An S-rank anomaly couldn't possibly be this obsequious!

After all that talking, Fu Nanshan showed absolutely no reaction. In the end, he even got annoyed and hung up.

The director: ...

"Ah, talented people all have strange tempers, and those boys in the Fu Family are stranger still!"

If their families hadn't been close friends for generations, the call probably would have ended after barely a few words.

Only then did he look at the photo Fu Nanshan had sent.

One look nearly made his eyes pop out.

Xiao Zhen: Fu Nanshan, you're not pulling my leg, are you? That puppy? It looks like an ordinary dog no matter how I look at it!

Xiao Zhen: An S-rank anomaly couldn't possibly be this obsequious!

Xiao Zhen: Impossible. Absolutely impossible. I don't believe it!

Xiao Zhen: Fu Nanshan, don't pretend you didn't see this. Answer me.

Xiao Zhen transferred you 10,000 yuan.

Before long, Fu Nanshan accepted the money.

Fu Nanshan: Believe it or not. Your choice.

He had notified him, anyway.

Xiao Zhen: ...

This man looked indifferent to fame and fortune, treated money like dirt, and even had the compassionate face of a god or Buddha, yet he had actually accepted his money!

I never thought you were that kind of person!

Xiao Zhen: No, I have to see for myself.

Xiao Zhen: Don't leave. I'm coming to your house right now!

Fu Nanshan merely glanced at it before putting his phone away.

"Younger Uncle, water."

Qin Yan ran up to her Younger Uncle, tilted her fair, soft, delicate little face up, and handed him a hose.

"The kitties and doggies need baths."

Yes, Qin Yan had decided to undertake a major project: bathing some of the cats and dogs that were in good spirits and uninjured.

Back when they were kept at Liu Sandao's house, they had mostly been locked in the basement.

The conditions there were terrible, and there was even less chance of anyone bathing them.

They had even been deliberately dirtied up to film videos of "rescuing stray cats and dogs."

Several of the filthy cats and dogs really needed baths. The long-haired ones in particular had matted fur.

No matter how much Qin Yan loved fluffy animals, she didn't want to pet them. She was a baby who liked things clean.

Doctor Song had come over yesterday and treated them for parasites.

Faced with the little tot's eager, expectant gaze,

Fu Nanshan calmly took the hose.

"Let's go."

He, too, had an approachable air about him. Though cool and distant, he was like moonlight, with a touch of holiness.

The little animals weren't averse to him.

Fu Nanshan didn't turn his nose up at these filthy little animals, either.

The water coming out of the hose was warm.

After getting the bathing supplies ready, Fu Nanshan handed the hose to Qin Yan.

"You rinse them."

He crouched down and patiently washed the scrawny dog in front of him.

The dog behaved very well, its eyes full of trust as it looked at Qin Yan and Fu Nanshan.

Qin Yan held the hose, waiting until her Younger Uncle finished scrubbing before turning it on to rinse the suds off the dog.

Only after its bath was finished did the dog run farther away to shake itself off.

Water instantly sprayed everywhere in that area, as though it were raining.

Those with injuries couldn't be bathed yet, while those that were merely weak and had no open wounds lined up on their own to wait for their baths.

"So good, so good."

Qin Yan stroked their heads, praising them in her sweet little voice.

Little did she know that other people thought she was very good, too.

Xiao Zhen arrived at the Fu Family home bearing gifts. When the butler brought him over, he looked at Fu Nanshan scrubbing a dog, a hint of existential doubt on his upright, resolute, square face.

After all, in his impression, Fu Nanshan was like an immortal enshrined on a lofty altar, untouched by worldly life.

He quickly recovered and turned his gaze to the tiny little girl, who seemed to glow so brightly that he couldn't look away.

Huh... why did this child seem so endearing?

Seeing a stranger arrive, Qin Yan carried the hose and trotted behind her Younger Uncle.

Only after quite a while did she peek out half of her fluffy little head to give him a curious look.

But she quickly ducked back again.

Fu Nanshan looked calmly at Xiao Zhen.

"Don't be afraid."

His cool voice unconsciously softened a little when he spoke to his little niece.

Qin Yan pressed against him and nodded obediently.

"Mhm, I'm not afraid."

Her movements showed a little dependence.

Fu Nanshan said, "He's someone I know."

Xiao Zhen walked over. "You actually know how to bathe dogs."

"These must be the rescued cats and dogs."

As he spoke, his gaze landed on the seemingly harmless little black dog.

What are you looking at!

Jinbao shot him a glare.

That look carried a threat more terrifying than a ferocious beast's.

Xiao Zhen looked away.

He finally gave up hoping otherwise. This little pup really was that damned vicious S-rank anomaly.

At present, the S-rank anomalies discovered worldwide could be counted on one hand.

But every single one was an existence akin to a ruler of its own territory.

If they acted against humanity, it would undoubtedly be a tremendous catastrophe for humans.

For instance, over in Island Country, perhaps because they had committed too many sins, an S-rank anomaly had been born in the ocean there.

Its appearance had directly led to a bloodbath in Island Country's coastal cities.

Several cities there had become forbidden zones. The people inside had been contaminated and turned into monsters, leaving the cities dead.

Yet the people of Island Country could do absolutely nothing about that S-rank anomaly.

The only S-rank anomaly currently known in their Dongyan Country was the Weird Mother in a mountain village.

That area had already been sealed off. The Weird Mother didn't leave the mountain, and they didn't dare provoke her lightly.

Xiao Zhen seethed. Who knew which bastard had captured so many cats and dogs and set up a slaughterhouse? Those cats and dogs had been horribly abused before they died, so their resentment was immense.

It had directly led to the birth of an S-rank anomaly.

This S-rank anomaly had been designated YS-02, Hellhound.

It meant the second S-rank anomaly to be discovered.

"Jinbao."

As Xiao Zhen's thoughts wandered, Qin Yan's soft voice immediately brought him back.

Then he watched helplessly as the Hellhound that had just threatened him wagged his tail and scampered happily over to the little girl.

Those tiny hands, not even big enough to fill the gaps between the Hellhound's teeth, simply picked him up!

And not only did the Hellhound not resist, he actually looked as though he was enjoying himself.

Xiao Zhen: ━Σ(?Д?|||)━

This couldn't be real!

His entire worldview was undergoing a bit of reconstruction.

Under his stare, Qin Yan immediately hugged Jinbao and retreated behind her Younger Uncle.

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The pretty, easily embarrassed baby had grown shy again.

Fu Nanshan dried the water off his hands.

"There are still a few cats."

He stared at Xiao Zhen.

Xiao Zhen: ???

A few minutes later, Xiao Zhen, director of the Special Administration Bureau, was crouching in front of a basin of water, sleeves rolled up, struggling to hold down a cat that was meowing miserably as he bathed it.

This director, who normally beat people up with bold, sweeping moves, was now sweating with anxiety over a little cat he couldn't hold still.

"Don't run! I'm giving you a bath, not trying to kill you."

The black-and-white cat refused to cooperate and even swiped him with a claw.

Xiao Zhen: ...

Fu Nanshan's gaze said nothing, yet seemed to say everything.

In her soft little voice, Qin Yan quietly twisted the knife.

"The kitty doesn't like you very much, Uncle."

Xiao Zhen gave an awkward cough.

"Well, maybe our energies just don't match."

"Besides, cats are really afraid of water to begin with. It's normal not to be able to bathe one properly, right?"