Chapter 26 Brother Black Bear's Acting Skills

"Urgent rescue, urgent rescue."

"Please rescue the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey taken away by the Black Bear from its mother within two hours. Successful mission grants a large gift pack*1."

Black Bear? Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey?

Chen Ying was stunned for a moment, completely unable to link these two creatures together.

Although the Black Bear was a carnivore, its diet didn't include monkeys.

Moreover, as far as he knew, there were no Black Bears in the area where the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkeys lived.

The rescue center had captured a glimpse of an Asian Black Bear two years ago, a silhouette of Mama Bear with her two cubs.

That was the only time.

If this Black Bear wasn't one of those cubs from back then, it likely had come from another place.

Wandering around and committing crimes? That was unacceptable.

Chen Ying patted Leopard Sister on the back, called Little Sen over to help guard the door, then rushed into the office to fetch a drone and started operating it.

The mountains at night were several times more dangerous than during the day, and since he didn't have the light-footed skills from the novels, he had to rely on high-tech equipment.

Aside from the few who had to stay and monitor, the other young men all gathered around.

"Little Sen, come help a bit, operate this and search over there. Go slower, a bit lower. Jinya has already headed over, and I need to figure out exactly what kind of animal is posing the threat."

Little Sen took over the drone controls, while Chen Ying went to pick up the two little cubs and signalled Leopard Sister to return to her room to rest.

Knowing her body hadn't recovered yet, Leopard Sister didn't fuss and obediently followed Chen Ying back to the animal shed.

After settling Leopard Sister and the cubs, when he returned, Little Sen and Duanmu had just let out an exclamation.

"Brother Ying, Brother Ying, it's an Asian Black Bear, and it's holding a little monkey. Jinya is confronting the Black Bear, what should we do? Jinya can't defeat that big brute."

Don't think of bears as merely clumsy—Asian Black Bears are far from awkward, they can climb trees and swim, with movements so agile they don't seem bear-like.

Normally, predators like tigers, leopards, and wolves aren't on its diet, but it can brutally tear apart these predators if needed.

With Jinya's small frame, one slap from the Black Bear could make him reincarnate.

"Where is it?" Chen Ying asked as he came out already equipped.

"A kilometer ahead by the riverside. Wait for me, Brother Ying, I'll come with you, and Duanmu and the rest will stay home."

Chen Ying didn't refuse, handing the drone over to Duanmu to continue operating. At a critical moment, the drone could be used to distract the Black Bear, shifting its focus away from Jinya.

The young man from the medical team wanted to help but was held back.

"Don't go if you're not familiar with mountain paths, I'll go with Brother Ying," Little Deng volunteered.

Despite his young age, he was skilled at navigating rough terrains and was clear-headed—a dependable assistant.

Chen Ying nodded, feeling somewhat more at ease with Little Deng with him.

Although Little Sen had been working at the center for over a year, he wasn't used to trekking into the forest nor walking at night, so it was a bit difficult.

But there was no choice, if a little monkey really had been captured, he would be responsible for communication, and saving the little monkey would rely on Little Sen.

The three of them ran nonstop towards the river valley.

Little Sen, unfamiliar with the mountain paths and seldom walking at night, fell several times along the way but always immediately got up and kept running, never complaining.

It took them over twenty minutes to cover the kilometer.

The river valley was flanked by fir forests, with the valley itself a fifty-meter-wide field of jumbled rocks.

This season was when water was abundant, and the Black Bear's likely reason for being by the river could be to drink.

Jinya stood on a large rock, howling at the Black Bear, while the Black Bear sat by the water, one leg soaking, occasionally shaking something small it held in its right paw, and glaring provocatively at Jinya.

"Roar, little thing, get lost, I don't want to play with you today."

"Ow, you big dumb bear, let go of that little cub."

"Roar, what can you do if I don't let go?"

As he spoke, the Black Bear picked up the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey and swung it around a couple of times.

Chen Ying was extremely anxious, the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey completely motionless, like a rag doll at the mercy of the Black Bear's play.

"Brother Ying, what should we do?"

Little Sen had already pulled out a tranquilizer gun and aimed it at the Black Bear, but considering its size, he doubted the tranquilizer dose would be sufficient.

"You and Little Deng stay here and wait for an opportunity; I'm going to distract the Black Bear and see if it will trade with me."

He took out a stainless steel bowl from his bag, poured half a bowl of system-produced snack pieces into it, and drizzled some honey on top.

He also took out an apple and placed it in the bowl, carrying it outside.

Chen Ying's sudden appearance made both Jinya and the Black Bear wary.

Recognizing Chen Ying, Jinya howled, telling him not to come over, as this big dumb bear was a bad bear and would hurt him.

The Black Bear then stood up, bent down its body, and bared its teeth as if to attack.

Chen Ying dared not get too close and switched to animal language, howling.

"Come here, there are tasty fruits and snacks, would you like some? My treat, don't be shy."

The Black Bear watched Chen Ying for a long while, tentatively sniffed the air, and indeed caught a whiff of something sweet.

Saliva uncontrollably dribbled out.

Unfortunately, it was dark, and human eyes could not see clearly, but a drone silently flying overhead captured the scene clearly.

The Black Bear tentatively walked over, while Chen Ying put down the stainless steel bowl and stepped back two or three meters.

This distance was very close to the Black Bear, extremely dangerous.

But without venturing into the tiger's den, how could one capture the tiger's cub? He was there to rescue the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey, and if he kept too far away, he would never be able to snatch the monkey from the Black Bear's grasp.

The wary Black Bear approached the stainless steel bowl, sniffed it, smelled the scent of apple and the sweet aroma of honey below, and immediately its bear heart leapt with joy. It tossed the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey aside, grabbed the stainless steel bowl with one paw, and took a big bite of the apple with the other.

The system's drone was modified, equipped with a grabbing feature at the bottom.

While the Black Bear was indulging, Chen Ying contacted Duanmu via earphones, to operate the drone for an instant grab.

Silently, the drone approached the Golden Snub-Nosed Monkey lying on the ground, swiftly extended a metal claw to clamp onto the monkey's body, and sped away.

The Black Bear sharply sensed the disturbance in the air, turned around, and seeing the little monkey was gone, it instantly stood up and let out a bear's roar.

Jinya, not to be outdone, also roared.

Just as the Black Bear felt provoked and was preparing to attack Jinya and Chen Ying, several roars came from behind it, along with stones falling from the sky and hitting the back of its head.

Jinya's cat's eyes widened, emitting a joyful sound.

"Ow, it's Brother, Brother has come."

In addition to Mr. Lepus, more than a dozen monkeys also appeared on the edge of the ravine.

The stones that hit the Black Bear's head were their handiwork.

Originally snarling with a fierce expression, the Black Bear, upon seeing that it was surrounded, was completely dumbfounded.

It even stuffed the remaining piece of apple it was holding into its mouth, displaying an innocent look as if to say, "I'm just eating, what do you want, to eat together? Unfortunately, there's none left."

When it came to acting, Brother Black Bear outperformed all the popular stars.