1423 Dog Rescues Dog (1/2)
The employees at the waste acquisition station were likely planning to kill and eat the dog, and it didn't seem to be their first time doing this. Even the pot and seasoning were ready. They were merely waiting to slaughter it and remove its hair. Once done, they could start the stew.
They've eaten dog meat before and drooled thinking about how it tasted. They couldn't wait to eat the fragrant dog meat served with a cold beer as soon as they could. That would've been heaven.
Although this unfortunate dog couldn't understand what the people were saying, it seemed to have a hunch thanks to its biological instincts and the fact that it was tied up. Seeing these people staring at its body and constantly licking their lips made it shiver. From time to time, small whimpers emerged from the sides of its mouth, begging to be free.
It may have been a native dog from the nearby village, or it may have been a stray dog. It was likely driven by hunger to find food at a scrap purchase station but was unfortunately caught by these people.
They don't care if it had an owner. They could bury its hair and bones after eating it, anyway. Who would find it? Was it possible for them to test it with their own fecal matter tomorrow?
In the shadow of the nearby corner, another dirt dog, Little White, was shaking with anger with an intense look in his eyes.
To these people, dogs were nothing more than free food. However, the dog was the same kind as Little White. He would've reacted similarly to how people would react to cannibalism.
Zhang Zian feared that Little White would jump in too soon. If he made a mistake, the situation might've been made worse for everyone. Instead, he quickly gestured for Little White to calm down. After all, the native dog was not dead.
Those people had a knife in their hands and a set of dog poles set aside. One end of the pole was an adjustable loop of steel wire sleeve. The dog's neck was twisted with steel wires, so squeezing the loop would've quickly stopped the carotid blood flow. In this situation, the dog was unable to resist. Even if Little White was invincible, the dog'ss neck was still fragile.
Zhang Zian understood Little White's desire to save his companion. If he saw another human being eating here, then he wouldn't stand idly by either. However, he needed to think carefully and couldn't jump in himself.
Little White was extremely anxious because the person might kill the dog at any time. He had already drawn the knife onto the dog's neck and was instructing the others to boil water using the pot.
Zhang Zian tried to calm down Little White and gestured for him to run a little farther and bark loudly to distract these people. That way, he would be able to rescue the dog.
Little White didn't have a better idea and knew that if he bit the leash with his teeth, it would've taken a long time to bite through or untie the rope.
He quickly ran into the shadow of the other direction. A dog's bark soon came from where he went, spreading far and wide in the night.
”Huh? Another dog?”
”Now today is twice as... no, three times as happy!”
”This dog isn't good enough for our gluttonous brothers. This is great!”
”Oh, I hope this dog is fat!”
Rather than being surprised, the few people were pleased when they heard the barking of dogs. They felt that today was their lucky day.
”Go get the dog!”
Without much hesitation, they grabbed the set of dog poles and ran in that direction, for fear that the dogs would run away if they didn't act quickly.