July 12, 2045 at 22:01. Ma Gan's car drove to No. 68 Zhiyuan Street. He got out of the car and saw a sign that read: Soul Companion Pet Shop, and the lights were still on inside.

Just in case, Ma Qian checked all his weapons and pushed open the door of the pet shop.

He was greeted by a young man in his early 20s: "Hello, what kind of pet do you want?" Or can I recommend it to you? ”

Ma Gan glanced around, all kinds of cats, dogs, little hamsters and the like. They are neatly kept in large and small cages, and the whole pet store looks very clean and tidy. Ma Gan saw hairless dogs in several cages, which seemed to be the same breed as the hairless dog lost by Gongsun Hong's family.

Ma Gan replied to the young man: "I am actually from the mecha team of Majia Town, and I want to come to you to investigate the situation." Can you answer me a few questions? ”

The young man nodded in dismay.

"Where do your pets usually come from?"

"The pets in our store are all from formal channels, some are in cooperation with breeding kennels, some are directly imported from abroad, and some are ......."

"Which breeding kennel do those hairless dogs work with?"

"Ah, actually, all the hairless dogs in our store were bred by us from the previous hairless dogs, and then raised from childhood to adulthood."

"You all raised it from childhood?"

"Yes, they've been in our store since they were born. You see, there happens to be a litter of puppies that are just a few days old. Ma Qian looked in the direction pointed by the young man, and six cute puppies were lying on their stomachs with a large hairless dog, and they all seemed to be asleep.

After these inquiries, Ma Gan concluded that the problem must have appeared in this pet shop. He then asked, "How many people are there in your store?" ”

"There were three people: me, our boss, and another clerk."

"Don't they live in the store?"

"Usually we live in the store, but the owner went out to talk to another breeding kennel about cooperation a few days ago, and he never came back. The other clerk didn't seem to be very comfortable these days and didn't come, who knows, whether it was because the boss was not there and was lazy. ”

The young man complained about his own leadership. Ma Gan crossed his arms over his chest, thought for a moment and asked, "Did they all tell you in person that they were going to leave for a few days?" ”

"Actually, they all called me. It's in, ah, five days, ah no, it's six days ago, right six days ago. I didn't go back to the store that night because my girlfriend came, haha, my colleague was quite timid, our bed was in the same room, and he was scared if he slept alone. I said that I would not come back to sleep at night, and he was a little reluctant and wanted me to go back to sleep, even if it was a little later. But my girlfriend is here, we haven't seen each other in a long time, so, haha......"

Ma Gan was not very satisfied with the young man's narrative technique: "Okay, you can skip these, what happened later?" ”

The young man skipped some of the memories and continued: "When I arrived at the store the next morning, I found that my boss and my colleagues were not there. Pity those dogs, some of the puppies are hungry. I don't know why they don't care, so I hurriedly prepare to feed them. ”

"That's when the boss called me and said that he had suddenly contacted a breeding kennel and wanted to go over in person to talk about cooperation, and that he would leave that morning, which could take a few days or even longer."

"I think it's good, the cost of the previous cooperation was too high. After feeding the dogs, I called my colleague and asked him why he didn't come to work. As a result, he first asked me if my boss was in the store, and I said that the boss was not there, so I had to go out for several days. He seemed to want to be lazy, saying that he was not feeling well, and he wanted to stay at his brother's house, and until now, I have been doing all the work in the store alone, but I am tired to death. ”

Ma Gan recorded everything the young man said, and then asked, "Do you know where your colleague lives?" ”

"Yes." As he spoke, the young man wrote down the address on Ma Gan's notepad. Ma Gan then said, "Can I take a look at your room?" ”

"Okay, no problem." Following the young man, Ma Qian entered their lounge area through a door, which was actually very popular now.

Due to the skyrocketing housing prices, the general design of the small book store is as follows: the larger area of the rough house is divided into two areas by a wall, one area is renovated into a business area, and the other area is divided into several single rooms as a place for employees to rest, so that employees who come to work here can save a lot of money on rental costs.

The rest area of this shop was only divided into two rooms, and the young man took Ma Qian to the room where he and his colleague lived, and opened the door, and the room was very dark without the lights on.

The young man didn't know what to rub outside the door, so Ma Gan entered the room alone and looked for the switch of the light in the dark. Little by little, the pupils finally dilated enough to absorb the faint light around them, and the switch turned out to be next to the door.

Ma Gan turned on the switch, turned around and was about to speak, when he was alerted to find that the young man was muttering quietly with his head down, and one hand was digging something in his pants pocket, "Could it be a weapon!" ”

Ma Gan was faster, took out a gun from his pocket and yelled at the young man: "Don't move, what's in your pocket?" ”

The young man was frightened and subconsciously raised his hands, and it happened that he had already grabbed what he was looking for in his pocket, and then he took it out and was lifted above his head. Ma Qian realized that it was not a weapon, but a small red box with a beautiful ribbon tied to it.

"What is this?" Ma Gan asked.

"This is a ring that I just bought today and I'm going to give to my girlfriend when she comes next time." The young man replied in a trembling voice.

Ma Gan realized that he was too suspicious, and this young man could not have malicious intentions. He lowered his weapon and asked, "Did you just look for it in your pocket?" ”

The young man's look of fear gradually subsided. "yes, I just entered the room and suddenly remembered, I can't always put it in my pocket, what if it falls somewhere? It should be locked in a cabinet. ”

"Oh, then you can put it in the cabinet first." "No, I'll cooperate with you to complete the investigation first." "The young man was still a little apprehensive. Put the box back in his pants pocket.

"It seems that everyone handles it differently, and some people like to put it in a cabinet and lock it in a fixed place. Some people like to carry it in their breast pocket and carry it with them. Ma Gan said as he checked the room. Nothing unusual was found.

They came out again and walked to the door of the boss's room, "Do you have the key to your boss's room?" ”

The young man smiled bitterly and replied, "Of course not." ”

"Well, because the stakes are high—" Ma Gan pulled out his beam gun and drew a circle near the doorknob, and when the handle came off, he pushed the door in.

"Ah, how am I going to explain this to my boss?"

"If my inference is correct, you probably don't need to explain anything to your boss."

Ma Gan said as he searched for the switch of the light, "I found it." The young man took a step ahead, flipped the switch, and the room lit up.

And at the moment when the light filled the room, Ma Gan saw that there was a black shell that was splitting into three petals on the wall next to his face, only half a step away from him......