In the forest near the warehouse, three Large Spirit Cat cubs were being pecked at by a group of White-bellied Golden Pheasants and Pheasants.
anwhile, the Big Spirit Cat Mother, with her fur in disarray, stood aloof on high ground, stepping on a beautifully feathered pheasant, her face filled with repressed anger.
It seed she hadn't expected her cubs to be so disgraceful, getting bullied by a group of potential prey.
Higher up, Jinya and Little Jin watched motionlessly the commotion below.
Little Jin was too full to move, while Jinya watched the drama unfold with great enthusiasm, occasionally laughing silently.
Chen Ying quickly took out her phone to capture the scene, a dark history of the feline kind, to be shared online for everyone's amusent.
Before the Big Spirit Cat Mother could go on a killing spree, Chen Ying rushed over to chase away the pheasants lost in their fervor, saving the Large Spirit Cat cubs.
The three cubs had quite a few peck wounds on them, which looked painful.
"You three little things, you're thinking about eating chicken already?"
Who would have thought, the first order of business for the ergency station was treating the wounds of these three cubs.
She found a large plastic crate, placed the cubs inside, and took out disinfection tools to start treating their wounds.
The pain had the cubs wailing chaotically, while the Big Spirit Cat Mother looked distraught on the windowsill.
After quickly treating them, she returned the cubs to the Big Spirit Cat Mother.
Chen Ying thought for a mont, then placed the crate used just now under the flooring next to the Spiritual Cat Mother's illegal construction, securing it and filling it with straw and leaves to make a nest, then placing the cubs inside.
Although escaping the crate wouldn't pose much of a challenge for the cubs, it added so difficulty.
It wasn't that she feared danger for the cubs, but rather worried they might again attract the pheasant flock, enough to vex any cat to death!
The next day, Professor Bai arrived with the person in charge of the ng Province Police Dog Base, as planned.
Although they often stayed in touch by phone, it had been a long ti since the ntor and student had t in person.
Professor Bai, without saying a word, inspected the place up and down, checked the dical room's equipnt and supplies, and finally nodded slightly with satisfaction.
"I wanted you to work with but you were reluctant. Now that you have chosen this path, don't regret it easily."
"Don't worry, Professor, I'm not soone who regrets things easily."
She poured water for the teacher and their guests, and the four of them sat down on the platform.
"What do you know about that she-wolf? If we bring the police dogs here for a matchmaking, what are the chances of success?"
"I can't guarantee that, but I'm sure the she-wolf has a strong desire to mate. How about I bring the she-wolf here for you to see."
He wasn't an expert specifically in this area; the matchmaking attempt was based on his confidence in Animal Psychology. Whether it worked was up to the animals themselves—he couldn't force them to connect.
After pulling out the unmanned aircraft and searching for a while, he discovered the she-wolf's tracks.
Chen Ying wanted to bring the she-wolf over, but Professor Bai stopped him.
"Let's look at the footage from the unmanned aircraft first."
Without disturbance, they could better observe the she-wolf's condition.
Today the she-wolf wasn't planning to challenge the antelopes, mainly because there wasn't an obtuse young calf to provoke.
Its target was a small roe deer.
Small roe deer: Damn it, it's always the dogs and cats after , isn't it?
The she-wolf's movents were swift and decisive, just like her nature.
The small roe deer didn't struggle much before it was successfully killed.
The she-wolf, sharp-eyed, glanced around briefly before burying her head and gorging on the food.
"That's a cool wolf, I can only imagine how formidable her cubs would be."
The person in charge of the Police Dog Base was so excited his eyes sparkled, almost wishing his dogs could mate today and have cubs tomorrow.
"Take it easy," the female staff mber accompanying him sighed. "We can't be sure if the female wolf will take a liking to the police dogs. Besides, even if the cubs turn out fine, the Police Dog Base has specific requirents for puppies, and if they don't et those requirents, it's considered a failure."
She admired the female wolf's majestic appearance but couldn't let her personal feelings get the better of her, knowing that breeding a wolf-dog hybrid wasn't sothing ordinary dog breeding could compare to.
She was an expert in this area, whereas Chen Ying didn't understand much about breeding issues and didn't dare to interject.
Professor Bai glanced at the two from the Police Dog Base and suggested they observe for one day, discuss it when they return if they think it's feasible, and then talk about breeding matters.
"Teacher, the female wolf might not accept artificial breeding..."
That was a polite way to put it, but bluntly, Wolf Sister needed to choose her partner on her own terms; artificial assistance was out of the question.
"Dr. Chen, rest assured, we will not opt for artificial ans to breed the cubs. Only naturally sired puppies might et our needs."
The person in charge of the Police Dog Base gave Chen Ying his assurance.
The rescue station didn't have enough rooms for them to have one each; in the end, Chen Ying and the base manager spread out sleeping mats in the third-floor bird-watching room, while Professor Bai and the female staff mber each took a room on the second floor.
The two from the base were practical people, setting down their belongings and voluntarily going into the woods to observe the female wolf.
Chen Ying took them there and after so "friendly communication" with the female wolf, Wolf Sister agreed to have them tag along, but would not permit them to get too close.
"Boss, don't you think this wolf is too understanding? It's as if she can really understand what Dr. Chen is saying."
The more he observed, the stronger his sense of curiosity beca.
"Why do you care how others communicate with wolves? It's not unprecedented, just that it's not as obvious as with Dr. Chen. You rember the report from a few years ago, right? A woman rescued a young wolf, released it back onto the plains, and several years later when she visited, the wolf still recognized her as the rescuer and acted very affectionately."
On the great plains of ng Province, it wasn't unusual for herders to have a good relationship with wolves.
The relationship between humans and wolves ten to fifteen years ago isn't what it is now, but there were still instances of herders rescuing wolves, and the wolves would reciprocate the kindness.
It's just that nature is too miraculous, and you not understanding sothing doesn't an it doesn't exist.
"And besides, isn't it better if this wolf is understanding? That way, the cubs inheriting their mother's capabilities will adapt better to human training."
The only headache was that this wolf wasn't a prairie wolf from ng Province.
If there were indeed cubs, they would surely need to be raised by humans for a long ti before selecting suitable puppies to replenish the police dog sources, and as for the other cubs that got culled, they'd likely be released.
This would lead to issues of back-and-forth transportation and the costs involved; whether a report sent up would get approved was also uncertain.
These weren't problems for Chen Ying to worry about; his current concern was that his teacher's interest in Jinya seed a bit too enthusiastic.
"Co, Jinya, eat your at."
Watching his teacher holding a basin of at to feed Jinya, even beginning to stutter in his speech, Chen Ying covered his face, unable to watch any longer.
"Good girl, Jinya, have so at and get nice and plump so you can have healthy little babies next year."
This teacher, we can't keep him!
Jinya stood on a rock at the edge of the tree, her large eyes round and slightly wary of the old man.
(At that mont, I shuddered.)
She didn't understand the old man's words, but his tone and expressions told her he was gentle, a two-legged beast she could interact with.
But!
Why did she feel a shiver run through her?
Two taels of Sichuan pepper and one tael of at, so deliciously numbingヽ(*.>Д
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