The Cat's Inheritance

Xin Qin bought Xiao Lin a garnet bracelet as a thank you gift, which was chosen by Sparta himself, although Xin Qin suspected that he just took a random one with his paw.After buying the presents, he asked Sparta to choose a gift for himself. The raccoon cat played around and finally took a bunch of red roses.

The flowers were delivered the same day.Hard work didn't know what the red roses were for, so he took an empty glass bottle and put it in the living room.Sparta liked it very much, and wandered around the bright flowers several times.

Hard work picked a bright and dripping rose, placed it upright on top of Sparta's head, and took a photo of him.In the photo, Sparta's eyes are squinted, and the corners of his mouth are curled into a playful smile.

He looks happy.

The weather was fine that day, with clear skies and sunny days.Sparta quietly felt the spring breeze with his nose for a while, it is really a suitable day for a long journey.He hasn't been out for a walk for a long time.After licking his paws, he felt a little bored and decided to go out for a while.

Sparda jumped off the windowsill slowly, ran upstairs again slowly, and quietly peeked at his humans in the game room.Miwu is playing a game.Sparta watched quietly for a while, then squeezed in through the crack of the door, walked up to the human, and rubbed against his calf.

Hardworking bent down, pulled Sparta into his arms and kissed him. "What to do?"

I want to go out.Sparda glanced out the window.

"Want to go out to play?" Qin Qin patted Sparta's head, "I'll go with you."

Sparda licked his cheek lightly.

When Hardin went downstairs, he didn't find Sparta.The draft came in from one window, and then ran out from another window. The curtains fluttered, making the huge living room look empty.Sparda, as usual, slipped out of the cat hole and went out.Hardworking walked to the balcony, looked down from above, and could still see that fluffy figure, twisting and twisting, walking slowly forward.He walked past the small flowerbed where they met, stopped, and after a while, continued walking, all the way forward, without looking back, and finally melted into the infinite spring, never to be seen again.

Sparta walked aimlessly, in fact he didn't know where he wanted to go.He passed by Dai Mochi's clinic and the home of Braised Scallions.Shuke and Beta nestled together on the balcony basking in the sun.Doubao catches the newly hatched bird on the tree, and Mantou squats under the tree waiting for him.He also met many friendly faces, including his friends, his students, cats he didn't know, and humans he didn't know.

On this beautiful spring day, Mao Chuncheng was shrouded in a soft and warm sunshine, bright and without haze.

Unknowingly, Sparta came to Wutaishan Park.He was already familiar with this section of the road, but unexpectedly, this road was much longer than he remembered.When he was young, how did he run all the way here without stopping?

Panting, Sparda paused, licking his paw.

At this time, he smelled a strong smell of blood.Sparta raised his head vigilantly, staring at the source of the smell.A white cat with yellow patches popped out of the grass.She was missing one ear, one eye was blind, and her tail was shortened. The fur on her body was tangled up and stained with blood.

She looked awful, but Sparda recognized a student from his old cat education class named Toffee.She was excellent, but one day two months ago she suddenly disappeared and never returned to class.Sparda also asked her friends, but none of the cats knew where she had gone.

The toffee disappeared, until it suddenly appeared at this moment, scarred and messed up.

Toffee obviously recognized Sparta, and ran towards him stumbling.Sparta stood up, trotted to meet him, and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

Toffee was very weak, obviously overly frightened, and spoke incoherently. It took Sparta a little time to figure out the ins and outs of the matter.It turned out that there were two human beings living near here, they were brothers, and they were extremely terrifying human beings.

The two brothers often go to the stray cat gathering place in Wutaishan Park to catch cats during their rest time, mainly targeting those good-looking cats or breeds that were once domestic cats.Due to the large number of stray cats, this place is far away from the main living areas of humans, and basically they will not be discovered by humans.After the brothers captured stray cats like Toffee, they shut them down in their specially set up "studio".The studio is damp and dark all year round, and there are countless scary props in it.Toffee was tortured with sharp tools such as knives or scissors for up to two months.These two humans also recorded videos and posted the videos on the human network for other equally terrifying humans to watch in order to obtain monetary rewards.

