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

Duo Duo's Wildcat Squad had already discovered that Zhong Hanzhe and Liu Hui were selling coal ash together, but cutting off someone's livelihood was like killing their parents. Huai'an didn't want to report or sabotage it after learning about it; she even admired Zhong Hanzhe's courage and resourcefulness. In this day and age, it wouldn't be easy for a 13-year-old to change his impoverished circumstances and turn his life around.

Shi Huai'an didn't want to ruin his good deed, nor did he want to become the dragon himself after slaying it. He always held a sliver of goodwill in his heart, hoping to leave each other a way out.

In his past life, Zhong Hanzhe was sometimes kind and sometimes cruel to him. When he was jealous, he was as terrifying as a devil. When he was in a normal state of mind, he also had a soft side. He was just too concerned and wary of Shi Huai'an, but he was very loving and responsible towards his children. Although he was sometimes domineering, he was actually very soft-hearted. He liked watching anti-Japanese war dramas and would shed tears for the victims in the dramas, although for Huai'an, this was as unreal as crocodile tears.

Perhaps he is more demanding of those he values, just like he is towards Huai'an and his eldest son...

Shi Huai'an had already reached a conclusion in his mind regarding Zhong Hanzhe's instigation of Liu Hui to beat Gu Jingxing—Zhong Hanzhe must have been reborn with memories of his previous life!

Keep in mind, they had only recently become classmates and had almost no interaction with each other. Yet, Zhong Hanzhe inexplicably developed feelings for Shi Huai'an while simultaneously harboring deep hatred for Gu Jingxing. This was truly baffling!

Shi Huai'an often joked that he was plain-looking and his body was not yet fully developed. Standing among a group of fourteen or fifteen-year-old, beautiful female classmates, he looked like an inconspicuous ugly duckling.

She truly couldn't understand what charm she possessed that made Zhong Hanzhe so infatuated. Unless Zhong Hanzhe had ulterior motives, a secret he couldn't reveal, or a clear objective. Perhaps, rather than saying Zhong Hanzhe liked her, it was more accurate to say he approached her to fulfill a wish from a past life.

Thinking of this, Shi Huai'an couldn't help but feel secretly fortunate. Thankfully, they were reborn before they even met. If they had been reborn after they were already married, the consequences would have been unimaginable! It might have triggered a series of unmanageable chaos, and then it would have been too late for regrets!

Shi Huai'an didn't tell Gu Jingxing about this, not wanting to cause any more trouble. Unexpectedly, Gu Jingxing also used his connections to find clues and followed the trail to discover that Zhong Hanzhe was reselling coal ash.

When Duoduo Pangju brought news that Gu Jingxing had taken Liu Hui to confront Zhong Hanzhe, Shi Huai'an was truly at a loss.

As she anticipated that Gu Jingxing was well-prepared and wouldn't suffer any losses, she couldn't help but think: It would be good to teach Zhong Hanzhe a lesson, otherwise Zhong Hanzhe would only bully the weak and take advantage of Gu Jingxing even more.

Of course, she couldn't go and mediate, otherwise things would get even more complicated. It was better to stay out of it. Moreover, she had to pretend to be completely unaware and indifferent, so that Zhong Hanzhe wouldn't be wary of her, and wouldn't wonder if she had memories of her past life.

She planned to play dumb and refuse him coldly. What could Wallace Chung do to her?

She wondered curiously what kind of superpower Zhong Hanzhe possessed. Did he also have a spatial system? Shi Huai'an never expected that she had overestimated him because of the fear of being controlled in her past life.

In reality, Wallace Chung has no special abilities or spatial powers; he came into this world empty-handed, just to reunite with her...

Although she's no longer afraid of Zhong Hanzhe, she still finds him a bit annoying and is always thinking about how to stay away from him. She even wonders if Zhong Hanzhe making money would have a negative impact on her. Would it be better for her to report him for speculation and have him arrested?

Huai'an shook her head again; she didn't want to push him to the brink. She felt that rather than driving him to the brink and making him vicious, it was better to let him grow stronger through his own abilities, and then they could settle things with their own skills later.

Since we're starting over, let bygones be bygones. Let each of us strive to create our own space. Even if he still has lingering obsessions, they will fade with time. Perhaps the meaning of starting over is to go our separate ways and never intersect.

