Chapter 197 Finding Trouble
Mo's Hardware Store.
There was anger in Mi Tang's eyes, he bared his teeth and let out a sharp cat meow.
Xia Mufan stood in front of the grocery store next to the gas station, looking at the hardware store across the street. They had just left here an hour and a half ago, and now they were standing here again.
It was noon and there were few cars on the road. The sunlight shone through the thick clouds, but Xia Muchan, bathing in the sunlight, did not feel any warmth at all.
It was Mo Liangcai who did it!
Thinking about what the neighbors said about Mo Liangcai's family being rich but lacking a son, and how many medicines Mo Liangcai and Zhao Qingliu had taken in order to have a son, Xia Mufan felt cold all over.
Huang Jinfeng industrialized surrogacy through New Hope Housekeeping Company by taking advantage of the information gap. In the small town of Jiyang, Mo Liangcai couldn't find a company to do the job for him, so he directly extended his claws to his stepdaughter, kidnapping and imprisoning her, probably in order to find a young girl to give birth to a son for him.
Does Zhao Qingliu know about this?
Fifteen-year-old Tao Nianqiao was taken to the backyard of her own home and locked up. Even rice soup could be found. How could Zhao Qingliu not notice it?
But she is Qiaomei’s biological mother.
In an instant, countless thoughts flashed through Xia Mufan's mind.
Mi Tang said that it came here every day after Qiaomei disappeared, but was driven away by the Mo family every time. Until one day Qiaomei disappeared, it waited at the entrance of the village.
This represents two possibilities.
First, Tao Nianqiao died. It could be suicide, homicide, or an accident.
Second, Tao Nianqiao is still alive, but has been transferred somewhere else.
No matter what the result is, how can we quickly find Tao Nianqiao's whereabouts without alerting the enemy?
While Xia Mufan was deep in thought, Feng Xiaoyu spoke up: "Captain, what should we do next?"
Xia Mufan said: "Let's go back to the car first..."
When Mi Tang heard that Xia Mufan was leaving, he rushed over and bit her trouser legs desperately, screaming non-stop.
[Go and save Qiaomei quickly.] 】
[It was this bad guy who locked Qiaomei up.] 】
[If you catch the bad guys, you can save Qiaomei.] 】
Xia Mufan bent down and picked up Mi Tang, gently stroking its little head: "Mi Tang, don't worry. We have already locked on to the bad guys and will take action soon, we just need to wait a while."
Since Mo Liangcai chose to imprison Qiaomei at home, his family should be aware of the situation.
There is limited evidence at hand, and there is no arrest warrant or warrant. It is impossible for Xia Mufan to lead the team directly to the Mo family and control everyone.
What if Qiaomei is still alive and is placed in another place by Mo Liangcai and guarded by someone? What if the news leaks out and the guards kill Qiaomei?
Therefore, we must not act rashly, but must first investigate thoroughly before taking decisive action.
Xia Mufan's gentle words gradually calmed Mi Tang's anxious mood.
Xia Mufan and his group standing on the street attracted the attention of the grocery store owner. He walked out of the store, looked around curiously, and asked Gong Weiguo: "Young man, what are you doing?"
Gong Weiguo had been getting along very well with everyone at the grocery store before. The boss had a good impression of him and was quite polite to him.
Gong Weiguo reacted quickly, took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket, took out a cigarette and handed it to the boss, saying with a smile: "We are looking for a cat."
The grocery store owner took a look at the tabby cat in Xia Mufan's arms and said, "Is this the cat you're looking for? It looks familiar."
Gong Weiguo said: "That's right. We raised him since he was young and we all have a bond. He went missing five years ago and we have been looking for him ever since. Recently I heard someone said he was seen in town, so I came here to look for him."
The grocery store owner took the cigarette handed over by Gong Weiguo, looked at the brand, and found it was actually Jingbaisha. Knowing that the price was not cheap, his smile became much more sincere.
