Chapter 308 Going to Pick Up the Goods The Big Bad Wolf licked his paws and squinted his eyes: [When they met, their heads darted around like owls, looking this way and that; they were so nervous.]
Xia Zhining's eyes lit up: "Meeting in the middle of the night, the smell of gunpowder... this Xiong Zeng is indeed connected to Black Shark!"
She pulled out a wet wipe and gently wiped the fishy-smelling whiskers and mouth of the tabby king: "Let's keep an eye on him and wait for his next move."
"His ship was definitely not carrying legitimate goods. Now that the ship has been seized, he's been cooped up at home for so long, he's bound to make a move sooner or later."
Her eyes gleamed with anticipation: "When they meet again, we'll wipe them all out in one fell swoop!"
The Tanuki King and Xia Zhi Ning sparred, then returned to the fishing village to lie in ambush.
After assigning the tasks, Xia Zhining did not forget her promise to the "temporary workers".
She and Feng Sixiao pushed the small trailer, preparing to board the patrol boat and send the five octopus detectives to be released back into the open sea.
Just as she was about to close the lid of the box, the largest octopus suddenly extended a tentacle and gently wrapped it around her wrist.
A muffled, slightly aggrieved question came from inside the box:
[Are we being sent away now...?]
Xia Zhining gently tapped the tentacle wrapped around her wrist: "Yes, didn't we agree that I would take you home after I finished helping you?"
She pointed to the blue and white coast guard patrol boat beneath her: "If you encounter trouble at sea in the future, you can wave for help if you see a boat like this."
Unexpectedly, the tentacles tightened their grip even more, and a muffled sigh came from inside the box:
[But...the bad guys haven't been caught yet.]
Xia Zhining chuckled: "Catching bad guys is the job of the police. It would be dangerous for you to get involved."
Several octopuses moved around in the tank water, their tentacles touching each other, revealing a hint of reluctance.
[But we think...what you're doing is quite interesting.]
The largest octopus cautiously poked its eyes out, [Can...I continue to follow you?]
Xia Zhining was genuinely stunned: "...voluntarily requesting to work overtime? This is the first time I've ever heard of such a thing."
She couldn't help but laugh and joke, "Squidward from SpongeBob SquarePants hates going to work the most."
The water tank was quiet for a moment.
The giant octopus then slowly began to speak, its calmness revealing a hint of loneliness inherent in life that Xia Zhining had not previously noticed:
[Xiaxia, we're almost adults. After that, we'll enter our breeding season... and then, we won't have much time left.]
Xia Zhining's smile froze slightly.
She remembered that octopuses, after completing their reproductive mission, would initiate a self-destruction process and die very quickly.
This is a cruel yet intelligent inheritance deeply embedded in the genes of organisms.
If the parents do not die, they will compete with the offspring for resources to survive.
After a brief silence, she reached out and gently patted the octopus's smooth, cool head.
"So... you want to do something special in these last few days, right?"
Inside the water tank, five pairs of deep eyes gazed silently at her.
[Um! ]
The octopuses waved their tentacles happily in the tank: [After spending so long on the seabed, we want to make the most of our last few days!]
[And when we were looking for a boat for you, we found one right away! We felt so accomplished!]
Xia Zhining's heart softened, and she nodded solemnly: "Thank you for your willingness to help."
"Then...shall we go back to the cabin first?"
As soon as she finished speaking, the box began to sway joyfully, and several tentacles even peeked out from the gaps and waved at her.
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