The days of being a cat in Japan

The two cats ate the canned cat food that Xu Jie brought out together, but to Mo, who has a big appetite, these things can only be regarded as snacks.

In order to please Xu Jie, and to show his abilities to the kitten he was pursuing, Mo decided to grab some food for him to eat before accompanying him to the night market.

There are not many prey to choose in the city. The black cat knows that its little raccoon doesn't like the smell of mice, so it chooses other prey.

Mo took Xu Jie to the largest park in the county. The lighting of the park was not very good at night, so there were not too many pedestrians passing by. No one's corner to talk about love.

The goal of the black cat is very clear, it is the tallest fir tree in the park.

When it got to the bottom of the tree, Mo asked Xu Jie to wait here, while it climbed up silently.

The dim light in the dark night could not hinder the cat's sight, so Xu Jie widened his pupils to the maximum, and stared at the shadow of the cat climbing up the tree without blinking.

Watching Mo's movements, Xu Jie soon knew what the black cat's prey was this time.

Because it is now approaching a bird's nest along the branches of the fir trunk.

I don't know what kind of bird built that bird's nest. It is formed into a semicircle and sits in the middle of the three branches. It seems to be about 30 to 40 cm in diameter. Presumably the size of the bird living in it is not too small.

The black cat that crawled near the bird's nest was not in a hurry to start. It first curled up and lay down in the shadow of the branch to observe for a while, making sure that the bird inside had fallen asleep, and then approached the bird's nest little by little.

The black cat's strength was very well controlled when hunting, and the branch under its feet didn't shake at all when it was walking.

Xu Jie could clearly see from under the tree that as Mo got closer to the bird's nest, the muscles on his body became tighter and tighter.

After reaching a suitable distance, Xu Jie saw that Mo stopped, with his four claws close together, his whole body was like a fully drawn bow, and he jumped out in an instant, directly falling into the bird's nest.

In an instant, a layer of bird feathers turned up inside the bird's nest, and the few branches that served as the base for the bird's nest also began to shake up and down as if encountering a strong wind.But within a few minutes, the shaking stopped.

Mo bit the neck of the dead prey, and dragged the bird back from the tree easily.

Xu Jie trotted forward as if welcoming a victorious warrior.

Mo vomited the bird killed by it to Xu Jie, signaling it to eat first.

Seeing the mighty look of the black cat, Xu Jie felt proud for some reason.

It looked down at the prey that the black cat had hunted for it, carefully distinguished it, and felt that this bird was very similar to the Japanese gray magpie it had seen on TV reports a few days ago.

If I remember correctly, it seems that this bird is still a protected animal in Japan, although it is only put in low-risk.

But cats don't care about such things. If Xu Jie just wants to eat gray magpies, where should he eat them?

Seeing that Xu Jie hadn't spoken, Mo tilted his head to look at it, then lowered his head and began to pluck the gray magpie on the ground with his mouth.

It felt that the little raccoon didn't eat it because it didn't know how to deal with it. In this case, Mo would help it clean the bird's feathers.

Soon there was the characteristic swallowing sound of cats eating from under the big shank tree, and by the time the two cats left the place, the gray magpie had only inedible feathers all over the place.

Xu Jie, who had had a full meal, didn't plan to go home yet. Mo made several holes in the screen window on the third floor of the Fujimoto Pet Hospital. Mr. Fujimoto, a conscientious nurse, would definitely tell Mr. Fujimoto about it.

So when I go back now, I might have to face the angry doctor Fujimoto, so it's better to wait a little later, when everyone in the Fujimoto family is asleep, it is going back.

Although doing this will still inevitably be talked about in the daytime tomorrow, but it is not out of anger. At that time, it will try its best to act like a baby, show off its cuteness, and the matter of the black cat breaking the window screen may pass like this.

After making up his mind, Xu Jie started to walk towards the night market according to the original plan.

Before he had gone far, the black cat walking in front stopped, and Xu Jie, who was following behind him, shook his beard and also stopped.

