Strange Life of a Cat

The golden pocket watch was not big, but it should have some weight. Zheng Tan could feel it when he grabbed it.

Seeing Chen Zhe's indifferent reaction, Zheng Tan felt that this pocket watch was just like a very common daily necessities in life, and there was nothing to be cautious about. Chen Zhe didn't squeeze it tightly when he held it. If it was a precious object, it would definitely not be like this. Moreover, after seeing Zheng Tan throw the pocket watch on the table with one paw and making a thud, he was not very nervous. Check it out, there is no sign of anger at all.

However, after thinking about what Chen Zhe said just now, Zheng Tan was not sure again.

Before that, Zheng Tan heard from Ye Hao and the others that there might be some material in Chen Zhe's hands that could bring down Lai Er, allowing Ye Hao and the others to eliminate a strong competitor in Chuhua City. Ye Hao also I really wanted to get that material, but Zheng Tan didn't hear any "material" when I eavesdropped on the video call between Lai Er and Chen Zhe. The word "thing" did appear, and this "thing" sounded like It is very important to Laiji, and Laiji himself has an idea.

thing……

Zheng Tan looked at the golden pocket watch next to his feet again. How could something that makes people willing to betray their friends be just daily necessities?

When Chen Zhe saw the cat in front of him lowered his head and stared at the thing at his feet, he thought it was just curious, like it was treating a new toy, so he didn't pay too much attention to it, but continued on by himself: "My father was there back then. Before the accident, he told me that if I could escape, leave this place far away and start a new life. If you really can't survive, you can open it. However, I hate this thing. Every time I see it, I will think of it. I have lost the betrayer's greed and malice. As for life, be ordinary and ordinary. Just make enough money to live on. There are so many shining people, so I don't need to join in the fun. In this world, some people are high-profile and some are low-key. .”

As he spoke, Chen Zhe poked the cat's head in front of him with his finger, "Put this thing here as you wish. Whoever finds it first belongs to those people. It depends on God's will. This is also a kind of chance. ,dont you agree?"

It's your uncle!

Zheng Tan tilted his head, avoided Chen Zhe's fingers, and continued to study what was special about the rich gold pocket watch at his feet. The trouble was that with Chen Zhe watching, Zheng Tan did not dare to do anything too special for ordinary cats. action, such as picking up a pocket watch and opening it.

Chen Zhe suddenly remembered something. He got up and walked to a cardboard box in the room that had not been sealed with tape. He opened the cardboard box and rummaged through it.

Zheng Tan walked over and took a look. There were some pens and papers, boxes, notebooks, folders, etc. in the box.

Chen Zhe took out a plastic pencil box from the paper box inside. The box was a bit large and divided into two layers. The upper layer had some colored pencils of different lengths, and the lower layer had ordinary pencils arranged neatly from B to H.

These colored pencils of different lengths were given by a child in the community. Chen Zhe made a pencil drawing for them once, so the child gave Chen Zhe his old unused colored pencils that had been lying in the corner. I thought that since I already had several new sets of colored pencils and I didn’t need the old ones, I might as well give them to this uncle who often gave me candy and was good at drawing.

Chen Zhe casually took a half-cut pencil that he had not used last time, opened the drawing book and prepared to draw. Before he started to draw, a cat's paw was placed on the edge of the carton, which made Chen Zhe, who had not yet moved his attention away from the carton. Stop what you are doing, then follow the cat's line of sight, and find that the cat in front of you is looking at the colored pencils.

Colored pencil drawing?

Chen Zhe thought for a few seconds, looked at the pen he took out at random, put it back, and picked up another pencil.

The cheap pens and the painting skills were far inferior to those of those with a professional background, but Zheng Tan felt that the painting was still very good. At least he felt that Chen Zhe did not paint him crookedly.

This is also the first time in so many years that Chen Zhe has done colored pencil drawings.

Actually, color is pretty good too, isn’t it?

After finishing the painting, according to custom, Chen Zhe marked the date, etc., and then looked at Zheng Tan, "As a souvenir, I don't like taking pictures, so I drew you again so that when I recall it later, I can remember that I once knew a cat."

Chen Zhe carefully put the paintings into the folder, organized the cartons, sat back on the chair, and said, "I'm leaving tonight, and maybe I won't come back in the future."

Leaving at night? So urgent? ! Could it be that the investigation has come to your door?

After staying at Chen Zhe's place for another ten minutes, Zheng Tan couldn't stay any longer. He had to go home.

Chen Zhe stood on the balcony and looked at the black cat figure that quickly ran away and disappeared.

The next day, Zheng Tan was taken over by Xiao Guo to make a temporary video to promote a new product. Zheng Tan had no free time until the evening. After dinner, Zheng Tan thought about it and decided to go out. From last night to now, Zheng Tan has been thinking about Chen Zhe and the wealthy gold pocket watch.

After making the decision, Zheng Tan stretched out, jumped off the sofa, and prepared to go out.

"Hei Tan, are you going out to play tonight?" Jiao's mother, who was washing dishes at the door of the kitchen, looked at this side and asked.

Zheng Tan looked at Jiao's mother and let out a small "wow" sound in his throat. Zheng Tan still can't make the ordinary meow of an ordinary cat, but the Jiao family are used to Zheng Tan's uniqueness. , "Ouch", "Wow" and the like are often heard.

Therefore, after hearing this "wow", Mother Jiao said, "Come back soon."

