"The only one in our base who has ever won the sa dal is Captain Liang right here beside you."
Captain Liang glanced over when he heard that, nodded slightly at Xu Ying, and said calmly, "You can even take the special operations helicopter back ho if you want."
Thinking there would soon be many natural enemies for the reptiles coming over, Xu Ying instructed the reptiles to hide first. Then, with excitent and curiosity, she got into the armored vehicle.
She climbed onto the tal footboard, with Captain Liang offering support next to her.
As she squeezed into the armored vehicle door, she was imdiately hit by the mixed scent of engine oil and cold iron.
Xu Ying felt like she had ventured into the belly of a chanical giant beast.
The cockpit was crowded with dense dashboards, the fluorescent screens emitting cold light, and the symbols engraved on the buttons and knobs—which Xu Ying couldn’t understand at all.
A young driver sat at the main driver’s seat, wearing a cool and clean tactical uniform. In the dim red light inside the cabin, his side profile was sharply outlined, showing a defined jawline and high nose.
The door moved, and he imdiately looked over. Upon seeing Xu Ying poke her head in, he was slightly surprised and reached out to pull her in, then stood up to protect the top of her head.
"There’s quite a bit of equipnt—be careful not to bump into anything."
Xu Ying responded obediently, "Alright, thank you!"
Captain Liang addressed the driver, "Let Little Xu Station Chief use the loudspeaker."
"Received."
The loudspeaker microphone was right at the driver’s hand, and he handed the microphone to Xu Ying.
Xu Ying opened her phone and played an audio recording of different bird calls.
After looping it two or three tis, Deputy Yang’s voice ca through the walkie-talkie on the driver’s chest.
"Little Xu Station Chief, many birds are flying in the sky; are they looking for you?"
"Yes! I’m coming right out!"
Xu Ying rushed to the armored car door, looked down, and realized the tal footboard was more than half a person’s height off the ground—it was easy to get on but difficult to get off!
As she bit her lip, hesitating whether to jump down directly, a low voice suddenly ca from beside her—
"Slowly, be careful."
Captain Liang had unknowingly positioned himself next to her, extending his arm toward her.
His sleeve was rolled up to the elbow, exposing his distinctly lined forearm, which shimred slightly in the sunlight.
Xu Ying hesitated for a mont and gently placed her fingertips on his wrist.
In the next second, the man’s palm flipped, gripping her hand directly, steady and firm, almost irresistibly helping her down.
Xu Ying was practically half-held down by him.
Captain Liang’s arm was wrapped around her back like an iron hoop, imdiately stopping her fall.
Xu Ying’s nose barely brushed past his epaulet, with the cold, hard tal badge pressing against her cheek.
"Steady now."
Xu Ying landed steadily on the ground, feeling her feet touch the sand. Captain Liang promptly let go.
Xu Ying’s ears turned slightly red. As she lifted her head, she saw Chen Su getting out of the police car opposite.
"Deputy Yang, the people from the cultural relics institute will arrive soon."
Chen Su was in a perfectly fitted deep blue police uniform, the trimming sharp and neatly outlining his broad-shouldered, narrow-waisted stature.
The collar was tied ticulously, with a silver collar pin neatly fastened under his Adam’s apple, softly glinting as he spoke.
After parking the car, he grabbed a docunt bag and stepped out, seeing Xu Ying disembarking from the armored car, montarily freezing in shock.
His eyes glanced between Xu Ying and Captain Liang, finally settling on Xu Ying’s face.
eting eyes, Xu Ying suddenly felt a bit flustered. She shifted her gaze and looked up into the sky.
Captain Liang perceptively lifted his eyes to look toward Chen Su’s direction. The gaze of the two n collided in the air, and the scent of gunpowder subtly spread.
Xu Ying waved to the birds circling overhead.
The audio she played earlier was recorded after rescuing so birds, requesting the little birds to help with the recording.
This piece of audio could summon their kind, seeking assistance.
All the birds circling in the sky were raptors. Since Xu Ying feared the situation where big birds might prey on little birds, she played the calls of raptors only.
[Little Xu Station Chief called us over; is there anything to do?]
[Is there anything we can assist with?]
Having been saved or collaborated with by Xu Ying in the desert, Xu Ying’s na has spread through the avian community.
All birds know that there is a kind-hearted and beautiful animal rescuer in the desert, where anyone having trouble can seek help at Rescue Station 032.
"Can you help find five double-humped cals forty kiloters southwest?"
Xu Ying shouted to them, "To show my gratitude, during winter when food is scarce, you can stay at my rescue station for the season!"
[No problem, it’s all up to us!]
[No need, just reserve a spot for us during the breeding season~]
Raptors fly fast and have excellent eyesight, making them perfect scouts for finding people and objects.
[Once we find them, I’ll co to lead the way for you!]
Although raptors are competitors by nature, they’re currently eager not to outdone, racing towards the southwest.
Everyone watched in awe as falcons and eagles listened to Xu Ying’s commands, marveling.
It’s no different from being the king of all beasts!
After about 20 minutes, four police cars and two vans arrived at the scene.
Due to the large number of criminals, they had no choice but to dispatch vans for transport.
Xu Ying had already recorded the confessions of these tomb robbers earlier and sent them to Chen Su. Hence, the police had garnered a general understanding of the situation and had contacted the border checkpoints to start inspecting trucks transporting artifacts.
Among the newly arrived four police cars, people from the Xizhou Province Cultural Relics Institute were slowly stepping down with various equipnt.
However, to Xu Ying’s surprise, when the first police car door opened, Qi Xiao and an elder with black-rimd glasses stepped out together.
Qi Xiao was carrying his alloy bow and arrow, with his sleeve rolled up to his forearm, showing a patch of skin tanned to a wheat-like color under the desert sun.
A few strands of black hair draped loosely over his forehead. When the hair tips touched his brows, it reminded others of the alpha wolf poised to attack.
Yet, the Q-version ear fox ornant hanging from his quiver starkly contrasted with his cool deanor, particularly noticeable.
This was a fluffy fastener designed by the sponsor for the rescue station, and the little foxes had insisted on giving it to "Dad" as a present last ti.
Upon seeing Xu Ying, Qi Xiao nodded slightly toward her.
Xu Ying’s curiosity bubbled up, wondering why Qi Xiao was here!
This person was far too mysterious.
Chen Su looked past Qi Xiao and directly introduced the elder alongside him to Xu Ying and Deputy Yang, "This is Professor Mo, an archaeological expert from our West Continent Cultural Relics and Archaeological Research Institute."
Xu Ying took out the sealed bag containing the Looking Back Reclining Deer Jade Carving from her pocket, "Professor Mo, this is the jade carving I found near the tomb hole."
Professor Mo received the item and examined it closely, "This, this is a Han Dynasty jade carving!"
Professor Mo’s face lit up with excitent, "The tomb robbers discovered that this site might be the tomb of a royal mber of the Han Dynasty Jingjue Kingdom!"
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