The Understated Dragon Lord novel Chapter 854

Crack!

With a sharp sound, the lid of the coffin shifted slightly, revealing a small crack. Dark smoke began to seep out from the gap, but before long, it stopped, as if the moment had passed.

Daniel turned to Jax with a cheerful smile and asked, “So, Jax, do you have a dog?”

Instead of answering directly, Jax shot back, “Dumbass, what are you getting at?”

“I’m just curious! Are you a dog owner or not?”

Before Jax could respond, Chloe chimed in, “Jax definitely has a dog.”

“Perfect! That means we need a dog owner to open this coffin. So, Jax, why don’t you come over and open it for us?”

As soon as he heard this, Jax was immediately resistant. “Why should I be the one to do it? Why does a dog owner have to open the coffin?”

“Didn’t you ever hear the saying, Jax?” Daniel asked.

“What saying?” Jax replied, his brow furrowing in confusion.

“No! I’m serious!” Daniel insisted, nodding earnestly. “That’s what I learned! Is there a problem?”

“Stop giving me this nonsense! I’m not buying it, not a word! Whose coffin is this anyway? I’m not about to mess with a dead person's coffin! I’m a police officer! A respectable police officer! This is about what? Disrespecting a corpse! Disrespecting a corpse is illegal! How could I, as an officer, break the law? Even if I wanted to, Chloe wouldn’t allow it; she would never let me break the law!”

Daniel then turned to Chloe with a cheeky grin. “Chloe, Jax isn’t listening to me. Why don’t you give him a command? Tell him to open this coffin!”

“Little brat, how dare you? You’re trying to use my officer to disrespect a corpse?! Just wait until we get outside; I’ll make sure you pay for this!” Chloe shot back, before turning to Jax with a firm voice. “Jax, go open the coffin lid.”