Shen Xin had underestimated the impact of Tian Kui appearing on the 7 o'clock news. He was surrounded the moment he went to check in.
"Can I pet him?" The check-in agent, a young woman, couldn't help but ask.
Shen Xin glanced at Tian Kui, who was wearing his smart helmet and muzzle, then at the nearby crowd of passengers taking pictures with their phones, and nodded.
When Tian Kui was stationed at the municipal bureau, Ding Yuwei was often surrounded by people asking for photos whenever she took him for his morning and evening walks.
He was, after all, a decorated police K-9, the "Hope Dog" who had been on the 7 o'clock news and gone viral online.
Saying her thanks, the check-in agent quickly left her station and cautiously approached to pet Tian Kui.
"He's so well-behaved."
The young woman's face was flushed with excitement.
The onlookers, meanwhile, all wore expressions of envy.
The woman asked again, "Can I get a photo with him?"
