Chapter 6: Laser Finger

Early the next morning.

After getting up, Cheng Han first found several items from a drawer and began applying them to his face.

Over the past year, he had obtained a great deal of strange, little-known knowledge through the Omniscient Eye.

For example, the rhizomes of Lanzhi Grass could be squeezed for juice, then boiled and simmered dry to produce a pure black pigment with no unusual smell. It was a natural cosmetic material.

After applying simple makeup, Cheng Han rode his bicycle to school and asked his homeroom teacher for a day off.

There was no helping it.

Without parents, he could only make the trip himself.

As for the reason for taking leave, during yesterday’s meditation class, Qiu Yuan had clearly said that excessive mental exhaustion could lead to headaches.

That was a ready-made excuse, and the entire class could testify to it.

His homeroom teacher was named Yan Dongshan. After looking at Cheng Han’s dark eye circles, he did not make things difficult for him.

“All right. Rest well at home today.”

Cheng Han put on a listless appearance.

“Teacher Yan, I’ll head back first.”

Yan Dongshan said with concern, “Be careful on the way.”

After leaving school, Cheng Han immediately returned to his lively and energetic state. He pedaled hard and familiarly arrived at Dongtai Road.

Before leaving home, he had performed a deduction.

The result showed that the black cat was still near the textile factory.

Sure enough.

After wandering around the area for a while, Cheng Han smoothly found the black cat.

The moment the black cat saw him, it quickly climbed to the top of the wall.

It was obvious that it was highly wary of strangers.

Cheng Han looked up at the black cat and greeted it.

“Hi!”

The black cat crouched quietly atop the wall, looking aloof and indifferent.

After thinking for a moment, Cheng Han took a bag of dried fish from his backpack, tore open the packaging, and shook it several times toward the black cat.

“Little thing, want an extra meal?”

This was a snack Qian Qingqing had “shared” with him yesterday.

Ever since the little girl discovered that her deskmate secretly had many hidden skills, she had grown increasingly fond of feeding him and brought him snacks every day.

Yet at this moment, facing the fragrant dried fish, the black cat remained completely unmoved.

Instead, it stood up, seemingly intending to leave.

Cheng Han put away the dried fish and immediately made a decision.

“Then I’ll try the backup plan.”

He focused all his spirit and activated the True Flame Residual Seal.

The halo of the residual seal instantly expanded considerably.

Cheng Han extended a finger and lightly pointed toward the ground.

Something wondrous happened.

His finger heated slightly, and a small crimson spot of light suddenly appeared on the ground where his fingertip was pointing.

The black cat instantly turned its head and keenly locked onto the dot of light.

“Meow~”

It let out a cry. Its pair of glowing green cat eyes suddenly widened, and its furry tail began swaying.

Cheng Han immediately laughed.

“Looks like no matter what world it is, laser pointers are enough to drive all cats crazy.”

He quickly corrected himself.

“No, this should be called a ‘laser finger.’”

He moved his hand slightly.

The spot of light instantly shifted several meters.

“Meow~”

The black cat cried out urgently and leapt down, pouncing toward the light spot.

Cheng Han had long since prepared for this. He strode forward several steps and opened his backpack at the fastest speed, aiming it toward the rapidly descending black cat.

The black cat realized it had been tricked, but unfortunately, it was already too late.

With a soft thud, it landed accurately inside the backpack.

“Wuu~ Screech~”

The black cat struggled violently while constantly letting out sharp cries.

Cheng Han pressed the backpack shut with force, preventing it from breaking free.

Only after quite a while did the black cat seem to tire and finally quiet down.

Cheng Han happily whistled, mounted his bicycle, and rode away.

Done!

At the entrance of Shanyi District, Cheng Han once again encountered the Spirit Mastiffs Taozi and Lizi.

“Woof! Woof!”

The two dogs barked several times and enthusiastically wagged their tails.

Just then, the sound of a bell rang out.

Ding-ling~

Cheng Han turned and saw an old man riding over on a bicycle, with vegetables placed inside the wire basket in front of the handlebars.

He had not lived in Shanyi District for long. Coupled with the fact that he lived a simple routine between home and school every day, he was not familiar with the residents in the district and did not recognize the old man.

The old man hopped off his bicycle and lined up behind Cheng Han, waiting for the Spirit Mastiffs’ inspection.

Taozi quickly walked over, circled Cheng Han, and sniffed him lightly several times. Its dog eyes locked onto the backpack before it barked.

“Woof!”

Cheng Han clearly felt that the black cat, which had still been struggling occasionally, had now gone completely stiff. It seemed extremely afraid of the fierce dogs.

He explained with a perfectly serious face,

“I happened to pick up a stray cat on my way back.”

