Yang Lin never expected that his casual question would actually come with a bonus, and a bonus of half a million yuan at that.
This half a million yuan bonus was almost equivalent to the zoo's income for an entire week.
More importantly, among the poachers he had apprehended, there were two S-class fugitives and three A-class fugitives.
A-class fugitives were generally criminals who had committed serious crimes domestically, while S-class fugitives were wanted by at least two countries.
One could imagine the extent of the criminal history of this group of poachers.
Thinking this, Yang Lin couldn't help but sigh repeatedly.
"These poachers probably never dreamed that after escaping through several countries without incident, they would be caught at a private zoo."
"But who told them to mess with me."
As he spoke, Yang Lin prepared to hail a taxi and leave.
However, before he could even fully exit the police station, Lin Feng's familiar voice called out to him again from behind.
"Director Yang, please wait a moment."
Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, Yang Lin instinctively thought that one of his secrets had been exposed.
But when he turned around, he saw that Lin Feng was holding a metal cage.
Looking through the gaps in the cage, two animals the size of housecats lay still inside, their condition unknown.
Seeing these two little creatures, Yang Lin's face immediately showed confusion.
"Do they not plan to give me the reward? Are they trying to settle the debt with these two animals?"
"Director Yang, these two little ones were found among the animals left behind by the poaching group."
"We plan to hand over the other animals to the forestry department tomorrow morning, but these two little fellows look like they're at death's door."
"We asked the doctor on our team, but they couldn't do anything. However, they are still two lives, so I wanted to entrust them to your care."
"Entrust them to my care?" After hearing Lin Feng's explanation, Yang Lin was stunned.
He had never imagined that this would be the reason.
"Yes, looking at the animals in your zoo, you seem to understand animals very well, and you took such good care of that big tiger. Perhaps you can save these two little ones too."
"Of course, even if you can't save them, we won't blame you. Please, we implore you."
With that, Lin Feng solemnly handed the cage to Yang Lin.
At this moment, Yang Lin clearly couldn't refuse.
The moment he took the cage, two system notification sounds rang out.
"Ding! Congratulations to the host for successfully assisting the police in eradicating the poaching group. Reward: 5 Talent Points, one Golden Talent Treasure Chest."
"Ding! A temporary mission has been triggered. The host must treat the two pallas' cats in your hands within one hour."
"Mission completion reward: 2 Talent Points, Skill: Low-level Sharing."
Hearing these two system notifications, Yang Lin froze on the spot.
The first one was within his expectations, as the poaching group had been completely wiped out, so it was natural for the mission to be completed.
However, the latter one was somewhat unexpected.
He hadn't expected that simply taking in two dying little animals would activate a temporary mission.
"So these two little guys are Pallas' cats? They look like little cats."
"But the system has set a time limit of only one hour, so I need to hurry."
With that thought, Yang Lin wasted no more time and called for a ride-hailing car to return to the zoo.
It was already three o'clock in the morning, and there wasn't much time left until dawn.
Carrying the two near-death Pallas' cats, Yang Lin went directly to the workshop.
He opened the cage and placed the two little ones flat on the workbench, then began to examine their injuries.
But after examining them for a long time, he couldn't find anything.
There were no obvious signs of external or internal injuries.
Finally, Yang Lin concluded that the two little ones were likely scared by the gunfire and suffered from stress-induced shock.
This was exactly like cats.
"Tsk, tsk, tsk. Such tiny creatures, no wonder they've become an endangered species. It seems they are just too timid."
While sighing, Yang Lin cast a 'Glimpse of Insight' onto the two little creatures.
The next second, their talent information was presented before Yang Lin.
[Hunting (Blue Talent) - Requires 2 Talent Points to activate]
[Stealth (Green Talent) - Requires 1 Talent Point to activate]
[Super Hearing (Gold Talent) - Requires 5 Talent Points to activate]
[Cuteness Overload (Green Talent) - Requires 1 Talent Point to activate]
......
Looking at the few talent options before him, Yang Lin was somewhat surprised.
He had expected that Pallas' cats, being rare animals, would have better talents than those dogs.
But the reality was that he had overestimated them. With these few talents, they seemed like mere pushovers.
"Never mind, fate has brought us together, so I'll help you two."
Looking at the two Pallas' cats that were almost out of breath, Yang Lin selected the 'Cuteness Overload' talent for them.
After all, the other talents were either too expensive to activate or not cost-effective.
He had to choose between 'Stealth' and 'Cuteness Overload'.
Compared to 'Stealth', which seemed less useful, he ultimately chose 'Cuteness Overload'.
As the 'Cuteness Overload' talent for the two little Pallas' cats was activated, a faint glow flashed over them.
They, who had been on the verge of death, instantly woke up.
Before Yang Lin could react, one of the little ones jumped onto his body.
Meow!
With just a soft meow, Yang Lin felt his strength drain away.
"Holy crap, how can they be this cute!"
Seeing this, the other little one quickly exposed its belly to Yang Lin, its short front paws occasionally flailing in the air, and a rumbling sound, like an engine, coming from its abdomen.
Combined with its round face, anyone would want to pet it.
At this sight, Yang Lin completely lost control and began to rub its big, round face.
Meow!
Accompanied by the two little ones' charming, soft voices, Yang Lin was completely captivated.
It took a long while before he finally managed to escape the workshop.
It was no wonder; the 'Cuteness Overload' talent of these two little ones was probably maxed out.
Before this, he had been a firm believer in the "dog cult," but after this brief encounter, he had converted to the "cat cult."
Even though Pallas' cats were not cats.
Seeing that it was getting late, Yang Lin intended to catch some sleep. However, he soon remembered the rewards for the two missions he had just received.
"Never mind, I'll get some sleep after checking the rewards."
With that thought, he opened the system space again.