Chapter 24 South China Tiger (Twenty-four)
The police heard that the poaching gang was not only large in number but also equipped with knives, guns, sticks and other weapons, so they did not dare to act rashly.
They were afraid that the desperate criminals would be pushed into a corner and might kill the South China tiger and the police, causing unpredictable damage.
They knew that the poachers wanted to "catch them alive", so they ambushed them on the mountainside and at the foot of the mountain, set up many checkpoints, and waited for the poachers to surrender.
Unexpectedly, two gunshots were heard suddenly from deep in the forest, disrupting all plans.
The special police wearing bulletproof vests received the order and rushed to the Qinling Mountains as quickly as possible to surround the criminals.
The accompanying veterinarians and rewilding team staff also hurried as fast as they could, fearing that something might happen to the precious tiger.
"Hands up, don't move!"
When the special police rushed to the mountain fully armed with guns raised, they were ready to fight a desperate battle with the poaching gang.
But found...
"Uncle police!"
The criminal cried with joy, rolled over and crawled over, and clasped his wrists together.
"You finally came to arrest me! I surrender myself, please save me!"
"Ambulance! I have broken bones, I need an ambulance!"
"You guys..." You deserve it.
The police looked up and saw about 20 to 30 poachers on the sparsely populated Qinling Mountains. Some were lying down, some were crawling, and not even one of them could stand up completely.
Opposite them, the leading adult male tiger was covered in blood, dyeing its orange fur bright red, making it impossible to tell whether it was human or tiger.
Noticing that more people were entering the forest, the tiger raised its head and glared at them like sharp swords.
Even the special police who had received professional training still shuddered with fear when they saw Shanjun's gaze.
At this moment, even though they had weapons in their hands, they were still afraid of a tiger covered in blood.
"Well...don't get me wrong, we are not in the same group with them!"
The operation commander immediately lowered his gun and raised his hands high to prove that he had no ill intentions.
The special police who rushed up at the same time immediately let go of their sniper rifles and hurriedly explained to Dahu.
"We are the police, and we are here to catch these criminals."
"Yes, yes, I am trying to protect you... but you don't seem to need protection."
"Wait, can tigers understand us?"
No one knows whether the tiger can understand it.
Kang Kang looked towards the crowd, recognized Shen Yu and Qin An who looked concerned, raised his head and rubbed Shan Jun's neck.
The king of beasts, who was so domineering just now, lowered his head and gently touched Kang Kang's head.
Then he raised his eyes, looked around, and slowly turned and left with bloodstains all over his body.
There were so many people on the mountain, and no one dared to stop them.
It is conceivable that after today's incident spreads, no poacher will dare to set foot in this forest.
"Mr. Policeman!" A seriously injured poacher asked with gritted teeth, "The tiger has bitten so many people. It's too dangerous! Catch him quickly!"
"Shut up!" Before the policeman could say anything, his accomplice slapped him in the face and said, "This is a protected area. We came here to poach. We should be thankful that we didn't get bitten to death!"
The policeman nodded seriously.
"Hey, why did the tiger leave?" Qin An finally caught up and stood on tiptoe to look.
Chen Yu: "Wait a minute, let the veterinarian take a look at it!"
"Forget it, let him be." The veterinarian adjusted his glasses and said solemnly, "That's the tiger king."
The self-healing ability of wild animals is stronger than humans imagine.
The tiger seemed to be covered in wounds, but judging by the amount of bleeding, it should not be serious.
In terms of combat experience, those poachers were far inferior to him.
not to mention……
Veterinarian: Thank you, I want to live.
Judging from the tiger's current condition, the tranquilizer gun we brought can't knock him down at all. Who dares to get close to him to treat his wounds?
Yu Yijun lay there panting, looking at the tiger's receding back, then looking at Kang Kang who was still near the humans, not understanding what was going on.
Kang Kang met the tiger cub's gaze and mistakenly thought that he was afraid of humans, so he lowered his head and licked the corner of the baby's eyes.
Then, Kang Kang looked at Shen Yu and Qin An in the crowd, called out to them twice, and put his big paws on the tiger cub's hind legs.
Yu Yiyun was so busy with the fight that he didn't notice he was injured.
Only when Kang Kang touched it did he notice that the hair on his legs had turned red.
Ouch, it hurts!
Who took advantage of the chaos to slash me? !
