Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 377 Look at what you said, can’t we, the country leopards, go into the city for a stroll?
This golden cat is very thin, with rough fur, and the dim light at night makes it look miserable.

The little golden cat looked at them warily, baring its teeth and making threatening sounds.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, this is my cat. It's a bit wild, I guess I scared you."

The boss came over, gently pushed the little golden cat with his toes, and put down the sheep bones in his hand, which still had some meat on them.

"This cat was brought back by my old cat. When it first came, it was as big as a mouse. It likes to eat meat and won't eat any leftover cat food. It is very good at catching mice. Many people in our village want to ask me for its cubs."

The boss smiled happily, and a hint of sympathy appeared in Chen Ying's eyes.

"Boss, I guess the people in your village can forget about it."

“Ah? Why?” The boss looked at him blankly. “No, no matter whether the cat is male or female, as long as it gives birth to kittens, they are mine…”

Chen Ying sniffed and took out her veterinary certificate and work permit from the Forestry and Grassland Bureau from her bag.

"Boss, this is no ordinary cat. This is the golden cat, Guoyi!"

"It's commonly known as 'a cat that will spend the rest of its life in jail'!" Ji Xin's friend suppressed his laughter and added, "National law stipulates that this kind of animal cannot be kept privately, otherwise the person will be sentenced to fixed-term imprisonment of not more than five years or detention."

The boss's face turned pale instantly and his hands began to tremble.

"No, I, I don't know, my old cat brought it back home!"

"Don't be nervous, boss. We know you didn't mean it, but this is a first-class protected animal in the country. According to regulations, we must report it. Please understand."

The driver patted the boss' shoulder soothingly and helped him sit down.

When the other diners heard the noise, they stopped eating. A few wanted to come over to watch, but were dissuaded by the researcher and Ji Xin's friends.

Chen Ying took out a special pair of protective gloves from his backpack and quickly grabbed the little golden cat.

"Don't be afraid, little one. I won't hurt you. Just a simple check will be fine."

At this time, the boss's family who heard the news gathered around, especially the boss's two younger brothers, who questioned their words, thinking that they were deliberately making trouble to get free of the bill.

"Don't worry, I've reported it to your wildlife protection department. He should be in your town. You must know each other. You'll know whether it's true or not when he comes."

The boss's daughter also brought an iron cage, which was padded with old clothes and other things, and a water bowl made from a large Coke bottle.

Chen Ying stuffed it in, closed the door, and put it to the place where he had eaten sheep bones before. He also put in the fresh bones that the boss had thrown to it.

The little golden cat kept panting. It bit the bone that Chen Ying fed it and held it under its left front paw. It ate while whimpering to protect the food.

"I was wondering why this cat has such a bad temper that it even dares to bite a dog. Turns out it's a tiger!"

The worker who was helping the boss checked it on his mobile phone and found that it really looked like a golden cat.

Moreover, this cat has an extremely fierce temper, and no cats or dogs dare to get close to it.

People from the Wildlife Conservation Department arrived quickly, and police officers from the local police station also rushed over to understand the situation.

The police were secretly called by the boss's subordinates because they were worried that Chen Ying and his companions were here to blackmail them.

After a careful inspection, the person from the Wildlife Conservation Department confirmed that it was a golden cat, a national first-class protected animal. When the boss heard this, he broke out in a cold sweat.

"Comrade, police comrade, I don't know, I really don't know!"

Chen Ying came over to explain, "The boss probably doesn't know about this. I checked it out. This golden cat is a little thinner, but it's in good health."

At this time, the boss's family members spoke angrily again, saying that the cat was brought back by the old cat in the family, and they didn't know it. They thought it was a kitten born by the old cat outside. Why did they say that they raised it privately?

Besides, they have raised this cat for more than half a year and it eats a lot every day. If they just take it away, who will be responsible for the loss?

"Stop talking." A bald man next to him glared at the man, "I don't know what you're thinking. You just think this cat is valuable and you can sell it for money. This is Guoyi's, if you dare to sell it, we will get a divorce tomorrow. I can't let you affect the children's future."

Chen Ying and the police officer looked at each other. He knew that if he didn't explain the matter clearly, people present would definitely think that they were robbing their fellow villagers.

"Brother, this is a golden cat. Although it is still small, and because you don't raise it properly, it is not as big as a normal golden cat of the same age. But an adult male of this cat can reach a length of one meter and weigh up to sixteen kilograms. It looks like a little leopard."

"The golden cat is very ferocious. Just like what my brother said before, ordinary cats and dogs can't beat it. Now it can still eat the meat and bones you give it. When it grows bigger, these things won't be enough to feed it. At that time, it will either go out to catch rabbits, voles, pheasants, etc., or it will cause trouble to the poultry and livestock in your village and town. By then, don't even think about selling it for money. It will be a good thing if you don't lose money."

Hearing this, the woman who had been speaking before suddenly fell silent.

The bald man glared at her again and said, "See, our comrades have explained it clearly to you. This is not a cat we can feed!"

