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Chapter 232 Xun Zhou Fishing, Cat Disappearance Case

Xun Zhou: What a simple and innocent young man!

Judging from the expressions of the other guests, I reckon they had already thought of this idea, but they were just waiting for Xun Zhou to bring it up.

[Whoever speaks up first gets to shoulder this arduous task, haha, the main principle is "whoever proposes it, implements it."]

[I remember Xun Zhou is single, and there haven't been any reports of him having any romantic relationships. Is he really capable of doing this job?]

I'm a little worried he'll end up getting caught instead of fishing!

[If this is indeed the same person who tricked Zhuo Chao before, the other party is clearly experienced and skilled. Xun Zhou, being so naive, might actually be the one to fall for it!]

[How about we replace him with Lao Gao or Chu Yuan?]

One of them already has a wife and kids, the other is just waiting to get their marriage certificate. Guess why they were both so silent just now?

What about Chi Song?

Well, how should I put it? My gut feeling is that Chi Song isn't suitable.

Based on my extensive experience with men, Chi Song is definitely a straight man. He probably couldn't do this job; he'd be the type to expose his true colors in no time.

【Then the remaining two girls are even less suitable. It seems Xun Zhou is the only one who's the right fit?】

[That seems to be the case, haha!]

[I can't wait to see Xun Zhou use the internet as bait to fish for prey, I'm so naughty hahaha!]

Xun Zhou reluctantly registered an account on the live streaming platform that Lin Mofei had mentioned.

Next, this account needs to be used to create the image of a naive, rich second-generation heir who is foolish and has too much money.

He's definitely a bit more sophisticated than Zhuo Chao, who owns several buildings.

This is the best way to quickly catch the eye of someone with ulterior motives.

As the others got up to leave, they all went over and patted him on the shoulder, giving him an encouraging look.

Go for it! It's all up to you now!

Xun Zhou: "..."

I was speechless, yet I also felt a heavy responsibility on my shoulders.

His expression froze for a moment.

Such a vivid expression drew a burst of laughter from the live stream chat!

While I was laughing, the emergency call suddenly rang.

The audience was startled, and all the guests turned to look at the dispatcher.

The dispatcher had just hung up the phone when he turned around and met several pairs of intense eyes. He immediately tensed up, swallowed hard, and began to report the case: "This isn't a big case, just a nearby apartment complex. The complainant woke up to find her pet cat missing. The problem is, it's a popular breed with hundreds of thousands of followers online. The complainant is very anxious and suspects someone stole her cat. She called the police mainly to ask us to help review the surveillance footage from the apartment complex and the surrounding area to see if we can find any trace of the cat thief. In cases like this, we usually only need to send two officers."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jiang Hanying simply raised her hand and said, "I'll go!"

She felt a bit stuffy and decided to go out for some fresh air.

Of the remaining people, apart from Xun Zhou who was still holding his phone and trying to establish his rich second-generation persona and was too busy to care about anything else, the other four looked at each other.

Gao Juyao: "Who else wants to go?"

Finding a cat can be simple or difficult; it's definitely time-consuming and laborious.

They might have to wander around the neighborhood under the blazing sun.

Chi Song raised his hand a second faster than Chu Yuan, "I'll go too."

Gao Juyao glanced at him without any surprise and nodded, "Okay, then where are you and... Jiang Hanying?"

Yuan Chaoyu pointed to Lin Mofei's spot in the corner, "He went to report to Captain Lin." Lin Mofei was currently organizing materials for the Xiao Ruyi case, in order to write the case closure report later.

Looking up and seeing Jiang Hanying approaching, he spoke first: "You and Chi Song will be in charge of finding the cat. Just call me if you encounter any problems. If you can't be back by noon, let me know half an hour in advance. The cafeteria staff cooks according to the number of people."

"it is good."

Jiang Hanying nodded, turned to leave, but her eyes caught sight of the documents Lin Mofei had placed on the upper left corner of the table, and she paused almost imperceptibly.

