Rules of the Strange: Starting with the Weird Peppa Pig

My brother is always away from the orphanage, so I have no one to play with...

In the end, the butterfly flew away, and Wuxin hung her head, clutching the hem of her clothes with both hands, looking somewhat lonely.

Chapter 242 Skinning a Dog

The dean sighed, patted Wuxin's head, and felt a tingling sensation on Wuxin's head from the calluses on his hands.

Suddenly, his cloudy eyes flickered, and a smile appeared on his face.

"Xiaoxin, it's your birthday tomorrow. Grandpa has prepared a big surprise for you, and I promise you won't be bored at the orphanage anymore."

Wu Xin's eyes lit up when she heard this.

"Really? Grandpa Dean, what kind of surprise is it?"

The dean looked at Wuxin kindly and gently tapped the tip of her nose with his finger.

"It's a secret, Xiaoxin."

Get a good night's sleep tonight, and you'll find out tomorrow.

The usually serious and cheerful old man has become mysterious.

Wu Xin was really looking forward to the surprise that Grandpa Dean had mentioned, and Grandpa Dean would never lie to her.

That night, filled with sweetness, she drifted off to sleep.

The next morning, as soon as it was light, Wuxin got up early and happily went to find Grandpa Dean.

She ran out of the room and almost immediately saw the Dean sitting in the living room, smiling at her.

She immediately noticed that there was a large, dark box in front of the dean—it was… a television!

Wu Xin was so happy she almost jumped for joy.

She grinned widely, showing her teeth, and rushed into the arms of the headmaster, nestling affectionately against his chest. The headmaster chuckled and stroked Wuxin's hair with amusement.

She often sneaked out of the orphanage and heard all sorts of strange noises coming from other people's houses while playing outside.

She peered through the window and saw the same big black box inside, displaying all sorts of images.

Her brother told her that it was a TV and that he would buy her one when he made money.

She had been looking forward to her brother buying her a TV, and to her surprise, it arrived today.

Wu Xin observed the large, dark box in the dean's arms for a long time, and asked with some doubt.

"Grandpa Dean, I see little people moving on other people's TVs, but why is this TV all dark? Is it because the lights aren't on?"

When the dean heard these childish words, he couldn't help but chuckle.

He looked at the little girl in his arms with a kind expression.

"The TV isn't on yet, Xinxin, don't worry. Grandpa Dean will turn it on for you right now, and I promise you won't be bored anymore."

As the dean spoke, he lifted Wuxin off his body and then stood up to turn on the TV.

Standing there, Wu Xin stared blankly at the back of the Dean, noticing that his back seemed to have bent a little more.

When the TV is turned on, the first scene shows a group of pigs playing games at home, and various other small animals going to kindergarten. The subtitles on the screen slowly read out the name of the cartoon – Peppa Pig.

Wu Xin silently memorized the name.

My brother, who hadn't been home for a long time, finally came back tonight.

Wu Xin ran over happily, grabbed her brother's hand, and pointed to the TV in the room.

"Look, Grandpa Dean brought back a big TV. Isn't this the TV you said you'd buy for me? Did you secretly give it to me ahead of time?"

Wuyin stared silently at the large television screen, then pulled out some loose banknotes from her pocket, counted them, and stuffed them into the hand of the dean.

Grandpa Dean's face hardened when he saw Wuyin's actions.

"Xiaoyin, don't you treat me like an elder? As an elder, how can I ask you for money when I buy a TV for a junior?"

Wuyin remained silent for a while before speaking.

"It is precisely because you are an elder that we cannot accept your money."

Upon hearing this, the Dean spoke earnestly to Wuyin.

“Xiaoyin, Grandpa knows you don’t want Grandpa to spend so much money, but didn’t you say you wanted to take your sister to school and pay her tuition? You need the money more for yourself, so keep it, child.”

Wuyin immediately spoke up.

"I can earn the tuition money again..."

Before he could finish speaking, the dean waved his hand, interrupting him, and turned to leave, not wanting to hear any more.

Wu Xin seized the opportunity to grab her brother's hand and forced him to watch Peppa Pig with her.

Although Wuyin wondered what was so interesting about a few pigs grunting and squealing, his younger sister was engrossed in watching it, so he idly propped his chin up with his hand and watched the childish cartoon with her.

