Pet King - Chapter 896

Chapter 896




The nice, sunny weather that had been there since the spring had started finally ended .

It had been cloudy since the day had started . The temperature dropped again . It seemed that the first spring shower would be arriving soon . 　　

Zhang Zian and the elfins got up at their usual time, then headed downstairs after washing up . Like all of the same old mornings, the shop was buzzing with noise after a long night's silence . 　　

He pulled open the shutter door to start the new day's business . 　　

Old Time Tea turned on the television . The same old morning news started at the same old time . 　　

Zhang Zian took the vacuum to clean up the pet hair in the shop . He could vacuum enough hair to knit a pair of gloves a day . 　　

Fina stared at him . Normally, he would use the vacuum right before the store closed at night . Vacuuming in the early morning was too noisy, which made Fina unable to go back to sleep . 　　

But he couldn't do anything about it . A customer stayed late last night, so he had to close up quickly, which left him with no time to vacuum the shop . 　　

"A whale was stranded in the shallow water near Yanshui Village beach . After getting the villagers' telephone, Fishery Administration officers sent the employees on duty near to the scene immediately for rescue . Construction teams working nearby also sent their crane to offer help for free . Under the help of the Fishery Administration, diving coach, and warm-hearted citizens, this whale finally got rescued . However, due to its severe injury, it died a few hours after the rescue . Here is a detailed report . "　　

There came the familiar voice of a news reporter on the television once again . 　　

Zhang Zian stopped to watch . He turned off the vacuum temporarily so that the noise would not cover up the television's sound . 　　

The news was recorded with a drone . 　　

In the lens overlooking from above, a large-sized adult whale was stranded in water around two meters deep . As the tide was high during the filming, it was not possible to tell what kind of whale it was; only the rough size was visible . 　　

About a dozen men were busy working around it . Some wore navy police uniforms, some were in police border patrol uniforms, while some divers were emerging out of the water in full diving gear and oxygen tanks . They were attaching floatation devices to the whale . As the news had reported, a crane was waiting on the beach . Unfortunately, it was too far to reach it with the arm . Even the experienced operators could not do anything to help . 　　

A few boats floated on the water, including fishing boats and Fishery Administration's boats . 　　

On the beach further away, a few dozen villagers were watching . 　　

As it was not an important news, the reporter ended the story by interviewing a few villagers and some Fishery Administration officers, asking them to briefly describe the story . 　　




It was all very unfortunate, but not surprising . 　　

As many whale pods were gathering near Binhai City and the outer sea, there would surely be more and more events of whale stranding for all sorts of reasons . It was unavoidable . 　　

The news report was not detailed enough . He didn't know if the whale was injured before or after the stranding, nor did he know the severity of the injury . It didn't specify if the whale had died of injuries or because of the stranding . After all, the reporter was not very professional . It was an intern reporter . Maybe they decided to send him for practice, as they figured the report was not that important . 　　

The rescue team did everything they could, yet they were unable to save its life . 　　

In fact, the reason Zhang Zian and Huang were able to save the minke whale was because of its small size and their timely discovery . Had they met the fully grown whale in the news report, all they would be able to do was watch it die . 　　

The camera switched back to the news host . 　　

"Let us mourn this unfortunate whale . Our next story is also about the sea . Recently, a fishing boat hit the reef in the outer sea . Under a full-effort, collaborated rescue, all the crew members on the boat are safe . Here is a detailed report…"　　

Zhang Zian was not particularly interested in the news . He turned the vacuum back on, then vacuumed the dust at the television's top . 　　



Soon, Wang Qian and Li Kun came in with dark circles around their eyes . They came across Lu Yiyun at the entrance, then walked inside together . 　　

"I told you earlier that it was going to rain today, yet you didn't bring your umbrella?" Zhang Zian asked the two morons . "Only Xiao Yun came with un umbrella . "　　

Lu Yiyun had a plain black umbrella hanging on her arm . Wang Qian and Li Kun had their phones in hand as usual, and they walked while they exchanged thoughts on games . 　　

Wang Qian and Li Kun looked up at the sky and said with a smirk, "It may not rain . Even if it does, Master, will you just watch us go back in the rain?"　　

"Of course I will! For the record, you can never borrow my umbrella or my girlfriend!" Zhang Zian emphasized with great self-righteousness . "Even if you catch a cold in the rain, you can't take tomorrow off . "　　

"Hehe, Master… How can you compare these two things? We believe you do have an umbrella . " They seem to be hinting at something . 　　

Before Zhang Zian became angry, Lu Yiyun interrupted them, "It's okay . If it rains, you can go back with my umbrella . I'm close by, so I can run back quickly . "　　

She put the black umbrella next to the cashier counter, and then took Jasmin out of her backpack to let it play in the shop on its own . She picked up a cloth, wet it, and started wiping down the table . 　　

Zhang Zian didn't agree . "Don't . Just let them walk in the rain . They are silly dudes––they're young and energetic enough to sleep on a cold bed . They can use the rain to freshen up their brains . "　　

Spring rain was cold; he could not let her pay for their silly mistake . 　　

"This umbrella isn't mine anyway . The previous tenant left it here when he moved out . " She paused her hands mid-wipe and added, "So is Jasmin . "　　

No wonder she owned a big and ugly black umbrella that few girls would buy . Even if Lu Yiyun was a hardcore Otaku, she was still a girl . All girls liked pretty things . 　　

A few minutes later, Jiang Feifei arrived . She brought in a foldable umbrella . After a brief chat in the pet shop, she went to the aquarium next door to do the cleaning . 　　

Compared to the pet shop, it was easier to clean the aquarium, but the daily chores were heavier . 　　

Zhang Zian pointed at a few cages, then asked Wang Qian and Li Kun to send them over to the Li couple's snack bar . There were new cats in the cages . Some were abandoned at the pet clinic, while some were stray cats in the green field behind the pet shop . After a few days of observation, he picked some gentle and friendly ones to be candidate cats for adption . 　　

Solving the expanding stray cat problem in the green field by that method was not efficient . To be responsible for the adopters, he could not keep the nasty stray cats, in case they got abandoned again after their owners realized they could not get along with them . 　　

Everybody was busy doing their own tasks in order, while they occasionally stopped to chit chat . Soon, it was eight in the morning .