Maoxuewang
Compared to its kitten cousins, its fur is slightly harder, covering a chubby body. Perhaps it had just eaten, its round belly was so chubby that it was hard to let go. Inadvertently pressing its little paw pad, the bouncy touch was like discovering a new world for Li Xingzang.
Seeing her so engrossed in the little tiger, the man couldn't help but laugh, "Did you come here just to pet the tiger?"
"Ah..." Li Xingzang felt a little embarrassed. She had been extremely cautious in front of him just now, but she got a little carried away when the little guy came. "Look, I'm planning to open a restaurant and want to hire someone, but it might be a little inconvenient if it's a human..."
The man raised an eyebrow, "Did Sable tell you about this place?"
"Hehe..." Li Xingzang laughed dryly. She didn't intend to betray her uncle.
The man pointed at the little tiger in her arms and said, "Then you can take it away."
"Ah?" Li Xingzang exchanged glances with the little creature in her arms. Although she did sense that this was no ordinary little tiger, she still... "Employing child labor is illegal."
"You are born in the year of the tiger, right?" The man stood up and poured her another glass of sea buckthorn juice.
Li Xingzang nodded in confusion. How did the topic suddenly jump to this?
"His mother happened to immigrate here that year. You two are quite destined to meet. From today on, he is your eldest nephew."
Li Xingzang understood what he meant. If a relative's child went to the store to help out in order to experience life, it would not be considered child labor. It should... not be considered child labor, right?
"Isn't this a bit hasty?"
The man leaned against the shelf of pet supplies behind him. "It's okay. He wasn't an ordinary kid to begin with. He gained wisdom by chance, but instead of focusing on cultivation, he's always thirsty and hungry. He spends his days teasing cats and dogs in the store, relying on his tiger status to keep them away. His mother wanted to throw him out a long time ago. When she comes back, she might even come to thank you in person."
"You're talking nonsense!" The little tiger suddenly said, holding his tail. Li Xingzang almost threw him out. "Yuanbao! How dare you say that to me? When my mother comes back, I'll tell her and ask her to cut you!" [1]
"Call me uncle! You're disrespectful." Yuan Bao glared at him. "Do you really think you're so popular? You've been enlightened for several years, but you can't even figure out how to change into a human form, and you're still complaining? You're so proud of yourself after saying this. You're never satisfied with anything you do, and you're never satisfied with anything you eat! If I asked you to go to your aunt's house to help, I was afraid you'd smash the dishes!" [2]
Auntie…me? Li Xingzang still looked at them in confusion.
"I'm only four years old!" The little tiger jumped out, and its claws popped out from its pads, but before it touched the edge of Yuanbao's clothes, it was thrown aside by the long arms.
"A Siberian tiger is an adult when it's three to four years old. Stop haggling with me! Go to the restaurant with your aunt today!" Yuan Bao made the final decision, leaving the new aunt no chance to interrupt. The little tiger, ready for a duel, bared her teeth and said, "Let's go!"
It leaped up, and in the blink of an eye, it turned into a young boy, who looked about thirteen or fourteen years old, but...
"You really aren't very good at transforming..." Li Xingzang said silently, looking at the round ears on his head.
When the young boy heard her say that, he hurriedly reached out and touched upwards. When he felt the familiar touch, he couldn't help feeling a little discouraged. He thought he could show off in front of his older sister, but in the end he failed.
"Can he do this?" It's not that Li Xingzang didn't want to give the young boy face, it's just that he didn't even have the ears to pretend to be a human!
"It's okay." Yuan Bao waved his hand, and the boy saw a pair of human ears on both sides of his cheeks. "Is this okay?"
"Well... okay, if someone asks, I'll just say he likes COSPLAY." Li Xingzang hesitated for a while, but finally nodded.
"Wu Fei, don't cause trouble for your aunt, okay?" Yuan Bao handed him a cell phone. "If I find out you're up to no good, you'll be punished." Then he looked at Li Xingzang. "His aunt, if this guy starts causing trouble, you should scold him or even fight him. He's a tough guy!"
Li Xingzang sighed. It seemed that there was no better candidate here, otherwise he wouldn't have let the child go with her. However, according to the age of the Siberian tiger, he was indeed an adult. Was this considered child labor?
She was silently struggling in her heart, and suddenly remembered something, "Boss Yuanbao, how did you know I was a vampire?" He was the first among this group of big monsters to accurately call out her current race.
Yuan Bao smiled. "I'm not the boss here. I just help his mother run the shop." He raised his chin towards Wu Fei, who was fiddling with his phone. "As for your race... I've encountered it before I immigrated."
Li Xingzang nodded in confusion and added him on WeChat. He was about to take Wu Fei out when he heard him continue, "You have to be careful. Those people will come after you again."
Li Xingzang turned his head abruptly, "What do you know?!"
Yuan Bao stood in the shadows, his eyes emitting a terrifying light in the darkness. "I smell the scent of those hateful poachers on you. Not only did they capture the vampire I once knew, they also ran rampant in the mountains and forests. If you have any news, please tell me, and we will tear them to pieces!" Sharp teeth were faintly visible at his lips. The other animals in the pet shop felt the pressure of the big demon, and some even peed in fear.
