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Chapter 33: I almost slept through the finale!

Li Tuantuan slept so soundly that it was even more solid than if she had fainted.

In his dream, he reigned supreme—to his left was a pyramid made of bamboo shoots, and to his right was a swimming pool filled with basins of milk. He held a roasted lamb leg in his left hand and a craft beer in his right, ready to unleash a "bear's life on the tip of his tongue" with his gaping maw.

Suddenly, it sounded like five hundred flies were having a meeting in my ears.

"Wake up! Roll away! If you don't wake up soon, I'll need CPR!"

"Your heart is pounding like a drum, and you still can't wake up? Are you faking it?"

Li Tuantuan waved her paws irritably.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Shut up! Let me finish this lamb leg before I start calling back the spirit!

He suddenly opened his eyes, still grumpy from waking up, and took a big bite.

The result was that the taste wasn't right.

It's a bit hard and has a nauseating rubbery smell.

"Aww!!!"

A piercing scream echoed through the tent.

Li Tuantuan looked closely and was instantly embarrassed. She was lying on a cot in the SWAT team's camp, and what she was biting in her mouth wasn't a leg of lamb, but the stethoscope tube that the poor veterinarian had hung around his neck...

Thankfully it was just a rubber tube; if it had bitten his hand, this veterinarian would have to go to the Disabled Persons' Federation to get a license tomorrow.

"Ptooey! Ptooey! Ptooey!"

Li Tuantuan opened her mouth and spat out the useless tube with a look of disgust.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Is this the legendary "medical dispute" scene? No, this is a post-work injury sequela! And... where's my lamb leg?!

My stomach cooperated perfectly by letting out a deafening "gurgle—", so loud it sounded like thunder inside the tent.

Lin Wan instantly understood. Before she could even wipe away her tears of joy, she immediately adopted the self-awareness of a pet owner.

"Hungry? Everything's ready! Let's serve!"

She turned around and brought out a stainless steel basin larger than a washbasin. Inside was practically a "Manchu Han Imperial Feast": tender bamboo shoots cut into sections, Fuji apple chunks, carrot cubes, and on top of that, a generous layer of high-protein beef cubes, mixed with specially supplied vanilla-flavored milk.

Li Tuantuan's eyes instantly turned green; it was the light of a hungry wolf... no, a hungry bear.

He snatched the basin, buried his entire face in it, and began to devour it with incredible speed and ferocity.

"Eat slowly, no one's going to take it from you, and you won't choke." Lin Wan watched from the side, her eyes red-rimmed, and reached out to smooth his hair. "This time, we owe you a lot, otherwise, it's uncertain whether we would have made it back alive."

Just then, the tent flap was lifted, and Captain Li walked in. Although he had a stubble beard and looked exhausted, his eyes were frighteningly bright.

"Oh, our hero is awake? Perfect, we have some earth-shattering news."

He pulled over a folding chair and sat down, instinctively reaching for a cigarette. But after glancing at Li Tuantuan, who was frantically eating, he silently put the cigarette back in his hand.

"We interrogated those survivors overnight, especially that Tiger guy. That kid vomited everything out of the bamboo tube just to avoid eating peanuts."

"The viper did escape, but he couldn't have gone far. That bastard has a rendezvous point on the other side of the border."

Captain Li lowered his voice, his expression serious: "Moreover, we've uncovered a huge one. This isn't just a drug trafficking ring; it's the tentacles of a transnational criminal organization. Smuggling drugs, rare animals, jade, even arms dealing and money laundering—their operations are outrageously extensive."

"Their mastermind is called 'Old K,' a powerful warlord in Southeast Asia. Viper is just a junior colleague to him, someone who serves tea and water."

At this point, Captain Li paused, looking at Li Tuantuan with a complicated expression.

"According to intelligence, Old K is planning to hold some kind of 'Rare and Exotic Appreciation Event' on a cruise ship in international waters. Ostensibly, it's an auction of antiques, but in reality, it's providing wealthy individuals from various countries with some shady items, including... top-quality, highly intelligent wild animals as the grand finale."

Li Tuantuan paused in her chewing of the apple, her ears perking up instantly.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Top-notch? High IQ? Wild animal?

Can I just give you my name instead of my ID number?

Good grief, we've gotten ourselves into this mess while we were just watching the drama unfold?

