Zhang Zian had observed it in the past through some details. Fina had unparalleled control over domestic cats, but it was only limited to domestic cats. Its control over stray cats was weaker, and its control over wild cats in the city or the countryside, as well as second and third generation stray cats, was even weaker. When those cats saw it, they did not bow down to the ground, but instead ran away in fear.
Many cats were originally domestic cats, and they were very close. Later, they were abandoned by their owners or ran out of their homes and became stray cats. They mated with other stray cats, and the second or fourth generation stray cats were not so close. By the third or even fourth generation stray cats, they were basically no different from wild cats.
Therefore, it was not easy to count on Fina to order these stray cats to stop their actions of leaking information. Also, Fina cared about the safety of the stray cats because they were all a big family of cats. It could not sit and do nothing, but its attitude towards domestic cats and stray cats was still slightly different.
If there was a reason, it was probably because before it had been summoned to this era, it had lived in the ancient Egyptian Empire of slavery. Even people had to be divided into different ranks. Slaves had no human rights, let alone cats. In its eyes, this was very normal. This was an idea that had been formed for a long time, and it could not be changed in a short period of time.
Zhang Zian rested in place for a while. Richard flew into the sky and reported to him that Old Time Tea and Famous had already started to split up and surround them. He also started to move.
During this time, the light representing the elfin on the phone screen did not move. The Warding Off Evil Cat seemed to really be resting.
But deep in his heart, he felt that something was not quite right. The Warding Off Evil Cat had always been very clever and sly like a fox. Was it careless this time?
No matter what, he had to go over and see what it was planning.
He kept observing the electronic map in the game and slowly approached the central area where the light was flashing. He entered a very normal street.
This was a street that could be seen everywhere in the old city of the capital. It was not wide, not narrow, not long, not short, not new, not old. As far as he could see, there were no low-key luxurious courtyards, and there were not even a few shops. On both sides of the street were some offices of government agencies in Beijing, as well as old bungalows. There were also primary schools and kindergartens. The tallest buildings were only three or four stories high.
The cars parked on the side of the road took up a part of the width of the road. There were a few old and new bicycles scattered on the sidewalk. Tall pagoda trees and poplar trees provided dense shade to block the midday sun. Nearby residents or passers-by hurried past.
No matter how one looked at it, this was an extremely normal, everyday scene.
Richard fluttered its wings and landed on his shoulder. It shrugged regretfully, indicating that it did not see any traces of the Warding Off Evil Cat.
But the ball of light did not move, which meant that the Warding Off Evil Cat was definitely hiding somewhere nearby.
Old Time Tea and Famous were already lying in ambush on the left and right side of the intersection in front of the street. Zhang Zian told them that if necessary, they could get out of stealth mode and intercept the target in the dark when pedestrians were not paying attention.
Right now, he was not worried that the Warding Off Evil Cat would run away. He was only worried that it would continue to hide and not move, competing with them in patience.
There were too many places on this street where cats could be hidden, but as long as the Warding Off Evil Cat did not run away, they would definitely be able to find it. Unless it went into a resident's home from the balcony, then there was no other way.
He paced slowly and looked around attentively, not even letting go of the trash can. People who did not know would probably think that he had lost his wallet around here.
There were many fashionable beauties with exquisite makeup strolling on the streets of the capital. The weather was still a bit cold, but they were already wearing very skimpy clothes. It would have been a good opportunity to feast his eyes, but unfortunately, Zhang Zian did not have the time to look …
However, happiness fell from the sky, and he was caught off guard.
He was focused on looking for traces of the Warding Off Evil Cat, because this elfin seemed to be able to be seen directly without the use of a phone. It saved him a lot of trouble. At that moment, he was suddenly stopped by a pair of beautiful legs.
"Big brother."
Her sweet voice made his bones go soft.
He raised his head and looked. Standing in front of him was a young lady around 20 years old. She was wearing a checkered shirt and tight jeans with holes on her legs. She was wearing a sunhat. She looked very ordinary, but her smile was very bright.
Zhang Zian thought that it was a girl who had taken the initiative to talk to him. He felt that his charm had probably increased unknowingly, and he was quite happy. He was about to generously give his WeChat ID to the other party, but when he turned his eyes, he saw that there was a young man who was about the same age as her. He was also around 20 years old.
The young man's appearance was also very ordinary. His clothes were also very ordinary. While the young lady was talking to Zhang Zian, he was looking around slightly nervously.
What surprised Zhang Zian the most was that the young lady was holding a baby that was not even one year old.
Who were these two people?
