We moved to Golden Courtyard

Just then, the door of the cat café suddenly opened, and the young proprietress walked out with a worried look on her face, looking around as if she was looking for something.

"Huh? That's strange... Where's the cat food I left here the day before yesterday?"

The three looked at each other, and Xu Qi hesitated for a moment before stepping forward to ask, "Hello, ma'am, what are you looking for in the crowdfunding group 456127940?"

"Oh! I'm so sorry, you must be guests. Would you like to come inside and sit for a while? It's just that the little princes and princesses are quite noisy right now."

Prince and princess... oh, you mean cats?

Perhaps their conversation attracted the attention of other shop owners, one of whom also owned a cat shop, and asked with a smile, "Xiao Cheng, has your cat food been stolen again?"

"How many times this week has this happened? Next time, don't always leave it outside."

Cat food? Stealing?

The proprietress, surnamed Cheng, smiled nonchalantly.

"Never mind, it's just a bag of cat food. It's just a bit of a hassle, I have to walk a few steps to buy another one."

Unable to contain his curiosity, Xu Qi asked another question.

"Um...madam, what they meant by 'stealing'?"

The young woman, Ms. Cheng, was taken aback and gave a helpless smile. Just as she was about to speak, she heard another shop owner on the street say, "What else could it be referring to?"

Everyone in the entire flower and bird market knows that a stray cat we've never seen before has recently appeared, stealing things from everyone's shops like a little thief.

536. I am Miss Padofilis's dog!

Little thief cat?

If they hadn't actually been talking about a cat, Xu Qi would have almost thought it was Pado.

Paddo was also taken aback—so cats really do become thieves? But wait a minute… I’m a chivalrous thief! My name, Paddo Phyllis, is known throughout the land!

Known as "The Righteous Cat Thief"!

They specifically target the rich and heartless. And they don't steal money or treasures, they steal people's privacy, and then incidentally bring back some novelties that Pado finds interesting.

That's why there are always some strange things piled up in Pado's room.

But there's one thing...

Petty theft is something Pado would never do!

Isn't this ruining my reputation?!

Dogs can be tolerated, but cats cannot!

Pado immediately grabbed Xu Qi's free arm and said, "Boss! Let's go catch a cat!"

"Huh? Oh... okay."

With that, he broke free from Pado's hands and lifted the incredibly light girl up with one hand.

"Catch the cat."

"Ah!! Not this cat-catching thing, boss!!"

Seeing this, Ellie laughed until her stomach hurt.

As soon as Xu Qi put Pado down, the cat-like girl pounced on him and started scratching. Xu Qi had no choice but to reach out and pull the cat's small body into his arms.

"Alright, alright, just catch him..." After saying that, he looked at Alicia beside him.

"Is everything alright?"

"Anything is fine with me~~" Alicia replied sweetly—it's always hard to refuse a cute girl's request, especially one from Little Paddo?

Besides...

Ellie looked at Xu Qi, who was teasing Pado, her eyes full of joy.

Being able to stay by Xu Qi's side is already enough for me.

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"Let me introduce myself first. My name is Cheng Lixue. After graduating from university, I came here to open a cat shop."

Inside the cat café, the young proprietress, Cheng Lixue, found an empty seat for everyone.

Inside the bright yellow shop, a large area was left empty, covered with mats and some soft, large plush toys, all of which were covered with various kinds of kittens.

As soon as Pado entered the store, she rushed over and started playing with the kittens.

She really is a cat...

"My name is Xu Qi, and this is my girlfriend, Alicia."

Cheng Lixue suddenly realized—a foreigner…no wonder he had such naturally colored pink hair that it looked dazzling in the sunlight.

“That’s my friend over there, Padofelis. I’m sorry, Ms. Cheng, but my friend has some rather unreasonable requests, so I’m troubling you.”

"Oh! No trouble at all, there aren't many customers today anyway, it's fine."

Looking at the cat café owner now, one realizes that she is quite dashing, with a commanding presence and a heroic air about her.

But upon closer inspection, it's not hard to see that beneath this heroic bearing lies a woman's gentleness and elegance.

She is a classic beauty, just like Fu Hua.

"Ms. Cheng, would you mind telling me about... that little thief cat?"

At this point, Xu Qi couldn't help but chuckle.

Cheng Lixue, however, did not seem as angry as the other shop owners. When the little thief was mentioned, she simply shook her head helplessly.

"I opened a shop here after graduation, and it's been about three or four years now. I heard that before, this place was called Twilight Street, but the government planned to demolish the street, and it became a flower and bird market."

