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

Li Tuantuan continued nodding, nodding like a chick pecking at rice.

Lin Wan was both amused and exasperated: "This was originally my instant noodles."

Li Tuantuan was taken aback, scratched her head, and looked a little embarrassed.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]

"Oh no, I overdid it."

"But it's okay, I've already shown the image of 'I'm sensible and I can take care of people.'"

"As long as I keep acting cute and make them think I'm useful, they won't send me away!"

Just then, a series of hurried footsteps came from outside.

Zhang Jianguo and another elderly policeman in his fifties, Chen Guangming, walked in quickly.

Chen Guangming had just woken up and wasn't even properly dressed when he saw Li Tuantuan, and he froze completely.

"This...this is really a panda?"

"It was a wild giant panda," Zhang Jianguo said. "It was the panda that captured the three wanted criminals."

Chen Guangming walked to the door, squatted down, and carefully examined the three people on the ground.

"They were tied up very professionally," he said. "And look, all three of them have injuries, but they're not serious; they're all superficial."

"What does this mean?" Lin Wan asked.

"That shows the person who acted was very measured, knowing how to subdue the opponent without causing serious harm." Chen Guangming looked up at Li Tuantuan. "If it really was this panda... then its intelligence is probably far beyond our imagination."

Li Tuantuan felt a pang of anxiety upon hearing this.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]

"Oh no, they figured it out?"

"No, we can't make it too obvious; we have to keep playing dumb!"

He immediately lay down on the ground, his four legs in the air, exposing his white belly, and made "mmmmmmm" sounds.

This is a classic cute panda pose that always works.

Sure enough, Lin Wan's eyes lit up when she saw this.

"So cute..."

She instinctively reached out, wanting to touch the hairy belly.

Li Tuantuan was overjoyed and immediately cooperated by sticking her belly out even higher.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]

"Come on! Touch it! Touch it hard!"

"The more comfortable it feels, the less I want to leave!"

"What do you call this? This is called strategic surrender!"

Just as Lin Wan's fingers touched the soft hair, she heard the roar of a car engine outside.

Immediately following was the screeching sound of emergency brakes.

"The director is back!" Zhang Jianguo said.

Lin Wan quickly withdrew her hand and stood up straight.

Li Tuantuan also rolled over and got up, shook her fur, and put on a "I'm very well-behaved" look.

The door to the duty room was suddenly pushed open.

Wang Zhenhua rushed in.

The director, who was in his early fifties, was a burly man with a square face, thick eyebrows, and big eyes. At that moment, his face was filled with exhaustion and shock.

Behind him followed seven or eight fully armed special police officers, each holding a gun, as if facing a formidable enemy.

Wang Zhenhua's gaze first swept over the three wanted criminals on the ground, and then landed on Li Tuantuan.

When Wang Zhenhua saw the panda sitting demurely in the duty room, looking as docile as a big cat, his expression became extremely complex.

"It's...this one?"

"Yes, Chief," Lin Wan said, "It dragged the three wanted criminals to the entrance of the police station, and then... it just wouldn't leave."

Wang Zhenhua walked up to Li Tuantuan and looked down at the giant panda.

Li Tuantuan also raised her head and looked at him.

The man and the bear stared at each other for a full ten seconds.

The atmosphere was somewhat heavy.

Suddenly, Li Tuantuan moved.

He stood up, walked up to Wang Zhenhua, and then did something that left everyone speechless—

He extended his right paw and placed it on his forehead, making a standard salute.

Although the posture was a bit off, the meaning was very clear.

Wang Zhenhua's eyes were wide open, like copper bells.

"It...it's saluting?"

"It seems so." Zhang Jianguo's voice was trembling.

After saluting, Li Tuantuan pointed to the three wanted criminals on the ground, then patted his chest with an expression that said, "I did this, praise me!"

Wang Zhenhua took a deep breath and turned to look at the SWAT team captain behind him: "Old Li, have you ever seen such a smart panda?"

Special police captain Li Ming shook his head, his face filled with shock: "No. This panda...something's wrong."

"Something's not right?"

"That's incredibly clever," Li Ming said. "Even the most intelligent wild animals couldn't possibly understand basic human social etiquette like saluting. Unless..."

"Unless what?"

"Unless it possesses human intelligence."

After these words were spoken, everyone fell silent.

Li Tuantuan's heart skipped a beat.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]

"Oh no, I overdid it!"

"No, we have to fix this quickly; we can't let them suspect anything!"

He immediately lay down on the ground, started rolling around, and made "woof woof woof" noises, as if to say, "I'm just an ordinary silly panda."

Wang Zhenhua's lips twitched as he watched the panda suddenly go berserk and roll around.

"Director, what do we do now?" Lin Wan asked.

Wang Zhenhua pondered for a moment: "First, send these three wanted criminals to the hospital for examination, then transfer them to the municipal bureau. As for this panda..."

He looked at Li Tuantuan, who was still rolling on the ground: "Notify the Forestry Bureau and have them send experts over."

"No!" Lin Wan blurted out.

Everyone looked at her.

Lin Wan blushed and quickly explained, "I mean... it finally caught three wanted criminals and made such a great contribution. If we just send it away like this, wouldn't it be a bit... inhumane?"

Wang Zhenhua looked at Lin Wan, then at Li Tuantuan, a hint of amusement flashing in his eyes.

"Kobayashi, you're not reluctant to part with it, are you?"

"I..." Lin Wan was speechless.

Upon hearing this, Li Tuantuan immediately stopped rolling around, crawled to Lin Wan's feet, hugged her thigh again, and rubbed her head against her.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]

"Yes! I really can't bear to part with it! Tell me quickly, I can't bear to part with it!"

"If you can't bear to part with it, then I have a reason to stay!"

"Miss Policewoman, please don't let me down!"

Looking at Li Tuantuan clinging to her leg, Lin Wan felt a strange emotion welling up inside her.

This panda may look silly, but its eyes are clearly filled with a pleading look that says, "Please, don't send me away."

"Chief," Lin Wan took a deep breath, "I think... we can leave it here for now. Since it was able to catch three wanted criminals, it might be of some use in the future."

Wang Zhenhua fell silent.

He looked at the three wanted criminals bound tightly on the ground, then at the panda staring longingly at him.

"This isn't something I can decide," Wang Zhenhua said. "It must be reported to the Municipal Bureau, and the Forestry Bureau must also be notified. However..."

He paused, then said, "It can stay at the police station temporarily until the experts arrive."

"Yay!" Lin Wan almost jumped up.

Li Tuantuan also stood up excitedly, circled around Lin Wan, and even rubbed her head against Lin Wan's hand.

[Li Tuantuan's inner monologue]

"It's done! The first step was successful!"

"As long as I continue to perform well and make them feel that I'm useful, I can officially stay on!"

"My position! My position! I'm here!"

Watching the interaction between the man and the bear, Wang Zhenhua couldn't help but smile.

"Alright, stop standing there," he said. "Old Zhang, you and Old Chen take these three wanted criminals to the hospital, then hand them over to the city bureau. Xiao Lin, go and prepare things; experts from the forestry bureau might be arriving later."

"And what about it?" Lin Wan asked, pointing at Li Tuantuan.

"Let it stay in the yard for now," Wang Zhenhua said. "Remember, don't let it run around, and especially don't let it come into contact with any other people."

"yes!"

Lin Wan responded, then squatted down and looked at Li Tuantuan: "Did you hear me? Don't run around."

Li Tuantuan nodded, behaving very obediently.

As Wang Zhenhua watched this scene, a strong sense of unease welled up in his heart.

Is this panda really just an ordinary wild animal?