"Clawhauser!" Chief Bogo's assertive voice bellowed from the deputy chief's office located on the second floor, startling the office workers which were patrolling hurriedly between the levels. An elephant officer who was just walking past the office flinched hard from the sudden shout, dropping stacks of cluttered, unfinished paperwork onto his unlucky lion partner as the door slammed open, revealing an agitated grey cape buffalo in common navy blue ZPD attire. One hoof holding firmly onto a rather thick stack of red folders, the buffalo chief peered over the second storey's frosted glass panel railing.

"Clawhauser! Did I not tell you to keep the civilians out of my office? You better have a good explanation for-" Chief Bogo paused as he realized that the reception desk was vacant of a chubby doughnut loving tiger. "-this."

"Where in the name of Zootopia did he go?" he exclaimed, tucking the stack of folders under his arm. Scaling down the stairs, Chief Bogo approached the neglected post. The counter was untouched, free of pastry crumbs and messy work; no traces of Clawhauser's typical work habits present. Perplexed, the chief slapped the folders on the counter top.

"Wolford! Any news about Clawhauser?" Chief Bogo exclaimed loudly as a grey timber wolf officer entered the premise. The slightly startled officer paused for a brief moment, before shaking his head.

"Did not see him anywhere in the vicinity Sir," The canine reported, stretching and arm behind his back to relief an urgent itch. "He has been absent since the start of the day."

The chief groaned in disbelief, running a hoof through his face. "Please go and get whoever is free to visit my office; I could not have civilians flooding requests and distress signals without reporting their cases at the reception desk."

"On it Sir," Wolford acknowledged.

"Oh and one more thing; Get Delgato to man the reception," Chief Bogo added, pulling away from the counter and headed back up to his office. The Chief took a deep breath has he halted at the office door, adjusting his tie neatly and putting on a stern blank expression. Entering the room, he was immediately greeted by a herd of different animal civilians - ranging from a worrisome rabbit to an irritated Tiger. The conglomeration of multiple voices was polluting the room full of sound, rendering him unable to address their issues at all. Mustering a fake smile, he led the group of flustered civilians out of the office.

"But Chief Bogo, my carrot stand was stolen! I could not afford to lose my business, the population in bunny burrow needs feeding!" The bunny begged.

"Be patient and get in line at the reception desk Sir, I am pretty sure there's not only one bunny that's selling carrots for profit," Chief Bogo reassured, forcefully pushing an unwilling hippopotamus through the door frame. The other animals cleared the way as the hippopotamus stumbled forth, having to steady himself with the railings outside.

"Oh, dear police officer! I have lost my knitted stockings for winter! Would you kindly help me find it?" An old sheep asked, gently tugging the chief's uniform as he reached for the door knob.

"Ma'am, I am pretty convinced that you have lost it in your ever so beautiful and fluffy fleece," Chief Bogo replied kindly, guiding her outside of his office as he swung the door near to a close.

"But I am really sure that Mr Biggins took it from me," the she explained.

"And Mr Biggins is the handbag that you always keep in your fleece, Ma'am. Have a nice day," he exclaimed, gently closing the door shut. Exhausted from all the herding, Chief Bogo flumped down on his office chair.

"Ugh... This is the exact reason why we have to have a receptionist! These civilians should know better about our priorities." Making himself comfortable on his armchair, he reached for his smartphone; but decided not to after remembering that he has already revealed his well-kept secret to Clawhauser on accident. One person knowing of his shameful desire to be Gazelle's stage dancer is more than enough to cripple his image. Sighing, he turned his chair facing the city's map on the sidewall.

"Not much is happening these days; almost every case reported are minors which some did not even require assistance from us. It is almost as if we have become an odd jobs department." Chief Bogo muttered, gazing at the rather clean map on the billboard; which previously had been posted full of sticky notes detailed with numerous pending cases. Ever since the ZPD dealt with the remainder of the cases, Zootopia has remained crime-free for quite a period of time. There were still occasional cases which stand out from the minors, but that alone did not require the whole police force to settle. Which lead them to conform to daily patrols around the city and handling the ever additive load of petty cases which restock its numbers every even day. Things like kids getting stuck on trees to a locating a lost precious marble of no value; Chief Bogo rolled his eyes thinking of how nonsensical the cases given to them were getting. Wasn't the fire department supposed to handle kids in trees? Maybe they have grown weary of such common practice.

"Chief? I have brought two officers who are free for duty," Wolford's voice could be heard outside the office as the officer knocked on the door. Startled, Chief Bogo quickly grabbed his phone and stuffed it in his pant pockets. Getting stuck by lightning twice in the same spot is not going to happen for him. Placing a clenched hoof on his neck, he cleared his throat.

"Come in. Wolford, continue your patrol duties."

The white windowed door opened as two officers strolled into view. One was a lithe built, round-faced bunny, suited in common dark blue pants, a sky blue shirt and equipped with a kevlar vest. Her ears were perked up in excitement, eyes glinting with the need for adventure. Alongside the bunny, a red fox tagged along; Clothed in a navy blue uniform with sleeves, complimented by a high collar with a gold aiguillette and the ZPD insignia on his shoulders. His uniform also came with a smart black tie and slick ironed pants. The fox held onto a cup of ice blended smoothie, sipping the cold beverage with a unique smirk as his eyes were hidden behind a pair of large shades.

"Ah, Nick and Judy. I think this case would be perfect for you since it has got to do with Clawhauser," Chief Bogo welcomed them as he gestured them to the seats opposite of him.

"Clawhauser? What happened to that Jolly chump?" Nick asked, clipping his shades onto his chest pocket.

"Well, it has been a long time since Clawhauser skips a day of work. He hardly ever takes an unofficial leave. And now today, he is missing. I need you two to investigate... check out on him. We could not have civilians pacing into my office; It is tiring to attempt to entertain the problematic especially when they rush in here in big numbers." Chief Bogo explained curtly.

"That totally does not sound like something Clawhauser would do," Judy agreed, batting Nick's paw off from touching her fluffy bobtail.

"Whats with you and touching fluffy objects?" she hissed at Nick as Chief Bogo was retrieving a case file in the cabinet, back facing towards them.

"Come on, it's fun to touch!" Nick answered back, returning Judy with his usual signature smirk on his face as he rested his head back on both his arms. "You think Clawhauser might be donut shopping? Cause I definitely do-nut think so,"

"Har har, very intuitive and funny of you, Nick," Judy whispered as she kept her eyes fixed on the Chief.

"You are welcome to laugh at my brilliance, Hopps," Nick replied, taking another sip from his cup.

Chief Bogo turned back towards the table, sliding a case file to Judy. "These are the details. Apparently Clawhauser did not pick up any of the calls we made to his house or smartphone; which might mean he is not home. I would like you two to pay a quick visit to his apartment and perhaps find out what in the world is going on. This case might be serious or plain simple, purely dependant on the scenario that takes place there. If it turns out to be a serious case, let us know immediately. Officer Delgato is currently manning the reception desk; just report it to him. All clear?"

"Clear as the day, Chief!" Nick exclaimed with a firm nod as he pulled away from the desk to face Judy.

Eyeing on Nick once more, Chief Bogo closed the file. "It will be your second case other than paperwork, Nick. I trust you enough to bring me results. Do not let me down. Make us proud as our first fox officer."

"Roger that, Sir; I will do my best," Nick replied with dignity in his tone, trailing behind Judy as they proceeded out of the office.