Arknights, reincarnated as a cat

"Officer Xingxiong, what do you do for me?"

"Is your boss here?"

"No."

"Well...then let me understand the situation with you first."

"Please come in."

Li Xia lay on the back of the sofa and watched Xing Xiong walk in.

The tall figure is undoubtedly a giant figure in its eyes. With the horns on its head, it is estimated to be 1.9 meters tall. No wonder Aneng said he felt oppressed in front of her.

It's the same for me.

Turning around, Li Xia climbed onto the head of the croissant closest to her.

Very good, now this cat is also 1.8 meters tall.

Xingxiong glanced at the noisy black cat, then sat on the sofa next to him, took out a small notebook, opened the law enforcement recorder on his shoulder, and said:

"It's like this. Did you receive a commission last night, asking you to pick up the goods from Hotel 167 and send them to other places?"

"Yes."

"To whom? Where?"

"..."

Of course, a few people will not disclose customer information without reason. After all, this is the most basic professional ethics for employees of a logistics company with formal procedures.

Xingxiong also expected their silence, so he added: "Penguin Logistics, as a legal and compliant logistics company with formal procedures, is obliged to cooperate with the National Guard Bureau in investigating the case."

Xing Xiong emphasized the words "legal and compliant", and there was obviously something in his words. Angel Angel and Croissant, who were teasing the cats on the side, didn't pay much attention to it, but Texas immediately realized what Xing Xiong meant.

Penguin Logistics is in trouble again, and it's not a big deal.

Otherwise, Star Bear wouldn’t come to them.

"We don't know the specific information of the consignor. We placed the goods next to the fountain in Central Park as per the consignor's request. That's all."

Xing Xiong recorded Texas's words and asked, "Did you see or hear anything unusual?"

"Have!"

Angel Angel, who was teasing the cat on the side, heard what Xing Xiong said and immediately replied: "We were followed on the way to deliver goods! They have been following us since the 167 Hotel! They drove an old car white van!”

After listening to the "clues" provided by the capable angel, Xingxiong twitched the corners of his mouth slightly and recorded it in his notebook.

"Okay, do you have any other clues?"

Xing Xiong looked at Croissant beside him.

"I cooked dinner at home last night, and they took over the job."

Xingxiong nodded and said, "Can you contact your boss now?"

"Of course, but he should still be sleeping at this time, right? He hates others interrupting his rest the most. If he disturbs him at this time, he will probably deduct my salary again."

Croissant picked up the landline phone in the living room and dialed the emperor's number, but there was only a busy tone on the phone.

"The boss didn't answer."

After making this call, several people at Penguin Logistics fell silent. The emperor only did not answer the phone in one case.

"Uh...the boss died outside again?"

"It looks like it is."

"I thought the boss could break the previous record this month without dying even once."

Xingxiong: "..."

Li Xia: The emperor is worthy of being your boss. He is on the road to death with a clear lead.

"Well, thank you for the clues you provided to the Guards Bureau."

Xingxiong put away her notebook and stood up to thank several people. It was at this moment that she noticed something special about the cat that Angel Neng was teasing. For this reason, she took another look.

"Officer Xing Xiong also wants to touch our little black guy? There is a charge for outsiders to touch him, but since you are an acquaintance of ours, we will give you a discount and only charge you 35 gantry coins. How about it?"

As soon as Croissant finished speaking, Li Xia looked down at Croissant, his eyes widening.

"What a baker! You actually want to profit from my cat's body! You are infringing on the cat's rights!"

In order to express his dissatisfaction, Li Xia meowed immediately and patted Croissant's horns.

Xing Xiong looked at Black Cat with a strange expression, then looked at everyone at Penguin Logistics, coughed lightly and said:

"Ahem, it is working time after all. Thank you Miss Croissant for your kindness. I have official business, so I will take my leave now."

Star Bear left.

"Let's go."

"Ah."

"Um...what are we going to do this morning?"

"Eat rotten meat noodles."

"Yes, yes! Texas, go and drive! Croissant, remember to lock the door!"

The group got in the car and soon arrived at the noodle shop that Kesong mentioned.

As soon as he got off the car, Li Xia saw an advertisement playing on the electronic screen in the store.

Great Yan Rotten Pork Noodles! Opening promotion! Operate with integrity! Children and old men are not deceived! Smooth taste! Full of deliciousness!

[Picture][Picture][Picture]....

Six pictures of generous portions of rotten meat noodles were displayed on the electronic screen and played in a loop.

It looks just as delicious as the instant noodles commercial.

But Li Xia knew very well that advertisements did not match the real thing.

