Chapter 38 Mad Dog Hotel
Lu Qi leaned against the headboard.
She said she needed to calm down and clear her mind, but in the end she just indulged in her emotions and spaced out.
The silence in the room was abruptly broken when the landline on the bedside table rang.
She trembled slightly, then numbly picked up the phone.
"Little Lu!"
The moment the voice came, Lu Qi straightened up abruptly, responding incredulously, "...Dr. Lü?"
"Xiao Lu!" She heard a rapid swallowing sound. "Thank goodness, you're alright. Don't go to the conference room floor!"
"I've already been there!" The news that Lü Shi'an was still alive lifted Lu Qi's spirits. She turned and knelt in front of the phone, asking urgently, "How are you? Has anyone else escaped?"
"You've already been there? Then you..."
“I’m fine. We were in the hallway, trying to open the emergency exit, when the light suddenly went red. After it came back on, we came back and took a quick look.” Lu Qi explained herself in a few words, then hurriedly asked, “What about you? What about you guys?”
"I'm alright..." Lu Shi'an's voice lowered, "Including me, everyone who was guarding the Shiba Inu in the conference room ran out through the emergency exit, except for Xie Yun..."
His voice paused, becoming hoarse, "He couldn't escape in time because he was trying to help the protesters."
Lu Qi was stunned.
Hearing this news is even more heartbreaking than simply seeing Xie Yun's body.
"I'm sorry..." She gripped the receiver with both hands, bowing her head and choking back tears, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."
Lu Shi'an took a breath and forced a smile, "Why are you apologizing? It's a good thing you're not here. Those things can't be solved just by having one more person."
Lu Qi bit her lower lip, steadied herself, and tried her best to suppress the salty taste in her throat. "Could you describe the situation in detail?"
No more people can die, absolutely not.
"Yes." Lu Shi'an called to talk about this.
According to Lu Shian, the security guards came from the corridor. At first, they were ordinary security guards in uniform. They did not rush over, but stood not far away and observed for a while. When Lu Shian was arguing with someone, he caught a glimpse of two security guards standing on the outside.
"The observation period lasted no more than a minute. Then, they seemed to emit black smoke, and then they turned into dogs... similar to those giant dogs at night, but [the security guards] had collars and name tags around their necks."
“Logically, it’s easier to escape down the corridor, and it would be even harder for us to leave if we were stuck in the conference room. But the two security guards prioritized chasing the people in the corridor,” Lu Shi’an said. “It wasn’t until someone ran into the stairwell that one of the security guards turned back to the conference room.”
“Our group ran away first, and some people in the corridor also hid inside.”
"Xie Yun and I brought up the rear. One of the opponents fell down, and Xie Yun ran back to help him up."
“I told him to leave, but he ignored me.”
"It was just a short while after he went back that the [security guard] rushed in from his return."
If, as Lü Shi'an said, they ran out through the emergency exit first, and a group of people rushed out in a hurry, then the exit should have been wide open.
Lu Qi paused, remembering the security door he had seen on his way back.
When she went back to check, the door was ajar, and a hand was sticking out from the narrow gap, trying to climb out.
"You..." She opened her mouth to ask, but then stopped herself, remembering her position.
She, who created this strange tale, has no right to blame Lü Shi'an for closing the door.
The murderous monster has entered the conference room. If the door isn't closed, it will catch up with those who have already run away.
Perhaps it was the act of closing the door that saved a few survivors.
Lü Shi'an clearly understood Lu Qi's unfinished words.
He offered no explanation, no defense, and no denial.
There was silence on the phone. After a moment, Lu Qi skipped over the topic, "What about the Shiba Inu?"
“I left in such a hurry that I didn’t have time to untie the ropes on it,” Lu Shi’an said. “When I left, it was still tied up inside the door.”
Lu Qi was startled; the gap was too small for her to see what was behind the door.
I need to go back immediately to check if the Shiba Inu is alive.
"No." Lu Shi'an understood Lu Qi's thoughts, and he hesitated before speaking, "Little Lu... actually, what those people said wasn't wrong."
Lu Qi didn't react for a moment and asked, "What?"
"At a time like this, we're too busy taking care of ourselves to have the energy to guard a monster."
Lu Qi remained silent.
Lu Shi'an's voice sounded calm and cold, "I agree to stay with it, firstly to study its characteristics and find a solution; secondly, because I am a veterinarian, and of course I will do my best to save every animal."
"Ultimately, the main reason we don't kill it is because it was once a human. Conversely, if we don't abandon it because it was once a human, then my second reason doesn't hold."
