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

Chapter 200 The Lynx That Can Open Doors!

The next day.

Because it rained for most of the night, the air was exceptionally fresh this morning.

Chen Nian's eyelashes fluttered a few times before she slowly opened them.

Before his blurry vision could fully focus, a lively, emerald-green, fluffy tail tip, like a tiny brush, gently swept across his nose, carrying a faint, warm, sun-kissed scent.

Good morning, Chen Nian!

Xiao Mi's soft, sweet voice, still languid from just waking up, rang in his ear.

It always wakes up a few seconds earlier than him.

Then gently bring him back to reality from his dream in this way.

Chen Nian really loves the feeling of waking up to see her adorable kitten, as if a wonderful day has just begun!
It would be even happier if another adorable little one were added!
"The first day I slept separately from Aotian, I miss him!"

Chen Nian sprang out of bed with a somersault.

He planned to check on Xue Aotian, who was spending the night alone for the first time.

"Little Mimi, let's go."

With a light leap, like a weightless feather, Xiao Mi landed precisely on her own special throne—the top of Chen Nian's soft hair—and then skillfully curled up.

However, its emerald green beak seemed to be turned up a little higher than usual.

A sly glint of anticipation flickered in his glassy eyes.

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As Chen Nian opened the door, his legs froze in mid-air.

"What the hell?!"

Chen Nian rubbed her eyes hard, staring in disbelief at the purple fur ball huddled at her door.

"You... Aotian?! What are you doing here?!"

"Shouldn't you be in the quarantine area?!"

squeak-

At that moment, Xia Qiyue's door across the street also opened.

She walked out with her hair a mess, styled like a bird's nest, eyes half-open and yawning sleepily: "Good morning, Chen Nian. Whew~"

Chen Nian immediately looked at her and asked, "Qi Yue! Did you release Xue Aotian?"

"What?"

Xia Qiyue's brain was clearly not yet fully operational, and she blinked blankly: "Isn't it in the isolation zone in the backyard? What, let it out?"

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Chen Nian pointed speechlessly to the spot beside her feet.

Xia Qiyue followed his finger and tried to focus her gaze downwards.

Just then, Xue Aotian was awakened by the voices, opened his pink little mouth, revealed his tiny baby teeth, and gave a super cute yawn.

Yawning is contagious.

As Xia Qiyue watched, she couldn't help but tilt her head back and let out a big yawn.

After yawning, my muddled brain finally reconnected!

She suddenly realized what she had just seen, her eyes widened instantly, and all sleepiness vanished:
"Ai!!!!"

"Aotian?! What are you doing here?!"

Huh huh~
Xue Aotian ignored the complex and shocked expressions in the eyes of the two.

It stretched lazily on its own, then ran to Chen Nian's trouser leg as if it knew the way well, trying to climb up his pajamas leg, wanting to go back to its most familiar 'private throne' to catch up on sleep.

"Hey hey hey! My pants! My pants are going to fall down!"

Chen Nian quickly grabbed her belt.

Then, with a hint of annoyance, he grabbed the little guy by the back of the neck and walked with Xia Qiyue toward the monitoring room.

I want to know what exactly happened last night.

As Chen Nian stood on top of his hair, Xiaomi was already happily rolling around silently in his hair, its little body trembling. Amazingly, no matter how it moved, it stayed steadily on top of him, as if it had a built-in suction function.

Monitoring room.

Chen Nian quickly pulled up the nighttime surveillance footage from the backyard isolation area.

When the images became clear, the truth finally came to light.

"So it was you, Lily, who did this!"

Originally, Chen Nian only left last night after confirming that Xue Aotian was asleep.

But unexpectedly, Xue Aotian was later woken up by Lily again.

Two cats, one large and one small, of completely different breeds, began a long-distance 'communication' separated by an isolation area.

Soon, they were under the glaring surveillance cameras.

Xue Aotian then embarked on a jaw-dropping 'prison break' operation!
To facilitate visits at any time, the isolation room where Xue Aotian lives still uses an old-fashioned bolt lock, which can be closed from the outside.

There was a gap of nearly three centimeters between the old wooden door and the door frame!

It was this gap that gave Xue Aotian the opportunity to take advantage!

Under the 'remote master guidance' of Lily the lynx, Xue Aotian first struggled to climb up the threshold, grabbed the doorknob with his little paws to stabilize his body, and then carefully stretched out his other front paw as far as possible through the narrow gap, trying to hook the cold metal latch!

Lily stood on the platform at the edge of her isolation zone, intently 'directing' the work.

It also occasionally makes very soft gurgling sounds.

It seems to be correcting Xue Aotian's movement angle.

*Snap!* As Xue Aotian's claws successfully hooked the latch, Chen Nian mentally played a 'lock successfully unlocked' sound effect.

squeak-

With a sickeningly soft scraping sound, the latch was slowly pried open.

