The French Bulldog was getting weaker and weaker, completely unresponsive to its owner’s words.
This made the owner furious.
He grabbed at it roughly.
“I told you to hurry up! Didn’t you hear me?!”
The bulldog was yanked off the skateboard, its round body tumbling down several steps before finally coming to a stop.
It opened its mouth, tongue lolling out, panting heavily.
Seeing it in this state, even the crowd began to realize something was wrong.
The clapping and cheering gradually died down.
Some people, finding it boring now, turned and left.
This only made the bulldog’s owner even more enraged.
He lifted his foot, about to kick the bulldog.
Just then, a clear, sharp female voice rang out.
“One kick from you, and it’ll die!”
Ruan Xingyao had already pushed her way through the crowd, her eyes sharp as blades, glaring at the man as if he were some heinous villain.
The man was already furious, and hearing Ruan Xingyao’s words only enraged him further.
But with so many people around, he eventually pulled his foot back.
Still, he glared at Ruan Xingyao viciously and shouted, “What nonsense are you spouting?!”
Ruan Xingyao said, “It’s already suffering from heatstroke. You haven’t given it a single sip of water, and you keep forcing it to perform nonstop—it’s going to die!”
As soon as she said this, someone in the crowd spoke up: “I already said something was wrong, but no one would listen to me.”
Ruan Xingyao turned to look.
It was a young girl, clearly soft-hearted to the core.
Even as she spoke, her eyes reddened with tears.
She stared at the bulldog collapsed on the ground, wanting to go forward but not daring to.
Obviously, this girl had already been attacked earlier for her kindhearted reminder.
Ruan Xingyao gave her a gentle, reassuring smile.
She walked over and crouched beside the bulldog, lightly stroking its body.
No one noticed that while she did this, she was quietly transferring a thread of spiritual energy into the bulldog.
Her spiritual power had already recovered quite a bit, but she didn’t pour too much into it.
After all, that shameless owner needed to be taught a lesson first.
Just moments ago, the bulldog had been hanging by a thread, its breathing slowing dangerously.
Now, thanks to Ruan Xingyao’s help, it finally felt a little better.
At this time, Ruan Xingzhuo, following his sister’s request, had gone to buy some water.
He jogged back, handing the bottle to her. “Sis, here.”
Ruan Xingyao opened it and slowly brought it to the bulldog’s mouth.
At last, the bulldog drank water.
Coupled with the spiritual energy Ruan Xingyao had given it, it finally began to recover.
Just then, its owner started shouting again.
“What are you doing! Who allowed you to touch my dog! If you kill it, can you even afford the compensation?!” the man roared, reaching out to shove Ruan Xingyao and Ruan Xingzhuo away.
However, before he could even touch the corner of their clothes, Chen Yu had already twisted his arm back with a swift move.
His arm was pinned behind his back, and with a kick to the back of his knee, Chen Yu forced him straight to the ground.
Such a humiliating position only made the man even more furious.
His mouth spewed filth nonstop, cursing endlessly.
Ruan Xingyao couldn’t be bothered with such a scumbag.
She only focused on the French Bulldog’s condition, and once she confirmed it was no longer in immediate danger, she asked, “Little one, what’s your name?”
The French Bulldog didn’t quite understand why this human, who smelled so nice, could talk to it, but it still answered: “Woof woof!”
【Buguo!】
Ruan Xingyao asked, “Buguo, is this man really your owner?”
Buguo: “Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof!”
【Of course not! He’s just my mom’s boyfriend!】
That answer left Ruan Xingyao a little troubled.
The relationship between a man and woman as boyfriend and girlfriend made it tricky to say whether he could really be considered Buguo’s owner.
But Buguo didn’t understand Ruan Xingyao’s concerns.
All it knew was that this human was helping it.
So, it rubbed its head against Ruan Xingyao’s hand and said: “Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof!”
【Human! Can you help me find my mom? My mom is missing, otherwise this bad man wouldn’t dare bully me!】
“Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof woof!”
【Human! I don’t want to be forced to train on a skateboard every day anymore! The bad man wants me to be some internet celebrity, making me stay on the skateboard for so long every day. If I don’t skate, he won’t give me food! Human! I miss my mom!】
The more Buguo barked, the sadder it became.
Its eyes welled up with tears, looking pitiful to the extreme.
However, Ruan Xingyao’s attention was already caught by another point in what it had said.
“You said your mom is missing—what happened?” Ruan Xingyao asked.
She spoke softly, her voice drowned out by the noisy surroundings, so the man didn’t hear.
But Ruan Xingzhuo and You Huan, who were right next to her, heard every word clearly.
You Huan opened her mouth wide and instinctively looked at Ruan Xingzhuo, silently asking, “No way, right?”
Ruan Xingzhuo subtly shook his head to tell her not to make a fuss.
Buguo answered: “Woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof! Woof woof woof woof!”
【He took my mom on a trip before, and only he came back. He said my mom went on a business trip, but my mom wouldn’t leave without coming to see me.】
Buguo truly missed his mom; his following thoughts were all: 【Waa waa, dog wants mom, dog needs mom.】
Ruan Xingyao stood up and walked over to the man, asking, “Does your girlfriend know you’re abusing her dog?”
When the man heard that, his gaze toward Ruan Xingyao changed instantly.
He stared at her for several seconds before saying, “What are you talking about? This is my dog — I don’t even have a girlfriend!”
Ruan Xingyao had not been certain at first, but hearing him say that put everything into place.
She turned to Chen Yu and said, “Chen Yu, contact the local police here in Changcheng. You can do that, right?”
She wasn’t just talking about calling the police — she meant obtaining Changcheng police authorization to assist in an investigation.
Chen Yu wanted to protest that he didn’t have that kind of authority, but when he met Ruan Xingyao’s eyes he still nodded and said, “No problem.”
Ruan Xingyao nodded, crouched down again, and patted Buguo’s head.
“Don’t worry, little one. From now on he can’t bully you. We’ll help you find your mom.”
This time Ruan Xingyao didn’t bother to lower her voice.
Hearing her, the man immediately began to struggle.
“Who are you people? Stop spouting nonsense! I’ll sue you! I’ll sue you!”
But his struggling was useless against Chen Yu’s hold — Chen Yu pressed him down to the ground.
“Behave,” Chen Yu said.
His tone and actions carried an unusually ruthless edge.
— The end of the Chapter–
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