Seeing that Mo seemed to be listening intently, Xu Jie also stretched out his head and listened carefully, and soon he heard the voice of 唦唦唦 coming from the southwest corner of the park.

That is the most secluded corner of the entire park. Because of the deep forest and dense grass, few people go there even during the day. Now that the night is dark and windy, who would go there?

The cat's curiosity is really a bad thing, knowing that there is probably something wrong with the place where the sound is made, but Xu Jie's uncontrollable desire to think about the past is constantly instigating it.

Fortunately, it was still rational. Just as it was about to get up and leave, it found that Mo had already walked towards the southwest corner one step earlier.

Xiudou sack, wait for me.

Seeing this, Xu Jie hurriedly got up and followed.

Although Mo was approaching the place where the sound was made, it walked very cautiously, neither making sound nor attracting attention.

Xu Jie followed behind it clumsily, carefully imitating the movements of the black cat in front.

The two cats slowly approached the place where the noise was made, and when they got close, Xu Jie saw that there seemed to be an animal digging through a trash can under a street lamp.

Those rustling sounds were the sound of the rubbish colliding with each other when the animal was digging through the trash can.

It turned out that a wild dog was rummaging for food. Seeing this, Xu Jie was relieved.

Curiosity has been satisfied, Xu Jie plans to call the black cat in front to leave.

But at this moment, the dog that was rummaging through the trash can suddenly stopped and turned its head to them.

Seeing this, Mo, who had never let down his vigilance, quickly blocked Xu Jie behind him.

The dog seemed to have sensed something, a smile appeared on the face of the simple dog, and it said hoarsely to Mo and Xu Jie: "Young people, don't be nervous, I don't mean anything malicious."

As he spoke, he dug a few more times in the trash can with his paws, took out an empty canning jar, and licked off the remaining soup with his tongue.

Finding that the dog didn't seem to have any intention of attacking, Mo led Xu Jie out of the bushes.

Only then did Xu Jie have time to see the dog clearly.

It was an Akita dog. This kind of dog is very popular in Japan, and there are many people who keep it.

This Akita dog should be a Japanese breed, because its coat color is red, the abdomen and inside of the paws are white, obtuse triangle head, thick triangle ears, and a pair of small black eyes.

Judging from the appearance, the dog should be quite old, because its coat color has begun to turn gray, and the skin above the dog's mouth has also begun to sag.

Moreover, its movements are very slow, and it does not have the energetic appearance of a mature dog at all.

Xu Jie roughly judged that the age of this Akita dog should be between 12 and 15 years old through some studies with Dr. Fujimoto in the pet hospital these days.

This age is already old for a dog, no wonder its voice is so old when it just speaks.

But why does this dog look more and more familiar?

Puzzled, Xu Jie began to turn its fist-sized head desperately, thinking that he had seen this dog there before.

Mo didn't care about Xu Jie's thoughts. After it got out of the bushes, it first looked at the Akita dog carefully, and then said: "You are not a dog around here, I have never seen you."

The old Akita smiled very kindly when he heard the words and said: "I used to live in the west of the city, and the wild dog gang over there was not very friendly, so I came here to make a living. I know who you are, and this area is all about you Don’t worry, I’m just passing by, and I won’t cause any trouble to your cat gang.”

Mo Wenyan raised his eyebrows and said, "You don't look like a wild dog."

The old Akita dog lowered his head and paused for breath before saying, "It doesn't matter if it's a wild dog or not, that's all in the past."

While they were talking, Xu Jie finally remembered that he had seen that Akita dog there.

So it poked its head out from behind Mo, and asked the old Akita dog, "Mr., is your name Babu?"

The old Akita dog raised his head in surprise and replied, "How do you know?"

Hearing it admit it, Xu Jie said, "Your master is looking for you everywhere. He printed the dog-seeking revelations in newspapers and posted them on bulletin boards and abandoned telephone poles. I just read those dog-hunting revelations. Only then did I know about you."

Hearing this, the old Akita dog turned his head under the shadow of the street lamp, so as not to let the two cats on the opposite side see his expression, but said in his mouth, "Shunsuke, is he alright?"

