Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 228 - The Contrast is Too Stark to Bear Witness

Chapter 228 -228 The Contrast is Too Stark to Bear Witness

Little Jin added a comment, saying that Brother Jin Ya had decided to move to a different place to live.

He had actually wanted to leave for a long time, but because Jin Ya was injured, and later met Little Lynx, he stayed and found a suitable territory to live in.

But now that his wife was gone, why not just go? With such a vast world, was there really no place for Brother She to call home?

Jin Ya and Little Jin analyzed why Little Lynx chose to run off with other lynxes. They thought it was probably because of the scumbag Snow Leopard and the dumb Flower Leopard.

These two were polar opposites, both very threatening leopards, making Little Lynx’s life purely one lived in the cracks.

Or it could be because, for Little Lynx, an environment with such overpoweringly strong natural enemies made it impossible for her to be at ease enough to bear offspring.

Previously she had no choice, but now that she saw other male lynxes, she started to get ideas.

Jin Ya’s thoughts differed from Chen Ying’s. He didn’t blame Little Lynx, after all, the basic principle for female animals when choosing partners and territory environment was to prioritize breeding.

“Has your brother left yet?”

“Not yet, he wants to wait for you to return, to say goodbye before he goes.”

Jin Ya hesitated.

“What’s up? Just say what you want to say, are you feeling shy?”

Jin Ya gave Chen Ying an unfriendly swipe with his paw, then lay down.

“I guess my brother won’t be coming back once he leaves.”

Chen Ying picked up on the hint of loss in Little Jin Ya’s tone.

But actually, in the natural world, it’s normal for siblings to live apart.

Of course, some animals keep their mothers and sisters within their territories to protect them, but this is not beneficial for the reproduction of the species.

Obviously, Jin Ya wouldn’t leave, so, inevitably, Mr. Lepus would be the one to leave.

The second week after Jin Ya’s chat with Chen Ying, Mr. Lepus visited with a prey.

There wasn’t a hint of dejection or frustration about him.

On the contrary, he was full of anticipation for his upcoming new life and even sought Chen Ying’s advice seriously, planning to explore the world in a suitable direction.

Chen Ying, with Mr. Lepus and Jin Ya and Little Jin, opened the computer, and forest area icons appeared on the screen.

Once they entered, they could see a rough display of satellite maps.

It wasn’t detailed enough to specify particular places, but this was enough.

Chen Ying analyzed for him, deciding to explore in a northwest direction.

Firstly, there were already many lynxes there, and secondly, it was a highland area, where both the environment and climate were more suitable for lynxes.

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Seeing her brother’s expression, Jin Ya felt a bit tempted, but seeing Little Jin turn away, Jin Ya moved closer to lick her and lay down beside her, without showing any more desire to follow.

Mr. Lepus was very capable of action; once he had decided, he didn’t even bother to say goodbye, leaving only a plump wild rabbit at the door of Chen Ying’s room before he disappeared without a trace.

A couple of days later, Leopard Sister came to gossip with Chen Ying, saying that Little Lynx appeared nearby, but left after seeing Jin Ya.

“That one lacks discernment. Brother Jin Ya was so good to her. If she had cubs, she wouldn’t need to worry about raising them as a single parent. But now, that male is also not willing to sire cubs with her, and Brother Jin Ya has left. If she wants offspring, she either has to find another male or just hope that the male comes around.”

On this, Chen Ying made no comment.

The matter with Little Lynx was just an episode.

At this transition from spring to summer, the most important issue was the pregnancy status of the wild-bred pandas.

The conservation center, for a change, decided not to immediately retrieve the pregnant giant pandas after confirmation but allowed the successfully paired ones to try birthing in the wild, then decide whether to retrieve them or not.

Mendun’er certainly wouldn’t be retrieved; she had chosen Chen Ying’s place as the future birthing room.

To create a favorable birthing environment for her, Chen Ying and Little Sen got to work, transforming one of the animal sheds into an open-style panda birthing room.

Mendun’er could have her cubs there or choose the wild by herself.

Little Sen actually still hoped that Mendun’er would give birth in the wild.

After all, giving birth in the emergency house didn’t fully meet the standards of being released into the wild.

As the expected delivery date approached, Black Bear Sister, Young Female Bear, Mendun’er, and Jiaojiao, the four bears, surprisingly sat together, eating and communicating.

Initially, to give birth, Black Bear Sister had carefully examined the area, finally choosing that cave.

Mendun’er wanted to give birth at the rescue station, but Jiaojiao scolded her, telling her to face the challenges of the natural world on her own.

Here could be their last resort, but they couldn’t depend on the two-legged beasts, otherwise, what about the cubs? It wasn’t possible for the two-legged beasts to raise all of their bears.

Philosopher Jiaojiao made a very sensible point, and Black Bear Sister gave a couple of chomps on fruit to show her agreement.

The young female bear was still a pseudo-pregnant mom, and now she knew there were no cubs in her belly, so she stayed silent, just quietly noting down the key points her best friends chatted about, hmm, all of which were important for the exam.