"There are many people here who need help. Instead of spending a lot of time and manpower helping someone who has already turned into a monster, why not take better care of those humans who haven't yet turned into monsters?"
“Don’t go back,” he finally advised. “It’s too dangerous there. Even if it’s still alive, so what? I may sound harsh, but we must always prioritize our own safety, right?”
“There are still people waiting for us to go back. We must go back safely, Lu Qi.”
After Lu Shi'an finished speaking, there was silence on the phone line again.
After a long silence, Lu Qi spoke in a hoarse voice, "Yes, you're right."
Everything he did and said was correct.
There are still people waiting for him to return; Dean Lü must be very anxious.
No matter what Lü Shi'an does, it's not excessive; he has no obligation to be a saint or a hero.
"I'm glad you understand." Lu Shi'an said with a sigh of relief, her tone becoming more relaxed. "By the way, did you hear the announcement just now?"
"I heard that. It sounds like someone gets abdominal pain, vomits, thirst, and bloody stools if they don't eat for a day."
I wonder which clever girl, while enduring the pain herself, managed to share this news in a timely manner.
“I have a rather illogical thought,” Lu Shi’an pondered, “maybe it’s because there are too many dogs here—Little Lu, what’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear this rule?”
There was no response from the other end, so Lü Shi'an continued, "The first thing that came to my mind was parvovirus."
Lu Qi blinked awkwardly. "Aren't enteritis and parasites more common?"
“Because I’m not too worried about enteritis and common parasites, those are easy to treat,” Lu Shi’an said. “But if it’s really parvovirus, that would be troublesome, as it’s a highly contagious and deadly disease. There have already been cases, and for the next period of time, we can’t gather in groups.”
Lu Qi's heart sank.
Overwhelmed by her emotions and consumed by self-blame, she momentarily forgot about the highly contagious nature of the small bird.
Now they are not only beginning to divide internally, but also separated by the virus.
The ghost stories completely disrupted the teamwork that humans excel at, making it impossible for them to reunite.
“You’re right,” she said heavily. “I’m sorry, I have something to do right now. Could you please broadcast the information about the highly contagious disease to everyone as soon as possible?”
“I’m not sure if we should do this,” Lu Shi’an said. “With everyone so panicked, issuing such a notice will not only make people more fearful, but also more scattered and cause them to lose trust in each other.”
“That’s still better than getting infected without knowing it.” Lu Qi glanced at the food Lulu had left behind. “I have an idea about the parvovirus rule. We should be able to reach a conclusion by tomorrow morning at the latest. Until then, we must make sure everyone is on high alert. If it really is irreversible parvovirus, the entire hotel will be infected within three days.”
"What are you going to do? Xiao Lu... you're not going to experiment on yourself, are you? That's too risky! Your stomach isn't good to begin with!"
Lu Qi didn't answer. She hung up the phone, turned around and ran outside, but after a few steps she came back and picked up the sandwich she had thrown on the ground.
Based on Lü Shi'an's description, it can be inferred that the security guards did not kill mindlessly. Like real dogs, they would first observe the situation and take care of the instigator.
Given this, it's highly likely that the Shiba Inu that was away from people is still alive.
To Lu Qi's surprise, Lulu did not lock the door when she left. She walked out of the room and returned to the conference room without any trouble.
The two cleaning staff were gone, and the meeting room was spotless—except for the corpses on the floor, which were left there, lying awkwardly in the tidy meeting room.
Lu Qi took a deep breath and carefully opened the door.
She encountered some resistance; something was blocking the door.
She quickly opened the door and, sure enough, saw the Shiba Inu lying behind it.
It was still bound, its hands tied behind its back, and its neck tightly strangled against the door.
Perhaps because it never participated in the disturbance, or perhaps because it was just "a dog," the security guards let it go.
Upon seeing Lu Qi wearing a necklace, the Shiba Inu froze in surprise and disbelief.
Luqi gripped the necklace, seeing itself as a dog—a threatening, unfamiliar dog of similar size.
Having just witnessed a massacre, it clearly has no mood for social play. Upon suddenly encountering a strange dog, it will either avoid it or fight.
In most cases, a dog would choose to avoid the danger, but it was tightly bound by a leash and lost the ability to avoid the danger, so the only option left was to fight.
She analyzed the situation secretly, and sure enough, the Shiba Inu wrinkled its nose, bared its teeth, and barked a warning bark.
It yelled at her to get out of the way, and the louder the voice, the more frightened the dog became and the more aggressive it became.
Lu Qi needs to untie the rope, not only to loosen it, but also to take it with him.
