After being reborn as a man, the woman improved her family's fortunes through education.

Chapter 547 Missing Persons Case 4

Although many years have passed and the locations are different, Jiang Xiaoqi still hopes that this missing persons case is related to several cases around her.

Ah Niu and Wang Chuan are both my people. If I can help them find their families, it will put my mind at ease.

As for Doctor Wang and his apprentice, they are from the same hometown, and hopefully there will be clues to find them.

However, unlike previous times, the efficiency of the cat team seems to be not very high this time.

After waiting for three days, the kittens finally gathered again in Jiang Xiaoqi's yard from all directions.

However, they didn't bring back any particularly important clues, and the kittens were a little dejected.

"Alright, everyone's worked hard! You've been running around for so long, have some canned food to replenish your energy!"

Jiang Xiaoqi generously took out dozens of cans of various flavors, but unlike before, no one rushed up to cheer and roll around.

Instead, he stood still, occasionally glancing at the fur ball system.

"Chief, what's wrong with everyone?"

"Ahem, maybe he feels he didn't complete the task well and is too ashamed to eat canned food?"

Jiang Xiaoqi chuckled. These kittens, after gaining intelligence, were thinking more and more like humans, and they could even think of such complex questions.

“Everyone has worked hard, even if they didn’t make any great contributions. This is normal labor cost, it’s wages, not so-called bonuses. Bonuses are different, and I didn’t give them out.”

As soon as Jiang Xiaoqi finished speaking, Xiao Hei blinked its big, round eyes, seemingly trying to understand what wages and labor fees were.

Little White and the Three Flower Sisters took two steps forward, but they were still quite far from the canned food.

"Tongzi, come here, you're in charge of explaining to them what labor fees are."

The fluffy system had already deftly opened four cans, all of them tuna.

The fragrance instantly filled every corner of the study, and the kittens sniffed, almost drooling.

"Labor fees and wages are simply the money you spend time and effort on the task, regardless of whether the task is completed successfully or not. This wage is payment for your three days of work."

Rewards and bonuses are extra rewards for doing things well and beautifully. Of course, there are none for now. Hurry up and collect your wages.

Each person—cough cough, no, each cat gets twelve cans of food. You can leave them with me, or you can take them yourself.

As before, everyone chose to eat two of them, and the rest were left to be stored.

After all, although they are smarter than ordinary stray cats, they are not the strongest in terms of fighting ability. They may still encounter robber cats who block the road or thief cats who steal from their homes.

Those few die-hards who weren't recruited by the Maoqiu system don't care who your boss is; having enough to eat is their top priority.

The kittens didn't rush to leave after finishing their canned food, seemingly waiting for their next task.

Jiang Xiaoqi felt that these cats were more dedicated than many humans, and were quite the workaholics.

"I haven't figured out what to do next yet. How about this, you guys keep an eye on the progress at the Jingzhao Prefecture in your spare time."

We haven't found anything, but perhaps Lord Li has made some progress.

Of course, Jiang Xiaoqi didn't have much hope when he said that. He knew Lord Li to some extent.

However, seeing the kittens' expectant eyes, he still assigned them the next task.

The kittens' longing for wages (cat food) reminded him of his past life when he worked tirelessly in a foreign trade company.

"Alright, that's all for now. Let's all go home and clean yourselves up. Look at you all, your faces are covered in dust, you look like little kittens."

Be careful near the Jingzhao Prefecture, lest you be chased away by the constables like a stray cat.

The kittens seemed confused for a moment after hearing this. Wait, weren't they originally stray cats?

Is there anything wrong with being mistaken for a stray cat by the constable?

The fluffy system added at the right moment: "Of course you're not stray cats. We said before that you could live in the Jiang family's backyard indefinitely, but you didn't want to."

Besides, you're already under my command, how can you still be called stray cats?! You're all cats with official status and organization, how can you be ordinary cats?

"You're not ordinary cats anymore, so how could you be stray cats? You're scout cats, soldier cats, warrior cats, you're not stray cats!"

It has to be said that the Maoqiu system's speaking and persuasive skills are top-notch; with just a few words, it elevates the kittens' thinking to a whole new level.

Jiang Xiaoqi really wanted to ask who he learned all this from, but in the end he didn't, afraid that the system would say that he learned it from him, the host.

"Alright, that's all for today, dismissed!"

The kittens still leaped into the air with their agile movements, jumping over the wall in no time.

“Host, I bet Xiao Hei and the others will definitely go to the Jingzhao Prefecture tonight to keep an eye on things.”

"You seem to know your men quite well."

"Hey, host, who are we? This is one of our subordinates!"

Jiang Xiaoqi twitched the corner of her mouth and calmly checked the system's points.

"You should level up. You have enough points. Why haven't you leveled up yet? Don't you want to?"

At this point, the furball system paused noticeably, as if its secret had been revealed.

"You used to value points like your life, but now you don't want to advance any further?"

"Sigh~ Host, you know that humans fear everything unknown, and isn't the same true for the system?"

"You mean... you don't know what you will be after the upgrade, or more precisely, you don't know what form or shape you will take after the upgrade?"

Silence, a long silence...

"Fine, if you're not going to talk about this now, then let's not."

Jiang Xiaoqi immediately changed the subject.

"I'm going to the estate in a few days, would you like to come along?"

"Yes! Host rarely goes to the outskirts of the city, why did you suddenly think of going to the manor to take a look?"

Jiang Xiaoqi sighed, "So many villages and towns on the outskirts of the city have lost so many young and strong men. Do you know how many young and strong men are on my estate?"

When we first arrived in Beijing, there weren't many people. After adding new varieties such as spices and chili peppers, we bought from quite a few people. These people all belong to my Jiang family.

Now that we know the world is not peaceful, we naturally have to give some instructions, including to Wenbin at home, so that he can come back when he has time.

He's often out in the streets, and sometimes his words are more persuasive than mine. Since we're afraid of the unknown, let's take precautions as much as possible.

"The host is right. Even the Cat Clan hasn't been able to find any clues about the kidnappers. This is really troublesome."

"That's right. In the past, the cat team could get results in just one day, but now three days have passed and they still haven't gotten anything. It's really surprising."

"Alright, host, let's just wait for news from the Prefect of the Capital. What's that called again? Oh right, it's like trying anything as a last resort. After all, you're not in charge of this case, so why get yourself stuck in a rut?"

Jiang Xiaoqi felt relieved. Yes, what was wrong with her?

I have a feeling that something is drawing me in, making me willingly get involved in this case.

It's as if it's saying, "Lift this veil, and you'll be surprised by what you find."