Chapter 46: Multiple Dogs Disappeared
Cao Laoting was unwilling, her two hands tightly clutching the handles of the gift box, her fingers being pried open one by one by the bodyguard.
Jiang Yuan asked Deng Rui to take Zhou Shuyu upstairs first.
“I’ll go help you find Dan Huang later.” She looked at Bu Bu, worried that it would be bullied by Cao Laoting if it stayed here, and patted its little head, “You should go back first.”
“Okay!” Bu Bu obediently agreed, turned around, and ran towards the community entrance.
Upstairs, Deng Rui served Zhou Shuyu some prized tea, “I made Xiao Zhou laugh just now.”
Zhou Shuyu smiled, “No.”
She didn’t stay at the Jiang family’s house for long and left after half an hour.
Jiang Yuan wanted Zhou Shuyu to take the gift back, but she disagreed.
“It’s just a small token of my appreciation. Miss Jiang, if you don’t dislike it, consider it making a friend.”
“Why would I dislike it?” Jiang Yuan had a very good impression of Zhou Shuyu and wasn’t averse to being friends with her, saying with a light laugh, “It’s my honor. Just call me Jiang Yuan from now on.”
Hearing this, a joyful smile appeared on the woman’s face, “Okay, Jiang Yuan.”
Jiang Yuan gave two gifts in return.
Cao Laoting stood on the balcony holding a handful of sunflower seeds. Seeing Zhou Shuyu leave with only two inconspicuous bags, she was consumed by jealousy.
All those valuable things, and Deng Rui, that wretched woman, took them all?
“I’m so angry!” Cao Laoting’s molars were almost ground to dust, and she continuously thought of ways to get revenge on the Jiang family.
Jiang Yuan parted ways with Zhou Shuyu at the community entrance and rode Deng Rui’s electric scooter to Xingfu Jiayuan.
She arrived at Bu Bu and Dan Huang’s place and called out loudly, “Bu Bu? Bu Bu?”
She called out several times, but the little fellow didn’t appear.
Jiang Yuan frowned, a solemn expression appearing on her fair face.
She rode her electric scooter around the vicinity but couldn’t find Bu Bu anywhere.
Jiang Yuan arrived near the trash heap. As soon as the four-eyed dog Dan Zai and the pug Tu Tu saw her, they shouted.
“Yuan Yuan!”
“Yuan Yuan, you’re here!”
Jiang Yuan grasped the brakes, “Dan Zai, Tu Tu, have you seen Bu Bu?”
“Yuan Yuan, we were just about to tell you about this!” Dan Zai rushed to the electric scooter and said worriedly, “We just heard Bu Bu crying for help. When we rushed over, we saw an electric scooter and two male humans.”
Tu Tu also hurriedly said, “They were carrying a sack. I suspect Bu Bu was captured by them!”
“And Dan Huang too!” Dan Zai added.
Hearing this, Jiang Yuan’s brow furrowed, and a sense of unease arose in her heart, “Besides Dan Huang, have any other dogs gone missing?”
Dan Zai nodded vigorously, “Xiao Hua, Mao Mao, and Da Shu are also gone.”
Jiang Yuan: “How long have they been missing?”
Dan Zai tried hard to recall, “Xiao Hua and Mao Mao were the first to go missing, then Da Shu. Dan Huang only went missing these past few days.”
At first, everyone thought they had wandered off to other places. Unexpectedly, Dan Huang was also gone. He had a partner, so he should have asked Bu Bu to move with him if he was going to relocate.
So many dogs were already missing.
Jiang Yuan felt that the situation was not simple.
She looked at the uneasy Dan Zai and Tu Tu, saying in a serious tone, “We don’t know the situation yet. It will be very dangerous for you to stay here.”
Tu Tu asked sadly, “Then what should we do?”
Jiang Yuan: “I will contact the stray dog rescue station. You should go there first.”
She had suggested before that people from the stray dog rescue station should take them, but the dogs said they didn’t want to leave their familiar surroundings.
“Then what about Bu Bu and the others?” Dan Zai was concerned about his former companions.
Jiang Yuan pursed her lips and fell into contemplation.
There was no evidence yet, and it might not even be possible to file a police report.
“We must first find out why they captured the dogs.”
Dan Zai said anxiously, “But we don’t even know who the bad guys are or where they are.”
Tu Tu was extremely troubled, “Yes, I’m so worried about them.”
Jiang Yuan looked at them, and a thought flashed through her mind, “I have a way, but it might be quite dangerous.”
“I’m not afraid of danger!” Dan Zai’s attitude was firm, “As long as Bu Bu and the others can be rescued!”
Seeing their companion so brave, the usually timid Tu Tu also summoned courage and said, “Yuan Yuan, I’m not afraid either!”
Jiang Yuan was moved by their care for each other.
She said in a low voice, “My plan is to send the other dogs to the stray dog rescue station and leave one or two dogs as bait. When they appear next time, follow them.”
Dan Zai nodded, “I’m willing to stay as bait!”
Tu Tu: “Me too!”
Jiang Yuan patted their heads and smiled gently, “You are all brave children.”
She called the stray dog rescue station, and within an hour, staff members arrived by car.
The stray dogs in the vicinity were all taken away, leaving only Dan Zai and Tu Tu. They watched with sorrowful expressions as the rescue station’s car drove away.
Jiang Yuan looked at their receding figures, her chest heavy, as if a large stone were pressing down on it, making it difficult to breathe.
She worried that she might not be confident enough and would end up harming Dan Zai and Tu Tu.
An urgent phone ringtone came from her pocket.
Jiang Yuan took out her phone and answered, “Mom.”
Deng Rui wanted to call her home for dinner. Hearing her muffled voice, she frowned and asked, “What’s wrong?”
“Nothing,” Jiang Yuan paused, then added, “Mom, can I discuss something with you?”
“What is it?”
“Can I bring two little dog friends home to stay for a couple of days?”
“…”
Just as Jiang Yuan thought Deng Rui wouldn’t agree, she suddenly heard her voice filled with helplessness, “I must have owed you in my past life. You can only stay for two days.”
“Thank you, Mom,” Jiang Yuan’s lips curved upwards, her tone melodious, “You are the best mom in the world.”
After hanging up, she told Dan Zai and Tu Tu that they would stay at her house tonight.
The two little fellows, however, were a bit hesitant.
“What’s wrong?” Jiang Yuan looked at them with bewilderment, “Don’t you want to come to my house?”
Tu Tu shook its head like a rattle drum.
“Yuan Yuan, it’s not that we don’t want to come to your house,” Dan Zai’s tone carried a rare inferiority complex, “We are too dirty, we’ll dirty your house, and your family will dislike us.”
“Yes…” Tu Tu lowered its little head.
Hearing these words, Jiang Yuan felt very sad, and her eyes welled up.
“It’s okay,” she comforted them softly, “I’ve already spoken to my family, and they are very welcome to you.”
“Really?” Dan Zai’s dark dog eyes were full of surprise. When he saw Jiang Yuan nod, they changed to surprise again, his eyes sparkling.
“Then we’ll go to Yuan Yuan’s house tonight!” Tu Tu was also very happy.
Jiang Yuan took them home. Before entering, the two little dogs repeatedly wiped their paws on the doormat, afraid of dirtying the house.
After entering the house, Dan Zai and Tu Tu stood reservedly in the living room. At this moment, inferiority was personified in the dogs.
