Before, under the orange tree, all the little squirrels told Xia Ruanruan that the leader of the stray dog ​​pack was a mutated, fierce, domineering, but very cruel wolfdog.

However, a dog that cries and barks when its handler gets into trouble does not look like a ferocious and brutal dog, especially since it has served in the police station before. For a dog to become a police dog is more difficult than for an ordinary person to become a civil servant. If the dog really has a domineering and brutal personality, it would have been eliminated in the primary selection.

Xia Ruanruan believed in her own judgment and asked directly in front of many little squirrel mutant dogs.

The little girl tilted her head back in anticipation, and Brother Chen's jaw almost dropped.

Is this little girl talking to a dog?

As a dog trainer, Brother Chen has been in contact with dogs for a long time and knows that many dogs can understand some simple language, such as "eat", "carry a basket", etc., but these simple commands need to be trained so that the dog can form a memory before the other party can respond to them.

The little girl spoke such a long speech in one breath without any gestures to guide her. It was impossible for Dahei to understand her no matter how hard he tried.

Even though Brother Chen had just experienced being chased by a pack of dogs and Dahei crying.

But in Brother Chen's eyes, what was more important was that the police dog recognized his identity, and was very excited because it hadn't seen him for a long time. The other party's sadness might not be for Kang Kang, and the other party's howling might be because of his appearance, etc.

"Little girl... Dahei won't understand if you say this to him... and aren't these squirrels your pets? If you feel there are too many squirrels to feed, why don't you just take a few back with you? Let the rest find food in the forest by themselves. In such a large forest, you should be able to find some food for the winter." As he was speaking, Brother Chen's stomach suddenly made a rumbling sound.

It's true. Although I don't know why so many squirrels would follow a little girl, each one of them must weigh at least 10 to 20 pounds. Catching a few of them would be enough to last the entire winter. If I weren't worried that I couldn't defeat the squirrels, and these squirrels in front of me were pets, I would have been so worried.

Brother Chen, who already knew that he was safe, was ready to make some moves.

Feeling the greed in Brother Chen's eyes, the squirrels closest to Brother Chen immediately raised their tails, glared at Brother Chen with unfriendly eyes, and made low squeaking growls from their mouths, warning the humans opposite not to try to take advantage of them.

"Uncle... do you know why no mutant animals have been willing to be your companions for such a long time?" Xia Runrun took a look at Brother Chen's expression and movements, and immediately frowned slightly.

"What?"

Brother Chen rubbed his head, not understanding why the little girl suddenly asked this question. He thought for a moment and answered carefully, "Is it because after mutation, animals become more alert and combat-capable, and therefore disdain being human pets?"

"Of course not..."

The little girl shook her head slowly, blinking twice and said, "They say they are pets... but in fact, the relationship between humans and animals now is no different from that of companions and family."

Brother Chen nodded and was about to agree that this was true and that the relationship between humans and animals was indeed like this.

The little girl on the other side continued, "But, neither humans nor animals like fools..."

“……?”

"Uncle is so stupid and has no regard for hygiene. How could any small animal want to live with him?"

Brother Chen: “…”

No, don't think you can say whatever you want just because you're a cute little girl. After all, you were in the top three on the written exam for the police department entrance exam, okay? How can you be stupid?

As if she could see the man's dissatisfaction, the little girl blinked and said slowly, "Uncle, you can't even beat three squirrels by yourself, but you challenge them in front of the squirrels and want to eat their meat. What else can you do but be stupid?"

“…??!”

"And there's mucus on uncle's eyes. Da Hei is disgusted by it..."

“???!!!!!!”

At that moment, Brother Chen felt as if he'd been struck by a powerful blow to his soul. His eyes widened in disbelief. Especially when he saw the surrounding squirrels squeaking menacingly at him, Dahei nodding in agreement, and Dog Eyes helpless.

The old blood got stuck in his throat, and Brother Chen almost couldn't catch his breath.

