Chapter 48 Investigation
Mr. Cat had a dream.
It stood in a dark hall. In the silence, he could vaguely make out the fine carvings on the beautiful and slender pillars. Outside the window was the ancient sky, and the fleets passed through the clouds with a green and silver light.
A group of people stood solemnly behind him. A faint fragrance spread in the room, just as vague as the group of people behind him.
"Sir..." someone said.
He turned around.
Mr. Cat opened his eyes. He seldom dreamed. Even when he did, it was usually just some fragments of memory. This was the first time he had dreamed about the past since he came to this planet.
At that time, he still had a Homo sapiens body, a body that belonged completely to him.
It jumped off the windowsill, and Xiao Zhen was waiting for it. They agreed to investigate the two murders together today.
Today is Saturday, Xiao Zhen did not wear school uniform, but casually wore a T-shirt with the Star Wars logo. The boy's face is very handsome, with a pair of clear eyes under his stern eyebrows, and a straight nose, which is enough to make many aunts and sisters hold their hearts and shout cute. For human teenagers, his appearance is very outstanding. Even if the appearance factor is not taken into account, Yan Zhen is also a very good host. Although this companion claimed that he entered Yan Zhen's body by accident, Mr. Cat always had doubts. If they had not met on this planet by accident, Mr. Cat was very sure that he would kill Xiao Zhen the first second he met him.
"What's the situation now?" Xiao Zhen asked it.
"Two local humans died."
"Aliens did it?"
"This is exactly the purpose of our investigation." Mr. Cat replied.
Xiao Zhen said, " Are you working for Boss Han again?"
"No, this is the job of the Overwatch Eye."
"Can you please stop bragging?"
"I'm not kidding. This is indeed working for the Eye of Supervision."
"..." After a few seconds of silence, Xiao Zhen said, "Can you please stop pretending to me?"
"I'm telling the truth." Mr. Cat said calmly, "You can choose to believe it or not. I'll say it again, this is the job of the Eye of Supervision."
"Are you trying to tell me that you are really the spy of the Eye of Supervision?"
"Yes."
"..." Xiao Zhen resisted: "The Eye of Supervision cannot possibly hire the Heart Devourer."
Its companions obviously lack understanding of the Overseer's Eye. But this is normal. Ninety percent of the citizens of the Galaxy will be terrified when they hear about the Overseer's Eye. They know very little about this organization except that the Overseer's Eye is so scary. In fact, the Overseer's Eye is divided into several factions and the struggle is fierce. The Overseer's Oath Faction never mind using the power of heresy in the eyes of others to achieve its goals.
Mr. Cat's true form is a Heart Devourer, and he does work in the Eye of Supervision, and his position is not low. If this fact were to be made public, it would probably cause the faith of countless citizens to collapse and even cause riots.
"I'm working for the Eye of Supervision. I'm sorry for hiding it from you earlier." Mr. Cat said that he didn't intend to tell Xiao Zhen the whole truth, after all, his situation was very special. "The Eye of Supervision's tentacles spread throughout the galaxy. When your companion tells you that he also works for the Eye of Supervision, please don't be surprised like an idiot."
"...but that's the Eye of Supervision..." Xiao Zhen was still struggling with the common sense he had learned over the years. Finally, he asked tentatively: "You are just a part-time worker. Your colleagues don't know that you are a Heart Devourer, right?"
"Of course." Mr. Cat did not lie about this. The identity license he had just obtained was that of an inspector from Alte. Even within the upper echelons of the Eye of Overseer Order, only two people knew his true nature.
"Okay." Xiao Zhen seemed to accept it, and then he asked again: "Will you report me and have me arrested?"
If I wanted to take action, I would have killed your real body the first time we met.
"Oh, and there's that whirlpool!" Xiao Zhen said, "Does the Supervisor's Eye know about it?"
“I don’t think it’s necessary to report it at this time.”
"I have a feeling that your ship will capsize one day." Xiao Zhen's expression was stiff. "You should be thankful that Captain Madara is not here now, otherwise he would be frightened into coma by your confession."
They came to the rental house where the second victim was found. It was a cheap rental house in a low-rise building in Jiandong District that had been in disrepair for a long time. The sides of the dim staircase were covered with dirty oil stains. When they went upstairs, a man blocked their way.
"Who are you looking for?" The man stared at Xiaozhen with suspicion.
(Tell me who you are.) Mr. Cat poked his head out from behind Xiao Zhen and injected instructions into his brain without any hesitation.