In addition, these two humans often steal other people's cats for experiments.They once poisoned cats in a closed studio; they also raised mice, and finally poisoned them to death, and fed the poisoned mice to nearby stray cats.Toffee also heard from another black cat locked up with her that these two humans once applied to adopt cats with feline AIDS, and then put the sick cats into stray cats to let him infect more cat.

Most cats caught with Toffee will not survive.Toffee slips away while the two horrific humans grab a new cat.But she was so weak, she didn't know what to do, so she subconsciously returned to the environment she was most familiar with.

After Sparta listened, the hairs on his back stood up.Since coming to Maochun, all he has felt is the friendship and kindness from humans. Even though some humans don't like cats that much, they can coexist peacefully and peacefully.Sparta had never seen such a cruel and vicious human being.

"We need to ask for help." Sparta made a decisive decision and asked Toffee to find a safe place to hide first.He intends to go back and ask Miwu for help. Miwu is so smart that he will definitely understand what he means.

However, before they could move, they realized that a strange and dangerous aura was approaching them.Sparda took a defensive stance, keeping Toffee behind him.

The black shadow hidden in the shade of the tree slowly came out, finally showing the whole picture.

Sparta narrowed his eyes and let out a threatening growl.

He had never seen such an ugly face under the sun.

The human held a strangely large white mask in one hand, and long-handled iron pliers in the other.His body cast a large shadow under the sunlight, covering Sparta and Toffee.

As the distance drew closer, Sparta suddenly remembered that he had seen this human before with this smell and this strange feeling.He recalled the black shadow he saw on the night of the poison gas incident at the Cat Club, and the human with a flashlight he saw in Wutaishan Park.

It was him.

For some reason, the other party seemed to recognize Sparta as well.That face was actually smiling, showing yellow front teeth, and speaking in a strange tone: "What a beautiful raccoon cat, I didn't expect it to be so long."

Spartan lets Toffee go first.She was still injured and was not running fast.But as long as Sparta can delay enough time, the toffee who is familiar with the terrain can still find a place to hide first.

That human probably had a plan in mind and was not in a hurry to chase after it.Or, he suddenly lost interest in the fleeing toffee.At this time, he was staring at Sparta so hard that the raccoon cat's fur exploded.Either way, the situation is not optimistic for Sparta.He can't go head-to-head, he needs to wait for an opportunity to escape and ask for help.

As long as the toffee runs far enough.

It's a pity that the opponent probably guessed his psychology and didn't take the initiative to attack. Instead, they used the tools in their hands and the advantages of the terrain to trap Sparta within their attack range, slowly consuming his physical strength.

Sparda grabbed the ground with four claws and twisted his body into a strange attacking position.His lower back was very painful, probably strained again from being too tense while running, which seriously hindered his speed and strength.But he dared not distract himself.This human has terrible strength and sensitivity, and it is not easy to deal with.

Just as he was waiting for an opportunity to find a breakthrough, the human body suddenly swayed, as if it hadn't stood still, revealing a gap in its back.Ah, what a chance!Sparta used his hind legs to accumulate strength, tensed his muscles, and exploded in an instant, jumped up, and rushed in that direction quickly.Just when he was about to succeed, he was suddenly covered by a huge white cloth.He flung his limbs around and soon found himself trapped.

As soon as Sparta landed, the harsh laughter of humans was heard.Immediately afterwards, he heard a muffled sound behind his head, like the sound of something hard breaking, and suddenly a warm current flowed down the back of his head.

Sparda fell to the ground with a thud.

He didn't feel any pain, only dizzy, his strength was gradually withdrawn from his limbs, his paws, his tail, and his jaw were all uncontrollable.He was lying on his side, unable to move at all, and the hot breath rushed out from his nostrils, making a wheezing sound.

What's wrong with me……

After an unknown amount of time, the white cloth in front of him was lifted again.Sparta could no longer lift his eyelids.A strange human face came into view.His eyes were large and tender.A beautiful human being.The smell on his body is very good, and it is inexplicably familiar, which makes Sparta feel at ease.

Who is he?

Sparta thought, but he was so tired that he couldn't even make a sound.

