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

The black SUV sped back to the police station. Before the car had even come to a complete stop, Lin Wan pulled Li Tuantuan out of the back seat.

"Go in!" she said, pointing to the duty room, her face ashen.

Li Tuantuan hung her head, looking like a schoolchild who had made a mistake, and shuffled inside. As soon as she entered, she saw Chief Wang, Lao Ma, Chen Guangming, and a group of other police officers sitting around a computer, with popular videos from a short video platform playing on a loop on the screen.

In the video, a panda wearing sunglasses "accidentally" rips off a saleswoman's button, and the moment her clothes burst open is captured in a zoomed-in frame, causing the comments section to explode.

"Holy crap! The national treasure has started eating meat?"

"That claw technique is amazing!"

"I suggest expelling him from the bear club!"

Director Wang adjusted his reading glasses, turned his head, and his gaze sharpened: "Comrade Li Tuantuan, could you explain?"

Li Tuantuan: ……

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "Can I say it's a problem with the button's quality? Can I say I'm a victim of being seduced by beauty? Oh well, I guess I'll just have to admit defeat. A bear under the eaves has no choice but to bow its head."

He drooped his ears, plopped down on the ground, covered his face with his two front paws, and made a "I was wrong" gesture.

Old Ma suppressed a laugh: "Chief, I don't think Gun Gun did it on purpose, so perhaps..."

"What do you mean, 'what else'?" Chief Wang slammed his hand on the table. "It's all over the internet now! 'Perverted Panda' 'Rogue National Treasure,' it's made our police station lose all face!"

He pointed at Li Tuantuan: "Starting today, the milk in the basins will be halved! Snacks are canceled! Also—"

Director Wang paused, then gave a meaningful smile: "Work a week of consecutive night shifts, patrol with Lin Wan, and redeem yourself!"

Li Tuantuan's eyes widened instantly.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "Night shift? A week? You're trying to kill me! I'm a national treasure! National treasures need 14 hours of sleep a day! This is animal cruelty! I'm going to file a complaint!"

But under Director Wang's unquestionable gaze, Li Tuantuan could only nod with a wronged expression.

Lin Wan chuckled to herself, muttering under her breath, "Serves you right, serves you right for touching me like that."

-

At 11 p.m., the cool breeze at the foot of the Qinling Mountains carried the chill of early autumn.

In the sidecar of the police tricycle, Li Tuantuan slumped like a melted sesame dumpling, clutching an old bamboo root and grinding her teeth, her eyes vacant and her face utterly lifeless.

This was his third day working the night shift.

A night without a bowl of milk is a dark night.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "Just because of a defective button, I've gone from a 'heroic beast' to a 'night shift laborer.' No more milk, half the apples—is there no justice left for bears? I'm going to complain to the Panda Guild! Oh, I forgot, I'm the only member..."

"Stop whining." Lin Wan yawned and rubbed her eyes. "There's a sports park up ahead. We can sign in and then go back to sleep."

Li Tuantuan gave a weak "hmm" and began gnawing on the bamboo root with a crunching sound.

However, as soon as the motorcycle rounded the corner, a deafening subwoofer roar came crashing down on us like a tsunami.

"The vast horizon is my love~~~ Flowers are blooming at the foot of the rolling green hills~~~"

Accompanying the catchy tune were loud arguments, whistles, and even the "thump thump" of basketballs hitting the ground.

Li Tuantuan's previously droopy ears instantly perked up, and her eyes twitched.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "Who the hell is holding a concert here in the middle of the night? We're already starving, can't a bear sleep? This decibel level, is it a sonic weapon?"

Lin Wan frowned and slammed on the brakes.

On the basketball court, two groups of people were locked in a tense standoff.

On the left was a group of middle-aged women in red. The woman in the lead, with curly hair, held a folding fan and spoke in a deafening voice. The speakers behind her were turned up to the maximum, and the entire basketball hoop was shaking to the rhythm.

On the right are a dozen or so high school students holding basketballs, their faces flushed red, and the veins on the neck of the boy with a buzz cut are bulging.

"What's going on?" Lin Wan got out of the car, put on her hat, and instantly exuded the aura of a capable policewoman.

"Officer, you be the judge!" The curly-haired woman's voice was deafening, making Li Tuantuan's ears twitch. "These brats don't know how to respect the elderly! We've been jumping around here for three years, and today they insist on kicking us out! They even pushed people!"

