Start at the pet store

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Okay, when you are free, go to that area and see if there is any progress. If the boss lady doesn't make any move, you can act according to the situation."

"Okay, it is definitely impossible for him to make a move again. I will go there more often." Ji An said.

"How about you go and have a look, Brother Lu?" Xiao Pang said.

Lu Jingxing thought for a while: "It's not impossible. How about I go to the coffee shop you mentioned with Ji Ling later."

"Okay, you are more experienced. There is a western restaurant next to the coffee shop. You can go to the coffee shop first to have a cup of coffee, find this excuse to ask, and then go to the western restaurant for dinner." Ji An suggested.

"By the way, a date..." Xiao Pang blinked.

The three of them laughed.

"You have arranged it clearly for me. Seeing your enthusiasm, I must make an appointment for this meeting." Lu Jingxing said with a smile.

Jian told Lu Jingxing the name and specific address of the store.

After leaving the office, they saw Ji Ling in the lobby, and they greeted each other with a smile: "Sister, don't be busy, go on a date with Brother Lu."

Ji Ling was confused: "Ah? What do you mean?"

"Hehe, you'll know in a moment." Ji An smiled slyly.

"Two devils, you're still keeping suspense, right?" Ji Ling smiled and slapped Ji An.

Ji An and Xiao Pang ran to the backyard with laughter.

Ji Ling came to Lu Jingxing's office suspiciously: "What did those two devils say?"

Lu Jingxing told her what Ji An and Xiao Pang said: "It just so happens that the operation is over. Otherwise, let's go out to eat in the evening as they suggested."

"Okay, of course I have no objection. Then I'll talk to Aunt Xie and the others and make less for two people." Ji Ling frowned at first, and when she heard that they would go to the scene together, she quickly nodded in agreement.

After Lu Jingxing arranged everything, the two went to the cafe together.

The cafe is located at the entrance of the alley. It looks like a temporary house with a small yard. The door is not very wide and there are many potted plants beside the house.

From a distance, it looks like a small castle surrounded by flowers.

"Wow, this cafe seems to have some background. How can the urban management allow such a large house to be built at this street corner?" Ji Ling was very curious. You know, even if there is a light box outside the storefront, the urban management will come to manage it, not to mention such a large cafe, which looks like an illegal building.

The two walked into the cafe hand in hand.

The old-fashioned phonograph in the corner rotated gently, playing a lazy tune, adding a bit of retro atmosphere to the cafe.

Customers sat in groups of three or two. Some held books and immersed themselves in the world of words, while others sipped coffee and chatted with friends. The air was filled with the aroma of roasted coffee beans, which was a kind of intoxicating richness and mellowness.

The house that looked small from the outside was actually quite large inside.

At first glance, as Ji An said, there are quite a lot of cats in the museum, two ragdolls, a tabby cat, a calico cat, and a big orange cat. The little guys are probably used to it and are not afraid of people. They are lazily lying or crawling on the cat climbing frame.

There is a boy mixing coffee in the bar, and a woman in her twenties is cutting flowers at the table in front of the bar. When she saw someone coming in, she looked up and smiled at Lu Jingxing and Ji Ling: "Welcome... What would you like to drink?"

Lu Jingxing didn't say anything, Ji Ling walked to the bar first: "I want a cappuccino, what about you?"

She turned around and asked Lu Jingxing.

"Latte..." Lu Jingxing paid after ordering.

The two turned back to look at the proprietress who was cutting flowers at the same time. From the back, they found that she was actually sitting in a wheelchair, but she was wearing Hanfu, and the wheelchair looked more delicate, so when the two came from the front, they didn't think about it.

At this time, the tabby cat slowly walked in front of the two people and rubbed their feet. Ji Ling squatted down and just stroked it gently. The little guy exposed his belly and turned his head to let the two people touch his belly.

"Xiao Qi, what's wrong with you today? You usually don't let people get close to you, why are you so active today?" The boss lady exclaimed when she saw Xiao Qi lying on the ground.

Then she looked at the two people with a smile on her face: "It seems that it likes you very much..."

Lu Jingxing also smiled. It was indeed a little surprise to be seduced by a tabby cat.

Ji Ling had already started to stroke it, and tilted her head to look at the boss lady: "From what you said, it usually doesn't let people stroke it?"

