Doggy said helplessly, "That girl holds a grudge against me, you know. She's as stubborn as her mother, she won't give in easily."
Dog Three advised, "Alas, Miss is still young. She will understand Master's good intentions in a few years."
Dog Master shook his head soberly: "I can't expect her to understand me, and it's not necessarily a bad thing that she doesn't want to come to me."
After all, you know very well what kind of life we brothers have been living, and I don't want Xiao Tao to get involved in these things.
If she can take good care of herself while she's out there, I'll be satisfied.
"Just today..."
Dog Master's expression changed, and one of his men crushed the blanket with force: "Zhang Niao is going too far! My daughter, how dare someone with the surname Zhang bully her?"
"Sir, please calm down." Gou San handed over a handkerchief.
"His nephew is used to being arrogant and domineering, and he doesn't know who you are. But today he's really messed up."
"The Hua family came to District Seven with the mission of investigating cases and maintaining order. Zhang, in front of her, was shouting threats of violence. Wasn't he just walking into a trap?"
"Hua Changle beat the man quite badly, and then took him directly to the central square, hung up a sign of confession there for people to see."
"When I arrived, the people from Bird Hall hadn't even arrived yet. This time, the Zhang family has really lost face."
Dog Master's expression softened slightly as he remembered, "Your men are back?"
"That's exactly what I wanted to say."
Gou San said, "Hua Changle doesn't want to meet, saying there will be a chance in the future."
"Opportunity?" Dog Master chewed on these two words, thought for a moment, and said:
"Keep an eye on Bird Hall. If they go to Hua Changle to confront him, come and let me know immediately."
"clear."
...
When Hua Changle returned to the Cultural Relics Protection Bureau, Hua Qingyun had not yet returned, but Feng Tao came over next. Judging from his hurried expression, he must have already known about Zhang Shao being displayed in the square.
After Feng arrived, he first asked Hua Changle if she was alright, and then inquired about what had happened.
Iris answered on her behalf: "My young lady was in a good mood when this Zhang fellow suddenly appeared in front of her, bullying men and women. Such a vile and shameless act naturally deserves to be taught a lesson by the young lady."
"Originally, Miss only wanted to teach him a lesson, but who would have thought that the man surnamed Zhang would actually insult her? What kind of status does my young lady have? How dare a second-rate scoundrel like him insult her?"
"People like this should have been beaten half to death before they would remember the pain. But Miss is kind-hearted, so in the end she only gave them a small lesson."
"If my young lady is frightened, even if Zhang gives his life, he can't compensate for it!"
The iris perfectly embodies the principle of taking advantage of one's master's power.
Hua Changle coughed violently twice in response, leaning back in his wheelchair as if to say, "I've been frightened and I'm not feeling well."
Feng Tao's eyes twitched at the sight. Resigned, he offered some words of comfort, saying that Young Master Zhang was in the wrong and that Miss should not worry, before leaving.
Hua Changle returned to her room and was communicating with Hua Qingyun when Wei Liang returned.
Wei Liang handed her several documents:
"After I went back, I supplemented the information about Mule based on the information in the building. Here are his main trading partners and trading channels."
"We've also found information on Brother Mang. He's been seen multiple times in the southern part of District 7 and has close ties with merchant ships on the southern sea."
"Then, here are the profiles of the girls you asked me to look up."
"Zhao Meng, Sun Jia, Sun Ying (Sun Jia's older sister), Wang Ping, Chu Qianqian, and Yue Ningchu. Of all the information available in the building, only Zhao Meng, Sun Ying, Wang Ping, and Yue Ningchu are listed."
There has been no news about Sun Jia and Chu Qianqian.
"On Yue Ningchu's side, someone discovered a group of human trafficking merchant ships under the guise of experiments. The people in the building recognized the crew members on the ship, and after confirmation, they suspected that one of the somewhat decomposed corpses was Yue Ningchu."
"This is all the information we can find at the moment."
As Hua Changle listened to him, he flipped through the documents, his gaze lingering on the last blurry photograph of a corpse.
The photo is blurry, but it's not a pixel issue; it's because my hand was unsteady when I took the picture in a hurry.
This photo only shows the gruesome corpse in the freezer; the face is completely obscured.
Hua Changle saved the photo for the time being and then asked, "Did you see the message I sent you at noon?"
Wei Liang said, "I see it, it's ready."
As he spoke, he turned and lifted up a metal cage about a foot square. Wei Liang pressed a button, and the opaque glass inside the bars retracted.
Through the fine bars of the cage, you can see the little creature inside, contentedly eating its fill.
—A hamster the size of two palms.
It has grayish-white fur, black eyes, white ears, and a white stripe on each side of its body.
This is a protected variant - the Treasure Rat.
A variant of a native rodent, it feeds on grains and is highly sensitive to metals, jade, and energy stones, making it an excellent treasure hunter.
Furthermore, because treasure-hunting rats are easy to care for and have a stable temperament comparable to Kapibala, they are very popular. After being captured and endangered at one point, they were listed as a protected species and are mostly kept in captivity.
Because of their rarity and exceptional treasure-hunting abilities, the Treasure-Hunting Rat is highly valuable.
Wei Liang said, "These are wild animals that were rescued from the building and haven't been marked with ownership tags yet."
Iris suddenly realized: "So you want to use this little guy as a stepping stone to contact the mule?"
Hua Changle nodded and poked the treasure-hunting rat with a vine.
The treasure-hunting mouse turned around, facing away from her, and continued munching on the thumb-sized corn.
“But…” Wei Liang said in a low voice, “Treasure-hunting rats are protected species after all, and using them for trading is against the rules.”
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