Chapter 254

Actually, for ordinary people, they basically don't know much about panda life; they only know pandas are national treasures, and only some panda fans keep following the daily life of giant pandas.

Therefore, as soon as they saw this panda Yaya, many people were dumbfounded.

What followed was heartache and anger; those who could like Ling Yue's livestream were basically animal-loving netizens, and seeing Yaya in such hardship made their anger almost burst through the screen!

【Is this Yaya? How did Yaya become like this? It's a national treasure, so why isn't anyone treating it well?】

【Gaogao and Xiangxiang, which were also lent out, are white and fat, so why did Yaya become like this?】

【Holy crap, it turns out Yaya is from the Memphis Zoo; what about Lele? Fortunately I heard they're coming back this year, so I can wait.】

【Hey upstairs, did you lose connection? Lele died at the beginning of this year! It was just a few months away from going home, but… it died…】

In the footage, Yaya kept hitting the glass, kneeling on the ground and continuously kowtowing; its numb, stereotypical behavior was like a knife, carving into everyone's hearts one stroke at a time.

It kept calling for Mom; since that day when Mom suddenly fainted and was taken away by humans, it has never seen Mom again.

Yaya weakly hugged itself, pleadingly looking at humans; besides kowtowing, it even taught itself to bow without instruction.

Someone asked how pandas would kowtow and bow.

Ling Yue's throat felt like it had a blade in it, and she said in a hoarse voice: 'Because it's hungry.'

Driven by hunger, it could only beg and plead with all its might, kneeling on the ground without any self-respect.

Someone asked why its ears were so big.

Ling Yue didn't even dare to look straight at it; one glance was shocking, and seeing this sentence filled her with rage, her mouth seeming to be glued shut.

An observant netizen replied: '【Because it's so thin, so thin—look at its head…】'

As he said this, he couldn't help but fly into a rage, slamming the table angrily, wishing he could smash through the screen!

【Huahua's and Xiangxiang's ears are all small and round, because their heads are big and round, but Yaya's head is like it's been gnawed by a dog! It's actually flat! I can even see the bones on its face! 【tears】【tears】】

【I never knew giant pandas' ears were this big (I hadn't even thought about it, since I'd never seen one) (holding head and sobbing) (anger)】

The netizens' anger shot up to the heavens; since arriving at the Giant Panda Hall, they didn't know how many times they'd cried.

Ling Yue didn't dare delay; she immediately had the staff go feed it, but when the camera panned to the storage room, all that could be seen was dried bamboo, plus more food like potatoes and carrots, some of which had sprouted.

As everyone knows, sprouted potatoes are absolutely inedible!

This scene completely shocked everyone.

【Oh dear, God, is this the panda hall? This is abuse! Abuse of giant pandas!】

【Our country went to great lengths to make giant pandas happy, even inviting the best symphony orchestra; how could these Americans do this? How dare they?】

【Wuwuwu, please take it back soon, poor child; home doesn't lack those few bamboo stalks (T﹏T)】

I'm a domestic panda keeper; giant pandas are actually easy to raise—they like drinking basin milk, fresh bamboo doesn't cost much, and you can occasionally give them small snacks; you really shouldn't raise them like this!

The staff mechanically took carrots, potatoes, and bamboo; upon seeing their giant panda Yaya, it immediately ran over, it started moving, and only then did everyone realize just how emaciated it was.

Yaya's appearance completely shattered everyone's impression of giant pandas as white and fat; the tears that had run dry were like a broken faucet, flowing nonstop.

It was almost entirely pressed against the glass, stretching out its paws to scratch, emitting a hoarse plea: 'So hungry…… Yaya is so hungry…… Please give me something to eat…… Please——'

【Quick look at the glass in front of it—there are lots of scratch marks!】

【Just look how lovely the Emperor Penguin Hall was earlier, and here it's just as dirty and messy!】

【Those penguins are fat and clean, so how did it become like this in Yaya's case? This is abuse!】

When the staff lifted the bucket and opened the door, giant panda Yaya trudged over slowly—not because it didn't want to run, but because it simply couldn't run fast. Its large areas of dirt and black fur were almost uniform; with Ling Yue's eyesight, it was easy to see that it had a severe skin disease and parasites.

Even before getting close to it, the staff retched, as if the panda's smell had made them unable to hold onto things; the bucket of food in their hands rolled onto the ground with a gurgling sound, some even getting dirt on it.

Yaya lay on the ground, gulping down bamboo, carrots, and even potatoes, like a street urchin.

【Damn! Even my grandmother's chickens eat better than it does, yet it's our national treasure!】

Yaya quickly chewed bamboo, while secretly grabbing a handful and hiding it behind its back, thinking no one noticed, but actually everyone saw it.

