The Strange Cat from Fuuto

Ignoring Aifin's murderous gaze, Miku stomped on Thief Horn's chest.

The thief, writhing in excruciating pain, tried to struggle, but Miku stomped on him forcefully. His hands, hanging limply at his sides, he looked at Aifin: "Aifin, it hurts so much!"

"It's alright, Thief Horn, it's alright!"

Aiqi, who was comforting Daojiao, struggled to her feet, weakly clutching her chest, and asked sharply, "What exactly do you want to do?"

"What...what do I want to do?"

With one foot on Thief Horn, Miku stroked the fangs on his chin with his left hand, his scarlet eyes scanning back and forth between Thief Horn and Love Fin.

"I want...I want...I want you!"

"What did you say?"

Lovefin shrank back slightly and asked, "What do you mean?"

"I want you to...to...to serve me!" Miku pointed at Aifin and then at the Thief's Horn on the ground, saying, "No, it should be you...you...both of you serve me...me...me!"

"Don't even dream about it, that's impossible!"

"impossible?"

Miku lifted Daojiao off the ground with one hand and thrust his right arm into Daojiao's body.

"Then I...I...wouldn't mind collecting a few Core...Heart...Heart Coins!"

As Miku was about to pull his right arm back, he heard Aiqi shout, "Stop!"

"Hmm?" Miku tilted his head and looked at Aifin, asking, "Changed... your... mind?"

"We can work for you, but first you have to let go of the thief!"

"That won't do, if... if... you're lying to me!"

"Then I'll... I'll... I'll lose money?"

Staring at Miku's fin with resentment, he gritted his teeth and said, "Then what do you want?"

"Your...core...core coin!" Miku, whose right arm was still embedded in the horn, spoke coldly: "Without your...core coin, I...I really...cannot feel at ease!"

"The Core Medallion is not going to be given to you!" Aifin's attitude was very firm. He would do anything, but he would not entrust the Core Medallion to anyone else.

For greedy people, the core coin is their very life.

If we compare the greedy to a popsicle, then the Core Coin is the stick, and the Cell Coin is the ice cream attached to the stick. Without the support of the stick, no amount of ice cream is of any use.

"That's a shame, you can only watch me... I... I pull out his Core Medal and scatter... scatter... scatter it all over the ground!" Miku's right arm churned inside Thief Horn's body, his voice icy, and he even had a Core Medal in his hand.

The thief, who let out a cry of pain, looked at the conflicted Ai-fin, gritted his teeth, and plunged his hand into Ai-fin's body to take out a silver-white core coin.

"Take mine, not Lovefin's!"

Despite the excruciating pain of the Core Medal detaching from his body, Thief Horn spoke in a trembling voice. Miku was astonished by Thief Horn's actions. But as he retracted his right arm, he grabbed Thief Horn's Core Medal and said to Aifin, "Now, do you still have a... a... a choice?"

As Miku held the core coin of the Thief's Horn, Aifin slowly crouched down.

"We'll work for you, but you have to promise to return the Core Coin to us!"

"I'm not a greedy person, why would I need this...this...this thing?" Miku flicked his finger, sending the Core Medal flying. Reaching out again to grasp the Core Medal, Miku chuckled, "As long as you behave and listen to me...my...my, then I'll definitely...my...my thing back to you!"

With his left thumb and forefinger pinching the core coin of the Thief's Horn, Miku looked at Aifin with an incredibly innocent smile.

You have to...you have to...trust me!

Chapter Nine: The Lucky Cat and Hongshang Biological Research Institute

Miku, holding a Core Coin in his hand, spoke with great sincerity, while Aifin, kneeling on the ground, wanted to curse inwardly.

"Believe you?"

"You beat us up like this the moment we met, how can we trust you?"

Although he was inwardly grumbling, he didn't show it on his face.

A piece of armor on the thief's body crumbled into coins after the core coin was removed.

"Alright, it's getting late...it's getting late, you should hurry up and leave!" Miku waved for them to leave, and Aifin and Daojiao, supporting each other, slowly walked away.

Miku, who had been tossing the Core Coin in his hand from time to time, finally took a good look at it. The coin was engraved with the head of a giant gorilla, and through the silver lines, one could clearly see the mysterious energy flowing within it.

"A gorilla's coin?"

Miku tossed the core coin again, humming a little tune as he slowly left.

Subduing these two greedy individuals was not a spur-of-the-moment idea; he had had similar thoughts before.

Going it alone would be too weak and vulnerable, and relying on Uncle Hongshang was a bit too presumptuous. Although Uncle Hongshang seemed to favor him now, if his true identity were revealed, everything would turn out badly.

Rather than that, it would be better to take Aifin and Daojiao under my command now, so that if they ever fall out in the future, I will have a way out.

Simply resorting to force to intimidate is not enough; other methods are needed.

