Li Yifei held Aunt Xiao’s hand and hurriedly channelled a stream of True Qi into her. He felt her heart weakening, as if it was about to stop. He quickly increased the True Qi to protect her heart meridians while saying to Wu Youu, "Call the police first, and keep these people under control. Aunt Xiao’s condition is not right; I need to focus on treating her."

Wu Youu pursed her lips, nodded, and was just about to call the police when she saw the red-haired Hu Yueying turn to run outside. She urgently shouted, "That woman is trying to escape."

"Dare to run?" Li Yifei turned back and grabbed a brick from the ground. As he picked it up, it shattered in his hand, and he threw it towards Hu Yueying. A dark shadow flew by, hitting her squarely in the back. Just like the person before her, Hu Yueying fell headlong, even worse than the previous person, face first into the ground, knocked out cold.

The others shuddered instinctively and simultaneously heard Li Yifei’s icy voice, "If anyone dares to run, I guarantee their end will be worse than this woman’s!"

As expected, no one dared to run this time. They all stood still, unwilling to put themselves in legal jeopardy. Meanwhile, Li Yifei concentrated on protecting Aunt Xiao’s heart meridians with True Qi, slowly clearing her blocked arteries. Aunt Xiao had suffered a heart attack due to emotional distress, and the culprits were blood clots clogging her arteries. However, this wasn’t challenging for Yifei, as his True Qi had many uses, and clearing the clots wouldn’t be too difficult.

Aunt Xiao’s heart was currently very weak, with thin blood vessel walls. Li Yifei needed to proceed carefully and slowly to clear them. 𝑓𝘳𝑒𝑒𝓌𝘦𝘣𝘯ℴ𝑣𝘦𝑙.𝘤𝑜𝑚

After nearly ten minutes, Li Yifei completed the clearing process, saving Aunt Xiao. Her blood clots were severe, and even two or three stents might not have been effective. It’s fortunate she encountered Li Yifei; otherwise, her condition might not have flared up today, but it wouldn’t have lasted much longer due to the severe blockage.

Seeing Aunt Xiao gradually wake up, Li Yifei gently nodded. This was a testament to good being rewarded as it should be, such a significant opportunity to meet him.

After the police arrived and investigated, those hired confessed everything without any concealment, revealing a dark chain of events. It might be an isolated case, or perhaps similar things were happening across the country.

Hu Yueying was not part of any charity organization or animal protector, but merely cloaked herself in this guise to conduct extortion and black profits.

Initially, she saw online coverage of compassionate individuals storming into a dog meat farm to save the dogs that were to be slaughtered, positively reported in the news, with no one questioning if the group was breaking any laws, and there was a wave of online praise for the behavior.

This gave Hu Yueying malicious thoughts. She thought such actions went unpunished, and under the guise of charity, it seemed they could proceed unchallenged. So she hired a few people, manipulated the narrative online with the help of certain compassionate individuals, ran to a county, intercepted a truck carrying dogs, and ’rescued’ all the dogs on board. She took the larger breeds to a hidden location while moving the smaller breeds, like those with little meat, to another spot.

She then sold the larger breeds and left the smaller ones in an enclosure, posting online that there were many poor dogs without food or volunteer assistance, quickly amassing donations of tens of thousands.

Encouraged by the profits, Hu Yueying became bolder, moving to target various places. With tips from ’kind-hearted netizens,’ she began large-scale operations. Recently, dog farms and traders in the Capital City had quieted down with no profits to be made, so she set her sights on pet rescue stations. Aunt Xiao’s place had been open for years, with the animals initially scrawny but growing fatter over time. After seeing them once, Hu Yueying fixated on the large breeds there.

These animals were robust, and one alone might yield a considerable amount of meat. Thus, she concocted this malicious and ruthless plan, throwing some small dogs without shelter here, pretending to be a compassionate person. For the next several days, she constantly visited the cats and dogs but secretly instructed Liu Wu to poison over ten small dogs at once. Then, she gathered people to extort Aunt Xiao. If Aunt Xiao had paid enough, Hu Yueying would have saved much trouble. Unfortunately, Aunt Xiao didn’t have much money, offering only a few hundred yuan, which was insufficient for Hu Yueying. Angered, she prepared to seize the dogs directly since she had brought many people.

