Chapter 1: Don't move your pet 3
Since Xiao Huihui's owner posted the missing dog notice in the small park, we can conclude that their home must be in the vicinity of the park. After discussing with A Baibai, we decided to start from the fork in the road and search one street at a time. As for how to search -
"Squeak - you are a dog, why do you have to learn from a cat to catch us mice -" A greedy mouse that was eating an apple was pressed to the ground by Abaibai with his front paws. At this time, it was squeaking hysterically with a look of panic on its face.
"Hey, your dog is really good, it can even catch mice, unlike our dog Huahua, who gets scared and cries when seeing a cat..." Because it was already after dinner, many people on the roadside took their pets out for a walk. The one who talked to me was an old lady holding a furry teacup teddy bear in her arms. When the little teddy bear saw the mouse, it was so scared that it shrank into the old lady's arms with tears in its eyes, and secretly looked at Abaibai and the mouse through the gap. Abaibai seemed to like to be praised very much. He quickly raised his head and chest and adjusted his posture, as if he wanted to make himself look more majestic.
In order to expand the search area, I took out my cell phone, found the photo of Xiao Huihui, and asked the old lady, but she shook her head and said she didn't see him.
"I...I've seen a big guy with lightning on his ears..." A soft voice came.
Looking down, Huahua, who was in the old lady's arms, blinked her watery eyes and spoke in a baby voice.
"Have you...have you seen it?" I pretended to be joking and moved the phone screen closer to Huahua.
"I saw it in the dark alley next to me when I was taking a walk with my grandma yesterday. But it was very dirty, not white at all. I invited it to my grandma's house to take a bath, but it was mean to me..." Huahua whined and said aggrievedly.
"Thank you, Huahua. If I meet Xiaohuihui, I will definitely make it apologize to you!" I touched Huahua's little head and said goodbye to the old lady.
"Xiaoduo, did you find out?" A Baibai asked.
"Well, Huahua said that she saw Xiao Huihui on the street ahead, but he didn't look very well..." I said worriedly.
"Squeak - are you looking for something? Members of our mouse family are spread across all the sewers. If you let me go, I will ask my family members to help you find it -" the little mouse squeaked loudly.
"Hmph, you rat are so bad, I don't believe you!" Ah Baibai snorted in disbelief, snorting through his nose.
"I, we are good mice. The mice in our house never steal things from people's homes. We only eat the food you throw in the trash can..." The little mouse said aggrievedly, "If you give me a meat bun, I will definitely let the mice in my house help you..."
"Then can you help us find it?" I took out the photo on my phone and placed it in front of the little mouse, then signaled Abaibai to release his claws. "If you help us find it, I will reward you with a delicious Mexican chicken burrito! This dog is called Xiaohuihui, and there is a lightning-shaped scar on its ear. If you find it, please tell me!"
"Sure, sure!" The little mouse shook its body, stood up, scratched its face with its little paws, turned around and crawled into the garbage dump.
"If...if we tell you, can you give us mealworms and raisins?" A thin voice sounded above my head, accompanied by the sound of flapping wings.
I looked up and saw two chubby sparrows standing on the sidewalk railing, hopping and looking at me.
"Breadworms and raisins. If you give me a handful of millet, I'll take you to where that stupid dog is!"
"Yes, yes, the dog with lightning on its ears, we saw it!" chirped the little sparrow.
"Have you seen Xiao Huihui too?" I approached them, feeling a little excited.
"See, you're going to give us mealworms, and there are a few big guys like you over there, holding sticks in their hands, and they want to hit it!" One of them jumped onto my shoulder and pecked my ear gently.
"Stick...stick?"
"That dog looks very scared... Can you give me a few more raisins? I can also tell you the password to the safe in the police station..." another little sparrow jumped onto Abaibai's head and said.
"I don't have it with me now, but there is a Duoduo Pet Clinic in front of my house. If you like, I can prepare mealworms and millet for you every day. The dog is in danger now, so please take me there quickly!" When I heard that Xiao Huihui might be in danger, my heart was in my throat.
"And raisins—" added a sparrow.
"If you keep talking I'll bite you - woof -" Abaibai, who was made irritable by the sparrows' shrill voices, jumped up and made a catching gesture.
