"Tanger Purrington?" Shannon softly called out to the orange tabby in the cat.
The small orange tabby nodded pitifully and meowed at her. But in the next second, it let out a sharp cry toward the space behind Shannon as if sensing something.
Shannon turned around and saw that someone from the yard had noticed the commotion and was now walking toward her quickly.
A group of burly men appeared and glared at her with ferocious gazes. "It's another fucking nosy girl! You brats keep sticking your noses in other people's business! You really think I won't kill you!"
It was clear they mistook Shannon for someone else's accomplice. She had no idea who they thought she was, but she could guess.
In illegal pet trafficking operations, traffickers often stole pets from owners to sell for profit, aside from capturing stray cats and dogs.
Sometimes, they sold pets for money, and other times, the poor things were sent to dinner tables.
She'd seen cases online of pet owners chasing these traffickers for thousands of miles to get their stolen pets back. Many volunteers and animal lovers worked tirelessly to rescue these animals.
But for every act of kindness in this world, there was an equal amount of cruelty.
For every person fighting to protect these beloved companions from slaughter, there were just as many who would sacrifice them for their greed.
Shannon didn't care who they mistook her for. She wasn't a saint and had no grand ambition to rid the world of evil.
But since she'd encountered this situation, she wouldn't turn a blind eye to it, not to mention that the kitten she was searching for was here.
Ignoring the hostile men, Shannon turned away and started unlocking the nearest cages.
The men weren't the type to watch livestreams or entertainment shows, so they didn't recognize who she was. But witnessing this eerie display, the grown men felt an inexplicable chill run down their spines.
They couldn't tell how she'd carved that trench into the ground when her hands were completely empty!
"W-What the hell are you?" The man who'd first spoken now looked at Shannon with visible wariness in his eyes.
But Shannon ignored them and continued unlocking the cages to release more cats and dogs.
After the little cat demon, Tanger, was released, he hissed furiously and prepared to launch himself at the traffickers for a fight.
But just as he leaped forward, Shannon swiftly reached out and caught him mid-air.
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