Chapter Ten: The War with the Old Mouse

  A plump old mouse that had been fed on the rotting corpse of a prisoner had long since had its eye on Chuan Qi. Unlike before, this person was still able to move about freely. In the past, those prisoners were no different from dead men as soon as they were thrown in, and the mouse could do whatever it wanted.

  This big prison has not been locked up for a long time. Therefore, it is normal for the mouse to think about entering the forbidden area.

  This is a white mouse, originally pure white fur due to long-term living in humid and dark cells, has become black and dirty. The sharp mouth corner is like a woman who loves beauty, applying purple lipstick, which is stained with blood when eating the wounds or corpses of prisoners, and the blood cannot be effectively washed away, and oxidized over time.

  After the mouse arrived at this place, the days of abundance and fullness made the mouse reluctant to leave the cell of Datong Public Security Bureau. The long-term prison life made the mouse like human flesh. Except for those dead prisoners who could eat with peace of mind, fresh live meat always had to go through a fight before enjoying it. For this reason, this large mouse had fought countless wars with prisoners. The repeated battles with prisoners accumulated rich experience in fighting against enemies and gave the mouse courage and strategy that ordinary mice couldn't match. The theory that humans are timid as mice was self-defeating in front of this mouse. In this big prison, except for those security guards, the mouse had never been afraid of anyone.

  It turned out that the person who was thrown into the big prison today was an exception. This was not just a matter of him still being able to move freely, but his realistic dog barks made the mouse feel terrified instantly. Among all animals, cats are the natural enemies of mice, and apart from this, it is dogs that often take it upon themselves to be hostile towards mice despite people's contempt for them.

  Because Chuan Qi still had the ability to pounce on mice, coupled with his barking, the greedy mouse was forced to stay in the messy grass at the corner of the house, not daring to move. Although this was the case, its shiny eyes did not stop staring at Chuan Qi's twisting body, looking for an opportunity to attack.

  At midnight, the river horse started snoring, and the mouse saw that the time was ripe. It scurried out of the grass heap and rushed straight to its ear. This was the choice it made after a long period of consideration. Looking at this fat ear, the mouse had imagined many delicious flavors and had been tempted for a long time. Its greedy nature prompted it to take risks recklessly.

  At this time, Chuan Qi was having a very strange dream. He led his team on the march, and when they reached a deep valley with only one line of sky visible, water suddenly started dripping down continuously. He looked up to see a group of cowboys with their pants rolled up, holding small chickens and urinating downwards, shouting out a Chinese folk song:

  "Hammering iron in the morning and hammering iron in the evening,"

  Give a pair of scissors to sister.

  Sister asked me to stay

  I'm going to rest.

  I rested in her house mouse hole

  The mouse in her house bit off part of my ear.

  That group of cowboys had just finished yelling folk songs, and a sharp pain suddenly woke up the Sichuan riders. He clearly felt that his ears were in severe pain, and he heard a rustling sound. He reached out to touch his painful ear, and his fingers were wet with what seemed to be bloodstains. After touching it again carefully, he was shocked to find that his ear had been bitten off?!

  "Damn it!" The river knight cursed angrily. This curse startled him and he regretted his unguarded mouth.

  However, the prison guard who came to scold loudly did not appear. How could the prison guard ignore such a big commotion? Kawahara stood at the iron window in surprise and didn't even see a single hair of the prison guard. This extremely unusual phenomenon made him feel inexplicable and unbelievable.

  In the cell, there was a lamp full of fly dung. The cavalryman fumbled to turn it on, and under the dim light, a large white rat was eating its own ear meat.

  "Bang!" Kawahara cursed loudly and rushed towards it frantically. The mouse seemed to have been prepared, and when Kawahara pounced on it, it darted into the corn stalks and vanished in an instant.

  Chuan Qi lifted his foot and stomped heavily on the spot where the mouse had scurried into. The force of his step was very great, but the corn stalks were unexpectedly slippery, causing Chuan Qi to lose his balance and tumble to the ground. As he fell, the ear that the mouse had bitten was poked by a stalk of grass, sending pain shooting through his entire body, and beads of sweat quickly broke out on his forehead.

  That huge old mouse was so outrageous, it actually appeared in front of Kawara again, constantly rubbing its sharp mouth corners with its front paws, insulting Kawara like a beautiful woman.

  "Bang!" The river rider suffered this strange humiliation and could no longer care about the pain, immediately got up, and kicked a foot at the mouse.

  That old mouse slipped away in the blink of an eye, and when Chuan Ji was searching for it, it had already scurried to another corner, where it was scratching itself with its slender legs.

  When the dog pounced on the mouse again, he suddenly changed his mind and decided to catch it instead of stepping on it. Just as he was about to reach out for it, the mouse scurried away to another place.

  "Bang!" Chuan Qi's head exploded with anger, and he immediately rushed towards the mouse, but still ended up empty-handed.

  After that, the cavalry sat down and thought carefully about the countermeasures against the fighting mouse, and was inspired by the fly swatter. So, he picked up a bundle of corn stalks from the ground as a weapon to fight the mouse again.

  The old mouse felt that the fat-headed guy wasn't very capable after a few rounds of fighting with Chuanji, so he returned to the original place to retrieve the lost piece of ear meat and ate it with relish.

  He thus found the best opportunity to strike, and with a sly smile, he raised his gun and walked towards the mouse, then struck it down fiercely. However, he was unable to succeed as the mouse escaped unscathed.

  After a brief rest, the cat launched another attack on the mouse. This time, it adopted the momentum of a tiger going down the mountain, intending to make the mouse feel surrounded by a group attack in continuous pursuit, and surrender in confusion.

  The old mouse was shocked by the fierce pursuit and beating of the Chuanqi formation, and its formation was disrupted. It ran wildly in the prison, trying to find the hole it had entered through, but unfortunately, the hole that allowed mice to enter and exit was blocked by rotten corn stalks and could not be passed through.

  The fierce pursuit of the mouse by the cat made it difficult for the mouse to defend itself, and in its panic, it found a seam and darted inside. The mouse did not expect that after entering the seam, a delicious and fragrant smell of human flesh would hit its nostrils, and it could not help but take a bite.

  "Ah——"

  He let out a miserable cry and collapsed to the ground in agony.