◇ Chapter 65 Farewell
The hammerhead shark finally recovered from the severe pain in his arm. He cursed angrily: "You fucking——"
Before he could finish his curse, the door slammed shut in front of him with a click.
Bai Yu casually pressed the anti-lock button, and the lock core locked, blocking the hammerhead shark's angry curses outside the door.
He did not stop, but took the kitten straight up to the second floor, and then turned on the faucet in the sink: "Spit it out, let's rinse our mouths."
Tuanzi just bit a hammerhead shark and his mouth was full of blood.
Kittens are generally afraid of water. If Tuanzi doesn't cooperate, Bai Yu plans to force it to brush its teeth. After all, Hammerhead Shark is a member of the Black Robe Society, and the Black Robe Society poisons the water for its members. Bai Yu is afraid that the blood is poisonous.
But Tuanzi made two "Puh" sounds, and came over obediently to wash its mouth with clean water. Bai Yu opened its mouth and took a look, and the kitten also obediently let him look and was not cooperating at all.
But just when he was about to put Tuanzi back on the bed, the kitten refused to get down.
Imur clung to the doctor's arm tightly, and squeezed into his arms with all his strength, squeezing and rubbing, flapping his short legs, refusing to go back to the bed. He even raised his tail to show the doctor: several hairs had been pulled out of that beautiful platinum tail, and the kitten looked listless, obviously hurt.
Bai Yu sighed, grabbed the kitten's butt and picked him up, tapping the kitten's nose: "Are you scared? I'll make you something delicious."
Imur swept his tail.
He didn't really want to eat, he just wanted to stay in the doctor's arms.
Before, when there was no comparison, he didn't think the clinic was that good, but after being forcibly dragged out, he realized how safe it was to be around a doctor.
Bai Yu took the kitten by the arm and carried a bag into the kitchen. The cucumber in the bag had just been smashed, so Bai Yu cut it hastily, then put a few kinds of meat in front of the kitten and asked, "What do you want to eat?"
He bought pork and mussels and a side of beef.
The pork was small ribs, the mussels were of considerable size, and the beef was tenderloin with beautiful marbled texture. All three types of meat were not cheap. In a not-so-rich city-state like Illia, no one except the nobles would feed cats with these things.
Ymur held the doctor's arm with one paw and held out his other paw.
He lightly tapped the most expensive piece of beef and meowed.
Want this.
To the Duke, beef was not precious, but to a doctor without a business license, it might be several days' salary. Imur might not want to eat it very much, but he just wanted to know - if he wanted to eat this valuable piece of meat, would the doctor give it to him?
The love and care he had shown these days could not be faked, and the arms that held him were also very warm. Imur looked at the doctor with his lake-blue eyes and made a silent decision: "If the doctor is willing, then I..."
What about him? Imur didn't think clearly.
He was in a state of confusion, and on the other side, Bai Yu's hand holding the knife paused.
A slight bitter feeling arose in Imur's heart. To most people, cats were just cats, they were there to entertain and amuse people, but it was not allowed to eat these expensive things. It was the same for doctors, right?
He hugged his tail and shrank back into the doctor's arm, looking quite depressed.
...Forget it, I won’t eat it.
Bai Yu said, "Okay."
The doctor turned the meat over and over hesitantly: "You can eat it, but there are beef tendons in it. Can you chew it?"
He reached out and pinched Imur's mouth, and looked at his teeth: "Kitten, your teeth haven't grown all yet, have they?"
“…”
It is not very harmful, but extremely insulting.
Imur angrily slapped the doctor's tail, but the doctor grabbed it and suppressed it ruthlessly.
Bai Yu rebuked: "I have a knife in my hand, don't move."
Imur retracted his tail obediently.
At noon, Imur ate the beef paste as he wished. The meat was chopped soft by the doctor, but there was no way to fix the fascia in the meat. Imur tried to bite it with his teeth, but because he didn't often act like a cat, he didn't know how to bite it. He took several bites but failed to bite it.
The doctor sighed deeply and said, "See, I told you that you couldn't bite it."
“…”
Disgusting doctor!
At night, Imur snuggled into the doctor's arms again, and all the pain from the mutation period disappeared, which also meant that he was about to turn back into a human.
He didn't fall asleep for a long time. Instead, he looked up at the person in front of him in the hazy cold light of the moon outside the window.
The doctor is really good-looking, with a straight nose, slim eyes, clear features and light-colored lips. He has a cool yet elegant look.
As Imur watched, he suddenly stretched out his paw and placed it on the doctor's lips.
The paw pad touched lightly, and separated from the light-colored lips as soon as it touched. It was clearly the kitten's own hand that was extended, but Imur felt as if he was scalded. He suddenly withdrew his hand and staggered back a long distance.
His rolling movements disturbed the doctor. Bai Yu reached out from under the quilt, pulled the kitten back, and held it in his arms. He closed his eyes and mumbled, "Stop making trouble. Go to sleep. Good night, kitten."
Ymur touched his face gently.
Good night, doctor.
*
Bai Yu didn't see Tuanzi the next morning.
He lifted the quilt, but still nothing.
