Several police officers escorted the two people away. One of the middle-aged male officers smiled at Tang and said, "We would also like to ask Miss Tang to come back to the station with us to make a statement."

Tang Xiaoxiao nodded in agreement. Seeing that the host family was also leaving, the onlookers also left the courtyard. Although they were still very curious and wanted to follow, the police station obviously wouldn't allow them to enter at will, so they had to give up.

The officer who questioned her was clearly thinking that a young woman like her would be scared in this situation, so she softened her voice during the questioning. However, she quickly realized that this was not the case at all. The victim in front of her was extremely calm. After a brief statement was taken, she was told that she could go back and wait for news. Tang Xiaoxiao gave the officer a polite smile, and then walked out of the police station with her head held high.

Having alarmed the villagers, Tang Xiaoxiao knew she wouldn't be able to keep it from her parents any longer. So, she simply went home and confessed everything to her parents. Although she would inevitably face some nagging, it was clearly more reliable than letting them hear rumors from others, the extent of which was uncertain.

As expected, she was nagged a lot. Fortunately, Tang's parents did not ask her to move back or for the two of them to move to her place. The old couple were quite familiar with their daughter's methods, and they knew that their presence would not be of any use.

After saying goodbye to her parents, Tang Xiaoxiao took a tour of the still-under-construction mountain and saw that everything was proceeding in an orderly manner. Then, she remembered her plans from the previous night, so she went home to pick up Xiaoxiao, Qiqi, and Heibao, and drove her SUV to City A.

There is a large pet trading market in City A, which is open one day every weekend. Today happens to be the weekend. Originally, Tang Xiaoxiao wanted to casually visit a few pet shops to find a suitable cat or dog, but since it was such a coincidence, she simply went to the trading market.

After parking the car in the pet market's parking lot, Tang Xiaoxiao didn't immediately let the little guys out of the car. Instead, she went to the pet supply store at the market entrance and bought three leashes.

Her three little guys are very intelligent and don't need to be leashed like ordinary cats and dogs when they go out. But now she's taking them into the market, and if they're not leashed, the size of Black Panther might cause quite a bit of panic.

After patiently explaining to the three little guys, they finally understood and obediently let Tang Xiaoxiao put the leash around their necks. Then, the three of them set off in a grand procession.

The pet market was bustling with noise and the sounds of dogs barking everywhere. Tang Xiaoxiao quietly said to the three little ones, "You can choose yourselves. Tell your sister which one you like."

The three pets held their heads high with arrogance, thinking that everyone here was a bunch of idiots and they didn't care about them at all!

Although the pet market is mostly filled with cats and dogs, Tang Xiaoxiao's group still attracted countless eyes along the way. A very beautiful girl was leading a majestic and huge German Shepherd, and there were also two beautiful big cats that looked almost identical. Although they were not expensive breeds, they were still fluffy and agile. Both the owner and the pets were very eye-catching.

Before they had gone far, three groups of people had already come up to ask Tang Xiaoxiao if she wanted to sell the three animals she was leading.

Although Tang Xiaoxiao felt slightly impatient, she had no choice but to quicken her pace a little.

As Tang Xiaoxiao passed by a large kennel, she stopped and her gaze fell on one of the large cages.

It was a very sturdy iron cage, clearly custom-made by the owner, with several puppies crawling around inside.