Chapter 262 The Man Who Raised Prices on the Spot Following the lynx's directions and reporter Lu Li's recollections, the group headed to the location where the suspicious individuals were seen.
The off-road vehicle bumped along in the boundless sea of sand, with endless golden sand dunes visible outside the window.
Fortunately, it is now winter, and the daytime temperature in the desert is around 0-10℃.
Compared to summer temperatures that start at at least 40°C, this is already very comfortable.
Without much trouble, the group found the scene where the lynx cubs had been killed.
A sandy area near a rock weathering zone.
This is a typical location for a lynx's nest.
Lynx nests are not "self-built houses," but rather they are usually "purchased for free."
They prefer to use crevices under huge rocks, caves on steep slopes, or abandoned animal dens half-covered by wind and sand.
Such a place is both sheltered from the wind and provides a good vantage point for observing the territory from above.
The lynx arrived at the familiar place, overwhelmed by the grief of losing its cub: [My child was killed here, near our home.]
Xia Zhining patted its head reassuringly: "Let's look around to see if there are any other small animals that have witnessed this!"
Upon hearing this, the lynx twitched its large, pointed ears, and suddenly, with a slap of its massive paw, pulled a round, furry gerbil out of the nearby tamarisk bushes.
The little guy was so scared that he lay on his back, pretending to be dead, his soft belly heaving with each rapid breath.
It looks like a plump, trembling mochi.
Gerbils are much cuter than the grayish little mice in the city.
They have fluffy, yellowish-brown fur, white downy fur on their bellies like they're wearing a bib, and their tails aren't smooth like those in the city, but rather a fuzzy tail.
Ji Shuyun couldn't help but ask curiously, "Is this little guy really dizzy or just pretending?"
Xia Zhining squatted down, took out a shiny sunflower seed, and held it like a miniature scented candle in front of the gerbil's pink nose, patiently circling it.
The rich aroma of nuts is like an awakening spell.
The gerbil's little nose twitched a few times, and its limbs began to tremble slightly.
[These sunflower seeds smell so good! Have I already been eaten and am in heaven?!]
However, the moment the gerbil opened its eyes and caught sight of the lynx's paws, its survival instinct kicked in, and it began to squeak and squeal.
[Lymph boss, have mercy!]
[I'm too skinny, covered in hair, not tasty, not even enough to fill your teeth!]
It clasped its paws together and begged for mercy: "I...I know there's a nest of fat rabbits living under the sea buckthorn bushes to the east!"
[I'll take you there, they're even tastier!]
Xia Zhining couldn't help but chuckle, and gently touched the gerbil's still trembling back with her fingertips: "Don't be afraid, I'm here, it won't dare to eat you."
"This lynx boss is now living off the government, and he's very picky."
The lynx standing nearby scoffed, its whiskers bristling with disdain: [Hmph, I'm eating specially supplied "state rations" every day now; the taste is way better than you little guys who're exposed to the elements!]
The gerbil raised its little head with a hint of disbelief, blinking its beady black eyes: [Really...really? The two-legged creatures didn't lie to the gerbil?]
"Of course I'm not lying to you." Xia Zhining lowered her voice and got to the point, "Little gerbil, your gerbil family has many eyes and ears."
"Has anyone seen who killed the lynx baby? What were the circumstances?"
The gerbil finally relaxed completely.
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