Chapter 14: Raising a dog is worse than having a son
Lao Wang gently combed the Husky's hair with a comb.
Its gray-white fur is soft and dense, and feels as delicate and smooth as satin. The more Lao Wang combs it, the more he can't let it go.
This is what I want to give to Liangliang————
Its blue eyes are pure and beautiful. Even Lao Wang, who has no romantic heart, was fascinated by them for a moment. Its eyes are like the sea in the TV...
Lao Wang has never been to the beach. After leaving his hometown in the countryside and coming to this city, he has been busy in the garbage dump for decades. Traveling to relax has never been on his mind. At first, he longed to have a small home in this city to rest, but later it became the desire to raise his son to adulthood.
When his neighbors mention his son, they all give him a thumbs up. His son was so cute and well-behaved when he was young. He raised his son frugally and watched his son gradually become successful. First, he was a student at a prestigious university, and now he is a small manager in a large company.
He still remembered the last time he saw his son. His son was dressed in a neat suit and looked clean and energetic, which made him happy. But he didn't know when his son stopped looking at him straight in the eye.
"Can't you dress nicer if you're coming to see me?! Where do you want me to put my face?!"
Indeed, in order to save money to pay off his mortgage, the clothes he wore were all old clothes picked up from the scrap heap. They were always dusty and ill-fitting, and even after being washed many times, they still smelled like garbage.
After being scolded in front of his son, Lao Wang felt even more ashamed to stand in front of his child. It seemed that every minute that the garbage collector appeared in front of him was torturing his son's self-esteem.
Until now, he still feels at a loss. How could the good boy praised by the neighbors become like this? He still remembers his son in middle school. He came home early after school to help Lao Wang deal with waste, and he never felt tired. He would say to him seriously: "Dad, you have worked hard all your life. I will make a lot of money in the future so that you can live in a big house."
The two of them squeezed into a makeshift hut next to the garbage dump. Although the hut was dark, Lao Wang felt bright in his heart at that time.
"Dad, when I graduate from college, I will take you abroad to travel and see the world. We are going to the Mediterranean. Dad, do you know? The sea over there is especially blue."
Lao Wang had never seen much of the world in his life, and he never dared to dream of going to the Mediterranean. But he had seen the Mediterranean on TV, and the sea there was indeed very blue.
That beautiful, bright blue is just like the eyes of this husky. Thinking of this, his tears began to fall.
The tears dripped onto the Husky's fur, and the dog looked up at him.
Lao Wang became more and more sad, and thought it was shameful to cry in front of the dog , so he turned his head to wipe his tears, but the tears kept falling.
This is the son he raised with great effort.
The husky came closer to him and looked at him with pure blue eyes. There was a shadow of Lao Wang in those clear eyes, but Lao Wang seemed to see Liang Liang.
I still have Liangliang, Lao Wang said to himself.
He hugged the dog, yes, he also had Liangliang.
Because this dog was given to him by his favorite grandson Liangliang.
It was a gift from his favorite grandson Liangliang.
That day, Liangliang whispered in his ear: "Grandpa must be very lonely, so I gave him this dog."
"Silly child, as long as Liangliang comes to see me, grandpa won't be lonely."
"But Liangliang can't always be with grandpa, so Liangliang gave this dog to grandpa. It's just like Liangliang, grandpa must take good care of it."
"Of course. Grandpa promised Liangliang."
Yes, this is a dog that represents Liangliang's love. He will definitely take good care of it and will never lose it.
He will definitely protect it.
This dog is his heart and soul.
bump!!
The door was suddenly slammed open.
Lao Wang was shocked.
A burly man rushed in and stared at the Husky fiercely.
This man, it seems, has been here before?
"Who are you?? What do you want to do?"
The man didn't look at Lao Wang, but stared at the Husky fiercely and said, "Did you do anything to my brain just now?"
"Who are you? What do you want to do?" Lao Wang scolded.
The man seemed not to hear Lao Wang's question, and declared to the dog: "Don't even think about it next time, you can't get away today!"
