Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 225 - : You Can Apologize, but I Might Not Forgive

Chapter 225 -225: You Can Apologize, but I Might Not Forgive

“What’s going on, you planning to wring him dry before letting him go?”

It seemed the leader, noticing Chen Ying’s mood wasn’t great, didn’t beat around the bush.

“Dian Province is launching a project for the artificial breeding of Indochinese leopards and Indochinese tigers. The ultimate goal of the project is to release them into the wild and establish a new population. Initially, we’d like to ask Dr. Chen for some help with the preparation work.”

Help? Chen Ying’s mind raced, suspecting they might want him to coax Grandpa Hu over for mating?

Yikes, he had no idea if Grandpa Hu would just swipe him with a claw on the spot.

“Our side possesses mature Indochinese tiger captive breeding technology, but you know as well as I do that there are only so many tiger breeds in the country—they’re almost becoming too closely related.”

This wasn’t just a domestic issue; essentially every country faced this anxiety.

Hence, in recent years, the global exchange of animal gene banks had gradually opened up.

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Of course, the success of certain technologies contributed to this, lowering operational costs and achieving the goal of breeding a population from a single test tube.

Even so, reintroduction to the wild and natural biological breeding still remained the preferred methods advocated by zoologists.

The individual on the other side was well-prepared and pulled out a tablet, opened a map, and explained to Chen Ying in detail the current progress of the project, the challenges faced, and the next steps they were ready to take.

“Although we’re saying it’s in the provincial capital, the actual location for implementing this project is right here in this nature reserve.”

“Originally, we planned to select a location within the watershed of these two rivers. But looking at your previous records, it seems there’s an adult male tiger, a female, and a subadult male here. Do you think it’s possible to achieve our reintroduction goals in this area?”

Chen Ying studied the map carefully, pondering as he did so.

He remembered his conversation with Grandpa Hu, who had mentioned that there was only one male here—himself. There was another female, yes, but her territory wasn’t around these parts, and she only occasionally dropped by.

The likelihood was that the female tiger had taken up residence over the border.

And if the female with cubs hadn’t been troubled by dental issues, she would’ve left this place already.

Including Grandpa Hu, a large part of his territory lay across the border in neighboring countries.

Meaning, given the local circumstances, if he wasn’t around, this area could hardly be considered a tiger habitat.

“Does this situation pose any threats to the tigers?”

Chen Ying wasn’t probing for intelligence; he was just concerned that conflict from both sides might make the three tigers feel threatened and leave.

“The gang’s targets are leopards and pangolins. The Indochinese leopard and the clouded leopard are on their list. As for tigers, there shouldn’t be any danger unless they run into them directly.”

Chen Ying scrutinized the map thoroughly, zooming in on certain parts and estimating the extent of Grandpa Hu’s territory and its boundaries based on his experience.

“Are you planning to set up the semi-wild enclosures in these two locations?”

Both rivers were sizeable, and the ecological environment of the valley areas appeared excellent—clearly, a lot of thought had gone into this.

“Yes. According to the M Alliance’s surveys, the environment around this river is very suitable for large felines, but a big cat hasn’t been spotted here for over twenty years. Additionally, the west side of the other river is mainly artificial forest, which, from what we can see, has a food chain capable of supporting two to three big cats.”

Meihua had a deeper and more comprehensive understanding of this matter than the leaders. Speaking on the subject, she didn’t consider whether Chen Ying liked her or not, and simply shared the information she knew.

“Let’s pick this place. I’ve analyzed it, and this should be around the territory border of the Indochinese tiger seen here a few days ago. If there are other tigers, this area has a slightly higher probability.”

After all, they were right by the border line; the tigers didn’t consider getting a visa or waving hello when crossing back and forth!

“Another reason is that the transportation here is comparatively more accessible. In a semi-wild state, some problems that are hard to detect in captivity will occur, and we have to consider the speed of emergency response and support.”

Both leaders nodded. They had heard the same thing from experts back in the province.

However, some comrades might have their own opinions, which is why the site location has yet to be finalized.

Asking for Chen Ying’s input was also because he was from outside the province, with no vested interests with local organizations; his reputation in the feline community carried weight, lending more credibility to his opinion.

“All right, we’ve got a good idea of the situation. For now, Mr. Chen, you can head to the Animal Research Institute to get familiar with the place. If there are any needs here, we hope Mr. Chen can lend a hand.”

Chen Ying nodded and agreed, albeit reluctantly.

If it wasn’t for the sake of the cats, he couldn’t care less about these matters.

The old team leader wanted to say more to Chen Ying but was forcefully escorted out by the younger leader.

Meihua lingered behind.

“I’m sorry.” Meihua gave him a bow at a ninety-degree angle, apologizing. “Even though I know this would lower your impression of me, if given another chance, I would do the same.”

“This matter involves too much, and the less you know, the better for you. Don’t worry; there won’t be a repeat of this kind of situation.”

Meihua sniffled, lowered her head, turned, and left.

Chen stood at the door for a moment before closing it and flinging himself onto the bed in his room, exhaling his frustrations.

He flipped through his phone, noting several missed calls.