"Bad dog, bad dog—"
Two sparrows were circling around Abaibai's head, pecking at it from time to time.
"Take me there quickly, I will definitely give you mealworms and raisins!" I took Abaibai's leash and said to the two little sparrows.
"OK."
"Here."
"here!"
"Turning——"
"Big guy, why are you so slow?"
"Can't you fly with your wings?"
"Stupid , its wings are so thin, how can it fly!"
I held Abaibai's hand, and looked up at the two noisy little sparrows from time to time. Following their guidance, I came to a deserted alley that I would never pay attention to normally.
The dark alley extended to a place I couldn't see, and the wind blowing out from it carried a hint of mold and the smell of some rotten fruit.
"It's in there, it's in there!" said two sparrows, circling above my head.
I walked a few steps inside, but being in this alley that was gradually getting darker made me feel timid.
"Woof?" A Baibai, who was rushing in front, stopped in confusion and looked at me with his head tilted.
"Woof woof woof - handsome master, come and save me... Awoof woof woof... Little Huihui should never run away from home again... It's so scary..." A shrill cry was heard from the depths of the alley.
Ah! It's the little gray one from the missing dog notice!
"Roar——" Hearing the cry for help, Abaibai made an attacking gesture and let out a low roar from his throat.
Don't be afraid anymore!
I loosened the leash around Abaibai's neck, and Abaibai rushed forward like a flash of white lightning, while I followed closely behind it.
"What are you doing?"
Deep in the alley, two men in dirty clothes, holding a stick with a rope in their hands, forced a gray thing into a corner and were about to use a telescopic sleeve to catch the gray creature.
"My dog sneaked out of the house and I was just about to take it back!" A man with greasy hair handed the stick in his hand to another person, then walked out with a grin on his face.
Looking at his appearance, I couldn't help but take a big step back.
"You...you are lying! This dog is obviously not yours...it...it is mine!" I glanced at Xiao Huihui who was shivering in the corner, swallowed, and lied.
"You said it's your home, so it's yours? What's its name? Will it answer you if you call it?" The greasy man looked like a rogue.
"Xiao Huihui, come here quickly, I will take you home--" I shouted at the gray shadow in the corner.
When Xiao Huihui heard me calling its name, its ears twitched, and it raised its head and looked at me vigilantly: "I'm not going over there, you must be in cahoots with them! Just now they said they would give me delicious food, but...but now they say they want to capture me and sell me...Wuwuwu..."
"Woof! Are you an idiot? We came looking for you because we saw the notice posted by your owner! Come here quickly, we will take you home!" Abaibai couldn't help but rush over, biting Xiaohuihui's ear and dragging him out.
"Awooo-woo—you...you bite me, you are in cahoots with the bad guys! You are a bad dog!" Little Huihui was irritated and shrank into the corner wailing.
“Big…big brother, you…look at this…this little white dog…it can…can also be sold for money, why don’t…let’s…catch…it together?” another stuttering man stammered.
"It seems that it's not your dog..." The greasy man smiled strangely with his mouth crooked, and was about to grab me with his dirty hands.
Woohoo! Woohoo! How scary! Someone come and save me! I couldn’t help but shield my face with both hands and back away.
“Awoo—Woof—”
As if seeing my fear, Abaibai rushed forward, bit the man's trouser leg and started tearing it.
“Chirp, chirp—”
"We'll help you, don't forget the mealworms and raisins--"
Two little sparrows were also fluttering in the air, pecking at the two men's heads.
"We at the Mingyue Subdistrict Police Station just received a report that a dog dealer is illegally stealing dogs here. Now raise your hands and squat in the corner!"
Just as I was watching Abaibai and Maque dealing with the two dog thieves at a loss, a righteous voice came from behind me.
“Big…big…big brother, no…no, it’s the police—” The stuttering man threw away the stick in his hand and ran away. The greasy man realized something was wrong and followed him into the fork alley next to him.
Then, the policeman, who seemed to have descended from heaven, didn’t even have time to talk to me. He just ran past me and chased after the two dog dealers.
"Awooo, wooo, wooo, the police uncle didn't arrest you, you are good people--" Little Huihui, who was hiding in the corner, suddenly woke up after seeing the policeman running away. He moved his fat body to my feet while crying, then hugged my calves and started rubbing them wildly.
