Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

The image shows Wang Yuyu running frantically, his massive size and distinctive stripes making him instantly recognizable as the Siberian tiger that is famous in the reserve.

"Holy crap! It really is it!"

Zhang Baohai gripped the monitor tightly, a gleam of wild joy flashing in his eyes. He frantically nudged Zhang Baotian beside him, his voice trembling, "Brother, look! We found it! The million-dollar reward is in the bag!"

"It really is it! Hahaha!"

Zhang Baotian swallowed the half-eaten chocolate in his mouth, leaned close to the screen, and stared intently at Wang Yuyu in the photo, his face filled with excitement and greed.

"Brother, look at its size! It's even bigger than the rumors say! We can definitely raise the price if we catch it!"

He grew more and more excited, and couldn't help but get up: "Brother, what are we waiting for! Let's go catch it! Don't let it get too far!"

"What's the rush!"

Zhang Baohai reached out and patted his younger brother on the back of the head, his tone calm and experienced, "Didn't you see which direction it ran?"

"The secure job is on the other side of the mountain now. Even if we rush there immediately, it will have already disappeared."

As he spoke, he quickly gathered his belongings, but his eyes betrayed his urgency. "Let's first determine its approximate location, and then chase after it when it's a little brighter. By then, it will be tired, and we can take action then."

Meanwhile, after running for a kilometer, Wang Yuyu's strength began to wane, and his speed slowed down. However, he dared not stop for a moment and continued to walk quickly toward the location of the camera left by the researchers in his memory.

He knew that running away wouldn't help; he had to find a way to call for help.

As he ran, he deliberately swept his thick tail across the snow behind him, trying to cover his footprints.

His bushy tail swept away the hoofprints, some deep and some shallow, like a broom, making them indistinct. Only after doing this did he breathe a sigh of relief, silently praying, "I hope those poachers don't catch up too quickly, or better yet, they've already run far away and haven't noticed me."

"God help me! Please don't let me get caught! I don't want to lie on a cold lab table, being dissected and studied!"

The thought of what might happen to him sent chills down Wang Yuyu's spine, and he quickened his pace.

After walking another three kilometers in the snow, a familiar big tree finally came into view.

Wang Yuyu strode forward, raised her paw, and with a "smack," knocked away the branch blocking the camera on the side of the tree trunk.

He had deliberately placed the tree branch there because he felt annoyed by the constant intrusion of his privacy by these cameras.

Not only that, but he would also intentionally avoid these devices during his regular patrols.

After the branch was knocked away, a black scientific research camera was revealed.

Wang Yu rushed forward and saw that the indicator light on top of the camera was flashing, indicating that the device was still working properly. His anxiety instantly subsided: "Thank goodness, it's not broken, it still works!"

What he didn't know was that the Siberian tiger research base, dozens of kilometers away, had already closed for the day. The huge office building was empty, with only cold machines running silently.

The footage of him being exposed to the camera, although successfully transmitted back, was not seen by anyone in time.

Wang Yuyu wasn't sure if his actions would be effective, but he had no other choice but to hope that the cameras would capture images of the poachers, or at least attract the attention of the authorities.

He shook his head at the camera, as if to send a signal, and then rushed to the location of the next camera without stopping.

Along the way, whenever he recognized a scientific research camera, whether it was installed in the open or hidden in the shadows, he would deliberately go around it, linger in front of the camera for a moment, and intentionally expose himself.

He thought to himself, "With so many cameras, even if the poachers are cunning, surely one of them will capture them on camera?"

"Even if they don't manage to capture any images, these devices scattered throughout the mountains and forests will make them hesitant to pursue openly, thus slowing down their advance!"

In the latter half of the night, the wind and snow gradually subsided.

The brothers Zhang Baohai and Zhang Baotian finally arrived at the location of the camera that triggered the alarm.

Zhang Baotian bent over and lay prone on the snow, pointing to a series of tiger paw prints that were somewhat blurred but still recognizable, and shouted excitedly, "Brother! We found it! Look at these footprints, it must have been left by 'Iron Rice Bowl'! We're going to be rich!"

"Hahaha! Great!"

Zhang Baohai couldn't hide his excitement either, and he clenched his fist forcefully. "Brother, let's hurry and chase after it! It's been running for so long, it can't have gone far, and it's almost dawn, which will make it easier for us to track it!"

Without further hesitation, the two followed the hoofprints in the snow, one after the other.

They have been poaching in the mountains and forests for many years and have extremely rich tracking experience. Even if their footprints are covered, they can still determine the direction of Wang Yuyu's escape by the slightest traces.

Just as Wang Yuyu had predicted, although the two brothers were experienced and avoided many scientific research cameras along the way, they never expected that there was an extremely well-hidden miniature camera hidden in the crevice of a large tree trunk.

Just as they bent down to examine the footprints, the camera silently captured their figures, and the footage was instantly transmitted back to the research base.

The research base's AI-powered intelligent monitoring system received the photo immediately.

The system automatically analyzed the footage, and after ruling out the possibility that it was a base staff member or forest ranger through facial comparison and identity recognition, it immediately sounded a stern alarm!

The piercing alarm echoed through the empty office building. At the same time, the system automatically activated the emergency procedure, sending the alarm information, real-time photos, and precise location to the on-duty forest police, reserve management personnel, and all staff at the research base.

In an instant, whether they were fast asleep in bed or on duty, everyone who received the message was wide awake and their nerves were on edge.

In the photo, Zhang Baohai and Zhang Baotian are carrying huge backpacks and holding tools, clearly poachers who frequent the mountains.

Everyone knew that poachers had their eyes on the Siberian tigers in the protected area, and the situation was extremely urgent!

An emergency manhunt was quickly launched.

Police cars with their lights on sped out of the police station and headed towards the protected area.

Some were responsible for blocking the roads in and out of the mountains to prevent poachers from escaping with tigers;

Some drove directly into the mountains and forests to conduct a thorough search.

Even the nearby Liujia Village mobilized immediately.

When Liu Huanjun received the alarm, he immediately crawled out of bed.