Zhang Zian quickly ran downstairs and glanced around. There was no trace of Xinghai, and the bell on the glass door was still quietly hanging down.
He went back upstairs and carefully searched the kitchen, his bedroom, and the living room. He kept the door open and stared at the hallway out of the corner of his eye, but he still could not find Xinghai.
Could it run into two closed rooms?
Although he did not think so, he still opened the door of his parents' bedroom and the storage room.
The furnishings in his parents' bedroom were still the same as when they were alive.
Under the bed, no.
In the closet, no.
Under the writing desk, no.
On the balcony, no.
He went into the storage room again. There were extra cages and display cabinets, as well as a few sundries. It was even more impossible to hide it here.
Zhang Zian panicked. He blamed himself for playing hide-and-seek with Xinghai out of everything. This time, he was in big trouble!
He said anxiously, "Xinghai, I admit defeat … I can't find you, where are you?"
Just when he thought there would be no response, he heard a "meow" from downstairs.
He ran down the stairs and saw Xinghai squatting in the middle of the shop, happily spinning around.
"Meow … Xinghai won … Meow … Xinghai won …"
Zhang Zian blinked his eyes hard, and his heart was finally at ease.
But where could it be hidden?
"I lost, I admit defeat! Xinghai, you are so good at hiding. Can you tell me where you are hiding? "
"Meow … here … there … here … there …"
Here and there … Did it mean that it was not hiding in a fixed location, but running back and forth between two or more locations? That being said, there was only one staircase, and it had to go through the stairs from the second floor to the first floor. When Zhang Zian searched for the second time, he paid attention to the stairs and was very sure that it had not appeared there.
This was weird!
His competitive spirit was aroused. He squatted down and said, "Xinghai, let's continue playing hide-and-seek tomorrow, okay?"
"Okay! Meow! Xinghai likes hide-and-seek! "
...
The next day, the little girl brought a few peanuts and almonds to the shop and fed them to the little hamster through the feeding hole. She was happier watching it eat than eating it herself. After playing for ten minutes, she left.
After the little girl left, Sun Xiaomeng, who had an ulterior motive, pushed the door open and threw a bag of buns to Zhang Zian. She then ran to Xinghai to please her, but she was still rejected. Xinghai hid far away.
Occasionally, a few uncles and aunties who had just returned from their morning exercise passed by the pet shop. They came in for a look, asked about the price, and then left shaking their heads.
Zhang Zian didn't feel disappointed or surprised. Anyway, the uncles and aunties who haggled over the price were not among the target customers of the pet shop. In the antique industry, there was a saying, "If you don't open for business for three years, you'll be able to eat for three years." The pet shop was not as good as the antique shop, but it was somewhat similar. At least it could be said that if the shop was closed for three days, the shop would be open for three days.
In any case, he would not choose to use a cheap pet to boost sales. People often did not cherish cheap things.
When there were no guests, Zhang Zian played hide-and-seek with Xinghai again.
"The last game of hide-and-seek was just a warm-up!" he announced. "Now I'm going to be serious! When I am serious, even I am afraid of myself! This time, I must catch you! "
"Meow!" Xinghai was not interested in his declaration.
This time, it was a repeat of yesterday. He still did not find Xinghai, and after he admitted defeat, Xinghai appeared on the first floor again.
...
On the third day, Zhang Zian was full of confidence. He was determined to be the king of hide-and-seek.
Today, he came prepared. He would definitely be able to solve the mystery of Xinghai's whereabouts.
The game of hide-and-seek began. After counting to one hundred, Xinghai hid. Zhang Zian walked up the stairs backward. Every time he went up, he carefully sprinkled a thin layer of flour on the stairs.
There was a 90-degree turn in the middle of the stairs, which meant that it was impossible to jump directly from the second floor to the first floor. At least, he had to stop at the corner to change directions. As long as Xinghai passed the stairs, it would definitely leave footprints on the flour.
He carefully searched the first floor several times to make sure that Xinghai was not on the first floor, then he went up to the second floor. This time, after he admitted defeat, Xinghai still appeared on the first floor, and there were no footprints on the flour.
Zhang Zian had to admit that he had seen a ghost!
If possible, he really wanted to put the bell collar directly on Xinghai's neck, but for hide-and-seek, it was too shameless...
...
On the fourth day.
"Hey, are you crazy because you don't have any customers?"
Zhang Zian looked up blankly, "Ah? What did you say? "
"I said," Sun Xiaomeng crossed her arms in front of her chest, looking him up and down as if she was examining a patient, "Why do I feel that something is wrong with you? You seem distracted. Do you want me to take a look for you? "
"Go away! You are the one who is distracted! You are a veterinarian, how can you treat people? Be careful, or I will go to court and sue you for practicing medicine without a license! "
Zhang Zian said again, "Actually, I am thinking about a problem. Have you ever heard that a serious man is the cutest?"
Sun Xiaomeng curled her lips, "Come on, thinking about a problem. I think you are daydreaming!"
Zhang Zian waved his hand, shooing her out, "Hurry up and take care of your own business! If you don't have any customers, it should be about the same, right? Otherwise, why are you so free? "
"Hahaha!" Sun Xiaomeng laughed three times as if she was taking revenge, "Actually, someone made an appointment to come to my clinic today. I am here to tell you!" After saying that, she ran away quickly.
Zhang Zian's attention had completely shifted to how to catch Xinghai. Whether there were any customers or not was secondary.
Today, he was going to do something big. The net of heaven has a long reach, and it will never escape!
He still used the flour method, but this time, he did not scatter it on the stairs, but in every room on the second floor. Before the game started, he closed the door of each room.
The game started as usual.
When he went from the first floor to the second floor and opened his bedroom door, he saw an incredible scene.
In the whole room, only traces of Xinghai were left in the center. A thin layer of flour had been rubbed off, indicating that Xinghai had just crawled there. At the same time, four small paw prints were left.
From the door to the center of the room, no footprints were left.
It seemed like it had suddenly appeared and disappeared in the center of the room.
He opened the door of the kitchen, his parents' bedroom, the storage room, and the living room. He saw traces of Xinghai on the thin layer of flour in the center of the floor in each room.
No wonder, it was here... it was there...
It could teleport between the rooms in an instant.
He already had a clue about the origin of the Lucky Cat … It was definitely a sad story.
"Xinghai, I give up," he said.
"Meow! Xinghai won! Xinghai won! "The Lucky Cat's voice came from the first floor again.
"But tomorrow, I will definitely catch you!" he made a declaration of victory.
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