56: Chapter 56 Oh no, humans are worse off than dogs

What if it can't go public!

However, Zhao Jian did not know much about the company she mentioned.

He was even more clueless about investment.

It was hard for him to make a judgment.

He asked, "Send me the company information, and I'll give you some advice in a couple of days."

Hearing this, Su Wanyin said with a smile, "You're still as cautious as ever, just like you were back then."

He was cautious because he knew Su Wanyin was short on money.

If it weren't for the fact that her mother was a good person and was ill,

Zhao Jian would have told her directly not to invest.

Then, the rebellious Su Wanyin would have plunged right in.

Maybe she would make a small profit.

More likely, she would lose everything.

Not getting an immediate reply, Su Wanyin still wanted to chat a bit more.

Recalling the wild nights they spent together back then.

Zhao Jian hung up immediately.

Can't think about it; if I keep thinking about it, I won't be able to sleep.

The next day at noon.

Zhao Jian, who was lazing in bed and didn't want to get up, was woken up by a knock on the door.

Dazed, he got out of bed, and a screen of light popped up before his eyes:

【Today's Intelligence (White): There is a small yellow dog in Room 702, Building 7, Baihewan Residential Area, with a bell tied around its neck. The bell is gold-plated copper, worth 8,000 yuan】

702? Isn't that upstairs!

Since moving here, apart from the tenant Huang Xiaoshuan who had already gone crazy, Zhao Jian didn't know any of the other neighbors.

He had barely even exchanged greetings with them.

Rashly going to someone's house to buy the dog's bell?

Even a fool would know there's something fishy about that bell!

Thinking about how to legally lure the dog out to take the bell, Zhao Jian opened the door.

Then he saw a woman standing outside the door.

An acquaintance, Liu Ying. His former Landlady.

Seeing the door open, Liu Ying, who had just withdrawn her fair hand from knocking, quickly raised it again, pretending to cover her eyes.

In reality, she left a gap between her fingers, not obstructing her view at all.

She feigned coyness and said, "Zhao Jian? Why aren't you wearing any clothes!"

Zhao Jian looked down and realized she was right.

He hurriedly tried to close the door.

Who knew the woman would just barge right in. Then she closed the door.

"Landlady, why are you here? It's not time for rent yet."

Mentioning rent, Zhao Jian suddenly remembered that this was his own home!

Why did Liu Ying come here?

"So you rented this place? They say this house is haunted. Why don't you move to my place? I live upstairs, in 702. I'll keep the rent at 200 a month. Just keep the place clean."

The Landlady looked at Zhao Jian, who was quickly putting on his clothes, with great interest.

Her mouth couldn't help but water.

Zhao Jian didn't take the bait.

He couldn't just say that the haunting was all Huang Xiaoshuan's doing, and that he had used the situation to scare Huang Xiaoshuan crazy.

If the Landlady accidentally blurted it out while playing mahjong, it would be troublesome.

"I bought it. It's fine, my yang energy is strong enough that I'm not afraid of this. If you're scared, Sister Liu, you can come sleep over at night."

Liu Ying really wanted to ask: Really?

But she quickly dismissed the thought.

She had to play mahjong with her friends in the evening; she couldn't abandon her long-time mahjong buddies for a moment of happiness.

She still needed to win her retirement money from them!

Shaking her head with slight regret, Liu Ying said:

"I came to ask if you've seen a mutt. It's not big. Sort of yellowish, looks kind of stupid."

Given this description, it seems she treats it like a son.

However, Zhao Jian was pleasantly surprised inside.

The dog is lost!

According to the rules of the world, whoever finds it first gets it.

It wouldn't be over the line for him to take the bell off, right!

So he quickly said, "I haven't seen it. Let's go, I'll help you look for it."

"Okay, I'll ask around the building, and you go to the property management office to check the surveillance. Once we find Little Yellow, Sister will treat you to a meal."

She didn't refuse Zhao Jian's offer to help.

After all, more people means more strength.

Zhao Jian quickly arrived at the property management office.

It was lunchtime, so the front desk was unattended.

But a security guard was taking a break.

"Brother, my dog ran out. Help me pull up the surveillance to see which direction it ran."

As he spoke, he also handed over a hundred-yuan bill.

That's the one good thing about property management.

Money makes the mare go.

They might not care about the residents, but they definitely care about their money.

The security guard took the money and said with a grin, "In principle, we aren't allowed to let residents watch the surveillance; only the police have that authority."

"But since you're looking for a dog—if a dog gets out and bites someone, it's quite dangerous. To protect the safety of the residents, I'll open it for you to check yourself."

Zhao Jian thought to himself: Checking it myself is even better.

The security guard quickly pulled up the surveillance on the computer.

Zhao Jian chose to replay the surveillance from the entrance of Unit 2, Building 7, starting at 6 AM.

Technology changes lives.

Just as Liu Ying was going door to door asking, Zhao Jian had already seen that after nine in the morning, a goofy-looking yellowish mutt had followed a resident who was leaving and wandered out.

It walked toward the northwest corner.

Although a few hours had passed since then.

The dog might not still be in the residential area.

But following the clues is definitely the right way to go!

He casually checked surveillance from other locations, and there was no sign of the dog between 10 AM and 12 PM.

"Thanks, brother." He greeted the security guard and left the property management hall.

The northwest direction was the sports complex.

It consisted of a basketball court and a badminton hall.

As well as a 50-meter swimming training pool.

The swimming pool was closed long-term because it was the only one that charged a fee, and not many residents went there to play.

And the few residents willing to pay couldn't support the swimming pool's expenses.

So they just closed it.

But if you wanted to play, you could slip the security guard a red envelope to open the door and go in.

Only some families who hoped for their children to develop in sports, but weren't very wealthy, would do this.

The place Zhao Jian was looking for was the badminton hall.

If it wasn't there, it would be quite hard to find.

Because it was very likely that the dog had left the residential area from some blind spot in the surveillance!

When he entered the badminton hall.

There were already people inside sweating profusely.

Zhao Jian's eyes were dazzled.

Over a dozen young, beautiful girls were jumping around, radiating the aura of youth.

He soon spotted a small yellowish dog, squatting on the edge and watching the court.

He hadn't asked the dog's name, but he was sure this was the one that belonged to Liu Ying.

Because the bell on its neck was indeed a copper bell!

Gold-plated copper!

Zhao Jian's eyes went straight; this bell was huge!

No, it was really white! That's not right either.

He pretended to be passing by and approached the little yellow dog.

At the same time, he prayed in his heart that the dog wouldn't bite.

Otherwise, getting immunoglobulin shots would cost a lot of money and hurt too.

Just as he got close to the dog and was about to crouch down to tentatively pat its head.

The girl practicing next to him missed the ball, and the badminton shuttlecock flew towards Zhao Jian.

Zhao Jian was shocked and thought: Don't come over here!

He was already about to touch the dog's head, and the next step was to gently take off the bell and hide it.

Then call Liu Ying to tell her the dog had been found.

But now with the shuttlecock coming, the dog might get scared and run away!

But the dog didn't run.

Not only was it not afraid, but it excitedly jumped up, caught the falling shuttlecock, and wagged its tail as it delivered it to the girl.

Just as Zhao Jian was left dumbfounded, the little yellow dog, having received a kiss from the girl, ran back proudly.

It squatted back in its original position and looked at Zhao Jian with pity.

It seemed to be saying: "Did you learn anything, single dog? You won't pick up any chicks just by standing there like a fool."