The three of them arrived at Villa No. 43, where a guard team was already waiting.

"Section Chief Sun, we received a report that many snakes have entered Villa No. 43. Section Chief Niu from the Supply Department said that this is a deliberate act of revenge. Deputy Director Liang is not here, so we can only contact you," one of the security personnel said.

"Alright, I understand. You guys go ahead with your work, I'll just take a look." Section Chief Sun waved his hand.

Section Chief Sun, Zhou Pin, and Xu Lin stood on the periphery of the crowd watching the commotion, while the security personnel inside the courtyard were catching snakes.

"Hurry up, catch him, kill him, and put him in that basin in the yard."

"Hey, there's one over there, grab it quickly."

"Be gentle, or the blood will splatter."

The person speaking was probably the old lady's daughter-in-law, asking the security guards to kill the snake they had caught and put it in a basin, presumably because she wanted to eat the snake meat.

Xu Lin was speechless. How shameless! Someone came to help you rid the place of pests, and you expect them to cook for you.

"It was that family in building 33 who did it. They didn't close their curtains before, and I kindly reminded them, but they just yelled at me. That family is awful!"

"Niu Lianshan, you got yelled at because you were peeking through the curtains when they weren't drawn, right? My husband and the male homeowner in building 33 are colleagues, and he's mentioned this before. Luckily, the man was dressed properly and didn't do anything, otherwise it wouldn't have been as simple as just a few words of abuse," said one of the onlookers.

Niu Lianshan tried to argue, but his younger brother beat him to it.

"That was done by Building 8. Their golden retriever really likes me and insisted on coming with me that day. Its owner chased after me and yelled at me, saying I was a terrible person who didn't respect the dog's feelings at all."

“That’s going too far. It only went with you after you gave it the medicine. I was right there, and I was the one who told the dog owner,” another busybody replied.

"So it was you, you gossipy woman..."

"I haven't even reported you to the security department yet. You're always stealing chickens and dogs and not doing your job properly."

"You should be doing your job, what are you doing here watching the show!"

"Alright, Lianshan and Lianfu, I know who did it."

"Mom, who is it? Let my uncle go and settle accounts with them!" the dog thief said.

"Second sister, do you know who it is?"

Standing next to the old lady was a man who looked similar to her; he was probably the old lady's capable relative.

"Brother, I think it was those two guys from number 44 who did it. I went to them to buy chives a few days ago..." the old lady told her brother, sharing her guess.

"If you're not going to sell the chives, then don't. There's no need to retaliate against you. Why are you releasing snakes into your house? Are you hiding something from me?"

Perhaps seeing the old lady's guilty look, Section Chief Niu voiced his doubts.

"Hey, bro, it was yesterday that I talked to Xiao Chen and asked him to sell water to Building 44 at a high price..."

"Foolish! Didn't I say that if there's anything, just leave it to me and I'll handle it?" Section Chief Niu said angrily.

"This is such a small matter, why would you need to get involved! When I went there, Xiao Chen directly asked me if there was anything he could help with, and I just mentioned it casually... Who knew that people in Building 44 would retaliate? Before, when people in Buildings 8, 33, and 42 heard that the water was going to be cut off, they immediately came over to apologize..."

"Have you used this to threaten other people?" Minister Niu looked like he was about to collapse.

"What threat? It's just to scare them."

"You... how could I have a sister like you? Tell me how much trouble you've caused me since we were little!"