"This is the bullet that disappeared?" Fang Zhao glanced at Curly Hair.
"Woof!" Curly Hair barked and wagged his tail vigorously.
"So, at that time, the sniper really did hit you?" Fang Zhao asked.
"Woof!" Curly Hair wagged his tail even more vigorously, as though he was very pleased with himself for taking a bullet.
"Where did you hit?" Fang Zhao looked at Curly Hair's body. He didn't see any bloodstains, nor any obvious wounds. If there had been, Huo Yi and the others would have noticed.
Curly Hair used his hind legs to scratch his back. Feeling like he hadn't scratched enough, he scratched a few more times, just like how he usually scratched an itch.
Fang Zhao raised his hand and brushed aside the fur on Curly Hair's back. There was a shallow scar about the size of a fingernail.
"Here?" Fang Zhao reached out and touched the scar.
"Woof!"
Curly Hair had returned to the kennel after his mission today. He hadn't been wearing his military dog uniform. There hadn't been any bulletproof protection.
Fang Zhao looked at the deformed bullet that had been pulled out and then at the faint scar on Curly Hair's back.
This wasn't something an ordinary mutation could explain. Even during the Period of Destruction, combat dogs with the strongest defenses in Muzhou couldn't be invulnerable. Many dogs had died to bullets.
Fang Zhao knew the lethality of the Wai military's guns. If it had been any other dog, it would have caused a penetrating wound. But this time, the bullet didn't even penetrate Curly Hair's skin and bounced off. Then …
"You ate it?"
"Woof!" Curly Hair wagged his tail vigorously, waiting for Fang Zhao's praise.
"You even know how to hide the evidence. Smart." Fang Zhao stroked Curly Hair's back. "Don't you remember what I told you to do when you encounter danger? You want to charge out and chase the enemy yourself? If you don't have that ability, you will be dead. Do you understand? "
Curly Hair stopped wagging his tail and whimpered. His eyes were filled with grievance.
Fang Zhao sighed and looked at the grass and dust on Curly Hair's body. "I'll talk to you about it after this is over!"
Fang Zhao cleaned up the dog feces on the floor and flushed it in the toilet. Then, he cleaned the deformed bullet and put it away.
While cleaning the bullet, Fang Zhao discovered that besides the deformed bullet, there were also traces of corrosion.
Fang Zhao pondered.
If this bullet was not pulled out, would it be completely digested after a long time?
Could Curly Hair be an extraterrestrial dog?
But when he thought about what he had found on the black street, he attributed it to an external cause that he didn't know about.
When he first saw the surveillance at Black Street, it was at the point where all the cameras stopped working for a short period of time at his respawn point.
Everything changed from that moment onwards.
Before that, Curly Hair was just a weak and sick stray dog roaming the black streets.
After that, Curly Hair's constitution began to strengthen day by day. Furthermore, he had never been sick, so he could eat anything. At the Muzhou farm, the other dogs had diarrhea after eating field mice, but nothing had happened to it.
Fang Zhao did not know how many voles it had eaten during the time it had stayed on the Muzhou farm. Had it eaten any other animals?
Although Fang Zhao's physique had clearly improved after his rebirth, he definitely couldn't resist bullets like Curly Hair and digest them.
Suddenly, Fang Zhao recalled Curly Hair's medical reports from his earliest days.
All along, there had been no obvious abnormalities in Curly Hair's medical reports, including those from the base's vets. Apart from a slightly higher level of heavy metals in his blood, there were no other problems. He was very healthy.
Curly Hair's blood had higher levels of heavy metals than other dogs. The veterinarians' explanation was that it was because of his breed. During the Period of Destruction, some species had been destroyed and some new species had been created. Dogs had also mutated. On the surface, the veterinarians' explanation made sense.
But Fang Zhao knew that wasn't the case.
His hearing was much stronger than it had been in his previous life, and Curly Hair's sense of smell far surpassed that of other dogs. No, perhaps Curly Hair's hearing, smell, and other abilities were all very strong. Moreover, they were constantly getting stronger!
Back when the world's most authoritative pet magazine, PET, had tested Curly Hair's biting strength, the numbers had already been terrifying. But Fang Zhao knew that wasn't Curly Hair's strongest bite!
Fang Zhao reached out with both hands and lifted Curly Hair up. He stared into his eyes and asked, "Have you eaten anything else you shouldn't have?"
Curly Hair swayed his drooping tail timidly and averted his gaze.
Seeing this, Fang Zhao knew that this little fella had definitely secretly eaten other things that exceeded everyone's expectations.
No one would have thought that a puppy that looked like an ordinary pet dog actually hid such a terrifying power.
