Chapter 304: The Woman Hailing a Ride Late at Night

　　The big fatty couldn't understand: "It's just a worthless bird, why are you asking so many questions? If you don't like it, return it to me. At the very least, take it out and set it free!"

　　"Worthless?" Lu Fei pretended to be surprised, "I heard that you sold it to my old man for several thousand."

　　The big fatty opened his mouth, trying to justify, "Hu Zi skins also have different grades... if you think it's too expensive, I'll give you a refund! I've already prepared six thousand and six hundred!"

　　As he spoke, he took out a stack of cash.

　　"I'll tell you one last time, I don't want the money. If you can't understand human speech, then please leave. My dog goes crazy and even bites its own people, and I can't stop it."

　　"You..."

　　The big fatty stood up in anger.

　　But when he saw the little black dog with those fierce eyes, he cowered again.

　　He didn't know why, but he was actually afraid of such a tiny little dog.

　　The gaze of this little beast was as if it wanted to eat someone. If he really got bitten and contracted rabies...

　　Forget it, I admit defeat!

　　The big fatty gritted his teeth and said in a low voice, "Actually, that Hu Zi skin was something I found..."

　　"Found? If my memory serves me right, you said that day it was sold to you by someone else!" Lu Fei raised an eyebrow, "Isn't it a coincidence? I met someone these two days who also said he found a pair of shoes. Can you guess what happened to him?"

　　"What happened?" The big fatty was puzzled.

　　"He broke his leg."

　　The big fatty's face turned grim, and he said loudly, "I really did find it, in a park. At the time, I was afraid you would ask me for a refund, so I said that."

　　"I watched for a long time, and when no one claimed it, I picked it up. If I hadn't brought it home, it would have starved to death."

　　"Which park?" Lu Fei narrowed his eyes at him.

　　"Xishan Park, it's quite remote, not many people go there. I just happened to be passing by that day, and I was desperate to use the bathroom."

　　The big fatty, fearing that Lu Fei wouldn't believe him, even mentioned such details.

　　"Next to the toilet, there was a pagoda tree. When I came out, I heard a child shouting for help. I turned around and saw it was a little Hu Zi-striped parrot! It was dirty and had some injuries."

　　"This kind of talking parrot is easy to sell... Since no one wanted it, I just picked it up."

　　Lu Fei remained calm: "Anything else?"

　　"What else?"

　　"You brought the parrot home, and it didn't make any noise?"

　　"It was a bit noisy..." The big fat man added, "One midnight, it woke me up, shouting 'Don't kill, don't kill,' which was quite scary. I thought its original owner might be a murderer, so I was pretty worried and decided to get rid of it as soon as possible..."

　　"Hearing this, you didn't go to the police but instead thought about how to sell it at a high price?" Lu Fei snorted coldly.

　　"It's business... I treated its injuries and fed it, all of which cost money." The big fat man smiled awkwardly and looked at Lu Fei cautiously: "Little brother, I've told you everything, so what about my business?"

　　"As long as you haven't done anything wrong, everything will return to normal within three days." Lu Fei said indifferently.

　　"You're not tricking me, right?" The big fat man was very uneasy.

　　"You didn't lie to me, so I didn't lie to you." Lu Fei smiled.

　　The big fat man opened his mouth, as if he wanted to say something more, but was persuaded back by Lu Fei.

　　After he left, Lu Fei closed the door and went to find Jia Baxian.

　　There was light in the small courtyard.

　　At a glance, Lu Fei saw that Jia Baxian was playing with the little parrot under the tree again.

　　"Lu Fei, you came just in time!"

　　Seeing Lu Fei come over, Jia Baxian was very excited.

　　"I suspect this little parrot is a child transformed. It's so sweet and calls me grandpa from time to time."

　　"Really?" Lu Fei laughed.

　　"Of course, the parrot is very smart, no less than your Five Black Dog!" Jia Baxian bent down, showing a kind smile to the little parrot in the cage, and spoke in a tone used for kids: "Come on, little one, call me grandpa again."

　　"Call me grandpa."

　　"Grandpa."

　　"Okay!" The little parrot tilted its head and chirped a response.

　　Jia Banxian was taken aback.

　　According to the law of conservation of energy.

　　A smile doesn't disappear; it only transfers to another person's face.

　　Lu Fei pursed his lips, thinking over all the unhappy things, but still couldn't help laughing out loud.

　　"Haha... Well, Banxian, this little bird is indeed quite smart!"

　　"Keep laughing! Laugh until you die!"

　　Jia Banxian was infuriated, glaring at the little parrot in the cage.

　　"I told you to call me Grandpa, didn't you understand? I am your grandpa, you should call me Grandpa!"

　　The little parrot just looked at him in confusion.

　　"This little thing, it's unpredictable. When it's in a good mood, it can even chat with me for a while!" Jia Banxian said grumpily, "By the way, what have you been busy with these two days? Did that big fat guy come looking for you?"

　　"I came to tell you this good news. That little parrot of his wasn't bought from someone else; he found it in a park."

　　Lu Fei briefly recounted what the big fat guy had told him.

　　"Found in a park, how are we supposed to find the owner then?" Jia Banxian immediately frowned.

　　"I want to go to the park first and maybe I can find some clues. The big fat guy said the little parrot was injured at the time, so it probably flew from not far away," Lu Fei said.

　　"Alright! Let's go now. If some child is being abused, finding out sooner will help us save them sooner."

　　Jia Banxian immediately picked up the birdcage.

　　The two immediately left and hailed a taxi. When the driver heard they were going to West Mountain Park, his expression changed.

　　"The two of you are going to West Hill Park at this late hour? Did I hear that right?"

　　"Yes, West Hill Park. What's the problem?"

　　Lu Fei asked strangely.

　　"That place isn't very clean. There aren't many people who go there even during the day, let alone at night." The driver shook his head with considerable superstition.

　　Lu Fei and Jia Banxian exchanged a glance. With how strange the parrot incident was, it might be related.

　　"What do you mean by 'not clean'?"

　　"You don't know? In West Hill Park, there's a red-clothed female ghost that specifically preys on children. One of my buddies ran into her, and he was completely spooked!"

　　"Really? I don't believe it! What era is it now, there are no such things as ghosts." Lu Fei deliberately shook his head in disbelief.

　　"Hey! You young people should really not take these things lightly! When you run into something, you'll regret it! My friend had one encounter, and he was plagued with bad luck for three whole months!"

　　The driver was very agitated, spraying saliva as he spoke.

　　"That midnight, my buddy picked up a woman in a red dress at the entrance of a hospital."

　　"The woman had extremely long hair and there was a smell about her. She was holding a child in her arms. As soon as she got in the car, she just said, 'Xishan Park.'"

　　"It was dark, and my friend didn't look closely. He just set off with the woman."

　　"Throughout the journey, the child made no noise, just munching away, which my buddy didn't mind."

　　"But every now and then, a stench wafted over from the backseat. My friend thought maybe the child had soiled its diaper and wanted to give a reminder."

　　"When he turned around, he saw the woman hunched over, seemingly eating something."

　　"The smacking sounds were coming from her mouth."