Rebirth: Slice-of-life Cultivation-Chapter 1656 - 903: Running Into Walls Everywhere

At noon, the sun was shining brightly.

Mrs. Chen’s mood, however, was darker than a cloudy day.

The little girl Xue Yuantong’s words had struck her heart fiercely.

Mrs. Chen herself was a minor leader, her father a retired cadre, her eldest daughter studying art abroad, and her younger son attended the best high school in Nan City. Her husband was the director of a prefecture-level city. Such a family, locally, undoubtedly reached the highest social status, and they needed not worry about any aspect of life.

In her eyes, what were ordinary people? What could they possibly achieve? Those earning five thousand a month and those earning fifty thousand were essentially the same in her eyes.

Even so, a countryside mutt could render her helpless.

Once her usual arrogant façade peeled away, what was revealed was venomous, no different from the big sisters at the vegetable market.

With some impatience showing in her expression, Mrs. Chen urged: "Captain Zhou, can you catch it or not?"

Captain Zhou frowned slightly at her tone.

Yet, considering his relationship with Director Han, Captain Zhou chose not to take offense, instead observing the big black dog in the distance, contemplating.

A young man suggested, "Captain, why not try luring it with some meat?"

Another recommended, "Might as well chase it until it’s tired out, then we can catch it."

An older policeman looked around: "Not really feasible, the area is open, with no walls. Before at construction sites, even with ten-plus people, we couldn’t catch two stray dogs. Nets didn’t work either."

The young man was surprised; were dogs actually harder to catch than people?

Captain Zhou remained silent; the big black dog before him seemed peculiar, the more it ran, the more spirited it got. He suspected that even if he ran his legs off, he wouldn’t catch it.

Moreover, the dog was skilled in maneuvering, and he couldn’t aim the tranquilizer gun properly.

The young man suggested, "How about we use the dog trap cage?"

The older policeman continued to negate, "No, that’s for stray dogs. I doubt putting meat in the cage would trick the dog."

Besides, using a cage to catch a dog takes a long time, and the women nearby were unlikely to have the patience to wait.

Captain Zhou looked at the older policeman; he needed someone to solve the problem, not to be a wet blanket.

After some thought, the older policeman said, "Let’s use police dogs."

The young man was excited: "Great idea!"

Captain Zhou nodded, "Alright, let’s try it."

He called for reinforcements and began to chat with Director Han, taking the opportunity to rest and wait for the backup.

Xiao Ben, at this time unaware of the approaching danger, was still wandering in the distance. Seizing an opportunity, it pounced on a Porsche Cayenne, startlingly scaring the Dogo inside into a panicked scream.

Meanwhile, Xiao Ben wagged its tail, showing an air of invincibility.

Her grudge reached its peak, and Mrs. Chen even forgot about Jiang Ning and them, wanting only to vent her anger on the dog.

...

Zhang Ruyun approached Mr. Qian anxiously, "I heard them make a call earlier, saying they were going to get police dogs to catch Ba Wang. What if they really catch it?"

Mr. Qian was also worried, knowing well the might of the public security from witnessing the country’s rapid development firsthand.

Zhang Ruyun tentatively suggested, "Should we have Xiao Ben run away quickly?"

Mr. Qian glanced sideways and saw Captain Zhou had put away Xiao Ben’s dog bowl.

"If they really bring police dogs, it’s probably already too late to run now!" Mr. Qian said, faced with specially trained police dogs, tracking scents was unbeatable.

Turning to the doorway where Jiang Ning stood resolutely, Mr. Qian noticed that the same poise was shared by Xue Yuantong, seemingly unconcerned by the tense situation.

Mr. Qian maintained his composure: "Ruyun, stay calm, take a cue from Jiang Ning."

But Zhang Ruyun couldn’t remain calm, he was anxious, "Of course he’s calm, it’s not his dog!"

If Ba Wang got caught, his father would be furious when he got home tonight!

Zhang Ruyun fretted like Xiao Ben pacing by the door.

Soon, two cars with flashing lights arrived at the river dam.

Captain Zhou had called in their fittest team members for this. After giving orders, they released two police dogs that immediately dashed out, followed by the police officers.

Captain Zhou waved his hand, "Follow them."

A group of people hurriedly left the bungalow, starting the dog-catching operation.

Mrs. Chen stood in place, pointing at Jiang Ning and Xue Yuantong, finally letting out a breath of angry satisfaction, "Let’s see if I can’t catch it!"

Xue Yuantong trusted Jiang Ning and chose to remain indifferent.

Fifteen minutes later, Xiao Ben shook off the police dogs and sneaked back to the bungalow entrance, barking "Woof woof" happily at Jiang Ning.

Mrs. Chen almost thought she was seeing things, "Where did they go?"

Xiao Ben bared its teeth at her, causing Mrs. Chen to quickly back away in fright.

Xue Chuchu saw Xiao Ben panting with its tongue out and said, "This isn’t going to work, it’ll get caught eventually."

Jiang Ning agreed, "Indeed, hmm, I’ll send Xiao Ben to a place where they can’t catch it."

Zhang Ruyun exclaimed, "You want Xiao Ben to run away from home?"

Xue Yuantong reminded, "It’s to lie low. A big dog draws too much attention."

Xiao Ben licked its dog face, awaiting instructions.

Jiang Ning said, "Tongtong, get me the plastic bag."

Jiang Ning put some beef jerky in the plastic bag.

Tongtong quickly stopped him, "It can’t eat all that!"

She took out two pieces of beef jerky and handed the plastic bag back to Jiang Ning.

Jiang Ning tied the plastic bag filled with beef jerky around Xiao Ben’s neck and said, "Go on, come back in a while."

Xue Yuantong waved, "See you later."

Xiao Ben barked twice, took a few steps, and set off on its journey, looking back every few steps.

Mr. Qian couldn’t help but recite wistfully, "The wind howls, the Yi River is cold..."

Mrs. Chen and Director Han were stunned.

...

When Captain Zhou returned to the bungalow with the police dogs, tracking the scent, he saw the shadow of Xiao Ben heading off into the distance.

Mrs. Chen knew this was the last chance and got into the Cayenne to pursue alongside Captain Zhou.

From the fields to the river dam, to the road, then to the lawn, in front of a wire fence, Xiao Ben, equipped with luggage, took a mighty leap and astonishingly soared over the fence.