At night.
"Ah!" Jiang Feifei held her lunch and sighed helplessly. "Store Manager, why are you so lucky? Every time you go to the beach, you meet whales. Whether they are alive or dead, you always meet them. Why can't I meet them? "
A "Closed" sign had been hung on the door of the shop. Otherwise, even in the middle of the night, there would still be customers and fans of Famous coming to visit. Although Zhang Zian was happy to do more business, after all, as Vladimir often said, "Those who don't know how to rest, don't know how to work."
Everyone, including Zhang Zian, was also holding their lunch boxes and eating their dinner.
The evening news of the local television station was playing on the television, and the content was the news of the whale being stranded and dying on the beach.
The cameraman carried the camera and stood at a high place to shoot from a distance. The picture was not focused on the whale's body, and it was still pixelated. Even so, the bloody scene could be seen. The entire beach was almost dyed red by the whale's blood.
A large number of firefighters wearing full protective suits and gas masks kept coming and going. Some people were cutting the whale meat with a cutting machine, while others were pushing a sled-like cart, pulling the whale meat away in batches. It might be sent to be incinerated … The most exaggerated thing was that sometimes the firefighters had to take a chainsaw or a cutting machine into the whale's belly to cut it. The smell was unbearable, and it was likely that they wouldn't want to eat meat for a long time after they went back.
In addition, the remaining firefighters took high-pressure water cannons and washed the blood foam and minced meat into the sea. The sea had become dark red, and white whale blubber floated everywhere.
As the weather became warmer, people might come to this beach to swim and walk soon, but after such a thing happened, it was likely that no one would want to go swimming in the water for a long time.
The reporter interviewed Ke Shaohui on the spot.
It was obviously Ke Shaohui's first time being interviewed, and it was also his first time appearing on television. He stuttered, but at least he explained the situation clearly.
He described in detail how he had received Zhang Zian's call and learned that the whale had been stranded there and had died. He then brought people over and how he had solved the problem of the whale possibly exploding. Finally, he appealed to the citizens that if they encountered another whale stranded, whether it was alive or dead, they should immediately call the Fishery Administration. If it was someone inexperienced, it was best not to deal with it on their own to avoid danger. He also reported the Fishery Administration's number.
The reporter was also shocked to see the blood on the beach. He repeated Ke Shaohui's words to the audience again and again, saying that the Fishery Administration had already deployed a special task force and was ready to put up signs at regular intervals along the entire coastline of Binhai City to warn the public of the correct actions after seeing whales stranded.
Wang Qian shoved a mouthful of rice into his mouth and said vaguely as he chewed, "Master, just tell me the truth. Was the whale's stomach split open by you?"
"What palm? At most, it's a small fingernail! "Li Kun corrected as he spat out rice from his mouth.
Zhang Zian was too lazy to respond to them, but his silence seemed to them to be a tacit agreement.
Lu Yiyun was not interested in these topics, and she did not dare to look at the images on the news. She sat quietly in front of the cashier and ate. While eating, she checked the business report for any omissions.
Jiang Feifei repeatedly asked Zhang Zian that if he encountered another whale stranded, he must call her and let her go over to take a look.
Zhang Zian agreed. As for whether to call her or not, it would depend on the situation. Also, if she left, who would look after the store?
"Right, store manager." Jiang Feifei remembered something. "Welder Zhao came today and took away two clownfish. He said that he had an agreement with you and asked me to let you know."
"Yes, he did. I forgot to tell you about this." Zhang Zian nodded. He sincerely hoped that he would not have anything to do with Welder Zhao. If this continued, he might fall into the hands of this god of misfortune one day.
As they were talking, a blue-gray figure flashed. Zhang Zian looked sideways and saw Vladimir walking briskly out of the store.
Every night at this time, Vladimir would quietly go out by itself. In the past, it would wander outside until morning, but now it would come back before midnight at the latest. As long as there was a crack in the window, it would be fine. Anyway, the weather was warm now, so it was comfortable to sleep with the window open.
Jiang Feifei was engrossed in watching the news on TV. Wang Qian and Li Kun were chatting away. Only Lu Yiyun, who was eating quietly, noticed Vladimir's movements. She reminded him, "Mr. Store Manager, this cat wants to run out on its own."
"It's okay. Don't worry about it." Zhang Zian waved his hand to reassure her. "It will come back by itself."
He thought that Vladimir would come back in the middle of the night again, so he did not care. After eating, he threw the lunchbox into the trash can and was about to wash his hands when he heard Lu Yiyun say, "Oh, it really came back."
