It’s So Noisy, A Friend Gave Me a Pearl Bird – CH42

Chapter 42

Those were truly fatal questions.

Gui Yaying sat there quietly, tilting her head slightly toward Yanyan. “Go eat something first and fill your stomach. Mom and your brother need to talk.”

Even slow to react, Yanyan sensed that his disguise was on the verge of collapsing. He opened his mouth, wanting to explain everything at once—but Si Jingce held his hand.

“It’s fine. Go eat.”

He found Yanyan’s slippers beside the sofa and helped him put them on.

Only after Yanyan walked into the dining area, looking back every few steps, did the living room become quiet again with just mother and son.

Gui Yaying took a deep breath. “Explain.”

Si Jingce’s behavior that afternoon had been far too strange.

He had lied, saying Yanyan was sleeping in the room, and then took the little pearl bird out without any precautions…

Yet when she waited here for him to return, she saw Yanyan come back with him—but no bird.

Si Jingce met her gaze calmly for a moment. “Yanyan was taken for a check-up.”

He pulled out his phone and showed her the photos he had taken that day.

The pearl bird, wearing a light yellow scarf, was rolling in the snow. Beside it, only half a profile was visible—clearly Xiao Li.

“Didn’t Yanyan get sick recently?” Si Jingce said. “He needed a follow-up check these days, so the specialist took the bird for a few days.”

Gui Yaying pressed further, “Then what about Yanyan? You said he was sleeping in the room—why did he come back from outside with you?”

This question was hard to answer.

Yet Si Jingce’s expression didn’t change at all. Instead, he countered, “Did I ever say Yanyan was sleeping in the room? I said he went downstairs to eat.”

Gui Yaying was stunned by his blatant denial.

“You said that?”

“I did. You must have misheard.”

She questioned him repeatedly, but every time, he gave the same firm answer.

Even Gui Yaying began to doubt herself—had she really misheard him that afternoon?

But she quickly snapped out of it.

She couldn’t keep following his line of thinking, or she’d fall into his trap and truly believe she had heard wrong.

Her expression darkened. “You don’t want to tell me?”

“No,” Si Jingce hesitated slightly. “I just haven’t figured out how to explain it.”

Countless possibilities she couldn’t accept flashed through Gui Yaying’s mind.

“…This afternoon, I couldn’t help it—I looked into Yanyan’s background,” she said, softening first. “It’s very strange. It’s like he appeared out of nowhere. His records are completely blank… Even if he used to be undocumented, there should be some trace.”

Si Jingce reassured her, “I know about this. Don’t worry… Once you and Dad are mentally prepared, I’ll explain everything.”

Gui Yaying rubbed her temples. “At least give me a hint—how many heart pills should I prepare for your father?”

Si Jingce: …

That depended on how well Si De could handle it.

“It won’t be that bad,” he said. “Just… a bit beyond common sense. Most people wouldn’t accept it.”

“But Yanyan… would never harm me. I love him, and he loves me.”

At this point, if Gui Yaying kept pressing, it would only make her seem overbearing.

The secret was like a feather scratching at her heart. The more Si Jingce avoided telling her, the more she wanted to uncover the truth.

“Fine,” she said. “Handle it yourself. I won’t interfere for now.”

She picked up her bag and prepared to leave, but Si Jingce stopped her. “Mom, wait.”

She turned back. “So you’ve decided to tell me the truth?”

“No.” Si Jingce said blankly, “Can you lend me some people?”

Gui Yaying: …………

She had never seen anyone ask for help like this.

“How many?”

Si Jingce thought for a moment. “About a dozen.”

“I’ll arrange it for you the day after tomorrow.”

Rolling her eyes, she threw out that sentence and left.

If he wouldn’t tell her, she could investigate it herself.

After she left, Si Jingce finally let out a quiet sigh and went to the dining room.

Yanyan was still chewing, staring at him intently.

He hurriedly swallowed and asked, “Did Mom suspect something?”

“She’s suspicious, but hasn’t guessed the truth yet,” Si Jingce said. He couldn’t help but lean down and kiss the corner of Yanyan’s lips, tasting something sweet.

Yanyan asked nervously, “If they find out I’m… a demon, will they call some master to exorcise me?”

Si Jingce: “Do you think you’re some evil monster that harms people?”

