Chapter 66.2

Mu Ling checked the caller ID, then immediately answered: “Hello, Major Chang. Is there news about those poachers?”

When Xiang Bie heard the words “Major Chang”, he immediately raised his head to look over.

He saw Mu Ling was smiling at first, but two seconds later, that smile faded. Her expression turned serious as she asked in a deep voice: “When will they arrive? Alright, come anytime.”

After hanging up, Mu Ling told Brother Xiang: “Major Chang says they raided an illegal underground laboratory and found two white tigers barely alive. He’s asking if we can take them… they’ll be here soon…”

Brother Xiang’s brows furrowed.

Mu Ling’s expression wasn’t good either. She said, “Go notify the others. I’ll find Dr. Burey.”

They split up to act. Half an hour later, the military trucks arrived.

Mu Ling quickly had people open the main gate, and the vehicles drove directly to the veterinary station entrance.

Dr. Burey had already prepared the surgical instruments, and a large group immediately helped unload the white tigers from the truck.

At the same time, in the ward area, Feifan had been eating a banana in its cage when suddenly it put down the banana and ran to the cage door.

The baboon’s huge horse-like face twitched as its nostrils worked hard to smell something. Then it skillfully opened the cage door and walked out with its rear end up.

Next door, Lieyan saw this and curiously hopped to the front, calling out “Wo wo” to Feifan.

Feifan ignored Lieyan, still sniffing toward the outside, then in the next second, it charged out.

“Ah!”

Outside, the staff were startled when they saw the purple lightning baboon run out.

Feifan jumped directly onto the operating table, baring its teeth and roaring at those below.

“Feifan!” Mu Ling heard the noise and came in from outside, quickly extending her hand to the baboon: “Feifan, come here.”

Feifan jumped anxiously, continuing to screech, then leaped forward from the operating table onto an iron cart where a white tiger lay unconscious, its eyes rolling back. Feifan went to sniff the tiger…

“Feifan! No!” Mu Ling seized the chance to grab the baboon.

The purple lightning baboon immediately moved to attack Mu Ling, but just as its hand touched her hair, it softened. The baboon’s long arms changed to hugging her neck, lowering its head to press its large face against her forehead dejectedly.

Mu Ling stroked the back of the baboon’s head, carrying it inside, then put it down and said softly: “I know what you want to say. The two white tigers have a bad smell, right? Brother Xiang smelled it too, he just told me. They have that drug from two nights ago on them. That drug isn’t just anesthetic, it has other smells. That smell means these aren’t just animals from an illegal lab – They’re animals that were in the hands of the poachers…”

Speaking, Mu Ling gave a cold laugh: “Or I should say, in the hands of the rebels. But Major Chang clearly doesn’t plan to tell me the truth…”

Mu Ling stroked the baboon’s head again: “Feifan, be good. Sister knows and will handle it. But you’ll disturb everyone trying to save the tigers if you’re outside. Will you stay in your cage?”

Seeing Feifan just staring at her with small eyes, Mu Ling carried it into the cage, kissed its forehead, stood up, and backed out.

But as soon as Mu Ling backed out, the purple lightning baboon suddenly charged forward, running right past her.

“Feifan!”

“Ah!”

Screams came from outside again. When Mu Ling chased out to look, she saw Feifan hadn’t interfered with the rescue this time – it had run straight out of the veterinary station.

Feifan’s keeper had been helping move things and immediately chased after it. Mu Ling was about to chase too when Brother Xiang held her back: “I’ll go. You watch things here.”

Mu Ling gripped Brother Xiang’s hand tightly: “Brother Xiang, Feifan must be angry because I yelled at it just now. Don’t let it run away.”

Xiang Bie squeezed Mu Ling’s fingers: “Don’t worry.”

Saying that, he turned and chased after it.

Major Chang watched from the side. He looked at Xiang Bie’s departing figure, then at Mu Ling, saying, “Mu…”

“Let’s focus on treatment first.”

Mu Ling called out: “Xiao Zhao, get my surgical gown. Dr. Burey will operate on the operating table, I’ll work on the cart. We’ll save both at once!”

Xiao Zhao immediately got equipment for the director while driving other people outside.

While the veterinary station was still bustling with activity, Feifan’s keeper was nearly dying of anxiety – Feifan had run into the mountains, and he couldn’t keep up!

“Beep beep.” Just then, a car sound came from behind. The keeper looked back to see it was Brother Xiang driving over.

“Brother Xiang!”

Brother Xiang stopped the car and said briefly: “Get in.”

The zookeeper quickly got in.

The car sped up the mountain. At the same time, in the animal dormitory, Qilin’s nose twitched as it sniffed the air, also catching an odd smell.

The golden tiger lying on the highest level of the cat tower instantly jumped down, taking a few leaps to the ventilation duct position. It sniffed intensely there, then tilted its head as if confused.

Instead, Tayun standing in the eagle’s nest suddenly spread its wings. It circled in the air, then also approached that ventilation duct to smell. Finally, it rushed to the door to peck at the button, but just pecking the button wouldn’t open the door.

Lightning and Qingjiao had been grooming themselves but stood up in confusion at this sight.

Qilin roared at them: “Roar!”

As if this was a signal, Lightning made a swift charge. Though not knowing what was happening, it still rushed to the door to help Tayun open it.

As soon as the door opened, Tayun immediately flew out, and Qilin charged out too.

Since it was still early, there were still staff outside. Someone witnessed Tayun and Qilin’s escape and immediately shouted: “Oh no, Tayun and Qilin escaped!”

Following that came another shout: “Ah, Lightning and Qingjiao ran too!”