"Hey!! I'm calling the police."
The Husky jumped up and rushed to the door.
The man followed him out, and before leaving, he turned to Lao Wang and said, "You'll forget it anyway, human, just get some sleep."
Lao Wang shouted, "What are you doing to my dog!"
He stumbled out of the alley, calling for his Husky, but the street was empty at night. Only a stray yellow dog nearby was lying there bored.
The Husky ran wildly in front, and the man was chasing closely behind.
He is a Gnus from a distant galaxy, now living in seclusion on this planet disguised as a human.
The man believed that he could capture the "Husky" tonight. He took out a light spider web gun and shot at the "Husky". This gun can automatically locate high-speed moving creatures and generate spider webs to capture prey.
The Husky leaped into the air, turned at an incredible angle, and dodged the web bullet. The man let out a soft click and fired a second bullet at the Husky.
Bang! A clear tearing sound was heard in the air.
The spider web bomb exploded in an instant, the broken spider web scattered, and a cat jumped to the ground.
The cat announced in a clear voice: "Gnus, this prey is mine."
Cat? It can talk. It must be an Alt.
The man frowned: "Has the Bounty Guild become so corrupt that even the Arte Cat can get involved?"
"It's better than having the brainless Gnus do it."
The man said angrily: "Listen carefully, I found it first. Stupid cat, you will pay the price for your arrogance."
"What else can you do besides growling and threatening?" The cat said, "How many days have you not brushed your teeth? Even with the optical camouflage device to disguise yourself as a human, your steel teeth still smell terrible."
"SHUT UP! YOU'RE DEAD!"
Xiao Zhen said: "It seems that Mr. Cat has successfully attracted the attention of the Nagnus orcs."
Captain Madara said: "Yes, it has an unparalleled talent for irritating others."
The cat and the man entered into a passionate verbal battle.
Xiao Zhen, who was hiding in the street corner, gave a signal to Captain Ban. Just as the Husky rushed to the intersection, the chicken fell from the sky and hit the Husky head-on.
Bang! The husky was slapped away. Captain Madara strengthened his wings, and the flapping force was enough to knock down an adult leopard. In a flash, Xiao Zhen threw out the restraining net and firmly caught the husky.
"You are cheating!!"
The Gnus angrily left Mr. Cat, with whom he was arguing, and rushed towards Xiaozhen viciously.
Xiaozhen retracted the net and smiled at him.
The Gnus glanced at the husky in the net, then looked at Xiaozhen. He said, "Are you a local human?" Then he turned to Mr. Cat and yelled, "You violated the independent civilization code! You even dragged a local human to do the task? You broke the rules!!"
Mr. Cat said calmly, "He is my local assistant and is registered with the Bounty Guild. I'm sorry, but this Husky was captured by us."
The Gnus pointed at the chicken and said angrily, "Not only did you pull a local, you even pulled a chicken!!" He raised his voice, "Why did you pull a chicken???"
The chicken yelled, "What's wrong with the chicken? Do you have any problem with the chicken?"
Mr. Cat said, "Anyway, we have caught the prey. You give it up."
"Bullshit!" the Gnus cried angrily, "I've been tracking this target for three days! It's mine!"
Mr. Cat laughed and said, "Oh? You found it uncaptured for three days. The human who adopted it was a fragile old man, and you didn't catch it. Let me guess why you haven't captured it yet." The cat tilted his head and said, "How many times have you been brainwashed in the past three days?"
"Shut up!!"
"I saw it happen once. That's definitely not the first time. Is it the third time? Or the fourth time? Otherwise you wouldn't be wearing a mental shield." Mr. Cat sighed and shook his head. "I've heard about the fearlessness and mental debility of the Gnus people. It turns out that their brains are as thin as the rumors say."
The chicken cackled and laughed.
"You're courting death!" The Gunus's face turned pale, he pulled out his gun and pointed it at Mr. Cat.
