Animal Whisperer: Take Back My Life and Love Chapter 475: The Restless School

More and more netizens began to realize something was wrong. The tone of the comment section shifted from analyzing the cause of death to uneasy questioning.

"Why has the blogger stopped talking?"

"Could something... actually have happened to her?"

"The bottom of this video is like a billboard for the supernatural. The more I look at it, the creepier it gets."

Nancy scrolled through the comments with a suspicious frown. In the blogger’s latest video, the fish were already dead, so she could not hear what they had experienced before the end.

The account belonged to a woman named Flowie. Nancy clicked on her profile, trying to find clues in her past posts.

As she scrolled through the videos, she managed to piece together some information. Flowie lived in a detached villa and had been married for only two months. She claimed her husband was a wealthy artist. She did not have to work, so her daily routine involved tending to the flowers, plants, fish, and birds at home.

In the videos, the plants in her house grew with terrifying speed. Whether it was the monstera or the ivy, the leaves were thick, glossy, and a shade of green so dark it was almost black. The hanging spider plants were overflowing with a feral sort of vitality.

But Nancy’s gaze fixed on the soil in the pots. The color was an intense, pure ink black, unlike common potting soil or garden dirt. She frowned slightly, thinking it might be a specialized imported fertilizer. But why was it that only the fish could not survive?

In one video, Flowie filmed her lush greenery with undisguised pride.

"Look at how much life these plants have! I actually don't do much. My husband handles most of the care. I don't know what kind of fertilizer he uses, it has a very strong smell, but the plants grow so well."

She shifted the camera and sighed, looking a bit pained. "The weird thing is, his plants are fine, but the fish I am responsible for keep dying batch after batch. It makes me look so incompetent."

Reasonably, if there was a problem with the house itself, both the plants and the fish should be affected. Yet here, the greenery was thriving with a dark intensity, while only the fish were dying.

Nancy kept scrolling until she found a video Flowie posted a month ago. Finally, she saw live fish.

In the video, Flowie was filming while directing her housekeeper to feed the tank. Under the lights, the water was crystal clear, filled with vibrant neon tetras and guppies with magnificent fins. At that time, Flowie’s tone was still light and cheerful.

"My husband loves keeping fish, especially the colorful ones," Flowie said in the clip. "I bought this tank of fish yesterday as a gift for him."

The housekeeper sprinkled fish food onto the surface. However, the colorful little fish showed little interest in the expensive flakes. They pecked at them half heartedly, clearly lacking an appetite. Strangely, their swimming speed was not slow at all. They seemed hyperactive, darting rapidly through the aquatic plants.

Flowie frowned at the sight. "What is wrong with these fish? Such a poor appetite, and I bought the most expensive food."

The housekeeper offered some comfort. "Ma'am, maybe they are just not used to the new home yet. These fish are so delicate. They eat better than people do."

Nancy’s eyes, however, were locked onto the lively fish in the video.

To most people, fish are silent creatures that just blow bubbles. But in reality, many fish make sounds. Betta fish make a grunting noise when fighting or courting. Bottom dwellers like catfish and corydoras can even make clear squeaking sounds when startled or communicating. Professional hobbyists often use underwater microphones or hydrophones to listen to and study the language of their fish.

Flowie’s luxury setup was clearly equipped with such devices. Her camera moved toward several corydoras darting near the top of the tank. Her voice sounded puzzled.

"Even the corys aren't eating much... but they've become so active since they moved in. They don't just scurry at the bottom. Sometimes they suddenly bolt to the surface."

Active?

Nancy’s brow furrowed.

In the world of fish, refusing food while being hyperactive and darting up and down is rarely a sign of health.

Nancy stared intently at the footage of the corydoras. Corydoras are a bit like mice in their habits. They usually prefer to stay still on the sand at the bottom of the tank, much like a mouse huddled in its burrow. When they do move, they are usually slow and cautious, stopping every few inches with their heads twitching back and forth.