"The National Security Bureau has already intervened," Captain Li continued. "The 'Snake Hunt' task force has been officially established, and the National Security Bureau is working with us on the case. Although we didn't catch the snake this time, we did manage to alert them, forcing them to bring forward the date of that 'appreciation meeting' in order to make one last quick buck and escape."

Captain Li looked at Lin Wan, then pointed to Li Tuantuan, whose mouth was covered in milk stains.

"Comrade Lin Wan, given Gun Gun's exceptional performance in this case, especially his unreasonable fighting ability, the special envoy from the Ministry of National Security has specifically requested that you two be transferred to the special task force."

Lin Wan froze, pointing at herself: "Us? Where to?"

"Go to the border. If necessary...go abroad."

Li Tuantuan finally raised her head, with half a carrot still hanging from her mouth, her eyes showing a mix of confusion and excitement.

Go abroad?

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Holy crap? I haven't even figured out my job yet, and I'm already being promoted to an international agent? Isn't that a bit of a leap? But... in my past life, I was a corporate slave and never even left my province, but in this life, being a bear, I get to travel on public funds?

The bigger picture has been opened up!

"Um... Captain Li, Gun Gun doesn't have a passport." Lin Wan asked the crucial question tentatively.

Captain Li chuckled: "Special cases are handled specially. It's now a 'heroic beast' in our system. Not only can we get it a passport, but if a mission requires it, we can even apply for diplomatic immunity."

As soon as he finished speaking, the tent flap was lifted again.

A man in a black windbreaker walked in. He had a buzz cut, dark skin, and his eyes scanned the tent like a scanner before finally settling on Li Tuantuan.

"Let me introduce myself. I am Zhao Gang from the Special Operations Division of the National Security Bureau."

Zhao Gang looked at the giant panda licking the bottom of the basin, his lips twitched slightly, as if he was questioning the meaning of life.

"Is this the 'Kung Fu Panda' described in the report as having extremely strong individual combat capabilities? He looks... quite well-off."

Li Tuantuan was unhappy.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Can't you speak properly? This is called being strong! This is called having meat in the right places! You're the one who's well-off, your whole family is well-off!

He bared his teeth at Zhao Gang, showing off his fangs that could crush a stethoscope, and then—

"Hiccup~~~"

A long, milky burp sprayed all over Zhao Gang's face.

Zhao Gang wiped his face expressionlessly, not only not angry, but also twitching the corner of his mouth.

"Interesting. Hopefully, its skills match its appetite. Pack up, we'll depart in two hours. The private jet is already waiting."

"A private jet?!" Lin Wan's eyes lit up instantly, a light of naiveté.

Li Tuantuan's eyes lit up as well.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Private jet? Is it one of those big planes with leather sofas, flight attendants feeding you, and you can even lie down and watch movies? Civil servants really do have great benefits! This is a steal!

However, two hours later.

When Li Tuantuan stood in front of the so-called "private jet," he fell into a long silence.

This is a dusty, gray military transport plane.

It was quite large and looked imposing, but there were no flight attendants or champagne inside, only two rows of cold, hard seats and a pile of dark green supply boxes.

Even more deadly is...

Isn't this hatch a little too narrow?

Li Tuantuan tentatively squeezed in.

It went in the head, then the chest, and then... it got stuck.

Its round belly was wedged perfectly in the middle of the hatch, a tight fit, making it impossible to get in or out.

The atmosphere at the scene was extremely awkward for a time.

"Ugh!" (Help! I'm stuck! Which scoundrel is trying to frame me?! Give me a push!)

Li Tuantuan flailed her limbs, sending out distress signals.

Lin Wan, Zhao Gang, and several special police officers who came to see him off were all trying to suppress their laughter, their faces turning red as they watched the big buttocks shaking wildly in the air.

"Stop laughing! Help me!" Lin Wan shouted.

Several people awkwardly held Li Tuantuan's buttocks in place.

"One, two, three! Let's go!"

"Pop!"

A muffled sound, similar to the popping of a champagne bottle.

Li Tuantuan finally tumbled and crawled into the cabin like a cork being pulled out.

He lay on the cold steel plate, looking at the dim light above him, feeling utterly hopeless.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: This beginning... is a bit ominous. What happened to the international agent vibe? This is a disaster right off the bat; how am I supposed to lead the team?