Animal Detective

Chapter 14 Cat Bowl
After finishing their meal, people like Zhang Jian, who had stayed up all day, went home to rest.

Shen Xin had rested during the day, so he would definitely have to work the night shift.

Chen Chao has also left, and he may not come back tomorrow.

The criminal investigation team was just as busy.

This case has been left unfinished, stuck in limbo, which is really frustrating.

However, as the night progressed and he became busy, Shen Xin had no time to think about the case.

I was busy all night in a daze, and didn't head home until dawn.

Thinking about Da Mei's favorability, Shen Xin deliberately took a detour and went to a pet store to buy some canned food.

There are also freeze-dried small fish.

That way, I won't go home empty-handed.

It's like going out hunting and coming back with delicious food.

The beautiful woman must have looked at him with such admiration!

As Shen Xin walked out of the pet store and stood at his front door, something suddenly came to mind.

While at the pet store, Shen Xin kept feeling like he had forgotten something very important.

Shen Xin remembered now.

When I left yesterday, I completely forgot to get a litter box for Da Mei!

To be finished!
Shen Xin hurriedly took out his keys to open the door.

Although it's only been a day, given the amount of poop Da Mei produced, it's estimated she's pooped everywhere.

What I fear most is that it will be dragged into some remote corner.

It is, after all, a stray cat, and even when it poops, it chooses a secluded place.

The door opened, and Shen Xin, who was immediately greeted by the smell of feces and urine, was surprised to find that there was no strange smell in the room.

Da Mei was sleeping on the sofa when she heard the noise. She looked up at herself, yawned, jumped off the sofa, stretched, and then came over to rub against Shen Xin's feet.

"Da Mei, did you poop? Where did you poop?" Shen Xin squatted down and asked.

I didn't find anything unreasonable about asking directly. I just felt that Da Mei was very understanding, as if she could understand everything.

Da Mei meowed twice, as if she remembered something, and then turned and went into the bathroom.

Then, to Shen Xin's incredulous gaze, she jumped onto the toilet, her buttocks sinking in, followed by the sound of splashing water.

Shen Xin almost cried out.

This cat is sentient!
When I went over to take a look, I saw a string of round balls floating in the toilet.

Without having prepared a litter box, Da Mei actually found the toilet by herself and pooped in it.

It must have seen itself going to the toilet yesterday.

"You're so smart."

Shen Xin rubbed its head and quickly opened a can of food for it.

In that case, you won't even need to prepare a litter box.

Having a litter box means you still have to scoop the poop; this is so much more convenient—just let it go in the toilet.

No, it still has three kittens. It will have to teach the kittens to use the litter box later.

Upon thinking of the three little ones, Shen Xin's expression changed, and he hurriedly rushed up to the second floor.

Da Mei is so beautiful, these three little ones don't have the ability to use the toilet.

The three little ones were fast asleep on the summer blankets.

Shen Xin leaned closer for a closer look and grinned.

A few pale yellow marks.

Without a doubt, he peed.

The problem is that one of the puddles is quite yellow. Who is it? Is it because they're feeling hot and bothered?

Fortunately, there was no poop. At this stage, the mother cat eats all the kittens' poop.

But it's still very necessary to have a place to live.

Shen Xin immediately went online and placed an order for a deluxe cat bed.

When I went downstairs again, I saw that Da Mei had finished showing off the canned food. She even glanced at me a couple of times, her eyes seeming to say, "Well done, I'm very satisfied."

The icon on its head indeed increased back to 8 bars.

It seems nothing compares to a good meal.

After taking a shower, I lay down on the bed and searched for ways to get closer to cats. After a short while, I couldn't resist the urge to fall asleep.

In a daze, Shen Xin felt that he had thought of something, but before he could figure out what it was, he fell into a deep sleep.

Then, in a hazy dream, I saw a middle-aged woman named He Cuimei who kept telling me that she didn't.

She was like a giant shadow, constantly growing larger, telling me no, and with each repetition, I shrank a size.

Shen Xin instinctively wanted to run, and as he ran, a bowl suddenly appeared in front of him. A one-piece bowl.

bowl!
Shen Xin suddenly woke up with a start and sat up abruptly.

Yes, a bowl!

That was clearly a cat bowl, or a dog bowl.

But it's covered in dust and hasn't been used.

However, there was no evidence that He Cuimei's family kept cats or dogs.

His son works in an electronics factory, he's exhausted and lives a messy life, so he probably doesn't have the leisure to keep cats and dogs.

There was no cat or dog food in his house.

Who uses this bowl?

It couldn't possibly be Wu Zhicun.

There's only one possibility: that tenant!

It made a meow.

But it was Da Mei who had somehow gotten up beside him. She was startled awake, then lazily rolled over and went back to sleep.

Shen Xin didn't care about it; the more he thought about it, the more likely it seemed.

There are no cages in the yard, so it's most likely a cat.

If the suspect owns a cat, he would definitely need to buy cat food and cat litter, and might go to a nearby pet store. Even if he bought them online, he would still need to receive a package, and might ask a nearby courier station, where they might remember him.

This should be considered a clue.

Shen Xin got out of bed excitedly, glanced at the time, and saw it was only a little past noon.

I only slept for a few hours.

Shen Xin thought about contacting Zhang Jian and explaining the situation.

But guessing that Zhang Jian and Li Dongsheng were resting at this time, and since he himself hadn't confirmed it yet, he decided to go and confirm it first.

Shen Xin took a taxi and headed straight for Hongcun.

It's still number 113.

The courtyard gate was still open. As soon as I entered, I ran into He Cuimei hanging out laundry.

"Officer, why are you here again?" She became much more polite, then pointed to Wu Zhicun's room and whispered, "Are you here to see him again? After you left yesterday, he kept crying and screaming like a madman. It was terrifying."

Shen Xin glanced at Wu Zhicun's room, but there was no movement, so he first asked He Cuimei if she kept any cats or dogs.

"No."

He Cuimei shook her head.

"Whose bowl is this?" Shen Xin asked, pointing to the bowl.

He Cuimei was stunned for a while before saying, "I remember now, the young man you're looking for, right? He seems to feed a cat. One night when I came back, I saw a cat eating here. I also saw it once during the day, lying at his door. It was a black and white cat, all black except for its four white legs."

"By the way, after he moved away, this cat came by several times. It must be a stray cat."

Shen Xin clenched his fist excitedly.

I was right after all!

But after the initial excitement, Shen Xin frowned again.

Knowing that the suspect owned a cat didn't seem to help much, especially since it was a stray cat.

What, do you think you can find the suspect by looking at a stray cat?

But this is still a clue.

After glancing at Wu Zhicun's room again, Shen Xin decided to go to a nearby pet store to ask first.

According to He Cuimei, this black and white cat is all black with four white legs, so it should be easy to identify.

And isn't this exactly what the ancients called "dark clouds treading on snow"?

After expressing his gratitude, Shen Xin immediately went to visit the surrounding area.

I asked some of the residents in the neighborhood, and some of them did remember this stray cat.

I used to see him quite often, but not so often lately.

Shen Xin immediately thought that the suspect might have taken the stray cat he had been feeding with him when he moved away.

However, I asked another person who said they had seen the cat the day before yesterday.

Shen Xin repeatedly asked him if he had seen it wrong, or if it was a different cat.

This is a fruit stall located in the northeast of Xianghong Village, quite far from Wu Zhicun's house, about two or three hundred meters away.

"That's the cat, all black except for its four white paws, it's easy to spot."

The stall owner shook his head and said with absolute certainty.

Shen Xin frowned. It seemed that his guess was wrong.

(End of this chapter)