The next day.
Early in the morning, when Zhang Zian opened the shutter door, the shop assistants saw more than a dozen stray cats lying or lying in various postures. Each cat had thick bandages on different parts of its body. They were immediately stunned.
"Master, these cats are …" Wang Qian asked, puzzled.
Zhang Zian's explanation was that he heard cats whining outside last night. They seemed to be injured, so he went out to take a look. Sure enough, he saw a group of stray cats. If he left them alone, they would definitely die, so he brought them into the shop and simply bandaged them.
"Is it … Is someone abusing cats again?" Lu Yi Yun hugged Jasmine tightly and asked uneasily.
"That's not it … They seem to be fighting with stray dogs. They were bitten or pushed, causing bruises," Zhang Zian explained.
"Stray dogs? Fighting with stray cats? Is it to fight for territory? "Li Kun asked.
"Maybe, fighting for territory, fighting for food, something like that." Zhang Zian was not giving a random answer. No matter what Vladimir's theory was, it was a fight for territory.
"Speaking of stray dogs …" Jiang Feifei interrupted. "A few days ago, just near our shop, I saw a few big stray dogs. They were dirty, and saliva was dripping from between their teeth. They looked very fierce, and I was so scared that I ran away."
"If you encounter a stray dog and it's still far away from you, it's best to find a place to hide. If you encounter a stray dog in a very close place, then you shouldn't run, because if you run, the stray dog will think that you are weak and easy to bully. It may chase you, so you should retreat slowly and quietly and find a place to hide," Zhang Zian warned. In fact, this was also the general rule when encountering beasts in the wild.
The time that Jiang Feifei encountered a stray dog was probably the time that stray cats were attacked.
Lu Yi Yun also said thoughtfully, "I seem to have heard from customers that stray dogs seem to be very rampant recently. Although there are no records of them hurting people, this can't go on … It seems that someone is already planning to make a move on the stray dogs …"
Zhang Zian was well aware that the so-called attack probably referred to the use of dog poison such as isoniazid. Although most of the people who clamored only typed their words on the Internet, there would always be people who put it into action.
Modern China was a law-abiding society, or at least it was working hard to build a law-abiding society. Avenging personal grudges was not worth advocating. American heroes like the Punisher and Batman should only exist in comics and movies. Superheroes all claimed to be upholding justice, but justice should exist in the law and not be defined by individuals.
Poisoning a dog to vent one's anger would not only hurt an innocent dog by accident, but it might also put the poisoner in jail. After all, surveillance cameras were everywhere in big cities nowadays.
In January 2019, a person in Shenzhen who put poisonous sausages in a residential area was caught on the spot. In order to vent his personal anger, he left a criminal record, which affected his studies and employment. A few years later, he was the one who regretted it.
In short, the conflict between people and dogs in the city was getting more and more intense. The stray dogs chose to cause trouble at this time, which was tantamount to playing with fire.
Zhang Zian asked the staff to clean up after a while. He went to borrow a trolley, put the injured stray cats into cages, and sent them to Sun Xiaomeng's pet clinic. He asked her to inject them with rabies vaccines. He had something to do and might come back later.
As for why he borrowed a trolley instead of using the Wuling Hong Guang MPV, it was, of course, because he was afraid that the remaining fleas would settle down in the Wuling Hong Guang MPV.
The staff had long been used to Zhang Zian's absence in the store. At most, they would not be able to do some difficult business, but there was no other impact. Anyway, it was not their money that was lost …
While cleaning up, Zhang Zian inadvertently glanced outside the store and saw a familiar figure slowly passing by.
Wasn't this the little fat boy who had been stung by a caterpillar yesterday?
The little fat boy's stinger had not completely healed, but it was more of a pretext to make a fuss. He hummed all the way and slowly walked forward. He probably begged his parents at home that he could not go to school because of his back pain, but his parents rejected him, so he looked like he had eaten a fly.
"Zhuangzhuang, right? Hurry up, don't be late for school. Do you think that if you deliberately come late, your parents will sympathize with you? Be careful of a few more shoe prints on your butt … and maybe even high heel prints, tsk. "
Zhang Zian strolled out of the store and deliberately made fun of him.
Speaking of which, today was Monday. It was a writing Monday, and reading was hell.
Almost every student and office worker hated Monday, but Zhang Zian, as an idle member of society, did not care.
The little fat boy heard his voice, and his thoughts were exposed. He looked up at him and immediately recognized his face. He stared at him with hatred, ignored him, and continued walking.
"By the way, have you finished your moth observation report? In fact, let me tell you, the abnormal development process of moths and butterflies is similar. You can refer to that one … "
Zhang Zian looked to the side and unexpectedly found that the larva of the swallowtail butterfly was still lying on the glass door of the shop next to him.
"You can refer to that swallowtail butterfly," he said.
"Abnormal … abnormal development?"
The little fat boy was shocked by this novel word. To be precise, he was shocked by the word "abnormal."
"Hehe."
When the little fat boy most wanted to know what was going on, Zhang Zian smiled and did not say anything. He was too lazy to explain to him what abnormal development was.
The little fat boy wanted to know because it might be useful for his own observation report, but he did not want to ask for it. He could only stare at Zhang Zian.
Zhang Zian had plenty of time to waste. Anyway, he did not need to go to school or work.
"Ah! Good morning, Brother Store Manager! "
Little Celery, who had not seen him for a while, saw Zhang Zian standing at the door of the shop and whispered in surprise.
"Hey, Little Celery, long time no see! Good morning! Come, give me a high five! "
Zhang Zian bent down and stretched out his palm. Little Celery trotted and jumped up, giving him a high five.
"Brother Store Manager, I heard from the brothers and sisters in the shop that you went to Egypt?" she asked with wide eyes.
"Yes, I went to Egypt."
Zhang Zian asked Little Celery to wait a moment, and he went into the house to get a handbag and handed it to her.
"Open it and have a look. This is a gift I brought back from Egypt."
Little Celery hesitated for a moment because her mother did not allow her to take things from strangers. However, Brother Store Manager was obviously not a stranger, so she happily took the handbag.
"Thank you, Brother Store Manager! Wow! What is this? Dates? "
She opened the bag, pinched a date, and looked at it.
"Well, this is an authentic Egyptian date. Try it and see if it tastes good," Zhang Zian said.
Little Celery put a date in her mouth and chewed it. With a look of surprise, she cried, "Delicious! It's crisp and sweet! "
The little fat boy next door cried.
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