Chapter 13

After being cooped up in the private room for a full half hour, Qiu Baili finally stubbed out his cigarette and went to the service counter to settle the bill.

Just as he finished paying, two police officers walked in and said to him, "Are you Qiu Baili? You are now involved in a criminal case, please come with us!"

"What?" Qiu Baili raised an eyebrow, puzzled, and said, "Is it that old case again? I already talked to Chief He about it, it has nothing to do with me..."

"It's not up to you to decide whether you're involved or not, but everything you say will be used as evidence in court!" One of the police officers, somewhat impatient, directly handcuffed Qiu Baili.

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At the same time, in another private room, Li Yi and Yun Haiyong, along with others, were almost done eating.

Yun Haiyong suddenly slapped his head and said, "I almost forgot, Xiao Yi, there's an antique exhibition and sale at the Morning Star Club tomorrow evening. It's a place where antique enthusiasts display or sell their collections, and there are professionals on site to authenticate items. Are you interested in going together?"

In Yun Haiyong's eyes, when he showed the jade pendant, Li Yi immediately recognized its age, indicating that Li Yi was also an antique enthusiast. Since there was an antique exhibition, he thought it would be a good idea to invite Li Yi along. If Li Yi found an antique he liked, buying it for him would help build a closer relationship.

"Sure." Li Yi didn't hesitate and nodded.

As the saying goes, antiques are for prosperous times, and gold for turbulent times. In the current peaceful era, the price of antiques has remained high and is expected to rise even further. Since it was an antique exhibition, Li Yi didn't mind going to see if he could make some money.

"The first batch of startup funds, I'll get them from here!" Li Yi thought to himself.

After parting ways with Yun Haiyong and his wife, Lin Ruyu returned to work at the hospital, and Li Yi went to the hospital to pick up the cat. It was Saturday, so he didn't need to go to school. After getting the cat, he went home with his sister.

"Wow, what a cute little kitty!" Li Ting's eyes lit up when she saw the black cat. She picked it up and started petting its head with her delicate hands.

Poor "cat" had just finished an IV and hadn't fully recovered from the anesthesia, yet it was subjected to another round of rough handling by Li Ting.

"Stay away from it, this cat is wild. Be careful, it might scratch you when it wakes up!" Li Yi made a move to take the cat back.

"Get lost, let me hold it for a while! From now on, you'll be called Mimi, Mimi be good!" Li Ting firmly protected the kitten, not letting Li Yi touch it.

Li Yi was a bit helpless and shrugged, "Sis, did you take the wrong medicine today? I remember you didn't like pets, saying they were too much trouble!"

"Oh, you remind me, they are indeed a lot of trouble!" Li Ting looked at the black cat in her arms and then affectionately held it in her arms, "Then let's stew Mimi and have it for soup, okay?"

"My dear foodie sister, how can you eat such a cute cat?" Li Yi couldn't help but laugh bitterly.

Li Ting thought for a moment and said, "I can't bear to, but I can close my eyes and drink it!"

Li Yi took the cat from Li Ting and held it in his arms, "No way, cat meat isn't edible. Let's go to the market and buy a small hen to stew instead!"

Actually, cat meat isn't entirely inedible, but cats are prone to parasitic infections, such as toxoplasmosis and trichinosis, which are hard to kill even when cooked. Eating cat meat can easily lead to infection. Additionally, diseases like rabies, mad cow disease, and hemorrhagic fever from rats can also appear in cats, and their feces contain a large number of pathogens. Improper slaughter can contaminate the meat, causing food poisoning in humans.

For Li Yi, eating cat meat wasn't a problem, but Li Ting was a normal carbon-based life form and should avoid it. Besides, this cat wasn't a real cat, so it was even more out of the question.

"Mom said we shouldn't buy a hen to eat," Li Ting suddenly sighed.

Li Yi took Li Ting's hand and said, "Don't worry, with so many high officials on our side, Mom won't lose her job. Besides, even if Mom doesn't work at the hospital, everything will be taken care of by me, so you don't need to worry about anything."

"Pfft, as long as you don't fight, Mom and I will be grateful!" Li Ting pouted.

"Of course I won't fight, there's no one in this world who can stand up to me!" Li Yi laughed heartily.

Li Yi and his sister went to the market to buy a small hen and then returned home together.

As soon as they got home, Li Yi turned on the computer and placed his hand on the data port. Although he had gathered a lot of information through the internet while in Tang Yun's car, it was too brief. This time, he planned to do a comprehensive search.

With Li Yi's current information processing capabilities, the entire world's computers combined couldn't match him. It didn't take long for him to gather all the information on the internet. He also learned French, German, Japanese, Arabic, Spanish, and other world languages, and even browsed foreign websites by bypassing the firewall.

Just as Li Yi was admiring some Brazilian body art, the cat finally woke up.

Miko felt dizzy when she woke up, as the effects of the anesthesia hadn't completely worn off. She then realized she was lying on a huge sofa, the likes of which she had never seen before.

"This is... meow!" Miko tried to speak, but a strange sound came out of her mouth.

"Meow! Meow! Meow!"

After meowing several times, Miko finally confirmed that the meowing creature was herself. She stretched out her hands in disbelief and found that they had turned into furry cat paws!

"Meow! Meow! Meow!"

Miko gasped and looked down at herself. To her horror, she saw nothing but black fur—she had completely turned into a black cat!

"Meow! Meow! Meow!"

It took the girl a long time to come to her senses. Why was this happening? Why had she turned into a cat?

After some thought, she recalled that she had fainted, and before that, she had been tied to a bed for a long time. Before that, a man had abused and violated her...

"Did I die and now reincarnate as a cat?"

Miko was amazed and struggled to turn over on the sofa. She then stood up and realized that the sofa wasn't too big; it was her body that had become too small.

Even though she had turned into a cat, Miko remained relatively calm. She was a literature enthusiast who had read many novels, including those where people reincarnated as cats, so she felt a bit excited.

"I wonder which world I've reincarnated into. If it's the same world... hmm, I will definitely take revenge on that bastard!"

Thinking about her recent kidnapping and abuse, Miko felt a deep hatred. It was the first time in her life she had suffered such a great injustice!

This grudge was irreconcilable and must be avenged!

She stretched her body and jumped onto the armrest of the sofa, where she saw a man smiling at her.

"Huh, that bastard?"

Instantly, Miko's black fur stood on end, making her look like a black fur ball, which was quite beautiful!

How could she have reincarnated as a cat and still run into him? What