Tiger, I rejected the iron rice bowl.

"Yeah, boss, how did we get exposed? We've always been very discreet. With the snow falling so heavily, how could the police possibly know about us?"

"Boss, to be honest, I really can't swallow this! We came all this way through so much trouble and risked so much, and we didn't even see a single thing. We're going to have to go back like this, all humiliated. I'm just not willing to accept it!"

"Yeah, boss, just tell us clearly, what exactly did you discover that makes you so sure we've been exposed?"

"Boss, tell me quickly, is there any chance we can go back to having a stable job?"

"Boss..."

Everyone stared anxiously at their leader, hoping he would give a reasonable explanation and change his mind to go back and continue to capture Wang Yuyu.

Seeing the anxious and persistent looks on everyone's faces, the leader quickly raised his hand to calm them down and said loudly, "Alright, alright, quiet down!"

"Let me explain things to you properly, so you won't keep it bottled up inside and start overthinking!"

He slowly scanned the crowd, looking at their faces filled with greed, and sighed inwardly: These people are all greedy and disregard their lives. They only have money in their eyes and cannot see the danger behind it. No wonder they have never amounted to anything over the years.

Seeing this, the other seven immediately quieted down, each staring expectantly at their leader, waiting for him to give an explanation that could convince everyone.

The leader took a deep breath, composed himself, and carefully organized his thoughts before slowly beginning, "You all should understand our goal this time: secure jobs, right?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Before they arrived, they had already gathered a lot of information about Wang Yuyu through various channels.

Although not comprehensive, we have a fairly good understanding of the basic situation of Wang Yuyu, knowing that it is large in size and fierce in temperament, and is by no means comparable to an ordinary tiger.

The second tiger quickly chimed in, "Boss, we all know about 'Iron Rice Bowl.' It's the star tiger of the reserve, bigger and fiercer than the average tiger."

"Stop beating around the bush and just tell me what you want to say?"

The eldest brother nodded slightly, his tone becoming a bit more serious: "Good to know."

"Then you must also know that the 'iron rice bowl' (guaranteed job) is not only fierce, it's also very clever!"

"Its intelligence is basically the same as that of a junior high school student. It is intelligent and can even understand human speech. It is more difficult to deal with than you can imagine."

Everyone nodded again. They had heard about this before, but they hadn't taken it seriously, treating it as just a rumor. They thought that no matter how clever someone was, he was still just a tiger and couldn't cause any big trouble.

Seeing the others' indifferent expressions, the leader continued, "Remember that lasso trap that was dismantled?"

Upon hearing this, everyone nodded in agreement, but the next second, they seemed to suddenly realize something, and their expressions changed instantly.

They all stared wide-eyed at their leader, their faces filled with shock and disbelief.

The fourth brother trembled slightly and asked cautiously, "Boss... Boss, you... you mean, that snare trap that was dismantled, really... was dismantled by the Iron Rice Bowl?"

The eldest brother nodded heavily and analyzed methodically, "It must have been the one who broke the iron rice bowl; there's no one else who could have done it."

"Think carefully, where are we? We're deep in the mountains and forests!"

"Besides us, who else would come here?"

"The snow has been so heavy these past two days that we've been hiding in the caves and haven't dared to go out easily. Do you think the police and the people from the nature reserve would dare to brave the heavy snow and go into the mountains?"

"Even if they did dare to go into the mountains, given their speed, they definitely couldn't catch up with us!"

"We come out to check the traps as soon as the snow stops, so we're definitely much faster than them."

"And after we came out, it never snowed again!"

"If someone discovered the trap and dismantled it after the snow stopped, they would definitely leave footprints and take the snare with them. They would never just leave it there carelessly."

"Since it's not the police, and it's nobody else, and we certainly can't dismantle our own trap, then who else could it be besides a secure job?"

The leader's every word was clear and logical, leaving no room for argument.

"My God!" the previously silent Eighth Brother suddenly exclaimed, "Is the 'iron rice bowl' really this smart? It can even disarm the trap?"

"That's not a tiger, it's clearly a person!"

The leader nodded slowly, his tone calm: "Yes, according to the intelligence I've gathered, the Iron Rice Bowl is just that clever. Dismantling a simple wire snare shouldn't be too difficult for it."

"So now you know why I said we'd been exposed, and then immediately led you all away, right?"

He glanced at the crowd, his eyes filled with seriousness.

The second brother was the first to react, his shock gradually turning into panic. He hurriedly asked, "Boss, do you mean that after Iron Rice Bowl discovered our trap and dismantled it, he'll inform the people in the reserve? So they'll come and arrest us?"

"Um!"

The leader nodded emphatically, took out a cigarette from his pocket, lit it, and took two deep drags.

Amidst the swirling smoke, his expression grew increasingly grave. "The Iron Rice Bowl is incredibly clever. Since it detected the trap, it must have guessed that someone wanted to capture it, or at least its wife!"

"It knows this place well and knows how to send signals to them."

"Once it sends a message, the people in the reserve will immediately go into the mountains, and then we will have no way to escape."

He paused, then posed another question: "Also, the reward for a secure job wasn't this much a year ago."

"Guess under what circumstances the bounty will increase?"

After he finished speaking, he raised his head, glanced meaningfully at the crowd, and gave them a warning look, waiting for them to realize the truth on their own.

Everyone fell silent. They had been in this business for a long time, and they understood perfectly what their boss meant!

Why could the reward suddenly increase?

Someone must have taken over the job of arresting the "iron rice bowl" (a person with a secure job), but not only did they fail to catch him, they also got themselves implicated.

They either got arrested by the police or died, which made no one in the industry dare to take on this job easily anymore.

The employer had no choice but to keep offering more money, using high salaries to lure them in.

A great reward will surely bring forth brave men, and these eight were the "brave men" tempted by the hefty sum.

Once they understood this, everyone's faces turned pale, and the greed in their eyes was gradually replaced by fear.

The leader's hasty evacuation was not an overreaction, but a genuine attempt to survive.

The "iron rice bowl" (guaranteed job) is a tiger that is far more difficult to deal with than they imagined.