Fat Tiger was stabbed for no apparent reason and was feeling aggrieved, but he didn't expect that someone was even angrier than him.
"Fuck! Which bastard hurt my little Yunyun? I'm going to fight you to the death!" Qin An exploded immediately, rolled up his sleeves and prepared to rush over to vent Fat Tiger's anger.
"Qin An, calm down, there is a law enforcement recorder here!" Shen Yu stopped him and whispered, "Wait until they are locked up, and then ask the brothers in the prison to take good care of them!"
The veterinarian held up his glasses, stood on tiptoes and tried to look around, and said leisurely, "Yunxiao's wound needs to be treated, right? Can you two find a way to get him here?"
The commander-in-chief, who was busy handcuffing the poacher off the ground and arresting him, took the time to ask, "Eh? Which tiger is Yunxiao?"
“Ouch!”
Yes, which tiger is Yunxiao?
"It's the little one. We just named him Yunxiao because he likes to climb trees. His name is Xiao Yunyun backwards. If you look closely, the pattern on his ears is the same as clouds. Isn't he cute?"
Yu Yiyun: “…”
Rather than being cute, I want a name that is more powerful and domineering.
Yunxiao sounds okay, but Yu Yiyun has a hunch that 'Xiao Yunyun' will definitely be used more frequently.
'Xiao Yunyun' sounds too much like 'Xiao Yunyun', what a shame!
"Ahhh!" Yu Yiyun tried to protest.
Kang Kang licked the tiger cub soothingly, thinking that his wound was too painful.
After hesitating for half a minute, Kang Kang finally plucked up the courage, walked away from the tiger cub, and squatted down at a distance that was neither too far nor too close.
"Oh?"
At first, Yu Yiyun was a little confused.
Faced with so many strange humans, Kang Kang, who had just rescued the cub from a poaching gang, should have been extra vigilant.
He looked at Kang Kang and found that Kang Kang was seeing a veterinarian.
There was no particular emotion in the animal's eyes, but it could be felt that the tigress had a certain trust in this human.
At the beginning, Kang Kang's hind legs were clamped and it was the veterinarian who performed the surgery on her.
Kang Kang doesn’t know how to judge people’s hearts, she only knows: the veterinarian can make her son’s leg heal.
"Kan Kang walked away on his own initiative. Shouldn't we need to anesthetize him?"
"No, no!" The veterinarian shook his head and smiled at Da Hu, "Kang Kang, do you still remember me? Seeing that you are so healthy now, it proves that my medical skills are not bad~"
As he spoke, he put on gloves and approached Xiaohu cautiously.
Although Fat Tiger was just one year old, he was not enough to cause any loss of life.
With the sharpness of his claws now, one scratch would be painful enough.
Qin An and Shen Yu put on thick gloves, rushed out one on the left and one on the right, and held down Xiaohu's two front paws at the same time.
"Doctor, we've held it down for you, hurry up... No, take your time, don't rush."
"Yes, yes, slow work makes fine work!"
"Awoo..." the tiger cub cried weakly.
He keenly felt that Qin An and Shen Yu's hands were scratching his chin at the same time, like teasing a cat.
Qin An also took the opportunity to pinch the plum blossom meat pad, and the corners of his mouth rose wildly.
——Tell me the truth, you two have been wanting to do this for a long time, right?
Yu Yiyun yelled a few times, and the curses were particularly foul.
"You two should hold it down gently, don't hurt him. Our Yunxiao is very well behaved, he didn't even show his teeth at me, he's such a good boy." The doctor quickly checked Xiaohu's wound and frowned, "It's not a serious injury, but it's easy to get inflamed in the summer. To be on the safe side, disinfect it and then sew it up for him."
It was a bit painful to use the medicine to disinfect, and the veterinarian was afraid that the tiger cub would struggle, so he used his free hand to hold down his other leg.
Unexpectedly, the tiger cub was very quiet and did not show any aggression, which shocked Qin An and Shen Yu.
Not to mention wild tigers, even for those tigers in zoos that they are familiar with, every time they treat their wounds it is like dancing with death.
The tiger does not understand the concept of 'disinfection' at all. It will feel the pain and will definitely struggle madly.
Not only was Xiaohu very well behaved during the disinfection, he also did not cry out during the stitching.
Considering the limited conditions in the wilderness, if something goes wrong during the anesthetic injection, it will be too late to rescue. The veterinarian can only apply anesthetic externally, which has a very limited effect.
