Chapter 1584: Chapter 679: God’s Wrath!
Lin Baici parked the car in the parking lot of the Yonghui Supermarket next to Haijing Polytechnic, bought so fruits and pastries, and then went to the tutor’s house.
While passing a neighborhood street, a group of old n were gathered under a street lamp watching, with two police officers in front asking so questions.
Lin Baici didn’t like to join the crowd, but since Gu Qingxiang lived nearby and passed through this street every day to and from work, Lin Baici walked over.
“Uncle, what’s going on?”
Lin Baici smiled as he greeted the people and handed over an apple.
The bald old man waved his hand, didn’t take the apple, and sized up Lin Baici: “Are you a student at Haijing Polytechnic?”
“Yes!”
Lin Baici pushed the apple to the elder.
Hearing this, the bald old man’s wary attitude lessened significantly, mainly because Haijing Polytechnic is a good university, and in his initial impression, the students there should all be of high quality.
“What’s happened here?”
Lin Baici peered through the gaps in the crowd to observe the utility pole and saw a patch of blood on it.
“There was a cardboard box under that utility pole, with a litter of kittens inside, probably abandoned by soone.”
The bald old man explained: “I heard from a chess friend that it had been there for three or four days. So kind-hearted students fed them so sausages and milk, but today, those stray cats were all dead!”
“How did they die?”
Lin Baici roughly guessed; if they died of illness or an accident, the police wouldn’t need to be at the scene.
“They were probably thrown to death; it was quite tragic!”
The bald old man shook his head: “I don’t know who would do such a disgusting thing!”
“Must be a pervert!”
“It wasn’t just today; I heard from the sanitation worker that over this period, he has occasionally seen the bodies of stray cats, probably done by the sa person.”
“How did such a thing happen in our area?”
The old n discussed animatedly, particularly those with children, worried that the person abusing stray cats might target their children next.
“We will review the surveillance and find the cat abuser as soon as possible. If anyone has any clues or sees anyone suspicious nearby, please call us.”
The middle-aged police officer reassured them: “For now, try not to spread rumors. Otherwise, things will get exaggerated, and people will beco anxious!”
Lin Baici rembered that Gu Qingxiang used to co out late at night to feed the stray cats. He wondered if she still did it now?
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At 7 p.m., after working late, Gu Qingxiang ca out from school.
Without Lin Baici, life returned to its monotonous cycle: work, eat, sleep…
If it wasn’t for maintaining a semblance of normalcy and not letting the neighbors notice anything unusual, Gu Qingxiang would even skip als.
Kitchen waste was still needed, so Gu Qingxiang began feeding stray cats, partly to alleviate her boredom.
Passing an alley, Gu Qingxiang walked in. Upon reaching under the utility pole, she did not see the box that held the stray cats.
As Gu Qingxiang assud the stray cats had been adopted by a kind person, she noticed the tallic sll of blood in the air and the bloodstain on the utility pole.
“Dead?”
Gu Qingxiang frowned.
ow!
Gu Qingxiang heard a cat’s ow, looked up, and saw a calico cat jumping onto the courtyard wall of the nearby neighborhood, walking over with catlike grace.
Swoosh!
The calico cat jumped down, walked to Gu Qingxiang, circled her twice, and rubbed against her pant leg.
Gu Qingxiang squatted down, patted the calico cat’s head, then opened her shoulder bag, took out a small bag of cat food, tore it open, poured it into her palm, and fed it to the calico cat.
“Eat a little first, I’ll co back to feed you tonight!”
The calico cat’s little tongue licked the palm of her hand, leaving a slightly wet and ticklish feeling.
After feeding the calico cat, Gu Qingxiang stood up and headed ho.
Upon entering the neighborhood, a warm-hearted aunt who had long been waiting ca over.
“Teacher Gu, have you been busy lately?”
“Busy!”
Gu Qingxiang was annoyed with this aunt; it was probably to introduce her to a matchmaking candidate again.
“Then you should take care of yourself and not wear yourself out!”
The enthusiastic aunt laughed heartily: “People should balance work and rest; that’s how you can be more effective in work.”
Gu Qingxiang quickened her pace slightly.
“Teacher Gu, I have a friend’s child who is handso and successful in his career. He’s also reaching the age to talk about marriage, but he’s too picky. He’s been on more than ten blind dates without success. I told my friend that he just hasn’t t our Teacher Gu yet; otherwise, he’d be taken at once!”
The warm-hearted aunt spoke eloquently, not only praising Gu Qingxiang but also making her purpose clear.
“I see you’re alone and a bit bored. Why not et up this weekend?”
“I have to work overti this weekend!”
“Then how about the week after next?”
“I’m on a business trip!”
“It doesn’t have to be the weekend; you could ask this young man to take a day off!”
The warm-hearted aunt persisted. Gu Qingxiang had a good job, and although she dressed plainly, she was very beautiful, plus she was from out of town, so she’d be easy to manage once married here.
The young man’s situation wasn’t as great as the aunt described, but as a matchmaker, a bit of exaggeration was expected.
“I’m busy every day!”
Gu Qingxiang was getting a bit impatient: “I really can’t find the ti!”
Gu Qingxiang didn’t like to fuss, and in that rented apartnt, she had many warm mories with Lin Baici. Moving out to avoid this aunt would be too much of a loss.
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