What was the relationship between them? Were they boyfriend and girlfriend? They shouldn't be husband and wife because they were too young and had not reached the legal age for marriage.
Why did they stop me?
Was the baby the girl's child? She had a child at such a young age?
Or was it her relative's child?
Or was it her younger brother or sister? After all, nowadays, some old couples would choose to have a second child. The age difference between the first child and the second child could be more than ten years, or even more than twenty years.
A series of questions flashed through Zhang Zian's mind, but he did not ask them. Instead, he asked the most normal question in this situation — "What's the matter?"
"Big brother …" The young lady smiled embarrassedly. "My husband and I brought our child to the capital to play, but our wallets were stolen. We can't go home now. Can you lend us some money to eat?"
Zhang Zian's heart sank.
To be honest, this kind of situation was actually very common in every city in China, especially near the train station. You could see it just by walking a few steps. It could not be ruled out that there were people who had really encountered difficulties and urgently needed help, but it could not be denied that most of them were scammers who used people's kindness to cheat money.
When these scammers asked for money, they often chose honest looking people or young couples, especially couples and university students. They took advantage of the weakness of university students who were thin-skinned and pestered them endlessly, pretending to be pitiful and begging for money.
Many people had encountered this kind of thing and were more vigilant. They knew that it was likely to be a scammer, but sometimes they really could not resist their pestering, and their hearts softened and they took out the money. There were also some boys who wanted to show their generosity and kindness in front of their girlfriends, so they easily took out the money.
In fact, there must be a lot of people who took out the money. Otherwise, it would not be possible to support such a huge scam industry.
Incidents of using this method to cheat had existed at least 20 to 30 years ago. After so many years, not only did it not die out, but it also became more and more varied.
As people's vigilance increased, they would choose to use white-haired old people to pretend to be pitiful, use disabled people with incomplete limbs to pretend to be pitiful, or like the couple in front of him, use ignorant babies to pretend to be pitiful …
Zhang Zian did not have the ability to read minds. He did not know whether the young man and woman in front of him were scammers or not. They could really be a couple who were in trouble and desperately needed money to eat.
The young man also came over and echoed, "Big brother, it's not easy to go out. We don't have enough social experience, and we accidentally lost our wallets. Now we are so hungry …"
He paused, looked down at the baby again, wiped the corners of his eyes with his fingers, and said, "We are also people with dignity. If it was not as a last resort, we would not put down our dignity to ask you for help … It's okay for us adults to go hungry for two or three days, but the child can't help but be hungry …"
If it was a young female university student who heard these words, she might be immediately moved to be generous, but Zhang Zian was not moved. His eyes alternated between the young man and the woman, and the baby's face.
The young woman sighed. "Yes, big brother, the child can't stand hunger. We haven't eaten anything since morning. Even the adults are hungry, let alone the child …"
Before she finished speaking, the baby in her arms suddenly burst into tears. His little face was red, but his crying voice was weak. It seemed that he was really hungry and had no strength.
Most ordinary people in this situation, even if they had a heart of stone, even if they knew that the other party might be a scammer, they probably could not bear to see the child cry. Generally, they would obediently take out the money and comfort themselves, telling themselves that the other party should not be a scammer.
But Zhang Zian still did not say anything. The expression on his face was very calm. He said, "I'm sorry, I went out in a hurry today, and I didn't bring any money with me."
"It's okay. I saw that you have your mobile phone. Mobile phone transfer is fine, WeChat or Alipay is fine," the young man immediately said. He also took out his mobile phone, ready to let Zhang Zian scan the code at any time.
"Oh, then how much do you want?" Zhang Zian nodded.
The young man and woman looked at each other, and the woman said, "Twenty or thirty is not too little, and forty or fifty is not too much. If you feel that we are pitiful, give us a little more. We still want to buy train tickets to go home after eating."
"Brother, don't worry. We are not asking you for money. We are borrowing money from you." The young man also vowed and echoed, "How much money do you transfer to us? When we go home, we will immediately return the money to you, not a penny less! Also, we can make friends. "
The young woman did not wait for Zhang Zian to agree. She smiled and said, "Thank you, brother. When I saw that you are so handsome, I knew that you must be very kind. We hesitated for a long time before we shamelessly stopped you from borrowing money. We felt that you must be a good person. "
Zhang Zian coughed and also smiled. "Actually, I am also very tight on money recently … I can't lend you money, but I am really very kind, so I can accompany you to the police. Let's go to the police for help. What do you think? Look, isn't there a sign next to it that says, 'If you are in trouble, look for the police'? "
He pointed to the sign posted on the wall and said.
The young man and woman's faces suddenly changed.
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