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

Every day when Shi Huai'an and Gu Jingxing went home from school, they paid special attention to whether any suspicious people appeared, but after several days, nothing happened.

After the final exams, Gu Jingxing graduated from junior high school. Since he was about to enlist in the army, his uncle, who had already retired from the military, would arrange for someone to pick him up in August for military training, so he wouldn't be leaving with the new recruits. Therefore, after summer vacation started, he spent every day playing with Xiao Yi and his group of buddies, and sometimes he would come to Shi Huai'an's house to chat.

The chubby, round orange cat, Duoduo, leads his cat squad on a brand new mission—to closely monitor Wu Yutong!

It turned out that they discovered that Wu Yutong and Ma Jianqiang had frequent and close interactions, which immediately aroused Duoduo's high vigilance.

The quick-witted Duoduo made a decisive decision to include Ma Jianqiang in the surveillance scope as well.

It now often acts first and asks for permission later, and can handle things on its own. However, Huai'an requires Duoduo not to use weapons to harm humans under any circumstances, unless it is a critical moment.

Thanks to the continuous intellectual boosts provided by the system, its IQ has been steadily increasing, almost like it has a cheat code.

With her ever-growing wisdom, Duoduo, as the absolute leader of the cat team, often confidently directs the other cats to cleverly arrange their formations.

Every operation is meticulously planned and carried out in an orderly manner, making this cat team stronger and stronger, and earning everyone's admiration.

Wu Yutong, true to her guilty conscience, never dared to go out alone. Ma Jianqiang, unaware that Gu Jingxing was going to join the army, still had people coming and going near the alley entrance of Gu Jingxing's house, waiting for an opportunity for him to be alone.

That day, Gu Jingxing left Huai'an's house alone. Remembering that he needed to go to the Baidai Building to buy some things, he rode his bicycle there by himself. After leaving the alley and crossing two streets, several bicycles suddenly rushed out from the alley on the side of the street and forced Gu Jingxing's bicycle to stop.

Gu Jingxing glared and roared, "What are you trying to do? Do you even know how to ride a bike?!"

One of the chubby boys jumped off his bicycle aggressively and shouted at the top of his lungs, "You're the one who broke my bicycle, you blind fool! You have to pay me for a new one today!"

Before he could finish speaking, the boy swung his fist and lunged at Gu Jingxing's face.

In the blink of an eye, Gu Jingxing nimbly tilted his head to the side, forcefully knocking his bicycle to the ground. Then, he nimbly turned to the side, easily dodging the fierce attack.

However, unexpectedly, just as he dodged, another boy on a bicycle charged straight at him like a mad beast, seemingly wanting to run him over mercilessly with his wheels.

Faced with such a pressing situation, Gu Jingxing realized that there was no longer enough time to evade.

In the nick of time, he didn't hesitate to kick out and slam the handlebars of the oncoming bicycle hard.

A scream was heard as the boy and his bicycle were kicked to the ground.

Immediately afterwards, Gu Jingxing did not back down and quickly engaged in a fierce fight with the people who rushed up.

Meanwhile, Ma Jianqiang, who had been watching and directing the chaotic battle from the sidelines, continued to shout, "Hurry up and get on this! Teach this arrogant brat how to ride a bike properly!"

It turned out that he had already gathered a large group of helpers to surround and intercept Gu Jingxing, attempting to put him in a helpless and isolated predicament.

Just as the two sides were locked in a fierce battle, suddenly, seven or eight wild cats of various shapes and colors leaped down from the rooftops on both sides of the street like lightning.

Some of these stray cats were jet black, some had dazzling golden fur, and others had tabby stripes...

They moved nimbly and swiftly, charging straight towards the teenagers who were besieging Gu Jingxing.

In the blink of an eye, the group of wild cats leaped onto the boys' faces, opening their sharp claws to frantically bite and scratch their faces, and the scene became chaotic.

The boys were caught off guard by the sudden attack and could only frantically wave their arms to try to drive away the ferocious wild cats while screaming in terror.

The entire street was instantly filled with shouts, fighting, and the hissing of stray cats, creating a scene of utter chaos that left people speechless.

After they chased the stray cats off them, they surrounded Gu Jingxing. The stray cats wandered around watching, as if ready to strike at any opportunity.

Despite the menacing appearance and menacing aura of the people Ma Jianqiang brought, very few of them could actually become Gu Jingxing's match.

Gu Jingxing moved with lightning speed and exceptional agility.

Faced with the surging attacks from the troublemakers, he dodged left and right, skillfully avoiding wave after wave of attacks.

Once he found an opening, he suddenly swung his iron fist and smashed it solidly into one of the men's faces, instantly knocking the man to the ground, where he couldn't get up for a long time.