This is really a strange thing. The cat he picked up is famous for being a sleepy cat. Every time Bai Yu finishes making breakfast, the cat is still asleep. But today it disappeared.
Bai Yu had a bad feeling. The bedroom door was closed and the windows were locked, so the kitten should not be able to escape. However, he looked around the bedroom and found nothing.
Bai Yu pushed the door open and walked out. He opened the doors of the rooms on the second floor one by one, from the bedroom, bathroom, to the kitchen, but there was still nothing.
He walked quickly to the first floor, which was the clinic area. The kitten didn't want to come, so he searched everywhere but still couldn't find it.
66 floated behind him and said hesitantly, "Host, I scanned it and it's definitely not there. There is no kitten in the house."
“…”
There was a long silence.
66: "Host?"
Bai Yu pressed his forehead, veins throbbing faintly: "He actually ran away at this time."
Tuanzi was a cat that was picked up. Unlike the cats that were raised in catteries and pet shops in later generations, picked up cats were free and always yearned for the wild. Bai Yu was not surprised that Tuanzi would leave, but now Ilria was in turmoil and the situation was turbulent. The □□ members were wandering the streets looking for stray cats. If he ran out at this time, he would be in danger of death.
He pulled his windbreaker off the hanger and buttoned it hastily.
66: "Where is the host going?"
Bai Yu: "Looking for a cat."
Even so, he knew in his heart that the hope was slim. Ilria had complicated streets and densely populated houses, and finding a cat here was like looking for a needle in a haystack.
But just as Bai Yu was about to go out, his peripheral vision suddenly caught a glimpse of dark red, like Bordeaux wine, dazzling and sparkling, outlining a breathtaking color in the morning sun.
The color appeared too abruptly. Bai Yu paused and looked in the direction of the wine color.
That was the ground under the windowsill. The green ivy that was smashed by the hammerhead shark was still lying quietly on the ground. The porcelain flowerpot was broken into pieces, accompanied by mud. Yesterday, Bai Yu was busy comforting Tuanzi and did not clean up here.
And now, there is something new in the bare soil.
Bai Yu gently pushed it away.
A ruby.
A pigeon blood ruby that is enough to buy a villa in the central city of Illia.
The color is rich and pure, like "burning fire" or "flowing blood". Even someone like Bai Yu who doesn't know much about gems can understand its expensiveness from its beautiful fire.
“…”
How could such a costly gem be lying in the dirt of a broken flower disk at the Black Clinic?
"Oh, what a beautiful ruby." 66 was surprised. "My two previous hosts were both very high-ranking. One was the richest man in Jiangcheng and the other was the Zerg Emperor. But even in their hands, rubies of this quality were rare."
66 puzzled: "Could it be that the original owner was a hidden rich man who hid the gem in a flower pot and it just happened to be broken and we found it?"
Bai Yu: "If he was hiding his wealth, he wouldn't have joined the Black Robe Society."
But now is not the time to worry about the gems. Bai Yu casually put the expensive gems into the drawer and hurried out.
If it were in his previous life, Bai Yu would have posted a notice to find the cat, posted on the local forum, and tried every means to spread the news, but in Illia, where there were many gangs, he couldn't do that.
The original owner was a cold-hearted and aloof black doctor. If he suddenly broke the original character and anxiously looked for the kitten, he would be considered crazy by the Black Robe Association. A crazy doctor has no value and will only bring about the organization's purge.
Bai Yu couldn't take this risk.
He could only hold down the brim of his hat, try to cover his face as much as possible, pretend to be shopping, and search the nearby blocks.
When Bai Yu passed by the market, he paid special attention to the stalls selling fish, beef, and mussels. He then turned into a small path and walked to the Horton River where he saw Tuanzi. He searched along the long river bank, but he did not find it until the sun set and the river water turned scarlet and gold.
Bai Yu pressed his brows.
The sun was about to set. Gangsters and thugs roamed Illia at night. Occasionally, armed fights and gunfights would break out. The thugs, armed with smuggled revolvers and guns, would sometimes blow up the windows of residents or the heads of passers-by.
It's not safe here. Even though Bai Yu is an adult man, he can't stay outside all the time.
Bai Yu returned home before it was completely dark.
Strictly speaking, the clinic cannot be considered his home, but only a place to stay in another world. It was completely decorated by the original owner and does not suit his aesthetic style. There are only cold treatment equipment and old-fashioned bedrooms, which Bai Yu does not like.
When Tuanzi was around, the kitten's big fluffy tail swung back and forth, but Bai Yu's eyes were all on him and he didn't notice these things.
It was late at night and the clinic was quiet.
Bai Yu didn't turn on the lights. He sat quietly in the recliner on the first floor, swaying from time to time. The "Collection of Poems of Xoril" was spread on his knees and had not been turned for a long time.
Late at night, 66 suddenly said, "Host, there is someone outside your door."
Almost at the same time, Bai Yu also heard the noise at the door. He opened his eyes and vaguely saw a sturdy figure through the locked window.
The figure was carrying a bag with something heavy in it.
66: "It's a hammerhead shark. He's holding a hammer in his hand and trying to pick the lock... Host, you must have offended him yesterday, and he's here to take revenge."