When it was still a human being, one of its dreams was to eat instant noodles that matched the advertisement, but reality ruthlessly shattered its dream. The reason why advertisements are advertisements is because they are just advertisements.

As long as the product is made as advertised, the manufacturer will go bankrupt long ago.

When they opened the store door, they saw that Croissants had timed it very well. They had just passed the breakfast rush hour, and most of the seats in the store were empty at this time.

After finding a seat and sitting down, Croissant ran to the counter to order.

"Boss~Three bowls of rotten meat noodles!"

"okay."

Soon, the boss brought three bowls of rotten pork noodles to the table. Because of the opening promotion, he also gave a few extra plates of pickled vegetables.

Li Xia looked at the three bowls of rotten pork noodles at the table that were exactly the same as the pictures. He looked at the boss in disbelief, and then looked at the pile of cooked and glutinous meat slices on the rotten pork noodles.

This boss is very capable, and he really puts in a lot of meat when he has it.

"Oh! So much meat? This is the first time I've seen noodles that look like the advertisement picture!"

"That's it. This rotten meat noodle needs a lot of meat, and the meat needs to be raked, so it tastes good."

The boss was an enthusiastic Shang Shu native. They chatted with the boss for a while. Neng Tiantian asked the boss for a small plate. He took some noodles from his own bowl and put it on the small plate for Li Xia to eat. Then he started to enjoy it. Breakfast today.

"Wow! This noodle tastes really good!"

"Well, it's delicious."

"Hey, the place I recommended is good, isn't it?"

Seeing that the three of them were enjoying their meal, Li Xia also began to eat the noodles from the small plates.

The noodles have a smooth texture, and the meat slices are glutinous and fragrant. The fat decomposed from them allows the soup to adhere to the noodles very well, and you can taste the rich meat aroma in every bite.

In the past, it always foraged for food from convenience stores, canteens or vendors' stalls, and it had been a long time since it had eaten such delicious food.

A small plate of rotten meat noodles quickly went into my stomach.

Only after tasting the delicious food now does it feel a little nostalgic for the time when it was a human being.

After all, humans are bigger than cats, can eat more than cats, have flexible fingers and strong tongues to assist in eating, and can also eat pasta quickly in a slurring manner.

When it comes to cooking, humans are indeed better.

But my little cat is definitely not a kind person either! I can still eat another plate!

It wanted to find Angel again, but when it saw Angel rolled up his sleeves, hissed his face, and turned on the cooking mode, it felt that Aneng in this state probably couldn't care about it at this time.

He had no choice but to raise his paw, gently pat the croissant who had just taken a photo of himself eating noodles next to him, and motioned for her to add some noodles to him.

The capable angel next to her who had already filled her mouth naturally saw Li Xia's actions, and she said vaguely: "Croissant, Xiao Hei still wants to eat."

"Meow-"

"Okay, I'll clip it for you, just wait!"

Croissant picked up the chopsticks and put some from his bowl into the small plate. The portion was about the same as that of the angel.

"I also give it a pinch point."

"Sister Texas, Xiaohei can't eat so much, can he?"

I can eat it! (instant answer)

Seeing that there were more noodles in his bowl, Li Xia said that there was no possibility of any leftover noodles.

After Li Xia finished the plate of rotten meat noodles, the three girls also finished the noodles in their own bowls.

"Wow, Xiao Hei is really good at eating."

"Looks like you've just eaten."

"Yes, yes, if I feed it this way every meal, will it grow taller?"

"Uh... It will probably turn into a black pig, right?"

Croissant wiped Li Xia's mouth with a tissue, wiping off the soup grease that Li Xia hadn't licked off from the hair around his mouth. Then he put it on his head and pinched the pads on its paws from time to time.

"What are you doing later? The boss has no work scheduled today."

"I'm going to buy cat food for Xiao Hei. You can't just eat and drink like we do every now and then, right?" Croissant gave a thumbs up and said with a smile, "I asked a reliable acquaintance last night. What should I buy if I want to raise a cat?”

"It's almost winter, let's go buy some new clothes today."

"Yeah, I also need to change into a winter coat, so I'll go shopping with Texas."

"ok~"

The capable angel paid the bill, and the three of them separated here.

Croissant took Li Xia to buy cat food, cat litter, cat climbing frames, nail clippers, toys and other items in the shops around Dagu Square.

There was even a store where Li Xia had been looking for food several times.

Of course, Croissant bought canned cat food that was placed on the middle shelf. When Li Xia was looking for food, he only took the canned cat food that was placed on the bottom shelf.

