Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

The uphill journey was rugged and difficult, making it slow and tiring, but the downhill journey was much easier.

Wang Yu walked steadily, deliberately slowing down to match Tang Li's pace. In less than an hour, the two reached the road halfway up the mountain.

The road was no longer as noisy as before. The crowd that had previously packed the road had been dispersed, and the cars that had come to join the fun had all driven away. The road was empty except for two parked cars.

One was a closed container truck specifically used for transporting large animals, and the other was the off-road vehicle that Tang Li and her group had driven when they arrived.

Wang Yuyu's gaze swept between the two vehicles. When he saw Tang Li holding a rope and preparing to lead him towards the heavy container truck, he froze instantly, jerked back, and pulled Tang Li towards the SUV instead!

Caught off guard, Tang Li stumbled and nearly fell as he pulled her.

She quickly steadied herself, gripping the rope tightly, and shouted, half-laughing, half-crying, "A secure job! What are you doing? That's an off-road vehicle; there's not enough space for someone your size!"

"Roar!" Wang Yu stopped and turned to look at the container truck. He wrinkled his nose and looked at it with disgust, as if it were some kind of monster.

He flicked his tail and pulled hard on the rope, signaling Tang Li to go towards the SUV.

Tang Li followed his gaze, glancing at the SUV and then at the container truck in the distance. Annoyed, she asked helplessly, "So you don't want to ride in the container truck behind us, and you want to ride in the SUV?"

Wang Yuyu nodded vigorously, her amber eyes filled with determination.

The container truck was dark and stuffy, which was uncomfortable to look at. At least in the SUV, you could see outside and stay with Tang Li.

"No! Absolutely not!"

Tang Li refused without even thinking, "You should consider your own size. That SUV can't even fit you in the back seat, how are you going to sit? You can only sit in the container truck, which already has soft cushions inside, it's very comfortable."

After hearing this, Wang Yuyu sat back down and then lay down on the road, stretching his limbs out to the side and keeping the rope taut, looking like a rogue who said, "If you don't agree, I'll stay here and not leave."

Tang Li was so angry she wanted to grind her teeth. They had reached the final step, and yet they still messed up the car selection!

She took a deep breath, suppressing her anger, stepped forward, squatted down, and stared intently into Wang Yuyu's eyes, asking seriously, "Really not going to take the container truck? There's no room for negotiation?"

Wang Yu turned her head to the side, staring intently at the SUV not far away, not even glancing at Tang Li, her attitude as clear as could be.

"Fine! You're good!"

Tang Li stood up, hands on her hips, and said in a deliberately fierce tone, "I'll take the Shu Road!"

"If you don't get up and come with me to the container truck, believe me, I'll have Captain Xiao and the others anesthetize you and carry you up there!"

After saying that, she began to count down: "One!"

"two!"

"..."

As the countdown ended, Wang Yuyu remained motionless, even shrinking further to the ground, looking like a "dead pig that isn't afraid of boiling water."

He made up his mind: "The only way I'll get to ride in that beat-up truck is if I'm dead!"

"Don't bother counting to three, just have them anesthetize me. I definitely won't ride in that car while I'm sober!"

Seeing his stubbornness, Tang Li ultimately failed to utter the number "three".

She sighed helplessly, took out her phone, found Wang Weiguo's number, and dialed it.

When the call connected, Tang Li's tone was full of helplessness: "Director, there's been a small problem."

"Those with stable jobs don't want to get on that container truck; they insist on riding in our SUV. Do you think we could talk to Captain Xiao and the others about switching to another vehicle?"

"If all else fails... we'll have to anesthetize them and carry them upstairs."

As she spoke, she glared at Wang Yuyu, who was lying on the ground pretending to be innocent.

The guy actually slowly got up, moved closer to her, pricked up his two furry ears, and stared at the phone with a curious look, as if he wanted to hear the voice on the other end of the line.

A hushed conversation came from the other end of the phone, and after a moment, Wang Weiguo's voice came through: "Xiao Tang, it's all done! Captain Xiao said they have another car, and they'll have someone drive it over right away."

Tang Li's eyes lit up, and she immediately smiled, saying repeatedly, "That's wonderful! Director, please thank Captain Xiao for me. They've really gone to so much trouble! Thank you so much!"

After hanging up the phone, Tang Li reached out and grabbed Wang Yuyu's tiger ear, giving it a light twist. She said fiercely, "Are you satisfied now? I even went out of my way to get you a new car just to please you. If you throw another tantrum, I really won't care about you anymore!"

"Roar!" Wang Yu let out a low roar, his voice full of smugness, and he even rubbed his head against Tang Li's hand, as if he was trying to win her favor.

Before long, the roar of an engine came from below the mountain road, and then a dusty pickup truck bumped up.

A large iron cage was secured to the back of the cargo compartment with thick iron chains. The bottom of the cage was lined with a layer of dry straw, which looked quite warm.

The car came to a steady stop in front of Tang Li and Wang Yuyu. The driver's side door was pushed open with a "bang," and the young police officer driving the car turned pale and ran away without looking back.

Wang Yu tilted its large head, its amber eyes fixed on the police officer's flustered back. Its tail gently swept the ground, its mind filled with confusion: "Why are you running? Can't you see I have a rope around my neck? I'm being held tightly, I can't move around freely. Do you think I'm going to rush over and eat you? What a coward."

"Don't look around." Tang Li reached out and gently tapped his tiger head with her finger, her tone tinged with helplessness. "It's all your fault for throwing stones so fiercely earlier, scaring people half to death."

Wang Yuyu growled in dissatisfaction, her ears drooping slightly, but inwardly she muttered resentfully, "Bullshit! It's clearly because you have too much of an aura; they're afraid of you, okay? What does it have to do with me!"

Tang Li had no intention of arguing with him, and pulled the rope to the back of the pickup truck.

She reached out and pulled open the side panel of the truck bed, pointing to the large iron cage inside, her tone carrying an ultimatum-like tone: "This is the last truck, an open-top, and we even lined it with hay for you."

"If you're still not satisfied, I really have no choice but to have Captain Xiao and the others give you the injection and carry you upstairs!"

Wang Yuyu's gaze swept over the soft hay in the iron cage, then looked at the bright cargo bed. A hint of satisfaction flashed in his amber eyes. He immediately nodded vigorously and let out a low growl, as if to say, "This is acceptable."

"I really don't understand you." Tang Li rolled her eyes, poked his tiger-like face, and complained, "Why don't you sit in a comfortable carriage? You insist on choosing this open-top one. It's so cold when the wind blows. I don't know what you're thinking."