Working in a Zoo with Beast Taming System

Chapter 233: Chapter 162: "Huang Daxian" is Cultivating Too?

Ma the Sixth was shocked, overjoyed, and furious all at once, his voice booming.

The two little boys inside the shack were startled by the sudden shout, and by the crowd of people and beams of flashlights that had appeared in the doorway.

The stick in Ma Jihui’s hand clattered to the ground, and his small face instantly went pale.

The other boy was just as frightened, staring helplessly at the doorway.

Bai Wan, Hu Zi, and Leopard, their task now complete, sat at Yang Qi’s feet with their tongues lolling out. They looked at the terrified children in the shack, then back at their master, awaiting their next command.

Chen Shuangquan and the police officers breathed a sigh of relief.

After all that, it was a false alarm.

"Advisor Yang, thank you so much."

Having regained his composure, Chen Shuangquan turned to Yang Qi and thanked him again sincerely. "If it weren’t for you and your ’expert team’ today, I don’t know how long it would have taken us. You’ve been a tremendous help."

"You’re too kind, Chief Chen," Yang Qi said, waving a hand. "I’m just glad I could help."

Chen Shuangquan looked again at Hu Zi and Leopard, sitting quietly at Yang Qi’s feet, his eyes filled with admiration.

But this time, his gaze quickly shifted to Bai Wan beside them, a flicker of surprise in his eyes.

He’d seen it clearly just now—it was this Chinese Rural Dog that had first locked onto the scent, and it had led the charge the entire way. Its focus and agility were in no way inferior to the two retired police dogs.

Chen Shuangquan couldn’t help but ask, "Advisor Yang, this rural dog of yours... has it also undergone professional training?"

At his question, the two other officers who had been part of the search also looked at Bai Wan, equally impressed.

It was incredibly rare for an ordinary local dog to show such tracking skills.

"Yes."

Yang Qi gently patted Bai Wan’s head. "I’ve trained him myself in some basic tracking and obedience. Of course, it’s mostly because Bai Wan is smart, willing to learn, and very hardworking."

"Amazing!"

Hearing this, Chen Shuangquan couldn’t help but give a thumbs-up in sincere praise.

"To be able to train a local dog to the level of a professional police dog... Advisor Yang, your skill is really something else!"

The two police officers also nodded in agreement.

The villagers who had come along to watch the excitement also began to chatter among themselves after hearing the exchange.

"Hey, so this yellow dog is that amazing too!"

"You said it! It was running the fastest and with the most purpose just now!"

"Who says local dogs are no good? It all depends on who’s raising and training them."

"Exactly. A local dog raised by an expert is a hundred times better than some people’s pet dogs! It all comes down to the person."

"..."

Amidst the noisy chorus of admiration and praise, Ma the Sixth came out of the dilapidated shack, hauling the two dejected, head-hanging boys, one in each hand.

He first thanked Yang Qi profusely, then turned to the two children.

"Quick! Thank Uncle Yang! If it wasn’t for Uncle Yang and his incredible dogs, you two rascals would have spent the night in this wreck of a house feeding the mosquitoes!"

Ma Jihui and the other boy quickly bowed to Yang Qi in thanks, but their eyes couldn’t help but dart toward the majestic Hu Zi and Leopard, and the plain-looking, yet equally heroic, Bai Wan.

Ma the Sixth then briefly explained the other boy’s situation.

His parents worked out of town year-round. The boy usually ate at his aunt’s house in town and went back to his own home to sleep at night. But his aunt had her own children to look after, so they basically just fed him and didn’t parent him, leaving him more or less to his own devices.

Yang Qi understood immediately.

’A left-behind child!’

’Lacking proper supervision and care.’

The issue was too complex for him to comment on, so he simply offered the two boys some gentle advice.

"You two need to be more careful from now on. Be home before dark. Even if you want to roast sweet potatoes or play around, you can do it at home, or in a safe, open yard where an adult can keep an eye on you."

Chen Shuangquan also chimed in with a few stern words, then turned to specifically address Ma the Sixth.

"Lao Liu, you need to be careful about how you raise your child. Just hitting and yelling won’t solve the root of the problem. You need to communicate more, show more concern."

Ma the Sixth’s face flushed and paled by turns as he nodded repeatedly in agreement.

...

The group returned to town with the two children in tow.

Back in Ma the Sixth’s courtyard, the moment Ma Jihui’s mother saw her son, she rushed over and pulled him into a tight hug, patting him all over to check for injuries.

After confirming he was unharmed, her worry instantly morphed into fury. She grabbed a clothes-hanging pole from the corner and started whipping her son’s backside and thighs, scolding him as she hit.

"I’ll teach you to run off! I’ll teach you to give us a scare! I’m going to break your legs!"

Ma Jihui yelped in pain, dodging desperately.

Seeing this, Chen Shuangquan quickly stepped in to stop her.

"Ma’am, Ma’am, calm down! The important thing is that he’s been found. Talk it out, don’t hit him!"

"Hit him! He won’t learn his lesson if I don’t hit him!"

Ma the Sixth, going back on his promise not to hit the child, started chiming in with his own scolding from the side.

"..."

Yang Qi shook his head as he watched the chaotic scene.

He turned and walked toward Luo Kaifeng and Yu Bo, who had been waiting by the SUV.

"Captain Luo, Yu Station, thanks for keeping an eye on things," Yang Qi said gratefully. freёwebnovel.com

"You’re too polite, Advisor Yang."

Luo Kaifeng waved his hand. "We didn’t really do much to help. Your dogs, on the other hand, were a real eye-opener today."

"Hu Zi and Leopard are just as steady and capable as you’d expect from retired police dogs. But what surprised me most was Bai Wan. Man, that speed and sense of smell... not a bit inferior to a pro’s!"

"Yeah."

Yu Bo also nodded again and again, his gaze on Bai Wan full of admiration. "To train a Chinese Rural Dog to this level... Advisor Yang, you have my utmost respect! Now that’s what I call real skill!"

Yang Qi smiled humbly but didn’t say anything more.