Chapter 16 (2/2)

The night passed in peace

The next day, Zheng Tan felt he was going to cry over his eggs and pork noodles at breakfast It was great to have people at home No more cafeteria food

Zheng Tan took his ti his noodles and strolled slowly to the lawn Wei Ling ar up

”You are fifteen minutes late”

Zheng Tan ignored hi his food Then after a quick warher due to his daily runs At first, it hurt quite a bit Now, he was used to it

They took a slightly different route today It was filled with slopes and stairs The distance was longer too It was supposed to beand it was

Afterwards, Zheng Tan felt as if his liued to the bone and ceased to walk He limped instead

Wei Ling had to walk hi at the moment, a small Chihuahua could kill him in his current state

Zheng Tan looked over to the grove on his way ho at a turtledove As for the Fatty, Zheng Tan looked around That guy was sleeping, as always, in a heap of stones

Weeds grew all around the stones If you didn't knohat you were looking for, it was quite easy tocat It was crouched into the shape of a peanut with its head on the ground

Zheng Tan took one step in that direction Fatty's ear iht in the blink of an eye His eyelids were no longer drooping He looked alert, unlike what he usually looked like after waking up

Since Fatty began a stage of horizontal developether with his fluffy fur, his head appeared huge,was just as good

Zheng Tan was feeling puzzled when Fatty ca towards them At the sa down the driveway

Therolled down slowly Before it was halfway down, Fatty, who just cah that small crack

If weren't for the fact he just he witnessed it with his own eyes, Zheng Tan never would have believed that this chubby kitty could juility and precision

Couldn't Fatty have waited until the as all the way down? This was so dangerous

This guy was ato be punished They were definitely going to be treated to the sight of hiot back

Zheng Tan was pitying Fatty, when Wei Ling suddenly stood up straight and saluted

Zheng Tan looked at Wei Ling, then back at the car, then back at Wei Ling He was puzzled

”That was my old co answered sensing Zheng Tan's confusion

'No wonder he felt weird the first time he saw the fat cat If it was trained by that person, everything could be explained'

Zheng Tan was surprised Who knew Fatty's fareat importance?

Wei Ling tossed a plastic water bottle into the trash Although he had left the army, he saluted on reflex

”Could you jump like that?” Wei asked

Zheng Tan knew he o He twitched his ear The odds were not good if he were to attempted the same move If the as completely rolled down, he could definitely jump in But if the as only half way down like it wasit would be difficult He could hit his head or his liht

Zheng Tan was smaller in size compared to Fatty So technically, it should be easier for him But he wasn't so sure of himself

”So, you still have lots to learn” Wei Ling came to a conclusion

What he just saas just the tip of the iceberg He believed that cat was capable of h it had rarely ilance, keen observation powers and ability to calculate its enemy's next move had set it apart from other cats Not to mention, it could jump as well as any feline

”You have a long way to go!” With that said, Wei Ling left He didn't continue running like he did the day before, but left campus to visit an old friend He needed to share what he just saw

Zheng Tan recovered from his surprise He climbed trees for a while then went home for lunch

What he didn't knoas Papa Jiao ca to the car with Zheng Tan by his side He heard from Yi Xin about his cat's daily runs Mada out how to investigate Wei Ling, when he saw this scene

It was good he knew these people

After copying his document at home, Papa Jiao went to visit Fatty's house on the first floor Ten minutes later, he left

That evening, when the Jiao couple were chatting about their cat, Papa Jiao said, ”Rest assured Although that Wei Ling's exact background is a ood that Charcoal is learning tricks from him It could be helpful to keep him out of harm's way on future trips”

[1] Ye He Na La is the last name of a famous female ruler who ruled with an iron fist The Chinese sorandmother of an emperor ”the Buddha” She both ruled as the randmother of another

[2] A Paragraph from Lu Xun's essay It was satirical