That summer, little Wuxin sat in front of that dark box every day, with the electric fan blowing on her, listening to the cicadas and insects chirping outside, waiting for her older brother to come home from get off work.

If her brother comes back, she'll have him continue watching "Peppa Pig" with her.

That was her most unforgettable summer, because the following summer, her brother took her away from the orphanage.

From then on, she never saw that kind yet stern old man again.

As the memory ended, a tear fell to the ground.

When Li Fan saw Wu Xin crying, he hurriedly wiped away her tears, his voice flustered.

"Little sister, don't cry. Tell Brother Li Fan what happened. If anyone bullies you, Brother Li Fan will beat them up for you."

Wu Xin quickly wiped away her tears and smiled as she spoke to Li Fan beside her.

"It's okay, Brother Li Fan, I was just thinking about things from the past."

Wu Yin frowned as he looked at his younger sister. He knew she was thinking of Grandpa Dean.

To be honest, it would be a lie to say he wasn't upset, but he couldn't show it because he was the older brother.

Wu Yin lowered his head and quietly watched the little yellow dog that was still nuzzling the dean's skin. A sharp scalpel slowly appeared in his hand.

When Li Fan and Wu Xin saw the scalpel in their older brother's hand, they understood what he was about to do.

Skin the dog.

Wu Xin felt a little reluctant, but she also knew that all the decisions her brother made were well thought out.

Since the older brother is going to skin the dog, it proves that the skin must be removed.

Wuyin slowly squatted down.

Little Yellow, who was nudging the dean's skin, also noticed Wuyin's actions. It ran to Wuyin and kept whimpering, nudging the skin on the ground with its nose, obviously trying to tell Wuyin that the skin was its own, but it couldn't fit into it no matter what it did.

Wuyin slowly raised the sharp scalpel, its blade reflecting the sunlight and emitting a dazzling light.

The light of the scalpel flashed in Xiao Huang's dark pupils.

Its pupils trembled slightly as it stared at the sharp blade. After standing there for a few seconds, it slowly lay down.

Little Yellow closed its eyes and stopped moving. Wuyin knew that it meant it would cooperate with all of its next actions.

Wuyin reached out and touched Xiaohuang's head, but paused for a moment when she touched the uneven skull.

He spoke gently.

"It will hurt a little, but it's better than being a dog all the time."

Chapter 243 Death by Pain

The scalpel was inserted into the dog's head and cut all the way to its tail.

The blade was very sharp and cut through the dog's skin with ease, which was good, as it would save the director some pain.

Wuyin reached out and peeled the dog skin off. The skin was easy to peel because it had never been fused with the flesh inside.

The air was thick with the pungent smell of blood.

Blood flowed continuously from Xiao Huang's body onto the ground, staining the soles of Wuyin's shoes red.

The skinned little yellow dog lay on the ground, its limbs and tail trembling incessantly, yet it didn't utter a single sound.

Accompanied by the sound of fingers stirring between flesh and bone, about ten minutes later, a strangely shaped thing lay on the ground.

Wu Xin looked at the things on the ground, said nothing, and turned away.

She bit her lip hard to keep herself from breaking down in tears.

Is that thing on the ground the dean?

Yes.

Is it a person?

It is not.

It cannot be called a human being.

He had no upper arms or thighs; his forearms and lower legs were sewn directly onto the lower part of his torso.

The middle part of the forearm and lower leg was deliberately broken so that it could bend like a dog.

A large intestine extended from his anus, held in place by wire and sticking up like a dog's tail.

But none of these are the most terrifying things; the most terrifying thing is his head.

His skull was made up of various broken bones pieced together, and the constantly twitching brain tissue could be clearly seen in the gaps.

A human ear was still stuck to the skull, but it had been cut into a triangle, like a dog's ear.

A cylindrical piece of flesh was attached to the nose and mouth area.

The cylindrical shape is like a severed upper arm sewn onto his mouth, but cut in half vertically to mimic the two long upper and lower jaws of a dog.

In particular, two holes were drilled into the upper half of the flesh, extending into the original human nose for breathing.

Even so, Wuyin could recognize from his features that this was the Dean's grandfather.

Wuyin gripped the scalpel tightly in her hand, staring at the unidentified object on the ground, her body trembling slightly.