Chapter 144 Thirty-Eight Cats

On the busiest street in Tokyo, a black cat nimbly slipped through the shadows of the wall corner without attracting anyone's attention.

A piece of music suddenly sounded on the big screen in front of the shopping mall. Most people passing by ignored it as if it was normal and continued on their way. Only a few people stopped and looked at the video on the big screen in surprise and disbelief.

Seeing this, other people knew that they must be the type who never paid attention to the news and rarely went out on the streets - after all, this video has been played over and over again at the same time every day for the past month, and anyone who passes by it a few times will be brainwashed by the melody, and they will naturally get used to it after listening to it for a long time.

After being surprised, such people often take out their mobile phones and start searching for something. While they are searching, the video on the big screen is still playing.

[“Excuse me, can I customize my fur color and breed? Can I decide what animal I want to turn into?”

The interviewer was so excited that he looked like he was going to burst out in the next second.

"..." The white-haired old man was wearing a breathing mask, and his expression was a little forbearing. He seemed not to be used to this kind of conversation, but the question asked was not very difficult, so he spoke, "No, the former is not possible for the time being. The effect of turning into an animal is still under development, and it may be released in the second or third generation."

The interviewer immediately revealed an expression of regret and great disappointment, and heaved a long exaggerated sigh: "Ah... it still doesn't work. But this is no wonder. Just giving humans the opportunity to choose a second race is enough to shock the world!"

He then joked and asked expectantly, "Do you still need volunteers for drug trials? Do you think I'm suitable?"

The old man looked at him sternly and said nothing more.

A month ago, Karasuma Group announced at a press conference that they had developed a drug that could allow humans to transform between two forms, and stated that this was a path that, if further research was conducted, would give humans the opportunity to freely choose a second race.

All of a sudden, news about the Karasuma Group flooded the entire Internet, and Tokyo, no, Japan, and even the whole world were in an uproar.

If some people are chasing after something, then there will definitely be people who hate it. But the strange thing is that after this craze for 'aptx' lasted for a month, almost no one can see any comments on the Internet criticizing it for violating the natural laws of the human body, violating the natural laws of the world, and abandoning morality.

There are many reasons for this. For example, if the aptx series is successfully developed, the market will move away from Japan and become global. Or, buying drugs is entirely up to one's own will. If you don't like it, you can of course choose not to buy it. Anyway, no matter what, the aptx series does not completely turn the user into an animal, so what is there to complain about?

Please, turning into an animal is not only super cool, but it can also reduce the pressure of today's young people! ——This is what some netizens said on a certain website.

Of course, this side of public opinion is not based solely on the efficacy of the drug.

Unknown to many, the Karasuma Group has a hundred-year-old foundation. The Karasuma family, which has a rich family background and has been around for at least a few hundred years, provides financial support. In addition, over the past hundred years, the group has infiltrated the forces around the world, and the political parties of various countries that have secretly supported them...

Few people are qualified to know the things behind these things, and that is why most of the people who appear are supporters who have a positive attitude towards this, rather than those who come to deliberately find fault.

As the black cat slipped through the crowd, he casually recalled the preparations he had made a month ago in order to keep the old man a secret.

Whether it was contacting the authorities or using the power of the group to guide public opinion, he had worked overtime! If he hadn't been able to change his identity and face, and then hypnotize other capable people to work in his place, he would have wanted to strike long ago.

He didn't want to work for the old man for nothing.

The black cat thought unhappily.

The black cat jumped down from the wall lightly. Just at this moment, a woman holding a black umbrella happened to pass by below. He calmly used the sharp corner of the umbrella to gain strength, slid into the air, changed the angle, and skillfully fell into the arms of the woman who was prepared.

"Hmm?... Oh, what a coincidence." The beautiful blonde actress smiled and rubbed the cat's head and back gently with her hands. "My dear, where are you going? You are in such a hurry. Do you want me to give you a ride?"

The cat thought for a few seconds, licked her fingers, then quickly jumped out of her arms and jumped away.

Forget it. Although Lingjiang and the others are almost done with the PTSD of the "Organization", they will definitely be furious if Vermouth is brought there rashly.

For the life and health of its friend, the black cat shook its head regretfully, meowed twice, turned around and left along the original route.

The black cat was walking among the people in the city. He passed by a father and daughter who were waiting for the traffic light on the street.

"Dad, I've booked a restaurant for you and Mom tonight. Don't let me down this time!" The beautiful black-haired girl put her hands on her hips and angrily instructed her father.

The detective uncle who was on good terms with the store manager yawned and looked reluctant: "Huh? Who wants to go to dinner with her... I said, then we'll go together, what about you, Xiaolan?"

"Conan has been taken abroad by his parents. I made an appointment with Sonoko tonight to stay at her house for one night." The girl waved her hands, "I was worried that you and that kid would starve to death at home alone..."

After passing the traffic light, the black cat trotted into the deserted alley on the street.

After a while, a white crow circled and landed on top of the pile of cardboard boxes in the alley. It looked around but couldn't see the person it was looking for.