The most recent one was from Old Gao.

“Hey, Old Gao, I was caught up and couldn’t answer the phone just now.”

He called back, and Old Gao answered immediately.

“Old Chen, how are you doing right now? Let me tell you, stay away from that Bai. Nine times out of ten, she’s the one behind all this.”

Old Gao’s tone seemed off, as though there was a story hidden inside.

“Well, it’s not that she’s a bad person, but her actions are quite aggressive and utilitarian. Her intentions are good, but the process may cause discomfort to others, which she doesn’t take into account.”

What Old Gao meant was, it was fine to treat her as a regular friend, and she was genuinely willing to help when needed.

But as soon as it involved her interests, she would not hesitate to take advantage.

Most importantly, she was aware of others’ discomfort but could still put on an act as if everything was calm and nothing was amiss.

Most people who hadn’t experienced her tactics thought she was a very good person, very loyal, including the former Chen Ying.

Even knowing some of her tactics, there were still people who sided with her, believing that as long as the goal was good and it didn’t harm others, one should be more magnanimous.

“Anyway, I can’t handle such a personality. My parents think the same, she’s a good person, hardworking, smart, and has methods. Someone like her will definitely have a bright future, but she’s not right for me.”

Poor boy, his naive first love within the ivory tower, and his first partner was this challenging.

No wonder he now looked like someone suffering from ‘bird love’; he must have faced a huge blow.

Knowing Chen Ying was unharmed and hearing that he might not be able to come back for a while, Old Gao said it was no problem. The rescue station could still operate without him. The only trouble was Mendun’er and Leopard Sister’s frequent battles.

“People say women’s friendships are sunny for three days and rainy for two, and it seems the same goes for animals. You haven’t seen Leopard Sister and Mendun’er fight; it feels like the building is going to be torn down. Then the next moment, these two blockheads are cuddling and napping together again.”

Watching the drama every day, time didn’t seem to drag.

Even in the large chat group, people had started betting fruits on how long Mendun’er and Leopard Sister’s friendship would last.

“Has Jinya come back recently?”

“She should be back. But Jinya and Leopard Sister have always been at odds, and with Mendun’er, that fool, always keen to play with Jinya, it and Little Jin simply come over occasionally. If they see you’re not back, they turn around and leave.”

After chatting with Old Gao for a while, Chen Ying missed his little building and the adorable fluffy creatures even more.

Grandpa Hu reeked all over, nowhere near the comfort of holding the fragrant Jinya.

Chen Ying put on the clean clothes that had been washed and delivered, and prepared to go eat.

It was only in the dining hall that he found out that the other teammates had been transferred back to the base.

He took some food with a poker face and sat down by the window alone, ready to finish quickly and then continue sleeping.

“May I sit here?”

Looking up, he saw Senior Bai from the Old Gaos.

If not for Old Gao’s phone call, Chen Ying really wouldn’t have thought that the other party would be involved in this.

However, they didn’t have a direct working relationship. Chen Ying didn’t plan to get close to her, nor did he have a reason to have a falling out.

After all, there was no evidence, right?

“Did Old Gao call you?”

“Of course. If he hadn’t called after this incident, I wouldn’t even acknowledge him as a brother.”

Senior Bai pursed her lips and fell silent for a moment.

“Do you really dislike me now?”

“Why?” Chen Ying glanced at her. “I don’t dislike you, but I can’t say I like you either.”

Senior Bai gave a self-deprecating smile and leaned back in her chair.

“I’ve been transferred, specifically in charge of the release work for the tiger and leopard project.”

Chen Ying put down his chopsticks and looked her straight in the eye.

“Congratulations. Is that why you’re talking to me? I’ll say it again, I can cooperate in work, but I’d rather not talk about anything else if possible.”

Senior Bai forced a smile, choked by Chen Ying’s bluntness, not knowing what to say.

“Okay, then. I hope we can work well together.”

“Don’t, I’m not cooperating with you, I’m cooperating with the Animal Research Institute, just responsible for helping with introductions. For anything else, don’t come to me, I won’t know.”

“How can you talk to a girl like that? Can Miss Dao tolerate it?”

“I’m the same with everyone. Besides, why should I care if she can tolerate it or not? We’re at most temporary partners.”

Chen treated himself like a piece of bait, and Senior Bai couldn’t find a way to deal with him, so she could only shake her head and leave.

With no one disturbing him, he quickly finished eating and prepared to return to his room.

At the door, the talkative young man from the team ran over.

“Brother Ying, I just went to your room to find you but you weren’t there. Hurry, pack your things and come with me, there’s trouble with the female tiger.”

Chen Ying’s face changed, he rushed back to his room to grab his things, and followed the young man into the car.

They sped all the way to a small village near the border.

“Some people wanted to kill and skin the female tiger. Some young locals stumbled upon it, and then the whole village came to help capture the poachers. The people have been taken away, but the female tiger is severely injured and agitated, so the veterinarians couldn’t get close. They shot two tranquilizer darts, which had no effect; they didn’t dare to give more.”

Chen Ying’s face tensed, his heart in his throat.