The Chinese Zodiac Killer

What a superior man seeks is in himself; what a small man seeks is in others. – Confucius

I needed a new victim.  2017 is the year of the Rooster.

You just don’t establish a pattern like this, then break the sequence.  This shit’s confusing.  Horses are thought to be particularly incompatible with Rat and Ox personalities.  And yet Horses tend to be particularly compatible with people of the Tiger and Dog type.

Like one of those Criminal Minds episodes, where the BAU team is puzzled by a lull in homicidal activity.  There’s always a valid reason.  Maybe The Unsub was incarcerated or maybe he was traveling.  Well, I was sick.

Now all the snowbirds had packed and headed back north.

The Chinese Zodiac consists of a twelve-year cycle, each year named for a different animal which imparts distinct characteristics to that year.  Many Chinese believe a person’s birth year is the primary factor to determine a person’s personality traits, physical and mental attributes.  Not to forget the happiness and the success achieved in one’s lifetime.

You’re not necessarily a loser, just born under a bad sign.

I was born in the year of the Dog.  Honest and loyal, us dog types work well with others.  At least, according to the Chinese. We are generous yet stubborn and often selfish. That’s what they say.

The Dog should look to the Horse, who are attractive to the opposite sex.  Trying to remember when my first couple of wives were born.  Dog should look also at the courageous, aggressive, candid and sensitive Tiger.  My current and forever wife, it must be emphasized, is all those things and a Tiger.   Grrrrrrrrr…  Cuidado!!  We’re warned to watch for those Dragons. Complex, eccentric types.

I don’t know when I realized I was part dog.  Seems like I have always known.  The invincible God Erlang in Chinese legend used a loyal wolfhound to help him capture monsters.  And I have a Caucasian Ovcharka.  The similarities are undeniable.

Where could he find a Rooster?

 

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