Rebooting 60, let's go on a rampage with the orange cat!

Just then, a boy in black looked up at the low wall nearby and suddenly noticed several stray cats squatting on the wall, leisurely watching the people playing ping-pong. Their cute little heads turned left and right as the ping-pong ball moved.

A mischievous glint flashed in his eyes, and he immediately bent down, picked up a stone from the ground, and aimed it at the fattest orange cat, throwing it at it.

Shi Huai'an happened to witness this scene, and his heart tightened. He couldn't help but wave his hand and shout, "Duo Duo, be careful! Run!"

She knew these stray cats usually roamed around this area and got along well with everyone. But cats are naturally aloof and prefer to wander off by themselves. Their gathering here today was definitely related to that fat orange cat. Sure enough, when Shi Huai'an called out, the stray cats that had been perched on the wall immediately raised their heads and cautiously looked around.

Just how fast are cats' reactions? Have you ever tried gently poking a cat's nose with your finger, only to have its paw instantly disappear into your hand? This isn't your imagination! In fact, a cat's reaction speed is almost 70 times faster than that of an average human! It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say it's as fast as lightning.

As natural hunters, cats are not only extremely alert, but their night vision is also six to seven times better than that of ordinary humans.

Seeing someone provoking it, "Dodo," the chubby orange cat, became somewhat angry. Its fur stood on end, its back arched, and it growled in a low voice. Then, before the stone could touch it, it led several other wild cats to quickly jump down the wall and disappear into the bushes.

The boys searched everywhere but couldn't find any trace of the stray cat. They immediately surrounded Huai'an, and the boy in black, who was in the lead, questioned, "Is that stray cat yours?"

"The orange cat is mine, so what?" Huai'an frowned. She didn't like lying, so she didn't like being questioned either. She felt that he had ill intentions and really had the urge to confront him.

The boy in black stared, a sinister smile spreading across his face. His eyes revealed a chilling indifference and cruelty, and his voice was so cold it seemed to freeze the air. He said, "Then you'd better make it watch out. I don't like animals, and I especially don't like cats. If I see it, I'll skin it alive and tear it apart. Do you believe me?" His words carried a hint of mockery, as if he were challenging the other person's bottom line.

Hearing this, Huai'an's face turned pale with anger, and her lips pouted so high that if looks could kill, Pang Biao would have been torn to pieces by Huai'an's gaze. She clenched her little fists tightly, desperately suppressing the urge to rush up and punch someone, but fortunately Gu Jingxing stopped her.

Gu Jingxing walked over, racket in hand, and looked at Pang Biao with a grin. He said in a relaxed tone, "Pang Biao, you've gone a bit too far. It's not good to mistreat small animals. If you keep doing this, I won't let you off the hook." His eyes were full of laughter, clearly showing his dissatisfaction with Pang Biao's behavior.

Huai'an gave Pang Biao a deep look, her eyes filled with disgust. She gritted her teeth and said, "Do you know how ugly your face is? What kind of skill is it to bully small animals? If you're so capable, come and compete with me!" She straightened her chest and met Pang Biao's provocation without fear.

Seeing that everyone was disgusted by his words, Pang Biao raised his voice and said, "Am I right? Don't you all notice that cats become especially noisy in the spring? They walk silently, like ghosts, not at all honorable, they are truly insidious animals. I hate cats the most!"

However, before he could finish speaking, a black cat suddenly darted out from a large tree near the wall. It opened its claws and pounced on Pang Biao, emitting an angry meow. The black cat mercilessly scratched Pang Biao's face, catching him off guard and causing him to fall backward to the ground.

Before anyone could react, the black cat swiftly turned around, let out a meow, and immediately scurried away. Three shallow claw marks were left on Pang Biao's face; although the wounds weren't deep, they were enough to make him look quite disheveled.

Suddenly, Ma Yang, who was next to Pang Biao, pointed to the top of the wall in alarm and said, "Pang Biao, look over there..."

Then they saw the fat orange cat with its other cats—a calico, a tabby, a black cat… a total of seven. They crouched on the wall like a well-trained security squad, watching them intently. Their seven pairs of glass-like eyes gleamed with a wary, cold light in the darkness, full of provocation.

Pang Biao, covered in dust, scrambled to his feet. He grabbed a rock and angrily hurled it at the wall. However, as if they had anticipated this, the seven cats nimbly leaped down the wall and vanished without a trace in the blink of an eye.

