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

After driving for more than half an hour, we finally entered a heavily guarded manor.

High walls, electric fences, numerous sentry posts, and mercenaries patrolling everywhere with their wolfhounds—this was no manor; it was practically a private fortress.

Li Tuantuan looked out the car window and secretly memorized the locations of several firing positions.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: This old K is pretty afraid of dying. This level of defense is amazing! But, can it keep out people, or bears?

The car stopped in front of a magnificent, golden villa.

Ah Qiang led them out of the car, through the hall, and into the backyard.

The backyard was a huge garden, filled with all sorts of exotic flowers and plants, and even peacocks strolling around. But in the very center of the garden stood a massive cage made of pure gold.

It's really pure gold; it's so shiny it'll blind you in the sunlight.

The cage was lined with thick carpets, and also had air conditioning, a television, and even a small swimming pool.

"This is the 'palace' prepared for the divine beast," Ah Qiang said smugly. "How about it? Pretty impressive, right?"

Lin Wan glanced at the cage and felt a wave of nausea.

This is the perverse pleasure of these drug lords. They treat life as a plaything and use money to humiliate dignity.

But outwardly she pretended to be satisfied: "It's alright, barely livable."

"Then let's invite the divine beast into the palace." Ah Qiang gestured for it to enter.

Looking at the golden cage, Li Tuantuan did not feel humiliated.

On the contrary... I felt a little like laughing.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Pure gold? If I could pry off a piece, how many bowls of milk could I get for that? Gold is such a soft metal, and they think they can lock me up? When I get back, I'll turn the cage into gold bars and I'll be rich!

He swaggered in with his pigeon-toed gait.

As soon as he entered, he plopped down on the leather sofa and tested its elasticity.

Hmm, not bad, much more comfortable than the hard bed in the police station.

"Alright, Miss Lin, the mythical beast is settled in." Ah Qiang turned around. "The boss is waiting for you in the study to discuss the price."

Lin Wan nodded and glanced back at Li Tuantuan.

Their eyes met.

Lin Wan: Be careful, don't just focus on eating.

Li Tuantuan: Go ahead and don't worry. Just remember to negotiate a higher price. Don't sell me too cheaply, or you'll lose face.

Lin Wan followed A-Qiang.

Only Li Tuantuan and a few mercenaries guarding him remained in the backyard.

The mercenaries had clearly never seen such a large panda before, and they all crowded around to look at it like it was a monkey.

"Is this thing really worth money?"

"I heard it can kill tigers, is that true?"

"He looks like an idiot; all he does is eat and sleep."

Li Tuantuan was too lazy to pay attention to them.

He's studying that fruit platter right now.

There was a red fruit inside that looked like a strawberry, but a size larger. He tasted one.

"Holy crap! So sweet!"

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: What kind of magical fruit is this? System, check it out.

[System notification: This is a mutated snake fruit containing trace amounts of spiritual energy. Consuming it can increase physical constitution.]

Spiritual energy?

Li Tuantuan's eyes lit up.

This drug lord really has some good stuff!

He immediately went into overdrive and devoured all the snake fruit in the fruit platter.

After eating the fruit, he felt a warm sensation in his stomach and seemed to have gained some strength.

At that moment, a man wearing a floral shirt walked over.

He held a stun gun in his hand, a mocking smile on his face.

"Is this the panda? I heard it has a bad temper? Let me give it a try."

He stuck the stun gun into the cage, trying to poke Li Tuantuan's buttocks.

"Sizzle sizzle—"

Blue arcs of electricity flickered.

The mercenaries nearby chimed in, "Jack, be careful, don't get electrocuted! He's the boss's precious darling."

"Don't worry, I'll just give it an electrotherapy treatment and let it know who's boss." The man called Jack grinned maliciously as he thrust the stun gun into it.

Li Tuantuan had seen this guy a long time ago.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Looking for death?

He didn't hide.

Just as the stun gun was about to touch his buttocks, he suddenly stretched out a claw and grabbed the tip of the stun gun with lightning speed.

"Sizzle sizzle—"

The electric current instantly spread throughout his body.

Jack waited to see the panda convulse and foam at the mouth after being electrocuted.

however.

Li Tuantuan just shook her fur, as if she had been bitten by a mosquito.

The electric current felt to him... kind of tingling, numb, and quite comfortable?

[Passive Skill: Lightning Resistance (Basic). A newbie perk given by the system; I didn't expect to use it here.]

Li Tuantuan, holding the stun gun, looked at the bewildered Jack and gave him a kind smile.

Then, he suddenly pulled.

Before Jack could react, he was pulled by a tremendous force and slammed into the bars of the golden cage.

"Bang!"

The impact shattered his nasal bone, causing him to bleed profusely from his nose.

Before he could scream, Li Tuantuan reached out with her other hand and grabbed his collar.

"Takeoff!"

Li Tuantuan tossed Jack up like trash and threw him into the small swimming pool inside the cage.

"Thump!"

Jack thrashed around in the water a couple of times, then stopped moving (he was probably stunned by the short circuit of the stun gun).

The surrounding mercenaries were all dumbfounded.

Is that supposed to be a panda?

Is that King Kong?!

Li Tuantuan clapped her hands, picked up the stun gun that had fallen to the ground, and in front of everyone, snapped it in two like breaking a sugarcane.

Then he threw the broken stun gun out of the cage, where it landed right at the feet of the mercenaries.

"roar--"

He growled and swept his cold eyes around the room.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]: Who else? Those who want to try, get in line.

All the mercenaries instinctively took a step back, cold sweat pouring down their backs.

They finally understood why this panda lived in a golden cage.

This guy's lethality has also skyrocketed!

......

The negotiations with Lin Wan went very smoothly.

Old K was a thin, gaunt man in his sixties, with a kind face but a ruthless heart. He was very satisfied with the panda Lin Wan brought, especially after seeing the footage of Li Tuantuan throwing Jack into the water on the surveillance camera; he clapped and cheered.

"Great! Fierce enough! Powerful enough! I love it!"

Old K immediately approved the deal: five million US dollars to buy Li Tuantuan.

Lin Wan held the check, but her heart was bleeding.

Five million... and she sold her puppies?

Even though it's fake, I'm still so angry!

"Miss Lin, please stay at the manor tonight. I would like to invite you to attend the appreciation event tomorrow as a special guest," Old K extended the invitation.

This is exactly what I wanted.

Lin Wan pretended to hesitate for a moment, then agreed.

It was late at night.

The lights in the manor gradually went out, with only the patrol team's searchlights still sweeping around.

Li Tuantuan lay in the golden cage, seemingly fast asleep, but her ears were actually perked up the whole time.

He is waiting.

Waiting for an opportunity.