Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

Just then, the small ball on the snow suddenly started moving, slowly transforming, and six thin spider legs stretched out, while the camera on top also began to rotate.

The research team has come online!

The camera first circled around, scanning the surrounding environment, and finally fixed its view on Wang Yuyu. It observed him for a few seconds, as if to confirm that he was alright, before preparing to retract.

Seeing this, Wang Yu immediately raised its right front paw and pressed down on the ball to prevent it from moving.

"Look over there!" He pointed forcefully in the direction of the red fox with his paw, and impatiently flicked his tail, indicating that the camera should look in that direction.

The camera obediently turned around, but because of the trees blocking the view, nothing could be seen.

Wang Yu was speechless. She rolled her eyes, stretched out her paw and gently pushed the small ball, then gestured with her mouth towards the red fox, indicating that it should go forward a bit to check the situation.

The little ball finally understood what he meant. With its six thin legs, it slowly moved forward on the snow, carefully avoiding the trees blocking its way, and crawled towards the red fox.

Just as it circled around to the tree blocking the view, the little ball spotted the trapped red fox, and the camera immediately pointed at it, transmitting the footage back to the research base.

The researcher in front of the computer screen saw this and his expression changed. He immediately reported it to Ji Yongjun.

Ji Yongjun stared at the wire snare and the injured white fox on the screen, his brows furrowed, and he instantly suspected that someone had stolen it from him.

Otherwise, who would be so bold as to set a trap near the rangers' patrol route?

He immediately picked up the walkie-talkie and contacted the nearest forest ranger, besides the small mountain village, asking them to come quickly to rescue the white fox.

At the same time, they called the forest police and asked them to go to the small village at the foot of the mountain to investigate whether someone was really poaching.

Seeing the little ball slowly crawl back, Wang Yu knew that the research base had grasped the situation. So she stretched out her paw, gently pressed the little ball back into its spherical shape, picked it up with her mouth, and walked down the hillside.

He stopped near a shady thicket not far from the red fox and lay down in a sunny spot.

He'll stay here and keep watch. If anyone dares to come and collect the snares or pick up the prey, he'll react immediately and teach that audacious guy a lesson!

He wanted to see who was so blind as to make trouble on his turf, or if someone was really embezzling from within!

In the small mountain village on the other side, Su Yingxiu and her two companions rushed back to the village on skis. Without even catching their breath, they went straight to their second grandfather's house.

As soon as he entered, he vividly recounted his encounter with the tiger in the back mountain, his voice still brimming with excitement.

Grandpa was sitting on a small stool, warming his hands by the small stove while squinting in the sun, feeling drowsy.

Upon hearing the word "tiger," he suddenly opened his eyes, his gaze instantly clearing. He raised his hand and slapped each of the three little ones on the head, the force neither too light nor too heavy, carrying a hint of disappointment.

"You three little brats, are you out of your minds?!"

Grandpa's voice suddenly rose, "That's a Siberian tiger! The king of the forest! You think you can just barge in and look at it? Have you got too old for this?"

"Get back inside right now! Don't run outside again, and definitely don't go to the back mountain!"

"Oh……"

The three of them covered their heads, their excitement instantly extinguished. With their heads drooping and faces full of grievance, they crawled into the house.

As soon as the three little ones entered the house, the second grandfather immediately stood up, patted the snow off his pants, and hurriedly walked out of the courtyard.

This is no small matter. A Siberian tiger has appeared in the back mountain, which concerns the safety of the entire village. We must talk to the village chief immediately.

Not long after, the village loudspeaker blared, and the village chief's deep voice echoed throughout the village: "Attention, villagers! Attention, villagers! Tracks of a Siberian tiger have been discovered in the mountains behind the village! Everyone must keep a close eye on their children, and no one is allowed to enter the mountains! No one is allowed to enter the mountains!"

On this side of the mountain, Wang Yuyu was dozing in the snow, but her ears were always alert to the sounds around her.

An hour later, a series of light footsteps suddenly reached his ears. He abruptly raised his head, his amber eyes following the sound.

Strangely, the footsteps didn't come from the direction of the small mountain village, but from the direction he was about to patrol.

Wang Yuyu began to have doubts: "Could I have guessed wrong? It's not a trap set by the villagers, but really poachers?"

"Is this poacher a newbie? Is he out of his mind?"

"Setting the trap so close to the village, in a place where forest rangers frequently patrol, is it because they're afraid no one will see it, or are they trying to play a game of hiding it in plain sight?"

"That's absolutely stupid!"

He shook his head, clearing his mind of the jumbled thoughts, and silently got up from the ground. He quickly hid behind a thick pine tree, only showing half of his head, staring intently in the direction from which the sound came.

Before the person even appeared, a voice came first, tinged with a cautious probing: "A secure job? I know you're nearby. We're rangers from the reserve, here to rescue the trapped little fox. Did you hear me?"

"It's a secure job. We're forest rangers in the reserve. We mean no harm; we're just here to rescue the foxes..."

Wang Yu looked in the direction of the sound and saw two figures slowly emerging from the other side of the ridge, dressed in forest ranger uniforms.

He peeked out slightly, revealing half of his tiger-like face, and warily sized up the newcomer, his eyes still carrying a hint of lingering murderous intent.

Holy crap!

Forest rangers Fang Xiuming and Min Xueyi, who rushed over, were caught off guard when they saw the half-tiger head covered in stripes and the extremely intimidating eye. They were so frightened that they froze and stopped in their tracks, almost falling on their backsides in the snow.

The two men froze on the spot, too afraid to move. They quickly raised their hands, their voices trembling, "Stable jobs! We're on the same side! We're forest rangers sent by the reserve, not bad people! Don't come any closer, we won't eat... no, please don't eat us!"

"Who wants to eat you?" Wang Yu rolled her eyes inwardly. "You reek of sweat and cigarettes, with an indescribable air of technology and ruthlessness. Who knows what diseases you might be hiding? I'd be afraid of getting diarrhea if I ate you!"

He turned his head and glanced at the small ball that was thrown not far away.

At this moment, the small ball automatically extended its camera, and the lens moved up and down twice, as if a person were nodding, clearly telling Wang Yuyu: these two people are on our side.

"Oh, one of our own." Wang Yuyu instantly relaxed, let out a long yawn, and revealed his snow-white fangs.

He strolled leisurely to the ball, raised his paw and gently stepped on it, pressing the camera back into a spherical shape. Then, he held it in his mouth and walked leisurely toward Fang Xiuming and the other man.