start with a pet store

Chapter 992 A bright future
Several people shook their heads at the same time. They didn't make any sound, and they also knew that Qibao was a relatively obedient dog. It was impossible for him to bark for no reason at night. That would be a nuisance to others.

"It's okay, just wait a little longer. If it doesn't work, I'll ask every house for you tomorrow morning. As long as it's still in this building, you'll definitely find it. I know it." The Husky's owner patted his chest and said, looking like a knight.

Not only Xiao Bian, but also Lu Jingxing and Xi Wenxin were deeply moved by him.

Yang Pei came back from running around with the Husky and saw the four people still downstairs. She asked, "What's going on?"

"No movement for now..." Lu Jingxing shook his head slightly.

"Hello, I took your Husky for a run. It pooped and I cleaned up the mess. It doesn't look like it wants to run away. It's also obedient and will come back when you call it." Yang Pei handed the leash to the Husky's owner.

"Thank you. Yes, it's not bad to take care of it. I don't need to run too much. So, people say that walking the Husky will make you thinner. I walk it every day, and of course I have lost some weight, but the effect is not obvious." The Husky's owner patted his slightly bulging belly and looked at the people standing in front of him.

You wouldn't know if you didn't compare, but the contrast is very obvious. Except for the big guy Xiao Bian, the others are all well-proportioned, especially Lu Jingxing. In his opinion, he can be described as handsome and elegant, which is not an exaggeration at all.

He smiled awkwardly, thinking that he also had such a good figure in the past.

Lu Jingxing smiled slightly and looked at them: "How about we withdraw tonight and see what happens tomorrow? You should also rest..."

"Okay, you guys go back first. I've sent it out here. You'll definitely notify me as soon as there's any news. Um, Dr. Lu, come, I'll add your WeChat. I'll let you know as soon as there's any news." The Husky's owner said hurriedly.

It's not a solution to just wait here.

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Okay, do we need to leave someone down there to watch over us?"

"Haha, no need for that. Someone has replied to my message. Let's go..." The Husky's owner suddenly laughed.

"Ah? Really?" Everyone was shocked when they heard this. This was a ray of hope.

"902, go, go, go..." The Husky's owner immediately sent a private message to the owner of 902.

"He said he wanted to come down. Well, it's not good for so many of us to go up there. It's best if he comes down." The Husky's owner just pressed the elevator button and it stopped again.

"902? Isn't it 901? We just went there..." Lu Jingxing said.

"Yes, his sister used to live in 901, and 902 is right next door to each other. Maybe they have also seen Qibao, so they stayed when they saw it. He will come down soon. Come on, let's wait outside the door. It's still a bit stuffy in here." The Husky's owner pushed open the glass door of the unit and walked out, leading his Husky.

Several people followed suit and came out one after another.

Soon, the owner of Room 902 came down. He was tall and thin, wearing glasses and pajamas. It seemed that he had just rested. However, everyone saw that he was alone and did not bring any treasures with him.

The people standing outside all looked up at him, somewhat confused. Didn’t they say that the rare treasure was with him?
The owner of 902 saw that everyone was looking at him, waved his hand and trotted out: "Brother Dong, are they looking for the dog?"

He saw the Husky's owner asking him directly.

The Husky's owner, whom he called Dongge, nodded and said, "Why are you the only one coming down? Where's Qibao?"

"Well, are they the owners of the strange treasure? Isn't its owner...that?" The owner of Room 902 did not directly say where the strange treasure was, but asked instead.

"Hello, we are staff members of Chong Ai You Jia, and this is our client Xiao Bian. Qibao is the dog raised by his sister. You should know that his sister passed away. It took us a long time to find Qibao back. Now his parents and he both hope to find Qibao back." Lu Jingxing stepped forward, shook hands with the other party, and then explained the situation to him.

The man looked Xiao Bian up and down, and Xiao Bian immediately took a step forward: "Brother, Qibao is really mine..."

The man nodded: "I seem to have seen someone coming to look for the owner of the rare treasure. Alas, my condolences..." He said and patted Xiao Bian's shoulder.

Then he said to everyone, "It's like this. I used to be a neighbor of Xiao Bian's sister, and we were both young people, so we had dealings with each other. I knew that she had an accident. Now there is no one living in 901..."

