With the name Li Hei officially decided, Yang Lin once again returned the newborn cub to its parents.
The bear enclosure's popularity instantly soared to become the park's most visited attraction, with countless tourists eager to catch a glimpse of the adorable internet celebrity cub.
However, just as Yang Lin was preparing to take a well-deserved break, Chen Kexin arrived with another girl.
"Cousin, I think there's something I need to tell you."
Seeing Chen Kexin's serious expression, Yang Lin's eyes filled with confusion.
"What is it? Is there a problem with the finances?"
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, Chen Kexin shook her head.
"No, our park's accounts have never been better."
"I'm talking about something else. I have a classmate."
Before she could finish, Yang Lin noticed the moderately attractive girl standing beside her.
"Is she here for a job?"
"No."
"Could it be that you're introducing me to a blind date? That might not be ideal, if she's your classmate, your cousin is several years older than her."
"But it's probably not a big deal. You go outside first, let your cousin and your classmate get to know each other properly."
Seeing that Yang Lin had misunderstood, the girl Chen Kexin had brought in quickly took out a cage from behind her.
"Director Yang, I'm here for your help."
"This is a British Shorthair I found in my neighborhood a few days ago. I've been caring for it for several days."
"But I've noticed it only drinks milk and refuses to eat cat food. Its condition has also been deteriorating over the past two days."
"I saw online that you're an expert in animals, and you're also Kexin's cousin, so I wanted you to take a look."
After hearing the girl's explanation, Yang Lin felt a hint of disappointment.
"Refusing cat food, that could be a complex issue."
"Let me see what's going on with this British Shorthair."
As he spoke, Yang Lin took the cage from the girl's hand.
However, the moment he opened the cage and saw what was inside, he was stunned.
Following his gaze, he saw a small creature weighing about six or seven pounds, with white and black markings, staring at him with wide eyes.
At first glance, it didn't look like a British Shorthair, but rather a silver tabby American Shorthair, except for its somewhat unusual face.
"Say again where you found it?"
Looking at the little creature before him in disbelief, Yang Lin asked the girl beside him.
"In the neighborhood. About less than a week ago, it was being bullied by a group of stray cats, so I rescued it."
The girl replied earnestly.
"Kexin, she's in the same major as you, both studying veterinary medicine, right?"
After the girl finished her explanation, Yang Lin suddenly asked Chen Kexin beside him.
"Of course."
"Then I guess she wasn't a good student in school." Yang Lin's tone carried a hint of teasing.
"Cousin, how did you know? She was always at the bottom, worse than me."
Chen Kexin was clearly surprised that Yang Lin had guessed this, her face filled with astonishment.
The girl beside her blushed.
"Kexin, why are you saying that? My academic performance has nothing to do with this little cat."
But as soon as she finished speaking, Yang Lin immediately added, "Of course it has something to do with it. If you had just studied more and attended classes, you wouldn't mistake a little white tiger for a British Shorthair."
"What?"
As soon as Yang Lin finished speaking, Chen Kexin and the girl both showed surprised expressions.
"Cousin, you said it's a little white tiger, did I hear you correctly?"
Saying this, Chen Kexin scooped up the little white tiger and began to examine it closely.
Seeing her like this, Yang Lin couldn't help but feel a sense of helplessness.
So, after all this fuss, Chen Kexin hadn't realized it herself. She probably wasn't much of a good student either when she was in school.
"Look carefully, its four legs are so thick, and its face is large and square. How does it look like a cat?"
"But it really looks like a kitten. See, it purrs when I pet its belly."
Seemingly unwilling to accept that the kitten she had been raising for a few days was actually a tiger cub, the girl quickly reached out and stroked the little white tiger's chin.
The next moment, the little creature lay comfortably on the ground, exposing its white belly, and a rumbling sound like an engine emanated from its throat.
Seeing this, Yang Lin's expression faltered.
"This is truly a tiger. If you keep it for a few more days, someone in your neighborhood will likely call the police."
"By then, it won't be you thinking it's cute, but it thinking you're cute."
"How about this, tell me exactly which day you found it, and where specifically?"
Perhaps because of Yang Lin's serious expression, the girl also began to have some doubts about the cub's identity.
After some thought, she immediately told Yang Lin the time and place she found the little creature.
Upon hearing her answer, the previously confused Yang Lin suddenly felt a sense of enlightenment.
After he examined the little white tiger again, he immediately had the answer.
This little white tiger, from his perspective, had the characteristics of a Bengal tiger.
"Could it be the cub of those two Bengal tigers, the ninth escaped animal?"
Ever since the eight escaped animals were captured, Yang Lin had been searching for clues about the ninth escaped animal.
But no matter how he searched, there were no leads.
There were no news reports of wild animals appearing, nor did any zoos claim to have lost an animal.
He had even begun to suspect that the ninth animal didn't exist, and the system had made a mistake.
Now, seeing this little white tiger, everything became clear.
The female Bengal tiger at that time must have given birth during transport, which is why no one knew.
Later, when the truck overturned, this little cub had also escaped into the nearby residential area and was mistaken for a British Shorthair.
As for why the park hadn't discovered anything unusual, it was likely because they assumed the female Bengal tiger had miscarried mid-transport and eaten the dead fetus. They never expected that a cub born not long ago would have escaped along with it.
"Truly, what we seek with great effort is found with ease."
"I searched for so many days without a clue, and today it just walked right into my hands."
As Yang Lin marveled at the magic of fate, the system notification chimed as expected.
"Congratulations to the host for successfully capturing the 9th escaped animal. Reward: Talent Point * 1, Reward: Talent Treasure Chest Fragment * 1."
With the system's notification, the escaped animal series of quests was finally completed, and all nine fragments were gathered.
However, Yang Lin's attention was not on the treasure chest at the moment, but on the little white tiger before him.
Undoubtedly, Xihong Zoo would soon have another adorable resident.