Chapter 226

Huang Mao smiled proudly: "Stinky dog, now you know fear!"

He felt no shame at all in bullying a dog; instead, he was gleeful, knowing that dog meat now sells for forty to fifty yuan per jin on the market—such a big dog……

He knew this dog was a purebred, but selling it wouldn't be as easy as selling it straight to a dog-meat restaurant; he was lazy by nature, otherwise he wouldn't have abandoned a good job to take crooked paths.

The youth's scrutinizing gaze almost seemed to dissect the Alaskan's body, making it more afraid and causing it to tremble even more; its thick, long fur all over its body swayed in unison, and the dog's eyes were full of terror.

"Save, save the little dog……"

"Come with me!" Huang Mao pulled hard on the rope; he looked thin and wiry, but being a man, he had great strength—pulling the frightened dog was no effort at all.

Just then, footsteps approached.

Ling Yue stood in the person's inevitable path, staring fixedly at them: "This doesn't seem to be your dog."

She spoke with certainty; at first Huang Mao was a little flustered, but after realizing she was alone, he relaxed, shrugged, and said with a grin, "Miss, I advise you not to meddle—look how pretty you are; it would be a shame to dirty your face."

His arrogant, wanton gaze roved over Ling Yue, his words carrying a hidden threat—he didn't realize he was already at death's door.

Ling Yue asked him: "How would you dirty it?"

Huang Mao's face changed: "Damn, you want to cross me? Do you know who I am?"

As he spoke, he took two steps forward, then suddenly halted; the Alaskan let out an "ah-woo" and bit the rope, plopping down on its butt and tripping him up.

It barked again at Ling Yue, voice urgent and loud: "Woo-woo-woo, miss, run! He's not a good person! Run!"

As for the dog itself, the big dog lowered its head in dejection; meanwhile, the enraged Huang Mao lifted his foot to kick it: "Stinky dog! Dare to ruin my plans!"

As for Ling Yue, what could a weak woman possibly do? He didn't give her a second thought.

It was exactly this thought that later caused him to capsize completely.

The dog frightenedly covered its head, but the expected pain didn't come; instead, after Huang Mao raised his leg to strike, a "crack" sounded from his waist.

It was as if an invisible pair of large hands had directly snapped his lumbar vertebrae, and intense pain struck suddenly.

"Ahhh!" Huang Mao screamed instantly; in the Alaskan's shocked gaze, he collapsed hard to the ground; "My waist, my waist…… ahhh, it hurts so much!"

Ling Yue withdrew her hand seal and walked calmly toward the target.

In Huang Mao's field of vision, a pair of light-colored boots came into view; his heart raced—not from flutter, but from fear.

Just like a movie frame, the air froze in an instant; his eyes widened in terror: "You… you…"

Ling Yue: "Come with me to the police station."

After saying that, she looked at the Alaskan; the dog covered its face with its paws, trembling all over, yet unable to curb its curiosity, it peeked through the gaps in its thick paws at the godlike human.

Woo-woo-woo, the little dog's lifesaver!

Ling Yue: "……Don't hide; I'll take you to the police station to find your owner."

"Woof, woof-woo?"

"Really?" the Alaskan asked doubtfully; Ling Yue glanced back and smiled: "Of course it's true."

Beside him, Huang Mao wore a look of sheer terror, as if seeing a ghost—had he misheard or misseen? She was talking to the dog?!

Immediately, he recalled his suddenly wrenched waist, his heart nearly bursting—could she possibly be a dog demon who had cultivated into a spirit?!

Before the Alaskan could even ask, Huang Mao had already flung himself face-down on the ground, head pounding the earth, loudly begging for mercy: "Dog, Dog Demon Lady, spare me! Dog Demon Lady, spare me!"

Ling Yue: "……"

Coincidentally passing by, other pedestrians: "⊙﹏⊙"

They hurriedly quickened their pace, afraid of getting stuck to this madman.

Jing Shi Police Station.

A group of people stared at each other, including Ling Yue and the pallid, weak Huang Mao whose waist ached and left him limp; the room was silent.

