Chapter 7
Six o'clock in the morning.
Wei Li was woken up by the ringing of the communication line.
Wei Li glanced hazily at the bracelet's light-up computer and saw the four words "Colonel Val" on the caller ID. He propped himself up and pressed the answer button: "Hello."
On the other end, the middle-aged man's voice sounded anxious and panicked: "Xiao Wei, how is Qilin?"
Wei Li called Colonel Val last night, but no one answered. He guessed that Colonel Val was on duty, so he sent a message, probably telling him about Qilin. Colonel Val probably saw it just now.
"Don't worry, the situation is fine."
How could Colonel Val not be anxious? He had just returned to the dormitory from night training and hadn't even washed off the mud on his body. When he saw the message, he immediately called Wei Li and asked, "Can I see it?"
Wei Li also understood his feelings: "Alright."
Getting out of bed, Wei Li put on his clothes while glancing at the bed next to him, afraid of waking up Brother Xiang, but he found that his brother Xiang was not in bed at all.
Hey, where is Brother Xiang?
Brother Xiang was not in the room, and Wei Li had no time to think about where he had gone. He just put on his shoes and went downstairs first. Unexpectedly, as soon as he came down, he saw Brother Xiang sitting on a bench at the door of the veterinary station and taking a nap.
"Brother Xiang?" Wei Li was surprised. So Brother Xiang came down to take over the principal's shift?
Wei Li suddenly felt a little ashamed. He was the only one sleeping like a dead pig...
Xiang Bie heard the voice, looked over, and caught a glimpse of Wei Li's laptop with a red light on. He raised an eyebrow and asked, "Colonel Val?"
Wei Li hurriedly said, "Yes, Colonel Val wants to see the Qilin."
Xiang Bie didn't react at all, and said in a faint voice: "Go in."
Wei Li quietly opened the door of the veterinary station, and saw that the director was no longer there.
Since there were no girls around anyway, Wei Li had nothing to worry about. He simply changed the communication mode to video mode and let Colonel Val watch it himself.
Inside the white room, the table was a bit messy, and there was still blood on the operating table. Colonel Val looked at the environment of the veterinary station, his heart tightening, and he asked hurriedly, "Where is Qilin?"
Wei Li said: "In the ward inside."
Wei Li turned a small corner, and on the other side of the corner was the ward area of the veterinary station.
In fact, it is called a ward, which is actually four iron cages in two rows. It looks a bit like an ancient prison cell, but there is no other way, because only iron cages can hold wild beasts.
Wei Li walked to the first iron cage, looked inside, and was immediately surprised: "Hey, Qilin has woken up."
I didn't hear any noise just now, so I thought Qilin hadn't woken up yet.
Colonel Val also saw the Ripping Tiger in the iron cage. Seeing the golden tiger wrapped in bandages, Colonel Val was heartbroken: "Qilin..."
The Qilin in the cage did not recognize the voice of its former owner. The tiger was lying in the corner of the cage with its back to the door. It turned its head and its cold eyes showed only vigilance and murderous intent. Its muscles were slightly tense and it seemed that it wanted to stand up, but hesitated for a moment, as if it was worried about something, and finally did not get up.
"Why doesn't Qilin get up? Isn't the injury on its leg not serious?" Colonel Val asked hurriedly.
Wei Li said, "It's not serious. Maybe the effect of the medicine hasn't worn off yet and he hasn't recovered his strength yet?"
Colonel Val was very nervous: "But seeing people approaching, it should at least struggle a bit. Even if the Qilin had been seriously injured before, it would not be so relaxed around strangers..."
Wei Li scratched his head. He also felt that Qilin's behavior was a bit abnormal. Wei Li and his team had caught Qilin once before. After waking up, Qilin ignored his injuries and immediately rebelled in the ward. He even bit three or four railings and refused to let go even though his teeth were almost bleeding.
Compared to the madness last time, Qilin this time was indeed a little strangely calm.
"Wait, what is that?" Colonel Val suddenly discovered something and exclaimed.
Because the camera can rise, Colonel Val's vision is higher than Wei Li's, so he can barely see that Qilin seems to be holding something in his arms?
