The Civil Servant's Job is to Raise The Furries!-Chapter 264 - 263: You’re Just My Substitute!

The small animal that Fox Director placed on the ground had light brown fur, large round ears, a mouse-like head but a rabbit-like body, a tiny head, and a round body, incredibly cute and lovable.

Xu Ying took a closer look; the Tibetan Fox had brought back a Highland Mouse Rabbit!

A satellite collar was still around the neck of the Highland Mouse Rabbit.

This was one of the animal guests for their program!

Xu Ying quickly checked the health status of the Highland Mouse Rabbit. Luckily, Fox Director, who had just had some meat broth, hadn’t immediately taken a bite out of it. The Highland Mouse Rabbit had only fainted from fright.

"Didn’t I tell you not to randomly capture small animals in the Snow Lotus No.1 Planting Area?"

Xu Ying grabbed the Tibetan Fox by the scruff of its neck: "Didn’t you sign an animal guest friendship treaty with me before going on the program?"

She pulled up the contract terms that had been paw-printed by Fox Director on her phone.

[Oh, I forgot. I couldn’t help but automatically go after prey when I saw it.] The Tibetan Fox shrank its neck: [But I guess you can’t really hold me legally responsible, hehe~]

Xu Ying flicked its little head: "Yes, but I can deduct your pay."

The mysterious smile on Fox Director’s face instantly disappeared; it couldn’t laugh anymore.

The Highland Mouse Rabbit nestled in Xu Ying’s arms had woken up by this time; its little paws clutched Xu Ying’s clothes, its tone pitiful: [Sister, look at it~]

The Highland Mouse Rabbit was teary-eyed: [I was just so scared, I thought I was going to die~]

Xu Ying gently patted its body: "Don’t be afraid, don’t be afraid, I will protect you."

"All the deducted pay will be added to your salary."

The Highland Mouse Rabbit immediately nuzzled its fluffy head against Xu Ying’s sleeve: [Thank you, Sister, you’re so kind.]

[I’m sorry for worrying you.]

To ensure the program viewer’s experience, Xu Ying would translate the words of the small animals after speaking with them, and at this time, the netizens had varied reactions to what Fox Director and the Highland Mouse Rabbit said.

[Why does the Highland Mouse Rabbit seem a bit like a little manipulator?]

[As long as it’s putting in the effort to please me, it’s okay.]

[No wonder Little Xu Station Chief mentioned there were five animals in total, turns out the mystery was the Mouse Rabbit!]

[Ye Jie just went to look for the Highland Mouse Rabbit, and now it’s been brought back by Fox Director, what will Ye Jie do now that she’s missed the chance?]

[I support deducting all of Fox Director’s salary and giving Fox Director a major disciplinary action!]

Xu Ying looked at the Highland Mouse Rabbit in her arms, then glanced in the direction Ye Jie had left, thinking she might just give this round’s points directly to Ye Jie as she introduced the little bunny in her arms to the camera.

"This is our second animal guest, the Highland Mouse Rabbit. Mouse Rabbit, Mouse Rabbit, this little animal is indeed part of the Leporidae family, belonging to the pika genus, though it looks like a mouse, it likes to eat grass."

"It’s worth mentioning that the Highland Mouse Rabbit exhibits monogamy, polygyny, and polygynandry, a coexistence of three phenomena that is impossible in other animals."

[Summary: A rabbit with a chaotic love life.]

[If that’s the case, they must reproduce very quickly! Both rabbits and mice are known for their rapid reproduction, so the Mouse Rabbit is surely the ultimate version of both. Plus edition.]

"The Highland Mouse Rabbit helps by nibbling on weeds during the snow lotus growth, clearing competing plants around the snow lotus to avoid nutrient competition."

"This Highland Mouse Rabbit is a healthy little animal after quarantine, but everyone, if you see a Highland Mouse Rabbit in the wild, don’t touch it, because Mouse Rabbits carry various plague bacteria."

While Xu Ying was introducing the Highland Mouse Rabbit to the netizens, Ye Jie’s voice came from afar: "Little Xu Station Chief, I found it!"

"The hint you gave me was the Mouse Rabbit, right?"

Xu Ying was astonished and looked in the direction of Ye Jie, full of questions, thinking their Mouse Rabbit guest had already been snatched by Fox Director, where did the Mouse Rabbit in Ye Jie’s arms come from, did it just suddenly pop in?

Ye Jie, with a furry little animal in her arms, exuberantly ran toward Xu Ying: "Wasn’t I pretty fast?"

"This Mouse Rabbit I caught was a bit dazed but didn’t resist."

Ye Jie held the little creature in her arms: "And it looks a bit strange."

Xu Ying took a closer look; the Mouse Rabbit in Ye Jie’s arms was larger than the Highland Mouse Rabbit, its fur dark brown and unlike the round-eared Highland Mouse Rabbit, this one had upright ears, resembling a cartoon rabbit with big eyes and long legs, more rabbit-like than the Highland Mouse Rabbit.

Xu Ying’s tone was shocked: "Because this isn’t a Highland Mouse Rabbit, it’s an Ili Pika! Its scientific name is Ili pika, and many speculate it’s the prototype for Pikachu."

"This Ili Pika must have accidentally strayed into our Snow Lotus

Protection Zone."

Ye Jie looked bewildered: "Wait, this isn’t our

program group’s small animal guest?"

Xu Ying shook her head: "Ili Pikas are entirely opposite to the fast-reproducing Highland Mouse Rabbits; they are endangered, with less than a thousand worldwide, existing only in our Dragon Country’s West Mountain Region, even more precious than giant pandas!"

Xu Ying couldn’t help but exclaim: "You’re really lucky, getting such a heavyweight guest!"

Ye Jie was astonished, never expecting to have found a champion among the giant pandas.

Xu Ying called out to the program team: "Director,

can we get Little Yezi a drumstick?"

The directing team readily agreed.

After Ye Jie found out that the Highland Mouse Rabbit had already been intercepted by Fox Director, and upon hearing how precious the little animal in her arms was, she didn’t dare hold it anymore: "Little Xu Station Chief, such a rare endangered animal, you better hold it, I’m afraid of anything happening."

The Highland Mouse Rabbit in Xu Ying’s arms, after seeing the Ili Pika, widened its small eyes and then became puffed up with anger: [Hmph, that one just looks somewhat like me, just my double!]

Xu Ying almost burst out laughing at the Highland Mouse Rabbit’s complaint; this little manipulative Mouse Rabbit is too amusing.

[What kind of double literature is this?]

[Hahaha, little manipulative rabbit, get it straight, the Ili Pika is more precious than a giant panda, you’re the double here.]

Ye Jie and Xu Ying exchanged the Mouse Rabbits in each other’s arms.

Ye Jie took out small herbal snacks to feed the Highland Mouse Rabbit, calming its huffy little temper.

Xu Ying carefully took the Ili Pika from Ye Jie’s arms; the little creature was looking at Xu Ying with big, watery eyes: [Who are you?]

[Why have I been brought here?]

Xu Ying patiently explained to the little creature: "I am the station chief of an animal rescue station that protects small animals, and I’m also a veterinarian who can treat animals."

"Do you feel unwell anywhere?"