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"It's him, he drove the Magical Beast to attack me!"

The burly man, in front of two police officers, pointed at Chen Fei.

"Hey! You ..."

Just as Pu Aihua was about to speak up in defense, Chen Fei reached out to stop her and shook his head, saying, "Old Piao, you don't need to say anything more, leave everything to me, rest assured, I can handle this!"

"Are you sure? That guy is no easy target."

Pu Aihua looked worried.

Ever since her daughter had been admitted to this hospital room, the guy taking care of the patient in the next bed had been nothing but trouble, though he hadn't resorted to physical violence, his foul language and petty actions were relentless; he was quite the bully and could be a professional hooligan or some lowlife, just not a decent person.

Although they listened to the muscular man's exaggerated complaints, the two police officers appeared rather calm. One of them politely said to Chen Fei, "Please show some form of identification, thank you!"

The other officer took out his phone and began to identify the Little Bird on the girl's hand.

The two officers weren't fools; they had received a call, but by judging the demeanor of the muscular man and Chen Fei, they could guess what was going on. No matter who was in the right, following procedure was always correct.

The identification of Xiao Jiu's species was quickly completed.

Even with an added crest, the identification module correctly recognized the species as the Pure Light Sparrow, and the leg ring served as another form of identification.

This was a registered Magical Beast, which had no issues with its paperwork and was free to move and work within human society, enjoying the basic rights of Intelligent Species and legal protection.

In other words, if anyone tried to slap Xiao Jiu, the police officers could immediately cuff the perpetrator and, depending on the severity, arrange a vacation behind bars.

"Huh!"

The officer looking at the phone's identification result couldn't help but twitch his facial muscles a few times, after repeatedly confirming the information, he put away his phone.

As his colleague finished checking Chen Fei's identification, the two officers exchanged information, and the officer returning the ID to Chen Fei said leisurely, "So, Mr. Cui, are you sure you want to report this supernatural power user for commanding his Pure Light Sparrow to attack you?"

When identifying someone online, some basic information is always retrieved, especially for Ability Users; while their Rank may not be visible, a special mark is always there.

"Of course, I ... wait, special ability user?"

The muscular man suddenly realized what was happening, looking incredulously at the two police officers and finally his gaze landed on Chen Fei, his eyes nearly bulging out.

This guy, who looked completely harmless, was an ability user?!

So, if he was an ability user, why didn't he use his powers to deal with me instead of having his Magical Beast do it? He couldn't figure it out.

"Heh heh!"

Chen Fei responded with a cold laugh.

If you're not convinced, come and hit me!

The last few who thought to do so not only don't have grass over their graves now, they don't even have graves.

"You two should negotiate and settle things here on the spot!"

The two police officers had reached an agreement on how to handle the situation and had no intention of arresting anyone.

To be detained for such a trivial matter was simply unnecessary.

Come on! The police station also has to deal with expenses like kimchi and rice with public funds, just hanging up on the heater 24 hours a day, what's the point?

The muscular man protested angrily, "No, no, it's not like that, even ability users can't act so arrogantly!"

He didn't call the police over just for them to muddy the waters.

The officer who checked Chen Fei's ID spoke impatiently, "Then what do you want? Complaining that this gentleman's Pure Light Sparrow beat you up, or shall we check the surveillance?"

Surveillance footage isn't something you can just pull up any time; you need to file a report, wait for approval, and then retrieve it with the proper documentation. To go through all that hassle for such a petty issue is annoying!

The other officer, who identified Xiao Jiu's species, said, "A First Rank Pure Light Sparrow, think carefully, the court won't even take your case."
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The implication being that it's like the man thought he was tough enough to challenge a chick, only to get laid out by it, cried, and wet himself... Such a story getting out would probably only be more embarrassing, right?

Leaving the truth aside, Xiao Jiu's physical combat ability was probably on par with a chick that had just hatched, hardly painful when pecking at someone, and without using spells or lasers, probably a few chicks could pin it to the ground and beat it to tears.

No wonder the two officers felt that the muscular man was just making a fuss over nothing and decided to withdraw, not wanting to waste their time here.

The muscular man continued his angry tirade, "What about Pure Light Sparrows? Aren't they Magical Beasts? Magical Beasts are so dangerous, they can threaten our lives at any moment, can't you do something about it? I... I'll complain about you two!"

Pfft!~

Someone in the hospital room couldn't help but let out a laugh.

Old Piao was completely dumbfounded, looking at Chen Fei; no wonder he told him not to worry and took it upon himself to deal with it.

Dealing with such a guy wasn't even worth the brainpower!

One of the police officers suddenly said sternly, "Mr. Cui, please watch your language and refrain from making racially discriminatory remarks."

His wearable camera was recording, capturing the scene and the conversation clearly, and uploading it to the cloud in real-time.