Zhang Zian was stunned. He turned around and saw that Vladimir had indeed come back, but it did not enter the store. It stood at the door of the store and looked at him. The golden rim of its eyes shone under the light, as if it had something to say.
He gave it a look and followed it out of the store. Seeing that there was no one around, he asked, "What's wrong?"
"Come here."
Vladimir brought him to a nearby tree, looked up and said, "That kitten seems to be trapped in the tree."
Zhang Zian looked up. His vision was not as good as a cat's at night. After taking a closer look, he vaguely saw a yellow and white kitten between the branches of the tree. It looked like it was also a stray cat.
He turned on the flashlight function of his phone and shone it towards it.
The kitten narrowed its eyes and twisted its body uneasily between the branches, trying to avoid the strong light. It meowed softly.
Zhang Zian could see that the kitten wanted to go down the tree, but it did not dare to. It was a little afraid of heights.
"Wait for me to get a ladder and carry it down," he said as he turned off the flashlight.
"Wait," Vladimir called out to him.
"What's wrong?"
Vladimir seemed to be thinking about some difficult problem. It stared at the kitten between the tree branches in confusion. "I want to know why it can't come down by itself?"
"Why can't it come down by itself?" Zhang Zian asked, not understanding what it meant.
Vladimir nodded and said, "When I went out just now, I saw this kitten. I wanted to ask it if it wanted to join the Meow Meow Branch in the opposite community, but after taking a closer look, it seemed to be too young. It was not yet at the age to contribute to our cause, so I decided to forget about it. It was still young, and it was very playful. It climbed up the tree by itself, but after climbing up, it couldn't come down. I asked it if it needed help, but it couldn't say anything. It was getting anxious just looking at it, so I went back to find you. After you came, it meowed twice. "
"Oh, I see … Actually, cats generally only meow to people. They don't meow to each other," Zhang Zian explained.
Vladimir was very surprised. "Is that so?"
The fact that it could ask this question showed that it was indeed an imaginary elfin, and not a real cat that had existed in history.
"Yes, because cats don't need to meow to greet each other. They can judge each other's intentions with their eyes, movements, and smells. When they are far away, they will use a very sharp sound to scream." Zhang Zian smiled and explained, "How should I put it … Meowing is like what cats do to communicate with humans."
Vladimir was deep in thought. It carefully recalled the kittens in the pet shop. Most of the time, they really didn't meow to each other. They communicated more with their actions and eyes, such as licking each other's fur to improve their relationship, or hugging and rolling together, or chasing each other. Only when they saw humans and wanted to communicate with humans, whether it was to beg for food from Zhang Zian and the staff, or to act cute to customers, would they meow softly.
"Then let me ask you, if I let the stray cats use meowing to each other as a secret signal, is it against their nature?" it asked seriously.
"Why do you ask?" Zhang Zian asked.
It stared at the street with the lights and the endless flow of vehicles, and slowly said, "To let the stray cats unite and fight against the foreign enemy is a road that no human or cat has ever taken. I am alone on this road. I don't know if doing this is really good for them. Maybe their nature is to be free and undisciplined. Even if they are bullied and oppressed, haven't they been like this for thousands of years?"
Zhang Zian was stunned. He had always thought that Vladimir was driven forward by its fanatical belief and would never consider whether it would make mistakes. But obviously, it would reflect on itself, just that it didn't easily show it to others.
But this problem was too big, and he wasn't a cat. He couldn't put himself in a cat's shoes to think about the problem.
He thought about it and asked again, "If it's possible to make a mistake, you won't do it?"
"How is that possible!"
Vladimir raised its head and said firmly, "Even if it's a wrong path, you have to walk it to know!"
Zhang Zian nodded in agreement. "Vladimir, I hope you remember that you are not a god. You are just an ordinary cat. As long as you are a cat, you can make mistakes, and you are no exception. But so far, you have done very well. Even if you may make mistakes in the future, you can't erase your achievements at this time. "
Vladimir's eyes became brighter and brighter, and it curled up one of its front paws tightly like a fist. "Yes! I am not a god! I don't want to be a god either! There is no god in this world! Only fools and cowards will place their hopes on a god! I firmly believe that our cause is just! A just cause cannot be broken by any enemy! "
Its previous momentum had returned, and it was even more vigorous. The flames burning in its eyes were simply the courage of ten thousand men.
"There has never been a savior! Nor a deity emperor! To create the happiness of cats, it is all up to us! "
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