Chen Ying had been extremely busy lately.

His trip to Dian Province had been so eventful, he had to write all sorts of summaries and reports, and also pay attention to the impact of this poaching case on the domestic rescue and zoo communities.

Director Song didn’t get involved proactively but, knowing full well his son-in-law was engaging in criminal activities, he not only failed to intervene but also, intentionally or otherwise, greenlit his actions.

When faced with his son-in-law leveraging his own name to build relationships and channels for smuggling, he turned a blind eye, feeling that as long as he wasn’t directly involved, it was fine.

After Director Song’s son-in-law was apprehended, he adamantly claimed his father-in-law was complicit, and some contacts and channels had even been introduced by him.

Furthermore, while the father-in-law didn’t surface directly, his wife and mother-in-law certainly profited and took their share of kickbacks.

He’d even kept a ledger to record these transactions, providing incontrovertible proof that helped the investigators break the ice and root out many hidden parasites.

The subsequent trial would still need time.

Moreover, this case had a broad reach, involving people from several provinces and connections to international poaching rings.

Just to sort all this out within half a year would be rocket speed.

What Chen Ying found most unexpected was, among the team inspecting the Naban River Nature Reserve, one of the two armed men turned out to be a domestic informant for the international poaching ring, while the other, driven by unrequited love and spite towards Chen Ying, was instigated by the informant to conspire.

What kind of thought process is that? Did he think such actions would make Miss Dao look up to him?

He’d be better off acting as a double agent, helping Miss Dao take down the poaching organization, thus earning a glance of admiration from her.

“I’m envied by fools because they are naively ignorant, and my thoughts do not align with theirs.”

Chen Ying complained in the group chat and then turned to ask Yin Li how he intended to repay Miss Dao for all the things he’d received from her.

“So I’m taking you as personal favor, huh? Why don’t you just accept her? It’s not that you lack backbone, it’s just she’s given too much.”

“Get lost,” Chen Ying cursed him, “Honestly, like Old Gao, I don’t think I can handle such a woman. Forget it, I better enjoy my days with Leopard Sister Jinya and the others. At least the fuzzy ones won’t use me and will give me a heads-up if they ever need something. Sigh, humans are no match for animals.”

“That’s a terrible mindset. How can a man compare with animals? Besides, Jinya has Little Jin, Leopard Sister has Brother Leopard, and you’re still a lonely old man.”

Old Gao sent a string of laughing emojis, the mockery nearly spilling out of the screen.

Xiao Song, who lurked most of the time, couldn’t help but pop up.

“You men, you want a wife that’s dazzling yet thrifty. She’s too attractive, you say you can’t control her, turns into a plain Jane, you say she’s boring. Pfft, it’s all male hypocrisy.”

The bunch of men promptly shut up, turned away, and a strictly male group chat was instantaneously formed.

“Duanmu, confess, did you bully our Xiao Song? I’m telling you, Xiao Song is a great girl, and if you mistreat her, we won’t stand by your side.”

Duanmu remained silent, only after a while did he send a sighing emoji.

Afterward, Duanmu didn’t say a word, and it wasn’t right for the others to press him.

It wasn’t until lunch that Duanmu finally posted three voice messages, each 59 seconds long, into the group.

The central theme was singular, Xiao Song had been provoked.

The one who provoked Xiao Song was the daughter of an old classmate of Uncle Duanmu’s, who also worked in the same unit and held a position one level above Xiao Song’s.

“They’re not even on the same track, one is in administrative management, the other is a veterinarian. Yet they clash with each other whenever they meet, leaving me clueless about what to do in the middle.”

“What else can you do? You have to unquestioningly support Xiao Song. She gave up a stable job here to join you in that desolate place. If that isn’t love, then you really have no conscience.”

“I definitely support her, but the more I do, the more that woman targets her. It’s like she’s out of her mind. I used to think she fancied me and even secretly rejoiced about it. But later I found out she didn’t care for me at all; it’s purely a feud with Xiao Song.”

Is there really such unprovoked hatred in this world?

“I’ve thought about it a lot, traced all kinds of clues, and ended up with one guess. Could she be jealous that Xiao Song gets to interact up close with wild animals?”

“That guess isn’t just far-fetched, it’s baseless!”

“You guys really shouldn’t say that. If you saw that woman’s reactions to wild animals, you’d doubt if she naturally repels them. To put it bluntly, even when she passes by a dog’s den, the dogs would bark at her.”

Are there really such people?

I really want to see this for myself!

Duanmu was a sly trickster; two days later, he found an opportunity to capture a half-minute video of the girl trying to approach a rescued Desert Cat, only to be met with frantic growling and aggressive posturing.

Through the screen, you could see the girl’s frustration and sadness.

In stark contrast was the scene of Xiao Song feeding the animals with harmony and love.

The Desert Cat that previously continuously meowed, upon seeing Xiao Song approach with the food bowl, sounded as sweet as a domesticated pet cat.

The contrast was so stark it bordered on brutal.

The group of men were silenced by what they witnessed.