There's a chat group for pets in my neighborhood.

Chapter 105 Foolish Humans

The next day during his lunch break, Lu Fang rode his small electric stove around to the security booth at the south gate of Tiancheng Community.

"Old Li, one of my clients' dogs has gone missing. Could you please send me a security camera footage?"

He kicked a bottle of Erguotou (a type of Chinese liquor) and walked into the security booth, laughing and joking. Inside sat a man who looked to be in his fifties.

Seeing that it was Lu Fang, he hurriedly sat up: "It's really not easy for a busy person like you to come all this way. The surveillance footage, right? Which number is it?"

As they were talking, a small mongrel dog popped out from behind Old Li and affectionately rubbed against Lu Fang's trouser leg.

This little guy was adopted by Lao Li, meaning he was free-range and ate whatever people ate. Later, he had indigestion and was taken to Fangzhou Pet Hospital for treatment.

Old Li had initially thought he was going to have to pay a hefty bill, but to his surprise, Fangzhou's fees weren't high. He used the extra money he had prepared to buy some dog food and treats at Fangzhou Hospital, and the two got along quite well.

In other words, if the mainland authorities were here, it wouldn't be so easy for someone else to see the surveillance footage.

Old Ji hurriedly retrieved the surveillance footage from the south gate that day.

The surveillance footage did show a skinny beagle lingering around the south gate for a while. It was clearly starving, wandering around the trash cans, when it happened to bump into the one-eyed man on patrol.

After a brief standoff between the dog and the cat, the beagle wisely ran across the street into the alley.

"Thanks, Uncle Li."

Lu Fang memorized the time and route, greeted Lao Li, and headed in that direction.

I wonder if we'll still be able to find that beagle after these past few days.

"Oh, busy?"

Just as Lu Fang was engrossed in searching for the dog, the sheriff appeared by the wall at some point, looking down at him.

"Didn't you see the group message? I'm looking for the dog." Lu Fang called out to the energetic police chief, "If you're free, why don't you come help?"

"I'm the police chief of Tiancheng Residential Area, how could I possibly be unharmed!"

The sheriff proudly raised his head, looking as arrogant as could be.

"Okay, then you go ahead with your work, I'll find it myself."

Lu Fang didn't insist. Brother Li wasn't involved in anything, and the sheriff had indeed been quite busy lately.

"But then again," the sheriff leaped down from the wall, landing precisely on Lu Fang's shoulder, leaving several neat plum blossom marks on his white T-shirt.

"After all, you are also a member of Tiancheng Community, and it is my responsibility to protect every member of Tiancheng Community. For this reason, I will mercifully help you."

The sheriff looked at his masterpiece with satisfaction, then jumped down again: "Looking for the dog, huh? Let's split up. I'll let you know if I get any news."

"Alright, alright, then we'll have to trouble our Sheriff." Lu Fang wasn't angry at all, and just looked at the little guy with such doting affection.

Upon hearing Lu Fang's words, the police chief remained outwardly calm, but in reality, he was practically trembling with rage.

"Ahem, alright, I'll get back to work now."

After saying that, it lightly leaped and disappeared from Lu Fang's sight.

After searching along the street for about half an hour, Lu Fang was panting heavily, but still found nothing. However, the police chief made a discovery.

A short while later, he arrived at the sheriff's location.

It was a construction site. Behind the fence, a beagle was gnawing on half a moldy bun. It lay on the ground, watching the person and the cat warily, ready to run away at any moment.

"Da Bao?" Lu Fang called out tentatively, took out a sausage from his pocket, peeled it, and handed it over.

This is indeed a beagle, and it looks quite similar to the one in the photo.

However, it's already quite difficult to identify that it's a beagle in that photo, as it doesn't resemble a dog at all.

Seemingly attracted by the smell of food, the beagle raised its head, hesitated for a moment, and then wagged its tail and came closer.

"It seems so. Anyway, let's take it back first." Lu Fang breathed a sigh of relief and reached out to pat its head to lower its guard.

"What are you planning to do?" the sheriff asked, tilting his head to the side.

"Let's take it back first. I haven't seen Da Bao before, so we have to wait for Grandma Tang to come and confirm it in person." Lu Fang took out the dog leash he had prepared beforehand, intending to put it on first.

Unexpectedly, the sheriff jumped in front of him, stopping Lu Fang's movements, and then meowed at the beagle.

The beagle hesitated, glancing at Lu Fang and then at the sheriff, before barking.

"What are you doing?" Lu Fang asked curiously.

"What else can I do? I'm singing to it." The sheriff rolled his eyes in annoyance.

"You've got this skill too? Cats and dogs can sing? What songs? Just those two notes, what was the gist of the lyrics?" Lu Fang never imagined that he would witness a cat and dog singing together.

The sheriff didn't speak, but looked at Lu Fang with an expression as if he were an idiot.

"Wait, you insulted me, didn't you? You definitely insulted me for a moment just now, didn't you!" Lu Fang looked into the sheriff's eyes and said with certainty.

"I didn't say anything, I'm a cat, all I can do is meow." The sheriff stood up gracefully: "Let's go, this guy isn't Da Bao."

"How do you know? Have you seen Da Bao?" Lu Fang looked at the police chief with suspicion, his eyes full of distrust.

Seeing Lu Fang repeatedly provoking his bottom line, the sheriff finally couldn't hold back any longer. He jumped onto Lu Fang's arrow and began to ruffle his hair with his two cat paws.

"I'm a cat, a cat, you know that?"

"Do you even know that I can communicate with dogs?"

"Damn it, I've never seen Da Bao before, can't I at least ask this guy if he's Da Bao?"

"I just asked, and he's not! He's just a stray beagle!"

"Did you understand?! Foolish humans!"

After doing all this, the sheriff regained his elegant demeanor and squatted on Lu Fang's shoulder.

Lu Fang felt somewhat dazed.

Just now, you were scolded by a cat, right?

You really got scolded by a cat, right?

If a normal person saw a cat telling them that the dog wasn't the one they were looking for, their first reaction would be skepticism, right? Who would have thought that cats and dogs could communicate?

Wait a minute, the fact that cats can communicate with humans is already quite abnormal.

However, the sheriff said that this beagle was definitely not the Da Bao that the Lu family was looking for.

At this moment, the stray beagle, having finished its sausage, flicked its tail, darted into the dog hole, and disappeared.

"It's over, the trail has gone cold." Lu Fang turned around helplessly. Beagles are rare among stray dogs, who would have thought that he would mistake one for another.

Now we can only pin our hopes on Tanuki.

Tanuki is truly worthy of being called Tanuki!

The next evening, a new message came in the group.

Socialite Tanuki: "@My God, there's progress!"

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