"I'm the landlord of room 202 on the second floor." The man's eyes became dull, but his answer was clear.
Mr. Cat gave the second instruction. (Take us to Wu Xiumei's room)
"Okay, okay, please follow me."
Mr. Cat noticed Xiao Zhen's look. His eyes were full of "How could you?" and "You are so reckless." This was normal. Mr. Cat knew that Xiao Zhen had used mind control skills before, but only rarely and in the dark. Even though this planet was a remote place far away from the laws of the galaxy, their tribe still had many concerns. After all, the Heart Devourer was the object of everyone's hatred, and once suspected, the trouble would never end.
But now that it has the license in hand, it can of course use it openly and without any scruples. It is so fearless with the Eye of Supervision behind it.
Wu Xiumei was the second victim.
Her rental house was very small, only 7 square meters. Mr. Cat thought her room was as dirty and messy as this low building, but the small room behind the door was clean and tidy. Although a bed and necessary furniture had taken up 70% of the room, the room was very tidy. There was a layer of plastic floor film on the floor, and no oil stains could be seen. The small kitchen chopping board was also wiped clean. The dishes and chopsticks were cleanly stacked together.
There was a small bookshelf on the left side of the bed, with a few cookbooks, knitting tutorials and romance novels on it. There was a green ivy growing in a water cup on the windowsill.
This is a girl who loves life.
"Her rent hasn't been paid yet, and she hasn't been found in the past few days." The landlord said expressionlessly that his memory had been modified.
Mr. Cat recalled the information the clerk had given him. Wu Xiumei is 24 years old and works as a salesperson in a chain clothing store. She has been working in this city for three years. Behind the door is a carefully designed key hook and storage bag. There are small homemade ornaments hanging in the room, which show the girl's thoughts on taking good care of this little nest.
"Does anyone usually come to see her?"
The landlord shook his head. "I live downstairs. Apart from the deliverymen and couriers, I rarely see anyone coming to my house."
Xiao Zhen, who was checking the cupboard, turned around and he spread his hands.
There was a thin reddish-brown hair on Xiaozhen's palm.
Oh Soo Mi has black hair.
After testing, the results were just as the clerk had told Mr. Cat before, and it was found that this was the hair of a Nansai person.
Nansai is a remote planet in the wide star region. The locals reject the galactic civilization and insist on their traditional martial tribal life. Mr. Cat has heard that one of the hunting rituals of the Nansai people is to hollow out all the internal organs of the prey.
"Then it seems that this girl died in the hunting tradition of the Nansai people. " Xiao Zhen said, "How many strange aliens are there here?"
There are definitely more than you think. Mr. Cat said: "According to the records of the Supervisory Eye, there is currently only one Nansai in this city."
Seems like an obvious result.
A stupid Nansai man who was looking for death held two hunting ceremonies in this quiet secluded place to implement his traditions, unknowingly challenging the authority of the Eye of Supervision.
Xiao Zhen asked Mr. Cat: "Do you know the Nansai people?"
"I know the Nansai people." Mr. Cat had been to Nansai. The Nansai people were not really backward barbarians. On the contrary, their technology was highly developed. The huge city buildings were located underground and extended like ant nests. Although the technology was advanced, the Nansai people were more concerned with personal combat. For them, showing personal martial arts was a ritual that immersed their souls.
The philosophy, music, painting, and even language of their culture are almost all related to fighting. Fighting runs through their lives. There are various complicated fighting rules in the local area, which are used to solve all aspects of life, work, and even military.
It can be said that fighting is their culture, and hunting rituals are just a small part of their culture.
Xiao Zhen said, "I have seen the Nansai people. It's hard to describe them in a few words. I once stared at the dessert in the hand of a Nansai person for ten seconds, really only ten seconds, and he asked me to duel. Before the duel, I had to sit down and listen to him preach the duel rules and classic examples for two hours. If I refused to listen, it would become that I was deliberately humiliating his honor. He would shout slogans about smearing my internal organs on his face, and then hunt me for ten years."
"It sounds like a real thing that happened to you."
"Nonsense! Besides, the Nansai people have some psychic abilities. They can even read the remaining consciousness of the place where you stay, and then find ways to find you. They will not stop until they beat you into admitting that they are the most elegant and powerful fighting race."
"...They do have an excessive sense of honor." Mr. Cat clicked on the floating screen, "Look, this is a Nansai person who has registered in this city. However, the identity registration is a slave."
"slave?"
