Live Cat Appraisal: Starting with a Beast That's Got a Long Prison Record

Chapter 64 Bringing Mao Mao Home

The courier station is bustling with people.

On the bulletin board next to it, a brand-new A4 sheet of paper stood out among the advertisements.

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Lost Cat Notice

—I have lost a Chinese domestic cat near Lishi Quyuan. It's entirely white except for a black patch on its head. It's 11 years old and very timid. If anyone sees it, please contact me. A generous reward will be given! My phone number is:

Below the notice is not the usual photo of a cat.

Instead, they are two cats' 'self-portraits'.

"Good heavens! Who drew this?!"

Looking at the cat in the picture, which has a nose and eyes, Chen Nian couldn't help but smile.

It can be said that the drawing is excellent.

Xia Qiyue nodded in approval: "It's really well drawn, isn't it?"

"OK!"

This lost cat poster was clearly posted recently; the glue hadn't even dried yet.

Several elderly residents of the community had gathered in front of the bulletin board, discussing the notice in hushed tones.

Another cat gone missing?

"These little creatures can slip through a crack in the door and disappear in an instant; finding them is like looking for a needle in a haystack."

"Dogs are better; they know the way."

"Who says it isn't?"

"That's not necessarily true! Did they lose too few?"

His words carried a casual, everyday tone.

In recent years, the number of elderly people left behind, just like left-behind children, has been increasing. These elderly people are lonely and often keep cats and dogs for companionship.

Lost cats and dogs occasionally occur in several nearby residential areas.

For example, Xia Qiyue.

Chen Nian glanced at the woman beside her.

The woman caught his gaze and raised an eyebrow in confusion.

"fine."

"Go back and change your clothes first. I'll stay here and look around."

If we can help, we should. The elderly really rely on pets for companionship.

"Okay, I'll be right back."

After Xia Qiyue left, Chen Nian paused for a moment in front of the missing cat poster.

To be honest, this was the first time he had ever seen a lost cat poster.

It's not that I haven't heard of cats going missing.

The property management here is always very efficient. If you shout in the owners' group, the security guards will search around and usually find the little guy within half a day.

The notice did not specify the time the person went missing.

Chen Nian pondered that it had probably been lost for more than a day, otherwise it wouldn't have been posted.

The onlookers gradually dispersed.

People usually just watch these kinds of things for fun. If they actually see it, they might tell others, but as for deliberately expending their energy to look for it, sorry, everyone is busy with their own things.

Click.

Chen Nian took out her phone and took a picture of the notice.

That's so well drawn!

He was afraid that he would be blinded by art and miss out if he didn't recognize it when he actually saw it.

When it comes to finding cats, Chen Nian has a lot of experience.

"Go mail the package first, then come out and look for it again."

The cat in the picture is eleven years old, definitely a senior cat. It doesn't seem like the kind of cat that can run far. It's probably still hiding in some corner of the Lishi Quyuan community.

So, after sending out the catnip, Chen Nian walked towards the entrance of the residential area.

I plan to wait for Xia Qiyue, and then try to find her together.

Unexpectedly, after waiting for a while, instead of Xia Qiyue, they encountered the community administrator, Grandpa Ma.

Grandpa Ma trotted towards him in a flurry of activity.

"Hey! Little Chen! I've finally found you!"

The old man was panting, with fine beads of sweat on his forehead.

"I just went up to your apartment building to look for you, but after knocking on the door for ages I only heard a cat meowing. I thought you'd gone on a long trip!"

"Thank goodness!"

"Good morning, Uncle Ma," Chen Nian greeted with a smile.

"I just went to send a package. Is there anything I can help you with?"

"Could it be that F5 caused the trouble?"

"No, no, no." The old man waved his hands repeatedly: "Those little ones are very well-behaved. They usually avoid people and are only close to you. How could they cause trouble!"

"That little cat is just like you said, a real expert at catching mice. There have definitely been fewer moles in the neighborhood lately." "It's a good cat!"

The older generation judged a cat's quality by its ability to catch mice.

The sparrow had clearly won over Grandpa Ma.

"It's good that we didn't cause any trouble." Chen Nian breathed a sigh of relief.

