As they were exchanging interesting stories about live broadcasts and guessing the annual income of those online anchors, Zhang Zian saw a police car parked in front of the door.
He looked at the familiar license plate and knew that it was Sheng Ke.
Sure enough, Sheng Ke got out of the car with a smile on his face. He happily walked to the aquarium and shook hands with Zhang Zian at the door.
"Store Manager Zhang, your business is booming again!"
"Not at all. I borrowed a lot of money. If there was no business, I would have to go hungry." Zhang Zian laughed. "Captain Sheng, how come you have time to come here today? Oh, yes, today is the weekend. Look at my memory. Ever since I left the ranks of office workers, I can't tell the difference between weekends and non-weekends! "
He chose the opening day of the aquarium on the weekend. In order to attract customers, the pet shop also cooperated with the promotion, offering a 20% discount on pet supplies.
"You're a forgetful person!" Sheng Ke looked at the aquarium and nodded.
"Captain Sheng, stop joking. Come in and have a seat!" Zhang Zian invited Sheng Ke in, then asked Wang Qian to bring a chair over.
Sheng Ke waved his hand and said, "There is no need to bring the chair. I have to go to the police station later. Can't you see that I am still wearing my police uniform? In fact, I am visiting you personally. The brothers in the police dog unit made a silk banner and asked me to bring it to you. "
"How could I …" Zhang Zian declined.
Sheng Ke didn't allow him to refuse. He opened the trunk of the police car, took out a red silk banner with golden tassels, and unfolded it to Zhang Zian.
The silk banner was embroidered with a couplet: Flowers, birds, fish, and insects are naturally interesting.
It was signed by all the officers and dogs of the police dog unit.
"The brothers in the police dog unit are busy with their tasks. They have to patrol, go through security checks, and investigate almost every day. They really can't leave. When they heard that you were going to open an aquarium, they spontaneously customized this pennant. Although it's not worth much, it's still a small token from the brothers and sisters. I hope you won't refuse," Sheng Ke explained in detail.
"I am really embarrassed that everyone has been thinking about me so much …"
"We are friends. You are welcome," Sheng Ke interrupted him.
Zhang Zian took the silk banner and asked Wang Qian and Li Kun to hang it in front of the shop.
When he was filming a movie, he accidentally found evidence that Guan Biao, the pyrotechnician, had deliberately harmed the police dogs. Thus, the officers and soldiers of the police dog unit regarded him as one of their own. Even after such a long time, they had been paying attention to his movements. He didn't inform them, but whether it was when the pet shop reopened or when the aquarium reopened, they sent him pennants. They expressed their support in such a simple way, which made him very touched.
This was what it meant by 'heroes have different feelings for each other'.
Wang Qian stood on a chair and hung the silk banner on the wall. Li Kun watched from below, reminding him which side was high and which was low, so that he wouldn't hang it crooked.
Zhang Zian showed Sheng Ke around the aquarium, showing his hospitality as a host.
Sheng Ke was full of praise for the arrangement of the aquarium tanks and lights. He was also amazed by the strange marine creatures and high-tech aquarium equipment.
After a quick glance, the two returned to the door again, and Sheng Ke said goodbye.
Zhang Zian knew that Sheng Ke was busy with work, and even had to work overtime on weekends. It was very rare for him to take the time to come here. Zhang Zian didn't want him to stay, so he personally saw him off.
He opened the door for Sheng Ke, and Sheng Ke thanked him as he got in.
"Right, Captain Sheng, I have something to ask you. If it's not convenient for you to answer, please just say it. It doesn't matter," he suddenly remembered his previous doubts and said as he leaned against the window.
"Oh? What is it? Tell me. " Sheng Ke was quite surprised. After all, Zhang Zian had always been very considerate and never made excessive requests of him.
Zhang Zian was actually quite hesitant. He felt that asking Sheng Ke about this seemed to be making a big fuss over a small matter, but if he didn't ask … his heart was like a weed growing in it, and he couldn't calm down.
"Captain Sheng, has the police team received any reports of cat abuse recently?" He didn't beat around the bush and asked straightforwardly.
"Cat abuse?" Sheng Ke was stunned.
"Yes, cat abuse. Have any citizens witnessed cat abuse incidents and called the police?" Zhang Zian further explained.
Recently, he always felt that there seemed to be undercurrents in the seemingly peaceful Binhai City. There might be some connections behind each seemingly isolated incident, but he couldn't explain the specifics.
Since the Spring Festival … No, even before the Spring Festival, since the collapse of the Love Lovely Pet Breeding Base, to put it in a bad way, the gears of fate began to quietly turn.
Love Lovely Pet was the first domino. From the moment it fell, fate took a rapid turn in an unpredictable direction.
Sun Xiaomeng repeatedly went to the emergency department because of cat attacks and injuries.
The stray cats of Binhai University for many years fled and ran to the inaccessible green space behind the pet shop to settle down.