The relevant information was displayed on the screen. About a year ago, this Nansai was brought here by a Khazar lady from the Broad Star Region. Khazars are the most common Homo sapiens in the galactic civilization. In terms of appearance, whether it is Nansai or Khazars, there is almost no difference between them and the humans on this planet.
“According to the registration information, the Nansai were brought here as the private property of this Khazarian lady.”
"Sounds like the Nansai got themselves screwed over some stupid dueling rules."
"The archives show that this Nansai man, Xin, was a competitive gladiator and a big star in the famous bloody arena in the galaxy. This Khazarian lady sold most of her property to buy him, and then sailed all the way here with him."
"It sounds like a romantic story of a female fan spending a large sum of money to buy her beloved star and taking him away to live in seclusion."
"Now they have broken up."
“…”
Their story is not a fairy tale at all.
Mr. Cat took Xiaozhen to meet the Khazarian lady. She is currently an accountant of an import trading company, named Li Qiai.
Li Qiai didn't seem surprised by Mr. Cat and Xiaozhen's visit.
She lives in a two-bedroom apartment. The room is filled with excessive pink. Li Qiai sits on a pink sofa, wearing a light red suit, and her lips are pink and orange. She looks like a human in her twenties, with an ordinary appearance and a tired look. Mr. Cat knows that this cannot be used to judge her real age. Most of the citizens of the Galaxy have surgery to extend their lifespan after a certain age. For rich people, it is common to look twenty years old but actually be over three hundred years old.
Li Qiai didn't show any surprise that the investigator of Oversight Eye was a cat.
"I liked Xin the first time I met him." After learning the purpose of Mr. Cat's visit, Li Qiaiai went straight to the point without any nonsense, "I still remember that life-and-death duel. At that time, everyone thought he couldn't win. At the moment when the Gnus was about to chop off his head, his somersault and side attack was really beautiful. This is one of the top three reversals in the history of the Bloody Arena." The tiredness on Li Qiaiai's face was swept away, and a bright light flashed in her eyes.
"After that, I would go to the arena to watch any of his matches. He was the real star in the arena. Dear investigator, you haven't seen that scene. Everyone was shouting and cheering crazily for his every move. Even to this day, the sound of that moment still echoes in my ears. Xin! Xin! Xin! The cheers still roar in my blood."
"So you bought him for a lot of money. Tell me about your experience here after you bought him."
"In order to buy Xin, I sold almost all of my property, just to be with him. I just want to have him alone. He has so many fanatical supporters, and I don't want anyone to disturb our lives. So after much inquiry, I chose this place as my and his home - a remote planet, protected by the code of independent civilization. No one will come to harass us again... That's what I thought..."
"You broke up with him?"
"Yes, Xin left me. He couldn't stand a quiet life." Li Qi'ai's eyes dimmed. "He is from Nansai, a natural hunter, and his soul is forged by battle. He thirsts for blood. You haven't seen him. He was born to be a weapon. His muscles, his nails, and his teeth are all made for fighting. He told me that he longed to hunt, just like in his hometown. I tried to stop him, but he didn't want to listen to me. After a quarrel, he left me, forever."
"That's unfortunate," Mr. Cat asked. "Do you know where he went?"
"I... don't know. I haven't heard from Xin for half a year." Li Qiai raised her eyes sadly. "Mr. Investigator, you came to see me. Did he do something wrong?"
"We suspect he is involved in two disappearances."
"Oh... that's so unfortunate. Maybe I shouldn't have brought him here in the first place." Li Qiai's voice became softer and softer. "And I lost Xin, and my money was also wasted. I can only work here like the local humans to earn money to support myself."
This is probably what the legendary star-chasing means to end up with nothing.
Mr. Cat and Xiaozhen left Li Qiai's apartment.
Xiao Zhen suddenly said, "The house of the victim Wu Xiumei is very strange."
"oh?"
"I know that the Overseer's Eye will clean up the mess to cover up the traces. Have your colleagues cleaned the room?"
"They will only cover up the traces, will not destroy the scene, and will not do unnecessary cleaning."
"Her house was cleaned very well, as if she had prepared everything." Xiao Zhen stroked her chin and said, "A normal home should always have a sense of life, especially since she lives alone. Judging from the time of the murder, it was 9 o'clock in the evening, which should be the most relaxing time at home."
"What do you want to say?"
"Someone went to clean her room after she was killed. If it was someone from Nansai who cleaned the scene to remove the evidence, there is no way they would have left their hair behind." Xiaozhen said, "Who could it be?"