With this in mind, Shi Huai'an stopped worrying and realized that burying himself in reading to earn points was the right thing to do; he needed to work hard.

Autumn has arrived, the weather is getting colder, and it sometimes rains and is windy. Riding on Gu Jingxing's bicycle isn't very convenient. Shi Huai'an doesn't like to hide under his dark raincoat to avoid the rain; it's stuffy, he can't see outside, and his pants easily get wet. Sigh... I miss the life of having my own car...

When the weather is bad, she and several other children from the neighborhood will go to the alley entrance to take the bus to school.

There are three other families living in the courtyard. The one on the east side is Grandma Zhang's house. In addition to Grandma Zhang, there is her son, daughter-in-law and five grandchildren. The third child of the Zhang family is her granddaughter Zhang Ting, who is a classmate of Shi Huai'an in the fifth class of the first year of junior high school. After they gradually became familiar with each other, they would occasionally go to and from school together.

Another small household on the east side lived a bachelor in his thirties named Shao Donglai. His parents were farmers in the countryside. He had a relative who was a cadre in the city. His parents spent money to pull strings and get him a job as a statistician at a winery. However, his fiancée suddenly broke off the engagement and married someone from another place. This hit him hard, and he became depressed. He often got drunk alone and rarely went out. He also rarely interacted with his neighbors.

The Yu family lived to the west. The eldest son, Yu Liang, worked as a clay-carrying worker in a porcelain factory, while the other two were unemployed at home. The second son, Yu Zhong, often went to the dock to find odd jobs pulling carts and carrying bags to earn some money to supplement the family income. The youngest son, Yu Tao, however, was idle and always hanging out with a gang of hooligans, fighting and brawling, and rarely stayed at home.

That day, sunlight streamed through the windows into the Shi family's house. The house was quiet, as the Shi family members had either left for work or school. At this moment, only the chubby orange cat, Duoduo, remained in the house, comfortably curled up in Huai'an's room, fast asleep.

Suddenly, a very faint sound broke the silence. Dodo, who had been soundly asleep, instantly awoke, its furry ears perking up alertly, its whole body tensing, its large, round eyes gleaming with vigilance. Then, it nimbly crouched down and, like lightning, swiftly hid on top of the wardrobe, quietly observing the movements below.

This wardrobe is a freestanding piece, with some distance between it and the ceiling. On top of the wardrobe, two old rattan suitcases are neatly arranged, bearing the marks of time and memories.

Huai'an's door wasn't locked, and soon two boys, around seventeen or eighteen years old, quietly pushed it open and entered. They tiptoed into the room, their eyes scanning the surroundings, and began rummaging through everything without restraint. However, after a thorough search, they were disappointed to find that there didn't seem to be anything of particular value.

As Taozi laboriously dragged the two heavy wicker boxes off the top of the wardrobe, no one expected that a round, chubby orange cat would suddenly pounce down from above. A sharp meow rang out, and the orange cat, like lightning, stretched out its sharp claws, aiming straight for one of the young faces.

Caught off guard, the boy cried out in pain and instinctively reached up to touch his cheek. Instantly, a burning pain shot through him. He looked closely in the small round mirror hanging on the wall and saw that his once smooth right cheek now had three long, bloody welts, resembling menacing centipedes crawling there.

Anger surged into his heart, and Taozi couldn't help but curse, "Damn it, I'll chop off those damn cat claws today!" However, the orange cat showed no intention of fighting. It nimbly turned around and leaped away, disappearing into the corner of the room in the blink of an eye.

The skinny guy standing nearby was taken aback at first, then burst out laughing. He pointed at Taozi and said, "Haha, Taozi, I never thought you'd get hurt by such a tiny kitten! If this gets out, people will laugh their heads off!"

Taozi glared at the skinny guy and said irritably, "If you hadn't insisted on coming here, I wouldn't be suffering like this. Stop gloating and get back to work!" With that, he continued searching for the target item.

The skinny man shrugged and muttered, "What's the rush? Didn't you swear before that this family isn't home during the day?"

Taozi replied without looking up, "Better safe than sorry. Don't forget, there are other families living in this yard. If we get caught, we'll both be in deep trouble! If my dad finds out, I'll be dead."

Seeing that the suitcase was full of seasonal clothes, the two were unwilling to give up and turned to leave Huai'an's room. They arrived at Shi Renmei's bedroom door, and one of them skillfully pried open the lock with a tool before rushing inside.

