Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 291 - : If we had to amputate for all these cases, the freezer wouldn’t have enough space for all the leg bones.

Chapter 291 -291: If we had to amputate for all these cases, the freezer wouldn’t have enough space for all the leg bones.

Several minutes later, Chen Ying boarded the plane, led by the staff.

On her seat, Dao Meihua rapidly swiped on her tablet. When she saw Chen Ying come aboard, she casually pulled him over and handed the tablet to him.

“This is the data my colleague collected. I’ve organized it for you, take a look. By the way, the main lingua franca over in West Africa is French. Do you need to hire a translator?”

“I shouldn’t need one,” Chen Ying touched his nose. “I studied it for a while in high school. I can understand and speak without too many issues. Reading and writing might be a bit off, but a translator app should suffice.”

Dao Meihua gave him a look but tactfully didn’t ask further.

Chen Ying lowered his head to examine the data, with no intention to explain further.

How could he explain that his high school had a French sister school and that he had shared a desk with a French girl for a month, later corresponding via video for more than two years, only to lose touch after starting university?

Who hadn’t harbored a youthful infatuation?

The data indicated that their destination was a national park in West Africa, where a professor from Panthera was leading a study on a pride of West African lions.

“Half a month ago, a female West African lion was injured by poachers during a hunt. Although the forest protection team drove away those people, the injured female would not allow humans near. They couldn’t provide timely assistance.”

They had waited a full three days before they found an opportunity to sedate two other females in the pride and transport the injured one to a safe place for examination.

“The wound was severely infected, and the bullet shattered the bone in her right forelimb. X-rays showed that surgery was essential to save her life. However, during pre-surgery exams, the veterinarian said amputation was necessary. As you know, losing a leg means a lion also loses the foundation for surviving in the wild.”

The population of West African lions was already drastically declining, and abroad it wasn’t like at home; without strict gun control, and even with anti-poaching laws and continuous ranger patrols, poaching couldn’t be completely stopped.

“Professor Careyes’ husband, Professor Everett, is also a veterinary science expert, and he led the treatment effort for this West African lion. He hopes to have your assistance with traditional veterinary medicine to solve the problem they’re facing.”

Chen Ying’s expression darkened, “So, you guys agreed on my behalf? Without my consent…”

“Let me interrupt, I didn’t agree for you. This is a task handed down from above. Besides you, two other veterinarian experts will go as well. You’ll meet them during the layover.”

Chen Ying still didn’t look pleased. He felt this was too disrespectful.

“Don’t be angry, this is actually good for you with no downsides,” Dao Meihua glanced at the pilot and then whispered in Chen Ying’s ear.

“The main responsibility lies with another professor, and you are just going to gain experience. Your agency’s top leader personally nominated you to go and learn. Understand?”

So, was this a favor in return? He had pulled strings for Xiao Shen to gain experience, and the superior was sending him out to do the same?

Sighing, he swallowed the thousand greetings he had in mind.

The data Dao Meihua collected for him was comprehensive, including all pre-surgery examination results. Although images were absent, everything obtainable was attached at the end of the document.

“You can view the imaging pictures here; they’ve transmitted part of them.”

After opening the software, the MRI clearly marked out the injured sites.

Chen Ying zoomed in and out on the images several times, “This, it isn’t completely severed, so why amputate? Is it because the infection is too severe?”

Dao Meihua shook her head, not understanding the medical issues. She simply relayed the veterinarian’s words to Chen Ying.

Chen Ying picked up the data and went through it carefully again, particularly the bone injury’s examination results. He analyzed each word, but the conclusion was the same—it wasn’t necessary to amputate!

“Are you sure this professor is a renowned veterinarian?”

“I’m sure. Our Alliance and Panthera have also collaborated, and this professor has provided us with considerable help.”

That was odd. Could it really be his own lack of skill?

“How long is the layover at the provincial city airport?”

“Between forty minutes to an hour. What do you want to do?”

“Find me a quiet place; I need to video call my teacher to confirm the situation.”

Dao Meihua looked at him for half a minute before nodding, “Okay, I’ll arrange it. Do you need anything else?”

Chen Ying pulled out a piece of paper and swiftly wrote down a list of items.

“These are the instruments and medicine needed for treatment. Could you help check if they can be taken out?”

He was inexperienced with foreign travel and unsure if those items could be taken on the plane or through customs.

Dao Meihua glanced at the list and pondered, “There shouldn’t be a problem. I’ll make a special request for these items to be checked in.”

“Can’t they be brought on a private plane? Will checking them take too much time? These are all essential for the treatment.”

“…I’ll do my best.”

Dao Meihua puffed out her cheeks, feeling somewhat like Chen Ying’s personal assistant.

Miss Dao was truly efficient in her actions, and upon disembarking the plane, she promptly directed Chen Ying to a lounge for his video call, then ran off to handle the medicines and instruments.

“So, my judgment isn’t wrong, right senior brother?”

Chen Ying’s orthopedic senior brother happened to be dining with the teacher when he received the video call. He directly opened it and had a look.

“What kind of quack doctor…” Before he could finish his sentence, a slap landed on the back of his head from his teacher.