【What is it doing? This food looks like a lot, but for an adult giant panda it's nowhere near enough! Why is it still hiding it?】

【Could this damn zoo be cutting Yaya's rations? Look, after it finishes eating it doesn't move! It doesn't even beg anymore! Has it just gotten used to it?】

Ling Yue asked in a muffled voice: 'Yaya, why are you hiding your food?'

The panda staying still in place didn't move at all, as if it hadn't heard her voice.

Suddenly, a nearby staff member seemed to receive a signal, picked up the stick in their hand and started striking the stone; the violent action made people want to rush in and tear it apart!

This tactic actually worked well; Yaya immediately looked over in panic, clutching its head.

The staff member stared blankly at the camera; although controlled by Ling Yue, they still retained a bit of their own consciousness, like a slave under a contract, and instinctively gave the most practiced response: 'Streamer, look, this will fix it.'

Ling Yue wished she could fly over and level the entire zoo!

Her face was as cold as an iceberg, but when facing Yaya it was like a gentle spring breeze; even though she knew the healing aura wouldn't do much, she activated it anyway.

Ling Yue gazed gently at Yaya, as if soothing a child: 'Yaya, don't be scared, don't be scared.'

This time, Yaya did react; it was a voice from deep in its memory, its eyes flickering as it recalled long ago playing with its mother in a vast forest, and Xiangxiang's milk, drinking until its belly was about to burst.

Its mother held it in the little nest, would sing a lovely lullaby, and many humans speaking in that tone would groom it and feed it fruit……

It looked bewilderedly at the camera and cried out 'Mmm-mmm': 'Mom, Yaya wants to go home……'

In an instant, Ling Yue's tears gushed forth like a spring.

'Don't be scared, Yaya, I'm your sister; I will definitely bring you home.' Ling Yue's voice was hoarse, anyone could hear the sobbing in it. But at this moment no one paid attention to her; everyone's focus was captured by the giant panda Yaya.

Ling Yue still hadn't forgotten what was just said, and asked it: 'Yaya, why are you hiding your food?'

Yaya flinched in fright, its thin, balding body shuffling about in the cramped room like a pigeon cage, obviously terrified to the extreme.

Ling Yue had to gently soothe it; Yaya slowly lifted its head, its dark eyes flickering slightly: 'I, I'm waiting for Mom…… When Mom comes back, I won't be hungry.'

At this moment, Ling Yue even had the heart to kill!

She wiped her eyes and immediately questioned the staff: 'Does Yaya usually eat just this? Have you never let it eat its fill?'

The latter, who was already completely open with her, answered immediately with nervous fear: 'Giant pandas, giant pandas certainly don't eat these!'

Many people breathed a sigh of relief hearing that, but then they heard him continue laughing: 'It normally can't even eat this amount; this is an extra meal. The bamboo is something visitors are willing to pay for, so we only feed it that. It's so fat that normally just eating a bit of potato and carrot would be enough.'

"The effect is not bad." He answered with a grin: "Since the giant panda learned to bow and kowtow, quite a few visitors come to watch every day, but we can't feed it too much; this panda loves to be lazy!"

Under hypnosis, he only reveals his true thoughts, so what he says is absolutely the truth from his heart.

Everyone who heard these remarks was shocked, wishing they could rush into the screen and tear it apart!

【How could there be such beasts that abuse it this way! Are you still human!】

【My Ya Ya……】

They wept, yet the panda involved, Ya Ya, felt nothing; after eating another big tub of food with its belly exposed, it leaned against a rock and enjoyed a rare sense of fullness.

Exposed broken teeth are hard to look at; soon someone pointed out that this should be severe wear from long-term overuse of the teeth.

It inevitably brings to mind those dry, old bamboo stalks; no matter how good a panda's teeth are, they cannot withstand such wear.

Ling Yue asked if it hurt; Ya Ya responded slowly after half a day: "I'm used to it."

It narrowed its eyes and said: "If Mom were here, that would be great—so much food, Ya Ya is eating so full."

It was completely inactive; the cramped space was mostly occupied by rocks, making even turning around difficult.

Afterwards, Ling Yue kept asking the staff about Ya Ya's life; no one expected that today's broadcast would be destined to be unforgettable.

Regarding the activity venues she asked about, the staff naturally replied: "Our zoo does care about the giant panda—we have at most four activity sessions per week."

【I* your whole family! You trash! Bastard!!】

Even Ling Yue, upon hearing it, was stunned; she had guessed Ya Ya's situation was dire, but she never expected it to be this terrible!

At Sichuan Zoo, Hua Hua has a large free activity area, able to move freely every day without needing scheduled release time; even her zoo's Tuan Tuan is in a state of complete freedom.

