The compartment of the MPV was stinky and filled with the smell of dog excrement. There were at least four or five dogs lying on the floor of the compartment, all of them tied with nylon straps and wearing special muzzles to prevent them from barking and biting.
Ning Lan's Samoyed Tuan Tuan's white hair had turned gray and dirty. Its body was very weak. If it had come one day later, it would not have survived. When it saw its owner's face, it struggled to raise its head and then fell down powerlessly.
Zhang Zian noticed that the car had undergone some rough modifications. An iron buckle was added to the floor, and a leather handguard was attached to the buckle, which might be used to fix the body of the big dog so that it would not be dragged out of the car. It was not used for trapping puppies.
Ning Lan rushed into the compartment crying and held Tuan Tuan in her arms. Trembling, she tried to untie the rope and the muzzle, but the more anxious she was, the more she could not untie it. Once the nylon straps were tied, it was impossible to untie them. Zhang Zian had a small multi-purpose Swiss army knife on his key ring, so he helped her cut the rope and the muzzle.
The three dog trappers had not fastened their seat belts, so they were dizzy from the impact and could not get up for a long time. Zhang Zian saw that there were extra nylon straps in the car, so he asked the students to tie the hands of the three people behind their backs to prevent them from hurting others.
More than one person had recorded the whole process with a mobile phone. The evidence of trying to hit people and then absconding was conclusive. They could not deny it even if they wanted to.
The car was narrow, so two strong male students helped Ning Lan carry Tuan Tuan out of the car. She sobbed and called her parents to tell them that Tuan Tuan was found, but it was not in good condition and needed treatment as soon as possible.
Zhang Zian also picked up his mobile phone and called Sun Xiaomeng to tell her what had just happened. He noticed that there were a few other dogs lying in the car, and they were all half-dead. He took photos and sent them to Sun Xiaomeng, so that the Li and Qian customers could come and claim them.
After Ning Lan and Zhang Zian hung up, Sun Xiaomeng called Ning Lan again and told her some necessary first aid measures. She immediately gathered the Li and Qian customers and rushed over.
Although he had already called the police, to be on the safe side, Zhang Zian called Sheng Ke again. He briefly told him about the situation and asked him to inform the 110 patrol police in advance.
While he was on the phone, Zhan Tian seemed to have discovered something. It quietly jumped into the carriage, lowered its head, and nudged a dog lying on the ground with its nose.
It was also a German Shepherd, but it looked very old. Its teeth were badly worn, and its eyes were half closed. It was lying in the carriage, dying.
"Woof woof!"
Zhan Tian jumped out of the car and wagged its tail to Zhang Zian, who was on the phone. It paced around anxiously and kept barking, as if reminding him of something.
Zhang Zian noticed Warsky's abnormality and asked Sheng Ke to wait for a moment. There might be a new situation here.
"What is it, Warsky?" he asked.
Zhan Tian looked at him, then at the German Shepherd lying on the ground in the carriage.
Zhang Zian asked Famous with his eyes. Famous jumped into the car, observed the dying German Shepherd, and shook its head at Zhang Zian, indicating that it didn't know.
Zhan Tian became even more anxious. It opened its mouth, bit the corner of Zhang Zian's pants, and dragged him into the car.
He got into the carriage, squatted down, and examined the German Shepherd. Although he still didn't know what happened to Zhan Tian, he cut off the straps and the muzzle rope to make it more relaxed.
Zhan Tian whimpered, stretched out a front paw, and pulled the German Shepherd's ear.
Zhang Zian pinched its ear, and his fingertips felt a slight undulation. He quickly pulled the short fluff off its ear, and a long string of numbers appeared under the fluff.
"This is … an ear tag?"
It was rare to see dogs with ear tags. Usually, dogs with ear tags were breeding dogs, competition dogs, and … police dogs.
This German Shepherd was not in good condition, and it didn't look like a breeding dog or a competition dog. Was it also a retired police dog?
Zhang Zian took a picture of the numbers starting with 156, and sent it to Fu Tao at the police dog nursing home for verification.
Fu Tao replied quickly, confirming his guess. He explained that before 2012, police dogs were marked with ear tags, which were equivalent to police dogs' ID cards. However, because the process of ear tagging was similar to tattooing, it was more painful. After 2012, they gradually replaced ear tags with chips embedded in the neck, so the police dogs with ear tags were generally older.
Zhang Zian understood. He asked Zhan Tian, "Do you know this police dog? Is it your friend? … or your relative? "
Of course, Zhan Tian couldn't answer. It whimpered and nudged the dying retired police dog with its mouth, trying to make it stand up.
Zhang Zian had always thought that Zhan Tian had followed the scent of the dog-trappers to this place, but maybe he was wrong. In fact, it was following the scent of its former relative.
He knew from Old Yang and Fu Tao that people could apply for the adoption of retired police dogs. Although the threshold was relatively high, it was indeed possible, such as when he adopted Zhan Tian.
Since he could adopt a police dog, so could other people. This German Shepherd might have been an adopted police dog, and it was trapped by the gang of three people when it went out for a walk with its owner. Zhan Tian was almost trapped as well. If it were not still young and agile, it would have been lying in the carriage with this German Shepherd.
Thinking of this, he picked up his phone and asked, "Captain Sheng, are you still there?"
"Yes, what did you find just now?" Sheng Ke asked on the other end of the phone.
"They found a retired police dog among the dogs they trapped …" Zhang Zian paused, then added, "This police dog is not in good condition. It may not be able to hold on any longer. I will take a picture of its ear tag number and send it to you. You can check who adopted it, and then inform its owner to come over. "
Sheng Ke was silent for a moment, then said in a deep voice, "Okay, thank you."
Zhang Zian hung up the phone, took a picture of the ear tag number, and sent it to Sheng Ke's private WeChat account. Ordinary people couldn't check the internal files of police dogs, so Zhang Zian could only ask Sheng Ke for help.
Ning Lan's classmates had already taken pictures of the scene with their mobile phones and uploaded them to WeChat Moments, Weibo, and their classmates' groups. Soon, there was an uproar.
All these things actually happened within a few minutes. As soon as Zhang Zian finished his work, he heard sirens coming from afar. Several police cars with flashing lights drove into the urban village and stopped at the gate of the courtyard.
Several policemen got out of the cars, pulled up the cordon, and persuaded the onlookers and tenants to leave. The leading policeman raised his voice and asked, "Who called the police?"
"Me." Zhang Zian stepped forward. Ning Lan had called the police under his instruction, so of course, he had to admit it.
"We have heard the general situation from Captain Sheng. Please give us more details and make a statement," said the leading policeman.
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