Are all kids these days so sharp? What the other person said seemed to make sense. He raised his hand and wiped the corner of his eye vigorously. Although he hadn't washed his face this morning, he didn't believe he had eye mucus.

However, green and yellow paste-like marks appeared carelessly on the back of the hand.

Brother Chen: “…………”

Brother Chen's old face turned slightly red with embarrassment.

"Excuse me, have you thought about what I just asked you? The diet of canines is mainly meat, while the diet of squirrels is mainly nuts and seeds... There is no competition for food between the two. There are abundant fish in this river, and no one will starve this winter... So can you let them continue to live in this pine forest and pick pine nuts?" The little girl spoke softly, staring at the big wolfdog with his head down without blinking, and asked again seriously.

Nearly thirty or forty seconds had passed since she started talking, but the wolfhounds in front of her hadn't reacted at all. Xia Ruanruan frowned worriedly. Could it be that these stray dogs were completely unwilling to accept the squirrels' joining? If so, she didn't have many solutions.

Most animals have their own sense of territory. Even a timid rabbit may sometimes fight with other rabbits over territory.

Not to mention that a dog's territorial awareness is much greater than that of a rabbit.

Just when Xia Runrun was at a loss, a low dog barking suddenly sounded in her ears.

The big wolfdog that had been standing there silently suddenly turned around and roared at the group of stray dogs behind it.

"Aaaaaaa! Woof!" (What's wrong with you guys?! Didn't I warn you not to bully the weaker animals in the forest?!)

"Aww! Aww—" (He promises me every day to be a good dog, but then turns around and forgets my advice. Tell me! Who on earth deliberately scared them that day and bit the squirrel?!)

“Woof…Woo…Woo…” (It’s not me…Black Boss…It really isn’t me…)

"Woo woo woo woo woo..." (Not me, not me, I never bullied those squirrels...)

“Woof woof woof woof…” (Yes, yes, that’s not me either. I’m a good and obedient dog! Woof!)

In less than half a minute, the stray dogs behind them lowered their heads and shook their heads, indicating that this matter had nothing to do with them. One of the smallest Corgis, with short legs, even shook its head like a rattle.

"Ouch..." (Ouch! If it's not you, then who is it? That squirrel couldn't have pulled its tail out on its own, right?)

Dahei was looking aggressive with his eyes wide open. The stray dogs in the pack immediately shrank their heads and looked at each other, their faces wrinkled like bitter gourds.

Xia Ruanruan: “……?”

Xia Runrun stood aside, feeling that the development of the whole incident was a little different from what she had imagined, and a strange feeling came over her.

“Boom boom boom—”

However, at this moment, bursts of violent running sounds mixed with the panting of large animals and the sound of heavy objects being dragged on the ground came from the woods with the cold wind.

Xia Runrun stood on tiptoe, trying to see the situation in the distance clearly. The tall black wolfhound took a look, lowered its head, and directly picked up the tiny kid by the back of the collar.

Suddenly, more than a dozen tall and burly mutant stray dogs of different breeds ran out of the forest, raising a cloud of dust. If these stray dogs were not very excited as they ran and barked, Xia Runrun would have suspected that these stray dogs in front of her were other stray dogs who came to smash the stalls.

"Awooo, wooo, wooo!" (Boss, boss, we are back, wooo, wooo!) A black Labrador, more than three meters tall, howled excitedly with its tongue hanging out.

"Ao~~! Woof woof!" (Brothers, we are back from hunting! Woof!) The other yellow short-haired Shiba Inu was particularly lively.

The other mutant dogs in the pack behind were all dragging a brown-red antelope with a strong body that was about five or six meters tall, and they kept pulling it towards the river.

"Woof woof woof?" (Hey, why are there humans here? Woof? There are even cats and squirrels? Black Boss, why are they here?)

A dozen mutant dogs quickly dragged the prey in front of the crowd of people and dogs, sticking out their tongues and barking, their eyes full of curiosity about the outsiders.

"Hi, hello."

