Three o'clock in the afternoon.

On the third floor of the Secretariat Building, in Room 316.

It is not a small space, at least fifty square meters. It was originally an office. Now some office furniture has been dismantled, and some cabinets have been placed flat in the corners. They have been put together with some modifications, and blankets and sheets have been put on top.

, it becomes a bed. There are four such beds in this room, one at each of the four corners, and movable curtains are hung above them, so that you can have some privacy when sleeping at night.

There are two windows in the room next to the corridor, but they are closed tightly and blocked with blinds. The outside cannot see inside, and the inside naturally cannot see outside. On the north wall of this room, close to the window

There is a door in the door, and inside the door is a small office. Of course, it has now been converted into a bedroom. There is a large bed in less than 20 square meters of space, as well as cabinets and other furnishings. It is very simple, but the layout

It was quite cozy, the bed sheets were all pink and looked like they were decorated by a girl.

This is the room that Manilla and others are in now after arriving at the United Nations Headquarters and changing rooms with others. It used to be an office, but now it has been converted into a suite. When they sleep these days, it is Manilla and Christine,

The three of Kelity slept in the room inside, because the bed inside was very big, so there would be no problem of not being able to sleep in it. The four of Qiang En, Robbie, Bassong, and Laura slept in the room outside, which was exactly four beds.

bed.

The combined area of ​​the two rooms is less than 70 square meters, and there are many furnishings in the room. Some desks have not been moved out, but seven people live there. It is still very crowded, but in the end of the world, it is not easy to survive.

It is even more difficult to find a peaceful place to sleep, and no one will force anything.

At this time, there were only two people in the small suite inside, Christine and Kelly.

When Kelidi first met Tang Ji and others, and for a long time afterwards, she didn't dare to talk to them, so she dared to tell Qiang En that it was a mental illness that couldn't be cured, but Jason always insisted on enlightening her.

, although the effect has been very weak, Jason still persists.

And just half a month ago, when everyone was besieged in the subway station, Kelidi spoke up. It was an accident, because a dirty puppy ran out of the tunnel that day, because zombie dogs kept killing people.

There was a shadow, so Kelity was frightened. At that time, Jason was the only one beside Kelity. The timid Kelity hid behind Jason and said some scary words.

Since that day, Kelidi dared to talk to people other than Qiang En. Although it always felt soft and quiet, this was a beginning. She first talked to Jason, and then

Kristen, who is of the same age... In half a month, she talked to everyone, and her situation has improved a lot.

In the room, Kristen was lying lazily on the bed, turning over and over with her pillow in her arms, looking a little anxious.

Kelidi was sitting on the edge of the bed, looking down in front of her. At her feet was a German Shepherd. This was the one that frightened her that day, and it was also the one that Manilla and Tangji talked about on the walkie-talkie.

This German shepherd is still underage, with a shoulder height of about 55 centimeters and an estimated weight of 20 kilograms. It is estimated that it is only eight or nine months old. Of course, it may be taller, and it will not be more than one year old at most.

German Shepherd dogs generally stop growing when they reach one and a half years old. Of course, there are exceptions. They stop growing in size when they are two years old, but this does not mean that they are really adults. Some people often say that one and a half or two years old

A German Shepherd is an adult German Shepherd. In fact, this is a wrong statement. Only veterinarians or animal trainers understand that from all aspects, a German Shepherd is not truly an adult until it is three years old, because a three-year-old German Shepherd

You will be truly determined and mentally mature.

The German Shepherd is a large dog. Some people say that the German Shepherd is dangerous. In fact, it is not true. The danger is there, but it is not that exaggerated. The German Shepherd is not a fighting dog. It is famous all over the world because of its natural obedience and relatively strong temperament.

With a high IQ, after being trained by humans, German shepherds can possess some qualities that are difficult for other dogs to possess. Before the end of the world, under normal circumstances, police dogs, search and rescue dogs, and guide dogs were mostly German shepherds.