Seeing this, the others were filled with shock and anger, and they all roared and attacked Gu Jingxing.

However, Gu Jingxing was not afraid at all. He kicked out with lightning speed, striking a person hard in the stomach.

The man screamed in agony as he was sent flying like a kite with a broken string, crashing heavily to the ground.

At this moment, seeing that the situation was not good, Ma Jianqiang made a desperate move and pulled out a sharp knife from his pocket, stabbing it fiercely at Gu Jingxing.

Seeing the critical situation, Fat Orange Duoduo, who had been spying from the rooftop, immediately used a laser to shoot at the knife.

Ma Jianqiang's wrist went numb, but at that moment Gu Jingxing reacted quickly, slightly shifting his body to easily dodge the fatal blow.

Immediately afterwards, he seized the opportunity to grab Ma Jianqiang's wrist, which was holding the knife, and twisted it hard with all his might.

With a loud clang, the knife in Ma Jianqiang's hand fell to the ground.

Before Ma Jianqiang could react, Gu Jingxing delivered another heavy punch, striking Ma Jianqiang squarely on the bridge of his nose.

In an instant, blood splattered everywhere, and Ma Jianqiang covered his nose and howled in pain.

In the end, Ma Jianqiang and his gang were completely intimidated by Gu Jingxing's ruthless methods.

Don't let Ma Jianqiang's ruthlessness fool you; he's pragmatic. If he can't win, he'll just run. He glared hatefully at Gu Jingxing, noticing the growing crowd of onlookers pointing and criticizing them for outnumbering him.

Ma Jianqiang dared not linger any longer. He spat and said, "Kid, I admit defeat today, but as long as you stay here, I won't let you go. Just you wait! Let's go!" He gave the signal and he and his accomplices scattered and fled in a sorry state.

Gu Jingxing didn't care at all. He calmly clapped his hands, and Fatty Orange Duoduo jumped down from the roof and landed on his shoulder.

The man and the cat watched the rabble flee in panic, and their hearts were filled with joy.

Gu Jingxing stroked Duo Duo's orange fur and nuzzled Duo Duo's head: "Duo Duo, if you weren't here protecting An An, I really wanted to take you to the barracks."

Fat orange cat Duoduo proudly raised its head and meowed loudly. Upon hearing this, the other stray cats disappeared into the neighborhood along with Duoduo.

The crowd watching on the street couldn't help but marvel, and Gu Jingxing exclaimed, "What a group of cat heroes!"

However, some people recognized that it was students from Hongqi Middle School fighting, and they discussed it extensively. Some members of the public went directly to the street office to report the situation, which alarmed the community and the school, causing a negative social impact.

After investigation and research, the school concluded that the incident was caused by Ma Jianqiang and others who had provoked the incident. These people have always disregarded discipline and frequently engaged in fights. The school decided to give them a major demerit and place them on probation.

Gu Jingxing had already graduated from junior high school, so the school had no authority to manage him. However, the neighborhood committee reported that Gu Jingxing was an innocent victim because of his excellent academic performance. The neighborhood committee considered that although he did not cause the incident, it would affect the conscription review, so they truthfully reported the situation to the conscription office.

Gu Jingxing's grandfather quickly called his younger brother in the army. When Gu Jingxing's uncle found out, he used his connections to suppress the matter.

Then the troops came and took Gu Jingxing away ahead of schedule.

Because it happened so suddenly, Gu Jingxing left with his unit without saying goodbye to anyone, and was never heard from again for several years.

Shi Huai'an was not surprised when he learned it from Xiao Yi. Just like in the previous life, Gu Jingxing had entered a highly confidential unit for training and to carry out arduous tasks, and it would be more than three years before letters arrived.

The letters came intermittently, sometimes a year or two apart; it wasn't until 1968 that he had the opportunity to go home to visit his family for the first time.

At that time, Gu Jingxing was already 23 years old, and Huai'an was already 17 years old.

Of course, Huai'an wouldn't tell Xiao Yi these things. Although she had anticipated this development, a trace of regret remained deep in Shi Huai'an's heart—she hadn't been able to personally see Gu Jingxing off at the moment of parting and accompany him for a while.

The unfulfilled farewell felt like a heavy stone weighing on her heart, causing her occasional pangs of sorrow.

During the summer vacation, Wu Yutong secretly found out Gu Jingxing's address and went to find him.

When she learned from Gu Jingxing's mother that the boy had actually joined the army and couldn't even write to her, she burst into tears.

She thought Gu Jingxing had deliberately asked his mother to hide the address from her, but she didn't know that Gu Jingxing's mother also didn't know anything about her son.