"What?" Wei Li didn't see it and didn't understand.
"It's just in front of its paw. What's that?"
Wei Li tiptoed to look inside, but still couldn't see it. He was about to go around and look to the other side, but he heard the vague voice of the girl in the cage suddenly say, "What's wrong?"
Then, a somewhat messy female head slowly moved out from Qilin's arms.
Wei Li: “…”
Colonel Val: "..."
Wei Li: “???”
Colonel Val: “??????????”
Mu Ling yawned, propped up her head and looked outside. She saw Wei Li standing outside the cage with a blank and dazed look on his face. Mu Ling immediately waved, "Hey, Brother Wei, you're here."
Mu Ling said hello and then climbed up from the belly of the giant tearing tiger. When she moved, the tearing tiger seemed to be unsealed. It stood up quickly and shook its fur.
"Ouch." Mu Ling was so ashamed by it that she quickly held it down. "Okay, don't throw the bandage off. Let me take a look."
Mu Ling first patted the tiger's butt, forced it to sit down, and then began to check the bandages on its body. After making sure that the bandages were not loose, Mu Ling lifted the tiger's big paw and checked the gauze on its paw.
When she checked the claws, the tearing tiger became unhappy and suddenly shouted at her: "Roar!"
When the deafening roar sounded, Wei Li outside the cage was frightened. The word "be careful" was about to come out of his throat, but he was frightened by the next action of the girl in the cage and swallowed the words back into his stomach.
"Mua."
Mu Ling actually kissed the back of the tiger's paw...
Wei Li: “…”
Colonel Val: "..."
The Tearing Tiger doesn't like kisses, so it uses its nose to nudge Mu Ling's hand, asking her to let go.
If Mu Ling doesn't leave, then kiss her, then kiss her.
The Tearing Tiger was very annoyed, but there was nothing he could do, so he simply lay down, turned his head to the other side, and faced Mu Ling with his butt.
Mu Ling laughed, rubbed the tiger's big head hard, and then touched its butt.
The tiger's tail was clamped tightly shut, and it didn't want her to touch it, but Mu Ling insisted on touching it. She had to see the wound, so she used one hand to pry open the tiger's tail, and with the other hand she tightened the medical tape near the wound.
During this period, the Tearing Tiger used its nose to nudge Mu Ling's hand again, and changed direction, twisting its butt to the other side.
"Okay, okay, I won't bother you anymore, you stingy guy." Mu Ling muttered twice and stopped bothering the tiger.
Qilin was finally satisfied, and lay down lazily with his limbs stretched out, too lazy to move.
After Mu Ling confirmed that Qilin's injuries were all right, she said to Wei Li outside the cage, "Brother Wei, Qilin is fine. Are you here to take over my shift? What time is it now? Yeah, it's only six o'clock."
Mu Ling glanced at the wristband's light brain. Seeing that it was so early, she suggested, "Brother Wei, why don't you go back and get some sleep? I'll stay here and watch over you. Come back at 8 o'clock after I've changed Qilin's medicine."
Wei Li: “…”
Colonel Val: "..."
One second, two seconds, three seconds. The dead silence enveloped Wei Li for another three seconds before he finally found his voice. His throat was hoarse as he asked, "Why...are you in there?"
"Me?" Mu Ling's fingers weren't idle either, still curling the tiger's ears. She said nonchalantly, "Oh, Qilin was making a fuss when he woke up. He wouldn't stop. I was afraid he'd hurt himself by moving around, so I came in and pressed down on his legs. But I ended up falling asleep while I was doing that."
Mu Ling felt a little embarrassed. Actually, there were some things she was embarrassed to say. She felt that Qilin's mattress was much softer than her mattress. Her mattress was one-layered and felt hard to the touch, but Qilin's mattress was two-layered, loose and cottony. She slept so soundly!
Moreover, the veterinary station also turned on the air conditioner. Mu Ling felt that if she went back to her room to sleep, she would probably not be willing to turn on the air conditioner. It was summer and it was actually very hot at night, but if she stayed in the veterinary station, she could use Qilin's air conditioner. What a good deal!
