Liu Wenying and Welder Zhao both lived in Dongcheng District, which wasn't too far from the pet shop. Plus, now that they had a car, it wouldn't take much effort to go there.
"Master, what about the guests over there?" Li Kun asked.
"Tell the customer to wait another day. If Welder Zhao doesn't want it, we'll deliver it to the customer's door at a discounted price tomorrow," Zhang Zian said.
"Okay." Li Kun nodded and returned to the room next door.
Zhang Zian said a few words to Lu Yi Yun and the others, then got into the car with the urn. He went to the neighborhood where Liu Wenying lived first. As for Welder Zhao … It was not appropriate for him to bring the urn.
Before driving, he sent Zhao Qi a WeChat message, saying that he was going to deliver the cat's ashes to Liu Wenying and asking how she was doing recently.
Even though it was working hours, Zhao Qi quickly replied. She said that after a few days of rest, there were no signs of relapse. Liu Wenying's mental state had improved, but for safety's sake, she still sent little Yue Yue to her grandmother's house for a few days. In addition, this matter was kept a secret from Liu Wenying's relatives as much as possible. After all, it was very hurtful to be looked at with prejudice. Many people would turn pale at the mention of infectious diseases, especially infectious diseases with high mortality rates.
Zhao Qi didn't know much about the situation. She had been working for the past few days, so it wasn't appropriate for her to visit other people's homes at night. She could only ask about their well-being online. However, she was very sure that Liu Wenying had been at home for the past few days and had not gone out at all. As long as she went over, she would be able to find her.
With this news, Zhang Zian was relieved. What he was most worried about was that the trip would be in vain.
He started the engine and drove to the neighborhood where Liu Wenying and Zhao Qi lived.
After the rush hour, there were not many pedestrians and cars on the road, and there was no traffic jam. He soon arrived at the entrance of the residential area.
This was a semi-new community, built about ten years ago. There seemed to be no underground parking garage in the community, and all the cars were parked downstairs. The security management was also not as standardized and strict as the new community.
Zhang Zian had never been here before. He slowed down his car, avoided pedestrians, and looked for Liu Wenying's residential building according to the building's number.
Most of his attention was focused on the building itself, and he brushed past a pedestrian. It was not until he glanced through the rearview mirror that he realized that the person who had just walked past looked very much like Liu Wenying.
Zhang Zian quickly stepped on the brakes, rolled down the window, and shouted, "Is that Sister Wenying?"
That person stopped and turned around. Wasn't that Liu Wenying?
"Yo, it's Little Zhang. Why are you here?" Liu Wenying seemed to be in a trance. Her gaze lingered on his face for a few seconds before she recognized him and forced a smile.
After not seeing her for a few days, Liu Wenying looked very haggard and her hair was messy, as if she had aged a few years.
Zhang Zian thought she was going out to buy groceries, but then he noticed that she didn't look like she was going out to buy groceries, because no one would carry a metal bat when they went out to buy groceries. It was more like she was going to rob a supermarket …
"Sister Wenying, are you going to … play baseball?" he asked hesitantly.
"Play baseball?" She was also at a loss when she heard that. She followed his line of sight and saw the bat in her hand. "No, I don't know how to play baseball. My husband usually keeps this bat in the car for self-defense. He said that no one can predict what might happen when they are out, so he kept this bat in the car to protect himself and not be treated as a dangerous item by the police."
Zhang Zian noticed that she was indeed in a trance. Her eyes were erratic, and her answers were irrelevant. He couldn't help but worry about her.
"Sister Wenying, is there anyone else in your house? Let me take you home, "he said.
"No, I still have something to do." She shook her head firmly, looked around, and gripped the bat in her hand tightly. "I want to find the stray cat that scratched Fluffy and kill it! Let's see how it can harm others! "
From the first day Zhang Zian met Liu Wenying, he knew that she was an approachable and kind middle-aged woman. But when she said those words, there was a rare hostility in her eyes. Because she was gritting her teeth, her cheeks looked thin and fierce, and her eyes were shooting sparks of hatred.
Even though he had vaguely guessed it the moment he saw the bat, he was still shocked when he heard it from her mouth. Obviously, the death of the Siamese cat was a huge blow to her, and the fact that she had almost contracted rabies and lost her family had frightened her too much. In the end, she vented her anger on the stray cat that scratched the Siamese cat.
Zhang Zian didn't know how to comfort her. Just as he was in a dilemma, he heard someone say, "Sister Wenying, who is this person? Do you know him? "
The tone was a little harsh and impolite.
Zhang Zian turned around to look. It was a strong man who was about 1.9 meters tall and weighed about 190 pounds. He was about the same age as Zhang Zian, and the weather was quite cold, but he had already put on a short-sleeved shirt. A blue denim shirt was casually draped over his shoulder, and the tight-fitting shirt perfectly outlined the protruding curve of his abdomen.
