Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 31: A Huge Glutinous Rice Dumpling

A glutinous rice dumpling struggling to climb up in twists and turns!

After shock came surprise, followed by suspicion.

Judging by the size of the little glutinous rice dumpling, it was obvious that it wasn't time for it to live on its own, away from its mother. How did it get here by itself?

Chen Ying decisively took out a drone and sent it flying, hoping to find traces of the mother bear.

The little bear was terrified, climbing up high and hugging the trunk, looking down at him with a pitiful gaze.

But actually, pandas don't have good eyesight; they mainly rely on hearing and smell. However powerful these senses may be, they don't change the fact that it's still a little bear, at the bottom of the food chain in this ruthless jungle.

Not seeing the shadow of Mama Bear within the three-kilometer radius, Chen Ying's heart sank, and he continued to expand the search area.

Inside a five-kilometer range, still no sign.

The mountain wind blew, making the little bear shiver, whether from fear or hunger.

"Little guy, come down; here's a bottle of milk for you."

Using the drone to dangle a milk bottle to tempt Baby Bear down from the tree proved useless, as the little bear not only resisted temptation but also wedged itself into a ball on the tree branch.

What to do? Give up? Let it come down by itself?

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Chen Ying measured the height of the tree and confirmed it was not one he could climb.

There was a tree hollow ten meters to the left, possibly an abandoned den of some forest bigwig, but it would serve well enough to hide in.

Chen Ying hid in the tree hollow and took out his phone to call Yin Li.

"Ali, at coordinates xx, found a juvenile giant panda. Its current activity seems fair, but I don't see any trace of the mother bear nearby. Have the center access surveillance immediately to check if any cameras have captured images of the mother bear with her cub."

Yin Li was startled, so much so that instead of heading downstairs, he called for Little Sen and Little Deng to gather their equipment from the balcony of his dorm and set off immediately.

Chen Ying alone definitely wouldn't be enough, the search area was too vast. Drones were useful, but many details required human discovery.

Furthermore, the presence of Leopard Sister could potentially threaten the little bear, and only Chen Ying could keep her in check.

The center's principle was not to interfere excessively with the wild animals' natural state, so they certainly wouldn't immediately bring the little bear back. They would wait at least two or three days to ensure that Baby Bear had no parental care before intervening with human assistance.

The Panda Treatment Team, who were examining Mendun'er at the time, got word of a possibly stranded little bear. Group Leader Li exploded with a vigor uncommon for his age and "pulled rank" to secure a chance to join Yin Li's group on the mountain.

Zhao Manman also wanted to go but was shouted down by Yin Li.

"Look at your foot. Do you intend to have us carry you up the mountain, or have you decided you no longer need your foot? Missy, can't you be realistic?"

Zhao Manman's eyes reddened with anger, grabbing her camera and, without another word, trying to put on her shoes to follow them up the mountain.

Group Leader Li, with years more experience, quickly restrained Zhao Manman.

"Little Zhao, Brother Li has a hard truth you might not want to hear. When it comes to photography, you're an unrivaled expert. If today was about collecting data on the mountain, Brother Li would have someone carry you up there, even if he had to. But this time is different. We don't know what we'll face, and you should understand the dangers of the forest, so, please try to understand, okay?"

Zhao Manman bit her lip and sat down, turning her face away in a huff.

Yin Li, half-distracted, checked the equipment, reported in with a phone call, and then led Little Deng, Little Sen, and Group Leader Li up the mountain.

After they left, Zhao Manman finally couldn't hold back her tears, crying softly.

Duanmu, standing at the entrance of the little leopard's animal shed, watched for a while and then handed her a pack of tissues.

"Older Sister Zhao, Brother Li and the others are very focused on their work and might not be as considerate in other aspects. Cut them some slack, forgive these uncouth men."

Little did they expect that work on the mountain would also serve up some juicy gossip, albeit with a bittersweet twist.

"There's nothing more fragrant than a fuzzy cub, no melon compares."

Among the four of them, Yin Li and Little Deng had the best physical strength, Little Sen was next, and Group Leader Li was a bit slow.

Fortunately, they weren't in a rush, and more importantly, they needed to go around from another direction towards Chen Ying.

"Looking at the terrain of these mountains, if a giant panda came to this place, there's a high probability it would have come from either side."

It was no wonder Group Leader Li was a panda expert, his understanding of the habits of giant pandas was very in-depth.

"The food supply is inadequate along this path, I personally think it's more likely it came from this side. There's also a chance that the little bear fell accidentally while crossing the mountain and walked here alone."

Both possibilities existed, after all, the little bear hadn't reached the age to leave its mother, and if there indeed was no sign of the mother bear nearby, it was very probable that it got separated during the transfer.

They earnestly hoped it wasn't the latter case.

Chen Ying, not giving up, continued to operate the unmanned aerial vehicle to expand the search range while still complaining about the system.

"Brother Tong, what about you? Can't you come up with a little map app or something? Those systems in those novels are incredible, knowing from afar where rare animals are, unlike you, with such a weak presence, you're like you've gone invisible if you're not issuing tasks."

The system let him ramble as it focused on maintaining stability in emotions.

Chen Ying might have grumbled, but he didn't delay the work he was doing with his hands.

If milk in a bottle wasn't tempting enough, then it was time for bamboo shoots, Little Apples.

He refused to believe that a starving little bear could really endure that much hunger.

Perhaps his constant mumbling had an effect, or maybe the little bear finally ran out of energy to sit high up waiting.

After he hid for an hour, the little bear wiggled its butt and descended from the tree.

Chen Ying had already used the drone to place several Little Apples on the ground, all of them cut open, making it easier for the little bear to nibble.

The little bear tentatively picked up an apple and bit into it. The sweet taste immediately soothed its anxiety and tension.

Sitting down with a plop, backed against the big tree, it ate while whimpering.

Chen Ying understood its calls; it was calling for its mother.

"Whimper, Mommy, where are you?"

"Whimper, Mommy, I won't dig holes anymore, come out please."

"Whimper, whimper," the little bear cried after a couple of bites, lowered its paws and cried, and after almost crying itself out, lifted its paws to continue nibbling the apple.

A true bear child indeed!

After the little bear started eating, Chen Ying slightly relaxed, focusing on the little bear while expanding the search range.

This time, he expanded the range to fifteen kilometers.

Soon, in a valley about twelve to thirteen kilometers from their location, he discovered a giant panda wildly beating up a wild boar.

From a distance, he couldn't be sure whether this crazed giant panda was the child's mother, but it might be worth a try.

The crazed giant panda was located on the northwest side of Huaqiu Valley, near the hillside, where the woods belonged to the wild boar's territory.

There was no food around that giant pandas liked, and it was unclear why this giant panda had picked a fight with the wild boar.

Chen Ying reported the location in the group chat, and as it happened, a wildlife protection patrol was checking the infrared cameras nearby. Hearing about the task, they rushed over to observe the situation.

Just as Chen Ying was about to relax, an unexpected event occurred.

The little bear, sensing the approaching threat, tossed aside the apple, and in a flash scaled the tree, climbing even higher than before.