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Chapter 38 - The Cat and the Rat(1)

The North Gate of the Park, beside the flower bed at the entrance.

Relying on Qicheng's memory, Liu Wang touched that position, and the past images flooded in.

After a moment, he withdrew his hand and nodded, saying, "I really saw that Taiji cat at this position. Just as this guy said before, it was sneaking behind someone and quickly ran away after suddenly seeing someone."

After saying that, Liu Wang asked Qicheng about the direction in which he came this morning and the direction of that "rat". After getting the approximate position, he walked to that place, squatted halfway down and touched the ground with his fingertips, then quickly withdrew his hand and touched a nearby floor tile. After doing this four or five times, he finally saw that "rat". After noting down its appearance characteristics, he asked Qicheng confirmatively:

"Is that 'rat' a man who looks to be in his thirties? A bit bald, but not too serious, with a square face, relatively short, less than 1.7 meters tall, a bit chubby, wearing black denim long pants and a dark blue shirt?"

"Yes, yes, yes! That's him!" Qicheng nodded repeatedly after hearing Liu Wang's description.

After getting Qicheng's affirmation, Liu Wang thought for a while and then said, "Since he is the 'rat', we have two directions now. One is to continue looking for that Taiji cat. But you know, cats are very agile, and their routes are unpredictable. It will probably be very difficult to find its trail again in this park. The second is to just follow that 'rat'. Since you think that the Taiji cat is most likely following that 'rat', we might as well just follow the 'rat'. People walk slowly, and their movement trajectories are easier to predict than those of cats. And we can also follow for a while and then go back to look for that Taiji cat. If we can't find it, we can turn back in time and won't waste too much time."

"Since you've said so, then we can only follow the 'rat' first, right?" Qicheng was strange that since Liu Wang had already made a choice, why he still pretended to seek their opinions.

Soon, Liu Wang judged the direction in which the "rat" was moving forward, and the three of them walked out of the park together.

At the same time, on a bench 200 meters behind the three of them, Lin Yuexiang was leisurely reading a book.

After the three of them walked out of the park and the straight-line distance from him exceeded 200 meters, he closed the book, stood up, and slowly followed.

On the street outside the park, the three of them walked and stopped all the way. Because there was no Tang Xiuxiu around to cover the sight of passers-by this time, in order not to attract attention, Liu Wang had to pretend to tie his shoelaces every time he used his ability, secretly touch the ground, and then get up after obtaining the corresponding images.

After walking more than 500 meters behind the "rat" this morning under the big sun, Liu Wang felt that the time was almost up, so he turned back and started to check some places where a cat could hide within a hundred meters behind.

After searching for a while, Liu Wang finally found that Taiji cat behind the standing sign of a restaurant at the intersection.

Finding it behind the "rat" again, especially when it was away from its "park territory", basically confirmed that it had set its sights on that "rat".

Although it proved that his idea was correct, Qicheng was not happy at all. After all, this proved that "Soul Eater" indeed had thoughts about that man. Although it might not necessarily hurt people, what if it did? And once that "what if" happened, no matter what he said, the official superpower users would never let "Soul Eater" stay in this world. Even he himself might be arrested together because of the crime of "covering up".

For a long time after that, the three of them walked and stopped, following the "rat" during the day, and from time to time turning back to look for "Soul Eater" in case the latter suddenly stopped following.

Then, they walked from noon until the sun set...

"Hasn't it stopped yet? Is that 'rat' crazy? Why walk more than ten kilometers to the park on the other side of the city for no reason?" Lei Ting held a half-drunk iced cola that was no longer cold in his hand and complained bitterly. Fortunately, there were many convenience stores in Shanglu City, and he could keep buying cold drinks and ice creams to survive. Otherwise, Lei Ting seriously doubted that he would be sunburned to death by the scorching sun of 37 or 38 degrees before he reached halfway.

At this time, they had left the urban area and came to an old street in the suburbs of Minhang District. The nearby residential buildings obviously had a long history. The floors were basically between five and eight stories, and very few exceeded eight stories.

"Lei Ting, you should get used to this." Liu Wang held a popsicle stick in his mouth and said like an elder, "As official superpower users, when facing various supernatural events, it's inevitable that we have to run around everywhere. There are quite a few places where there are few people and vehicles can't pass. So it's better to get used to this now."

"So how many times have you experienced long-distance hiking in the wild?" Lei Ting asked rhetorically.

"Hmph." Liu Wang chuckled and said, "Not even once!"

"Then what are you talking about?" Lei Ting didn't understand how the other party had the nerve to say that.

"I haven't experienced long-distance hiking in the wild, but I have experienced long-distance running. But it was either the captain or Sister Yun who took me to fly." Liu Wang added.

"Fly? Sister Jiang Yun doesn't have the ability to fly either?" Lei Ting caught a keyword in Liu Wang's words.

"Surely there is no 'flying' in terms of superpowers, but what if it is provided by the realm? Otherwise, why is the third last realm called 'Soaring'?" Liu Wang explained with a faint smile on his face.

"So the 'Soaring' is not a noun but a verb?!" Lei Ting was completely shocked, and his voice became much louder.

While Qicheng, who had been listening throughout and had no right to interrupt, was completely confused by the various new terms in the mouths of the two official superpower users, and in his heart, he had the thought of "Is this something I can hear?"

After discussing the relevant information about the "Soaring" realm for a while, the two of them changed the question back to the original one.

"Anyway, that 'rat' is really a strange one." Liu Wang said this, agreeing with Lei Ting's view that the "rat" was crazy.

"But we still have to keep walking... By the way, it's already dinner time, and I haven't even had lunch yet." Lei Ting touched his protesting stomach and said.

He and Liu Wang went to look for the husky in the morning. They found it at noon and before they had time to eat, they were called over by Qicheng, and then they started looking for the cat until now.

Liu Wang also nodded in agreement and said, "We should have bought some food at the last convenience store. Now we don't have to..."

Before he could finish speaking, he paused, squinted his eyes and looked forward, and immediately became excited: "Hey, there seems to be a grocery store ahead! Thank goodness! Let's go! Let's take a look! Although there may only be snacks, it's better than nothing!"

After saying that, Liu Wang took the lead and rushed out.

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