Carrying a Jurassic on me
Chapter 984 - 528: Encounter on the Road_4

Chapter 984: Chapter 528: Encounter on the Road_4

"Don’t you know that everyone has the right and the obligation to stop illegal and criminal activities when they see them?" Old Chang sneered. "We all live by the roadside, and we’ve seen all sorts of vehicles come and go, but we’ve never seen one carrying a tiger. If you won’t let us check, then that’s..."

The young traffic cop became anxious, "Old man, you just criticized me, and I admit my fault; I have to listen to whatever you say. But now you are being a bit unreasonable. If there really is a tiger in the truck, and they have documents for it. Besides, have you seen anyone breaking the law like them in broad daylight? It’s not that I won’t let you inspect it, but it’s dangerous..."

Old Chang now realized he was being somewhat unreasonable, but with a crowd of onlookers behind him and his concern for saving face, he found it difficult to back down. He felt that if he didn’t inspect it, he would lose face.

As if to make matters worse, Yan Fei stood by, scoffing at the traffic cop, "Talking so much to him is useless; let him go up and see for himself. I’d like to make it clear though, the tiger in the truck isn’t tied down. If you scare it and it gets sick, you’re paying for the vet. Don’t try to extort me!"

One word led to another, and there were no kind words exchanged.

With Yan Fei’s statement, Old Chang replied decisively, "Rest assured, I’ve never done the shameless things you’re talking about in all my years. Everyone is watching; it was my own insistence on inspecting the truck, and if any problems arise, I won’t let you get involved."

The crowd of onlookers, seeing the argument heating up, tried to mediate, "Old man, enough already! They’re genuinely on official business; let’s not get involved. It’s pointless to argue like this. Let them go on their way!"

As much as they enjoyed the spectacle, holding up actual business was not right, and most people understood that.

But the old man couldn’t stand down now, with everything said and their acquiescence to his inspection. If he didn’t go through with it, wouldn’t it seem like he had no guts? Was his old face still worth anything?

Xiao Qin and the young traffic cop were both frantic, one pulling Yan Fei to prevent him from saying more, and the other trying to reason with Old Chang, "Old man, whatever is wrong, it’s all my fault. I shouldn’t have been drinking today. But they truly are on official duty. Let’s not delay them any longer. If you want to see a tiger, can’t you just go to the zoo another time?"

Actually, some people didn’t believe Yan Fei’s group, but even those who didn’t believe wouldn’t say anything since after all, what they were doing wasn’t illegal — maybe just transporting something they couldn’t talk about.

However, there’s always a small portion of people who love a big scene and quietly muttered among themselves, "Could it be such a coincidence? The old man says a tiger, and these young people also claim it’s a tiger. If they truly had something secretive to transport, that would be one thing, but why tell such a blatant lie? I support the old man going up to see..."

Although there were people persuading Old Chang to stand down, disbelief was still prevalent, making the curious ones keen on convincing Old Chang to climb up and see for himself — who believes when a truck passes by and you ask what it’s carrying, the answer ’a tiger’ is true?

With the support of these people, Old Chang got more spirited and even more self-assured, loudly addressing the traffic cop who was trying to hold him back, "Look, everyone wants me to see, and they’ve agreed to it. What right do you have to hold me back? I’m not drunk driving, and I haven’t hit anyone with a car. Since I’m just walking, can you control that?"

Taking advantage of the traffic cop’s momentary surprise, Old Chang quickly began climbing up the big truck — after all, he was a hardworking old factory worker who had strived for a moderately prosperous society all his life; his agility was no joke. The truck was high and had tall side rails; it wouldn’t be easy for most people his age, who were nearing retirement, to climb up.

Xiao Qin, seeing Old Chang climbing, was scared out of his wits and set off running to pull the old man back, but before he could take a step, he turned his head to see Yan Fei holding him back with a smirk, "Don’t worry, you’ve seen how tame Tiger Da can be. Besides, it doesn’t even like frozen beef, so do you think it would take an interest in this old man?"

"Let me go!" Xiao Qin struggled vigorously, trying to reach Old Chang, but his strength was nothing compared to Yan Fei’s. Left with no choice, he yelled in desperation, "Old master, don’t go up there. It really is a tiger, I’m not lying to you!"

Old Chang had already climbed halfway when he heard the shout. He vaulted up to the highest point, then turned around, looking down with a sneer, "I just don’t believe it. Your tiger is so well-behaved it doesn’t make a sound in the truck, must be a stuffed specimen, right?"

Saying this, he turned his head and saw a massive tiger head.

To describe how big Tiger Da’s head was might be hard for most people to imagine, but everyone might have seen a lion dance. Tiger Da’s head probably wasn’t much smaller than the lion head used for those dances.

Old Chang turned and saw the tiger head, and at first, he didn’t react.

He also didn’t see the group of people standing on the road behind him, so tense they barely dared to breathe, and naturally, he couldn’t see the terror in their eyes.

In the midst of the onlookers’ horror-stricken gazes, he did something no one could have ever imagined: he reached out and touched the tiger head.

As he touched it, he muttered to himself, "I knew it was fake. This must be a specimen, right? Who’s seen such a big tiger, anyway? Ha, you think I haven’t seen anything before? Eh... why does it feel so warm to the touch? These ears, this mouth, it’s so lifelike... it’s even breathing... Mama mia..."