“Um… this Batman-style exit…” Feng Bujue muttered.

“He just teleported,” Arthas replied.

“Speaking of…” Feng Bujue shifted his gaze to Arthas. “What… exactly are you?”

“Physiologically speaking, I’m a male cat right now,” Arthas responded.

“Is there any possibility… that under certain circumstances, you’ll transform into a hot and shameless *yu jie* (mature woman)?” Feng Bujue probed.

“Heh,” Arthas responded with a cold laugh.

Feng Bujue shrugged. “Okay… then what is your true form?”

“I am a cross-dimensional pure energy being,” Arthas replied, “similar to your human souls… but with a different structure.”

“Uh… may I ask your esteemed name?” Feng Bujue asked.

“You don’t need to know,” Arthas said. “Haven’t you already given this cat a name? Just use that.”

“Then… should I call you Mr. or Ms. Arthas?” Feng Bujue asked.

“No specific title is needed,” Arthas replied.

Feng Bujue nodded. “Oh… okay, Arthas, can you explain, up until now, what’s with all the… excretions you’ve left that are clearly traps?”

“Of course, it’s just a prank,” Arthas replied while licking his paw.

“Um…” Feng Bujue’s eyes twitched. “Now that we’ve had this talk, I have a suggestion… how about you just use the toilet from now on?”

“Yeah… cat litter isn’t very comfortable…” Arthas replied.

“Right, right,” Feng Bujue nodded in agreement.

“Also, I’ll take care of my own baths from now on,” Arthas added.

“Oh, that’s more good news for me,” Feng Bujue said with a smile.

“I don’t want to eat cat food anymore either; if you like it… treat it as a snack,” Arthas continued. “I think your cooking skills are pretty good. Starting tomorrow, prepare my meals according to the standard you’d use for a guest. I want to eat seven meals a day, small portions frequently. You can arrange the schedule as you see fit.”

*As expected, it’s starting to push its luck…*

“Hey! I’m the master here! What’s with this attitude towards a servant!” Feng Bujue said unhappily.

“We can’t go back to the relationship of master and pet anymore,” Arthas stretched out a front paw, leaped onto the sofa, and lazily rolled over. “You’re responsible for this.”

“You haven’t fulfilled any pet duties to begin with… you’re just taking it to the next level!” Feng Bujue said. “What’s your purpose in infiltrating my house anyway?”

“Mainly surveillance.” Arthas’s ears twitched, and a strange light flashed in its pupils. “If necessary… I can also protect you.” It yawned again. “Heh… but you’re actually quite cute, aren’t you? You seem cold and aloof usually, but you’re actually very sympathetic. I just had to act a little cute, and I was successfully adopted… Hmph… If no one wants you in hell, then come and be my pet. This *jie jie* (older sister) will take good care of you…”

“You believe I won’t poison your food and kill you…” Feng Bujue narrowed his eyes and replied coldly.

Arthas raised a front paw. “You believe I can’t shatter your kneecaps with this adorable paw?”

“I don’t,” Feng Bujue replied.

*Whoosh—*

A silent gust of wind swept past…

Jue-ge turned his head and glanced at the wall of the living room. A huge paw print had appeared there. The paint on the wall hadn’t chipped at all, and there wasn’t a loud noise, but the indentation was quite obvious, as if a palm print had been heavily pressed into modeling clay.

With a *plop*, Jue-ge knelt. “I was wrong, Your Majesty, please calm your anger…”

Arthas affectionately stroked Feng Bujue’s head with its front paw. “That’s right…” She paused. “Oh, and one more thing, regarding my existence and Woody’s…”

“I will definitely keep my mouth shut,” Feng Bujue interjected.

“Mm, very smart.” Arthas yawned. “I’m going to rest now. Don’t bother me… Haa… Cats need to sleep a lot during the day… so annoying… Meow…” By the last few words, it had already closed its eyes.

