Chapter 109: Big Cities Are So Inclusive
Chapter 109: Chapter 109: Big Cities Are So Inclusive
As the police car drove through the manor, the officer behind the wheel couldn’t believe the scene in the tree up ahead.
He rubbed his eyes with one hand, but the illusion didn’t disappear.
"Do rich people hire monkeys to cosplay as humans now? How interesting..."
"Are you blind?! Those are a bunch of kids!!"
The police officers: !!!!
The parents who came over to see what was happening when they heard the sirens: ?!!!!
"A b-b-bear!!!!" a timid guest screamed.
The little bear jumped in fright and glared at the person.
’What’s wrong with being a bear! Four paws, one nose, two eyes—what part of that is wrong?’
’Discriminating against bears?’
"Meanie!" The little bear felt wronged, but it still reached out to catch a child who had also been startled and lost their grip.
The child landed safely.
The parents watched with their hearts in their throats.
"All of you, back up. Don’t startle them," a police officer warned.
The guests stared nervously at the group of wild boars and the little bear.
The children, oblivious, excitedly tried to sell their parents on their new status. "Dad! I’m a great hero now!"
"Brother! Watch me! Sword, to me!" A little boy let go of a decorative ribbon with one hand.
His older brother jumped, his face draining of color.
The Little Eagle resignedly picked up a tree branch and passed it to him.
The police officer saw the eagle: ??
’Isn’t this the kind of animal you’re not allowed to keep?’
’No, wait! Why are these animals even here?!’
"Dad, look at me! I’m cooler than him!" Another little boy let go completely and lunged toward a wild boar.
The parents: !!!!!!
His dad: ’Where am I? Where’s my philtrum?’
It wasn’t until the wild boar had carried the little boy for a full lap and come to a perfect stop that everyone finally processed what had happened.
’These animals are so obedient!’
The little boy’s father also breathed a sigh of relief, then looked down.
’Where’s my belt?!’
He paid no mind to anything else, striding over, grabbing the child off the boar, and bringing his hand down directly on his butt.
"WAAAHHH! This great hero’s butt is splitting in two!! Waaahhh, you mean, bad daddy!" the little boy wailed.
’My butt hurts so much.’
Gu Zhao subconsciously covered her own butt.
Seeing this, the other parents couldn’t hold back any longer. They all marched over, snatched up their own kids, and started delivering a series of WHACKS to their bottoms!
Instantly, the entire area was filled with the sound of crying children.
Gu Xulin tossed the rope in his hands to a Tibetan Mastiff and walked toward Gu Zhao, his face dark.
Gu Zhao backed away, covering her butt. "Brother! Let me make my flimsy excuses! They were the ones who wanted to play!"
"I’m a good kid! I didn’t play! You have to believe me! I guarantee you’ll be fooled."
Gu Xulin laughed in exasperation. He grabbed the child and joined the mass-spanking brigade.
[I’m laughing so hard! This is what happens when you don’t let me play!! HAHAHAHAHA.]
[My advisor and I are crying our eyes out. That’s a Hast Eagle! You’re using it like this?!! Fetching sticks? Babysitting? Just give us one feather!]
[Am I the only one paying attention to the boars? With all that exercise from running around with kids on their backs, their legs must be so delicious!]
[Swinging in the trees... riding a boar and letting go to catch a sword... will get you spanked... Noted.]
"Oh, don’t hit the children~ You should educate them properly, no violence now~" The police officers looked at the sky and the ground, but none of them stepped forward to save the children’s butts.
The animals, for their part, simply lay on the ground and watched the children get spanked.
The animals: ’Good! They deserved it!’
The next second, seeing that Gu Zhao was also getting hit, the animals couldn’t sit still. The herd of wild boars and the little bear stared menacingly at Gu Xulin.
Gu Xulin’s hand froze for a second, but he brought it down anyway.
’It was so dangerous. If I don’t spank her for this, she’ll just be bolder!’
’Then again, she’ll probably be just as bold even if I do spank her.’
’So I might as well spank her! At least I’ll feel better!’
The boars grunted anxiously. "Don’t hit the baby, hit us! We’re tough and thick-skinned, we can take it."
