Forest Ranger: Help! A golden eagle cub is relying on me

The audience in the live broadcast room was shocked.

"Holy crap! This thing is really powerful!"

"Luckily the Fire Fox ran fast. If it had been caught tightly, its legs would have been broken for sure!"

"Chen Chuan, be careful!"

Chen Chuan confirmed that the trap was closed and no longer posed a threat, then he reached out and grabbed the chain of the trap and pulled it out of the snow with force.

He held the heavy trap and showed its terrifying teeth to the camera.

"Brothers, see, this is the poacher's masterpiece."

"This kind of thing must be dealt with."

Without saying much, he walked to the side with the trap, found a big rock, and smashed it a few times, destroying the structure of the trap, making it completely useless, and then threw it into a crevice far away from the activity area.

After doing all this, he returned to the cave entrance.

When Cheese and Rice Bucket saw that he had dealt with the "iron lump", they started to nudge him again, signaling him to quickly solve the problem in the hole.

Chen Chuan patted the snow off his gloves, squatted down and moved closer to the cave entrance.

A faint earthy smell mixed with a faint hint of blood floated out from the depths of the cave.

He turned on his headlights and shone them inside.

The entrance to the cave is not big and it is pitch black inside, so it is difficult to see what is going on.

"Okay, okay, stop rushing me. I'll find a way." Chen Chuan comforted the two anxious little guys.

He took off his heavy gloves, exposing his fingers, ready to reach in and explore.

Someone in the live broadcast room immediately reminded: "Be careful, anchor! Even a fox will bite when it gets angry!"

"Yes, it's still injured, so it must be very alert!"

"Don't get scratched or bitten. It's dark inside and you can't see clearly."

"Why don't we just forget it? Wild animals are not to be trifled with."

Chen Chuan looked at the barrage and moved his fingers.

"Don't worry, I know it."

"This fire fox is injured and trapped in a cave. It must be scared and hungry now."

"Besides, I'm afraid that what it cares about most right now is not me."

As he spoke, he slowly extended his arm into the cold, dark cave.

As soon as he put his arm halfway in, he felt movement inside.

The sound of claws scratching at the stone wall became clearer, accompanied by a low, threatening whine.

Chen Chuan slowed down and continued to explore inside.

My fingers touched something furry and warm.

It's a fox's body!

It's trembling.

Almost at the moment Chen Chuan touched it, the humming sound suddenly rose in pitch, becoming sharp and terrifying.

Immediately afterwards, Chen Chuan felt a slight pulling sensation on his wrist.

Not bitten.

Instead, the furry thing he touched seemed to be biting something tightly, and it was biting harder because of his touch.

It's the snow rabbit!
Chen Chuan understood.

This guy really values ​​food more than anything else.

Instead of forcing it out immediately, he tried gently stroking the fox's back with his fingers.

The fox's body suddenly stiffened and it shook even more violently, but the snow rabbit in its mouth did not loosen at all.

"Don't be afraid, little guy, I won't steal your food." Chen Chuan lowered his voice and tried to comfort it.

It was not known whether it was his voice that had an effect, or the fox realized that he had no ill intentions, but the sharp whimpering sound became slightly quieter.

Chen Chuan seized the opportunity, slid his fingers down its back, carefully avoiding its injured hind legs, and then grasped its body firmly.

"Out!"

He exerted force with his arms and dragged the fiery red ball of fur, along with the snow rabbit in its mouth, out of the cave.

Firefox finally sees the light of day again.

It was caught in Chen Chuan's hand, with its limbs off the ground, and it looked a little panicked.

The bright-as-fire fur was stained with some dirt and blood, especially on the right hind leg, where an obvious wound was still bleeding slightly, dyeing the surrounding fur dark red.

Despite being in danger, its mouth seemed to be welded shut, and it tightly bit the neck of the dead snow rabbit. Even though the heavy body of the snow rabbit was hanging in the air, it would not let go.

Being held in Chen Chuan's hand, it began to struggle violently, kicking its four paws in the air, twisting its body constantly, and making "woooo" protest sounds in its throat, trying to break free from his control.

Those amber eyes were filled with vigilance and a hint of barely perceptible fear.

As soon as Cheese and Rice Bucket saw the Fire Fox being caught, they immediately surrounded it excitedly.

But their attention was obviously not on the fox, but on the fat rabbit in the fox's mouth!

The audience in the live broadcast room watched this scene, feeling both nervous and amused.

"Hahahaha! This fox is such a foodie! His life is almost gone, but he still refuses to let go!"

"Rabbit: I bear a weight that I shouldn't bear at this age..."

"Fire Fox: The food is there, and the position is there! No one can take it away!"

"It's so funny, they're protecting their food with their lives!"

Chen Chuan felt helpless as he watched the fire fox struggling desperately in his hands but refusing to give up the prey in its mouth.

