Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 152

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At the time, Fang Yue had been too busy looking for Fang Yi, so she just brushed it off. So in the end, hardly anyone knew that Da Fei was the one who led them there—only the people directly involved.

Even now, Ting Shan was still mad about it. According to Fang Yue, Da Fei had even started taking money from the shop to compensate him.

"Da Fei's a genius," Fang Yi commented from the side.

"Yeah, no doubt about it. You guys only made it out alive thanks to Da Fei," Hai Yang said with a sigh.

Watching Fang Yi, he couldn't help but see the perks of having pets. Not only could they literally save your life in a crisis, but they were also so damn loyal. When Naima was waiting outside for Fang Yi, he wasn't just touched—he was jealous. Why was it that all these incredible, intelligent animals seemed to gravitate toward Fang Yi?

"And Naima too," Fang Yi added. Sure, Da Fei had led the way, but Naima had played just as big of a role—if not bigger.

"Yeah, Naima too." Hai Yang nodded, then glanced outside to make sure no one was around before shutting the door. He turned back to Du Qianze and asked, "Was it Chi Rui who asked you guys to go there?"

"Yeah." At the mention of Chi Rui, Du Qianze's expression darkened. Ling Chi's words from that day replayed in his mind—

"But Fang Yi is way too ugly. He doesn't meet my standards for a k**l. I originally planned to make it look like an accident. Who knew Chi Rui would drag Fang Yi into this mess too? Looks like he really hates him."

The moment Ling Chi said that, Du Qianze knew—Ling Chi had been able to capture them so easily because Chi Rui had helped him. The road leading to the villa was isolated, barely any traffic, and the exact spot where they were stopped just happened to have no surveillance cameras. The fact that Ling Chi had everything planned down to the perfect time and place... it wasn't a coincidence. It was premeditated.

"What about Ling Chi?" Du Qianze asked. He had his suspicions about Chi Rui, but he didn't think Chi Rui would actually go so far as to hire a k**ler to take him out.

"It's confirmed. He's the serial k**ler who's been running around for the past two years. The cops found... human skin in his place." Hai Yang shuddered a little just talking about it, but he didn't mind scaring Du Qianze a bit more. "Ling Chi started k**ling three years ago—sixteen victims in total. Every single one of them died from extreme blood loss. The sick bastard would drug them first, then slice them up, exactly 360 cuts before they finally bled out. And after they died? He'd peel the skin off their faces and preserve it in jars."

Hai Yang added casually, "If we hadn't gotten there in time, you guys would've ended up in jars too."

Du Qianze barely registered Hai Yang's last sentence. His mind was stuck on the fact that Ling Chi was indeed the m**derer the police had been after all this time. But if Ling Chi had been targeting him for a while, that meant Chi Rui probably didn't specifically seek him out—he just helped him along the way. Even if Du Qianze went to the police with this, they wouldn't be able to prove anything. He had no evidence. He ran a hand through his hair, feeling exhausted just thinking about it.

From now on, how was he supposed to face Chi Rui like nothing had happened? And yet, he had no choice but to pretend.

"Yeah, Chi Rui invited us there, but running into Ling Chi on the way was just a coincidence. Has nothing to do with Chi Rui." Du Qianze had already decided—he wasn't telling Hai Yang the truth. Sure, Hai Yang could keep a secret, but he was terrible at acting. If he knew that Chi Rui was involved, he'd definitely give it away the second he saw him. Not to mention, Hai Yang interacted with too many people. One slip of the tongue, and they'd have a huge problem.

"Oh." Hai Yang nodded. "I figured it wasn't him. He was freaking out when you went missing, hired a bunch of people to search for you. He even showed up at the hospital while you were in surgery. Brought that Tibetan mastiff with him too—said he finally bought it. But man, it was a struggle. Guess he's just not meant to own a dog. He wanted to donate it to the pet shop, but Fang Yue said it was purebred and way too expensive, so she didn't dare accept it."

"Chi Rui's a good guy," Du Qianze said, glancing at Fang Yi.

Fang Yi found that a little strange. He had been there too—he had heard Ling Chi's words firsthand. Chi Rui was obviously involved, so why was Du Qianze acting like he wasn't? But Du Qianze had also heard everything. If he wasn't saying anything, there had to be a reason. So Fang Yi kept quiet and didn't press the issue.

"Da Fei's matter."

If it didn't make sense, Fang Yi wasn't going to waste time thinking about it. Besides, he didn't really care what was up with Chi Rui. But Da Fei—that was something he had to deal with.

"Did you guys tell anyone about Da Fei?" he asked.

"Nope." Hai Yang shook his head. "Zhou Chongwen already warned us—not even Lian Tingshan can know it led us to you."

"Yeah, best keep it quiet." Fang Yi nodded. Even Mimi, with its tiny sk**lset, had people trying to steal it. If word got out that Da Fei could track people? Ting Shan probably wouldn't be able to protect it either.

"I get it." Hai Yang nodded. He knew how serious this was.

For the next few days, there was always someone at the hospital. Fang Yi wanted to ask Du Qianze about Chi Rui, but he never got the chance. Even after he was discharged, they still hadn't had a proper conversation.

Fang Yue had covered the hospital bills at first, but after that, Hai Yang took care of everything. Du Qianze insisted that it was his fault Fang Yi got dragged into this mess, and once he fully recovered, he'd find a way to make it up to him.

After everything that happened in his past life, Fang Yi wasn't scared of dying anymore. If it happened, it happened. But the one thing he couldn't let go of was the Chinese Farmyard Pet Shop. If he was gone, who would take care of Naima? Who would look after all the animals he rescued?

That was why he didn't want to die.

But this whole situation made one thing clear—Du Qianze was someone he could trust. When he had nothing else to do in the hospital, Fang Yi kept replaying the kidnapping in his head. Whether he saw it happen or not, one thing was undeniable: if Du Qianze hadn't taken that bullet for him, he might not be lying in a hospital bed right now—he might be lying in a morgue.

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