Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

Wang Yuyu glanced at the ginseng on the ground, then at Ye Yuanliang, her amber eyes filled with disbelief. She thought to herself, "Do you think I'm stupid?"

"These things have already been dug up, will they even survive if we plant them back in?"

"I think you just want to keep it all for yourself. This is wild ginseng; it's definitely worth a lot of money!"

But then he remembered that Tang Li had indeed told him before that he would be arrested if he took these protected plants.

He immediately became conflicted: "Taking it will lead to jail time, that should be true, Tang Li wouldn't lie to me."

"But if we just let them take the ginseng, wouldn't I be at a disadvantage?"

He looked back and forth between Ye Yuanliang and the ginseng on the ground, his tail swaying slightly. He was caught in a deep dilemma, on one hand, he was afraid that Tang Li would go to jail and he wouldn't be able to send gifts, and on the other hand, he didn't want to let these people benefit so easily, and he was unwilling to accept it.

Ye Yuanliang and the other two stood at a distance, barely daring to breathe, quietly watching Wang Yuyu, their hearts pounding with tension, fearing that he might snatch all the ginseng away if he became displeased.

After hesitating for a while, Wang Yuyu finally made up her mind, inwardly scoffing, "Damn it, if I can't give it to Tang Li, I'll just eat it myself!"

"I haven't even tasted ginseng yet, so I can't let these people get it for free!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he immediately lowered his head, bit into the largest ginseng, and swallowed it whole, along with the moss and leaves on it, after a few haphazard chews. His movements were so fast that no one had time to react.

"No!" Ye Yuanliang finally realized what was happening and hurriedly reached out to shout, his voice full of heartache and urgency.

That was the largest and oldest ginseng!

But it was too late; Wang Yuyu had already swallowed the ginseng whole.

The next second, Wang Yuyu frowned sharply, opened her mouth wide, and vigorously flicked her tongue, spitting out "Pui, pui, pui" repeatedly, her face full of disgust. She inwardly groaned, "What a awful taste! It's bitter, astringent, and has a weird flavor—it's absolutely disgusting!"

He glanced at the three remaining ginseng roots on the ground, his eyes filled with disgust, as if they were some kind of ferocious beast. Without looking back, he burrowed into the woods, abandoning the three ginseng roots.

Watching Wang Yuyu's figure disappear completely, Ye Yuanliang and the other two breathed a long sigh of relief. They quickly ran to the ginseng and carefully checked the remaining three plants, afraid that they might also be damaged.

"Captain, thank goodness, the remaining three plants are all fine and weren't damaged!" A team member wiped the sweat from his forehead and said with lingering fear. That incident had really scared him.

Ye Yuanliang nodded slightly, looked in the direction Wang Yuyu had left, then suddenly his expression hardened, and he hurriedly asked, "Were the body cameras on the whole time? Were they all recorded, showing him taking advantage of his position?"

"It's been running the whole time, Captain! It must have been filmed!" The two team members nodded quickly, their tone certain.

"That's good! That's good!" Ye Yuanliang breathed a long sigh of relief, a smile of relief spreading across his face. "Otherwise, without that ginseng, we'd be in deep trouble no matter what!"

He finally understood Guan Heping's mindset and secretly rejoiced: It's a good thing the body camera was on, otherwise who would believe them if they said the ginseng was eaten by a tiger?

Tigers are carnivores; who has ever seen a tiger eat vegetables or ginseng?

If word gets out, people will just think they've embezzled the ginseng and are making up lies to deceive people!

"Don't just stand there, hurry up and pack up the rest of the ginseng, let's get out of here quickly! Otherwise, the iron rice bowl might change its mind and come back, which would be troublesome!" Ye Yuanliang urged, he was exhausted after all the commotion.

"Okay!" The two team members quickly responded, carefully packed up the remaining three ginseng roots, and followed Ye Yuanliang, quickly leaving this place of trouble.

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At noon, the rescue team planted the three ginseng roots in a suitable place, and then left the forest with Guan Heping and the remains of Du Bochao.

After leaving the protected area, Ye Yuanliang first handed over the remains of Guan Heping and Du Bochao to the forest police, and then drove to the research base.

After recounting the whole incident, Ye Yuanliang looked at Ji Yongjun with a grave expression. "Director Ji, based on the traces we found at the scene and Guan Heping's testimony, this 'iron rice bowl' is not only exceptionally ruthless but also extremely clever, even dangerous!"

He paused, then continued, "I suspect he has a very good understanding of human behavior, even knowing that his own eyes reflect light!"

"When he gets close to the two illegal miners and notices the flashlight beam shining on him, he will immediately stop and remain motionless."

"He will wait until the two lower their guard before continuing to approach, gradually searching for the best opportunity to launch a surprise attack."

Ye Yuanliang frowned, his tone heavy, "I've never seen such an intelligent Siberian tiger before!"

"I'm really worried that if he gets close to the village one day, it might cause irreparable consequences."

Ji Yongjun listened without any surprise, instead laughing heartily, "Captain Ye, we already know all this."

He patted Ye Yuanliang on the shoulder and reassured him, "Don't worry, we've already fitted him with a tracking device, so we can keep track of his whereabouts in real time."

"We will notify him immediately if he shows any signs of approaching the village or any area with human activity, and we will absolutely not let him hurt anyone."

Upon hearing this, Ye Yuanliang's anxiety finally eased slightly, and he nodded gently.

But the doubt on his face hadn't faded. He hesitated for a moment before asking, "Director Ji, I have another question for you. Aren't tigers all purely carnivorous? How could they be interested in ginseng and even eat it on their own?"

"Hahaha..." Upon hearing the question, Ji Yongjun immediately burst into laughter, waved his hand, and said, "That's a good question. I'll show you something, and you'll understand everything after you see it!"

As he spoke, Ji Yongjun quickly typed a few lines on the keyboard, opened a folder, and then gently turned the monitor towards Ye Yuanliang, saying with a smile, "Look, these are all the 'job records' of those with secure jobs!"

Ye Yuanliang's gaze fell on the computer screen, and he was instantly speechless with shock at the scene before him.

The screen was filled with photos of Wang Yuyu's various kinds of rice dishes, densely packed, with no two alike.

They eat spicy strips, pheasants, snow rabbits, roe deer, fish, squirrels, serows, roe deer, bears, hedgehogs, weasels, and so on. The variety is dazzling.

He stared at it for several minutes before he came to his senses, pointed at the screen, and stammered, "These...these are all secure jobs?"