In fact, many pet owners communicate with them in daily life and treat them in a normal conversational tone.

For example, when a little Pekingese raised by a family in the compound wants to poop or urinate, he will jump hard to attract attention. His family will untie him, take him to the door of the building, open the door, and then ask him. It said "Go ahead and come back after you poop", and then the little Pekingese would rush to the grass and landscape trees on its own. After pooping and peeing, it would dig its paws on the grass a few times to express its joy, and then it would go there. Go back to the building and wag your tail at the owner to ask for a reward. Zheng Tan would despise it every time he saw that scene, asking for rewards for pooping, it was so stupid.

After leaving Chuhua University, Zheng Tan went straight to the community where Chen Zhe lived.

Standing downstairs, Zheng Tan saw that Chen Zhe's house had no lights on and the balcony door was closed but unlocked. Zheng Tan jumped up and opened the door while it was still dark and the street lights were not on.

The room was empty and desolate, with only simple furnishings and darkness.

This is what Chen Zhe meant when he said "your suggestion and "that's it." God knows that Zheng Tan just threw the pocket watch at his feet because he thought it was an eyesore. Unexpectedly, it caused Chen Zhe's misunderstanding.

Zheng Tan moved his ears to make sure that no one was in the room at this time. He jumped on the table and saw the wealthy gold pocket watch placed on the desk in this room. There are no computers, translation materials, various books and magazines on the table anymore, not even a tea cup, which makes the pocket watch even more conspicuous.

Walking to the pocket watch, Zheng Tan raised his two front paws to pick up the pocket watch. No one was looking at him at this time anyway, and he was not afraid of being discovered when he walked on two legs.

It was getting dark at this time, and the house was dark. Zheng Tan didn't dare to turn on the lights at will. Besides, he could see the scene in the house without turning on the lights, so there was no need to take the risk of being discovered.

As I thought before, this pocket watch is a bit heavy and not as light as it looks.

Zheng Tan fumbled for a while before opening the pocket watch. When he opened it, Zheng Tan was still worried about whether there would be a trap set by Chen Zhe. Although he no longer had that creepy feeling, Zheng Tan still felt a little uneasy and couldn't help it. , scary, sequelae.

After opening it, Zheng Tan discovered that this was not a pocket watch. There was a dial on it with no numbers inside, and there was only one pointer. When Zheng Tan looked left and right with the pocket watch, the pointer also rotated. .

compass?

Not really. Aren’t compasses always double-headed, with one N and one S? Besides, this pointer is not pointing to the south.

In connection with the information he had heard before, Zheng Tan speculated on many possibilities. The one that excited Zheng Tan the most was, could there be something secret in the direction indicated by this pointer?

Is it the material Ye Hao mentioned, or something else?

No matter what the pointer pointed at, Zheng Tan didn't dare to act rashly.

If this thing is really that important, as Zheng Tan suspected, this thing is too hot to touch.

You can bear multiple burdens as much as you have the ability. The price of overload is heavy. Zheng Tan doesn't want to be like Chen Zhe and his family. Moreover, Zheng Tan is just a cat now, a cat who can't even speak for you in the law. . Even the Jiao family we stayed in were ordinary people with ordinary backgrounds. How could they compete with those people?

Not to mention people of the level of Mr. Fang and Ye Hao, ordinary gangsters can also put the three members of the Jiao family without Jiao's father into crisis. Zheng Tan didn't want to think about conspiracy theories or overthink things, but after experiencing this incident, Zheng Tan knew that "accidental" accidents were really not that difficult.

But just putting this thing here seems too wasteful. Chen Zhe didn't care. He had avenged his revenge and went to pursue a peaceful life. But he didn't care. There were more people who cared.

Zheng Tan moved his ears and heard a movement at the door, and his heart trembled. At this time, it couldn't be Chen Zhe, right?

If it's not Chen Zhe, it's most likely those people who have been looking for this "thing". It may be Ye Hao's people, or it may be someone else.

Zheng Tan gently fastened the thing on his paw, wound the chain, and then took it out to the balcony. Fortunately, he didn't close the balcony door when he came in. It was convenient to leave at this time, and it would not cause the door to open. sound.

Zheng Tan got out of the balcony and walked to the empty platform above the parking space. Fortunately, the angle here was better. The lights of the community could not shine here, and no one would notice the cat walking upright just now, with its paws still holding each other. thing.

Putting the thing in his hand in the corner, Zheng Tan squatted in front of it to block it, and then listened to the movements in Chen Zhe's room with his ears.

Someone must have entered the house, more than one, and the people who came in did not turn on the lights. After a while, Zheng Tan heard them cursing in a low voice, and then they were probably calling to report.

Soon those people left, and Zheng Tan walked to the edge of the empty platform and looked down. Three young men came out of the building, and one of them cursed in a lowered voice, which made Zheng Tan sure that they were the ones who had just entered Chen Zhe's house.

When the three people drove away, Zheng Tan was about to turn his head back when he saw someone coming out of a car parked below. Due to the angle, he couldn't see his face, but Zheng Tan felt that this man was somewhat familiar, and he should know him.

When the man passed by, he looked up at the balcony of Chen Zhe's house, and then, as if feeling something, he looked at Zheng Tan, who was very close to the balcony and was staying on the edge of the balcony.

Oh, we are still acquaintances. Zheng Tan thought to himself after seeing that man's appearance.

If I could describe Long Qi's current mood in one sentence, it would be - the alpaca in his heart has become like a galloping beast...

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