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

Chapter 236 The Gift of the King of the Snow Mountains

"It's confirmed, Lao Chen."

Lin Qidong's voice came from the other end of the phone, carrying a hint of weariness and helplessness.

“We reviewed the surveillance footage and questioned the patrolmen. It was indeed a group of senior citizens from out of town, about a dozen elderly men and women, who took advantage of the shift change at the entrance of the nature reserve in the morning, ignored the warning signs, forcibly opened a not-so-sturdy fence, and broke in.”

He paused, his tone tinged with suppressed anger.

“They were making a lot of noise by a stream on the edge of the core area of ​​the reserve, and they even gathered dry branches to start a fire and cook! When we found them, the stove wasn’t even completely cold!”

"The trash you found, especially that 'Snacks Without Sound' bag, is almost certainly theirs. They probably threw it into the river to 'wash the pot' after eating it."

After a large amount of man-made garbage was discovered at the bottom of the river.

Chen Nian contacted Lin Qidong immediately.

Lin Qidong took this very seriously and immediately launched an investigation. He never expected the truth to come so quickly and to be so infuriating.

Hearing Lin Qidong's words, Chen Nian nodded knowingly: "I understand."

"There will probably be many similar incidents during this period. Thank you for your hard work."

"Sigh! It's my duty." Lin Qidong gave a wry smile.

"Old Chen, you really seem to run into trouble wherever you go. You can just be fishing quietly and somehow end up with a case of damaging a protected area. There's no one else like you."

"Who says it isn't?"

Chen Nian was also quite helpless: "This really delayed my fishing!"

He looked at the polluted river and sighed.
"I was feeling pretty good today and was planning to show off my fishing skills to everyone in the live stream, which I've been honing for years! But now it seems that after all this commotion, there probably won't be any fish daring to stay in this bend for a while."

There was a lot of noise coming from the other end of the phone.

"Alright, you can go ahead and get busy."

After saying that, Chen Nian hung up the phone.

He stood on the bank, looking at the glaring plastic bags and debris in the river, and remained silent for a few seconds.

Immediately, Chen Nian rolled up his sleeves, opened the largest garbage bag he had just fished out, put his rain boots back on, and stepped into the icy river without hesitation.

"Well, at least this bag of fish wasn't a complete waste!"

Now that we've stumbled upon it, we can't just ignore it.

Chen Nian: Protecting the environment starts with me!

Soon, the viewers in the live stream saw Chen Nian, who had been leisurely lounging in a chair, eagerly anticipating her battle with the fish, now wading through the deep water in the middle of the river, constantly bending down to pick up empty water bottles, twisted packaging bags, and discarded lunch boxes from the clear water.
The three little ones on the shore initially sat and watched curiously for a while.

But after watching for a while, they got bored and started chasing and playing on their own again, rolling and splashing on the soft meadow, enjoying the carefree autumn days.

The live stream cameras faithfully captured this stark contrast:
On one side, Chen Nian was silently cleaning up the mess left by humans in the icy river water, her back view focused and firm.

On the other side, three fluffy little creatures were playing happily in the sunshine, full of the wildness and vitality of life.

This scene of stillness and movement, responsibility and freedom, deeply touched many cat lovers watching on screen.

"There it is, over there, meow~ There's a red one underwater!"

There are cats here too~

In the middle of the river, Xiaomi perched steadily on Chen Nian's head, like a little commander, stretching out its pink paws and pointing precisely at the location of the trash.

Both the older and younger children had exceptionally focused eyes.

It's like playing a very interesting game.

With Xiaomi directing her, Chen Nian focused solely on frantically picking up the loot.

Watching the river gradually shed its grime and regain its clear, transparent color thanks to her efforts, a strong sense of accomplishment spread through Chen Nian's heart.

"You know what, it's actually quite fun!"

When Chen Nian pried the last packaging bag with the words "Braised Beef Noodles" printed on it out of the crack in the stone and stuffed it into a garbage bag, the entire river bend was finally restored to its original appearance.

The river flows gently, its water crystal clear!
It was as if all that ugly garbage had never existed.

It has returned to its original, dreamlike water quality!

"Get the job done!"

Just as Chen Nian was about to return to the shore, she realized that it was already getting late.

