Live Cat Appraisal: Starting with a Beast That's Got a Long Prison Record

Chapter 173 The Most Extravagant Cat-Walking Team in History
The sky over the plateau is a clear, deep blue, and sunlight shines warmly through the thin clouds onto the winding, clear streams.

The stream babbles and flows, its water crystal clear.

You can clearly see the smooth pebbles underwater and the occasional shadow of a small fish swimming by quickly.

By the stream, Chen Niantou, wearing a rather leisurely straw hat, sat comfortably on a folding lounge chair, holding a fishing rod, looking relaxed and carefree, as if he had already begun to enjoy retirement life ahead of time.

The live-streaming phone was set up to the side.

The camera captured the entire peaceful and harmonious scene of this team-building activity.

In the very center of the picture, the enormous lynx Lily is quietly lying next to Chen Nian's chair, resting her furry head on her crossed forelegs and closing her eyes to rest.

Its signature short tail swayed unconsciously from side to side, appearing exceptionally soft in the sunlight, softening its fierce nature as a 'wolf-slaying machine' and revealing a touch of domestic cat-like laziness and cuteness.

Not far away, Dot and Little Grey were chasing and playing in the low bushes.

Like two lively little elves.

Sometimes they flutter and appear, sometimes they disappear into the greenery.

Although Little Grey's front paws were still wrapped in bandages, its movements were not affected at all, and it displayed the agility and elegance of a feline in its nimble movements.

Everything looked so harmonious, peaceful, and beautiful.
And it's extremely bizarre!

Professor Tang Rong, who was watching the live broadcast, slowly pressed down the phone that his assistant had already picked up.

"Forget it, no need to fight."

The assistant looked anxious: "But Professor! He's like this...like this..." He hesitated for a long time, his face turning red, before finally managing to squeeze out a sentence.

"This is outrageous!"

"Who would walk a Class I or Class II protected animal like a pet cat?! That's outrageous!"

If Chen Nian carrying Xue Aotian in her arms before could be explained by the fact that "the cub needs to be taken care of," then this current scene of her holding a lynx on her left hand, having a leopard cat and a desert cat behind her, and a snow leopard hanging on her chest is simply defying common sense!

However, Professor Tang detected a clear hint of envy in his assistant's excited tone.

But he didn't say anything.

After all, he was quite envious!

Having devoted his life to studying wild felines, one of his greatest dreams is to see humans and these mysterious felines truly coexist peacefully and without intrusion.

He had only ever seen this scene in his dreams!

The cat is definitely wild.

The person is confirmed to be a real person, not a cat in disguise.

How come they can get along so harmoniously now?!

Simply unheard of!

If it weren't for the live broadcast, Tang Rong would have even suspected that this was a Chinese Plateau feline version of Tarzan created with top-notch special effects!

"Just send him a message reminding him to be careful, and let him do whatever he wants for now."

Tang Rong finally sighed and chose to believe Chen Nian.

"Teacher Chen will know what he's doing."

".All right."

Meanwhile, the chat in the live stream room had already gone completely crazy.

"No way... this really isn't AI face-swapping or a green screen effect, is it? It looks so fake!"

"Same here! That lynx was ridiculously well-behaved! It must be a model!"

"Wow, the special effects are pretty good! How much did it cost? Holy crap! Its tail moved! Its ears twitched! Is it a real lynx?!"

"My mom asked me why I was kneeling to watch the live stream. I showed her, and now she's kneeling with me."

At this point, the number of viewers watching the live stream had reached over 50.

Countless netizens stared in disbelief at the scene of the "most extravagant cat-walking team in history" relaxing by the stream.

The heated discussion surrounding whether Teacher Chen is a human or a cat.

It swept through the entire live streaming room and social media platform once again!
Institute of Botany, Chinese Academy of Sciences.

"Look! Look! Advisor! I told you Old Chen definitely had a problem! A big problem!"

Lin Sen was so excited he almost jumped up from his chair, shoving his phone in front of his mentor: "This isn't just cat-attracting talent, this is a cat demon reincarnated!"

His advisor pushed up his glasses.

After taking a closer look, he commented, "Hmm, it is indeed a bit amazing."

But clearly not everyone is interested in this.

Compared to Chen Nian, the tutor was more concerned about Lin Sen's thesis. He reminded him, "Your thesis has a three-day deadline. If you don't finish it, don't even think about leaving the house."

"Roger that!"

Lin Sen immediately responded loudly.

His eyes were glued to the live stream: "Wait for me, Lao Chen! I'm coming right away!"

In a studio.

Infinitesimal quantities are guiding the post-production team in editing footage.

He was stunned for a moment after glancing at Chen Nian's live stream on the screen next to him, and then a smile appeared on his face.

"This young man!"

He shook his head and focused more intently on the editing screen.

He wants to use this documentary to help Chen Nian, a young man he had previously favored and now favors even more, reach a broader stage!
Qiyuan Cattery.

Chen Guomin, Chen Nian's father, who was always strict and stern with his children, couldn't help but smile as he looked at his phone screen. His smile was filled with satisfaction and pride.

look!

