Lin Xiaoqiang and Wang Meili secretly observed for several days and finally confirmed that what Wang Meili had said was true. Every night, Mrs. Cui would secretly take a tiny Bluetooth earbud and place it next to Little Chili’s ear, then whisper something to the parrot.
"What exactly is she saying to the parrot?" Lin Xiaoqiang was puzzled.
"I don't know, but it's definitely not anything nice," Wang Meili glanced at Little Chili on the balcony, shouting at Lin Xiaoqiang, "Smelly poor guy! Why don't you just move out already!" and said confidently.
To uncover the truth, the Supernatural Research Club decided to take action. Ah Zhai used his "pause time for 3 seconds" ability to sneak into Mrs. Cui’s house and try to check out the device she was using to "talk" to the parrot.
However, three seconds was far too short. Ah Zhai only managed to glimpse a strangely shaped microphone on the table. Before he could study it in detail, time resumed its flow, and he had to hurriedly flee, almost getting caught by Mrs. Cui.
"It was a tiny microphone, looked custom-made," Ah Zhai recalled. "And... I think I saw some complex circuit boards."
"Circuit boards? Could Mrs. Cui be using high-tech to control the parrot’s speech?" Lin Xiaoqiang found this guess hard to believe.
"Very possible!" Wang Meili nodded. "Otherwise, how could a parrot learn all those nasty things, especially if they're always aimed at you?"
To find solid evidence, Lin Xiaoqiang decided to directly "talk" to Little Chili.
He cautiously approached Mrs. Cui’s balcony, putting on a friendly smile as he addressed the parrot.
"Little Chili, I know you’re very clever, can you tell me, who taught you to say those things?" Lin Xiaoqiang asked gently.
Little Chili tilted its head and, in a sharp imitation of Mrs. Cui’s voice, responded, "None of your business! Single dog! Instead of worrying about others, you should figure out how to pay the rent!"
Lin Xiaoqiang took a deep breath, trying to stay calm. "Little Chili, those words aren’t your own thoughts, right? Someone’s teaching you, aren’t they?"
Little Chili’s eyes flickered, as if hesitating. Just as Lin Xiaoqiang thought it might say something, Mrs. Cui suddenly walked out.
"Little Chili! Who are you talking to?" Mrs. Cui suspiciously looked at Lin Xiaoqiang.
Little Chili immediately changed its tune, showing Lin Xiaoqiang a provocative expression, and shouted in an even sharper voice, "Old witch! Get lost! Don’t disturb me sunbathing!"
Upon hearing the parrot insult her as an "old witch," Mrs. Cui flew into a rage and grabbed a clothes hanger to hit Little Chili. The parrot skillfully dodged, then flew to Lin Xiaoqiang's balcony.
"Help! The crazy woman wants to kill the bird!" Little Chili screamed, hiding behind Lin Xiaoqiang.
Lin Xiaoqiang helplessly watched the absurd scene between the woman and the bird. He knew he had to do something.
"Mrs. Cui! Please calm down! Little Chili might just be... just joking!" Lin Xiaoqiang tried to mediate.
"Joking?! It actually called me an old witch! You must be the one behind all of this!" Mrs. Cui angrily pointed at Lin Xiaoqiang.
Just as the situation was about to spiral out of control, Ah Zhai suddenly charged in, holding his camera.
"Wait! I got it! I recorded Mrs. Cui secretly talking to the parrot!" Ah Zhai exclaimed excitedly.
He played the video he had secretly filmed the previous night. In the footage, Mrs. Cui was whispering to Little Chili, who was wearing the Bluetooth earbud, "…Remember! Whenever you see Lin Xiaoqiang, call him a poor guy! Make him too embarrassed to face anyone…"
Mrs. Cui’s face turned pale when she saw her secret exposed. She became flustered and couldn’t find the words to speak.
The truth was finally revealed! It turned out that Mrs. Cui had been controlling everything from behind the scenes, using high-tech equipment to teach Little Chili those cruel words, deliberately targeting Lin Xiaoqiang.
Looking at Mrs. Cui's awkward expression and the trembling Little Chili behind him, Lin Xiaoqiang suddenly felt a complex emotion rising in him. It turned out that this seemingly hateful parrot was just a tool for Mrs. Cui to vent her frustrations.
"Mrs. Cui, what you’ve done is wrong," Lin Xiaoqiang said earnestly. "Little Chili is just a parrot, you shouldn't use it to hurt others."
Mrs. Cui fell silent, and the anger on her face gradually faded. She glanced at the pitiful Little Chili, then at the serious-looking Lin Xiaoqiang, and finally sighed.
"I understand... I won’t do this anymore."
And so, the "language abuse" incident caused by a talking parrot came to an end with Mrs. Cui's compromise. Lin Xiaoqiang was finally free from Little Chili's "curse of bad words."
As for Little Chili, after Mrs. Cui stopped teaching it bad words, the parrot gradually began to say kinder things. Although it still occasionally muttered a "single dog" or two, its tone had softened considerably.
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