How on earth could a pebble fall from the sky out of nowhere? Back home, Fatty Liu turned the matter over and over in his mind, utterly baffled.
Among the group of bad company Fatty Liu kept, there was one named Xiao Liuzi who was full of crooked ideas. It was he who had instigated Fatty Liu into assassinating the gatekeeper's big yellow dog. Having spent his life knocking about the streets, Xiao Liuzi specialized in petty theft and dog-catching. After getting acquainted with Fatty Liu and realizing that Fatty possessed brawn but no brains, he would frequently offer malicious suggestions to fish for some benefits for himself.
Having lost his big yellow dog, the gatekeeper felt as though he had lost a loyal companion, or even a close relative, and consequently grieved deeply, wandering about like a lost soul for days on end. He was getting on in years and lived a solitary life, and fortunately, seven years ago, he had taken in this dog to keep him company. Seeing that the big yellow dog was exceedingly clever and understood human nature, he cherished it dearly, keeping it securely tethered at home during the day to prevent it from accidentally hurting anyone, and leading it around the campus on a leash to patrol at night. If the security and order of the school had been decent in the past, the credit entirely belonged to this big yellow dog.
Chapter 19