This is my son!
The cats I walk are all nationally protected felines!
Awesome, right?

Standing to the side, Chen's mother, Li Cuicui, smiled broadly, her eyes glistening with tears of excitement and relief.

Hoping their children will become successful is a common wish of parents all over the world.

As people who have spent most of their lives dealing with cats, seeing their son not only perfectly inherit the family tradition, but also reach a distance and height that they never dared to imagine, there is nothing that can make them feel more gratified!

In fact, they had already seen Chen Nian's live stream during the previous "Sydney's difficult childbirth" incident.

Or rather, it was pushed to the brink by big data.

At first, they didn't believe it at all.

What happened to working away from home?

How did he become a top streamer with millions of followers?

They actually dared to deliver a snow leopard's baby?!

He's writing a novel here!
It wasn't until they saw Chen Nian's extremely skilled delivery technique, his composure in the face of crisis, and his eyes and brows that resembled his mother's when he smiled, that they dared to confirm that this was really their son, Chen Nian.

After that, they watched all of Chen Nian's live stream replays.

After watching it, Chen Guomin proudly announced:

My son has already surpassed me!
He put all his lifelong learning into practice and forged his own broader path!
That evening, Chen Guomin happily drank a few more glasses of wine.

Even when drunk, he kept pulling Li Cuicui along, repeating, "My son has made something of himself! My son has really made something of himself!"

But now, watching this unimaginable scene in the live stream...

Chen Guomin knew that his son's success was not just a simple matter.

It's just like what those netizens commented.

He has the look of Elvis Presley!

Seeing her husband's excited yet restrained demeanor, Li Cuicui gently suggested, "Old Chen, how about we take some time to visit our son? We can have Old Liu help watch the shop for a couple of days, no problem."

Chen Guomin calmed down and shook his head: "No, we can't go now."

“Xiao Nian is now a member of the Cat Alliance and can legally access these national protected felines. If we go, our status is different, and we will only cause trouble for him. We can’t let people gossip.”

Li Cuicui thought for a moment and then said, "How about making a phone call?"

“Okay, let’s do it again tonight. It’s time to talk to this kid about the cattery.”

The couple smiled at each other, nestled together, and continued watching their son's live stream.

Meanwhile, Chen Nian, the 'protagonist' who caused the uproar, was completely unaware of the turmoil her routine actions had stirred up in the outside world.

He was staring intently at the float on the water's surface.

They got into a fierce battle with a particularly cunning fish in the stream!
The fish seemed to have become sentient, leisurely swimming to the bait several times, even flicking it with its tail, but it just wouldn't bite!
After being provoked four or five times, Chen Nian could no longer tolerate it.

He jumped up in a fit of rage, pointing at the stream and loudly accusing:

"Look, look!"

"It's come and gone several times, but it just won't take the bait!"

"It's flirting with me! It's flirting with me! It's so infuriating!"

The lynx, which was sleeping soundly nearby, was awakened by the sudden noise. It raised its eyelids slightly in displeasure and glanced at Chen Nian.

Noisy!

Then, it raised one of its front paws and placed it disdainfully on its ear, trying to block out the noise, before closing its eyes again.

Dian Dian, who was playing in the bushes, heard Chen Nian's voice and immediately darted over.

It tilted its little head, looked at Chen Nian who had broken through the defenses, and then at the calm stream surface. Its clever little brain instantly understood what was going on.

Pfft!
Without the slightest hesitation, Dian Dian plunged into the cool stream with a perfect dive, splashing up a small but not too big spray.

A few seconds later, its little head popped out.

It had a large, palm-sized fish still thrashing about in its mouth.

It hopped ashore, dripping wet, and walked up to Chen Nian with the fish in its mouth. It tilted its head back, its large, innocent eyes looking at him as if to say:

Boss, is this what you're looking for? Here you go.

Chen Nian:
Live stream chat: Hahahaha!

Xia Qiyue, who was standing to the side, could no longer hold back and laughed so hard that she was doubled over. She mercilessly mocked, "Teacher Chen! Is this the 'peerless pole technique' that you insisted I stay behind to observe and learn? It doesn't even look as fast as our Boss Dian's bite!"

Chen Nian's face instantly turned red!
"Outrageous! I refuse to believe it! There's no way the air force could be here today! Absolutely not!"

He angrily rolled up his sleeves and, full of fighting spirit once again, cast his fishing hook into the heart of the stream.

As for the fish that Dian Dian brought up, seeing that the eldest brother wouldn't accept it, it brought it to the eldest sister instead.

The lynx ignored it.

So, Dian Dian called over Xiao Hui Hui, and the two little guys huddled together, happily sharing their delicious spoils.

While eating, they would occasionally glance up at their leader, who was still locked in a battle of wits with thin air. Both pairs of cat eyes were filled with the same question:

What exactly is the boss fighting with, meow?

I don't know, meow, but it looks like it's a lot of fun, meow?

Is it catching fish, meow?
I don't think so. Are fish that hard to catch, meow?
(I traded fish for monthly passes, meow. Anyone else want to trade, meow?)

(End of this chapter)