Kawaguchi Akira tightened his coat. It was still very cold in the island country in February, especially in the mountainous areas. He picked up the telescope in his hand and continued to monitor the three-story building.
He was now in a cafe in Taiwan and Hong Kong. He only ordered a cup of coffee but sat there all afternoon, which made the usually gentle boss a little reluctant.
But if he doesn't leave, the boss can't do anything unless he closes the door.
A month ago, he received a job. A mysterious foreigner gave him some photos and asked him to help find two cats, which were Chinese pastoral cats.
The price is very generous, which is very important to him as a private detective; now the island country's legislation on private detectives is becoming more and more strict, and many people who were able to do it in the past can no longer do it openly and have to do it secretly. A lot of restrictions have been added, so life is not easy.
But he really likes this industry. Even if many colleagues in the circle have changed careers, he has not changed. Gradually, he has accumulated some popularity in this industry. With popularity, life will be settled.
A job like this is the best case for him. If it doesn't involve people, but only two cats, the pressure will be much less!
Of course, being used to the wind and rain, he also smelled something unusual in it. Foreigners are not stupid. There must be a reason for giving enough money and it is not because there is too much money and there is no place to spend it!
And it was related to the Yokota base, which made him vaguely guess; but guesses were guesses, but he would never get to the bottom of it. After so many years in this industry, he knew very well how much trouble he didn't know would cause. Some people in their line of work even lost their lives because of it!
He only needs to find the cat, catch the cat, and then get the balance, and the rest has nothing to do with him!
What can two cats do?
Both cats are Chinese pastoral cats, but the names are so, but if we talk about the species in detail, they are no longer covered by China; just as the number of British shorthairs in China far exceeds that of the British Isles.
One is a civet cat and the other is an orange cat. They are not rare breeds. In Asia, there are extremely large numbers all over the world, especially in island countries. In fact, there is nothing wrong with calling them island country cats.
Therefore, looking only at the species will not help you in your search. Just as if you are looking for a person, it is meaningless if you only know that he has two eyes and a mouth.
The direction where the two cats appeared was outside the family area of the base, which is the concept of forced demolition of the base that has caused a lot of trouble in the city recently. There is only one inhabited house in that place, and the other occupied rooms are further away, so if not If there are wild cats, the possibility of this family raising a cat is very high!
This was also confirmed by inquiring about those neighbors who were a little further away.
As an experienced private detective, he knows very well that it is taboo to come to the door rashly. Most of the time, he will not get any useful information, but will alert the client to be more careful. He has his own method for this.
I searched the online shopping records of this family during that period through my connections, and sure enough I found that there were special products for cats, cat food, and more cat shower gels and insect repellents. These were all from the same brand, and obviously the owner was more interested in this brand. Like it.
The next step was simple. He pretended to be a salesperson of this brand and brought a few other cat products of this brand to visit directly, hoping to get more feedback information about their products.
He was very familiar with this trick, and the woman didn't realize his true purpose at all, so she understood the general situation clearly.
This family did have two cats, a civet cat and an orange cat, but the owner of the cat was not her, but her friend!
The cats had been picked up by their real owners, and whenever she came into contact with them, the woman was very strict about her words. She kept her friends' names and addresses secret and kept them secret.
He soon understood that this was intentional and not a natural tight mouth!
But it doesn't matter, he is a senior detective!
It was just the right amount, without letting the woman named Yue Xin see any flaws; then when she left, she pretended to leave some very good cat supplies behind, saying it was a feedback to her for supporting the company, and hoped that she would Continue to support when you raise a cat in the future!
Generally, housewives will not refuse in this situation. They are used to saving and may not accept personal gifts from strangers, but they will accept gifts from a favorite brand without hesitation!
A few days later, these cat supplies were sent, and the destination was this small building in Hakone, Taiwan!
That's why he's here!
After observing here for several days, he finally saw the two cats! A tabby cat and an orange cat! But what surprised him was that the two cats seemed different and maintained a high level of alertness!
It’s normal for cats to be wary of strangers, but it’s a bit weird to be so wary that they can’t judge their travel routes!
He now faces a very difficult choice: Should he return the favor now and get only half of the reward? Or should he catch the cat and get the full amount?
The answer is clear, he has been a little tight recently, and greed finally defeated caution!
From a technical point of view, the early search was the most difficult. Even if he was experienced, it took him more than half a month, but catching the cat might only take a few minutes?
In terms of the degree of danger, it's just the opposite. The initial search was quite satisfactory and did not violate the law at all; but if the cat is caught, it is an individual's private property and needs to bear legal responsibility!
Of course, the important thing is the technique!
After being in this industry for so many years, he also has his own persistence and bottom line! It is these persistence that have allowed him to avoid prison many times!
For example, he would never enter that small building to catch the cat! If so, there would be another crime, illegal trespassing!
This will be punished!
Who knows how many surveillance cameras there are in this small building? What kind of security level is there? This kind of risk is not worth taking!
I can only do it when the two cats are out, but the problem is that these two gadgets never take the usual route, and they don’t have the habit of fixed routes like small animals!
They always appear suddenly, maybe walking through cat holes, jumping over walls, climbing over windows, fences, etc. anywhere they can get through their little bodies!
There is no fixed time. There is no normal situation where a cat sleeps during the day and is energetic at night. It may happen at any time 24 hours a day, but it may also sleep at home 24 hours a day!
Even if he catches them going out, he can't hide and seek with two small animals in such an almost wild place!
Small animals have innate intuition in the wild. Even the smallest movements such as smells and sounds cannot escape their keen perception. His so-called tiptoeing is actually like the earth shaking to the feeling of a cat!
However, in the long process of evolution, human beings have long ago lost all the things of their ancestors!