Gu Xulin only spanked her a few times before letting go. He couldn’t bring himself to really hurt her...
It pained his own heart.
Gu Zhao escaped his clutches and saved her butt. Gu Xulin thought she might behave for a few minutes, but she was only quiet for a few seconds before she was wiping away non-existent tears and walking over to the police officers.
"Did you bring the reward money? Three criminals, all yours."
The police: ?
’Apologies, we’re a little out of practice. We’ve truly seen too little of the world.’
Jiang Xiubai ran to get the rope that Gu Xulin had tossed to the Tibetan Mastiff before spanking the child, and then led the men over.
The moment those three men saw the police, their faces were filled with an eager desire to confess!
"Uncle Officers!! Please, take us away! We’ll confess to everything!"
Uncle Officers? The policemen’s faces darkened.
’How dare you scruffy, bearded brutes call us uncles!’
’The oldest among them was only in his thirties!’
However, the next man’s words made them turn serious, and a sense of panic even began to bubble up inside.
"We trafficked a total of forty-seven children, and one died! We’ll confess! Just take us away!"
"We also helped the Iwango Research Institute transport children... as test subjects..."
One after another, the three men talked themselves right into prison.
They also made the police officers incredibly nervous... This was a huge case. Could they handle it?
The younger officers were furious, while the more experienced ones wore grave expressions.
’Who knew if there was a "protective umbrella" involved.’
The moment the first criminal began his confession, the ever-perceptive Yu Xiaowei had already shut down the livestream.
The viewers stared at the black screen, frantic.
They immediately started discussing it.
Before long, a new hot topic was trending.
#CriminalsCryForUncleOfficer#
#LivestreamInterrupted#
Gu Zhao had once again "won" a trip to the police station. This time, Jiang Xiubai and Gu Xulin were with her.
Gu Yunqi was left to clean up the mess. With the main characters gone, the birthday party was considered over.
The guests dragged their children away, heading home to discipline them.
In ancient times, there was the tale of three visits to the thatched cottage. In the present, there was the tale of Gu Zhao’s three visits to the police station.
Familiar questioning, familiar procedures.
Familiar familiarity.
’Familiar my ass!’ Gu Zhao stood in front of the station, her face a mask of disbelief.
’They actually let us go after just ten-odd minutes!!’
’We’re leaving already?’
On the way back, Gu Zhao kept wondering why they had suddenly been allowed to leave.
’Aren’t they going to ask any more questions?’
’It’s one thing not to ask about the criminals, but why didn’t they ask about the animals? Wasn’t the Hast Eagle a treasure anymore?’
She had looked up the Big Eagle’s species when she got back. She used a phone too; her internet speed had to be at least 5G.
Of course, none of that was important. The reward money! Why didn’t they mention it! Could it be because they didn’t want to pay it!
’So mean!’
Gu Zhao sulked, leaning against the window.
Her gaze fell upon the street outside, and she gasped in amazement. "No wonder they didn’t ask me about the animals. It turns out everyone here is so open-minded."
"I’ve really fallen behind the times."
Gu Xulin, who was driving, was completely baffled.
"Big cities are so accepting. Even elephants can go shopping," Gu Zhao said with a look of admiration.
"I really am a country bumpkin."
Gu Xulin: ????
He looked over.
"Holy shit!"
Jiang Xiubai looked over too, equally astonished. ’So animals really are free to roam in the big city.’
’He really was a little country bumpkin, too.’
An elephant was walking down the street, its eyes filled with guilt. It had been looking for someone for half a month and still hadn’t found them.
It had heard from other animals on the road that people would reject a delivery if they didn’t receive it within seven days.
’Am I going to be returned? But the walk back is so tiring.’
"It’s definitely just a person in a costume! What are you afraid of? You don’t actually think it’s real, do you?" a boy said, laughing at the scared girl next to him.
"I think it’s real. No costume could look that real or be that tall," a bystander pointed out.
"We should probably keep our distance."
The boy spat on the ground. "Cowards. It’s obviously fake. A real one would never be on a main road."
His face full of scorn, the young man walked right up and kicked the elephant.