Chapter 212: Giving a Tiger an Injection? Awesome!

That evening, after Ning Fei had dinner, Yong Tao drove over with the researchers sent from above.

The visitors were two young people around thirty years old, a man and a woman, both looking very capable.

"Hello Mr. Ning, my name is Ge Lin, the head of this South China Tiger Conservation Plan." Ge Lin reached out her hand and greeted Ning Fei politely.

"This is my assistant, Wang Zhou."

"Hello," Ning Fei replied with a smile.

"First of all, to commend you for discovering the tracks of the South China tiger, my superiors specially commissioned me to formally express our gratitude to you. Thank you."

Ge Lin took out a certificate and a large card with a red background and yellow text reading "Reward: 30,000 yuan" from behind her, and handed them to Ning Fei.

The local government always relied on this routine. It was the same for any official visit; the clerks never came up with anything creative.

Ning Fei took the certificate and the card. It wouldn't be good to refuse them, so he placed them in the back.

It was worth mentioning that the prize for the Cretaceous Cicada Amber last time was also a certificate and a bonus of 500,000 yuan. That was the best compensation the scientist could fight to get for him.

Afterwards, the few of them walked into Qingfeng Temple and chatted about matters concerning the protection of the South China tiger.

"We need to inject this micro tracker into the South China tiger's body. This kind of tracker won't have any impact on the tiger, and it will also allow us to monitor its movement," Ge Lin explained.

"Inject?" Ning Fei nodded. It was an era of high technology now, so a micro tracker was quite normal.

"So, what we were thinking is that tomorrow, you, us, and some colleagues from the Forestry Bureau will go into the mountain. After we tranquilize the three tigers, we will inject the trackers."

"No!" Hearing Ge Lin's words, Ning Fei frowned and said, "You can't use tranquilizer darts."

Ge Lin's idea was for Ning Fei to lure the tigers out, and then they would use a tranquilizer gun to dart them, inject the Micro GPS Trackers, protect the tigers, and then release them.

This method was understandable; realistically, this was the only way to protect the South China tigers.

Previously, many released tigers had grown up in greenhouses under human protection.

But Ning Fei did not agree to do this, and the reason was very simple.

He didn't want humans to disturb the lives of the South China tigers.

Ning Fei absolutely refused to trick the South China tigers into coming out, only to let the Forestry Bureau shoot them with tranquilizer guns.

This completely went against his principles.

"Mr. Ning, I know this might be dangerous. The South China tiger might jump up and hurt someone after being darted, but rest assured, our darts will take effect immediately, and we will also have protective measures for you," Ge Lin hurriedly said.

"When the time comes, you just need to lure the South China tigers out of the Mountain Cave and leave. Leave the rest to us."

Hearing this, Ning Fei shook his head and said, "This isn't a question of whether it's dangerous or not. It's that I won't allow the South China tigers to be shot with tranquilizer darts."

"I don't want humans interfering with their lives."

Ge Lin nodded. "Mr. Ning, we understand this too, but there's no other way. To protect the South China tigers, we have to do it like this."

"How about this, just leave the matter of injecting the Micro GPS Trackers into the South China tigers to me," Ning Fei said.

"You guys don't need to show yourselves. I'll handle it."

"What?!" Hearing this, Ge Lin paused in surprise.

"You mean... you want to give the tigers the injections yourself?"

"Yes."

"That won't do, it's too dangerous. Even though South China tigers are rare animals, they are beasts after all. Doing that is too dangerous!" Ge Lin immediately refused.

Even they only dared to give the South China tigers injections while the animals were anesthetized. If a South China tiger was fully awake, giving a tiger an injection was simply courting death.

Touching a tiger's backside was no joke.

However, what Ge Lin didn't know was that Ning Fei had already patted Little Qun's backside, Da Qun's backside, and even Mother Qun's backside.

"Director Ge, have you looked at today's trending searches?" Ning Fei asked with a smile.

"Trending searches?"

"You can go take a look. The South China tigers trust me quite a bit. That's also why you came looking for me, right?"

Ge Lin's expression stiffened slightly. She knew a Daoist priest in Qinshan Village had discovered South China tigers, and the higher-ups took this matter very seriously. They immediately established the South China Tiger Conservation Plan to protect the tigers in Qinshan.

But she hadn't paid attention to what exact relationship Ning Fei had with the South China tigers.

What kind of relationship could a person and a tiger possibly have?

Could they actually hold hands and soak in a hot spring together?

Then, after watching the video on the trending search, Ge Lin fell silent.

When she looked at Ning Fei again, her gaze was full of uncertainty and shock, now carrying a hint of awe.

...

The next day, the four of them—Ning Fei, Yong Tao, Ge Lin, and assistant Wang Zhou—set off early in the morning for the Mountain Cave where the South China tigers lived.