…………

Noon, May 22nd,

Feng Bujue had just brought lunch to Queen Arthas when the intercom at the door rang. He walked over and pressed the answer button, and Wang Tanzhi’s face appeared on the screen.

“It’s me,” Xiao Tan said.

“Come on up,” Feng Bujue replied and pressed the switch on the intercom.

In less than two minutes, Xiao Tan arrived at the door of Jue-ge’s home.

Feng Bujue directly opened the door and let him in.

“Uh… Jue-ge… Arthas is lying on the table eating your food…” Xiao Tan noticed this strange scene as soon as he entered the house.

“Hehe… I love animals,” Feng Bujue said with a dry laugh.

“Eh? Why is there such a big cat paw print on the wall?” Xiao Tan asked again.

“Oh… the other day, I suddenly had a whim and wanted to decorate the room, but I accidentally damaged the wall, so I simply expanded the damaged area and made it look like this,” Feng Bujue had already conceived this excuse in the two minutes that the other party was coming upstairs. He spoke in a well-organized manner, and it also matched his personality, so it didn’t arouse any suspicion.

“Oh…” Xiao Tan responded.

“Speak…” Feng Bujue quickly changed the subject. “You came to find me right at lunchtime, you wouldn’t just be here to freeload a meal, would you?” As he spoke, he pointed towards the sofa.

The two had a good understanding, so they didn’t say much and walked over to sit down together.

“Um… you should have already guessed what I’m going to say…” Xiao Tan said.

“Ah, of course,” Feng Bujue replied. “In the wee hours of this morning… some old memories suddenly popped into your head, right?”

“Mm…” Xiao Tan nodded.

Feng Bujue continued, “It’s been so long since that happened, you wouldn’t be thinking of turning yourself in, would you?” He said in an indifferent tone, “Personally, I think… even if you really did turn yourself in, the police would only treat you as a lunatic. Obviously, many years ago, the truth of this case was covered up by some extreme *force majeure*.”

“Jue-ge…” Xiao Tan said very seriously, “Do you think… this is really okay for me?” He looked up at Feng Bujue. “Even if I can escape legal punishment, but… after all, those are four lives.” His eyes changed slightly. “Over the years, have you never been afraid of me? I killed them with my bare hands…”

“You’re asking the wrong person,” Feng Bujue interrupted him. “My conscience has already been fed to the cat.” He glanced at Arthas intentionally or unintentionally, but the latter completely ignored him and continued eating.

Feng Bujue smiled and continued, “If I felt that there was anything wrong with this matter, you would have been arrested long ago… I could have called the police immediately after the incident.” He rested his hands behind his head. “I wouldn’t count as a good person, and I don’t think the standard for judging a person as ‘good’ or ‘bad’ is absolute. Whether those four hooligans deserved to die or not… I have no interest in delving into it, because I don’t care.

I just made a decision that I wouldn’t regret when faced with a choice. I decided to help my friend as much as I could, that’s all.

As for the consequences that this decision would bring, I was also mentally prepared… the worst outcome would be your whole family fleeing overseas, and I would be summoned by the police… Heh… but whether it’s testimony or evidence, I didn’t leave any handles, plus I was a minor at the time, so nothing would happen at all.

But you’re different… According to the way those four people died, I’m afraid no one would believe you if you said it was ‘legitimate self-defense.’ If someone really believed it, then you would likely be caught and sent to a research institution to be used as research material.

In short, I made the decision after weighing all aspects…”

“Thank you,” Xiao Tan interrupted Feng Bujue’s narration. He knew that Jue-ge was about to start endlessly boasting about himself.

“Thank you for what?” Feng Bujue asked.

“I don’t know…” Xiao Tan replied. “Over the years, I don’t know how many things I should thank you for.”

His gratitude was very sincere, but the response he received was…

“Oh, you don’t have to worry about that,” Feng Bujue said. “I have a good memory, let me make a list for you…”