Daily Life in the Pet Shop Ch. 208

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"Okay. I'll go get the stuff ready." Fang Yue wasn't mad anymore either. She ran off to the storage room to start preparing.

Fang Yi called Zhou Chongwen, then got in touch with Pei Haoyan. As soon as Pei Haoyan heard that Fang Yi wanted him to investigate Hua Ziyi, he agreed without hesitation, promising to get back to him the next day.

"Naima, come here." Fang Yi called Naima over and gave him a few instructions. Naima quickly left and came back not long after with two hamsters—White Jade Bean and Chickpea's kids.

"Train them well. They're going on stage soon." Fang Yi gave the order seriously, while the two baby hamsters stared at him in total confusion.

"Woof woof woof!" Naima barked loudly at Fang Yi, like he was saying, no problem. Naiba, curious as ever, reached out a paw and gave the two hamsters a little poke, scaring them into darting off like a flash.

"Naiba, quit messing around." Fang Yi took a lap around the yard, gathering up a bunch of cats and dogs—over thirty cats and five or six dogs. Those few dogs were ones he had carefully picked out; they all looked pretty similar, and if you didn't look too closely, you'd probably think they were the same dog.

"Alright guys, time to get to work."

Fang Yi gathered them all together and gave each one a can of food before starting the training. These cats and dogs had all been strays before, super capable—especially the cats. They could hold their own in fights with dogs and were clever and quick-witted.

Fang Yi had accidentally discovered that they were surprisingly good at following his commands. With Zhou Chongwen's help, he put together this little animal ghost-squad, meant to scare the crap out of people who liked abusing animals. Their first operation was a total success—though that was partly because the guy they scared had zero guts. After that, Zhou gave them some proper training, and their scaring sk**ls got even more polished.

But it had been a while since their last mission, and Fang Yi wasn't sure if they could still pull it off with the same smooth teamwork.

After finishing their canned food, the cats and dogs circled around Fang Yi, all looking up at him and waiting for orders.

"Let's take advantage of the night and do some practice." Fang Yi painted the cats' paws with ink and had them walk across the ground. As expected, they were a little rusty—the pawprints were all over the place.

"You, come here." Fang Yi frowned at the messy prints and called one of the cats over. "Let me hear you meow. Make it sound miserable, okay?"

The cat listened and immediately let out a wailing "meow-ooow" that echoed through the night, sounding seriously spooky.

"Not bad, still got it." Fang Yi gave the cat a pat on the head and rewarded it with a piece of chicken jerky.

Early the next morning, Pei Haoyan sent over Hua Ziyi's informations. Since Hua Ziyi's case had made a huge splash online before, his release from prison hadn't been made public. His family didn't dare announce it and had temporarily stashed him in a villa in the suburbs. They were planning to send him overseas once he had recovered a bit.

"Want me to help? My cousin could probably deal with him," Pei Haoyan offered.

"No need." Fang Yi flipped through the documents Pei Haoyan sent. From the look of it, Hua Ziyi hadn't had a good time in prison. His personality had changed a lot after getting out—he'd kicked out all the servants his family arranged for him, and he spent most of his time alone in the villa. That was perfect.

"Um..." Fang Yi checked the location of Hua Ziyi's place and realized there weren't any nearby spots available. He had no choice but to ask Pei Haoyan, "Is that villa area for rent?" Spending a ton of money to buy a villa just to mess with Hua Ziyi felt like a huge waste.

"Nope," Pei Haoyan replied. People who bought villas out there were all rich—none of them would be short on rent money. But, "One of my cousins has a place nearby. I'll ask him to vacate it for you right away."

Before Fang Yi could even respond, Pei Haoyan hung up. Not long after, he called back to say his cousin had agreed, and Fang Yi could move in the next day.

"Thanks," Fang Yi said, knowing even if he refused, Pei Haoyan wouldn't listen anyway. Plus, he really needed the place.

A few days later, Pei Haoyan drove Fang Yi over to the villa himself. The place had already been tidied up, and the living room was left intentionally empty so Fang Yi could set up whatever he wanted.

"This villa's pretty nice," Zhou Chongwen said, lying back on the sofa with a satisfied look. Not only did the place look good, but the interior design was top-notch. Just that sofa alone looked like it cost a fortune.

"Time was tight, so this was the best I could do. How long are you guys planning to stay? Want me to arrange food delivery? Here's the number of the nearby supermarket—you can call them if you need anything. No need to pay, the bill will be sent to my cousin at the end of the month." Pei Haoyan handed a business card to Fang Yi.

"Such VIP treatment. How much is the rent for this place?" Zhou Chongwen took the card, glanced at it, and realized it was actually a supermarket gold card. He silently grumbled on the side—these rich folks and their lifestyle were way too enviable.

"No money. You guys can stay as long as you want, no problem," Pei Haoyan explained.

"Hey kid, let me ask you something." Hearing that, Zhou Chongwen gave Pei Haoyan a look and pulled him aside. "You into our Xiao Yue or something?"

"No, no, not at all," Pei Haoyan quickly shook his head.

"Then it's Fang Yi you're into? That's not gonna work—he's already taken," Zhou Chongwen said seriously.

"I'm not into Fang Yi either! I just really respect him. I've met Du Qianze—he's a great guy. Don't say stuff like that." Pei Haoyan was both amused and frustrated by the questioning. That whole investigation incident had already ticked off Fang Yue; if she heard this kind of stuff too, he'd never be allowed near the pet shop again.

That night, Fang Yi waited until things quieted down, then drove over a big truck to move in the cats, dogs, and all the gear he needed. Right after he finished setting up, Pei Haoyan showed up too, all hyped up, saying he wanted to stay over as well. He was curious to see what Fang Yi was up to and was really interested in this whole "ghostly haunting" plan Fang Yi had mentioned.

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