I have to say, Liu Wang's red BMW convertible sports car is really handsome and cool, and it drives very fast. However, it's a bit too fast... (Lei Ting doesn't know much about cars and can't name the specific model.)
When the two of them drove to the Cultural Park and got out of the car, Lei Ting felt the long-lost dizziness again.
Normally speaking, even if the car is driven fast, as long as it's driven steadily, there shouldn't be a case of motion sickness. But Liu Wang is different. He's bad at driving but loves to drive fast, and he doesn't practice either.
He likes to drive at high speed, but he can't overtake properly. As a result, along the way, Liu Wang kept switching between accelerating and decelerating, and even did several emergency brakes. The degree of shaking is comparable to the coin-operated rocking car at the entrance of the supermarket when they were children. After such a ride, even someone who doesn't usually get motion sick will be made motion sick by Liu Wang.
However, strangely enough, Liu Wang himself didn't feel anything. Not only was he not dizzy, but he even seemed a bit unsatisfied.
"How about it, Xiao Lei? My driving skills are good, right? Hmm, you must think so. Let me tell you, my driving skills are among the best in the entire investigation team." Liu Wang walked up to Lei Ting, who was leaning against the wall and retching, and patted him on the shoulder.
Hearing Liu Wang say such brazen words, Lei Ting suddenly became furious and wanted to hit him. But because of the motion sickness, he didn't have the strength. So, he could only act like a "gentleman" and scold instead of fighting:
"Liu Wang, you're really not a human. You're such a jerk!"
"Why are you swearing? Even if you envy my driving skills, there's no need to swear." Liu Wang either pretended to be stupid or really thought his driving skills were good.
...
In front of the public toilet on the west side of the Cultural Park, this is the meeting place that Cheng Qi and Liu Wang agreed on several years ago.
As for why it's in front of the public toilet, that's another story, so let's not mention it for now.
"Cheng Qi, what kind of cat did you lose? Why are you in such a hurry?" Before seeing the person, they heard the voice. Cheng Qi suddenly turned around and found that Lei Ting was walking over from the direction of the South Gate, not from the North Gate, which was the direction he usually took when coming to the park, and there was a stranger beside him.
When the two of them got closer, Cheng Qi took a look at Liu Wang and said bluntly, "I don't want him to hear."
"Ah?" Lei Ting and Liu Wang both let out a questioning sound at the same time. The former immediately asked back, "Why?"
"There's no why. I just don't want him to hear." Cheng Qi didn't show the slightest bit of kindness to Liu Wang.
This made things a bit difficult for Lei Ting. He didn't understand why Cheng Qi disliked Liu Wang so much when they had just met.
"Can't you tell us the specific reason? He's my friend too. He volunteered to help when he heard that your cat was lost. He's really good at finding lost pets. Although I don't know why you don't like him, you should at least give a reason." Lei Ting continued to ask. He knew that Cheng Qi was very tactful in dealing with people and wasn't the type to offend others when they first met. Even if he didn't like someone, he wouldn't say it directly. But now, not only did he not show any kindness to Liu Wang when they met, but he even said it out loud. There must be a reason for this.
"... Do you really want me to say it?" This time, Cheng Qi hesitated for a moment before speaking.
"Just say it. I also want to hear the reason why you hate me." Liu Wang looked at Cheng Qi with sharp eyes. As a naturally handsome guy, he thought his first impression on others was perfect, and he had never been disliked by a stranger he just met. But now, this situation occurred, so he needed to know if he didn't do something right and was noticed, so that he could correct the problem later.
"..." Cheng Qi fell into a long silence, seemingly torn. After more than a minute, he let out a long sigh and said, "Since you insist... alright, let's find a place where there's no one around."
After a while, the three of them came to a tree-lined path where few people passed by during the daytime. "You can tell us now, right?" Liu Wang crossed his arms over his chest, and his tone wasn't very friendly.
Cheng Qi confirmed three times that there was really no one around and that it was highly unlikely that anyone would pass by. Then he let out another long sigh and first said to Lei Ting, "Your friend may indeed be an expert at finding pets. However, his ability may work on other pets, but it definitely won't work on the cat we're looking for..."
"Stop beating around the bush. Just say it!" Liu Wang was a bit unhappy seeing Cheng Qi talking so vaguely.
"Because you're a dog!" Cheng Qi shifted his gaze to Liu Wang and said sharply.
After this answer, all three of them fell silent, and the rustling sound of the leaves caused by the gentle breeze once again became the main melody of this path.
I don't know how long it took. With an angry "Damn it", Liu Wang became furious. While rolling up his sleeves, he shouted:
"Damn it, you were just playing tricks on me! If I don't beat you up, my name isn't Liu! Lei Ting, don't stop me!"
"I'm not stopping you..." Lei Ting murmured in a low voice as he looked at Liu Wang, who was standing in place with half of his body hiding behind him.
It wasn't that Liu Wang wasn't angry, but he didn't dare to really fight. The reason was simple. He was only 1.75 meters tall, had never exercised, and his figure was just barely out of the "skinny" category. How could he be a match for Cheng Qi, who was 1.8 meters tall, weighed nearly 80 kilograms, went to the gym at least once a week, and had obvious muscles on his arms?
Even without using superpowers, he probably couldn't even beat Lei Ting. If they really fought, it would be a great victory for him to be able to withstand three moves from the other party.
"Cheng Qi, what do you mean? It can't be that you just dislike him and want to scold him, right?" Lei Ting asked. He didn't believe that Cheng Qi would do something so meaningless and that would draw hatred.
"Since that's the case... alright... I'll be honest." Cheng Qi half-raised his hands to prove that he was "surrendering": "Because that cat isn't an ordinary cat."
"What? If it's not an ordinary cat, could it be a Soul Devouring Beast?" At this time, most of Liu Wang's anger had subsided, but that didn't mean he would show Cheng Qi a good face. Just because he couldn't fight didn't mean he couldn't talk back.
"You guessed it right. It's indeed a Soul Devouring Beast." Cheng Qi looked at Liu Wang, who was still hiding behind Lei Ting, and there was a hint of surprise in his eyes, as if saying, "You actually guessed it."
"Ah?" Lei Ting and Liu Wang simultaneously let out a sound of confusion.
"It's true. That cat can devour the souls of other animals. I've seen it. Of course, it can't devour the souls of humans. It's too big. It usually only devours small animals, such as mice and sparrows. Occasionally, if other stray cats or dogs make it unhappy, it will devour them too. But dogs are generally larger in size, and it can only devour about half of them..." Cheng Qi began to talk in detail about that cat, or rather, that "Soul Devouring Beast".
"Wait a minute!" Lei Ting interrupted Cheng Qi's narration and said with a suspicious look in his eyes, "Let's not talk about whether that cat can really devour the souls of other animals, and let's not talk about whether souls really exist in this world. Let's just assume. If what you said is true, and souls really exist, and that cat is indeed a 'Soul Devouring Beast', then how can you see it?"
After Lei Ting asked this question, Liu Wang behind him nodded, thinking that it was a good question.
"Because I'm also a superpower user, just like you. My ability is the 'yin-yang eyes', which means I can see ghosts and other soul bodies." Cheng Qi answered resolutely. But after saying it, he seemed a bit unsure:
"Er... Lei Ting, the person behind you should also be a superpower user, right..."
In response, there were only two louder and more emotional...
"Ah?!"