Otherwise, if either of these two collects a different Core Coin, then you're doomed!

No one wants to face a greedy person at their peak!

Miku, who deactivated his transformation halfway through the journey, placed the Core Medal inside the drone's cabin. Besides being able to store its own driver and memory, the drone's internal space could easily hold a small Core Medal!

As Miku strode into the headquarters of the Hongshang Foundation, he sighed inwardly, "Sigh, if you want the horse to run, you have to feed it well!"

Miku, who had already entered Hongshang's office, went to his cat bed on his own. Hongshang saw him like this but didn't say anything. He only let out a barely perceptible sigh.

Nestled in the cat bed, Miku squinted as she pondered what to do next. To make Aifin and Daojiao obedient, it wasn't enough to just have leverage over them; she also needed to give them a little treat from time to time!

"We need to figure out a way to get some Cell Coins!"

"Otherwise, how could it be so easy to order people around!"

"Let's be a lucky cat starting today!"

At this moment, Thief Horn and Lovefin have found a new hiding place. She will never go back to their previous hiding place! After checking Thief Horn's physical condition, Lovefin felt a surge of resentment. If she hadn't lost her Core Medal, what was that guy?

Now you have to obediently listen to him!

Thinking of this, Aiqi looked at Daojiao with incredibly gentle eyes. After today's incident, Daojiao's position in her heart was no longer that of the guy who used to cling to her and act spoiled, but someone she could truly trust!

As for Duo Qiao and Shi Lie, Duo Qiao is too reckless and arrogant, and will eventually lead himself into trouble. Shi Lie, on the other hand, is too suspicious, and if he discovers anything about them, their fate may not be good.

Even though they were companions, Aifin didn't trust those two too much.

"Ugh..."

A long sigh echoed in the darkness, then quickly disappeared.

.......

"Hey!" Eiji tried to stop Ankur's actions, but it was to no avail. Ankur continued to rummage through Izumi Shingo's house. Through searching Izumi Shingo's memories, Ankur's understanding of contemporary society had become increasingly profound, far surpassing that of the other greedy individuals.

According to Shingo Izumi's memory, Anko found a brand new Apple IV in his room.

"This guy really has a lot of good stuff hidden away!"

Anku held the iPhone 4 in his hand, making clicking noises with his mouth.

"Humans have changed so fast! Eight hundred years ago, they were just a bunch of ignorant monkeys!"

Ignoring Anku, Eiji began to observe Izumi Shingo's house, and his bitterness deepened when he saw the two urns containing ashes and two portraits enshrined there.

However, Shingo Izumi's body can only survive by relying on Ankh. Once separated from him, it is believed that Shingo Izumi's body will die within a few minutes.

“That guy Anku…”

Shaking his head and sighing, Eiji walked into Izumi Shingo's room. It was better to keep an eye on him before he caused any bigger trouble!

The following day, at the headquarters of the Hongshang Foundation.

"Miku, would you like to come with me today to meet some of the outstanding talents in our foundation?"

Uncle Hongshang was unusually dressed today, not baking cakes in his office, but wearing a suit. However, the cake box next to him revealed his true nature.

"Fine, anyway, I...I...don't know what to do!"

A stumbling sound came from the pet's vocal collar as Miku climbed out of its cat bed and shook itself.

"Let's go then!"

Miku, who was following Uncle Hongshang, stood with its tail held high. When they walked out of the building, there was already a car waiting at the door.

After getting into the car, Miku lay down on his cushion.

Uncle Hongshang, wearing his seatbelt, leaned back in his seat, looking at the scenery outside the window.

"Miku, do you remember the first time we met?"

"I was so naive back then, thinking I could surpass my predecessors with just a surge of enthusiasm!"

"But looking back now, it was really naive!"

Upon hearing Hong Shang's words, Miku tensed up.

After all, his identity was fictional, and he had not experienced what Hong Shang was talking about.

"Are you testing me?" Miku, squinting, met Uncle Hongshang's gaze, whose smile held a deeper meaning. "Could it be that I gave myself away?" Miku unconsciously curled his lip, and Hongshang's smile widened upon seeing this.

"But that's all ancient history, so let's not bring it up again!"

Surprised that Uncle Hongshang had let the matter drop, Miku was somewhat confused and could only ponder, "What exactly does Uncle Hongshang mean?"

"Why do you notice my clues but not say anything?"

"For now, we can only take it one step at a time!"

As they pondered, the atmosphere between the person and the cat became somewhat strange.

Sitting to the side, Richu looked at the two with some confusion. After all, the chairman's doting on Miku was known to everyone in the foundation, not to mention that Chairman Hongshang would even dismantle the building for him to watch over for this cat.

But recently, Miku has been acting really strange!

Inside the car, apart from the driver who was driving steadily, the others each had their own thoughts.

At this moment, the car slowly came to a stop.

Their destination: Hongshang Biological Research Institute!