Chapter 100 (continued)

Upon seeing Shi Wen, the two tiger cubs placed the meat and entrails they had brought back at his feet, barking, "Woof--"

The two tiger cubs were acting spoiled, completely forgetting the moment Shi Wen returned but didn't open the car door to welcome them.

Shi Wen the entrails on the ground, Shi Wen patted each of the tiger cubs' heads and said, "You brought me meat to eat?"

Zhou Hongzhong leaned out of the car. "You brought nothing but offal, are you trying to bring us the best parts?"

Shi Wen, looking at the internal organs, said, "That's also possible."

Zhou Hongzhong also wanted to touch the tiger's head, but the tiger cub, which had learned to hunt on its own, had become more ferocious. He reached out his hand, but ultimately didn't dare to touch it.

If such a large tiger suddenly gets angry and becomes ferocious, it might turn around and bite off his arm. Even Shi Wen and Yan Kexing nearby, they probably wouldn't be able to save him.

Zhou Hongzhong rubbed his hands regretfully and said, "Anyway, this field training went well. Let's go back. I'll submit a report later and see where we should assign the two tiger cubs."

Shi Wen, "Thank you for your hard work."

"It's our duty," Zhou Hongzhong remarked. "You guys work really hard too."

The two little tigers have eaten their fill and are now getting sleepy.

Shi Wen took out a towel and wiped their mouths and paws clean. He pointed to the back seat, and they jumped onto it on their own, quickly curling up and going to sleep.

Shi Wen took a plastic bag downstairs and put the entrails they had brought back into it.

It's their kind gesture, after all. Let's take it back and give it to them as an extra meal, and let the Wolf King have some too.

They drove back overnight.

They hadn't been home for several days, and the little ones missed them terribly. As soon as they heard the car, all the little ones ran out to greet them.

Cong Zai, as soon as he saw Shi Wen, he immediately jumped onto Shi Wen, hooked his paws around his trouser leg, climbed up his back to his neck, and rubbed his head against Shiwen's face. "Meow."

The fluffy cat's head rubbed against his neck, making Shi Wen's heart soften. He held Cong Zai's chin and said, "Alright, alright, we're back now, aren't we?"

Heiwa and the others also jumped vigorously onto Shi Wen and Yan Kexing.

Yan Kexing, unusually, patted each of the dogs individually before leading them home.

Zhang Deyuan has been helping them manage the ranch these past few days. With the help of the ranch's robots and Heiwa, nothing has gone wrong.

The little ones miss them terribly.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing played with them for a while, then gave them the entrails from the two tiger cubs as an extra treat before going back inside to take a bath and go to sleep.

Shi Wen said, "I haven't done anything these past few days, but I feel incredibly tired, both mentally and physically."

Yan Kexing: "Because you can't bear to part."

Shi Wen, "Are you willing to do that?"

Yan Kexing: "I'm reluctant to let them go either. We can visit them when we have time. Once we release them, let's just say they're going out to university."

Shi Wen touched his chest and said, "I feel much better now that you've said that."

The release location for the two tiger cubs will be decided after discussion at higher levels. Shi Wen seized the last opportunity to give the two tiger cubs an extra meal.

Seafood, beef, chicken, pork, and fresh vegetables—these are all foods they love to eat.

At the same time, Shi Wen kept telling them that sending them away didn't mean they didn't want them, but that they had grown up and needed to return to the mountains and forests.

It was unclear whether the two little tigers understood or not; their furry faces remained expressionless.

While they waited, the release location for the two tiger cubs was decided upon.

Yan Kexing received the news first. "Just as we predicted, the male tiger was sent to its birthplace, and the female tiger was sent to the Agouna Mountains."

Shi Wen, "I thought it would be the other way around."

Yan Kexing: "Food is relatively abundant in the Agouna Mountains, and the survival pressure is lower."

The two tiger cubs were born at the same time, and they were raised in the same way after being brought home. The male tiger is larger, and it is expected that the size difference between the siblings will widen further after they reach adulthood.

Sending the tigress to the Agouna Mountains, where food is more abundant, would be more suitable for her survival.

Shi Wen, "If we send the male tigers back to their birthplace, won't they run into their fathers? Won't the two male tigers fight?"

Yan Kexing: "It's alright. Male tigers can recognize their own cubs and have a certain level of tolerance for them, so they shouldn't fight."

Before returning the two tiger cubs to the wild, Zhou Hongzhong and his team took them for another physical examination and recorded the data.

On the day they officially separated, Zhou Hongzhong and his group drove two small trucks with iron cages to separate and send the two tiger cubs away.

Shi Wen and Yan Kexing saw the two tiger cubs off to their car.

The two tigers, perhaps already aware of their fate, remained silent and did not make a sound. They simply lay behind the iron cage, watching Shi Wen and Yan Kexing.

Shi Wen rubbed his eyes and said, "Ugh, if you ever board any small animals with me again, I'm not doing it anymore."

Yan Kexing patted his shoulder without saying a word.

After the two tiger cubs left, the ranch suddenly became much quieter.

Even though there are so many little ones in the ranch, Shi Wen always feels a void in his heart.

He asked several times, and the data Zhou Hongzhong provided indicated that the two tiger cubs were able to hunt independently, were adapting well to life in the wild, and were even in good spirits.

One day, their camera, which they had placed in the wild, captured footage of a tiger cub catching birds in the Linzi.

Shi Wen looked at the pictures that were sent and said, "They're alright, they haven't lost weight from starvation. But, don't these two miss us?"

Yan Kexing: "Perhaps you've suppressed your longing deep inside?"

Shi Wen, "But I still miss them quite a bit."

Yan Kexing said, "Shall we go take a look?"

Shi Wen's heart skipped a beat. "Is it okay?"

Yan Kexing: "Why not? It's not like we're going to capture them, just visit them. They shouldn't hurt anyone."