Fat Tiger was obviously in pain, and his body was shaking during the stitching, but he did not show any aggressiveness from beginning to end.
"Okay, our Yunxiao is so well behaved." After the suture was completed, the veterinarian bravely touched Fat Tiger's head.
Even though I knew he didn't understand, I still gently reminded him, "The wound will scab over in three or four days. If it comes into contact with water during this period, it will heal more slowly. Try not to lick its fur."
"Ao." The tiger cub howled to show that he remembered it.
"Do you understand? Our little Yunyun is so smart~"
"Speaking of which, we have reviewed Kang Kang's activities and finally figured out your birthday." Shen Yu approached the tiger cub and said excitedly, "You are one year old today! If you were in the zoo, you would be able to attend the tiger rewilding class at this age."
"Xiao Yunyun... No, Yunxiao, happy birthday!"
After receiving birthday wishes, Yu Yiyun looked up at her former colleagues who had fought side by side with her day and night for the same goal, and let out a loud "Ah!"
Thanks!
The veterinarian sewed up the wound and examined the tiger cub carefully. After confirming that the tiger cub had no more serious injuries, he let go and let him return to Kang Kang.
Kang Kang, who had been standing by, immediately ran forward, sniffed his child, then looked back at the people who were waving at him.
After staring at each other for a few seconds, Kang Kang took his baby son back into the depths of the jungle.
After going through such a turmoil, she did not rest, but followed the smell and the remaining blood, all the way to the stream where the mountain tiger often slept.
The tiger was wet, probably having just been soaked in water, and the grass beside the stream was dyed red in a large area.
Kang Kang jumped over the bushes, went around the tiger's left side to the right side, lay down very naturally, and licked the knife wound on his back.
Yu Yiyun had a leg injury and ran slowly.
When he got through the bushes, he saw his mother and the tiger lying side by side, looking just as relaxed as they should be.
Yu Yiyun: ...What's going on with you two? !
All of a sudden, Yu Yiyun seemed to have discovered something extraordinary!
Last spring, long before he was born, infrared cameras in Kang Kang's territory captured traces of a total of three male tigers.
Therefore, the rewilding team has been unable to determine who the tiger cub's father is.
The three male tigers on the candidate list are Zhen'an, Qingqing, and another male tiger who failed in his courtship and was sent back to the zoo.
Among the three suspects, Zhen'an went in and out the most frequently.
Neptune Zhen'an is very popular with female tigers and has a high success rate in courtship. The rewilding team thought he was the number one suspect.
After close tracking and analysis, it was discovered that Zhen'an might have just passed through Kang Kang's territory on his way to the Hedong Nature Reserve to steal cattle.
During the breeding season, Zhen'an would bring his female tiger mates' favorite prey and go on dates with them.
But his tigress friend liked to eat steak, so Zhen'an had to risk crossing the river to steal beef from the tiger territory where there were the most bison.
Once I ran into a tiger head-on and had a small fight.
The reason why it is called "a small fight" is because Zhen'an had no intention of fighting and was basically just defending.
The tiger chased him and punched him twice, but for some reason he stopped.
Now that I think about it... Shanjun was probably on Zhen'an, and when he smelled Kang Kang's scent, he thought he was another love rival.
After hitting it a few times and realizing that he had hit the wrong person, he let Aquaman go.
The second suspect tiger is Qingqing, who is also in the Hexi Nature Reserve.
During the courtship period, he once broke into Kang Kang's territory and stayed there for two or three days.
The staff did not consider him the number one suspect because Qingqing came back limping and dejected, and did not look like someone who had successfully courted a mate.
After investigation, the staff finally identified the suspect as a male tiger that had failed in its attempt to be rewilded after courtship and was brought back, curled up in the cage and crying.
The male tiger was also unlucky. After returning from Hedong, he was chased by tigers into his territory and beaten up.
When the rewilding team rushed over to catch him, they didn't even have to use the tranquilizer gun. Hu Zi took the initiative to crawl into the cage and refused to come out again no matter what.
In order to solve the mystery of Yunxiao's life experience, the rewilding team held several meetings and considered several possibilities.
From beginning to end, no one doubted the tiger.
The reason is simple, they found no traces of contact between Shanjun and Kang Kang.
