Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio
The young man and woman stared at the woman carrying the baby in her hands. They ran across the road to try the same thing on her; their acting was so well rehearsed and was very believable. Since they were carrying a baby, they easily received the woman’s sympathy and she immediately took out her phone to transfer them some money.
Zhang Zian told himself that he needed to keep calm.
He had no evidence. As of now, everything was just his assumption.
Some cats had the habit of eating their children and some mothers didn’t love their biological children… That was not normal, but it could not be used as evidence.
He could not force them to go to the police station to check whether or not they were abducting and selling children––he couldn’t even do that if parents hit their children in public. The probability of that being the case was most likely ridiculous; the probability was too low.
When he met the young couple, his heart had a little bit of doubt because they were too young. They looked to be around 20 years old… Legally, they weren’t at the age to be married. How could they have a child when they were so young?
However, in less developed areas in China, like the rural farming communities, people getting married and having children young was not rare. There were those who were younger that had children, but it could not prove anything.
There was a slight possibility that the infant really was the child of the young man and woman, but it was just that they were too young and had not been well prepared to be parents. They clearly did not love their child since they used their child as a tool to beg and cheat people. One could dislike such an action, but it was not technically illegal.
But, what if… What if the infant was not their child and had been swindled from someone? What if they had bought it from someone else?
Once he considered that they could be human traffickers, he couldn’t walk anymore.
He could choose to ignore it and walk away as if nothing had happened––that was the most secure choice, as it had no impact on his life and everything could continue as normal. He would eat, drink, and earn money as usual.
If he guessed wrong, it could backfire… They could blackmail him for money. He was a little famous now, for better or worse. Once he was relied on, his reputation and money would be affected.
However, his choice in that moment could decide the infant’s entire life.
It could be that he was too focused. The young man and woman noticed his shifting eyes and lowered their heads, whispered something, then looked at Zhang Zian from time to time, pointing at him.
Since he was discovered by them, he decided to not hide anymore. He looked at them and they moved their gaze away, their eyes flashing.
Zhang Zian was anxious and kept looking around secretly. What about the people of the Chaoyang district, one of the five legendary intelligence organizations in the world? Where did they go when it was time to use them? They didn’t drop the ball at a critical moment!
On second thought, they were in the old city center, not Chaoyang District… They probably were not within the influence of the people in the Chaoyang District.
After the young male and female finished muttering, they gave him a fierce glare and turned to walk towards where they came from.
They knew that Zhang Zian was suspicious of them and planned to leave.
They knew that their earnings that afternoon were quite high, and they had already exceeded their target; they had no need to stay on the street. In their line of work, if they were careful, they could sail for thousands of years. After they shot a gun once, they had to change the place they shot the gun. Anyway, the capital was so big, the people in the capital were so rich, and there are so many good people. They could beg for money anywhere. They could not stay there with Zhang Zian.
Looking at them from behind, only a corner of the cloth that was used to wrap the infant was showing. The white that was showing was especially obvious and moved with the young woman’s steps.
Zhang Zian’s gaze was concentrated on that corner of the white cloth, and he unknowingly followed behind them.
Just as he took a step out, he stopped, because he suddenly thought of the true reason he was there today: to catch that Warding Off Evil Cat.
He took a look at his phone. The light on the screen had yet to move, showing that the Warding Off Evil Cat was still nearby.
Old Time Tea and Famous were already hiding in the front, and the circle surrounding the Warding Off Evil Cat had started to shape up. As long as he found the Warding Off Evil Cat, it would either be seized without a fight or it would only be able to run forwards and would be stopped by Old Time Tea and Famous.
If he followed the young woman and man, however, he would lose the best chance to capture the elfin. He could even lose the elfin forever.
The young woman and man were walking very fast, and in a few minutes, they would merge into the big crowd of the capital; they would disappear with their infant forever. He didn’t have much time to weigh his options.
At that moment, as if wanting to add oil to the fire, Zhang Zian suddenly caught sight of something moving from the corner of his eye, and the feeling of being watched appeared again.
He turned his head to look. Not too far in front of him, under the shadow of a tall pagoda tree, a cat, the same color as shadows, was crouching there and staring at him with a smile.
It was the Warding Off Evil Cat that was playing around with him!
The cat saw him look over and it sat up. It turned around to walk forwards a few steps before it turned back around.
“Haha! If you have the ability to, come and chase me!” It laughed provocatively. It paced slowly and stopped after each step as if it was trying to lure him to catch up.
Zhang Zian looked at it and then looked back at the young man and woman, who were gradually leaving. They were headed in the complete opposite direction that the cat was going. He was fated to only choose one of them.
On one hand, it was a high-level elfin that he was so close to capturing… The other was what seemed to be an illegal case.
From the logical and selfish standpoint, of course, he should choose the first option, and in order to appease his conscience, he could choose to call the police after he had captured the elfin. Whether the police could find them or not was the matter of the police, which had nothing to do with him.
“Ga ga! What are you waiting for? Are you blind? Don’t you see that that guy is mocking you?” Richard flapped its winds to pat his head, not knowing why he was stunned.
Zhang Zian raised his hand to grab its leg and took it down from his head, saying, “Fly to a high place and call Old Time Tea and Famous over. Cancel the previous plan.”
“Ga? Are you crazy?” Richard was stunned. “Could it be that you want to repay evil with evil and chase them down to take the money that they cheated?”
“Don’t ask anymore questions. Go quickly!” He did not have time to explain further and threw it up high.
Richard flapped its wings and flew in the air, giving the signal that they had discussed earlier. When Old Time Tea and Famous saw the signal, they would leave their hiding places and rush over, but that would require a certain amount of time.
Zhang Zian did not have time to stop and did not need to stop. Famous was familiar with his scent. Its sense of smell would lead it and Old Time Tea to him after a while.
After Richard finished sending the signal, it landed onto his shoulder, still nagging him continuously. It expressed its inability to understand his decision.
He took a final look at the Warding Off Evil Cat, which was gradually getting away, and resolutely pursued the young man and woman.
