Don't Pick Up Boyfriends From the Trash BinCh138.1 - Raising a Big Cat in the Apocalypse (17.1)

translator: xiin
editors: apricot & juurensha

Chi Xiaochi crossed his legs casually and leaned back against Boss, wrapping one arm around the black leopard’s back. F5zX2H

“Let me introduce a new team member.” Chi Xiaochi spoke carelessly, “Gu Xinzhi.”

The team members all looked at each other, a little uncertain about what attitude they should use when dealing with Gu Xinzhi.

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Did they feel that Captain Ding liked this guy surnamed Gu? Well, nobody had ever seen Ding Qiuyun treat anyone with such an icy attitude before.

Did they feel that Captain Ding disliked him? Everyone knew that this person had gone to live directly with the Ding Family as soon as he entered the town. WFViQC

For these men and women who admired Ding Qiuyun, they hadn’t done much of anything this week besides rack their brains and hearts to guess whether or not the two of them had been sleeping together in the same bed.

Gu Xinzhi had never paid any attention to other people’s gazes. He looked at Chi Xiaochi, “Gun?”

The sniper gun that he’d used for two years had been left behind at Sun Yan’s place and was now probably in the public storehouse.

Chi Xiaochi grabbed an iron bar from the corner of the truck and tossed it to him.

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Gu Xinzhi accepted it well. He caught it easily, weighing the iron bar before swirling it around in a movement that was like floating clouds and flowing water. His actions were very smooth. “Sandpaper.”

Someone pulled out sandpaper from their backpack and handed it over to him along with a cigarette.

Gu Xinzhi didn’t thank them. He took the cigarette and clamped it in his mouth. But when he reached out again for the sandpaper, Chi Xiaochi stretched out his leg and stepped on the edge of the sandpaper.

He propped up his head in one hand and opened his mouth, “Say ‘thank you’.” bQg2UH

Gu Xinzhi was a little confused. “… This was something he gave me himself.”

 

He didn’t know how to get along with others and found it difficult to emphasize with others. His understanding of normal etiquette was even weaker.

His alcoholic mother and stepfather had taught him nothing, but they had been a living example of one thing: If he liked something, he had to fight for it at all costs. aWdbyE

Gu Xinzhi didn’t like wine. He liked Ding Qiuyun.

After getting to know Ding Qiuyun, he only looked at Ding Qiuyun, and there was no room for anything else.

Others took his indifference for granted. After all, it was common for those who were stronger to be focused on something above them. Even Ding Qiuyun had once thought so.

But Chi Xiaochi didn’t think so. 07w1uP

He tapped his toe twice on the sandpaper.

As they looked at each other, Gu Xinzhi seemed to understand something. He used the tip of his tongue to push aside the cigarette filter, then nodded to the person who’d lent him these things. “Thank… thank you.”

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Chi Xiaochi finally lifted his foot.

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However, his Boss Coal seemed to be a little uncomfortable. Small grunts emerged from its throat, and its ears rubbed repeatedly against Chi Xiaochi’s thighs. Yde4Xu

Yan Lanlan also noticed the black leopard’s slightly abnormal behavior. “Captain Ding, what’s wrong with Boss?”

Chi Xiaochi didn’t seem to have sensed anything. “What do you mean, what’s wrong?”

Yan Lanlan: “Isn’t it a little too attached to you recently?”

Chi Xiaochi rubbed its ears, “I raised it, bite by bite. If it didn’t stick to me, then wouldn’t it have no conscience?” zJ9cyE

Another team member interjected, “No, Captain Ding, Boss doesn’t look quite right to me. It’s a bit like…”

He started to talk, then stopped. His gaze drifted towards Yan Lanlan.

With this reminder, Chi Xiaochi turned his gaze towards Boss, who was rubbing gently at his waist and crotch. He finally realized something.

Boss was attached to him. Most of the time, when they were interacting in private, it would often sniff at him or jump into bed to get closer to him. However, it was always reserved in front of others and was very elegant when it came to sitting, sleeping, and even in daily life… ijsd36

Yan Lanlan got straight to the point. “It’s in heat.”

 

Chi Xiaochi and 061 were both stunned.

During this week, 061’s body had indeed felt a little strange. His body had felt tight and hot, and his lower abdomen was always itchy. His spirit felt cool and comfortable when it was beside Xiaochi, but the symptoms had become more obvious since this morning. His abdomen felt like it was both burning hot and itchy, but fortunately, his reason remained, and he was able to bear with it. QV2Nvg

Chi Xiaochi grew worried. He lay on the black leopard’s body and attempted to study its reproductive system.

