NOVPUBBeast Tamer, what the heck? Does a beast tamer have anything to do with party membership?!
Senior Inspector He Baowen was completely flustered. Where was the promised special forces expert? Where was the mainland practitioner of Qigong with extraordinary talents? At the very least, he should be a discharged soldier, right? But after all the fuss, a bird flew in? That’s your ability?! Flight Avenger? Birdman Avenger?
In He Baowen’s eyes, this young mainland man standing before her—with a bird on his shoulder, who wasn’t much younger than her, wearing an annoying, smiling grin—suddenly turned into a "Birdman"!
Luo Jiaju was also stunned. Everything was normal, and then suddenly a bird appears? This situation was getting stranger by the minute.
Only Long Wu, in his amazement, could understand somewhat. All that talk about beast tamers and party members was nonsense. Suming’s real job was just a zoo director, wasn’t it?
He suddenly remembered a hugely sensational concert starring Jacky, where various animals helped him dance, a topic that dominated the headlines in Southeast Asia for over half a month. Now thinking about it, Suming seemed to be the special consultant and planner for that concert.
If this was the mainland, especially in the grasslands, the appearance of the Haidong Qing would make Suming’s intentions clear. But this was Xiangjiang, where the ancient art of eagle training had long been forgotten—at least, he had never seen eagle training scenes in the countless Xiangjiang films he’d watched from childhood to adulthood.
"Using this eagle to catch kidnappers? Seems like...," Luo Jiaju coughed, "it’s a bit too frail for that, right? A police dog would be more effective. Besides, the kidnappers have guns!"
"Catch kidnappers?" Suming was taken aback. Luo Jiaju’s thoughts were clearly misguided. No matter how formidable the Haidong Qing was, engaging in a direct fight with an armed man was very dangerous; creating a distraction was more reasonable.
Furthermore, if he or a friend or family member were in danger, it would be somewhat justifiable to risk an animal to save them. But just for the sake of getting involved in a kidnapping case to satisfy some perverse interest, risking the Haidong Qing’s life was something neither He Baowen nor Suming would agree to.
"We’re not capturing, but tracking the suspect! I’m not familiar with the roads in Xiangjiang, and I can’t keep up with the speed, but it can fly in the sky without a problem! It only listens to me. If I don’t participate, no one else can command it."
To match Suming’s words, the Haidong Qing even ’nodded’ its head and let out a ’cooing’ sound that signified compliance, much like a pigeon.
As Suming spoke, he casually picked up a Snickers bar from the table—no idea whose it was—peeled off the wrapper, and handed it to the Haidong Qing to eat. He Baowen’s eyes went wide: "Hey, that’s my Snickers!"
"Wow, Madam, no need to be so stingy. A pretty woman like you shouldn’t eat too much of that stuff; you’ll get fat, and then your uniform will burst at the seams!" Explore new worlds at freewebnovel
Being a woman, He Baowen subconsciously looked down at her police uniform when she was told she was fat. Thankfully, except for the chest area being a bit tight, the rest of it was okay.
While Suming talked, the Haidong Qing pecked at the Snickers, then disdainfully turned its head away and spat out the small piece it had nibbled into its mouth.
"See that? Even the bird won’t eat it! Cut back on the junk food, Madam!" Suming rolled his eyes and nonchalantly stuffed the remainder of the fairly large bar into his mouth, eating with vigor.
"I want to test and see if this bird is really as capable as you say!" It was clear that He Baowen didn’t believe it.
The others had the same expression. Seeing is believing, and no matter how grandiose Suming’s claims were, they found it hard to believe without seeing for themselves that this bird could truly track.
In this large group, there were underworld leaders, wealthy tycoons, and the elite of Xiangjiang’s police. If they were duped by a bird, it would be an enormous joke once the word got out.
"Sure, no problem. Handsome, I’m talking to you!" Suming gestured to Chen Yongren, who was zoning out on the side.
"What do you want?" Chen Yongren walked over, clearly reluctant.
"You leave the building now, hop on a police motorcycle, and ride off in any direction. In two minutes, it will find you. Of course, you must be on the streets; if you’re hiding in some house, no one can find you."
Chen Yongren glanced at He Baowen, seeking permission. He Baowen hesitated for a moment, then nodded her head and added, "Speed up!". Initially everyone ignored Suming, with He Baowen in complete control of the situation, but now Suming gradually took over, and the competitive He Baowen felt somewhat unconvinced. She hoped Chen Yongren could regain some face; otherwise, it would turn out that the professional police of Xiangjiang were no match for a bird from the mainland...
He Baowen secretly glanced at Suming, huffing in her mind, yeah, a bird and a birdman.
"Yes, Madam!" Chen Yongren snapped to attention and saluted, glaring at Suming resentfully before turning and walking out of the office. His footsteps echoed loudly as he descended the stairs.
"See what I mean? He’s no good. Making such a racket going downstairs, be careful not to break the stairs!" Suming said with scorn. 𝓷𝓸𝓿𝓅𝓊𝓫.𝒸ℴ𝓶
"Young man, it’s pointless to make snide remarks. Get your bird ready!" He Baowen huffed.