“Don’t laugh at it, guys,” he explains to the camera.

“In the wild, especially in the winter when food is scarce, every hunt can be a matter of life or death.”

"For them, giving up the food in their mouths may mean starvation or even not surviving the winter."

“It’s a survival instinct ingrained in our bones.”

As soon as he finished speaking, Cheese and Rice Bucket next to him couldn't help themselves.

They looked at the prey that was so close to them and should have belonged to them, and they were so anxious that they turned around in circles.

Fan Tong was the first one who couldn't hold back. He moved forward and let out a low growl at the fire fox in Chen Chuan's hand. His little paws were eager to try, as if he wanted to snatch the rabbit directly from the fox's mouth.

Cheese also took a step forward, lowered his body, and made a threatening "Oooooh" sound.

The two little guys have a very clear goal – to return the rabbit to us!

The fire fox felt the hostility from the two snow leopard cubs and struggled even more violently, biting the rabbit in its mouth even tighter and making sharper warning sounds from its throat.

Chen Chuan was overwhelmed by the chaotic scene.

On one side is an injured, extremely protective fire fox.

On one side are two snow leopard cubs who are relentless and only want to take back their "trophy".

There is also the empty cave next to it that exudes a dangerous atmosphere.

This mess has just begun.

The scene was once very chaotic.

Chen Chuan held the struggling fire fox in one hand, and with the other hand he had to stop two snow leopard cubs who were howling and trying to snatch the rabbit.

The wind and snow made them look even more miserable.

"Alright, alright! Just be quiet!" Chen Chuan finally couldn't help it and raised his voice.

His voice was not loud, but it carried an unquestionable aura.

Cheese and Rice Bucket shrank their necks after being yelled at, and their attacking momentum slowed down, but their two pairs of round eyes were still staring at the rabbit in the fire fox's mouth, and they made aggrieved "woooo" sounds in their throats.

"That was someone else's ability to snatch... to catch prey, why are you two joining in the fun!" Chen Chuan looked at the two little guys with a smile. Although the cause was that the fire fox snatched the monster, but now the rabbit is in someone else's mouth, it is his.

He took out two pieces of specially prepared dried meat from his pocket and shook them in front of Cheese and Rice Bucket's noses.

"Here, your share is here. Stop staring at the rabbit. It's not enough to fill your teeth."

The aroma of the jerky immediately attracted the attention of the two little foodies.

The glutton was the first to lose control. He stuck out his tongue and licked his lips. The whimper in his throat turned into a hum of desire.

Cheese also turned his head and looked at the jerky in Chen Chuan's hand, then looked at the rabbit in the fox's mouth. He was obviously having a fierce ideological struggle.

"Go, go, go and eat." Chen Chuan stuffed the dried meat into their mouths.

The two little guys, holding the dried meat in their mouths, were successfully diverted and ran to the snow nearby, starting to chew on it with a crunching sound.

Although he still glanced at the fire fox from time to time, at least he didn't pounce on it again.

"Just stay next to me and don't run around." Chen Chuan reminded him worriedly.

Only after dealing with the two troublemakers did he have the energy to deal with the "hot potato" in his hands again.

The fire fox was still twisting in his hands, but with a smaller amplitude, as if it had noticed that the two scary "snowballs" had temporarily left.

Chen Chuan looked at its nervous and protective appearance, and sighed to the camera: "Brothers, this matter is not over yet."

"Poachers are very evil-minded. They can't just set one trap like this."

"There must be more around here! We have to find them and get rid of them quickly, otherwise it will be too dangerous."

The audience in the live broadcast room immediately became nervous.

"Yes, yes, yes! Anchor, please look for it quickly! It's too scary!"

"These poachers deserve to be punished! They must be severely punished if they are caught!"

"Don't step on the cheese and rice bucket!"

"Anchor, you have to be careful too!"

Chen Chuan nodded in agreement.

He first found a relatively flat and clean piece of snow and carefully put the fire fox down.

Having lost its support, the fire fox staggered and almost fell, but it still held the snow rabbit in its mouth tightly.

It looked at Chen Chuan warily, then looked at Cheese and Rice Bucket who were chewing on dried meat beside them, then shrank back, dragging its injured leg and making a low threatening sound in its throat.

"Don't be afraid, I won't steal your rabbit." Chen Chuan slowed down his speech, trying to make himself sound harmless, "Let me check the injury on your leg first."

He pulled out a first aid kit from his backpack, opened it, and inside were various disinfectants and bandages.

The Fire Fox looked at the bottles and jars in his hands, his amber eyes filled with anxiety.

Chen Chuan didn't rush to take action. He just put the first aid kit on the snow next to him, then slowly squatted down and kept his eyes level with the Fire Fox.

