Chapter 15 Someone Always Remembers
Haji knew it was time for him to go, and he dreamed a lot at night. Now that the family has a small milk dog, I hope he can accompany the two kind old people and protect the two old people when he grows up.
That night, just as the two old men were about to rest, Haji came to them. Haji had come to say goodbye to the two old men, and he could no longer stay in this place. The video about him has already spread, whether it is seen by the fire brigade or by the new brother and his gang, it is not what Haji wants to face. He had to go back to his hometown to be with his mother, and he had been through so much. But it is precisely because of this that he does not want to be discovered by anyone and restrict his freedom.
The two old men obviously didn't understand what Haji meant, and were a little puzzled by Haji's sudden intimacy. However, when they saw Haji give them the little milk dog in his mouth, and then walked to the door step by step, they also seemed to realize Haji's thoughts.
When his son's door was opened to Haji, he wanted Haji to walk out in a dignified manner. Haji was not polite, and after saying goodbye to the old lady, he walked out of the door and stood under the street lamp.
"Are you leaving?" The old lady's son asked Haji.
"Woo~" Haji kept a certain distance from the old man, agreed, and then Haji walked towards the entrance of the village. He was destined to be a passer-by here, and he would not stay. But then again, whether it is a human being or any animal in this world, who is not a passerby?
Soon, Haji walked to the entrance of the village. But when he looked back, he found that the old man and his old mother were still standing outside the door, looking at him from afar.
"Whewβ" Hajj let out a long cry in the darkness of the night, like a wolf howl. When the dogs in the village heard this, they were all alarmed, and the sound of barking made the whole village go into chaos. Haji flickered in the light at the entrance of the village, and disappeared in an instant.
Haji was free again, or rather on his wandering journey, not knowing where to go next or what lay ahead of him.
"Look, look, is this the dog you ever raised, I look quite similar. A trainer handed the phone to Xiao Zhang's hand, and the video was playing on the screen of the phone.
"Like, but it seems to be much older than Haji, and it's also fierce, not like Haji's kind of silly look. Xiao Zhang took the mobile phone and looked at it for a while, but he couldn't confirm whether the dog was the long-lost Haji. In his mind, Haji's stupid and cute appearance came to his mind, that is, the dog who repeatedly made trouble for him, but was extremely smart, and now he didn't know where he was.
"If you don't go and take a look, maybe it is. The trainer said.
"It's hundreds of kilometers away from here, could it be it?" said another, looking at the video on his phone.
"Brother Xin, is this the dog? It's hundreds of kilometers away from us! Besides, if it is, why didn't it run to the northeast? instead, it ran to the northwest?" Xiao Lei asked Brother Xin cautiously with his mobile phone.
Brother Xin was silent for a long time, and he never expressed his position. After a while, he said to Xiao Lei: "You guys go and have a look, pretend to be reporters." If it is, kill it and don't bring it back. If it's not ......"
Brother Xin was silent for a long time, and suddenly said fiercely: "It's not to kill it too, anyway, it's so far away, no one knows your details, just be careful." I've been so busy with my own business lately that I can't go. β
Videos about Haji went viral, and a few days later, waves of media people visited the small village. It's just a pity for everyone that the legendary extremely smart big black dog no longer knows where to go, leaving only a small wolf dog for the rest of his life.
Conspiracy theorists say that the big black dog must have been murdered by bad people, and that the underworld forces in this place are very powerful. And the people who believe in the old man say that the big black dog has an owner, and he must have returned to his own home to live at this moment, and their evidence is the testimony of the old man concerned.
Trainer Xiao Zhang came and went back in disappointment, he didn't have a chance to see the suspected Hajie Labrador, and he couldn't recognize whether it was Haji or not just by the footage on the video. Besides, Haji has been missing for several months now, and the appearance of Haji as he grows up has changed to a certain extent, and Xiao Zhang can't confirm whether it is Haji or not if he doesn't see it with his own eyes.
Xiao Lei and others who pretended to be holding a hand-held camera also left the home of the two old men, and they went for several days without finding any trace of Haji, and finally believed that the suspicious Labrador had disappeared. But how should he report it to the new brother? The new brother has been looking for the suspicious black Labrador retriever these days, and they are looking for the suspicious black Labrador, hoping to find it and shoot him with their own hands. Xiao Lei and they have been running outside a lot these days, and they are more tired than dogs, but even then they haven't gotten any news.