Bai Yu: "You came pretty quickly."
The hammerhead of a hammerhead shark is conservatively estimated to weigh 20 to 30 kilograms. It is a blacksmith's hammer used for forging iron. One blow can smash the brain out.
The locks of the black clinic were of average strength. Bai Yu took a discarded scalpel, spun it around in his hand like a pen, and then held it in his palm. The blade was sharp, and the jagged edges of the notch shone silvery.
Although Bai Yu looks like a cold doctor, he has actually practiced Sanda. Although the hammerhead shark is tall and strong, he does not have a strong fighting awareness. Since Bai Yu can use the door to cover a surprise attack, he has a 70% chance of killing him with one blow.
Hammerhead began to pick the lock. He inserted a file into the keyhole and rubbed it slowly.
In the silence of the night, the iron sheets creaked, making a creepy noise, and for a moment, the only sound was the friction of the file.
The hammerhead shark deliberately slowed down its speed and controlled the volume to ensure that Bai Yu would not be woken up.
He seemed determined to take the doctor's life.
Bai Yu sighed secretly: "Trouble."
Although he could kill the hammerhead shark, the Black Robe Society prohibited fighting with gang members. Although Illia was in chaos, there were still laws, and Bai Yu did not want to challenge the authority of the judge.
The meshing gears of the lock became thinner and thinner, until only the last bit was left.
Suddenly, gunshots were heard from the block behind the clinic. Young people shouted loudly, and flames started, lighting up half of the sky.
——Again, no one knew which gang had a conflict, and the residents of the neighborhood were used to it. They all stayed quietly in their houses, and no one came out to check, and no one even opened the window.
The fire was getting closer and the shouting was getting closer, and they seemed to be coming towards this block.
The hammerhead shark cursed: "Fuck."
He put away the hammer, spat at the doctor's door, and said to himself: "You're lucky, I'll let you live one more day." Then he left in a hurry.
Bai Yu also put away the scalpel.
Hammerhead Shark didn't dare to be seen by others, because he and the doctor both belonged to the Black Robe Society, and the Black Robe Society forbade members to kill each other. This kind of organization has strict management of subordinates. If Hammerhead Shark was seen wandering around the doctor's door and the doctor died tomorrow, the Black Robe Society might take his life.
66 hid behind the door, not daring to breathe. He watched Bai Yu casually put away the knife and sweated: "Host, what should we do?"
A thief can steal for a thousand days, but you can't guard against thieves for a thousand days. The hammerhead shark will definitely come back tomorrow, but the doctor can't stay awake all the time.
Bai Yu: "Find another house."
With the original owner's savings, he could rent a house in other areas of Illia for a few months to avoid hammerhead sharks. Then he could find a way to sell the ruby and make long-term plans.
It was less than two hours before dawn. Bai Yu waited quietly for the dawn to come. When the streets became lively again, he put on his top hat and walked out the door.
First, he had to find an agent.
We must not look for agents near the Xike district. Some of them know Bai Yu, and some know Hammerhead Shark. It will be troublesome if the news leaks out. Bai Yu's target is the wealthy area in the west of Illia City, where security is better and it is relatively peaceful.
But before he walked out of the West Quarter, he saw his wife hurriedly walking towards him from the opposite side. Her bright and beautiful face was full of fear. Her flowered hat was askew and her pearl brooch hung loosely, but she had no time to care.
When she saw Bai Yu, she couldn't wait to walk to his side, even forgetting to lift up the hem of her skirt, letting the lace sweep across the ground.
"Raven." Madam approached him, her voice trembling, "Did you know? The hammerhead shark is dead!"
Bai Yu paused while holding down his hat, and repeated with an ambiguous tone, "Dead?"
"Yes..." Madam grabbed Bai Yu's sleeve, her face pale, "I, I don't know how he was exposed, but this morning, this morning! The Duke's guards came to Xike Street, led by the captain of the guards. They arrested him without any explanation, and then tried him quickly... It took less than an hour, and the chief judge sentenced him to be shot, and we didn't even have time to react... Then he was taken to the parade ground in the west of the city and shot directly!"
Bai Yu's eyebrows jumped: "Duke? Didn't the Duke disappear?"
"Yes, it should have been..." The lady forced out a smile that was uglier than crying, "But, but you know, he suddenly came back, right in the courtroom. I heard that Hammerhead was kneeling below, and the Duke was sitting next to the presiding judge. I heard that he had a ruddy complexion, and was dressed in gorgeous clothes, and didn't look injured at all.
When the verdict was over, the Duke came down from above and stepped on the hammerhead shark's head, pressing his head into the ground and crushing it twice. Oh my god, where did he get exposed..."
The lady was so panicked that her tears almost stained Bai Yu's clothes. Bai Yu pulled the sleeve out of the lady's hand with a soothing smile and said, "Oh, that's a pity. I will send a bouquet of flowers to his grave."
The author has something to say:
The reason for the trial that the lady thought was: Hammerhead Shark Black Robe’s identity was exposed.
The actual reason for the trial: A hammerhead shark grabbed a cat's tail and tried to attack the cat's owner.
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