Xu Jie felt that the Shunsuke that the old Akita dog was talking about should be its owner, so it said, "Not too good, he looks haggard and has been looking for you all the time."

The old Akita dog heard the words and murmured, "Shunsuke, why bother?"

Speaking of which, the dog seemed to give up looking for food, turned around and dragged its tail to leave.

Seeing this, Xu Jie quickly asked: "Hey, old man, aren't you going home? Your master is looking for you all over the county."

The old Akita dog stopped walking when he heard the words, turned his head and stared at Xu Jie sharply with cloudy eyes and said, "Young man, take care of my affairs."

After saying that, he walked away without looking back.

Xu Jie was choked by the old Akita dog's answer, and he almost blocked himself to death.

After it finally calmed down, Xu Jie waved his paw angrily and said, "Even if I kindly fed the donkey, next time your master dies in a hurry, I won't take a second look."

The next day, Dr. Fujimoto carried Xu Jie to the window sill on the third floor, pointed to the broken screen window that hadn't been replaced in time, and tapped it on the head with his finger.

Although this disaster was not caused by himself, after all, Mo was so agitated because of his own emotions, so Xu Jie lowered his head and ears, obediently accepting the doctor's education.

The lion cat that was frightened by Mo yesterday got into the cage again and refused to come out.

After thinking for a while, Mr. Fujimoto brought Ah Zhong over home. He hoped that the golden retriever, who is kind-tempered and enthusiastic by nature, could become friends with the lion cat.

Taking advantage of the time when the scheduled workers came to change the window screens, Xu Jie jumped to the ground and quickly ran downstairs to be a guest at the front desk.

That morning, Xu Jie saw the young man named Junjie again. This time he was standing on the street handing out leaflets. Xu Jie guessed that those leaflets were printed with the dog-hunting message.

After leaning on the floor-to-ceiling windows and looking out for a long time, Xu Jie didn't go out in the end.

If it wasn't because it remembered the attitude of the Akita dog yesterday and refused to help, Xu Jie really didn't know what to do.

The old Akita dog has made it clear that it doesn't want to go home, so it certainly won't stay where it was looking for food last night.And Xu Jie is a cat now, and he can't speak human words. How should he express to that young man that he saw his lost dog?

You can't let it write with a pen in its mouth, it's too monstrous, and if you're not careful, you might be beaten to death as a monster by people who are overly frightened.

Just when Xu Jie was thinking wildly, the young man named Junjie finished handing out the leaflets, and he left right after him. Xu Jie didn't see him for a while.

This Sunday, the Fujimoto family did not take Ah Zhong out because they had learned in advance that the wild dogs would be cleaned up.

Kenta also specially made a pet tag for Xu Jie, with his name and Mr. Fujimoto's phone number on it, and found a pet collar to hang up, and then put it on for Xu Jie.

Although he didn't like wearing this kind of thing, Xu Jie also knew that Kenta was doing it for his own good, so he didn't object.

It's just that there is an extra thing suddenly on the neck, which still makes it very uncomfortable, and it can't help but always push it back.

Seeing this, the little chubby hugged Xu Jie in his arms to comfort him, and while combing its fur, he said, "Just wear it for a week, and I'll take it off for you when the people who took the net leave."

Early on Monday morning, when Xu Jie went out, he felt that the atmosphere on the street was very strange. The stray cats that could be seen everywhere in the past could not be found now, and even the old people who used to take their dogs out for a walk were gone. .

On the entire street, only people and cars are left in the quiet, and the shadows left on the ground by the birds that occasionally fly past from the sky.

It seems that the ones that are not kept have already found a place to hide. The owner of the ones that are kept is probably afraid of trouble, so they all keep their pets at home.

Not long after, Xu Jie saw a pickup truck sprayed with city management, driving past him slowly. Inside the pickup truck, there was a big iron cage and two very strong big net.

I hope that the cat gang will spread the news widely this time, so that no animals will be caught.

