Strange Life of a Cat

Ermao may not be sure whether the shit is from a human or a dog. Even if it is a dog, it may not be black gold. He just guesses that it may be black gold.

Zheng Tan was very sure that it was the guy from Heijin who pulled it, but he didn't understand that cats obviously have this habit of burying poop, especially those in the wild. They bury it better. He had heard people say that , this seems to be an instinct of cats - except for Zheng Tan himself.

People have many speculations about this behavior. One of them is that cats, as independent hunting animals, will try to hide their traces as much as possible. Even if they have been brought into human society, they still maintain their wild habits and instincts.

And as dogs, they usually go away after pooping, but why would they bother to bury their poop?

Is this also one of Kurogane Sokon's training programs?

How hard does the trainer have to work when training?

Zheng Tan was thinking, his ears moved and he looked in one direction, then he jumped up a big tree next to him, climbed higher and looked over there.

A pair of dog ears were exposed behind a dense bush with no leaves and an unknown tree species a hundred meters away. The small patch of bush was surrounded by numerous withered and yellow plants, and some of the densely grown withered grass next to it had been burned, so it seemed that among the yellow color of the withered grass and the burnt blackness, the figure of black gold was not obvious to the human eye. , not easy to notice.

At this moment, the dog's ears were turning, paying attention to the cycle. It seemed that it had noticed the movement on Er Mao's side, and moved towards it cautiously.

He deserves to be a "scientific student". Zheng sighed.

Er Mao noticed Zheng Tan's reaction and immediately became alert. He was about to hide himself when he suddenly paused and looked at the cat on the tree. The cat didn't look like he was seeing a stranger or something extremely threatening. Instead, it was like seeing familiar people or things.

Could it be...

Although he thought there might not be a threat, Er Mao still acted cautiously, hid himself and looked in the direction Zheng Tan was heading.

Soon, Ermao discovered Black Gold.

However, Heijin still hesitated when looking at Ermao. After all, it is not easy to accept strangers. Even though he has met Ermao several times, he still can't get close to him now. It also took Senior Brother Walnut a few months to gradually start to get close to Heijin.

Ermao was very happy to see Heijin, but it was a pity that Heijin couldn't speak. Ermao asked a few questions, but didn't see much reaction from Heijin. However, when Ermao asked about Senior Brother Hetao, Heijin felt a little relieved when he heard the familiar name. react, then look in one direction.

Looking along this cement road, we can't see the end, and now we don't even see a car.

However, Ermao could already tell from Heijin's reaction where those people and Brother Walnut might be going. It seemed that Brother Walnut had to leave first and could not take Black Jin with him, leaving Heijin to wait here. After contacting several newly received messages, Er Mao guessed a place and decided to drive there to have a look.

Er Mao asked Zheng Tan and Hei Jin to wait here. He drove the car over and it wasn't too far to go around the parking lot. He could already roughly sketch a route in his mind.

Zheng Tan was too lazy to leave and was happy to wait here.

Waiting for Er Mao to leave, Zheng Tan lay on the tree and looked at the road, estimating the time to see when Er Mao would come over. If Er Mao got lost, would he experience the wandering life again?

It makes me feel miserable just thinking about it.

Zheng Tan's beard trembled. He was not willing to wander, and he was hungry now. What food could be found around him? A field mouse?

After all, he was not a real cat, so Zheng Tan still wanted to finish his work and go back quickly.

Looking at Black Gold nestled in the grass below, even though most of the grass here is already withered and yellow, Black Gold will still choose places with some grass or trees to facilitate concealment, and will not be in a place with a wide field of vision. If you wait for a long time, even if you bury the poop, the place you choose will be relatively hidden. Maybe it's not good enough, but for a dog, it's extremely rare.

If Brother Walnut never comes back, or if Heijin doesn't meet them, will this dog stay here forever? Zheng Tan thought it was very possible.

About half an hour later, Ermao drove over, got out of the car, opened the back door, and motioned for Heijin to get in, but Heijin stood there, looked at Ermao, and didn't move.

Zheng Tan jumped into the car first, and at the same time rummaged through the food that Ermao had left in the car. He also had his own rations here, and he had to fill his stomach before working.

I don't know if Ermao succeeded in his work. Heijin looked at Zheng Tan who was lying on the seat in the car and eating something. He tilted his head and seemed to be confused and puzzled, but he still jumped in the car. .

Zheng Tan originally thought that the dog got in the car because of the food, but Heijin didn't touch Zheng Tan's food after he got in the car, even if Zheng Tan mercifully handed it to his mouth, he wouldn't eat it.

"When Hei Jin was at Senior Brother Walnut's place, he would only eat food fed by Senior Brother Walnut, and wouldn't eat anything fed by others. Senior Brother, his wife, children, and this dog are still in the running-in period. Although they rarely get close to each other, feeding We haven't succeeded yet." Er Mao said after seeing the scene behind him from the inside rearview mirror.

Zheng Tan looked at the dog next to him and almost drooled because of the smell of food. He felt that the dog must be very hungry, but it still couldn't bear to take a bite. He was immediately impressed. If it were the Sahara guy, he would probably He grabbed it and ran away.

The car drove for about an hour. Zheng Tan took a nap. When he woke up, he looked out the window and saw the mountains not far away. There are many mountains here.

The place Er Mao wanted to go was on a mountain. It was difficult for a car to drive there. He didn't ask the residents living at the foot of the mountain to help watch. He found a place to park by himself.

The car has been modified, and Ermao is not afraid of stealing it. Even if it is stolen, compared to Senior Brother Walnut, even if it can't be recovered, it doesn't matter.

