Chapter 110 Four Cats

Fūya decided to personally observe the store manager's words and actions for a period of time, and then judge for himself whether this person would cause harm to them.

The fact that Hiro was saved was enough to make him grateful, but it was not enough to offset the doubts about the store manager. Even if Hiro said so, Furuya would not trust him directly.

So when Akae Nazuki came out of the office with a sign "Between Store Managers" hanging outside, Fūya, who had reached a consensus with his friend, slowly walked up to the store manager and gently rubbed his calves twice as a gesture of friendship.

The person being rubbed should squat down and lift the cat up so that they are at eye level.

After staring at each other for a few seconds, the store manager smiled beautifully - this was the only word that Fūtani could use to describe him. He himself had been praised for his handsome appearance since he was a child, regardless of whether he was a human or a cat. But he could not find any other adjective to describe the store manager opposite him.

"It looks like you and Hiro have finished talking, so once your one-day trial period is over, we can sign the contract."

The store manager taught him seriously: "A qualified kitten must remember to protect his own rights. A normal and good person like me will not infringe on the interests of kittens, so your wages will be exchanged for the things you want, but in order to show my sincerity, a contract is necessary."

"Well, although this contract has no legal effect, that's right." The store manager said, shaking the upper body of the stretched cat strip in his hand nonchalantly.

Normal good people wouldn't go out of their way to sign a work contract with a cat, nor would they explain so much to a cat, right?

In mid-air, a hint of helplessness appeared on Fūtani's chocolate-colored face, and he meowed briefly to show that he agreed.

Oh, and we also need to schedule a task to see if the store manager can really understand what they are saying or is just pretending to understand.

Over the past twenty years, whenever Fūya transforms back into his original form and is encountered by passers-by, he usually encounters a few humans who think they can understand cat language and communicate with them seriously using meow.

The human part of Furuya had no objection to this, as he sometimes treated passing puppies in the same way, but the cat part of him simply couldn't bear to see this.

Cats do not use sound to communicate with their own kind. He and his friends like Morobuchi talk to each other by meowing only because they have human form and it is more convenient. However, most humans only speak the cat language they imagine.

Most of the time, the cat language spoken by humans is basically gibberish, or it is something that kittens are not allowed to hear, or it is the indescribable whispers of ancient gods... and so on.

Fortunately, the store manager spoke human language when talking to them, otherwise, Fūya didn't know if he could guarantee to control his claws.

After arranging the language schedule for Chocolate Siam for the next few hours, the manager looked very generous and handed Furiya to Hiro, who was watching them with a smile. He yawned and turned to Main, who was lying in the sun by the floor-to-ceiling window.

After the store manager approached, Hagiwara, who was originally wagging his tail and chatting earnestly with the customer next to him, quickly turned his head to look over, walked briskly from the window sill to the store manager, and did not forget to turn around and say goodbye to the customer twice in a proper manner.

Only the cats like Furuya and the store manager himself knew that Hagiwara was indeed saying "see you next time".

The guests, who were already familiar with the process, said goodbye to him with a smile and turned their attention to the remaining two old employees and one new employee.

On the other side, the store manager first pinched Hagiwara's paws, then held the cat's face with his backhand and rubbed the ears and cheeks from time to time, pinching the good-looking cat into a strange shape. Hagiwara not only did not protest, but rubbed the store manager's hand in a good mood.

The store manager pinched and spoke, as if asking Hagiwara a question, his tone a little distressed: "Should we hire more people? If there are only four of you regular employees, even if we add Hang and Xiaona who come to work occasionally, it's still far from enough."

The owner of this cat cafe didn't open it to make money. It seems that he just wanted to open a shop to openly accommodate the three cats he brought back from home. Therefore, the shop is more like an ordinary coffee shop than a cat cafe with many cats.

However, because the store manager occasionally shows good cooking skills, and the combination of long-haired beauties and pretty cats is so attractive, this store has become more and more famous in the past two months.

Customers who often come to the store also know that the store manager, whose name is unknown, will take a nap at 2 or 3 in the afternoon, and will randomly kidnap an employee to accompany him, at least until the store is about to close.

It seems that today's cat is Hagiwara.

"If you want to hire another employee, I have no objection." Hagiwara also answered seriously, "But maybe Kofuku-chan won't get along with the newcomer, right?"

As we all know, Siamese cats are very jealous cats. However, Hagiwara actually knew that his friend had strong self-control, but he still seriously advised the manager.