Seeing those two things, Xu Jie thought silently.

But not long after, its wish came true. Not long after the car turned the corner, Xu Jie heard a noise of people and dogs barking.

Hearing these voices, Xu Jie's heart tightened. Could it be that the unlucky dog ​​was caught.

Thinking of this, Xu Jie quickly turned his head and ran towards the place where the noise came from. On the way, he met Junjie who was handing out leaflets miraculously.

I followed the sound to find it, and sure enough, a dog had been imprisoned in the big cage behind the pickup truck sprayed with the words city management.

The dog was curled up in the corner of the big iron cage, motionless. It was hard to see whether it was good or bad, but the conspicuous red fur clearly showed its identity to Xu Jie.

Although I don't know the final fate of the dogs captured by these dog hunting teams, but I know that it will not be so good after thinking about it, not to mention that the dog still has an owner.

Speaking of master, wasn't that Junjie just now handing out leaflets at the entrance of the alley?You have to find him quickly to save the dog.

Thinking of this, Xu Jie immediately turned around and ran towards the entrance of the alley.

Today, Shunsuke Toda stood at the entrance of the alley as usual, distributing the dog-finding revelation of his own dog to passers-by.

He is a second-year student at the county university. In order to find his dog, he has been on leave for almost a week.

The class monitor just called him and said that the teacher was not granting him leave, so he had to go back to school after today.

The dog hadn't been found yet, and he was really not in the mood for class. Just as he was standing blankly at the intersection, suddenly a raccoon cat rushed over from the side of the street, grabbed his trouser leg and pulled it inside.

Junjie was dragged by Xu Jie for a few steps, and then he saw the meaning of the cat from its movements, so he asked, "Little cat, do you want me to go with you?"

Xu Jie let go of his mouth when he heard this, nodded at him, and then ran back.

Seeing this, Toda Shunsuke ran behind Xu Jie, just in time to bump into the city management pickup truck driving out.

Looking at the familiar color locked in the big iron cage behind the pickup truck, Junjie rushed over without thinking, and stood in the middle of the road with his hand reaching out to stop the truck.

The driver of the pickup truck saw a person jumping out of the road, immediately stepped on the brakes urgently, then stuck his head out of the window and shouted: "Stand in the middle of the road to stop the car, are you going to die?"

But Junjie didn't care about any danger at this time, he ran over and grabbed the pickup driver's hand and said, "Uncle, the dog in your cage is mine."

Hearing the words, the pickup truck driver looked Junjie up and down, and then said, "You can't just say yes, please show me some proof."

Hearing this, Junjie hurriedly carried the backpack on his back, found Babu's dog certificate and epidemic prevention certificate from it, handed it over and said, "Look, uncle, this is the dog certificate, and this is the epidemic prevention certificate. Babu really It's my dog."

The uncle who was driving and his assistant sitting in the passenger seat held the dog certificate and looked at Babu in the cage for a long time, and finally confirmed that this was the dog in the photo.

After confirming that the dog has an owner, the assistant unlocked the lock and let the dog out, while the uncle who drove the car said to Junsuke with a straight face, "Young man, you must take good care of your dog. How can you let it go without a dog?" Those with cards that don’t follow people just run around in the street like this, what if they bite someone?”

Junjie bowed his head obediently when he heard the words, and repeatedly said that he would never do this again.

In fact, their family's Babu has a dog tag, but this dog doesn't like to wear it, so Shunsuke just lets it go. He only puts it on when he goes out for a walk, and takes it off when he is at home.

This time Babu ran out by himself, of course he couldn't bring a dog tag, but Junjie still felt that he didn't take good care of his big dog, so he obediently listened to the training.

While they were talking, the driver's assistant brought the old Akita dog over. The dog was obviously very excited to see its owner, and its tail was wagging almost to the point of breaking off.

Watching the pickup truck with the words "City Management" left, Junsuke thanked Xu Jie and wanted to leave with his dog, but found the Akita lying on the ground, refusing to move no matter how much he pulled it. .