After Heijin got out of the car, he followed Ermao for a while, and then started to smell everywhere. Apparently he found a familiar smell, not necessarily from Brother Walnut, but from some other people.

After Er Mao saw the mark left on a tree, he felt a little more at ease. Just like before, he groped forward according to the mark. Black Gold is a little ahead of Er Mao. While tracking the mark, Er Mao will also compare Black Gold's route.

As for Zheng Tan, everything was taken care of by the person and the dog in front, so he, an amateur, just had to follow.

It's winter now, and many trees on the mountain have fallen leaves, but there are also some evergreen trees that don't look so bare. Zheng Tan was still in the mood to look at other places around him as he followed up the mountain.

After walking for a while, Ermao suddenly stopped and called to Heijin to prevent him from going forward, because there was an extra mark on the mark that was not very obvious, and it was this stroke that told Ermao that there might be something ahead. Devices such as monitors.

Er Mao took out his cell phone and found that it had no signal. If there is a monitoring device in front of him, he will be fine on his own, but it is impossible to tell whether it is a cat or a dog, and the possibility of exposure is extremely high.

After thinking about it, Er Mao asked Hei Jin and Zheng Tan to stay here and not run forward, especially Hei Jin. Er Mao explained for a long time, but he didn't know how much this dog could understand or how much he could listen to. However, when Ermao took a few steps forward and turned back, he found that Heijin had already gone to some bushes to hide.

It seems that some of the words were taken in.

No matter how much Heijin could understand, Ermao just wanted this dog not to follow him and stay here.

Zheng Tan jumped onto a tree with green leaves. He still felt safer in the tree. Anyway, in this season, there were few bugs and snakes, so Zheng Tan didn't have to worry about those at all.

After Er Mao left, Zheng Tan stayed in the tree. The surroundings were very quiet. There was no big noise from Hei Jin. The chirping of birds was very clear, giving the place a sense of desolation. Not popular at all.

Zheng Tan lay on the branch. Anyway, there was Heijin on guard below. Besides, even if someone came, they would not pay special attention to a cat hiding in the tree. Zheng Tan was much safer than Heijin.

Suddenly, Zheng Tan's ears twitched and he opened his eyes and looked in one direction. Kurogane, who was hiding behind the bushes, also heard the noise, but still stayed there quietly.

Zheng Tan stood taller and could see more clearly than Heijin.

It was a field mouse. It was winter now. It was probably due to lack of food that it came out to look for food at this time. Zheng Tan didn't want to eat this stuff, and he wasn't in the mood to catch a mouse now, so he pretended he didn't see it and let the vole go.

However, looking at the vole gradually coming here, this guy is very courageous. I guess I haven’t seen many natural enemies around here on weekdays, but when I got close to here, I guess I smelled something. He stopped and looked around carefully.

Whoosh!

Zheng Tan saw Heijin jumping out from the bushes and rushing towards the vole. Looking at the action of catching the vole, Zheng Tan felt that this was definitely not the first time the dog had caught the vole. He had probably caught mice at home.

The vole failed to escape from Heijin's claws. Zheng Tan only heard the vole bark twice briefly and then stopped abruptly. When he looked again, Heijin had already come back with the vole in his mouth and was lying on the withered grass to eat it. got up. While eating, I stopped to pay careful attention to my surroundings, listened carefully with my ears open, and made sure no one was around before continuing to eat.

Listening to the sound of Hei Jin gnawing on field mice over there, Zheng Tan sighed in his heart, this dog is really talented, or in other words, this dog's former trainer was really talented. However, at the same time, it can also be seen that this dog has experienced hardships and must have performed missions with the soldiers. I heard Wei Leng say something before that sometimes when I go on a mission and there is no food, I just use local materials. As for the materials used, there are many types, including animals such as voles and snakes.

We should really let some dogs who like to spoil food come over and take a look. When Zheng Tan was at the pet center, he saw several times that some dogs licked one dog food and missed two. After eating, the dog food on the ground would be swept away by the staff there. The dogs The owners thought it was nothing, and Zheng Tan didn't think it was a big problem at the time, but after comparing it now, he suddenly felt that it was better to save money.

After eating, Kurogane lay back down behind the bushes. Zheng Tan looked at it and didn't see much blood on Heijin's body. He was licking the blood around his mouth, and it would probably be licked away soon.

I don’t know when Ermao and Brother Hetao will be able to finish their work, Zheng Tan was lying on the tree thinking about it. Fortunately, he ate some more in the car when he came, so he was not starving now. But if he stayed like this for a few more days, Zheng Tan didn't know if he would eat field mice like Heijin.

Just as he was thinking about it, Zheng Tan felt a chill in his heart. He looked up the mountain and saw someone coming over there. Not an animal, but a human!

Kurogane obviously heard it too, and stopped licking his mouth, paying attention to the direction of the sound.

Soon, Zheng Tan saw the visitors. They were two strangers. They had some accents, and they didn't look like locals. When he came, Zheng Tan had heard two locals chatting, and the accents of those two people were different. different.

The route those two people took was still some distance from where Zheng Tan stayed. When the two people came down the mountain, one of them was still holding a walkie-talkie and talking. Listening to their conversation, Zheng Tan learned that there was a foothold near the foot of the mountain, and the two of them planned to go there.

Zheng Tan thought for a while, climbed down from the tree, and followed quietly.

Kurogane, who was hiding behind the bushes, was confused.

Shouldn't we stay put and wait? Why did the cat escape? Will it follow or continue to stand by?

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