Strange Life of a Cat
Chapter 428 - Chapter 428 406

Chapter 428: 406 Chapter 428: 406 A cat standing up is not a rare sight; Pei Jie had seen quite a few in his own village, but he had never seen a cat standing upright, holding an automatic pencil solemnly, and stealthily emerging from the darkness.

At that moment, Pei Jie even forgot to feel scared and just stood there, stunned.

Sensing something off about Pei Jie, the man swiftly turned around.

Unfortunately, the moment he moved, a bullet had already been fired his way, and the gun he was half-raising could no longer be lifted. His other hand, which was initially holding onto Pei Jie’s collar, had also let go.

How could there be someone else here?!

How did they show up without making a sound? Why didn’t he hear anything?!

Now, he finally understood why his comrades outside had been silently taken down without a chance to react; he hadn’t even seen the face of his attacker.

He had thought that in such a relatively enclosed space, no one could enter without making a noise. He had believed that even if he couldn’t escape, he could at least take one more life with him. He had believed…

The person who was shot thought of many things in that instant, but there was also much he didn’t have time to think about.

He felt as if he had just been hit by a much stronger man, crashing into him and then continuously being beaten with punches and kicks. It seemed like he was hallucinating, as if he was still inside the womb, not yet born, and then felt his lower body detach from the rest of his body, and after that, he lost consciousness. All these sensations happened in just an instant.

Pei Jie was still somewhat dazed, turning his head mechanically to look at the man on the ground, then turning to look at the Black Cat holding the automatic pencil, before suddenly jumping away, taking several steps back, and continuing to alternate his gaze between the man on the ground, whose condition was unknown, and the Black Cat.

Zheng Tan was now troubled.

He had originally planned to deal with the last person quietly, without letting Pei Jie know, intentionally choosing a position facing away from them to shoot, but he hadn’t expected Pei Jie to turn his head while being held captive!

Just now, Zheng Tan was worried the electric shock bullet might accidentally hurt Pei Jie. Now it seemed that an electric shock bullet could only take down one person at a time.

Zheng Tan touched the “pen” body; there was still an electric shock bullet in the back cylinder. Based on what just happened, the electric shock bullet worked well, knocking down the target instantly. Should he give this kid a shock and then tell him it was all a hallucination after he woke up?

Pei Jie shuddered, suddenly feeling cold. Looking around, he thought it must be because he had stayed in the canvas tent without sunlight that he felt this eerie chill.

This shudder also brought Pei Jie back to his senses.

No matter what the issue was with this Black Cat, the one thing Pei Jie most wanted to do right now was to escape from this place!

Inside the canvas tent, there was a stench of blood. It was caused by the man who had just dealt with the four animals. Now that Pei Jie recovered his senses, the smell of stench mixed with blood made him want to vomit, but he didn’t dare to lift the canvas and run out directly. Who knew if there were any dangers outside?

Having no choice, Pei Jie once again fixed his gaze on Zheng Tan.

“Black… Hei… Heitan?” It took Pei Jie stammering a few words to say that.

Zheng Tan returned the pen to his back, deciding, for now, not to take down Pei Jie, but to keep one bullet for emergencies. If those previously incapacitated woke up, it could still be useful. As for what Pei Jie had just witnessed him do… Ermao and Wei Leng probably already knew he was different from other cats, and as for Pei Liang, since he had saved his son, he probably wouldn’t bite the hand that fed him, right? They were sworn brothers with Ermao and Wei Leng; their character should be trustworthy. Life comes first, and they would probably choose to keep a secret.

Forget it, no more thinking about it for now, the priority was to escape from here. Pei Jie had the sense not to dash out immediately, which somewhat pleased Zheng Tan. At least Pei Jie knew what was at stake, could tell right from wrong, and was able to choose the safest and most correct course of action. Keeping a secret should be doable, right?

Zheng Tan first peeked out from the tent to look around, and observed the vicinity. The people previously tied up in the tent were still motionless. After climbing a tree nearby to survey the surroundings, he returned to the tent.

When he looked back at the tent, Zheng Tan involuntarily twitched his whiskers. He noticed that Pei Jie had already grabbed the gun and dagger from the man on the ground, and from the way he was handling the gun, it seemed like the kid was thinking about firing a couple of shots.

The brat who was hiccupping from crying minutes ago now looked smug like a victorious leader. Zheng Tan suddenly understood why Pei Liang’s family had been unable to control this child.

Now that he had a gun, Pei Jie wasn’t as afraid. He had actually handled a shotgun before, as there were a few old hunters in the village, and they had taught them to hunt with shotguns, including Pei Liang. Although the gun in his hands now was different from those of the village hunters, Pei Jie was not unfamiliar with this feeling. Some kids are naturally fearless of such things and even find them easier to accept.

For Pei Jie at the moment, the gun was still somewhat heavy and difficult to hold. While Zheng Tan was gone, he remained vigilant over the man on the ground, fearing the man might rise again.

When he saw Zheng Tan, a flash of joy crossed Pei Jie’s face. He had figured it out; no matter what kind of creature this cat was, as long as they were on the same side, it was fine. Just the fact that the cat had saved him and taken down the iron-strong enemy made it trustworthy.

While outside, Zheng Tan had already loaded the last electric shock bullet into the pen and placed the bullet cylinder back into the treasure box, so now he only had a “pen” on his back. However, Pei Jie’s attention was not on that, and he didn’t notice any difference.