Chapter 88: Wilderness

"I'm late today, sorry everyone."

In a place where homeless people gather, small homes are built with simple wooden boards and cloth. People are sitting in the "hall" and chatting. Inukai Koki comes over pushing a cart full of bento boxes.

"Why apologize? We are eating the food you gave us."

"Really? If you say that again, I won't eat it next time."

"Haha, don't talk about Inugami like that."

"Hey, there's some eel rice left today!"

"Ha, I'll trade with you!"

"roll."

The old people gathered around Inukai in a lively manner, choosing their favorite bento boxes and joking with each other from time to time.

Inukai looked at the man who was holding a bowl of pork chop rice and walked up to an old man with limited mobility: "Uncle Yamazaki, your favorite teriyaki pork chop rice is here."

"No, my favorite today is chicken thigh steak."

"Ah? I don't think I've seen any leftover chicken thighs. How about some fried chicken?"

"Inukai, I'm worried that you won't be able to find a wife if you're like this. Women sometimes say this, but they don't necessarily really want to eat chicken thighs." Uncle Yamazaki shook his head, took the pork chop rice, opened it, picked up the spoon and took a big bite.

Inukai just smiled and didn't respond.

Yamazaki took a few bites and asked, "By the way, can you afford to buy lunch boxes for us every day? Actually, we won't starve to death. Of course, the food we eat won't be as good as the lunch boxes you bring."

"Don't worry, I will do my best, Mr. Yamazaki." Inukai expressed his reassurance.

"Okay, as long as you know your limits. After all, your future life is more important than that of all of us old guys combined. Remember, kindness is important, but taking care of yourself is more important. This is the wisdom of the elderly." Uncle Yamazaki, with his mouth full of teriyaki sauce, tapped his head with his finger.

Inukai smiled and nodded, looking completely different from the way he had threatened Waka using "mental illness" before.

As he said, he was not trying to be brave.

He had an inheritance that was enough to last him till his death, otherwise he would not have been able to afford the expenses of running an animal rescue association at a loss and regularly donating to homeless people and orphanages.

In addition, his luck was surprisingly good. Most of the inheritance was invested in funds that made money all year round. At his current spending rate, unless there was a major depreciation, he would have to work hard to use up one third of it before he died.

It can be said that his current life is envied by many people.

You don’t have to go to work, you can do what you like, and you don’t have to worry about money.

After chatting with Uncle Yamazaki for a while, he left the homeless residence and returned to the pet hospital to check on Feiya's condition.

It has now taken some emergency measures, but it still seems very uneasy.

"Don't worry, Dr. Kudo has never received a bad review so far."

"It's true. If you don't believe me, ask the Husky next door."

"You want to meet Xiao Tao? Xiao Tao has been chased by a dog before. She is actually a little afraid of dogs, but she definitely doesn't hate them. She is afraid of them but also likes them."

The doctors and nurses were not surprised by his conversations with pets. As a big customer, it was okay for him to have some quirks! As long as the money was in place, they could even work together to write a script and perform it. It was a pity that Inugami did not have such a demand.

Inuyang also had several cats and dogs under his care who were also undergoing treatment. He observed the conditions of each one and only said goodbye to the doctor after making sure there were no problems.

When he gets home, he has a discounted lunch box for dinner. He is quite casual when it comes to eating and likes to be alone.

But today, there was a stranger in the house where he was supposed to be the only one.

Inukai opened the door, turned on the light, took off his shoes as usual, and was about to go to the living room to watch TV and eat his lunch box when he saw a figure from behind.

The man just stood in the living room with his back to Inugami. He had a bald head and muscles all over his body. He wore a simple sweatshirt with many animal heads on it, and overalls with some cute animal accessories on them. It was totally inconsistent with his overall image.

He seemed to have not heard the door open, nor seen the light. He stood in front of the French window with his arms folded, quietly looking at the night view of the city. The moment Inukai saw the man, he paused, then slowly moved his legs and retreated silently.

"When you stand here and look at this bustling city, do you feel that this metropolis is too urbanized?"

The sturdy man suddenly spoke.

To put it more mysteriously, Inukai is good at sensing malice and kindness, but he did not sense any malice from this strong man. It was even as if he was not talking to himself. If I had to describe it, it was like a person squatting down, looking at a lost ant, and talking to himself.

It just so happens that the ant Inukai can speak.

".Are you referring to humans encroaching on animal space?" Inukai took out his cell phone so he could make an emergency call at any time. "I don't know how you got in, but if you don't have money to eat, I can give you some money and then pretend that nothing happened."

The strong man said nothing and still stood there.

Just when Inukai couldn't help but want to call the police, he finally spoke again.

"It seems that you don't understand the wilderness yet."

After saying this, the whole person suddenly disappeared.

Inukai's eyes widened and he looked around: "Who are you? Come out! Or I'll call the police!"

The room was quiet.

Inukai picked up a cat toy and swung it around the area where the strong man disappeared, but he didn't hit anything.

It was as if the man had disappeared out of thin air.

Inukai was still feeling uneasy, so he quickly put on his shoes, opened a crack in the door just big enough for him to pass through, walked out, and then locked the door.

Once this door is locked from the outside, it cannot be opened from the inside.

But, should I call the police?
He hesitated for a moment, looked at the things he had on hand, and finally chose to stick a transparent sticker torn from a lunch box on the top crack of the door, poke a few small holes in the middle, and then clip a piece of paper to the crack on the side of the door to fill the gap, and make a subtle mark on the parallel lines at the corresponding height.

Next, he planned to stay in a hotel for a few days.

"Is this really an illusion? That way of disappearing is too comical."

Inukai rubbed his temples. He was prone to hallucinations of animals talking to him, and he even knew that they were hallucinations, but he had never encountered a situation like the one just now where a stranger appeared.

And what he said was also very strange.

"Urbanization, wilderness." While recalling the words the man had just said, he found a cheap hotel nearby and booked it for two days.

Inukai is more inclined to believe that the strong man is an illusion.

"Xiao Tao, don't you think so?"

"Ah, did you see that?"

"Well, to be on the safe side, I'll stay here for two days."

In the hotel, he was eating his cold lunch while talking to the air next to him.

After eating every grain of rice in his lunch box and throwing it into the trash can, he picked up his phone and started communicating about tomorrow's tasks.

After more than half an hour of hard work, I finally finished and walked into the bathroom with the underwear I bought when I came to the hotel.

After taking a shower, Inukai lay on the bed, fiddled with the pillow, and said to the counter beside him: "Don't rummage through the trash can and spill it all over the floor, Xiaotao."

"."

"good."

Click, turn off the lights and go to sleep.

(End of this chapter)