"It doesn't look like a very valuable cat. I didn't expect you to have been looking for it for five years. This cat looks more and more familiar. It seems to be hanging around here all the time in the past few years, barking at the hardware store. One time, it even jumped up and tried to scratch Boss Mo's face, but he kicked it away. From then on, this cat and Boss Mo became enemies."
"Oh?" Gong Weiguo touched the rice soup distressedly: "There is such a thing? The guy surnamed Mo is too much! Our cat didn't provoke him, why did he kick it?"
Hearing Gong Weiguo favoring his cat so much, the grocery store owner couldn't help but laugh: "Your cat is quite fierce. After being kicked by Boss Mo, it just squatted here and scratched his face whenever it had the chance. As a result, Boss Mo now hits it with a brick whenever he sees it."
When Xia Mufan heard this, an idea suddenly occurred to him: "My cat is very reasonable. If others don't offend it, it will never bully others."
Seeing how these people from the provincial capital were protecting their cats, the grocery store owner was also a little curious: "Are you a family? You came to our town just to find a cat?"
Gong Weiguo's ability to make up lies was first-rate, and the more he spoke, the smoother it became: "Yes, we are a family. We have been looking for the cat for a long time and finally found it. It's just that I feel uncomfortable seeing our cat being bullied."
Xia Mufan nodded: "Yes, that guy surnamed Mo bullied our cat, we have to go and settle the score with him!"
The grocery store owner was originally a little jealous of Boss Mo, and when he saw them standing up for the cat, he just watched the show and stepped forward to join in the fun: "Boss Mo who runs the hardware store was really rude to your cat. He kicked it several times and hit it with a brick. Whenever he saw it, he called it a sick cat or a dead cat. If your cat wasn't lucky, it would have been beaten to death by him long ago."
When Xia Mufan heard this, he immediately looked angry and strode towards the hardware store with rice soup in his arms.
Gong Weiguo and others exchanged glances, immediately understood the captain's intention, and followed closely.
The grocery store owner put a cigarette between his ears, retreated to the door of the store, and called on the neighbors to come and watch the fun.
Xia Mufan whispered a few words into Mi Tang's ear, her voice was so soft that even Gong Weiguo, who was walking beside her, couldn't hear it clearly.
When they arrived at the store, they saw that the group of people were so imposing that the person who was originally standing outside the counter chatting with Mo Liangcai realized that something was wrong, so he said hello and left.
Mo Liangcai stood up from behind the counter and said with a smile, "What would you like to buy?"
He had a good memory, and when he saw Sun Xianbing walking at the end, he immediately recognized him: "This boss just bought a faucet from my store. Is it because the faucet is the wrong model and can't be installed? It doesn't matter, we offer returns and exchanges here."
Sun Xianbing didn't say anything. Xia Mufan held the cat in his left hand and slammed the counter with his right hand: "Don't interrupt me about the faucet. I just want to ask you, why are you bullying my cat?"
Mo Liangcai looked at the cat hiding in Xia Mufan's arms in confusion and said, "Don't accuse me wrongly. Who bullied your cat?"
This kind of yellow and white tabby cat can be found everywhere in the countryside. At the moment, it was nestling obediently in Xia Mufan's arms, with none of its usual fierce and bared teeth appearance. Mo Liangcai couldn't recognize it for a while.
Xia Mufan put the cat on the glass counter and yelled, "Open your dog eyes and look carefully. People in this town told me that you not only kicked it and hit it with bricks, but you also called it a dead cat."
Mo Liangcai's pupils shrank as he finally recognized that the cat in front of him was the one that had been staring at him for the past five years.
Just as he was about to open his mouth to explain, Mo Liangcai felt a flash before his eyes and a sharp pain on his cheek. When he came to his senses, the rice soup that had scratched him hard had fallen onto the counter. It arched its back, raised its tail, and stared at him fiercely.
Mo Liangcai stepped back suddenly, covered his face, and touched his hands, which were covered in blood.
Mo Liangcai felt a stinging pain on his cheek and realized that he had been scratched by the cat in front of him.
Mo Liangcai also got angry, no longer caring about the idea of harmony in business, and shouted loudly: "What are you doing? Why did you let the cat hurt people?"
