shouted loudly: "Get out! Get out!"
This made Zhang Hongtu embarrassed.
He turned to look at Xia Mufan, with a hint of dissatisfaction in his eyes: "Hey, why are you still as naughty and disobedient as before?"
Xia Mufan's expression was very calm: "The little starling doesn't like to be too close to humans. When you talk to him, don't get so close to the cage. Hold it farther away, at least an elbow away."
Zhang Hongtu placed the cage on the coffee table in the hotel lobby with a half-believing look, and sat on the sofa, looking at the little starling in the cage and said, "Come on, Fa Cai, say something."
Xia Mushige instructed him: "Birds can't understand human words, but they can be trained through necessary gestures and movements."
After saying that, Xia Mushige began to show the results of her training.
One finger: Hello
Two fingers: Wish you good luck and prosperity.
Three fingers: long life.
Four fingers: A girl named Lin falls from the sky.
Five fingers: The sun sets over the mountains, and the Yellow River flows into the sea.
The little starling kept speaking all kinds of words. It was very articulate, although its voice was a bit hoarse and low and not pleasant to the ear. But it was so rare for a bird to be able to compose poems, sing operas, and say auspicious words. Soon, countless spectators gathered in the hotel lobby.
"Oh, this starling is so smart."
"A starling bird that can talk like this, I'm afraid it can be sold for a lot of money, right?"
“It’s almost like I can perform on stage. It’s really good.”
No matter who it is, as long as he raises his fingers, the little pug will say the corresponding words according to the number of fingers, which is completely different from his mischievous appearance just now.
Zhang Hongtu's face was flushed with excitement, his eyes full of surprise. He grabbed Xia Mufan's hand and shook it up and down: "Oh, you are really good at training birds. Although our little starling is smart and can talk a lot, it just won't listen to me. It doesn't say anything nice all day long, but only curses. Now your method is good, really good."
Xia Mushige pulled his hand out with all his strength: "You can also train according to this in the future."
Zhang Hongtu said awkwardly, "Well, please help me train it. I see that you have achieved such results in just one hour. I am afraid that I will not be able to teach it even if I spend several months. Don't worry, I can pay you. Otherwise, I can give you a 50% discount on the room rate?"
Zhang Hongtu is extremely bored now and raises birds for fun every day. He has raised this little starling for two years, taking good care of it and teaching it to speak diligently, but he is always hit by it. The first time he saw Fa Cai speaking all auspicious words, he was so happy that he wanted to invite Xia Muchan to his home to help him train the bird.
Xia Mufan rejected him without hesitation: "Sorry, I have something else to do today, let's talk later."
Without waiting for Zhang Hongtu to say more words of thanks, Xia Mufan took Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing and left the Bafang Hotel.
Sun Xianbing had no idea what Xia Mufan was up to, so he asked after getting in the taxi, "Boss Xia, where are we going next?"
Xia Mushige leaned back in the passenger seat, looked at the ever-changing scenery outside the car window, and took a deep breath: "Aren't we going to buy some goods? Let's go to the commercial street."
After getting off the taxi and making sure that no one was following him, Xia Mufan found a public telephone booth and started making a call.
After arranging everything, Xia Mufan walked out of the phone booth and said to Sun Xianbing and Yu Jing, "Let's go shopping."
Next, Xia Mufan and the other two started shopping, eating snacks, and buying clothes, fully starting their shopping and eating mode.
On the other hand, Zhang Hongtu was in dire straits.
Zhang Hongtu lives in Jinxiu Garden community not far from Bafang Hotel. This community is the most luxurious villa area in Huizhou City. It is surrounded by mountains and water, has beautiful scenery and adequate property management.
Zhang Hongtu returned to the villa contentedly, carrying the bird cage. He hung the cage on the bird stand in the corner of the living room, fed the starling some food, and continued to teach it to speak. He was having a lot of fun when the doorbell of the villa rang.
When the nanny brought Yang Wenjing and Fan Yangping into the living room of the villa, Zhang Hongtu's face turned a little ugly: "Officer Yang, Officer Fan, why are you here again?" The Huancheng police had investigated the disappearance of Yang Jiawei and Cai Chi countless times, and Zhang Hongtu had already seen them familiarly.
This time, Yang Wenjing lost her usual calmness and restraint. Her attitude became tough and sharp: "As long as my father is not found, I will not be at peace. You will not be able to live in peace either."
