C18 Freaks

In the evening, Hu Donghai brought Xiaocan to Lotus Lake Park and stopped in front of the row of houses.

Xiaocan's understanding of "cat photographers" was similar to that of pet consultants. They provided consultations, bought branded cats, and analyzed specific cats.

Outside the fifth house, there was a broom and a small shovel.

Hu Donghai went up to knock on the door, but there was no response. He pushed the door open.

The outer room was not big. It was a wooden bed and a few simple pieces of furniture. There was a table under the window. On top of it was an empty porcelain plate. The outside of the window was adjacent to a rockery.

Inside was a warehouse. There were lawn mower, water buckets, mops and other miscellaneous items. Hu Donghai looked at the wall. His eyes were full of pictures of cats.

On the picture was a white cat with a pattern on its mouth. The sign read: Ants Slave. A white cat with yellow tail. The sign read: Gold hairpin in silver bottle.

A gust of wind suddenly rushed into the house. The picture on the wall rustled and one of it fell to the ground. Hu Donghai bent over to pick it up.

Xiaocan suddenly called out in a low voice.

A black shadow rushed in from the window and pounced towards Hu Donghai.

Hu Donghai bent his waist. Before his hand could reach the picture on the ground, he felt a sharp wind blowing towards him.

It was too late to dodge to the side. Hu Donghai squatted down and instantly felt something brushing past his scalp and accompanied by a scream.

"Meow!"

It was a pure black cat. It was big, but not fat. It had a strong waist, and its four claws were very strong on the ground. It looked like a black panther, staring at the amber eyes.

Hu Donghai rubbed his scalp and felt that he had just been scratched by a cat's paw. Luckily, he was fast. If he had been a few seconds late, there would have been blood on his scalp.

The black cat screamed again and pounced again.

At the same time, four or five cats rushed over from the fake mountain. They jumped over the window and pounced on Hu Donghai.

This time, the black cat lowered its body and aimed at Hu Donghai's face. It jumped and slapped its face with its right front paw. Hu Donghai raised his arm to block, but two cats attacked his stomach and two cats attacked his knees.

Three attacks were launched at the same time. What Hu Donghai was most worried about was the cat in the middle. He was afraid that it would dig its crotch out.

Hu Donghai quickly protected the chassis and swung his arm, trying to scare the black cat away. The black cat changed its direction and jumped onto the table. Then it turned around and jumped in the air for the third time, attacking Hu Donghai in the face.

Hu Donghai had no room to dodge.

"Be careful!" Xiaocan shouted and threw two things out.

One of the items hit the black cat's head and bounced off. The other thing hit the opposite wall and rolled on the ground, attracting the attention of the other cats.

It was two wooden locks.

The black cat jumped in fright and let out a weird meow, ready to pounce on Xiaocan.

Footsteps came from outside the door. The sound stopped in front of the door, and then came a strange chant. It didn't understand at all.

But the black cat immediately stopped, lowered its head, and retreated, still making a "wuwu" sound. "That's the iron cat." The newcomer's voice was hoarse.

Hu Donghai took a deep breath and turned to look at the door.

The newcomer continued, "The breed in the ancient book is called Iron Cat. There are tears in its eyes."

The man took two steps forward. With a click, he appeared in front of Hu Donghai in gray pants. Hu Donghai understood why this person's nickname was "Cat Crutch." He had a wooden leg. It was rumored that he was a strange man who loved cats as much as his life.

Cat Crutches carried a cat in his arms. It was white and covered in yellow spots. The moment its hand loosened, the cat ran to the table itself and laid down in the porcelain bowl.

"You are the cat photographer." Hu Donghai bowed. "What did you say just now?"

Cat Crutch was sitting in the chair with no expression on her face. There was a dark look in her eyes. "When Wu Zetian changed the country's name to Zhou and moved to Luoyang, a black cat appeared on the way and stopped the carriage. It was thought to be inauspicious, so Wu Zetian issued the 'Great Zhou Dispatch Cats Order'."

This legend was quite bizarre.

"But why did that cat bite me?"

"Iron cats have a strong sense of territory. You can't violate their territory, not even the emperor." Cat Crutch looked at Hu Donghai. "You have a strange aura."

Hu Donghai smiled bitterly. Did Cat also despise him?