The purpose of their trip was to protect the South China tigers.

Ning Fei had already received the syringe for the Micro GPS Tracker. The needle wasn't large, but it was made of metal and looked very high-tech.

His live stream was turned on as usual.

Because the video of Ning Fei soaking in the hot spring with the South China tigers was still trending from yesterday, many people flooded into Ning Fei's Live-stream Room bright and early.

Today's live stream content was even more incredible.

Injecting a Micro GPS Tracker into the South China tigers.

"First time seeing this kind of scene on a live stream."

The netizens were thrilled.

"Yeah, I didn't expect the country to have a conservation plan like this for the South China tiger."

"A Micro GPS Tracker—that's some high tech."

"Thumbs up for the motherland."

"Haha, this is great! I was actually worried the South China tigers would get hurt by those bad guys again."

"Being covered in treasures is a troublesome thing too. To be honest, pandas have very little hunting value, which is why so few people poach them."

"Bro, nobody in Huaxia would dare poach a giant panda anyway. That's a massive crime."

"Protecting wildlife is the duty of a great nation."

Everyone was chatting enthusiastically.

On the way, Ning Fei also checked with the System to ask if the Micro GPS Tracker would affect the South China tigers' lives.

Only when the System answered "No" did Ning Fei feel relieved.

The scenario he hoped for the most was for the South China tigers to live carefree lives while humans silently protected them.

The South China tigers didn't need to know about this protection.

The journey was quite far. Ning Fei's expression didn't change, and Yong Tao also had good stamina because he patrolled the forest year-round. The other two appeared somewhat tired and were soon out of breath.

But Ge Lin was very tough. She kept following Ning Fei up the mountain without the slightest intention of complaining.

Just like this, the few of them hastily ate some snacks at noon and walked for a while longer before they finally arrived at the foot of that great mountain.

"Be careful, you guys. The South China tigers might not necessarily be in the Mountain Cave. If they're active outside, I'm worried you might be in danger." Ning Fei, carrying a silver injection case, turned his head and said.

Ning Fei's words were right. The wilderness was full of danger, and not just anyone could survive as easily as he could.

"Just stay here at the bottom of the mountain. Don't go up."

After saying this, Ning Fei left without looking back.

The other three looked at each other in dismay. Yong Tao shrugged and said, "Since Ning Fei said so, you can rest assured."

"There's never a problem with the way he does things."

Ge Lin nodded. Immediately after, the three of them took out their mobile phones, opened the live-stream room, and watched Ning Fei's movements in real time.

As Ning Fei walked along the mountain path, the drone circled past. He explained to the netizens in the live-stream room:

"Going up the mountain today is to inject a Micro GPS Tracker into the South China tigers. This is a measure to protect the South China tigers, and it's very meaningful."

"However, I'm not completely confident about giving a tiger an injection either, so I'll just give it a try first."

The netizens were entirely captivated by this live stream content.

If soaking in a hot spring with South China tigers was already hardcore enough, then giving an awake tiger an injection was just asking to die.

Ning Fei had already booked a spot on the trending searches.

Before he had even walked into the Mountain Cave, news about him flooded the internet.

Countless people swarmed into Ning Fei's Live-stream Room.

"I feel really uneasy. Temple Master Ning, how about you forget it? Use a tranquilizer gun to knock it out first, and then give the injection."

"Yeah, there's no need to risk your life doing this kind of thing."

"Yeah, we're really afraid something might go wrong."

"If the tiger suddenly jumps up and just swats you with its paw, a normal person wouldn't be able to handle it."

"Temple Master Ning's body is different from an ordinary person's. He probably wouldn't get hurt."

"But it still feels really scary. It's such a big tiger, not a cat you're giving a shot to."

"Let's just watch."

The netizens' bullet comments were all over the place. Some tried to persuade Ning Fei against it, some cheered him on, some offered cynical mockery, and some said the streamer had a death wish.

Naturally, Ning Fei wouldn't take a complete risk. On his way up the mountain, he had picked a lot of Maqing Herb and kept it in his hand.

This Maqing Herb functioned similarly to the anesthetics used by doctors. It could provide local anesthesia, but the numbing effect lasted for a very short time.

Up in the sky, the little falcon had already spotted Little Qun and the others.

Da Qun was alone in the distance; it looked like he should be hunting. Mother Qun was playing with Little Qun.

Ning Fei went to look for Da Qun first. He originally thought Da Qun was hunting, but when he went over to look, good lord, such a massive tiger was chasing a large yellow moth to play with.

Da Qun leaped up, trying to catch the moth with both paws, only for the moth to easily dodge it with a sudden dive and a rapid climb.

His posture was no different from a big cat's.

Ning Fei shook his head, sighed, and said:

"Sigh, it isn't easy being a man with a kid."