Pet King - Chapter 864

Chapter 864




Zhang Zian kept his hand in the air in embarrassment . He had trained the mini poodle himself . Even if it barked occasionally, it would stop as soon as he raised his hand . But the hand command wasn't working for some reason .

In fact, small dogs were better watchdogs than medium-sized dogs or large dogs, such as stupid sled dogs and golden retrievers . Breeds like those would wag their tails and greet strangers happily, even if the stranger was a burglar . 　　

If the mini poodle barked because it spotted a thief and wanted to alert Zhang Zian, he would surely reward it happily––but the girl next to him was a customer . She didn't look like a thief or a dangerous criminal . The poodle had no reason to bark . 　　

"Stop barking!" Fina was taking a nap and became annoyed . It stood up immediately from the cat tree, then stared at it in anger from its spot on higher ground . Unfortunately, its power of deterrence only worked on cats; it wasn't so useful on the mini poodle . 　　

"Keep barking and I'll castrate you!" Snowy Lionet said while it licked it paws and stared at Zhang Zian . 　　

"It better shut up now! Or else I'll shut it up myself!" Fina stared at Zhang Zian furiously, since the mini poodle was clearly ignoring it . 　　

Zhang Zian didn't know what to say . 　　

Old Time Tea could not watch television anymore, as the mini poodle's volume totally outran the television . It was just like the old commercial line: No voice, no acting––no matter how good your acting is . 　　

Famous had been busy taking pictures with movie fans in the morning, and it was finally enjoying a free moment . It dozed to recall the dream it had the night before, but the barking annoyed it . 　　

"Quack quack! Quack quack!" Richard vocalized, as it thought someone wanted to compete with it . Soon, the entire shop was noisy and chaotic . 　　

It didn't bother Galaxy at all . Galaxy chased after the American shorthair cat and passed by the poodle quickly . After stopping briefly to watch, it continued to chase the cat . 　　

As for the two elfins upstairs, they might have heard the commotion, too, but Zhang Zian didn't know if it bothered them . 　　

Even the puppies in the display cabinets were aroused by the mini poodle; they started barking with it . They were not as loud, of course . 　　

The mini poodle not only barked; it was approaching the customer step-by-step . 　　

"Will this dog… bite?" She stepped back in fear . 　　

"No, don't worry," Zhang Zian said immediately . 　　

Clearly, she didn't believe him . "Really? I heard that all dog owners claim that their dogs don't bite, but in fact…"　　

Zhang Zian grew even more embarrassed . 　　

He knew that some people walked their dogs without the leash . If the dog barked at others and terrified them, the owner would claim confidently that their dogs would never bite . All people believed that their dogs didn't bite, but in fact, the only person dogs didn't bite was the owner . 　　

Normally, he would be certain that the mini poodle would not bite anyone, but he wasn't so sure how it would act that day . Heaven only knew if it would dash forward and bite the girl the next moment… Biting a customer would be a disaster . The only thing worse than apologizing and compensating them would be the bad name it would bring to him .

Wang Qian came close and whispered, "Well… Master, the other day, could this dog have been…?"　　

As he spoke, he made a scratching gesture . What he meant was that mini poodle could have been scratched by the rabid Siamese cat while they were not watching and have contracted rabies . Why else would it bark so horrendously? However, as there were customers present, he didn't say it out loud to preserve his shop's reputation . 　　

Zhang Zian shook his head, asking him not to take such wild guesses . 　　

The Siamese cat had no physical contact with the poodle that day . How could it have possibly infected it? Besides, the poodle wasn't showing any rabies symptoms . Such guesses were completely far-fetched . 　　

"Sorry . This dog always behaves well… I don't know why it's doing this," Zhang Zian said honestly . He moved his body between the poodle and the female customer in case it suddenly jumped and tried to bite her . 　　

Yet, as he moved, it moved as well, and continued barking at her . 　　

"It looks like this dog doesn't like me…" She laughed . "I can't believe even dogs hate me these days…"　　



Troubled by the barking poodle, Zhang Zian kept thinking about the reason it was barking . He ignored her words and said casually, "Sorry, really . I'm so sorry… I'll bring this dog upstairs right away . Please wait for a moment…"　　

"It's okay; you don't have to . I'll leave first . Store owner, you are right . I didn't think twice before coming here . I should think carefully about what kind of pet I really want…" She said with a gentle sigh . "I'm leaving . I will come back after I make up my mind…"

Zhang Zian did want to send her away so soon, but he felt bad for letting her go . 　　

"My guest, you…" Before he could persuade her to stay, she turned around to leave, but she fell down as if she suddenly lost strength . 　　

Zhang Zian's body moved before his mind . He dashed forward, stretched one arm behind her back to catch her, and grabbed her arm with the other hand . 　　

Luckily, he was close by and reacted promptly . Otherwise, she would have fallen hard on the floor . She might have even hit her forehead on the doorsteps . 　　

