start with a pet store

Chapter 1003: The Evil Man in Sheep's Clothing

"Oh my God, it's really that guy, is he still a human being?" May shouted excitedly.

The young security guard was shocked. When he first came down, he kept saying, "There's no water. I didn't see any water on the ground..."

When Lu Jingxing turned on the light, the security guard walking in front was stunned where he was. It took him a while to react, and then he looked at the people who followed him in with a confused look on his face.

Despite such a frightening scene, no one reacted as strongly as he did. He immediately understood that they were just making an excuse to ask him to open the door.

Ji Ling had already turned on his phone and recorded everything from the moment he entered the basement. Lu Jingxing was also taking photos non-stop.

Ding Mimi's voice came from the stairs: "What's wrong?" The stairs were too narrow, and she couldn't get down the wheelchair even if the stairs were wide.

Seeing that no one answered her, she stopped asking. She probably thought it was just as she thought.

"It's so abominable. Let's call the police. Regardless of whether we can detain him or not, we can't let people like him come to our place again." May was so angry that her voice was shaking.

"Yes, we must call the police..." Sister Huang said hatefully.

"Boss, there is no water leakage here, but this problem is more serious than the water leakage. Why don't you come and take a look..." After being shocked, the young security guard immediately called his leader.

Soon, the property manager and two policemen rushed over.

After talking to the police, Lu Jingxing, Ji Ling and others returned to Ding Mimi's cafe.

After they returned to the cafe, they saw people going down to the basement of the bookstore to look around from time to time.

Some people were even crying: "Oh my goodness, I've raised him for so long, how could he be so cruel? Isn't he afraid of being struck by lightning? Woo woo woo..."

I also heard someone talking on the phone: "Honey, our Mimi was actually killed by that evil man in sheep's clothing in the bookstore. I saw its collar in the basement of the bookstore..."

Lu Jingxing, Ji Ling and Ding Mimi sat in front of the window sill and didn't speak for a long time.

Ding Mimi also had a cat that was missing. Although she didn't find any trace of it in the basement, she was sure that it must have been tortured and killed by that man.

There was chaos on the opposite side, and the crowd did not disperse angrily until the police sealed off the storefront.

There was no need for Lu Jingxing and his team to post this matter on the platform. It was posted online by someone who had been to the store that same evening.

In the following days, paint was splashed on the store door and large words were written on it, while the culprit seemed to have disappeared. I heard that the police didn't find him either.

However, Lu Jingxing has always been paying attention to this matter. He even asked Officer Hu about it. It was not until half a year later that Officer Hu told him that the man was caught on the spot when he committed another crime. Because of the serious circumstances, he was sentenced in the end.

After this incident, there was no more news of cats being lost on the Post and Telecommunications Road.

Lu Jingxing’s own platform has never posted any information about the incident or its follow-up.

……

Soon it was Lu Chen and Lu Xi's day off. After a day's rest, everyone embarked on the journey they had been looking forward to for a long time.

Because this was not a self-driving tour, Black Tiger and the General were not able to be brought along. It was a trip with only people and no animals.

They arrived at the island closest to Wanwan Island. The scenery was naturally amazing, and Lu Chen and Lu Xi had a lot of fun.

My aunt and uncle also praised this trip highly because they had never had such an outing before.

On the boardwalk stretching along the coastline, tourists either stroll leisurely or stop to take pictures, and everyone's face is filled with relaxation and joy.

After my aunt and uncle played at the beach for two days, they wanted to go out for a walk on their own, so they separated from Lu Jingxing and the others.

Lu Chen and Lu Xi were simply unwilling to leave the beach. Every day they either played on the beach or swam in the artificially fenced beach.

Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling were walking on the beach, while Lu Chen and Lu Xi were chasing and running on the beach, leaving behind strings of cheerful laughter.

"Let's go sit over there and let them play here..." Ji Ling said, pointing to a big rock in front.

Lu Jingxing nodded and shouted to Lu Chen, "Don't run too far. Just play in the sand here. My sister and I will take a rest here."

They had walked quite a distance and when they looked back at their hotel, it was already quite far away.

There are not many people in this area, but the scenery is actually more comfortable, and there are also many beautiful shells and so on.

The shells on the beach came with the tide, colorful and glittering in the twilight.

