Chapter 1107 - 1104

"I know it's very absurd, but that's exactly how the Security Bureau reported it..."

"The owner of a pet dog returned home from a night shift in the morning, seeing the pet with a flattering expression, grinning like a Shiba Inu. The owner realized that the pet seemed to have done something wrong."

"During the interrogation, suddenly, a flood of memories came to the owner's mind. She then realized the fact that she had even pawned her RV..."

Jin Wanlin lay on the office chair, rubbing her slightly aching forehead, and said:

"The Corgi took advantage of its owner's state of dismay and escaped from home. Its whereabouts are currently unknown. The owner reported it to the Security Bureau, and handed it over to us."

Even though Jin Wanlin has seen all kinds of bizarre cases in the Security Bureau, from people controlling Spirit Beasts, to Spirit Beasts controlling people, or even Spirit Beasts colluding with one another.

But... a scene like this, neither Jin Wanlin nor anyone at the Xia East Security Bureau had ever encountered.

A pet dog ran off with the owner's assets.

Not even to mention how a short-legged Corgi managed to run off with millions in cash.

Just the thought alone, how this creature managed to trick the owner into pawning the RV, left Jin Wanlin puzzled.

Withdrawing millions in cash from the bank should have triggered the risk control system's alert long ago.

The whole matter reeks of oddity, thus necessitating the capture and interrogation of the involved Corgi.

But Corgis are exceedingly common and, due to their uniform shape and appearance, can, to a certain extent, evade the SkyNet system's cameras.

Therefore, the Spirit Beast Gang's biological surveillance network needs to lock down the entire Gulou District and capture all stray Corgis.

"...A little fox answered the phone."

Ah Qing tried hard to maintain a straight face, eyes fixed on the road to prevent her grandfather in the backseat from noticing any drastic changes in her expression.

"No need, my ears are sharp—I've heard the entire conversation between you and Old Jin..."

Ansheng's mouth twitched slightly, for the first time understanding what it means to live a hundred years and still witness something newsworthy.

"Whimper! Whimper, whimper—"

Ansheng raised his paw, rolled down the car window, and let out a series of rapid whimpers toward the outside.

I, as the boss, now issue a wild Corgi capture order in the Gulou District. Spread the word, all doggies and kitties deploy and take action as you see fit.

Master Fuli let out a piercing whimper, and immediately, a chorus of barking erupted beside the building-lined road.

"Woof, woof—"

Master Fuli commanded the capture of Gulou Corgis and said to send the Corgis to the clubhouse—brothers, spread the word!

"Woof, woof..."

Brothers, Master Fuli issued a consort-selection order. Any Corgi in Gulou District, regardless of gender, will be titled a consort and sent to Hai Linglong for a premier selection tonight!

The barking grew in waves, and as the information spread, it got distorted. Besides the core information, the other trivial details became increasingly outrageous.

"Do you have... something busy to attend to?" The grandfather sitting in the backseat, though not privy to the recent phone conversation, could sense that something was off after Ah Qing answered the call.

"No... nothing, just a friend calling to ask about pet care."

Ah Qing made an excuse and quickly changed the topic, saying:

"By the way, we've arrived at the West Lake District; our cousin's newly bought villa is just ahead. Should we go over and see if there's anything we can help with?"

"Who knows, maybe we need to carry pigs or something..."

Quick-witted, Ah Qing deflected the topic to her cousin, talking about the wedding banquet.

According to the customs agreed upon, on the wedding day, early in the morning, the groom and the best man carry traditional betrothal gifts and dowries to welcome the bride.

When the bride is escorted out of her family home, she will also bring along her dowry to the groom's house.

Xia Dong's wedding is all about physical labor.

"Huh? That boy Tianyun asks you to carry pigs?" The grandfather raised his eyebrows and loudly questioned Ah Qing.

Though it's merely replicating old customs, and doesn't require the groom's family to carry to the bride's house—just carrying it to the car outside before driving it over to the bride's place.

But still, no matter how easy it could be, it requires bearing the weight for a mile or two.

"No, just going to help out..." Ah Qing looked at her grandfather and explained the scale of Lin Kui's dowry.

From what Ah Qing's mother said, Lin Kui's dowry consists of over thirty large baskets, each filled with cash.

In comparison, even though Chen Tianyun's side isn't as valuable, they have plenty to carry as well.

Ah Qing feels that tomorrow morning, her cousin will likely rope in the best man and carry over a standard shipping container.

"How much?!"

The grandfather in the backseat, eyes widening, was so shocked his jaw almost dropped: "Thirty baskets of cash?"

"Are you saying that boy Tianyun's marrying a wife who brings back over ten million in cash? What kind of... cough, cough."

The shocking news almost made the grandfather lose composure, blurt out directly, "Living off a woman?"

But he forcibly held back.

The twists and turns of Chen Tianyun's proposal weren't shared with the grandfather by the younger ones, fearing that too much excitement might affect his health, so they simplified it: Chen Tianyun is getting married.

...

On the way to the hotel, Ah Qing detoured to the villa area.

Entering the villa area, and finding Street 5, Building 4, Ah Qing saw the busy Chen Tianyun.

In the villa's paved courtyard, twenty or so giant solid wood cake boxes were arranged.

They stood about 1.45 meters tall, over a meter wide and long, forming a perfect square structure.

Chen Tianyun was arranging for his brothers to come and try lifting the giant cake box and coordinating the convoy...

Currently, the cake boxes are relatively light, but by tomorrow, each box will also have to carry a pig.

"Ah Qing? What brings you here?"

Seeing Ah Qing approaching, Chen Tianyun paused his work, slightly surprised, and looked at her:

"Weren't you going to arrange grandpa's lodging?"

"I just picked up grandpa and said that we're passing by, so I came to check how my cousin's preparations are going..." Ah Qing held the little fox and entered the house, amazed at those giant cake boxes, saying: "They really... are just cake boxes?"

Generally, the boxes carried for cakes should be redwood cabinets, which can later be used as furniture.

"What else can we do?" Chen Tianyun said with an embarrassed expression, "Your sister-in-law is ridiculously wealthy..."

"All the furniture has been arranged at home, and what's not arranged yet is all on the truck, waiting for installation another day..."

"Even I got a Lin Clan manager title slapped on my forehead, supposedly to brag tomorrow."

The wedding, in fact, required no arrangements from Chen Tianyun at all. Lin Kui's father took care of everything, so as long as Chen Tianyun and his family show up on time tomorrow, it's all good.

"On my end, it's still relatively normal compared to your sister-in-law's side, which is downright exaggerated—fully loaded with weight. Her legs tremble as she sends me voice messages..." With a helpless expression, Chen Tianyun vented about the situation Lin Kui was facing.

Gold bracelets on both wrists, over thirty in total, with Golden Rings and a gold necklace on her legs.

Initially estimated at over a hundred pounds heavy...

Tomorrow, when the bride leaves, she won't set foot on the ground. Chen Tianyun will have to carry Lin Kui back home.

"Is this... some kind of iron fist training?" Ah Qing's eyes widened upon seeing the photos of gold accessories on WeChat.