CHAPTER 375: CHAPTER 375: A PERFECT CONCLUSION

The kids carried fantasies of a five-tiered cake as they happily went for their final mountain patrol.

The patrol that day was essentially uneventful, with the only peculiar occurrence being an occasional wolf appearing from the nearby bushes after their patrol.

Initially, everyone except Tuanzi and Duan Xiayou was a bit worried and afraid, fearing that these wolves might hold a grudge against all humans because of yesterday’s events and might attack them without warning.

But very soon, they realized that these wolves were simply silently following them—or rather, protecting them.

The wolves not only showed no signs of aggression, but would all howl together when the patrol team accidentally encountered large wild animals.

As team players, they were like half kings of this mountain, and when they howled, those wild animals would leave the mountain patrol guests’ path.

Tuanzi couldn’t help but mimic them, lifting her little head and calling out, "Ahoo!"

Other kids copied her too, and for a moment, the team was filled with soft, playful howls.

The wolves: "....."

[That wolf’s expression is hilarious]

[This scene is so heartwarming; the wolves helping humans in return]

[Even animals know gratitude, but some people though...]

[Hahaha, Miaomiao and the others sound more like puppies than wolves, hahaha]

[No no no, baby wolves sound just like that too; here’s a video to prove it]

[That wolf might be thinking, "Wait, we don’t have any newborns in our pack; whose little wolf cubs are these?"]

In this harmonious and loving atmosphere, they completed the last leg and descended the mountain, ready to bid farewell to the audience.

The live chat had long started crying "boohoo."

If the audience’s tears could be transmitted through the livestream, they would have flooded the guests by now.

Guests’ reactions were rather calm; the adults were used to farewells, while the kids, focused on the five-tiered cake, were just urging their parents to exchange contact information, with no one bursting into tears.

Just as the crew was about to shut down the equipment for good, a person in uniform hurried over and whispered a few words to Director Chen, making him beam with joy.

"Really?"

The person nodded.

Director Chen couldn’t contain his excitement as he approached the guests, "I have good news for you all."

Yang Heng, with red eyes, asked, "Could it be we’re filming a second season? Can I come back for it?"

Director Chen chuckled, "No, it’s not a second season; it’s about the mother wolf and cub we treated earlier."

Upon hearing it was about the wolf mother and child, Yang Heng lost interest in the second season.

The other kids clustered around, chattering eagerly.

"Uncle, don’t keep us in suspense, tell us quickly!"

"Did you find their homeland?"

"Did you catch the bad guys?"

The audience was curious too. Solving the wolf family’s issue at the finale would truly make it a perfect ending!

Director Chen answered one by one, in a very cheerful tone.

"We found their homeland. Upon expert analysis, they actually originally lived on this mountain."

Director Chen pointed at the mountain behind him, "They were later poached and taken away, escaping mid-transport with the mother wolf leading her cubs to the mountain we previously patrolled."

Tuanzi’s mouth dropped open, her mind racing, coming up with a bold idea.

"Could the bad guys we caught yesterday be the ones who took them?"

Director Chen couldn’t help but laugh.

"Yes, it was just that fortuitous!"

The three poachers were left with severe psychological trauma after being taught a lesson by the wolf pack. They couldn’t bear the sight of wolves or hear their sounds.

The forest police took advantage of this during interrogation, with the three becoming very cooperative, turning timid, desperate to avoid wolves for life.

Because of this, it was discovered the three had actually succeeded twice before, and during one transport incident the mother wolf and her cubs managed to escape.

Precisely because they didn’t capture enough in that successful raid, they returned to the mountain for poaching in a short time. Otherwise, with their experience dodging the forest police, they would switch locations after one strike, lest they be caught.

Director Chen certainly omitted many details to prevent anyone from criticizing the forest police’s efficiency.

The saying goes, there are too many mountains, too vast, even the daily patrolling rangers don’t know how many animals are there or can easily get lost or injured. Many people investigate day and night yet can’t guarantee they fully grasp the situation. Still, outsiders keep pointing fingers.

Tuanzi couldn’t hold back her cheer.

"That’s great! We caught the bad guys!"

Other kids couldn’t help but hug each other, happy jumping up and down.

Wu Ti commented, "If you do bad things, you’ll eventually crash. It might not be today, but tomorrow."

Most audience members were happy too.

[Justice may be slow but never absent]

[This truly is a perfect ending]

[Those trash deserve it; stole once and came back, caught this time, not only caught but minus an arm or leg, serves them right!]

[Proves that greed has no good end]

Of course, there were some voices of doubt, though they were a minority.

[How could it be so coincidental, they must have arranged it for show drama]

[Even if the forest police gave the notice, maybe as a reward to the crew, they intentionally teamed up to lie]

[Whoa, you’re so smart, to see through them risking their future to lie for the show]

[I don’t believe in such coincidences]

[This is no coincidence, it’s inevitable. Those poachers hitting it big will continue taking chances, getting caught was just a matter of time]

[No matter what people say, I’ll stick to my opinion, this must be show effects. Nowadays, they wouldn’t forbid speaking the truth, right?]

[Talk talk talk, you say, no one’s covering your stinky mouth, you can freely spew smelly words without anyone noticing]

No matter how the online arguments raged on, the show crew were quite happy.

The rangers were also overjoyed to hear the crew saved the mountain’s wolf family elsewhere.

The Forestry Department hosted a farewell dinner, officially bringing the first season of "Mountain Patrol Journey" to a close.

After saying their goodbyes, everyone went their separate ways.

Tuanzi was supposed to follow Gu Cheng back to Jiangcheng.

Gu Cheng had classes the next day, and needed to return tonight.

But just as they were preparing to leave for the airport, Jin Chunting awkwardly told them it was actually his dad’s birthday tomorrow.

"Just letting you know, in case you have time and are inclined, you can come with me to North City."

He was actually quite hesitant to make the invitation.

Even though their families got along, they hadn’t reached the level of celebrating his dad’s birthday together.

Besides, it wasn’t a milestone birthday, his dad likely just wanted to see the niece and nephew, especially the niece who was sweet-talking and playful.

But his dad had hinted several times, so he had to muster his courage and come give it a try.