Speaking of which, Tuan Tuan and Le Le, Ya Ya mother and daughter share some blood relation, making them relatives—Tuan Tuan's mother is the maternal granddaughter of Le Le's sisters; the closer the relation, the more heartbreaking it feels.

Tuan Tuan is now the zoo's big star, happy every day, and needs to drink a big basin of milk each day.

As for Ya Ya, it has lost its mother and is kept in a cage that sees no daylight, with only four chances to be let out per week—and there's a time limit!

In other words, it will long remain in such a cramped room!

As for its interaction with the keepers—

The staff frowned with disdain, their words full of contempt: "Is this still China's national treasure? It's dirty, old, and ugly; the keepers just feed it and then ignore it."

Before Ling Yue could speak, the live chat's netizens began a massive barrage of insults, filling the screen with ****, and several were directly banned.

【You damn ****, how dare you say that! Before Le Le and Ya Ya were lent over, there were photos—none of them were anything but white and fat, but after coming to your place, they turned out like this!】

【Ya Ya is only twenty-three, yet this condition is worse than twenty-six-year-old Gaogao! Gaogao lives carefree in San Diego, USA—how dare you!】

【Those raised by American devils are a mess, no longer resembling bears!】

The staff glared angrily at the danmaku; Ling Yue remained silent, he dared not retort, and instead answered another question: "Treatment? Don't joke—we said it's old and ugly, it long ago lost any treatment value, and besides, isn't it only got a few months left before it has to be sent back? If it… if it…"

For some reason, the staff suddenly hesitated, his words stuttering as a voice in his head kept shouting: "Don't say it! Don't say it!"

【What if? You bastard, keep going!】

【Host, let him continue! Let him keep speaking—what if? I want to see what he can spit out!】

Ling Yue furrowed her brows slightly and directly issued the command: "Keep going—what if?"

The staff instantly shrank their shoulders, the clamor in their head vanished completely, and they put on a fawning smile: "This giant panda is China's, still a national treasure; our zoo has long grown tired of Chinese people, and the animals they send over with smug faces—of course we must firmly resist!"

"The giant panda has been raised in the zoo for twenty years; it should long ago have been ours—why send anything back? The earlier Le Le is an example; if this Ya Ya were just like Le Le, it would be better if they both died!"

In an instant, a deathly silence fell.

No one expected him to utter such vicious words.

【I've long suspected that Le Le's death was no accident—that Animal Protection Association only licks America's ass!】

【They claim they take good care, provide high-quality care—damn it, why don't they bring over his old mother for care! Now it's finally certain: Le Le was tortured to death by them!】

【Ya Ya is also near the end! There's still some time before Ya Ya's return—look at its half-dead state now; can it hold out until April 7?】

No answer, because everyone knows damn American bastards will never agree—they'll surely wear Ya Ya down to death!

Some people looked up information on the two giant pandas; without looking, you wouldn't know, but once you do, it's enough to make you explode with rage!

【Damn, who agreed to the renewal? Haven't you seen Ya Ya and Le Le turned out like this? If it weren't for those ***** beasts, Le Le and Ya Ya should have been sent back ten years ago!】

【Wuwuwu, a panda's average lifespan is only twenty-five years, meaning Ya Ya has spent its whole life abroad, enduring days akin to hell!】

【Renewal? What renewal? Haven't they just been lending it out all these years?】

"Of course not!" Ling Yue spoke up, all the data on Le Le and Ya Ya flashing in her mind, eyes red as she stared at the camera and continued: "Le Le and Ya Ya should have been returned to China ten years ago!"

【What does that mean?】

Ling Yue's voice trembled, the hand on her computer shaking uncontrollably, anger burning in her chest, she cried out indignantly: "I saw the data before—in April 2003, Ya Ya and her mother Le Le were lent out, beginning their stay at the Memphis Zoo in Tennessee, USA; the original agreement was for ten years! But when the contract expired in 2013, the Animal Protection Association renewed it for another ten years, and up to today the zoo has announced the return of the giant pandas Ya Ya and Le Le, ending the twenty-year loan period."

【Who the hell approved the renewal—why not lend out its offspring instead!】

Ling Yue choked up several times, but since things have come to this and what's happened cannot be changed, she can only do her best to salvage, a flash of resolve crossing her eyes.

Just then, a sudden clamor sounded, and a team of grim-faced staff burst in: "Ke Li, you idiot, do you know what you're doing?!"

Obviously, they were the zoo staff who arrived fashionably late, rushing angrily at Ke Li with a clear purpose: to stop the broadcast from continuing and halt the situation's development.

Perhaps in just a few days, today's events will be nipped in the bud.

But how could Ling Yue give them that chance!

She immediately had Ke Li lock himself in the cage, while the giant panda Ya Ya lay to one side; when someone entered, it merely twitched its eyelids—if not for the rising and falling chest, it would practically be a stiff corpse.

