I raise furry animals and fly them to my motherland.

Chapter 330 Negotiation Storm
Xu Ying was packing her luggage, preparing to end her more than half a month of work at the border.

Outside the window, newly arrived snow leopards were leisurely sunbathing on the rock face, and wild horses were galloping freely on the grassland—this harmonious scene brought a smile to her face.

Suddenly, the ringing of a cell phone broke the silence.

"Station Chief Xu, the situation has changed!" Director Yi's voice was urgent. "The Northern Desert Kingdom has sent a diplomatic mission here. They're going to negotiate at the Ecological Corridor headquarters tomorrow. They specifically requested your attendance."

Xu Ying paused in his work: "The ambassador from the Northern Desert Kingdom? What do they want to discuss?"

The sound of papers turning over came from the other end of the phone: "What else could it be?" Director Yi sneered, "Probably calling to ask for those moving animals back."

"Ha," Xu Ying shoved the neatly folded clothes into her suitcase. "They didn't seem to care when they were abusing animals, but now they want to go back?"

She looked out the window at the furry creatures who had finally settled into a peaceful life, her eyes resolute. "Dream on!"

Director Yi sighed: "Tomorrow's negotiations will not be easy. The Northern Kingdom has recently been making a big fuss about us 'stealing' their wildlife resources internationally, and many Western media outlets have already followed suit with their reports."

“I understand.” Xu Ying took a deep breath. “Let them bring it on.”

After hanging up the phone, she reopened her suitcase and took out the formal suit she had kept at the bottom of her trunk.

The gerbil leader jumped onto her shoulder: [Is it time for a fight? Should I call my brothers for backup?]
Xu Ying chuckled, "Tomorrow's contest will be a battle of wits, not a fight." She gently tapped the gerbil's little head.

As night fell, Xu Ying stood by the window, gazing at the flickering lights along the border.

Tomorrow's negotiations are destined to be a tough battle.

The next day.

Inside the meeting room, Enhesuren, the ambassador of the Northern Desert Kingdom, sat upright.

The elderly man, who was of small stature, was wearing a dark gray suit. Beneath his white eyebrows were a pair of sharp eyes, and he exuded an aura of authority without being angry.

At the outset of negotiations, Suren aggressively presented a stack of documents: "A large number of wild animals from our country have illegally crossed the border and are staying in your country. We demand their immediate repatriation!"

His voice was as rough as sandpaper, and the interpreter hurriedly provided simultaneous translation.

Director Yi placed his fingers interlaced on the table and said calmly, "Mr. Ambassador, these animals migrated voluntarily. The Earth is not only for humans, but also for them."

“Then send them back!” Suren slammed his fingers on the table.

"This will cause stress in the animals and harm their health," Director Yi said, frowning.

Xu Ying interjected at the opportune moment: "If you want the animals to return, you should first address your country's ecological environment." She flipped through the documents in front of her: "Desertification, poaching, habitat destruction."

Director Yi agreed, saying, "Your country should focus on combating desertification and planting trees. We are willing to provide a batch of saplings, as well as our strategies and experience in combating desertification, and a team of experts."

"This is a matter for our Northern Desert Kingdom!" Suren suddenly raised his voice, his face flushed, "It's none of your business to interfere!"

Xu Ying slowly closed the document: "Why would the animals go back to their deaths? In such a terrible environment, they and their offspring would suffer greatly."

“Small animals have brains too.” — “I’ve heard that there’s a very popular animal language communicator in your country who claims to be able to communicate with animals without any problems. I’m sure this lady is the one in front of me.”

Suren suddenly turned to Xu Ying, a glint of light flashing in his eyes: "You're the Station Chief Xu who can speak 'beast language,' right?"

He sneered, "The mass escape of animals in our country is probably partly due to your 'guidance'."

"Oh dear, this is so unfair." Xu Ying spread her hands innocently. "I'm just a small station manager who loves animals. Blame it on the poor ecological environment in your country; the animals are just voting with their feet."

"Nonsense!" Suren slapped out a stack of photos. "Infrared cameras captured different species cooperating to cross the border. This is something animals couldn't have come up with! Someone must be plotting this behind the scenes, and the animals can only understand your commands!"

Xu Ying glanced at the photo and chuckled, "This shows that animals understand cooperation and win-win situations better than some people."

She stood up. "Today it's wild horses and snow leopards leaving, tomorrow it might be birds and beasts. Mr. Ambassador, instead of forcing the animals back to the northern desert, we should think about how to keep their hearts."

Suren's face turned from red to pale, and her fists clenched so tightly they cracked. The atmosphere at the negotiating table instantly plummeted to freezing point.

Ambassador Enhesuren's face was grim. After receiving a phone call, he suddenly slammed his fist on the table and stood up: "Since your country insists on detaining our wild animals, the Northern Desert Kingdom has decided to unilaterally stop exporting oil to the Dragon Kingdom!"

This threat carried weight.

Although the Northern Desert Kingdom possesses abundant oil resources, its domestic refining capacity is severely insufficient, with over 90% of its crude oil being transported by rail to refineries in the Dragon Kingdom. Due to the short transportation distance and low cost, Northern Desert crude oil has consistently maintained a price advantage in the Dragon Kingdom market.

Surprisingly, the members of the Chinese delegation did not panic upon hearing the threat. Instead, they exchanged smiles and turned their gazes to Xu Ying, who was sitting in the center.

Xu Ying stood up calmly, a composed smile on her lips: "Ambassador Suren, we fully respect your country's decision."

She opened the folder in her hand. "It's quite a coincidence that our country recently discovered a new oil field, with preliminary proven reserves of about 50 million barrels."

She paused deliberately, watching Suren's face harden. "Since your country wants to keep the crude oil for its own use, we understand, of course. After all..."

Xu Ying added meaningfully, "Resource sovereignty is indeed a country's internal affair, and it is not for us foreigners to interfere."

These words were like a brilliant counterattack, returning Suren's previous remarks verbatim.

A few restrained chuckles rang out in the meeting room, while Suren's face turned from red to white, clearly not expecting that the Dragon Kingdom had been prepared all along.

After hearing Xu Ying's words, he froze in his seat, his sharp eyes wide open, his lips trembling slightly: "When did this happen?"

Xu Ying elegantly straightened her clothes, revealing a humble yet slightly smug smile: "Just in the last two weeks, I guess~"

She waved her hand dismissively, "We weren't planning to announce it so soon anyway. After all, in our vast and resource-rich China, discovering an oil field isn't exactly big news."

Just then, Suren's assistant hurriedly handed over a document.

Suren flipped through the documents quickly, his expression growing increasingly grim—the data showed that China had indeed discovered a new oil field with astonishing reserves in the northwestern desert.

His hands began to tremble involuntarily.

(End of this chapter)