Chapter 203: Scared By Her Identification Card
Fengfeng’s fur bristled upon hearing Jiang Yuan say that, “Nonsense, I am not a coward!”
Jiang Yuan took out her phone and smacked its head a few times, “Try saying that curse word again, believe it or not, I’ll beat you?”
“You…” Fengfeng said huffily, “Forget it, I won’t argue with a female.”
Jiang Yuan was amused by it and didn’t bother arguing, she stood up and said lightly, “Follow me.”
Fengfeng grunted and followed behind her, scratching the ground with its claws as it climbed.
The firefighters and police officers stood at the gantry, their gazes falling upon this scene, and shock and disbelief instantly flooded their faces. Some of them unconsciously widened their mouths.
“This…”
“Oh my god! How is that possible?”
“That crocodile is following her, as well-behaved as a husky!”
Jiang Yuan stopped in front of Wei Fangfei and the others. Fengfeng, following behind her, retracted its claws from the ground and also stopped.
“Do you have any zip ties?” she asked the staff member wearing the zoo uniform.
“Yes!” The other party took out a few zip ties from his work clothes pocket and handed them over.
Jiang Yuan only took one and tied Fengfeng’s mouth shut.
Fengfeng glared at her with resentful eyes, wanting to scold her but unable to, so it could only sulk.
Jiang Yuan curved her lips slightly and said to the zoo staff, “Take it to the car, there are two more Yangtze Alligators inside.”
Director Qu’s gaze trembled, and he was incredibly excited, “Consultant Jiang, thank you so much!”
Jiang Yuan reached out and gently patted Director Qu’s shoulder, smiling sweetly, “I’ll go find them first.”
As she turned to leave, a firefighter suddenly approached her. It was the same one who had told her to leave and not cause trouble earlier.
“Is there something wrong?” Jiang Yuan asked.
The firefighter’s gaze fell upon her calm face, a hint of embarrassment quietly surfacing on his cheek. He pressed his lips together and, with some apology, said, “I offended you earlier!”
After speaking, he bent down and solemnly bowed deeply to her.
His companions also came over, one after another saying, “We’re sorry.”
“It’s okay.” Jiang Yuan shook her head lightly and explained, “You meant well, but in that situation, your actions would have scared the Yangtze Alligators. I’ll take care of the remaining two Yangtze Alligators.”
Everyone understood that she was the professional in this situation and nodded repeatedly.
“Thank you for your trust.” Jiang Yuan said, and then, with her slender legs, she walked back into the hot spring area.
In less than ten minutes, she brought out a Yangtze Alligator, Tu Tu.
After handing Tu Tu over to the zoo staff, Jiang Yuan entered the hot spring area again.
This time, it took her fifteen minutes to bring back the Yangtze Alligator, Cong Cong.
All three Yangtze Alligators in the hot spring area had been found. The system’s indicator showed that one Yangtze Alligator was hiding in the hotel’s underground parking lot.
It was already close to 8 PM. Jiang Yuan felt a bit hungry. Director Qu also suggested having dinner at the hotel first before continuing to search for the Yangtze Alligators.
“You guys eat first.” Jiang Yuan was a little worried about the Yangtze Alligator hiding in the hotel parking lot, “There’s still one Yangtze Alligator hiding in the parking lot. I’ll go find it. Please pack some food for me, I’ll eat in the car.”
“That won’t do, I’ll go with you.” Director Qu couldn’t bear to let Jiang Yuan search for the alligator on an empty stomach while he ate dinner at the hotel.
“No need.” Jiang Yuan explained, “This is to save time. You guys just pack the food for me.”
“Please pack some for me too.” Xiao Xu said, “My mission is to protect Jiang Yuan, so I have to follow her closely.”
Director Qu was still hesitant. Wei Fangfei spoke up, “Old Qu, just listen to Jiang Yuan. You can thank her later.”
Director Qu then nodded, “Alright then, be careful.”
Following the location guidance, Jiang Yuan and Xiao Xu headed to the hotel’s underground parking lot.
As soon as they entered the parking lot, the dim light enveloped them. The lights overhead cast faint halos, and the surroundings were silent. Their footsteps sounded as clear as if they were stepping on a drumhead.
Jiang Yuan noticed that the Yangtze Alligator’s location began to move.
She frowned slightly and looked at Xiao Xu, “Let’s split up and search. You search this side, I’ll search that side.”
“Okay.” Xiao Xu nodded, “Call me if anything happens.”
Jiang Yuan ran towards the direction of the location, but when she arrived at the designated spot, she didn’t see the Yangtze Alligator.
However, the Yangtze Alligator’s location had stopped moving.
Why is it so strange?
Jiang Yuan called Xiao Xu over, preparing to search the surroundings.
At this moment, the cleaner uncle beside them curiously asked, “Young lady, what are you looking for?”
“Looking for a Yangtze Alligator that escaped from the zoo.” Jiang Yuan looked at him and asked, “Uncle, have you seen it here in the parking lot?”
“I haven’t seen it.” The cleaner uncle shook his head.
“Thank you.” Jiang Yuan nodded slightly and continued searching.
Seeing this, the cleaner uncle chuckled, “Then you take your time searching. I won’t disturb you here.”
Jiang Yuan glanced at him and said lightly, “It’s okay, you’re not disturbing us.”
“I have to go to work.” The cleaner uncle said, and then pulled his cleaning cart away.
Jiang Yuan discovered that the Yangtze Alligator had started moving again.
She scanned her surroundings with a frown.
Apart from a few parked cars, there was no place here where a Yangtze Alligator could hide.
She had also checked under the cars and found nothing.
Could this Yangtze Alligator also have invisibility powers?
Jiang Yuan was both hungry and anxious, her brow furrowed, feeling tired and agitated.
She took a deep breath and walked towards the location. She saw the cleaner uncle ahead, struggling to pull his cleaning cart.
Jiang Yuan gradually slowed her pace, her gaze falling on the cleaning cart. A thought suddenly flashed through her mind, causing her eyes to light up.
“Uncle.” She called out.
The cleaner uncle didn’t stop; instead, his footsteps became a bit hurried.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan’s clear eyes narrowed slightly. She turned and exchanged a glance with Xiao Xu, saying in a low, decisive tone, “The Yangtze Alligator is inside his cleaning cart.”
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xu’s eyes widened slightly. She was somewhat surprised, wondering how Jiang Yuan had discovered it.
But she also knew that now was not the time to ask. Xiao Xu nodded, “I’ll go stop him.”
With that, she gracefully chased after him and directly blocked the cleaner uncle.
“Young lady, what’s wrong?” The cleaner uncle looked flustered, “I have to go to work, I haven’t seen any crocodile you’re talking about.”
“You haven’t seen it?” Jiang Yuan walked up to him, her delicate brows showing seriousness, “Are you sure? That Yangtze Alligator is a Class I national protected animal. Illegally harboring a protected animal is a violation of the law. Can you take responsibility for your words?”
Xiao Xu also showed her police ID at the appropriate time, “We hope you will answer truthfully.”
The cleaner uncle was startled by her ID and stammered, “P-police?”
“Yes.” Xiao Xu scrutinized him, “I’ll ask you again, did you see the crocodile?”
“I don’t know what a crocodile looks like, but when I was cleaning up trash in the parking lot earlier, I found something strange.”
After speaking, the cleaner uncle opened the lid of the cleaning cart and removed the black plastic bag from the top.
