"Squeak, squeak, squeak——"
On the other side, Aba was wrapping things up, tying up Lin Hao and his associates, while Ansheng, upon Aba's reminder, discovered the Golden Hedgehog Granny hanging in his blind spot.
In days past, she dominated the Jiule City District, pressing down so no Spirit Beast dared to set foot here.
Now, she dangled over the edge of a safe, struggling with her long legs, trying to extricate the quills stuck to the safe.
"Boom——"
Ansheng pushed over the safe, causing it to topple into the large hole it had previously created.
The little fox landed with all fours on the safe, walked up to the Golden Hedgehog, and smiled:
"Yo——"
"Isn't this the overlord of our city district Spirit Beasts? How come you've become such a mess within minutes?"
When the little fox spoke, it carelessly reached out with its small fox paw and patted the upside-down Golden Hedgehog's tummy, kneading it until even the small belly flab got squeezed.
"You brat! Show some respect for your elders!" The Golden Hedgehog huffed in fury and curled up again.
Initially soft and white belly fur got covered by the rising quills, and those facing the fox began to tremble, much like arrows on a drawn bow.
"Heh heh..."
Ansheng let out a mischievous laugh, raised a paw, pressed it gently on the quill armor's edge, making the Golden Hedgehog uncurl and exposing its snow-white belly to the fox again.
"Although my fox dad ran off quickly and my fox mom rapidly remarried afterward, they still taught me a few hunting tricks before fleeing....."
"Among them is how to eat a hedgehog without getting pricked by its quills! Falling into the hands of Hu Family's An, you have met your match!"
Xia Nan subspecies may or may not eat hedgehogs, Ansheng didn't know much about that.
But Xia Bei subspecies of foxes do eat hedgehogs.
And when foxes eat hedgehogs, the most common technique is to start from the hedgehog's backside; just tipping them over with the nose makes them defenseless.
"What... what are you going to do? We aren't even of the same species!"
The Golden Hedgehog's face changed seeing the grinning fox, letting out a sharp cry.
Though one is a fox and the other a hedgehog, their communication was surprisingly smooth.
"What for? Just giving you a tickle!" The little fox moved in and started tickling the Golden Hedgehog directly.
"Squeak, squeak, squeak——"
Tickled fiercely by the little fox, the Golden Hedgehog couldn't control its expression and burst into laughter in the parking lot.
The hedgehog laughed so hard that its long legs straightened, and its little hands waved quickly as if trying to ward something off.
"Hahaha.... You... you'll never die well, bullying seniors like this, even after death as a ghost, Granny won't let you off, you dead fox! Yahahaha..."
"Grandchild, come save Granny, this dead fox's games are too perverse! Granny... Granny can't take it anymore!"
"Squeak, squeak, squeak——"
The little fox tickled the hedgehog, feeling slightly puzzled.
Where was the [Wish Power +3] I was hoping for? This Golden Hedgehog was incredibly strong, not even some tools could close the distance easily, and its defense, surviving a hit from my fox club, was still lively.
Not to mention [Wish Power +3], Ansheng felt that this hedgehog could even reach a [Wish Power +6] level.
Yet the Golden Hedgehog just wouldn't explode in Wish Power Value.
"Squeak——"
The Golden Hedgehog let out a long cry, kicked its legs, and was tickled unconscious by Ansheng.
But Ansheng didn't stop there; with swaying movements, it pulled the Golden Hedgehog from the safe.
Only, after rescuing the Golden Hedgehog, it was no longer much of a hedgehog; its quills were embedded in the safe, appearing more like a fluffy-backed giant hamster.
"..... Still no Wish Power? Could it be that this hedgehog who smokes, drinks, smuggles, organizes gangs, and runs entertainment clubs, can still be some sort of auspicious symbol?"
Holding the "giant hamster," the little fox's head was full of question marks.
However, this wasn't the time to ponder such questions; Ansheng glanced at Aba and the others, greeting them quickly and running to Hailong Pavilion, capturing two of Lin Hao's men to settle matters here.
Seeing the chairman and main boss fall into the hands of those thuggish Spirit Beasts, Adu and Amau were in a daze, suddenly getting the idea to call the police, fervently wishing to see the iron dragonfly save the day.....
"........"
Lin Hao looked at the Golden Hedgehog Granny, seeing all the quills on her fallen off, turning into a giant hamster. His heart roared angrily, but outwardly, he maintained a fierce and sinister expression.
After being captured, Lin Hao never respectfully addressed the Golden Hedgehog as Granny, seemingly ready to take all responsibility to protect the true mastermind.
"Whimper——"
When the dogs closed the top-floor office doors, the little fox hopped from the boss chair onto the redwood office desk, earnestly indicating for Lin Hao to unlock his phone screen.
The little fox tapped the screen with its paw, writing:
[You're Captain, right? I heard you're planning to trouble our dogs, right?]
Ansheng turned the screen towards Lin Hao, letting him read the words.
After reading the words, Lin Hao was stunned, his face full of confusion.
Of course, since the hedgehog Granny was involved, Lin Hao wasn't surprised by a fox writing; Granny used to gift muscle men as tips online, what's so amazing about a fox that can write?
The real reason Lin Hao was startled was.....
Neither the hedgehog Granny, himself, the six-man command crew, nor the masters of over thirty vessels mentioned tackling the dock's Spirit Beast Gang.
Lin Hao was aware of Aba, previously having conflicts with the Golden Hedgehog.
But the power gap was enormous, the Golden Hedgehog toyed with it like teasing a puppy.
Their large passenger transport group's profits from one run were millions at the very least; Aba's stolen food money was trivial, he cared less about it.
After all... Without using firearms or certain chemical products, having Granny Hedgehog personally handle Aba's group was the only option.
One was the secret chairman of a multi-billion entertainment corporation, the other a thug barely scraping by, resorting to robbery on the riverbank.
Frankly, Granny Hedgehog's monthly electricity bills could feed the dogs for three years.
A filthy beggar wasn't even worth Granny or Lin Hao taking risks to target and suppress.
"Wait...."
Originally crouched with his head in his hands, Lin Hao felt he might have realized something, looked up at the fox sitting on the desk and spoke:
"There might be a misunderstanding between us!"
"Say what you want, whatever we can legally provide, we will, but first, I think we need to stand on the same page, openly discuss and resolve any possible misunderstanding between us."
Money is merely something to ward off disaster.
If it can avert catastrophe, then money serves its purpose.
Lin Hao didn't care much about those losses; after all, they possessed untold amounts of unseeable cash, and however much these thugs wanted, they could drive to collect. Lin Hao was truly concerned about the hedgehog Granny on the table.