Ma the Sixth was shocked, overjoyed, and furious all at once, his voice booming.
The two little boys inside the shack were startled by the sudden shout, and by the crowd of people and beams of flashlights that had appeared in the doorway.
The stick in Ma Jihui's hand clattered to the ground, and his small face instantly went pale.
The other boy was just as frightened, staring helplessly at the doorway.
Bai Wan, Hu Zi, and Leopard, their task now complete, sat at Yang Qi's feet with their tongues lolling out. They looked at the terrified children in the shack, then back at their master, awaiting their next command.
Chen Shuangquan and the police officers breathed a sigh of relief.
After all that, it was a false alarm.
"Advisor Yang, thank you so much."
Having regained his composure, Chen Shuangquan turned to Yang Qi and thanked him again sincerely. "If it weren't for you and your 'expert team' today, I don't know how long it would have taken us. You've been a tremendous help."