Yanyan shook his head.

But in TV dramas, that’s always how it went—if a family discovered a demon, at best they’d drive it out, at worst they’d call someone to kill it.

“No,” Si Jingce said. “Mom brings you food every day. She wouldn’t bear to drive you away. If she finds out you’re a little pearl bird, at most she’ll just be shocked for a few days.”

“The harder one to deal with is my dad.”

Si De was explosive by nature. He had already struggled to accept his son becoming a streamer. If he learned his son’s partner was a pearl bird… he might swallow several bottles of heart pills.

“And also, the day after tomorrow we’ll rescue the crow and the other animals.”

Si Jingce made up his mind and held Yanyan’s hand. “When it’s over, I’ll take you to eat something good.”

Yanyan nodded hard. “Mm!”

…

The next day, Yanyan asked the white sparrow to visit the crow again.

The sparrow skillfully slipped into the cage, still carrying melted snow on its feathers.

It shook itself, sprinkling droplets onto the crow.

The crow stepped back. “Why are you here again?”

“Still about rescuing you,” the sparrow said, relaying Yanyan’s message. “Have you thought it through?”

“That bird said once the mutation phase ends, you’ll turn into a human like him… That doctor brought you here to study this.”

The crow finally reacted, staring at its own body. “You mean… I’ll become human?”

The sparrow nodded eagerly. “Yes!”

“The floor above is where the animals who won’t turn human are kept. This floor is for those with a high chance.”

“If you fail, you’ll be dragged upstairs—falling from heaven into hell. There’s no good food there, only despair. Cats or others… they’re all just waiting to die.”

After hearing this yesterday, the crow had already begun to doubt—but hadn’t confirmed anything yet.

Before it could decide what to do, Doctor Chen came again.

He once more provided rich meals for the animals in the cages.

The white sparrow hid behind the crow as before, only coming out after he left.

The crow generously pushed the food toward it again. “Eat.”

This time, the sparrow didn’t refuse and started eating.

“They’ll come to rescue you tomorrow,” it said between bites. “And they’ll rescue all the animals here.”

“…After I’m rescued,” the crow asked slowly, “will I be sent back home?”

The white sparrow said, “I don’t know.”

The crow replied, “Then I’ll stay here.”

Compared to going back to Luo Huoxi, it would rather remain here.

Watching the two birds through the phone, Yanyan felt a bit disappointed.

“It still doesn’t want to leave. What should we do?” Yanyan turned to Si Jingce. “That crow has been completely scared by Luo Huoxi.”

Si Jingce said, “Staying here won’t do it any good either. The only decent thing Doctor Chen has done is not letting them roam freely—he keeps cats, dogs, and birds in separate cages… Once the crow is rescued, it’ll naturally come to its senses.”

The white sparrow continued eating.

Just then, Doctor Chen walked in again.

Both birds were startled. The sparrow immediately hid behind the crow, while Doctor Chen walked straight toward them without hesitation.

The phone screen went pitch black—none of the three could see anything.

Xiao Li cursed under his breath, “Damn, were we discovered?”

The crow curled into a ball, tightly shielding the sparrow.

It held its breath, staring at Doctor Chen. The man pushed up his glasses and observed it carefully for a while…

Then he moved on to check the neighboring cage.

Seeing Doctor Chen’s attention shift away, the crow lowered its head to eat, while the sparrow quietly peeked out, recording everything with the camera.

The man wore bite-resistant gloves, inspecting cage after cage, until he stopped in front of a small dog.

He crouched down to observe it. The dog seemed weak, letting out pitiful whimpers toward him.

The next moment, Doctor Chen opened the cage, grabbed the dog, placed it on a nearby table, and took out a long, thin needle, stabbing it into the dog’s leg.

With a soft “clatter,” the food in the crow’s beak dropped into the cage.

The two birds stared, stunned, as the procedure continued. The dog quickly went limp, letting the doctor handle it however he pleased.

Blood was drawn. A small knife appeared, slicing open the dog’s skin. The cold gleam of the blade reflected in the crow’s eyes, and the flowing blood stabbed painfully into its vision.

Not long after, Doctor Chen seemed to notice something. He frowned, hastily stitched and bandaged the dog, then carried its limp body out of the room.

The white sparrow followed him out and soon returned.

