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

Lin Wan was about to start his motorcycle to return to the station when he found Li Tuantuan standing still, her two little ears standing straight up, her nose twitching, and her eyes fixed on the alley where the two men had disappeared.

"Gungung? What's wrong? Haven't you jumped enough?" Lin Wan patted his butt with a smile. "I'll give you an extra chicken leg when we get back. You did a great job today."

Li Tuantuan ignored the temptation of the "chicken leg" (although he wavered for a moment). He turned his head, looked at Lin Wan with a serious expression, then pointed to the alley entrance with his paw and made a "shh" gesture.

Lin Wan's smile faded.

After spending this time together, she knew this panda all too well. Normally, it was as lazy as a pig, gluttonous and lustful, but when it showed this expression, it definitely meant something big was going to happen.

"Something's up?" Lin Wan asked in a low voice, her hand instinctively reaching for the baton at her waist.

Li Tuantuan nodded, then got down on all fours and, like a giant black cat, silently crept towards the alley entrance.

Lin Wan immediately followed, turning off the walkie-talkie and switching it to vibrate mode.

The alley was dark, with no streetlights, only a faint glow from the distant residential buildings. The ground was covered in garbage and puddles, and smelled musty.

But the pungent, acidic chemical smell became increasingly clear in Li Tuantuan's nose.

[System notification: High concentrations of ephedrine and ether residue detected. Confirmed as residual odor from a drug transaction site.]

Li Tuantuan's heart sank.

really!

In a remote place like Taiping Town, someone is actually dealing drugs? This is no small-scale petty theft.

He and Lin Wan walked carefully along the wall.

After walking about two hundred meters, an abandoned auto repair shop came into view. The large iron gate was tightly closed, but a dim yellow light shone through the crack in the gate.

Those two men wearing baseball caps just went in here.

Li Tuantuan stopped and looked back at Lin Wan.

Lin Wan understood immediately. She took out her phone and sent a message to Director Wang Zhenhua, reporting her location and situation and requesting backup. But she knew it would take at least twenty minutes for him to get over from the station.

If the people inside escape or destroy the evidence during those twenty minutes, all our previous efforts will be in vain.

"Should we go in and take a look?" Lin Wan mouthed.

Li Tuantuan shook her head.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "Silly girl, who knows how many people are inside, or if they have guns. If we just rush in like this, you'll be sending yourself to your death, and I'll be sending myself to get a bearskin coat."

He pointed to a wall on the side of the repair shop, where there was a crooked tree.

A man and a bear quietly approached the tree.

Although Li Tuantuan was fat, climbing trees was a racial talent. He climbed up in no time, sat on the top of the wall, and looked inside through the dusty window.

The repair shop was very empty, with only a dilapidated bread truck parked inside.

The two men in baseball caps were standing next to the car, and opposite them was a burly man with bare chest and covered in tattoos.

The tattooed man was holding a packet of white powder and was tasting it with his finger.

"Good stuff," the tattooed man said in a hoarse voice. "Same as always, I'll take this batch. The money's in the truck."

"Tiger is straightforward," one of the men in the baseball cap laughed. "But things are tense this time. That panda policeman has been quite active lately, so we need to be careful."

"Tch, just a beast, what can it do to cause trouble?" Tiger spat disdainfully. "If it dares to mess with my business, I just happen to need a bear paw to go with my drinks."

Li Tuantuan on the wall narrowed her eyes.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "Want to eat my palm? You're asking for it—like lighting a light in a toilet!"

Just then, Lin Wan also struggled to climb onto the top of the wall (she needed Li Tuantuan to pull her up). When she saw the scene inside, her face instantly turned deathly pale.

It really is a drug deal!

And judging from the amount of powder in that packet, it weighs at least one kilogram! This is already a major criminal case!

"So many..." Lin Wan's heart raced.

Suddenly, the door to the repair shop was pushed open.

Three more people walked in, each carrying a hunting rifle and a machete!

"Brother Tiger, something seems off outside," said one of the newcomers. "When those old folks were doing their square dancing just now, I think I saw that panda glance this way."

"Damn! This is weird?" Tiger frowned, stopping what he was doing. "Grab your weapons! Go check the surroundings! Make sure the cops aren't really watching us!"

"Oh no! We've been discovered!" Lin Wan was startled, her foot slipped, and she broke a dry tree branch.

"Snap!"

In the stillness of the night, the sharp sound was like thunder.

The six or seven people in the repair shop all turned to look out the window instantly.

"Who?!"

"Over there! There's someone on the wall!"

"Bang!"

A gunshot rang out.

The glass shattered.

Li Tuantuan reacted swiftly, grabbing Lin Wan's head and shoving her back against the wall. Bullets struck the window frame, sending splinters flying.

"run!"

Li Tuantuan stopped pretending, jumped off the wall, and pushed Lin Wan out of the alley.

"Damn it! It's the police! Chase them! Don't let them get away!"

The large iron gate of the repair shop suddenly opened, and seven or eight desperate men rushed out wielding knives and guns.

"Stop! Run again or I'll shoot!"

Li Tuantuan cursed under her breath as she ran.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "Is this a car repair shop or an armory? How come there are hunting rifles? System! Redeem a [Bulletproof Vest] for me! No, redeem it for Lin Wan!"

[Ding! Unable to exchange equipment for others.]

"Useless system! It fails at the crucial moment!"

The two rushed out of the alley and back onto the main road.

There was no one left on the main road at this time.

Lin Wan rushed toward the motorcycle, trying to start it.

But just then, a bullet hit the motorcycle's fuel tank.

"Bang!"

Sparks flew everywhere.

Although it didn't explode, the fuel tank leaked, so the bike is definitely unrideable.

"Run to the park! There are trees there!" Li Tuantuan grabbed Lin Wan and rushed into the nearby sports park.

"Split up and run! You hide!" Lin Wan shouted, panting. "They're after me, and I have a gun!"

"What gun?! That's a police baton!" Li Tuantuan roared (though it came out as a "howl").

How could he possibly abandon Lin Wan and run away by himself?

Since these drug dealers dared to fire, they were clearly aiming to kill her and silence her. If Lin Wan were alone, she would surely die.

The two went into the grove of trees in the park.

The people behind were chasing very closely.

"Search separately! That policewoman can't run fast! And that panda, take them out too!" Tiger's voice sounded particularly ferocious in the night.

Li Tuantuan pulled Lin Wan behind a bush. Lin Wan's hands were trembling. After all, she was still a young policewoman. Although she had experienced previous human trafficking cases, this was the first time she had ever seen someone being chased by an armed criminal.

"Don't be afraid."

Li Tuantuan stretched out her thick paw and gently patted the back of her hand.

Then he pointed to his ear and then to the darkness around him.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: "Once we're in the woods, this is my territory. I was worried you guys had guns in the open area, but now in this dark forest... hehe, let's play a game."

At this moment, Li Tuantuan's expression changed.

No longer the lovable national treasure, but a top-tier beast deep in the Qinling Mountains—the Iron-Eating Beast.