"Good man, good man, can you help me find the most handsome master in the universe! If you help me find the master I love the most, I will reluctantly allow you to be the girlfriend of my most handsome master--" I don't know if it was because of his low IQ, but the little gray Samoyed who was crying just now suddenly turned into a crazy dog mode when talking about his owner.
"My master is so handsome and gentle. Many girls who are prettier than you will give me delicious food to please me, so that I can get close to my handsome master! Although... although you have nothing to eat for me..." Little Huihui smacked his lips and secretly glanced at me with the pitiful amount of white in his eyes.
"Well...where do you live? Can you tell us?" I squatted down, touched its head and asked.
"My home... has a yard and a tree, and there are delicious apples on the tree! My handsome master likes to read under the tree, and I just wait for the apples to fall so that I can eat them!" said Little Gray, sticking out his tongue.
"Can you be more specific?" I asked patiently.
"I have such a handsome master at home! The handsome one must be my master—" Little Huihui rolled on the ground with his belly facing the sky, and his furry tail swept the ground like a broom.
"Ask me how to get to your house!" Unable to bear it any longer, Abaibai angrily jumped onto Xiaohuihui's belly. However, due to the huge difference in size between the two, Xiaohuihui mistakenly thought that Abaibai was playing with him, so he hugged Abaibai and rolled around on the ground happily.
Alas, why is the most important phone number missing from the missing dog notice?
I sighed in my heart.
Suddenly, a small section of the chain fell out from the long hair on Xiao Huihui's neck. I hurriedly held down Xiao Huihui, who was having fun, and pulled out the section of the chain.
Xiao Huihui's owner must love it very much, because on the dog tag around its neck is engraved a little Samoyed that looks exactly like Xiao Huihui and smiles like an angel, with Xiao Huihui's name and a series of numbers written on it.
number?
My heart moved, I took out my cell phone, pressed the number and dialed.
The call was connected quickly. There was a boy with a nice voice on the other end of the phone. When he heard me say that I had found Xiao Huihui, his voice became anxious. After knowing the address, he hung up the phone in a hurry and said he would come right away.
"It seems your master is really worried about you!"
I took Xiao Huihui and A Baibai out of the alley and came to the agreed place that I had just told Xiao Huihui's owner.
"Of course! Little Gray's owner is the best owner in the world! He loves Little Gray very much..."
"By the way, Xiao Huihui, I think your owner loves you very much, why do you run away from home?" Looking at the dirty Xiao Huihui, I asked with some confusion.
Xiao Huihui, who was happily playing the tail-biting game with Abaibai and the little sparrow, suddenly stiffened and became dejected.
"Woo woo woo... It's because the owner said that he has an exam soon, so he can't take me out to play. Not only that, he even doesn't give me the playtime that he always gives me when he comes home every day!" Little Huihui said while blinking his watery eyes. Although his face was covered with hair, I seemed to see his expression of "seeking understanding and approval".
"…So I ran away from home to let my master know the consequences of ignoring my little grey boy!"
"Ah, so you are the same as me—" A Baibai snorted not far away.
"Same?" I looked at it when I heard it speak.
Abaibai seemed to know that he had said the wrong thing, and hurriedly pretended nothing had happened. He buried his mouth in his front paws, and kept looking at me secretly with his eyes.
"Abaibai..." I was just about to ask when I heard hurried footsteps in the distance.
"Little Gray——"
The footsteps were accompanied by rapid breathing.
I looked up and a very familiar handsome face appeared in front of me.
"Master Lu, Lu, Lu, Lu!" My tongue suddenly became stiff when I saw the face that often appeared in the photos in the wallets of girls in my class suddenly appear in front of me.
Master Lu looked extremely anxious. His usually cold face had an unnatural blush due to excessive exercise. His soft hair was wet with sweat and stuck tightly to his face. His white uniform shirt had been rubbed somewhere and had become gray and black in patches. The collar that had been buttoned to his neck was casually unbuttoned and his sleeves were tied up.
"Woof - Master - my most handsome master in the world - Woo woo woo -" Little Huihui's round body jumped up from the ground like a carp and rushed towards the male god Lu Zhan like a small cannonball.
