Chapter 589: Living in the city is not easy

Following the direction pointed by Director Wang, Zhao Mingcheng took a look and saw three cats covered in smelly mucus sitting on a bench in a corner of the reception area.

The mother cat Puna was licking the fur of the two kittens, trying to lick the dirt off their bodies.

Perhaps the cat demons at the Jindan realm were not that threatening, or perhaps these cats had been very well behaved since they were captured, the police officers did not handcuff them. Only a female human police officer stood by and watched over them, covering her nose with a helpless look on her face.

"Did you look through the trash can?"

Zhao Mingcheng suddenly realized and tried to ask, "Hey, I'm sorry, Brother Wang, I didn't do my job well. I forgot to remind them that rummaging through the trash cans violates the city's environmental management regulations..."

"You kid, this isn't your first day on the job, don't you know about rat demons, cat demons, raccoon demons, and... dog demons? Isn't the easiest rule to break when you first arrive in the city to be that you are not allowed to rummage through trash cans?"

When talking about the dog demon, Old Wang couldn't help but blush.

This grassroots police officer was not a professional, but was specially recruited because of his exceptional sense of smell. He was arrested for this reason when he first came to the city.

If he had a diploma from a real university and had a track record of solving so many cases, he would never have simply been the chief of a community police station.

"Yes, yes, I will definitely pay attention. They are first-time offenders, too, so..."

Zhao Mingcheng pleaded with a smile, saying that grassroots police stations have a certain degree of discretion, and that they can arrest or release people for minor crimes like rummaging through trash cans, all depending on the words of the investigating police officer.

"It's just rummaging through the trash can. I can just give him a few warnings on the spot."

Old Wang said angrily, "As a result, these cats ran away when they saw me. They chased me in the alley and made me fall several times. If we hadn't called for air support, we would never have been able to catch them if we had only relied on our patrol force to chase them on the ground!"

"If they didn't run, it wouldn't be a big deal. But if they run, the problem won't be that simple. How much police force will be wasted?"

Old Wang was not relenting: "The sirens rang for half the night last night. You heard them, didn't you? They were disturbing the neighbors!"

Zhao Mingcheng looked embarrassed and turned back with a bitter face to look at the cat and cat family sitting in the corner.

Because of his height, Puna's cat legs were hanging in the air while he was sitting on the chair. The cat demon noticed his gaze and looked over as well, his big eyes full of confusion and innocence.

"I'm sorry, it's my fault for not explaining this clearly. This won't happen again. I will teach you well when I get back."

Old Wang rubbed his nose, annoyed but helpless, "Forget it, forget it. Go fill out the form and take it away quickly. If you wait another quarter of an hour, my precious nose will be ruined."

Similar troubles caused by immigrant monsters were not uncommon during this period. After all, immigration policy was a major policy of the Monster Alliance. Even though Old Wang was extremely depressed, he did not want to delve into it.

After all, when he first arrived in the city, he was also at a loss and thought that the trash can was a godsend of food.

Some of his low-quality compatriots even squatted in the toilet waiting for the food to be served. They have only been civilized dogs for a few years, so why should they laugh at others when they are just that?

……

After leading the cat demon family out of the police station, Zhao Mingcheng wanted to take a rickshaw to take them back to the welfare housing, but was refused.

Even a pig demon who was not suitable to be a rickshaw driver disliked the strong stench of the cat demon family and refused to carry them. Zhao Mingcheng had no choice but to walk with the cat demon family and send them home.

"I forgot to tell you yesterday that you can't rummage through the trash cans. I gave you meat coins, so if you're hungry you can go to the market and buy some food."

On the way, Zhao Mingcheng said with a hint of anger: "Don't run if you meet the police. You will not be able to escape if you run, and you will be charged with non-cooperation with the investigation. Fortunately, you didn't grab the police officer in anger. Assaulting a police officer is a serious crime and you will be sent to a labor camp!"

Puna also had a frustrated look on her face. She lowered her head and whispered, "There are so many foods in that bucket. If they are not wanted and they still smell fresh, why can't we pick them up?"

After Zhao Mingcheng looked through the files, they ran to rummage through the trash cans of the fish stalls in the market and ate up all the fish heads and fish intestines thrown away by the shop owners, which made them covered in smelly mucus.

There is not much aquatic products in Xiniu Hezhou, and the environment is dry with few rivers. The cat demon rarely gets to eat fish. When he arrives at a major fishing city like Binhai City, he sees fish heads and fish intestines in the trash cans and thinks they are godsends.

Zhao Mingcheng didn't know how to explain for a moment. He had been working as a social worker for more than a year and had come into contact with many monsters. He could understand the thoughts of some country monsters.

Turning over rotten fish and shrimp is not outrageous. He has also seen rats and flies hiding in the city sewers, thinking they have arrived in heaven.

Every year, the city’s sanitation department would work with the public security department to clean up the sewers, driving out the scavenger monsters hiding in them and relocating them.

But they are cleaned up every year and cannot be eradicated every year. Some monsters are really unambitious and will stay and live for a long time in a relatively safe place with a stable food supply, even a sewer or septic tank.

Zhao Mingcheng rubbed his temples and said patiently, "The kitchen waste in the trash cans is contracted to the corresponding recycling companies to make feed or feed livestock. If you dig it out and eat it, isn't it the same as stealing other people's things? Besides, the stench you make when you dig through the trash cans is also affecting others. There are a lot of people and monsters in the city. We all live together. We can't cause trouble to others and be annoying."

Puna nodded suddenly, and said apologetically: "I see, I understand. I'm sorry."

Zhao Mingcheng breathed a sigh of relief. Although the Maomao family had caused him trouble on the first day, Puna seemed to be a sensible person and her mind was much more mature than that of the average Jindan fairy.

Many monsters have just transformed into human form in the Jindan stage. They are still quite wild, can’t even speak human language fluently, and their thoughts are not much different from those of animals. It is really difficult to communicate with them.

"We are not allowed to hunt, and we are not allowed to pick up food that others don't want. How are we supposed to survive?"

Puna had a worried look on her face, looked at Zhao Mingcheng for help, and said in a hoarse voice.

Last night, Puna went to the market with her two kittens. Her original plan was to buy fish, but when she saw the mountain of waste in the trash can behind the fish stall, she immediately felt like she had discovered a treasure.

I thought I would never have to worry about food again.

Although they were just fish heads and fish intestines, in the eyes of Puna and her two children, they were already delicacies that were hard to get even on birthdays in Xiniu Hezhou.

If Xiniu Hezhou had abundant resources and sufficient meat, why would the monsters eat humans?
As a result, she was discovered by a patrolling police officer, who approached to arrest and question her. Puna, already feeling guilty, quickly fled with the children. At first, she easily shook off the pursuers with her agility.

However, before they could catch their breath, they were surrounded by several flying shuttles. A tractor beam shot over and they floated in the air, with nowhere to gain leverage, and were captured.

After this incident, Puna no longer dared to think about her escape plan. The magic weapon of the Demon Alliance was simply not something that her mere demon fairy could resist. No matter how agile she was, she could not escape the lock of that beam of light.

Now Puna is really worried that her family will starve to death in this city where food seems to be everywhere, so much so that it has to be thrown into the trash.

(End of this chapter)

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