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

Chapter 267 The Cat Has Taken the Bait

Cat fishing is just like fishing.

patience.

It is the most basic and also the most important thing.

Chen Nian said that he has never won at fishing, but he has never lost at cat fishing!

Watching Ling Xiaomang crawl on the grass, like a little scout, slowly and carefully moving towards her, Chen Nian's lips curled into a satisfied smile.

But he did not become complacent because of this.

It maintained a 'thinker' posture, waiting for the cat to take the bait.

Barry is only half of 90.

Many novice cat hunters are like this: they are very patient in the early stages and successfully attract the cat's attention, but at the last moment, when victory is in sight, an excited movement or sound that they can't help but make will scare away the little guy they have finally gotten close to, causing them to fail at the last minute.

Chen Nian is an experienced angler; she wouldn't make such a basic mistake.

He watched as Ling Xiaomang entered within half a meter of him.

That fluffy little head looked like it could be reached out and touched.

But Chen Nian not only didn't make any move, but listened even more attentively to its voice, capturing every subtle emotional fluctuation of Ling Xiaomang.

The pair of fluffy black cat ears hidden under the hat twitched even faster than Ling Xiaomang's ears.

A soft, rustling sound.

If the headmaster and others hadn't been focused on Ling Xiaomang, they probably would have suspected that Chen Nian was hiding a little Xu in her hat.

"Hurry, hurry!"

"Teacher Chen is really amazing! She actually managed to attract Ling Xiaomang over here."

As Ling Xiaomang got closer and closer to Chen Nian, everyone seemed more nervous than Chen Nian herself. The headmaster even felt his palms sweating!

Even my breathing slowed down unconsciously.

Before Chen Nian, no one had ever managed to catch a snow leopard with nothing at all!

Is Teacher Chen about to create another miracle?
Ling Xiaomang rubbed against the artificial turf, her steps like those of a devil.

Those clear eyes remained fixed on Chen Nian. Seeing that this 'humanoid fellow', which exuded a pleasant scent, remained still and gentle from beginning to end, without any aggressive movements or glances, its vigilance level began to plummet.

When it almost brushed against Chen Nian, less than 30 centimeters away.

Under everyone's gaze, Ling Xiaomang made a breakthrough by slowly standing up, shaking her head and stretching her neck.

The nostrils twitched rapidly.

It tried to get a closer look at the aura on Chen Nian that both puzzled and fascinated it.

It wanted to figure out: was the one in front of it a fellow human in human skin, or a fellow human in human form?

Chen Nian stated: "It is not possible for spirits to become sentient after the founding of the People's Republic of China."

Seeing that Ling Xiaomang's nose had already lightly touched the barbed wire, Chen Nian's smile widened.

It worked!
The "Cat Fishing" plan has reached this stage, and it can be said that it has achieved a strategic victory!
The next step is to complete the 'scental scent connection,' which means letting Ling Xiaomang become completely familiar with your scent. Once that's done, the initial trust and bond will be established.

The subsequent close contact naturally followed.

"Don't be afraid, okay?"

Chen Nian soothed her in an extremely gentle voice.

His gaze gently settled on Ling Xiaomang, who was still somewhat nervous, and then he slowly extended his right hand toward the little guy.

The gestures are the old rules.

With palms facing up, slowly approach from a low position.

Compared to ordinary people, Chen Nian's movements carried an indescribable sense of relaxation and natural fluidity, as if this was not a deliberate contact, but a casual stretch.

This gesture greatly relieved Ling Xiaomang's tension.

Chen Nian appeared very calm and confident.

This confidence stems from his deep understanding of snow leopard body language and the constant feedback from Best's Ear.

At this moment, curiosity had completely taken over Ling Xiaomang's emotions.

And that last vestige of tension melted away quickly, like ice and snow under the sun, in the peaceful atmosphere he deliberately created.

All that remained was intense curiosity.

"It's on! It'll be on almost there!"

The headmistress held her breath, watching as Chen Nian's fingers were about to slip through the wire mesh and make a historic touch with Ling Xiaomang's nose.
At this critical moment!
Chen Nian's cat ears, hidden inside her hat, suddenly and uncontrollably vibrated violently!
"Ok?"

The composure on Chen Nian's face vanished instantly.

His brows furrowed unconsciously, and a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

Immediately afterwards, instead of continuing the near-intimate contact, he abruptly stopped all movement, quickly withdrew his hand, and turned to look at the principal, asking softly:

"Director, did anyone come to inspect the leopard enclosure today?"

The sudden question not only startled the principal, but also made Ling Xiaomang, who was about to stick to him, shrink back and then turn around and run away.

This also means that the ten-minute cat-fishing attempt has failed!

"Hey!"

A collective sigh of regret suddenly rang out from the observation window.

Everyone's faces were filled with regret and confusion, and they all shook their heads.

"What a pity! It was just a tiny bit short!"

"It was almost done, so why did Teacher Chen suddenly stop?"

"What did he just ask? An inspection? What does that mean?"

"Who's inspecting?" The headmaster frowned, glancing at his phone almost instinctively.

There are no new work notifications or messages on the screen.

"No one has come to inspect, and we have temporarily closed off the area where these two brothers are active. No one comes here."

The principal said affirmatively.

But Chen Nian did not immediately respond to the director's question. Instead, she stood up and stared sharply through the double-layered, thickened observation glass at the visitor corridor outside, which should have been empty at the moment.

"Then why did someone come?"

"what??"

Everyone was even more confused upon hearing this.

"somebody is coming?"

"No way? Wasn't the entrance to the passage sealed off?"

Chen Nian's cat ears, hidden under her hat, twitched slightly again, catching the faint vibrations and sounds in the air.

He nodded firmly: "Someone has indeed come."

Chen Nian was just listening intently to Ling Xiaomang's voice.

Then an untimely, chaotic sound of footsteps suddenly broke in.

This unexpected turn of events forced Chen Nian to immediately stop fishing for cats.

After all, the entire contact process must be carried out in a very quiet environment. Any slight disturbance will alert the already wary feline and cause the entire operation to fail!
It didn't sound like Chen Nian was talking nonsense.

The principal and others also became serious, and they all crowded in front of the observation glass, trying to peer into the staff entrance on the other side.

Ling Xiaozhe was the one who noticed it even faster than them.

From the very beginning, this little guy squatted on the high stone slab, like a silent guardian, closely watching his good brother's process of getting closer and closer to that 'strange two-legged beast'.

Its body was slightly tense, ready at any moment.

If its best friend shows any unease or if the two-legged creature does anything wrong, it immediately rushes down to 'rescue' it.

Seeing that Ling Xiaomang was startled and ran away because of Chen Nian's sudden action, and the 'cat-fishing' operation was officially declared a failure, Ling Xiaozhe was about to laugh when its sensitive ears twitched a few times before anyone else could.

It simply turned its head away.

His sharp gaze was fixed on the passageway where many unfamiliar people appeared every day.

Humans have arrived?
(Who can resist Xiao Zhe's big eyes!)
(End of this chapter)