Being held in the air by the big wolfhound, Xia Runrun waved her little paws and greeted the mutant dogs that had just arrived in a friendly manner.

"Woof woof woof?!" (Who is this little thing? Why can I understand what she says?)

"Woof woof!" (Hello, human cub! My name is Bobo, what's yours?)

Seeing the little bean's soft appearance and hearing each other greeting them, the dogs suddenly became very lively.

"Awoo!" (Quiet, quiet! Who among you bullied the squirrel before?)

Seeing the dogs gathered, Dahei immediately put Xia Ruanruan down and barked at the dogs, asking about what had just happened. The big wolfdog looked serious, as if the stray dogs had not bitten a squirrel, but some important person.

Xia Ruanruan: "..."

Xia Runrun always felt that the strange feeling that had just appeared was slowly creeping into her heart again.

What exactly is wrong?

Before Xia Runrun could figure out what was going on, she saw a super-large mutant Teddy dog ​​about 1.5 meters tall with curly brown hair all over its body among the group of stray dogs that had come to join them. It shook its ears slightly and walked out of the team cautiously.

“Woof, woof…” (Yes, I’m sorry, Boss… I bit you…)

The little squirrel with the bald tail was standing next to Dahei. Teddy saw it at a glance and immediately lowered his head to admit his mistake. The big wolf dog slapped Teddy on the head with a paw, and his expression was serious, as if he was the dean of the training department, and he gave Teddy a lecture.

"Woof woof woof! Awooo!" (Have you forgotten the rules I set earlier? Woof! Rule number one: you're not allowed to bully the other animals in the forest. We're the city's scavengers! Our duty is to stop crime and maintain peace! Bullying other animals is nothing! That's breaking the law knowingly! It's an even greater crime! As a punishment, you're not allowed to eat tonight, and you're not allowed to rest tomorrow. You have to go out with Team Two and continue patrolling and hunting ferocious beasts!)

The mutant wolfhound was the largest among these stray dogs, and it was very angry at the moment, so every howl almost made people's eardrums buzz.

Xia Ruanruan instinctively retreated, wanting to get away from the area of ​​the wolfdog's roar. However, she unexpectedly retreated right next to Brother Chen, just in time to hear him muttering, "Brown fur? This is a ferocious beast. I didn't expect these mutant stray dogs to actually hunt ferocious beasts... When these ferocious beasts go crazy, they are much harder to hunt than ordinary mutant beasts..."

Xia Ruanruan: “??!!!”

Xia Runrun suddenly understood why she had always felt something was wrong. It turned out that this was the problem.

As someone who has been able to understand furry speech since she was young, she has regarded all the cats, dogs, sparrows, etc. around her as her friends. Although some of her friends are not very smart, for example, most of the chicks cannot even speak complete sentences and can only chirp to beg for food, she has never thought of eating them.

But……

However, she couldn't stop other people or animals from hunting. So, from childhood to adulthood, Xia Ruanruan's principle for dealing with such matters was mostly to not interfere and not criticize.

If she hadn't happened to be picking oranges and seen the miserable appearance of the little squirrels, she would never have made this trip today.

After all, that is the nature of canines. They are carnivores and it is impossible for them to change to eating grass just because of a few words from her.

However, the stray dogs in front of them, especially the leading wolfhound, repeatedly said that they should not bully other small animals. They even reprimanded other stray dogs for the little squirrel.

It turns out that these stray dogs live in the forest and have been hunting these ferocious beasts and the fish in the river.

Ferocious beasts were unlike ordinary animals; they were a group of frenzied beasts that knew only to kill and destroy! Their fur was a blood-stained reddish-brown color, and they were incredibly powerful, yet devoid of any sense of purpose. Their only concern was destroying every living thing they could see, driven by bloodlust and impulsiveness, like tireless fighting machines.

only……

Since she traveled through time, Xia Ruanruan had only heard of this animal from others and had never seen it in person. Now, looking at the antelope with a fur color that was obviously different from the previous one not far away, the little girl was filled with a bit of surprise that was hard to conceal.