The Pink Panther Lounge has a parking lot on top of its roof since the pink building sat on an enormous walkway bridge, connected by two skyscrapers. Odd place for a nightclub, but it did spread a lot of attention above the cityscape.

After landing on the rooftop, the catgirls stepped out of the Interceptor.

"Why did you asked me if I could dance?" Rei closed the door.

Luna closed her door next. "The target knows my face. You will make the perfect bait for me."

"Hey! I thought you wanted me to stay out of your way!" Rei exclaimed. "Bulgongpyeong!"

"Did you say bullshit?"

"No-I meant no fair!"

Luna approached Rei. "Life isn't fair. We all have to adapt to it. It's called survival."

"So you want me to take off my clothes while dancing in front of him?"

Luna crossed her arms. "Go-go dancers are not strippers. They dance with their clothes on. No stripping."

Rei blew off a large sense of relief. "That's good."

"You will bring him into the private dance room where I can jump him. But first, we need to get you into the club. They don't care what age their dancers are. As long as they can dance and make money, nobody will care."

Rei rubbed the back of her head. "How is that legal?"

Luna raised an eyebrow. "Do you think humans outside care about this city?"

Rei didn't answer because she knew the question was obvious. As long as the governments can keep the Humanimals in the city, their own cities wouldn't have racial problems. Since the corporations were making large money off the city, they don't care what the Humanimals do to each other. Underage sex, exploitation, and prostitution, all those dirty stuff can make money for anyone. Of course, they were illegal if the sickos get caught, but anyone with a lot of money can still get away with it, especially nightclubs. No wonder Rei became a law enforcer. She also feared she would get tossed into the underground sexual entertainment by corrupt businessmen, just for looking cute. The world is still tough for teenage girls without rich families.

Rei bit her lower lip. "No….."

Luna placed her hands on Rei's shoulder, staring at her close to her face. "This is your chance to prove you are strong. If you fail, you can kiss your bounty hunting ass goodbye. Got it?"

Rei gulped. "You will watch me….. Will you?"

Luna stepped back and laughed. "Don't worry. I am not a heartless bitch. Just bring him to the room without screwing up. Okay."

"Gwawnchanh-a."

Luna strolled toward the compact rooftop building near the corner.

Rei followed behind her. I never expected to dance on my first day as a civilian cop.

As they marched down the staircase, loud rave music rose. Rei thought the place was only open at night. Why was music being played?

At the bottom, Lune pushed the pink double door open, releasing the loud music. Smoke and mixed fruity perfume senses escaped from the door, twisting Rei's stomach a bit.

Pink lights flashed all over the black ceiling and walls as Luna and Rei entered. Silhouettes of animal girls danced on four round stage platforms at the center. A cat, horse, deer, and a bunny, all wearing skimpy bikini clothing while swinging their bodies around metal poles. Nobody else was sitting at the dining tables or at the bar. However, a short toad in a white suit sat on a stool watching the girls behave. He looked like an Italian mobster, having a private show before the club opens.

"Hello!" Luna shouted.

The toad sipped a martini, still keeping his buggy eyes on the dancers.

"Hey!" The panther woman approached him and tapped his back. "Excuse me!"

The toad suddenly spat out his drink to fell to the carpet red floor. The girls paused, although the music continued playing.

"Putain!" The toad shouted in France. He rose and stared at the wet spot on his suit. "Merde! You ruined my suit!"

"Sorry, Mr-"

"It's Leo Malet!"

"Right, we need to talk!"

The toad glared at her. "Get the merde out of here, chatte! We're close!"

Luna held out her hand, projecting her holographic I.D. "We're here for bounty hunting business."

"What?"

"We're here for-"

"Hold on!" Leo clapped his hands, and the music stopped. The lights turned to normal. He turned to the dancers. "Break time, dames! We'll continue later. Now laisse nous!"

The girls stepped off their stages and strolled through a doorway at the back.

Leo turned back to Luna. "Now what do you want here? Is one of my dames in trouble?"

Luna crossed her arms. "There is a bounty arriving here tonight. I need to set up a trap for him here."

Leo shook his round fat head. "Are you furieux? I won't let you turn my club into a slaughterhouse!"

"Relax, we plan to snatch in one of your private rooms."

"And how in the enfer will you do that?"

With a grin, Luna pulled Rei toward the manager. "Meet your new Go-Go dancer!"

Leo trembled his lips like a motorboat. "I don't need a new dancer. I got plenty of dames for business."

"Only for one night, and she is quite talented. She will give the sucker a lap dance until I jump him."

Rei glared at Luna. "Lap dance?"

Leo rubbed his long black mustache as he hummed. "What's in it for me?"

"Not getting your slimy ass thrown in prison," Luna explained.

"What?" Leo jumped.

"Preventing a bounty hunter from snatching her target is against the law. You want to become a go-go dancer in prison? I'm sure the inmates will enjoy your show."

The toad gulped as if his throat exploded. "I-I-I-I-I will give her a suit for the event tonight. She need not dance unless she wants to. D'accord?"

Luna clapped her hands. "Thank you very much for doing an honorable service for the MCPD!"

Rei sighed. Thank haneunim I don't have to strip naked in front of people.

*****

Later at night, Rei sat on a stool near the bar, watching the crowd drool all over the dancing girls. Most of them were all men, sitting at their tables while drinking. Lions, tigers, and bears-oh my! It's a jungle in the club, full of animals desiring to mate!

Everything was black except pink and red lights flashed all over the place, following the loud electronic techno music. A jungle beat with drums and jazz.

The dancers were pink flamingos, dressed in sparkling G-string bikinis, coated in glitter. Their dancing outfits were so skinny, they almost looked naked with their feathers. For a nightclub being called the Pink Panther, the dancers didn't match the club's theme.

Rei wouldn't bear to wear those skimpy clothes in front of a bunch of grown men in heat. But it didn't stop the manager from making her wear a sexy sleeveless white top and a pink plaid short skirt. Her top was tied hard to expose her furry cleavage, and it was too short to cover up her belly. But her outfit was still better than wearing nothing.

Rei sipped a small glass of strawberry juice with vodka in it. The drink has both a sweet and a spicy taste that no strawberry soda would have. Of course, Rei was drinking underage, but nobody cared in Moreau City. However, Rei was smart enough not to drink too much on the job. She needed the confidence to pull off this bounty assignment.

Do you see him? Luna's voice asked inside Rei's head.

The lynx catgirl glanced around again. Too many customers cheered around her view. I can't see him.

Then get your furry little butt up and look around!

But there are too many guys here. What if they try to make me dance with them?

Then kick them in the nuts! I'm not letting that asshole get away again! Do it, or I will unleash hell on you!

Rei sighed. Joh-a!

When Rei finished her drink and slid off her stool, a short white bunny man approached her. He was fat and fluffy, wearing a gray business suit, and pink freckles were on his cheeks. And he smelled like cotton candy dipped in beer breath.

"Hey! Hey! Hey! Baby!" The bunny shouted, waving his glass up. "Wanna give your daddy a nice show on his lap?"

Rei held up her hands with a grin. “Sorry, I am on break right now-”

“So am I, baby! Give me a lap dance!”

“But-but-I-”

“Five hundred bitcoins! What do you say?”

Rei knew the go-go dancers kept the money after performing for their customers, and-wow! They get paid a lot! Perhaps enough to cover their rent for one year.

Rei does need bitcoins to survive in the city, and getting extra cash could make her bounty job worth it.

Perhaps one dance will not hurt. Rei smiled. “You got a show, Bugs Bunny!”