The other officer kindly suggested, "Mr. Cui, you might want to look up information about Pure Light Sparrows before you make a decision."

"Pure Light Sparrows are Magical Beasts, what's there to look up?"

The muscular man cursed as he clumsily pulled out his phone and fumbled with the screen, searching for information about Pure Light Sparrows.

The Pure Light Sparrow's biological encyclopedia was easy to find, and as he read, his impatient expression gradually changed. He stared at his phone screen, mouth agape, glanced at the Little Bird in the girl's hand on the hospital bed, and then looked towards the two police officers and Chen Fei.

"You guys... are bullying people!"

The muscleman emitted a wail similar to someone being messed with, no wonder the two officers didn't want to handle this police dispatch.

No matter where this lawsuit goes, he would lose, and the worst part wasn't losing the lawsuit, but losing face.

Does he not care about his face?

"Read more books, don't act all high and mighty all the time."

One of the two officers, feeling sympathetic, sighed and patted the other on the shoulder, signaling his colleague to retreat.

Both of them had recognized that this guy was just an uneducated hooligan, naive to a terrifying degree!

Seeing the muscleman's distraught appearance, Pu Aihua couldn't help but worry, "That, that won't cause any trouble, will it?"

Chen Fei asked nonchalantly, "Old Piao, I heard you opened a restaurant. Just asking, do you have surveillance installed?"

The change in topic was rather abrupt.

"Eh?"

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Old Piao didn't understand what he meant, but by nightfall, he finally grasped the meaning behind Chen Fei's comment.

"Seba, that's him, chop him down!"

The muscleman from the daytime hospital room led a bunch of big guys wearing sunglasses. They poured out of two vans, wielding various kinds of sticks like flails, baseball bats, rolling pins, wardrobe rods, and perhaps even mop sticks, a motley crew if there ever was one.

It really made one wonder how exactly they planned to 'chop' someone with sticks. Anyway, as soon as they pointed at Chen Fei, they charged over howling, brainless for sure—they mustn't have brought their brains with them!

Perhaps, it was a local custom?

"Old Piao, I'll warm up some... wine..."

Chen Fei set down the beer bottle he was clinking with Pu Aihua and, like a gust of wind, dashed out.

In the midst of a ruckus, Old Piao's hand hadn't even set down his bottle when Chen Fei had already laid all the uninvited guests flat on their backs. Their various sticks—woody, plastic, metal—were all snapped on the spot, tossed all over the place.

The few tables of customers who were eating in Old Piao's restaurant, still hesitant about whether to leave, now only saw people sprawled all over the ground, groaning, starting to suspect they had run into a train.

"...No, it should have been ice wine. Come on, bottoms up!"

Chen Fei rushed back in a hurry to correct his slip of the tongue, which to him, was the most important thing.

Clang, two large green bottles clinked together.

"They..."

Pu Aihua didn't know what to say, but he also recognized the ringleader.

Are these people here to make a joke?

"Ah! The stewed dog meat is ready!"

Old Piao's wife walked out of the shop holding a steaming pot of dog meat stew, only to see the indescribable scene spread all over the ground and exclaimed in surprise, "Oh my, oh my, why are there so many people lying on the ground?"

The group had fallen too quickly, catching the matron by surprise. What's going on with these people? Were they here to pull a scam?

"Small scene, don't worry about it, quickly go and take Little Hui her meal!"

Old Piao thought of his daughter still in the hospital room and, with a wave of his hand, irritably ushered his wife to hurry off.

The couple were taking turns looking after their daughter, running back and forth between the restaurant and the hospital, delivering meals by turns.

Now that their daughter's health was much improved and she needed to strengthen her nutrition, he had stewed a rooster that didn't like to study and had failed its exams, adding a stick of Goryeo Ginseng and a few slices of Angelica Sinensis, a full large jar of it, nourishing both qi and blood.

"These people, they... they're alright, aren't they?"

Setting down the pot of dog meat, Old Piao's wife fidgeted nervously with her hands.

The head of the family and Little Chen were eating meat and drinking large swigs of wine, as if nothing had happened, but she still felt something was off.

"Go on, go on, nothing to do with you!"

The machismo-driven Old Piao waved her off impatiently.

This naive woman, so unsophisticated, what's there to see in a bunch of little thugs beaten down?

No matter how tough the little thugs, could they compare to the horrors of the mutants in the Xingdu Kush Mountain Area?

Old Piao might not have made much money over the years, but at least he had seen some big scenes.

Who knows who called the cops, but the flashing police lights slowly drew nearer and further away.

At least eighteen cameras on the street were all pointing at these unlucky kids, working traffic lights blinking away.

Anyway, Old Piao never saw the ringleader again after that.

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