But in her haste, she didn't bring scissors.
The Shiba Inu was very wary of her; she had to calm it down first.
Seeing that she still hadn't left, the Shiba Inu's barking grew louder and louder. It had no tail, and its already erect ears faced even further forward.
Good, it didn't have bloodshot eyes or foam at the mouth while barking; its behavior was relatively calm.
How to soothe a dog—the usual approach is to give it food. Lu Qi did indeed bring food.
However, she believed that as long as she handed the food over, the slightly stressed Shiba Inu would definitely leave several bloody holes in her hand.
If you don't reach out and throw the food far away, it will immediately turn into the neurotic mad dog image circulating online, and start barking and raging.
Animals are not as simple as humans imagine; even dogs don't necessarily accept any milk as their mother.
This atmosphere is not suitable for immediately providing food; the same applies to human fights.
When tensions are high and a conflict is about to erupt, suddenly offering a bowl of rice is unlikely to defuse the other party's anger; in fact, it may provoke them further.
Instead of being fed, Lu Qi chose to lie down and sniff the ground.
This is a reassuring gesture, letting the other person know that you have no hostile intentions.
The difficulty lay in the fact that the body lying at the door was less than 20 centimeters from Lu Qi's face; she was almost face-to-face with the corpse.
After Lu Qi lowered her height, the Shiba Inu stopped barking and just stared at her warily.
She crawled on all fours, circled halfway around the side, approached the Shiba Inu in an arc, and crawled over some cold person.
As she approached, the Shiba Inu would occasionally adjust its direction, always facing her.
It was still tense.
Lu Qi slowed his movements down further, and sniffed the ground twice along the way, sending two reassuring signals.
Surrounded by corpses, she suppressed her fear and carefully slipped through the gaps between them, her movements extremely gentle.
Without a tail or dog ears, she lost many ways to express herself, and could only smile and stick out her tongue, looking at the Shiba Inu with as gentle a gaze as possible.
She slowly approached the Shiba Inu from behind, but the Shiba Inu suddenly turned around and refused her approach.
Lu Qi immediately stepped back and released the fourth stabilizing signal.
The Shiba Inu stood frozen, its eyes fixed uncertainly on Lu Qi.
Lu Qi moved a little outwards, giving it enough space to adapt.
She shook her body and approached again in an arc.
The Shiba Inu didn't object anymore. She knelt behind it, tilting her head and pretending to sniff its rear end.
Even when faced with a menacing dog's bared teeth, Lu Qi could still calmly and gently crawl over the corpse;
But when all that was left in her vision was the man's torso, she felt dizzy and her arms trembled.
Fortunately, the sniffing ritual doesn't take too long; a polite sniffing ritual lasts about three seconds.
As soon as three seconds were up, Lu Qi immediately stepped back.
She tried to reach out to untie the rope, but the Shiba Inu misinterpreted her gesture as an attack. It immediately tensed up and snapped at the air twice as a warning.
As Lu Qi backed down, he subconsciously said "I'm sorry" twice.
Nevertheless, the previous actions were not in vain.
The Shiba Inu only bit her without actually hurting her, which means it doesn't dislike her.
They got close once, which could be considered their initial acquaintance.
Lu Qi took the sandwich out of his pocket and held it up to the Shiba Inu's mouth.
It looked at her with a puzzled expression.
Lu Qi also knew that sharing food on the first meeting was very strange, almost like confessing one's feelings to someone you've just met, leaving the other person completely baffled.
But feeding is necessary. The parvovirus mentioned in the strange tales may not be transmitted to humans, but it can definitely be transmitted to dogs.
Lu Qi brought food specifically for this Shiba Inu, one of her purposes being to feed it.
It hadn't eaten all day, but the food Lulu had personally selected was clearly to the dog's liking. The Shiba Inu didn't refuse; it sniffed it a few times and then swallowed the sandwich in three bites with its long, cylindrical snout.
Lu Qi breathed a sigh of relief; at least it wouldn't get parvovirus today.
She took back the empty wrapper, wiped it on her mouth a few times, and then put it in her pocket.
The Shiba Inu stuck out its tongue and licked its lips from side to side.
Lu Qi took the opportunity to move closer and sniff its mouth and nose.
She carried the scent of the food it had just eaten, and it relaxed, sniffing Lu Qi as well, its gaze lingering on her from below, curious about her.
According to the procedure, Lu Qi has already sniffed out its value-added mechanism, and it's time for it to sniff out its own.
Lu Qi hesitated for a moment, but looking at the fluffy, round, chubby little dog's head, he decided to try his best to meet its demands.
