“Woof woof——”
"Oh no! Go--"
Seeing that it was the scary old man, Mai Xiaoshu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He quickly grabbed An Chengye and Jian Jun and pretended to escape.
An Chengye raised his foot and wanted to leave, but then he remembered something and stayed where he was.
Mai Xiaoshu couldn't pull him away and was forced to stay where he was.
After a brief silence, he looked up at the old man who was slowly walking towards them with a dog.
"You again?" The old man saw that it was Mai Xiaoshu, his face was solemn, and he raised his voice and said, "Little sister, what's wrong with you? Are you trying to pick a fight with an old man like me? I was slandered by you for no reason, and the police have proved my innocence. What are ?"
"You can fool others, but you can't fool me! You buried the bodies of the animals you killed underground!"
When the old man heard what Mai Xiaoshu said, there was a barely perceptible change in his expression.
"What nonsense are you talking about? If you don't leave, I'm going to call the police!" He said as if to take out his cell phone.
"Sir, don't get excited. We have no ill intentions." Fearing that the matter would get out of hand, Jian Jun quickly stepped forward to stop it.
However, An Chengye stared at the dog beside the old man and asked Mai Xiaoshu: "You said you didn't find any animals during your investigation, so what happened to this dog?"
"Woof woof..." The dog next to them seemed to understand their words. Seeing someone noticed it, it immediately started barking.
"Don't be afraid, we will help you." Mai Xiaoshu lowered his head and said gently to the dog. Only then did he calm down and pay attention to the important clue that An Chengye mentioned. "Yes, where did the dog come from? There was clearly no animal in the house just now..."
"I'm from the Small Animal Protection Association. Friends often send their dogs to me for foster care. This dog was just delivered to my house by a friend. If you don't believe me, let me show you my certificate."
An Chengye and Jian Jun looked at each other - they did have doubts, and Mai Xiaoshu also wanted to see what evidence he could come up with, so the three of them simply followed the old man into the house.
The old man took out a stamped certificate from the drawer next to the TV cabinet in the living room. An Chengye took it, took a look at it, then turned back to look at Mai Xiaoshu.
Mai Xiaoshu's face turned pale instantly. She grabbed the certificate and checked it several times in disbelief. She knew that the current situation was very unfavorable to her, but she still said with difficulty: "Even if he has these certificates, it can't prove that he is a good person! Isn't there a lot of such plots on TV? The more professional someone is, the more likely they are to steal, isn't it?"
Besides, she had already heard the dog's fear from its barking just now. It was asking them for help, begging them to take it away!
But now, if he told them that he could understand the language of animals, not only would An Chengye think he was crazy, but he might also ridicule him mercilessly.
Seeing that An Chengye and Jian Jun had almost believed what the old man said and had doubts about what he said, Mai Xiaoshu continued, "If you don't believe me, we can go to the backyard now and see if he did these things or not. Let's talk with evidence!"
Seeing that the two young men seemed to be persuaded by her words, the old man finally showed panic in his eyes. A trace of sinisterness flashed across his eyes. He looked at the young man who seemed a little familiar, and said drastically: "It's okay for you to dig, but I must be frank with you... If you leave now, I can pretend that the trespassing never happened; but if you dig despite my obstruction and don't find any evidence, I will sue you for burglary..."
He guessed that An Chengye was a public figure such as a celebrity or internet celebrity, and judging from the reactions of the people around him just now, they probably didn't want to call the police.
Sure enough, when they heard his words, their expressions changed immediately.
The old man was secretly relieved when he saw An Chengye's face turn ugly. He looked at the old man in front of him and said in a deep voice: "Old man, are you... threatening us?"
The old man's face suddenly froze.
Jian Jun knew An Chengye well. When he saw him turn around to look at Mai Xiaoshu, he was worried that he would really follow Mai Xiaoshu and do something irreparable. He quickly grabbed An Chengye and dissuaded him, "Chengye, don't be impulsive. Think about the company. We can't have any negative news now..."
Seeing that Jian Jun was completely shocked by the old man, Mai Xiaoshu could only look at his only life-saving straw and said anxiously: "Don't listen to his nonsense, as long as we find the dog's body in the yard, everything will be fine..."
At this moment, Jian Jun regretted going to the police station to bail someone out.
He interrupted Mai Xiaoshu and poked An Chengye's soft spot accurately: "Think about the project we are going to launch next. If you make a little bad news now, that project will definitely fail..."
Sure enough, after hearing this, An Chengye's attitude changed instantly.
For him, the next project will be a new challenge and the top priority in his future work, and there must be no mistakes.
An Chengye glanced at Jian Jun and said calmly, "Let's go!"
When Mai Xiaoshu heard that they were leaving, he hurriedly chased after them: "Don't leave, otherwise he will move the evidence tomorrow! Believe me, he really..."
"Mai Xiaoshu, stop talking." Jian Jun looked at Mai Xiaoshu, so anxious that he wanted to go up and cover her mouth.
Jian Jun looked at the old man apologetically, took out his business card and handed it to him: "Sir, this is my business card. I'm really sorry about what happened today, and please don't call the police. If you want, we can negotiate compensation. We'll leave now!"
"It's none of your business. You just care about your friend. I don't want to make things worse. Just go." The old man waved his hand and slowly turned around, so that An Chengye and Jian Jun didn't notice the slightly raised corners of his mouth at this time.
The two walked outside. After two steps, An Chengye stopped when he saw Mai Xiaoshu didn't catch up. He said in a rare calm manner, "Let's leave here first. We can talk about what you said when we get back!"
Mai Xiaoshu was stubborn at this moment. She didn't believe that she couldn't catch this old man who committed crimes today. "I won't leave! I won't leave until I get to the bottom of this matter today..."
