Chapter 88

Ling Yue was certainly not some egomaniac; it was only after doing her homework that she came up with this idea.

Recently, that so-called Boss Li has set his sights on my zoo's three tiger brothers; we can use them as bait, no need for you to send more undercover agents—I'll go myself.

Lin Shaoze blinked at the words, the girl's soft voice sounded beside his ear as she laid out her plan fluently.

Lin Shaoze: "You can't!"

Ling Yue blinked slightly, then heard him say: "Your fame is too great, and besides, you were the one who stepped forward to strike that poaching gang—do you think he'd cooperate with you?"

Ling Yue's thoughts shifted quickly: "... Yes, but he surely can't resist the temptation of the tigers; I can have someone else go."

Selecting suitable subordinates at the zoo, feigning discontent, cooperating inside and out to steal the tigers; as for the undercover agents working with the police to investigate the case……

Ling Yue: "Let the tigers do it."

I'll put them through special training—after all, who would be on guard against an animal?

Lin Shaoze's grip on his phone tightened gradually, astonished at her whimsical idea, yet everything Ling Yue had done before—each and every one—was nothing short of brilliant.

Animals in her hands are practically another arm, extending her will—invincible wherever they point.

Lin Shaoze's heart raced; he forced himself to calm down: "You're making it sound too simple—we still need to work out the specifics in detail."

Ling Yue readily agreed: "Absolutely, I'll first go to the zoo to pick the actors; you lot discuss, and you can reach me anytime."

Ling Yue hung up decisively, furrowing her brows; she was very interested in the so-called underground trade fair, and if not for her identity, she would definitely attend to see which beast‑hearted scumbags were behind this.

Suddenly a soft puff of fur brushed past—it was the Mysterious Cat Queen, rubbing against the back of her hand; by the time Ling Yue reacted, the queen had already strode ahead proudly: "What are you standing there for? Hurry up and follow, it's time to eat!"

Ling Yue had already caught the rich aroma—it was the chef she'd hired, a part‑time worker; even though she was alone in the villa, she didn't feel lonely at all, for there were so many adorable little ones keeping her company.

Ling Yue rose; the dog let out a woof, sprang up swinging its tail, its paw pads pattering on the floor.

Seeing its enthusiastic back, Ling Yue couldn't help but laugh.

Hahaha, what a silly dog!

Yet such a silly little dog has become an indispensable part of her family.

The next day, after finishing the orders at the pet consultancy shop, Ling Yue drove to the zoo, first heading to the tiger enclosure; before the exhibit, crowds pressed forward, faces squashed against the glass to watch the tigers, almost deforming from the squeeze.

However——

The three tiger brothers down in Tiger Hill glanced at the crowded scene next door, then looked at their own front—just a couple of small cats and dogs—and couldn't help but yawn.

A little child in front of the glass door saw the big tiger's gaping maw and immediately shivered: "Wuu wuu wuu, so scary!"

The kid buried his head in his mother's arms, while the adults coaxed: "You're clearly not scared; Mom will take you to see next door—next door has the star tiger dad, especially funny, plus a fluffy, chubby little tiger cub, even smaller than you."

Wow, Mom, really?

Of course, my dear, it's right up ahead; Mom will hold you and go look—inside there are lots of people.

As they chatted, they didn't notice the tigers slowly withdrawing their gaze; as feline creatures, their sense of smell and hearing are naturally far sharper than humans'.

Looking again at the three tiger brothers, lazily lounging in the small den beneath Tiger Hill, the youngest, Little Three, scratched at his paw: "Tch, what's this star tiger dad? Just a henpecked husband!"

The eldest was still doubting his tiger-ness: "Just how big was my mouth when I yawned? How did I scare humans? Aren't humans supposed to like me the most? They even praised me for being especially fierce!"

After careful analysis, the second brother concluded: "Big brother, calm down a bit—I think it's because next door's family has those cute little tiger cubs, while we three bachelor tigers have no face."

The big tiger: "Those useless floppy‑eared tigers really disgrace our male tigers—who brings kids with a male tiger? Such tigers actually draw a huge crowd of humans to look—really… really shallow!"

For some reason, his words always sound a bit sour. Moreover, next door, even the keepers unconsciously give a little extra care, which makes the big tiger both jealous and resentful.

Little Three, vexed, flopped down, his huge face squashed out of shape: "Ah, when will this kind of day ever end? It's too boring. There used to be free‑admission acrobatic shows for visitors, but now we hardly have any guests at all—utterly lacking in prestige."

Roar!

"Take another look, how big?

"Really big!"

Little Three sighed, then suddenly heard this exchange, looked over, and widened his tiger eyes in alarm: "Big brother, second brother, what are you two doing?"