Although the unmanned camera captured the tiger appearing in the river, it was only for less than a minute, so it could only take a bath at most...right?
Yu Yiyun, who spent a whole morning to successfully cross the river, was unwilling to believe that there really was a tiger that could swim across the river in one minute.
Moreover, this is not the thinnest part of the river.
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The little fat tiger, who was unsuccessful in everything, was in autism for just three seconds and then raised his head again.
Wait, why are you shutting yourself up?
He realized something more important!
If the tiger really swam across the river, he would have successfully dated Kang Kang last spring.
So--
Yu Yiyun raised her head high, as if she saw four large characters floating in the air:
Tiger, king, son!
No wonder that from childhood to adulthood, I have always been more than two times bigger than Huhu of the same age, and my physical fitness is also exceptionally outstanding.
More importantly, it has super strong vitality.
I have experienced the heavy rainy season and the snowy winter, but I have never been sick. I am in good health and enjoy everything I eat.
It turns out that I won the genetic lottery~
What does it mean to be born in Rome~!
Yu Yiyun became more and more excited as she thought about it, and took a step forward with her short legs...
"Ouch! My legs hurt!
Although he was able to endure the stitches, he still felt a piercing pain when the wound he had just healed was pulled.
It turns out that even if you win the genetic lottery, you still have to endure the injuries.
Kang Kang heard the baby's cry, stood up and walked to his side, picked up the tiger cub, jumped over the bushes, and came to the tiger.
Standing in front of the tiger, Yu Yiyun clearly felt that her mother was hesitating.
She seemed to be thinking whether to put her son next to the tiger.
Yu Yiyun had a small question mark in her mind and was about to shout when some fragments of memory quickly emerged in her mind.
In the first few days after Kang Kang arrived in Hedong, he tried to bring the tiger cub to the tiger territory.
As a result, the tiger cub caught a prey and immediately pulled its legs to leave.
At that time, Kang Kang obviously hesitated for a few seconds.
Yu Yiyun was in a hurry to eat, and thought that Kang Kang was like Mulan, and was used to staying where she was to eat, so she called out to her and urged her to leave quickly.
On the next few occasions, after each successful hunt, the tiger cub would rush away from the tiger.
Kang Kang received a message: Zi Zi doesn't like staying in the tiger's territory.
She substituted the same thing and it became: The tiger cub hates the tiger.
Single parenting is common among wild tigers.
When male cubs grow up, they may even compete with their biological father for territory.
After discovering that the tiger cub didn't like his biological father, Kang Kang began to deliberately avoid the tiger's territory.
A few days later, Kang Kang ate the meat brought back by the tiger cub, which tasted like tiger. She was a little confused:
Baby, don’t you hate daddy?
At that time, Yu Yiyun was too full and was only concerned with sleeping. She didn't think about what Kang Kang wanted to express at all.
Then things took a strange direction.
Yu Yiyun felt that she was avoiding a powerful tiger.
In Kang Kang’s eyes: family discord and being forced to raise a child alone.
From Shanjun's perspective, things are even more tragic.
When spring comes and flowers bloom, my wife is right next to me, but I can’t be close to her.
Because the burden around her doesn't like her.
What’s even more depressing is that the burden turned out to be his own son.
Haha, it’s better to have a piece of raw barbecued pork.
Yu Yiyun put the whole thing together, and it was a huge embarrassment.
In order to clarify the misunderstanding, Yu Yiyun took the initiative to approach the tiger and lowered her head to sniff the scent of the male tiger.
Seems... somewhat familiar?
The little fat tiger used his round head to think carefully and finally remembered the scent of the male tiger left in Kang Kang's original territory.
At that time, the smells had become very faint after half a month of exposure to wind and rain.
In addition, the smell left by male tigers in the mating period in spring is different from usual, so the tiger cubs did not recognize it immediately.
Tigers will mark that territory, most likely because they have swum over and discovered their mate is not there.
So they leave their own scent to prevent other male tigers from invading.
“…”
Yu Yiyun felt even more embarrassed.
So, from the beginning to the end, I have been searching for the enemy in the void?
Hu Hu, who had forced his parents to have a long-distance relationship due to his own stupidity, approached the tiger and howled, trying to get away with it by being cute.
The tiger lay there, reacting dully and not looking happy.
I guess he was mad at his stupid son's series of foolish behavior.
Kang Kang leaned closer to the cat's face and said, "Huff, huff."