Lu Chen and Lu Xi bent down and carefully searched every corner where seafood might be hidden.

A cunning crab hurried across the beach and tried to hide in another cave, but the sharp-eyed Lu Xi ran over and caught it. She shouted excitedly: "Brother, brother, I caught a crab, look..."

She ran towards Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling with excitement, but she had never caught a crab before, so she just grabbed the crab in her hand. Before she ran to Lu Jingxing and the others, she screamed and shook her arms vigorously: "Ahhh, it bit me, it bit me..."

The little crab was flicked by her and flew onto the beach. After it came to its senses, it quickly crawled away in the sea water.

When Lu Jingxing and the others came over, the crabs were nowhere to be seen.

Lu Chen laughed at the side: "You idiot, how can you catch a crab like that? You have to hold its shell..."

Lu Xi felt very aggrieved. Not only did the crab pinch her hand, but the little guy also ran away. She looked at the sea with a depressed look on her face.

Ji Ling comforted Lu Xi for a while. After seeing another little crab waiting for an opportunity, she immediately smiled and said, "Sister Lingzi, look, there is another one over there..."

After saying that, he rushed towards the little crab.

Ji Ling also started to play with them. She chased the waves barefoot, picked up colorful shells from time to time, and looked at them carefully in the sunlight.

After playing until noon, several people felt hungry and walked back to the hotel with a sense of unfulfilled desire.

Lu Chen and Lu Xi were still running and playing in front. Ji Ling was also tired from playing. Lu Jingxing smiled and carried her on his back, then walked slowly back behind his younger siblings.

Suddenly, Lu Xi, who was walking in front, ran towards them again: "Brother, Sister Lingzi, we saw a cat in front."

They were about to arrive at the hotel. After hearing what Lu Xi said, Ji Ling immediately jumped off Lu Jingxing's back: "Cat? Maybe it's raised by the hotel?"

"Not like that. Come quickly, the little brother is watching over there..." Lu Xi pulled Ji Ling and ran.

Lu Jingxing had no choice but to follow quickly.

This is the wall behind the hotel, and generally not many people go here.

Perhaps hearing the noise, Lu Chen shouted loudly: "Brother, over here..." Several people trotted over.

Just as Lu Chen was about to reach out his hand, Lu Jingxing immediately stopped him: "Don't move..."

Then he walked over quickly.

"There is another one over there, but it seems to be dead and doesn't move. This one is not in good condition either..." Lu Chen gave up his seat, bent over and followed behind Lu Jingxing.

The little guy hid in the corner, huddled into a small ball, and didn't react at all when he heard someone coming.

Lu Jingxing glanced around and asked, "Why are you guys here?"

Normally they wouldn't come to this location when they come to the beach.

"I just saw someone going down this side, and then my brother and I came up out of curiosity, and then we saw the kitten." Lu Xi said behind.

"Brother, look, this is not death." Lu Chen turned around and ran to another corner.

Ji Ling immediately ran over, pinched the little guy with his hands, and then shook his head at Lu Jingxing: "It's dead, it's all hard..."

The two little guys should be from the same litter. They look to be about one month old at most. They are two little tabby cats.

Lu Jingxing meowed twice, and the little guy in front of him turned around and glanced at him, then shrank back.

Lu Jingxing reached out and pinched the little guy's neck. It was hiding under a landscape tree and its body was wet. Lu Jingxing tried to grab it, but it didn't move and let him pinch it.

The little guy opened his eyes and looked at him, shivering. There was blood on the corner of his nose, and the corners of his eyes were covered with eye boogers. He looked so pitiful.

"This little guy doesn't look like he's a month old yet?" Ji Ling touched the little guy's head.

Lu Jingxing nodded: "It looks like she is premature, or maybe she is too thin."

"Brother, let's take it back. It's so pitiful..." Lu Xi stood on tiptoe and wanted to touch the little guy.

Lu Chen pulled up his clothes and said, "Brother, it's so cold. Put it in my clothes. We need to save it."

Lu Jingxing comforted the little guy and after making sure it was not dangerous, he really put it in Lu Chen's pocket: "You hold it, I'll take a look at the smaller one."