Pang Biao's face turned ashen with rage. He turned around, glared fiercely at Huai'an, and said through gritted teeth, "This must be the work of your cats! Did you deliberately make them do this?"

Huai'an looked completely innocent and replied calmly, "The orange cat is indeed mine, but the black cat isn't. Don't try to hold me accountable; I don't have the authority to command all the stray cats." She then shrugged, indicating that she had nothing to do with the matter.

Upon hearing this, Pang Biao became even more enraged. His face flushed red with anger, and veins bulged on his forehead. He was breathing heavily, his chest heaving as if he were about to explode. Finally, he angrily waved his hand and shouted at Zhao Lei, "Let's go! I won't let this go!"

Zhao Lei shook hands with Gu Jingxing helplessly and said, "It's dark, I can't see clearly. We'll have a proper competition next time." He then smiled at Huai'an and said, "Hey, kid, you said you wanted to compete, right? Let's save it for next time!"

Gu Jingxing nodded slightly in agreement, then said, "Then let Pang Biao go to the hospital to get checked out, lest the wound become infected and worsen. But if he wants to compare himself to my sister, he'll have to get past me first!" After saying that, he looked ahead with a firm gaze, as if to show the other party his stance and determination.

Zhao Lei glanced at the two of them, nodded in understanding, and then turned to chase after Pang Biao in the direction he had gone. As the footsteps faded into the distance, the scene fell silent, broken only by the rustling of leaves in the gentle breeze.

The other children immediately gathered around, full of curiosity, excitedly asking all at once, "Do all these cats obey your commands? That's so cool!"

"That chubby orange tabby is yours? It's so cute, I don't think I've ever seen it before," Xiao Yi asked curiously.

"Can we let them play with us?" Li Ju asked, clasping her hands in a fist salute.

“I’ve seen all the other cats, but I haven’t seen Fat Orange much.” DouDou said, holding his kitten. “That Pang Biao is really bad. The cat is so cute, how could he want to kill it?”

"We definitely won't hurt it," Wang Ling pleaded. "Let Duoduo come and play."

Gu Jingxing said worriedly, "You should let your orange cat stay out of the limelight for a while and be careful. I don't think Pang Biao will give up so easily."

Huai'an looked around for a while but didn't see the orange cat. She said, "Hmm, I'll tell it to be careful. Maybe Duoduo went home?" She then tentatively called out towards the yard, "Duoduo, where are you?"

A nimble, chubby orange cat immediately poked its head out from the wall, leaped down swiftly, and swaggered towards Huai'an with the imposing aura of a king. The other six cats appeared out of nowhere, each one like a sword-wielding bodyguard of the chubby orange cat, squatting motionless on the wall to wait.

Everyone was even more astonished and clicked their tongues in amazement, saying that the scale and grandeur of the event were simply amazing.

As soon as Shi Huai'an reached out, the chubby orange cat jumped into his arms and rubbed against his face affectionately, instantly losing all its domineering aura. Everyone reached out to pet the cat, filled with envy.

Huai'an joked, "Duoduo~ Look how much everyone likes you. From now on, the rats in this area will be under the jurisdiction of your little team."

Fat orange cat Duoduo responded with a "meow meow~" sound, as if it understood, then slid off Huai'an's hand like liquid, let out a meow at the cat on the wall, and the cat-hunting team instantly retreated, disappearing under the cover of night...

At this moment, Gu's mother accompanied Shi Renmei and his wife out of their house. After saying goodbye to each other, the three members of the Shi family went home.

They talked about Gu Jingxing again along the way, and Shi Renmei commented, "It would be good if he joined the army; he has a promising future."

Wang Xiuzhi continued, "It's good that Gu Jingxing wants to join the army after graduating from high school. This child is ambitious and will definitely be successful in the future."

“He’s in the second year of junior high now, and he still has five years until he graduates from high school!” Huai’an calculated.

……

As night falls, a gentle breeze blows, and a bright moon hangs in the sky, its pure light bathing the earth and adding a touch of romance to this summer night.

It was already dark when they got home. Wang Xiuzhi said, "Go to sleep early, we have to get up early tomorrow."

Shi Huai'an rushed into the room excitedly: "Mom and Dad, please move my bed. I don't want to sleep in the inner room."

"Why? Where will you sleep then?" Wang Xiuzhi asked in confusion.

"I want to move my bed to the living room or the attic. I'm too old to sleep well with my parents. Xiaomin said that I can't sleep with my parents anymore when I start school, and all the other kids are laughing at me," Huai'an deliberately brought up the neighbor's child to protest.

