Free Web NovelChapter 231: Chapter 233: Police Dog
An Ning shielded her eyes with one hand, seeing nothing.
But she felt someone sprint past her. Extending her spiritual power, she saw several people in pursuit.
She quickly stepped back, getting out of the way.
The people behind her gave chase with all their might and, after surrounding him, finally caught the man trying to escape.
An Ning glanced over curiously. She saw several people pinning the man down and beginning to search him.
But they apparently didn’t find what they were looking for. The men looked annoyed, muttering that they’d found nothing.
An Ning looked away and followed the crowd toward the exit.
But the station was very different today.
The last time she was here, there had been an inspection when she was departing, but not upon exiting the station.
But now, long lines had formed past the station’s exit. Everyone leaving had to be inspected.
’This must have something to do with the man they caught earlier,’ An Ning thought.
At the exit, several heavily armed guards stood watch while three others were in charge of the inspections.
There was also a dog beside them. An Ning didn’t know the breed, but it was very handsome.
It had long fur, dark eyes, and a handsome face, somewhat like a fox, but not as pointed.
The inspection proceeded calmly until the dog began barking furiously at someone and even pounced.
"Help! This police dog is attacking people!"
The person who had been knocked down was elderly, with a full head of white hair, and had been leaning on a cane.
Now, his cane lay askew on the ground as the silver-haired old man was pinned beneath the dog.
"What are they doing? What could an old man possibly have done?"
"Right? He’s so old. Let him get up already."
"This is just bullying."
People in the crowd began to murmur, their voices growing louder.
This was exactly the old man’s goal. He cried out theatrically, his shouts mingling with the dog’s barks and echoing endlessly throughout the station hall.
"They’re bullying an old man!"
"WOOF WOOF WOOF!"
An Ning, watching from the back of the line, had a different idea.
The dog looked very intelligent, which couldn’t help but remind her of Da Huang.
"Quiet!"
The man beside the dog pulled it away, his sharp gaze sweeping over the crowd.
"This is a police dog. If it tackles someone, you should be suspicious of that person, not the dog."
"Like me, this dog has undergone the most professional training."
"Search him!"
At the command, the "old man" on the ground suddenly leaped over a meter into the air with unbelievable agility.
"WOOF WOOF WOOF!"
The dog shot forward, sinking its teeth into the man’s leg.
The man, who had been about to leap away and escape, was held back by the dog’s bite, losing his chance. The police officers behind him closed in, putting him in a chokehold and forcing him to the ground.
At that moment, the white hair on the man’s head fell off, revealing short, black hair underneath.
"Oh my god, he’s not an old man."
"That guy is definitely up to no good."
"What’s going on with his face?"
No one answered the crowd’s questions. An Ning sighed to herself. ’How quickly public opinion changes.’
The man who had been disguised as an elder was searched. They ended up finding bags of a white, powdery substance inside his cane.
Many people guessed what it was, their expressions turning from disdain to outrage.
It was the kind of thing everyone utterly despised.
Many believed it was this very substance that had led to Huaxia’s long years of war.
As the man was led away, his ferocious expression gave way to regret. But unfortunately, there were no second chances in this world.
An Ning, still waiting in line, finally understood what the inspection was for.
Though she wasn’t familiar with the substance, a quick scan with her spiritual power told her it was nothing good.
An Ning glanced ahead, and for some reason, her eyes met the dog’s.
Thanks to her familiarity with Da Huang, she noticed the fur on the police dog’s neck was raised—a sign it had found an enemy and was about to attack.
’But it’s staring at me?’
The old man from before, the sudden inspection, the man who had bumped into her, the officers’ surprise when they found nothing on him...
An Ning immediately wrapped her body in her spiritual power.
For the first time, she felt a surge of nervousness.
’I was careless!’
’She had thought it was impossible for someone to plant something on her without her noticing.’
But she had underestimated the immense potential people could unleash when fighting for their lives.
And sure enough, An Ning found the same substance in a pocket of her own bag.
’She really wanted to curse someone out!’
With her spiritual power, she activated the Klein Bottle. The white substance vanished from her pocket.
"WOOF... WOOF?"
You could practically hear the question mark in the dog’s bark.
The dog stopped in front of An Ning. It didn’t attack. Its final bark even ended on a rising inflection.
By now, An Ning had reached the front of the inspection line.
She smiled and said, "Is there a problem? This is my bag. Feel free to inspect it."
An Ning was being almost unnaturally cooperative.
The man holding the dog’s leash fixed his sharp, suspicious gaze on An Ning.
An officer beside him finished the inspection and said:
"All clear."
The officer returned An Ning’s bag to her.
An Ning took it and prepared to leave. freeωebnovēl.c૦m
"Wait a moment."
The dog handler spoke. With a wave of his hand, two other officers moved to block An Ning’s path.
"What’s the meaning of this?"
An Ning met the man’s gaze directly, her expression open and honest, without a hint of concession or fear.
’She did have the contraband, but since it was in the Klein Bottle, it was as good as not being there at all.’
’She didn’t feel the least bit guilty. It wasn’t hers in the first place.’
The dog’s handler was also uncertain, but operating on the principle of leaving no stone unturned, he led An Ning to a room inside the station.
"I’ll need you to cooperate. We have to conduct a body search."
An Ning frowned. "What kind of search?"
"Take off all your clothes."
An Ning’s expression finally changed, her gaze turning icy. "And if I refuse?"
"You’ll go to jail."
An Ning looked down and scoffed.
"I respect the work you do, but don’t you think this is a bit arbitrary?"
"What’s your criteria? You haven’t even asked who I am, and you jump straight to a strip search?"
The man was unmoved.
"My intuition is the only standard I need. If the search turns up nothing, you’re free to go."
After he spoke, the man had a female officer enter the room. She looked at An Ning, her expression a mixture of disapproval and reluctant duty.
"Um... shall we begin?"
An Ning remained seated in a chair, completely uncooperative, and crossed her legs.
"I refuse to cooperate."
"I’m willing to cooperate with a normal pat-down, but a strip search is out of the question."
"Also, I need to make a phone call."
Having said her piece, An Ning remained perfectly composed and unshakable. Her powerful aura was enough to make the female officer turn and leave the room.
Two minutes later, the handler reentered the room.
His already stern face darkened further when he saw An Ning’s defiant posture.
"If you refuse to be searched, we can use force and place you under arrest."
An Ning brazenly held out both hands, shaking her wrists as she gave the man a provocative look.
"You can try."