Fortunately, the troops gave her a heads-up before they left, saying they would contact her family if anything happened, and if nothing did, that was good news!

Time quietly passed to 1962, and the tight domestic food supply situation had been significantly improved. The most obvious change was that people's rations of grain were no longer deducted, and the previous practice of mixing coarse grains with staple grains was also stopped.

Following this, various non-staple foods sprang up on the market like mushrooms after rain, and meat products, which were once scarce, began to gradually increase in quantity.

Although food rations are still distributed strictly according to quota standards, the overall nutritional status has improved significantly. The number of people suffering from hepatitis due to malnutrition and experiencing edema has decreased dramatically, and people's quality of life is gradually improving.

Shi Huai'an, Lin Shaoyi, Liu Haoyu, and Zhong Hanzhe, who were classmates in junior high school, were all admitted to the local key high school and were assigned to the same class in high school, where they entered a tense and busy high school life together.

Because Ma Jianqiang and his gang had their eyes on the coal slag business and were interfering with it, Liu Hui was so angry that he got into several more fights with Ma Jianqiang.

Zhong Hanzhe was worried that Ma Jianqiang would report them for speculation and profiteering in the future, and that if Ma Jianqiang gained power, he would punish Liu Hui and his group.

After all, this is an extraordinary era, so Zhong Hanzhe didn't want to make a big fuss. He still had to study and take the college entrance exam, so he asked Liu Hui to stop collecting and transporting coal.

However, in order to solve Liu Hui's livelihood problem, he also organized a "roof repair team" to find business in another area. Gradually, they were organized into a construction team, and the original skilled workers were arranged to lead them to take on some odd jobs of repairing leaks.

He also instructed Liu Hui to keep an eye on the black market and gradually become familiar with the people there, trading and reselling various documents.

He gradually built his own faction in the area, but Zhong Hanzhe was very careful and discreet, rarely showing his face in public. People outside only knew Hui Ge, and few knew about Zhong Ge behind Hui Ge.

Chung Han-che accidentally found some collectible items at a scrap yard and on the black market. Nowadays, people's lives are not very affluent, and some families are in urgent need of money, so they will sell some antiques and paintings passed down from their families, as well as bottles and jars passed down from their elders.

Some families are unaware of the value of these old items. They fill these bottles and jars with oil, salt, soy sauce, and vinegar, and they are taken away as soon as someone makes an offer.

Zhong Hanzhe meticulously instructed Liu Hui and his group to remain vigilant and closely monitor market trends, and to report to him immediately if they discovered any instances of selling those ancient items.

Because at that time, there was no large-scale counterfeiting. This was partly due to the limited technology available at the time, which made it impossible to produce counterfeits that were indistinguishable from the real thing; and partly because people generally lacked the courage to forge.

After all, if someone dares to engage in counterfeiting and selling fake goods, the consequences will be unimaginable once they are exposed and caught.

It's not as simple as going to jail; you might even be sentenced to death or executed by firing squad.

In addition, Chung Han-che is also familiar with some well-known local artists. He knows that the value of these artists' works has not yet been fully recognized, and their prices are relatively low.

Therefore, he decided to take the initiative to visit them and ask them to paint for him or give him some of their works. For these artists, the only compensation they needed was a small amount of daily necessities. In this way, both parties got what they wanted and were happy.

At that time, badges of great figures were common, but badges of Marshal Lin Biao and others were very rare. Because they were so rare that after the reform and opening up, these badges, complete sets of coins, copper coins, and stamps were also very valuable. He paid attention to collecting them so that they could appreciate in value in the future.

Yu Tao moved back to his own place because his second brother, Yu Zhong, married Gui Xiang, a young widow from the next courtyard. Gui Xiang had a three-year-old son with her. The Yu family elders were vehemently opposed to the marriage and couldn't understand when they got together.

Yu Zhong moved into Gui Xiang's house without a word and got a marriage certificate. There was no dowry or wedding banquet, and the two got married quietly.

Although some gossip is inevitable, it will soon be forgotten. After all, there's nothing new under the sun, and everyone needs a fig leaf to cover their shame.

Wu Yue'e harbored resentment towards Shi Renmei's family for their continued disapproval of the marriage between Shi Huai'an and Shi Yaozu, and the two families visited each other less and less.

In 1964, Xiuzhi's physical examination showed that the cancer cells were completely gone and she made a full recovery. Shi Huai'an and his adoptive mother's fate was also changed, and their living space was upgraded, with the addition of a washroom, toilet, and study.

The story of this life did not unfold as it did in the previous life. Shi Huai'an did not deliberately try to acknowledge his relatives. He simply maintained contact with his fifth brother, Li Huaiyuan, and occasionally heard some news about the Li family.