Chapter 194: Mission Accepted
Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
When facing a stranger, a normal person would typically be wary. However, they had a different feeling towards small animals, especially cute little kittens and puppies. People loved them, approached them and fed them – in fact, it could be dangerous because not all pets were nice. Therefore, one should pay special attention when approaching a strange cat or dog. Kids should never do that on their own.
If someone could train a cat to steal, he could also train it to conduct other crimes.
Captain Sheng said, "When the police arrived, we got the surveillance video. When everybody realized that it was the cat, it had already left through the stairs."
"So, Liu Miao had to suck up the loss?"
"That is not accurate," Captain Sheng pointed out, "We set up a file and are trying to find the suspect and his watch. That's why I am here to ask a favor from you."
Zhang Zian laughed, "Okay. My bad."
"In fact, when the police were there, they didn't realize it was that serious. They thought the cat might have thought the shiny watch was pretty so it took the watch. We missed the best chance to use a police dog."
Zhang Zian thought to himself that the thief cat had to be related to Fina.
"Many days later, I overheard some co-workers' conversations and learned about this case," Captain Sheng continued, "I don't think this is a simple case, so I counted the stealing cases we received in recent months. How many cases do you guess we got?"
"That's a difficult guess," Zhang Zian was honest.
"There are 13 cases where the camera caught the cat stealing. Counting all the cases without surveillance records, there were almost 100 cases. I am not saying that the cat did them all, but it is certainly possible."
Captain Sheng simply described the situation and it looked like those cases had been giving him a big headache. "If it was a person who conducted those crimes, we'd have a way to find him. However, it was a cat… Honestly, we can't do anything about it. The way we track people does not work on cats. These cases have been a big influence on the police image. They weren't serious crimes, but the fact that people think we can do nothing…"
"So, you are hoping I could help resolve these cases?" Zhang Zian re-confirmed.
"Mr. Zhang, don't be overly humble. If you agree, we will send a crew to assist you in this cat. You are the cat trainer, we aren't," Captain Sheng said politely.
"Well… I see," Zhang Zian pretended to think, but in fact he was looking at Old Time Tea.
Old Time Tea slightly nodded its head and immediately slightly shook its head.
He guessed that Old Time Tea meant he should accept the case, but he should not make any promises.
"Okay. I can give it a try. Please give me some time for preparation," Zhang Zian said.
"That's great!" Captain Sheng was happy to get his help. He stood up and reached his hand out for a handshake, "I am glad you accepted our invitation. I've got to go. Come see me in the police station anytime you are ready and we can work out some details."
Zhang Zian shook his hand and saw him off at the door.
As soon as Captain Sheng left, Zhang Zian lowered the curtain door and said, "Grandpa Tea, you may come out."
Old Time Tea became visible.
"What do you think?" he asked.
Old Time Tea thought for a second. "Let's discuss this with the team."
"Okay," Zhang Zian agreed.
The biggest concern for this case was that the suspect was stealing from various office buildings and it was extremely difficult to track where it would go next.
Zhang Zian released Galaxy and Fina.
They both had taken a nice nap and looked refreshed. Fina shook its fur comfortably, smelled and frowned, "A strong cigarette smell. Did that policeman come back?"
Zhang Zian nodded, "He came to discuss a case that needed our help."
"I am not interested," Fina rejected immediately, "I don't want to get involved in things like that. If the weather is nice, I'd rather take a nap in the sun."
Zhang Zian was embarrassed, although he was prepared that Fina would say something mean.
"Ha-ha, My Majesty, please listen to me," Old Time Tea always spoke at the right time, "First, Captain Sheng is in high ranking. If we do him a favor now, it might be beneficial to us in the future. Second, this time it was cats breaking the law. If people start to broadcast this, it will only shame us cats and you as our Queen."
Zhang Zian was amazed at how sophisticated Old Time Tea was. The Kings and Queens only wanted to hear what they wanted to hear. Old Time Tea totally understood this.
Fina was curious immediately. It glanced at Old Time Tea and asked, "Tell me about it."
Zhang Zian repeated the story he just heard from Captain Sheng.
"What?!" Fina's eyes were wide open, "How dare it steal shiny things and not give them to me!?"
Zhang Zian forced a smile. So that's what Fina cared about?
He cleared his throat. "That's true. I heard that all the missing things are very expensive. Luxurious watches, wallets, purses... There was a lady who saw a cat in the bathroom. She thought it was cute so she petted it. That cat was obeying. As soon as she took off her ring to wash her hands, the cat jumped and ran away with the ring. She followed it out immediately, but it escaped."
Those cases were filed with the police. He could not imagine how many people just let it go and didn't report the case. Many people may have thought that the cat just liked the jewelry. No one would've thought that the cat was trained to steal. The suspect chose to steal from high-end offices because people who worked there were pretty well-off.
"Well, what are we waiting for? I have to punish these cats who damage our reputation as cats!" Fina said seriously, "When we find the jewelry, can I have all the shiny things?"
Zhang Zian was speechless. He knew that was coming…
He knew it was useless to discuss with Fina because it simply didn't care. He said, "Let's find the suspect. If the lost items were recorded, they'll have to go back to the original owner. If some weren't recorded… You can probably pick one."
Fina said reluctantly, "Stingy!"
Zhang Zian asked Galaxy, "Galaxy, do you think we should accept this case?"
Galaxy kept nodding, "I want to help! I hate bad boys!"
Zhang Zian knew Galaxy wouldn't be a problem so he said, "Now, let's…"
"Wait, Zian," Old Time Tea said.
"What's up, Grandpa Tea?"
Old Time Tea looked outside. It was getting dark.
"We don't have to rush into this. A few days ago, I was walking outside and saw that the moon was very bright. Today is a full moon. Let's take today as the Mid-Autumn Festival and celebrate that we have a new member in the family. How about that?"