He was looking at the unfamiliar Zhang Zian suspiciously.
Liu Wenying quickly introduced him. "This is my friend. He came to visit me. A Hui, how are things on your side? "
A Hui was still wary of Zhang Zian. He replied, "We've searched over there, but we didn't find any traces of the crazy cat."
"Oh, then you should go home. It's almost time for dinner," Liu Wenying said.
Although this A Hui didn't seem to like him, Zhang Zian still interrupted and asked, "You're looking for the crazy cat?"
"Yes, why? Do you have a problem with that? "A Hui's tone was full of anger. He relied on his height, strength, forthrightness, and loyalty to his friends to be a little famous in the area.
"No, I'm just asking." Zhang Zian was here to deliver the ashes, so he didn't want to cause trouble. He smiled and said, "Because I'm quite curious. What kind of crazy cat are you looking for?"
A Hui glared at him. "Since you're Sister Wenying's friend, haven't you heard about what happened to her before? A rabid cat scratched her family's cat, and her family's cat also died of rabies. "
"I know, but …" Zhang Zian was interrupted before he could finish.
A Hui said with righteous indignation, "A crazy cat infected with rabies is running around in this community, scratching whoever it catches. Is that okay? There are many elderly people walking in this community, and there are also many parents playing with their young children. That crazy cat can scratch a pet cat before, and tomorrow it can scratch the elderly and children! It's fine if the adults get scratched, but the elderly and children have weak bodies. Do you want them to get vaccinated too? "
Liu Wenying sighed.
On the day of the incident, Snowy happened to be doing a live broadcast in the shop, and 70% of Snowy's fans were locals of Binhai City. As the saying goes, good things don't go out, but bad things travel a thousand miles. This incident quickly spread in Liu Wenying's community, and it couldn't be hidden even if they wanted to. Everyone knew that there was a stray cat infected with rabies moving around in the neighborhood, and in an instant, everyone was in danger.
No one knew if the stray cat was dead or not.
No one knew if it had spread rabies to other stray cats before it died.
Some elderly people — or rather, many elderly people — were a little ignorant. Because of the fear of radiation, they forcibly removed the telecommunications base station in the community, which was often reported by the media. In the end, all the phones in the community had no signal.
If invisible radiation was like this, how could they sit back and do nothing when they heard that there was a crazy cat infected with rabies in the community?
The elderly also had their own ways of contacting each other. After a simple discussion, they acted with great efficiency.
They first called the city's dog hunting team, but the other side said that they only dealt with dogs, and didn't care about cats.
So, a few elderly people in the community, who were never easy to deal with, took the lead and organized some of the more idle young people in the community to look for stray cats nearby. If they found them, they would kill them. Don't underestimate the activity of these elderly people. They had money and time, and no one dared to provoke them. They were proficient in the Eighteen Staining Falls Technique, and once they got serious, they were very scary.
Hearing this, Zhang Zian couldn't help but ask, "Do you know which stray cat is infected with rabies? Besides, not all cats infected with rabies will show a tendency to attack … "
"I don't know, and I don't need to know!" A Hui said frivolously. "Just kill one if you see one. Do you have a problem with that? If the crazy cat scratches the elderly and children in the community, will you take responsibility? "
Zhang Zian was speechless. He really couldn't take responsibility for that. No one could.
For a sick cat that might not even be alive, they simply and crudely decided to kill all the stray cats in the community.
They would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go.
For these people, science was useless. They didn't believe in the truth, and they didn't care about the truth. They just wanted to solve the problem in the simplest way, and the law was useless against them.
Most of the people in the community were kind and good people. They all felt that this was not right, but they chose to remain silent. It was impossible for them to speak out and sing a different tune. Life was already very tiring, and no one wanted to find trouble for themselves.
What's more, many people didn't like pets at all. Whether it was cats or dogs, in their eyes, they were no different from ants.
"Don't kill anyone's pet cat …" Liu Wenying sighed and said, "The cat raised at home is sometimes naughty and often sneaks out of the house. Don't treat the cat raised by others as a stray cat …"
"Sister Wenying! You don't have to worry about this! Take care of your body! Don't wander around outside with a stick. In my opinion, even if you see a stray cat, you won't bear to kill it. Let us do it! "A Hui said, patting his stomach.
Liu Wenying lowered her head, and the fierceness that went against her nature suddenly disappeared.
"Okay, then I'm going home. You guys work hard."
She was in a trance and was about to walk home when she suddenly remembered that Zhang Zian was still beside her. She didn't have time to ask Zhang Zian why he was here.
"Right, Xiao Zhang, you see, I'm confused. You came today because …"
Zhang Zian took out the urn from the car. "This is the ashes of your cat. I brought it to you."
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