As Yang Lin looked at the video transmitted via Bluetooth, his brows immediately furrowed.
He had thought that even if these poachers were brazen, they wouldn't be too excessive.
But now he realized he had thought too simply.
In the spacious warehouse, dozens of large iron cages were neatly arranged.
Even if each cage only held one animal, there must have been at least several dozen wild animals.
Of course, knowing these poachers' nature, there had to be at least a hundred wild animals in those cages.
However, this wasn't the main concern. The crucial point was that this poaching gang had over ten members, and each person was equipped with lethal weapons like guns and crossbows.
With such equipment, they could easily hunt even lions, tigers, and elephants.
"Looks like we've encountered a professional poaching organization. This won't do - we need to call for backup."
Thinking this, Yang Lin quickly recalled Li Shuangying, who had been lurking on the enemy's roof.
He then found a safe corner and quietly made a phone call.
"Hello! Is this the police? I've discovered a group of poachers near the boiler factory on Gaogong First Road."
"Yes, there are more than ten of them, all armed with firearms. I estimate they have at least a hundred wild animals."
"If you don't believe me, I have video footage captured by my drone."
"Alright, I'll send it to you shortly."
...
Just as Yang Lin made the call, the Ningnan City Police Station, located more than ten kilometers away, received a video clip.
As soon as the video started playing, the entire police station erupted into chaos.
"Captain Lin, these must be the poachers that our Forest Police colleagues have been investigating for so long. Who would have thought they'd come to our Ningnan?"
In the conference room, a middle-aged man excitedly commented while watching the projected video.
"Must be. Ordinary poaching gangs don't operate on this scale, and they're all armed - they must have serious backing."
A crew-cut young man beside him nodded in agreement.
"Looking at their setup, they're probably planning to transport these animals out of the country by land. We must intercept them this time."
"By the way, has the informant's information been verified?"
Hearing the young man's question, a young police officer nearby quickly nodded.
"Yes, we've verified it. The informant is named Yang Lin, he's the owner of a private zoo. There are no issues."
"A zoo owner? What a coincidence." Though the young man found it curious, he didn't dwell on it.
"Alright, now that we've confirmed both the target and location, let's move out. We can't let them escape this time."
"If they get away, they'll be a major threat to all of Ningnan with those guns."
"Move out!"
With the young man's command, police forces quickly mobilized.
Soon, police cars loaded with officers headed toward Ningnan's eastern industrial zone.
When they arrived half an hour later, Yang Lin had been keeping a close watch on the warehouse that the poaching gang had made their base, worried they might escape during this window.
"Why aren't they here yet? What if they escape?"
Just as Yang Lin was growing anxious, over a dozen police cars with their sirens and lights off appeared around the warehouse in a surrounding formation.
Seeing this, Yang Lin's eyes lit up.
"Great, they're finally here."
"Now that the police have arrived, there's no need for me to stay. Better slip away while no one notices."
To avoid unnecessary trouble, Yang Lin immediately drove away under cover of darkness.
Not long after, he heard bursts of gunfire from behind, making him feel a wave of fear.
He was also grateful that he hadn't been rash enough to charge in alone.
Although he had obtained the system, there hadn't been any significant changes to him personally.
Even with Li Goudan and Li Gourong's protection, he probably wouldn't have survived against those ruthless poachers.
Thinking about this, he couldn't help but sigh:
"Speaking of which, humans are animals too. I wish I could add points to myself."
As soon as he finished speaking, the system's prompt sounded.
"Host is currently classified as a higher primate. If host wishes to add points to himself, the system must be upgraded to level two to unlock this function."
Hearing this prompt suddenly, Yang Lin was first stunned, then showed a hint of joy.
"So I can't add points to myself not because it's impossible, but because humans are too high-level."
"But can this system be upgraded? What conditions are needed to reach level two?"
"Host needs to activate talents for no less than 100 animals, and ensure at least 10 of them possess golden talents for the system to upgrade."
Getting the system's answer, Yang Lin felt like he'd been doused with cold water.
Activating talents for 100 animals - forget whether the West Rainbow Zoo even had 100 animals, he'd need 100 talent points regardless.
Of course, this wasn't even the most difficult part. The real challenge was having 10 golden talent possessors.
This meant he couldn't just use any ordinary cats and dogs to make up the numbers; he needed animals with extraordinary talents.
The difficulty was imaginable.
"Never mind, let it be natural. These things can't be rushed."
Shaking his head to dismiss these unrealistic thoughts, Yang Lin stepped on the accelerator.
Before long, he was back at the West Rainbow Zoo.
He had expected to receive a task completion prompt soon.
However, to his confusion, he waited for two to three hours without hearing anything.
"Could it be that the police didn't catch all the poachers?"
"That's impossible, right? How could they escape in that situation?"
Just as he was thinking this, over ten kilometers away at the old boiler factory site, a frustrated Lin Feng punched a nearby pillar.
As the commander of this operation, he never imagined these poachers would have two single-soldier grenade launchers in addition to their conventional weapons.
Although they successfully stormed the warehouse and killed eight poachers, seven still managed to escape in the chaos.
"Captain Lin, all the poached wildlife is here - 148 live animals and 78 specimens and carcasses."
As Lin Feng was feeling frustrated, an officer came to report.
"We've seized all their prey this time. If you were one of these escaped poachers, what would your next move be?"
Hearing their captain's sudden question, the young officer was stunned.
"Find a safe place to hide? Or continue running?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a veteran officer nearby shook his head.
"No, you don't understand these desperados well enough."
"Just like gamblers, when faced with this kind of situation, they often choose to double down, even go all-in, trying to recover their previous losses."
"Recover losses? In their situation, how could they recover anything?" The young officer clearly didn't understand the veteran's words.
At this moment, a phone in the hand of one of the dead poachers caught Lin Feng's attention.