A short while later, the Qi family's two people and one dog sat facing the Agency's two people and one dog, forming two clearly defined camps.
Qi Dian stood between them.
Yue Wen looked at the two people opposite him, still somewhat embarrassed. "So you're his father and sister. I'm terribly sorry."
Zhao Xing'er gave an awkward smile. "Well, isn't this ridiculous?"
Qi Father looked at the two young people opposite him with a rather sour expression. "These are the chivalrous hero and well-bred young lady you told me about? What a distinctive way to pay a New Year's visit..."
Qi Dian rubbed his temples. "There must be some misunderstanding here, right? Brother Yue, Xing'er, hurry up and explain what happened."
Yue Wen explained how the two of them had been investigating the gold thefts. After obtaining an address from the Three Little Ones of the Meow-Meow Cult, they had rushed straight over. Naturally, the villa complex's security couldn't stop them. When they arrived outside the Qi family villa, they spotted the father and daughter with the canine suspect from a distance.
They had assumed these were the masterminds ordering a Demon Beast to steal.
They hadn't expected to end up pinning the Qi father and daughter down.
Qi Dian's father was a fairly well-known entrepreneur in River City. Of course he wouldn't do something like have a Demon Beast steal money.
After hearing his account, Qi Father's expression softened a little. "In that case, the key lies with this spirit dog."
He looked at the golden spirit dog in his daughter's arms.
Whether the golden spirit dog understood human speech or simply sensed everyone's eyes suddenly turning toward it, it grew frightened at once, trembling as it burrowed deeper into Qi Jingxia's arms.
"Little Gold?" Qi Jingxia stared at