Nanfeng and the other two felt that Fang Zhao was making a mountain out of a molehill and exaggerating. There were also people who labeled Fang Zhao as a "dog slave."
Fang Zhao didn't care what other people thought of him. He wanted people to keep an eye on Curly Hair at all times. One person was not enough, but three people were still on edge.
One had to know that in the natural world, some wild animals wouldn't even recognize their own kin in front of food.
Although Curly Hair was domesticated, no one could be sure what he would do when he was agitated … it might just be a bite.
If Curly Hair could lick that dog today, he would be able to swallow that dog tomorrow.
Fang Zhao wasn't always thinking about the worst. These were all possibilities, and he had to nip them in the bud.
In Curly Hair's eyes, were airport service dogs the same kind?
No!
That was food!
Thus, when Fang Zhao returned to his room after his rehearsal, he dragged Curly Hair, who was pretending to be asleep in a corner, over for a chat.
"Did you lick the spaceport's dog today? Tell me, did you want to swallow it? "
"I don't want to eat it!" Curly Hair had to defend himself. "They went to the mines on a mission and came back with some slag on their bodies. I licked the slag off their bodies!"
"You really didn't think about it?" Fang Zhao stared into Curly Hair's eyes.
Curly Hair avoided Fang Zhao's gaze and lowered his head. "I … I only … want to eat a little."
It really wanted to swallow that dog, no, the entire dog team. Unfortunately, Fang Zhao wouldn't let it, so it could only think about it and lick the slag.
Curly Hair licked his lips as he spoke. The slag was delicious.
The ore must be even more delicious!
Unfortunately, those dogs were too timid and kept hiding. Nanfeng was also too quick to complain. He had only licked one dog before Fang found out.
For the next two hours, Curly Hair was subjected to Fang Zhao's carrot and stick admonishment.
Finally, Fang Zhao put on a serious face. "I hope that before you take any action, you will think about what you're wearing on your dog neck. The next time you lick it, I'll take it back! "
Curly Hair shrunk his neck as if trying to hide the dog-tag terminal he was wearing.
"Don't lick randomly! I promise I won't lick randomly! "
He hadn't even used it yet, so how could he take it back?
"When can I use the terminal?" Curly Hair asked.
"After the performance here ends, you can use it when you go home. Soon. "
— —
While Fang Zhao was training the dog, in the building on the other side of the reception area.
Zuo Yu and Yan Biao stayed together on a different floor from Nanfeng. Zuo Yu and Yan Biao didn't stay in the same room as Nanfeng.
At this moment, Yan Biao was telling Zuo Yu his thoughts.
"I want to change jobs," Yan Biao said.
"Why? Isn't this a good job? "Zuo Yu was surprised." There's less work, and the pay is high. Where else can I find such a job? "
"Then what's the point of keeping it? Be a salted fish? Walking the dog every day? "Yan Biao laughed bitterly.
Zuo Yu raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you think walking the dog is a waste of your talent?"
Yan Biao shook his head. "You can't say that. I just don't feel good about getting such a high salary all day long without doing proper work. Although we are bodyguards, what kind of life do we lead? Who has bodyguards like us? Walking the dog all day and getting such a high salary, wasn't that a hot potato? Aren't you embarrassed? "
Zuo Yu remained silent.
Yan Biao continued, "Nanfeng did a lot of work as an assistant. He was busy all day long. Even when he occasionally walked the dog, he was happy. That was the path he wanted to take. He lived a fulfilling life! But what about us? The salted fish duo? "
Zuo Yu's smile turned bitter. He understood what Yan Biao meant. Actually, he felt the same way. How could he not care?
Yan Biao took a deep breath. "Let's not talk about the past. Let's talk about the present. After coming to Planet Yin, I suddenly understood after looking at the people there."
On Planet Yin, where every citizen was a soldier, Yan Biao would hear a lot of military-related discussions every time he went out. Outsiders like them only had the right to watch a video clip of a military exercise. Just this alone was enough for Yan Biao to make a decision in advance.