"I heard that you can cut off your cat and watch your family's good fortune because your cat's eyes have a prismatic light that reflects your life." Hu Donghai said. Cat Crutch didn't say anything.

Xiaocan continued, "I used to have cats. They are clean and white, with pointed ears and a thin face, like a fox."

Hu Donghai also saw the picture on the Internet. The cat had a pair of apricot eyes, and its amber eyes were always staring at it. It looked a little curious and a little surprised.

Cat Crutches looked at Xiaocan's face. "The color of the cat's fur is pure yellow. It is the so-called golden silk cat. Next, it is pure white. It is called the 'Snow Cat'."

"Is the one I have a Snow Cat?"

"No, that should be 'Dragon Li'. Bring it here and have a look." Xiaocan sighed. "My girlfriend took it."

Hu Donghai was still thinking about how to bring the topic to Hou Liming. The cat kidnapper might have something to do with Hou Liming, because Hou Liming liked to raise cats since he was young. At least they had a common language.

Cat Crutches suddenly said to Xiaocan, "Your girlfriend is suitable for raising this kind of cat." He pointed at the table. The cat that was squatting on the porcelain plate had fallen asleep.

Xiaocan asked, "What kind of cat is that?" "Karakorum Daji."

"Er, Daji - Jing Jing?" Xiaocan was speechless.

Hu Donghai went straight to the point. "25 years ago, someone was killed in Ba He. Shouldn't his cat react in advance?"

The cat walking stick stared coldly at Hu Donghai. It seemed like it did not come with good intentions.

Xiaocan was a little worried. He glanced at the window, worried that another group of cats would rush over from the fake mountain.

Hu Donghai's tone softened. "Cat Master, we came today to inquire about that person more than 20 years ago." "I only care about cats. I never remember people." The cat walked out the door.

A group of cats followed him and gathered on the grass outside the door, surrounding the cat walking stick. Hu Donghai said, "If you know Hou Liming, you won't forget."

"Hou Liming?" Cat Crutch looked at Hu Donghai.

Xiaocan said, "That man was killed by my uncle in Ba He."

The cat cane finally looked surprised. "So it was you..." His expression darkened and he whispered in a hoarse voice. "It's because of Hou Liming that I fell into the knowledge of cats." He paused for a moment. His tone became deeper and deeper. "That year," he said. He led us around, like a big brother. He said that in the future, cats will occupy thousands of households. He said that the knowledge of cats was very worth studying. I believed him. Others thought he was joking and said it casually. "I believe him."

The tone and gaze of the cat kidnapper gave Hu Donghai quite a shock. Hu Donghai did not know what the cat kidnapper was talking about. In his eyes, Hou Liming was just an enemy that had lasted for more than 20 years.

Both of them had spent more than 20 years. The difference between a person and a person was in Hou Liming's mind. "I believe him. I didn't believe him wrong." Cat Crutch suddenly looked up. "But you killed him."

"No."

"What do you mean?" Cat Crutches stared at Hu Donghai.

"The big brother you believe in, he might still be alive..." Hu Donghai said.

"Nonsense!" Cat Crutch was finally angry.

"Meow!" With Karakorum Daji in the lead, the group of cats on the grass suddenly cried out.

Hu Donghai waited for them to calm down. He wiped his forehead with a handkerchief and said, "I have evidence that Hou Liming may still be alive." He looked at the cat walking stick and said in a deep voice, "If you believe that big brother is still alive in this world, aren't you curious?"

The cat walking stick looked back at Hu Donghai. The air seemed to freeze. "What do you want?" Cat Crutch asked.

"I just want to know who Hou Liming's friend is."

Cat Crutch looked up at the sky. He could change a person's fate with just one sentence. Wasn't that what he was like back then?

"Go and find Three-Eyed Old Leather." Cat Crutch's tone became low. "Back then, Hou Liming often went to his place to eat fish. I never got involved."

"Where?"

"West Second Loop and North Second Loop, there's a water market there."

At this time, a young man rode a tricycle and passed by. He said, "Uncle Crutches, there's work at the children's playground!"

Cat Crutches turned around and picked up a broom and a small shovel before walking away on the stone path. The streetlights in the park lit up, and Cat Crutches' figure gradually faded away. As he walked, he kept the trash on the ground.

The group of cats followed him, not leaving him.