The terrain here is higher, and the direction where the Duke is squatting is facing the direction where Zheng Tan is standing. From here, he can see the scene down the slope and other woods in the botanical garden in the distance. But Zheng Tan didn¡¯t think that the Duke was staring at him, he was just looking at the scenery in the distance. Zheng Tan was very curious about the big cat that had become serious. What was the purpose of its behavior just now? It caught a bird but didn't eat it, or killed it immediately. It was not like Ah Huang and the police chief in the compound. Their behavior is to play first and then eat. There were birds around, including the ones he had just hunted, but Sir Alex seemed to be no longer interested in them. Apart from his ears twitching due to some noise, he didn't look around at all. Zheng Tan could hear people's voices nearby. Because of the higher terrain here, Zheng Tan could stand on the slope and see a small house not far away, right next to the avenue. A black car was parked nearby. , just because of the obstruction of the branches, Zheng Tan could only see part of the car from here, but not the entire body. That cabin can be seen quite comprehensively. It is about 30 square meters. The design looks a bit like a stone house, which complements the scenic spot. It should be a temporary residence for the people in the botanical garden who are responsible for taking care of it. There were two people standing outside the house. They looked quite ordinary, but Zheng Tan knew that it was just an appearance. They were responsible for protecting Tang Qiye, and Zheng Tan had seen one of them before. From this point of view, Tang Qiye should be in that room. Looking at the big cat still lying there in the same posture as before, Zheng Tan decided to go over to the hut and have a look, maybe he could find the answer. Zheng Tan originally thought that his actions were quite secretive, but just when he was about to climb through the window and eavesdrop, he noticed a line of sight. Looking sideways, he found that the person who had been guarding the door was standing not far away, looking at Zheng Tan. This person is the one Zheng Tan has met before, but he doesn¡¯t know if he recognizes him. The other party was just wary, but had no ill intentions. This made Zheng Tan feel a little relieved. There is no way, in Zheng Tan's heart, Ye Hao, Tang Qiye and others have long been classified as "underworld". Zheng Tan does not dare to tease the people around Tang Qiye. They are not like the leopards around Ye Hao. Others can tolerate Zheng Tan. But Zheng Tan wanted to hear the gossip again. He heard Tang Qiye's voice inside, and there was another person who was talking about something that was not confidential, and also talked about the lordship. If it really was a trade secret, Zheng Tan wouldn't look at it. Curiosity would kill the cat. The man stared at Zheng Tan for a few seconds. Then he returned to the door of the hut. Behind the house, Zheng Tan walked to the corner of the house and looked forward. Seeing that the man was not moving, he went back to the window behind the house and jumped up. The window is not closed, it is a horizontal pull-out type, and is blocked by a screen. No flying insects will enter. Zheng Tan had no intention of opening the screen window. He just wanted to see who was inside and listen to what they were talking about. Unexpectedly, Tang Qiye had already seen Zheng Tan on the window. "Hei Tan?" Tang Qiye looked at the window and said, "I knew I would meet you, come in quickly, why are you poking your head through the window, being a thief?!" When he heard the report about a black cat behind the house, he immediately thought of the Jiao family he met when he entered the botanical garden. Some of his subordinates also said they saw the Jiao family with a black cat. Since Mr. Tang Qi has spoken, Zheng Tan does not intend to shrink here by the window. The place is too small and it¡¯s uncomfortable to squat down, but it¡¯s more refreshing to go in and listen openly. This room is a bedroom, about fifteen square meters. The owner of the bedroom is the dark man in his fifties sitting opposite Mr. Tang Qi. I don't dress very well either. There is wine and wine glasses on the simple folding square table, and a plate of fried peanuts with salt. The wine is still high-end wine, probably brought here by Tang Qiye. Almost all the wine is drunk by this person, and Tang Qiye only has a cup of tea in front of him. This place looks very simple, and this person looks like an ordinary employee in the botanical garden. If he hadn't seen the large and thick books in both Chinese and English on the bookshelf, Zheng Tan would have gotten the wrong impression because of his first impression. judge. This man drank too much, and his originally dark face turned dark red. "Whose cat does this belong to? It's so well-raised." As he said that, the man reached out to Zheng Tan, but Zheng Tan avoided it. Mr. Tang Qi only said it was a friend. The man didn¡¯t hesitate about why he brought the cat in. He took a sip of wine, picked up a few peanuts with chopsticks, and continued to talk to Tang Qiye. "Ami should have caught the bird by now. I'll go take a look after you guys leave later. Hey, including today, there are probably forty-nine of them under the pine tree. If those guys know, they will definitely I¡¯ll be furious.¡± Zheng Tan didn¡¯t know what ¡°those guys¡± this person was talking about.Who is this person? However, from what this person said, it can be inferred that they should be those who advocate the protection of birds. No one knows how many mice a cat can kill in its lifetime, how many birds it kills, and how many insects it kills. Cats are inherently killers. Even pet cats that look good-natured and lazy sleeping in their homes have a hunting heart. The desire to kill. "It's okay now. I only come here once a year to kill one bird at a time. If the old man was still here, as long as he was ignored, he would run out to catch birds. After catching them, he wouldn't eat them and would just put them in a conspicuous place. He showed it to the old man, as if he was letting out his anger, and he was so angry that he could only hit the stone with a stick because he couldn't bear to hit the cat at that time" "Some people talk too much when they are drunk, and even if they talk several times, others will listen. If you have calluses on your ears, you can also speak loudly. This also allowed Zheng Tan to learn more about the Duke. Listening to what this person said, Zheng Tan just identified the Duke with the "Ami" in this person's mouth. I dare to believe that the Duke lived here before he went out! At that time, Zheng Tan also wondered whether Sir Alex was hiding in the Botanical Garden and escaped the strict investigation period on "CFH" in the first two years. Now no one cares about "CFH" anymore. It's too late to cover up the ugliness. Who can do it? carry? But I didn't expect that it was not only hiding here, but also had people helping to cover it. ??????