Chapter 185: Riding the Cat (Alliance Leader Bonus 5/10)

He Ying quickly aimed the telescope at the position Chen Mu had just mentioned, but after looking for a while, she still saw nothing.

"Not a single person in sight."

"Even if it were surveillance, it's impossible to keep watch nonstop; people need rest, maybe they just went inside at this moment."

"Alright."

"Let me take a look."

Chen Mu raised the telescope again and scanned the few spots that could serve as watchpoints, but still didn't see a single person.

It was obvious.

He had little experience in counter-surveillance.

Afterward, he also looked over the outdoor environment out of curiosity.

The teaching building in the distance was deathly silent, showing no signs of life through the lens, while the grass and trees were increasingly vibrant.

Chen Mu finally lowered the telescope and looked toward the door.

But that glance scared him out of his wits.

He saw Little Yellow and Little White again at the door, while Du Jia Jia was saying something to them.

If that were all, it wouldn't matter, but Chen Mu instantly saw Gu Yinglong's tiny figure also having walked outside, now tiptoeing slowly toward the white cat, apparently wanting to reach up and touch its paw.

These two cats are one of Qiming's trump cards.

But for anyone other than Du Jia Jia, no one knows what attitude they'll have—maybe no hostility, but they could also swallow someone whole.

He Ying, Zhao Xiao Yan, and the other cat-loving girls had suggested going out to interact with the cats, but Dong Junwei vetoed each time; from the team leader's perspective, such action was pointless and only added danger.

Especially since Du Jia Jia's current ability is hard to gauge, no one knows whether she could control the situation then.

Yet for some unknown reason, Gu Yinglong inexplicably followed Du Jia Jia outside, and judging by Du Jia Jia's posture—her back turned—she had no idea.

Chen Mu dared not shout loudly, fearing he'd scare the cats and make things worse.

He could only tell He Ying, asking her to hurry downstairs to warn Du Jia Jia.

Gu Yinglong was now too close to Little White to be pulled back; only Du Jia Jia could figure something out.

After He Ying went down, Chen Mu continued to watch below with the telescope.

Du Jia Jia was still chattering away to Little Yellow, completely unaware that Gu Yinglong had crept up behind her to stand beside Little White's paw.

The little girl seemed fond of the cats too; she lifted her head to look at the white cat, saw it oblivious, gathered her courage, and reached out to lightly touch Little White's paw.

Chen Mu's heart leapt into his throat.

Because the human was so tiny at this point, the cat would hardly notice someone approaching.

But if the paw is touched, it can still feel it.

Little White jumped in surprise, lowered its head to look down, and only then noticed Gu Yinglong's presence.

At that moment, He Ying had already jumped to the ground, come to the door, and was gesturing to Du Jia Jia while lowering her voice to shout.

Du Jia Jia heard the sound, looked in the direction He Ying pointed, and was also terrified.

Little White was startled by Gu Yinglong, but then made no violent reaction; it was naturally more docile than Little Yellow, usually neither vying for attention nor making much noise.

After seeing Gu Yinglong, Little White showed no big reaction, merely staring curiously at the human; perhaps in its mind, someone resembling Du Jia Jia wouldn't be prey or foe.

Only then did Chen Mu breathe a sigh of relief.

Du Jia Jia also hurriedly shouted, "Little White, don't move."

The white cat, which hadn't moved anyway, seemed a bit aggrieved; it had been lying down, and now pressed its head even closer to the ground.

Seeing no reaction from the cat, Gu Yinglong seemed to relax a bit more, then moved her body forward, imitating Du Jia Jia by burying herself among the cat's paws.

With an expression of enjoyment.

After Du Jia Jia spoke, she still felt uneasy, hurried over, intending to take Gu Yinglong back inside, but seeing her delighted expression, she couldn't bear to.

Fortunately, she was already standing close to Gu Yinglong, so there was no danger; she simply let her keep playing.

Dong Junwei and the others had already received the news, rushed to the door in a panic, and watched the outside scene through the passage.

Only after seeing Du Jia Jia bring the situation under control did they relax a little.

"Class monitor, look, the cats won't hurt people..."

Zhao Xiao Yan, who had been turned down several times, now wore an eager expression; obviously, with Gu Yinglong as a precedent, their thoughts became active.

"You can't go." Dong Junwei naturally knew what she wanted to say, flatly refused, and added, "Gu Yinglong will get a spanking when she comes back."

"Why? Look, Yinglong is fine."

"Cats are fickle; who knows what will happen the next second? In short, until Du Jia Jia's ability can fully control them, no one is allowed to approach those two cats."

The Chief Decision Officer's prestige remains high.

Zhao Xiao Yan and the others, though dissatisfied, dared not defy Dong Junwei; they could only pout, looking enviously yet regretfully at Gu Yinglong outside.

After waiting about a minute, Du Jia Jia still felt uneasy, took Gu Yinglong back to the room; Dong Junwei went over, pulled her to her side, looked left and right, confirmed she was unharmed, and then relaxed.

She had intended to scold her, but seeing Gu Yinglong's innocent eyes, her anger vanished, and she only said, "From now on, you must not go off on your own to play with the cats, understand?"

Gu Yinglong nodded a little fearfully.

Du Jia Jia hurriedly said, "Sorry, class monitor, it's my fault; today was my turn to watch Gu Yinglong, but after Little Yellow and Little White arrived, I forgot her, since she never used to run around before, and I simply didn't notice."

This isn't really Du Jia Jia's fault; at first, Dong Junwei had arranged for each girl to take turns daily looking after Gu Yinglong, since the room was so big that running off anywhere would make her hard to find, but as Gu Yinglong gradually became familiar with the place, such supervision was actually unnecessary, yet everyone kept the habit mainly to experience what it's like to be an older sister.

In the past, whenever Du Jia Jia was assigned to watch Gu Yinglong, the little girl was usually busy with her own activities or watching Chen Mu work; but today she happened to be free, and by a fluke ended up following Du Jia Jia outdoors.

No accident occurred, which was a relief.

Otherwise, nobody would know how to face those two cats, and Du Jia Jia would feel utterly guilty.

But now, instead, there is an unexpected gain.

At least we know these two cats are not strongly aggressive toward anyone other than Du Jia Jia.

Chen Mu instructed Lu Shanshan to continue on duty, then he slid down the pole, saw Gu Yinglong had returned, and also breathed a sigh of relief.

Since Little Yellow and Little White seem to have no hostility toward us, perhaps we can consider going further...

"What?" Du Jia Jia asked curiously.

Chen Mu thought for a moment, then smiled and said: "Du Jia Jia, would you like to ride your cat around for a bit?"