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"You pervert Kaito, are you messing with me? I wanted these for self-defense, not to hold an antique firearms appreciation convention at home!" Mutian Yuan glared at Kaito, shouting angrily. Look at these... broken guns. Although he didn't demand the latest models, weren't these a bit too ancient? The younger ones were from World War II, and the oldest was even an 18th-century antique! And look at the condition of these... guns.
They hadn't been maintained for at least decades. If the Mauser 98, the weak Type 100, and that awful Nambu pistol were just unmaintained, then that gun was even more rust-ridden, looking like a fire poker! These broken guns, not to mention their nostalgic loading methods, just the rust alone made Mutian Yuan dare not use them. He was genuinely afraid the barrel would explode if he pulled the trigger. Forget shooting; even if he swung it like a club, Mutian Yuan was afraid this antique would suddenly break!
Mutian Yuan then picked up this... antique, gestured with it, and grumbled at Kaito, "I'm telling you, if I had to use this gun, I'd rather use that Nambu Type 14. Although it has all the flaws a pistol should have, at least it's occasionally safe. But this gun, unless I want to die with someone, I'd rather hold a pack of firecrackers and fight!" Saying that, Mutian Yuan turned to Jii-chan, who was standing nearby, and said, "Grandpa Jii, do you have gunpowder? I want to die with Kaito!"
"Hey, hey! You're not serious, are you?" Kaito immediately jumped up from the sofa upon hearing Mutian Yuan. Mutian Yuan rolled his eyes at Kaito and said, "Just kidding, this gun's trigger is completely rusted, okay?!" Saying that, Mutian Yuan reached out and threw the antique to Kaito. Kaito reached out to catch it, and with a snap, the barrel shortened by a section... Seeing the barrel fall to the ground and shatter into eight pieces, Mutian Yuan and Kaito didn't speak for a long time. After about two minutes of silence, Kaito laughed dryly, "This, the quality isn't up to par..."
"Heh heh, if it weren't for this gun's rusted trigger, I'd really use it to die with you..." Mutian Yuan said to Kaito with a forced smile. Kaito shrank his neck and dragged a few boxes out from behind the sofa, laughing dryly, "Just kidding. The things you wanted are all here." Upon hearing Kaito's words, Mutian Yuan didn't rush to look at the contents of the boxes... instead, he looked at Kaito and said, "You're not going to trick me with more antiques, are you? If you do, do you believe I'll send fish to your house every day, and the kind with... dead, glassy eyes!"
"Uh, no, no, I promise these... guns are all fine. If you don't believe me, check!" Kaito quickly waved his hand and replied. Hearing Kaito's answer, Mutian Yuan then opened the box. Seeing the items Kaito had prepared for him in the box, Mutian Yuan nodded in satisfaction and said, "Not bad, this looks decent. A... shotgun, this is good, good. Too bad it's not portable, otherwise it would be perfect. But with a folding stock, it'll do."
Then Mutian Yuan looked at the matching ammunition Kaito had prepared for him, and nodded in satisfaction. After disassembling the gun into parts, sorting them into bags, and throwing them into a suitcase Kaito had prepared, along with some more ammunition, Mutian Yuan took out the items the little fox had picked up earlier from his backpack and threw them to Kaito: "Help me deal with these things. Deduct the money from here. As for the remaining money and these bullets, please send them over to me later."
"Hey, can't you come get them yourself?" Kaito looked at Mutian Yuan somewhat dejectedly. Damn it, don't you know I don't do deliveries?! "Alright, alright, anyway... you can fly, it's much easier than me." Mutian Yuan shrugged at Kaito, then dragged the suitcase and turned to walk out. As he reached the door, Mutian Yuan suddenly stopped. Then, while pulling something out of his backpack, he said, "Oh, right, I brought you a gift too. Catch!" Saying that, Mutian Yuan pulled a bag from his bag and threw it to Kaito. Then Mutian Yuan slung his backpack on his back, pulled the suitcase, and walked out. After only a couple of steps, he heard Kaito's surprised cry: "Fish!!"
"Tsk, I knew he'd love this gift." Mutian Yuan muttered proudly, hearing Kaito's terrified cry. Meow Ninja Cat, who was being held in Mutian Yuan's arm, asked somewhat confusedly, "Why does he seem to be so afraid of fish, meow?" Fish are so delicious, why is this thief so afraid? "Who knows. Maybe a fish bit him when he was swimming before." Mutian Yuan found this question difficult to answer, so he could only help Kaito find a reasonable explanation. Amidst Kaito's frightened cries, Mutian Yuan happily left the Blue Parrot bar.
