Forest Ranger, starting from Picking Up a Lynx Girl-Chapter 55 Get away from my kid; I wouldn’t trade it for the world

"Brother Ying, come take a look, is this a Big Spirit Cat?"

Chen Ying had just put the Large Spirit Cat Cubs into the child care box with Little Sen when he heard Yin Li's words and hurriedly ran into the control room.

With just one glance, he recognized it as a Large Spirit Cat.

Seeing its anxious circling, was it possible it was looking for its children?

Chen Ying couldn't help but to lower his head for a glance at the Golden Snub-nosed Monkey Mother holding its baby, then pursed his lips without saying a word.

"Little Sen, I'm going to take the cubs out for a bit, you and Brother Li keep watch in the control room and contact me by phone."

Walkie-talkies weren't convenient, so after he made a direct phone call and put on his earpiece, he carried the child care box towards where the Large Spirit Cat was.

This time he came out alone, and after getting close to the target, tried as much as possible to emanate a harmless aura.

The Large Spirit Cat cautiously backed off a little, then stopped, stretched out its head to sniff carefully, and looked up at the slowly approaching Chen Ying and the box he was holding.

Chen Ying had already spread out the towel wrapping the little cub, revealing the little one inside.

The Large Spirit Cat's eyes were fixed on it, unblinking.

Chen Ying didn't recklessly put the little cub down, he had to first confirm whether this Big Spirit Cat was female, and had just given birth.

After a female animal gives birth, their physical energy is greatly depleted, and they lack sufficient food.

Chen Ying had come prepared, bringing the mouse meat the Large Spirit Cat loved to eat.

Here, a real-name thank you to Jinya is required, for this fat mouse was personally caught by her for a snack, but Chen Ying had requisitioned it.

He placed the child care box securely on the ground, making sure everything, except for the ventilation holes, was closed to ensure nothing could sneak in and harm the cub while he wasn't paying attention.

He donned gloves, picked up the mouse by its tail, and approached the Large Spirit Cat, offering food in exchange for a chance to pet it.

The Large Spirit Cat sniffed his scent, then called toward the mouse in his hand with a hoarse voice.

Chen Ying put down the mouse, "Go ahead and eat, this is specially brought for you."

The Large Spirit Cat stared at him quizzically for a while, but unable to resist the hunger, it trapped the mouse under its paw and began to devour it ravenously.

Seeing it had almost finished eating and was slowing down, Chen Ying quickly seized the moment and touched the Big Spirit Cat's belly.

Good, though the "food pouch" was not as filled as usual, it was much more swollen than that of a normal Large Spirit Cat.

The Big Spirit Cat Mother roared in surprise and suddenly backed away, baring its teeth and glaring at Chen Ying as if it was just short of cursing him out.

(The Big Spirit Cat that looks like a little dog)

It wasn't just the Big Spirit Cat Mother that got startled; Yin Li and the others huddled around the surveillance screen also jumped in shock.

"Brother Ying's move is pretty sneaky, huh?"

Little Deng couldn't hold back and shivered.

Yin Li smacked him on the forehead with the back of his hand, "What nonsense are you talking about, is your Brother Ying that kind of person?"

If only he could suppress the smile at the corner of his mouth, his words might have been a bit more convincing.

"It's just like Brother Ying, this trick isn't something that many can learn."

Little Sen said this while imitating the move, looking even sneakier than Chen Ying.

Chen Ying was unaware of his brothers poking fun at him in the back, and after confirming that this was likely the mother of the cubs, he went back to move the box closer and opened it.

"Don't you want your child?"

The Big Spirit Cat Mother circled cautiously outside the child care box a few times before tentatively stepping in.

The little fellow had drunk two milliliters of milk before falling asleep, and now, smelling its mother's scent, tried hard to lift its little head and began whimpering for its mother again.

The Big Spirit Cat Mother, unaccustomed to the size of the child care box, struggled to find a proper angle to lie down and nurse the child, and in the end, it was Chen Ying who helped pull it out, then placed the cub into its embrace, allowing the frantic little cub to finally find a position.

