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

The awarding ceremony was still trending on social media when Li Tuantuan was forcibly brought back to her hospital room.

Although Jin Dou had made a contribution, his right eyelid kept twitching, and he always felt that there were treacherous people trying to harm him.

Sure enough, the next afternoon, the ward door was kicked open with a bang.

Dr. Zhao, that persistent ghost, walked in with two burly assistants, holding a document stamped with a bright red seal, looking down his nose at the sky. He didn't look like a researcher; he looked more like a loan shark.

"Captain Lin, Director Chen, take a closer look. This is a special approval order jointly issued by the Provincial Department of Scientific Research and the State Forestry Administration."

Dr. Zhao slammed the file on the table, adjusted his gold-rimmed glasses, and a smug smirk played on his lips: "Given that Auxiliary Police Officer 002 exhibits extremely high biological mutation characteristics, for the sake of the evolutionary well-being of all humanity, it must be immediately handed over to our research group for sectioning... oh no, for in-depth observation."

Lin Wan glanced at the document, her brows furrowing instantly: "Dr. Zhao, Jin Dou is now a formally employed police officer, protected by law, not a guinea pig you can dispose of at will."

"Staffing? Ha!" Dr. Zhao let out a piercing laugh. "That's just child's play for your municipal bureau. In the face of major scientific and strategic initiatives, let alone a mouse, even you, the head of the criminal investigation team, have to give way! Make your move!"

At his command, his two assistants immediately pulled out specially made high-voltage animal traps and electric shock collars, bypassed Lin Wan, and rushed straight to the corner of the sofa.

Jin Dou was so frightened that her fur stood on end, and she scurried into Li Tuantuan's armpit, trembling.

At this moment, Li Tuantuan was lounging on the sofa like Ge You, watching "Tom and Jerry" on her iPad, with a grape-flavored iced drink in her mouth, enjoying her precious paid sick leave.

Seeing that these people dared to provoke him, he didn't even raise his eyelids. He just puffed out his cheeks and suddenly sprayed his assistant who was rushing to the front.

"puff--!"

A jet of high-pressure purple water, mixed with ice shards, struck the assistant precisely in the face.

"Ah! My eyes!"

The assistant, his face smeared with sticky sugar water, slipped and fell face-first into Li Tuantuan's arms, accidentally trapping himself in the animal net.

"Li Tuantuan! You dare to violently assault the police... no, you're obstructing national scientific research!" Dr. Zhao screamed in exasperation.

Li Tuantuan slowly rolled over, put the iPad aside, and stood up slowly like a black and white mountain of flesh.

Although he was still wrapped in bandages, looking like a mummy bear, the oppressive weight of 300 pounds made the air in the ward seem to freeze.

A hint of disdain for trash flashed in his eyes, beneath his signature dark circles.

[System, I have a job. Check this bastard's underwear; I refuse to believe his ass is clean.]

[Ding! Consumed 50 merit points, initiating in-depth background check.]

[Target: Zhao Cheng-cai, Deputy Director of the Provincial Institute of Biology.]

[Investigation in progress: Plagiarized student papers to gain promotion three years ago; consistently overstated equipment wear and tear to embezzle research funds to buy luxury cars; secretly smuggled rare and mutated biological specimens overseas...]

Li Tuantuan was delighted.

Good heavens, this isn't some expert! This is clearly a giant rat in human skin! If I don't rip your underwear off, I'm not called GunGun!

He glanced discreetly at the coal ball standing on the windowsill.

Coal Ball is such a clever bird; it instantly received the boss's brainwaves and immediately flapped its wings to fly to Dr. Zhao's head, its raspy voice instantly turning on "village-wide broadcast" mode.

"Hey! Zhao Cheng! How comfortable is your Mercedes-Benz? Did you trade it for a stolen student paper, or did you buy it with public funds?"

The ward fell into a deathly silence.

Dr. Zhao's face was like a dye vat, changing from red to white, from white to blue, finally settling on a bizarre, liver-colored hue. His finger trembled as he pointed at the coal briquette: "You...you beast, what nonsense are you spouting! This is slander! I'm sue you!"

"Huh! Sue me? Then you'd better explain the 500,000 you transferred to that overseas account last week!" Coal Ball got more and more excited, circling above Dr. Zhao's head. "Is there two smuggled mutant pangolins hidden in that incubator in your basement? Huh! Officer, hurry up and raid the place, there's some big news!"