At this moment, a light suddenly appeared in the net. The Husky's whole body was shining with a strange blue light, which spread out like fog and enveloped them.
After a few seconds, the blue light faded.
The Gnus looked a little confused. He looked down at the gun in his hand and put it back on his waist. "What am I doing here?" He muttered, touched his head, and turned away.
The chicken looked at his departing figure and said, "Look, this guy has been brainwashed and sent away again."
"The mission target is trying to drive away creatures that threaten it." Xiao Zhen looked at the husky in the net and said, "My brain just told me that I was just taking a night walk to buy drinks. I should immediately abandon the dog and go to the convenience store three blocks away."
Mr. Cat jumped to the edge of the net. "What appeared in my mind was that I was patrolling the territory at night, and I had sex with a beautiful female cat before. Why did they set up such a weird plot? I don't even know that female cat."
Captain Spot said, "The female cat is probably your host's dream lover. It will modify the original memory of the brain. My brain is convincing me that I should go find some delicious bugs instead of standing here staring at a dog."
Xiao Zhen sighed: "What a powerful ability. It is indeed worth 10,000 credits." Unfortunately, for the Heart Eater, they are completely immune to this kind of mental attack on the host's brain. If it were any other bounty hunter, they would probably be brainwashed again and sent away like the poor Gnus.
"I'm really curious why your sponsor wants to support you." Xiao Zhen looked at the husky and said, "Generally speaking, no matter who you are, they would hate to have their memories modified."
The chicken said, "Because this one, ah, let's call it a Husky. Its characteristic is to modify the memory of other creatures in order to benefit its own survival. Generally speaking, the adjustments are relatively minor, or the damage is not great, and it has ways to resist, so it has not provoked the Eye of Supervision to kill it. For example, if someone raises it, it will set itself into the owner's real memory and fabricate some good memories of the owner and it in order to gain the owner's love."
"This is disgusting enough for intelligent creatures." Xiao Zhen said, "I know Homo sapiens. Even harmless adjustments are unforgivable."
"It is said that it will adjust in a good direction and make the owner feel more comfortable. Some people are addicted to psychedelic drugs, and some people will play with this kind of pet to make themselves feel better." The chicken clucked, "That Gnus man is back again."
"Back again? It seems his mental defense device is working." Mr. Cat said, "Although the delay is a bit severe."
Then, there was a flash of blue light.
The Gnus are gone again. The Gnus are back again.
The Gnus are gone again. The Gnus are back again.
The Gnus are gone again. The Gnus are back again.
Mr. Little True Cat and the chicken watched him go back and forth in silence.
The Gnus rushed back with big strides. Every step he took seemed to crush the ground. Even though he was now using optical camouflage to disguise him as an ordinary human, his anger still twisted his face into a shapeless shape, just like the violent and brutal Gnus orcs that Xiaozhen knew.
"How many times have you woken up from brainwashing?" Mr. Cat asked him, trying not to laugh.
"I've had enough!" the Gnus said through gritted teeth, "This dangerous thing must pay the price!!"
"Calm down. This is Jin's main goal."
"Yes, the main thing is that the gold is alive."
"It must be taught a lesson!" roared the Gnus, waving his long, sharp nails that flashed with cold light at the Husky on the ground.
"etc!"
The unique nails of the Gnus drew a streak of white light in the air. Blood splattered everywhere, and a body fell to the ground.
But it’s not a Husky, and it’s not Xiaozhen either.
Lao Wang lay on his back with a big cut on his abdomen, his intestines were spilling out and bleeding.
He murmured, "Don't try to hurt the dog Liangliang gave me."
The Gnus stepped back in surprise: "This human just jumped out of nowhere!"
"Oh my god, why is he here?"
Xiao Zhen squatted down and pressed her hand tightly on Lao Wang's wound: "Is there poison on your nails? I can't treat this wound."
The Gnus yelled, "I just wanted to scare the husky! I didn't mean to hurt the local humans!"
Lao Wang chased out from home. That was his husky, a gift from Liangliang. He promised Liangliang that he would take good care of it.