Not only did the male god Lu Zhan not dislike the dirt on Xiao Huihui's body, but he squatted down and let Xiao Huihui rub against him.
"I'm sorry, I've been busy studying lately and haven't taken you out to play. I won't do that again in the future..." Lu Zhan, the male god, touched Xiao Huihui's head, saying with self-blame but doting.
I stood aside, staring at the legendary prince with mysophobia, indifference, and arrogance, Lu Zhan, the male god in the hearts of thousands of girls in the Gem Academy. His eyes revealed a gentleness that could drive all girls crazy - although the object was just a dog, but... I think more than 90% of people would be willing to exchange identities with Xiao Huihui...
"You were the one who helped me find Xiao Huihui, right? Thank you. If it weren't for you, I don't know when I would have found it." Lu Zhan hung the leash on Xiao Huihui's collar and smiled at me. With his handsome eyebrows and clear eyes, he smiled, and his handsome face, which seemed to be carved by an artist, seemed to emit the holy light of an angel in an instant!
Master Lu smiled at me!
I stared at the great god's smile, which was rarer than diamonds, and thought to myself: How much would it sell for if it were a photo...
"Well, that, I, I just happened to see the missing dog notice when I was taking a walk. I didn't look for Xiao Huihui specifically because he is your pet, Master Lu!" My mouth didn't listen to my brain and I didn't know what the hell I was saying.
"Haha, just call me Lu Zhan. I see that Xiao Huihui likes your dog very much. Why don't we let them be friends?" Master Lu Zhan's eyes curved into a charming arc, and then he took out his mobile phone from his pocket and shook it in front of me, "If it's convenient, let's leave each other our numbers so that we can let them play together in the future!"
I followed the direction of Master Lu Zhan's sight and saw that Little Huihui had been trying to use his fat body to rub against Abaibai's body, which was only as high as his knees. Abaibai kept dodging angrily, "Stay away from me, stupid dog!"
"Lu, Mr. Lu, no, no, hello classmate Lu, my name is Xiao Xiaoduo, and I'm a student in Class B, Grade 1 of the Gemological Institute. My home is in the pink Duoduo Pet Clinic at the intersection of Zhenzhu Road..." I was so excited to have close contact with everyone's idol that I couldn't speak clearly, and my hands were sweaty as I took out my phone.
“Hehe——” Master Lu Zhan still smiled, took my phone, pressed a few buttons on it, and then some nice music came out of his phone.
"Xiao Xiaoduo, I will remember you." Master Lu Zhan took Xiao Huihui and walked towards the alley entrance. As he walked, he waved the phone in his hand at me.
"Awoo - handsome master, handsome master, I miss you so much. I think about you every day. Look, I've been out for so long, I've lost weight... woo woo woo -"
"Xiao Huihui, don't run away secretly anymore. I will make time to accompany you..."
In the setting sun, the figure of Master Lu Zhan was stretched out very long, and the wind carried his gentle voice speaking to Little Huihui, as well as Little Huihui's irrelevant flattery... Although Master Lu Zhan could not understand Little Huihui's cries, the two of them could not communicate as freely as I and A Baibai, but the picture of that man and dog was also very warm and harmonious.
I stood there in a daze, looking at the screen of the phone in my hand. Under the most recently dialed number, the words "Lu Zhan" were clearly written.
"Ding, congratulations on getting the cell phone number of campus idol Lu Zhan, and losing the Samoyed Xiao Huihui--" I seemed to hear a voice in my head despite my slow reaction.
"Abaibai..." I blinked, at a loss.
"What for?" Ah Bai rolled his eyes at me.
"Can you bite me? I think I must be dreaming..."
If this wasn't a dream, why would Master Lu Zhan smile at me, saying he remembered my name and exchanged phone numbers with me? If all this were true, I would definitely be wanted by all the girls in the school, right?
“Woo-woo-woo—Woof—”
Just as I was still daydreaming, Abaibai suddenly sniffed the air and then took an attacking posture.
"Abaibai, what's wrong?" I couldn't help but ask when I noticed that Abaibai was abnormal.
"I smell danger, let's run!" A Baibai said, turning around and running first.
I followed it in confusion. Although I didn't know what was going on, a series of recent events made me trust Abaibai's prediction.