Suddenly, a whimpering sound like "woo-woo" rose.

Ling Yue glanced over; in the corner of the room, the Alaskan lowered its head, almost diving straight into the dog bowl, opening and closing its mouth as it gulped down the pet food supplied for the criminal investigation brigade's police dogs, eating with relish.

Cheng Ziming gave a light cough; not yet clear what was happening, just looking at the dog's eating manner, it was practically a starving ghost reborn!

Ling Yue almost lacked the courage to look at it.

Hearing the dog intermittently mutter "delicious" and "fragrant" dozens of times, she shook her head and got straight to the point: "This dog isn't mine."

In an instant, everyone's attention turned to her; Ling Yue said: "I picked up this stray dog on the road, intending to bring it to the police station to find its owner; as for this person——"

A dark glint flashed in Ling Yue's eyes; the trembling Huang Mao, scared stiff, felt his limbs turn cold and began to shudder uncontrollably; he suddenly recalled something, his guilty gaze making him dare not look at anyone else.

He lowered his head and explained: "I, I'm wronged—I had a wicked thought, but, but I——" he swallowed hard with difficulty: "I hadn't even gotten around to doing anything; at most it's just attempted crime."

Upon hearing this, the other officers burst out laughing: "Attempted crime, you sure know a lot about that."

Huang Mao: "Officers, look…… I still have an elderly mother at home……"

Before he could finish, Ling Yue interrupted: "You're a loner with no family; what relatives do you have?"

Huang Mao's face instantly turned ashen.

Ling Yue seized the moment to continue: "What I want to talk about isn't the dog matter, but another issue."

She suddenly narrowed her eyes, her sharp gaze fixed on him like a dagger stabbing his chest; Huang Mao's brain instantly froze, his expression fully proving the saying—"a guilty thief feels uneasy."

"What, what could I possibly have done?" he stammered, cold sweat pouring from his forehead and back.

Hearing that, Ling Yue couldn't help but curl her lips; there was definitely something to say, for she clearly saw large and small karma lines on the man's face.

They weren't big—just trivial little karma, representing his karmic force, i. e., the wrongs he had committed; Ling Yue's expression was grim, because even a street beggar pulled in would be cleaner than him.

And his most recent karmic force was the clearest of all his karmic obstacles, even manifesting as bloodlight, which also indicated that he had once struck someone and that the matter remains unresolved to this day.

This is also why Ling Yue took action, insisting on bringing him here.

According to the feedback of karmic force, this guy's crime is not light.

At the same time, Cheng Ziming watched the flustered Huang Mao; his years of investigative experience let him instantly realize that this guy was surely hiding something.

The officer beside him stared even more in astonishment, blurting out: "Zhou Xiu?!"

"What crime have you committed again?"

Huang Mao, that is Zhou Xiu, saw the other party, his face changed dramatically, for no other reason—he has never been able to shake off his petty thieving habits over the years, and has long been a regular at the police station.

As for this time, he broke out in a cold sweat, forcing out a strained smile: "What are you saying, sir? What can I do? I've already washed my hands of it."

Ling Yue spoke up at the right moment: "Washing hands in a golden basin? You just snatched the dog off the street—is that what you call washing your hands, or are you doing sit‑ups?"

She finished speaking, ignoring the other party's frightened gaze, and began to deduce; Zhou Xiu's recent experiences were laid bare before Ling Yue, her eyes sharp, as if she could see straight through him.

Zhou Xiu couldn't help but shrink his shoulders, speaking harshly despite inner weakness: "Anyway, I didn't do anything!" There was no evidence at the scene, and that person was blind—what was he panicking about?

Zhou Xiu immediately steadied his expression, but the next moment, Ling Yue's words made his face change dramatically.

"Have you been to Room 306, Building 3, Blue Cloud Residential Area?"

Ling Yue's firm tone increased the psychological pressure on him, who was already on the verge of collapse, and he involuntarily raised his voice: "What nonsense are you spouting? My home is in West Sea—I've never been there!"

