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I came to the place where Mr. Zhao is again.
"Good morning, Xiao Shin!" Mr. Zhao often seems to be in a good mood, and a ginger cat is grooming its fur on the ground next to him.
"Mr. Zhao, good morning. You seem to be in a good mood."
"Haha, let me tell you, since yesterday, this cat has been willing to eat the cat food I put on the ground!" Mr. Zhao's eyes seem to be shining at this moment, and his tone sounds much brighter.
"Oh, congratulations to Mr. Zhao!" Upon hearing this news, I felt genuinely happy for Mr. Zhao.
"Although I still haven't completely let my guard down, in a few days, we will definitely become closer!"
I nodded repeatedly in agreement.
At that moment, the cat heard the sound of me talking to Mr. Zhao and lifted its head.
After seeing me, the cat didn't turn and run away as it used to. To my surprise, it came running towards me.
"?" I was puzzled.
The cat came to my feet, stretched its neck to sniff my legs and feet, then lifted its head. "Meow." It meowed a few times.
"Huh? What's going on??" Mr. Zhao and I were both puzzled by the cat circling around me not far away and occasionally coming over to sniff.
A few days ago, this cat used to avoid me, why did it not only not run away this time but also ran over? Mr. Zhao seemed to be injured, I hurriedly waved my hand at him.
"There must be a reason, such as getting closer to Mr. Zhao will also make him closer to me."
Mr. Zhao's expression improved after hearing this. "I see..."
"In short, it's great that Mr. Zhao has been able to establish a harmonious relationship with this cat!" Mr. Zhao nodded happily.
I bent down to stroke the cat that was rubbing against my body and meowing softly as it spun around. It lay on its side, exposing its belly, which surprised me. I hadn't expected the cat to become so familiar with me. When I looked up, Mr. Zhao's expression was quite complicated, probably finding it hard to accept the close relationship between the cat and me. I scratched my head. "Ahaha..."
At that moment, I inadvertently noticed something hanging around the cat's neck, obscured by its fur. I moved the cat's fur aside and found a yellow tag.
Is this a lost cat?
"Don't move, let me see what this is," I said softly, reaching out to touch the sign to see if there was anything written on it.
I didn't expect that as soon as I saw that brand, a series of scenes instantly flooded into my mind.
Drip, drip, drip... It seems to be raining, and a cat is hiding at the entrance of a building, licking its wet fur.
"Eh? Little cat, little cat, what are you doing here? Did you get lost?" A child's figure appeared next to the cat (from the sound of the voice, it seems to be a boy). The cat stopped grooming, lifted its head to look at the little boy, meowed, apparently responding to the boy's question.
"Oh, I see... Poor thing... Do you want to come to my house? My house is just up there, you know."
The cat stared quietly at the little boy for a while, then meowed and walked towards the boy, rubbing against him with its body.
"Great! Come on, I'll take you to my house right away!"
The little boy seemed very happy. He squatted down, carefully picked up the cat, and then stood up.
"This tag is for you to wear, which means you are now a member of our family!"
The little boy squatted down and stroked the tag hanging on the cat's neck, saying happily. The cat meowed several times in a row, as if it was also very happy to hear the boy's words.
The image was interrupted at this point.
"Hey, Xiao Chen, what's wrong?"
When I came to, I found Mr. Zhao squatting next to me, looking at me with a worried expression on his face.
"Ah... it's okay, it seems like I had some hallucinations just now..."
"Hallucination? What kind?" Mr. Zhao asked curiously.
I lowered my head and slowly stroked the cat, which was still lying on its side and purring.
I remembered the words spoken by the spirit of the little boy, and then recalled the scene I had just witnessed. Combining it with the actions of the cat, I thought for a while.
"I think I probably know who this cat belongs to..."
So, I told Mr. Zhao about what happened at Miss Fang's house and the illusion I just saw. "So that's how it is..."
"At the moment, it's just speculation. It may not be like this. I'll ask that little boy next time I go to Miss Zhao's house."
I stared at the tag on the cat's neck for a while. Maybe I can take this tag off and show it to the little boy next time.
"Kitty, I need to borrow the tag hanging on your neck for a moment, I'll give it back to you soon, don't mind, okay?"
I slowly lifted the tag and brought it in front of the cat. Soon, the cat let out a gentle meow, indicating its agreement. So, I carefully removed the tag from the cat's neck.
This is a tag tied with a red string, with some greenish color all over. I don't know what material it's made of, but it looks quite sturdy.
"Is this cat's owner no longer in this world...?" Mr. Zhao Slowly sat down on the ground, sighed heavily, and began to gently stroke the cat.
Back at home, Mr. Qi was holding a cup of coffee and reading the newspaper. When he saw me come back, he waved the newspaper at me.
"You're just in time. There's an article in the newspaper here that you might be interested in."
"What? I hurried over to Mr. Qi's side, and he pushed the newspaper in front of me, pointing to one of the articles.
"[Can criminals escape punishment by claiming mental illness? Controversy arises over whether the perpetrator can avoid trial after committing a crime due to sudden onset of mental illness] One year ago, Zhang, who lived in Building 6, Unit 502 of Zhenming Community, killed his 9-year-old son. Due to a sudden onset of mental illness, he has been receiving treatment at a certain psychiatric hospital until recently. Because of his mental illness, he will not be subject to trial for his crimes."
Ah, isn't this the house where Miss Fang lives?! I couldn't help but exclaim.
"I never thought she was killed by her father..." Mr. Qi touched his chin and said slowly.
"I didn't expect it either. I always thought he had some kind of accident..." I collapsed onto the sofa.
"Oh, and also," I told Mr. Qi about the possible connection between the cat and the little boy.
"How do you plan to proceed after this?" Mr. Qi asked.
"I think next time I will go to Mr. Lin's place first to find the little boy and confirm whether the cat is related to him. As for his father... I think it's better not to mention it for now," I thought about how the little boy disappeared without a trace when I asked him why he died, and I felt it would be better to do it this way.
In the evening, I made plans with Miss Fang to go to her place again on Saturday during the day, and I told her about the cat.
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