The Overworked Beta and the Paranoid Alpha 41

Chapter 41: Master Dog Trainer

“There are a total of fifteen bullets in the two guns. We have to make sure that every bullet is used on the enemy,” Wen En said, looking down at the gun in his hand.

“Based on the frequency and vibration of the footsteps coming from the ground, I estimate that there are at least sixteen people on the other side,” Romeo agreed with Wen En, but also raised another question:

“What about the last person? If that person has some kind of heavy weapon, like a rocket launcher, we won’t be able to stop them at all.”

Hearing his words, Wen En lowered his eyes, thought for a few seconds, and said:

“Then we’ll concentrate all the bullets on the most dangerous and powerful person. The remaining small fry can be dealt with individually.”

This was the best solution they could think of at the moment. Wen En said, “Let’s move forward first and be ready for any sudden changes.”

The white smoke from the burning cigar entered his mouth from the mouthpiece, went down his throat, then through the contraction and relaxation of his neck muscles into his trachea, into his lungs, and after being filtered by the lung lobes, was exhaled through his nose.

At the port where the ships were docked, Red Devil’s subordinate stood to the side, waiting for the dog to poop while being forced to inhale carcinogenic secondhand smoke.

But he didn’t dare to protest. After all, he couldn’t beat Red Devil. So, he could only watch as the secondhand smoke drifted to his face.

Red Devil felt the energy from the nicotine and slowly exhaled a puff of smoke. His other subordinate was holding two dogs, and another subordinate was picking up dog poop with a plastic bag.

Just as he had finished picking up a pile of dog poop and tied a dead knot in the plastic bag, the subordinate watched as the pit bull ran to the other side, spun around twice, arched its back, and squatted down to take another poop.

The subordinate: …

Why do you poop so much?! It’s one thing to poop a mountain of poop, but it’s also so stinky!

Looking at the mountain of poop, the subordinate was about to facepalm, but then he remembered that he had just picked up poop. Even though he had used a plastic bag, touching his face without washing his hands was no different from smearing poop on his face.

After the pit bull had finished, it even barked at the poop-picking subordinate, reminding him to pick up the poop.

…Forget it, I won’t argue with a dog. The most important thing was to consider the owner before hitting the dog. The subordinate glanced at Red Devil and thought, I can’t afford to offend the dog’s owner.

Red Devil took another drag of his cigarette and slowly exhaled. The white smoke drifted back with the wind and onto the face of another subordinate. The subordinate who had been forced to inhale secondhand smoke for who knows how long finally breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the other secondhand smoke victim with schadenfreude.

Red Devil suddenly turned around and looked at the subordinate behind him who was waving his hand to drive away the smoke. Because Red Devil’s gaze was too terrifying, it made the subordinate uneasy. “Boss, do you have any orders?” the subordinate thought Red Devil was dissatisfied with his action of waving away the secondhand smoke, so he changed the subject.

Soon, he also discovered something strange.

He saw that the two pit bulls that had just finished pooping were standing still, their eyes looking in the same direction as Red Devil, which was at him. The subordinate was about to collapse from nervousness.

No, why are you looking at me? I don’t have any freeze-dried treats on me!

“Woof…” The two pit bulls let out a low growl in unison. The subordinate was a loyal fan of “The World of Cute Pets” (a documentary that recorded the growth of companion pets) and knew that this sound was a warning sound that dogs made when they were in danger. No, why are you warning me?! The subordinate was about to cry from fear. Is it because I didn’t scoop the poop?

Red Devil’s cigar suddenly fell to the ground, and the ashes scattered all over the floor. But Red Devil didn’t care. He took a step forward and grabbed the subordinate’s collar. No, are you going to start hitting me now? The subordinate didn’t understand why, but Red Devil had his reasons. The subordinate hugged his head and begged for mercy, “Boss! I was wrong, I’m very sorry!”

“Shut up, you idiot!” Red Devil shouted. The danger came faster than he had expected. In that instant, the head of the subordinate whose collar was being held by Red Devil exploded like a watermelon that had been left out for too long.

Because the trajectory was deflected by the resistance, the bullet passed through the subordinate’s head and grazed Red Devil’s earlobe. Blood dripped onto Red Devil’s pants. Red Devil had no time to care if his pants were stained with blood or dog urine. He roared, “Ambush! Cover me!”

Only then did the subordinates hastily pull out their guns and surround Red Devil.

Red Devil’s face turned even uglier. This bunch of good-for-nothings!

In the chaos, the two pit bulls had accidentally broken free from their leashes. They let out a fierce wolf-like howl and ran wildly towards the dangerous place.

Seeing one of the subordinates about to stop them, Red Devil said, “Don’t stop them!”

“You bunch of good-for-nothing idiots, watch carefully. Even dogs are braver than you,” Red Devil said angrily.

“But boss, they’re fighting dogs…” a subordinate said weakly. He wanted to defend himself, but he received a glare from Red Devil. The subordinate silently swallowed. For the sake of his own life, he thought it was better not to speak.

