There's a chat group for pets in my neighborhood.

"Xiao Fang, call the police!" Qin Zhuyan stared coldly at Qin Zhiqiang, who was putting on airs, and was not intimidated by his words at all.

He's a bad person, others may not know, but surely I know.

In his youth, he was an alcoholic and a gambler. He would sleep until noon every day before going out, and when he did, he would play mahjong. He would come back drunk in the middle of the night. If he won money, that was fine, but if he lost money, he would curse and beat the mother and daughter.

Later, the mother couldn't hold back any longer and only said a few words in rebuttal, but Qin Zhiqiang beat her so badly that she ended up in the hospital. He kept saying, "What do women know about men's affairs?"

"This deal of mine is worth tens of millions. Even if I only take a little, I can still make a few million. Do you understand? These are opportunities. Give me the money from home!"

Qin Zhuyan had heard far too many of these kinds of things.

If it weren't for this, the family wouldn't have taken it upon themselves to sell Dahuang because they couldn't pay the 200 yuan debt.

At Qin Zhuyan's command, Lu Fang acted swiftly and dialed 110 without hesitation.

"Hello, there's a disturbance here. Hello Pet Shop in Tiancheng Community, yes, that's right. The police will be dispatched immediately, right? Thank you."

Seeing that Lu Fang was serious, Qin Zhiqiang became a little timid. He was the kind of person who bullied the weak and feared the strong. He came here because he heard from his fellow villagers that Qin Zhuyan's shop was doing well and that she had made a lot of money. He wanted to get a share of the profits.

In his opinion, Qin Zhuyan was just like her mother, very easy to deal with. He never expected that after she came here, there would be a man backing him up.

Qin Zhiqiang knew that arguing with Lu Fang would only result in him getting nowhere, so he had to focus on Qin Zhuyan.

So he immediately changed his target.

"Xiao Yan, I know everything. You worked hard to open this shop, so you have the right to speak on this matter. This shop belongs to the Qin family, and besides, it's none of our business for outsiders to interfere in our Qin family's affairs."

Qin Zhiqiang appeared to be earnestly trying to persuade people, but his greasy appearance only made him look more repulsive.

"You just heard it too, Lu Fang is a partner in the store, this store isn't something I can decide on my own." Qin Zhuyan was already immune to this kind of talk.

Seeing Qin Zhiqiang's discomfiture, Qin Sheng stepped forward again and shoved Lu Fang. Although he didn't actually move him, his tone was forceful: "Stop pretending. I asked around before I came. This shop was clearly opened by my sister alone. What does it have to do with you? Get lost."

Seeing the arrogant look on the blond-haired man's face, Lu Fang took a deep breath and slapped Qin Sheng across the face.

Having been pampered all his life, he had never suffered such hardship. The slap left Qin Sheng dizzy and seeing stars. He couldn't even stand up straight and collapsed to the ground, clutching his face.

"You little bastard, how dare you lay a hand on me! I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing his precious son get the short end of the stick, Qin Zhiqiang finally couldn't sit still any longer and shouted that he was about to pounce on Lu Fang and fight him to the death.

Just then, two uniformed police officers walked in. The one in the lead frowned and stopped Qin Zhiqiang, asking, "Who just called the police?"

"It's me." Lu Xiang took a step forward. "We're operating normally. These two scoundrels came to cause trouble."

"Who are you calling a scoundrel? This is my daughter, my own daughter! Officer, this guy just hit someone. We came in and didn't do anything, and he slapped my son across the face." Qin Zhiqiang started spouting lies, desperately trying to gain the police officer's sympathy.

"What's going on?" The police officer looked at Qin Zhuyan, who was standing to the side.

She composed herself and slowly walked over to explain, "I don't know these two people. They are my shop partners. They were just helping me stop these two guys. As for the beating, I didn't see it. This guy forced himself to eat the freeze-dried pet food in our shop, and he got dizzy and accidentally fell down."

Even a fool could tell something was off about those words, but since it was a minor dispute, the priority should be resolving it through mediation.

"Don't listen to her bullshit! Look at this handprint on my son's face! This is what that bastard did!" Qin Zhiqiang rushed over and shouted, pointing at the red five-finger mark on his son's face.

"You did it?" Only then did the police officer have a chance to examine Lu Fang, who was standing to the side.

It's no wonder that it looks somewhat familiar.

He thought for a moment, then asked with some suspicion, "Are you called Lu Fang?"

"Yes." Now it was Lu Fang's turn to be a little surprised.

Surely not? It's just a beating. You opened an account for me without even asking for my ID after we met?

"Is the case at the old steel factory related to you?" The police officer finally remembered.

This morning, our station received good news from the Chengbei branch: the dog theft case has finally been solved. A young man put in a lot of effort, and we're trying to get him a "Good Citizen" award. Apparently, the guy's household registration is with our station.

The person arrived with the application materials before noon; it was someone who handled the application. Now that I've met the real person, no wonder he looked familiar.

"Yes, I just got back from the North City Branch." Lu Fang now understood why the other party knew his name; it seemed he had become a little famous.

"Good comrade, this matter has caused us a lot of trouble, but it's finally solved. Thank you so much." The policeman walked over cheerfully, shook Lu Fang's hand, and then glared at Qin Zhiqiang: "No one in our jurisdiction dares to cause trouble. Are you leaving now, or do you want to come back to the station with us and talk things over?"

Qin Zhiqiang shrank back, clearly bewildered by what he saw.

What a joke! He came over, got beaten up, and then called the police, and ended up siding with the other side.

At this moment, a strange piece of music was playing in his and Qin Sheng's minds.

"I mistakenly entered the heavenly realm, and was advised to put down the sand in my hand. I opened my mouth to sing, but my voice was suppressed. My powdered face and draped robes made me cry out in a false voice..."

Could this guy in front of me be some kind of important figure, despite his young age?

Now Qin Zhiqiang dared not make any rash moves and could only sheepishly pull Qin Sheng out.

Outside the shop, Qin Sheng stood with a mournful face, saying, "Dad, are we just leaving like this?"

Qin Zhiqiang spat fiercely on the ground: "How could that be? Now that we're here, we're not leaving so easily!"

"Don't rush, this shop belongs to the Qin family, there's no way we can change it!"

"Let's think this through. Let's find a place first, then ask around about this kid. By the way, do you have any money left? After all this fuss, my stomach is growling."

"Where would I get money?" Upon hearing this, Qin Sheng instinctively clutched his pocket.

"You little bastard, hand over the money! Trust your dad, he'll definitely make you win it all back tonight!"