Chapter 3 Who did you say came back?

On the day of release, the keepers came to Yu Nian's pen early in the morning. Three keepers worked together to lift a sturdy iron cage from outside.

Because Yu Nian's gentle personality was deeply rooted in the hearts of the people, the base simply gave up giving Ye Yu Nian anesthesia and chose to lure him into the cage with food.

In order to make Yu Nian more comfortable during the release, the keepers even thoughtfully put a sturdy wooden board underneath.

A layer of bamboo "carpet" was laid on the wooden board, filled with freshly cut apples and wo wo heads.

After the cage door was aligned with the exit of the pen, the keepers left.

Originally, the keepers were worried that Ye Yunian would resist entering the cage, so they deliberately did not feed him in the morning.

However, as soon as they opened the door of the pen by remote control, Ye Yunian walked into the cage with a shaky step, and the whole process was exceptionally smooth.

In the monitoring room, the keepers naturally did not miss the scene of Ye Yunian going straight to the nest to show off his food as soon as he entered the cage.

Seeing Ye Yunian entering the cage without any discomfort and trying hard to eat, the keepers' hearts finally settled down a little.

The base started preparing for Yu Nian's release half a month ago. After the interview was posted online the day before yesterday, it also attracted the attention of many netizens and panda fans.

This morning, many media reporters and personal bloggers and photographers who love giant pandas gathered at the gate of the base.

In order to protect all animals in the nature reserve and to protect Yu Nian's safety in the reserve to the greatest extent, real-time follow-up is not allowed for the wild release activities, so everyone can only wait for news at the gate of the base.

The entire release activity requires a lot of preparation work in the early stage, which may take up to one or two hours, and everyone is happy to wait. There are

even bloggers who started real-time live broadcasts, and the live broadcast room instantly flooded with a large number of netizens, becoming a popular real-time live broadcast room on the platform.

In the live broadcast room, the most discussed question among netizens was - will they have a chance to see Yu Nian today?

After all, Yu Nian is really good-looking!

His big round face looks particularly cute in the camera, and many panda fans can't forget Yu Nian after just seeing her photos.

Nearly half of the fans who came here today came from other places just to see Yu Nian's beauty with their own eyes.

After all, after Yu Nian is released, there may be no chance to meet again.

Everyone is unwilling to miss this possible opportunity to meet.

But unfortunately, the people at the door waited for Yu Nian all morning but did not wait for Yu Nian. They only waited for the news that the car carrying Yu Nian had left from the side door.

It's just because there are too many people coming to see Yu Nian today, and the number is still increasing.

The base didn't expect Yu Nian's popularity to be so high.

Yu Nian is different from other giant pandas that are usually exhibited. He has never seen so many humans since he was a child. What's more, he is still locked in a cage without freedom. If he is frightened and stressed, it will affect his release today.

Considering Yu Nian's emotions, the base chose the side door without hesitation.

After hearing the news, the people gathered were very regretful, and the fans and netizens in the live broadcast room were even more disappointed.

Some netizens even couldn't help but post a barrage of comments, crying:

"Yu Nian is such a cute and beautiful little panda, can't the base really take him in?!" As

soon as this barrage was posted, fans quickly said:

"Although life in the base is indeed good, Yu Nian is a wild giant panda. How can he adapt to life in captivity?"

"Yes, Yu Nian must have been looking forward to today's release."

It's also a pity that Ye Yu Nian doesn't have a mobile phone now, otherwise he would definitely jump up in anger when he saw this barrage.

Prejudice! It's all prejudice!

What freedom does he expect!

His biggest dream in this life is to eat and wait for death. Who expects a free life in the wild!

Ye Yu Nian wishes he could stay in the base for the rest of his life.

But who can stop the giant panda from speaking the same language as humans, and the little panda's arms can't bend human's thighs.

Ye Yunian went into the cage only as a temporary compromise.

Temporary!

Humph, as soon as the staff leave, he will follow them back to the base without stopping.

Not long after Ye Yunian entered the cage, the keeper loaded him onto a small truck and drove him to the release site.

Along the way, the keeper took good care of Ye Yunian's emotions, worried that he would be uneasy in the cage, and would stop the car every now and then to check on Ye Yunian's condition.

What made all the staff happy was that Yunian did not show any discomfort along the way.

As soon as he entered the cage, he sat down obediently and began to eat Wo Wo Tou. After eating Wo Wo Tou, he ate the small apples. Finally, he even ate the bamboo "blanket" prepared by the keeper for him.

The staff laughed dumbly: "Yu Nian is really careless, he keeps eating."

When Ye Yu Nian heard this, he paused for a moment and muttered in his heart with some dissatisfaction. He was not careless, he was just preparing for a rainy day and saving his energy in advance.

After all, Ye Yu Nian didn't know where the base would release him, and he didn't know if there was food in the wild. If he

didn't eat enough now, how would he have the strength to rush back to the base after being released later?