He asked, “Then what should we do?”

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Since Yan Lanlan didn’t seem to mind, everyone simply faced the topic directly and discussed it openly, “Find a place to camp tonight and let Boss go out and find a female leopard.”

Yan Lanlan said, “Do you think there are female leopards running wild everywhere? It would be considered really lucky if it could even find a male leopard.” nOVidj

Sun Yan’s voice drifted over from the truck cab, “It’ll already be considered good if it can find a hyena.”

Yan Lanlan earnestly tried to protect the young. “No way. Our Boss can’t screw a dog. That’ll be too good for the dog.”

 

061 listened as everyone actively discussed his breeding problem. His mood was complicated. NW5ZA1

He wanted to hear what kind of solution Chi Xiaochi would come up with. After all, Chi Xiaochi had a quick mind, and Ding Qiuyun himself was a veterinarian. Maybe they could find some sort of medicine…

Chi Xiaochi pondered for a while, then asserted, “It’s better to simply castrate.”

061:“……………………”

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Chi Xiaochi was very reasonable about it, “I remember that after leopards mature, they go into heat at least twice a year. It’s too inhumane for Boss to have to bear with it all the time.”

Sun Yan: “Castration is the eternal cure.”

Everyone in the car laughed.

061: “……” He couldn’t laugh at all. He even had a bit of an impulse to leave the team. sDl7It

The black leopard opened its mouth and bit at the hem of Chi Xiaochi’s sweater, shaking it twice unhappily.

But Chi Xiaochi misunderstood its meaning. He comforted it, then said softly, “I’m just teasing you, just playing around. Don’t be angry.”

But 061 soon heard Chi Xiaochi ask him in his heart, “Liu-laoshi, Liu-laoshi, when castrating, what dosage of anesthetic will make Boss feel less pain?”

061: “……” Ha, humans. 67UA4Y

 

061 didn’t plan to personally coach Xiaochi on how to castrate himself, so he said, “Find a place to camp today and see if it can find a mate. After all, the world’s medical conditions haven’t been maintained. It won’t be good if it gets infected.”

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Chi Xiaochi felt that his words were reasonable, so he temporarily put down the idea of artificially sterilizing Boss Coal.

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Along the way, everyone discovered that their worries were all in vain.

They didn’t have to think about what attitude to use with Gu Xinzhi. Gu Xinzhi never participated in their conversation. He sat there quietly, like a natural part of the car’s decor. His sense of existence wasn’t much higher than that of the iron bar in his hand, and sometimes, they would even forget that there was an extra person sitting in the car.

 

In the middle of the night, the group found a patch of desolate wilderness to set up camp. 4BTX8d

The sizzling sound of roasted rabbit came from the direction of the campfire.

Sitting amidst a forest of tents, Chi Xiaochi tied a remote positioning device to Boss’s right forepaw even as he earnestly gave it physiological education, “Boss, it doesn’t matter if you can’t find a partner. You see? There’s a tree there. The thing on the tree is called a tree hole…”

061 wanted to express that his ears were a little pained by this. He didn’t want to hear too much of it so he turned and walked away.

Chi Xiaochi ran after him and said sincerely, “Don’t forget the way back.” JE0nZo

Boss Coal’s figure soon merged with the night.

Chi Xiaochi stood in the cold wind and said to 061, “I feel like an old father.”

061 was both angry and upset as he thought to himself, I don’t have a father like you who wants to castrate his own son.

Chi Xiaochi returned to the campfire. Scup d

His earlier expression which was akin to a father reluctant to see off his child was unanimously ridiculed by the team.

Sun Yan smiled. “Captain Ding, your actions are really like begging at Buddha’s feet at the critical moment.”

Sun Bin: “… Big brother, be a bit more cultured. There’s a gun.”

Sun Yan knocked him on the head. “You’re the one that has no culture. Polishing a gun at the Buddha’s feet.” 3qNwr0

Sun Bin exclaimed when he was knocked on the head and closed his mouth aggrievedly.

Amidst the laughter, Chi Xiaochi added firewood to the fire. He thought worriedly, don’t let Boss be lured away by a beautiful female leopard and not return home.