"Yeah, forget it, it's Siamese after all." The store manager said with regret as if he understood, then he lowered his head and buried his face happily in the fluffy and soft fur beside Hagiwara's neck, his voice unclear, "Then before he and I develop feelings for each other, Hagi will let me suck enough first!"

Hagiwara then kindly used the paw pads of his retracted claws to touch the manager's cool hair hanging behind his head.

Fūya, who was unaware of the conversation here, did not realize that he had become a character in the conversation between his friend and the store manager, nor did he hear this passage which proved that the store manager really understood their cat language conversation.

He walked up to the expectant guests with dignity, showing a cat-like look and allowing them to pet him carefully.

At the same time, he was still thinking about things related to the store manager.

When he said "beautiful" before, Furuya's original intention was not to refer to the store manager's devilish appearance, but to the store manager's temperament.

At that moment, he suddenly understood everyone's evaluation of the store manager: a mature yet innocent child.

To be fair, the store manager does have a face that is so delicate that it looks like a model without any flaws. And with a height of over 1.8 meters, even if the store manager's baby face makes him look like a student, it cannot erase the fact that the store manager is indeed an adult.

Is this an adult? Not sure, take another look.

Fūya had a huge headache. He really couldn't imagine what kind of family would raise such a store manager.

The store manager's age clearly proves that he must be well-experienced, but why are his eyes still so clear, as if he is a child who has not experienced much of the world?

Fūya silently made note of this doubt in his mind.

In fact, a qualified detective can always infer a person's social identity and little-known secrets from his appearance. There is no need for Furutani to brag about this because he has a very strong reasoning ability. However, he cannot infer much from the store manager with a contradictory temperament.

Apart from anything else, the store manager's long hair and pale skin that rarely sees the light are special enough.

If he could follow Hiro and the others back to the store manager's house at night, he might be able to find more clues, enough for him to draw a conclusion.

Thinking of this, Fūya set a small goal for himself.

As for staying in this cat cafe to work temporarily, Kotani actually didn't resist much. He quickly arranged what he was going to do next in his mind.

At night, after the store manager falls asleep, how can he sneak out to report to the organization? It would be best to take a long-term mission in Mihua, and then he can disappear from the public eye with the "intelligence personnel concealment", so as to minimize the organization's suspicion about Bourbon's disappearance during the day.

Hanging out with Hiro and the others in the cat cafe during the day is like giving himself a short vacation. It just so happens that he hasn't had a good rest for two months because of Hiro's incident. He can rest and gather intelligence at the same time, so why not?

As for whether Furuya, who was able to turn into a human, would mind being fondled by the customers... we can probably tell the answer from the other cats who have been employees obediently for two months, right?

What should they say? Should they tell the truth that when they were in the police academy, they went to a cat cafe together during holidays to see who could attract more customers? If Natalie hadn't acted as an intermediary and negotiated with the store to temporarily deposit the cats, the five naive male college students would have gone out to compete directly.

Besides, as an intelligence officer, it is normal that the cat form is more suitable for collecting unknown intelligence than the human form.

As a human being, Kougu naturally has a long-established set of values ​​and a sense of shame, but he always distinguishes the two forms very clearly and does not feel shy when a stranger touches his head.

He is a mature, qualified and excellent cat! Furuya Okonomi never considered that he would fail the trial period given by the store manager. Anyway, the store manager would not let him be "eliminated".

By the time the store manager came out of the office with Maine in one hand, without changing his expression, most of the customers in the store had left reluctantly.

Fūya showed a shocked expression.

He remembered that the original Hagiwara weighed at least 20 kilograms! The store manager actually let such a big Main sit on his forearm. Could it be that the store manager's left hand was made of steel? What Neon Winter Soldier...

Facing the gazes that Matsuda and Morobushi had long been accustomed to, as well as the sight of Furuya, Hagiwara calmly lay on the store manager's shoulder and meowed meaninglessly twice at his companions on the ground.

"Thank you for your hard work today, Miss Azusa." The store manager chatted with the receptionist Azusa Enomoto for a few words, then said goodbye to her with a smile, "Go home early from get off work, I can clean up the store by myself."

At this time, Furuya did not realize what he would see. He still maintained a slightly dangerous filter towards the store manager and cautiously doubted the store manager's intentions.

It wasn't until the store manager led them to the small restaurant on the second floor and took out a bag of air-dried beef jerky with the words "cat food" written on it from the cabinet.

Then he opened it and took a bite naturally.

Furuya began to doubt whether it was really meaningful for him to stay. Is there really any danger for a store manager who even eats cat food in front of cats? !