"Who pushed you?" the buzz-cut guy's voice cracked with anger. "You guys were the ones who took over the court first! This is a basketball court! The lines on the ground are three-point lines, not stage lights! You shoved your speakers under the rim, making the backboard shake, and I couldn't even make a shot!"

"Public spaces belong to whoever gets there first!"

"That doesn't give you the right to monopolize public resources! You're disturbing the peace!"

"What are you talking about! Is our exercise bothering you?"

"You call this exercise? This is noise pollution!"

The two sides were exchanging words, and it looked like the verbal conflict was about to escalate into a physical confrontation.

Lin Wan was caught in the middle, feeling her head buzzing. These kinds of neighborhood disputes that aren't public security cases are the most difficult to handle. If you talk about the law, they'll say, "We're a vulnerable group." If you talk about reason, they'll say, "You police are just bullying ordinary people."

"Alright, alright, let's all keep quiet..." Lin Wan was about to smooth things over when she heard a dull thud behind her.

The motorcycle sidecar suddenly sank.

The massive black-and-white figure, carrying a low-key, grumpy atmosphere, slowly rolled out.

Li Tuantuan stood up straight, without even taking off his sunglasses. He strode confidently with his pigeon-toed gait and walked straight into the middle of the crowd.

With each step, the ground seemed to tremble slightly.

The entire room fell silent instantly.

The curly-haired woman's fan froze in mid-air, and she swallowed back the words "If you're not happy, then keep it to yourself" that were about to come out of her throat.

The boy with the buzz cut stared wide-eyed as the basketball slipped from his hands and rolled to Li Tuantuan's feet with a thud.

After all, they're good at arguing with people, but trying to reason with a 300-pound bear... that's beyond their capabilities.

Li Tuantuan ignored everyone's stares. All he wanted now was to end this farce as quickly as possible and get back to his car to catch up on some sleep.

He walked up to the boy with the buzz cut, glanced down at the basketball on the ground, and stretched out his furry bear paw, beckoning it.

The boy paused for a moment, then subconsciously bent down, picked up the ball, and handed it over.

Li Tuantuan grabbed the basketball with one hand; the standard size 7 ball looked like an orange in his claw.

He didn't use any fancy moves, not even a running start; he simply raised the ball overhead and aimed it at the basket—

Engage your core muscles!

"boom!"

The basketball slammed into the hoop like a cannonball, causing the entire basketball hoop to shake violently and the net to tear with a loud "whoosh".

The ball bounced three meters high after landing, then slammed to the ground with a "bang" and rolled a long way.

The audience was silent.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "It's just a basketball shot, why are you all so shocked? If I didn't want to go home and sleep early, I could have shown you guys with a dunk. But never mind, if they dismantle the basketball hoop, they'll dock my pay again."

Li Tuantuan calmly blew on her paws, then turned around and looked at the group of middle-aged women.

The curly-haired woman swallowed hard, instinctively taking a half-step back, her fan falling to the ground. "Um... Officer Panda, we... we're not breaking the law by dancing, are we?"

Li Tuantuan rolled her eyes behind her sunglasses.

He walked up to the huge speaker that was still playing "The Most Dazzling Ethnic Trend" and stretched out his claws.

Just when everyone thought he was about to smash the speaker with a slap—

He deftly pressed the volume button with his fingertip.

"Sizzle—"

The deafening music was instantly reduced to a level that normal people could tolerate.

Then, the chubby panda turned around, faced everyone, and slowly rose to its feet.

The left claw draws a circle, while the right claw pushes the palm.

Starting stance, Wild Horse Parts Mane, White Crane Spreads Wings, Embrace Knee and Twist Step...

That is Tai Chi, which is ingrained in the bones of the Chinese people.

But he wasn't practicing proper Tai Chi; instead, he was doing "Bear-style Tai Chi," which incorporated elements of square dancing. His movements were fluid and graceful, yet carried an inexplicable sense of humor.

With the added weight of those 300 pounds of fat, every movement appeared both rounded and bouncy. Especially the "cloud hand" move, which, combined with his trembling belly, created an extremely mesmerizing visual effect.

It possesses both the demeanor of a master and the endearing charm of a mascot.

What's even more amazing is that his movements were perfectly timed to the beat of the music.

The tense atmosphere was instantly dissolved by this scene.

"puff……"

I don't know who laughed first.

Immediately afterwards, everyone from students and older women to Lin Wan couldn't help but cover their mouths.

