Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger

"Meow..."

Faced with Chen Yuan’s question, the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat did not choose to answer. Its eyes flickered with a haunting glow as it scanned the surroundings, lightly stepping on the ground with its limbs, making the fluffy fur stand up with a flash of electricity.

It first looked at the big dog with its mouth slightly open, tail wagging gently, and shook its head imperceptibly.

This big dog was fast and could whip up a fierce wind, making it difficult to escape in its presence.

But the big bird hovering in mid-air was even harder to deal with; the mere terrifying aura it emitted made them tremble, and the flame stream surging throughout its body posed a significant threat.

If they tried to escape in front of this big bird, they might die, right?

Compared to the big bird, maybe breaking through the big dog’s blockade was a better choice?

Seeing the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat still not answering and its eyes continually shifting, Chen Yuan saw through its thoughts and smiled slightly. "You might be able to escape."

Pausing briefly, his gaze fell on the stray cats behind the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat. "But what about them?"

"Meow..."

Upon hearing this, the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat’s body tensed up yet drooped its head in disappointment.

Witnessing this, Wild Boar wore a peculiar expression and muttered, "Why do we suddenly feel like the villains?"

Starting to threaten without provocation, isn’t that exactly what villains do?

White Fern shot him a glance, lowering her voice as she spoke, "Let’s just watch and learn from Advisor Chen."

Wild Boar heavily nodded.

"How about it? Still not planning to answer my question?" Noticing the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat was still silent, Chen Yuan raised his voice.

"Purr."

The Twin Flower Concubine stepped forward half a step, the palm once again gathering a purple-black ball of energy radiating a frightening aura, scaring the stray cats into crouching down like quails.

"Meow..."

Under the pressure brought by the Twin Flower Concubine, the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat seemed overwhelmed and lifted its head. Its eyes, glowing a ghostly green in the dark, gazed at Chen Yuan.

"Meow meow meow."

The Thunder-striped Leopard Cat finally divulged everything it knew.

According to it, it and the stray cats have always lived at the abandoned construction site, and they witnessed the child’s disappearance the other day.

"Did you see the Pet Beast that took the child?" Chen Yuan asked.

The Thunder-striped Leopard Cat shook its head, signaling that the Pet Beast was very fast, too quick for them to see clearly.

Chen Yuan seemed to be pondering something, yet he asked another critical question, "If that’s the case, why did you all try to escape just now?"

"Meow."

The Thunder-striped Leopard Cat’s eyes darted briefly and quickly gave an answer.

It feared that Chen Yuan and his companions would mistakenly accuse them and capture them all.

White Fern curled her lips and grumbled, "What, are we portrayed as some indiscriminate, evil organization that captures everything?"

Chen Yuan didn’t respond but just deeply gazed at the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat, whose eyes were evasive.

At that moment, White Fern’s phone vibrated in her pocket, and the urgent ringtone rang abruptly in the thick night air, startling the group of stray cats.

Initially, she didn’t answer but instead looked toward Chen Yuan.

"You can answer it first," Chen Yuan said.

White Fern picked up the call, quickly showing a pleased expression. "Captain, you mean the fur left at the scene actually belongs to some Dark-type Pet Beast, and further tests confirmed it’s cat fur?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Yuan’s eyes flickered, and he quickly gazed down at the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat.

If he remembered correctly, the Red Flame Striped Cat mentioned that there was a Cat Boss nearby, having recruited many stray cats, with the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat as its underling.

At this moment, the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat wasn’t noticing the gaze from Chen Yuan; all its attention was directed at White Fern, releasing a low, tense growl, "Meow..."

Now the case could be cracked; indeed, this Thunder-striped Leopard Cat was connected to the suspect.

It had been lying all along.

Just that the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat was not used to the experience of being a perpetrator. Its mental resilience wasn’t strong enough to keep a straight face upon hearing this.

White Fern’s voice continued, "Yes, Captain, Advisor Chen has also realized something just now."

"We found a group of stray cats at the initial crime scene. Their behavior is extremely unusual, and Advisor Chen thinks they’re linked to the suspect."

At this point, Chen Yuan suddenly chimed in, "Could you have Captain Nie come over and say this Thunder-striped Leopard Cat knows the suspect?"

"Ah?" White Fern was initially startled but quickly regained her composure and nodded repeatedly, "Alright, alright, Captain, did you hear that? Advisor Chen said you could come over..."

"Meow!"

At that moment, realizing the unfortunate turn of events, the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat bared its teeth, its eyes glowing brightly as golden electric stripes crackled and danced across its fur, making it appear like an angry little lion charging straight towards Cola.

"Woof!"

Cola, already on alert, quietly watched the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat charging at it, suddenly stomping heavily on the ground, instantly stirring up a fierce gale that exploded loudly.

"Meow!"

The Thunder-striped Leopard Cat couldn’t break through this fierce gale, instead being swept back and heavily falling to the ground moments later.

"Meow..."

Defeated easily by Cola, the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat felt deep despair but struggled to lift its head to look forward.

At this moment, all the stray cats launched an attack, snarling and meowing as they charged forward, trying to break through the blockade by Chen Yuan and his companions.

"Meow meow meow meow meow!"

From the nearby residential building, a burst of angry shouting erupted. "Still yowling in the dead of night, can’t anyone get some sleep?"

Soon, a window was opened, and a head ventured out, the angry shouting growing fiercer. "Soon I’ll have you all caught and neutered!"

For a moment, all the stray cats and the Thunder-striped Leopard Cat, even Cola and Spark, along with Chen Yuan’s three-person team, looked up at this figure in unison.