Looking For Dogs

After Ms. Yang blocked the elevator door and stared at it for a few seconds, Xiang Kun frowned. "Are you coming in or not?"

Ms. Yang seemed to hesitate for a moment before asking, "Did… did you see my Pinky?"

Did he lose his dog?

Thinking about how the husky behaved when he was with Miss Yang, Xiang Kun felt that it was not strange for him to get lost.

"No," replied Xiang Kun simply.

However, Ms. Yang didn't seem to have any intention of leaving. She looked at him and said, "If you were the one who kidnapped Pinkie, you can just return it to me. I won't pursue the matter… If you want money, I can give it to you."

Xiang Kun was confused. "Miss, we don't know each other, do we? Other than meeting in the elevator the day before yesterday, we didn't have any contact, right? I didn't even talk to you… Why would you suspect that I stole your dog?"

Ms. Yang said, "That day… my Pinky was obviously frightened by you! She didn't dare to enter the elevator for the past few days! You must hate dogs! You… If Pinky really got kidnapped by you, return it to me. I won't bring it out again, okay?"

Xiang Kun looked at Miss Yang speechlessly. He felt that the husky was really unlucky to have such an owner.

Xiang Kun did not hate dogs. He knew very well that if a dog was annoying and affected others, 90% of the reason would be because of its owner. It was just like how most annoying kids were parents.

"I didn't kidnap your dog, and I haven't seen your dog since that day. Instead of wasting your time pestering me, why don't you hurry up and look for it? Go to the homeowners' group chat and get help from the residents who keep dogs around, then post a dog search notice. But let me give you a piece of advice. After the dog is found, go online and look for the contents of how to raise dogs and train them. Otherwise, if you raise them like this, both you and the dog will suffer."

After hearing Xiang Kun's words, Miss Yang took two steps back and let the elevator door close slowly.

Just as the elevator door was about to close, Xiang Kun's heart skipped a beat. He pressed the button to open the door and it slowly opened again.

"Miss Yang, when did you lose your dog? Where did you lose it?"

Xiang Kun walked out of the elevator and asked Ms. Yang, who was still in a daze.

Miss Yang was stunned for a moment before she subconsciously said, "Yesterday… Last night, I brought Pinkie out to play. I was on the phone with a friend, but he disappeared in the blink of an eye. Last night, I and a few friends searched for him for half the night, but we still couldn't find him. Do you think Pinkie might have been sold to a dog vendor… I saw many people online saying that there were dog vendors who caught dogs and sold them to dog meat hotpot restaurants…" As she spoke, she couldn't help but tear up.

Xiang Kun was too lazy to comfort him. He asked again, "Where did you get lost?"

"It's on the lawn near the garden center. Those who have dogs nearby will take them there."

"Didn't the dog hold the leash when you called?"

"I'll untie the leash when we get there… I've lost Pinkie twice in the past, but I found him in less than two hours. This time… this time, someone might have really abducted him…" Miss Yang looked at him anxiously. "You… are you going to help me find the dog? If you help me find it, I can give you money…"

Xiang Kun waved his hand. "I don't need your money. I'll find it for you when I'm free. If I find it, you have to learn how to train dogs."

"Yes, yes. If Pinkie comes back, I will bring him to class…" said Miss Yang quickly. Although she had only seen Xiang Kun once and she felt that he did not like her dog, she felt that he was very capable and convincing.

Xiang Kun could not be bothered to talk to her. He walked out of the building and walked out of the district.

Of course, Xiang Kun was not trying to please Miss Yang because of her good looks, nor was he trying to help her. Instead, he was guessing whether Miss Yang's missing husky had something to do with the special smell he was looking for.

At the same time, he wanted to test his tracking ability and see if he could find the missing husky.

The lawn that Miss Yang mentioned was not far from the district.

To be honest, most of the people who raised dogs here did not have the consciousness of a civilized dog. Dog shit could be seen everywhere on the lawn and on the side of the road nearby. The dog owners did not even deal with it and only pointed at the sanitation workers to clean it up.

It was almost six in the evening, and many people were playing nearby with their pets.

The strong smell left behind by the pet dogs affected Xiang Kun's pursuit of the husky's scent.

Xiang Kun did not need to ask Miss Yang for the source of the husky's scent because he already had an impression of it when they met in the elevator.

After walking around the lawn, Xiang Kun finally caught the smell of the husky.

There were many directions where the smell was coming from. Xiang Kun first eliminated the direction of their district before eliminating the smell in the remaining directions.

Although it had only been three days since Xiang Kun moved here, he had spent most of his time on the hill and its surroundings.

However, because he had spent time memorizing, patrolling, and scouting, he actually knew more about the surroundings of the estate than most residents, especially in many places where animals liked to go but humans would ignore.

Tracking scents, especially in cities, was a very difficult task. Firstly, there were too many distractions, and secondly, it was relatively easier to attach scents to various cement roads and asphalt roads. The scents were easier to dissipate and lacked direction.

Even for trained city trackers, it was not easy to track the target accurately. It required a lot of manpower and time.

However, Xiang Kun's sense of smell was stronger than that of most dogs. Furthermore, he had the ability to analyze and think. During the process of searching for scents, he could analyze the surroundings, terrain, and other information he obtained to deduce the possible direction and location of the target.

At around 11 pm, Xiang Kun finally found a clue.

But this clue was a big pool of blood and a few tufts of dog hair.

Judging from the amount of blood, the husky was probably dead.

However, Xiang Kun suddenly smelled a special scent from the mountain. This time, it was much stronger than what he had smelled from the dead rat!

It was done by that 'thing'!

This place was very far from the lawn where Miss Yang walked her dog. It was rather remote.

There were no traces of other animals or humans on the side of the dog's blood. How did the corpse disappear?

However, Xiang Kun did not find it strange this time. He looked up into the sky and saw the branch of a big tree. He knew that the "thing" had been there before.

No wonder he couldn't find any traces of large animals around the dead rats in the mountains. It turned out that "things" could fly!

It was very likely that the rat was not killed in the mountains but thrown into the mountains after it was killed.

What was it? Was it a bird? Was there such a huge bird? Could it directly kill an adult husky?

Xiang Kun looked serious. If this thing was an animal, it was definitely a very dangerous "beast". If it could kill huskies, it was not impossible to kill them.

He took out his phone and wanted to call 110, but after some thought, he opened WeChat and clicked on Officer Chen's profile picture.

After typing a few words, Xiang Kun hesitated again and kept his phone.

He looked into the distance. Although the body of the husky must have been carried away by the "thing", the blood loss of the husky was too great. Even if the husky was flying, it was inevitable that blood would fall along the way. Xiang Kun still had some clues.

He followed the scent for a dozen meters, and sure enough, he saw a few drops of blood on the grass. Then he kept walking, and at every interval, he found some blood.