The footsteps suddenly stopped and gradually faded away. “What’s going on?” Romeo pressed his ear to the wall, his face filled with confusion. “Is it an ambush?”

Wen En thought for a moment. It wasn’t impossible. “We can only be careful,” Wen En said.

The three of them continued to walk forward, but they didn’t expect to soon walk out to the outdoor port.

This abandoned port had many abandoned and rusty containers on the shore, and many abandoned ships were floating on the sea, as if silently telling the story of how lively it used to be.

“Did we… escape?” Xiaoli jumped a few steps in excitement. The sun shone on his body, warm and fuzzy. He stretched, and the bruises and scars on his body made his skin ache. He was about to complain when his hand was suddenly grabbed, and then he was pulled to the side with great force.

Wen En grabbed his hand, put his index finger to his lips, and made a “shushing” gesture. Xiaoli was startled and nodded in fear. Wen En pointed in a diagonal forward direction. Following that direction, Xiaoli saw Red Devil with a group of subordinates, and two dogs… scooping poop.

Xiaoli’s mouth fell open in shock. They looked so relaxed, with no sense of urgency at all.

The next second, the two dogs, and Red Devil, seemed to have sensed something, and their gazes all turned to Xiaoli.

Xiaoli closed his mouth, his heart beating fast. Oh no, was my movement too big just now, and I attracted the attention of Red Devil and the others?

He looked at Wen En for help and mouthed the words, “I’m sorry.”

Wen En just gestured for Xiaoli to get behind him. He pressed himself against the container and slowly moved to the corner of the container. He peeked out with half an eye to observe the situation on Red Devil’s side.

He saw Red Devil’s nostrils emitting white smoke like a humidifier. Of course, Wen En knew he was smoking, but that wasn’t important. The important thing was that through the white smoke, Wen En could judge the wind direction on Red Devil’s side, and thus deduce what effect the wind resistance would have on the bullets.

Wen En slowly raised the hand holding the pistol. To increase stability, his other hand held the wrist of the hand holding the gun.

The sea breeze blew on Red Devil’s face, and the cigar smoke drifted to the face of the subordinate behind him. Wen En did not aim directly at Red Devil, but slightly tilted his hand.

Red Devil suddenly grabbed the subordinate.

And at that moment, Wen En pulled the trigger.

“Damn it,” Wen En said. “Run!”

“What?” The other two hadn’t reacted yet, but their bodies had already taken a step forward, running wildly behind Wen En.

“The dogs are catching up!” Wen En turned his head and replied.

“Woof woof woof woof!”

A vicious dog’s bark came from behind. Only then did Romeo realize, “It’s really a dog?!”

“Or did you think I was joking?” Wen En said irritably.

Soon, the three of them stopped running.

There were many large containers here, and they all looked similar. It was easy to get lost if you weren’t careful.

At this moment, Wen En looked at the two pit bulls not far in front of them, drooling, their eyes red, and their fangs bared, and couldn’t help but frown.

The two pit bulls walked around here every day, so they were definitely more familiar with the terrain than the three of them, who had just been brought here.

It seemed they had been tricked by these two dogs. These two dogs were not as impulsive and stupid as they looked.

“Woof…”

The two pit bulls bared their teeth in unison, revealing their milky white, sharp teeth and scarlet gums.

Humans vs. dogs. In theory, of course, they could win, but they would have to pay the price of serious bites. Even an Alpha like Romeo couldn’t help but get nervous. Romeo licked his dry lips and asked Wen En in a low voice, “You take the one on the left, and I’ll take the one on the right?”

“Okay,” Wen En had just agreed when he suddenly said, “But I don’t think that’s necessary.”

“Why?” Romeo was puzzled.

Wen En didn’t have time to answer. He only heard an angry bark from the other side, “Woof!” The two dogs spread their four legs and rushed over, flinging saliva.

Wen En’s frown deepened. This stupid look, why was it so familiar…

“They’re coming!” Xiaoli tugged at the corner of Wen En’s clothes, almost wanting to scream. Sob, sob, sob, he’s a small dog lover, but he’s really scared of large dogs, especially large, fierce dogs with muscles like pit bulls.

And Romeo, on the side, clenched his fists. He was about to rush out and fight the dogs when he suddenly heard Wen En shout, “Bad dogs!!”

???

Both Romeo and Xiaoli were full of question marks. What shocked them even more was that the two dogs actually stopped.

Wen En let out a shallow breath. He hadn’t expected this to actually work. He put on a straight face, his face as black as the dark clouds before a storm. His expression was so oppressive that the two pit bulls actually tucked their tails and didn’t dare to move.

“Whimper~” The pit bulls let out a fawning whimper from their throats.

“Bad dogs!” Wen En continued to look grim and pointed at the two dogs, giving the command, “Sit!”

Hearing this command, Romeo almost went weak in the knees and knelt down. Fortunately, his leg muscles supported him. He watched as the two dogs actually sat down while whimpering and wagging their tails. He couldn’t help but complain in his heart:

Can you two not be so fawning?