"Good boy, don't move." The human voice was also nice and soft.He had a dry warm hand covering Spartan's belly, making him feel comfortable.

Sparta relaxed all of a sudden, and the blunt pain gradually climbed from the back of his head to his forehead, instantly crushing Sparta's willpower.He enunciated vigorously and said softly, "I want to go home."

The hand on his belly paused, and continued to caress him gently.Sparta heard the human reply gently: "Okay."

Sparta's attention was distracted, and he asked strangely: "Can you understand me?"

"I can."

If this answer is normal, Sparta will probably hug his belly and laugh.It's so funny that a human can understand a cat's words.But for some reason, at this time, Sparta was willing to choose to trust this strange human being completely.His assurances made Sparta hopeful. "Then, can you take me home?" he asked cautiously.

"Yes." This time, the human replied without hesitation.

Why can't we leave if we can go home?What about toffee?What about the bad guy?Sparta lay in place.Strange light spots and color patches appeared in the sight, and the shadow of human beings gradually blurred.He suddenly felt very tired.

"Good boy, does it hurt?"

"It doesn't hurt."

The human touched Sparta's paw lightly, and found that he was shaking, shaking uncontrollably.

"I don't want to be a hero..." Sparda muttered, "but it's worth doing, isn't it?"

"Correct."

"That's all I can do."

"You're fine."

"Am I a good cat?"

"You are a good cat, and all humans or cats who know you will be proud of you."

Sparta wanted to flick his tail, but unfortunately he couldn't lift his own.He was quiet for a while, and suddenly all the muscles in his body twitched.He tried hard to open his eyes wide, and murmured softly: "Actually, it hurts a bit, meow..."

The good-looking human leaned over, wiped Sparta's tears with his fingers, and said, "Good boy, don't be afraid."

It turns out that there are also pear trees here, I was too anxious just now, so I didn't look carefully...

Sparta looked at the big pear tree above his head through the gaps between the soft human hair.The pear blossoms on the tree are blooming, so many, so fragrant.

His green eyes were as clear and bright as glass beads, shining with curiosity and wonder.

Then, that ray of light dissipated.

When Xinqin brought Sparta's ashes to the pear blossom forest in Wutaishan Park, there was light rain in the sky.He didn't hold an umbrella, and the thin rain slowly soaked his windbreaker.He touched the rough trunk of the pear tree, looking for it one by one.

Finally, he finally came to the pear tree.This tree looks no different from any other, blooming in the wind and silent in the rain.The difference is that his raccoon cat once slept here.

No matter how much he was mocked for his chubby figure, Sparta's ashes are only a small grip.So little, if you are not careful, it will fly away with the wind.Carefully divide it into two parts.One will be buried under this pear tree, and he hasn't figured out where to take the other yet.

Where would Sparta like?

He has taken Sparta to many places, including mountains, lakes, seas, and flower tides.Spartan is an easily satisfied cat who loves everything.

Hardworking began to dig the soil, carefully avoiding the tangled roots, and scattered Sparta's ashes in the warmest layer of soil near the center of the earth.The rain was getting heavier and heavier, and the rainwater knocked off the pear petals one by one, and the white petals fell into the mud.They will eventually be buried in the soil and, together with Sparta, will be integrated into the earth.

After re-burying the pit, Qin Gong still knelt under the tree.The ground has been filled and nothing looks like it happened except the color of the new mud.Xin Qin was silent, wanting to talk to Sparta, but when he opened his mouth, he found that he had nothing to say.

Probably his behavior was too strange, which attracted the attention of the two aunts.Judging from their attire, they seem to be the cleaning staff of the park green space.They approached nonchalantly, leaning against a nearby tree trunk, and seemed to be chatting, and the sound of their conversation was carried by the wind with rain.

——You know those two psychopaths, right?Recently heard something new.

——Didn't those two psychopaths be arrested?

——No, I called the police, but the police said that this could not be judged. After questioning, they seized the crime tools and released them later.

——Lack of a great virtue.

——It doesn't mean that more than 20 cats were rescued, and they were all in disgrace, and the basement was full of blood.It seems that he came from a foreign country and has lived there for several years, so he may not be able to tell how much he has suffered.Now the landlord doesn't rent them anymore, the neighbors drive them away, and many people want to beat them up.