“It’s still alive,” it said. “But it was thrown upstairs.”

Animals with no remaining value would be discarded upstairs, left to slowly die.

The crow froze for a long time—then suddenly burst into a shrill scream.

“Ahhh—get me out of here!!”

That entire scene was captured by the camera. Si Jingce quickly clipped several key segments and uploaded them online.

It was nine o’clock that evening—peak traffic time.

After a long day of work, many people were lying in bed scrolling through Weibo.

A video surfaced and quickly exploded across the internet, its popularity skyrocketing.

@Furry Guardians Alliance:

[A well-known pet doctor—secretly a devil like this?!]

[We must expose this today! A certain famous doctor uses treatment as an excuse to deceive pet owners into handing over their animals, only to conduct illegal experiments behind the scenes—and even abuse them!]

[These innocent little animals were once beloved treasures in their owners’ hands. Many people are still waiting for their pets to come home after treatment—completely unaware their babies have already suffered such cruelty! This is utterly inhumane!]

Curious users clicked into the video—and were immediately struck by the strange filming angle.

The camera was positioned high above, capturing the entire room.

Dim light filtered through the windows, faintly illuminating animals curled up in corners, trembling in the harsh environment, letting out pitiful cries.

The next clip showed Doctor Chen pulling a dog from its cage, administering anesthesia improperly, stitching it up…

[Damn… as a pet owner, I can’t watch this!]

[I think I saw a friend’s cat in there—it’s so thin now. If not for the little outfit my friend made for it, I wouldn’t have recognized it at all…]

[Am I the only one curious about this camera angle? Did they strap a camera onto a bird??]

[Which doctor is this? This is outrageous!]

Everything escalated rapidly. Soon, someone exposed Doctor Chen’s identity, and the internet erupted in outrage.

Then someone posted a screenshot from the video.

[? Am I seeing things? Isn’t that Luo Huoxi’s crow??]

[Don’t all crows look the same? How can you tell…]

[Luo Huoxi’s crow has a small white square spot on its beak—very distinctive… And I remember he even recommended this doctor in his livestream… A lot of his fans took their pets there because of him…]

[Was he scammed too?]

[Scammed my ass—he’s clearly in on it! Didn’t Luo Huoxi already get exposed before? Why are people still believing him?]

When Doctor Chen woke up, opened his phone, and saw everything—It felt like the sky had collapsed.

Before he could even investigate who had exposed the video, Luo Huoxi called.

Bracing himself, Doctor Chen picked up. The voice on the other end was extremely unfriendly:

“What the hell is going on?! Didn’t you tell me this was all legitimate research? Then what is all this shady stuff you’ve been doing behind the scenes?!”

Doctor Chen rubbed his temples, headache worsening. “You’re a streamer too—you know how online opinion can be manipulated. This is obviously someone deliberately setting me up.”

“This has already damaged my reputation,” Luo Huoxi said coldly, unmoved. “Return the crow to me.”

Doctor Chen hung up immediately and pulled out his SIM card.

That crow was the most promising one among all the animals he had gathered—so close to proving his hypothesis. How could he possibly return it now?!

His expression darkened as he watched the video online. Something felt wrong. He quickly headed toward his “private laboratory.”

Who had managed to sneak into his place without a trace—and even filmed all this?!

The moment he stepped out, he was already being watched.

Unaware, he hurried toward the lab. Meanwhile, Si Jingce and the others sat in a car behind, waiting. Not long after, a good-looking young man in a baseball cap slipped into the car.

Xiao Li quickly pulled him over and introduced him. “This is Shi Yu—the pelican I told you about, the one who can turn into a human.”

“I’ve seen him before! I was curious once and even stuck my head into his beak,” Yanyan said excitedly.

Si Jingce fell silent for a moment and slowly looked at Shi Yu.

So that pelican was you.

Shi Yu greeted them a bit awkwardly, then asked Xiao Li, “Are we really going to do this…?”

“Yes! Just follow Yanyan later,” Xiao Li clasped his hands together, pleading. “And don’t tell your partner about this, or I’m dead for sure!”

Gritting his teeth, Xiao Li added, “If anything goes wrong, I’ll take responsibility. Even if I get punished, I’ll accept it.”

Shi Yu hesitated for a moment, then nodded. “Alright. I’ll follow your plan.”