The eldest opened his huge tiger mouth—truly a gaping maw, even the tiny tongue inside visible; the second leaned over, measuring seriously, and to Little Three it looked as if his whole head were about to slip in!

It sprang up: "Big brother, second brother, don't go killing each other!"

No sooner had the words fallen than a human voice rang out—it was Ling Yue, staring in shock at the three tigers: "You…… what are you doing?"

The big tiger startled, snapping his jaws shut; the second tiger hadn't reacted yet, his head was already inside the big tiger's mouth, and in an instant he let out a heart‑rending scream: "Woof woof woof, big brother, open your mouth quick!"

He freaked out, his fur instantly puffing up into a big, fluffy ball.

The big elder: "Yue~ pah!"

The brother's head was spat out, slick with saliva; the disgusted Little Three instinctively stepped back, then looked at Ling Yue: "Director, what's up?"

Ling Yue lowered her gaze, looking at the three bored brothers: "You've been idle lately, huh?"

The three tiger brothers: "……"

Is that even a question?

Little Three chased his tail, biting: "If you don't mind, how did my second brother's head end up like that?"

The big tiger: "Bored—day after day we're about to get moldy from boredom."

The most sensitive second tiger sensed something off, looking at Ling Yue: "What do you mean? Why do I feel you're not up to any good?"

Ling Yue chuckled: "What? How could that be!"

She looked at the three tigers, already having a plan in mind: "There's a good thing—would you be willing to do it? Super, super exciting!"

Tigers are feline creatures; hearing this, their curiosity instantly perked up: "What?"

Ling Yue: "Catch bad guys—if we succeed, we'll definitely be hotter than next door's star tiger dad!"

Ling Yue's single sentence grabbed the tigers' vital point; although they verbally complained, their actions left no doubt—our three young, strong male tigers couldn't even measure up to that big floppy‑eared tiger!

In an instant, the three tigers perked up their ears and, almost in unison, cried: "You say, what should we do?!"

Ling Yue smiled; she was ninety‑percent sure about this.

When she laid out her plan, the tigers' eyes glittered; the big brother couldn't help recalling the secret agents he'd once heard about, and he roared excitedly: "If we do this, isn't that just what you humans call special agents?!"

"'Whooo whooo whooo tiger tiger agents, invincible everywhere!'"

Xiao Lao San happily jumped up; regarding Ling Yue's words, they had not the slightest doubt, having seen the director's abilities—she was the most, most, most powerful human in the world!

The most cautious second brother shook his wet head: "Can we really do that?"

After all, they were tigers, not humans—what could they do?

Ling Yue: "You can do many things."

She laughed: "From now on, I'll put you through devil training! Unlimited meat supply, as long as you complete the task!"

Hearing this, the tigers instantly widened their eyes: "Devil training?!"

They were especially happy: "Is it like panda Tuan Tuan? I heard it's now the treasure of our zoo, with lots of people coming to see it every day—waa waa waa, it's really amazing!"

"I heard someone wants to adopt it, Director, do you know?"

"Can we be like it too?"

With Ling Yue's affirmation, the tigers all became excited; they still didn't know what kind of devil training they were about to undergo.

In the end, when they saw Ling Yue, they would turn from fierce beasts into soft little cats.

Ling Yue looked at the little cat she had coaxed up; as for the earlier matter she had heard, she frowned slightly—adopt a panda?

Such a thing wasn't unheard of; as she knew, a wealthy businessman had adopted a panda, spending at least 500 million, but the panda was merely registered in his name, just a nominal adoption—it still belonged to the zoo officially.

Ling Yue was a bit curious who it was, but after thinking she wasn't in a hurry; she walked slowly forward, and her movement stalled when she passed the Wolf House.

The Wolf House was a narrow corridor with bends at both ends, so one usually had to walk a few steps to see the opposite side; there weren't many people here, but it was quite bold.

"Aooo!" Opposite the Wolf House, a little girl leaned against the glass, head back, howling like a wolf; Ling Yue listened and thought it was quite realistic.

Immediately after came a wolf howl, seemingly a response; the girl howled louder and more excitedly, while her friend silently covered her face, looking left and right but refusing to look at her—she seemed to have completely given up.

"Aooo~"

"Aooo~"

One howl after another, Ling Yue coughed lightly a few times, clenched her fists, then looked at the wolves in the Wolf House—each fierce big guy half‑squatted, tilting their heads.

They were outside the state.

But the girl excitedly shouted loudly, almost pressing against the glass wall: "Ah ah ah, Xiu Xiu, I really succeeded— a wolf actually responded to me!"

Friend: "⊙﹏⊙"

"Spare me, spare me, spare me!"

She helplessly looked at her foolishly laughing friend: "Didn't you notice everyone's eyes on us? They're all staring at us!"