In the taxi on the way back, Mutian Yuan suddenly remembered he needed to buy something from the convenience store... So he told the taxi driver a new address. Since this convenience store wasn't too far from Mutian Yuan's home, after buying his things, Mutian Yuan dragged his suitcase across the street and through alleys, walking home. As he walked, Mutian Yuan encountered an acquaintance, or more precisely, an acquaintance cat.
This large yellow cat named Belle was perched on a wall, arguing with another cat. Mutian Yuan saw Belle from a distance. As he got closer, Mutian Yuan smiled and said, "Yo, Belle, what are you busy with? It's so late, why aren't you going home for dinner? Be careful, your litter scooper might be looking for you everywhere."
"Meow, Boss Mu, you're just in time!" Belle heard someone talking to her, turned her head, and saw Mutian Yuan. Belle immediately stood on the wall and looked at Mutian Yuan, saying, "You tell this silly cat whether humans really like climbing trees or not!"
"You're Hanako from Mrs. Kuroiwa's house, right? If I remember correctly, you're Belle's sister, right?" Mutian Yuan didn't answer Belle's question. Instead, he looked at the tabby cat Belle called "silly cat," pondered for a moment, and then recognized the cat's identity. After smiling and greeting her, Mutian Yuan looked at the two cats sitting on the wall and asked curiously, "Why are you two here researching whether humans climb trees?"
"It's like this, meow. Hanako, this silly cat, insists that humans like to climb trees and play like us. How is that possible?" Belle, the large yellow cat, immediately replied, looking disdainfully at her silly sister beside her. Her disdain was simply overflowing. Hanako, meanwhile, pointed her tail in one direction and said defiantly, "Who says?! I clearly saw a human over there earlier who didn't go through the door; he just... climbed down from a tree! Wasn't he playing by climbing trees?"
"How does that prove anything? Do you think humans like climbing trees just because of that?!" Belle glared at her silly sister and replied. Then Belle looked at Mutian Yuan and said, "Boss Mu, you're human. You tell Hanako how humans can possibly climb trees for fun when they have nothing else to do?"
"Hmm, Hanako, your sister is right. Most people don't climb trees for fun, unless it's for something specific or they're... a thief..." After explaining to Hanako again and correcting her misconceptions about... humans, Mutian Yuan reminded Belle and Hanako to go home quickly. Then he dragged his suitcase and continued walking towards his house. Not long after, Mutian Yuan saw police cars parked in front of a residence. Mutian Yuan saw this and immediately whispered to the little fox and Meow Ninja Cat, "By the way, that Hanako saw earlier, could it be... this house? Did it really get robbed?"
The little fox looked around twice and said, "It doesn't seem like a robbery. Look, isn't that... the police officer guarding the door a subordinate of the fat police officer?" Mutian Yuan knew that the fat police officer the little fox mentioned was... Inspector Megure. After looking carefully twice, he couldn't help but nod and say, "You're right, it seems to be someone from Inspector Megure's division. Which means this isn't just a petty theft."
As he was speaking, two cats ran past on the wall beside Mutian Yuan. Those two cats were the sisters Belle and Hanako, whom Mutian Yuan had told to hurry home earlier. Mutian Yuan asked curiously, "Didn't I tell you two to hurry home? Look, it's almost dark. Aren't you going home for dinner?"
"Hanako insisted on bringing me to see." Belle replied with a somewhat helpless wag of her tail. Hanako then pointed towards the area ahead, surrounded by police, and meowed, "It's... right there! Earlier, someone climbed down from the tree in that house's yard!"
"How does that prove anything? Do you think humans like climbing trees just because of that?!" Belle looked at her stubborn sister helplessly. Is this sister really my full sibling? Why am I so smart and she's so dumb? Mutian Yuan shook his head helplessly, looking at the cat sisters still arguing. When he arrived in front of the house, Mutian Yuan greeted the police officer, who looked somewhat familiar but whose name he didn't know, with enthusiasm.
Although Mutian Yuan didn't know the officer's name, the officer recognized Mutian Yuan. On one hand, because Mutian Yuan had recently helped them uncover a case on Moonlight Island. On the other hand, because this guy even managed to get criminals to surrender and confess just by borrowing a restroom. Holy cow, that incident was widely circulated in their police department, especially in their Third Division... After exchanging a few pleasantries, Mutian Yuan asked curiously, "Officer, what happened here?"
The officer said somewhat helplessly, "It's like this. A few children said they saw a corpse here, but we've searched for a long time and haven't found the corpse they mentioned. It might just be a children's prank." Mutian Yuan heard this and couldn't help but glance into the yard. He happened to see four small children standing in front of the entrance. Especially when he saw the... glasses-wearing child, Mutian Yuan's lips twitched immediately and he said, "No, I don't think it's a prank..."
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