According to Li Xia's understanding of the purchasing power of Longmen coins, the things Croissant bought were relatively expensive, but combined with Croissant's shrewd character, it was not difficult to infer that these things were both expensive and good.

She was really willing to spend money on me, I cried to death.

Love money but not stingy, croissant, you are the best baker in the world!

After shopping, Croissant walked down the street pushing a rented shopping cart with a black cat on her head, looking happy.

“Sure enough, shopping can make people happy physically and mentally!”

Li Xia also expressed great approval for this sentence.

The black cat thought about the toys that Croissant bought, and he would definitely be able to play with them enough when he went back.

The guy who can make angels will definitely interact with me with the cat teasing stick, but I prefer playing with yarn balls.

No cat can resist a ball of yarn!

One person and one cat are in a good mood now.

Croissant came to the taxi stop and was about to take a taxi home. At this time, a middle-aged man with a polished head came over.

He wears a pair of thin-rimmed glasses and is well-dressed. He looks like an academic, a bit dull, but he also gives people the impression that he is an honest and friendly person.

The light reflected on his head made Li Xia squint his eyes.

"Miss, I'm sorry to bother you, but are you willing to sell this creature? I'm willing to buy it for five thousand gantry coins."

"I'm sorry, boss, Xiao Hei is not for sale."

"I understand."

The middle-aged man had an "I understand" expression on his face, looked at Croissant's shopping cart again, nodded, and continued: "Then I will offer you 30,000 Longmen coins, are you willing to sell it?"

"Thirty thousand Longmen coins?!"

Kesong was startled and raised the black cat above his head in front of him.

"Xiao Hei, it turns out... you are so valuable? Thirty thousand..."

Croissant!

What are you hesitating about? You, a bread man, would never want to sell my cat to this bald man again!

And this person doesn’t look normal! Why do you look at this cat with such intense eyes?

For this reason, Li Xia let out a low roar to warn (what he thought) the person holding his bread not to listen to the slander.

"Boss, what characteristics do you see in Xiao Hei? The asking price is so high? You can buy a dozen precious cloud beasts from the market for 30,000 yuan."

"Although the price you offered makes me very excited, Xiao Hei is indeed not for sale. No matter how high your offer is, I will not sell it to you. Oh, but if you want to send something, you can also come to me. I It’s our company’s business card. I will also set up a stall in the square in the evening. There are many good things! I can give you a 50% discount.”

Croissant thrust a Penguin Logistics business card into the middle-aged man's hand and walked away with a smile.

The two passed by each other, but Li Xia smelled several familiar smells above his head.

Although it is very faint, it is indeed the smell of my stray cat brothers, who are all black cats like me.

Is this person some kind of black cat lover?

Speaking of which, it had been a while since I had appeared in front of my younger brothers, so it was time for me to show up, lest they think that their boss died outside when he went out hunting.

The middle-aged man watched Croissant and Li Xia get into the car. He glanced at the business card and put it away.

His hand unconsciously went to his chest again.

There was a hard and cold feeling under my fingertips.

There was a large piece of Originium crystal on his chest, and he knew very well that his time was running out.

"We have to speed up the progress..."

.....

Taking a taxi back home with Croissant, Texas and Angel Angel had already returned, and the two were playing a fighting game on the TV with controllers.

Seeing Croissant and Xiao Hei coming back and finishing the last round with Texas, the cat-addicted Angel threw away the handle and couldn't wait to pick up the cat and start Rua. When he learned that Croissant bought picked up the toy, then picked up the toy and interacted with Li Xia.

The happy time is always fulfilling but short, and soon it's night.

"Hey, why hasn't the boss come back today?"

"Isn't it normal for the boss not to come home for a few days? Why don't you call him and ask?"

"No, no, otherwise my salary will be deducted later. Oh, I'm going to bed. Good night."

"Good night."

"Good night, I'm going to bed too. Sister Texas, aren't you still going to bed?"

"Wait a minute and finish reading this chapter."

When everyone was getting ready to go to bed, Li Xia had already slept well in the small nest that Croissant spent a lot of money to buy. She woke up now, full of energy.

Although it does feel good to sleep in a small nest, Li Xia still feels that a golden nest or a silver nest is not as good as his own Aneng quilt.

Decided to sleep with Aneng tomorrow night.

After waiting for Texas to go back to his room to sleep, Li Xia slipped out of the kitchen window.

Longmen looks more dazzling at night than during the day. In other words, night is the place where you can experience the charm of Longmen. This is true for people, and it is also true for animals wandering in the city.

After stopping and walking for several kilometers on the road, the uncrowned king arrived at its loyal gathering place.

