By the river, a team of police officers were studying a map.
Since Damuge was caught halfway, it means that the situation that the captain was worried about had happened. The poachers really couldn't wait until dawn and planned to escape overnight.
Wang Ping roughly counted and found that there were three policemen wearing bulletproof vests surrounding the captain, all of whom were discussing something in a low voice. Outside them, there were more than a dozen special police officers on guard.
Damuge was handcuffed and squatting in the woods far from the river bank. Under the supervision of two policemen, someone was stopping his bleeding and giving him a simple bandage. There was also someone holding a recorder and asking him something.
From the conversation, we learned that the team received a mission and headed straight to Gu Lang's location. But now that Damuge was captured a few kilometers away from the scheduled location, the marching plan had to be changed. At the very least, before finding Gu Lao San, the distance between the incident site and the location was the search range of the police uncles.
Wang Ping wanted to tell them that Gu Lao San was actually squatting on a tree two kilometers away. Moreover, Damuge's two accomplices were already dead, and there was no hostage-taking incident at all. However, at this time, he was "insignificant" and no one paid any attention to him.
Of course, even if no one was watching, Wang Ping was very conscious at the moment, sitting on a stone by the river bank in a well-behaved manner, with a badger face. Even he himself didn't know why he was so honest.
Wang Ping was a little nervous, but he didn't know that there were people in the police team who were more nervous than him.
"Hey, boss, do you want some water?"
The young SWAT officer who recognized Wang Ping at the beginning, with the help of the light and holding his water bottle, approached Wang Ping cautiously, fearing that any big movement would scare away the badger.
Behind him, a girl in casual clothes covered with a bulletproof vest was looking here curiously.
The badger scratched his chin in a funny way, intending to refuse. But somehow, looking at that smiling face, his little paw subconsciously stretched out.
The water was still a little warm, and it made my stomach feel warm. Wang Ping couldn't help but hold the kettle and drink a few more sips, then wiped his mouth with the back of his paw and returned the kettle.
"Wow, this little guy is so well-behaved... By the way, how do you know it? And you call it boss?" The policewoman finally couldn't hold back her overflowing curiosity and came over.
"Not only do I know him, I'm a fan of Boss Ping!" The young man took the kettle, with a look of pride on his face, and began to tell the policewoman about the glorious deeds of a certain badger.
Of course, he glossed over the incident in which a badger and a leopard kidnapped Gu Laosan in Tanzania in a very simple way, making it seem like he and a certain anchor became acquainted through fighting.
Seeing the policewoman sister listening absentmindedly, but her eyes were always wandering on her little head, a certain badger shook his head secretly: "Hey, young man, don't pay too much attention to strange things. You are single based on your strength!"
However, the policeman also watched the live broadcast and claimed to be his fan, which made Wang Ping feel weird and a little unserious.
Meanwhile, Damuge's interrogation was progressing slowly. This guy seemed determined to resist, and he didn't know anything when asked, and he refused to lead the way. Wang Ping thought that he was probably worried that if the police arrived too early, his accomplice might not be dead yet, and he might reveal something.
Wang Ping was a little distracted as he recalled the corpse floating on the river in the afternoon, until a hand suddenly touched his head.
“Fuck!”
Wang Ping was frightened, his head tilted, and he almost slapped the badger with his claws. Finally, at the last moment, the badger came to his senses and remembered that he was "attacking the police", so he changed his slapping to touching.
"Hehe..." The laughter of a female police officer was heard on the river bank.
“You, you, how could you touch him…” The SWAT brother’s eyes almost popped out, and he was even a little angry, “What if you scare it away!”
"I didn't run away! You look so nervous!" The little sister rolled her eyes and replied nonchalantly, then smiled at Wang Ping and said, "Can I hold you?"
"Gudong..." A badger swallowed his saliva, glanced at the pistol on the young lady's waist, and nodded obediently.
