"Your lives and deaths are in my hands."
"—How pitiful. Your intelligence, lifespans, thoughts, and values are all so meager, like ants."
"Sometimes I can barely resist destroying your bodies and souls."
"So silence is the only way for you to show obedience. If you don't want to be tortured or die horribly, make sure you remember that."
"Understand?"
He finished speaking. No one answered.
Then the door suddenly opened. Lu Feiming came in carrying a large bag of fresh fruit and vegetables, set it on the table, and walked over.
"What are you doing?" Lu Feiming asked curiously.
"Communicating with them. It helps build a bond, so they'll like coming here in the future," Liang Kun said without batting an eye.
A golden retriever, two poodles, and three Chihuahuas squatted on the floor, all looking lazy.
They were all regulars.
They knew perfectly well what tricks Liang Kun used.
"I'm heading to the wedding venue in a bit. Are you coming?"
Lu Feiming lit a cigarette as he asked.
"I'll stay here and mind the shop. I need to bathe these guys. Give them my regards, and take this too—"
Liang Kun pulled out a red envelope marked "A Hundred Years of Harmony" and handed it to Lu Feiming.
"Sure, I'll pass it along. It'll probably be lively today."
Lu Feiming took the envelope, put it with the one he had prepared, and strode out the door. In the blink of an eye, he was gone.
Only Liang Kun remained to mind the shop.
He looked much more at ease. Sitting boldly among the dogs, he said with a grave expression:
"You ants... You'll never know how great my power is..."
"But that's all right."
"You only need to remember to bow before me and submit. Understand?"
The dogs