But five minutes later, after the little cub escaped the food bag for the third time, the Big Spirit Cat Mother got up, licked the little cub a few times, and left without looking back.

Chen Ying couldn't even call her back!

The little cub was abandoned once again.

Chen Ying quickly organized the child care box, placed the little cub inside to keep it warm, and waited on the spot for over ten minutes, but still the Big Spirit Cat Mother didn't return.

At that moment, Yin Li arrived with Little Deng.

"You go ahead and take the cub back first. We've roughly located the den of the Big Spirit Cat Mother. I'll take Little Deng to check the situation first. You take care of the cub, then come join us."

That was the only thing to do.

Back at the rescue station, the center's car had already arrived, driven by the familiar Brother Liu, with Nanny Zeng from the Child Care Area on board.

Aside from the giant pandas, the other rescued animals were divided into three main areas: mammals, birds, and amphibians.

Nanny Zeng was a senior nanny in the mammal child care room.

Upon seeing Chen Ying return, she directly came over to take the child care box, inquired about the situation, and decided to stay temporarily.

Once it was confirmed that the Big Spirit Cat Mother had no other problems apart from plainly abandoning the child, she would take the little one down the mountain to care for it.

Chen Ying acted quickly and found Yin Li and the others lying behind a mound, observing through binoculars.

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"That burrow under the tree root is its den. I saw it go in and out twice. The second time, it even took back and ate the unfinished mouse you had brought earlier."

During the conversation, the Big Spirit Cat Mother emerged again, left her mark at the den entrance, and then ran off in another direction.

Chen Ying took the opportunity to look into the burrow.

The space was small, lined with grass roots and leaves for a nest, with three visibly larger cubs lying in the middle.

Normal Big Spirit Cats give birth in April to May, with two to three cubs per litter, generally not more than four.

This Big Spirit Cat Mother had actually given birth in July, to a litter of four cubs, and without a mate's help, it was nearly impossible for her to successfully rear all four children.

Moreover, the other three cubs were much bigger than the one that was abandoned; there was no way it could compete with its siblings for milk.

Having determined the situation, Chen Ying immediately withdrew and relayed the observations to Nanny Zeng at the rescue station through the headset.

After a moment of silence, she sighed, "Then I'll take it down. We can't just force it back."

They were worried not only about the abandoned cub but also about the other three, whose conditions weren't particularly good either.

After all, by the time they could leave the nest, it would be winter, and the scarcity of food and pressure of competition would be like swords hanging over their heads.

By next year when the ice and snow melted, there was no telling how many of the three little ones would have survived.

It was difficult to bear, but it had to be endured.

Humans should not intervene too much in the natural ecological chain. Protecting endangered species is a must, but overprotection is actually harmful.

Yin Li made a mark on the tree near the burrow so that the forest rangers could come and check on the state of the Big Spirit Cat family.

By the time the three of them returned to the rescue station, Nanny Zeng had already completed the handover procedures with Little Sen.

"We'll head down now, and later when the cub has grown a bit, we can try to return it to its mother's side."

The hope was slim, but it was worth a try.

After sending Nanny Zeng and the others off, Chen Ying turned into the emergency room.

The state of the Little Golden Cat improved day by day. Today, it was essentially able to sit up and lick food on its own, although it often ended up on its face. At least it would live, which was better than before.

Jinya watched quietly for a while, then a glint appeared in her eyes, and she ran out of the courtyard. After making a big detour, carrying a plump mountain rat, she followed Chen Ying's scent trail to find the Big Spirit Cat Mother's den.

She cleverly didn't get too close but threw the mountain rat near the burrow, then leapt up a tree and lay down, keeping watch over the Big Spirit Cat family.

The Spiritual Cat Mother tensed, guarding the nest and hiding her three cubs under her belly, vigilantly watching the outside of the den.

After a long time, as the lynx's scent still lingered, the Big Spirit Cat Mother couldn't resist cautiously poking her head out to scope things out and immediately saw the mountain rat thrown at the entrance of the den.

...You old Deng, you want to exchange my cub for a mountain rat?