The Specimen of Merits chapter 3

　　The experts said that Max’s tooth should be filled while it was still alive, otherwise the effect would not be good. So Tom walked unsteadily and led Max to the hospital. As soon as he saw the veterinarian in a white coat holding an anesthetic needle, his tears welled up again. He couldn’t bear to watch Max being anesthetized, so he suddenly turned around and rushed out of the hospital with a runny nose and tears…

　　As the experts said, the effect of making the specimen from a live dog was really good. Max’s fur was neat and shiny, looking lifelike. The leader required that the specimen must show a mouthful of sharp canine teeth, and this was also achieved. Since the broken tooth was filled while Max was alive, the effect was excellent.

　　After that, Tom voluntarily applied to leave the police force and was transferred to the police museum to do cleaning work. He got up early every day, cooked some food for himself. He always left a little at the end of the meal, then put the food in a stainless – steel lunch box, took it to the museum, and stuffed it under the display stand where Max was placed. Then he started to clean carefully. In particular, he polished the sign beside Max’s feet that recorded its lifetime achievements until it was shiny. After finishing all the work, he took out his radio and sat at the service desk facing Max, listening to the news.

　　One day, Tom heard such a piece of news on the radio: A dog refused to eat or drink after its owner died and starved to death. After hearing this news, Tom cried…

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