About three or four months ago, I think? Small items would always go missing from our store. At first, we didn't pay attention and thought it was some kind of pickpocket.

Later, every few days, cat food would disappear from the cat food stalls of those of us who owned cat shops. Eventually, the security cameras caught it; it turned out the culprit was a cat.

Xu Qi scratched his head and exchanged a glance with Ai Li, both of them clearly seeing the surprise in each other's eyes.

The world is so vast, there are truly all sorts of strange and wonderful things.

“We were surprised at the time. We never expected that the thing that had been stealing our things for months was not a person, but a cat! It was a light brown chinchilla.”

Do you have any photos?

"some."

As she spoke, Cheng Lixue took out her phone from her pocket and handed it to Xu Qi and the others.

"But actually... I don't find it offensive."

"why?"

Cheng Lixue explained with a smile: "Chinchilla cats are small in size, with short limbs, weak athletic ability, and a very docile temperament. They can only be domesticated, not wild cats."

Xu Qi and Ai Li both fell silent.

"A Chinchilla abandoned by its owner, with such agile movements, living a strong life in this world... Don't you think that's romantic?"

After Cheng Lixue finished speaking, almost subconsciously, Xu Qi looked at Pado, who was playing with the cats.

"People have their own rules for living in this world. In any case, if you can catch it, you'll have far fewer troubles, and you can also send it to a shelter. It's better than the current situation."

"Yes... but that cat is actually quite different. It's very agile and stealthy, so you should be prepared."

Xu Qi laughed and said, "Don't you think we're the kind of nosy bystanders?"

"How could that be? It's clearly a chivalrous heart. People these days... lack that kind of spirit."

Xu Qi was taken aback; she really did resemble Fu Hua quite a bit…

"Oh, by the way, if you need, she lost a few hairs when she came to my shop last time. I kept them; they might be a clue."

"Then I would be extremely grateful."

"Not at all, you've already helped us."

Having received the cat hair from Cheng Lixue, Xu Qi smiled knowingly. Having this would make things much more convenient.

"Let's go, kitty! Weren't you going to catch that cat that ruined your reputation? Now that we have the photos and the fur, why don't we get going?"

"Ah! Boss's here!"

Watching the three leave, Cheng Lixue sighed.

"Actually, I didn't consider it a problem."

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Looking at the small sealed bag of cat hair in Xu Qi's hand, Alicia couldn't help but ask curiously, "Xu Qi, how are you planning to catch it?"

"Isn't that simple? For people like us, once we can identify which cat it is, it's definitely not going anywhere."

"That's right! Mental strength! But how do we confirm it?"

Xu Qi looked at Xiao Paduo, who was blinking her big eyes beside him.

"Kitty, sniff around and find it."

"okay!"

He then took the sealed bag from Xu Qi's hand... what the hell!

fall!

Pado leaned close to Xu Qi's ear and roared, "I'm not a real cat! And even if I were, I wouldn't have this kind of ability, okay?! That's clearly a dog!"

"Hahahaha!"

Clearly, this was another malicious joke by Xu Qi.

"Stop joking, watch me."

As he spoke, Xu Qi took out something that looked like a miniature detector from his pocket and held it up.

"Scent tracker!~~"

"What's with this Doraemon-like tone you're using...?"

"In short, with this, we can trace the owner of this hair. It's Professor Möbius's new invention, and it'll come in handy."

"What does Mebius do all day long?!"

Xu Qi waved his hand dismissively, then swung his large hand forward.

"Whatever, anyway... let's go!"

537. Look at Alicia's kindness.

It must be said that Möbius's inventions were often more exaggerated in practice than they appeared.

It's the opposite of Sister Wilvey's invention.

Take this scent tracking device, for example. It looks like a very basic handheld game console, but it actually has a wide range of functions, and it's highly accurate.

Who is who knows.

Hmm? But speaking of which, why did Möbius invent this thing in the first place...?

Xu Qi suddenly remembered that a few days ago, the professor had used this thing to record his scent while they were having sex at night.

hiss!……

This is really starting to get out of control.

"Ah! There's a reaction! It's in that alley ahead!"

Wow~~ Really?~~

"Let's go then."

Compared to Pado and Aili's excitement, Xu Qi seemed much more indifferent. He had already passed the age where finding a child while playing hide-and-seek would feel incredibly exciting.

He preferred to tease another child in front of the other child.

Indeed, the essence of human growth is that one becomes increasingly wicked.

Moreover, Xu Qi was thinking about something else—Twilight Street…