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????????? If he had grown up in a truly wild state, he would not be willing to follow Tang Qiye and the others now. The man who is talking studies rock plants, just like his father. The "old man" he referred to had passed away in 2003, and the time of death happened to be October. During this period, this man took his family to the cemetery to visit the old man a few days ago. The old man lived here back then, so it was convenient for him to study plants. Also take care of the plants here. Sir Alex was discovered by the old man back then. To be precise, what the old man found was a pregnant female cat. However, the female cat was in very bad health and died soon after giving birth to Sir Alex. In the old days, there was a legend that a cat would hang on a tree after it died, but the old man didn¡¯t. Instead, it was packed in a box and buried under the old pine tree on the slope. Originally, the old man only thought of raising a kitten to catch mice. At that time, he happened to find traces of mice chewing on books in the house. The old man raised the kitten on a whim. From the beginning, he fed him milk powder and later cooked cat food. At that time, the management here was not strict and they did not say that cats were not allowed. The old man had little experience. I didn¡¯t know what cats could and couldn¡¯t eat, so I just bought milk powder and made do with it. When I learned that I couldn¡¯t feed it randomly, I found that the kitten was very easy to raise. It could eat any milk powder or puree without diarrhea. The result is one year. The cat seemed to have taken hormones and swelled up. It was much bigger than the average cat, and much bigger than the female cat. The old man also wondered whether the count was a domestic cat and a larger cat. He was a hybrid of animals. He also looked around the botanical garden and found no traces of other larger cats. In order to avoid some trouble, the old man hid the prince well. When there were people, he would let the prince hide in the room or in the woods. The prince was also smart. The old cat and the cat have been working together very well. Like other cats, Sir Alex did a lot of bad things at that time, and sometimes he also acted out of temper. For example, as this person just said, he would catch birds to vent his anger and show his presence when he was ignored. The old man buried those poor birds under the pine tree, saying that they were for his mother to eat. after that. The prince didn't let the old man do it, and buried the bird himself. I usually like to sleep there, no one disturbs me, and the view is wide. Sometimes I sleep for most of the day. The domineering Sir Alex also has his green years. There is no doubt that Sir Alex is lucky. His birth is a low-probability event. Moreover, the old man who adopted him and the people here are only interested in plants and don't care much about animals. At most, they care about it from an ecological perspective. one time. After the old man passed away, there was no one in the cabin for a while. The Duke was only familiar with the old man. Although he was pretty good to the old man's family, he was only "nice". There was far from that kind of tacit understanding and closeness, so he gradually tried to go further. place to run. Among the cats in Chuhua City, judging from his fighting prowess, this guy was the king. At that time, the botanical garden was probably included in his own territory by the prince, and he probably did a lot of patrolling the territory. Chuhua University was away from It's not too far here, and the surrounding area is also within its range of activities. Otherwise, how could Li Yuanba encounter the funny thing about Sir Alex giving birth to peanut candy at that time? Although the Duke left the botanical garden and now follows Ye Hao and Tang Qiye, he still comes back at this time every year, catches a bird, buries it there, and then lies quietly under the pine tree. "Really, this cat is very nice and doesn't hurt anyone. My grandson and grandson were very young at that time and often used it as a pillow. My wife often said, despite how big this cat is, it is occasionally naughty, but His temper is still gentle." The man sighed. Mr. Tang Qi, who has been silent for a long time: "hehe." "Don't talk about Mr. Tang Qi's hehe. Even Zheng Tan would not compare it with the word "gentle" after seeing how the lord killed people. Number. "My dear friend, I always come back to pay homage to the old man at this time every year." The man sighed again. "It's good to have long-term love, it's good to have long-term love." Tang Qiye said. This is also the reason why Tang Qiye is willing to keep the Duke by his side. If you are really heartless, Tang Qiye is still worried. If you are kind to someone like Sir Alex, it will remember and treat you well, instead of biting you at the critical moment. . When Tang Qiye and the others started talking about the medicinal plants in the rock plants they had invested in, Zheng Tan stopped listening, climbed out of the window, and helped close the screen. When Zheng Tan came to the slope again, he found two children aged seven or eight there. The little girl in a floral skirt is rubbing shoulders with the prince. "Ami, let's go play together, don't be lazy and sleep!" After saying goodbye several times to no avail, the little girl grabbed the Lord's two front paws and dragged them out with great effort. The prince let her drag him and lay down to watch. The little girl's face turned red because she had little strength, but she didn't hold it back for long. Sir Alex still has some weight, and children of this age don't have much strength. Then the little boy joined in, each with a cat's paw, and dragged the prince out from under the tree. The prince was not upset, and let the two of them work hard. It didn't hurt to drag on the grass, and the tip of his tail slowly moved up. I ticked it off, and it seemed to be quite interesting. ¡°These two should be the grandchildren of the person in the room, otherwise Sir Alex would not be so good-tempered and let them make trouble. Someone called the two children down the slope, and after lingering for a while, the two children reluctantly left. But before leaving, the little girl picked a small white flower and inserted it into the ear of the prince. The prince has long hair. The hair there is not sparse, and the flower stems got stuck in the hair and did not fall off for a while. After the two children left, the prince got up, walked slowly to the pine tree, and lay down in the same place. He raised his paw to pluck his ears, took two bites of the fallen white flower, and spat it out in disgust. Then continue to look into the distance.