At this moment, Fang Zhao's communications device rang. It was Huo Yi.
"Fang Zhao, how's Curly Hair?" Huo Yi asked with concern.
"He's calmed down," Fang Zhao replied.
"That's good. Come over for a bit. A portion of the Sentinel system's footage can't be sent directly to you. You can come over to take a look."
"Alright, I'll head over now."
Fang Zhao sent a message to Yan Biao and Zuo Yu, asking them to head over to the Wai base immediately. After sending the message, he brought Curly Hair out.
Curly Hair followed closely beside Fang Zhao's feet, ignoring everyone else.
Huo Yi revealed a rare smile when he saw Curly Hair. "You seem to be in better spirits."
"The little fella tends to defecate when he's nervous. He just pooped in the guest room. I've already cleaned it up," Fang Zhao said. There were traces of cleaning on the floor of the guest room. Given Huo Yi's personality, he would definitely investigate. Fang Zhao might as well say it now and dispel any suspicions.
The vet who had been observing Curly Hair's condition chuckled. "That's normal. It's just a type of stress reaction. Just like us humans, we tend to defecate when we're nervous. For example, when we're afraid, some people will pee, while others will spit. "
Curly Hair whimpered a couple of times before being pressed back down by Fang Zhao.
When Huo Yi and the others heard the vet's words, they had an expression that said, "So that's how it is."
"No wonder he seems to be in much better spirits. He's so relaxed after pooping? Pretty good, pretty good. Do you want another check-up? "Huo Yi was still very concerned about Curly Hair, who had made great contributions to the Wai base.
The vet had just taken a step closer when Curly Hair let out another low growl. Although it wasn't as ferocious as before, it was still repulsive.
Fang Zhao explained, "His emotions have just stabilized. He was agitated this time, so he won't accept outsiders approaching him for the time being."
"Understandable." Even though he said that, Huo Yi's face flashed with disappointment. He knew that after this incident, the dog probably wouldn't be able to stay. Furthermore, Curly Hair was repulsive to them.
After letting the vet leave, Huo Yi instructed his deputy to send the video and audio recordings to Fang Zhao. As a commanding officer, he had many things to do and couldn't stay here forever. After the incident with the dog sniper, he was even busier. Letting his deputy keep watch was enough.
Fang Zhao watched the video seriously and then listened to the audio recordings.
Huo Yi's deputy was observing Fang Zhao the whole time, especially when Fang Zhao was listening to the audio recordings. The audio recordings had not been processed, and the signal had not been amplified. From what he could hear, besides some useless static, he couldn't hear anything else. What could Fang Zhao hear more than them?
By the time Fang Zhao finished listening to the audio recordings, Yan Biao and Zuo Yu had also arrived.
"Did you bring the things?" Fang Zhao asked.
"Yes. Curly Hair's usual bath towels, sleeping mats, dog food … "
Huo Yi's deputy watched as Fang Zhao's two bodyguards took out all sorts of dog products from their bags. He thought to himself, Are these bodyguards or nannies?
Fang Zhao then told Huo Yi's deputy, "I'll bring them to the guest room to rest and give Curly Hair a bath."
After returning to the guest room, Fang Zhao gave Curly Hair a bath while briefly explaining the incident with the dog sniper to Zuo Yu and Yan Biao. He didn't say a word about the bullets.
As he was giving Curly Hair a bath, Fang Zhao thought about the scar on Curly Hair's back. Should I apply some ointment? But when he brushed aside the dog's fur, he discovered that the shallow scar was now just a tiny mark. It was impossible to see it without looking carefully.
Looks like I don't need to apply any ointment.
After giving Curly Hair a bath and blow-drying him, Fang Zhao checked the floor and still didn't find a single strand of dog fur.
Whether it was bathing or combing, Curly Hair didn't shed any fur. This was the same as before.
Fang Zhao pointed to the dog mat and told Curly Hair, "Go to sleep."
Fang Zhao turned to Zuo Yu and Yan Biao. "He was frightened this time. Let him rest well. Don't let anyone disturb him."
"Yes, Boss," the two replied.
"I'm going out for a walk. You guys don't have to follow me."
"… Yes, Boss."
They could guess what Fang Zhao was going to do, but they had no choice. They could only put on their standard salted fish faces and carry out their boss's orders.
After Fang Zhao left, Yan Biao glanced at the snoring Curly Hair and said to Zuo Yu, "How does he look frightened?"
Zuo Yu glanced over and lowered his voice. "This seems like the work of a professional killer."
"Someone actually went to Wai base to assassinate a dog?" Yan Biao didn't understand why a killer who had the ability to infiltrate the vicinity of the base would take the risk to assassinate a dog.