Cheng Ziming: "……"

Anyone could see he was nervous, let alone a veteran investigator; moreover, the address Ling Yue had mentioned earlier seemed familiar to Cheng Ziming, and he suddenly sucked in a deep breath, his voice hoarse: "That home‑invasion robbery case?!"

The location matched exactly; what had started as a simple theft turned into a robbery when the thief, realizing the owner was home, continued stealing, was discovered, and then brazenly robbed, injuring the owner and changing the nature of the case.

It escalated from a minor theft to a serious home‑invasion theft, and coincidentally the surveillance was broken then, the homeowner was blind, and the case has remained unresolved to this day.

Cheng Ziming was about to be driven mad, never expecting that after searching high and low, the answer would come to him without effort.

And Zhou Xiu, the moment those words slipped out, realized his mistake—he was too agitated!

Cheng Ziming said: "You claim you're in West Sea—how do you know the distance between Blue Cloud Residential Area and West Sea? How do you know which time period and which day she's referring to?"

Zhou Xiu stammered: "I—I have a friend at Blue Cloud Residential Area; besides, whatever time, do I need to report my whereabouts to you guys?"

Cheng Ziming was quite leisurely, even cracking a faint smile: "Which friend? Which building, floor, and unit in Blue Cloud Residential Area, and…"

After this barrage of questions, Zhou Xiu's head swelled—he was basically a fool; otherwise he wouldn't have made no progress all these years, being caught and released by the police over and over.

Under everyone's gaze, he suddenly turned and bolted for the door—what a joke; just who do these cops think they're looking down on?

Before Cheng Ziming could act, his subordinates already executed a shoulder throw, slamming him to the ground so hard Zhou Xiu saw stars, and he immediately begged through tears: "I—I was wrong…… I'll never dare again!"

He still hasn't realized how serious the problem is.

According to our country's laws, home‑invasion robbery carries a sentence of three to ten years' imprisonment plus a fine; since he injured the victim, the minimum is three years.

Huang Mao, having just been enlightened, was struck like a bolt from the blue, staring disbelievingly at the police: "Impossible, impossible—I just gave him a shove and took a few hundred bucks!"

"How am I supposed to be sentenced to prison? I only took a few hundred bucks—you're lying to me! You're definitely lying!"

He struggled fiercely, but upon feeling the icy stares of the others, he suddenly woke up, collapsing like a deflated balloon: "Officer, big brother, spare me this once—I really didn't mean to!"

No matter how desperately he pleaded, the facts were laid bare, and he would ultimately have to pay for his actions.

As for the Alaska dog earlier, it got excited and started barking.

"Serves you right, you big bastard!"

After seeing it, Ling Yue suddenly had a bold idea: looking at the desperate Huang Mao, she thought she could make use of him one more time.

In fact, not only did the police find Zhou Xiu's actions aggravating, Ling Yue was too, because Zhou Xiu was the thief who committed the home‑invasion robbery and injured the owner of the guide dog Bei Bei!

When she rewound time, she clearly saw the intense scene of that moment and committed Bei Bei the guide dog's every struggle to memory; this incident is the root cause of Bei Bei's psychological knot.

To resolve it, the best approach is to start from this aspect.

Seeing the thief struggling incessantly, Ling Yue suddenly came up with an idea.

She first called Instructor Wang Chen to come over; the training base, Ling Yue, and the police bureau cooperated—no one knew what plan they had devised, only that when they emerged, everyone wore a smile.

As for the Alaska, Ling Yue glanced at it—the dog bowl was spotless, the large‑sized dog squatted in the corner, warm sunshine bathing it, and the dog actually leisurely basked in the sun.

Upon seeing her come out, it immediately shook its fur and ran over in big strides: "Human, can you actually understand what I'm saying?"

This was the result of the goofy Alaska thinking for nearly an hour.

Ling Yue nodded at it: "Yes."

In an instant, it looked at Ling Yue's eyes—round and gleaming like bright stars—"Please, save me, dog! My parents have been so good to me; I'll give you meat bones if you can help me find my mom and dad."

Ling Yue's eyes flickered; having already intended to deal with the Alaska, she immediately laughed: "Even if you didn't say so, I would help you find your owner."