The room was instantly turned into a mess, with clothes and other belongings scattered all over the floor. Even so, after a careful search, they only found a pitiful five yuan in change.

Taozi stroked the sewing machine, which was still covered in machine oil, and frowned as he speculated, "I wonder where they hid the money. They've bought a lot of nice things lately, which must be worth a lot of money. Could they have emptied their savings? Maybe we should just forget about it and go quickly."

Just as the two were feeling dejected, the skinny guy's eyes lit up when he saw a brand-new radio on the bedside table. It was a nice little, valuable "trophy."

So the two of them smiled at each other, and without saying a word, they found a blue garment on the ground, wrapped the radio in it, and hurriedly jumped out of the living room window, leaving the Shi family home.

Duoduo had already silently climbed onto the roof, its bright eyes fixed on the direction the two people had left in. Suddenly, it meowed, a sound that seemed like a command. Immediately afterward, several agile wild cats darted out from various corners, quickly chasing after them like well-trained agents.

In the evening, Mr. and Mrs. Shi returned home from work in high spirits, riding their bicycles home. But when they opened the door, they were shocked by what they saw – their house was in a mess, clearly having been burgled!

The two panicked immediately. After frantically checking the extent of the damage, they went to the nearby police station to report the case without hesitation.

Not long after, Huai'an and Zhang Ting returned to the courtyard after school. Before they even stepped into their own gate, they found that Huai'an's house was already surrounded by curious neighbors. Everyone was whispering and discussing, their faces showing expressions of surprise or confusion.

At this moment, Duoduo suddenly appeared out of nowhere, jumped onto Shi Huai'an's shoulder, and meowed loudly.

Police officer Lao Wang, who was in charge of the case, stood in the middle of the crowd, carefully questioning those around him and quickly recording every piece of useful information. He sometimes frowned, sometimes seemed lost in thought, not letting go of any possible clue.

Grandma Zhang said evasively, "I've been home the whole time, but I didn't hear anything. When I came out to get coal briquettes, I saw a boy run out of the yard. He looked like Taozi from next door, but I'm not sure. We all live in the yard, so it probably wasn't him." Her family's coal briquettes were piled up against the outer wall, and she had to come out to turn on the stove and change the briquettes before cooking.

Taozi's mother immediately exclaimed, "Grandma Zhang, you're too old to see clearly, don't talk nonsense. My Taozi has been missing for the past few days, he hasn't come home at all."

Officer Wang immediately sensed something was amiss and pressed for answers: "Why didn't Taozi go home? Where does he usually live? Is he working or studying? What friends does he keep in touch with?"

Seeing that all the attention was focused on her, Taozi's mother couldn't help but feel a little guilty. She quickly explained, "Officers, my Taozi doesn't work or go to school yet. He just likes to run around outside, but he never steals anything. You can't just wrong an innocent person like that."

Wang Gong'an said, "We will not wrong an innocent person, nor will we let a bad person go unpunished. We hope you will cooperate fully and not cover up or conceal anything. We will naturally investigate and find out the truth."

Taozi's mother had no choice but to reveal all the information about who Taozi usually liked to spend time with, but she still insisted, "It definitely can't be him. Don't scare the child. He's only seventeen."

Meanwhile, another police officer cautiously entered the house, carefully examining the scene. Wearing white gloves, he scanned every corner with sharp eyes, not missing a single clue. Footprints on the ground, the messy arrangement of items, footprints on the window... he took in all these details, pondering what truth lay hidden behind this case.

Shi Huai'an already knew what had happened from Duo Duo Pang Ju. Because Huai'an had always warned Duo Duo not to use her superpowers casually, Duo Duo told Huai'an about the tracking information.

Huai'an wasn't a saint and didn't want to condone bad people, but Taozi lived in the same courtyard, and theft was now being punished very severely, so she couldn't help but ponder.

According to Article 17 of the Criminal Law of the People's Republic of China, minors who are 16 years of age or older but under 18 years of age are criminally liable for their crimes, but should be given a lighter or mitigated punishment. For theft involving a substantial amount of money or serious circumstances, minors may be sentenced to imprisonment of up to three years, detention, or public surveillance, and may also be fined. For theft with particularly serious circumstances, they may be sentenced to imprisonment of ten years or more, or even life imprisonment, and may also be fined or have their property confiscated.