Its severe bald patches and parasites formed a stark contrast with the sleek, bright humans, causing Ling Yue's nose to sour.

Outsiders couldn't get in, so the other staff had to force their way in, searching for tools to break through; meanwhile, a fat supervisor with a big belly stepped forward, sternly scolding Ke Li and loudly explaining to the broadcast: "This is fake! I guarantee with my integrity that all of this is slander!"

"Our Memphis Zoo cooperates with the China Animal Protection Association; after they reviewed the monthly reports and recent annual physicals, CAZG believes the giant panda has received excellent care here, and also believes the panda has gotten high-quality care in its old age!"

Ling Yue's breath hitched, and the chat in the live stream was already in an uproar—

【Slander? I'll slander your mother! We are stupid, foolishly deceived once, but not blind!】

【Animal Protection Association, right? Where are you? I'll blow up your place right now!】

The fierce words made the chubby manager in charge of explanations flush red with anger; he solemnly looked at Ling Yue: "This streamer from China, you—"

His voice stalled, and a flash of red light passed before his eyes.

Obviously, just like the previous group, he too was controlled by Ling Yue; she didn't let the other party do anything else, only issuing one command: "Tell me, will you return the panda Ya Ya?"

The fat manager shook his head: "Impossible! No animal that enters our Memphis Zoo ever leaves!"

That one sentence made almost everyone's heart go cold.

Although some said they would go to the zoo and steal the panda back, who doesn't know that talking is easy but actually doing it is nearly impossible!

The key is, they are separated by an ocean, yet they directly watch the panda being tormented; perhaps, without even getting a return date, they will await that tragic news!

【Wuwuwu, I'm truly useless! Even knowing Ya Ya would be better off dead, I can't do anything!】

【Streamer! Streamer, can you save it? You're abroad, you're close, can you save Ya Ya?】

【I'll give you money, I'll invest my entire monthly salary into you, streamer, please save Ya Ya. 【wailing loudly】【wailing loudly】】

【Streamer, I'm an American overseas student, I'll help you cover, I'll protect you to go rescue the giant panda!】

【I'm in Tennessee, I'm closer than him, my team will go steal the giant panda!】

Seeing this, Ling Yue couldn't help but curl the corner of her mouth, she shook her head, and when she looked again at the fat manager, a hint of coldness flashed in her eyes: "No need."

She calmly gazed at the camera: "The remuneration I promised earlier is now free of charge; all I need is for you to help me rescue the giant panda Ya Ya, the sooner the better."

The screen was full of question marks, but Ling Yue knew he had been watching the livestream.

The next moment, a huge amount of gifts rained down like a meteor shower; countless gifts dazzled the eyes, overwhelming, the screen seemed to burn, and the splendid visuals shocked the mind.

Not only because they were beautiful, but also because each gift was a top-tier sun; in just a dozen seconds, the lowest already reached hundreds of millions!

The brilliance of money scorched the eyeballs.

At the same time, the livestream's announcements almost echoed across all channels, all consisting of viewers drawn in to pick up pearls, even some small streamers were among them.

At this moment, the fat manager came to his senses, thinking of Ling Yue's words, he stuck out his belly and let out a wild scornful laugh: "You've killed me with laughter, you foolish, impoverished Chinese, can you only think of stealing pandas?"

"I tell you, our Memphis Zoo has the world's top-notch security facilities; you can only daydream!"

He suddenly dialed his phone and shouted: "Director, I've done exactly as you said; these foolish Chinese are basically idiots——"

"Bastard!"

In the office, the zoo director's face turned livid as he loudly interrupted his report: "You idiot! Shut up immediately! Right now, have everyone retreat, no one is allowed to approach the panda hall!"

The fat manager instantly went dumbfounded, even doubting he was having auditory hallucinations: "Director, I——"

The enraged director jumped to his feet and roared: "You stupid pig, what are you hesitating for? Hurry up and do as I say, or——"

A gentle voice cut him off: "Sorry to be blunt, but your voice seems too loud."

The director's face instantly turned deathly pale, his lips trembling, his heart filled with extreme fear, like a well-trained dog, he lowered his voice, trembling: "Carry it out immediately, otherwise I'll fire you right away."

The fat manager violently shuddered, bewildered, and looked toward the enclosure.

At the same time, the ashen-faced director drenched in cold sweat trembled as he looked at the man in a suit opposite him, who gave him a slight smile: "No need to be so restrained; my master will arrive shortly, and then I hope you can remain calm and have a good talk with him."

The zoo director couldn't help but catch his breath, his face as if he'd just been washed by a storm, he actually swayed in place before stammering: "Yes, yes, yes.",,.