Chapter 103

Baoye A Sai enthusiastically served them food with serving chopsticks. "Our horse meat sausage is the best here, fragrant but not greasy, with an unforgettable aftertaste. This restaurant makes the best horse meat sausage in the city. If I'm away from home for a long time, I'll definitely order a couple of plates to go with my drinks when I come back."

Shi Wen tried a piece, and it was indeed delicious. It had a unique chewiness that other sausages didn't have, and the more you chewed, the more fragrant it became.

They were eating and chatting when suddenly several people in uniform walked in and looked around.

Shi Wen glanced at him, unaware that the other person might be coming to find him, and continued eating.

In those few seconds, the man recognized Yan Kexing and jogged over to shake Yan Kexing hand. "Professor Yan, Mr. Shi, you're really here? That's wonderful!"

Shi Wen could even swallow the food in his mouth, he could only ask with his eyes what had happened.

The man said, "My name is Jiang Yanhan, and I'm the captain of our local forest police team. This morning, we received a report from the public that a moose was having a difficult birth. We took a veterinarian there and tried to treat it for half a day, but it didn't work. When we asked our superiors for help, Director Zhu said that since you were here, we could come and see if we could get any assistance."

Jiang Yanhan explained the whole story in a few words. Shi Wen, knowing that the other party had come to see him, asked, "A moose is having a difficult birth?"

Shi Wen of moose, but isn't that an animal from Northeast China? I'm surprised to see them here.

And--

Shi Wen, "I don't know how to deliver a moose baby."

How could a herdsman like him possess such a difficult skill? He had never even seen a moose in person.

Jiang Yanhan asked, "Have you ever delivered babies for other animals? If you have relevant experience, it should be applicable to all situations."

Shi Wen had delivered calves and sheep several times and was quite experienced in dealing with difficult births. "If that's the case—then shall we go and take a look?"

Shi Wen turned to Yan Kexing and Baoye A Sai.

Yan Kexing picked up his coat from behind him. "Let's go, give it a try."

Baoye A Sai: "I'll go too."

Jiang Yanhan gave them a brief overview of the situation while they were in the car.

Moose are a Class I protected animal in China, and their numbers here are very small, though there are a few scattered individuals.

They came out of the Linzi today and ate the farmers' wheat seedlings. The farmers saw them and chased them away.

Unexpectedly, a moose that was pregnant was startled and began to give birth, but because she was carrying twins, she was unable to deliver them immediately, resulting in a difficult labor.

Shi Wen asked, "What did your team's veterinarian say?"

Jiang Yanhan: "The two fetuses are stuck deep in the birth canal, stuck and unable to come out. The moose in labor is very aggressive, and the other frightened moose are even more aggressive. The veterinarian can't get close, and because it's already giving birth, they can't give it anesthesia to move it back, so it's frozen."

Chapter 103

Shi Wen they drove to the location where the moose were.

This is a wide, open plain, now entirely planted with wheat.

The moose herd, consisting of seven females and two males (nine in total), was in the middle of a wheat field, confronting the people.

One of the male moose had its broad, cactus-like antlers broken in half for some reason.

This may be why it was so angry; it was snorting and looking down, as if it would kill anyone who dared to go up to it.

Male moose are as big as cows, with a very high shoulder height, and their gray-black coat and huge antlers are quite intimidating.

Upon Shi Wen this, Shi Wen's heart skipped a beat. He turned to Jiang Yanhan and asked, "What happened to this moose? Was it attacked?"

Jiang Yanhan shook her head. "They're Class I protected animals. Who would dare hit them? They fell down on their own."

Shi Wen, "Oh? How did you fall?"

Jiang Yanhan pointed into the distance. "Over there, by the drainage ditch beside the wheat field."

Shi Wen over and indeed saw muddy tracks left by a moose that had fallen on the edge of the wheat field.

Judging from the appearance, the moose must have panicked while fleeing and ended up falling into the ditch.

The crops here are generally grown using large agricultural machinery. The area of a piece of land is much larger than in the inland areas, and the drainage ditches dug around the land are also large, with a width and depth of two to three meters.

No wonder the moose fell and broke its antlers.

After Shi Wen, Shi Wen felt that the male moose couldn't be calmed down, so he suggested, "How about we just anesthetize all the moose except those giving birth? They're getting in the way."

Jiang Yanhan hesitated, "Then I'll evacuate the people first."

Yan Kexing: "Give me a tranquilizer gun, and I'll go with you."

Jiang Yanhan immediately said, "It's so great that you're willing to help."

Moose are cautious by nature. After discovering that Jiang Yanhan and others were evacuating the crowd and distributing tranquilizer guns, they immediately started running wildly with loud cries, as if they wanted to perish together with the humans.

Jiang Yanhan and the others opened fire. Yan Kexing one tranquilizer gun each. Jiang Yanhan was also quite good. Before the moose could attack anyone, they took down all the moose except for the one that was giving birth.

Once the other moose were all taken down and removed, things became much easier.

The Shi Wen.

The moose looked a bit scared, which made it appear somewhat fierce. Even while giving birth, it struggled to stand up and protect itself.

Shi Wen approached it from the side, gently touching its neck to soothe it, and the moose slowly calmed down.

Shi Wen turned to Jiang Yanhan and said, "We need to find a rope to tie it up, otherwise it might struggle during delivery, which could be dangerous."

Jiang Yanhan immediately said, "No problem, I'll have them go get the rope."

Shi Wen continued, "The moose isn't doing well and needs rehydration. Please have a veterinarian come and assist me."

Jiang Yanhan complied.

Soon, the veterinarian and medication arrived.

None of us had ever treated a moose before, let alone helped it give birth, so we were just trying anything as a last resort.

After the moose was tied up and given an IV drip, it cried out pitifully, whether from fear or pain, it was unclear.