"It's up to you!" An Chengye looked at her deeply, said two words and strode away.
Upon hearing this, Jian Jun followed him, looked at Mai Xiaoshu, and just sighed.
Mai Xiaoshu stood there and watched them leave. Her heart was filled with disappointment at this moment. She originally thought... she thought that An Chengye, who was willing to come with her to find evidence, was different. But now it seems that businessmen will always be businessmen!
At the same time, she was more angry at the old man's insidiousness and cunningness. She couldn't help but clench her fists and decided that she would never let him hurt more small animals.
At this moment, the whimpering sound of a puppy brought her back to consciousness.
"Little sister, you are so brave to come back here. Unfortunately, no one can help you!" After An Chengye and Jian Jun left, the old man finally showed his true face, "You'd better save your energy."
"Why would you do that? Those little animals are innocent!"
The old man approached Mai Xiaoshu and smiled grimly: "Why? Of course it's because doing this will make me happy!"
Mai Xiaoshu looked at the old man in front of him in disbelief. How could there be such a person in the world?
"They have no grudge against you. Just because you are happy, can you kill them mercilessly?"
The old man seemed to be lost in some pleasant memories. He seemed not to notice the condemnation on Mai Xiaoshu's face. He said with a smile: "Have you ever killed an animal? I remember killing a pigeon when I was young. I was scared at first, but that night, I dreamed that the pigeon was struggling in my hands, and I was suddenly very happy. That feeling... the feeling of completely controlling another life, watching them go crazy, struggle, beg, and finally die sadly in my hands... That feeling is so wonderful, I feel like the master of this world! It turns out that killing animals can bring pleasure! Since then, I have deeply fallen in love with this feeling!"
Mai Xiaoshu looked at him in shock as he walked towards her step by step. Although she usually acted very tough, she was just an 18-year-old girl.
"You are so perverted, you are a devil! I will expose you!" Thinking of those poor animals who died in his hands, Mai Xiaoshu's chest was filled with surging anger and sadness.
The old man stared at Mai Xiaoshu, who was shaking with fear like a dying animal. There was madness in his eyes. He looked at Mai Xiaoshu with burning eyes and said with a grim smile: "Do you think you still have a chance to escape?"
As he said that, he pounced towards Mai Xiaoshu.
"Angie, bite him!" Mai Xiaoshu blurted out these four words, which made the old man distracted for a second. She took the opportunity to quickly dodge to the side.
The Angie she mentioned was the dog next to the old man. When the old man was dealing with An Chengye and the others, Andy had already calmed the frightened dog and made it believe that Mai Xiaoshu had a way to rescue it.
While the old man was dodging in panic, Mai Xiaoshu had already quickly pressed the fire bell in the corridor of the room. The fire bell was connected to the fire alarm phone. Once 119 was triggered, the firefighters would rush over immediately.
"Anji, run!" When they were almost at the gate, Mai Xiaoshu immediately shouted to the dog behind him. The old man hurried to turn off the fire alarm. Mai Xiaoshu and Anji took advantage of the opportunity to run to the gate quickly. A sharp voice sounded behind them: "Stinky girl, stop right there!"
"Woof woof--woof..." The frightened barking of a dog sounded behind him. Mai Xiaoshu turned back subconsciously and saw that the old man had stepped on the dog leash behind Andy.
At this moment, the dog was whimpering and sending a signal for help to Mai Xiaoshu.
Seeing that the old man had a bad look on his face and worried that something might happen to Angie again, Mai Xiaoshu picked up the broom on the porch and threw it towards the old man.
The old man dodged subconsciously, his feet loosened and he fell to the ground, and Angie escaped again.
The old man yelled, "I won't let you go!"
"Angie, run!" Mai Xiaoshu shouted again.
“Woof woof——”
"You were awesome!" After finally running to a safe place, Angie couldn't help but praise the breathless Mai Xiaoshu. "Thank you, we are safe now. Can you please take me home? My master must be worried about me."
"Yes! We'll take you home now. But we have to go to the police station first."
"Do you have evidence?" Angie asked.
"I didn't have it just now, but I have it now! I guessed that the old man would show his true colors after An Chengye and the others left, so I turned on the recording on my phone . His threat just now is the evidence of his crime." Mai Xiaoshu proudly took out his phone and shook it.
"marvelous!"
Just like that, a girl walked with a dog in the night. After the danger, the surroundings returned to a quiet and beautiful state. The stars twinkled enthusiastically in the sky. The only voice came from Andy above their heads: "Wait for me, Xiao Shu!"
When she got home that day, Mai Xiaoshu realized that Feifei's phone had fallen into the toilet. The silly girl didn't sleep peacefully until she got home safely at 11 o'clock. Fearing that Feifei would worry, she decided to keep what happened tonight as a secret in her heart.
On the way back, Jian Jun's heart was hanging because An Chengye in the back seat looked solemn.
If the old man keeps harping on what happened tonight, it might affect the public image of Shiku Technology. It's all his fault that he was soft-hearted and almost got An Chengye involved in this strange incident.
But surprisingly, things took a turn.
A few days later, on the weekend, while he was driving, he heard a piece of news on the radio: "Today, the police received voice evidence from an anonymous person. The police successfully solved the Garden Street major pet disappearance case. The perpetrator was A from the Animal Protection Association. After receiving the evidence, the police dug up ten animal carcasses in his backyard. The pet owners decided to unite and sue A..."
As soon as he heard the news, Jian Jun went to the company immediately, ready to tell An Chengye that what Mai Xiaoshu said was true, the old man on Garden Street had been arrested!
However, there was no sign of An Chengye in the president's office. Jian Jun felt very strange. Where would An Chengye, a workaholic who usually wanted to stay in the company 24 hours a day, go today?