The two fierce dogs seemed to understand him and actually exchanged a glance.

Lizi nodded its dog head in an extremely human-like manner.

“Woof!”

Taozi wagged its tail and walked aside.

That clearly meant he was allowed through.

The old man looked at Cheng Han, then glanced at the Spirit Mastiffs, his tone filled with surprise.

“Don’t Spirit Mastiffs refuse to let any small animals inside?”

Cheng Han explained,

“If it’s a harmless small animal, they won’t stop it.”

The old man froze.

“Last time I bought a live chicken, why did the Spirit Mastiffs stop me and insist I twist the chicken’s neck on the spot before they’d let me in?”

He heavily emphasized,

“What harm can a chicken possibly do?”

Taozi pulled back its dog lips in a grin that looked remarkably like a human smile, as though saying: I just felt like it. What are you going to do about it?

The old man very much wanted to protest, but considering that Spirit Mastiffs were extremely intelligent and belonged to the Patrol Bureau, he ultimately did not dare say anything.

Cheng Han nearly laughed at the sight. He reached out and rubbed Taozi’s head, conveniently scratching its neck as well.

Taozi comfortably closed its eyes.

Lizi also moved closer, looking at him eagerly, its dog eyes clearly filled with longing to be petted.

The old man became even more astonished. He entered and left the district every day, yet he had never seen the Spirit Mastiffs take the initiative to get close to anyone, much less allow someone to touch them.

Cheng Han petted Lizi a few more times, then greeted the two of them and pushed his bicycle into the district.

Behind him.

Lizi quickly circled around the old man and completed the routine inspection before nodding its dog head again.

“Woof!”

Remembering what Cheng Han had done earlier, the old man boldly reached out toward Lizi’s head.

Lizi quickly retreated several steps, opened its mouth to reveal rather sharp canine teeth, and let out a few short growls.

This was undoubtedly a warning.

The old man was startled and hurriedly withdrew his hand.

“Woof!”

Taozi barked twice in displeasure, its dog eyes glaring at the old man as though saying: Try touching us again and you’ll regret it.

The old man laughed awkwardly and entered the district in embarrassment.

After Cheng Han entered his apartment, he first tightly closed the door, then shut every window before finally opening the backpack and releasing the black cat.

“Meow~”

The black cat screamed and quickly burrowed beneath the storage cabinet in the living room.

Cheng Han took out the food he had prepared in advance, filled another bowl halfway with water, and placed both beside the cabinet before entering the bedroom.

In the living room, a full quarter of an hour passed before the black cat cautiously crawled out and began licking the water in the small bowl.

Lap. Lap.

The sound was extremely rhythmic.

Another half hour passed before Cheng Han opened the bedroom door and saw the black cat lying motionless, with most of the food beside it eaten.

He smiled smugly.

“Little thing, you fell for my trick, didn’t you?”

Mixed into the food was powdered fungus called Black Cauldron Mushroom. It was harmless to humans, but to cats, it was equivalent to a powerful sleeping drug.

This was not knowledge obtained through deduction, but something taught in agricultural science class.

Incidentally, because Black Cauldron Mushroom was toxic, the market did not allow it to be sold. Ordinary people could not buy it even if they wanted to. However, this was no problem for Cheng Han.

He merely needed to make a deduction, and he could predict where Black Cauldron Mushrooms could be picked.

Cheng Han pressed his hand against the cat’s head and silently muttered,

“Using this black cat as a clue, deduce the disaster that will occur at the factory.”

There was an important prerequisite when using living creatures for deduction. The other party needed to be in a calm state, otherwise the failure rate would be extremely high. That was why he had to rely on medicine.

A cool sensation spread across the top of his skull.

His Spirit Value plummeted in a straight line. In the blink of an eye, it decreased by 1.2 points and continued falling.

Cheng Han was delighted.

It succeeded on the first try!

Catching the black cat really was a wise decision.

“Ah~”

In the next instant, an incomparably mournful wail suddenly rang beside Cheng Han’s ears.

A hazy phantom scene flashed before his eyes.

Two seconds later, the image vanished.

A line of information immediately emerged:

“Proficiency +6. Current proficiency: 26/1000. Spirit Value: 6.4/13.2.”

Cheng Han’s face turned deathly pale.

It was from fright.

And also from disgust.

Ever since transmigrating here, every description Cheng Han had heard about Evil Gods had been labeled with words like “evil,” “bloody,” and “brutal.”

Originally, he had no direct understanding of it and had merely held a detached observer’s mindset, thinking it had nothing to do with him.

But the terrifying scene within the vision made him truly realize that those words failed to describe even one percent of the reality.

(End of Chapter)