Lin Wan and Zhao Gang exchanged a glance, their eyes instantly turning sharp.

They knew this crow all too well; though it had a foul mouth, it never lied.

"Dr. Zhao." Zhao Gang took a step forward, his hand seemingly casually resting on the baton at his waist, his tone icy. "It seems we need to discuss the legality of this document, and some personal issues of yours, in more detail."

"You...you've conspired to frame me! I'm going to file a complaint!"

Dr. Zhao panicked completely, and in a desperate move, he reached for the sofa where Jin Dou was, shouting, "This mouse is my evidence! Nobody can take it!"

"Roar!" (Get lost, you bastard!)

Li Tuantuan snorted coldly, too lazy to even move his claws. He nimbly turned around and sat down hard on Dr. Zhao, who was rushing towards him, with his round, plump, and auspicious-looking buttocks.

Ultimate Skill: Mount Tai Pressing Down!

"Ouch--!"

With a scream, Dr. Zhao was sent flying by the 300-pound solid flesh bullet. He was stuck to the wall like a calendar, slowly sliding down until he collapsed in the corner, his glasses shattered on the floor.

Physical noise reduction makes the world quieter.

Li Tuantuan then plopped down in front of Dr. Zhao, blocking the way, and took out a gold bean from her pocket, placing it in her palm to soothe him.

Then, he grabbed a piece of white paper from the bedside table, pressed his paw hard into the inkpad, and slapped it onto the paper with a "smack," leaving a bright red bear paw print.

He pointed to the golden bean, then to the red handprint, and finally to his own nose.

Coal Ball immediately stepped in as a translator, his tone extremely arrogant: "Gah! The boss has spoken! This rat is under his protection, and he's a regular member of the police force! He's Panda's private property!"

"If anyone dares to touch it, the boss will immediately go on a hunger strike! Then, if tens of millions of fans across the internet ask why Gun Gun is so thin... hehe, Expert Zhao, you'll be cyberbullied until you have to leave the industry!"

This tactic is called "traffic backlash".

Li Tuantuan is now a top internet celebrity and a city hero. If anything were to happen to him, the netizens' criticism would be enough to drown the provincial research institute.

Seeing that things were not going well, Dr. Zhao's two assistants quickly got up and dragged the half-dead boss out.

"You wait... This isn't over! I'll be back!" Dr. Zhao's impotent rage roared down the corridor.

"Tch, villains die from talking too much."

Li Tuantuan rolled her eyes, lay back down on the sofa, and waved her paw at Lin Wan in a very perfunctory manner.

"Mmm!" (Mom, you scared me to death! I need to eat hot pot to calm my nerves!)

Lin Wan was both annoyed and amused, and poked his forehead: "You still have stitches in your body, and you want to eat spicy food? No way, it's all plain soup and water, take it or leave it."

Li Tuantuan turned her head away with a look of disgust: "This is boring. This lousy job has too many restrictions!"

Just then, Jin Dou suddenly started squeaking excitedly in his palm, gesturing with its little paws towards the outside of the window and then pointing to the ground, its sapphire-like eyes gleaming with greed.

Li Tuantuan's heart skipped a beat.

Although he has recovered, his merit points were reduced to zero by the system for saving his life, making it difficult to even buy a pack of spicy snacks. Moreover, someone like Dr. Zhao would definitely not let this go easily, so he must improve his strength as soon as possible.

"Golden Bean, are you saying... there's treasure around here?" Li Tuantuan asked in her mind.

Jin Dou nodded frantically, her little nose twitching, as if she could smell an incredibly delicious aroma.

Li Tuantuan chuckled, a wicked smile reminiscent of an outlaw curling at the corner of her lips.

This little brother was a great find! He's got a built-in treasure-hunting radar!

The next night, it was dark and windy.

Taking advantage of a break between nurses' shifts, Li Tuantuan quietly woke up Jin Dou and Mei Qiu, who were sleeping soundly.

"Wake up and get to work."

A panda wrapped in bandages, with a crow perched on its shoulder and a golden mouse tucked into its arms, crept furtively toward the long-sealed old warehouse in the backyard of the municipal bureau, avoiding the surveillance cameras.