He shook his head regretfully: "Looks like I won't be able to fish today. Another day of going home empty-handed! Qiyue will laugh at me again when I get back."

Whoosh—

Chen Nian carried the heavy garbage bag and waded through the water towards the shore.

Xiaomi, perched atop Chen Nian Dian, suddenly seemed to sense something, turned its head, and looked towards the majestic and sacred snow-capped mountain peak in the distance, which was dyed golden-red by the setting sun.

Its emerald eyes narrowed slightly in the setting sun.

It was as if I had a silent eye contact with some unseen being.

A faint, greyish-white figure, like that of a snow leopard, seemed to flash across its eyes. Whoosh—!
Just as Chen Nian was about to step onto the shore, the water beside him suddenly burst open!

A cold-water fish, about the size of a palm, with its scales shimmering with a silvery sheen, seemed to be driven by some force. It leaped into the air, drawing a graceful silver arc, and then—precisely and accurately—fell into the open plastic bag full of trash in Chen Nian's hand!

"???"

Chen Nian, holding the bag, was completely stunned.

He looked down, bewildered, at the uninvited guest that was jumping and thrashing about in the garbage bag, making the plastic bag rattle.

After a brief silence, the live stream was instantly flooded with "Holy crap, holy crap!"

"What's going on? How did this fish jump in by itself?"

"Can it still be like this?"

"Well, even this fish couldn't bear to leave Teacher Chen in the air, so it delivered itself to his door."

"Is this the reward for protecting the environment?!"

"Good heavens! I'm speechless!"

Chen Nian returned to the shore in a daze, carefully put down the garbage bag, and then reached into a pile of garbage and pulled out the stupid fish that was still struggling.

He held the fish up to his eyes and looked at it from left to right.

"The fish's scales are intact, and it's lively and jumping around; it doesn't look sick at all!"

"Won't eating this stupid fish lower my IQ?"

"How about you order some to eat?"

The elusive Dot had somehow crouched down at Chen Nian's feet.

After glancing at the fish, Dian Dian, who usually loves eating fish, actually left without a word, seemingly thinking that the fish was too stupid and that eating it would lower its intelligence.

Little Grey and Snowy Sky, on the other hand, showed absolutely no interest in fish.

Instead, they chased after an unknown insect that was passing by, having a great time.

Seeing this, Chen Nian happily put the fish into the fish basket she had brought, intending to take it back.

"Forget it, whatever! At least it's a fish!"

He faced the camera, his face beaming, and announced loudly:
"Thank you for the gift of nature!"

"Now I'm not considered an air force pilot anymore. I'll have to brag about it to Qiyue when I get back!"

Chen Nian, in a great mood, began to pack up her fishing gear and the large bag of trash.

This trip not only cleared out the trash, but also resulted in catching a fish!

congratulations!

Great harvest!

He put everything back in the car, then gave a shout, and after the three little ones were all in the car, he leisurely drove back.

The afterglow of the setting sun and the shadow of the rising moon complement each other.

Only Xiaomi, still perched atop Chen Nian's head, swaying slightly with the car, half-closed its eyes, its mind as clear as a mirror.

That fish was indeed a 'gift'.

But it doesn't come from nature, it comes from the 'King of Snow Mountains'.

night.

Chen Nian held up the fish and started bragging to Xia Qiyue about her amazing fishing skills, forgetting that Xia Qiyue had been watching the live stream the whole time.

Xia Qiyue didn't point it out.

She rested her chin on her hands, her eyes crinkling into crescent moons with laughter, and exclaimed in perfect unison, "Wow! Really? That's amazing!"

After Chen Nian finished showing off, he even clapped his hands in a very supportive manner.

"That's awesome! Our teacher Chen is the best!"

"Hahahaha!"

In a great mood, Chen Nian immediately showed off her cooking skills by making a fried crispy fish.

Crispy on the outside and tender on the inside!

Although the quantity is somewhat meager, it is the result of hard work and sweat!
Therefore, Chen Nian ate with extra relish.

This is the most delicious fish I've ever eaten.

After he finished eating, a system notification sound inexplicably rang in his ears.

[Cat Affection +1]

"???"

(Stop looking! I'm talking to you, the one in the back!)
(End of this chapter)