The door, now free of its restraints, slowly swung open a crack!

Through the surveillance footage, Chen Nian could clearly see the almost overflowing joy and excitement on Xue Aotian's face. That expression was exactly the same as when it first successfully ambushed the tip of Dian Dian's tail!
After the door opened, Xue Aotian lightly jumped to the ground.

It even wagged its tail proudly!
Then, with nonchalant little steps, he strolled leisurely through the corridor, skillfully slipped through a crack in a window in the backyard that hadn't been fully closed at night, and successfully infiltrated the main building.

Xue Aotian's figure disappeared from the screen.

The subsequent developments are self-evident.

Xue Aotian followed Chen Nian's scent all the way up to the second floor, then nestled in front of Chen Nian's door and took a good nap until Chen Nian woke up and opened the door.

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After watching the entire 'Prison Break Chronicle', Chen Nian and Xia Qiyue looked at each other, speechless with shock at the outrageous operation.

"That's awesome!"

"It was a gang crime, right?"

The two turned to look at Xue Aotian, who was drinking milk beside them, and for a moment they didn't know how to describe this snow leopard cub.

Chen Nian went back and watched the video again.

The more I look at it, the more I don't know whether to laugh or cry.

Finally, in a fit of anger, she gently tapped Xue Aotian's furry forehead with her finger.

"You little rascal! You're a born escape artist!"

"How many times have you escaped from prison? Hmm? Before, it was just a straw hut, but now you can even open the door to the quarantine area by yourself! You've really made something of yourself!"

To everyone's surprise, Xue Aotian showed no remorse whatsoever and instead took Chen Nian's 'scolding' as an invitation to interact.

She immediately dropped the half-finished bottle, happily pounced on him, hugged his fingers, and started playing around, nibbling and licking them.

Her innocent and naive appearance instantly dispelled Chen Nian's slight annoyance.

He then turned his 'condemnation' gaze to another 'mastermind' in the surveillance footage—Lily, who remained hidden from view.

A question arose in Chen Nian's mind.

How did Lily know to open the quarantine area door?

Even the most intelligent lynx could not possibly learn such a human-designed mechanical structure without a teacher.

Unless it was transformed from a human.

Or, Lily also 'escaped from prison'!
That's why he was so familiar with the way this structure 'opens the door', and then taught Xue Aotian how to open the door.

"I'll go ask Lao Xu!"

Chen Nian immediately picked up the phone and went outside.

Xue Aotian followed behind, jumping and hopping, trying to bite his heels.

The call was quickly connected, and Chen Nian explained the situation and her speculations. Xu Dafei was also shocked and immediately went to retrieve Lili's previous files.

A moment later, Xu Dafei's voice, a mixture of amusement and exasperation, came from the other end of the phone:
"I found it!"

“Lily does have a 'previous record'!”

Just as Chen Nian had predicted.

Lily has never been one to stay still.

During her quarantine period after being rescued last time, Lily attempted to escape from prison.

At first, Lily was very well-behaved. Every time the staff fed her or checked her, she would stay quietly in the corner, as if she had resigned herself to her fate.

But in reality, it was secretly observing the staff's actions of opening and closing the doors.

Finally, when the time was right, Lily took action.

And it was a success on the first try!
If it weren't for the locked door on the outside, it probably would have escaped with its injuries.

Even so, it terrified the staff who came to feed the animals the next morning.

Open the door.

You see a lynx that should have been kept in the inner room, squatting in the buffer zone between the two doors, baring its teeth at you.
Just thinking about that scene is thrilling!

It was precisely because of Lily's remarkable feat that...

The rescue center where Xu Dafei and his team were located upgraded all the locks on the inner and outer doors of the isolation area after that, replacing them with more complex and secure locks.

At the time, some people wondered if it was making a mountain out of a molehill.

They believed that it was unnecessary to be so 'strictly guarded' against a group of stupid animals.

Think about it now.

It can only be said that behind every seemingly outrageous rule, there is an even more outrageous thing that actually happened.

After learning the whole story, Chen Nian made a decision immediately.

"Release them!"

"Lily must be released immediately!"

If we stay any longer, who knows what strange things they might teach Xue Aotian!

Upon hearing this, Xu Dafei laughed on the other end of the phone:
"What a coincidence, I was just about to tell you about this too. Lily's habitat has been found."

"There's a high-altitude meadow about 20 kilometers away from you, with a small patch of mixed coniferous and broadleaf forest, which is very secluded. Some villagers said they recently saw a lynx there, but our official records don't show any other lynx activity in that area. So we deduce that the one the villagers saw is most likely Lily, who now lives with you!"

(Driver, stop for a second, Meow wants to get in!)
(End of this chapter)