The wardrobe was piled high with messy clothes, all in complete disarray.
At first, “Starry’s Dog” couldn’t find where the crying baby was.
With the rising heat around him and the thickening smoke that blocked his sight, he could only fumble through the clothes bit by bit.
At some point, the baby’s cries had begun to grow weaker.
His phone was stuffed in the breast pocket of his shirt, and the livestream connection showed nothing but his hand rummaging blindly through the smoke.
The barrage of comments on screen once again turned into curses at “Starry’s Dog”.
【What the hell is wrong with this guy? Why’s he breaking into someone’s house and rummaging around? Doesn’t he know that’s trespassing?】
【I’m telling you, this man’s insane. Has no one called the cops to arrest him yet? Letting someone like him run loose is way too dangerous!】
【But even if we call, who do we report it to right now?】
【Wait, wasn’t the fire department already contacted? Why aren’t they here yet?】
Just as the question popped up in the comments, the firefighters finally arrived.
When they rushed in and saw “Starry’s Dog” still digging through the wardrobe, they were stunned.
“Who are you? What are you doing here?” one firefighter demanded.
When they received the emergency call, they had been told no one was inside this house.
But “Starry’s Dog” kept going, completely ignoring them.
A firefighter stepped up to try and drag him out by force.
They didn’t care whether or not he lived there, or what he was doing — the fire was still dangerous, and their priority was to get him out first.
Yet “Starry’s Dog” was stubborn like a mule.
Even with two firefighters pulling at him, he clung tightly to the wardrobe and refused to let go.
Fortunately, the rest of the team had already begun extinguishing the fire, and soon they had located the source of the blaze.
The flames quickly weakened.
Just as the fire was about to be put out, an old woman’s voice rang out.
“Who are you people? Why are you in my house?!” the old woman demanded angrily.
When she saw “Starry’s Dog” still rifling through her wardrobe, her frail, hunched body shot forward like a cannonball, and she reached out, ready to claw at his hair.
At that very moment, “Starry’s Dog” finally found a baby girl tucked deep in the corner of the wardrobe.
He carefully pulled the infant out, but she was already silent.
Taking a deep breath, he swallowed hard, then held out his index finger under the baby’s nose, trying to feel for her breath.
It was only then that the firefighters understood what “Starry’s Dog” had been doing all along.
They exchanged a glance, and the squad leader quietly stepped outside to call the police.
Meanwhile, when the old woman saw the baby being carried out, she froze for several seconds before bursting into wails and tears, hurling herself forward, trying to snatch the infant from “Starry’s Dog” arms.
Although “Starry’s Dog” was already utterly exhausted, the moment he sensed the old woman’s intent, his body reacted fiercely, and he took a step back.
Holding the baby tightly, he stood up and said to the firefighter closest to him:
“Please help take her to the hospital. I don’t even know if she can still be saved.”
The firefighter nodded, took the baby, and was about to leave.
But his leg was suddenly clutched by the old woman.
She screamed:
“Where are you taking my granddaughter? Who are you people? Human traffickers? Cursed fiends! You broke into someone’s house just to steal a child! I won’t live anymore!”
As her cries grew increasingly outrageous, everyone—”Starry’s Dog”, the firefighters, and even the viewers in the livestream—felt utterly speechless at her behavior.
【Wait! What’s wrong with this old woman? She sounds like she’s worried about her granddaughter, but why does it feel like she’s just trying to stall for time and doesn’t want the child to be rescued?】
【The baby’s already gone silent, probably stopped breathing a while ago. Why do I get such a creepy feeling about this?】
【To be fair, “Starry’s Dog” really did something good here. Even if he’s a bit crazy, what does it matter if he actually manages to save the baby!】
【But isn’t anyone curious why the baby was hidden inside a wardrobe? And tucked away so tightly, at that? I’m seriously starting to think conspiracy here!】
【You’re not alone! I don’t think this old woman is a good person at all!】
【Come on, don’t start whitewashing him so fast! The child stopped breathing—wasn’t that his fault? If he had searched faster, maybe there would’ve still been time for rescue!】
【Are you brain-dead? Do you have any common sense? Didn’t you see how many clothes were stuffed in that wardrobe? If he had rummaged recklessly, the pile would’ve collapsed on the baby. If she didn’t die from the fire, she would’ve suffocated under the clothes!】
【Exactly! Idiots, get out of Starry’s livestream, okay? Stop showing off your pathetic IQ!】
The livestream chat had already erupted into arguments.
Some people were trying to clear “Starry’s Dog” name, while others praised his actions outright.
No matter how offensive or bizarre his behavior had been before, this time he had truly risked his life to save someone, and that alone was enough for people to overlook what he had done in the past.
But “Starry’s Dog” had no time to pay attention to those debates.
He panted heavily for quite a while before finally regaining a little strength.
Meanwhile, the old lady was still clinging to the firefighter’s leg, throwing a fit, rolling around on the floor, and hurling all kinds of nasty words at him.
At last, “Starry’s Dog” patience snapped.
He yanked the old lady up from the ground and punched her square in the face.
The old lady was already seventy or eighty years old, frail and thin, and could not possibly withstand such force.
Almost instantly, she crumpled into a heap, trembling as she collapsed to the floor.
The firefighter stared wide-eyed at “Starry’s Dog”, opening his mouth to scold him for acting that way.
But before he could say anything, “Starry’s Dog” barked out: “Hurry up and get her to the hospital!”
The firefighter finally broke free from the old lady’s grip.
Without wasting another second, he carried the infant and dashed out.
However, just as he ran out of the bedroom—before he could even reach the front door—a burly man with a full beard charged inside.
Like the old lady, the man didn’t ask any questions first.
He immediately demanded: “Who are you people? Why are you in my house? Where are you taking my daughter?!”
The firefighter was speechless.
This was the first time he had met people so shamelessly unreasonable.
They were wearing uniforms, for heaven’s sake—and still being asked such idiotic questions?
It was hard not to think these people were doing it on purpose!
— The end of the Chapter–
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