"......."
The man stared at the rabid dog in a daze, looking at his gnawed hand with disbelief, lost in thought. Meanwhile, the rabid dog, moving sluggishly with intermittent spasms, seemed to notice him and raised its head.
After meeting the man's gaze, the rabid dog confidently started shaking its head and began to bite the man.
"Ah——"
The man, who finally came to his senses, raised his unbitten arm, punched the dog's head, twisted his face as he pulled his arm out, and turned to run.
But the rabid dog, having locked onto its target, was not going to let the man go easily and started chasing him furiously.
A human's two legs could hardly outrun four legs, and just as the rabid dog was about to catch up, the man suddenly ran towards the flower bed, using the rectangular flowerbed to make a sharp turn and run back.
"I remember you all got vaccinated against rabies, right?"
The elder Mr. Fox, perched on a metal trash can, observed the street scene with a slight smile, looking at the dogs and cats in front of him and asked.
The fatality rate of rabies is nearly 100% once symptoms appear, but you have until the symptoms begin.
Before the disease breaks out, timely vaccination and immune globulin shots can completely isolate the virus from the nervous system. However, the dosage of rabies globulin depends on body weight.
Getting seven or eight shots in a round is normal, and those with a bigger body weight might need more than a dozen shots.
Getting injected with globulin can make people cry out loud.
"Woof woof woof——"
Faced with Mr. Fox's inquiry, the dogs and cats in front of him answered.
Before joining the Spirit Beast Gang, they had already completed all vaccinations and deworming, ensuring that all members were free of contagious diseases and very healthy.
"Since we're all protected, let's go give the dog a full service!" Mr. Fox said to the dogs and cats.
On the street, spectators saw the rabid dog unleashed, and their expressions changed.
They hurriedly searched for tools, looking for something long, fearing that the rabid dog might bite them.
"Help... help! It has rabies!"
The man continued attracting the dog's rage, sprinting back and forth on the street. Wherever the rabid dog chased him, the crowd screamed in fear and scattered like birds and animals.
"Damn it, knowing it has rabies, why didn't you lure it into the alley? Stay away! Damn!"
The crowd retreated into shopfronts, and some agile people jumped inside, pulling down the shop shutters to close the doors immediately.
The shopkeeper looked bewildered, holding a shovel, facing a room full of people seeking refuge.
He looked at the shovel in his hand and the angry crowd, silently putting it down, not daring to mention opening the door, for fear that the enraged crowd might throw him out as a traitor.
"Ice-cold soda, 4 yuan, to cool down and reduce fire?" the shopkeeper cautiously tested the waters.
Meanwhile, outside, after being prompted by Mr. Fox, the Bark Squad regrouped and prepared to launch an attack.
"Meow——"
The cats ran to the flower bed, stretching their paws at the four corners of the rectangular flower bed, slowly pushing out the black plastic sunshade that covered it.
The Malinois, Shepherd Dog, Labrador, and an old golden retriever moved forward, opening their mouths to grab the net basket the cats had taken down, gradually dragging it to the center of the street under the command of a Corgi.
The free dogs barked at the rabid dog that continued to run relentlessly.
A large-bodied Ragdoll cat jumped up, colliding with the rabid dog, using its twenty-eight-pound weight to knock it over, toppling it to the ground.
"Meow meow meow!"
After the large Ragdoll cat crashed into it, regardless of whether the rabid dog noticed, it hurriedly drifted on the road, rushing towards the dogs lifting the trap net in urgency.
"Woof woof woof——"
The attacked rabid dog abandoned chasing the man and, with a low growl, pursued the Ragdoll cat that had hit it.
"Meow!"
Nearing the black plastic net basket, the Ragdoll cat lay flat on the ground, using its long fur's low-friction characteristics to slide across the marble floor and pass under the net basket.
The rabid dog, already having lost its sanity, with only the cat that attacked it in its eyes, charged into the net basket held up by the dogs.
Seeing the target captured, the Labrador and the old golden retriever quickly ran to the opposite side, tightening the bottom, while the Malinois and Border Collie jumped high, covering the rabid dog with the upper part of the net basket, almost tying a knot to trap it.
"Woof woof woof——"
The four dogs didn't dare stop, quickly dragging the black plastic net basket backward, while the rabid dog trapped inside struggled frantically, its limbs and tail stretching out the net, gradually getting bound by the black net basket.
The free dogs and cats retrieved more black plastic sunshade netting from the flower bed, covering the rabid dog.
"Woof woof woof——"
The old golden retriever wagged its big tail, speaking happily as it ran up to Mr. Fox.
Mr. Fox, give us a hand!
Our legs are short; let's work together later to throw that mad dog right into the trash can.
"Good... good dogs."
Mr. Fox didn't speak, but A-Qing, who ran out of the alley, witnessed the Bark Squad and the cats working together to capture the rabid dog. She couldn't help but express her surprise.
"Woof!"
The Corgi trotted over to A-Qing, rubbing against her with its body, then lay on the ground, revealing the slogan on the reflective vest side to A-Qing:
[Every bit counts as love, 1.5 yuan is adorably endearing, 3.5 or 5 yuan is extremely lovey-dovey. Thirty or fifty yuan can make the world full of love. Please scan my QR code; it links to our donation page!]
[Additionally, we offer rodent control services, either per visit or with a monthly subscription.]
"???"
A-Qing, seeing the Corgi lying on the ground like a banner in front of her, widened her eyes in shock.
After a while, coming back to her senses, A-Qing, in a bit of disbelief, took out her phone to scan the code.
Upon the "ding" sound of the WeChat scan, cats from around the area seemed to receive a signal, gathering towards A-Qing with smiling faces, swaying their hips with every step.
The cats, in perfect order, first sniffed A-Qing's ankle, ensuring no fungus or athlete's foot before they started rubbing against it, emitting a series of sweet "meow meow" sounds in a playful tone.
"WeChat payment received: 50 yuan...." A small speaker hidden in the old golden retriever's collar announced A-Qing's purchase. A tabby cat leaped out, landing in front of A-Qing, sitting down and repeatedly meowing.
Then.
With a sudden backflip and a subsequent somersault, the tabby cat gracefully landed and performed.
'Thank you, mommy!'
'Many blessings to you, mommy!'
'I, A-Ji, adore mommy, let me perform a backflip and wiggle my butt for you— please do spank it!'
After completing the somersault, A-Ji, the tabby cat, provocatively presented her butt to A-Qing, eagerly wagging it.
"........"
Unknowingly purchasing the full service, A-Qing stood wide-eyed and dumbfounded, looking at the cats and dogs around her.