Xiuzhi laughed when she heard this, and after thinking about it, she didn't object.

“But the main room has no windows, so it will be very dark at night,” the father, Shi Renmei, said worriedly.

“It’s okay, I can sleep in the attic, it’s a private room. Besides, I don’t need to turn on the light when I’m asleep, I’m very brave,” Huai’an insisted. “I can study quietly in the attic. I learned a lot of characters today, and I even learned pinyin. I can also read by lighting a kerosene lamp in the attic. There’s also a small window in the attic where I can see the stars. I don’t need to go through the trouble of setting up a bed, since it’s a wooden floor, I can just make a makeshift bed on it.”

Looking into Huai'an's determined eyes, Wang Xiuzhi knew that she had made up her mind, so she nodded and said, "Okay, let's clean up and move the bed together."

The family of three worked together. Shi Renmei moved all the clutter downstairs to tidy up, leaving only a low table and a few wooden boxes. Xiuzhi was busy wiping the attic inside and out, and then moved the bedding from the inner room to the attic.

After a long day, Xiuzhi and her husband closed the door to go to sleep. Xiuzhi felt that something was wrong, but she couldn't quite put her finger on it. She just felt that Huai'an was a little different.

The two seemed a bit preoccupied, both saying that Huai'an had changed, becoming more cheerful and independent, as if he had grown up overnight. Although this was a good thing, why did they still feel uneasy? They comforted each other, saying that things were going in a good direction and there was no need to rush. Having lived most of their lives, they had only learned one thing: don't worry about tomorrow, because tomorrow will have its own troubles.

Shi Huai'an lay happily in bed, looking at the starry sky outside the window, feeling extremely relaxed.

She knew that life ahead might bring many difficulties and challenges, but she believed she could face them bravely. In this small attic, she would embark on her own journey of growth and realize her dreams.

The orange cat had already curled up into a ball, sleeping next to Huai'an. Huai'an felt very secure, as everything was proceeding according to his plan.

Huai'an gently stroked Fatty Orange's head and said, "Duo Duo, wake up, let's talk~"

"Meow~" The orange cat stretched and yawned. "Shut up, I'm going to catch mice with the Galactic Rocket Guardians later."

"Hey, Duoduo, what's your Galactic Rocket Guardians? Did you come up with such a domineering name? Wow, that's really impressive, my chubby orange cat. Looks like you've watched a lot of cartoons." Shi Huai'an gently stroked the orange cat's head, secretly chuckling to himself.

The orange cat blinked, seemingly understanding her words, and meowed twice in protest: "Don't laugh, I'm serious."

"How did you manage to get them to become your underlings? You must have used a lot of dried fish, right?" Huai'an asked curiously.

"Meow~ It's no big deal. I have plenty of snacks. There will be more after I finish eating them. I subdue their leader first before feeding them. The system taught me this. Pretty impressive, right?" Fat Orange said proudly. "Meow~ I don't just take in any underlings. These six are Thanos of this area. They know this place well and know what's going on in every household."

"However, Pang Biao will definitely come back to retaliate against you today. You should be careful of that boy in the future; he seems quite ruthless," Shi Huai'an warned.

The chubby orange cat raised its head and looked at her with innocent eyes, as if to say, "Meow~ I know. If he dares to mess with me, I'll teach him a lesson he'll never forget."

"You can't do anything reckless. It's best to be careful and stay away from him. Don't cause trouble! Besides, I'm thinking that if you make too much of a scene, it might bring disaster to all the cats in this area. After all, when animals and humans clash, it's always the poor little animals that suffer in the end. I think you shouldn't openly gather a group to confront people like this... You must keep a low profile and show weakness to preserve your strength..." Shi Huai'an still felt lingering fear when he recalled Pang Biao's hateful and sinister eyes.

The chubby orange cat thought for a moment, then jumped onto Shi Huai'an's lap, rubbed against her hand to reassure her, and said, "Meow~ I will call them together for a meeting to make a decision."

Shi Huai'an seemed to be deep in thought. He whispered something in Duo Duo's ear and repeatedly emphasized the guerrilla tactics that the great man had mentioned: retreat when the enemy advances, harass when the enemy camps, attack when the enemy is tired, and pursue when the enemy retreats. Of course, the most important point is never to harm humans, and if you can't win, run away...

Fat Orange's round eyes lit up, and it meowed, "Meow~ I understand, I'll make the arrangements." After saying that, Duoduo nimbly jumped onto the open skylight and left.