The Civil Servant's Job is to Raise The Furries!-Chapter 295 - 294: The Great Battle of Offense and Defense
The sound of snow being compacted underfoot came from amidst the pine trees as Chen Su walked with steady steps.
The sharp crease of his police uniform trousers sliced through the fierce mountain wind, and the silver police badge lightly swayed with his stride.
His slender fingers were hooked around an elegant paper shopping bag, with two imposing forest police following behind.
"Madam, the Purple Mink is a national first-class protected animal."
Chen Su deftly displayed the handcuffs, the metal casting a cold gleam under the sun, "According to Article 44 of the Wildlife Protection Law, you are suspected of mistreating wild animals, please cooperate with our investigation."
With a crisp "click," the stainless steel handcuffs accurately clasped Tina’s wrist. The internet celebrity, who had been so arrogant moments ago, finally panicked: "Officer, this is all a misunderstanding! Please let me explain..."
Chen Su raised an eyebrow slightly: "Could you clarify where exactly the misunderstanding lies?"
Just a simple question left Tina speechless.
"People should have reverence for nature." Chen Su said, motioning for the two forest police to take Tina and her team members away.
Before leaving, his gaze swept over to Xu Ying, handing over the paper bag: "Filming all morning must have made you hungry, right? Have something to eat first."
Only then did Xu Ying notice it was already 11:30 a.m., and her stomach protested on cue. She took the paper bag and curiously asked, "What’s this?"
"Pastries the scenic area sent to comfort the staff, I thought you might like them, so I brought some." Chen Su glanced at his watch, the glacier-surface dial reflecting a cold gleam, "I still need to sort out case files later, so I’ll be off first."
He waved at Xu Ying, his tall figure gradually merging into the shadows of the cedar forest.
Xu Ying opened the paper bag, inside were neatly arranged pastries in exquisite packaging, along with a bottle of warm milk.
Just as she was searching for a straw, a red-haired head suddenly popped over.
"Wow, Little Xu Station Chief, what’s this?"
Lu Jinyu blinked his eyes, although earlier when Chen Su was speaking, his ears were perked up, now he was pretending to be all innocent.
Xu Ying, with an expression of disdain, handed him a pastry: "Here you go."
The starving Lu Jinyu unceremoniously unwrapped it and started eating.
At this moment, Hua Cai Queying landed lightly on his shoulder, its fluffy little head affectionately nuzzling his neck, chirping loudly.
"Do you want to eat too? Or are you trying to steal my pastry?"
Lu Jinyu looked wary, yet still pinched some crumbs into his palm, "Remember, no pecking me!"
"I really won’t compete with you for a partner!" he emphasized to the little bird. "This pastry, you can even take a piece to your goddess!"
Xu Ying couldn’t help but laugh: "It’s showing affection. After you stepped up just now, its impression of you has changed."
Lu Jinyu looked down at the little bird pecking in his palm, feeling an inexplicable sense of pride welling up in his heart. He tried to suppress the corners of his mouth from curling up, maintaining his cool and handsome image: "Hmph, this bird has good sense, not bad."
Hua Cai Queying seemed to have understood his words, tilting its little head and chirping, its colorful feathers shimmering in the sunlight.
The show kept delivering exciting moments, the ratings consistently high, while the last wrap-up segment in the afternoon pushed the program to a climax.
After lunch, the guests gathered at the mountainside of Snow Mountain.
Behind them, the newly constructed Snowfield Labyrinth loomed, covering nearly half a hillside, looking from afar like a fantasy forest forged from ice and snow.
At the entrance to the labyrinth, an ancient wooden plaque hung, with the vigorous characters "Snowfield Labyrinth" carved into it, the edges decorated with frost patterns, exuding both mystery and grandeur.
This is the newly built "Snowfield Labyrinth Scenic Spot" at West Mountain, designed to ease the pressure of large visitor flows during peak seasons.
The Snowfield Labyrinth includes scenes like frozen earth ice bridges and snow caves, resembling a snow world amusement park, with ticket profits used to maintain the scenic area’s ecological funds, coincidentally promoted by the show’s popularity.
Ye Jie, seeing Xu Ying hadn’t yet pulled out a task card, couldn’t help but ask out of curiosity: "Little Xu Station Chief, what’s the last task for Episode 2 of ’Desert Survival Law’?"
Su Zhining wore a troubled expression: "Is it very tough? Having to reserve a whole afternoon, oh my. Picking up trash with moss squares was tiring enough this morning!"
Xu Ying shrugged innocently: "Honestly, I don’t know either, the production team didn’t tell me about the last segment."
Her gaze turned to the director team behind the cameras: "Director team, quickly announce the task, don’t keep us in suspense!"
The assistant director picked up a small loudspeaker: "Our last segment is Snowfield Labyrinth tag-ripping!" 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢
Labyrinth? Tag-ripping?
The curiosity of the netizens was instantly piqued.
[Wow, exciting! They really haven’t seen the program guests rip tags off each other!]
[Will we see Captain Chen or Brother Qi in this segment? Hoping for a strong showdown!]
[Didn’t Brother Qi say when donating the snowmobile that he’d be on the show the next day? Wouldn’t that be today, for the last segment!]
"Behind everyone is the new attraction at West Mountain Scenic Area, Snowfield Labyrinth!"
"The 6 guests will be divided into offense and defense teams, the defense team being the Snow Mountain Guard Team, responsible for escorting the prop Heart of Snowfield, starting from the labyrinth’s entrance, safely reaching the end point, the Heart of Snowfield must not be seized or destroyed by the offense team, for the defense team to win."
The assistant director said, while displaying the Heart of Snowfield, a round crystal ball with a porcelain West Mountain Snow Lotus inside.
"The offense team is the Glacier Hunter Team, who will be randomly assigned to any location within the Snowfield Labyrinth."
"They can use tag-ripping to eliminate defense team members, preventing them from carrying the Heart of Snowfield to the end."
"The defense team can only evade the attacks from the offense Hunter Team, and cannot counterattack."
"If all defense team members are eliminated, the offense team wins."
After the assistant director finished reading these rules, the guests immediately raised objections.
Ye Jie, knowing her combat abilities, was well aware: "Isn’t this unfair to the defense team? Won’t the defense members become easy targets?"
The assistant director chuckled: "Of course, there’s more to it, the defense team has some game-changing tools!"
The show lights focused on Xu Ying.
Xu Ying roughly understood, she was definitely a defense team member.
If she were on the offense, relying on information from the small animals in the labyrinth, she could quickly "eliminate" all defense team members soon after the game starts.
"Within the Snowfield Labyrinth, there will be many small animal NPCs, providing information to the defense Guard Team, like spotting offense team members, or where hidden props are."
The assistant director spoke mysteriously: "The defense team member who obtains hidden props can counterattack, tearing off the offense member’s tag and eliminating him or her."
"And our Beast Language expert, Little Xu Station Chief, will automatically become the ace of the defense Snow Mountain Guard Team!"
Staff gave Xu Ying the Snow Mountain Guard Team ace badge.
