After dealing with the injuries of the tigers at the scene, it wasn't long before Teacher Xiaoliang and others arrived.
Accompanying them were the local forest police and staff from the nature reserve.
Upon their arrival, they immediately commenced rescue operations for the three injured Bengal tigers.
After they were all carried away, Teacher Xiaoliang said with lingering fear,
"Director Yang, you were really taking a big risk this time, dealing with both poachers and tigers. If it were me, I'd probably have wet myself from fright."
"But then again, you really are fast. It took us half an hour to get here even in the forest police car."
"It feels like you treat the nature reserve like your own backyard."
"Can I take that as a compliment?" Yang Lin asked earnestly.
"Heh heh, Director Yang is awesome."
After a foolish grin, Teacher Xiaoliang's brow suddenly furrowed.
"It's a shame those poachers got away. They'll surely regroup and more animals will fall victim to them."
"Also, Director Yang, you ruined their plans this time, and I fear these villains might seek revenge on you."
Hearing Teacher Xiaoliang's words, Yang Lin showed no signs of worry, instead appearing confident.
"It's alright, the forest police comrades will catch them."
"That's debatable. It's close to the border, and the terrain is complicated. If they slip into any of these forests, it'll be hard to find them."
"Is that so? I don't think so."
As he spoke, Yang Lin's gaze turned towards the sky.
At this very moment, Li Shuangying, having successfully completed its filming mission, once again soared through the air, swiftly crossing mountains and rivers.
Before long, a snow-capped mountain appeared before it.
With its formidable eyesight, it spotted a group of people in camouflage uniforms walking briskly below the snowy peak.
"Hurry up, once we cross this mountain, we'll be close to India. I know a pass there where we can sneak across. We can lie low there for a while before returning, and it should be fine."
"The forest police won't chase us, will they?"
"No, this is close to the border. If they approach, it'll be an international incident."
"What bad luck. We were almost getting our 50 million, and where did that kid come from?"
"I know that person. He seems to be Director Yang Lin from Xihong Zoo."
"He actually dared to impersonate the forest police and fool us. We'll settle the score with him after we've evaded them."
"But that was so strange just now, why did so many centipedes suddenly appear out of nowhere?"
"It still hurts."
Undoubtedly, these were the poachers who had escaped earlier and were now being closely watched by Li Shuangying.
After their plan was exposed, they were attempting to flee across the border into India to seek refuge.
However, they hadn't expected that their every move was being observed by Yang Lin.
"You think escaping abroad is that easy?"
Muttering this coldly in his heart, Yang Lin immediately activated the passive effect of Son of the Wilderness.
Instantly, all the wild animals in the vicinity appeared in his senses.
Before long, his eyes lit up.
"It's decided, it's you."
And just as he made up his mind, the poachers fleeing towards the border suddenly noticed a white shadow flash in front of them.
"It's a snow leopard! Third Brother, there's a snow leopard here!"
Hearing a companion's shout, the remaining poachers immediately focused their gaze on a pile of rocks to their front right.
Near the rocks, an adult snow leopard, greyish-white, was looking at them warily.
If it were before, they wouldn't have been so pleased to see a snow leopard. But after their recent escape, all their hunting gains on this trip had been lost.
This meant they hadn't earned a single penny.
For them, returning empty-handed was worse than death.
"Damn it, we got nothing this time, I feel so down."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's take care of this snow leopard. We can exchange it for some money once we get to India, enough for our expenses for a few days."
"I think it might be a female snow leopard. Maybe there are cubs."
Almost instantly, everyone present became interested. They grabbed their hunting rifles and swarmed towards the snow leopard's location.
To their surprise, the snow leopard did not immediately hide as they approached, as if it were waiting for them.
It wasn't until a poacher cruelly raised his hunting rifle, ready to shoot, that a spectacled poacher noticed something was wrong.
Especially when he observed the snowy mountain above the snow leopard's position.
As this sense of unease arose, he quickly shouted,
"Third Brother, don't, don't shoot!"
However, he was still too late.
The moment he cried out, the poacher holding the gun pulled the trigger.
His old hunting rifle let out a shot that echoed throughout the entire snow-covered mountain.
The instant the gunshot rang out, the snow leopard, which had been standing still, suddenly darted into a nearby cave.
As they prepared to fire a second shot, everyone felt a tremor from beneath their feet.
This was followed by a thunderous roar, as if the sky was collapsing.
The sound was so immense that it could be heard throughout the entire nature reserve.
Following the direction of the rumbling sound, the poachers immediately looked up.
With a single glance, their mouths involuntarily dropped open, and a feeling of fear rapidly spread throughout their bodies.
These ruthless individuals, who had shown no fear even when facing three adult Bengal tigers, were now finally terrified.
"Ah!"
"Ah!"
"Ahhhhh!"
Without much thought, the poachers turned and ran, wishing they had been born with more legs.
But against a tsunami-like avalanche, human power was so insignificant.
Despite their utmost efforts, they were still overtaken by the snowslide.
Before they could even utter their last words, they were deeply buried beneath the snow and rocks.
In the last moment before losing consciousness, they finally realized a problem.
Under the mighty will of nature, humans and other animals seemed to be no different.
Humans could never become the masters of this planet.
But by then, it was too late. The moment they fired at the snow leopard, they had sealed their fate to slumber forever beneath this snowy mountain, with only the pristine snow to wash away their sins.
It took more than ten minutes for the man-made avalanche to finally subside.
The nature reserve returned to peace, and everyone considered it an accident. Only Yang Lin sighed deeply.
"Alas, they made their own choice, they can't blame anyone else."