Animal Detective

Chapter 403 The white-haired man gives the black-haired man a gift
It was almost 7 p.m. when I arrived at Jinzhu Vegetable Market.

The market was almost deserted.

Across the street, to the west of the vegetable market, there is a small park.

It's a small place, just a small square with some fitness equipment, and it's one of the few green areas in the neighborhood.

This area is called Tingyang Old Street, which is mainly composed of old houses with many narrow streets and crowded houses, making it impossible to plan large-scale greening.

So it gets very lively here at night.

When they found Ding Yuwei and her companion, the two were sitting in a corner of the small square, idly watching a group of middle-aged women doing square dancing.

"So beautiful."

Shen Xin greeted him.

Da Mei, who was dozing off next to Ding Yuwei, quickly raised her head, saw that it was Shen Xin, and immediately went to meet him. She leaped up and only managed to grab Shen Xin's belt.

She was being fed by Zeng Wenyi until she was like a ball and couldn't jump anymore.

Shen Xin had told his mother to feed him less.

Add to that a bully, so fat that you'd think they were raising two pigs.

Zeng Wenyi also said that she couldn't bear to see Da Mei chasing after her for food.

Shen Xin reached out and pulled Da Mei into his arms.

She was still closest to Shen Xin, and kept nuzzling him with her head before glancing up at him twice.

【bird】

This is asking where Teddy is.

The cat and the bird have already met, and it wasn't a pleasant encounter.

Birds are one of the cat's prey, but Da Mei had never seen such a big bird before.

As for Teddy, he only had eyes for Shen Xin, and being a bird of prey, he had seen many wild animals on the grassland, so he didn't care much about small karami like Da Mei.

Ding Yuwei stepped forward and asked, "Where's the falcon?"

"Sleeping in the car."

It's getting dark, and Teddy needs to rest. This is when Shen Xin can relax a bit and doesn't have to take care of him all the time.

Otherwise, carrying a falcon on my shoulder all this way would have been incredibly cool.

Shen Xin inquired about the situation.

This is a wet market, so it's naturally a gathering place for stray cats and dogs.

Dogs roam in packs, cats roam alone.

Cats are timid, so they prefer the park area where there are green belts, which allow them to hide.

Moreover, nearby residents feed them.

Ding Yuwei said, "Anyway, some people have reported seeing that tabby cat recently, but they are not sure if it is the one that Guo Jinhua and his family keep. I think if it is still alive, it must still be in the park."

It's about a tabby cat.

Actually, Guo Jinhua didn't take the initiative to raise it. He runs a shop nearby and occasionally sees the cat, feeding it some leftovers.

After a while, the cat decided to stay put.

The couple treated it like their own cat, but they didn't take care of it much. It roamed around everywhere and they never brought it home.

Shen Xin said, "Let's eat first."

The moonlight is so bright over the lotus pond that even stray cats dare not show themselves.

As Shen Xin was about to leave with Da Mei in his arms, two cats emerged from the nearby green belt.

A white cat, a cow.

Not daring to get close, he followed from a distance, staring intently at the beautiful woman in Shen Xin's arms.

"Your charm hasn't diminished at all." Shen Xin scratched Da Mei's head.

Da Mei meowed proudly.

Of course!

Although she gained weight, she simply transformed from Xi Shi into Yang Guifei; her charm remained unchanged.

Shen Xin asked Zhao Tianxing if he had any food on him.

Zhao Tianxing, who was out looking for the cat, was prepared. He took out half a sausage from his pocket and handed it over, saying, "These two were just wandering around nearby. They're smart; they won't eat even if you feed them."

Shen Xin said, "That's you."

As it spoke, it squatted down and made two soft sucking noises.

The two cats paused for a moment, then slowly walked over.

Shen Xin broke off a piece of sausage and tossed it over.

The white cat seemed bolder, quickly stepping forward and eating all the sausage.

The cow cat ignored everything and stared intently at Da Mei.

Da Mei's tail, which is as big as a feather duster, could steal its soul with a single shake.

"come over."

Shen Xin beckoned with his finger, and the white cat immediately stepped forward and gently touched Shen Xin's hand with its head.

Zhao Tianxing couldn't help but complain, "Shen Xin, do you think we're viewed differently by cats? Why are they so nice to you?"

He relied entirely on the rabies vaccine to get through it, while Shen Xin, on the other hand, could get it over with just a snap of his fingers.

"Where are the photos?" Shen Xin asked.

Ding Yuwei quickly pulled out a photo.

It was obtained from Guo Jinhua's home.

The photo was taken in May 2013, right in front of his noodle shop. The short, slender woman inside is Fu Lanting, who is wearing an apron.

She has an ordinary appearance, not particularly pretty, but she is smiling in the photo, looking at the girl next to her.

This girl is Guo Jinhua's daughter with his ex-wife, named Guo Meijing.

When the photo was taken, she was not yet seven years old and was in the first grade of elementary school. In the photo, she is grinning, her eyes are smiling like crescent moons, and she is holding a tabby cat in her hand.

