Strange Life of a Cat

After returning to the compound, Zheng Tan didn't see Xiaoyouzi on the lawn below, but when he went upstairs to go home, he found Xiaoyouzi talking on the phone.

It turns out that many people know about the double star companion to the moon. It was mentioned in the newspaper a few days ago, but many people didn't pay attention to it, but some people have been paying attention, especially those guys like Jiao Yuan.

It was Jiao Yuan's phone call just now, telling Xiaoyouzi to go down to the courtyard to look at it. The angle is a problem, and you can't see it from the balcony at home. Hearing Xiaoyuzi said that he had already seen it, Jiao Yuan didn't say much. A few friends over there were taking pictures, and they were also calculating the approximate distance between the three stars and their trajectories tonight. See if it's the same as it says in the newspaper.

Afterwards, Xiaoyuzi also received text messages from other people one after another. She didn't mention what happened downstairs just now, which made Zheng Tan heave a sigh of relief. When the phone rang, Zheng Tan's reaction was still very fast, and it was very dark in the bushes, so he was sure that Xiaoyouzi didn't see him, but he was just worried that Xiaoyouzi would think too much.

Seeing that everything is still the same as usual for Xiaoyouzi, Zheng Tan is also relieved.

After calming down, Zheng Tan thought of the feeling that there were people staring at him in the old Wafang District just now. It's just that he was in a hurry just now, and he didn't see or smell any strange smell, so he didn't stay there for a long time.

Zheng Tan didn't think he was supercilious, even if he was supercilious, Zheng Tan wanted to go over and check again, but...he looked at the wall clock on the wall, it was already very late, and Jiao's father had come back, if he went out at this time, most of Jiao's family would would not agree.

Forget it, go and have a look tomorrow. If someone is really there, after so long, they should have left, and they may not be able to catch them now.

Although he couldn't go out, Zheng Tan still thought about what happened tonight from the beginning. What he did at night was just on his spur of the moment. Originally, he just wanted to go out for a walk to digest food. He didn't even have time to put on his vest when he picked up his phone after seeing the twin stars in the sky with the moon.

Thinking about it, when recalling the ringtone of the mobile phone, Zheng Tan's beard trembled, thinking back to a longer time, he remembered that since he used this mobile phone, the ringtone of the incoming call was basically silent, and the vibration was lowered in a few cases. But he has never turned on the bell, let alone the bell that rings today, Zheng Tan, is very strange.

The phone is passive.

This was Zheng Tan's first guess.

He put his mobile phone in a small tree hole in the woods, where he could only stuff the phone and the bag wrapped in it. Zheng Tan couldn't get into the hole at all, the hole was too small, so he just hid the phone there .

What was it like when you first started hiding?

After leaving Chuhua City for so long, Zheng Tan no longer remembers it. The bag containing the mobile phone still looks the same, and even the knots on the bag are the kind that Zheng Tan used to tie.

Of course, all this is just an appearance.

When Zheng Tan went there to get his cell phone, he didn't smell anyone else, but that didn't prove that no one had been there. Zheng Tan has been away for a season, during this period of time windy and rainy weather is not uncommon, so even if there is a smell, it has almost dissipated, not to mention that the other party deliberately reduced the sense of presence and took preventive measures. If the other party found out there shortly after Zheng Tan left Chuhua City, the smell would indeed be difficult to exist.

Just, who is it?

Several objects of suspicion flashed across Zheng Tan's mind, and the person he suspected the most was Liu Ba.

Of course, it's just a suspicion, and we'll talk about it when we go to the old tile house tomorrow.

Early the next morning, after Jiao's mother and Xiaoyouzi left, Zheng Tan followed Jiao's father out. Went to the staff cafeteria to have breakfast, then Papa Jiao went to the courtyard, Zheng Tan went straight to the old Wafang area.

At this time, there are students in Laowafang District reciting vocabulary here. It is quiet here, no one disturbs, and there is no noise. Sometimes there are early morning activities of the club.

Zheng Tan walked along the route he took when he came here to hide his mobile phone yesterday, and at the same time he searched carefully near this route, sniffing, to see what he could find.

Nothing was found.

I ran to the tile-roofed house where the mobile phone was hidden, and there was no smell in the tile-roofed house to prove that other people had been there. There is a mouse smell, and there is a recently pulled mouse droppings on the old dusty tabletop, probably because Zheng Tan hasn't been here for a long time, some little mice broke in. Zheng Tan didn't care about these things.

Walking out of the tile-roofed house, Zheng Tan jumped onto a stone bench and looked around. There are many places where people can hide, so I can't be sure.

Just as Zheng Tan was thinking, a gust of wind blew, and there was the smell of the students' breakfast in the wind.

Zheng Tan looked over, and there was a student not far away holding a meatloaf bought in the cafeteria and exam materials in the other hand, sitting on the edge of the flower bed over there while eating and reading.

Looking at the direction of the wind, Zheng Tan recalled the direction of the wind yesterday. When he came here last night, he saw leaves being blown away. He deduced the direction of the wind from the direction of the fallen leaves and the buildings here.

It is said that clever predators approach their prey downwind so that it is difficult for the prey to smell the predator. Does this apply to stalkers?

The downside of last night was...

Zheng Tan looked to the side, then walked over, observing the places where people could hide easily with a human body, and then walked over to carefully identify the smell, the cat's nose is still very good.

