He Changsheng was initially puzzled by Yang Jian giving him money, and now he wanted to check the owner list, which made him nervous.
"Little Yang, what do you want to do? Why do you need the owner's list?"
"Captain, I have a clue that my sister is in this community, but I haven't seen her after searching for more than a month. There are too many people in the community, and it's too difficult to meet by chance. So I thought of looking for her through the property management. Don't worry, I'm definitely not doing anything bad."
"This is not difficult. I'm quite familiar with the property management's data clerk. As long as you have the owner's name, it's a matter of minutes. But you can't harm me. Are you sure you're not going to harm the owner?"
"Don't worry, Captain. I've registered my real name with the company. If I do something bad, can I escape? I'm really just looking for my sister."
"Alright, tomorrow is Saturday. I'll arrange to meet the data clerk, Xiao Tong, and ask her to come over tomorrow. You can treat her to a meal or buy her a gift."
"No problem, I'll give her 200 yuan directly."
As long as something could be solved with money, Yang Jian was never stingy.
"I like your straightforward personality. I'll contact her right away."
As soon as He Changsheng heard about giving money, he immediately agreed and directly called the data clerk.
Yang Jian took out another 200 yuan and handed it to him. He didn't care how much He Changsheng gave to the data clerk.
Money makes things happen. At eight o'clock the next morning, He Changsheng brought Yang Jian to the property management's data room. The data clerk, Xiao Tong, was already waiting for them.
"What's the name of the person you're looking for?"
Xiao Tong was a young girl in her early twenties. She was efficient and didn't ask many questions. She opened the computer and prepared to search.
"Check Lu Yao first."
Yang Jian hoped to find Lu Yao directly.
As Xiao Tong typed on the keyboard, the computer immediately displayed "No such person."
"Then check Lu Wan."
"Still nothing. I have all the owner information here, registered under the names on the property deeds. Do you know Lu Wan's husband's name?"
Xiao Tong typed Lu Wan's name but still couldn't find the person, so she reminded Yang Jian that the owner's name might not be the one he mentioned.
Yang Jian's head ached. He had forgotten to ask Lu Feng what his cousin's husband's name was.
Leaving the property management with disappointment, Yang Jian joined the patrol team. He was on the day shift today.
Should he continue searching here? Yang Jian felt a little annoyed. He suspected that Lu Yao wasn't in this community at all. It had been more than forty days, and her family couldn't have stayed inside the entire time. He wandered around the community every day; it was impossible that he wouldn't encounter them even once.
"Woof, woof, woof."
A series of urgent dog barks interrupted Yang Jian's thoughts. The patrol team had already reached the community garden.
He saw a Golden Retriever barking ferociously and chasing a boy of six or seven years old.
"Whose dog is this? Why isn't it on a leash?"
A young woman tried to drive away the Golden Retriever in a panic, but she was also a little scared.
The Golden Retriever leaped and knocked the boy down, biting the boy's left leg. It was already May, and the temperature was high. The boy was only wearing jeans.
"Auntie, I'm scared."
The boy cried out loudly, alerting the residents strolling in the garden.
In this situation, the patrol team couldn't stand by. All five of them rushed forward, trying to pull the Golden Retriever away.
But the Golden Retriever was like a mad dog and wouldn't let go, biting the boy tightly.
The young woman cried anxiously and kicked the Golden Retriever, but it was useless. The Golden Retriever still wouldn't let go.
"Everyone, get back."
Yang Jian drew his extendable baton and smashed the Golden Retriever's head twice.
The Golden Retriever released its bite, whimpered twice, and fell to the ground, motionless.
The young woman hugged the boy, "Pengpeng, wake up. Don't scare Auntie."
The boy had fainted from fear. Yang Jian squatted down and lifted the boy's pant leg. He found that his calf was bitten, and the flesh was bloody and mangled. If it were any later, flesh would have been torn off.
"Quick, take him to the hospital for a rabies vaccine."
Yang Jian grew up in the countryside and knew that being bitten by a dog and bleeding was very dangerous. If the vaccine wasn't given in time, the injured person's life would be in danger.
The young woman finally reacted and tried to pick up the boy, but she lacked the strength.
Seeing this, Yang Jian was about to reach out when a middle-aged woman suddenly rushed over and grabbed him. "You can't leave. You killed my son, and you won't get away with it."
"Let go, when did I kill your son?"
Yang Jian shook his hand and threw the middle-aged woman to the ground. Then he picked up the boy and ran towards the main gate.
"Go to the garage, I have a car."
The young woman quickly pulled Yang Jian into the building, took the elevator to the basement, and started a silver Cadillac.
The two of them took the child to a large hospital two kilometers away from the community. Yang Jian carried the child into the emergency room, while the woman went to pay and call her family.
During the disinfection and wound treatment, the boy woke up and immediately started crying loudly. His screams could be heard outside the hospital.
Half an hour later, a young couple in their early thirties ran in, covered in sweat. They were clearly the boy's parents.
The mother hugged the boy and cried heartbrokenly.
The father clenched his fists, "Ling'er, whose dog bit him? I'll kill him."
"Brother-in-law, it's a dog owned by a resident in the community. This security guard has already killed the dog. I'm sorry, I didn't look after Pengpeng properly."
The girl named Ling'er guiltily introduced Yang Jian to him.
"Brother, thank you. My name is Xie Zhiyi, and I'm also an owner of Tianhe Yuan. Please come back with me to identify the dog owner. I won't let this matter go easily."
Xie Zhiyi gritted his teeth, looking like he wanted to kill someone. It was understandable; his son was bitten like this, and the parents' hearts were bleeding.
Yang Jian nodded, "The dog owner's responsibility should be investigated. We were also negligent. If we had discovered the unleashed dog earlier, such an accident wouldn't have happened."
"Let's talk about it when we get back. Ling'er, you stay here with your sister. I'll go find the dog owner."
Xie Zhiyi pulled Yang Jian and walked out.
The two of them returned to the community garden and saw that the scene of the incident was already surrounded by people. They squeezed in and saw two groups confronting each other.
On one side was the security team led by He Changsheng, and on the other side was the middle-aged woman and a group of young men led by a tall bald man, numbering more than twenty people.
"Pengfei, it's him! He killed my son! Grab him!"
As soon as she saw Yang Jian, the middle-aged woman shrieked.
The bald man waved his hand, and the young men surrounded them, preparing to attack. He Changsheng immediately led his men to block them.
"Get your weapons! Anyone who dares to stop us will be killed! I'll take responsibility for whatever happens."
At the bald man's command, the young men, as if performing magic, pulled out machetes over a meter long from behind them, seemingly determined to capture Yang Jian.
Xie Zhiyi, who had been clamoring to settle the score with the dog owner all the way, now cowered, hiding behind the crowd, afraid to step forward. The dog owner clearly had underworld connections, and it was impossible to suppress the other party with mere words.