But she hadn’t expected Wu Youu to come with Li Yifei, who swiftly subdued her. The hired people lacked loyalty, and she herself was intimidated by Li Yifei’s aura, misspeaking and exposing the whole scheme.

Having learned the whole story, Li Yifei found it repulsive that such people and events existed. Those stray animals were already tragic enough, and after being rescued, one would think they could pass their days peacefully, yet they couldn’t avoid being exploited or even cruelly poisoned by the evil and greedy humans...

Li Yifei had previously mentioned to Wu Youu while driving that just as some people like animals, one must accept that others do not. He always placed humans as the highest priority, with animals below, though he would distinguish different types of humans. There were foreigners and fellow countrymen, with good and bad people among compatriots. Some people should die, while others Li Yifei should protect. For stray cats and dogs, rather than living a precarious life, a peaceful death might be better. Adoption would be the ideal outcome.

You can dislike them but don’t abuse them; that’s a question of humanity. Disliking is fine, but abuse is unacceptable. Hu Yueying’s poisoning was disgraceful, equating her to an animal was an insult to all adorable creatures.

Li Yifei clenched and unclenched his fist, while Wu Youu beside him intertwined her hands, gritting her teeth in anger, as did the others.

Aunt Xiao had recovered significantly, thanking Li Yifei before falling into a deep sleep. Li Yifei asked Wu Youu to stay back with the others to tidy up, return the dogs taken to the car, and fix the courtyard gate. He and Wu Youu then went with the police to give their statements. Still uneasy, Li Yifei stepped out to make a couple of calls to ensure justice for Hu Yueying and her accomplices.

Then, sitting in the car, Li Yifei wrote down the whole incident and posted it on Twitter. Li Yifei didn’t have many black-powder fans there, his followers mostly appreciated his deeds or shared his Three Views, or were intrigued by his past.

With his fanbase surpassing ten million, Li Yifei’s words held significant sway when he posted. The brief 400-word account of the incident quickly went viral.

In the concluding remarks, Li Yifei added his perspective, "I hope my friends, my followers can be independent thinkers, not swayed by the internet or public opinion, or the views of others. Discern right from wrong. Some things can be done; others should be avoided if possible. Don’t jump to conclusions blindly, including about liking me. Observe carefully..."

The closing line especially warmed the hearts of angry readers who came across the post.

Countless people began to comment, share, and even repost it on other platforms.

Online user A commented, "Damn, I suspected such a possibility long ago. Last year in X City, several similar cases occurred. Those bastards barged into people’s homes, took their dogs away, claiming it was for charity and justice, even calling for online donations. And what happened? Those dogs ended up starving to death, and tens of thousands in donations vanished."

"Exactly, I know where you’re talking about. Damn, those people are infuriating! Why doesn’t the country arrest them and tear them apart?"

User "A Little Radish" replied, "Let’s not tar everyone with the same brush. Through the veteran’s post, it’s clear there are genuinely good people wanting to help these stray animals. After all, everything has a spirit, and those who love them also love us!"

User "Big Cannon" stated, "Damn, I’ve lived for thirty years, and this is the first time I’ve been moved to tears. Veteran, you’re my idol. I’ve been through dark times but never imagined such evil people existed. How can they sleep at night after earning such money?"

"Human nature is inherently evil. The existence of good people and a harmonious society relies heavily on education throughout one’s growth. Some people improve, while others end up in jail. Veteran, thank you for showing us human malevolence, but also the goodness. We felt anger reading this post but also hope seeing people like Aunt Xiao, true good people, silently working without wanting fame, simply striving to provide sanctuary for other creatures."

"I can’t believe such things happen. My Three Views are shaken! I’m beginning to doubt every charitable organization. Are they all like this?"

After dropping Wu Youu off at school, Li Yifei didn’t leave right away but checked the comments and then forwarded a post, saying, "Throwing out the baby with the bathwater is unwise. I merely hope people pause to think in times of trouble, don’t blindly trust others. Of course, as some friends stated, there are good people out there like Aunt Xiao and her kind, be it students or working adults, genuinely offering their compassion!"