If he was an ordinary person, it was unlikely that he would be sensitive enough to notice the abnormality based on these two points alone. But if he connected it with the strange disappearance of the evil Holy Cat statue in the shop, and the fact that it might have become the power of faith and become a new elfin … the situation was completely different.
Where did the power of faith of the evil Holy Cat statue come from?
If these three incidents were not isolated, but there was indeed an internal connection as he guessed, then all the clues pointed to cat abuse.
Cat abuse was not a phenomenon that had only occurred in recent years. It was just that in recent years, with the rapid development of mobile phones and the mobile Internet, cat abuse incidents frequently appeared in public.
It wasn't that there had been more bad people in recent years, and they always liked to abuse cats. It was just that in the past, because the media was not developed, cat abuse incidents did not appear in public view.
The mobile Internet was a double-edged sword. It could make public opinion pressure and condemn cat abusers, but cat abusers could also lurk in various QQ groups and WeChat groups to easily exchange cat abuse experiences and methods with each other.
In other words, through the remote group promotion of cat abusers, more and more people became interested in cat abuse, and quickly mastered the methods of cat abuse and avoiding the public's attention.
Therefore, the evil power of faith was produced, and it gathered bit by bit, and eventually it might form a hurricane-like disaster.
At present, all of this was just Zhang Zian's speculation. There was no substantial evidence, so he did not have the confidence to ask Sheng Ke questions.
Sheng Ke frowned and thought for a moment, then slowly shook his head.
"Not convenient?" Zhang Zian asked.
If Sheng Ke said that it was not convenient to disclose, then there was no other way. After all, this was an internal matter of the police system.
"That's not it." Sheng Ke thought about it and did not answer directly. Instead, he asked, "You should know that there is currently no legislation on animal abuse in our country, right?"
"Yes, I know." Zhang Zian nodded.
"If you are asking about how many homicides and robberies have been reported recently, then I have no comment, because murder and robbery are illegal, and it is not convenient to disclose to ordinary citizens. However, you are asking about the reports of cat abuse incidents. There is nothing that I can't tell you. After all, cat abuse is not illegal, "Sheng Ke explained.
Zhang Zian quietly waited for him to continue.
Sheng Ke's tone changed. "However, I still have no comment, because I don't know — I am a criminal police officer in charge of major cases, and even if there are reports of cat abuse incidents, they are also handled by the police, and will not be reported to me."
Zhang Zian thought about it and agreed that he had indeed asked the wrong person. If Sheng Ke even took care of this matter, he would really be as tired as Zhuge Liang.
But he did not know the police, and he had only ever picked up his own wallet. He had never picked up someone else's wallet and handed it to the police officer …
Sheng Ke saw that he was disappointed, so he smiled and comforted him. "It's okay, I will help you inquire about it when I have time. It is all internal to the police system, and you will know after making a few calls."
"Thank you," Zhang Zian said apologetically. In the end, he still had to trouble Sheng Ke.
"You are welcome, it is a piece of cake." Sheng Ke started the car, looked ahead, and smiled. "Store Manager Zhang, it is written on the banner that 'flowers, birds, fish, and insects are natural attractions.' It is a pity that you have birds and fish here, but no flowers and insects. It is a bit of a pity. But look, the flowers are here."
Zhang Zian followed his line of sight and saw a taxi parked in front of the shop. Snowy got out of the car with a small bouquet of flowers, and took a cat bag from the back seat.
"Then I will not bother you anymore. I will go first." Sheng Ke waved, rolled up the window, and drove away from the pet shop.
Zhang Zian also waved at the back of the police car, and then went to greet Snowy.
"Mr. Store Manager, congratulations on the opening of the aquarium!" Snowy playfully made a face. "You lost the Holy Cat statue that I sent last time, so this time there is no other gift. I don't know if golden tulips are suitable for opening ceremonies. I don't really understand the language of flowers, but even if it is not suitable, I will make do!"
"Welcome, welcome! There is nothing inappropriate about it. I don't understand the language of flowers, but I will accept it as a gift! "
Zhang Zian took the tulip bouquet. The golden flowers and the emerald green stem looked fresh and beautiful. There were not many of them, just a few.
"It looks very high-end, not like the ordinary tulips … Thank you!"
He said thank you, and then saw that the cat bag seemed to be a bit heavy, and Snowy had a hard time carrying it with one hand. After sending the flowers out, she used her free hand to carry it together.
The Persian cat's face appeared in the cat bag, and it peeped out a little uneasily.
"Are you here to bathe the cat? Let me help you carry it. "
Snowy wanted to decline, but he took the cat bag.
"Yo, this cat has gotten fatter again, right?" After Zhang Zian held it in his hand, he could clearly feel the weight of the cat. It was not light, but it was still very easy for him.
Snowy nodded and smiled. "Haha, it has gotten fatter again. Actually, this time I am not here to bathe it, but to cut its fur. Cut its fur a little shorter. My mom always nags that there is cat fur everywhere in the house … Well, after cutting its fur, I will also give it a bath. Wash the loose fur that was cut, so that it will not nag me when I go back! Recently, my mom has been very nervous. She was just meditating on the chair just now! "
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