This is when the couple decided to adopt the tabby cat.

Shen Xin showed the photo to the white cat, pointing to the tabby cat in it and said, "Take a good look at it, remember what it looks like, and when you see it, come and tell me."

"If you find him, I'll let you touch him."

Shen Xin pointed to Da Mei.

Yang Zeran said, "Shen Xin, is this considered seduction?"

Shen Xin ignored him, staring only at the white cat, and then held Da Mei up in front of it, trying to seduce him.

It was obvious that the white cat's eyes were fixed straight ahead, following Da Mei's every move.

He meowed twice, as if he really understood, and looked down at the photo.

"Come here, sweetie, let me touch you first."

Shen Xin rubbed the white cat's head and put Da Mei on the ground.

Da Mei is still unwilling to get close.

【ugly】

In the cat world, white cats are arguably the ugliest cats.

Shen Xin had no choice but to pick up Da Mei's tail and sweep it across the white cat's face.

That tickled its neck so hard it stood up straight.

It called out and made a move to move forward.

Shen Xin quickly picked up Da Mei.

The white cat, unable to have the one it wanted, paced anxiously around Shen Xin's feet, meowing and scratching at his shoes.

Shen Xin showed him the photos: "Find the cat first, then we'll talk."

Yang Zeran shuddered as he watched, and told Zhao Tianxing to leave, as he couldn't bear to look anymore.

“What do you know? This is how you find cats,” Shen Xin said.

There are actually people online looking for cats this way.

If your pet cat runs away, you can feed the stray cats in your neighborhood. Once you get to know them, you can show them a picture of your cat and ask them to help you find it.

Sometimes you really can find it.

As he spoke, he waved to the cows in the distance.

I used the same method to tease them again before finally getting rid of the two cats.

The two cats didn't leave; they followed Shen Xin all the way to the park entrance before stopping, watching with longing eyes as he carried Da Mei away.

There are plenty of restaurants in this old street. Walking east along the road south of the vegetable market for about 100 meters, Shen Xin led the three of them into a Sichuan restaurant on the left.

I didn't go inside; I just sat at the first table near the entrance.

After letting Zhao Tianxing order, Shen Xin turned his head, holding Da Mei, and looked across at the opposite side.

Just across the street, at the entrance of a small alley, there is a small storefront of about twenty square meters.

The black paneled storefront has the four large characters "Lao Guo Noodle Shop" written on it.

The door is still open.

Business wasn't good, and I saw a young man eating noodles.

Then an old man with short hair sat at the table by the door, staring blankly at the passersby.

While rinsing the bowls and chopsticks with boiling water, Ding Yuwei said, "That's Guo Jinhua's father, Guo Kaitai. He was the one who first opened this noodle shop."

"After that incident, business declined, and regular customers from the neighborhood stopped coming to eat."

“He is 64 years old this year. The couple has no other income. Guo Jinhua is paralyzed on one side and has to take medication for a long time. The whole family depends on this noodle shop to make a living. It’s very difficult.”

Shen Xin nodded, staring intently at Guo Kaitai.

The person has aged drastically, and at the same time, feels a great emotional blow.

Shen Xin stared at him for a long time without moving an inch.

But thinking about it, it's understandable.

The elderly couple only had one son. First, in 14, their granddaughter died of a malignant tumor. Then, in 15, their son and daughter-in-law were poisoned.

Having suffered repeated setbacks, and being quite old, he certainly couldn't handle it.

As he looked at the file, Shen Xin turned his head and said, "I remember there was a record in the file that Guo Kaitai used to work at the Nanjiang Rubber Factory, and he was the workshop director. Later, he was laid off and that's when he opened this noodle shop."

"Do you think it's possible that the real target of the poisoning wasn't Guo Jinhua and his wife, but Guo Kaitai?"

To have your parents outlive your child, and to live in misery for the rest of your life, is worse than murder.

After a moment's thought, Yang Zeran immediately said, "That's impossible. Guo Kaitai was laid off in 96 and then made his own way by opening a noodle shop. He wouldn't have made any enemies."

"And it's been so many years, why didn't you take action sooner, instead of waiting 15 years to do so?"

Ding Yuwei said, "I think this is a direction we can look into."

"Think about it, during the previous investigation, Captain Sun and his team had already investigated all the relationships between Guo Jinhua and his wife, but they found nothing."

"Perhaps the problem lies with Guo Kaitai, who wasn't investigated."

Yang Zeran still shook his head, feeling that the chances of this happening were too low.

Just then, the dishes we ordered arrived.

Shen Xin said, "Whether it's possible or not, we'll find out by checking."

Anyway, the places where you can check are limited.

"Brother Xing, you need to make that trip tomorrow."

Zhao Tianxing responded and then ate in silence.

Shen Xin put Da Mei on the ground, glanced one last time at Guo Kaitai who was still sitting like a statue, and then looked away.

(End of this chapter)