At noon, the sun shone brilliantly.
But Madam Chen's mood was darker than an overcast sky.
Xue Yuantong's words had stabbed straight into her heart.
Madam Chen herself was a minor official, her father was retired, her elder daughter was studying art abroad, her younger son attended the best high school in South City, and her husband was the bureau chief of a prefecture-level city. Such a family was unquestionably top-tier locally, with no need to worry about any aspect of life.
In her eyes, what were ordinary people? What could they possibly do? Someone earning five thousand a month and someone earning fifty thousand a month were no different to her.
Yet even so, a Local Dog from the countryside had managed to leave her helpless.
Once her usual arrogant facade was stripped away, all that remained was malice. In truth, she was not much different from the old ladies at the Farmers Market.
Impatience appeared on Madam Chen's face as she urged, "Captain Zhou, can you catch it or not?"
Captain Zhou's brows furrowed slightly at the sight.
Still, out of consideration for his relationship with Director Han, Captain Zhou did not argue with her for the moment. He studied the large black dog in the distance, his eyes thoughtful.
A young man suggested, "Captain, how about using some meat to lure it?"
Another person suggested, "Why not just keep chasing it? Once the dog runs out of strength, we can catch it."
An old police officer looked around. "That won't work. This place is too open, with hardly any walls. We used to catch stray dogs at construction sites. More than a dozen people couldn't catch two dogs, even with nets."
The young man was startled. Were dogs really that much harder to catch than people? Captain