All Chapters of Dogs and Murders: Chapter 1 - Chapter 9

I, Keira West, was a part-time pet whisperer. To put it simply, I could understand what pets thought by observing their behavior, actions, and voices. Then, I would convey those thoughts to their owners.It wasn't a popular profession, but as pets became more important in households, I still managed to earn a handsome sum as a part-time pet whisperer. It helped that my popularity had recently skyrocketed.It had all started a few days ago when I'd stumbled upon someone trying to scam another on my way home from work. A young lady with a border collie had helped an old lady who'd fallen over to her feet, but the old lady had turned on her and claimed the dog had pounced on her, making her fall.The old lady and her family tried to scam the young lady out of a compensation fee. In a moment of soft-heartedness and anger, I stepped forward to help. I told them my profession before explaining that the border collie's barks and behavior indicated its owner wasn't lying.The spectators im

The young woman frowned and considered the matter for a long time. "I don't think so. Has something happened?"Just then, Mr. Tattoo opened the door. I wasn't in time to hide, so he immediately saw me. "Wait, aren't you that pet master online or something?"He looked at the policemen who stood outside his neighbor's apartment. Then, he turned back to me. "What are you doing here?""I, uh…" I didn't know what to say.Fortunately, the young woman came to my rescue. "She's my friend, Win. She came over to see me."…The young woman's name was Laura Granger. She lived alone."Why do you have men's shirts and shoes, then?" Sean was attentive to every detail."They're my boyfriend's. Well, my ex-boyfriend now. We broke up not too long ago. I thought I'd keep some of his things around since I live alone. It's safer, and I'm sure you can understand that," Laura said."It looks like your ex-boyfriend is pretty well-off."Laura didn't respond to that. On the other hand, I was surprised

I couldn't understand what was happening and turned to Sean. I asked, "What's the meaning of this? What's going on?"He hurriedly gestured for me to keep quiet, but it was too late."Who's there?" Winston had noticed us. When he saw me, he asked, "Wait, aren't you that pet master?"I couldn't help correcting him. "Pet whisperer.""Right, whisperer. And you are…?"Sean wasn't in uniform. He cleared his throat, glad that Winston hadn't recognized him."Forget it. I can't remember where I've seen you. Look, why do you keep following me, missy?" Winston turned back to me.I asked, "Where's your dog? The Rottweiler."He peered at me. "Do you want to buy it?"I didn't answer. I didn't know what to say.To my surprise, tears welled in his eyes, and he became choked up. "I would never sell it, and you couldn't buy it even if I wanted to sell.""Why?""Why? Because it's dead! I was afraid my wife would be sad, so I lied to her and told her I'd sent it back to my dad. Look—I came to

I couldn't find my voice. I could only listen dazedly and nod. Then, I remembered Sean couldn't see me.He said, "Oh, right. I questioned Winston, and he mentioned that his neighbor would occasionally help him walk his dog. His neighbor is the young woman we saw last time. She's called Laura Granger."It all matched up. Laura had fed Charcoal chocolate when walking him. Dogs would vomit and purge after having chocolate. When bigger dogs ate enough chocolate, they would be seriously poisoned."She's moved to my residential area, Sean. She's staying in the block next to mine," I said.He fell silent. Then, he asked urgently, "Where are you now? Are you safe? You should stay away from her.""Did you find something on her?""No, but I suddenly remembered that Laura stayed in Winston's bed-and-breakfast once. I didn't think it meant anything, but after putting two and two together…"Despite having once been in jail, Winston wasn't the murderer."Is it Laura?" I asked."Keira, didn'

Laura was sobbing when she got to this point in her story. I had no idea something like that had happened. I started, "Your sister…""Phoebe's dead. She took her own life, and I only learned about all of this in a letter she left behind," Laura said. "I'm one of the people who led to Phoebe's death."If not for me being so busy with work and wanting to make ends meet… If only I'd paid more attention to her… Perhaps she wouldn't have gotten together with that scumbag so easily. None of this would've happened!"I didn't know what I could say to comfort her. Was it even possible?"You threw the scumbag into the pigsty, didn't you?"She chuckled softly. "Do you know how much effort I put into getting close to him? Do you know what I went through to get my revenge? Thankfully, it was all worth it."I knew Winston had been in jail once. I tricked the scumbag into the mountains and killed him. Then, I stripped him and threw him into Winston's family's pigsty.""The clothes…" I remember