Just as the comrades from the Wildlife Conservation Department were about to take the little golden cat away, the boss's family's little girl came over and pulled Chen Ying's hand.

"Uncle, is this cat also a golden cat?"

Chen Ying was startled, and squatted down to look at the little girl at eye level, "What's wrong, little sister, have you ever seen a cat like this?"

"Well, I saw it when I was herding sheep on the mountain with my cousin. It was on the beam behind. The cat was so big that I was scared. My cousin didn't see it and said I was lying." The little boy next to him who looked 70% like the bald brother blushed all of a sudden, "I, I didn't say you were lying, I just said you must have seen it wrong, there are no cats that big!"

The little girl was unhappy, pouting her cheeks and stamping her feet, "I'm not mistaken, it's that big, and it looks very much like the kitten. It must be the kitten's father."

The comrade from the Wildlife Conservation Department heard the child's words, and came over and asked her softly if she still remembered that place.

"I remember, there was a jujube tree there, and my brother liked to take his sheep there to graze. He would also pick jujubes for me to eat, but I ate them slowly. He would eat three while I hadn't even finished one."

The little boy chuckled, lowered his head and dug his toes into the ground.

The bald elder brother slapped his son on the back of the head and scolded him with a smile, "What a waste!"

The comrades from the Wildlife Conservation Department made an appointment with them to come again tomorrow morning, and then they would ask the children to take them there to identify the place.

Yes, if the old cat can bring back the cubs, it means there must be an adult cat nearby.

I just don’t know why the big cat doesn’t raise the cubs itself, but leaves them to the old cats in the village to raise.

It was too late for them to continue eating. The boss packed them up and gave them a portion of hand-pulled meat, saying that if they hadn't recognized it, he would have to pay for the loss.

Chen Ying secretly took a photo of the boss's payment code. After the car drove away for a distance, he directly scanned the code to pay for the hand-pulled meat.

Because of this delay, it was almost two o'clock when we arrived at the county town.

Fortunately, the team had changed their schedule temporarily and would not gather or set out until two days later, allowing Chen Ying and the others to have a good rest for a day.

"Brother Xiong said he will go to the east of Liuping Conservation Station to wait for you. This is the map he asked me to give you. The map marked on it is the movement trajectory of the giant panda that he counted."

Ji Xin's friends have to rush back to Liuping to take over Brother Xiong's job. They will drive back directly and will arrive in the afternoon.

Chen Ying and the others were not allowed to follow the car back because the giant panda's activity range is very large. If Chen Ying and the others entered the mountain from this side, half of the route would overlap with the activity map made by Xiong Youming. If they are lucky, they might be able to encounter the giant panda directly.

Chen Ying had collected quite a few photos of the giant panda, and Xiong Youming had even specially marked some of the most distinctive identifying points on the giant panda.

After Ji Xin's friend left, Chen Ying and researcher Shu Nan went to the management center of the reserve to register and learned about the overall situation of the reserve.

Shu Nan's mission this time was to accompany Chen Ying to investigate the giant pandas, but in fact he was here to investigate the cooperation project. He didn't tell her the details, and Chen Ying wouldn't ask out of curiosity.

After coming out of the reserve management bureau and having dinner, Chen Ying planned to go shopping, while Shu Nan had to go to the county forestry and grassland bureau to do some work, so the two of them went their separate ways.

It is a small county town in the mountains, built on the mountainside, with a long and narrow terrain.

The entire county town has five main roads, two horizontal and three vertical, and then there are spider-web-like alleys, one after another, and it is easy to get lost if you don’t understand.

Chen Ying was lost.

He looked at the navigation and a big question mark popped up in his head.

The navigation said there was a way to go, but the long stone staircase in front of him clearly led to someone else's front door!
An old man smoking a hookah on the side of the road looked at him and greeted him.

The local language was a little hard to understand, but from the other party's gestures, I seemed to be asking what he was looking for.

"I want to go to the largest supermarket in the county. Do you know how to get there?"

The old man thought about it, patted his butt, put away his cigarette, and motioned for him to follow.

Chen Ying watched him walk up the stone stairs, hesitated for a moment, and followed him.

When they reached the end, the old man pushed the door open and Chen Ying was stunned.

Damn, which genius came up with this? Behind the door was not someone else's house, but an overhead corridor, and outside was a highway.

There are doors on both sides of the corridor and stairs leading upstairs.

This genius design is to create a path out from downstairs of someone else's house.

It's an eye-opener.

After thanking the old man, Chen Ying was about to speed up and pass through when he saw someone running wildly and dodging at the opening over there, and someone else was screaming.

The old man also followed curiously, and was even a little faster than Chen Ying.

When they reached the end of the corridor, they saw a panic on the road and several cars rear-ended each other.

"What happened? Was there a car accident? Is anyone injured? Do you want to save them..."

Before Chen Ying could finish his words, he saw two big leopards crawling out from under a heavy truck.

The two leopards rushed towards Chen Ying in panic.

(End of this chapter)