"No one is living here? Why did we hear that the landlord has rented it out again?" Lu Jingxing couldn't help but interrupt.

"Yes, it was originally rented out, but I don't know how the tenant found out about this. Actually, it's not a big deal, after all, it wasn't done in the room, but it's normal for some people to have concerns. Then the tenant asked to move out and the landlord gave it back. I also heard that the landlord gave him a little more... er, I'm getting off topic..."

The man adjusted his glasses and said, "Well, I saw Qibao the night before last when I was going home from get off work. I saw him lying at the door when I got off the elevator. I've seen him often before, so he wagged his tail at me when I called him. However, he looked very weak and exhausted. I knew the situation at 901, so I went home and poured him some water or something."

"I also noticed that it had injuries on its body and looked a little exhausted. It couldn't stand up when I pushed it. I was afraid that something might happen to it, so I got a cart and sent it directly to the pet shop. I went to see it today and it is now in the pet shop." The man coughed lightly after he said this.

"Ah? It's injured? I didn't notice it when I let it in?" The Husky's owner couldn't help but whispered.

"Maybe you were busy at the time and didn't pay attention. But it's much better today. It just has an injured leg and can't walk, and it's severely dehydrated. The pet store said that if I had taken it there two hours later, it might have died." The man in 902 pushed his glasses habitually.

"Thank you so much. That means it's fine now, right?" Xiao Bian said excitedly.

The man in 902 nodded. "Don't worry, it's okay. I have photos here. It's just that at this time, I just contacted them and they don't have a night shift. Are you going to go there tonight? If I want to pick it up tonight, I have to call the boss. I don't know if he will be willing to come to the store."

As he spoke, he took out his cell phone and showed the photos he had taken in the past few days to a few people. Xiao Bian nodded repeatedly when he saw the photos: "Doctor Lu, this is a rare treasure, it is a rare treasure."

Lu Jingxing also nodded. Qibao in the photo looked so thin that his bones were visible. He had not eaten much in the past month. He was able to find this place from Xiaobian's home in the past few days. He didn't know what he had experienced along the way. He was lucky to be alive.

"It must be this one. I recognize it, but it's a lot thinner than before." said the owner of 902.

Lu Jingxing and the others breathed a sigh of relief. They didn't expect things to go so smoothly. None of the troubles they had expected occurred, and they met many enthusiastic people.

"But we watched the surveillance all day and didn't see it go out?" Yang Pei suddenly asked. "Ah? The surveillance?" The man in 902 didn't understand for a moment: "I remember that I used a flatbed truck to pull it down. After I pulled it down, the power went out for a while. Our door was open during the power outage. Did you miss that part? Also, the surveillance, you see, it's facing upwards. My trailer was low, so I guess it didn't get in."

Lu Jingxing nodded. That was true. Their surveillance camera could only capture the upper body of a person. When Qibao came in, they didn’t see its whole body.

"I have to talk to the property management tomorrow and adjust the angle..." The Husky's owner looked up at the surveillance camera. He didn't know what it was monitoring. If he couldn't see something, what was the point of it?

Xiao Bian looked at Lu Jingxing with some uncertainty. He didn't know what to do.

Lu Jingxing raised his hand to check the time. It was already two o'clock. It really didn't seem like a good idea to ask the boss to open the door at this time. Now as long as he knew where the treasure was and that it was safe, the rest would be easy.

He also looked back at Xiao Bian: "How about we go to the pet shop early tomorrow morning? Let you two go back and rest, but we will have to trouble you to help us make another trip tomorrow." He said while looking at the owner of 902.

"I'm fine. I'll take a day off tomorrow. Any time is fine. It depends on what you want." The man in 902 said cooperatively.

"I think so too. Anyway, he said that Qibao is in good health now. If we go there now, I'm afraid that he won't be able to adapt to the environment when we take him back home at night. It's better to wait until tomorrow during the day. As long as we know where he is, it will be fine." The Husky's owner also agreed.

Yang Pei and Xi Wenxin, who had been silent the whole time, also nodded.

Seeing that everyone thought so, Xiao Bian also agreed with this decision.

