Did you really draw this yourself?

Ye Chen opened the next photo.

Snowball barked again, in the exact same tone as before.

Ye Chen could tell it was saying no, so he opened the next photo.

Σ(⊙▽⊙"a

Xuanfeng's eyes widened as she looked at Ye Chen in surprise and asked, "You can understand Snowball saying no too?"

"Wasn't the tone exactly the same? It's not like I'm deaf," Ye Chen replied.

After Snowball looked at the last photo, it still barked once, its tone unchanged.

Ye Chen frowned slightly in disappointment, though it was within his expectations.

Xuanfeng said, "This one isn't it either? Are there any more?"

"No, that was the last one," Ye Chen replied.

Xuanfeng paced back and forth anxiously. "That's it? How can there be no more? How could this happen? She's been dead for so long—why hasn't anyone reported it? Doesn't she have any family?"

"Hard to say. It's also possible that her family took hush money and chose to stay silent," Ye Chen replied with a frown.

Xuanfeng stared wide-eyed in disbelief and stammered, "N-No way... Is money more important than the life of your own family?"

"There are all kinds of people in this world. Who knows?" Ye Chen replied.

Xuanfeng flapped her wings uneasily and asked, "Then what should we do now?"

"Pet owners definitely take their pets to grooming shops regularly. After the New Year, once the pet shops in Mountain City start reopening, we'll take Snowball around and check them one by one. Maybe we can find a shop Snowball used to visit. Then we can follow the trail and should get more clues," Ye Chen replied.

Xuanfeng nodded repeatedly. "Mm, mm, that's a reliable method. They definitely didn't expect Snowball to still be alive. I think there's hope."

"The New Year is almost here. I'll