The Civil Servant's Job is to Raise The Furries!-Chapter 247 - 246: The Unwilling Brown Bear

The brown bear was eating canned meat, [Little Xu Station Chief, to be honest, I really wanted to eat you all just now, but I held back.]

Xu Ying heard the bear’s horrific statement and let out a few dry laughs: "Well, thank you very much for sparing us."

[Humans aren’t very tasty. I only eat them when there’s no other way and I’m really hungry.]

The brown bear scratched its head.

[Earlier, I saw two humans fighting in the snow. One of them got killed and collapsed in the snow. I thought of waiting for the other one to leave, and then maybe I could eat the one who fell.]

Xu Ying’s expression immediately became serious after hearing what the bear said. She quickly asked, "And then? What happened next?"

The brown bear licked its paws: [Unexpectedly, the human who injured him threw the fallen one down the cliff. How evil, my food was gone.]

[I took a look, and the deceased human was stuck in the branches of a tree. Unlike the Golden Eagle, I can’t fly, so I could only watch the food in front of me without being able to eat it. I stubbornly squatted there for quite a while before leaving.]

Xu Ying hurriedly and excitedly asked, "When did this happen?"

The brown bear thought for a moment, having no real concept of time: "It was not long ago, maybe the sun came out once."

Xu Ying immediately became alert and said to the other three people, "There’s a new discovery!"

"This sister brown bear says she saw two people fighting, and after one killed the other, he threw the body off a cliff. It happened just the day before yesterday!"

Ji Xuehui was excited: "That’s great! Does the brown bear still remember where the cliff is?"

Xu Ying turned to the brown bear and asked, "Do you remember the location of the cliff where the person fell?"

The brown bear nodded, its tone filled with regret: [I remember because I was too unwilling to let it go, so I went back to the cliff several times. The person had frozen along with the tree branches, completely uneatable.]

Xu Ying shared this good news with the other three people.

Ji Xuehui couldn’t help but praise, "Little Xu Station Chief, you’re really a godsend!"

Xu Ying was embarrassed by the compliment, "It’s thanks to these little animals."

The brown bear had just shielded Xu Ying and the others from the wind and snow, and its fur was already wet.

Xu Ying found a dry towel and gently wiped the bear’s wet fur.

When she reached its back, her hand suddenly paused—beneath the bear’s thick fur, a few fresh wounds were faintly visible, with edges that were red and swollen.

"Sister Brown Bear, are you hurt?" Xu Ying asked gently, her movements softening.

The brown bear lowered its head obediently, letting out a low whimper: [A few days ago, I fought with another female bear over food and got scratched... It’s nothing...]

"Are you not hibernating because you’re fighting for food but can’t beat the other bears?"

Xu Ying continued wiping its fur and asked softly.

The brown bear gently rubbed its head against her hand: [There’s not enough food... I left it all for the cub... I can still manage...]

It turned out this brown bear was protecting its cub.

Xu Ying’s heart tightened, her actions becoming even more gentle: "When we head down the mountain, how about joining us to the foot? I’ll have people prepare enough food near the ranger station."

The brown bear suddenly stopped chewing, lifted its head sharply, its bright eyes filled with surprise: [Really? Thank you, Little Xu Station Chief!]

It excitedly nudged Xu Ying’s cheek with its wet nose, and then, as if suddenly recalling something, backed off a step anxiously, afraid its enthusiasm might scare the human.

Ji Xuehui watched this from a distance, her eyes somewhat warm: "So, Little Xu Station Chief, is this bear not hibernating because it’s too hungry?"

Xu Ying nodded and explained to her: "Yes, it’s giving its food to the cub, and now there’s not enough for itself. The cub is probably hibernating now."

Ji Xuehui couldn’t help but curiously ask, "Then where is the daddy bear?"

Xu Ying explained: "In brown bears, it’s the single mother who raises the cub alone, while the male bear doesn’t care for the young. Other male bears might even kill the cubs to force the female bear to mate."

"And other female bears might attack a mother with cubs for food."

Ji Xuehui gaped in amazement and looked at the brown bear with admiration: "Mother bears and cubs have it really tough!"

Xu Ying nodded in strong agreement: "Yes, fifty percent of cubs don’t survive their first year."

She looked at the brown bear happily eating, her gaze becoming gentle, smiling as she caught sight of the Snow Wolf Pup circling around Chen Su, sniffing and muttering, [Strange, Captain Chen has a floral scent, but Little Xu Station Chief doesn’t.]

Xu Ying suddenly remembered an amusing incident where the Snow Wolf Pup mistook someone and couldn’t resist poking the little guy’s chubby butt: "Baby, why did you mistake Captain Chen for me?"

The Snow Wolf Pup was curled up napping, and upon being poked, it jolted awake and lifted its head, dazed: [Um... because mom and dad said Little Xu Station Chief has a nice floral scent...]

It rubbed its nose with a small paw, [As soon as I came in, I smelled the same scent on him!]

"Floral scent?"

Xu Ying tilted her head, puzzled, and suddenly realized—last time she went up the mountain, she used a new floral hand cream due to the dry weather.

It seemed the Snow Wolf Pack had taken this unique scent as her signature.

Thinking of this, she couldn’t help but glance at Chen Su, who was organizing equipment. 𝘧𝓇ℯℯ𝑤ℯ𝘣𝓃ℴ𝓋𝑒𝑙.𝑐𝘰𝑚

She recalled the time Chen Su taught her grappling techniques; his dry palms always generated static electricity, snapping each time he touched her.

Unable to watch, she handed him that hand cream.

At the time, Chen Su accepted it with disdain, saying he wouldn’t use girls’ skincare products, yet he ended up using it... even till now.

Xu Ying’s mouth began to curve upwards, amused.

The Snow Wolf Pup, sensitive to her change in emotions, curiously nudged her knee: [Why is Little Xu Station Chief suddenly happy?]

"Nothing~" Xu Ying hugged the little guy into her arms, ruffling it as her gaze fixed on Chen Su’s silhouette.

A glint of mischief flashed in Xu Ying’s eyes, and she deliberately raised her voice: "Someone here said they wouldn’t use girls’ skincare products, but kept secretly using it all this time~"

Before the words finished echoing, Chen Su’s hand, which was arranging his gear, suddenly paused, his broad back visibly tensing for a moment.

Slowly, he turned around, his sharp jawline tightly set, reflecting a chilly gleam under the icy crystal cave walls.

Yet, amusingly, the tips of his well-defined ears turned visibly crimson, standing out against the silver-gray jacket.

Just when Xu Ying thought Chen Su wouldn’t respond to her teasing, he suddenly lifted his eyes to meet hers, his deep voice carrying an unexpected softness: "Little Xu Station Chief gave it to me, so of course I keep it with me."