The Civil Servant's Job is to Raise The Furries!-Chapter 82: About to Be Skinned Alive

"It’s like this, soon there will be a group of bird hunters coming here with shotguns to catch birds."

"They should be coming on two-wheeled motorcycles. Can you help me keep an eye on their movements and inform Vulture Brother through the hummingbirds?"

[Of course, no problem! I’ll notify all our family members now!]

The sand rats collected their snack rewards, happily returned underground, and started spreading the word, ten to a hundred, notifying sand rats within a ten-kilometer radius.

The Vulture Brothers were resting temporarily in the date palm grove, and as soon as they received intelligence from the hummingbirds, they would immediately take off as ’reconnaissance planes,’ scouting from the air to track the bird hunters.

After setting everything up, to be safe, Xu Ying rode her conspicuous sand motorbike back to the area where the Fox Mongoose Family and the Gray Tail often roamed. The two bird hunters previously hadn’t had much luck here, so they generally wouldn’t come back.

At sunset, four Vulture Brothers flew in from the horizon and landed next to Xu Ying.

Seeing the Vulture Brothers had arrived, Xu Ying asked urgently, "How did it go? Did you encounter anyone?"

The Vulture Brothers nodded, puffed out their chests, looking very proud of completing their mission.

[This time, three people came to hunt birds, two men and one woman. They searched the date palm grove for a long time but didn’t find so much as a feather.]

[While they were searching everywhere for prey, they suddenly received a phone call and then rode their two motorcycles back. ]

[We followed them in the sky as they traveled for about two hours and discovered they stopped in a small village-like place with several earth houses and that blue truck you showed us! It’s for sure—they’re poachers!]

[We saw more than ten people in these earth houses; each one had a shotgun. The interior of the earth houses wasn’t very clear to see.]

With the intelligence provided by the vultures, Xu Ying was able to pinpoint the location of the Fur Farm. Just as she was getting excited about the breakthrough, a hummingbird flew over: [Station Chief, Little Desert Rat has more information to report to you, please wait for them.]

Little Desert Rat came over to add: [Station Chief, Station Chief, I overheard their phone conversation. It seemed like they were told to hurry back to work because they received a large order; they are short of hands.]

Going back to work?

Xu Ying’s heart sank. The so-called work at the Fur Farm meant capturing animals and skinning them, right?

Coupled with the "large order" they received, the situation was most likely the latter.

These people were going to harm the little animals locked inside the Fur Farm today!

The vultures said they flew about two hours, and calculating at approximately fifty kilometers per hour, the Black Heart Fur Farm is likely less than a hundred kilometers away from here.

Using her current longitude and latitude coordinates, she estimated the approximate location of the Black Heart Fur Farm and reported the existence and approximate coordinates of the Fur Farm to the Desert Police Station.

After listening to Xu Ying’s report, Chen Su caught onto the key point: "You’re saying this Fur Farm is hidden within old earth houses?"

Xu Ying immediately responded, "Yes, the vultures said those houses are very old, made of earth bricks."

"That’s likely a reconstructed abandoned village."

Chen Su replied after a while: "Following the coordinates you calculated, we’ve identified which abandoned village it is. Now that we have the exact location, we’re heading there immediately. Be cautious, and do not act recklessly."

Fully aware of her capabilities, Xu Ying knew it was impossible to take down the Black Heart Farm on her own: "Alright, I’ll first scout the perimeter."

After the Desert Police Station accepted Xu Ying’s report, they immediately dispatched personnel.

After hanging up the phone, Xu Ying quickly hopped on her sand motorbike: "Hurry, take me there—the little animals trapped in the Fur Farm are at constant risk of being skinned!"

Upon hearing the words "skinning," the little animals present shivered, it was too gruesome! The furry creatures were pitiful, their beautiful, warm fur being the reason for their doom.

Xu Ying turned to ask the five Little Desert Rats that had just arrived: "Little Desert Rats, can you travel with me? The reward will be absolutely substantial!"

She feared that, upon arrival, the situation might be dire, leaving no time to find new informants.

The five Little Desert Rats exchanged looks and shared their individual opinions.

[These villains must be captured, their great ecological destruction will eventually impact the survival of us rodents.]

[Although we rats are often prey to many furry animals, perhaps after saving them this time, we might earn a pardon for ourselves?]

Xu Ying nodded upon hearing this: "I’ll help you negotiate for a pardon!"

[Alright, let’s head out quickly!]

[It would be delightful to see those who prey on us bow down in gratitude!]

The Little Desert Rats jumped onto Xu Ying’s sand motorbike, full of fighting spirit.

Xu Ying drove the motorbike, racing forward at full speed.

The little Gray Tail leader, together with the hummingbirds, went to notify the hidden birds that it was safe to return home to the date palm grove.

The birds, hiding everywhere, flew back to the date palm grove after receiving the message, chirping noisily, making the grove lively and bustling.

[Will the Station Chief encounter any danger?]

[With so many of us birds, can’t we be of any help?]

[But those poachers have shotguns; they can kill us with one shot.]

[They can kill us with one shot. Oh my God, I can’t bear to imagine what if the gun hits Little Xu Station Chief, such a good person being shot by a hunter...]

The birds in the grove looked troubled.

[But how can we be of any help? Humans aren’t afraid of us. If we tried to peck them with our sharp beaks, we’d be shot before even getting close.]

The birds couldn’t think of any way to help Little Xu Station Chief.

The Grey-tailed Sparrow tilted its head, remembering how it alone managed to daunt the strange bald man near the rescue station this morning, its tiny pea-like eyes suddenly lit up.

[I have an idea; humans fear not just our sharp beaks!]

[Little Xu Station Chief said that these poachers have shotguns, their range is between fifty to one hundred meters. As long as we fly over a hundred meters high, we generally won’t be harmed!]

The other birds were still puzzled by Gray Tail’s words: [Fly a hundred meters up? And then? So, what exactly is the plan?]

Gray Tail scratched the bark with its claws, [Uh, it’s an unbecoming but effective plan!]