Just as Doctor Chen arrived at his lab, a large group of people began gathering not far away.

Many pet owners, after seeing the video, immediately called the police. Along with concerned volunteers, they came to storm the place and rescue the trapped animals.

Yanyan and Shi Yu blended into the crowd, both wearing masks.

“There are my brother’s bodyguards in there,” Yanyan pointed subtly at a few tall “volunteers.” “We’ll slip in during the chaos and carry out the plan.”

It was his first time doing something this big—he was actually a little excited.

Shi Yu nodded slowly and followed him.

Inside, Doctor Chen was like a headless fly, rushing around frantically. He had checked every angle from the video multiple times, but still couldn’t find the hidden camera.

The watchdog outside suddenly started barking wildly, triggering a chain reaction—the animals inside erupted into noise as well, making the situation even more unbearable.

“Shut up!” Doctor Chen grabbed an iron rod and slammed it against several cages.

Instead of quieting down, the animals became even more agitated.

Then suddenly—loud, violent knocking echoed at the door.

Doctor Chen’s hands trembled as he peered out the window.

The yard was empty.

He cautiously moved downstairs, but when he reached the door, he hesitated to open it.

So fast—they had already found his hiding place.

Throwing down the iron rod, he prepared to escape through the back window with the crow—

But with a loud crash, the front door was forced open, and a crowd surged in.

The sheer force knocked Doctor Chen to the ground. He braced himself on the floor, his palms burning with pain.

Someone grabbed his collar and slammed him against the wall.

“You inhuman bastard!”

His glasses were knocked off. Still dizzy, he heard the cold clink of metal.

Before he could react, handcuffs were already locked onto his wrists.

Yanyan tugged at Shi Yu’s sleeve and whispered, “Let’s go.”

Taking advantage of the chaos, the two quickly ran upstairs.

“Which cage do you want?” Yanyan asked.

He rushed into a room and froze for a moment at the sight of cages covering the floor.

Shi Yu scanned the room and pointed at one holding an Alaskan Malamute. “That one.”

Yanyan somehow produced a pair of hydraulic cutters, snipped the lock, and released the dog.

The large dog stood there, completely confused, watching as the boy hid the cutters and pulled out a new lock.

In the next instant, Shi Yu and Yanyan transformed into birds, their clothes scattering onto the floor.

The large pelican quickly grabbed the clothes and hid them aside. Meanwhile, from another pile of clothing, a pearl bird struggled to crawl out—its feathers all flattened and ruffled.

The pearl bird tried to imitate, biting onto its own clothes and dragging them toward a corner—but it was too small. It tumbled straight into the pile of clothes and fell over.

The pelican couldn’t stand watching and helped hide the clothes properly.

Once everything was taken care of, Yanyan dove into the pelican’s white feathers and quietly hid.

The pelican, meanwhile, strode into the cage and skillfully shut itself inside.

…

The police, wearing body cams, escorted Doctor Chen through the entire building.

Many people also had their cameras on, counting the pets Doctor Chen had deceived and taken.

Some owners who had come along even recognized their own pets, their eyes filled with hatred as they looked at him.

When they reached the third floor, someone couldn’t hold back and started crying.

The scene was too tragic.

Many animals were covered in blood, barely clinging to life.

The accompanying veterinarians immediately began emergency treatment.

“Using other people’s pets for experiments—I don’t even know whether to call you clever or stupid,” one of the officers restraining Doctor Chen sneered.

Doctor Chen closed his eyes, saying nothing.

Before starting this mad plan, he had done his research and carefully kept things within limits—at worst, he’d only be locked up for a few years before continuing his work…

He was taken into another room, when suddenly someone kicked him.

Several young women cursed at him angrily.

“You’re insane! How dare you even capture this kind of bird for experiments?!”

“You’ve completely lost your mind!”

Doctor Chen opened his eyes indifferently and followed their gaze—

His pupils shrank abruptly.

A pelican—no one knew where it came from—was locked inside a cage. Seeing the crowd, it let out a mournful cry: “Gaaah—”

Damn!

Everyone present gritted their teeth, their sense of outrage rising again.

A protected species—and you dare use it for experiments?!

Doctor Chen himself stared wide-eyed, even more bewildered than anyone else.

When did he ever lock a pelican in here?!

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