“Quick quick quick, Magic and Pimi haven’t reacted yet, quickly close the door!”

Someone immediately rushed to close the door, and inside the animal dormitory, Magic and Pimi indeed still didn’t know what was happening – they were just staring blankly at the door.

“Quick, notify the director! Quick, notify the director! Tayun, Qilin, Lightning, and Qingjiao all ran toward the mountains!”

“No good, the director’s performing surgery. Find Brother Xiang and Brother Wei!”

“Brother Xiang went into the mountains chasing Feifan, find Brother Wei!”

When Wei Li arrived after hearing the news and saw the animal dormitory nearly empty, his face darkened. He quickly radioed Brother Xiang.

Someone quickly answered on the other end. Wei Li explained the situation, and Xiang Bie’s expression grew solemn: “They all ran into the mountains? Are you sure it’s everyone except Magic and Pimi? What about the veterinary station – the director’s busy with surgery, so use the monitors to check the ward area. See how Moonlight and Lingren are reacting.”

Though Wei Li didn’t understand the connection, he immediately checked the ward area monitors.

But after looking, he was stunned, saying in surprise: “Moonlight and Lingren are acting strange. Lingren keeps looking outside, clawing at the cage to see out. Moonlight is walking in circles and digging at the door, like it really wants to get out but doesn’t know how to open the door.”

“Are Ji Xiang and Lieyan okay?” Xiang Bie asked.

Wei Li said, “They’re fine. Though they heard noises and are looking outside, they’re not as agitated as Lingren and Moonlight. Brother Xiang, what’s going on?”

“Haven’t you noticed? The ones behaving abnormally are all our zoo’s war beasts.”

Our zoo?

Wei Li suddenly realized: “Magic, Pimi, Ji Xiang are all from outside, while Qilin, Lightning, Qingjiao, Tayun, Lingren, Moonlight were all originally at Bi Ke Zoo.”

Xiang Bie said gravely, “And Feifan and Lieyan – they also stayed at Bi Ke before. Lieyan is B-class, not as sensitive, but Feifan is S-class, extremely sensitive… I know where to find them now.”

Saying this, Xiang Bie suddenly turned the steering wheel sharply.

The keeper in the passenger seat was startled and quickly grabbed the handle.

Wei Li asked, “Where?”

Xiang Bie didn’t answer, just pressed his lips together, his fingers suddenly gripping the steering wheel tightly.

At the same time, in the veterinary station, Dr. Burey’s face suddenly turned very grim: “S-class cubs. This white tiger is an S-class corner-eared tiger cub less than a year old!”

Mu Ling’s suturing motion on the cart paused. She immediately looked at Dr. Burey: “You’re saying these two are S-class cubs?”

Dr. Burey looked at the tightly closed veterinary station door. Now, only the two of them as doctors and Xiao Zhao as a nurse were inside, everyone else had been kept outside. Dr. Burey said: “I’ve delivered countless war beasts. I absolutely won’t mistake this. This white tiger is definitely an S-class corner-eared tiger. The

characteristics behind its ears are very clear – ear-horned tigers grow these small flesh horns behind their ears. The larger the horns, the higher their talent. What did Major Chang say – illegal laboratory? What kind of lab would dare experiment on S-class cubs! And where did they get S-class cubs from – all S-class cubs in the Federation should be raised in the war beast academy!”

Mu Ling gripped the scalpel in her hand and checked behind the ears of her white tiger too. Sure enough, she saw pointed flesh horns. Her throat moved as she said: “Let’s continue. We’ll talk after saving them.”

Mu Ling lowered her head to continue surgery, but her mind was still on Dr. Burey’s words.

S-class corner-eared tiger.

Corner-eared tiger – their Bi Ke Zoo also had a sixteen-year-old S-class corner-eared tiger. That tiger was one of the first S-class war beasts sent when Bi Ke Zoo opened two years ago. It had already been transferred through three zoos. Mu Ling had seen its records showing it was all gray, with one blind eye, but it had a beautiful name – Snowflower.

Twenty minutes later, in the deepest part of Bi Ke’s forest, at the bottom of a valley rarely visited even by patrollers.

The elderly gray tiger who had lived here in seclusion for over two years raised its neck from the rock, looking at the sky with its closed eye.

It had almost no sense of smell left, and its vision was deteriorating. It stared at the blurry night sky for a long time before making out a black bird shadow.

It thought another bird had come to challenge it, but its fighting strength was no longer enough to battle with sky creatures.

The weary gray tiger drooped its head, lying back on the rock and closing its eyes again.

Just then, the Eagle descended.

The Eagle didn’t challenge the gray tiger. It just gently landed beside Grandma Snowflower’s head, using its sharp beak to nuzzle her head fur.

The gray tiger opened its eyes, sniffing to the side, but could only smell a very faint war beast scent.

Tayun spread its wings again, hopping in front of the gray tiger, gesturing for it to follow.

At the same time.

The Purple Lightning Baboon was swinging through tree branches, still rushing this way.

The Ripper Tiger, Swift Fire leopard, and Dark Snow Wolf were still racing through the forest.

The patrol car was also driving into the mountains.

They all shared one goal, heading in one direction…

Meanwhile, down the mountain in the veterinary station.

Mu Ling watched the vital signs monitor showing the cub’s heartbeat had recovered, and finally let out a long sigh of relief. She looked at Dr. Burey: “How’s it going on your side?”

Dr. Burey also looked like he’d survived a disaster, nodding with sweat all over his face: “Saved it. Let’s prepare the ward immediately.”

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Author’s Note: These are Snowflower’s grandchildren, not children. They are Snowflower’s daughter’s children who were stolen, so they are descendants.