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Fang Ye watched the snow leopard depart and waved his hand: "Have a safe journey!"

Although everyone knew that the snow leopard's leaving without any reluctance was the best possible outcome.

Still, that moment of turning to look back was extremely moving for everyone.

Some of the more emotional people even felt like crying upon seeing this scene.

An older professor's female student asked with tearful eyes, "Professor, is the snow leopard saying thank you to us?"

The old professor pondered, "Well, from a professional perspective, it might be that after it came out, it still wasn't very confident, afraid that its vigorous movements would cause an overreaction.

Just like when you run into a bear in the wild, if you start running away, the bear might not have originally wanted to eat you, but then you suddenly start running and scare the bear, thinking, 'What is this thing, why's it running from me? Better kill it first.'

Haven't there been experiments where if there's a police officer walking beside you and you suddenly start running, they'll subconsciously think you've done something wrong, get panic-stricken and chase after you, even though nothing happened?"

The female student wiped her tears and analyzed seriously, "Oh, so the snow leopard realized it was far enough away from us, sure it wouldn't be chased, and then bolted."

The old professor smiled, "I also believe it was saying thank you to us. When protecting animals, you still need a bit of romance in your heart."

Qi Yuan seemed contemplative as if thinking about something, and upon returning to the car, he slowly chanted, "I traveled thousands of miles with earnest desire, on the cold surgery bed under the harsh lights, deals made or not, righteousness remains, turning back I gaze, my lap full of tears."

He composed a limerick!

Fang Ye clapped enthusiastically, praising, "Great poem! Great poem!"

Qi Yuan laughed heartily, appearing to be in good spirits.

He then shared a funny story, "When I posted some videos of the snow leopards before, someone said, 'Oh, they look so pitiful in the zoo, they should be released back into the big forest.'"

Fang Ye couldn't help but laugh. Snow leopards live on the mountains, putting them in the forest would be a joke.

These past few days, Qi Yuan had been exhausted from the snow leopard rescue and release, but now that the snow leopard was back home, he finally relaxed.

Even though the car was bumpy, Qi Yuan slumped in the seat and quickly fell into a deep sleep, snoring softly.

Fang Ye also gained quite a lot from participating in the snow leopard rescue and release!

Besides the experience of rescuing and releasing large predators, he completed the mission and obtained the Plateau Environment Simulator.

After returning, he discussed with Qi Yuan about the exchange of animals.

At the moment, Linhai Zoo was so poor that all they had left was money! Find your next read at My Virtual Library Empire

The animals were all newly bred this year, and there wasn't much to offer for exchange.

They decided to spend money to exchange a pair of Pallas's cats with Xining Zoo, and send them over once the exhibit was ready.

Later on, when the green peafowl reproduced, and baby green peafowls were born, they could give a couple to Xining Zoo.

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Linhai Zoo.

Fang Ye opened his arms wide with joy, closed his eyes, and took a deep breath, laughing out loud, "I'm back!"

Lan Li was beside him, watching him with a sweet smile!

No nest of gold and silver can compare to one's own doghouse; no matter how good the environment of another zoo might be, or how many rare animals they have, none feels as warm as one's own zoo.

Moreover, Linhai Zoo itself wasn't bad, and it had many animals that he cared deeply for.

This trip to participate in the snow leopard's rescue took more than ten days in total.

Lin Ying told him that the batch of ruddy shelducks they had rescued were doing very well, now able to flap around and fly inside the enclosures.

They were ready to be released, but where to release them was waiting on his decision upon return.

A few young collared scops owls had been brought in, and he arranged a communal dormitory for them.

The rice seeds that had been sown in the paddy field a month ago had sprouted green seedlings, and it was time for rice planting.

The mating situation of the red pandas, among many other things, awaited his attention.

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After returning and setting down his things, Fang Ye first went to the red panda exhibit's inner area to take a look!

He saw Red Bean and Chestnut, the two red pandas, rolling around on the ground, embracing each other while frolicking and playing.

Chestnut scraped at Red Bean's delicate cheeks a couple of times before turning over and running away.

Red Bean hopped along with his short legs, trailing his fluffy, red-and-white ringed tail as he chased!

Now the relationship between the two red pandas seemed much more harmonious, and their chasing and playing clearly had a playful intent.

Last time Fang Ye saw them chasing, Red Bean was so furious he looked like he wanted to slap Chestnut dead.

Fang Ye squatted down and called out, "Red Bean! Chestnut!"

The two red pandas, hearing his call, immediately scampered over.

Fang Ye patted Red Bean's head and stroked down his back as he smiled and said, "I've been gone so long, did you miss me?"

Red Bean's nose twitched non-stop!

He lifted his head, looking at him with a dumbfounded expression as if to say, "Where's the apple, where's the apple?"

Fang Ye acted heartbroken, "You're just thinking about eating! That's so heartbreaking!"

Chestnut's shiny little eyes: stare~

You're back and not even a gift for us? Isn't the zoo director too stingy?

Of course, he was joking. He took two apples from Guan Shan and handed one to both Chestnut and Red Bean.

Chestnut and Red Bean immediately grabbed the apples and started munching with delight, "crunch, munch."

Fang Ye noticed a detail!

Normally, when eating apples, aside from the relatively older Mingming, the younger red pandas wouldn't be polite, pushing and shoving, trying to get to the front.

But today, Chestnut was very gentlemanly staying in the back, letting Red Bean take the apple first.

Watching the red pandas eat apples, Fang Ye asked Guan Shan, "They seem to be getting along well now, don't they?"

Guan Shan laughed and said, "Isn't that the truth? They're nibbling bamboo together every day, playing together, glued together from dawn till dusk, even sleeping side by side. They're so affectionate all day long, it makes me envious."

Chestnut during his mating season turned into a metro-pervert!

He persistently pursued Red Bean every day, harassing her as soon as she climbed down from the tree.

After a while, Red Bean couldn't take it anymore and finally had to reluctantly submit.

Fang Ye then went to the monitoring room to watch the red pandas' shy video recordings.

He saw Chestnut on the perch, head held high, gazing infatuatedly at Red Bean on the other tree.

Whenever Red Bean tried to come down from the tree, Chestnut prepared to follow her down, scaring Red Bean into cautiously retreating back up.

Chestnut stopped in his tracks, and in the end, Red Bean, albeit somewhat reluctantly, came down. Chestnut immediately followed right behind her.

Red Bean turned her head to look at Chestnut, and suddenly both red pandas stood up with their arms raised and lunged at each other, like sumo wrestlers!

However, Red Bean, already worn out by Chestnut's pestering, put up only a token resistance before Chestnut embraced her shoulders, bit her neck, and laid her on the ground.

Chestnut, still biting her neck, shifted positions, his back leg clumsily lifted as he climbed onto Red Bean's back, stepping on her tail.

Red Bean tried to get up but was pressed down again.

The adorable red pandas somehow made these shameful acts look utterly cute.

Before Fang Ye went on his trip, he fed Chestnut a Dragon Essence Tiger Ferocity Pill, wondering if they could produce a few cubs this year.

At Lingling and Shuaishuai's side, the two red pandas didn't seem to hit it off, and even after the mating season, they still hadn't paired up.