Looking at the empty washbasin, and combining it with the sounds coming from outside, Yang Lin immediately knew where the missing Jiao Baobao had gone.
It was understandable. Having lived on a deserted island since birth, and unable to even move due to genetic collapse, it was finally in a new place. Naturally, its curiosity was hard to contain.
Thinking of the chaos the little one might cause, Yang Lin quickly put on his flip-flops and rushed out of the room.
Following the direction of the exclamations, Yang Lin soon arrived at the small plaza next to the artificial lake.
After much effort to push through the crowd, the scene that appeared before him was somewhat unexpected.
On the open ground, two white figures were confronting each other.
On the left was Jiao Baobao, who had escaped from the room, and the figure on the right was a surprise to Yang Lin.
"How did this little thing wander out too?"
As he spoke this with a curious expression, a milky roar echoed from the center of the field.
In the next second, a small white tiger, about the size of a house cat, ferociously attacked Jiao Baobao.
Although it was only about two months old since its birth, the reputation of the Bengal Silver Tabby was not to be trifled with.
In the blink of an eye, the little one was in front of Jiao Baobao and bit it.
However, Jiao Baobao was clearly not to be outdone. It immediately unleashed a dragon's tail whip, making the little tiger yelp in pain.
Seeing that the two little ones were serious, Yang Lin could no longer stand by. He rolled up his sleeves and stepped between them.
In the next second, to the regretful gazes of the surrounding tourists, he grabbed the little white tiger by the scruff of its neck.
With his other hand, he held Jiao Baobao by its vital point.
In less than half a minute, a fierce battle between dragon and tiger was interrupted.
"You two are really bold enough to break out and then fight in public. How bad an impression would this make on the other animals?"
"You're not having breakfast today."
"It's already noon. Then you're not having lunch."
While scolding the two little ones, Yang Lin held the little white tiger in his arms. Jiao Baobao, on the other hand, willingly coiled around him.
Seeing this, the tourists present immediately realized something.
"Park director, is this giant python also from Xihong Zoo?"
"I was wondering how there could be any escapees in the entire Xihong Zoo."
"But why does this snake look a bit strange? Not only is it white, but it also has such a big lump on its head."
"What's strange about a white snake? Maybe it's Bai Niangzi."
"Do you mean the park director is Xu Xian?"
"No, the park director is Fahai."
"Why doesn't it look much like a snake?"
...
Listening to the chatter of the crowd, Yang Lin, to prevent the little one's identity from being discovered, quickly explained:
"I found this little guy in the wild."
"It probably has albinism, which is why its skin is white. As for the lump on its head, it's probably bone hyperplasia."
As soon as he finished speaking, the tourists present cast sympathetic glances at Jiao Baobao.
Only the innocent-looking Jiao Baobao looked at Yang Lin with confusion.
"Albinism? Bone hyperplasia?"
...
With great effort, Yang Lin managed to send the tourists away. He then carried the little white tiger towards the tiger enclosure.
Before he even got close to the tiger enclosure, he heard Hua Dajie's scolding voice from inside.
"Child, tell me where the child is."
"You don't know? Tell me, how many times has it run out already?"
"What if a tourist picks it up? I often hear them say how cute the little tigers are and how they want to take them home."
Listening to Hua Dajie's irritable voice, Yang Lin could imagine Shuai Shuai's current appearance without even seeing it.
"Alas, poor thing. She's a tigress, and a pregnant one at that."
As soon as he said this, the little white tiger in Yang Lin's arms nodded in agreement.
As if to say, guess why I ran away.
When the man, the tiger, and the่ (jiao) arrived at the entrance of the tiger enclosure, they saw Shuai Shuai, with her hands on her head and a look of terror, trembling in a corner of the enclosure.
And in front of her was Hua Dajie, displaying her matriarchal might.
Seeing Yang Lin carrying the little white tiger appear, Shuai Shuai rushed out of the corner as if she had seen a savior.
But as soon as she moved, Hua Dajie's sharp gaze fell upon her.
Instantly, Shuai Shuai froze as if petrified.
Fortunately, at this moment, Yang Lin timely walked into the tiger enclosure carrying the little white tiger.
Seeing the little white tiger appear, Hua Dajie's expression instantly softened.
"Quick, go act cute." After whispering this into the little white tiger's ear, Yang Lin put it on the ground.
The next second, the little white tiger trotted up to Hua Dajie, grabbed Hua Dajie's tail, which was hanging to the ground, and in no time, it was on Hua Dajie's head.
After a round of affectionate nuzzles, Hua Dajie, who was in a furious state, immediately became gentle.
However, this trace of gentleness only lasted for a moment.
"Xiao Yang, you say this child always runs out. What if it encounters danger? It's still so small."
Hearing Hua Dajie's words, Yang Lin's face instantly showed a wry smile.
What danger could the little white tiger encounter in Xihong Zoo?
Even though it was only two months old, as a top feline predator, it was now the overlord of Xihong Zoo.
He basically received news of it bullying other animals every day.
Plucking bird feathers today, beating koi tomorrow, and occasionally going to challenge the geese by the artificial lake, it was truly the number one rogue in Xihong Zoo.
As for the tourists, not to mention them, unless they wanted to eat government rations, who would dare to touch it?
"However, it really is time to discipline this little one, otherwise, it will be a problem when it grows up."
As he spoke, Yang Lin glanced at the Jiao Baobao coiled around him.
"You can't be like the little tiger in the future, understand?"
"Oh right, why not set up an animal kindergarten? A large number of baby animals will be born soon."
Suddenly, an idea flashed through Yang Lin's mind.
Of course, this idea was not his original creation. Most zoos in China had animal kindergartens.
The purpose was to cultivate the survival skills of animals born in the zoo.
To prevent them from becoming useless after they were separated from their parents and the zoo.
Once this idea arose, Yang Lin immediately convened the zoo staff.
In less than a day, an area approximately the size of a basketball court was cleared.
The next morning, when tourists entered Xihong Zoo, they immediately found a sign hanging at the entrance of this area.
Xihong Forest Sunshine Kindergarten.