She asked the Alaska several questions; it responded dazedly, and Ling Yue, looking at its bulky build, seriously doubted whether the nutrients from what it ate had all gone to its limbs.

Otherwise, with such a big head, how could it be so dim‑witted?

In the end, Ling Yue located the owners who were anxiously searching for it by using the single dog crystal on the Alaska's body.

They were a young couple in the honeymoon phase, inseparable, their eyes locked, sticking together every day.

Upon seeing the silly Alaska, the girl burst into tears: "Ahhh, my Zhu Zhu, you've been out for almost a morning—you're going to scare your parents to death! Zhu Zhu, look at yourself, you've gotten so thin—"

Before she could finish the word, the dog opened its big mouth, tilted its head back, and let out a long burp.

It trotted back and forth in little steps, returning with a stainless‑steel aluminum bowl clenched in its jaws: "Mom, I'm hungry…"

The girl, who had been anxious, instantly burst into laughter, embarrassed, covering her mouth, gazing blankly around, tears still glistening in her eyes.

Later Ling Yue learned that the Alaska was the girl's beloved pet; she and her boyfriend had met while walking the dog, and after they got together, the number of dog‑walkers went from one to two.

But just today, as she set down the leash, the Alaska let out a howl and bolted away, perfectly living up to its nickname "Slip‑away"—no wonder it's one of the Sled Dog Three Fools!

Afterward, the owners were nearly driven mad by this incident; when they later got a call from the police bureau, they thought it was a scam, but no swindler would be so generous as to lure them straight to the police station.

Getting back to the point, the dog's gluttonous state embarrassed her immensely, and recalling today's "great exploits", the owner flared up, voice soft yet fierce: "Zhu Zhu, come here to Mom."

Zhu Zhu froze, trotting over with its food bowl in its mouth, and the next moment a ** sack fell from the sky!

"Don't you dare slip away! Don't you dare play around! How do you even know how to eat?!"

Zhu Zhu: "QAQ"

Its ears flipped back like plane wings, it turned and bolted, still clutching its food bowl—truly embodying the word 'foodie' to the fullest.

The female owner chased after it: "Zhu Zhu, come back! Come back!"

Zhu Zhu: "……"

"Owner, I'm just greedy, not stupid—coming back got me smacked by your ** sack! My head still hurts T^T"

Finally, as they were about to leave, the owner couldn't resist its soft‑hard persuasion and still brought the pet food brand the dog had been eating—coincidentally, it was exactly the brand produced by Ling Yue's factory.

Because of this, Ling Yue's livestream was postponed all the way to the afternoon; by the time she went live, the viewers in the livestream had waited so long the flowers had wilted.

Those who put in hard work will not be let down by heaven!

At lunchtime, Li Yang, who was stealing a moment to scroll videos amidst his busy schedule, was one of Ling Yue's fans; he had just seen a few posts when three messages popped up consecutively in the backend—

【The streamer you follow has gone live! Click to enter——>】

What's he waiting for? After finishing the last dumpling, he ruthlessly opened the livestream.

Ling Yue looked at the screen; a barrage of questions came at her from all sides.

【Streamer, if you have the ability to go live, then have the ability not to delay!】

【Who has been suffering from morning till noon waiting? It's me, I'm a big sucker!】

【Add one】

Seeing the situation getting somewhat out of hand, Ling Yue coughed lightly: "It's all my fault; earlier, some matters delayed my time, I punish myself, I'll start the raffle right away!"

Upon hearing this, the viewers in the livestream: "???"

【I didn't mishear, did I? Self-punishment means going live? Streamer, do you think I'm that shallow? Well, I am that shallow! Hurry up and start!】

【Please welcome the first consult (big) inquiry (grievance) person (sucker) onto the stage!】

In the barrage, they lined up neatly; seeing this, Ling Yue almost laughed and cried at once.

At this moment, the raffle results have already come out.

Ling Yue glanced at it and said: "Congratulations, Loving Family; may I ask what you'd like to consult about?"

