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"Eh?" The man had also noticed the changes in his body.

Mainly, after losing his furry coat, he immediately felt a chill.

"It actually worked, Boss Ma, your dish is amazing; it turned me back into a human!"

"No big deal, do you have clothes?"

"Yes, last night while Xiao Lin was away, I secretly took his spare set of work clothes."

As he spoke, the man went behind the couch, took out a set of blue zoo overalls, and put them on.

But perhaps because he hadn't been human for so long, he was somewhat unaccustomed to the human body, struggling several times to get his pants on.

"Uh, does Xiao Lin know you're going out?"

"No, he doesn't know. He's very rigid, which is why, after all this time at the zoo, he's still a lowly worker who hasn't advanced to the management team and ended up only being able to talk to a Siamese crocodile."

The man sighed and added, "Sigh, but I'm not in a much better place, which is why I'd rather be a bear.

"We both work at the zoo; at least my days are much more comfortable than his, and no one bosses me around."

"You haven't been in contact with human society for so long; are you sure you can handle going out of the zoo by yourself?"

"It should be fine. I'm just going to deliver something, and then I'll come right back. Plus, I have her address for navigation."

As he spoke, the man took out his cellphone and opened Gaode, "Take bus 102 first, then switch to bus 13, and after getting off, walk 600 meters..."

"I'm free and have nothing to do anyway, I'll take you," said Ma Lu, checking the time. "You can ride in my car."

"Really? That's great," the man said joyfully, "I'll give you an extra 200 Star Currency as my personal delivery fee."

"You really don't have to," Ma Lu said. "The 200 Star Currency from earlier when I delivered food was quite enough, and this time I'm just giving you a ride since it's on my way. You don't need to pay."

"It's okay, I have no use for these things anyway," the man insisted. "Take more if you like."

"Hmm, didn't you know that you can buy all sorts of strange items from a werewolf boss named Yan Wu with these Star Currencies?"

"That hardware store werewolf? I've heard about him in several groups, but I have no use for those magical items."

"I'm just a bear living in the zoo," the man continued. "Most of my day is spent acting like a bear; I'm already good enough at my job and don't need to improve."

"And even if I became more powerful, I'd still be acting as a bear."

"Have you really never thought about leaving the zoo?"

The two men turned over the phase shifter, which looked like a big stone, and then returned to the dormitory.

The next moment, a pair of faintly glowing eyes appeared in front of both of them.
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Ma Lu's movements froze instantly; he and Flush your Pee had talked too long on the other side and had forgotten about the female bear here.

This female bear had been sleeping all along and had woken up for some reason, coincidentally wandering over to their side.

What was worse, Flush your Pee was no longer in bear form and couldn't use his strength to suppress this female bear.

"No worries, I know her, I understand her, I should be able to handle this situation."

The man chanted something under his breath and, instead of retreating, walked toward the female bear.

"Angela, it's me, I'm the King, don't you recognize me?"

The bear's eyes showed a hint of hesitation at his words before stretching a paw to rest on the man's shoulder and then sniffing him.

"Yes, that's right, it's me, good girl; keep sniffing and you'll recognize me,"

Ma Lu watched anxiously from behind, but it seemed the bear did recognize something, as she retracted her paw and the tense atmosphere lightened a bit.

"I told you I could handle it because in Bear Mountain, I'm the boss..."

The man's confident sentence was cut short when the female bear suddenly lunged at Flush your Pee in front of her, opening her mouth toward his neck.

Luckily, at the critical moment, a bright flash exploded in front of the bear, blinding her instantly.

Ma Lu took this opportunity to grab Flush your Pee from the ground and ran towards the iron gate, pushing it open. Once both were outside, he closed the gate with the quickest speed.

Hearing the lock fall into place behind the door, Ma Lu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

The man stood up from the ground, dusting off his clothes, and said sheepishly.

"Angela's mind has never been quite right, but she should have been able to smell me.

"Of course, it's also possible she did smell me but pretended to be dumb, coveting my beauty and wanting to take advantage of this rare opportunity to finish me off."

"It's alright, as long as you're not hurt," Ma Lu said, "no need to explain further."

"That move you just did was pretty cool, where did you learn that?" the man followed Ma Lu to the parking lot.

"A Wandering Sorcerer gave it to me."

"Cool, you don't even need to bring a flashlight anymore when you go out. By the way, where were we in our conversation?"

"Don't you want to leave the zoo at all?"

"No, the economic situation is bad right now, everyone is looking for a secure job, but from my experience, you can only find a lifelong secure job in two places: as a civil servant or in the zoo.

"I failed the civil servant exam, so I might as well stay in the zoo."

"Don't you have any living relatives or friends?"

"My parents died early, otherwise I wouldn't have joined the circus. I had a teacher, um, and some colleagues before, but our relationships weren't so close that I'd give up my job for them.

"Besides, they all think I'm already dead, showing up now would probably give them a heart attack."

"Then staying in the zoo is probably quite fitting for you."

"Right, this was my choice after all. The City Manager even gave me a few other options, like building me an upgradable survival base in an uninhabited area.

"But I would have to fend for myself for food and other necessities, and there wouldn't be any delivery service. I'm not stupid, I definitely wouldn't go."

...

The two made it to the parking lot, and Ma Lu drove Flush your Pee to the address he had mentioned.

It was a neighborhood full of western-style houses.

The little girl who had given Flush your Pee honey cheese sticks lived on the ground floor of one of the buildings, which had a beautiful courtyard covered in roses.

Ma Lu stayed in the car, listening to music on the car stereo while waiting on the roadside. Soon, he saw Flush your Pee running back breathlessly.

He opened the passenger door and darted inside.

"Did you return the item?"

"I've returned it."

"How did you explain it to her parents?" Ma Lu asked curiously.

"I didn't explain. I just threw the item into their yard and came back before her parents noticed," Flush your Pee said.

"So what was the important item that you had to make a special trip to return?"

"Winter vacation homework... not a single word written." The man answered, then activated the seat massage with voice control.

"..."

From the neighborhood, mixed doubles and heartbreaking cries of children could be faintly heard.

"Isn't that a bit too cruel," Ma Lu said, "after all, she's just a child, and she brought you honey cheese sticks for several weeks."

"But at the end of the day… the zoo prohibits feeding the animals." Flush your Pee shrugged.