The mascot of the wishing shop is a cat.

Chapter 54 Don't eat dogs!

The sky was invisible, the ground was made of cement, there were only clumps of moss along the roadside, and the water flowing at our feet was dirty sewage.

All of this mirrored Earl's current state of mind—filled with despair. He was, in fact, filled with despair; if his brother saw this, he felt he might as well give up on life.

Because he was tied up like a pig, with all four limbs bound together, and then the person who tied him up used his own stun gun to lift him up. They carried him through the sewers like this, intending to get him out of the area's sewers first.

Well, if it weren't for the fact that he looked like a long-haired dog, with the fur on his face constantly waving in front of his eyes, he would have thought that he had accidentally turned into a pig. The people carrying him weren't a team of law enforcement officers, but a happy young man who was preparing for the New Year and slaughtering a pig.

Oh, right, he hasn't even made a sound yet, because the young man was afraid he might disturb any lurking aliens, so he used his own towel to gag him.

When Earl heard his concern, he wished he could go and wipe out all the alien races around him.

If there were a highly intelligent alien species nearby, Earl would continue to die and come back to life among the alien race.

"Xiao Zhou, what did you do before you joined the law enforcement? How come you're so skilled at tying people up?"

The team leader of Xiao Zhou's group couldn't help but ask when he saw Xiao Zhou so easily lift a dog that looked to be at least 90 pounds and walk so lightly.

Earl was also very interested in this question, and he secretly pricked up his ears.

"Oh? Me? I studied civil engineering in college. But my family has a long history of slaughtering pigs. In several villages around here, my family slaughters the pigs for the annual festival in each village. I've been helping since I was a child. Speaking of which, because I've been in college for the past few years and then passed the exam to become a law enforcement officer, I haven't been home to help slaughter pigs for several years. I'm starting to miss that feeling."

Xiao Zhou scratched his head, recalling the days when he helped slaughter pigs with a simple and honest expression. He even looked a bit silly, but he was also sunny and cheerful.

However, when you consider what he said, it becomes very sinister, with a sense of murderous intent constantly emanating from him.

Is he truly a strange man with a heart as cold as someone who has been slaughtering pigs for over a decade?

Hearing what Xiao Zhou said, Earl, who was tied to the electric baton, couldn't help but tremble, but he didn't dare to move too violently, for fear that Xiao Zhou might accidentally stab him.

Although it was Xiao Zhou who saved him, and although it was just an avatar, it's still better to be alive than dead, and he doesn't have to worry about losing a lot of energy.

"Wow, Zhou, you're really something! It just so happens that we have an elite team stationed here this year, so the higher-ups decided to buy a pig. If you're here, I'll go buy a live one! Everyone can have a good meal for the New Year."

The squad leader patted Xiao Zhou on the shoulder forcefully, as if to say, "We're counting on you."

"Yes! I will do my best!"

Xiao Zhou became even more excited, which manifested in his unconsciously starting to march in step.

"Hehe, it's so good to be young."

The squad leader smiled as he looked at Xiao Zhou, who was full of energy, and couldn't help but exclaim in admiration.

And so, the entire team, a team of only two people, headed towards the camp with a somewhat relaxed attitude.

An hour and a half later, they finally emerged from the sewers, and the camp was now bustling with activity.

Those who had been hiding in the shelters emerged one by one after being notified. Some even started setting up stalls to trade items they had brought with them for what they needed.

The resilience of people in the slums is surprisingly strong.

"Bread, bread I just bought today, change the tissues!"

"Move aside! Don't stand in the middle of the road!"

"Jerky, clean and filling jerky, I want to change my blanket."

"Er Gouzi! Where are you?!"

"Don't worry, relief supplies will arrive later!"

"Does anyone have baby formula? My baby is starving! I'm willing to trade something for it!"

Does anyone know where the supply depot is?

When can we go back?

"Will I have a place to stay if I go back? Will I be able to survive?"

"Has anyone seen my mother? She's probably in her fifties, wearing a black linen dress!"

"..."

This is an open area in the safe zone, and it's quite noisy because many people are exchanging supplies, looking for people, and asking questions here. In short, all sorts of people are here.

At this moment, Xiao Zhou arrived here carrying Earl.

"Wow! Mommy, Mommy! Look, what a big dog! Is it going to eat it? (ˉ﹃ˉ)"

A child saw the dog that was tied up, tugged at his mother's sleeve in surprise, and shouted out loud.

"?? Ugh? Waaaaah!"

Earl, who had gotten used to being tied up the whole way, even fell asleep while being rocked by Xiao Zhou, was startled by this sentence while he was sleeping soundly.

"No, little one. This is a dog we rescued. You can't eat it. What if it belongs to someone else? It would be so pitiful to eat it."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Zhou turned around, squatted down, and explained it to the child properly. He then placed Earl on the ground beside him.

"But last time Mom took me to see a pig being slaughtered, it was tied up like this! They slaughtered it very quickly, and then everyone on our street got to eat pork! It was so delicious! (ˉ﹃ˉ)"

As the child talked, glistening saliva dripped from the corner of his mouth, seemingly recalling the time he ate pork.

"!!!"

Upon hearing this, Earl didn't have time to feel bad about not being able to stand up; he could only twist his body, trying to get away from the child.

"Oh, this? It's just to keep him from running away. We have food, so here, take this chocolate, and let's not eat the dog, okay? ヾ(●′?｀●)"

Xiao Zhou found the child so adorable that he couldn't resist handing him his chocolate bar.

"Hmm, chewing...it's okay...chewing...but the dog will run away like that...chewing..."

The child, with his dirty hands, snatched the chocolate bar, tore open the packaging, and started eating. As he ate, he talked and pointed to the spot where Xiao Zhou had left the dog.

"what?!"

Xiao Zhou was taken aback when he heard this, and then turned around to look.

The dog that had been beside him was now writhing and using its head and rear as feet to slowly move away from him. The onlookers remained silent, watching with interest as it moved about.

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