"Hey! What's wrong? Wake up!" Zhang Zian supported her body with his arm, not knowing what to do . All he could was call to her in vain, like a television drama . He wondered silently why she just fell down like that . She seemed incredibly weak . 　　

Wang Qian and Lu Yiyun paused, then dropped the work in their hands and ran over . 　

"Master, you didn't touch her . How did she fall down like that? I'd say you should put her on the floor . This might be a scam…" Wang Qian was both imaginative and vigilant . 　　

"Mr . Store Manager, shall I call the ambulance?" Lu Yiyun asked anxiously . 　　

Clearly, she was not faking––she was completely unconscious . Her eyes were tightly closed; her face was as pale as a ghost; her body was full of sweat . If she was acting, then she could surely win the Best Actress Award at the Berlin Film Festival the next year . 　

Old Time Tea and Famous were concerned and came over too . 　　

Zhang Zian hit Snowy Lionet's paws that were stretched out toward her chest . His hand felt a hard object on her waist by accident, which didn't seem to be a purse .



He lifted her shirt around the waist slightly . To his surprise, he found a plastic device with an LED screen on her waist . It was attached to a thin, transparent, plastic tube that was inserted into her skin next to her belly button . There was gauze and medical tape around the skin attached to the tube . 　　

The LED screen was blinking, but nobody knew what it was showing . 　　

"What's this? Looks like a pager from the last century," Wang Qian said, as if he was an expert . "Is she a time traveler from the past?"　　

Zhang Zian didn't know what kind of device it was either, but he was sure that it was not a pager, and she was surely not a time traveler . 　　

Lu Yiyun pinched her philtrum, but it didn't work . 　　

"Let's call an ambulance then," Zhang Zian said . It was such bad luck to encounter such things early in the morning . 　　

Lu Yiyun picked up her phone and dialed, informing the Emergency Center of the situation and giving the address of the pet shop . 　　

The mini poodle was still barking, but not as loudly .

Another dog started barking; the sound came from outside . Apparently, it started after hearing the poodle's bark . 　　

Zhang Zian didn't pay attention; he thought that there was an elderly man or woman walking their dog in the area . 　　

"Snoopy, stop barking! Good morning, Store Manager… Ouch! What's this? What happened?" A silhouette as swift as a deer passed by in front the shop . After seeing what was going on inside, it turned around and ran inside quickly . 　　

Zhang Zian lifted his head . It was Masanori Suzuhara, out for her morning exercise . 　

She was wearing a bright-colored athletic outfit . The reflective strips on her running shoes were shining brightly under the sun . She had a small pack behind her back with a set of poop scooping tools in it . She had Snoopy the beagle's leash in her hand, as usual . 　　

Snoopy used to bark a lot . After it was trained by Masanori Suzuhara according Zhang Zian's methods, it became quiet and stopped barking . But now, it barked after it heard the poodle's noise . 　　

Masanori Suzuhara was tall and athletic . She reached them quickly in long steps and stopped next to them . She bent down to check on the collapsed girl . As she saw the device on her waist, she exclaimed in low voice, "Oh! An insulin pump? She's diabetic? Crap! She's hypoglycemic!"　　

Zhang Zian was clueless . He was not diabetic, nor he had any diabetic family members . He had distant relatives and old friends who had diabetes, but the word remained unfamiliar to him . 　　

However, he knew that Masanori Suzuhara had a medical or pharmacological background––she had even participated in pharmacological experiments carried out in beagles . If she recognized the strange device as an insulin pump right away, it should be so, indeed . 　　

"She's a customer that just walked into the shop, then suddenly collapsed . What should we do?" he asked anxiously . 　　

"Hypoglycemia in diabetic patients is very dangerous . You'd better call an ambulance!" Masanori Suzuhara checked her condition briefly and examined under her eyelids . 　　

"We already called for one," he said . "Now all we can do is wait?"　　

Masanori Suzuhara thought for a while, then took out a piece of chocolate candy from her purse . "Do you have warm water? I need to dissolve the candy and make her drink it… A spoon would be even better . "　　

Without waiting for Zhang Zian's instructions, Wang Qian poured some hot water from Old Time Tea's thermos, then mixed some cold water and gave it to Masanori Suzuhara . 　　

She broke the chocolate candy into the cup and stirred quickly with a spoon . She said, "I don't have diabetes, but I'm afraid of getting low blood sugar while I'm running . I always carry candy with me . It turns out that it's useful today…"　　

Soon, the candy dissolved completely in the warm water . 　　

Masanori Suzuhara lifted the female customer's head, opened her mouth, and made her drink the cup of sugar water . 　　

Lu Yiyun wiped off the water dripping out of her mouth . 　　

The sugar water worked immediately . Within less than a minute, the customer slowly opened her eyes and woke up from the coma . 　　

Everybody breathed in a sigh of relief at the same time .