blogombal Chapter 219 Susie, you stink!
Chapter 219 Susie, you stink!
Chapter 219 Susie, you stink!
"It stinks! The smell is so strong! Why am I a dog?!"
In the dark, damp sewers, Susie's heart was breaking down like never before.
Dogs have a far more developed sense of smell than humans. As a pampered "Miss Dog" who had been spoiled since childhood, Susie was finding the thick, pungent smell of the sewer, mixed with various rotting substances, almost unbearable.
If it weren't an "extraordinary animal" with extraordinary abilities and significantly enhanced physical attributes, it wouldn't have been able to search for the thief's scent; it might have already passed out from the stench.
"Sound."
When will I finally be able to leave this awful place? Susie slumped her head, feeling her life turning bleak.
"Has the drainage system of this era become so sophisticated?"
On the other side, Lorne, who was following behind it, couldn't help but marvel at the wide city sewers made of solid bricks and stones all around.
Unlike the dirty and narrow ancient sewers he had traditionally imagined, Backlund's city drainage system was quite sophisticated, giving it a feel of a modern city from the time he had traveled through.
"I guess it's related to that Rosell again. Emperor Rosell, he really is omnipotent—" Lorne silently muttered to himself.
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Just then, the golden retriever walking in front suddenly reacted and barked loudly in the direction above its head.
Is this the place?
Lorne followed its gaze upwards and discovered a rusty, covered staircase leading to the ground.
"You mean, the thief went up from here?" Lorne asked.
"Woof! Woof!" Susie nodded in a very human way.
"Heave-ho!"
Lorne first climbed up himself, then reached out and grabbed the scruff of the golden retriever's neck, and together they forcefully pried open the heavy manhole cover.
"Wang Ming———"
As soon as she returned to the ground, Susie looked at Lorne with a pitiful expression.
"Don't look at me like that." Lorne's tone remained icy. "I'll let you go once we find the thief."
"Chirp—chirp."
A single, glistening tear uncontrollably streamed from Susie's large, watery eyes.
"Well—" Lorne glanced at it a few times, but only smiled slightly. "Crying counts as time too~"
Upon hearing this, Susie immediately stopped crying.
By the time I crawled out of the sewer, it was completely dark.
The man and his dog walked for several more blocks on the quiet street.
Finally, they arrived at Backlund, a street called Berklund that looked very busy.
Susie stopped and sniffed the air carefully.
It's getting closer! It's in the vicinity!
"Woof!"
"Found it?" Lorne asked in confusion.
Following the other person's footsteps, Lorne finally arrived at the front of a villa that looked extremely luxurious and had a huge garden.
"You mean—the thief is in this house?" Lorne leaned down to look the golden retriever in the eye.
"Woof! Woof!" Susie nodded repeatedly.
Did they steal my things and then come to steal from this house?
This thief is quite bold. This house is so big; there are probably quite a few bodyguards and security personnel inside. I'll just wait here for him to come out.
After briefly analyzing the current situation, Lorne turned to Susie beside him and praised her:
"Well done."
"How about you come with me from now on? Don't go back to that noble lady's side." He suddenly changed the subject and said this.
What?! He—he's got his eye on me?!
Susie panicked instantly!
I only promised to help you catch the thief! I didn't promise to go home with you!
What—what should I do! If I don't agree, will he really kill me? But...but I don't want to leave Audrey. "What? You don't want to?" Lorne's slightly threatening tone came from above.
"Wang Ming—"
Susie was getting anxious, and her whole body—no, her whole dog—began to tremble uncontrollably, pacing anxiously in circles.
Audrey! Audrey! Where are you?! Please come and save me!
"Hmph~"
Seeing its appearance, Lorne couldn't help but chuckle: "Just kidding. I can't afford to pay for your food."
Lorne waited around the villa for about several tens of minutes, but didn't see anyone suspicious come out of the house.
"That's strange. If it were a thief—it shouldn't have stayed inside for so long."
"Little dog, are you sure the thief is inside?"
"Woof!" Susie nodded firmly.
"It's inside! I can smell your scent!"
"Could it be—that thief was originally someone from this house?"
"Someone who can afford such a big house wouldn't necessarily become a thief, would they? Could it be one of the servants in this villa?"
Lorne took out another penny and tossed it into the air. The coin tumbled through the air before landing heads up in his palm.
Since that's the case, there's no point in waiting any longer. Anyway, the monk may run away, but the temple will.
"Alright, you can go now," Lorne said to Susie beside him.
"Woof?"
"Really!" Lorne nodded.
Susie's face instantly lit up with joy.
However, its joy did not last long before it realized a very serious problem.
Where am I? How do I get back?
If I go back the way I came, does that mean I have to go through that stinky sewer all over again?
What to do!
Susie grew anxious. It had never before traveled so far by itself, all by itself.
"What? Aren't you leaving? Or do you want to follow me?" Lorne's voice came from the side.
"Woof! Woof!" Susie shook her head frantically.
"Oh, I understand."
Lorne looked at Susie for a moment and roughly understood what she was thinking.
"Come with me."
Lorne led Susie to the street and hailed a horse-drawn carriage.
"Sir, where are you going?" the driver asked.
"It's not where I'm going," Lorne said, pointing to Susie beside him. "It's where it's going."
He turned to look at Susie: "Shall I take you back to that gift shop?"
"Woof!" Susie nodded repeatedly.
"Could you please take this dog to the 'Four Seasons Gift Shop' in Queens?"
"Huh? You're just giving away this dog?" The driver's face showed a strange expression.
"What? You have a problem with that?" Lorne took out a banknote from his pocket and handed it to the other person.
"No, no!"
"Don't try anything funny." Before leaving, Lorne added, "This dog is very smart."
"How smart can a dog be?" the driver muttered to himself.
"Woof!"
"Where did Susie go?! Why isn't she back yet?!"
In Queens, outside the gift shop, Audrey was anxiously searching for Susie.
"Something must have happened!"
"But if I don't go back soon, my parents will definitely be very worried—"
"How about we ask Mr. 'Fool' for a favor?"
Just then—
"Woof! Audrey! I'm here!"
A familiar voice came from not far away. Audrey looked in surprise at the large golden retriever, which was running happily towards her from a distance.
"Susie! You're finally back!"
"Woof! Woof! Woof!"
Just as Susie was about to rush into her master's warm embrace with tears in her eyes, Audrey suddenly took a step back.
"Susie—you stink!"