Bai Ya had no choice but to land on the ground with regret and turned back into a boy. He walked out of the alley with his hands in his pockets, muttering to himself, "Isn't that store manager running too fast?"

As soon as he reached the alley entrance, a black cat that had been quietly squatting on the eaves above the pile of cardboard boxes jumped down and meowed at his back.

The boy's back froze, and he turned around and laughed: "So you're still here, Mr. Manager? Um, I've rejected you many times before, hahaha, I won't go to work there anymore, thank you for your kindness, let's meet again if we're lucky enough!!"

The magician who originally wanted to play a prank on the store manager immediately fled. He probably didn't want to become the first thief Kid to be killed by a cat.

The black cat was on the road again, running nimbly through the streets and alleys, climbing over obstacles, and finally arrived at his destination. He stopped outside a glass door.

The sensor-activated door opened automatically, and a head curiously popped out from behind the wall. A young man with half-long hair and purple eyes smiled brilliantly and said, "Welcome, Hikaru? Isn't this the store manager?"

Wearing an apron, Hagiwara trotted over to the black cat and squatted down. He happily lifted the cat up by its upper limbs and put it close to his face. Then he lowered his head and kissed the black cat on the head with satisfaction: "I've replenished my energy~ Welcome back, store manager."

The black cat meowed in an unfathomable way, but there was no real meaning in this meow. Hagiwara, however, pretended to be listening carefully to the store manager's instructions, nodded seriously and said: "Yeah, yeah, did you have a lot of fun? That's great, me too... ouch, that hurts!"

Behind him, Matsuda, who had just strolled over, tapped Hagiwara on the head and said, "Hey, Hagi, let go. The manager is going to suffocate because of you hugging him, right?"

Before Hagiwara could reply, Fūya, who had dark circles under his eyes and looked like he had worked overtime at the police station until dawn last night, came over like a ghost and mocked Matsuda in a confused and vague manner: "Oh? I think you want to hug the manager on behalf of Hagi. We won't laugh at you for saying such things. Little Matsuda who likes to act coquettishly with the manager..."

Matsuda's fist hardened, and he turned around and punched Fūya with a bang. The latter, in his unconscious state, reflexively reached out to catch the fist. Then the two of them looked at each other and started fighting on the open ground without hesitation.

Zhu Fu, who had just come out of the kitchen to take a break, stood by the empty space and watched them with a gentle smile. He fanned the flames and gave them "kind reminders" when the fight was about to spread to the surrounding areas, such as: "Ah, that is the cat climbing frame that the store manager likes very much, and that is the ceramic cup that the store manager bought yesterday - be careful, Zero and Matsuda."

Matsuda and Fūya didn't know what to be careful about, and they didn't dare to ask.

Zhu Fu's ears moved, and he instantly caught the stealthy footsteps behind him. He quickly turned around and looked over sharply: "Can Akai-san please come out of the kitchen of our store, thank you, is that okay?"

Akai, who just wanted to go in and get a plate of cake for Mingmei, said: "...Okay."

As Akai brought out the cake, the cat Shirley, who was ready to go at the top of the cat climbing frame, jumped down and gave Akai's knitted hat a claw. Then she jumped gracefully into Mingmei's arms on the sofa, pretending not to notice Akai's speechless look.

Akai could have dodged but didn't, and sighed again.

In another corner, a beautiful puppet that had just been successfully restored to its original form not long ago was being kneaded in the palm of its mother's hand with a look of despair on its face. Yusaku, who was reading a newspaper next to him, was calm and at peace with his son. He turned the page and took a sip of coffee accompanied by his son's wailing meow.

At the front door, the black cat stepped on the 1.9-meter-tall Hagiwara's head, looked down at the bustling store, licked its paw contentedly, jumped down from the good employee's head, and landed right at the stairs.

He looked up and met the eyes of a long-haired young man who was sitting at the stairs with a murderous look on his face.

Black Cat: “…”

That's right, he had too many things to do after kidnapping Gin last time, so he never thought about returning him...

Gin was still looking at the black cat with a gloomy face.

The black cat tilted its head and smiled adorably, meowing a few times as if it didn't understand what Gin's eyes meant. It turned around and immediately jumped onto a passing sweeping robot, drove its new seat and disappeared from Gin's sight.

He still seemed to have not remembered to return Gin.

But what did the cat do wrong?

Black Cat thought.

He helped them solve their biggest crisis, although the method was a little strange, but he did help the red and black achieve harmony, ensuring that these people whose human identities had been unintentionally tampered with by the world consciousness could confidently reintegrate into society in the future, and no longer need to feel out of tune with the world because of their strong sense of identification with a certain identity.

He was clearly here for vacation and had done so many good things. He was really moved by himself, but Gin still didn't know how to be grateful.

Cats are good, people are bad!

Black cat——the store manager thought so with a righteous attitude.

【END】

"Come! Let us build a paradise and a tower with its top reaching to heaven, and from this we shall spread the name of the paradise, and the tower shall never fall again!"

HappyEnding【The Tower of Babel with No Tomorrow】