"Wow, it can understand me!" the policewoman exclaimed in surprise.
"I just said that Boss Ping is a very human being, but you didn't listen to a word I said!" the young SWAT officer said depressedly.
"What are you two whispering about over there?" A man's voice interrupted the conversation between the two. The SWAT boy and the policewoman stood up quickly.
“Captain Liu, we are… uh, looking after the hostages’ pets!” The policewoman rolled her eyes and finally remembered a little bit of what someone had just said, and knew Wang Ping’s background.
"Hostage what?"
The crowd parted, and a man with a short haircut and wearing a bulletproof vest and a headset came over. He looked down and saw a badger sitting on a stone at the feet of the policewoman. Under his gaze, Wang Ping suddenly felt a little uncomfortable and stood up subconsciously.
"Isn't this the one that just fell out of the stolen goods? Is he still alive?" the man called "Captain Liu" by the female police asked directly.
"You're the one who fell out of the stolen goods!" Wang Ping instantly lost his good impression of the leading policeman and sat back angrily.
“No, Captain, this is what happened. The hostage we want to rescue this time is called Gu Lang, he is an outdoor anchor...blah blah blah..." The SWAT guy hurriedly stepped forward to explain, and also explained Wang Ping's background.
"So, Gu Lang is very likely nearby?" Captain Liu turned to look at the team member who was interrogating Damuge, and the latter shook his head.
Wang Ping thought about it, stood up and grabbed the trouser leg of the female police officer in front of him.
"What's wrong? Do you want a hug?" the policewoman asked with a smile.
Seeing that everyone's attention was drawn, Wang Ping raised a paw and pointed to the direction in the east where Gu Lao San was staying.
"What do you mean?" Captain Liu turned to look at the SWAT guy who had just given him some basic knowledge.
"Hmm..." The special police officer squatted down and asked Wang Ping seriously, "Do you mean that your master is in that direction? If so, nod your head."
Maybe because he is always in contact with police dogs, the guy seems to have a lot of experience in communicating with animals, and he gets to the point right away. Unlike a certain anchor, who always talks about irrelevant things and makes a badger feel sick.
"Emm..." Although he disagreed with the SWAT brother's statement about the "master", it seemed inappropriate to argue in such a serious occasion, so the badger could only nod reluctantly.
Seeing Wang Ping cooperating with him, the special police boy was a little excited. He stood up and looked at Captain Liu: "Captain, what do you think?"
“This… this… what… is it, no, can it be trusted? It’s not a trained police dog. Maybe it means there is food over there?” Captain Liu frowned and said.
“How is that possible! Boss Ping could be… uh…” The young man said halfway when he suddenly remembered that the badger seemed to be a foodie.
Missions are missions. Even if he wanted to protect a badger, he couldn't joke about Gu Lang's safety.
"Let's search all the way. Time waits for no one! Pay attention to the river and the trees on the way. Damuge has at least two accomplices. We must ensure the safety of the hostages!" Captain Liu gave the order directly.
Knowing that even if he believed Wang Ping, as a police officer, the captain would not be able to completely rely on an animal for the search plan. Wang Ping did not feel disappointed. Anyway, the direction was correct, so he asked Gu Laosan to wait a little longer.
Just as he was thinking, the badger felt his body lighten, and he was held by the female police officer and followed the team. In front, Damuge was also pressed down, walking among a group of police officers with live ammunition.
As they walked, the enthusiastic SWAT guy glanced in the direction of Captain Liu, then came over and whispered to the policewoman, "Hey, can you hold her for a while?"
"Go! Stand guard at the edge!" The policewoman glanced at him and walked away quickly, while her little hand restlessly pinched a badger's face.
"Hiss..."
A badger bared his teeth. As an old man who was nearly 30 years old, he felt ashamed.
"Don't touch me. If I hadn't seen you as a policeman, I would have beaten you a long time ago. Do you believe me?"