Chapter 9: It Would Be Better If You Weren't Wearing Clothes

The man before her was Yan Anting, the captain of the criminal investigation team for this operation. Standing at 1.9 meters tall with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, he exuded an ascetic yet charming aura when wearing his uniform. Combined with his handsome and dashing face, his appearance was almost flawless.

Privately, Jiang Shiyan was actually a bit of a pervert; she loved secretly reading romance novels with a bit of "color." Now, automatically casting Yan Anting as the male protagonist of those novels, he couldn't be more perfect.

She had even once secretly drooled over the sight of Yan Anting's back; he was simply too much for her to handle!

When the man from her fantasies suddenly appeared before her, and wearing the sacred police uniform at that, Jiang Shiyan wished she could find a hole to crawl into, fearing he might discover her lewd thoughts.

Yan Anting caught Jiang Shiyan's guilty expression, and his professional instinct made him feel a degree of suspicion toward her.

He remained composed, merely instructing, "Miss Jiang, do not wander off. The environment here is complex and it is easy to get lost."

"Thank you, Captain Yan," Jiang Shiyan replied, her smile somewhat stiff.

"Captain, we have a situation!" someone shouted from not far away.

Yan Anting glanced at Jiang Shiyan once more, then strode toward the crowd.

Jiang Shiyan breathed a heavy sigh of relief, then crouched low and began to sneakily move toward the edge.

Yan Anting turned around just in time to witness this scene.

His eyes narrowed slightly, and he turned to call over the female officer who had been watching Jiang Shiyan: "Xiao Zhu, go watch over Jiang Shiyan."

Xiao Zhu froze for a moment, followed Yan Anting's gaze, and saw Jiang Shiyan acting suspiciously, doing God knows what.

Having spent several days with Jiang Shiyan, she felt the girl's mind was quite simple and that she didn't seem like a bad person.

Of course, Xiao Zhu also understood the logic that bad people wouldn't have "criminal" written all over their faces, so she nodded and immediately followed.

"Yan Yan," Xiao Zhu called out.

Jiang Shiyan let out a "shh," ducked into a patch of grass, and wiggled her body. A moment later, she emerged from the grass having caught two snakes.

Xiao Zhu let out a startled cry, stumbled back a few steps, and then clamped her hand over her mouth.

Several police officers instantly ran toward the area, even aiming their guns at Jiang Shiyan.

Jiang Shiyan froze on the spot, her face turning pale and her legs trembling uncontrollably. "I... I didn't do anything..."

"What's going on?" Yan Anting immediately strode forward and asked in a deep voice.

Xiao Zhu pointed at the snakes in Jiang Shiyan's hands and spoke tremulously, "Snakes..."

Two snakes were coiled around Jiang Shiyan's hands. She stared straight at the group, threateningly flicking her tongue and making "hissing" sounds.

"I... I was just raiding a snake nest..." Jiang Shiyan was on the verge of tears, her legs shaking uncontrollably.

Seeing that it was a misunderstanding, Yan Anting signaled his teammates to lower their weapons. He frowned as he looked at Jiang Shiyan. "Miss Jiang, why would you go raiding a snake nest at a time like this?"

"I wanted them to help," Jiang Shiyan explained flusteredly. "They are very smart; they can help look for traps."

However, almost no one present believed those words.

Yet, they could not explain why these two snakes were obediently coiled around Jiang Shiyan's arms.

"Woof, woof, woof!"

Xiao Jiu ran up to Jiang Shiyan on a limp leg, then turned to bark at Yan Anting, as if defending her.

Instructor Zhou also rushed over to help explain.

After the others had left, Jiang Shiyan's legs gave way, and she slumped to the ground. She felt her back soaked in cold sweat. Just as she was about to speak, her voice inadvertently broke into a sob.

Xiao Zhu also realized she had misunderstood Jiang Shiyan and took the initiative to apologize: "I'm sorry, Yan Yan."

"It's... it's okay," Jiang Shiyan panted, having survived a close call, her voice trembling. "It's my fault for not saying anything beforehand."

That feeling of having a gun pointed at her head was something she would remember for the rest of her life.

"Can you actually communicate with snakes? I thought you only communicated with cats and dogs," Xiao Zhu asked the question on everyone's minds.

Jiang Shiyan nodded and said softly, "When I was lost on a deserted island before, the animals I spent the most time with were snakes. Although they are cold-blooded, they are quite perceptive of human nature. Generally, if you don't provoke them, they won't bite."

"Then can you demonstrate it for us?"

Jiang Shiyan placed the snakes on the ground and moved her finger in circles downward. To their amazement, the two snakes actually followed the movement of her finger, spinning in place.

She then used a branch to draw a heart on the ground, and the two snakes actually twisted their bodies together to form the shape of a heart.

Xiao Zhu's eyes widened.

This was truly an eye-opening experience!

...

This was great; Instructor Zhou didn't even wait for the operation to finish. Without a word, he called to report Jiang Shiyan's situation to the organization.

At first, the leaders did not believe such an ability existed, but when he saw the video sent by Instructor Zhou, he fell into a direct silence.

The two small birds had also flown back, and unexpectedly, they brought back a rooster raised by a human trafficker.

This rooster was intimately familiar with the surroundings of the courtyard, but since Jiang Shiyan had not yet unlocked the language of chickens, she couldn't understand its clucking.

Fortunately, with the help of the birds acting as messengers, she could understand about eighty to ninety percent of it.

Based on Jiang Shiyan's recount, they drew a simple map of the area surrounding the criminal hideout, which even included the locations where the guards were hiding to monitor them.

The sky gradually grew dark.

The time they had set was the middle of the night, when most people would be asleep, making it the most suitable time to carry out the arrest.

Jiang Shiyan waited and waited, so sleepy that she could barely keep her eyes open; her head would nod off from time to time.

"Captain Yan, is that girl really that miraculous? Can she really understand animal speech?" one of Yan Anting's teammates stood beside him, munching on a steamed bun while looking at Jiang Shiyan curiously.

Yan Anting glanced at him. "Are you that curious?"

"Of course I'm curious. Aren't you? This has to be considered a superpower, right? It's my first time hearing of such a thing..."

"I am not curious," Yan Anting said coldly. "The operation time is approaching."

The teammate laughed sheepishly and quickly scurried back to his position.

Yan Anting walked up to Jiang Shiyan. Just as he was about to speak to wake her, Jiang Shiyan's hands suddenly let go, and her head dropped directly toward the table. If she hit it, she might even lose a tooth.

In the next second, Yan Anting reached out and caught Jiang Shiyan; her chin landed in Yan Anting's palm.

Jiang Shiyan opened her eyes dizzily, still thinking she was dreaming. Seeing the handsome face that had appeared in her dreams, she let out a giggle and smacked her lips, muttering, "So handsome... it would be better if he weren't wearing clothes; it would definitely feel great to touch..."

Xiao Zhu, who had just returned from getting water, was stunned in place by the ambiguous scene before her. Before she could recover from the shock, she heard what Jiang Shiyan said and froze instantly.

Wh-what kind of wild, predatory words were those?

However, what truly made Xiao Zhu's jaw drop was yet to come: the little girl actually reached out her hand toward Yan Anting's abdominal muscles...

(End of Chapter)