The few of them made an appointment that Lu Jingxing would take Xiao Bian to the pet store around nine o'clock tomorrow morning. The owner of 902 would also be there at that time. The Husky owner heard: "I'll go too. I know the pet store he mentioned. I'm familiar with the owner and have bought dog food from him before."

This was naturally the best thing that could happen. Seeing that everything was settled, Lu Jingxing exchanged phone numbers with each other and prepared to drive back.

The uncle came over after patrolling. When he saw everyone was about to leave, he quickened his pace and asked, "Did you find it?"

Lu Jingxing quickly got out of the car and took out a pack of Huazi from the car and handed it to the security guard: "Thank you, I found it. The kind owner of 902 sent it to a nearby pet shop. We have an appointment to pick it up tomorrow."

"Oh, that's great. I have to patrol every hour, so I can't accompany you. As long as you find it, that's enough. You've worked hard, so go back early, ha..." He declined and went down. Seeing that Lu Jingxing insisted on putting it in his pocket, he took it with a smile.

"Okay, then we'll leave first..." Lu Jingxing greeted him with a smile and walked straight to the door.

When he reached the door, Lu Jingxing was thinking about parking the car and paying the parking fee, but he saw the lever opened directly. The security guard waved at him from behind, so he smiled and drove out directly.

After sending Xiao Bian and Yang Pei home, they returned to their own home, washed up and went to bed.

The next morning, the two of them left the house very early, called the store to tell them they would be there later, and then drove directly to pick up Xiao Bian.

I guess Xiao Bian went home last night and told his parents about what happened last night. When Lu Jingxing and Xi Wenxin arrived downstairs, Xiao Bian's family of three were waiting for them downstairs.

Seeing Lu Jingxing driving towards her, Mother Bian seemed very excited and immediately went to greet him.

Lu Jingxing got out of the car, greeted Xiao Bian's parents, and then said, "We heard from my sister's former neighbor that he sent Qibao to the pet store. I guess Xiao Bian also told you about the situation, right?"

"Yeah, my son said so, so we have been waiting for you here early in the morning. You have worked so hard. You worked so late last night and came to pick us up so early today..." Dad Bian's voice was a little hoarse, and it seemed that it was because he did not get enough rest these days.

"I dreamed of my daughter last night. She told me to bring Qibao back and take good care of it. Woohoo, I will take good care of it in the future and will never lose it again." Mother Bian suddenly started crying.

Xiao Bian patted his mother's back gently.

Lu Jingxing nodded: "Then let's go. It's rush hour and there will be some traffic jams."

"Okay, okay, thank you so much for your help. Thank you so much." It seemed that Dad Bian only knew how to say thank you, repeating it over and over again.

Lu Jingxing didn't say anything else and got into the driver's seat. The three people from the Bian family also followed him in.

At a quarter to nine, Lu Jingxing and his friends arrived at the pet shop.

It was around nine o'clock because the pet shop's opening hours were nine o'clock. As soon as they parked the car, they saw someone walking towards the store.

Because the owner of the Husky and the owner of Room 902 had not arrived yet, Lu Jingxing planned to wait a little longer. If so many people came with him and rushed over when the boss hadn't packed up everything yet, he would have to explain a lot. It was early in the morning and people would think that so many people were there to cause trouble.

In short, it is better to have less trouble than more. The owner of 902 said they are on the way and will be there soon.

After waiting for about ten minutes, they saw the Husky owner leading his Husky and the owner of Room 902 walking towards them from the alley.

Several people got out of the car immediately.

When the Husky owner and the owner of 902 saw them, they immediately trotted up, walked up to them and raised their heads: "Come on, go in, I've told the boss, just go in directly."

Only then did Lu Jingxing nod to them and walk in together.

Suddenly so many people came to the door. The pet shop owner was squatting on the ground with his back to the door, shoveling cat litter. Suddenly he felt it was dark at the door. He turned around and saw that there was some backlight at the door. He squinted his eyes and looked at the people coming. Although the owner of Room 902 had already greeted him, he was still stunned. He never expected so many people to come.

"Boss, it's me. I'm here to pick up Qibao. I told you..." The owner of Room 902 took a step forward.

The boss threw the shovel into the cat litter box, clapped his hands, stood up, and laughed: "Damn, I thought you were here to fight. There are so many people here so early in the morning."

(End of this chapter)