Watch your language!

The little girl's injuries were extremely severe. With a single glance, Lin Yang could tell her internal organs had been damaged. If she hadn't happened to cross paths with him, she would have been mauled to death on the spot, and under the current circumstances, sending her to the hospital immediately might still be too late.

A toddler of three or four years old, suffering from ruptured internal organs combined with such horrific external trauma, was facing certain death.

Lin Yang squatted down, took off his jacket, spread it on the ground, and laid the little girl flat. Then, as if performing magic, he produced a set of silver needles; he had to stabilize her vital life breath first.

While administering the acupuncture, he pulled out his phone and called Han Liqun, instructing him to dispatch an ambulance immediately and make emergency rescue preparations.

Given that this was a direct order delivered personally by Lin Yang himself, Han Liqun naturally did not dare to be negligent. He hurriedly called the hospital to make arrangements and immediately rushed over there himself.

At this moment, staff members from the retirement home also rushed over upon hearing the commotion. Seeing the condition of the mother and daughter, they turned pale with fright.

"Xiao Li, what happened?"

The little girl was the daughter of one of the staff members at the retirement home—a single mother who had no choice but to bring her daughter to work on weekends.

Never had she expected to encounter a ferocious dog attack.

The sobbing mother, Li Runzhu, hurriedly recounted the sequence of events.

"Have you called an ambulance? I'll have the facility's medical staff come over right away."

The speaker was Xu Qiang, the director of the retirement home's administrative office. The facility was equipped with its own medical personnel.

"This gentleman has already called an ambulance for us; it should be here very soon."

"Sir, thank you for your help. I am Xu Qiang, the director of the administrative office here. Thank you for saving them."

Lin Yang ignored him, concentrating entirely on his acupuncture. Soon, he managed to stabilize the little girl's vital breath; the rest would depend on rushing her to the hospital for surgical intervention.

Such severe physical trauma could only be treated through emergency hospital care. All Lin Yang could do was preserve the child's life.

"Your daughter's injuries are very severe, with ruptured internal organs. I have temporarily secured her life; she is no longer in critical danger."

"Thank you! Thank you for saving the two of us. You are our great benefactor."

Li Runzhu sobbed uncontrollably, especially when seeing her daughter injured to this extent—what mother's heart wouldn't break?

"It was just a small effort."

Lin Yang glanced at Xu Qiang and asked, "How is it that there is a stray, vicious dog wandering loose inside your retirement home?"

Xu Qiang had already taken a look at the ferocious dog kicked to death by Lin Yang and said, "This definitely wasn't raised by the facility."

Naturally, people kept pets in the retirement home, and a few even kept large dogs, but all of them were registered, and Xu Qiang recalled no such Rottweiler.

"Then how do you explain this?"

Lin Yang had witnessed the vicious dog attack with his own eyes. Although he did not know the mother and daughter, the shocking scene ignited fury within his heart.

Xu Qiang pondered for a moment and said, "There are two possibilities. First, it's a stray dog that wandered in from outside; second, it might have been brought in by the family member of one of the retired cadres."

Xu Qiang knew very well in his heart that the first possibility was extremely low; it was highly likely to be the second. This matter would not be easy to investigate—after all, the retired cadres in the facility all possessed influential backgrounds, and a minor director like him could not afford to offend them.

Although Xu Qiang had long harbored improper desires toward Li Runzhu, the divorced young woman, and treated her quite well at work, he would never offend people he couldn't afford to cross just for her sake.

"Since you are the person in charge, it is your responsibility to find the dog's owner and hold them accountable," Lin Yang said.

"Of course. Even if we can't find the owner, or if the owner refuses to take responsibility, our retirement home will take charge."

Xu Qiang had just observed that although Li Runzhu was also injured, her face was unharmed; had she been disfigured, he wouldn't have bothered.

At that moment, someone called out from the distance, "Peter! Peter!"

A man and a woman were walking toward them while calling out.

The man was in his twenties and quite handsome, while the woman beside him was also exceptionally striking, very pretty, and possessed a refined temperament. Her delicate, fair face was as smooth as jade, devoid of any flaws.

However, right below her left eye was a distinct tear mole that not only failed to detract from the beauty of her face but instead served as the finishing touch, adding a hint of enchanting charm to her aura.

Ah, this was a woman with distinct character!

As the two walked over and saw the scene, the man frowned, while the woman beside him was startled.

"Young Master Hao!" Xu Qiang hurriedly trotted over to greet them.

"What is going on here?" Zhao Zhenghao asked.

"A vicious dog somehow ran out from God knows where and bit people," Xu Qiang replied.

The beautiful woman with the tear mole, Jiang Ruohan, whispered, "Darling, could it be our Peter?"

"It shouldn't be."

Zhao Zhenghao was completely unconcerned. Even if it was his dog that bit someone, so what? At worst, he would just pay some money!

"What kind of dog did the biting?" Zhao Zhenghao asked casually.

"A Rottweiler, right over there."

Xu Qiang pointed toward the distance at the dog that had been kicked to death by Lin Yang.

The gazes of Zhao Zhenghao and Jiang Ruohan followed the direction, and the two let out a simultaneous cry of shock, "Peter!"

The two instantly recognized their pet dog and hurried over, only to find that their beloved animal was already thoroughly dead.

Zhao Zhenghao had loved raising dogs since he was a child. He had cared for this dog for five or six years, tending to it as well as he would his own biological son.

Now, seeing his beloved pet dead before his eyes, Zhao Zhenghao wept like an elderly father mourning the death of his son—he was utterly heartbroken, and at the same time, filled with a towering rage!

Xu Qiang knew this dog belonged to Zhao Zhenghao, and he secretly rejoiced that the dog hadn't been killed by his own hand, or else his life would have been forfeit.

Xu Qiang cast a sympathetic glance at Lin Yang in his heart, thinking, "This fellow is dead for sure!"

Cradling the corpse of his beloved pet, Zhao Zhenghao's eyes split with fury, radiating a murderous aura.

"Xu Qiang! You damned bastard, how dare you beat my Peter to death! You've grown tired of living!"

"Young Master Hao, please calm your anger! Your beloved dog wasn't beaten to death by me. By the time I arrived, it was already dead."

Terrified by Zhao Zhenghao's murderous aura, Xu Qiang hurriedly explained.

"Then who did it? Who?! I'm going to grind him to dust to accompany my Peter in death!" Zhao Zhenghao roared.

"You'll have to ask this gentleman. When I got here, he was the only one around."

Xu Qiang raised his hand and pointed at Lin Yang.

Lin Yang did not hold Zhao Zhenghao in any regard whatsoever. This fellow had allowed a ferocious dog to run loose and attack people, yet upon seeing the injured victim right before his eyes, he showed complete indifference and instead arrogantly threatened to exact revenge for his dog.

Was there still any rule of law left? Was there any justice?

Zhao Zhenghao's fury-filled eyes locked onto Lin Yang.

"I beat this vicious dog to death. It attacked people first; if I hadn't intervened, this child would have been mauled to death by it," Lin Yang said.

"My ass! My Peter never bites anyone! It must have been this little brat who provoked it first, and she deserved to be bitten!" Zhao Zhenghao roared furiously.

Crack!

Lin Yang stepped forward and slapped Zhao Zhenghao fiercely across the face. "Wash out your foul mouth before you speak!"