I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 247 The Unwilling Brown Bear
The brown bear, eating canned meat, said, "[Station Chief Xu, to be honest, I really wanted to eat you guys just now, but I resisted.]"
Upon hearing the brown bear's horrified words, Xu Ying chuckled dryly a few times: "Then thank you for sparing my life."

Humans aren't very tasty; I'll only eat people when I'm starving.
The brown bear scratched its head.

[I saw two humans fighting in the snow earlier, and one of them was killed and lay dead in the snow. I was thinking that after the other person left, I might eat the corpse of the human lying in the snow.]
After hearing what the brown bear had said, Xu Ying's expression immediately turned serious. She quickly asked, "And then what happened? What happened next?"

The brown bear licked its paws: [I never expected that the human who injured him would throw this fallen man off the cliff. How despicable! My food is gone.]
[I glanced at it; the dead human was stuck in the crevice of the tree. Unlike birds like the golden eagle that can fly, I could only watch helplessly as the food remained uneaten in front of me. I lingered there for a while, unwilling to give up, before finally leaving.]
Xu Ying excitedly asked, "When did this happen?"

The brown bear thought for a moment, it had no concept of time: "It was probably not long ago, the sun seemed to have come out once."

Xu Ying immediately became alert and said to the other three, "We've made a new discovery!"

"This brown bear said it saw two people fighting, and one of them killed the other and threw him off a cliff. The body is stuck between the trees. It happened the day before yesterday!"

Ji Xuehui exclaimed excitedly, "Great! Does this brown bear remember the location of the cliff where that person fell?"

Xu Ying turned to the brown bear and asked, "Do you remember the location of the cliff where the human fell down?"

The brown bear nodded, its tone regretful: "[I remember, because I was so unwilling to accept it, I went back to that cliff several more times, but that person was already frozen to death in the tree cracks, and would never be able to eat him again.]"
Xu Ying shared the good news with the other three.

Ji Xuehui couldn't help but exclaim, "Station Chief Xu, you're truly a godsend!"

Xu Ying was embarrassed by the praise, "It's all thanks to these little animals."

The brown bear had just sheltered Xu Ying and the others from the wind and snow, and its fur was already wet.

Xu Ying found a dry towel and gently wiped the brown bear's wet fur.

As she rubbed his back, her hand suddenly paused—beneath the brown bear's thick fur, several fresh wounds were faintly visible, their edges still red and swollen.

"Sister Brown Bear, are you injured?" Xu Ying asked tenderly, moving her gently.

The brown bear lowered its head meekly and let out a low whimper: "[I was fighting with another female bear for food a few days ago and got scratched a few times. It's nothing.]"
"Is it because you didn't hibernate because you couldn't compete with other bears for food?"

As Xu Ying continued to dry its fur, she asked softly.

The brown bear gently nuzzled her hand: [I saved all the food for the cubs; I can manage on my own.]
It turns out that the brown bear was protecting its cub.

Xu Ying's heart tightened, and her movements became even gentler: "When we come down the mountain, would you like to come with us to the foot of the mountain? I'll have someone prepare enough food and put it near the forest ranger's post."

The brown bear suddenly stopped chewing, abruptly raised its head, and its bright black eyes gleamed with surprise: [Really? Thank you, Station Master Xu!]
It excitedly touched Xu Ying's cheek with its wet nose, then suddenly seemed to remember something and awkwardly took half a step back, afraid that its enthusiasm would frighten the human.

Ji Xuehui watched this scene from a short distance away, her eyes welling up with tears: "Station Chief Xu, so this bear didn't hibernate because it was too hungry?"

Xu Ying nodded and explained to her, "Yes, it shared its food with the cubs, and there wasn't enough for itself. The cubs are probably hibernating now." Ji Xuehui couldn't help but ask curiously, "Then where did the father bear go?"

Xu Ying explained to her: "The parenting model of brown bears is that the mother bears raise the cubs alone, while the male bears do not care about the cubs at all. Other male bears may also kill the cubs in order to force the female bears to go into heat and mate."

"Other mother bears may also attack mother bears with cubs in order to compete for food."

Ji Xuehui stared at the brown bear with wide-eyed surprise and admiration: "The mother bear and her cubs have had such a tough time!"

Xu Ying strongly agreed: "Yes, fifty percent of bear cubs don't survive the first year."

She watched the brown bear happily eating, her gaze softening. She smiled, and out of the corner of her eye, she noticed the snow wolf cubs still circling around Chen Su, sniffing and muttering, "[Strange, Captain Chen smells of flowers, but Station Chief Xu doesn't.]"
Xu Ying suddenly remembered the funny incident of the snow wolf cub mistaking someone for someone else, and couldn't help but reach out and poke the little guy's round little bottom: "Baby, why did you mistake Captain Chen for me?"

The snow wolf cub, curled up and dozing, was startled awake by the poking. It groggily lifted its head: "[Hmm. Because Mom and Dad said that Station Master Xu smells really nice with flowers.]"
It rubbed its nose with its little paws, [I smelled the same scent on him as soon as I came in!]
"Floral scent?"

Xu Ying tilted her head in confusion, then suddenly realized—she had applied her newly bought floral hand cream when she went up the mountain last time because the weather was dry.

It seems that the snow wolf pack has adopted this unique scent as its trademark.

Thinking of this, she couldn't help but glance at Chen Su, who was organizing his equipment.

She recalled a day when Chen Su was teaching her grappling techniques. His dry palms always produced static electricity, and every time they touched her, there was a "snap" sound.

She couldn't bear to watch any longer, so she shoved the hand cream into his hand.

At the time, Chen Su accepted the skincare products with a look of disgust, saying he didn't need them for young girls, but unexpectedly he actually used them. And he's still using them now.

Xu Ying's lips unconsciously curled up, unable to suppress a smile.

The little snow wolf, keenly sensing her change in mood, curiously nuzzled against her knee: [Why is Station Master Xu suddenly so happy?]
"It's nothing~" Xu Ying hugged the little guy and rubbed him, glancing at Chen Su's back.

A sly glint flashed in Xu Ying's eyes as she deliberately raised her voice: "There's someone who says they don't use girls' skincare products, but they're still secretly using them!"

Before he could finish speaking, Chen Su's hands, which were tidying up his equipment, suddenly stopped, and his broad back stiffened for a moment.

He slowly turned around, his sharp jawline taut and gleaming coldly in the reflection of the ice crystals on the cave wall.

But those well-defined ear tips were stained with a blush at a visible speed, standing out against the silver-gray coat.

Just when Xu Ying thought Chen Su wouldn't respond to her teasing, Chen Su suddenly looked up and stared directly at her, his deep voice carrying a rare softness: "It was given to me by Station Master Xu, so I definitely kept it."

(End of this chapter)