After Understanding the Language of Beasts - Chapter 6: Not Extremely Harmful, but Deeply Humiliating

 Chapter 6: Not Extremely Harmful, but Deeply Humiliating

The police officer knelt before the young boy and gently asked, "Little one, can you tell the officer if you've been bitten by a dog?"

The overweight woman gave an insistent look with her eyes.

"Ma'am, please don't interfere with the children!" Another officer, unable to bear it, gave her a stern warning.

All children fear the police, and this chubby little boy was no exception. He answered the officer’s questions one by one, "No, no."

"Then, did you stab the puppy with a knife?"

"I... I..."

"Rascal, stop talking nonsense!" the overweight woman warned him.

The officers blocked the woman from the boy’s view and gently encouraged him to tell the truth.

Once the boy had finished talking, he began crying even louder, "I won't dare do it again!"

The woman’s face turned green, then red. Clenching her teeth, she pointed at Jiang Xian and asked, "So, did she really push my son?"

"So, it’s true your son stabbed my dog!" Jiang Xian retorted.

The woman snapped, "How can you compare that beast you raise with my son?"

Jiang Xian smirked, "I raise animals, right? So, are you also raising little animals? If they're both animals, what’s the difference?"

"You—!"

"Enough!" The officer cut in, looking sternly at the woman. "Ma'am, this situation is much more serious since you interfered with their activities. If the other party wishes to press charges, we can open a case."

Ignoring the woman's objections, Jiang Yiheng extended his neck from behind her and said, "Officer, if we don't settle this, I'll definitely find a lawyer and file a lawsuit against her for disturbance and defamation! And as for her son’s fall, she should pay compensation, and I’m willing to accept any punishment."

"Say less." Jiang Yiheng pressed her head back and told the police, "Let’s proceed formally. I trust the people's police will handle this fairly."

The woman muttered, "At worst, I won’t hold her accountable for pushing my son, and you’ll just pay a few hundred yuan..."

Jiang Xian laughed in disbelief at her audacity. "You still expect me to pay? Fine, I'd also like to see how much you'll compensate me for mental damages!"

Of course, the police focused on mediation, but Jiang Xian refused to settle. After some persuasion from Jiang Yiheng, she finally relented.

When the lawyer arrived, the woman finally panicked, abandoning her arrogant, overbearing tone and pleading with Jiang Xian to let her off. She even cried, lamenting how hard it was to raise a child alone and that the child’s father didn’t care about them.

Jiang Xian responded with a mocking smile, "It’s not your husband’s duty to take care of you. What does that have to do with me? I agree with the medical expenses, but you won’t be paying me a penny less."

In the end, the woman had to pay five thousand yuan in compensation, covering Jiang Xian’s mental damages and medical costs for "Ah Shu." Jiang Xian took two hundred yuan from the amount and waved it in front of the woman. "Here, these are the treatment costs for your son!"

It wasn’t very harmful, but it was deeply humiliating.

After leaving the police station, Jiang Xian calmly told the woman who had insulted and hit the young boy as soon as they left, "Next time, be more cautious. Don’t let anyone grow up motherless. This time you paid only five thousand yuan; next time, it might be fifty thousand..."

The woman glared at Jiang Xian angrily, then quickly dragged her crying son away.

Jiang Xian smoothed her hair and exhaled quietly.

Then, she turned and met Jiang Yiheng’s peculiar gaze.

Instinctively, Jiang Xian took two steps back, her heart racing, trying to maintain her composure outwardly. "Why are you looking at me like that?"

Jiang Yiheng stepped forward and pinched her cheek, saying, "Jiang Xian, are you really Jiang Xian? You didn't even know how to curse before, and now you don’t recognize someone who can fight?"

Jiang Xian felt the pinch, quickly pushed his hand away, and rubbed her cheek with a pout. "Of course I’m Jiang Xian! If you don’t believe me, we can do a blood test. Besides, I’ve already died once. What if I wasn’t tougher and got bullied again? I’m twenty-four now; I can’t hide behind you and be weak forever, can I?"

Jiang Yiheng chuckled and lightly tapped her head. "You've been watching too many dramas. Why do you want a blood test to recognize your kin? It’s fine to be weak. You’re my sister—I can look after you for the rest of my life."

"That won’t do. Your future sister-in-law will get jealous." Jiang Xian smiled and tugged on Jiang Yiheng’s arm. "Brother, I want matcha cake from Qingnan's shop."

"Not today. I have a lot to do when I get back. We’ll go tomorrow." Jiang Yiheng had consulted a colleague who studied psychology. As Jiang Xian had said, experiencing a near-death event could lead to a drastic personality shift; it was normal.

For Jiang Yiheng, it only made him feel more protective.

[Ding—Random task completed! Congratulations, host! The random rewards have been distributed: fifty bags of cat food and fifty bags of dog food.]

As the mechanical voice ended, Jiang Xian heard Taobao’s pet service notification: [Congratulations on completing the random task! Please fill out the shipping address. The reward will be sent to the designated location within three to five business days.]

Jiang Xian chose to send it to the local stray animal shelter.

Jiang Yiheng, observing the "dazed" Jiang Xian beside him, reached out and gently touched her head.

They returned to the adoption event, where many adopters were still waiting. Upon seeing Jiang Xian return safely, a round of applause broke out immediately.

A voice called out from the crowd, "Great job, beautiful!"

Jiang Xian’s face flushed instantly, and she thanked them repeatedly before hurrying off to help with the cleanup.

Despite some unpleasant incidents, all the other small animals found new homes except for "Ah Shu," making the event a success.

"Ah Shu" was immediately treated after being sent to the hospital. Fortunately, the injury wasn’t serious. After discussing with Jiang Yiheng, Jiang Xian decided to adopt "Ah Shu" herself.

After this incident, Jiang Yiheng completely changed his view of Jiang Xian, convinced that she truly loved small animals.

However, Jiang Xian was still in a bad mood after her clash with the overweight woman that day. She didn’t dare return home for fear of her mother’s questions, so she shamelessly followed Jiang Yiheng to stay at his place.

On his first workday, Jiang Xian bought milk tea for all the colleagues at the pet hospital, paying with Jiang Yiheng’s personal account.

Jiang Yiheng took his coffee, glanced at the payment confirmation, and said with a wry smile, "Jiang Xian, you sure know how to look generous with someone else's money!"

Jiang Xian laughed. "I don’t have any money, and you’re not paying me a salary, so I can only use your way of paying! Dr. Jiang, I won’t disturb you anymore—carry on!"

And then, he quickly slipped away.

While mopping up a urine stain left by a puppy in the hallway, Jiang Xian suddenly noticed a "Springer Spaniel" sitting outside the pet hospital’s door. Its fur was dirty and matted, and one paw was raised, bleeding and covered in wounds.

When it met Jiang Xian’s gaze, the dog grew anxious and began limping around the door.

Jiang Xian quickly set aside the mop and opened the door.

"Woof woof woof!"

[Hello, I’m a police dog kidnapped by some bad guys. Can you help me?]

(End of Chapter)