The Civil Servant's Job is to Raise The Furries!-Chapter 97: There Are! There Are!

The two police officers gradually understood, and only then did they feel at ease.

Qin Yan usually guards the mountain alone in the control room, and sometimes it can be quite lonely. Now, with Xu Ying, Qi Xiao, and two police officers from the West Mountain Police Station accompanying him to guard the mountain, eating and watching movies together, Qin Yan was thrilled. He looked at Xu Ying, who was fiddling with the tablet: "What movie are we watching today?"

In the cold weather, the tablet tends to shut down automatically. Xu Ying covered it with a hot water bottle while saying, "A classic high-scoring movie! And it’s snow mountain-themed!"

Upon hearing this, Qi Xiao squinted his eyes, having a bad feeling.

A snow mountain-themed movie? And a highly rated one?

Qin Yan thought he hadn’t seen this type before and was eagerly anticipating it, then saw the movie title appear on Xu Ying’s tablet screen—"Boonie Bears: Snow Daze."

The other four people in the control room were taken aback.

However, Xu Ying picked up her self-heating hotpot with an expectant face, her bright almond eyes shining: "These bears are cute and funny; a movie with them can’t be bad!"

Everyone: As expected from an animal rescuer’s idea of a classic high-scoring movie!

Meanwhile, as Xu Ying and her group sat comfortably in the control room watching a movie, a group of masked individuals was traversing through the snow, struggling and cautiously climbing toward Snow Lotus Valley in the dark.

At night, the temperature was extremely low, and the wind howled on West Mountain.

A group of seven poachers hunched over against the cold wind, and the higher they climbed, the harder every step became.

Amidst the whistling wind, they could only communicate by shouting.

Three or four of the poachers were already exhausted.

"Is that Snow Lotus Valley really real, or did that animal rescuer fabricate it for video effects?"

"Yeah, we’ve flown a drone over many times and found nothing."

"I’ve never seen so many snow lotuses covering the mountains; it’d be like picking up money!"

The leader of the poachers had to stabilize the team’s morale: "That blogger named Xu Ying is a public figure with millions of followers. If she’s caught using fabricated things to deceive people, she’d be banned across the internet. She’s from within the system, too; she wouldn’t dare risk that responsibility, would she?"

The deputy echoed: "Isn’t it said online that she can understand animal language? These animals on the snow mountain must be able to discover places we can’t! If we can’t find any, it wouldn’t be surprising if she did."

"Alright, I estimated that in less than an hour, we could be at the filming site of her video. Let’s search carefully at that time."

The leader began to motivate them: "There’s no such thing as easy money! Hard work pays off, so everyone buck up!"

Those who complained shut their mouths and continued climbing up the mountain.

On the spruce in the snowy ridge, a row of Snow Pigeons tilted their heads to look at them, then spread their wings and flew toward the management room.

"Coo coo coo—"

Inside the management room, everyone was engrossed in watching the Boonie Bears cartoon. Those who originally looked down on the cartoon were now deeply invested. No wonder it was a box-office hit; kids really know what they’re talking about.

Xu Ying noticed the appearance of the Snow Pigeons and stood up excitedly.

Qi Xiao, near the door, quickly opened it and shielded Xu Ying from the wind that blew in as the door opened.

The Snow Pigeon flapped its wings anxiously: [Station Chief, there are seven people on the north line, but they’re fully armed, and you can’t see their faces. Judging by their backpacks, they’re members from that previous group of people!]

Xu Ying translated the bird language from the Snow Pigeon for everyone.

Ji Xuehui immediately notified the main force at West Mountain Police Station and then was the first to head out: "Grab the gear, let’s move!"

Xu Ying looked at Ji Xuehui’s capable and upright figure, feeling a great sense of security.

Everyone was very professional, swiftly transitioning from watching the movie, grabbing their gear, and immediately following the Snow Pigeon. The sooner they caught the suspects, the sooner they could come back to finish watching Boonie Bears!

The group of five quickly headed towards Snow Lotus Valley. Qin Yan noticed Xu Ying, the rescuer from the desert, while climbing the snow mountain. She was professional and didn’t need any help, prompting him to marvel: "Little Xu Station Chief, I couldn’t tell you even climb snow mountains so well! I remember you’re from the coast, and you’ve climbed snow mountains before, right?"

Qi Xiao fully agreed; accompanying Xu Ying up the snow mountain, she never once complained of being tired and even excitedly explained various small animals of the snow mountain to him. This trip made him view Xu Ying in a new light.

In response to Qin Yan’s surprise, Xu Ying made an excuse: "To send the snow mountain’s small animals home, I definitely had to do my homework seriously!"

"Besides, running all around the desert has trained my physical strength and endurance quite well, hasn’t it?"

Ji Xuehui heard Xu Ying and couldn’t help but admire how likable this young lady was—both smart and dedicated! No wonder she had so many followers online. She smiled at everyone and said: "Initially, I thought the mountain path was tough, so I’d lend Xiao Xu a hand up the mountain. Now I see I underestimated her."

Hmm? Being pulled up the mountain by a beautiful and sassy policewoman?

Xu Ying thought it sounded great! But now, pressed for time, she could only regret missing the chance.

At this time, the seven poachers had reached near Snow Lotus Valley.

They stood in the blanketing snow, their eyes bewildered.

The terrain and the surrounding mountain ridges matched the video precisely, but where was the valley?

"Boss, I told you, isn’t that woman online just hyping it up? There’s no valley here, just snow everywhere!"

"We’ve just arrived, and with so much snow, what if the valley entrance is blocked by snow? You’re such a blockhead."

The leader sternly ordered: "Keep searching and turn this place upside down. I refuse to believe there’s no Snow Lotus Valley!"

He didn’t believe they’d put in so much effort, braving enormous risks to climb the mountain again, only to come away empty-handed.

The conditions here were so harsh; even if there wasn’t a Snow Lotus Valley, they should at least be able to dig up a few snow lotuses, right?

Under the leader’s orders, everyone with little shovels started searching for the valley entrance in the freezing wind. In such an extreme environment, their gloves and shovel handles were freezing together, making their hands feel foreign.

As they swung their shovels, a feeling of misery enveloped them.

Just then, someone suddenly threw down their shovel and stumbled, crawling toward the leader: "Boss, there’s...there’s..."

Upon hearing this, the leader and others stopped what they were doing, thrilled: "Found the entrance to Snow Lotus Valley?"

Before the person who ran over could speak, something hit him from behind, sending him flying to the leader’s feet.

The leader, startled, took a few steps back and instinctively reached for the hunting rifle on his back: "What’s there?!"

Lying in the snow, he clumsily lifted his face, his voice weak, using every ounce of strength to speak: "There are wild boars..."

"There are bears..."

"There are wolves..."

"There are leopards..."

The leader’s eyes widened at this and crouched down, grabbing the person’s collar: "Are you making us play guessing games? Is it bears or wolves? Did you see clearly?"