Chapter 159: Of Course, Blame Someone Else!

Chapter 159: Of Course, Blame Someone Else!

Zhang Lin's questioning made Liu Shan uneasy. "Those bastards, I selected two of the healthiest pandas for them, both female. They were unhappy and didn't want to interact with me much. Now that they're stuck in traffic, they're panicking and calling me frantically."

"Really, what a bunch of people," Zhang Lin muttered, hanging up the phone. He immediately called the security manager, Ye Ling, and instructed, "Two pandas from Fujian Province are stuck in traffic. Take your team to keep an eye on them to avoid any issues."

Pandas can become extremely alert and cautious in unfamiliar environments, especially when they feel threatened or scared. They might try to escape or become agitated. Their perception of danger can be unpredictable, and any disturbance or attack can trigger this behavior.

The road is likely congested with people, and if someone causes any harm, it could be a real headache.

"Got it, boss!" Ye Ling nodded and immediately gathered his team, rushing out of the farm. They had to run all the way to the traffic jam.

Zhang Lin then called Lin Muxue, explaining the situation with the pandas and asking her to locate the traffic jam.

Inside You City.

After hanging up with Zhang Lin, Liu Shan hurried to find Zhao Han and informed him about the pandas.

"How did this happen again?" Zhao Han was exasperated.

However, he understood their frustration. They were already upset about losing the famous panda, Yuan Yuan, due to their own mistakes. Now, with Liu County using connections to set up a panda research lab and breeding program, and taking their two best female pandas, some resentment was understandable.

So, Zhao Han didn't lash out. Instead, he immediately contacted the traffic police and the local police to send people to handle the situation.

Don't think it's an overreaction just because they're animals; these are pandas. If anything happens to them while they're stuck in traffic, both the provincial zoo and You City could face severe consequences, possibly even from animal protection and panda conservation organizations.

Several police cars rushed out of the city, and the traffic police dispatched officers to find the pandas.

Lin Muxue did the same. After receiving Zhang Lin's call, she left her car with a colleague and set out to find the pandas.

She calculated that the pandas were likely behind her, as she arrived early, and the zoo's vehicle couldn't have arrived before her.

Sure enough, after about 20 minutes, she spotted a transport truck covered with a tarp. The truck was surrounded by people who had gotten out of their cars to watch the pandas.

It had to be the pandas.

Lin Muxue and Liu Qian approached, and indeed, the tarp was already pulled back, and many people were crowding around the truck to see the pandas.

The transporters, however, were still sitting in the truck, completely relaxed and unprepared.

Liu Qian, seeing this, immediately started recording a video, a professional habit.

Lin Muxue, recalling Zhang Lin's instructions, rushed to the transporters and demanded, "Why aren't you getting out to secure the pandas? Don't you know they can become agitated in unfamiliar environments? The tarp is already open. If anything happens, can you take responsibility?"

The driver glanced at Lin Muxue, a mocking look on his face, as if he didn't care.

"Director Hu, look, someone is telling us how to do our job," one of the transporters said with a smug smile, his tone filled with arrogance.

Director Hu glanced at Lin Muxue but didn't bother to respond.

Lin Muxue was furious.

What kind of people were these? They were from the same provincial zoo as Liu Shan, who at least had some responsibility. These people were just old hands at their job.

Director Hu, seeing Lin Muxue walk away, complained, "We're stuck in traffic for no reason, and who knows when the people from You City will arrive. I'm sweating like crazy. They want the pandas, but they're taking their sweet time. What a joke."

A nearby coworker chimed in, "Director Hu, once they arrive, we'll leave and let them watch the truck. We don't know how long this will take. We'll go to the county inn and take a shower."

"Right!" Director Hu nodded, thinking the same thing.

Lin Muxue tried to push through the crowd, noticing that the pandas were already showing signs of agitation, pacing restlessly in their cage.

She managed to get through and saw a child sitting on his father's shoulders, using a water gun to spray one of the pandas. This made the panda even more agitated.

"Kid, don't use the water gun on the panda. It will scare it," Lin Muxue quickly said.

The child ignored her, becoming even more interested and spraying the other panda twice.

The panda started to bang against the cage.

"Kid, how can you be so irresponsible?" Lin Muxue shouted, losing her temper.

The child, startled by her stern expression, burst into tears. This made his father unhappy, and a woman stepped out to confront Lin Muxue, "What are you doing, scaring my son? What's wrong with him playing with a water gun?"

"He will scare the panda," Lin Muxue frowned.

She understood why so many brats were disliked. It was because some parents indulged them, lacking common sense and failing to distinguish right from wrong.

The child, emboldened by his parents' support, stopped crying and made a face at Lin Muxue, even spraying her with the water gun.

The parents pretended not to notice, and when Lin Muxue backed off, they looked smug.

Lin Muxue was at a loss.

People like this needed a harsh lesson from society to learn their manners.

But as a woman, she had no way to teach them a lesson and could only endure the injustice.

Many people, like her, are helpless against unreasonable brats and their indulgent parents, which is why they are among the most despised online.