Xia Mufan glanced at him coldly and shrugged nonchalantly: "Oh? Was it my cat who did it? I didn't see anything."
After saying that, she turned her head and looked at Gong Weiguo and others: "Did you see it?"
Gong Weiguo now roughly understood Xia Mufan's intention, and immediately responded with a serious face: "No! We didn't see anything."
Mo Liangcai was so angry at the group of people in front of him that he was fuming. He stepped forward and slapped Mi Tang who was baring his teeth at him: "Damn it, you dare to bite me, I'll beat you to death!"
Mi Tang had been forced to flee in all directions after being beaten by Mo Liangcai before, but now that he had a backer, he straightened his back immediately. He easily dodged Mo Liangcai's slap and stretched out his claws to strike again!
Mo Liangcai's back of hand was scratched by Mi Tang again, and blood quickly oozed out. A fierce light flashed in his eyes, and he picked up a wrench from the shelf behind him on the left and smashed it hard at Mi Tang.
Xia Mufan was quick to grab Mo Liangcai's wrist and shouted, "What are you going to do?!"
Taking advantage of this gap, Mi Tang jumped off the counter and disappeared in an instant.
Xia Mufan winked at Feng Xiaoyu: "Why are you still standing there? Go find it quickly, don't lose the cat again."
Feng Xiaoyu said “oh” twice and ran out of the hardware store.
Xia Mufan grabbed Mo Liangcai's right hand and dragged his body forward.
There was a glass counter between the two of them. Mo Liangcai's waist was pressed against the edge of the counter, and he fell forward, with his wrist hitting the counter with a snap.
“Ah, ah…”
Mo Liangcai was in unbearable pain and screamed in agony. As soon as his wrist loosened, the heavy wrench fell into Xia Mufan's hand.
Xia Mufan turned the wrench in his hand and glanced at Mo Liangcai coldly: "How dare you bully my cat like this in front of me? It shows that my cat has suffered a lot from you in the past few years. I tell you, if my cat can't be found, I will never let you go!"
Xia Mufan was agile, had a cold expression, and his words and actions were fierce, which made Mo Liangcai, who had been in the business world for many years, a little nervous: Could it be that... he was in the underworld?
When Mo Liangcai thought of this possibility, his heart trembled. He would rather offend a gentleman than a villain, especially someone who was involved in the underworld. How could he dare to offend him?
Mo Liangcai immediately put away his temper and smiled carefully: "Um, big sister, what should I call you?"
Xia Mufan saw his arrogant and respectful appearance and knew what he was thinking. He secretly laughed in his heart, but he did not show it on his face. He did not deny the title of "big sister" and said with a stern face: "You'd better not know."
Xia Mushi raised his hand, a silver arc flashed, and he threw the wrench back to the shelf.
clang!
After a crisp sound, the heavy metal wrench fell steadily onto the aluminum alloy shelf.
This move was performed cleanly and beautifully, and Gong Weiguo clapped his hands to join in the fun: "Big sister, this move of shooting star chasing the moon is very good!"
Seeing Xia Mufan's move, Mo Liangcai knew he had run into a tough guy, so he forced a smile and bowed, "I didn't know you raised that cat. I'm sorry for offending you. Sorry! Now that you've vented your anger, why don't you just let it go. I don't want your medical expenses, and don't mind me scolding your cat."
Xia Mufan snorted coldly: "You said forget it? I tell you, this cat is my favorite. You can bully anyone but it. This matter is not over yet!"
Mo Liangcai felt a sharp pain on his face and the back of his hands. He could only swallow his anger and asked, "So what do you think we should do?"
Xia Mufan looked around and said, "Do you have a cat? Give me your cat as compensation, and we'll be even."
Mo Liangcai never expected that Xia Mufan's solution would be so childish. He couldn't help but smile bitterly: "I don't have a cat at home, but I do have a dog."
Xia Mufan waved his hand and said, "Cats and dogs are inseparable. You can give me your dog."
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