Reborn as a tiger, he was chosen by the nation as its guardian beast.

Boom!

At the border of Huacheng and Kuncheng, in a small mountain village built against the mountain, a sudden downpour began. At midnight, a clap of thunder suddenly rang out, startling Wang Yonggui, a villager from Wangjiazhuang who was a light sleeper.

He sat up and glanced out the window.

Large raindrops pounded against the window; it was pouring rain outside.

His heart skipped a beat, and he quickly put on his clothes, got out of bed, and pushed the tram parked in the yard under the eaves.

After he hurriedly tidied everything up and was about to go back to his room to continue sleeping, a faint sobbing sound drifted over with the sound of wind and rain.

The crying was very soft, like a kitten meowing. At first, it was far away, but gradually, it got closer and closer.

Wang Yonggui paused for a moment, then turned and went back into the house. He fumbled for a flashlight, wanting to go out and see which family's child was crying outside in the middle of the night instead of sleeping.

But before he reached the door, his wife, who had also been awakened by the heavy rain, grabbed him.

"Where are you going? It's the middle of the night."

"It sounds like a child is crying outside. I'll go check it out."

Upon hearing this, the old woman's face instantly changed. She grabbed Wang Yonggui's arm tightly, preventing him from leaving the house.

Seeing Wang Yonggui's puzzled expression, his wife lowered her voice and reminded him.

"Have you forgotten? Two people just died in the village, and tonight is their seventh day after death! Don't meddle in other people's business, or you might run into something unclean!"

Wang Yonggui certainly knew about the funeral that had just taken place in the village.

The one who died was his sister-in-law from his own family, surnamed Qian, a woman with a tragic fate.

Like him, Grandma Qian was over sixty years old. Her husband died early, and she struggled to raise her son.

At the end of the year before last, in order to help her son find a wife, Old Mrs. Qian asked a matchmaker and spent all of her family's savings, nearly 300,000 yuan, to finally find a wife for her son.

They thought that with the addition of a new member to the family, life would gradually improve. Little did they know that their daughter-in-law would only stay at home for a little over a year, leaving behind a six-month-old granddaughter, before running off with another man.

The son felt ashamed in the village, so he ran away to work elsewhere and never came back.

Grandma Qian was left all alone at home, struggling to raise her infant granddaughter.

Just seven days ago, Grandma Qian suffered a sudden heart attack and died at home.

Because her house was located in a remote area, no one noticed it until now.

By the time the villagers realized something was wrong and went to her door, Old Lady Qian had already been dead for two days.

Her six-month-old granddaughter was crushed under her body as she fell, and starved to death in the house.

Wang Yonggui was the first to discover it, and he will never forget that scene.

Grandma Qian's body already showed signs of being gnawed by rats. Her poor little granddaughter was still held in her arms until the very end, but because of the hot weather, she had developed lividity.

Because her son couldn't be contacted and there were no other relatives who could help, the villagers had no choice but to pool their money to hastily arrange the funerals for the old woman and the young boy.

But the funeral had just been held.

For the past two days, there has been a lot of talk in the village that they can hear a baby crying at night coming from the empty old house of the Qian family.

Wang Yonggui had also heard about this matter.

Reminded by his wife, he hesitated for a moment before holding the flashlight.

He and his wife both only have one son, who works away from home year-round with his daughter-in-law and grandson, and may not be able to come back even once a year.

There are only the two of them at home. If something happens to him, his wife will have a hard time living alone.

But before he could make a decision, there was a knocking sound at the gate.

Immediately afterwards, a childish voice pierced through the rain and reached the house.

"Grandpa, I'm so cold and hungry... Could you open the door and let me in to warm up...?"

Boom!

Another thunderclap boomed.

It had been raining all night.

The next morning.

At Hwaseong Zoo, Wang Hu was lying in a small pavilion, listening to the continuous thunder outside.

He looked with great interest at the two old men sitting at the stone table in the pavilion.

Gu Xing, the director of the Extraordinary Biological Research Institute, and Lao Zhang, the zoo director, arrived early in the morning despite the rain.

These two old guys had large bald patches on their heads, so shiny they could be used as mirrors.

But perhaps because they had eaten the extraordinary crocodile meat a couple of days ago, a layer of fine black down had grown on their bald heads.

This comical scene added a touch of humor to the two old men.

Of course, neither of them was aware of it at that moment.

At this moment, Gu Xing was gesticulating wildly and talking animatedly, describing an incredibly wonderful blueprint to Lao Zhang.

"Old Zhang, let me tell you, if you agree to sign a contract with our research institute for in-depth cooperation, you won't just be an ordinary zoo director anymore!"

"You're the director of the Extraordinary Zoo!"

Gu Xing held up one finger, his expression excited.

"Our Extraordinary Research Institute is a national-level project; there are only seven of its kind in the entire country! In the future, any extraordinary creatures captured within a large portion of China will be transferred here for research!"

"I've heard that big cats can intimidate animals. If this ability also works on extraordinary animals, then this place will become the best research institute for extraordinary organisms in the country!"

"Then, these extraordinary creatures will be under your and Big Cat's control! Just imagine what that will be like!"

"Even Xi Yue, we can directly recruit her into the research institute through special admission. Didn't she just finish the college entrance examination this year? Once the scores are released, I will contact her school directly and recruit her into the research institute through special admission so that she can participate in the research on the extraordinary. Now that spiritual energy has recovered, the country is already planning to establish a university that specializes in the research of the extraordinary. Our research institute will also be responsible for the planning and coordination of this in the future. It will only be a matter of one or two years before Xi Yue can attend this university."

"Moreover, the extraordinary field will definitely be the most popular major in the future. Letting Xi Yue get involved as early as possible will only bring benefits and no harm!"

"Old Zhang, tell me, do you think what I said makes sense?"

Hearing Gu Xing's rosy promise, Old Zhang was genuinely tempted this time.

His main reason for building this zoo was because he enjoyed raising animals, not because he hoped to make money from it.

It is precisely for this reason that the zoo has been operating at a loss for many years, and he has always been under great pressure.

If this place can truly be transformed into a national-level research institute with continuous government funding, then he will never have to worry about funding again.

Moreover, once he joined, it meant that he, his daughter, and the big cat would all have secure jobs in the country.

This is quite attractive in China today.

Not to mention their current extraordinary resurgence, which allows them to participate in national-level extraordinary projects, bringing them significant benefits.

Thinking of this, Old Zhang involuntarily turned around and looked at Wang Hu and Zhang Xiyue, who were standing close together watching the rain by the pavilion.

"Xi Yue, ask Big Cat what he thinks?"

Old Zhang looked at his daughter with a hopeful expression and asked.