——Run with your tail between your legs.

- Said to move.Ah, speaking of this, I remembered that a little sister told me that she lives nearby.I heard that during this period of time, cats often harassed the two psychopaths. Even if the landlord didn't chase them away, they wouldn't be able to stay.

——Well, I said, cats are spiritual.The two I have raised at home seem to have grown up.

——But it's a cat after all, alas, poor thing, can't do much.But I heard that when that brother was crossing the bridge, he was thrown off.

——What was thrown down?

——I just don’t know what it is, it is said to be a cat, and there are paw prints on its face, but no one saw it.

—How can a cat be so strong?

——I can't tell, anyway, I fell into the river on the spot.The water level of the river was originally rising in spring, but by such a coincidence, I fell into a shallow water area and hit my head on a rock.It was out of breath when it was picked up.

——Oh my god, this is retribution.

——No.My younger brother also went crazy and was sent to a mental hospital.

- deserved it.

Qin Qin stood up, patted the dirt on his knees, and touched the trunk.After a moment, he turned and left.

He returned to the deserted home, and Sparta's things hadn't been put away yet.Lie hard on the sofa, fiddling with the little bundle that Sparta brought home at first.

It was getting dark and it was a moonless night.

Hardworking's cell phone rang.He ignored it.It is still vibrating, constantly vibrating.Later, the phone quieted down, and more than a dozen text messages sounded.

Lie hard on his back, staring at the night sky outside the window.Until midnight, the moon never showed its face.

At dawn, Qin Qin picked up his mobile phone to check the news.He thought it was the same as before, it was the news of scrambled eggs, but when he clicked on it, it was an unfamiliar number.

"Sing, I'm very sorry to bother you at this time. I have private messaged you on Weibo, but I am not sure if you have abandoned your account. I found other anchors and asked for your contact information. I hope you don't mind I was abrupt. I just thought you might want to know the news."

Xin Qin did decide not to use that Weibo account anymore.That account has been linked to Sparta, and there are many, many people there who have always loved Sparta.It was unbearable for him.

"I once left you a message saying that Sparta looks very familiar. You may not have noticed it, and I didn't even think about it. I thought it was just a coincidence. I was very sad when I heard the news about Sparta a few days ago. , I was in a panic, so I went to sort out the old photos.

I live in Meander Town, which is a very small town.Me and two other friends are probably the only stray animal rescuers in this town.Several years ago, we once rescued a litter of raccoon cats. Their mother passed away unexpectedly, leaving behind three siblings, the oldest being a green-eyed brother cihuamao.

We tried to find adoptions for these three cihua cats, and the two cihua cats were successfully picked up, and one of them was adopted by my friend.The elder brother has never been able to deliver successfully.Later, when he grew up, he went out to wander on his own.I still see him from time to time and sometimes take pictures of him in the hope that one day he will find a suitable adoptive family.

Brother Lihua often fights with other cats, and there are scars under his fur.One day, I found that his left eye was inflamed, probably from being scratched by another cat.Later, the injury healed, leaving a scar, which was obvious. "

Seeing this, Xin Qin's heart tightened, and tremblingly he clicked on the MMS picture receiving button.

It was an old photo taken with a mobile phone. There was a little raccoon flower in the photo, which looked only a few months old, thin and small, with its head held up stubbornly, looking at the camera vigilantly.His eyes were a beautiful green with a fresh paw print on his left eye.

There are many people who can't recognize a cat, but every cat is different.They have their own patterns, their own body shapes, and their own distinctive characteristics.

He rubbed the screen of the phone lightly with his fingers.

"Afterwards, I have never seen this raccoon. No one knows where he went. Maybe he is really Sparta, although this sounds unbelievable, after all, we are far apart. If you are also right If you are interested in his past, you are welcome to come to Quliu Town, I still have some photos without negatives, and I can give them to you."

When Xinqin set foot on Meandering Liu Town, the weather became warmer, and birds were singing and flowers were fragrant everywhere.He found the girl who sent him a message, her name was Xiaorou, she was very small and had a bright smile.She took Hardworking to Brother Lihuamao's former territory, the old factory building in the town.