This German shepherd has not grown up yet and has not yet shown its ferocious nature. It squats on the ground obediently. It is very clean and its hair is neatly combed. It looks docile and well-behaved. It looks up at Kailidi with eyes.

It looked very energetic. Kelidi was reaching out to touch the hair on its head and ears.

The left ear of this German Shepherd is a bit special. There is a chip about half the size of a fingernail. It should not have been done recently, because there are no scabs or healing scars near the chip. Instead, it is filled with tiny fluff. Look.

It should look like this when he was born.

Originally, Kelidi was the most timid person here, and was scared by this dog, but now she is the one who likes this dog the most, because she had a dog before the apocalypse, and on the day when the apocalypse broke out

She died. There are many Americans who love dogs, and she is obviously one of them.

Boom, boom, boom!

There was a knock on the door outside. It was not the door of this room, but the door of the outer room next to the corridor. The sound in the inner room was already very low.

Kristine and Kelidi who were in the inner room heard the sound, and the sound of Laura talking to someone came from behind. Within a minute, Laura opened the door and walked to the inner room, looking at the two people in the room.

The girl said hesitantly: "The woman who lives in the room diagonally opposite came over and said that the dog seemed to be hers and asked us to take it out and have a look." As Laura spoke, her eyes looked at Kelidi, a little worried.

She has a kind heart, and she has been with Kai Li for so long, so she must have feelings. She knows that Kai Li’s condition is better, but not completely. She still doesn’t dare to speak too loudly. Laura feels sorry for Kai.

Liddy, she knew that Liddy loved this dog very much, most of the time every day

They stayed with the dog quietly, petting it, and not talking. Laura was a little scared now, fearing that if the dog really belonged to that person outside, the dog would definitely have to be returned to that person.

The impact on Kelidi must be great, and it may cause some problems.

Just as Laura thought, after she finished speaking, Kelidi's face changed slightly, her mouth pursed, and she sat motionless on the bed.

"The child, if you want to return it to someone else, you are not sure yet, so you need to take it out for a look." Laura walked to Kelidi and sat down, comforting her.

"I'm not going." Kelly whispered, slowly shaking her head. She looked at the little German shepherd at her feet. The dog also looked at her, their eyes met. Kelly's eye circles suddenly turned red.

She is really too fragile.

"I'm going to take a look." Kristen, who had been watching the situation, turned over and climbed out of bed, sat on the edge of the bed and started to put on her shoes. After getting everything done, she smoothed her hair and waved to the little German shepherd.

, shouted: "Duke, here.

Duke is the new name of this German shepherd. It was given by Christine. It is a very common dog name in the United States. It has a good meaning and a noble character. Many people like to name their dogs after this.

After hearing Christine's call, the Duke, who was squatting at Kelidi's feet, suddenly stood up and turned to look at Christine, but did not walk over.

"Duke, come quickly."

Snap!

Kristen called out again and clapped her hands again, and the German shepherd moved and ran to Kristen's side as if she was having fun. It seemed that Kristen wanted to play with it. After all, it was still young, and

It seems that he has not received any professional training, and besides eating and sleeping, all he thinks about is playing.

Christine lowered her left hand and kept moving her fingers, attracting the Duke, looking down at him, and took him out of the bedroom.

Arriving at the door of the outside room, Christine knelt down and stroked the Duke a few times, making him squat on the ground, and then opened the door.

"Hi, hello, I'm Fina." Standing at the door was a woman about forty years old, white, with short hair, average appearance, quite plump, a little short, and very much in line with the temperament of a housewife. See Chris

Ting opened the door and immediately greeted her warmly.

"Hello, I'm Kristine." Kristine greeted her expressionlessly. Because of Kelidi, she didn't want anyone to take the dog away, so her tone seemed a bit stiff.

Of course, it's not just because of Carity, Christine herself also likes the Duke very much, but it's just not as deep and pure as Carity likes.