Behind a bush nearly two meters high, there is the smell of smoke. Zheng Tan is familiar with this smell. In addition, there is also the smell of people. Although this smell is very faint, if Zheng Tan remembers well, it should be... …

Zheng Tan suddenly turned around and looked behind him.

At a place more than 50 meters away from Zheng Tan, Liu Ba held a burrito in a plastic bag with the school cafeteria printed on it, and walked here while chewing, staring at Zheng Tan.

Zheng Tan knows that he is not smart, compared to IQ, eight out of ten people he knows can compare with Zheng Tan, not to mention people like Ermao and Liuba.

In fact, when he decided to ask Liuba for help before the earthquake, Zheng Tan thought that he might be discovered because of this. People like Liuba are too sophisticated, and the possibility of being exposed is very high, but at the same time, Liuba was also the most suitable person at that time. The person who went to spread the news, since Zheng Tan made the choice at the time, he didn't regret it, and it is impossible to regret it.

The brief contact after the earthquake made Zheng Tan aware of it, but there was no movement after that, and Zheng Tan had a fluke mentality that he was lucky not to be discovered.

Now it seems that luck is not worth it.

It was Liuba who was hiding here yesterday, this Zheng Tan is now sure that if the other party is really determined to find it, there is still a way to find it. Liuba's special occupation allowed him to have more experience, tools and channels in this area.

I just don't know how much Liu Ba knows.

When Zheng Tan was thinking about how to deal with it later, Liu Ba finished eating the burrito, threw the plastic bag into the trash can, and continued to walk this way. The speed was not fast, and he still maintained the previous pace, but Zheng Tan felt that Got it, Liuba is not at peace now.

Whoever knows this kind of thing probably won't calm down, I don't know how many rounds I have been trampled by the alpaca.

As Liu Ba walked in, Zheng Tan found that Liu Ba's eyes were still bloodshot, and he looked like he hadn't slept all night.

Was this guy hiding here last night, so shocked that he didn't sleep all night? Zheng Tan thought to himself.

Zheng Tan's guess is very close to the real situation. Liu Ba really spent the whole night thinking here in the cold wind, and when he came back to his senses, the sky had already turned white, and he still didn't feel much sleepy, so he went to the bathroom in the student cafeteria to wash his face, bought a ticket for breakfast , continue to come here to stay for a while, and sure enough, I ran into it.

Liuba never thought that the owner of this mysterious phone number would be a cat. He had suspected many people, including Professor Jiao, but evidences showed that the cat really did it. Others know nothing about it.

Liu Ba stopped two meters away from Zheng Tan, one person and one cat confronted each other like this, thinking about what the other party would do now.

Zheng Tan thought, if this guy knew too much, would he kick someone and run away, or should he calm down and talk to Liu Ba? Playing sloppy eyes and pretending to be stupid is definitely useless to Liuba. Since we can find out here, even the mobile phone has been touched, how can there be no evidence?

Can't speak? It's okay, there is Morse code, and it's not unused before.

But if Liu Ba wanted to use this as a threat or if he wanted to make Zheng Tan's situation difficult by making the matter public, Zheng Tan would immediately seek help. Papa Jiao, Ermao, Wei Leng, and Fang San all seem to be more reliable. Sure enough, there are many people I know, and there is still a way out.

The black cat in front of Liuba has been staring at him without any other movement, hesitating how to speak, the look in the cat's eyes is not very good.

Fairy? Monster? Liu Ba asked.

Monster you uncle!

Seeing that Zheng Tan's eyes became a little more dangerous, Liu Ba hurriedly raised his hands, expressing that he was not malicious, Don't get excited, let's talk about it. But, should we talk about it in another place first?

Liu Ba talking to Zheng Tan here is talking to himself in the eyes of other people nearby. They will not think that Zheng Tan has a problem, but they will think that Liu Ba is a little neurotic.

Zheng Tan could feel that Liuba was not malicious, but it was necessary to be more prepared for everything. Zheng Tan would not follow Liuba, if he wanted to find a place to talk, it would be safer to find it himself.

Zheng Tan has long memorized this area by heart, knowing where it is quiet and where there is no one.

After Zheng Tan lifted his foot and walked away, Liu Ba also followed, maintaining a distance of two or three meters between the person and the cat. This seemed to be their warning distance, and both sides were on guard.

Take Liuba to a trail not far from the Old Wafang District, where there are several wooden chairs. Zheng Tan jumped on one of them, and looked at Liuba.

Liu Ba sat down on another chair across the path and looked around. There was indeed no one else here, so he didn't have to worry about being overheard when he spoke.

After making sure that there was no one else around, Liu Ba took out his pocket, turned it over, and sighed to Zheng: I swear, I didn't bring any weapons or spy equipment, and the conversation between us was just the two of us... I know.

Originally, Liu Ba planned to say two people, but suddenly realized that he was facing a cat, so he changed the word in time, and felt a little uncomfortable. However, Liu Ba has experienced many things and has a strong ability to accept. Just adjust your mentality.

Let's get to know each other again, I'm happy, my surname is happy, my name is happy, I'm happy, I'm happy.

Zheng Tan: ... So, the surname that this guy used to disguise his identity before is still real?

As Liu Ba spoke, he picked up a twig that had fallen beside the wooden chair, and used the branch to draw his name on the bare ground with no grass growing beside it.

The writing of the character Gao is still normal, but when writing the character Xing, it did not follow the original stroke order, but first wrote a straight six, and then added an inverted stroke on the six. The eight written.