Of course, Mu Ling definitely wouldn't say any of this. After all, she was the director of a garden, and saying it out loud would be demeaning. She really wasn't the kind of director who coveted the animals' air conditioning and blankets...
Wei Li: “…”
Wei Li's mother tongue is speechless.
Not...this...she...
Wei Li was completely stunned, not knowing how to accept the situation. However, Colonel Val in his communicator seemed to have finally figured something out. Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck him: "This is... fake, right?"
The father still cannot accept that his Qilin would sleep in the same bed with a human!
And he didn't eat her!
How is this possible? This shouldn't be the case. This is a Qilin, a mentally ill Qilin!
Besides, even before Qilin retired, or even when it was a child, it would not be so intimate with humans.
Impossible, he didn't believe it, it was a special effect, it must be a special effect!
Mu Ling heard the stranger's voice and looked at the camera hovering next to Wei Li. She was surprised: "Brother Wei, are you... making a call?"
Wei Li swallowed and nodded stiffly: "...Yeah."
Mu Ling suddenly felt extremely embarrassed. She quickly put on her hood, covered her face and said, "Don't take pictures of me, I haven't washed my face..."
Wei Li: “…”
This isn't the point right now...
When Wei Li came out of the veterinary station, he was still in a daze.
Xiang Bie glanced at him: "Did you finish reading it?"
Wei Li: “…”
Wei Li's lips trembled, and he hesitated for a long time before asking, "Brother Wei..."
"Yes." Xiang Bie answered directly.
Wei Li: “…”
Wei Li asked again: "Then she..."
"She can get close to Qilin." Xiang Bie answered again.
Wei Li: "But Qilin..."
"The Qilin won't bite her." Xiang Bie finally answered.
Three sentences, three decisive moments.
Wei Li was even more dumbfounded...
Xiang Bie then said to the communication camera: "Colonel Val, Qilin is in good health now. You can rest assured."
Colonel Val opened his mouth, hesitated several times, and finally said with great difficulty: "Hmm..."
Then he questioned again: "But it's really not a special effect? Is Qilin dead? You are not lying to me, are you? You are not that kind of person?"
Category: "..."
It was not until Wei Li went upstairs in a daze that Xiang Bie looked at the door beside him again.
God knows how complicated his mood was when he heard the tiger roar at around five o'clock and hurried downstairs, only to see Mu Ling chasing Qilin and kissing him.
He just recovered...
...The new principal is very strange.
While the three men outside were doubting their lives, Mu Ling, who was still staying in Qilin's ward, had a new idea.
She fell onto the mattress, looking at the big tiger sleeping peacefully across from her. She simply turned on the camera in her optical computer and filmed the tiger from a first-person perspective, adding a voiceover as she went along: "Hello everyone, let me show you an immersive look at the little tiger in our zoo. This little tiger is called Qilin, and he's eight years old. He was injured yesterday. Look at how many bandages he has on him. Fortunately, he's out of danger now..."
As he was speaking, the tiger suddenly opened its eyes, and its cold and ruthless eyes stared at the human in front of it.
Mu Ling moved the camera closer and took a close-up shot of the tiger's face. During this time, the tiger remained motionless, with only its eyeballs moving with the camera.
"Qilin, say hello to everyone?"
The tiger licked its nose with its tongue, closed its eyes lazily again, and continued to sleep, ignoring everything.
Mu Ling was embarrassed: "Our little Qilin is rather aloof, but it has a very gentle personality. By the way, it is a younger sister." Mu Ling said, and moved closer, kissed the tiger again.
Qilin seemed to have gotten used to it and didn't even open his eyes.
Mu Ling stroked the tiger's head again, and then decided there was nothing more to take pictures of, so she ended it: "Qilin is asleep, so let's sleep too. Do you like the little tigers in our park? Feel free to tell me in the comments section."
Mu Ling had some ulterior motives in saying the last sentence, hoping to get some comments.
After filming the video, Mu Ling opened StarNet again and uploaded the video to the "Bick Zoo Official Account" which she had just created at noon today and currently had 0 followers.
Seeing the six words "Video is under review" displayed in the background after the successful transmission, Mu Ling felt very happy. Now, their first video of Piccolo Zoo is here!
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