Zeng Xinghe's eyes were glued to the screen. He turned to look at Li Zhiyong, the forest ranger beside him, his voice full of anticipation: "Brother Li, are we about to find stable jobs?"

Li Zhiyong nodded. "That's right, Brother Zeng! This herd of deer is the main food source for his iron rice bowl. Since the deer are here, he must be lying in wait nearby."

On the hillside, the leader of the stags seemed to sense the threat of the drone and let out a soft neigh at the herd.

Upon receiving the signal, the deer immediately stopped eating and moved in an orderly fashion down the hillside, deliberately moving away from the drone's monitoring range.

"Quick! Keep up!" Zeng Xinghe slapped Duan Yushu on the shoulder urgently. "Follow the direction the deer herd is heading, search carefully, we're sure to find the 'iron rice bowl'!"

But he didn't know that Wang Yuyu had already spotted this "uninvited guest" in the air the moment the drone approached.

He was lurking in a thicket of bushes not far away, his yellow fur blending perfectly with the withered branches and thin layer of snow, creating a natural camouflage.

He lay prone on the spot, his amber eyes fixed on the drone in the air, his muscles tense, maintaining a posture ready to attack or retreat at any moment.

As long as he remains motionless, it's impossible to find his trail using only the drone's camera.

Only when the drone's indicator light started flashing, clearly indicating low battery, and it slowly turned around and flew back, did Wang Yuyu finally breathe a sigh of relief and leisurely emerge from the bushes where she had been hiding.

He shook the snow off his body, sniffed in the direction where the deer had disappeared, and then took steady steps, following the hoofprints left by the deer.

The next morning, the film crew drove to the area where the deer were active.

Everyone was convinced that as long as they followed the herd of deer closely, they would definitely be able to capture a picture of Wang Yuyu.

A few days later, one morning, the staff drove around tracking the deer herd again, only to find that the herd was behaving very strangely today.

Instead of staying deep in the forest, they all went to the open areas on the outskirts of the forest to forage for food.

Zeng Xinghe stared at the few red deer grazing outside the car window, then turned to Li Zhiyong in the passenger seat and asked in confusion, "Brother Li, why have all these deer run out of the forest?"

Li Zhiyong frowned, his gaze sweeping across the edge of the forest. His tone was grave: "Something's not right. It's likely that the 'iron rice bowl' (a deer symbol) is active nearby. The deer herd must have felt threatened to come to the open area. The view here is good, and they can spot the danger in time."

When it was completely light and the snowstorm had completely stopped, Li Zhiyong signaled everyone to be quiet. He then led everyone to carefully get out of the car and began searching the vicinity along the tracks of the deer.

Not long after, in a snowfield not far from the deer herd, a series of clear tiger paw prints came into view.

Li Zhiyong squatted down, held up his hand to the tiger claw print, and said seriously, "Look at this claw print, it's at least fourteen centimeters wide, the outline is clear, and the depth is sufficient. This must have been left by 'Iron Rice Bowl'! He's around here!"

The crowd gathered around, staring in shock at the huge claw marks in the snow.

Zeng Xinghe also squatted down and placed his palm on the claw print, discovering that the tiger claw print was actually a size larger than his palm.

"My God, those claw marks are huge!" he exclaimed. "It's unimaginable how big someone with a secure job must be!"

Li Zhiyong stood up, turned to look at everyone, and solemnly warned, "Everyone must be extremely vigilant! 'Iron Rice Bowl' is the largest wild Siberian tiger we've discovered so far, a true 'Tiger King,' extremely aggressive. We absolutely cannot let our guard down!"

But Zeng Xinghe didn't take the warning to heart at all. He came here because of the "Tiger King" title. The more dangerous it was, the more shocking the material he could shoot.

He immediately turned to Duan Yushu, his tone urgent and excited: "Quick! Launch the drones to search immediately! This is our closest chance to a wild Siberian tiger; we absolutely cannot miss it!"

Duan Yushu didn't dare to delay. He immediately turned on the equipment and controlled the drone to take off again, slowly flying towards the depths of the dense forest surrounding the deer herd, the camera carefully scanning every suspicious area.

The drone searched over the dense forest for over an hour, and just as everyone was about to lose patience, sharp-eyed Li Zhiyong suddenly pointed to a corner of the screen and exclaimed urgently, "Got it! A tiger! We saw it!"

He grabbed the arm of Yu Shu, the drone operator, and hurriedly commanded, "Quick, quick, back up a bit! Your secure job is right under that tree!"

Duan Yushu didn't dare to delay and immediately controlled the drone to slowly move backward. Under Li Zhiyong's precise guidance, it finally hovered directly above the tree.

The camera slowly panned down, focusing on the area under the tree.

"See that? He's lying right under the tree!" Li Zhiyong pointed to the center of the screen, his tone resolute. "It's definitely a secure job, no doubt about it!"

"Where? I don't see anything."

Duan Yushu frowned, his eyes wide as he scanned the screen repeatedly. Apart from the withered yellow leaves, the thin layer of snow, and the exposed tree roots, he couldn't find even a single tiger hair. His face was full of doubt.

"He's lying right under the tree! Take a closer look; I've been working in this forest for years, I'm absolutely certain I'm not mistaken!"

Li Zhiyong leaned forward anxiously, tapping the screen with his finger, his tone still firm.

The crowd exchanged skeptical glances, then gathered around the screen, scrutinizing it intently in the direction Li Zhiyong was pointing.

But the screen was still empty except for trees and grass, and many people looked on with a questioning expression, as if to say, "Are you sure you're not seeing things?"

Meanwhile, under the tree, Wang Yuyu had just enjoyed a hearty meal of venison and was fast asleep, curled up in a sheltered spot at the tree roots.

In his drowsy state, a continuous buzzing sound came from above his head, like a fly that he couldn't shake off, abruptly waking him from his sweet dream.

He impatiently opened his amber eyes, glanced up through the gaps in the bare branches, and instantly saw the drone hovering overhead.

Wang Yuyu was instantly enraged, cursing inwardly, "Damn it! Fei Fei Fei, all you do is fly around aimlessly in my territory all day!"

"Do you realize you're disturbing the peace? Don't tigers have human rights? Don't they have the right to privacy?"

"I've been deliberately avoiding you guys, from going around the infrared cameras to now sleeping under the trees. The meaning is so obvious, didn't you notice anything at all?"

"Can't you see I don't want to be disturbed and am deliberately avoiding you? A bunch of clueless idiots!"

While everyone was still questioning Li Zhiyong, he suddenly pointed at the screen and shouted, "Look! Look! The iron rice bowl is in danger! He was woken up!"

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