"Yes, except for me, I don't know how cold it is usually." The boss lady smiled and said: "You two seem to be cat-friendly. Do you have cats at home?" She asked.

Lu Jingxing nodded and sat down at her table: "I run a pet shop..."

"Oh, no wonder, where is the pet shop? I know several shops nearby, but I don't think I've seen you guys before?" The proprietress looked at the two and asked.

"Oh, not here, in Xinjie, [Chong Ai You Jia], do you know it?" Ji Ling simply picked up the little guy and sat on the other side of the table.

"Oh, Chong Ai You Jia, I know, I know, most pet owners should know that shop, and they all say that the doctor is very good, eh, it can't be you, right? Doctor Lu?" The proprietress stared at Lu Jingxing and asked with a smile.

Lu Jingxing smiled and nodded: "Lu Jingxing..." and stretched out his hand.

The proprietress quickly put down the scissors and shook hands with him: "I have heard of your name for a long time, and finally I can see you alive... Ding Mimi..."

"Ahem...Hello, Boss Ding..." Lu Jingxing coughed awkwardly.

"Oh, haha, why do you have time to come here? Well, let me guess, are the two little boys who have been coming to my store frequently in the past two days also from your store? They told you to come here Right?" Ding Mimi asked.

Even though she was in a wheelchair, she looked incredibly graceful.

There is an unyielding temperament between her slender eyebrows, and the golden sunshine adds a faint edge to her hair.

The slightly curly hair tips gently fall on the shoulders, adding a bit of softness and grace.

Her fingers are slender and strong, gently turning the wheels of the wheelchair, making a slight sound, which is her unique movement to communicate with the world.

She kept smiling and talking softly to the two of them.

Ji Ling was shocked by this scene. She didn't react until the barista brought the coffee to her: "Oh, thank you..."

The barista put two cups of coffee on the table before stepping back.

Lu Jingxing nodded to Ding Mimi: "Yes, they told them about the situation. I just have time, so I came over to take a look."

Ding Mimi looked at the customers in the store, then raised her hand: "How do you like the taste of the coffee?"

She did not continue what Lu Jingxing said, but pointed to the coffee in front of the two of them.

"Yes, the taste is very good. Freshly ground coffee and instant coffee have different flavors..." Ji Ling rarely goes to coffee shops to drink coffee. Sometimes when she is too sleepy, she will make a cup of instant coffee. However, it feels like hand-grinding coffee. There's no comparison with coffee.

Ding Mimi smiled: "I have opened this store for two years, and most of the people who come here are old customers. You are considered newcomers..."

"There are so many flowers. You don't just sell coffee, you also sell flowers, right?" Ji Ling asked, looking at the flowers and plants on the side.

"Yeah..." Ding Mimi followed Ji Ling's gaze and turned around.

"Then you have so many cats, aren't you afraid of them biting you? There are some tabby cats that can't eat them, right?" Ji Ling asked.

"Yes, I put all the things they can't eat in a glass cabinet. You see, the ones in that cabinet are lilies, which are absolutely inedible, so I put them all. Also, these..." Speaking of flowers and plants Ding Mimi seemed particularly confident, and she led Ji Ling to the side.

"These are pothos, chrysanthemums, and carnations. I have sealed them in the cabinet. We usually pay great attention to them. Even the pollen will not fall outside and will be cleaned up immediately. Moreover, I also pay attention to the purchases in my store. Just these few necessary ones will come in, and I won't buy anything else that is harmful to them." The wheelchair rubbed gently on the ground, and there was only a small sound of electricity. She operated it very smoothly, which made her feel comfortable. People feel that she seems to be integrated with the wheelchair.

Ji Ling couldn't help but admire her for being physically disabled and strong-willed. This moment was truly sublimated.

The two of them walked around in a big circle. The sky had darkened and the customers in the store had almost left. After all, there were not many people drinking coffee at night.

Returning to the table again, Ding Mimi took the initiative and said: "Let's sit by the window in front..."

Ji Ling nodded immediately, and Lu Jingxing followed the wheelchair to the window with their coffee.

