Chapter 39: Just Won't Let You Touch
Truth be told, even in daylight Zheng Tan disapproved Youzi to go into the forest. He had seen too many shady things happening in this patch of woods. Perhaps when the construction on surrounding building blocks had finished and the area began to populate, it would give a sense of belonging for the staffs and students.
The forest was filled with fallen leaves and dead branches, but there were nurous trees of evergreen as well. Nevertheless, secluded areas always gave off a mood of gloom. The views of lush vegetation did not extinguish the sense of rising darkness behind it.
Youzi clenched the rolling pin tight in her hands. Clearly, she was nervous about the idea of entering the "danger zone". They used to co here with Jiao Yuan and his friends, a number of children, plus Jiao Yuan, Xiong Xiong and the boys who were brave, so they didn't feel uneasy.
However, maybe it was because Zheng Tan was leading the way. Despite being alone, she wasn't as frightened as other children.
Zheng Tan listened to the sounds from there. It was the cries of two children. The voices of the girls had an intense fear and worry in it, and intermingled in their screams were the barks of the black-backed. Initially, Zheng Tan felt that it displayed no signs of offense, but gradually, the howls of the black-backed changed as it beca more impatient.
The girls had no understanding or experience in keeping a dog, so they were not able to determine their mood based on different types of yelp. Compared to cats, a dog's psychology was much easier decipher. Zheng Tan had no idea before, but now that he was a cat and always with these cats and dogs, he had gained so experience from daily life.
To reconfirm that there were no other threats, Zheng Tan sniffed around. There wasn't any scent from any stranger; because of the recent holiday, it had been a long ti since any student had trodden steps into here. The workers from the construction site wouldn't co here either. They would find a place to smoke after they were tired, definitely not in the forest area which had signs hung around stating that smoking was prohibited. They would be in grave trouble if the school officials were to catch them, their New Year's pay would probably shrink by a sizable amount.
Zheng Tan was much more assured after he had confird there were only two kids and a dog, a familiar dog. There was nothing to be afraid of.
When he finally saw the two little figures, Zheng Tan completely set his mind at ease. There were no visible injuries on the two children, at most a sprained ankle or sothing. They were able to move in the anti. Otherwise, the first reaction made by children when they hear dogs barking at them like this would be to turn and run away.
They didnt look older than Youzi. One of the girls sat on the ground. She had a blunt bang and was dressed like a cotton ball. When she saw Youzi, it was as if she had seen her mother. With tears in her eyes, she extended her hands and asked for comfort.
The other girl wearing a pink quilted jacket clung close to the "cotton ball". She didn't appear to be hurt, waving a stick at the black-backed that was nearby, trying to drive it away.
When the girl in pink saw Youzi, she said, "Are the adults from your family around? Hurry up and call for the adults to get this dog away!"
Youzi shook her head. There weren't any adults close by.
Seeing Youzi shaking her head, the two girls quickly beca discouraged. There wasn't any adult, how were they going to expel this dog?
The "cotton ball" girl clutched her injured fingers, trembling as she looked towards that dog a few steps away. Although this dog was definitely not matured yet, not really a large dog, it was bigger than the Chihuahua and Corgi in their courtyard. Judging by the looks of the fangs in its mouth, a bite must be really painful!
The black-backed sensed Youzi and Zheng Tan approaching, only throwing them a look and then continued to bark at the two kids. The barks beca more and more urgent, yet none of the children understood what it was trying to express.
Zheng Tan looked at his surroundings, then at the black-backed. He detected that it was glancing at the "cotton ball" girl now and then, not placing much of its concentration on the girl in pink who was waving the stick. However, this kind of threatening action did make it rather pissed, so as it beca more and more impatient, it too beca more irritable. If it was Mighty, would you dare try to wave a stick at him? It would have imdiately run up and wrapped its mouth around you.
Zheng Tan slowly walked over and ca by the "cotton ball" girl's side. Youzi had wanted to block him. In her perception, most cats and dogs didn't go along well. Those in the courtyard was an exception; because they had grown up together, there wasn't much hostility between the cats and the dogs, but those outside were a different story. Observing that the actions of her own black cat did not cause the dog to charge at him, Youzi beca assured. At the sa ti, she inched towards her, ard with the rolling pin.