He somewhat missed the days when he had served on planet Baiji. The feeling of his blood boiling and his bones crackling every day.
"When I first arrived on planet Baiji, I dreamed of accomplishing something big. Later on, I gradually got used to that kind of life, until Fang Zhao discovered mineral deposits on planet Baiji."
He had served for so many years, yet he could only be a bystander when planet Baiji was on the rise.
"If you hadn't been injured, you could have continued to stay on planet Baiji and accomplished something big," Zuo Yu said.
"I definitely felt indignant, but it's all in the past. I am also very grateful to Fang Zhao for helping me out during my most difficult time. But now, I feel like I am being helped out and being pitied. Look at those people on Planet Yin. Many of them still have prosthetics and haven't retired. I am still in the prime of my life. I feel that I can still return to the battlefield and fight for another 50 years! "
Zuo Yu understood that Yan Biao had been agitated. Actually, it wasn't just Yan Biao. Zuo Yu also felt the same way.
Suddenly, all sorts of emotions welled up in Zuo Yu's heart.
He also didn't really want to be a salted fish. He was embarrassed to talk about work in front of his former colleagues and comrades.
Others would ask, "What do you usually do? Are you busy? "
Would he reply, "Busy walking the dog?"
Wouldn't that be embarrassing?
"Salted fish like us." Zuo Yu felt that this wasn't right and immediately corrected himself. "Bodyguards like us are indeed rare."
Yan Biao chuckled when he heard the word "salted fish". His smile contained complicated emotions.
"After retiring from the military, I have never slacked off in my training. I can go to the battlefield at any time. To protect Fang Zhao, I rushed to the front without a second word. I had no complaints! However, he only let me walk the dog.
Zuo Yu, now that it's just the two of us, I will speak the truth. I really feel that my abilities are useless. Fang Zhao can fight better than the two of us combined. Under normal circumstances, we don't even need to do anything. The two of us are just decorations. When I work, I spend nine out of ten days helping to take care of the dog and the other day being a backdrop.
I don't know music, and I can't play games well. To put it bluntly, I might not even be a match for Curly Hair!
Fang Zhao always told us not to forget to improve ourselves. Improve ourselves? It sounded nice, but it was actually self-hypnosis! I told myself that during my tenure, I would take my exams, register for classes, train, and walk the dog. I would be a dutiful and responsible bodyguard??
I felt a sense of emptiness and mediocrity!!
I don't have much ability. What little I have won't be of much use to Fang Zhao. I might as well go somewhere where I can use my abilities.
I thought, my future life doesn't have to be spectacular, and I don't want to have a meteoric rise. No matter what, I have to do something meaningful, right? I might seem fine normally, but my current state isn't very good. I don't have any motivation, I don't have any fighting spirit, and I can't get excited. I feel like I'm living a life of retirement, eating and waiting to die. I am clearly still very young.
If I can't prove my worth, then what is the meaning of my life? "
Zuo Yu remained silent for a while before saying, "You want to apply to return to the military?"
"That's right!" Yan Biao nodded.
"Will the application be approved?"
"I don't know. Even if I can't return, I still want to change jobs. It might be more tiring and the pay might be lower, but at least I will feel at ease when I receive the money. I just want to do something practical, something that is worthy of my salary! "
Zuo Yu could tell that Yan Biao was really thinking things through calmly. This wasn't an impulsive decision. Perhaps he had been thinking about it for a long time. It was just that what he had seen and felt after arriving on Planet Yin had prompted him to make this final decision.
"This is just my opinion. I won't mention it to Fang Zhao now. I will wait until the joint performance is over. I will also recommend a few people with good character to replace me. "Yan Biao sighed." I don't want to be a salted fish anymore. I need to reignite my fighting spirit. "
"I also have to think about it properly," Zuo Yu muttered.
"It is time to think about it properly."
Before going to bed, Yan Biao made a decision.
"Mmhm, it's decided. When the Planet Yin performance is over, I will go back and ask Fang Zhao for my resignation!"
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