Whoever Loses Is a Puppy

Xie Changji, leader of the Special Operations Group of the World Monster Management Organization, is devoted to living life with gusto and enjoys playing games with monsters on wanted posters.

One winter day, he came across a little dog in a damp, gloomy dead-end alley.

The little dog had a wound on its belly, was bleeding, and was filthy all over. The moment it sensed Xie Changji, its scarlet eyes erupted with a fierce killing intent, like sharp icicles hanging upside down in an ice cave.

But then the snarling little dog gazed up at him with clear, innocent puppy eyes and pleaded pitifully, "Can you take me home?"

Interest stirred in Xie Changji's eyes.

Raising a stray puppy of unknown origins until it got used to him sounded pretty interesting.

So he took the little dog home.

*

Shen Yang, a professional assassin, was injured by accident and fled to Beigang, where he coaxed an overly kind "human" into taking him home.

The "human" would wrap a scarf and gloves around him in the cold wind, feed seagulls with him by the shore, and remind him not to forget to come home.

He would also smile and play games with him, saying, "Whoever loses is the puppy."

Shen Yang thought:

Even if the puppy loses, it's still a puppy.

To keep his home in the human world, Shen Yang hid his assassin secret identity while taking jobs to earn money and obtain legal residency papers.

But he never expected to run into Xie Changji at the location of his very first job: a nightclub.

The "human" was wearing a burgundy shirt with the collar unbuttoned, revealing a tantalizing glimpse of pale skin. His beautiful fox eyes curved with amusement as he drawled, "Nice new job. How much have you made?"

Shen Yang, who had claimed he was going out to look for a new job: ...

*

Beigang especially loved heavy snowfall, and the snow swallowed up the coastline.

The moment their blades fell, their disguises came away, revealing their truest selves.

Snow drifted down. With nowhere to go, they had both been abandoned, just like the little dog.

Later, the little dog rebelled.

*

I cannot touch your past, so please let me catch you.

*

"The puppy loves you, loves you without a doubt, and loves you again,

The fox's fireworks-softened heart happens to fall in love."

A smooth, sly, twisted fox gong x an outwardly cold but inwardly obedient assassin puppy shou

Tips:

1. One true pairing, they dote on each other.

2. A short novella of 60,000 characters.

Theme: We will catch each other when we fall.