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

Chapter 217 The Weasel Spirit Within the Cat Family!
In the live broadcast room.

Upon seeing this strange creature, the live chat was instantly flooded with question marks and all sorts of curious speculations.

"Master, what did Dian Dian capture this time?"

"Why does it look like an itachi?"

"It's bigger than Dot, why can't it break free after struggling for so long?"

"The stranger it looks, the longer its sentence will be! I believe this beast is definitely not an ordinary creature!"

Cat lovers have a strong thirst for knowledge.

But Chen Nian only felt a chill run down her spine!
He stared at the strange animal that Dot was carrying in its mouth. It was quite large, with grayish-yellow fur covered in black spots, a striking black mane sticking out from its back, and a long, ringed tail.

For a moment, I didn't know how to complain.

"DianDian, oh DianDian, should I say you're awesome, or should I say you're reckless?!"

"How did you manage to bring this thing over?"

Dot: I just picked it up on the way~
Chen Nian did not answer the eager inquiries from the cat lovers in the live stream immediately.

He carefully reached out and precisely pinched the back of the strange animal's neck, took it from Dian Dian's mouth, and lifted it up.

It was quite heavy, but its struggles were surprisingly weak.

Chen Nian's brows furrowed even more.

Without hesitation, he picked up the little guy and walked to the backyard, then put it into one of the small single rooms.

Whoosh!
As soon as it landed, the little guy immediately shrank into a corner, looking around in fear, his little mouth slightly open, making a 'hissing' warning sound.

The black mane on its back suddenly exploded completely!

It looks like it's instantly become a whole size bigger!

Upon hearing this sound, Yingzai and Xiaohuihui came over.

Xue Aotian naturally didn't miss out either.

Soon, the one person and four cats abandoned their half-eaten breakfast and lined up outside the quarantine area, curiously watching the little creatures inside.

As the crowd of onlookers grew larger, the little guy in the corner was so frightened that he almost sank into the wall.

Upon seeing this, one cat lover let out a soft exclamation.

"Wait a minute! From this angle, it looks a bit like a cat!"

"It seems so!"

"Don't say it! Don't say it!"

After confirming that the little guy was just overly frightened and had no obvious external injuries, Chen Nian sighed and explained:

"It is indeed a cat."

"It doesn't belong to the cat family, but rather the viverrid family!"

"The large Indian civet, a Class I protected animal in China!"

The live chat exploded instantly.

"What? You call this weasel-like thing a 'spirit cat'? And it's the number one in the country?!"

What is the Viverridae family?

"Do felines have different categories: physical and magical? Is this a spirit-transformed cat?"

Keyword trigger.

Chen Nian sat down cross-legged, and Yingzai immediately and skillfully placed his heavy yet warm head on Chen Nian's knees, asking for a pat.

While petting the lynx's head, Chen Nian began to explain with a complicated expression.

"Viverridae and Felidae both belong to the large family of the suborder Feliformes."

"The Viverridae family is considered one of the oldest and most fundamental members of the Feliformes suborder."

"Modern DNA research has confirmed that all the felines we are familiar with today—from lions and tigers to your pet, as well as mongooses and hyenas—all trace their ancestry back to civet-like animals."

"Around 3500 to 4000 million years ago, the cat family separated from its common civet ancestor, became beautiful on its own, and slowly evolved into its current form."

Therefore, in terms of seniority...

Chen Nian patted Yingzai's forehead and pointed to the one in the isolation room: "The civet cat is like a 'distant uncle' to all modern felines!"

"Now you all understand why I said that Dian Dian is 'rebellious against the Heavenly Gang', right?"

Chen Nian spread her hands: "This is like your cat grandson bringing his great-uncle back like a mouse! Do you think that's reasonable?!"

Cat lovers watching on screen nodded vigorously. "I see!"

"Another day of learning!"

The scholars watching the live stream were deeply moved: "Only Professor Chen could provide such teaching conditions—using live, first-class protected animals to trace their evolutionary history!"

However, after the simple science popularization session...

The relaxed expression on Chen Nian's face quickly faded, and her brows furrowed again.

He stared at the large civet cat in the isolation room, which was gradually quieting down but still huddled in the corner, and a series of questions popped into his mind.

He murmured to himself:
"However, is there any record of large Indian civets being distributed near Xinlong County? I don't recall any."

How did it get here?

Information about the giant civet cat flashed through Chen Nian's mind.

The large Indian civet is a typical forest edge species.

I like warm places like the tropics and subtropics.

In Sichuan, it can only be found in areas with mild climates such as Liangshan, Yibin, and Leshan.

But Xinlong County is a high-altitude, cold plateau region!

For the giant civet cat to reach this place, it would have to cross the high-altitude mountain range of western Sichuan, making it even more difficult than Tang Sanzang's journey to the West!
And even if it could actually come here, the climate here is simply not suitable for its survival!

"Therefore, the possibility of them migrating here naturally is extremely slim!"

Chen Nian was almost certain.

Considering that this large civet was easily subdued by Dian Dian, who was smaller than itself, and dragged to its location, and that it struggled very little when picked up, these points seem to be relevant.

A not-so-good guess came to mind.

Of course, this is just a guess.

Chen Nian wasn't sure if there was a population of large Indian civets in this area; she needed more authoritative confirmation.

He immediately picked up the phone and called Xu Dafei.

"Old Xu! Quickly take a look at my live stream!"

Xu Dafei, who was shoveling poop for a lynx, was taken aback, then quickly opened his live stream.

At a glance, I spotted the unidentified creature huddled in the corner, its back still bristling with black fur.

"Huh? What's this?"

Xu Dafei had never seen such a creature in his life.

“It’s a large Indian civet, from the Viverridae family.” Chen Nian spoke quickly: “I contacted you to ask if there are any records of large Indian civet habitats or population distribution around Xinlong County?”

"Wait a minute!" Xu Dafei realized something was wrong and quickly threw down the shovel.

“I’m not familiar with the Viverridae family. I’ll ask Lao Jiang for you; he knows about them.”

After a series of hurried footsteps and rustling sounds, Jiang Fengyu's voice came from the other end of the phone.

He had obviously seen the large civet cat through the live stream.

Jiang Fengyu's voice suddenly became extremely serious.

"Old Chen! I can tell you with absolute certainty that there is no record of any civet species in the entire Xinlong County, or even in the surrounding counties! Let alone a large Indian civet! Where did this thing come from?!"

Chen Nian sighed and glanced helplessly at the leopard cat washing its face nonchalantly beside her.

"Would you believe me if I said that it was Dian Dian who brought it back from outside again?"

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There was a brief silence on the other end of the phone.

Whose leopard cat keeps bringing home national protected animals every day, whether it's for fun or not!
If this happens too often and for too long, people will inevitably suspect that Chen Nian specially trained a leopard cat to do illegal things!

A few seconds later, Jiang Fengyu came to his senses.

He pulled Xu Dafei and walked outside.

"Old Chen, something's not right! Dafei and I are heading to your place right now!"

"I strongly suspect that this involves the illegal breeding and even trafficking of nationally protected wild animals!"

(Peace and tranquility prevail, let's listen to the wind whisper~ The cat has waited for the rain, will I be able to wait for a recommendation?)

(End of this chapter)