Many of the people around them had noticed that the child and the parent's behavior was problematic. However, with the mindset of "less trouble is better than more," no one spoke up.

The child started spraying the pandas with a water gun again. This time, it wasn't clear if he hit the panda's eye or somewhere else, but one of the pandas finally lost its temper and slammed into the cage. The cage crashed into the vehicle's railing with a loud bang.

Bang!

The sound was so intense that the cage almost tipped out of the truck. The panda seemed to have hurt itself and let out a loud howl.

Everyone was startled.

Fortunately, the cage didn't tip over.

However, the man was so scared that he took a step back and accidentally stepped on a stone behind him. His body wobbled, and he nearly fell. He managed to stabilize himself after a few steps, but the child on his shoulder wasn't so lucky. The child rolled down to the roadside and started crying out in agony.

The child was lying there with blood all over his face.

The man rushed over to pick up his child, his face filled with panic. "Ah, my son!"

A branch had pierced the child's eye, and blood was flowing uncontrollably. The child's heart-wrenching cries wouldn't stop.

"Call 911, someone help call 911!" the man shouted frantically, shaken by his son's condition.

But the people around them seemed to disapprove of their earlier behavior and didn't call for help. Instead, many of them took out their phones and started filming the man and the child.

The video of the mischievous child getting hurt could make them feel better, and they might even post it online with a title like, "Look, this is what happens to a naughty child."

Lin Muxue, being kind-hearted, took out her phone and called 911.

However, the mother, seeing her son in such a state, didn't call 911. Instead, she picked up a rock and was about to throw it at the panda.

Lin Muxue quickly blocked her and asked, "What are you doing?"

The woman glared at her and said, "Get out of my way. This panda hurt my son, and I'm going to make it pay!"

Lin Muxue urgently warned, "Ma'am, think clearly. Attacking the panda is a criminal offense. You could face up to five years in prison."

The woman didn't believe her and growled, "It hurt my son this badly, it deserves to be shot. Get out of my way, or I'll hit you too."

"..." Lin Muxue was truly speechless.

This woman really had no sense.

But she couldn't just let the woman hit the panda. If the panda got even more agitated, it could be even more dangerous.

Director Hu and his team had already come down when they heard the commotion.

One of them asked anxiously, "Director Hu, should we go up?"

Director Hu immediately said, "No, we're not that foolish. If we get involved now, we'll be dragged into this mess. The pandas belong to Youcheng, not us. Why should we get involved?"

The others nodded in agreement, completely unaware that Liu Qian was already filming them with her phone, capturing their conversation and their earlier taunts at Lin Muxue. They had no idea how serious the consequences would be, or how much they and the provincial zoo would have to pay.

Lin Muxue didn't back down even when threatened by the woman. This finally enraged the woman, and she threw the rock at Lin Muxue.

Fortunately, a hand grabbed the woman's arm just in time. It was a traffic officer who had arrived, and one of them subdued the woman.

"Let me go, let me go!" the woman shouted.

Lin Muxue, seeing that the 911 call had gone through, scolded the woman, "Your son is seriously injured, and you're not calling for help. Instead, you're acting like a lunatic. I don't know how you can be a parent."

After that, she spoke into the phone, "There's an injured person here. Please send an ambulance. We're on the road to Liyuan Farm."

Just as she finished the call, the police arrived and quickly secured the area.

The lead officer, seeing the child's condition, immediately said, "Give me the child. The ambulance can't get here, so we need to carry him out first."

He picked up the child, and the father followed anxiously.

Another traffic officer said, "I can clear the way for you to meet the ambulance."

In critical moments, it's the police who come to the rescue.

At this moment, Ye Ling arrived with his team.

Seeing him, Lin Muxue immediately instructed, "Manager Ye, secure the transport truck. Don't let anyone get too close to avoid startling the pandas."

Ye Ling nodded and waved his hand. The security guards, all recruited through Zhang Lin's game, were tall and muscular. They quickly surrounded the truck and asked the crowd to back off.

"Everyone, please step back, don't get too close!"

"Please cooperate!"

"Please step back a bit."

The security guards, with their "bold when there's trouble" attribute, didn't care if the people were traffic officers or police. They followed orders and made everyone step back.

The remaining traffic officers and police looked at each other, but they also stepped back.

They had no idea where Liyuan Farm had recruited these security guards, but they seemed quite formidable.

The police quickly took statements from Lin Muxue and the others.

Just then, Zhao Han and Liu Shan arrived. Seeing the blood on the ground, they were shocked, thinking something had happened to the pandas.

Approaching the scene, they saw the pandas being protected by Liyuan Farm's security guards and breathed a sigh of relief.

Director Hu, seeing Liu Shan, immediately went over to him. "Liu Shan, you're here just in time. These pandas are now your responsibility. How could you let the traffic get so congested?"

"Now, take the pandas and make sure they are well taken care of."

With the bloody incident, this would definitely be all over the internet, and someone would be held accountable. It was best to shift the blame to the traffic congestion in Youcheng.

(End of Chapter)

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