He glanced down at it, then strode away.

Lin Mofei opened a blank case report, and as he reached for a pen, he glanced at Jiang Hanying's back and then at the documents on the table.

I picked it up casually, opened the drawer, and put it inside.

ten minutes later.

As soon as Jiang Hanying and Chi Song got out of the car, they saw the person who had reported the crime waiting outside.

With her hair disheveled and wearing pajamas, she didn't care about her appearance at all; she looked like she was in a real hurry.

"Officers, officers, can we go to the community's surveillance room first?"

“Okay,” Chi Song nodded, “but why do you suspect your cat was stolen?”

"Actually, this isn't my first time moving. I moved here a few months ago because I accidentally included a glimpse of the view outside my window in a video I posted. Unexpectedly, someone used that to find my address, so I had to move with Shanzha. Oh, Shanzha is my daughter—no, my cat. After that, I was very careful with every video I posted, and I would check it twice after editing. But a few days ago, I discovered that the trash I was about to throw away outside my door had been moved. There was Shanzha's poop in there! Who would rummage through that trash? It's smelly and can't be sold. I checked the security camera footage outside my door; it was a man wearing a mask. I'm not sure if he's a resident here. I started to feel uneasy then, and I was still hesitating about whether to move. This morning, I woke up and found that Shanzha was gone!"

By the end, the girl's voice was trembling uncontrollably, her eyes were red, and she looked like she could burst into tears at any moment.

Seeing that Jiang Hanying didn't seem inclined to comfort the person who reported the incident, Chi Song had no choice but to step in himself: "Don't worry, maybe Shanzha just sneaked out to play and came back on her own when she got hungry. Did you make sure the doors and windows were properly closed before you went to sleep?"

“I live on the second floor, and there’s a small terrace. Hawthorn likes to sunbathe on the terrace, so I made a small door for it to go down to the terrace. But on the first day I rented it, I fenced the terrace off with wire mesh. Hawthorn is a bit chubby and lazy, so it can’t jump over the wire mesh that’s more than a meter high. There’s absolutely no way it could get down by itself!”

That last sentence was practically uttered through gritted teeth.

Of course, it's not aimed at Jiang Hanying and Chi Song, but at the thief who stole her cat daughter!
When viewers in the live stream heard that the cat's name was Hawthorn, they immediately flooded the chat with comments.

[It was hawthorn! I saw a video of hawthorn last night, how could it have been stolen so suddenly?]

[I'm also a fan of Shanzha. I followed her when she only had a few thousand followers. You can tell from her videos that she really treated Shanzha like a daughter. Losing her like this is something I, let alone her, can't accept!]

[I've been seeing a lot of videos lately of people stealing cats and selling them for profit. Could Hawthorn be one of them...?]

[The way they were rummaging through cat poop and trash before was probably to scout out the location.]

Indeed, a barbed wire fence over a meter high can keep out a kitten, but it can't stop a grown man!

[Hawthorn is a purebred cat; its appearance alone could easily fetch over ten thousand.]

I remember the hawthorns weren't sterilized yet, so it wouldn't be a problem if they were stolen and used for breeding.

【What do you mean "it's alright"? If your daughter were abducted and taken to... you know... could you handle it?】

How can cats and people be compared?

But in this young lady's heart, hawthorn holds that much significance.

The comments were still scrolling by, and Jiang Hanying and Chi Song had already entered the community's monitoring room one after the other.

As soon as the staff inside saw their uniforms, they made way without saying a word and cooperated by pulling up the surveillance footage. "This is the surveillance footage from near Ms. Huang's residence."

Just as the two pulled up chairs and sat down to watch the surveillance footage, Ms. Huang, who was standing behind them, received another phone call. "Um, I also contacted a professional cat-finding team. They're on their way now. Could we let them come in and watch the footage together?"

Jiang Hanying didn't turn around, but waved behind her.

Soon after, several young people in matching uniforms walked in.

[It's actually a pet coming home!]

I heard this team charges based on time and distance; they're really going all out!