“Little Ying, you go first and find out if the one who treated that lion and the one who performed the orthopedic surgery are the same person.”

Chen Ying slapped his forehead and nodded hastily, turned off the video, and called Dao Meihua to find out that Professor Everett was a veterinary clinical expert, but he was not responsible for orthopedic treatment.

“I was just about to tell you, the one responsible for orthopedics is an orthopedic surgeon from a local hospital, they say amputation is the only option.”

Dao Meihua’s voice was also filled with helplessness. What kind of treatment was this, to cut off whatever is sick?

Ten minutes later, two other experts also arrived.

“Old Chen, I guessed it would be you.”

One of the young men, who didn’t dress at all like a veterinarian, rushed over and gave Chen Ying a big hug.

Chen Ying only responded with one word: 屮

The slightly older man on the other side was well-known specialist in the industry, a big shot in veterinary internal medicine, only slightly less well-known than Chen Ying’s teacher, Professor Bai.

However, one was an internist and the other a surgeon, so there was no thought of overshadowing the other.

“Professor Pang, this is my junior brother Chen Ying, who has a very strong mastery in orthopedics.”

“As Professor Ding’s junior brother, the standard [of his proficiency] naturally wouldn’t be low.”

After Professor Pang exchanged courtesies, he turned to the staff and said he wanted to rest for a bit and to call him when it was time to board.

Chen Ying sought Ding Wen’s opinion with a look. Ding Wen smiled, watched as Professor Pang left, then pulled Chen Ying to the adjacent rest room for a chat.

“There’s no best in literature and no second in martial arts. Professor Pang’s level is really impressive, but he mainly excels in diagnosing and researching medicine for animal internal diseases. This time, he and I were invited to an academic forum, and on our way, we were diverted to Niokolo National Park to help.”

Professor Everett was also an expert in veterinary internal medicine, but his surgical skills weren’t bad either. Unlike Professor Pang, who in recent years had focused solely on internal medicine diagnosis and pharmaceutical research, and scarcely set foot in the operating room anymore.

“I heard that initially they invited Professor Everett as the finale speaker, but he declined politely, and the last slot for a keynote lecture fell to him. So, you know.”

Chen Ying was just glad that he didn’t have to get involved in these things, or else he’d have been driven mad by the annoyance.

Ding Wen knew his personality, gave a brief explanation, and then shifted the conversation to other topics.

He specifically asked about the progress of Chen Ying’s current rescue work.

“So you’ve got to run both ways now?”

“Yeah, no choice. Research has to be done, work also needs to be finished. Can only run both ways. Luckily Xiao Song and Little Sen are very supportive, and Young Junior Sister is also putting in efforts to gather case data.”

“I think I might be able to help you out with this. After we wrap up this West African lion situation, I’ll contact the other party to see if they’re willing to join your research project. But I have to say, they’re influential, and what they’re sick with isn’t just some wildlife—it’s their pet.”

Ding Wen smacked his lips but didn’t get into details.

Before getting permission from the sick animal’s owner, he couldn’t reveal their identity at will.

Chen Ying didn’t take it to heart. He pulled Ding Wen aside and asked in detail about the injured West African lion’s condition, finding out that Ding Wen didn’t know much more than himself.

The two discussed the problems they might encounter in clinical treatment and came up with a rough treatment plan.

As for Professor Pang’s plan, he might not need to discuss it with them.

They made their way to Niokolo National Park’s local hospital, looking rather travel-worn (though not really).

The female lion was kept in a converted civilian house near the hospital. It was under the care of a dedicated person for feeding.

“The lion’s condition isn’t too good. I’ve administered medication, and the inflammation and ulceration have improved a lot, but there’s currently no way to treat the bone,” said Professor Pang, glancing at the X-ray film. His professional ethics prevented him from saying “amputation,” but how to treat the bone injury, he really had no solutions.

Ding Wen gave Chen Ying a look, deciding to step up and be the bad guy.

After all, it wasn’t new for Professor Pang to look down on him and yet not be able to do anything about it.

Chen Ying stopped Ding Wen and asked the person in charge in fluent French, if he could see that female lion.

“I am a veterinarian in charge of rescuing wild animals in my country; this is my certificate,” Chen Ying said as he briefly introduced himself to Professor Everett and made his request.

“I’ve dealt with several similar bone injuries, but each animal’s situation is different; just based on the radiographs, I don’t think it’s a very serious problem. However, since the local doctor said that amputation is needed, there might be symptoms not apparent in the image.”

Ding Wen quickly explained to Professor Careyes on the side, and after the professors exchanged glances, Professor Everett personally led Chen Ying and his colleagues into the small yard housing the lion.

“This is the injured female lion; it’s very aggressive. Even though it’s very weak, it still refuses to let anyone get close. Every time we administer medication and treatment, we have to exhaust all means.”

It was precisely because of the big lion’s lack of cooperation that the wound couldn’t heal properly.

And unhealed meant it could deteriorate at any moment.

Chen Ying observed for a while and decided to first gain the lion’s trust before making further plans.

He asked for the beef that was needed for feeding today, changed into protective clothes, picked up the bowl filled with meat, and stepped into the lion’s cage.