If you were made a mascot, you would become a legend in the police force.

The rain was still falling, pattering against the leaves and masking many subtle sounds.

The bald boss only felt a blur before his eyes, and the black and white "mascot" that should have been hundreds of meters away suddenly fell from the sky like a cannonball.

"Get out of here!"

Li Tuantuan roared inwardly. With a weight of 300 pounds plus the force of gravity, if this hit him solidly, not only a person, but even a cow would break its bones on the spot.

The bald leader was a trained fighter after all, and his reaction was extremely fast. The moment Li Tuantuan landed, he instinctively rolled to the side and grabbed a dazed underling next to him to shield him.

"Bang!"

A muffled thud.

Before the unfortunate underling could even scream, Li Tuantuan slapped him so hard he was sent flying, crashing into the rock wall like a rag doll before sliding down and passing out.

"Holy crap! This panda knows kung fu!"

The remaining three human traffickers were terrified. Just moments ago it was monkeys throwing poop and wild boars crashing into cars, and now a Kung Fu Panda has appeared – who could withstand that?

"Shoot! Shoot now!" the bald leader roared hysterically as he retreated.

But, it's too late.

Since Li Tuantuan had made his move, he had no intention of giving them a chance to catch their breath. He activated the [Grandmaster-level Fighting Technique], and although his body was still that round panda body, his movements were incredibly agile.

He sidestepped, dodging a shot fired in the panic of the third brother. The bullet grazed his ear, struck a rock behind him, and sent sparks flying.

"Your marksmanship is terrible, like a master of missing the mark!"

Li Tuantuan cursed inwardly, but his feet didn't stop. He landed on all fours, exerted force, and charged into the crowd like a black and white striped meatball.

"Ouch!"

"My legs!"

Screams rose and fell. Li Tuantuan didn't use his claws to grab their vitals; after all, he was a panda preparing for its recruitment exam, and he couldn't really kill them. He used only skillful force—bumping, pushing, and pressing.

Anyone who gets brushed against by him either breaks a few ribs or suffers a broken leg bone.

In less than half a minute, the five human traffickers who were just arrogant and domineering were all lying on the ground groaning, except for the bald leader, and had lost their fighting ability.

The cave entrance was a mess. The wreckage of a motorcycle, mud and water everywhere, and clumps of "biological weapons" thrown down by the monkeys were mixed together, creating a truly awful smell.

The bald leader retreated to the innermost part of the cave.

He stood with his back to the group of children whose hands and feet were bound and whose mouths were stuffed with rags, his face contorted with rage and despair.

"Don't come any closer!"

The bald leader threw away the empty shotgun in his hand, pulled out a homemade explosive pack tightly wrapped with duct tape from his pocket, and held a lighter in his other hand.

"If anyone takes another step forward, I'll set it on fire! We'll all die together!"

This shout caused Lin Wan and the special police officers, who had just rushed to the cave entrance, to brake instantly.

"Back off! Everyone back off!" Special Police Captain Li's face changed drastically. He spread his arms to block the people behind him. "That's homemade ammonium nitrate explosive. It's very powerful. If it explodes in this confined space, no one will survive!"

Lin Wan's heart jumped into her throat.

She saw the eight children in the corner. Their eyes were wide with terror, their faces were pale, and one little girl had even wet her pants and was trembling all over.

"Don't do anything rash!" Lin Wan shouted, her voice trembling with tension. "You're surrounded! Surrender now and you might get lenient treatment! If you hurt the child, you're really doomed!"

"Shut the fuck up!" the bald gang leader roared, spitting everywhere. "I've never intended to die peacefully in this line of work! Lenient treatment? Going in is the same as dying! Since we can't escape, it's worth taking a few down with us!"

His fingers rested on the lighter, and the tiny flame flickered in the wind like the scythe of death.

The situation has completely reached a stalemate.

The SWAT officers pointed their guns at the bald man, but none of them dared to pull the trigger. If he loosened his grip as he fell, or if the bullet detonated the explosives, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The rain continued, but the air inside the cave seemed to have frozen.

Just then, an untimely voice rang out.

"Mmm~"

Li Tuantuan got up from the ground, shook off the mud, and then plopped down on the ground. He tilted his head and looked at the bald leader, his eyes so clear they looked like those of a mentally challenged person.

He stretched out his paw and pulled an apple that the red-haired guy had just given him from the fur behind his rear end.

"Click."

He took a bite and chewed it with relish.

The bald leader was stunned.

Lin Wan was stunned.

Everyone was stunned.

What time is it? This panda is eating an apple?

Li Tuantuan chewed on an apple while glancing at the bald boss out of the corner of her eye.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "This guy is a desperate criminal, his psychological defenses have collapsed, reasoning with him is useless. The police can't get close, he'll explode if they do. But... I'm a panda."

"I'm a national treasure, it's perfectly reasonable for me not to understand human language, right?"

Li Tuantuan swallowed the apple in her mouth, got down on all fours, and slowly moved two steps toward the bald boss.

"You...you stay away!" the bald leader roared, shaking his lighter. "You beast! Get lost!"

Li Tuantuan stopped. He blinked his small eyes, looked at the bald man with an innocent expression, and then handed him the remaining half of the apple in his hand.

"Hmm?" (Want some?)

He looked so innocent and adorable, like a big, simple-minded guy who knew nothing of danger.

The bald boss's breathing quickened. He would be nervous and anxious facing fully armed police. But facing a panda offering him an apple... his brain momentarily went blank.

This is the opportunity Li Tuantuan wanted.

"System! Open the shop!"

"Redeem me a '1-minute Indestructible Body' trial card! Quickly!"

[Ding! Exchange successful. 500 merit points deducted. Current balance: 200 points. Host, you're bankrupt.]

"Stop talking nonsense! We're about to lose our lives, why would we care about money?"

Li Tuantuan felt a surge of heat instantly flow through her entire body, as if an invisible layer of alloy armor had been covering her fur.

next second.

The goofy panda suddenly moved.

It wasn't the slow, sluggish wriggling movement, but rather like a tiger pouncing on its prey, suddenly leaping up without warning!

"Holy shit!" The bald boss only managed to utter two words before his finger instinctively pressed the lighter.

The fuse was lit!

"Sizzle sizzle—"

It only takes two or three seconds!

Lin Wan closed her eyes in despair: "No!!"

Li Tuantuan completely ignored the bald man; he had only one target—the explosive pack.

He lunged forward, shoved the bald leader aside, and then used his broad, fat belly to firmly press down on the explosive charge with its burning fuse.

Immediately afterwards, he curled his entire body into a ball, completely encasing the explosive charge beneath him.

"boom!!!"