The three vehicles transporting Yu Nian drove deep into the mountains for nearly two hours before finally stopping in front of a mountain.

The base had been investigating the best place to release Yu Nian half a month ago. After discussion among experts, they finally unanimously decided to release Yu Nian to his previous territory - the forest where he was first found injured.

This forest has lush vegetation, and most of the mountain is covered with bamboo forests, which is the most suitable environment for giant pandas to live.

And more importantly, no traces of other wild giant pandas have been found within more than a hundred kilometers of this forest.

Giant pandas are not considered adults until they are five years old, and Yu Nian just turned two this year, so he is still an underage cub in the giant panda world.

Although Yu Nian gained weight during the two and a half months of recuperation at the base, his current size has not yet reached its peak, and he is completely inferior to other adult giant pandas. If he were to have a conflict with other giant pandas over territory in the wild, Yu Nian would be in a terrible situation.

Moreover, a familiar environment would make Yu Nian feel more at ease.

So after consideration, the base decided to release Yu Nian to this forest.

A pulley was installed under the specially made iron cage, and several staff members worked together to move Yu Nian, who weighed more than 100 kilograms, out of the car.

Then they carried the iron cage and walked towards the depths of the forest again.

During the whole process, Yu Nian was very well-behaved. He didn't say a word in the cage, but just looked around with his bright eyes, trying to remember every blade of grass and tree around him.

After half an hour of progress, the staff stopped in front of a dense bamboo forest.

"This is it, prepare to release him, and everyone else hurry back to the car." said the person in charge.

A staff member took a camera and recorded the last scene of Yu Nian's release.

The remaining staff all retreated to a safe distance.

With a "click", the heavy iron door in front of Ye Yu Nian opened.

A gust of cold wind blew directly onto Ye Yu Nian's fluffy face. The weather in March was still a little chilly, not to mention that this was still a deep mountain.

But the giant panda's thick fur blocked the cold wind very well.

Ye Yunian knew that it was time for him to "act". He stood up slowly, stretched out his muzzle, and sniffed the air carefully.

The giant panda has a very sensitive sense of smell, and Ye Yunian did not smell anything that made him uneasy.

Yes, how could the base release Ye Yunian into a dangerous area?

Ye Yunian felt much more at ease, and then he walked out of the cage at a leisurely pace and walked towards the depths of the bamboo forest in front.

The staff kept watching Yunian's back until the black and white ball and the dark green of the bamboo forest completely merged together and could no longer be distinguished. Then they cheered and celebrated the successful release.

That afternoon, the official blog of the Walnut Ping Base released an edited video that included the entire process of Yu Nian from leaving the base to his release.

Panda fans who had been waiting for half a day finally saw Yu Nian again in the video and were very excited.

"I'm not exaggerating, Yu Nian is really the best-looking giant panda I've ever seen!"

"Really, he's so good-looking."

"Baby Yu Nian has a good personality too. He was eating all the way to his release today."

"The more I see of Yu Nian, the more I like him. I don't want to let him go."

"Yeah, I don't know if I'll have the chance to see Yu Nian again in the future."

When talking about this, the fans all felt a little emotional.

These panda fans, who have never even seen Yu Nian in person, are already reluctant to let him go. Wouldn't the keepers who have been taking care of him be more reluctant than them?

The online discussion lasted for half a day. The next morning, another group of reporters came to the Walnut Ping Base, including the female reporter who filmed Yu Nian last time.

This time the interview was a live interview centered on the topic of "wild giant panda rescue and release." The keeper who has taken care of Yu Nian the longest was also interviewed.

Because of the popularity of Yu Nian's release yesterday, there were still many people watching the live broadcast today.

At the end of the live broadcast, the female reporter thought of the comments she saw online yesterday, and couldn't help asking the keeper: "You have been taking care of Yu Nian since he was rescued from the North and returned to the base. Did you feel sad when he was released yesterday?"

When the topic was mentioned, the keeper's face flashed with sadness, and he nodded without hesitation: "Of course I feel sad, but there is nothing we can do about it. Releasing him back is also for Yu Nian's good."

The female reporter nodded, thinking of the cute little bear in her memory, and asked a question that all fans in the live broadcast room were concerned about: "Indeed. Then in the future Will you and we have a chance to see Yu Nian again?"

The keeper shook his head without hesitation when he heard this: "Although we will monitor Yu Nian's activities from time to time, it is basically impossible to meet him. The probability is very small." Before

the female reporter could open the door, another keeper's panicked voice came from outside the door: "Oh no!" The

female reporter looked outside in confusion: "What's wrong?"

A colleague pushed the door open in a hurry, and said to the keeper who was still being interviewed with an anxious look on his face: "It's over! Yu Nian is back!"

The female reporter suspected that she had heard it wrong.

The keeper's brain was buzzing, and after a few seconds he asked incredulously: "Who did you say came back?"

The colleague repeated in a panic: "Yu Nian."

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Wait, wasn't Yu Nian released yesterday? !