Chapter 184: Vicious Dog
Jiang Ran went out in the morning to buy groceries, beverages, and other items.
By the time he returned, it was already 10:00 AM.
As he walked back, passing by the security guard booth.
He got quite a fright.
The reason was, at the security booth area.
Security Captain Xiao Gao, along with several other young security guards.
Each held in their hands an extremely fierce large dog.
Although Jiang Ran didn't know much about dogs.
He frequently came across pet bloggers on TikTok, including news about vicious dog attacks, so he could still recognize several breeds.
From Security Captain Xiao Gao, Jiang Ran recognized the muscular tan-colored Pit Bull. And the black Rottweiler with symmetrical orange-red circular markings near the eyes close to the nose bridge.
There were several other dogs that Jiang Ran couldn't name, but judging by their appearance and size.
Each one looked fierce and menacing.
They clearly didn't seem easy to deal with.
Jiang Ran then asked curiously: "Captain Gao, where did these dogs come from? Are they from your security team?"
Security Captain Xiao Gao, hearing Jiang Ran's question, said: "How could that be? Our security team couldn't afford to keep these dogs. These are all kept by one of the apartment residents."
Jiang Ran: "Really? A new resident?"
Jiang Ran had lived here for quite some time and didn't remember seeing these dogs at Alice Apartment before.
Security Captain Xiao Gao said: "No, an old resident. They've lived here for many years."
Jiang Ran: "Is that so? Then how come I've never seen them before?"
Security Captain Xiao Gao: "That person usually doesn't walk the dogs during daytime. They always walk them late at night, so you haven't seen them."
Jiang Ran: "Then this time is...?"
Security Captain Xiao Gao said: "Always walking them late at night isn't ideal, so they asked us to help walk the dogs during daytime, while also using these dogs to protect the apartment residents."
Jiang Ran originally wanted to ask—he remembered that Nancheng City prohibited keeping large breed dogs, didn't it?
But adopting a "better avoid trouble than invite it" attitude.
He decided not to ask.
However, he still had one question: "Strange, I notice these dogs aren't barking at all?"
Yes, from the moment Jiang Ran saw these dogs, they hadn't barked once, including when they saw him, a stranger.
This somewhat didn't match typical dog behavior.
Security Captain Xiao Gao said: "Their owner trained them well. If they bark randomly, they'll get slapped hard."
"And besides, it's not yet time for them to bark."
Security Captain Xiao Gao suddenly smiled mysteriously.
This smile made Jiang Ran quite uncomfortable, so he said: "Then I hope I never encounter the time when they need to bark."
At this moment, Jiang Ran stared into these dogs' eyes and noticed their gazes were extremely fierce.
Moreover, as he stood there, all their attention focused entirely on him.
Although they didn't bark.
Their mouths hung open, disgusting white drool continuously dripping.
Flowing from the edges of their mouths down to the cement ground.
They looked exactly like they had spotted prey.
Wanting to devour Jiang Ran whole.
"Better stay away from these big dogs."
As Jiang Ran entered the Alice Apartment area.
The Danger Warning System activated: [Ding! Detected host in dangerous area, please leave quickly! Points +5! Points +5!]
Then it changed to.
[Ding! Detected dangerous person! Please leave quickly! Points +2! Points +2!]
[Ding! Detected dangerous person! Please leave quickly! Points +3! Points +3!]
Finally becoming:
[Ding! Detected dangerous animal! Please leave quickly! Points +1! Points +1!]
Honestly, this was the first time Jiang Ran encountered the Danger Warning System warning about animals...
But even without the Danger Warning System alerting him about these dogs.
Jiang Ran would still wisely keep his distance.
Never mind whether he feared dogs or not—these particular dogs simply looked too terrifying.
Jiang Ran brought the groceries and other items back to his apartment, Room 304.
Then went to the first floor.
To find Manager Xiao Zhang.
Today there would be another welcome party.
So Manager Xiao Zhang sought Jiang Ran to discuss this welcome party.
What to eat? What to drink?
Like last time, should they do barbecue and deep-fried skewers, or stick to their usual specialty of cake?
Jiang Ran seriously suspected that Manager Xiao Zhang always chose cake for welcome parties purely because he wanted to eat it himself.
But didn't want to spend his own money.
Hence, they always ended up with cake.
But if you really asked Jiang Ran what to eat, he didn't know either.
Finally, after some discussion between them.
They decided on half barbecue and deep-fried skewers, and half cake.
But everyone had grown tired of regular cake, and the weather was getting hotter.
Might as well order some ice cream cakes.
"Jiang Ran, besides this matter, there's another thing I need your help with."
After settling what to eat for the evening welcome party.
Manager Xiao Zhang suddenly said to Jiang Ran.
Jiang Ran: "What matter?"
Manager Xiao Zhang: "This time, quite a number of new residents have moved into the apartment."
"Although I've already notified these people in the group chat, to ensure we don't have another situation like last time with Wu You not showing up, I need you to go to their respective apartments and notify them in person."
Jiang Ran nodded, then asked: "By the way, what about Wu You? Now that I think about it, I only saw him once, then never again."
Manager Xiao Zhang said: "Moved away. Our Alice Apartment has very high turnover."
...
Manager Xiao Zhang privately sent Jiang Ran the list of new residents this time, along with their room numbers.
Following this list, Jiang Ran began knocking on doors one by one, delivering notifications in person.
First, Jiang Ran went to a woman named Liu Xiaoyu.
Next, two male residents: Wang Jian and Fang Xiao.
After notifying these three people.
Jiang Ran arrived at resident Zhao Jie's apartment.
Knocked on Zhao Jie's door.
Soon, the door opened.
After the door opened, Jiang Ran noticed that Zhao Jie, who had initially looked completely calm, clearly turned somewhat gloomy upon seeing him.
Zhao Jie stared at Jiang Ran, his tone somewhat impatient: "Why are you knocking on my door?"
Jiang Ran explained about the 7:00 PM welcome party, telling him he must attend, his presence required.
After hearing Jiang Ran's words, Zhao Jie slammed the security door shut with a bang.
The moment the door closed, Jiang Ran felt a strong gust of wind sweep across his face.
"Why such a bad temper? Could it be he got dumped by his girlfriend?"
Jiang Ran felt truly speechless—he was just an apartment staff member.
Why take out your anger on him?
Little did Jiang Ran know, his words had actually hit the mark.
Of course, Zhao Jie, after closing the door, didn't hear Jiang Ran's comment, otherwise he might have really lost control and thrown a punch at Jiang Ran.
After all, in Zhao Jie's eyes, Jiang Ran had stolen his ex-girlfriend Wang Qingzhao.
After closing the door, Zhao Jie returned to the living room.
Continued flipping through some books on the living room sofa.
These books mostly had dark-toned covers in black, red, and other somber colors.
Their cover images were terrifying, and the book titles somewhat chilling.
They were all things like:
"Human Anatomy"
"Forensic Clinical Science Theory and Practice"
"Luo Xiang Explains Criminal Law"
"How to Commit the Perfect Crime"
And so on.
...
Next, Jiang Ran went to Room 904 to notify Lin Feng and Wang Ziyi.
Jiang Ran thought this pair were either a couple or married.
Arriving at Room 904's door, Jiang Ran began knocking.
While Jiang Ran was knocking, what were Lin Feng and Wang Ziyi doing inside?
Lin Feng remained in the living room, still familiarizing himself with the handgun, practicing removing the magazine, loading bullets, and chambering rounds.
Wang Ziyi sat opposite Lin Feng, spacing out, watching Lin Feng repeatedly perform these actions.