Your na?
Lu Yibei.
Age?
Almost fully nineteen.
In the inquiry room of the Peony Street Police Station, the expressionless young man behind the desk, after answering the policemans questions, so strange thoughts popped up in his mind uncontrollably.
In the past month or two, havent there been too many scenes like this?
Ive already visited hospitals, police stations, and mysterious organisations. Whats next? Wait, there wont be a next ti! This will be the last!
The police officer frowned as he heard Yibeis weird answers and slamd his hand on the table.
Bang!
Be serious! Explain to carefully why you were in there so that we can let you out earlier. Of course, if you want to stay, youre more than welco.
Right, right He sat up straight and nodded. Continue, please.
Alright, the police officer shuffled through his notes. Tell what you were doing between 3:15 p.m. and 3:45 p.m. inside the abandoned store.
Yibei grumbled. All he wanted to do was go back ho and cook.
Half an hour ago
In the attic, Yibei knew that chasing a cat trying to avoid him was pointless. Even though he wasnt very human anymore, the cat proved to be much more nimble than he was.
He attempted to shoot the cat with his toy gun, but it easily dodged the charms.
Hearing that sobody was downstairs, he originally planned to stop chasing the cat and hide out in the attic.
However, the cat, as if it were trying to enact its revenge plan, began scratching its claws on the attic floor and owing, as if it were trying to attract attention from downstairs!
He hurriedly pounced towards the cat, only for it to jump and land firmly on the coffin.
ow!
The cat mocked Yibei.
Fuck! If I dont catch this damned cat, then Im no longer a man!
Ducking slightly, he rushed forward and lunged at the cat, only to see a teasing flash in its eyes.
The cat vanished before him, and when it reappeared, it owed between the gap of the coffin and the wall, and its hind legs began to push on the coffin.
No A cat cant push sothing that weighs hundreds of kilograms.
And when the coffin tipped forward, he rolled to the side to avoid being crushed by it.
Boom!
The coffin hit the attic floor, and Yibei buried his face into the floor as he heard shouts coming from downstairs.
He sighed as he turned to look at the cat, only for his heart to drop. The cat had its smile raised to its ears, revealing an exaggerated smile with its sharp, white teeth.
It backed away little by little, allowing the shadows to consu it as its mottled fur grew rapidly, waving at Yibei as if it were waving goodbye.
A cold wind swept across Yibei, and his eyes began to burn intensely.
As the calico cat retreated little by little towards the darkest corner of the attic, strange and twisted shadows suddenly appeared behind it.
Judging from those outlines, they were all physically disabled cats; so were missing an ear, so were missing a leg, and so had only half their bodies.
Those shadows piled up together as if they were integrated into one body, like a phantom of a cetery dedicated to cats projected into this attic.
A pair of glowing eyes looked upon Yibei with resentnt, indifference, and morbid curiosity.
The complex, negative aura emanating from them caused his ears to buzz, and the maddening owing in his ears faded away as the shadows consud the cat, leaving only the orders of the police officer downstairs flooding his ears.
And thats how I ended up chasing a stray cat into the attic of the store, he ended. I dont know why they were burning incense or why there was a giant coffin in the attic, so dont ask ! All you have to know is that I am not a robber.
Listening to his words, all the police officer could do was stare at his face and look for subtle changes.
The policeman didnt think he was lying. In fact, he seed sincere.
Wait here a mont, the police officer ordered as he left the room.
The police officer then turned to managent and checked for Yibeis information before returning back to the interrogation room.
You have to admit that Jiangli did a very reliable job forging information for Yibei. The certificates were all governnt-certified, and they were no different from actual, official docunts.
Jesus Christ, kid! The police officer frowned as he sat back down. Eighteen stabs in the stomach? How are you even alive?
Ah, right.
Anyways, you can leave after contacting your family to co pick you up. Were done here for today.
There is no concrete evidence that Yibei was at the store to steal. At most, he was disturbing the public, but how could a young man who was stabbed eighteen tis in the na of justice be suspicious?
Wait a minute, officer.
Whats the matter?
Well, he hesitated. There is no one else in my family right now, so
The police officers eyes widened as he flipped through Yibeis file, and only then did he see that both of his parents were deceased. He didnt expect Yibei to not have any other relatives.
Is there, uh, anyone else you can contact? You need sobody to co pick you up. Sorry, its the rules; I dont make them.
Ah, well, he muttered, thinking of the people he could contact.
Jung is definitely a no-go. Professor Ma is busy recovering. As for Shui
He hasnt heard anything from him lately, and he doesnt know where hes been fooling around. Perhaps hes on another business trip with a rich woman, and its not like he hasnt done that before.
Jiangli.
Can I call my boss? She can co pick up.
If she ca, then there would be no problem, and he would be able to tell her about the situation in the attic. Two birds with one stone!
Ten minutes later, in Office V of the Night Division.
Jiangli sat at her desk, not playing mahjong for once. She was carefully reviewing the docunts regarding the 20 urban legends that she has dealt with this past month until the phone on her desk suddenly rang.
Hello? Huacheng Folk Culture Research Administration what? Is he in the police station? For trespassing onto private property to catch a stray cat? I understand. Ill be there in a mont.
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