Zuo Yu sneered. "Our Curly Hair isn't an ordinary dog now. He has military merits. He guarded the cargo at the port and stopped so many people from making a living. Did you know that there's a memorial hall at Muzhou's police dog academy? There are many pictures of dogs hanging there, and their honors are all second-class meritorious deeds. About half of them were murdered. You know, there's a memorial hall at Muzhou's police dog academy. There are pictures of many dogs hanging there, and their honors are all second-class meritorious deeds. About half of them were murdered.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. Zuo Yu got up. "I think I should go out with Boss."
"Go out for what? To hold him back? Or are you saying that you can keep up? "Yan Biao shot back. He wasn't trying to dampen Zuo Yu's enthusiasm, but this sort of thing was common. He also wanted to take revenge for Curly Hair, but he couldn't keep up with Boss!
Zuo Yu's face was numb.
Yan Biao thought of something and suddenly laughed. "Actually, we can't keep up with Fang Zhao and can't protect him, but we can protect Curly Hair, this meritorious service dog. Curly Hair's meritorious service at the port has been praised by some and resented by others. Curly Hair's situation will be even more dangerous in the future. If we can't protect Fang Zhao, then we can protect Curly Hair. Isn't that like protecting a hero? We can't take our salary for nothing. "
Zuo Yu nodded. "Makes sense!"
On the other side.
After the deputy ended the call with Fang Zhao, he reported to Huo Yi. "Fang Zhao said he wants to go out for a walk."
Huo Yi frowned. "How many people did he bring?"
"Just himself. He didn't ask us to borrow a flying transport or a MCV."
"Just him alone? Does he need to leave? Then what is he going out for? "Huo Yi was flabbergasted." The situation outside isn't clear yet. Doesn't he know how dangerous it is? "
The lieutenant colonel who was usually in charge of looking after Curly Hair reminded him softly, "Fang Zhao performed meritorious service and killed a terrorist during his military service at Baiji. According to a friend in the military district, Fang Zhao's individual combat ability is very strong. "
Recalling what the deputy had said, the lieutenant colonel added, "Commander, you should remember that Fang Zhao is known as Diting. During his military service, he even came over to listen to the mine. He asked us for the audio recorded by the sentinel system at the dog kennel. He is definitely looking for clues. People like that have unusual ears, just like bats. They have acoustic radar. If he wants to go out now, he might have already found some clues! "
Huo Yi had also thought of this.
After thinking for a moment, Huo Yi said to the lieutenant colonel, "Bring some men and follow him personally. See if Fang Zhao can really find that sniper. It doesn't matter if he can't find him. It's fine as long as he can find some useful clues. If a conflict breaks out, you guys can also provide support and protect Fang Zhao. Don't blow things up. "
Fang Zhao had a reputation now. If something happened to him in his territory, it would be even more troublesome.
The lieutenant colonel gave a military salute. "Yes! I won't let you down! "
After the lieutenant colonel left, Huo Yi's face was full of fatigue. "We can't keep the dog. We have to make preparations in advance."
Even if this incident hadn't happened, Curly Hair couldn't stay at Wai's port forever. The entire Wai base couldn't just dump all the burdens on a dog. If that really happened, he would be despised by the commanding officers of other bases when he attended meetings in the future.
He also couldn't force Curly Hair to stay. Not only would Fang Zhao not be easy to persuade, but when he held meetings with the various commanding officers of other bases, Baiji military district's commanding officer Shanta would stomp on his face and rub it against the ground.
Thinking about this series of events gave Huo Yi a headache.
"Even if contraband goods enter, as long as we strengthen the supervision and strict investigations, there will be results," the deputy consoled.
Huo Yi didn't say anything.
Huo Yi knew that the strict investigations and increased security levels had made many people unhappy. He also regretted that he had been too rash for planet Wai's development. Too much land had been approved, too many projects had been approved, and the number of people entering the country had increased. Now, it was even more difficult to control the situation.
Furthermore, the sniper at the kennel used the most common standard rifle on Wai base. He had also checked the recent reports of missing guns. If he hadn't checked, he wouldn't have known that many people had lost their guns. Huo Yi had been so angry that he had given the various departments in charge a good scolding and demoted two of them.
Huo Yi was pondering how to rectify the internal situation when someone entered shortly after.
The lieutenant colonel that had been dispatched had returned. His face was flushed and he didn't even dare raise his head. "We lost him."
Huo Yi's knife-like gaze swept over.
A low pressure permeated the room, as if a violent storm could break out at any moment.
The lieutenant colonel and the deputy beside him were so nervous that they didn't even dare to breathe. Fine beads of sweat formed on their foreheads.
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