Pet King - Chapter 664

Chapter 664

Chapter 664: Death


Translator: Nyoi-Bo Studio Editor: Nyoi-Bo Studio

Outside the kennel, Snowy Lionet was rubbing itself, while Richard was telling the guys dirty jokes, making them too stunned to speak . Pi was having fun swinging among all the agility equipment . Galaxy was going back and forth in the tunnel, as if it was running in a maze . Fina didn't like the crowd, so it jumped on top of the car and watched over everyone .

While feeding the dogs, Ning Lan asked curiously, "Store Manager Zhang, your parrot talks really well . Did you train it?"　　

"Sort of . It mostly depends on the parrot's own talent . It doesn't have much to do with the trainer," Zhang Zian answered cautiously . He didn't want to have to train another parrot to talk . 　　

"I think the monkey is adorable . I want one . " A guy wearing glasses stared out the window at Pi, while pushing the food cart . 　　

"Don't get one," Zhang Zian said . "You have to be qualified to raise a primate . Besides, the monkey doesn't belong to me, I'm just holding it for someone . "　　

"Oh . " The guy wearing glasses was disappointed . 　　

Zhang Zian noticed that some cages contained different dogs than last time, and that some of the cages that were empty before, were now occupied . He remembered the police dog in Cage #3 was very old and had lost most of its teeth . It had to eat soft dog food pellets, instead of meat or vegetable stew . 　　

It was lying on its side, eyes slightly open . 　　

Obviously, Ning Lan and the guy wearing glasses were used to seeing it like that because they skipped its cage when they were feeding the dogs . They fed X in Cage #4, and planned to feed the other dogs before going back to Cage #3 . 　　

Despite having lost half of its back leg and being covered in bullet scratches, X was still strong, and was chewing the food hungrily . 　　

Famous' nose was more sensitive than a human's . It seemed to have sniffed something unusual . The scent was very weak, but Famous was able to catch it .

It sniffed Cage #3 again, then ran to Zhang Zian and pulled on his pants . It whispered, "The dog in Cage #3 is dead . "　　

Zhang Zian was stunned . He looked towards Cage #3, then stopped Fu Tao . "Master Fu, there's something wrong with the dog in Cage #3 . I think it's dead . "　　

He remembered that last time, the dog didn't have much of an appetite, and he thought that the dog wouldn't survive very long . 　　

Fu Tao frowned and looked at Ning Lan and the other guy . "It can't be . It was fine this morning, right?"　　

The kids looked puzzled, thinking that Zhang Zian was mistaken . "Yes, we fed it this morning, it ate more than usual . It was energetic today, it even licked my hands . "　　

Fu Tao frowned even harder . "It ate more than usual and licked your hands?"　

Ning Lan nodded . 　　



Fu Tao figured it out, it was terminal lucidity .

He opened Cage #3 and squatted down to press on the old dog's chest . 　　

Ning Lan and the guy wearing glasses held their breath . 　　

After a moment, Fu Tao stood up and sighed . "It's gone . It didn't survive the Chinese New Year . "　　

Ning Lan blamed herself . "I'm sorry . I didn't notice that there was something with it . I should've paid more attention . "　　

Fu Tao waved his hand, a signal for her to stop talking, then turned around and walked out of the kennel . 　　

Ning Lan thought that Fu Tao was angry, which made her blame herself even more . 　　

"You can't beat yourself up . Aging, illness, and death are inevitable . There are so many dogs here, you can't watch over each one . " Zhang Zian comforted Ning Lan . "Besides, this dog died naturally . Look at its face, it's peaceful . It was able to lick your hands to say goodbye and die among friends . " 　　

Ning Lan was still upset . "If I noticed earlier, maybe I could've stayed with it . "　　



"You're wrong . Don't forget that it was a police dog, it wouldn't have wanted others to watch it die . It would've wanted to die with dignity, and it did," Zhang Zian explained . 　

Fu Tao came back in, pushing a wheelbarrow with a shovel inside . He picked up the dog and placed it in the wheelbarrow . 　　

"When the dumplings are ready, you guys can go without me . I'm going up the mountain to bury the dog," he said quickly, and started to leave again . 　　

"Wait!" Zhang Zian took the bouquet of carnations out of the vase, shook off the water, and laid it next to the police dog's body . "I'll help you . "　　

"Me too!" Ning Lan volunteered .

"Me three!" The guy followed .

"You guys stay here and clean Cage #3 to make some room . We may have new police dogs come in after the Spring Festival . " Fu Tao covered the dog's body with plastic, then pushed the wheelbarrow out of the kennel . 　　

Zhang Zian whispered to the kids, "Don't tell your classmates about this, it'll ruin the festive atmosphere . "　　

They nodded in agreement, and Zhang Zian hurried off . 　　

In the yard, some girls were still playing with the cats . 　　

"Master Fu, the dumplings are almost ready . Where are you going?" a girl asked after seeing Fu Tao leave with a wheel barrel . 　　

Fu Tao wasn't good at lying, so Zhang Zian answered, "We're going to move some stuff, we'll be back in a minute . You guys can start eating without us . "　　

As he spoke, he snapped his fingers to summon the elfins . 　　

Fina was tired of the noisy students, and gladly jumped off the car roof . Snowy Lionet saw Fina leave, and escaped the girls' arms to follow Fina . 　　

Galaxy and Pi also left what they were doing and ran towards Zhang Zian . 　　

Richard flew to Zhang Zian . "Quack! I'm freezing . Are we leaving?"　　

Zhang Zian shook his head . "Not yet, we need to head to the mountain first . "　　

"Quack! Mountain? What for?" Richard rolled its eyes, and said mischievously, "When brothers carry dogwood up the mountain, each of them should have a branch, and my branch is missing . "

Zhang Zian gave Richard a threatening look, and it shut up .