"Hey, Sam, here, come to mom." After Christine finished speaking, Fina knelt down, clapped her hands and called to the Duke.

The Duke was squatting on the ground, scratching his face with his paws, which seemed to be a little itchy. When he heard Fina's cry, he immediately put down his paws and stood up from the ground, reacting very quickly.

Sam seems to be its original name, otherwise it would not be so responsive.

Christine covered her forehead, showed a "bad" expression, and said in her mind: "It's over." She saw the Duke stand up and run towards Fina.

It was not a very far distance, just two or three meters. The Duke jumped up to Fina, circled around Fina twice, seemed very happy, and then...ran back to Christine.

Kristen's expression condensed, and the hand covering her forehead slowly lowered her hand.

"Sam, baby, come to mom, we're going home, come here quickly." Fina squatted on the ground, and when she saw the Duke running back, her face changed slightly, and she clapped her hands again and called.

The Duke squatted at Christine's feet, looking left and right, but did not pass.

The woman's face changed again. She quietly raised her head and glanced at Christine, looking uneasy, but she met Christine's eyes. She immediately lowered her head and looked at the Duke, stood up and was about to walk into the room.

, bent down again, as if she wanted to pick up the dog, but Kristen dodged and blocked her from the door.

Holding her shoulders, Christine frowned and looked at this woman.

Christine understood that this woman must know the Duke, because the features on the Duke's ears are very obvious, so even if it has grown up in more than a month, it can still be easily recognized, but this does not mean that

Assuming that this woman is its owner, just like Kristen knew the name of her neighbor's dog before the end of the world, this woman may be the dog owner's neighbor, may be the dog owner's friend, and other similar people, want to know a

Naming a dog doesn't seem to be a difficult thing.

The reason why Christine thought so immediately was because she didn't want Fina to take the dog away, so she kept looking carefully and saw the problem. The Duke must know this woman, but that's all. It heard

It called and ran over. This didn't mean much, it could only prove that the Duke's original name was Sam, because it ran back again.

The Duke is not too old, but he is not too young either. It is impossible for a dog to be like a puppy that is just one or two months old and forgets its owner over time. If a dog really sees its long-lost owner,

, then its reaction is simply impossible to run over and turn around and then come back. It is smelling the scent as it turns around. If Fina is really its owner, then the Duke's last action should be to pounce on her and lick her.

She is right.

The United States is one of the countries with the largest number of pet dogs. Pet dogs can be found everywhere. Although Christine has never owned a dog herself because she is afraid of causing allergic reactions, she has definitely seen pigs running away if she has never eaten pork. It’s not like she has never seen dogs react to dogs.

Her master's enthusiasm, among her friends before the end of the world, was a dog owner.

These are the problems discovered from the Duke's reaction, and Fina also has problems.

Although Christine is only seventeen years old, she is much more mature than her peers. It is said that wherever there are people, there will be disputes. Whether it is a school, a company, or a government agency, disputes are inevitable. Of course, the same is true in high school, and as a

The former high school prom queen, in addition to her outstanding appearance, Kristen also has a pretty smart mind.

After all, she cannot be the only beautiful girl in the entire high school, but there is only one high school prom queen at a prom. A stupid girl, no matter how beautiful she is, cannot become the prom queen, because she will push out the girls who are smarter than her.

Bureau.

So the smart Kristen saw many problems. Fina opened the door and said hello first. This was down to politeness, but Kristen didn't see the joy of meeting her pet dog again on her face. Her face changed twice later, and then again.

He glanced at Christine secretly, met Christine's gaze but immediately lowered his head. His face did not look sad or sad because the Duke was not coming, but was a little nervous. This was obviously a guilty conscience.

"What are you doing? This is my dog, I want to take it away." Seeing Christine blocking the door, Fina suddenly became anxious. Instead of explaining anything, she shouted abnormally loudly.
To be continued...