High School of Demon Hunting
Chapter 143 - 143 67 Dead Cat_1

143: Chapter 67 Dead Cat_1 143: Chapter 67 Dead Cat_1 Although the morning fog had dissipated, the air at the end of summer was still very humid.

Without the sun, the air naturally gave off a hint of chill.

Walking on the slightly vacant campus, Zheng Qing tightened the robe around his body, feeling somewhat uneasy.

The usual hustling and bustling woods during breaks were now only inhabited by a few cats and dogs — real cats and dogs — lazily strolling around to digest their morning exercise.

Birds on the drooped leaves of the trees on both sides of the road had already squinted their eyes, ready to take their afternoon naps.

And the real masters of this campus, those students, are probably still in their bed sheets, having a friendly meeting with the Duke of Zhou.

Zheng Qing walked desolately in this vacant campus, deeply feeling that there was no essential difference between wizards and ordinary people.

However, when he approached Lin Zhong Lake, he noticed a situation very different from other places.

A large cluster of black heads were piled up next to the rockery beside the lake, both noisy yet eerily quiet.

He thought of Xiao Xiao’s reminder before he left, quickened his pace, and came to the outskirts of the crowd.

“What happened?” He grabbed a Jamaican with small dirty braids on the periphery and asked, “Why it is so lively, is it related to the fireworks at Lin Zhong Lake last night?”

“Fireworks?” The Jamaican raised his eyebrows, looked him up and down, and revealed an enlightened look on his face: “You must be a freshman.”

Zheng Qing then noticed a black edge sewed on the robe of the student in front of him.

“Hello, senior.” He greeted with a somewhat nervous smile on his face, and curiously peered into the crowd: “Did someone fall into the lake?”

“The breath of death.” The senior shook his head, his tone rather solemn: “A kitten was killed.”

Zheng Qing furrowed his brows, feeling that something was off.

For wizards, small animals with spiritual energy are always cherished.

A wizard may have no wizard friends, but they must have pet friends.

Moreover, for small animals like cats and foxes with extraordinary spirituality, wizards have many taboos.

They would rather worship them, respect them, or avoid them when they encounter them, rather than harm them at will.

So, from any angle, a kitten dying on campus is not a good thing for wizards.

“Is the cat’s body inside?” He stood on his toes, trying to elevate his line of sight, but unfortunately, the effect was extremely limited: “Why didn’t the school clean it up?”

“I also find it strange, although the school staff committee takes the weekends off.” The senior scratched his head somewhat helplessly: “But that should not be the reason they didn’t clean up this corpse.

According to the rules, they should have discovered this murder last night…

You just mentioned the ‘fireworks’ last night, which are signals used by the wizard patrol team.

This means that the patrol team must have found this corpse last night.”

Zheng Qing silently nodded his head, and then suddenly looked up.

“Last night’s murder?” He exclaimed, pointing to Lin Zhong Lake: “Here by the lake?”

Perhaps because the senior thought Zheng Qing was making a fuss, he simply nodded his head then left the crowd to walk towards the library.

But Zheng Qing didn’t think he was overreacting at all.

He was due for night patrol by Lin Zhong Lake next week.

Dying so casually in his jurisdiction before he even took the post, this was absolutely irresponsible!

And it was the kind of a plot device that would definitely result in something happening.

With a sense of worry, he lingered nearby, investigating.

The bystanders had various speculations about the cause of the kitten’s death.

Some people said that the kitten was dragged into the lake by a water ghost and then had its eyeballs plucked by the offspring of a fishman.

But this argument was immediately refuted.

“The whole body of the cat is dry!

And, if it was dragged into the lake by the water ghost, why would they put it back on the shore?

That doesn’t make sense.” The person who refuted the argument analyzed in a very organized manner: “In my opinion, it should be a small demon that escaped from the Wild Demon Garden.

In this campus, only those beasts would do such heinous things.”

“The demons of the Wild Demon Garden do not dare to approach Lin Zhong Lake.” There was another person in the crowd denying this speculation: “Moreover, how could those senseless wild demons kill this kitten so casually?

Arguably, how many of the creatures killed by the claws of wild demons have intact bodies?”

The bystanders nodded in agreement.

“Maybe it’s a wild demon that likes to eat eyeballs.” The first analyzer seemed a bit unconvinced: “Otherwise, who else has a better reasoning?”

The crowd fell quiet again.

“Why can’t it be a wizard?” Zheng Qing finally seized the opportunity and looked at the others in surprise: “This very organized killing looks like a wizard’s doing, right?”

This remark seemed to touch a taboo, as everyone looked at him with strange eyes, as if he was the murderer of the kitten.

Before he could say anything more, the bystanders dispersed.

Their furtive and dodgy glances before leaving made Zheng Qing extremely angry.

“What’s the meaning of this!” He was indignant: “I didn’t kill it…

What’s with these attitudes!”

But no one paid him any attention.

Now that everyone had left, Zheng Qing finally came to the front of the rockery and saw the slain kitten.

It was a white kitten, with short fur, curled up on the stone rockery, as if sound asleep.

If its eye sockets weren’t so dark, Zheng Qing might really think it was just asleep.

“Too cruel.” He immediately forgot the other onlookers, a weight in his heart: “How could anyone kill something so adorable…

Absolutely outrageous.”

A couple of fluffy tree elves slid down from the willow branches to the front of the rockery, sticking out their heads, curiously looking at the young wizard standing by the lake and the kitten sprawling on the stone.

A fishman climbed out of the lake, spitting bubbles while climbing higher up the rockery.

A purple shrimp was clamped on his pincers.

If it were any other day, Zheng Qing would have grabbed the shrimp and carefully studied why there would be a purple shrimp.

But now.

Zheng Qing took one last look at the little white cat, sighed, and walked towards the library entrance.

This sudden incident seriously affected his mood today.

…

Zheng Qing didn’t wait long at the library entrance.

Jiang Yu arrived early for the appointment at eight fifty.

“You’re early.” Jiang Yu trotted over, hands on her hips, head cocked to the side, one hand fanning her ear.

A faint fragrance floated into Zheng Qing’s nostrils with the breeze, causing his mind to waver.

“It’s not nine yet, is it?” She looked at Zheng Qing with a smile, a small bag hanging from the wrist of her hand placed on her waist.

For the first time, Zheng Qing noticed that this female class monitor had a very soothing smile.

His originally somewhat gloomy mood was slightly alleviated.

“You’re also quite early.” Zheng Qing pulled out his pocket watch, checked the time, and returned her smile, “It’s not even nine yet.

You’re a girl, you can be half an hour late…

That’s a girl’s privilege.”

“This is discrimination against girls.” Jiang Yu’s smile faded, and she looked at him seriously: “Any behavior that treats men and women differently is discrimination.”

Zheng Qing raised his hands in surrender, fully agreeing.

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