Elf: Daily life starting from the wooden owl

"Are you the client?"

Lu Ming looked at the little black-haired girl in front of him, who was probably only about 8 years old, and asked softly.

"Yes...yes." The little girl seemed a little nervous, and her expression was full of worry.

10 minutes ago, Lu Ming accepted the commission, and then he could send messages to the client on the platform to contact him regarding the commission.

After confirming the meeting place, he followed the location on his mobile phone and went around to the community not far behind the elf school, where he met the little girl.

"Don't worry, I will find Charming Cat for you. Please also tell me some of its characteristics, or if it had any special reactions before it disappeared."

Lu Ming comforted the little girl while asking for clues. As for why he was so skilled, it was probably because a certain elementary school student had seen too much.

"Thank you..." The little girl thanked her and then began to talk.

Her name is Xiaoli, and her family lives in this community. Because today is the weekend, she doesn't have to go to school, so she slept in, but her parents still have to go to work.

Charming Cat was a birthday gift from her parents. She is always by her side and is very obedient.

Last night, after she and Charming Cat played for a while in the community park, it suddenly rained and her clothes got soaked. She had to hide under the slide and let her mother take her home with an umbrella to bathe and sleep.

Before going to bed, Charming Cat was still curled up in a circle on her pillow, lying on her stomach to rest. But she didn't expect that when she woke up at almost ten o'clock this morning, Charming Cat on her pillow was gone!

Lu Ming recorded the information in the notepad on his mobile phone and asked, "Have you contacted Miss Junsha?"

"I called them, but they have to be missing for more than ten hours before they can file a case, and my parents are still at work and don't have time to come back..."

Seeing that Xiaoli was about to cry again, Lu Ming quickly comforted him: "Don't cry, don't cry. Maybe Charming Cat just went out to play by herself."

"But the windows in my room are locked, and my house is on the 11th floor. It can't escape from this height! The surveillance camera in the living room didn't see it coming out of the room."

"..."

Lu Ming and Mu Mu Xiao touched their chins and fell into deep thought at the same time. It would be easier if the floor was lower, but on the 11th floor, unless it was those elves that could fly, it would be really difficult.

Moreover, the windows were locked and the living room surveillance did not capture the footage. How could it smell like a secret room murder inside?

"Do you remember when you and Charming Cat were playing in the park last night, did you find anything strange? Or hear any strange sounds?" Lu Ming continued to ask.

"I don't know..." Xiaoli thought for a while, her voice suddenly paused, as if she remembered something, and she quickly said: "By the way, when I came home from the rain yesterday, I saw some elves hiding in the grass over there in the park. Here, the yellow tail swung briefly and then retracted."

"Yellow Tails? Can you take me to see where you were?"

"can!"

After a while, the two came to the community park. Because today was the weekend, some children and elves were playing here.

After ignoring them, Xiaoli led him to a community flower bed and grass, and said, "It seems to be around here."

Lu Ming nodded, gently opened the grass, and began to look for traces, his expression gradually becoming serious.

Soon, he found strange and messy footprints on a piece of soil that was wet from the rain, and it seemed that the elf had four legs.

Because it has five short fingers on its front paws and only three longer toes on its back paws, it is easy to tell.

Judging from the depth of the footprints in the soil, it should be standing on its hind legs and standing here for a while, but it should be moving on all four legs together.

But after the elf left the flower bed, the footprints disappeared. They must have been washed away by the rain. There were no traces other than footprints left in the flower bed.

"Looking at the depth and size of the footprints, the elf should be about 40 centimeters tall and weigh about 6 kilograms. The reason why it was hiding here is not yet clear, and it is possible that it was just passing by."

Lu Ming wrote down this clue first, and then asked: "Which direction in the park is your home?"

Xiaoli pointed to the northwest and said: "Over there, go around the park and then take the trail."

"This direction..." Lu Ming thought for a moment and then asked, "Where did you and Charming Cat play in the park yesterday?"

"The slide is right over there." Xiaoli pointed in another direction.

Lu Ming glanced at it, then stepped on the tiles of the flower bed and jumped to the opposite side. He followed the direction of the footprints on the soil and kept walking forward.

Xiaoli was a little unclear about what he was doing and showed a confused expression.

The footprints disappeared midway, so that was probably where the elf ran in. Looking forward in the direction where the footprints stood, it happened to be the location of the slide in the park.

The footprints were left after it rained, which means that the elf was probably looking at Xiaoli and Charming Cat who were taking shelter from the rain on the slide!

The direction the footprints moved after that was the direction Xiaoli went home. There were some messy footprints at the end, probably because the elf was just about to leave the flower bed.

Then she noticed that Xiaoli suddenly looked back, so she hurriedly turned around and got back in, but she was a step slower and her tail was seen.

Based on these clues, Lu Ming already had a picture in his mind. An elf was peeping at Xiaoli and Charming Meow who were hiding in the rain for a long time, and determined the prey.

After they left, he followed them secretly, found their home address, and captured Charming Cat at night...

After pondering for a moment, Lu Ming climbed over the flower bed and asked, "Xiao Li, where is your unit building?"

"This one……"

"I'm not going to your house. I'll wander around the bottom of the building to see if I can find any clues about Charming Cat."

"it is good."

After hesitating for a long time, Xiaoli nodded and took Lu Ming downstairs.

He was observing the surroundings along the way, trying to see if there were any footprints or anything like that, but unfortunately, after being washed away by the rain, there was nothing left.

Mumu Xiao was also observing the whole process. It seemed to be very interested in this kind of thing, or it wanted to help Lu Ming.

After arriving downstairs, he looked up a little. The building had about 20 floors, and Xiaoli's house was in the middle.

You can see some wild Mukeer and Bobo flying in the wind and resting on the window sill or air conditioning box for a short rest.

They are smaller and can use that as a foothold, but larger ones may not be able to do this.

After thinking about it, Lu Ming then said: "Xiao Li, go back to your room now, take photos of all the windows and window sills, and send them to me via private message on the platform. Pay attention, be sure to take photos carefully!"

"it is good!"

Xiaoli did not hesitate this time, but left directly.

Just after she left, Lu Ming took Mu Mu Xiao around and started walking around. There were also flower beds here, and maybe they could find footprints.

"Goo~"

Mumu Xiao suddenly screamed, put on Kirby's clothes and flew up. Because Kirby's sense of smell is relatively sensitive, it is easy to detect some unusual smells and find traces.

Seeing Mumu Xiao plunge into the flower bed, Lu Ming quickly followed and asked, "Did you find something?"

After digging through the grass, he found that Mumu Xiao had picked up a half-eaten Taotao fruit that had been thrown here. He immediately said speechlessly: "Don't pick up other people's leftovers. No matter how poor our family is, we can't..."

But before he finished speaking, Lu Ming's eyes suddenly fell on the soil below, and his pupils shrank, because there was a pair of familiar footprints there!

At the same time, he received the photo sent by Xiaoli on his mobile phone. After checking it carefully, he suddenly realized it, and then the corners of his mouth raised slightly.

"It turns out there is more than one elf, committing crimes in a gang..."