The Siamese cat had a bad feeling. It felt like it had fallen into a trap.
It turned to escape, but a few young men suddenly appeared from the darkness. Almost everyone was holding branches, sticks, and slingshots, blocking its path of retreat.
"Brother Hui, you're amazing! How many did you catch tonight? "one of the young men shouted excitedly.
They were all very young, around 17 years old on average. They were very sociable. Even the person called Brother Hui was no more than 20 years old.
These people were all unemployed people nearby. They didn't have official jobs, and they didn't go to school. When they had no money, they took daily jobs. They worked for one day and played for two days. The places they frequented the most were illegal internet cafes.
"The third one tonight." Brother Hui held a can of salmon in his hand and smiled proudly. "These cats are so stupid. One can attracted three."
The Siamese cat then realized that there were two cats lying in the dark corner. They were motionless and covered in blood. They didn't seem to be breathing. One of them was a Mongolian cat, and the other was a British shorthair. They had been severely abused when they were alive. The Mongolian cat's fur seemed to have been burned by a lighter.
"How do we play with this cat? Do we use needles or hang it up as a target? Whoever loses will treat them to spicy soup. "The young man with the slingshot gestured to aim.
Brother Hui glanced around and pointed at a young man at the back. "Ah Fa, you do it."
"Me?"
The young man named Ah Fa shivered.
"That's right, you." Brother Hui said confidently. "When we were playing, you just watched from the side. You didn't do anything, right?"
Ah Fa's lips trembled. His face was pale. "No, I just watched. You guys play …"
"That won't do." Brother Hui shook his head. "We are all brothers. If you treat us like brothers, you can handle this cat."
"Give him the awl." Brother Hui pursed his lips.
A sharp awl was forced into Ah Fa's hand.
Ah Fa lowered his head and stared at the awl. His expression was very ugly. "Brother Hui, you guys play … The stray cats nearby are all smart and won't be tricked easily. This cat might have come from somewhere else. It might not be easy to catch in the future …"
"You don't need to worry about that." Brother Hui smiled confidently. "Hundreds and thousands of cats have escaped from Love Lovely Pets. Although most of them have been picked up and adopted, I bet that many people will get tired of them after two or three months. Those cats will eventually become stray cats. Besides, there will be a bunch of kittens being born in the spring. Isn't that enough for us to play with?"
Siamese felt that things were not going well. The expressions of these people were more ferocious than the last. If they continued to stay, they might die.
It suddenly rushed to the side, trying to jump up the wall to escape.
Now that things had come to this, it no longer hoped for a life of luxury. As long as it could keep its life, it would rather spend the rest of its life rummaging through trash cans.
Whoosh — Smack!
An iron ball accurately hit its hind leg with great force. It let out a blood-curdling screech and fell from the wall it had climbed halfway up. Its bones might have been broken.
The young man with the slingshot was very pleased with himself.
The Siamese cat endured the pain and tried to escape with its three legs, but it was kicked over by another young man.
"Go, Ah Fa. Don't be a sissy. We brothers hate cowards the most, right?" Brother Hui said loudly.
"Yes!"
"Yes!"
The others all chimed in, jeering at Ah Fa.
Ah Fa's face turned pale. He was not as heartless as the other young men. He had fed cats for a few days when he was young, but if he backed out now, he would be looked down upon by the others. He would no longer be able to hang out with them, and he might even be bullied by them.
"Isn't this … against the law?" He still felt guilty.
"It's not against the law. China doesn't have a pet protection law yet. Don't worry, even the Emperor can't control us!" Brother Hui's tone was sarcastic, as if he was mocking his cowardice.
Therefore, Ah Fa gritted his teeth, gripped the awl tightly, and moved towards the Siamese cat step by step.
The Siamese cat seemed to be crying. Its tears kept flowing, and it whined softly, as if it was begging him to let it go.
Ah Fa stopped in his tracks, wavering again.
"It … it's crying?" He pointed at it and said softly.
"Don't think too much. Its left eye is inflamed. That's pus. It's not crying. How can a cat cry?" Brother Hui seemed to have some knowledge about pets, and he said loudly.
The others roared with laughter again, and sarcastic words came raining down on him.
Ah Fa was so embarrassed that he could not show his face. He steeled his heart and raised the awl high at the Siamese cat.
Once.
Twice.
Thrice …
Waves of heart-wrenching screams pierced the silence of the night sky …
Brother Hui laughed heartily. "Good job! Let's play around for now. In two or three months, Binhai City will be flooded with stray cats. Then, we'll have fun! "
Everyone was laughing, and Ah Fa was laughing too, as if he had gone crazy.
…
After these people left, the Siamese cat, which was lying in a pool of blood, stared at the night sky with its lifeless eyes. It was already dying.
So that was it.
There were no good people in this world. They were all fakes!
Curse you!
Curse you!
Curse you!
With a huge amount of resentment, its breath disappeared, but its eyes were still open, as if it had died with a grievance.
…
About ten kilometers away.
Amazing Fate Pet Shop.
Pi, who was writing a novel on the second floor, yawned. It was about to turn off the computer and go to sleep when it suddenly heard a faint sound coming from downstairs.
"Zhi zhi?"
It knew that Zhang Zian had already left. Wang Qian, Li Kun, and Lu Yi Yun had also gotten off work. There was no one downstairs.
Did the frolicking kittens knock something over?
Pi jumped down from the swivel chair and walked to the door on all fours. It wanted to go downstairs and check. If something was knocked over, it could help it up.
As it held the cold door handle, Pi, who had been immersed in the novel, suddenly woke up.
"Don't go downstairs during the day. Be careful of being seen by others."
It remembered Zhang Zian's warning before he left.
"Meow! Don't go downstairs at any time, day or night!"
It remembered Xinghai's solemn words to it.
Pi scratched its head.
Forget it. I'll continue writing my novel. I'll go to sleep after this chapter.
So it put the strange noise downstairs to the back of its mind and jumped back into the swivel chair to continue writing the last part of the new chapter.
…
First floor of the Amazing Fate Pet Shop.
The kittens were awakened by the strange noise. They stared in the direction of the door with fear in their eyes.
The bronze Holy Cat statue had always been there, becoming a unique sight in the Amazing Fate Pet Shop.
The wind blew, and the clouds surged.
The dark clouds covered the moonlight, and the shop became even darker. It was almost impossible to see your fingers in front of you.
Suddenly, the Holy Cat Statue's pitch-black, copper-green pupil-less eyes flashed with a bloody and ruthless aura.
In the next moment, the heavy Holy Cat statue disappeared into thin air.
The kittens relaxed and continued to sleep or play, as if nothing had happened.
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