Kindergarten children don't go with strangers, so she wanted to take the Shiba Inu with her, at least to make it recognize her.
Unfortunately, the Shiba Inu was tied vertically to the door, leaving it with limited space to bend down. Lu Qi turned around and, somewhat ashamed, raised her buttocks.
One second, two seconds, three seconds, five seconds... it was still smelling it.
Lu Qi thought to himself, "This dog is a bit impolite."
Just as Lu Qi was about to turn around and warn it, a sharp, piercing bark from a Shiba Inu suddenly rang out behind him.
What happened? What did she do wrong to provoke it?
Lu Qi turned around in surprise, and as he looked back, he suddenly saw the young man standing outside the conference room door.
He stared at them intently, holding a plum blossom in his left hand.
Their eyes met, and Lu Qi was still frozen in her bent-over, hip-lifting posture. She quickly straightened her back, "How could you..."
Lulu interrupted her, tilting his head and asking softly but firmly, "You love it?"
“I…” Lu Qi was at a loss for words. Lulu nodded confidently, “You love it, you like its upright ears, and you even said it’s cute—twice.”
“That’s not how it is.” Lu Qi’s explanation was drowned out by the Shiba Inu’s frantic barking. Lulu suddenly stepped forward, stood in front of the barking Shiba Inu, pressed close to it, and stared down at it.
He was more than half a head taller than the Shiba Inu, with bulging muscles all over his body. Even though Lu Qi wasn't a dog, he felt a terrifying pressure from Lulu.
"Woof..." In an instant, the Shiba Inu backed down, turning its head away and letting out a weak whimper.
Lulu felt no joy of victory whatsoever.
“Lulu…” Lu Qi reached out and subconsciously put her hand on his forearm, trying to pull him away.
He turned to look at Lu Qi, "Are you stopping me?"
Lu Qi said in a deep voice, using a slightly stern tone, "Yes, I'm stopping you. I'll be angry if you hurt it."
Lulu was still tightly clutching the plum blossoms she had brought back in the hand that Lulu had been put on.
During his patrol of the territory, he saw many interesting things: straight tree branches, huge ants, fast-moving crabs, and spherical pebbles, but in the end, he chose to break off a plum blossom.
Common sense and Lu Qi's pet name for him told him that she might like flowers.
“Lu Qi,” he smirked, a self-deprecating smile of disappointment on his face, “I seem to have been too polite to you.”
Lulu's expression and tone made Lu Qi uneasy. The next moment, the world spun around her, and Lulu picked her up and carried her towards the elevator.
Lulu threw the bouquet of plum blossoms into the conference room, where it rolled to the side of the mutilated corpse.
"Lulu, Lulu!" Lu Qi struggled, "What are you doing! Let me go!"
Lulu ignored him, walking forward expressionlessly, his mind filled with the image of Lu Qi voluntarily lifting her buttocks for the male dog to sniff.
He respected and cherished her so much, yet she offered herself to another male dog—that vulgar and savage dog with erect ears. What tricks could it possibly have to seduce her in his territory?
The elevator doors opened, and he carried her straight into the bedroom.
"Ah!" Lu Qi was thrown onto the bed.
The soft bed bounced a few times, and before she could regain her balance and get up, Lulu pinned her down.
He knelt at the foot of the bed, pressing one hand on Lu Qi's shoulder, easily controlling her.
"Lulu, Lulu! What are you doing!" Lu Qi tried to get up by pushing herself up on the bed, but her shoulders were held down tightly, and she couldn't escape.
Lulu grabbed her knee with her other hand, her light golden hair falling down on both sides, casting shadows on that inhumanly handsome face.
He lowered his head and suddenly buried his face in Lu Qi's abdomen.
"Lu..." Lu Qi's low cry stopped abruptly as she stared wide-eyed at the young man buried between her legs.
He was so elegant and handsome, yet at this moment he opened his mouth vulgarly, sniffing deeply, smacking his lips as if in a trance.
This infatuated state distorted and ruined his handsome face.
Thick saliva dripped from between the young man's teeth, wetting Lu Qi's pants. He squinted and grinned, producing even more saliva. His Adam's apple bobbed rapidly with satisfaction, and he murmured excitedly between low breaths.
Lu Qi's heart skipped a beat.
Just as Lulu said, he had never been so rude to her.
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A note from the author:
What seems like a domineering CEO's forced love that causes stomach aches is actually ↓
Lulu: Watch closely! I'm going to turn bad right now! I'm going to become a rude and unruly dog! I'm never going to be a sweet, soft, cute little flower again!
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