"Hahaha! I can't take it! This is so silky smooth!"

"This isn't Tai Chi, it's Kung Fu Tangyuan!"

"I recorded it! This will definitely trend on social media!"

Li Tuantuan finished her work without breaking a sweat or changing her expression.

He walked to the middle of the field and drew a line on the ground with his paw.

He pointed to the older woman on the left and made a "waist twisting" motion; he pointed to the student on the right and made a "basketball shooting" motion.

Finally, he pointed to the speaker, then to his own ear, and made a "shh" gesture.

The meaning is clear: each person gets half, keep the volume down, and don't disturb each other, understand?

This set of body language, though without a single line of dialogue, is both intimidating and approachable.

"Got it! Got it!" The curly-haired woman was the first to agree, beaming. "Since Officer Xiong has shown off his talent, we'll definitely give him face! Sisters, let's go over there, turn the volume down, don't disturb the national treasure!"

"We agree! Thank you, Brother Xiong!" The students excitedly picked up the ball.

A conflict that was about to escalate into bloodshed was averted by a panda using a combination of physical intimidation and a talent show.

Lin Wan breathed a sigh of relief, her eyes full of smiles as she watched the figure preparing to climb back to the edge of the field to continue sleeping.

[Lin Wan's inner monologue]: "This guy, although he's lazy, lecherous, and gluttonous, is still reliable when it counts."

however.

Just as Li Tuantuan stepped one foot into the sidecar and her bottom had just settled down—

His movements suddenly stopped.

The ears, which had been lying lazily, suddenly perked up.

His moist nose twitched twice in the air, and then his whole body froze.

In the night air filled with the smells of sweat, floral water, and barbecue, there was a faint but extremely pungent odor.

It smelled like a sour, rancid odor, similar to rotten apples mixed with chemicals, and also had a burnt, cloying sweetness.

As a seasoned veteran with a human soul who frequently watched "Today's Talk" in her previous life, Li Tuantuan instantly realized what this tasted like.

That's the lingering smell of heated methamphetamine and methcathinone!

Li Tuantuan's previously sleepy eyes instantly narrowed into slits, her pupils contracted, and a fierce glint, typical of a top predator, flashed across her face.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "Wow, I just came out to mediate a square dance and stumbled upon a sales opportunity delivered right to my door? This isn't just a taste, it's a walking bowl of milk and a second-class merit award! If I do a good job, my meals will be back to normal, and maybe I'll even get an extra meal! Cheers!"

His gaze swept past the dancing aunties and the students playing basketball, fixing fixedly on a bench in the shadows of a corner of the basketball court.

There, two men wearing baseball caps and carrying black backpacks were furtively getting up.

They seemed to have noticed the police's arrival and were preparing to slip into the nearby alley under the cover of darkness.

Li Tuantuan instantly withdrew her leg from the sideboard, turned around, and patted Lin Wan, who was still saying goodbye to the older women.

"Hmm?" Lin Wan turned her head.

Li Tuantuan didn't say anything, but simply raised her paw, pointed to the dark corner, and then pointed to her own nose.

Then, he made a "sucking" motion, followed by rolling his eyes, sticking out his tongue, and making a "poisoned" expression.

Lin Wan froze for a second, then her pupils contracted.

As a high-achieving graduate of the police academy, she instantly understood what Li Tuantuan meant.

"Drug dealers?!" she whispered.

Li Tuantuan nodded, then raised a paw to her mouth—Shh, don't alert the enemy.

Lin Wan took a deep breath and quickly composed herself. She casually walked back to her motorcycle, picked up the walkie-talkie, and lowered her voice: "Calling the station, suspicious persons have been found in the sports park, suspected of drug involvement, requesting backup."

The voice of Director Wang came through the walkie-talkie: "Received. Arriving in five minutes. Keep watch and don't make any rash moves."

"clear."

Lin Wan hung up the walkie-talkie and turned to look at Li Tuantuan, only to find that the guy was gone.

"Rolling? Rolling!"

She looked around and finally spotted a black and white buttock in the bushes at the edge of the basketball court.

Li Tuantuan was lying prone in the bushes, like a scout, staring intently at the two men who were quickening their pace.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "Run? Where to run? Your scent is as clear as a searchlight to my nose. Tonight, you're my milk bowl!"

He licked his lips, a glint of excitement flashing in his eyes.

Suddenly, I'm not sleepy anymore when I'm on the night shift or something.