Zhang Hongtu didn't expect Yang Wenjing's tone to be so aggressive today. She usually seemed polite and well-behaved, and tried to avoid the crowd because of her status as a family member. He sighed, "I'm sorry, I really don't know where your father is. I've told the police everything I can tell you. Go find a way to solve the case yourself, don't keep coming to me."
Fan Yangping spread his hands, looking shrewd: "Boss Zhang, we are not here as police officers today. Officer Yang's father has been missing for so many years, and as her friend, I am here with her to chat with you and reminisce about the past, is that okay?"
Yang Wenjing's eyes swept across the living room and stopped at the birdcage. She sneered, "My father disappeared in your hotel. If I don't look for you, who should I look for? You live in a mansion, drive a luxury car, walk your birds and raise fish every day, and live a carefree life. But my father is missing, and my heart aches when I think of this."
Zhang Hongtu was summoned by the police several times. He knew that the police relied on evidence to investigate cases. Yang Jiawei and Cai Chi didn't even have bodies, so they still pinned the case on him. But now that Yang Wenjing came to him as a family member and acted like a rogue, he really felt a little tricky.
"Officer Yang, I was just a small hotel owner at the time. I only spent a few days with your father, and we didn't say a few words in total during those days. What exactly do you want me to say? I have already told the police what happened over and over again. What do you want to do by coming to me now? Think about the bright side of things. Maybe your father is not dead and is living comfortably somewhere like me."
Yang Wenjing's task today was to try her best to irritate the other party. She stepped forward and slammed her fist on the coffee table: "Impossible! My father is not such an irresponsible person. He must have been killed by you! You can live a good life with money and leisure now, all thanks to the 10,000 yuan payment my father and his friends received, right?"
Zhang Hongtu's heart skipped a beat. His face changed and he stood up. His voice was sinister: "Officer Yang, don't forget that you are a police officer! If you slander me like this, I have the right to sue you for defamation!"
Yang Wenjing did not give in at all and continued to exert pressure. The two of them started arguing in the living room with sharp words.
Fan Yangping sat aside, drinking the tea brought by the nanny, and watching the situation with peace of mind.
The little starling in the cage was like a silly child, staring at Zhang Hongtu's hands with its eyes, and uttering a line or two from time to time: "The sun is setting over the mountains... and a little girl named Lin has fallen from the sky!" It was really ridiculous.
When Yang Wenjing was so excited, she suddenly raised her hand and accidentally knocked over the birdcage. The door of the cage opened and the little starling immediately flapped its wings and flew out.
Zhang Hongtu was shocked and felt very disappointed. He thought that the bird he had carefully raised for two years would fly away. Unexpectedly, the bird circled in the air and did not fly towards the gate, but stayed obediently on the display cabinet.
The reason was simple: coal dust suddenly appeared at the door, grinning at the starling.
[Don’t run, or I’ll eat you!] 】
The starling then remembered the task that Xia Mufan had asked it to do, and immediately stopped obediently on the antique shelf and started calling out loudly.
"Don't leave, don't leave until you get rich."
Zhang Hongtu didn't notice the appearance of coal ash. When he saw that the starling didn't fly away and said "get rich and don't leave" so obediently, he thought it was both auspicious and heartwarming. He couldn't help but love the starling even more.
Before leaving, Yang Wenjing stared at Zhang Hongtu coldly, with flames of hatred burning in her eyes.
"You know best where my father is. Don't think that you can rest easy just because no one has found them for fourteen years! I'm telling you, I'm a forensic doctor. If I find a body, you can't escape!"
"If you do too much evil, you will eventually perish. The evil you sowed fourteen years ago will eventually bear fruit. Think carefully about it. Whether you confess and get leniency, or resist and get severity, it all depends on your decision."
"Good deeds will be rewarded with good, evil deeds will be punished with evil. It's not that there is no retribution, it's just that the time has not come yet. Even a wild goose leaves traces when it passes by. Something as serious as murder and robbery will always leave clues. The police can't find it, but I have a way. Anyway, if my father finds you, don't expect to have a good life. I have connections in the provincial department, so just wait."
After saying that, Yang Wenjing turned away.
Zhang Hongtu looked at her back, his tightly clenched fists revealing his uneasy heart.
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