Zheng Tan walked in a circle around the "cotton ball" girl while still paying attention to the vantage point of the black-backed. Finally, Zheng Tan leaned on his side and pushed the "cotton ball" kid.
"What is your cat doing? Get it away from ! My uncle bought these new clothes for ! They're very expensive!" Cotton ball girl looked towards Youzi
"It's asking you to move a bit."
"Easy for you to say! Don't you know I twisted my ankle? It hurts a lot!"
Youzi was about to say sothing when Zheng Tan found the source of all the troubles. Pushing aside a corner of the wooly coat, Zheng Tan saw a yellow plastic Frisbee. It had the tooth markings and the scent of that black-backed.
This is it!
Zheng Tan dragged the Frisbee outwards. The black-backed saw Zheng Tan's movents and wanted to run over, but it was held back by the sticks wielded by the pink coat, so its barking beca more intense.
"You're sitting on sothing," Youzi reminded.
The cotton ball girl looked around her in doubt, then tried to shift a little. Right on ti, Zheng Tan had freed the Frisbee. With a lift and a pull of the claws, the Frisbee flew out.
With the Frisbee in sight, the black-backed no longer cared about the three here. Its tails shook frantically before Zheng Tan even threw the Frisbee. It rushed off in a scamper happily when the Frisbee was in the air and jumped up, catching it before it had landed, then running back to the direction of the construction site with the Frisbee dangling in its mouth.
The owner of the black-backed was probably talking a stroll around the construction site. Other areas by the site were quite chaotic, which explained why its owner didn't hear the barking from here. Otherwise, he would have whistled.
The three children let out a long breath simultaneously seeing that the dog had run away. The pink coat didn't even care about the dead leaves and the mud on the ground, and had sat straight down.
All clear, the origins of misfortune had been found. The two children beca more talkative. The "cotton ball" girl even apologized to Youzi rather sincerely. A fault confessed is half redressed, this kid has a pretty good temperant.
Zheng Tan climbed up a nearby tree and didnt stay with the three kids. This was because the pink coat kept trying to stroke him. Zheng Tan turned and ran away. Just won't let you touch ! Missy, your hands still have mud on it!
Cotton ball girl was recounting what they had gone through. The adults went shopping today to prepare the New Year's produces. The two of them were bored at ho, so they ca out to play. Being in the sa class and living in the sa staff courtyard, their relationship was naturally close.
They heard that there was a patch of plum-blossom forest around here, so they ca here themselves. They didn't expect to be tripped by the exposed tree roots and couldn't stand up with a twisted ankle. She had worn many layers and was distracted by the pain from her body. Otherwise, she wouldn't have not noticed the thing under her butt.
The pink coat took a packet of tissue from her pocket, cleaning her hands as well as letting the "cotton ball" girl clean her wounds.
The "cotton ball" girl had intended to look for so snow around her to clean up the wound, but she realized the snow had just about all lted with a thin spot of white contaminated with black dust and other pollutants. She was uncertain on using that to clean her wounds. Therefore, after wiping her fingers with the tissue, "cotton ball" girl looked at the bleeding fingers and licked it.
Zheng Tan and Youzi: ""
Realizing that Youzi was looking at her with astonishnt, "cotton ball" girl said with a grave earnest, "I have heard from my uncle and other adults that there is a protidiot called nerve growth factor receptor in the saliva of rats. By wiping these protidiots on wounds, it would heal twice as fast as normal wounds!"
She gave Youzi a perky look as she finished, hinting: Look at how impressive I am, I know so much!
Zheng Tan, Youzi: "" IIdiot?
Standing close by, the pink coat looked away, as if the surrounding sceneries was considerably attractive
"Human saliva have that too?" Youzi asked.
"Cotton ball" girl stuttered, then said righteously, "Even if it doesn't, it would still have the sa effect. Trust , I'm right!"
The pink coat continued to take in the nearby views more attentively now.
Youzi sighed, taking a small box from the backpack, and handed it to the "cotton ball" girl.
Zheng Tan took a peek. It was the ergency dical kit. After Mama Jiao had left the hospital, she prepared one for everyone in the house, Jiao Yuan and Gu Youzi's backpack always carried a small dical kit. The content inside the kits was from the affiliating hospital. They could use it with their mind at rest.
"What's this?" The girl took the kit into her hands, then gave out a knowing "oh
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