By the time Jiang He leapt off the roof, the rank-one Feral Cat was already bitten to death.
Trumbo, on the other hand, was rapidly shrinking.
It licked the blood over its mouth, and even meowed at Jiang He coquettishly.
"…"
Jiang He scowled and asked, "You can change your size?"
Trumbo nodded.
"Can I change into other things, then?"
Trumbo shook its head again.
Hearing the commotion outside, Jiang He put the corpse into his System Backpack with a wave of his hand, saying, "Alright, you and Dumbo should stay in the yard. Don't come out if there's nothing important."
Footsteps could be heard repeatedly outside.
The roof of the house had collapsed. With such a big commotion, all the neighbors were alarmed.
Jiang He opened the gates to find over twenty people standing outside, all of them looking curious and concerned.
"Uncles, aunties, uncles, it's fine, it's fine. My house had fallen into disrepair and collapsed."
An old man with white hair asked, "Are you alright?"
"As long as you're fine, as long as you're fine."
The old man stamped the Weirdo in his hand and barked angrily, "What the heck is Village Chief Wang doing? Isn't there a project to renovate dilapidated houses? Why didn't Jiang He get a spot? "
Beside them, Chief Wang, who had just run up to them, wiped the sweat off his forehead and quickly said, "Don't be mad, old secretary. I've approved the renovation of Jiang He's dilapidated house, and it would start after autumn."
"After autumn?"
"It's almost September. Why wait for autumn?"
The old secretary was in his sixties, but he still had a short temper. "I watched Jiang He grow up, and now that his house has collapsed and he has no place to stay, our village should have some spare cash, shouldn't we? We could use some of it as a loan to Jiang He, and we could return it to the village when the renovation funds come in. "
The villagers all chimed in then.
Old Wang could not stand it any longer, and flashed a pained smile. "That's embezzlement! You're forcing me to commit a crime! How about this: I'll contribute money and help Jiang He's house? He would return it to me when he earns some money. "
"That's more like it."
In the crowd, a middle-aged woman laughed and said, "But Director Wang, aren't you being too stingy? It's your family anyway. Why do you need money? "
"What family?"
Chief Wang did a double take, but the middle-aged woman said, "Your daughter runs to Jiang He's house every day. I can see it clearly …"
When Jiang He saw Chief Wang's face turn green, he quickly said, "Madam Zhang, please don't talk nonsense. Thank you for your concern, uncles and aunties, but I'm fine. It's getting late, so let's go home."
He braced himself and persuaded the enthusiastic audience to go back.
However, Chief Wang did not leave.
Scowling, he glared viciously at Jiang He.
Jiang He chuckled dryly and said, "Chief Wang, let's go inside. Let's talk inside."
There were three rooms in his house. Two of them had collapsed, so there was still a small room that he could live in.
Director Wang walked through the door and suddenly exclaimed, "What's on the ground? What did I step on? "
He took out the flashlight on his phone and looked. His expression changed drastically as he cried out, "Blood!"
"Why is there so much blood?"
Jiang He had put away the Feral cat's corpse, but did not clean up the blood on the ground. Just as he was thinking about how he should explain, Wang Siyu rushed to him with a worried look, asking, "What's going on, Jiang He?"
Jiang He glanced at the father and said, "Let's talk inside."
Once inside, Chief Wang's expression darkened again.
He looked at Wang Siyu, and then at Jiang He, thinking about something.
Wang Siyu appeared thoughtful and frowned. "A Feral?"
His expression changed when he saw Jiang He nod. "A Feral has appeared in the village? Oh no, Dad, hurry up and notify the villagers. I'll report it to the organization, or there would be many casualties if the Feral goes on a rampage. "
"Don't worry."
Jiang He waved him off. "I've already taken care of a rank-one Feral cat."
Chief Wang looked left and right, his dark expression turning into one of bewilderment as he muttered, "What Feral, Siyu? The organization you mentioned just now … what's going on? "
"By the way, are you dating Jiang He?"
His tone changed then, and he said firmly, "No way. I don't agree to this marriage!"
"…"
Jiang He was left speechless.
What the …
What the heck!
Isn't your brain jumping a little too fast?
Wang Siyu blushed and quickly explained, "It's not what you think, Dad. Jiang He and I … are just partners. He helped our organization with a case, and I've come here several times to discuss the details of the mission."
Chief Wang was half-convinced. "What case? Did you join the student council? "
Wang Siyu clutched her forehead.
She had been hiding this from her family, and was unsure how to bring it up just then.
On the other hand, Jiang He could not help chuckling.
"You probably don't know, Chief Wang," he said, smiling. "Your daughter is quite something now, having joined a secret national organization and has a bright future ahead of her."
"As for Ferals …"
"You could think of them as daemons."
"As for your daughter's organization … well, you could think of it as an organization that fights daemons."
Though it was not a very accurate description, that was the general idea.
Chief Wang stared at Jiang He for a while but said nothing.
Wang Siyu, however, was at a loss for words. "Dad, Jiang He is telling the truth. Why are you scolding him?"
"I'm not scolding him."
"You're scolding him in your head."
"I'm scolding him in my head?" Exasperated, Chief Wang sneered. "Brat, why are you siding with an outsider? How could you know what I'm thinking? "
"Yup!"
Wang Siyu said seriously, "I know, I have the ability to read minds."
"…"
Chief Wang was a little mad.
After a long while, he only spoke and pointed at Jiang He, asking, "What about Jiang He? Is he like you? "
"Jiang He can't read minds, but his power is beast taming, which means he could control animals and Ferals."
Heh.
Chief Wang lit a cigarette with a look that said he would not believe it even if he was beaten to death. He sneered, "Fine, you've grown up. I wouldn't stop you if you want to find a partner after you graduate, but you've made up so many lies for Jiang He. Do you really take me for a fool?"
Jiang He was a little speechless.
"Chief Wang, you really won't shed a tear until you see your coffin … hmmm, my analogy might be a little inappropriate, but that's the gist of it. How about this, I'll show you my beast taming ability."
He yelled outside, "Dumbo, Trumbo, come in."
Cat and dog ran into the room one after another.
Once Dumbo saw Chief Wang, it promptly covered its face with its front paws and stood on its hind legs, scampering out of the room.
Frustrated, Jiang He barked, "Get back here, you dog! Do you think Chief Wang wouldn't recognize you just because you covered your face?"
Yip.
Dumbo howled once before returning.
It stood on its hind legs, slung the pair of dog melon seeds over its back, and leaned against the wall, tiptoeing towards a corner, looking like an elementary school kid who had done something wrong.
"What the …"
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