Chapter 447 - 230: Two-legged Beast, You Lied to Me
Chapter 447: Chapter 230: Two-legged Beast, You Lied to Me
He hung up the phone.
Yang Qi turned to look at Yu Bo.
"Red Star Zoo has agreed. They’re very pleased. Director Tong will personally lead a team and travel overnight to pick it up."
"Captain Luo, Station Chief Yu, I’m afraid I’ll have to trouble you with the next step. We need to coordinate the necessary paperwork for transporting a wild animal."
Luo Kaifeng and Yu Bo exchanged a look, seeing the excitement and motivation in each other’s eyes.
Acting as a "Matchmaker" for a wild leopard, facilitating an "intercity marriage."
This was an experience they could brag about for the rest of their lives.
"No problem! Leave it to us!"
The two said in unison.
Afterward, they worked through the night, contacting the county’s Forestry Bureau, Public Security Bureau, and other relevant departments to urgently coordinate a series of procedures for the temporary transfer, transportation, and quarantine of this special wild leopard.
Although the situation was sudden, the procedures went smoothly since it involved a protected wild animal and a zoo’s cooperative breeding program, and with an expert like Yang Qi mediating and providing assurances.
Chen Shuangquan, the old village chief, and the others keeping watch at the village committee were dumbfounded when they heard the news. Not only was the problem solved and the troublemaking leopard would no longer come down the mountain, but it was also being invited to the Provincial Capital’s zoo for a "blind date." They were stunned speechless for a good while.
"A... a blind date for a leopard?"
"A wild male leopard and a zoo’s female leopard?"
"Expert Yang is... this is truly..."
"Incredible! Absolutely incredible!"
Once they came to their senses, everyone clicked their tongues in amazement, utterly in awe of Yang Qi’s extraordinary capabilities.
Chen Shuangquan was especially emotional. He had been a police officer for half his life, catching thieves, fighting thugs, and mediating countless disputes. But mediating a conflict involving a beast of prey, let alone arranging its "marriage," was an absolute first.
Faced with everyone’s praise, Yang Qi simply replied humbly that it was good luck, that the leopard itself was "reasonable," and that it was the cooperation of all parties that led to this outcome.
Afterward, Yang Qi sent a message to Jiang Kai, briefly explaining the situation from beginning to end. He stated that he needed to accompany the transport to the Provincial Capital Red Star Zoo to help with the leopard’s handover and initial settlement, and would need to take a day off.
’If Big Flower at the Donghua Zoo hadn’t gotten pregnant, they wouldn’t have needed to find Hua Hua from Red Star for this "blind date."’
’But now that Big Flower has seven cubs, of course they’d look for Hua Hua.’
...
The sky was just beginning to lighten at dawn.
Yang Qi’s phone rang. It was Jiang Kai.
"Xiao Yang!"
Jiang Kai’s voice came from the other end of the line, filled with an incredulous urgency and a hoarse quality. "Is the message you sent me last night for real? You... you were really back in your hometown, and you convinced a wild leopard that was coming down the mountain to steal sheep... to go to the Provincial Capital’s zoo for a blind date?!"
"Chief, it’s true."
Standing in the backyard of Dazhu’s House, Yang Qi calmly replied as he watched the leopard in the distance. It lay on a pile of firewood, warily observing its surroundings but not daring to make a move because Xiaojiu was nearby.
"The leopard has been pacified. Director Tong from the Provincial Capital Red Star Zoo is on her way with a team."
"After the handover is complete and the leopard is safely delivered to Red Star, I’ll head back once I’ve confirmed it has begun to acclimate."
On the other end of the line, Jiang Kai was silent for a good ten seconds before letting out a long sigh, his voice filled with complex emotions.
"Xiao Yang, oh, Xiao Yang... You... What am I supposed to say about you?"
"Last time you went home, you picked up a lion cub. This time, you’ve convinced a leopard to go on a blind date... Not even a novelist would dare to write a story like this!"
"Alright, I get it. Go to the Provincial Capital and don’t worry. I’ll take care of things here. You can file the leave request when you get back."
"Be careful on the road. And be extremely careful around that leopard."
"Thank you, Chief. I will," Yang Qi said gratefully.
Not long after he hung up with Jiang Kai, the roar of car engines came from the village entrance.
A convoy of three vehicles drove into the small square at the village entrance.
Leading the convoy was a black van, followed by a modified professional wildlife transport vehicle with vents on the side and a partition inside. A utility vehicle brought up the rear.
The convoy came to a stop in the faint light of dawn, a particularly striking sight.
Soon, the van door slid open. A slim woman was the first to get out. She wore a smart khaki trench coat, her hair was tied up, and though her face showed the fatigue of travel, her eyes shone with excitement.
It was none other than the vice-director of the Provincial Capital Red Star Zoo, Tong Xiaoyue.
Following behind her were several veterinarians, zookeepers, and technicians in zoo uniforms, their expressions just as excited.
Yang Qi hurried from Dazhu’s House to the small square.
As soon as they met, Tong Xiaoyue strode forward and shook Yang Qi’s hand. "Xiao Yang, thank you for all your hard work! This is truly an unexpected and wonderful surprise!"
"You’re too kind, Teacher Tong. I’m just glad I could help," Yang Qi replied with a smile.
"Where’s the leopard? It hasn’t hurt any more people or livestock, has it?" Tong Xiaoyue asked as she let go of his hand, her gaze unconsciously drifting toward the village.
"Don’t worry. It’s been very well-behaved. It’s been waiting in the same spot and hasn’t touched the sheep again."
Yang Qi pointed in the direction of Dazhu’s House. "I’ve negotiated the terms with it, and it’s willing to give it a try. However, just in case, we’ll need to clear the area when we bring it over."
"Good. As long as it hasn’t touched the sheep."
Tong Xiaoyue breathed a sigh of relief. Hearing Yang Qi say he had ’negotiated the terms’ and that the leopard was ’willing to give it a try,’ the corner of her mouth couldn’t help but twitch again.
Immediately, she nodded repeatedly. "Clearing the area is a must. Safety first."
The other staff members from Red Star Zoo standing nearby also looked at Yang Qi with a mixture of curiosity, admiration, and a touch of disbelief.
They all knew Yang Qi was the Red Star Zoo’s Special Technical Advisor.
But none of them had ever imagined that Yang Qi could even persuade a wild beast of prey to go on a blind date.