Li Xingzang nodded solemnly, not expecting that this pet shop would bring her unexpected gains.
She stood outside the French window, gazing at the cute plaque of the pet shop, and decided to ask her uncle if they knew the news when she got back.
Wu Fei was not shy at all. "Aunt, let's go." His big round grape-like eyes blinked and he held her hand and shook it.
Li Xingzang was amused by his little appearance and rubbed his ears, "Let's go." After looking at the pet shop, Li Xingzang was about to take him to the car, but his hand holding Wu Fei suddenly tightened.
Wait a minute! She looked at the pet shop's name again...
"Your mother is October?!" The plaque clearly read "October Pet Shop"!
"Yeah, what's the matter?" Wu Fei looked at the newly-crowned aunt in confusion. Although he wanted to call her "big sister", his uncle's appearance just now was still a little scary, so he should just be a good boy.
Far Eastern Leopard, Far Eastern Leopard... No wonder he was able to control this little bully and let Wu Fei call him uncle. Just by hearing his name, you should have realized that he is a Far Eastern leopard that has become a spirit!
And this guy is even listed in the country, the famous Tiger October
Dutch City
Captain Mao of the Special Intelligence Bureau brought Yu Sishi and Ye Ying to the Yunfu residential complex. "This is the residential complex where He Yishu rented, and it's also where she fell."
Yu Sishi nodded. Unlike Captain Mao who was wearing a coat, he still looked very hot in the cold wind. He rolled up the sleeves of his shirt and looked around the environment of the community. Just like before, there was no trace of any soul here.
"Which floor does she live on?"
"The seventh floor." Captain Mao pointed to a building diagonally in front of him. "That's the one where he fell from the top floor."
"The 20th floor? Why is she going there?" Nighthawk asked curiously.
Captain Mao pursed his lips. "No one knows for sure. But He Yishu was the only one among those who fell who had resigned before the incident. She also bought a high-speed rail ticket back to Guangzhou that afternoon, so she wouldn't have jumped suddenly. We speculate that she may have discovered something in the club and wanted to escape back home, but was killed on the top floor."
Yu Sishi was silent for a moment. "Nighthawk, go to the 20th floor and see if you can find anything. Captain Mao, please come with me to her house."
Captain Mao nodded, extinguished his cigarette, and strode forward with Yu Sishi. The cases in Hecheng had already attracted public attention. They not only wanted to find the murderer, but also to understand the whereabouts of the victims' souls and bring justice to them and their families.
As Yu Sishi and his partner walked to the front door of their unit, they happened to see several workers carrying marble flooring. He quickly sidestepped. He reached out and caught a tile that was about to fall. The worker looked down and said gratefully, "Thank you very much."
He shook his head and said with a smile, "It's a bit dangerous to take too many at once. I'd better take two less."
The worker walked forward slowly. "That's all. I've finished moving it. Thanks, brother."
Captain Mao looked at Yu Si in surprise. Everyone said that Captain Yu from the Special Investigation Office was powerful and ruthless, but he had never made any constructive suggestions since he came to Hecheng. He even thought that he was just a name for nothing. He didn't expect to see this side of him today.
Yu Sishi felt his gaze and smiled indifferently, "Serving the people."
Captain Mao reflected. While they were overseeing cases in another world, the underlying principle remained the same. His long-held contempt for him faded somewhat.
The two of them wandered around He Yishu's house for a while, and neither of them looked very happy. Captain Mao wiped his face and reached into his trouser pocket. He wanted to smoke again.
"We've been here a few times before and never had any luck. It's too clean."
Yu Sishi sighed, "Yeah, it's so clean." It had obviously been cleaned before, but he thought for a moment and smiled at Captain Mao, "Doesn't this just prove that He Yishu is special? Maybe we've overlooked something."
Captain Mao looked at his bright smile and suddenly felt a little encouraged. "You're right! Let's check it out!"
Captain Mao started checking in a small room again. Yu Sishi came to the window and looked out. There was nothing special outside the wall. Suddenly, he looked at a place downstairs.
"That's... the second floor?" Captain Mao followed his gaze. There were windows open on the second floor as well, and some construction waste was being dumped through a large pipe onto the truck below. "That's the one doing the renovations, right? What's going on?"
Yu Sishi shook his head slightly. He just smelled a very strong, very strong... smell of Maoxuewang.
"Do you smell it?" He closed his eyes, his nose trembling slightly, as if he was trying to discern something through the flying dust.
Captain Mao shook his head and didn't dare to disturb him. He really didn't smell anything except the smell of dust.
"It's spicy, fresh and fragrant...it's almost as good as the one in the Maoxuewang restaurant." Yu Shishi opened his eyes and suddenly walked out.
On the second floor, several workers were sorting together broken cabinets and other garbage. "Hey? Brother, are you okay?" Seeing that it was the man who had just helped, they looked at him curiously.
Yu Sishi smiled quickly, "Ah, my house is also being renovated, so I just wanted to come over and take a look. I hope I didn't disturb you guys?"
"No, you can look around," the leading worker said kindly. "But this isn't renovations, just replacing the floorboards. I don't know what this family did, but the floorboards are cracked."
Yes... Yu Sishi smiled and looked at the almost invisible fingerprints on the broken floor tiles. What on earth did this family do?
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