Suming nearly spit out his food. What was this woman talking about? What does ’get your bird ready’ mean? He looked down; his zipper was still up...
Downstairs, the sound of a motorcycle starting up was heard, and the large group in the office immediately rushed to the window, flung open a row of windows, and each stuck their heads out to look down.
Chen Yongren could be seen mounting the motorcycle, looking back and throwing a two-finger salute up at the building very stylishly, then twisting the throttle and speeding away. No one could tell if he was deliberately provoking or just not paying attention, but the police siren light on the back was still on; it was as if he didn’t take the Haidong Qing seriously at all.
From the fifth floor, the streets of the New Territories outside the police station were brightly lit, crowded with vehicles and people. As Chen Yongren left the station on his bike, he quickly blended into the crowd, and the taillights of his motorcycle became indistinguishable among the myriad of lights, difficult to tell apart.
At this moment, trying to find Chen Yongren was like finding a needle in a haystack.
"Let your bird take off now, any later and we won’t even see the taillights!" He Baowen reminded from the side.
"A promise of two minutes is two minutes." Suming glanced at his watch, one and a half minutes had already passed, only thirty seconds remaining. There were many traffic lights on the streets of Xiangjiang, so there was no need to worry that Chen Yongren would get too far away.
Long Wu was somewhat uneasy and reminded, "One and a half minutes and two minutes make no difference. When we take action, we don’t let the robbers run for two minutes first."
Suming nodded but still didn’t release the eagle. Instead, he continued to watch the watch, staring as the second hand ticked forward.
"This Birdman Avenger really keeps his word." He Baowen nodded silently to himself, his perception of Suming involuntarily changing.
As the second hand completed its last tick, Suming’s shoulders slightly shrugged.
Haidong Qing’s claws gently pushed off from Suming’s shoulder, its wings slicing open like knife edges with a whoosh, emitting a long cry as it turned into a sword of lightning and shot into the sky. In a blink of an eye, it was reduced to a mere black dot.
"Wow, so cool!" Two younger female administrative officers in the office couldn’t help but exclaim in admiration.
He Baowen turned his head and glared at them, then turned back to look at Suming, narrowing his eyes and looking up into the sky for Haidong Qing.
By then, there was no trace of Haidong Qing to be seen!
As Haidong Qing soared into the clouds, Chen Yongren had long since disappeared into the sea of people and the night. The office quieted down again as if nothing had happened. However, everyone was still holding a trace of tension inside, even He Baowen was somewhat anxiously anticipating what would happen next.
"Madam." Suming suddenly spoke up, breaking the silence.
"Did you find him?!" He Baowen blurted out, everyone immediately looked at Suming, their eyes filled with hope.
"Ahem, that... I’m a bit thirsty, could I have a cup of coffee?" Suming chuckled dryly.
He Baowen rolled her eyes, then snapped her fingers at a petite female officer, "Abby, make a cup of coffee for Mr. Su, and by the way, order supper for everyone too, the usual, milk tea and egg tarts..."
"Wow, eating like this will really make you fat," Suming shrugged, kindly reminding, then he took the coffee from the officer named Abby and nodded with a smile. "Thank you."
"You’re welcome." Abby didn’t leave immediately, but full of curiosity, she asked softly, "Mr. Su, is your bird really that amazing?"
Suming almost spat out his coffee but managed to hold it in and seriously said to Abby, "Ah Abby, in the mainland, girls don’t directly ask guys about their birds like this, mine is called Haidong Qing."
"Oh... sorry..." Abby’s little round face slightly reddened, "Then, your Hai..."
"Haidong Qing."
"Anyway, that big bird, can it really find Chen Yongren?"
"It should be able to." Suming nodded.
In fact, with his Soul Attachment Ability, he had already detected Chen Yongren’s whereabouts. The guy looked dopey and foolish, but unexpectedly he was quite shrewd, having slipped through the crowd toward the direction of Tuen Mun Road. There aren’t many traffic lights or people on Tuen Mun Road, and a motorcycle could easily speed up and quickly cover a lot of ground.
However, for Haidong Qing flying in midair, this was not an issue at all. The fewer people there were, the easier he would be to spot.
The reason Suming wanted coffee was to think about how to tell these people Chen Yongren’s location. He couldn’t exactly say that Haidong Qing telepathically communicated it to him, could he?
"Madam, call Chen Yongren and tell him he can stop anywhere he likes, Haidong Qing will find him," Suming suddenly said.
"Can do." He Baowen immediately made a call, speaking a few words to Chen Yongren in Cantonese.
Before long, the phone rang. He Baowen turned on the speaker, and Chen Yongren’s exaggerated shout came through, "Wow, Madam, the moment I stopped, that bird appeared, it seems like it’s been following me!"
The office broke into an uproar, everyone astonished and incredulous. Luo Jiaju let out a long sigh of relief as if a weight were lifted and collapsed onto the sofa, while Abby, the young female officer, waved her little fists excitedly, "Mr. Su, your bird is really amazing!"
Suming: "..."
