Chapter 65

Looking at the empty street, Jiang Ping couldn't help but feel surprised, and he couldn't help but think to himself, "Could it be that my premonition after rebirth was wrong? That's impossible, the feeling just now was very clear, there's no way it could be wrong!"

Just as Jiang Ping was hesitating, his gaze inadvertently fell on the iron cage in front of the shop next to the restaurant, and his heart involuntarily skipped a beat.

Next to the restaurant was a dog meat hot pot restaurant. A few large iron cages at the entrance of the shop usually held several dogs. These dogs varied in size and breed, most of them being the so-called "stray dogs" that the owner bought from dog catchers. Although it was already summer and the dog meat hot pot business was very slow, a few dogs were still kept in the iron cages as a sign of the shop.

Jiang Ping noticed one of the yellow dogs. This dog was only medium to large in size, with a messy and dirty yellow coat. There was a deep wound on its left shoulder, and fresh blood continued to seep out, staining a large patch of fur brown.

This yellow dog was kept in a separate cage. Although it seemed to be lying on its side with little energy, the other dogs in the adjacent cages seemed to be very afraid of it, all huddled on the other side of their cages, trying to stay as far away from the big yellow dog as possible.

The yellow dog seemed to sense that someone was looking at it, and it raised its head to bare its teeth at Jiang Ping. In that instant, Jiang Ping immediately confirmed that the source of the threat he had felt earlier was this seemingly half-dead big yellow dog!

Looking at the yellow dog that seemed to have given up on life, Jiang Ping couldn't help but sigh to himself, "As the old saying goes, a dog that bites doesn't bark!"

The big yellow dog in the cage seemed to take an interest in Jiang Ping and raised its head to look at him again. As they made eye contact, Jiang Ping felt a deep sense of despair in the dog's eyes, even a hint of unwillingness to accept its fate. This made Jiang Ping's heart tremble. Although the other party was just a dog, its eyes reminded him of his own feelings in Dover White Cliffs in his previous life.

Thinking about his own experiences and feelings at that time, Jiang Ping immediately decided to save the big yellow dog.

For Jiang Ping, buying a dog was quite easy. He came to the entrance of the dog meat hot pot restaurant and loudly asked the person sitting inside, "Boss, how much is the big yellow dog outside?"

Summer was the slowest season for the dog meat hot pot business, and the boss was bored. Seeing a customer, he quickly came out and said, "You have good eyes. This is the best dog in my shop. Don't look at it being a bit thin, but it has a lot of meat..."

Jiang Ping wasn't interested in discussing this with the boss and immediately interrupted him, "Just tell me how much the dog costs!"

"150 yuan, cheap enough, right?" The boss smiled and rubbed his hands together, "If you want to eat it here, I'll charge you an additional 30 yuan for service."

Jiang Ping shook his head, "I want to take it home."

"Sure, no problem." The boss naturally didn't object to the customer's decision and immediately said, "I'll help you kill it, so you can put it in the pot when you get home."

The boss was very enthusiastic and immediately picked up the large iron tongs by the cage and said to Jiang Ping, "I'm going to catch the dog, move aside. This dog is very fierce, I need to use the tongs to grab it and strangle it in the cage, it's safer this way!"

Realizing that the boss had misunderstood his intention, Jiang Ping quickly explained, "I don't want a dead dog, I want to take it home alive."

Jiang Ping's words made the boss turn pale, and he quickly tried to dissuade him, "That's not possible, this dog is too fierce. Didn't you see that I kept it in a separate cage? The other dogs don't dare to be in the same cage with it! The two guys who caught this dog were both bitten by it. If you let it out, it will definitely bite people!"

Although he knew the boss of the dog meat hot pot restaurant wasn't lying, Jiang Ping was determined to save the big yellow dog. He didn't waste words and took out 200 yuan, handing it to the boss, "Here's 200 yuan, the dog is mine."

The boss, of course, wouldn't refuse such a deal, quickly took the money from Jiang Ping, but then emphasized, "The dog is yours, no problem, but you really can't let it out. Anyway... I'm not brave enough to do it!"

The boss of the dog meat hot pot restaurant was in the business of killing and selling dogs, and he had killed at least a thousand dogs. He shouldn't be so afraid of dogs. However, he was now so scared of a dog in a cage that Jiang Ping found it both amusing and surprising. It seemed that the big yellow dog had left a deep impression on the boss, otherwise he wouldn't be so afraid.

However, this didn't shake Jiang Ping's determination to save the yellow dog. He said to the boss, "Don't do it, I'll let it out myself, okay?"

"Sure, that's fine." The boss immediately agreed to Jiang Ping's suggestion, but warned him, "I have to say this first, the dog is now yours. If it bites you or anyone else, it has nothing to do with me!"

"Alright, I'll take responsibility." Jiang Ping didn't want to argue and immediately nodded in agreement.

"Here, take the tongs!" The boss didn't waste words and immediately handed the large iron tongs to Jiang Ping, then quickly fled back into the shop and closed the door.

"Is it really that exaggerated?" Jiang Ping muttered to himself and then gently loosened the wire that tied the cage door.

The yellow dog in the cage immediately stood up, its eyes shining with a cold light, staring intently at Jiang Ping.

"Good dog, I'm letting you out." Jiang Ping loosened the wire and threw it away, and quietly reassured the big yellow dog, "Calm down, don't bite anyone."

It wasn't clear if the big yellow dog really understood what Jiang Ping was saying, but it seemed less tense. Jiang Ping took the opportunity to open the cage door and softly called to the big yellow dog, "Come out, you're free."

Although the cage door was open, the big yellow dog didn't come out. It just hesitated, staring at the large iron tongs in Jiang Ping's hand, clearly still wary of him.

Jiang Ping didn't expect this unremarkable yellow dog to be so smart. He quickly threw the tongs to the ground, "I'm not here to catch you, come out quickly."

Throwing away the tongs made the yellow dog relax a bit more. However, it still didn't fully trust Jiang Ping and just crouched in the cage, watching him warily.

"Hey, I'm in a hurry, come out quickly." Jiang Ping didn't have time to waste, and softly urged the big yellow dog, "Come out, you're free!"

But the big yellow dog didn't budge, just stared at Jiang Ping intently.

"Such a stubborn dog." Looking at the yellow dog that was eyeing him, Jiang Ping couldn't help but complain.

After a brief hesitation, Jiang Ping slowly extended his hand toward the big yellow dog in the cage.

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