Chapter 263 Tough Characters The gerbils were still very timid when they saw the lynx squatting next to Xia Zhining.

But when his gaze fell on the pile of sunflower seeds on the ground that hadn't been moved yet, his eyes lit up immediately—

Forget about being scared, let's make this fortune from sunflower seeds first!

The little gerbils jostled forward, each eager to report, their chatter creating a chaotic buzz:

[Report! Report! That suspicious human is secretly hiding something strange in the lynx's den!]

[The little lynx noticed! It kept biting and bothering him, trying to stop him from pretending!]

[Then that person... he... he took out a shiny long stick and hit the lynx cub!]

The gerbil reporting the news sounded heartbroken; the little lynx had been beaten to death, it was so pitiful!

[Later...later the little lynx stopped moving...so he...left it aside...]

[They didn't even manage to pack anything! Because—the lynx is back!!]

[The person was so frightened that they jumped onto something with two circles (a sand motorcycle), and whoosh—they disappeared!]

Xia Zhining pieced together the whole story from the cacophony of voices, and her heart ached.

It turns out that the lynx cubs were preventing the murderer from installing some kind of device, and the man cruelly killed the cubs.

Just when things were at their most critical, the lynx mother returned, scaring away the cruel creature.

Xia Zhining quickly organized and translated the information chattering from the gerbils in her mind.

He then solemnly relayed the information to the others.

After listening, Lu Li frowned: "It seems they installed seismic or acoustic sensing devices in natural shelters such as animal nests."

"These people are too cunning. They use natural structures to cover up signal transmissions, which can not only evade conventional reconnaissance, but also monitor the activities of nearby military exercises or geological explorations."

Shang Wu, the person in charge of the Northwest operation, looked increasingly grim: "The fact that the equipment could be disguised to this extent shows that their technology and experience far exceed our previous estimates."

"If it weren't for the lynx going berserk and biting people, we wouldn't have been able to catch them in the short term."

"The enemy poses a very high threat level!"

Upon learning the details of the child's murder, the lynx dug its massive claws deep into the sand, letting out a low, mournful howl: [These cruel executioners… I will make them pay for their crimes in blood!]

Xia Zhining gently touched the lynx's tense forearm reassuringly, then quickly asked the gerbil family, "Which direction did the bad guy run off in the end?"

A gerbil immediately raised its tiny paw and pointed into the distance.

Lu Li looked in that direction and his expression changed: "That's... the direction of the snow mountain."

At this moment, another gerbil, which had been hiding behind its companion, seemed to suddenly remember something.

It timidly squeezed to the front, excitedly adding, "Yes, yes! The bad guy was running so fast he almost stepped on my tail!"

[And...and the smell of his clunky boots was quite peculiar.]

[There's...a fresh scent of pine branches, just like the wind blowing from the snow-capped mountains!]

Gerbils have a very sensitive sense of smell, so Xia Zhining immediately gave the little gerbil 20 sunflower seeds, and she was absolutely decisive when it came time to pay!

The little gerbil was completely stunned by this overwhelming wealth!

In an instant, he decided to follow Xia Zhi Ning wholeheartedly!

Shang Wu pointed to the vast area circled on the map, his expression grave: "It's very troublesome. The opponent is a veteran at utilizing the terrain, and their movements span across both deserts and snow-capped mountains, two extreme environments."

"They used the complex terrain to naturally cut off our tracking clues; they are an experienced and extremely dangerous group."

The grandeur of the Northwest lies in the coexistence of extreme landscapes.