At this moment, Xia Qiyue, who had changed into a refreshing home outfit, walked over, her hair still carrying the slightly damp scent of her shower.

"What's wrong? Didn't you say you were going to find the cat?"

She looked at Chen Nian, then at Grandpa Ma, with some curiosity.

Before Chen Nian could speak, Grandpa Ma's eyes lit up.

"Have you seen the lost cat poster I put up?"

"what"

Chen Nian and Xia Qiyue exchanged a glance: "Did you put up that lost cat notice?"

"Of course! I even drew a picture of the cat!"

Grandpa Ma puffed out his chest and looked at the two expectantly: "How's the drawing? Does it look like the real thing?"

Chen Nian and Xia Qiyue both raised their thumbs up.

"really not bad!"

"That's so accurate!"

Grandpa Ma laughed heartily.

Then he remembered the important matter at hand, and his expression became serious again.

"It's Grandma Li's cat from apartment 702 in building 6."

“Yesterday evening, the old lady went downstairs for a walk, and before she knew it, the cat slipped out through the crack in the door. We haven’t been able to find it since. The old lady is so worried that she can’t eat and keeps talking about it. A few of us from the property management searched all day yesterday, turning up every nook and cranny, but we still couldn’t find it. We had no other choice but to put up a notice and try our luck.”

"Look, it's just been put up on the wall."

It turned out to be the case.

Chen Nian nodded knowingly: "Then why were you in such a hurry to find me?"

"I just want to ask you for a favor, Xiao Chen!"

Grandpa Ma patted Chen Nian's shoulder forcefully, his tone full of trust: "In this area, you understand these cats' minds best! If you take charge, maybe you can figure something out, right?"

Xia Qiyue was delighted upon hearing this.

"Wow! Teacher Chen, you're quite famous."

Even the neighborhood manager knew that Chen Nian knew about cats.

The old man then looked closely at Xia Qiyue and recognized her as the woman who accompanied Chen Nianchen on his daily run. He smiled and said...

"Oh! You must be Xiao Chen's girlfriend? You're really pretty!"

Swish.

Xia Qiyue's ear tips instantly turned a light red.

Chen Nian quickly explained, "Sir, she's not my girlfriend, she's a colleague, a colleague I work with."

After he finished speaking, he glanced at Xia Qiyue quickly and swiftly steered the conversation back on track.

"Could you tell me more about the cat? When exactly did it go missing? Has it ever sneaked out before?"

"Right, right, let's get down to business!" Grandpa Ma slapped his forehead.

He led the two to a bench under the shade of trees and sat them down.

He sighed, the wrinkles on his face seemed to deepen, and his voice became low:
"Oh, speaking of Grandma Li, she's had a really tough life!"

“Her husband passed away from cancer more than ten years ago, leaving behind a son. He had only been out of the army for a few years and was about to get married when, the day before his wedding, he was trying to save two children who had jumped into the water to commit suicide. The children came up, but he didn’t. Suddenly, Grandma Li was all alone in the family.”

“Her prospective daughter-in-law is a good girl, and we originally planned to stay and take care of her.”

"But Grandma Li didn't want to delay the young woman, so she only left behind her son and future daughter-in-law's cat, Mao Mao, and then chased them away."

"Now, she and Mao Mao depend on each other for survival."

"She practically raised Mao Mao like her own child, using all the relief funds she received to buy delicious food for Mao Mao, and she wouldn't spend a single penny on herself."

"If Mao Mao were really lost, she probably wouldn't be able to survive!"

So, Xiao Chen...

Grandpa Ma held Chen Nian's hand tightly, his face pleading.

"Please, if you have any way, you must help me find Mao Mao. Your Grandma Li really can't live without Mao Mao!"

[Limited-time tasks have been refreshed]

Task Name: Bring Furry Home

Synopsis: Grandma Li, who has suffered all her life, pours all her love and concern into Mao Mao. She wants Mao Mao to go home quickly, otherwise, the chicken breast in the pot will not taste good.

Content: Find Mao Mao within two hours and bring it home.

Rewards: Cat intimacy +1; 100g of Kitty Food; One-time use item - Cat Location Card *1

'Will you answer, meow?'

'catch!'

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