Ah Huang's speed was at its peak, making it difficult for hunters to catch up. A few local dogs, with their agile and nimble bodies, were able to keep up with Ah Huang.
But when they realized that the hunters had been left far behind and that their other companions were no longer chasing them, they became frightened. After barking a few times at Ah Huang, they gave up the chase.
Ah Huang ran several miles to avoid the village. On its journey, it encountered some villages of all sizes, but Ah Huang tried its best to avoid them. It would rather walk a longer distance than enter a village and get into a conflict with the dogs.
It wasn't afraid of the small, thin creatures; it was afraid of the people. Although those strangers didn't have sharp knives, the sticks, machetes, or hunting rifles they carried were weapons that could cause fatal harm.
In the evening, Ah Huang ran onto a wide road, a provincial highway, with many vehicles coming and going. Ah Huang's appearance attracted the attention of those passing vehicles.
Some people started stopping their cars to tease Ah Huang, even trying to lure it with food. But Ah Huang was a well-behaved family dog; it wouldn't accept food from strangers and avoided anyone who showed it kindness.
If soft tactics don't work, some people are prepared to use hard tactics. If they can bring back a robust, purebred Central Asian antelope, it can definitely fetch a good price. For money, many people will do anything.
They planned to knock Ah Huang unconscious with an iron bar or trap it in a net, but Ah Huang repelled them with its sharp teeth. After it bit several people, the number of those who had designs on it gradually decreased...
Many times, Ah Huang was confused. It didn't understand why, when it chose to back down, there were always some people who would relentlessly try to deal with it.
They can never understand their own tolerance and concessions. Only when they are forced to show their true colors and retaliate do those restless guys become much more obedient.
Ah Huang finds it hard to understand this phenomenon. It just subconsciously begins to feel that facing the world with a fierce look might make things much easier and reduce the troubles it encounters.
"A kind person is bullied, a good horse is ridden." Ah Huang had never heard this saying before, but it probably understood the meaning behind it.
As night fell, Ah Huang went up the mountain again, leaving behind the busy provincial highway where there were too many ill-intentioned people. After it used its tooth knife to drive away some people, people actually started driving cars to run it over.
Ah Huang felt this was truly a crazy world, and it was best for it to stay away from these people until it returned to Chen Chongshan's side.
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Xu Jiaming kept his promise. In the afternoon, he drove Chen Chongshan all over the western part of Yizhou City, ignoring all the streets and alleys, places that were accessible and those that were not, one-way streets, and no-parking zones.
With a Maserati and a flashy license plate, most people wouldn't bother with them.
Even so, after more than two hours of parading through the streets, Chen Chongshan still couldn't find a trace of Ah Huang. He was a little annoyed. After searching the last square he hadn't been to before without success, he returned to Xu Jiaming's car.
"How is it? Still not here?"
Xu Jiaming was already exhausted and was lying on the seat scrolling through his phone. When he saw Chen Chongshan return to the car, he asked without even looking up.
"No news found." Chen Chongshan shook his head in frustration. It had been a whole day, and there was still no news. Not only was there no news from him, but there was also no news from Wen Fei.
To prevent anyone from harming Ah Huang, Chen Chongshan instructed Xu Jiaming to tell Wen Fei that once Ah Huang was found, they should be notified to come over and not to use force against the dog.
"Hey... Chongshan, look, isn't that Ah Huang?"
Suddenly, Xu Jiaming sat up straight in his seat, holding his phone and shouting at Chen Chongshan.
"Where?" Chen Chongshan hurriedly looked out of the car, but there was no sign of a dog around.
"Here, here." Xu Jiaming shook his phone and handed it to Chen Chongshan: "Look, isn't this Ah Huang?"
Chen Chongshan took Xu Jiaming's phone with a puzzled look. The screen showed Xu Jiaming's Douyin (TikTok) video. In the video, a dog suddenly rushed into a pond, swatted up two koi with one paw, and then ran off with one in its mouth...
"It's Ah Huang, this is Ah Huang." Chen Chongshan nodded excitedly, then turned to Xu Jiaming and said, "Brother Xu, do you know where this place is? Take me there quickly."
“I know the place, it’s not far from here, let’s go there.”
Xu Jiaming nodded, then sighed, "Chongshan, don't worry. With your intelligence, it's impossible for anything to happen to you."
"I've seen hunting dogs in the mountains, but this is the first time I've ever seen a dog fishing in the water."
As Xu Jiaming drove, he continued, "I just sent the video to Wenfei. With this clue, they should be better able to figure out where to look for Ah Huang."
"Um."
Chen Chongshan nodded, and the car soon arrived at the park. After getting out of the car, Chen Chongshan began to search around, shouting Ah Huang's name loudly as he searched.
Although his actions drew strange looks from many people, Chen Chongshan didn't care. As long as he could find Ah Huang, he didn't care what others thought or how they viewed him.
However, Chen Chongshan searched the park thoroughly, shouting until his voice was hoarse, but he still couldn't find Ah Huang. He became even more frustrated.
Wen Fei and the others also arrived, but Chen Chongshan ignored them and got into Xu Jiaming's car. Xu Jiaming didn't waste any words on them, only saying "Only two days left" before getting in the car and leaving.
Wenfei stood there, feeling frustrated, resentful, and angry, but there was nothing he could do. Life is full of wrong choices, and these choices cannot be undone. Everyone has to pay the price for their actions.
After standing there for a moment, Wenfei turned to Junzi and said, "Junzi, contact the city TV station and the newspaper. Tomorrow, place a missing dog notice with the dog's photo and this video. Increase the reward from 100,000 to 200,000."
"Okay." Junzi responded sullenly. This matter is now putting immense pressure not only on Wenfei, but also on him and Aqiang, and even on their families.
It seemed as if the sky over the entire city of Yizhou was about to change color because of a dog.
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