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Gu Xinzhi sat far away, embracing the iron pipe that he had been polishing until it was sharp and bright. He looked obsessively at Ding Qiuyun who was sitting with the crowd, feeling sour and jealous. ZON2n4

However, that thin trace of maliciousness in his heart was soon beaten away and dispelled.

He had at least built up a simple basic cognition through those repeated dreams: Ding Qiuyun cared about these people.

If he had any thoughts of hurting them, then he would never be able to get back with Ding Qiuyun again.

He closed his eyes and simply tried to achieve ‘out of sight, out of mind’. cdLtS

But the noise from the distance pricked at his heart and made goosebumps burst out on his back.

Gu Xinzhi turned over and thought: …Mine. All of this should’ve all belonged to me alone.

He stretched out his hand and scratched five long finger marks on the cold, wet soil. He took a deep breath and exhaled, trying to calm the black waves in his heart.

But he still trembled with hate. kogZ76

Just before he was about to burst with these feelings, he turned over again, rolled up his sleeve, aimed carefully in the moonlight, and slowly cut out a deep wound on the inside of his forearm with the iron pipe.

The tingling pain and cutting sensation finally succeeded in calming the boiling emotions in his heart.

He couldn’t do anything that would disgust Qingyun anymore. He couldn’t bear to see Qingyun’s eyes as he died with everlasting regret again. He absolutely couldn’t.


xiin: Xiaochi thinking that castrating is the best option for 061, ha. nMXeJ1

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42 comments

  1. I feel like Gu Xinzhi is a bit better gong than all the other ones. He has sadistic tendencies but it seems like he’s trying to become better. But well! The decision still lies with the original host!

  2. I had to repeatedly tell myself that this story is not under beastiality..

    Also, I think the author is trying to make each gongs in every world be more bearable than the last as we pass by these 10 arcs. That’s pretty interesting.

  3. Well, atleast GX is attempting to stop himself from repeating the nightmare. I just hope that in the end he could really change.

    061’s reaction was so funny.

    Thanks for the chapter!

    • That was my thought!

      First, it describes how GXZ was sanding rust off of a metal pipe. Then it talks about how their medical resources (especially medicine) are scarce. Finally, he gouges his arm with said rusty pipe.

  4. It’s a sad thing that CXC needs that idiot Gu for completing this world D: How nice it’d be if it could work without him. He’s just ruining my eyes xD

    Thx for the ch ٩(。˃ ᵕ ˂ )و

  5. ROFL Poor 061, but will he really find a female leopard to mate with though? 😆

    But damn that guy’s too crazy ah, is he an M? goosebumpsThank you for the chapter~

  6. I read ahead a few months back but somehow can’t remember how this arc turned out. But reading till here i realize the original gong is a bit pure in a sense. Imagine a growing in a society where the norms are taking what you want by force, living by the edge of the knife. I think the ori gong is even more abnormal for not also killing off his mother at some point during the backstory a few chaps back. Humans have high adaptability. Once grown crooked for a while, it’s hard to grow straight again. It’s hard, but not impossible. So back to my point, he’s pure in a sense that he doesn’t feel it’s wrong to be forceful and even gets confused why people think he’s wrong. But since cx is putting him in place, if he still grows out of bounds – only then can we really label him ‘evil’. Anyway just my two cents. Just that, only those who know how it feels to be so close yet be unable to touch/be with the person you love most can know how agonizing it feels. Before the ori gong found cx, he had no way to make amends but now he has found hope – that when he can act a certain way can he then be with the person in his heart. Besides, ori gong still has the advantage of not having done evil in this lifetime so i have high hopes that he can redeem himself. Let’s hope he won’t fall back like a druggie on withdrawal
  7. There is more to this arc than meets the eye. GZ is suffering from psychological disorder. He is traumatized. Unlike the past Gongs, this one actually suffered from his childhood while growing up. I don’t know how the author will develop his character. This is giving me complicated emotions. Wew

  8. He really act like an animal but I’m not insulting his only problem is not knowing how to be a human

  9. hehe… I love it… bleed out and die horribly… watch as he leaves you behind coldly without any care for your efforts… cry…. hehe

    • ah I really am showing my worst face here! I swear I’m not a sadist! It’s just when my switch gets flipped I can’t help myself! If you don’t flip my switch I would never want a character I love to be sad! Angst is terrible! It’s not my fault! I’m not rotten I swear!

  10. Well damn, I swear there’s a reason all those transmigrators fell into the Lord God’s trap. I’m not gonna say anything until DQY makes his decision