Chu Tian pushed through the crowd and entered the supermarket, then looked at his parents and asked, "Dad, Mom! Did these three trash hurt you?"
"No, there's a security army inside the base, they wouldn't dare cause trouble," they replied.
Seeing Chu Tian, the three troublemakers were visibly scared, especially the one with the twisted hand.
The bystanders understood that these three had met their match, and not just any ordinary one.
"Is that Chu Tian? I didn't expect the son of this small supermarket owner to be a big star from the mercenary base," a passerby said enviously.
"These guys are said to have fled from the Fifth Human Base. It's one thing not to find proper work, but to come out and bully honest people, and now they've messed with Captain Chu Tian of the X Mercenary Group. They've got it coming," another passerby said, clearly disliking the three men.
"Captain Chu, give these three a good lesson. They've been selling fake goods and scamming a lot of businesses," an obviously frustrated supermarket owner said.
Chu Tian was surprised; he hadn't realized he was somewhat of a celebrity, and even more surprising was that these ordinary people knew him.
He took the Thunder Pattern Snow Fox off his shoulder and placed it into his mother Shen Lan's arms.
He glanced at the crowd trying to squeeze out but was blocked by onlookers.
"You three, who fled from the Fifth Human Base, aren't you afraid of being caught by the security army?" Chu Tian said, staring at the blond man who had tucked his hands in front of his chest.
These three were not talent warriors but just ordinary people who were physically fit and knew some martial arts.
Although Chu Tian despised such people, he didn't dare to really do anything to them.
After all, there's a strict rule that talent warriors cannot attack ordinary people recklessly.
"This big brother, I didn't know this supermarket is your family's. If I had known, even if you gave me ten times the courage, I wouldn't dare to make trouble in your store," said one of the men with green-dyed hair, speaking urgently.
"You have seriously affected our business, so just pay one million as compensation," Chu Tian said, and the three men's faces turned dark instantly.
Clearly, they didn't have a million on them.
"Big brother, even if you sold us, we wouldn't be worth a million," said the blond-haired man, enduring the pain in his hand.
For mercenaries, earning money might be quick, but for ordinary residents, a million was a significant amount.
"All three of us together have only about half a million. Big brother, we'll give you all our money, just let us go," another long-haired man quickly added.
Chu Tian smiled slightly and nodded.
The three men hurriedly transferred all their money into the supermarket's cash register.
After paying, the three men didn't wait for Chu Tian to speak and ran away.
The onlookers cheered at the sight of the three fleeing figures.
"Good job, Captain Chu," a teenager, apparently a middle school student, called out in admiration.
Chu Tian smiled slightly, watched the three men's retreating figures, and said to the onlookers, "Alright everyone, it's getting late. You should all head home and rest."
The onlookers didn't say much and dispersed.
"Son, I haven't seen you in two months, and you've lost weight," Shen Lan said, holding the sleeping Thunder Pattern Snow Fox.
Chu Xiong replied, "Don't listen to your mom; she always thinks you're not well-fed."
Chu Tian could only chuckle in response.
"Where did you catch this little dog? It's quite cute, and its fur feels so comfortable," Shen Lan asked, holding the Thunder Pattern Snow Fox.
"If you like it, keep it. It can keep you company while I'm on missions," Chu Tian said, tapping the Thunder Pattern Snow Fox's nose.
Chu Xiong didn't say much, while Shen Lan looked at the still-sleeping Thunder Pattern Snow Fox and said to Chu Tian, "It's not about keeping us company. You should hurry up and find a wife, give us a chubby grandson to look after. Let's go, we'll eat early today. I'll make your favorite braised pork."
As Shen Lan directed Chu Xiong to close the supermarket door, Chu Tian said, "Mom, don't bother, I already ate before coming back."
"It's okay, you can eat tomorrow," Shen Lan said nonchalantly.
Chu Xiong closed the door, and the family of three went upstairs.
Back home, Chu Tian looked around and noticed there were no new furnishings or appliances.
"Didn't I leave you fifty million?" Chu Tian asked, puzzled.
"Oh, we've lived here for over twenty years and are used to it. Why