He had barely finished speaking when the police officers behind him promptly stepped forward. They forcibly pulled Cheng Chuxiao, who was sitting on the ground, to her feet and started heading outside, their movements swift and efficient.

Clearly, Cheng Chuxiao’s "heh" had seriously provoked them.

Meanwhile, the elderly man behind Cheng Chuxiao—her father—looked aghast. He hurried forward, stammering, "Th-this... Officer, my daughter is just a bit stubborn. Is it really necessary to take her away?"

Shen Dao’s expression softened. "Old Sir," he said kindly, "you saw what happened. I warned her three times, but she insisted on breaking the law. We’re just following procedure by penalizing her."

"Don’t worry, she’ll be out in five days," he assured the old man. "Why don’t you... come with us to give a statement? Afterwards, I’ll have someone take you home."

Although an arrest was necessary, Shen Dao always respected the elderly. In fact, if Cheng Chuxiao hadn’t ignored three warnings, he wouldn’t have taken her away. Her behavior amounted to contempt for the law and its enforcers. It had seriously damaged the credibility of the law enforcement agency and simply had to be punished.

「Inside the nursing home.」

「The visiting room.」

WEE-OO WEE-OO WEE-OO—

The sound of the police siren gradually faded into the distance.

In the small meeting room, the elderly onlookers, who had been watching the excitement, began to speak their minds again.

"They just took her away? That was decisive, wasn’t it?"

"Old Zhang, you’re really something! Killing a dog with just a few blows. If it were me, I’d probably have been bitten."

"If that were me, I’d still be lying on the ground! I’d make her compensate me until she lost everything!"

"Treating a dog better than her own father... I never would’ve expected that. If I had a daughter like her, she’d be the death of me!"

"..."

The crowd gathered around Zhang Qingyuan, continually expressing their opinions.

They had all seen Cheng Chuxiao’s ruthlessness and relentlessness earlier. They had thought she was a tough one. Unexpectedly, however, her strong front crumbled, and she was taken away in less than half an hour.

Rumor had it she was even in for the full package: a fine plus detention.

"Xiao Qin, we really owe you for this one," Zhang Qingyuan said sincerely, emerging from the crowd to look at Qin Mu.

He had accidentally killed the dog and was quite panicked. Thankfully, Qin Mu had helped him, clarifying whether he needed to pay compensation and saving him from an unjust expense.

Qin Mu smiled faintly.

He then said, "The matter isn’t over yet, Old Zhang. You can file a lawsuit and sue her for emotional distress. Let’s ask for fifty thousand yuan."

Cheng Chuxiao had been aggressive and had also demanded fifty thousand yuan from Old Zhang.

It was only fair... to give her a taste of her own medicine.

To be honest, he rather disliked these utopian dog lovers... They couldn’t even care properly for the people around them, yet they doted on an animal.

Frankly, Cheng Chuxiao probably didn’t even like dogs all that much. People like her... just used ’loving dogs’ to flaunt their own ’compassion’ and ’kindness.’ Otherwise, her social media wouldn’t be filled with dog-related posts every day.

"Fifty thousand yuan?"

Zhang Qingyuan was a bit surprised upon hearing this, and at the same time, a little excited.

This meant... not only would he not have to pay, but he might even make a small profit!

"What are you hesitating for? Definitely sue her! She walked her dog without a leash and then tried to scam us?"

"Right, Xiao Qin, she tried to get fifty thousand yuan from us—doesn’t that count as extortion?"

"I think that counts as extortion, right?"

"Just making her pay for emotional distress, isn’t that letting her off too easy?" 𝘧𝓇ℯ𝑒𝓌𝑒𝑏𝓃𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭.𝒸ℴ𝓂

"Xiao Qin, she cursed you out earlier too, it was awful! That has to be the crime of insult, right?"

"..."

Nearby, Li Weiguo, Song Tiancheng, and other elders crowded around, continually offering their suggestions.

They hoped to escalate Cheng Chuxiao’s civil case to a criminal level.

Old Zhang demanding compensation was merely a civil dispute, whereas extortion and the crime of insult were criminal offenses.

If these charges could be substantiated, she would face criminal liability!

Listening to the "suggestions" from the surrounding elders, Qin Mu’s expression couldn’t help but darken.