The girl hehe‑silly laughed: "Isn't it because I'm too excited? It responded to me—I'm so happy!"

Saying this, she excitedly threw back her head and howled, feeling utterly refreshed.

Then that wolf howled right after; the friend embarrassedly looked away, only to meet Ling Yue's smiling eyes, and she jumped: "Ha!"

In an instant, her eyes burst with strong light, and Ling Yue felt she was a wolf—a wolf with green‑glinting eyes, hungry!

Who would have thought, even wearing a mask she could be recognized; Ling Yue sighed, and the approaching young woman laughed: "Heaven blesses us!"

"Me and the streamer—this is called fate bringing us together from afar; without fate, we wouldn't meet even face to face."

The young woman's sparkling eyes looked at her: "The streamer is really beautiful, ten thousand times more beautiful than in the live broadcast room!"

Her little mouth seemed smeared with honey; Ling Yue couldn't help glancing at her, the latter all smiles—just then the howling girl finally noticed her friend had run off, turned and ran over: "Xiu Xiu, what are you— ah ah ah!"

She instantly screamed, then noticing the gazes of everyone, she clenched her mouth shut.

Their similar expressions made Ling Yue unable to hold back laughter; the girl, overjoyed and at a loss, said: "Streamer, I'm your loyal fan!"

Chatting on, she happily mentioned her earlier howl: "Streamer, did you hear what that wolf replied to me?"

"I once read a guide saying if you howl like a wolf you might get a reply—I let out a shout, and sure enough a wolf actually responded to me!"

She spun around excitedly: "Streamer, what did the wolf just say?"

Ling Yue almost couldn't help laughing; she shook her head: "I guess… I didn't hear it."

The girl: "Impossible!"

As her words fell, the wolf howl from earlier sounded again.

"Aooo~~"

"Streamer, listen quick!"

Immediately after came a burst of footsteps; a middle‑aged man in casual clothes walked over, scratched his head: "Strange, where did that wolf howl go? Why is there no sound?"

The excited girl: "???"

"Big bro, what are you saying?"

The howling girl and the middle‑aged man glanced at each other, both seeing disbelief in the other's eyes.

At that moment, a wolf in the zoo suddenly shouted: "Hey oh my goodness, these two dimwits finally met!"

Moreover, wolves began to howl, their interested eyes fixed on them, and with an "Aooo": "Humans, hurry up and shut up—your 'aoo' has at least five grammatical errors!"

Ling Yue: "……"

So I was saying, you really can't understand—imitating a wolf howl versus the real thing are completely different.

She kindly translated for the visitors; upon hearing Ling Yue's translation, the visitors: "⊙ω⊙"

"Hahahaha!" The friend laughed till her thighs almost split, tears streaming: "So… so, you howled for half‑hour and it wasn't a wolf replying to you? It was that big brother just now?"

"Hahahaha, what kind of breed are you, you crouching dragon, phoenix chick?!"

Ling Yue coughed lightly, left under the other's embarrassed gaze wanting to sink into the ground, and went to the Panda House.

As usual, Director Yuan was in charge; Ling Yue also saw Master Jiang, who held a green bamboo stalk, while panda Tuan Tuan stood on two legs, paws gripping a big wooden stick, its black‑eye‑patched big eyes constantly looking outward.

After a few seconds Ling Yue realized it was the direction where keeper Yuan Yuan was standing.

"Save me, miss, Tuan Tuan's about to die of exhaustion!"

Master Jiang: "…… Tuan Tuan, no slacking!"

The harsh words made the black-and-white glutinous rice ball shudder violently, and the tourists instantly felt heartbroken: "What kind of person is this? That's a national treasure, quickly let go!"

Wuu wuu wuu, poor Tuan Tuan, quickly let Mom hug!

Let Dad hold you, Dad's strong, I'll lift you high!

As the master said, his gaze swept over the live-stream screen, just like the tourists in front of the glass, he sighed helplessly: "I really didn't abuse Tuan Tuan; this is the necessary path for every martial arts practitioner, no, every martial arts bear."

Live-stream chatters: 【I don't believe it!】

【Unless you let me see, Tuan Tuan has been learning martial arts for over a month, right?】

【Let me have a look!】

Jiang Zhengping: "……"

His gaze fell on Tuan Tuan; the chubby, plump black-and-white rice ball instantly trembled: "Wu wu wu QWQ".

"What are you looking at Tuan Tuan for? Tuan Tuan is a good panda!"

Jiang Zhengping handed the jade bamboo pole to it: "Tuan Tuan, practice a section."

The moment he received the jade bamboo, panda Tuan Tuan's eyes lit up with a swoop, and he grabbed it with one paw——：，，.