Since you can't take it away, let's take it away. Thinking so, Shunsuke bent down, wanting to hold the big Akita dog in his arms.

The helpless thing was that the dog seemed to have noticed his master's movements in advance, jumped up and ran out, not letting him hug him.

Afterwards, Shunsuke tried his best, but the old Akita dog seemed to be fixed on the ground, and refused to go home with his master no matter what.

After tossing for a while, both the owner and the dog were tired, Shunjie seemed to give up and sat directly beside the dog.

After a while, Xu Jie with sharp ears heard a gurgling sound from the ground, as if someone was hungry.

Junjie also heard that voice. He looked down at his dog and found that the voice was coming from his dog's stomach.

Helpless Junsuke tied the traction rope that he put on with great difficulty to the side advertisement, and then said: "I'll go buy you food, you wait here obediently for me."

Babu squatted next to the advertising column, staring deeply at the back of his leaving, and then turned back to bite the leash that tied him.

Seeing this, Xu Jie couldn't help asking: "Your master has been looking for you very hard, why won't you go home with him?"

Hearing the words, Old Babu stopped the action of tearing the leash, and after a long silence, stepped on his mouth and said, "The relationship between Junjie and I is different from that of ordinary dogs and their masters. I came to him for companionship."

This sentence seemed to open up something, the old dog in the middle was confused, seemed to be lost in memory and murmured: "I was brought home by Junjie's grandfather. At that time, Shunjie's parents just had an accident. Junjie was a little autistic because he couldn't bear the blow. The master took me home, hoping that I could accompany him and make him feel better. Junjie was still very young at that time, only in the third grade of elementary school. He went to school, accompanied him after school, watched him do his homework, and played with him. Gradually, the child finally became like other children, talking and laughing. Later, the master and the old lady passed away, Junjie was very painful, and it was still me Having accompanied him through that period of time, I know that although the child looks strong, he is actually quite fragile, and he can no longer bear the pain of loss."

The eyes of the old Babu at this time are like an elder talking about his favorite child, kind and gentle.

But hearing what it said, Xu Jie became even more puzzled, and asked very puzzled: "In this case, why do you have to leave?"

Hearing the words, Old Babu shifted his gaze to Xu Jie and said: "Because I already feel that my time is passing, my body is starting to become weak, and my sense of smell is no longer sensitive. The most important thing is that I have difficulty breathing and my heart I also jumped more and more weakly. If my judgment is not wrong, then I have to leave, let Junjie think that I am just missing, and I can leave him with a thought after all. But if I really close by his side Close your eyes, the child will definitely not be able to bear it."

Hearing this, Xu Jie quickly took a closer look at Babu, and found that the condition of this old Akita dog was much worse than the last time he saw it.

Its fur is not only dull and dull, it has already begun to knot. Although its figure looks tall, it is very thin, and the nose, which is the most important physical feature for judging a dog's health, is almost dry. Peeled.

This is definitely not the state that a healthy dog ​​should have. Old Babu is sick.

At this time, Junjie, who went out to buy food for Lao Babu, also came back.

Xu Jie rushed over and desperately pointed at Old Babu's nose. At this moment, Junjie also found out that his dog was inappropriate.

Just now, Shunsuke didn't think about anything else because he only wanted to take it home.

Now, after discovering the abnormality of Babu, he hurried to its side, passed his hand through the Akita dog's fur, and put it directly on its skin. The abnormal temperature under his hand immediately made him frown.

Babu was having a fever, and this idea immediately became clear in Junjie's mind, so no matter how old Babu struggled this time, Shunjie still hugged him.

Old Babu, who was held in Junjie's arms, was still very dishonest, always looking for opportunities to climb down.

At this time, Junjie, who had always been kind to dogs before, yelled at Old Babu for the first time: "Unless you bite me to death directly by the throat, or you will go to the hospital to see a doctor today. "

Of course, the old Babu who loved Shunsuke couldn't bite his master, so Shunsuke rushed to send him to the pet hospital of Fujimoto's family.