In Ling Yue's livestream, every raffle draw is eagerly anticipated, but this time, seeing the winning viewer's nickname, many were startled.

【Holy shit, Loving Family, that's not our family's WeChat group name!】

【Help, this is my dad's online name; seeing it made my heart skip a beat, I almost kicked the bucket!】

Moreover, some people, loving a spectacle and not shying away from big matters, actually started placing bets.

【Come on, everyone, guess whether this time it's an uncle or an aunt? Place your bets!】

【……】

At the same time, the screen at the other end of the video link suddenly lit up; upon seeing the screen, Ling Yue jerked backward, her pupils constricting sharply.

Not only her, but the originally lively barrage fell silent in an instant.

After a moment, it erupted in a well-spout pattern.

【Ahhhhh I was scared to death!】

【What a huge face, it almost made me throw my phone!】

【The guy upstairs still has strength; I almost kicked the bucket right where I stood!】

【Whose huge face is this?!】

At that moment, in front of the Loving Family's camera, the dad who had been about to block the lens finally moved his face away; after realizing what he had done, he suddenly flushed from face to neck.

His bright, lively eyes flickered with a hint of joy, and he involuntarily raised his voice: "We won! We won! Son, wife, we really won!"

The camera swayed, as if sensing the consulter's information.

Actually, because he was too excited, the phone camera also shook; a cute, fair-skinned boy entered the frame, he looked about six or seven, wearing a mask that revealed a pair of dark, big eyes; he nodded somewhat like a small adult and said: "Yeah, Dad, the streamer is watching us."

As soon as his words fell, Ling Yue found herself locking gazes with a pair of pure, innocent, clear eyes.

"Cough." The consulter's father cleared his throat; everyone being adults, they understood his feigned composure and pretense.

The Loving Family looked at the screen and greeted Ling Yue: "Hello, streamer!"

Ling Yue politely replied with a few words, then said: "May I ask what pet you wish to consult about—"

Before she finished speaking, the other party's camera shook, accompanied by a meow, and a completely black mystic cat appeared in the frame.

Its body was slightly slender; under sunlight, its deep-black fur shimmered with a flame-like hue, and it was obediently curled up in the consulter's arms.

The Loving Family sucked in their belly and said: "This is the pet I wanted to consult about—oh, wait, it's not our family's pet; I picked it up on the road."

"I want you, streamer, to help consult where its home is, so I can send it back."

Upon hearing his words, the cat in his arms lifted its head, its fluffy melon-seed-shaped face pressing directly against the camera.

Instantly, Ling Yue and all the viewers in the livestream were plunged into darkness before their eyes.

【Ahhh it's the cat! The cat is kissing me!】

【Look at your useless self, it's just a cat, tsk tsk, little kitten, come over, hurry into sis's arms, sis has tasty cat treats~】

【Heavens, faced with such an obedient little kitten, you actually aren't moved at all! 【Admiring】【Thumbs up】】

Before the consulter could say anything, the mask-wearing child could already read the words above; although fast, he could see them, and he suddenly burst into tears: "Daddy, daddy, don't send Bu Bu away, Bu Bu is so well-behaved."

In fact, not only the livestream's viewers, Ling Yue also took a liking to this pure-black cat, probably because of loving the house and thus the crow, she keeps an aloof mystic cat queen at home.

But she could also see the firm, unyielding determination in the consulter's eyes.

When the child reached out to hug the cat, the father swooped in, his expression grave: "Haohao, you forgot we can't keep cats at home; I'm doing this for your own good."

The livestream viewers exploded.

【What do you mean? Why can't we keep cats? The kid is about to cry from heartbreak!】

【Thinking of myself, when I was a kid after school, a little dog followed me all the way; it was super cute, black-and-white spotted, with round big eyes looking at people, my heart felt like it would melt! I really wanted to keep it, but Mom didn't agree, and later the dog was adopted by the neighbors T^T】

Also, a portion of the rational faction spoke: "【Maybe the dad has some hidden struggle; look, Haohao has been wearing a mask, while the consulter hasn't.】"

【Is the consulter…… constantly preventing Haohao from contacting the little cat?】,,.