But the Husky was suddenly scared away by the stranger.
Where is it? Where is it?
Lao Wang searched desperately on the street at night. It was Liangliang's gift, the only connection between him, his son and Liangliang.
Ah, such a well-behaved dog, how could he lose it .
He had to find it back. Even if it cost him his life, he would find the Husky back.
Because this Husky was a gift from Liangliang to him.
Then, he found it.
On a nearby street corner.
His husky was trapped in a net.
The stranger who broke into his home was about to beat up his husky.
"Liangliang can't always be with grandpa, so Liangliang gave this dog to grandpa. It's just like Liangliang, grandpa must take good care of it."
"Liangliang likes grandpa the most."
"Grandpa, I'm sure you will take good care of Liangliang's dog."
Yes, I will protect it with my life. It is my heart.
He pounced on him without any hesitation.
Lao Wang fell to the ground, his limbs went limp, and his whole body became light and fluttery. A boy was trying to press on his wound. He saw his blood gushing out, and he saw his intestines.
"Great, go explain this to the Eye of Supervision!"
"I didn't mean to do that!! He just rushed over suddenly!"
"Your nails are poisonous, his whole body is twitching!!"
"Yes, this is their amazing racial skill! This kind of neurotoxin may not even have a cure on this planet!"
"Are you trying to bring the Security Committee ?"
"He jumped out by himself!!"
There was something in his ears that he couldn't understand. In a trance, he saw the husky trying to climb out of the net and licking his face. Its eyes were really blue...
"Dad, do you know how blue the Mediterranean Sea is? I will definitely take you to the Mediterranean Sea ."
"Grandpa, this is Liangliang's gift. Look at its beautiful blue eyes."
"Liangliang likes grandpa the most!"
"Liangliang...Grandpa will definitely protect it." He murmured.
The world became dark and empty.
Xiaozhen sat on a chair in the hospital corridor.
He was looking at the bill that Boss Han had sent him, which included the costs of detoxification, medical treatment, and other follow-up expenses. Although it was the mentally retarded Gnus who did it, the follow-up expenses were all charged to them. After submitting the task target, 10,000 credit points were deducted from various follow-up expenses, leaving less than 1,000 points.
Boss Han explained clearly: Because they needed to detoxify and treat the wound, they couldn't let the locals know that it was a neurotoxin that didn't exist on this planet, and they had to disguise it as an ordinary traffic accident. Not a penny of the money needed could be spent less.
Xiao Zhen looked at Boss Han's bill again. According to Boss Han's calculation, he was about to burst into tears because he didn't pay Boss Han after this trip. He had long known the nature of fox merchants, but this was another painful lesson.
"Yan Zhen?"
Xiaozhen looked up. The person who came was Director Li from the neighborhood committee, who had just finished talking with the doctor.
"Thank you so much for calling and sending Lao Wang to the hospital in time. Otherwise, I can't imagine the consequences." Director Li said, "Now the doctor says there is nothing serious."
"It's okay, I just made a phone call." Xiao Zhen said, "Didn't his family come?"
"Oh." Director Li snorted, "He does have a son. I called him, and when I heard that the driver couldn't be found, he immediately made excuses saying he was on a business trip."
"Can't you come over?"
"Haha, because he doesn't want to pay for medical expenses or spend money to take care of his father. It's the same as not having a son." Director Li said angrily, "His son has a grandson, but Old Wang has never seen him. He said the grandson is afraid that Old Wang is dirty and will get sick. What's the point of raising such a son?"
"ah……"
"It's been so many years! Old Wang has never seen his grandson! His daughter-in-law is also a worthless person!"
“…”
Director Li stood up and said, "Speaking of which, Old Wang was confused. He actually told me that his grandson gave him a dog. He obviously has never seen that grandson."
"What kind of dog is that?"
"It's the big yellow dog that strayed outside his door. Well, he'll have a companion after he's discharged from the hospital." Director Li said bitterly, "These days, it's better to have a dog than a son."
