Chapter 212
Xinghai entered the ventilation duct, which is a very strange environment for it. It is a cool metal wall from top to bottom. There is a straight passage in front and rear. The weak breeze flows in from the passage in front of it. Its cheeks blow to the rear.
It lowered its head and noticed that the metal wall below was covered with a thin layer of dust, and the paw prints left by several small animals extended from the end of one side to the end of the other side and disappeared at the corner. The paw prints are very messy, both directions, and it doesn’t seem to be the same small animal.
Xinghai raised one of his front paws, stared at his head for a few seconds, then placed his paw next to one of the paw prints, a little contrast, the size seems very close, and the shape is the same.
“Bad child…” It muttered to himself.
At this time, an anxious voice came from below the channel: “Xinghai? Where is Xinghai?”
The sound was a bit distorted across the tight metal wall, but it was immediately confirmed to be the voice of Zhang Zi An.
Xinghai shouted at the bottom without hesitation: “Zi An, Xinghai came in!”
After shouting, it stared at the metal wall under his feet and waited quietly for Zhang Zi An’s response.
“Be careful, Xinghai.” His voice came again.
Xinghai was somewhat disappointed because it was not praised in anticipation, but “be careful” seems to be good.
It doesn’t know what to watch out for, because there is nothing in the channel except it. If it is, it’s just the dust floating in the air, the light paw print on the metal wall, and a few tiny hairs – what color? All, white, black, yellow, gray…
What should I do next?
Xinghai thought about it carefully, but there was no clue. It saw Zhang Zi An’s dilemma, and decided to come in with impulsiveness, but he didn’t know what to do after he came in.
It feels stupid, and thinks of Fina and Old Time Tea. I feel very envious. If they are here, they will definitely act without thinking. Old Time Tea is always a slap in the face, no matter what happens, it is just a faint smile, and then easily solved with its deep wisdom and superb martial arts; Fina is only interested in shiny things, for other things or people It’s a face of indifference, as if to say – don’t bother with the palace, how far it is far… maybe except for Zhang Zi An.
How to do? Going out and asking Zi An, Old Time Tea and Fina to come in again?
Oh I feel so embarrassed!
Xinghai tried to wrinkle his nose like Old Time Tea, but couldn’t smell any strange smells – maybe there was, but it couldn’t tell. After all, it wasn’t a cat, it was not so sensitive.
In short, first choose to walk and see, if it is really dangerous… then escape.
It looked down at the paw prints again. One of the lines seemed to be clear and fresh. It came from the front and went to the back, so it decided to follow the paw print.
The narrow and dark passage in the passage made it feel like it was back in the horrible black box. If it was darker and narrower, it couldn’t help but want to take the road. Even so, it still feels scared, as if it has stepped into a never-ending tunnel, the tunnel will be narrower and narrower until it is completely trapped.
It didn’t want to escape like this because it was a shame. Although Zi’an will certainly comfort it, it doesn’t matter, Xinghai is safe to come back, but it is still very shameful. And it wants to let the bad kids correct their mistakes, don’t steal things, be a good boy, and they will meet people who really like them.
Xinghai carefully took a step, looked down at the paw prints, and looked up at the front. The dim light came from the front channel, which was the faint sunlight after several refractions. It misses the leisure time in the pet shop. It is always so calm. You can close your eyes and snoring in the warm sunshine. Even if there is anything, Fina and Old Time Tea will solve it.
It moved its ears and faintly heard the dialogue between Zhang Zi An and Old Time Tea across the metal wall. It couldn’t hear what it was, but the sound itself made it feel at ease.
Step by step, the light in front is getting brighter and brighter, and the sound of Zhang Zi An is getting weaker.
The fork is coming.
The ventilation duct is divided into four here, passing forward, left, right, and above.
Xinghai looked up and the light came from above. On the far side of the building, the ventilating fan rotates at a constant speed, with a low humming sound, smashing the sunlight to form a mottled light and shadow, and the fresh air is continuously flowing. Send it down.
It squats at the fork in the road, staring blankly at the three channels of forward, left and right. I don’t know which one to choose. There is a paw print in each channel. It wants to find it all over, but it is afraid of getting lost and can’t find it again.
The building is large and complex, just like a labyrinth. Zhang Zi An is like a small sand in a maze, and it is another smaller sand.
But it has to choose a direction. If it is just a retreat, will the previous efforts be in vain?
At this moment, if there was a seemingly absent voice on the front line, it passed into its ears.
hiss–
It is like a sharp thing that is smeared on a metal.
Xinghai feels that this sound is familiar. It thought about it carefully. Sometimes Fina lost his temper because of the bad taste of the food. The sound of his claws across the metal bowl was similar to this.
The sound comes from the front channel, and it thinks about it and decides to choose it. However, it took a step, but the body encountered an invisible wall and was blocked.
Xinghai explored a front paw and pressed it in the air in front of it. There is indeed an invisible wall in front of it. The air can flow and the dust can fall. It seems that only it cannot pass.
It reminds me of the new parrot elf, and it seems to have been seen on the roof of the pet shop. It seems that it was banned by what the game set. Even the old Wisdom Old Time Tea has gone through a long time. Be free to leave Zhang Zi An.
How to do it?
There was another whistling sound coming from the depth of the passage ahead.
Xinghai didn’t want to wait any longer. Thinking was not its long term, so it closed his eyes. When he opened his eyes again, it had already teleported a small distance forward, leaving the fork in the back and appearing invisible. On the other side of the ban, the metal channel’s floating dust did not leave any new paw prints. Only the air contracted and expanded due to its sudden disappearance and appearance, and rolled up the tiny vortex that was invisible to the naked eye.
“Xinghai hide and seek is the best.” It whispered to himself.
It ran away and pursued in the direction of the sound.
At the same time, Zhang Zi An’s mobile phone screen in his pocket was on. The “Pet Hunter” game started itself, but the game interface flashed a bit like interference, and then quits on its own.
The screen went out, as if nothing had happened.