But it wasn't a child, it was a little black dog.

Xiao Hei's feet were chafed and bleeding.

Ji Zhi exclaimed, "Xiao Hei, what are you doing in the trunk?"

He remembered noticing the car body dip slightly yesterday; it turned out that Xiao Hei had entered the car at that moment.

"Little Black, you haven't been hungry for two days, have you?"

"Eek." Little Black's ears tucked up, not daring to look at Zhang Fan.

It saw that the trunk wasn't closed properly, so it ran out to play. But as soon as it got inside, the trunk was closed.

Afraid of angering Zhang Fan, it didn't dare to ask for help until Zhang Fan was far away, at which point it tried to save itself.

It tried to dig a hole, but the skin on its feet was worn through, and it couldn't even see a crack in the hole.

Later it gave up and tried to call for help. It desperately rammed into the trunk, but the sound of the impact was drowned out by the rain and no one heard it.

Zhang Fan guessed what Xiao Hei was thinking, feeling both curious and helpless, and scolded, "Let's see if you dare to run around like that again next time."

Little Black's ears were bent even more, and its head was lowered, looking pitiful.

Seeing that it wasn't the missing child, Gu Qing said with a serious expression, "Uncle Ji, Zhang Fan, have you seen the boy wearing these shoes?"

After receiving a negative answer, Gu Qing said hurriedly, "I have to go find the child. I'll apologize to you next time."

It was all for work, and Ji Zhi understood perfectly, so he quickly said, "It's alright."

Gu Qing turned to leave, but her body seemed to be fixed in place, unable to move. It turned out that Xiao Hei was biting the hem of her clothes.

"Aww—"

Gu Qing said anxiously, "Let go quickly, or I'll hit the dog!"

Xiao Hei immediately let go of Gu Qing's clothes, suddenly jumped up, and bit the blue sneaker in its mouth.

Gu Qing hurriedly tried to grab it, even Zhang Fan was stunned. When did Xiao Hei become so unruly? Could it be that it was really starving?

Fearing that Xiao Hei might accidentally hurt Gu Qing, which would constitute assaulting a police officer, Zhang Fan scolded Xiao Hei while also grabbing the blue sneakers.

During the struggle, he felt a chill on his arm; he and Gu Qing's arms were pressed together without him realizing it.

Instead of tearing at the sneakers, Xiao Hei held them to its nose and sniffed them.

Then Xiao Hei took off its blue sneakers, stood up straight, and sniffed around.

When Gu Qing was a child, her family had a retired police dog, and that dog looked like this when it was looking for something.

They used to love playing hide-and-seek with the police dogs; no matter where they hid, they could always find them.

Some people were not convinced and brought their own dogs out to look for people, but those untrained dogs could only look with their eyes.

It was from that time that she learned that a dog's nose isn't always useful.

Dogs have a highly developed sense of smell. While untrained dogs can smell various scents, they generally cannot track them.

Although Xiao Hei has not been trained, when Zhang Fan cultivates, his body will release some waste spiritual energy. This spiritual energy is a rare treasure to Xiao Hei. Now its sense of smell is exceptionally developed, and finding a person is no problem for it.

This beautiful woman helped me, so it's only right that I do something in return.

Gu Qing asked in surprise, "Does your dog know how to find people?"

Police dogs capable of locating people require a significant investment of money and effort to train. They undergo rigorous testing and selection processes, making them extremely rare. There are only two such dogs in the entire city of Jiangcheng.

Zhang Fan shook his head: "Never seen it."

Gu Qing's heart sank instantly. She had thought Xiao Hei could find the person, but seeing Zhang Fan's appearance, she realized she had been overthinking it.

How could a dog that hasn't undergone professional training possibly find people?

Her face was filled with anxiety and self-blame. She quickly reached for her sneakers, wanting to visit more people in the neighborhood to see if there were any clues.

Xiao Hei jumped out of the car, grabbed Gu Qing's shoes, and walked in one direction.

The strength was great, and Gu Qing lost her balance, falling backward and into a warm, hard embrace.

Feeling the firm muscles, she immediately stood up: "Thank you."

Zhang Fan: "Xiao Hei, are you here to help?"

Xiao Hei nodded slightly upon hearing this.

Seeing this, Zhang Fan suggested, "I think you could go with Xiao Hei and take a look."

Xiao Hei is usually very obedient to him, but today his behavior was unusual. There must be a reason for this unusual behavior. In addition, Xiao Hei is intelligent and has a high level of intelligence, so Zhang Fan guessed that Xiao Hei wanted to help.

Although Gu Qing was tempted, she still hesitated and said, "Xiao Hei, the rain has long since washed away people's scents. Can you really smell it?"

Xiao Hei tossed his head and made a following motion, dispelling Gu Qing's doubts.

It can understand human speech, so maybe it really does have a solution.

Xiao Hei led the way, passing through two streets, walking a short distance towards an abandoned factory, and finally stopping at an abandoned well.

Gu Qing peered down and, sure enough, saw a child crying loudly. No one usually came here, and with the heavy rain, no one heard the cries.

The rainwater was overflowing and had already reached the child's chin. If it had been another half hour, he probably would have drowned.

Zhang Fan observed the terrain. The well walls were covered with moss, and with the rain, they were even more slippery, making it easy to go in but difficult to get out.

Fortunately, the well was not deep, less than two meters.

Gu Qing threw away her umbrella and shoes, lay down by the well, and stretched out her arm to look inside.

Although she is 1.7 meters tall, she is still too short to reach the little boy.

Zhang Fan: "Let me do it."

He lay down by the well, reached in, and easily pulled the little boy up.

His arms looked huge from being tense, the veins on the back of his hands were prominent, and his long, slender, fair fingers were a real treat for those who are controlled.

Gu Qing's heart raced. During training, many of her colleagues would expose their upper bodies and muscles, but she had never felt anything about it, and even found it greasy.

Seeing Zhang Fan's muscles now, she felt they were full of male hormones and very powerful, and she couldn't help but take a second look.

The little boy threw himself into Gu Qing's arms and burst into tears.

Her clothes were soaked, revealing Gu Qing's beautiful figure.

Zhang Fan couldn't help but take a second look; it was truly a feast for the eyes.

Gu Qing quickly reported this via walkie-talkie. They had only been out of the wasteland for a short time when a police car arrived to pick them up.

Ji Zhi, carrying Xiao Hei on his back, exclaimed, "Xiao Hei is really amazing."

Little Black lay on Ji Zhi's back, its ears instantly perked up, and it wagged its tail frantically at Zhang Fan, making soft whimpering sounds.

Zhang Fan immediately understood what this dog spirit meant.

Xiao Hei was afraid of being scolded, so he wanted to make a good deed to offset it, even ignoring the injury on his foot.

Zhang Fan praised it for doing a good job, and Xiao Hei immediately lay down on the ground and licked its toes.

However, its performance today made Zhang Fan curious about Xiao Hei's intelligence level.

Back home, Li Chunyan disinfected and bandaged Xiao Hei, saying with a pained expression, "Xiao Hei, you can't run around like that anymore."

After cuddling with Li Chunyan for a while, it ate two large bowls of rice and fell into a deep sleep.

Zhang Fan had fallen asleep sometime earlier, but was awakened by a series of anxious barking dogs.

"Woof! Woof! Woof!"

Zhang Fan opened his eyes and suddenly noticed flowing light shimmering on the ground.

He looked closely and realized that the floor of the room was covered in water.