"Be good, let me see, otherwise your leg will be broken." He stretched out his hand, moving slowly and gently, trying to get close to the injured hind leg of the fire fox.

The fire fox shrank back suddenly, baring its teeth and issuing a louder warning.

Cheese and Rice Bucket next to them finished eating the jerky, then came over and looked at Chen Chuan and Firefox curiously.

Chen Chuan ignored the two little guys who were watching the fun and continued to try to get closer patiently.

He noticed that although the fire fox bared its teeth, its body did not make any attacking gestures, but rather an expression of fear and self-preservation.

Tentatively, he touched the fire fox's uninjured front leg lightly with his fingers.

The fire fox shuddered but did not dodge.

There is a door!

Chen Chuan became bolder and slid his fingers along its fur, slowly moving towards the injured hind leg.

The fire fox's body was as stiff as a rock, its breathing was rapid, but it still did not attack.

Finally, Chen Chuan's fingers touched the wet, blood-stained hair at the edge of the wound.

He carefully pushed aside the hair, revealing the full extent of the wound.

There was a cut about seven or eight centimeters long, with the skin and flesh turned inside out and the edges jagged, obviously torn by the teeth of the trap.

The wound was very deep, and the white fascia underneath could be vaguely seen, only a thin line away from the bone.

The surrounding tissue is already somewhat red and swollen.

"Hiss..." Chen Chuan took a breath and frowned.

"Brothers, did you see that? The wound is too deep, it almost broke the bone!" He zoomed the camera slightly so that the audience could see clearly.

"This guy is really lucky. If he had been caught a little deeper, or had struggled a little off-center, his leg would have been broken!"

There was also a mixture of fear and relief in the live broadcast room.

"Oh my god! It hurts just looking at it!"

"The Fire Fox is so lucky! It didn't even break!"

"Poachers must die!"

"Host, please take care of it. It looks so pitiful."

Perhaps it was the focused expression on Chen Chuan's face when he was treating the wound, or perhaps it was the worry in his tone, the Fire Fox seemed to sense something as well.

Its tense body seemed to relax slightly.

Although he still held the snow rabbit tightly in his mouth and occasionally let out a low hum or two from his throat, he was no longer as hostile and resistant as before.

It even turned its head slightly and looked at Chen Chuan quietly with its clear amber eyes.

Chen Chuan seized the opportunity, took out the disinfectant spray and sprayed it around the wound.

When the cold liquid touched the wound, the fire fox shuddered violently and let out a short cry of pain, but this time it did not struggle, but just bit the rabbit in its mouth tighter.

"Bear with it, it will be fine soon." Chen Chuan comforted her softly, but his hands did not stop moving.

Clean the blood, disinfect the wound, apply medicine, bandage...

His movements were skillful and gentle, trying to minimize stimulation to the fire fox.

During the whole process, the fire fox was unusually quiet, only occasionally whimpering slightly because of pain.

Its amber eyes kept staring at Chen Chuan, and the vigilance and fear in them were gradually replaced by a complex and inexplicable emotion.

Cheese and Rice Bucket squatted aside, tilting their heads, watching the scene curiously. They seemed to not understand why the enemy who had just tried to snatch the rabbit was now being treated so gently by Chen Chuan.

Finally, the wound was treated and properly bandaged with clean gauze.

Chen Chuan breathed a sigh of relief. Fine beads of sweat had already appeared on his forehead. He couldn't tell whether it was due to the cold or tiredness.

He clapped his hands and stood up.

The fire fox lowered its head and licked its bandaged hind leg, then looked up at Chen Chuan and made a very light "gurgling" sound in its throat. It didn't sound like a threat, but more like a... test?
Chen Chuan smiled, knowing that this guy had let down most of his guard.

"Okay, your injury is healed for now, but this area is not safe." Chen Chuan pointed around, "I have to find all the remaining traps."

He looked at Cheese and Rice Bucket: "You two, follow me, watch your step, don't run around!"

Then, he looked at the Fire Fox again: "You..."

He originally wanted to let the fire fox find a place to hide by itself, but seeing it dragging its injured leg and holding a rabbit bigger than itself in the snow and wind, he really felt uneasy.

After thinking for a moment, he made a decision: "Forget it, you can follow me too. It's safer to be closer to me."

The fire fox seemed to understand. It held the rabbit in its mouth, limped, and silently followed Chen Chuan and the two snow leopard cubs a few meters away.

One man, two leopards, a fox and an unlucky rabbit formed a strange team and began to carry out a special "mine clearance" operation in this snowy forest full of dangers.

The wind and snow continued, but Chen Chuan's mood became much heavier.

The existence of the trap was like a thorn in his heart.

This pasture and forest, which he regards as a treasure, must not become a paradise for poachers.

He was extremely alert and carefully searched every suspicious corner. (End of this chapter)