——My son is calling you, please respond.
"..." The tiger was silent for a few seconds, then turned to the little fat tiger, chuffing him 'friendly'.
Yu Yiyun almost laughed out loud when she saw his reaction.
The majestic Qinling Tiger King can be controlled.
Fortunately, the tiger is not a vengeful tiger, he took revenge on the spot.
Yu Yiyun used her natural skill of being shameless to force her way into the presence of the father she had just met.
While acting coquettishly, she also checked the tiger's wound.
In the melee with poachers, the tiger rushed to the front and was the most seriously injured.
Fortunately, facing the ferocious and powerful tiger king, the poachers' hands and legs were trembling and they didn't use much strength.
The tiger has a strong coat of fur for protection, so the injury was not serious.
There were a few people who were about to shoot, but Yu Yiyun pounced on them and bit their wrists, so no fatal injuries were caused.
Even so, he had so many wounds on his body, including two deep wounds on his back where the bones were visible, which would definitely greatly weaken the Tiger King's strength.
Wild tigers have strong self-healing abilities, provided they are provided with a suitable environment for recovery and nutritional supplements.
The tiger's injury would definitely affect the hunt. What if the enemy took advantage of his illness to kill him...
Yu Yiyun soon realized that her worries were unnecessary.
The injuries on the tiger's body were not serious enough to make it unable to fight the enemy beast.
The little tiger cub was busy for the whole afternoon, picking hemostatic and analgesic plants from the forest, chewing them up and applying the juice on the tiger's wounds.
The tiger had too many wounds on its body, and the little fat tiger was tossing around, exhausted and out of breath.
My stomach had just growled twice when Kang Kang came back with his prey.
She tore the prey into pieces, leaving enough meat for the cubs, and gave the rest to the tiger.
The tiger refused at first, but after Kang Kang yelled at him, his eyes suddenly became clear and he buried his head in eating the remaining meat.
Under the dual care of Kang Kang and the tiger cub, the wounds on the tiger's body soon scabbed over.
Even though the tiger's injuries had improved, Kang Kang still had no intention of leaving the tiger's territory.
Even though spring has already passed, the two tigers still stick together every day, being so affectionate and not feeling the heat at all.
Yu Yiyun saw Shaohubuyi clinging to him for the umpteenth time and felt that it was a bit redundant for him to stay here.
It’s because my parents have such a good relationship that they don’t avoid tigers when they are intimate.
It was probably because the tiger cub was too independent. After the wound on his leg no longer affected his activities, he began to hang out around again and hone his hunting skills.
The tiger cub, which just turned thirteen months old, can now handle a 100-pound goat!
Kang Kang and Tiger Jun don't have to worry about their children being cold and hungry like other parents do. Occasionally, they can even eat the prey brought back by their baby.
With the tiger cub's current strength, it can grow up smoothly even without the protection of its parents.
The two big tigers let their son run free, and they ate and slept together every day, and took baths in the stream together.
Even if they are not at their peak breeding season, sexually mature female and male tigers will inevitably affect each other.
One day, the tiger cub, who had successfully hunted, returned home with a leg of lamb in his mouth. He saw the tiger lying on Kang Kang and biting his ear again. He finally couldn't stand it anymore and decided to run away from home.
right!
Let’s leave early tomorrow morning!
If I don't leave quickly, I might be forced to witness the entire process of my younger brother or sister's birth.
Kittens can't stand seeing that!
Counting the days, Zhumi has been away from her aunt for four months.
The breeding period of a tiger is generally 103 days.
If everything goes well, I can go back now and rub the newborn kittens~
When Yu Yiyun thought of this, she was excited for a few seconds, but soon became depressed again.
——Impossible.
The character of the sugar orange is so sweet, but when it is protecting its cubs, it becomes as fierce as a tiger.
Not to mention Mulan, who has a strong personality and super strong attack power.
Even when the tiger cub grew a little bigger, it didn't dare to steal the cubs from my aunt's den.
Never mind, never mind!
After being away for so long, it's time to go back and report safety to my aunt.
Fat Tiger shook his head and said goodbye to his parents reluctantly.
"Oh!" I'm leaving!
"Ahhh!" I really left!
“Ahhhh!!!” Give me some reaction!!!
The tiger's reaction was very calm, with only a breath in reply.
"I know, get out of here."
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