Officer Nelly looked at the two people before him with some surprise.
Director Hu was carrying a large, heavy bag filled with who knew what, while the tall man beside her looked perfectly capable of manual labor yet stood empty-handed.
Anyone who didn't know better might have thought the man was the boss of the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor.
"Just the two of you? This is a big job."
Doubts stirred in Officer Nelly's mind. He was beginning to regret asking the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor to handle this.
Hu Tao patted her chest and answered with a grin, "Don't worry, we've got this. Where is he?"
"Follow me."
Officer Nelly led the two deeper into the zoo, talking as they walked.
"Today was a school field trip. A teacher brought some younger kids here to see the animals, and then some lunatic wearing a costume head showed up out of nowhere."
"He jumped straight into the polar bear enclosure, right in front of the kids."
"I guarantee those kids will be scarred by this for the rest of their lives."
Officer Nelly brought them to the police tape. "You two should brace yourselves before going in. The scene is very..."
Officer Nelly stopped mid-sentence, his throat bobbing. Seemingly recalling what he had seen earlier, he suddenly clapped a hand over his mouth in front of Hu Tao and Zhongli.
Officer Nelly ran to the roadside and could no longer hold it in.
Bleurgh-
Bleurgh-bleurgh-
Squatting in the bushes and dry-heaving, Officer Nelly felt as though he was about to cough up blood.
Hu Tao approached him and patted his back.
"Ah, don't worry, Officer Nelly. This is nothing. We've dealt with countless cases much worse than this at the Wangsheng Funeral Parlor."
"Well, you keep throwing up. I'll go tidy things