Animal Detective

Chapter 29 Empathy, Listening
First, Shen Xin confirmed that he was not hallucinating.

I heard a high-pitched voice clearly say "comfortable".

And to be more precise, it wasn't just hearing it, it was a sound that appeared out of nowhere in my mind.

There was no one else inside.

Da Mei nestled on the sofa, the three little ones curled up in her arms, her eyes slightly narrowed, a look of pure enjoyment on her face.

The bully lay down next to her and licked her fur.

There is no doubt that cats cannot open their mouths and speak human language.

Therefore, Shen Xin felt that the voice he heard was more like the voice of Da Mei's heart, her feelings at this moment.

With a child in my arms, a partner by my side, no worries about food or drink, and no fear of danger, I feel comfortable.

"So beautiful."

Shen Xin reached out and poked Da Mei.

She remained lazy, only slightly opening her eyes and meowing.

"Can you hear me when I speak? Or rather, can you understand me?" Shen Xin tried to communicate.

Then I focused my attention, wanting to hear a response.

Da Mei just meowed once, lazily stretched out her paw, and touched Shen Xin.

Shen Xin did not hear a sound.

That means you haven't figured out the underlying principles yet.

But one thing is certain: it was only after the icon changed that I heard Da Mei's true feelings.

The reason it's at full capacity is probably because I brought the bully over, making the whole environment more comfortable.

During the green icon phase, as the favorability rating increases, Shen Xin can more clearly understand Da Mei's emotions.

Shen Xin thought of a word to describe this stage.

Empathy!

By continuously cultivating positive feelings, one can more clearly perceive the emotions of great beauty.

For example, when they were looking for the cow cat, Shen Xin could clearly sense Da Mei's anger and what she was going to do.

The icon has now turned yellow, which should mean that we have entered a new phase.

"listen?"

After thinking for a moment, Shen Xin came up with another word to describe it.

It was a natural progression; as empathy deepened and goodwill grew, quantitative changes led to qualitative changes. I was no longer just sensing the animals' emotions, but was able to directly hear their inner voices and understand their thoughts more accurately.

So now we can't hear their inner voices.

The relationship has just changed, and the favorability rating is still 0. Only by continuing to cultivate the favorability rating can we listen to more of the animals' feelings anytime, anywhere.

Shen Xin felt that his guess was probably accurate. He patted Da Mei's head, and she stretched out her head and rubbed against him, making a purring sound.

I'm just listening now. If the goodwill develops further, will I be able to communicate directly with Da Mei in the future?
Shen Xin thought there was indeed such a possibility.

I need to be more careful from now on. It's hard to raise favorability, but it's easy to drop it.

Take your hand back.

Just then, Shen Xin suddenly heard another voice.

"continue."

This is the voice of Da Mei.

She didn't look at Shen Xin, but kept her eyes half-closed and lay back down without making a sound.

Shen Xin thought of something else.

Before, it was comfortable; now it's about continuing. When the level of affection is low, you can only hear some basic, or rather, instinctive, feelings.

This makes it easier for Shen Xin to understand Da Mei's needs and thus increase his favorability towards her.

"Let's continue then."

On a rare day off, Shen Xin sat next to this family, turned on the TV, and continued watching "Detective Amon," a series he hadn't finished yet, while on the other side, he kept stroking Da Mei's head.

Her whole body went limp, and she lay there like a lump of mud, making snoring noises.

Without a doubt, she is extremely comfortable right now.

The only problem is that my hands get a little sore after a while.

It's really not easy to raise that level of favorability.

Fortunately, Da Mei seemed to have finished snoring. She shook off Shen Xin's hand, snuggled up next to him, curled up into a ball, and began to sleep soundly.

A yellow icon slowly appeared above her head.

Shen Xin was secretly pleased; the favorability rating was increasing quite quickly.

Da Mei slept until evening, when the three little ones started crying because they were hungry, and that's when she got up.

First, I stretched, then started feeding the three little ones. After feeding them and taking care of their elimination, I jumped off the sofa.

"Hungry!"

Shen Xin heard her voice again.

Without a word, Shen Xin quickly went to get cat food.

To supplement her nutrition, Shen Xin also prepared some goat milk powder.

She quite likes to drink it too.

It slowly licked most of the food, ate some cat food, and then went to the toilet.

Shen bought a litter box, but Da Mei still prefers to use the toilet.

He squatted on the toilet seat like an acrobat, sticking his butt out, all in one smooth motion.

It would be even more perfect if I knew how to flush the toilet.

And then there was the bully, who woke up, finished the remaining canned food, and turned to ride Da Mei.

Shen Xin had a terrible headache; he had originally planned to recruit the bully.

If I'm at work and not home, and I leave my two cats here unattended, they'll definitely have another litter.

Fortunately, this time Da Mei was somewhat uninterested and refused the bully.

"do not want!"

Shen Xin even heard her inner thoughts.

The bully didn't care and kept chasing after Da Mei, trying to force himself on her.

This is an animal instinct, and Shen Xin couldn't stand on moral high ground to criticize him. All he could do was aim carefully and kick the bully away.

No one dared to make a move.

This guy is too fierce.

Da Mei stayed far away, while the bully whimpered at Shen Xin.

The last remaining icon on his head disappeared instantly. He was furious. "My wife, why are you stopping me?"

Shen Xin gritted his teeth, grabbed a short-sleeved shirt, aimed carefully, and covered the bully in one go.

It struggled fiercely, screaming incessantly.

Da Mei was startled and rushed over without a second thought, breathing on him.

This made Shen Xin feel that the relationship between the couple wasn't so good after all.

The bully is still just a cat; no matter how smart it is, it's definitely not as strong as Shen Xin.

Even when we wrapped him tightly in clothes, he still couldn't break free.

Shen Xin quickly grabbed him and stuffed him into the airline crate.

Get sterilized, get sterilized today!

Since the affection level is low now, I'll force her to get sterilized so I don't have to worry about it dropping even lower.

But what about Ke Da Mei?
It's better for her to be sterilized.

Cats in heat not only suffer, but also become ruthless and unrecognizable to their own family members.

The problem is that I finally managed to get such a high level of favorability, but if I take Da Mei to get sterilized, it will definitely drop a lot of favorability.

They might hold a grudge and never be able to get revenge.

Are we going to put on a show?

Shen Xin did remember some online tips, such as the owner pretending to be extremely reluctant to part with the cat, putting on a show to make the cat think that it was the vet who caused it, not the owner.

That's a problem we can worry about later; for now, we need to deal with the bully first.

"You think you're so fierce? Wait till you lose your balls, then see if you're still so fierce."

Inside the flight case, the bully was crouching, making attacking motions, and breathing heavily.

Da Mei wandered around the cargo box and even breathed on the bully.

The icon above her head was still at 1 bar; her favorability rating hadn't dropped even though Shen Xin had arrested her husband.

"Da Mei, stay home and behave yourself."

Shen Xin gave a few words of advice, then picked up the airline-issued case and headed out.

Not only do you have to get the bully sterilized, but you also have to go to the hospital emergency room to get a rabies vaccine.

This kid has lost almost two thousand again.

"You dare to yell at me!"

After going downstairs and putting the flight case into the car, Shen Xin slapped the case fiercely.

(End of this chapter)