Now I have driven hundreds of kilometers to this place where birds don't to pretend to be reporters, and I am depressed and a little helpless. Depressed that he didn't find it, but helplessly, did he just go back to the errand? Continue to face the bitter and hateful face of the new brother? After hesitating for a long time, Xiao Lei finally called his two brothers to his side, and boldly put forward an idea with them.
After receiving Xiao Lei's call, the new brother finally completely relieved himself. The abominable Labrador that almost ruined his future was finally dead. Judging from the photo passed to him by Xiao Lei, it was killed by Xiao Lei with a short gun, which is undoubtedly confirmed. It's just that from this day on, some self-media will hype up this matter again, right? But so what? The body has been buried, and it is expected that no one will know about it, and he can rest assured that he can make his own preparations and embark on the road of civil servants.
How did Haji know that his video really attracted so many people, and at this moment he is continuing to flee north, continuing to live his life of exile. If he knew that his new brother had been deceived by a fake news, he would definitely not continue this wandering life, and would prefer to set off in the direction of his hometown earlier.
At this moment, Haji has turned to the north to walk, avoiding possible pursuits, while busy trying to find a way to make a living. Guarding against humans all the way, while needing the help of humans to fill their bellies and survive.
But slowly, Haji felt that it was too much pressure to survive in the countryside as a stray dog. There are too many housekeepers in the countryside, and these dogs are territorial-minded, and the appearance of Haji, an exotic stray dog, will naturally cause the watchdogs to be vigilant and repulsive.
It's not that Haji can't beat the dogs, but he knows he doesn't need to fight them. Now he has no insurance, he lost the battle and was hospitalized, and he was injured and bandaged, so why bother with that?
Moreover, there are far more dangers in the countryside than there are opportunities to find food. Dog thieves, reckless speeding trucks, can end the life of a stray dog wandering the street at any time. If you want to survive, you have to be careful at all times.
In comparison, Haji thinks the situation in the city is better. The living conditions of the people there are relatively better, and there are relatively more caring people, even if some perverts like to abuse small animals, they do not dare to do it in public, and the life and death environment of stray animals is relatively much better. Just like when Haji was taken away from the shelter, at least there was a period of time when he could live safely, and he could still eat and drink! If it was in a remote place, I am afraid that he would have to go directly to the soup pot.
With this in mind, Haji began to consciously look for some larger cities, where he could at least spend some time in peace. And it's not convenient for Xinge and others to do it in the city, even if those people want to take revenge on themselves, they don't dare to take out the guy to blatantly attack themselves, so that their own survival probability is a lot.
After carefully walking through some villages and market towns, Haji finally followed the signs to a medium-sized city. With a population of several million, the city is very large and the city is very prosperous. When Haji saw the city, he suddenly had the same feeling as he had worked in a big city when he was a software engineer in his previous life. Speaking of the so-called past life, it was just more than a year ago, but now Haji can never go back.
Wandering around the big city, Haji is looking for a way to survive. The easiest way to survive is naturally to be the most ordinary and undignified stray dog, running to the garbage cans and discarded things in front of restaurants to find food, for a dog to eat a full stomach is no problem. But if he just wants to be a stray dog picking up garbage just to fill his stomach, it will still be a little insulting to Haji.
Although he had been forced to use this trick when he was in the countryside, it was only a trick he had to use in times of extreme lack of food. Now that he is in a densely populated city with more access to food, Haji is willing to change his way of life. In addition, most of the food that is discarded by people has various hygiene problems, and Haji, as a human being in a previous life, is not very willing to accept this way of living.
How can you survive in a different way of life? As a person with human intelligence and a search and rescue dog, Haji can make him feel accepted and dignified in his way of life, and that is street performance.
Haji now has the appearance of a dog, but he also has the mind and wisdom of a human being, as well as the psychology of human dignity. Asking him to dig through the garbage heap is really a bit embarrassing for him, and he really doesn't want to do it until he is hungry as a last resort, so busking is also a way of survival that he can accept.