Those who were resting, those who were playing, and those who had just returned from foraging all looked at it.

It found that there were many fewer animals in this gathering place.

Especially the black cloud beast that is almost the same as it.

After communicating with the same kind at the gathering place, it discovered that the missing ones were not abducted or taken to the rescue station as it thought.

They were captured by a group of people, day and night.

They also told it that the leader of this group of Twolegs, who only hunted black species of the same kind, was a guy with no hair on his head.

Immediately, Li Xia thought of the bald middle-aged man he met today.

I don’t know if this group of animals can remember the features so clearly because of the middle-aged man’s misfortune.

After all, in the eyes of most animals, humans look the same.

Li Xia, who received unexpected information, decided to investigate.

After all, as the king of the city (as he thinks), if he can't even protect his younger brother, sooner or later someone of the same kind will challenge its position.

Although it is absolutely sure to defeat the same kind that challenges it, as a leader, it should take responsibility.

They told him that the Twolegs often roamed near their feeding sites.

Li Xia also knew very well where the foraging places they mentioned were.

——Longmen Night Supper Street.

It came to the night snack street. At this time, there were no small animals such as cloud beasts coming to look for food at this time.

After all, there are too many people.

They are afraid of life.

There are only a group of unafraid dogs looking for food here.

They are also Li Xia's younger brothers, but obviously they don't care about the humans who have captured many cloud beasts.

This also made Li Xia more convinced that this group of people did not capture dogs, only cloud beasts.

Li Xia found a relatively high position and looked down at the entire street.

After about two hours, the late-night snack stalls closed down one after another.

Some stray cats also came here and started looking for food in the garbage.

As expected, those who captured the cloud beast came again.

A black limousine drove into the night snack street and parked aside.

A group of people got out of the car, holding long net bags in their hands.

Li Xia saw the big bald head at a glance.

His bald head was so dazzling even at night.

It's hard to imagine a seemingly honest person doing such a thing.

The bald middle-aged man directed his men to catch the cloud beasts. However, the cloud beasts wandering in the city were now on full alert, and they didn't catch any of them tonight.

Li Xia also saw that the bald middle-aged man was very angry today.

What? How did he figure it out?

Because the dogs that just passed by the bald middle-aged man were kicked for no reason.

After struggling for a while with no results, the group all got into the car and drove away.

Li Xia stood up and stretched.

It started tracking the car.

The wind gathered around it, like a strong spring, becoming its boost. Each jump between buildings can cover a distance of tens of meters.

After following Li Xia in the black limousine through several twists and turns, they came to a somewhat familiar place.

development zone.

It can be said that you won’t even see a night owl here at night.

Li Xia quickly followed the car to a factory that was still in business. He looked up at the flashing neon lights above and recognized the name on it.

Lao Bai Laundry.

As soon as the group got out of the car, the middle-aged man walked into the office and found the laundry owner who was recording this.

"Francik! You have to send me a few more reliable people! Now they can't even catch a black cloud beast!"

Franzik closed the computer, adjusted his glasses, then crossed his fingers and said, "I will, but let's not talk about it for now. Our creative studio has been blocked, and now our production has dropped. The Colombian side Clients are already pushing me. I want you to keep creating."

"Creation? No, no, no, these are not important. I have always done art for you just to pass the time and change your thinking. Besides, I have given you the formula. Those brainless guys under your command will not copy the gourd painting. You don’t even know how to do it, right?”

“…”

Franzik took a deep breath and said slowly: "That's right, White, the people under me are useless. Without the equipment of that studio, the purity of the art they created based on gourd painting is only 70%. ."

"Can't that be done? Franchik! The focus now is to help me find the cat!"

"No! What they make is garbage in the eyes of regular customers! They only recognize art that is 99% pure!"

Franzik said: "White, I need you to ask for help! I know that your experiment has reached a point where it can make critical progress, but do you have to be so impatient? I don't care about the experimental subjects you need, but what you want Experimental equipment and resources all cost a lot of money! Management fees! Sealing fees! All these money come from the art of creation! Just the chip delivered yesterday, the size of a thumb, costs more than one million gantry Coin! If the capital chain here is broken, your experiment will be finished! Are you willing to fail at this time? Can you take a longer view? First, let’s pass the threshold we have to face? The creation below Although the equipment in the room is not as good as over there, I know you can make art with ninety-nine purity! This is helping us all, and you are also helping yourself!"

White opened his mouth, but after all, he did not reveal his condition.

Outside the door, several subordinates listened to the quarrel between the two founders. They looked at each other and wondered if they would be called in later.

So no one noticed that a black cat sneaked into their warehouse.