Galaxy entered the ventilation duct. It was a very strange environment for it. There were cool metal walls all around, and there was a straight passage in front and behind it. A faint cool breeze poured in from the passage in front of it, brushing past its cheeks and blowing behind it.
It looked down and noticed that the metal wall below was covered with a thin layer of dust. Several lines of paw prints left by small animals extended from one end to the other, disappearing around the corner. The paw prints were very messy, in both directions, and it seemed that they were not left by the same small animal.
Xinghai raised one of its front paws, tilted its head and stared at it for a few seconds. Then it put its paw next to one of the paw prints. The paw prints seemed to be very similar in size and shape.
"Bad boy..." it murmured to itself.
At this time, an anxious voice came from below the tunnel, "Where is Xinghai? Where is Xinghai? "
The voice was a bit distorted through the tight metal wall, but Xinghai immediately recognized that it was Zhang Zian's voice.
Xinghai shouted to the bottom without hesitation, "Zian, Xinghai is coming in!"
After shouting, it stared at the metal wall under its feet, quietly waiting for Zhang Zian's response.
"Be careful, Xinghai." His voice came again.
Xinghai was a little disappointed because it did not get the praise it expected, but "be careful" seemed to be good.
It did not know what it needed to be careful of, because there was nothing in the tunnel except for itself. If there was anything, it was just the floating dust in the air, the light paw prints on the metal wall, and a few tiny hairs — white, black, yellow, gray...
What should it do next?
Xinghai thought carefully, but it had no clue. It saw that Zhang Zian was in a dilemma, so it decided to come in on impulse, but it had no idea what to do after coming in.
It felt very stupid, and it thought of Fina and Old Time Tea, and it felt very envious. If they were here, they would definitely act without thinking. Old Time Tea was always calm. No matter what happened, it would just smile and solve it easily with its profound wisdom and superb martial arts skills. Fina was only interested in shiny things, and was always indifferent to other things or people, as if it was saying, "Don't bother me, get as far away from me as you can... except for Zhang Zian."
What should I do? Should I go out and ask Zian, Old Time Tea and Fina before coming in?
Meow! I feel so ashamed!
Like Old Time Tea, Galaxy wrinkled its nose and sniffed, but it could not smell anything strange. Maybe there was something, but it could not tell. After all, it was not a cat, and its sense of smell was not as sensitive.
In any case, he would choose a side first. If there was really any danger … he would escape.
It lowered its head to look at the paw prints again. One of the paw prints looked clear and fresh. It came from the front and went to the back, so it decided to follow the paw prints.
The passage was long and dark, making it feel like it had returned to that horrible black box. If it were any darker and narrower, it would definitely want to escape. Even now, it still felt very afraid, as if it had stepped into a never-ending tunnel that would become narrower and narrower until it was completely trapped.
It didn't want to run back just like that, because it would be very embarrassing. Although Zhang Zian would definitely comfort it and say that it was okay as long as Xinghai came back safely, it was still very embarrassing. Moreover, it really wanted those bad children to correct their mistakes, to stop stealing and to be good children. That way, they would definitely meet someone who really liked them.
Galaxy walked carefully, looked down at the paw prints, and then looked up. Dim light came from the passage in front of it. It was the sunlight that had become weak after several refractions. It missed the leisurely time in the pet shop. It was always so calm, and it could lie in the warm sunshine and close its eyes to take a nap. If anything happened, Fina and Old Time Tea could solve it.
It moved its ears, and through the metal wall, it could vaguely hear the conversation between Zhang Zian and Old Time Tea. It couldn't hear clearly what they were saying, but the sound itself made it feel at ease.
Step by step, the light in front of it became brighter and brighter, but Zhang Zian's voice became weaker and weaker.
It came to the fork.
The ventilation pipe here was divided into four, leading to the front, left, right, and top.
Xinghai looked up and saw the light coming from above. On the roof of a building far away, the ventilation fan was rotating at a constant speed with a low buzzing sound. It shattered the sunlight and formed mottled light and shadow. Fresh air was constantly being sent down.
It squatted at the fork, looking blankly at the front, left, and right of the three passages, not knowing which one to choose. There were paw prints in every passage. It wanted to search all of them, but it was afraid that it would get lost and never be able to find its way home.
The building was huge and complex. It was like a labyrinth. Zhang Zian was like a small grain of sand in the labyrinth, and it was another smaller grain of sand.
But it had to choose a direction. If it just gave up, wouldn't its previous efforts be in vain?
At this moment, a faint sound came into its ears.
Hiss —
It was like the sound of something sharp scratching on metal.
Galaxy felt that the sound was a bit familiar. It thought about it carefully. Sometimes when Fina lost her temper because the food tasted bad, the sound of her claws scratching the metal food bowl was similar to this.
The sound came from the passage in front of it. It thought about it and decided to choose this path. However, as soon as it took a step, its body seemed to encounter an invisible wall, and it was blocked.
Galaxy stretched out its front paw and pressed a few times in the air in front of it. There was indeed an invisible wall in front of it. The air could flow, and the dust could float down. It seemed that only Galaxy could not pass through.
It thought of the new parrot Elfin. It seemed to have encountered the same situation on the roof of the pet shop. It seemed to have been confined by the game settings. Even Old Time Tea, with its great wisdom, had to wait a long time before it could leave Zhang Zian's side.
What should it do?
Another soft sound came from the depths of the passage in front of it.
Galaxy did not want to wait any longer. Thinking was not its specialty, so it closed its eyes. When it opened its eyes again, it had already teleported a short distance forward, leaving the fork behind, and appeared on the other side of the invisible restriction. There were no new paw prints on the floating dust of the metal passage. Only the air shrank and expanded due to its sudden appearance and disappearance, rolling up tiny whirlpools that were invisible to the naked eye.
"Galaxy is the best at hide-and-seek," it whispered to itself.
It trotted in the direction of the sound.
At the same time, the screen of Zhang Zian's mobile phone in his pocket lit up. The Pet Hunter game started automatically, but the game interface flashed a few times as if it was interfered with, and then it automatically exited.
The screen turned off, as if nothing had happened.
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