Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 104

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Sure enough, when Du Qianze and Huang Baiqi stepped outside, they saw No. 2 joyfully circling Naima, who was gently sniffing it in return.

"No. 2 is still closest to Naima," Huang Baiqi sighed. While No. 2 was affectionate with the whole family, only Naima could inspire such sheer excitement.

"Xiao Fang, long time no see," Huang Baiqi greeted Fang Yi warmly.

"Mr. Huang? What brings you here?" Fang Yi asked, clearly surprised—after all, Huang Baiqi lived quite a distance away.

"No. 2 wasn't feeling well, so I brought it in for a checkup."

"Sick?" Fang Yi glanced down at No. 2, who seemed anything but sick, energetically wagging its tail.

"Xiao Yue already examined it. Turns out, the problem was that No. 2 ran out of its favorite slippers to chew on and didn't like any of the new shoes at home. It got a little depressed. Now that it's had a few slippers to chew on here, it's back to normal," Huang Baiqi explained, giving Fang Yi a friendly pat on the shoulder. "You are too rigid, you have taught No. 2 too well, chewing any shoes is not a big deal, as long as it is happy to chew."

"That's actually Naima's training, not mine," Fang Yi pointed at Naima and put all the responsibility on him. He believed Naima's training was a good thing. No. 2 now understood human boundaries, meaning fewer mistakes and less chance of being punished. Not everyone shared Huang Baiqi's laid-back approach.

"I haven't seen Little Bandit for a long time, and Da Huang. I miss the animals we filmed with back then. Where are they now? Take me to see them," Huang Baiqi said, scanning the area for familiar faces but not spotting Little Bandit.

"Hey, old man!"

A sudden squawk interrupted them as Da Fei flew in from outside, accompanied by a gray parrot. The two birds landed on Fang Yi's shoulders—Da Fei perched on the left, while the gray parrot tried to join but was quickly kicked off by Da Fei, forcing it to settle on Fang Yi's right shoulder instead.

"Hello, old uncle! Hello, old uncle!" the gray parrot chirped cheerfully at Huang Baiqi.

"Ah, I know this one—this is Da Fei, right?" Huang Boqi was not angry when he was called an old man. He recognized the mischievous parakeet from Super TV Shows, where Da Fei was known for its sharp tongue.

"Yes, that's Da Fei," Fang Yi confirmed, pinching Da Fei's claw lightly as a warning to behaved.

"Old man, old man..." Da Fei squawked loudly in defiance, yelping a few more times as if to retaliate.

"It's just a parakeet—I won't hold it against him," Huang Baiqi said with a chuckle. His curiosity deepened as he asked, "Did Da Fei also come from your shop?"

Fang Yi nodded again, leaving Huang Baiqi a little puzzled. This didn't feel like a typical pet shop... He thought to himself. It was more like an animal training center with how clever these creatures were.

"Hello, old uncle, hello, old uncle," the gray parrot echoed cheerfully, mimicking Da Fei's earlier greeting.

"Gah, stupid bird," Da Fei sneered, tilting its head with disdain before flapping its wings and landing on Huang Baiqi's shoulder. Suddenly, Da Fei squawked urgently, "Car accident! Car accident! Car accident!"

"Car accident? Let's go!" Hearing Da Fei shouting, Fang Yi's expression sharpened instantly. Without hesitation, he spun around and rushed toward the door, with Da Fei flying ahead to lead the way.

"Let's go check it out," Huang Baiqi said quickly, following close behind. Du Qianze hesitated for a moment, ready to apologize for Fang Yi's abruptness, but Huang Baiqi had already brushed it off, sensing the urgency of the situation.

Fang Yi moved swiftly across the street, and Huang Baiqi followed him quickly. Da Fei guided him toward a narrow, bustling alley and perched on a sign above. A cluster of sparrows fluttered nearby, as if gathering to witness the unfolding drama.

At the alley's entrance, Fang Yi immediately spotted what Da Fei had alerted them to—a tragic sight. A cat lay sprawled on the pavement, half of its body crushed, blood pooling around it. The gruesome scene made passersby recoil and hurriedly steer clear.

In his previous life, Fang Yi might have turned away from such horror without a second thought. But things had changed. Years of working with animals had reshaped his instincts—this time, he couldn't just walk away.

He approached a nearby vendor and requested a few plastic bags, pulling on gloves with a determined expression. With deliberate care, he picked up what remained of the poor cat, gathering even the scattered pieces of flesh. His focus was unwavering, his face unreadable, though others nearby couldn't hide their disgust.

"Uncle, here—wipe your hands."

A little girl walked up to Fang Yi and handed him two wet wipes.

"Thank you," Fang Yi said softly, accepting the wet wipes. A brief warmth spread through him—today, at least, not everyone turned away in judgment.

The girl ran back to her mother, then turned around to wave at Fang Yi, her innocent gesture a small spark of kindness in an otherwise grim moment.

"Was that... a car accident?" Du Qianze had arrived with Huang Baiqi in tow. Du Qianze had good eyesight and saw what happened here from a distance, so when Fang Yi was cleaning up the body, he pulled Huang Baiqi and didn't let him come over. After Fang Yi had cleaned up, he helped Huang Baiqi over.

"Well, driving too fast, or thinking it's unnecessary to waste time on a cat, will cause a car accident. There is a lot of traffic in this area, and the car speed will not be too fast. It must be deliberately run over." Fang Yi said the reason very calmly. He had seen this kind of thing many times.

"That's... horrible," Huang Baiqi muttered, shaking his head, unsure what else to say in the face of such cruelty.

"Child here, child here!" Da Fei waited for Fang Yi to pack up the body, flew to Fang Yi's shoulder and said.

"Let's go." Without another glance at the tragic scene, Fang Yi gently tossed Da Fei into the air.

Not far ahead, nestled among a heap of discarded cardboard boxes and stall materials, faint cries of kittens echoed from the shadows. Fang Yi followed the soft, desperate mews, carefully digging through the clutter until, in a dusty corner, he uncovered three tiny kittens huddled together.

Then he turned around and asked Du Qianze to help him take the three kittens back. He would take the corpse later and it would be inconvenient to take the kittens.

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