After the three of them were seated, Ding Mimi pointed to a yellow door in the diagonal corner opposite and said, "That's the bookstore, but it just closed. Before closing, he came to my store once and said he wanted to go to the store. I’m going on a far journey and I won’t be back for a few days…”

"Have you discovered anything in the past few days?" Lu Jingxing went straight to the point. He already knew what had happened, so there was no need to beat around the bush.

Ding Mimi nodded: "I'm basically sure it's him, but there's no evidence. He came to my shop yesterday and threatened me, saying he wanted to borrow my scissors to cut something..." She pulled something from the drawer under the table. Take out the scissors she just mentioned.

I saw a pair of scissors wrapped in a piece of cloth. When I opened it, the cloth was stained with blood, and the blade of the scissors was also stained with blood.

Ji Ling was really shocked: "Threatening you, do you mean this is cat blood? Did he use your scissors to cut the cat?"

"Yes, I think so. I asked my brother to find an excuse to go to his store. Although I didn't see anything special, my brother said that his shop has a first floor attached, and there is no place below the first floor. I went there, so I don’t know what’s going on inside. Cats started missing on this street recently, and one was lost in my store, so I started to pay attention to this matter.” Ding Mimi slowly told what happened. .

"No one else doubts him?" Ji Ling couldn't help but ask.

Ding Mimi shook her head: "His resume is very good, he is a top student, he is polite, he is very kind to people, and he always has a smile on his face when he sees him, so he is a good student on this street. We have a good relationship with each other, and he will send me cat food from time to time, saying that he likes cats very much. I also said at the time that I could give him one because he liked it so much, but he said that he didn’t like to keep one. He has no sense of responsibility, so if I hadn’t been watching him every day, no one would have suspected him.”

"Then how did you suspect him? You also said that he threatened you with scissors, does that mean he knew you suspected him?" Lu Jingxing, who had been silent until now, suddenly asked.

Ding Mimi nodded: "It was probably three or four nights ago. I was in a bad mood that night so I didn't go back. The lights were not on in the store. At about one o'clock, I saw him go out with a big plastic bag in his hand. I thought it was a bit strange at the time. I was looking at the stars in the yard in front. When I saw him, I didn't think much and greeted him directly. He probably didn't expect me to be there and was shocked. I was very surprised at the time. Even if I greeted him, he shouldn't have such a big reaction. He left in a hurry, and then I don't know how the bag was scratched. I saw a kitten's tail fell out, but he didn't notice it at the time and left in a hurry. Although I was shocked, I didn't point it out."

Ding Mimi said it lightly, but Ji Ling was terrified. You know, it was late at night, Ding Mimi was a woman and a woman in a wheelchair. If she angered the other party, this kind of pervert might kill people like killing cats.

"Did he find out later?" Ji Ling asked nervously.

Ding Mimi nodded: "That's for sure. He must have taken the bag to bury it. Even if he didn't find it at the time, he would definitely find that the bag was broken when he buried it. As for whether I knew it, he must have thought that I knew it, otherwise, he wouldn't have threatened me with this trick."

"Then you are not in danger?" Ji Ling swallowed her saliva. She never knew that she was so timid.

Ding Mimi looked at her and smiled slightly: "He shouldn't have the courage, otherwise, he wouldn't have closed the door and ran away."

"You must be on guard against others. You still have to be careful. Now, isn't there anything you can do?" Lu Jingxing said with a frown.

Ding Mimi shook her head and sighed: "Yes, there is no way. If we can't catch him, we can't do anything to him. And even if we call the police, this kind of thing can only be a warning at most, and at most he will be detained for more than ten days. Who can guarantee that he won't commit crimes in the future?"

"He left in a hurry. I don't think he could have destroyed all the evidence. I think as long as we can get into his basement, we should be able to find some clues." Ji Ling said.

Lu Jingxing nodded involuntarily, and the two of them thought of the same thing.

"But we don't have the key, so we can't get in at all. And, what's the use of finding clues?" Ding Mimi was still pessimistic.

"There will always be a way. Let's think about it carefully. As for how to bring him to justice, I think as long as we are sure that he has problems and as long as we can find evidence, we can expose this kind of thing on the Internet. I believe that netizens will punish him and will definitely make him a rat crossing the street, and everyone will shout and beat him." Lu Jingxing showed a trace of ruthlessness on his face.