Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 191 - : Street Rat Forced to Work

Chapter 191: Chapter 191: Street Rat Forced to Work

After reporting the issue, he felt refreshed.

Before it got dark, he planned to check on Black Bear Sister and her two cubs.

To his surprise, he didn’t see the sister but found the street rat perched on a nearby tree, daydreaming.

“What are you doing here? Where’s your little girlfriend?”

Chen Ying looked up and saw a very human-like expression on the street rat’s face.

“They went fishing, left me here to watch the kids.”

Well, dialects were coming through, showing clearly the pecking order in the family.

It was indeed rare for Black Bear Sister to entrust the little cub to its care, especially considering her stereotypical view of the street rat, where allowing it within five meters of her den was already a great favor.

“There’s suddenly a new pond in Old Bear Gully with fish in it, and they’ve gone there to catch fish.”

Water in Old Bear Gully? Hadn’t the riverbed been dry for many years, with only the hottest times bringing a shallow stream from the melting snow on the mountain?

Even that amount of water, sustaining for a week would be unusual.

“Just a few days ago, suddenly there was water, running down from the mountain next to it.”

Chen Ying did not dare to neglect this and immediately called the Protection Station.

“Brother Ying? We’re also investigating this. Uncle Zhao and the others have already followed Old Bear Gully up the mountain. They’re guessing the underground river might have changed course, or a new spring emerged. We’ll have to wait for Uncle Zhao and his team to investigate on-site to know for sure.”

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Chen Ying thought of the rock sheep and snow leopard he had seen a few days earlier, which shouldn’t be seen at this altitude, wondering if it had anything to do with the anomaly in Old Bear Gully.

After wandering around for a while, he received a call from Yin Li.

He had taken his dad to the new sanctuary ahead of time, then came back for training, and planned to go there again afterward.

“My dad feels okay there, probably because he knows he’s lost face, can’t lift his head in the village, going there at least refreshes him.”

Yin Li spoke calmly but with a hint of resignation, “I’ve settled him at a nearby Protection Station, along with a local couple and one uncle, four people working two shifts should be okay.”

Yin Li called to have heard about the issue with Director Song and to remind Chen Ying to stay alert.

“This matter has blown up quite a bit. That guy has implicated a lot of people.”

It’s true that the oversight for special breeding licenses wasn’t so strict in former years, and every town and rural area wanted economic development, so as long as it wasn’t too bad, it was basically possible to get the application approved.

As for the activities after approval, that’s another story when it comes to regulatory oversight.

Director Song also helped people with it, and he even had his name on a breeding farm before.

So when the son-in-law mentioned applying for it, he didn’t give it much thought.

Little did he know his son-in-law’s cousin would cause such a stir, now dragging him into it as well.

“That sand coin even threatened Director Song, saying he would expose him along with other leaders, and said he wouldn’t divorce, intending to make Director Song’s daughter’s life a living hell.”

What the hell is this, even animals are more loyal than him.

“He’s causing a fuss about transferring to Jiamu Town rescue center, probably targeting you. Didn’t someone joke before that if Director Song had tried harder back then, and if it worked out between you and his daughter, there’d be no sand coin issue.”

“And now, someone’s leaked this to the guy. He’s barking mad at the office, saying you’re deliberately trying to destabilize his family and that his cousin’s issues were also your scheme.”

Chen Ying felt overwhelmed hearing all this.

He should have known not to go home for the New Year!

Just then, the snake mongoose popped out of its den and scurried onto Chen Ying’s shoulder for some affection.

Chen Ying glanced sideways at the little guy and finally, resentfully, tapped the little guy’s head. “You really are a troublemaker with a cute face. It’s lucky I took you away, otherwise you’d probably have lost your skin.”

The existence of fools in this world is probably just to highlight the diversity of species.

In the evening, Director Bai called to understand the situation and chuckled in anger upon learning the cause and effect, despite being usually emotionally stable.

Following that, Chen Ying received a message from his senior fellow apprentice who continuously apologized, saying that he shouldn’t have suggested the bad idea of taking the snake mongoose in the first place, and now that person was viciously attacking Chen Ying because of it.

“The special breeding certificate has also been suspended.”

His senior fellow apprentice was very angry. “It was clearly suggested by the leader himself, and now they want to throw the blame on the two of us. I’m currently arguing with the leader, trying not to drag you into this. But I can’t guarantee I’ll succeed, so you should also be prepared mentally.”

What a complete, utter mess.

After closing the chat with his senior fellow apprentice, Chen Ying’s face was so grim that even Old Gao gave him a concerned look.

Duanmu picked up his phone, scrolled through his social circle and groups, and figured out the whole story.

“What the hell does Sand Coin want? Brother Ying, if you really want to stay in the city, do you need to go through that Director Song’s connections? Wouldn’t any zoo clamor for you if you just say the word?”

Even Duanmu couldn’t help but curse out loud.

Old Gao thought more deeply, “This matter might not be simple. Maybe, Chen Ying, you should find a place to lay low for a while. I can help you get in touch with someone, go abroad for technical support until this blows over.”

“Why should Brother Ying leave?” Little Sen spoke out, only to be smacked by Old Gao.

“A wise man does not stand under a tottering wall. It’s obvious that someone is stirring up trouble. Think about it, in the past two years, there have been a significant number of poaching cases involving both domestic and international collusion. How were those poached animals located? And how did some rescued animals suddenly end up in obscure zoos, or even private circuses? Use your head.”

After Old Gao said this, they all began to realize the gravity of the situation.

This murky water was indeed too deep.

Old Gao helped get in touch with reliable places for refuge, while Chen Ying worried about the treatment of the few clouded leopards.

He could just walk away, but the treatment of the clouded leopards couldn’t be interrupted.

It wasn’t that he didn’t trust Xiao Song and Little Sen, but their skills weren’t up to par yet. Without him there to support them, they didn’t dare to undertake the tasks.

“Or, Brother Ying, come with us two to the new protection zone. There definitely won’t be any of these messed up problems there for the time being.”

After all, it was newly established, watched closely by everyone high and low, and no one would dare to make a rash move at this juncture.

“No, I’ll stay. I believe that good will triumph over evil. If I really leave, wouldn’t it seem like I admit guilt?”

“What are you guys talking about?”

Suddenly, a voice appeared and startled everyone.

They turned abruptly and saw that wealthy, powerful Dao Meihua and her assistant.

The two were dressed for field research, with mud stains on them, indicating they’d been out in the wild.

To be honest, ever since the incident with Director Song’s son-in-law, they found everyone suspicious.

Duanmu narrowed his eyes, seemingly casually inquiring what they had gone to the mountain for.

“There are a lot of wild animals around here; you must be careful when you go out.”

“We wouldn’t even go out if there were no wild animals.” The assistant, exhausted, slumped onto a bench to rest after dropping their bag.

“Our institution is specifically studying the habitat of the clouded leopard. There weren’t any records of clouded leopards living in this area previously, but now with these examples, we need to investigate this forest to compare it with other areas documented by the institution and study whether the closed canopy forest is expanding.”

Dao Meihua swept her gaze across everyone’s expressions with a sharp eye, raising an eyebrow, “Is there something wrong that’s causing you to suspect us?”

The assistant, with clear eyes, looked at her, “Suspect us? Suspect what?”