After the little guy entered Lu Chen's pocket, he lay down quietly again and went straight to the warm spot on Lu Chen's stomach.

Ji Ling had already taken out the small one. Seeing Lu Jingxing coming over, she shook her head and said with certainty, "It can't be saved. It's been dead for a while. Let's find a place to bury it."

After Lu Jingxing squatted down and took a look, he could only nod helplessly: "Let's bury it under this tree. Put it here first. Let's go back to the hotel and put it away first..."

Ji Ling nodded. There was no tools to bury it here.

Lu Jingxing found a bag, wrapped the little guy up, and put it in the corner where the kitten had just been.

Several people hurried to the hotel.

"Do you think there will be more?" Ji Ling asked worriedly as she looked at the little guy who had returned to Lu Jingxing's hands.

"We can't rule out this possibility. We'll come back and look for it later..." Lu Jingxing frowned, "Also, I don't know if this hotel will allow us to bring it in. I remember that pets are not allowed in the hotel."

"What should we do then?" Ji Ling just remembered this.

"If you don't allow us to bring it, we will go back and not stay in this hotel anymore." Lu Xi said angrily.

"We can't take it back with us. We can't get on the plane." Ji Ling also frowned.

"Never mind for now, let's go back to the hotel first." Lu Jingxing comforted.

Several people quickly returned to the hotel and after entering the lobby, Lu Jingxing took them directly to find the hotel lobby manager and told him what had happened.

The lobby manager was a young man. After hearing what Lu Jingxing said, he said with some embarrassment: "We really can't bring pets in. I have to ask our leader about this situation."

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Please ask..." He could still understand it, and this was decided long ago, and it was not targeted at a certain person or animal, so no matter whether the higher-ups agreed or not, he understood it.

Ji Lingze and Lu Xi quickly ran to the room. Although they did not bring their pets with them, they still brought some basic cat food, dog food, milk powder and so on.

The two of them quickly came down with a small blanket and cleaned the little guy with animal wipes.

Lu Jingxing also quickly checked the little guy. Fortunately, the little guy only had some skin injuries and no fractures in his limbs. Moreover, according to Lu Jingxing's experience, the little guy should not have any internal injuries. He might just have not eaten for too long and was very weak.

Ji Ling was afraid that the little guy couldn't eat the cat food, so she prepared the milk powder in the room before bringing it down.

The little guy is quite smart. After trying a little, he held the bottle with his two front paws and refused to let go, and started sucking it in big gulps.

This scene soon attracted many children coming and going in the hall.

The children were all attracted by the way the kitten was drinking milk.

They all asked where the little guy came from.

Lu Chen told everyone about the incident. When the children heard that the hotel might not allow cats to stay, they were extremely anxious and grabbed their parents' hands one by one: "Mom, the cat is so pitiful. Why doesn't the hotel allow it to stay? If they don't allow it to stay, won't it starve to death?"

"Yes, Dad, please go and beg the hotel to take the kitten in?" A little girl was so anxious that she was about to cry.

"The hotel is still discussing it, so don't worry, kids..." Ji Ling squatted aside and watched these kind-hearted children making things difficult for their parents, feeling helpless.

After a while, the lobby manager came over with a cardboard box and found Lu Jingxing: "Mr. Lu, I have consulted with the higher-ups and know that your situation is also special. You can bring it into the room, but please only let it into one room. When you check out, please tell our front desk that we will have that room specially cleaned. Please understand."

Of course Lu Jingxing understood and nodded quickly: "Don't worry, we will be careful and will not let the little guy destroy your room items. We will also tell you when you check out."

When the children heard that the little one could go into the hotel with Lu Chen and his friends, they clapped their hands happily and became much closer to Lu Chen: "Can we come and see it then?"

Lu Chen raised his head high and said, "Of course, but it hasn't been vaccinated yet, so don't touch it."

A little kid who originally wanted to reach out and touch the little guy immediately retracted his hand and nodded obediently.

Ji Ling took the cardboard box from the lobby manager, and they took the little one upstairs together.

After Lu Jingxing sent everyone upstairs, he explained a few things to Ji Ling, then immediately went out and found the lobby manager again: "Excuse me, I would like to trouble you for a moment, do you have a small shovel or something? There is a dead one outside, I think we should take care of it."

(End of this chapter)