"I didn't give him a name before. I thought about letting the adoptive owner pick it up in the future, but I didn't expect it to be delayed. We all call him brother after Lihua Sister."

"I call him Sparta." Xin Qin smiled.

Xiaorou was stunned for a moment, then laughed. "It's a good name. It sounds very heroic, especially like Brother Lihua. You see, this is his former territory. It's amazing. Such a big factory, he took it down by himself, although he suffered a lot of beatings."

This used to be a paper mill, and all the instruments inside have been emptied.It looked empty, with dust in the air.Abandoned furniture was scattered in the corner, and there was a small cloth sofa covered with paw prints.A big tabby cat jumped out from the corner and quickly disappeared from sight.It is presumably the new owner of the site.

"After the original paper mill was relocated, this place was abandoned. The town has no money, so it has been left unrenovated. I heard that construction will start again this year, and this place will be converted into a residential building."

There is a temporary waste station behind the factory building, which is full of various sundries and garbage.Looking at these abandoned wastes, Xin Qin inexplicably thought of the worn-out badmintons, rattles, and jumping beads that Sparta gave him.He can almost imagine a little raccoon cat, with its butt pouted, earnestly dig out a toy that suits its needs from a pile of waste, and then hold it in its mouth, hide it, and carry it to In the distance, I finally gave it to him willingly.

Silly.

Smiling hard, he picked up his camera and recorded every bit of life in Sparta.His cihuamao once grew up here, and for some reason, made a decision to travel here, starting from here, and coming to him.

Hard work finally visited Sparta's sister, a raccoon cat named Nile Piaoxue.The owner of Nile Piaoxue is a very friendly middle-aged man, who enthusiastically let his hard work into the house, with a little bit of simple embarrassment, explaining that the cat was named after his daughter, and she likes to read comics.

She really looks like Sparta, with the same round head and the same fleshy body.

When Xin Qin first saw Nile Piaoxue, he fell in love with her.

She walked to Xin Qin's side slowly, sniffed his body seriously, then slowly curled up and lay on his lap.Qin Qin didn't know what the cat was trying to convey to him, so he didn't do anything but patted her head lightly.

This touch is both familiar and strange.

She raised her head and licked her hard-working fingers tenderly.

Xiao Rou takes Xin Gong to the front of the town, where there is a road leading to Mao Chun.A huge pear tree stood quietly at the entrance of the town, its canopy stretched out, full of pear blossoms, like a large white cloud, and like a drifting island, looking across from the rest of the town.

"This tree is more than 100 years old." Xiaorou said.

Xin Qin looked up at the sea of ​​pear blossoms, thoughtful.

He finally buried the remaining ashes of Sparta under the pear tree.In this way, next spring, when the flowering period comes again, Sparta will come to this spring again like countless white flowers.

The breeze blows, and the snow-white pear blossoms fall one after another.Suddenly, a small civet cat emerged from the pile of petals, making a small call.It looked extremely small, less than the size of a palm, shivering in the cool wind.

Xiao Rou gently picked up the kitten, held it in her arms, and asked Xin Qin, do you want to take it back?

Xin Qin gently touched the young cihua cat with his fingers, shook his head, and said with a smile, sorry, my cihuamao has spoiled me, and I may not be able to raise other cats anymore.

Qin Qin left his contact information for Xiao Rou, and asked her to help take care of this little raccoon grow up, and he will be responsible for all the expenses. "When he grows up, if he wants, we can help him find a suitable family for adoption."

"Then give him a name."

After thinking hard for a moment, he said, "Just make him happy."

Xiaorou's eyes turned red, she smiled and waved goodbye to him.

Looking forward, the road has a clear direction, pointing to the place where he came from.Perhaps, Sparta was like this back then, embarking on a journey to Maochun alone.

He came under the big pear tree again.Qin Qin suddenly remembered Sparta's favorite prose.He's not sure a cat can really understand human literature.But he read it softly, as if talking to Sparta.

If I were a desert island, I would still be surrounded by sea water like this.Even if it is a thousand years, even if it is a longer wait.Because I believe that my lover, and all the people I love, will come back one day. 1