There's a chat group for pets in my neighborhood.

The next morning, as soon as Lu Fang opened the roller shutter door of the pet shop, he could hear a commotion comparable to that of a vegetable market coming from the front.

He walked a few steps to the glass door and frowned.

In the open space in front of the pet shop, a striking white banner with black lettering had been erected at some point, bearing two lines of large characters.

"An unfilial daughter makes money through dishonest means and refuses to support her seriously ill father!"

Below the banner, Qin Zhiqiang, wearing a tattered leather jacket and with messy hair, sat on the ground groaning. He looked quite intimidating.

Qin Sheng, standing nearby, wasn't idle either. He kept shouting loudly, trying to attract more attention: "Is there any justice in this world? My sister makes so much money running a pet shop, but she won't even pay for my father's medical expenses when he's seriously ill. She even told us to get out! Would you dare entrust your pets to someone like that?!"

"Auntie, you be the judge for us country folk. My father raised her with so much care, and this is how she ends up? Is this fair?"

Early in the morning, elderly people who were out shopping or taking a stroll loved to watch the excitement. When they saw the commotion, they immediately gathered around, and soon the entrance to the pet store was completely packed with people.

Fortunately, there weren't many customers in the morning, but if the Qin father and son continued to cause trouble like this, the pet shop might as well close down.

"I'm going to talk to them and get to the bottom of this. This is clearly slander. He doesn't look seriously ill at all." Qin Zhuyan was trembling with anger and took out her phone to call the police.

I thought I had finally escaped my family of origin, but who knew that this family of origin would come back to haunt me again.

"Don't be impulsive, these two are just waiting for you to get out." Lu Fang held down her hand as she tried to call the police: "Even if the police come, they can only mediate, which is only a temporary solution."

"They've won as long as you get out of here. Those two guys never intended to reason with you; they just wanted to smear you."

Lu Fang took Qin Zhuyan's water glass, filled it with warm water, and placed it in her cold hand: "Reasoning with this kind of scoundrel won't work."

"But we can't just cower like cowards." Qin Zhuyan looked at the two people outside the glass door who were complaining bitterly, her disgust impossible to hide.

"It's alright, I have a plan." Lu Fang looked confident as he took out his phone and dialed Officer Li's number.

"Officer Li, I'm in a bit of trouble, could you help me?"

"Hey kid, tell us what's up first, we're really busy."

Wouldn't it be a waste not to use the resources we have?

The police officers called by the police will only try to smooth things over, but if Officer Li were to make the trip, it would be a different story.

Lu Fang explained the whole story clearly.

"Is there really such a shameless person?" Old Li on the other end of the phone took a sip of the goji berry tea in his thermos, stood up, and said, "Alright, that's enough. I'll be there in a bit."

"Done!" Lu Fang waved his phone triumphantly at Qin Zhuyan beside him: "Once Officer Li arrives, these two will have to shut up for a while."

But Qin Zhuyan was still somewhat worried: "But didn't you just say that calling the police is only a temporary solution?"

"This is just the first step." Lu Fang had clearly planned this all along.

He looked out the glass door, not at the Qin father and son, but at a place further away, where Cui Ding had come from across the street to watch the excitement.

A short while later, a police car pulled up in front of the pet shop.

Old Li, dressed in a police uniform, came downstairs and immediately saw Qin Zhiqiang holding a banner at the door.

When they saw the police arrive, everyone instinctively made way for them.

"What are you doing! Causing trouble here so early in the morning?" Although Old Li usually seemed quite gentle, at times like this, his imposing aura suddenly came out.

When Qin Zhiqiang saw that the police had actually arrived, he hurriedly came over: "Officer, you've come at the right time. Please be my judge. How can a daughter earn money and then ignore her father's life or death?"

He refused to believe that Qin Zhuyan could really control everything in Yanling City, and that all the police officers were on her side.

"That's none of my business." Old Li glanced at him but didn't reply. "What I want to ask you now is, what do you call it when you put up banners, incite a crowd to cause trouble, and seriously affect people's business in front of legitimate shops? That's called provoking trouble and disturbing public order. What, do you really think the police station in Yanling City is powerless?"

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhiqiang swallowed hard. Although he was a rogue, he knew that causing trouble would land him in jail, so his voice immediately softened: "I'm just sitting here, how is that disturbing public order?"

"What's this banner?" Old Li pointed to the banner in Qin Sheng's hand: "We can help you mediate your demands, but what you're doing is breaking the law."

"Take down the banner right now, or come back to the station with me for a chat. Every time you cause trouble, I'll detain you. If you don't care, we can give it a try."

Upon hearing this, Qin Zhiqiang and Qin Sheng were immediately flustered.

They didn't bring much money for travel and accommodation when they came back from their hometown. They lost a lot to Qin Zhiqiang yesterday, so they couldn't stay in Yanling City for long. If they were invited back to the police station for "tea" every day, they would have even less money on them.

In the end, he would have no choice but to slink back to the village, which was clearly not the outcome Qin Zhiqiang wanted.

"No, no, no, officer, we're leaving now, we're leaving now." Qin Zhiqiang, feeling guilty, quickly snatched the banner from Qin Sheng's hand, rolled it up in a flurry, and slunk away.

"Alright, we can discuss it, but no trouble allowed!" Old Li waved his hand.

Given his special status, even an upright official would find it difficult to settle family disputes, and this was already the limit of his ability.

Lu Fang greeted Lao Li from a distance while he was in the shop.

As Qin Zhiqiang and his son left, the elderly people who had been gathered around, seeing that there was no more excitement to watch, gradually dispersed.

Qin Zhuyan sighed, "I wonder what other tricks they'll pull."

"Don't worry too much," Lu Fang comforted her gently. "We'll deal with it as it comes."

He opened his phone and sent a message in the group chat: "@Social Brother Li, are you free lately? I have a commission, five jars, are you interested?"

Upon seeing Lu Fang's message, Tanuki lazily popped up: "What's up?"

"Keep an eye on these two people for me. They look like this. They're near Tiancheng Residential Area right now." Lu Fang sent two photos, which were just taken secretly.

"Deal. You can rest assured with Brother Li's work."

"How's the sheriff?"