Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

Seeing him throwing a little tantrum, Tang Li immediately stopped laughing and gently comforted him, "Okay, okay, I won't tease you anymore."

"Don't be afraid, I'm here with you and won't let anyone hurt you."

"They're all kind people who came to help you. When I get there, I'll personally bring you out, okay?"

"Awooo..." Wang Yuyu turned her head and gently rubbed her head against the phone screen, as if responding to her.

The two of them, one human and one tiger, were talking on their phones. You would say something gentle and comforting, and I would respond with a cry of grievance. The originally tense atmosphere became surprisingly harmonious.

As Fan Zhengcheng listened to the roars from the pit gradually turn into gentle growls, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, his heart finally at ease.

But the young policeman next to him had a pained look on his face, his eyes fixed on the large pit, looking extremely distressed.

He tugged at Fan Zhengcheng's arm and muttered softly, "Captain, that's my phone... If a tiger breaks it with its paw, it'll be a paycheck!"

Fan Zhengcheng kicked him in the leg in an annoyance, and muttered in a low voice, "What are you afraid of! It's just a cell phone!"

"That's great! The bureau will reimburse you fully and get you the latest model! Are you satisfied now?"

"Get to work quickly and get the fence up and running!"

"Really?" The young policeman's eyes lit up, his earlier grievances instantly vanishing. He grinned and immediately replied, "Yes, Captain! I'll go right now!"

After saying that, he turned around and ran off excitedly to cut down trees.

…………

Several hours later, Tang Li and Wang Jianjun, accompanied by two villagers who were leading the way, climbed up the steep slope.

All four of them were panting heavily, with fine beads of sweat on their foreheads. They would gasp for breath whenever they stopped, their white breaths instantly dissipating in the cold wind.

Upon seeing Tang Li, Fan Zhengcheng immediately rushed to greet her, his face full of anxiety: "Little Tang, you've finally arrived!"

"The mountain path was too slippery and covered with snow, so we walked a bit slowly and were delayed," Tang Li explained apologetically, wiping the sweat from her forehead.

No sooner had she finished speaking than Wang Yuyu's urgent growl echoed from the pit, "Awooo!"

I was just on a video call with Tang Li, and he's already seen that she's arrived!

"Tang Li! I know you're here! Come quickly and save me! Tang Li..."

Wang Yuyu was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan in the pit. He paced back and forth, clinging to the pit wall, his claws scratching deep marks on the frozen soil. He would occasionally peek his head out of the pit and growl at the top of the pit, his voice full of grievance and urging.

Hearing the urgent call, Tang Li smiled at Fan Zhengcheng: "Captain Fan, look, the iron rice bowl is urging me on!"

"I'll go check on him first, otherwise he'll get even more anxious."

"Go quickly!" Fan Zhengcheng nodded, his tone tinged with envy. "This big guy is really attached to you! He was fierce when he first came. I just glanced at the bottom of the pit and almost got slapped by his paw. But as soon as you arrived, he became very well-behaved."

As he spoke, he couldn't help but smack his lips, thinking, "Who wouldn't want such a clingy 'big cat'?"

Tang Li laughed as she walked to the edge of the large pit surrounded by trees and shouted loudly into it, "Iron Rice Bowl, stop yelling! I heard you! Can't you let me rest for a bit?"

"I'm right here, I'll get you out right away, don't worry!"

Upon hearing this, the low growls from the pit immediately ceased.

Wang Yuyu paced anxiously around the bottom of the pit twice, his amber eyes fixed on the pit opening, clearly waiting impatiently.

Tang Li hung up the video call on her phone, took the backpack full of supplies from Wang Jianjun and put it aside, then quickly walked to the edge of the pit and looked down.

At that glance, she was so amused by Wang Yuyu's appearance that she covered her mouth and couldn't help but laugh out loud: "Hahaha... a secure job, how did you manage to make yourself look like this? It's so dirty! Hahaha..."

you do not say!

Wang Yu looks incredibly filthy now.

The snow at the bottom of the pit melted from his body heat, mixing with the black mud on the pit walls and covering him completely.

The tiger's originally glossy golden fur was completely covered, turning it into a "black tiger." Even its round tiger face was covered in mud, with one eye surrounded by mud that looked like a comical black eye circle. It looked both pitiful and funny.

Tang Li laughed so hard her shoulders trembled, and Wang Yuyu's face instantly turned even darker.

His ears drooped sharply, his amber eyes widened, and he growled incessantly at Tang Li, deliberately baring his sharp fangs. His tail swept irritably across the bottom of the pit, splashing up a cloud of mud and snow: "What the hell are you laughing at! Don't laugh!"

"Get me out of here right now! Do you hear me?"

"Laugh again, and I'll bite you when I get out of here!"

"..."

Seeing that he was really angry, Tang Li quickly stopped laughing, but the corners of her mouth still couldn't help but turn up, and her tone softened: "Okay, okay, I won't laugh at you anymore."

"Don't worry, we'll get you out right away."

"Move closer to the pit wall, and we'll lower the tied logs down to make a ladder for you. Just climb up."

Although Wang Yuyu was still a little angry, she obediently nodded, took two steps back, and stood close to the pit wall, her eyes still fixed on Tang Li, afraid that she would play some trick again.

Seeing this, Tang Li immediately turned to Fan Zhengcheng, who was waiting nearby, and nodded: "Captain Fan, it's ready!"

"Okay! Xiao Tang, you keep an eye on things for us!"

Fan Zhengcheng responded and, together with Wang Jianjun and several villagers, bent down and lifted the rescue raft.

It was made of three thick pine logs, each about the size of a bowl, tightly bound together with sturdy vines. Some protruding branches were deliberately left on the logs so that Wang Yuyu could grip them.

The men gritted their teeth and worked together to slowly push the raft into the pit.

Wang Yuyu, at the bottom of the pit, instantly tensed up, all the muscles in her body tensed, she shrank back, her amber eyes fixed on the slowly descending raft, her ears pressed warily against her head.

This thing looks really heavy, and he was afraid it might fall and hit him.

"Don't be afraid, it's a secure job. This is your safety net, it won't hurt you."

"Move over a little bit more, okay?"

While gently comforting him, Tang Li turned to direct Fan Zhengcheng and the other three, "Push forward a little more, yes, slowly, he's already hidden, you won't run into him."

"Push harder! Give it your all!"

Fan Zhengcheng and the others' faces turned red, veins bulging on their foreheads, and they gradually increased the force in their hands, as the raft slowly extended into the pit along the pit wall.

But just as the raft was halfway extended, it suddenly lost its balance, and the front end slid down sharply, about to plunge into the pit at high speed!

"Steady! Steady!" Tang Li's voice suddenly rose, tinged with urgency. "Release slowly! Don't let go! Don't ruin your job!"