Chapter 40: Chapter 40: The Fox Cubs Dance the Yangko

Xu Ying carefully recalled, she indeed hadn’t seen a trace of the sand rat these past few days.

In the days just after meeting Little Desert Rat, every day a mouse would come by asking Xu Ying if there were any leftovers. But these past few days, no mouse had checked in.

“Tomorrow morning, I’ll go do my routine checks of the public facilities by the roadside and look for Little Desert Rat.”

Last time, Little Desert Rat mentioned issues with the new home’s structure. She still owed Little Desert Rat a warehouse full of grain.

Today, work ended early. Xu Ying glanced at the time; it was not yet five in the afternoon.

She saw the music app on her phone and remembered she hadn’t streamed live in almost a week.

The backstage messages were already 999+, all urging updates.

Xu Ying set up the phone stand, fixed the camera, and started the live stream. The Cloud-raised Fox Pups’ audience must have been waiting anxiously.

Sure enough, as soon as she went live, even without any broadcast announcement, the fans came flooding in wave after wave.

[You heartbreaker! You’ve neglected us fans for so long! It’s been over a hundred hours since I’ve seen fresh fox pups!]

[Wow, this yellow cat is so handsome and cute. Is it a new family member?]

[OMG, that black cat curled up in the corner is so handsome and elegant. Is it a black cat or a black panther?]

Xu Ying explained to her fans: “Sorry, caretakers, there have been a lot of assignments lately, and I haven’t had time to stream. I’ll do more streams in the future to introduce you to more little animals.”

Xu Ying introduced the two new members, Little Sand Cat and Black Jungle Cat, while the socially-awkward Gobi Bear pretended to go out for food, sneaking out of the rescue station.

The fans, who are often warm-hearted little angels, understood why Xu Ying hadn’t streamed for some time.

[No worries, Station Chief Xu, your main job is more important!]

[I heard a lot has happened in the desert control area lately; Yingying must be busy during this period.]

[Is it that sensational missing socialite case? The media said she was found in the desert control area and is now in the hospital. Apparently, it was the control area’s staff who discovered her!]

[That socialite has had it rough. I heard someone revealed she made a will during her engagement, leaving all assets to her fiancé, Shi Wenxuan, and ended up getting abandoned in the desert after going stargazing with him.]

Xu Ying didn’t often pay attention to such gossip, little did she know about this twist in the story.

She thought of Chen Su mentioning they had contacted Hai City police to investigate Qiao Yuxi’s fiancé, and Qiao Yuxi gritting her teeth and calling him a “scumbag” when she was weak.

Xu Ying quickly asked the livestream viewers: “So, was Shi Wenxuan arrested?”

Netizens, with their fast internet speed, quickly explained the situation to Xu Ying.

[Shi Wenxuan was called in for questioning and released again. There was insufficient evidence; no evidence could show that Shi Wenxuan went to the desert with Qiao Yuxi.]

[That scumbag is so cunning; he was the one who reported Qiao Yuxi missing and pretends to be deeply in love online, posting videos every day about how much he misses Qiao Yuxi.]

[Yes, and infuriatingly, because of his decent looks and status as a music producer, Shi Wenxuan gained quite a following online, with people saying it’s unfair to call him a murderer, feeling sorry for him.]

Xu Ying frowned as she looked at the live comments, taking out her tablet to search for Shi Wenxuan’s social account.

The username was “Shi Wenxuan Loves Yu Xi Only,” already with three million followers.

All the videos Shi Wenxuan posted in recent days were of him playing the guitar and singing love songs for Qiao Yuxi, each video getting over fifty thousand likes. Due to the immense popularity, the songs he wrote even made it into the top ten charts.

Xu Ying clicked on the latest video, which had been posted just thirty minutes ago. The caption read: “Questioned today as a suspect, feeling helpless. I don’t care about the rumors, as loving you is my only sincerity.”

Xu Ying got goosebumps.

And the top comments were: [Stop making baseless allegations in matters without evidence, people should mind their words.]

[Brother Wenxuan has fallen into moderate depression because of Yu Xi’s disappearance and coma. When the avalanche comes, no snowflake is innocent.]

[The netizens are like sewer rats, not wanting to see someone so deeply affectionate and loyal, trying their best to sully your reputation, pitiful.]

After watching Shi Wenxuan’s video and the comments, Xu Ying felt like fainting, wishing she could reach across the internet to smack this scumbag.

Chen Su just messaged her that all the surveillance only showed Qiao Yuxi alone.

Meanwhile, Shi Wenxuan claimed to have been in Hai City all along, taking annual leave in the days around Qiao Yuxi’s disappearance, going deep-sea fishing with friends, having an alibi.

But Chen Su also said the alibi was verbally provided by friends, not ruling out false testimony, further investigation was necessary.

This Shi Wenxuan was banking on the police’s lack of evidence as he reaped online fame.

A failed murder suspect, posting videos daily pretending to be sincere while the victim was lost in the desert and in a coma, feeling pitied and supported by millions of followers.

Xu Ying imagined that when Qiao Yuxi woke up and saw the situation, she’d faint from anger.

However, if Shi Wenxuan had actually been to the desert, he must have left traces. He was just counting on the vast desert having neither surveillance nor witnesses.

But a witness doesn’t necessarily have to be a person.

Xu Ying decided to contact Qiao Yuxi after she regains consciousness to understand the incident in detail.

[Sister, did something unhappy happen to you?]

Animals can sense their owner’s emotions well; Fox Xiao Wu saw Xu Ying’s furrowed brows and lay on her shoulder, sniffing at her neck with a warm and ticklish nose.

Other fox pups also climbed on her one by one, sticking close.

The lively little foxes swiftly pulled Xu Ying out of her thoughts, and she smiled, taking Fox Xiao Wu down: “Stop, stop, it tickles!”

[Sister, Fox Sansan will do the Yangko dance for you!]

Xu Ying was surprised, poking Fox Sansan’s cheek, “Really? You can even dance the Yangko dance?”

[I can learn now!]

Fox Sansan pointed at the screen of Xu Ying’s tablet. After searching for Shi Wenxuan’s account, the symbol video homepage started recommending a dancing robot doing the Yangko dance.

Fox Sansan tore two pieces from a red plastic bag as handkerchiefs, following the robot and dancers on the screen with humorous steps.

Its tiny fluffy paws twirled the two little red cloths, and its round, furry little bottom wiggled, comically cute yet charming.

Xu Ying couldn’t help laughing, clapping along to the beat for it.

The other little foxes, seeing Fox Sansan entertaining Xu Ying, also tore at the red plastic bag and joined in with Fox Sansan’s dance.

The viewers in the livestream were thrilled by the foxes dancing the Yangko dance, attracting passersby who clicked in when they saw the little foxes moving to the beat.

[So cute, my dear baby! Kiss~ Melting!!!]

[I showed this to my cat to learn, it swiped away my phone and said it’s just a bunch of fox spirits.]

[As long as you put in the effort for me, it’s worth rewarding!]

The special effects of gifts in the livestream didn’t stop, and Xu Ying was amazed, these enchanting little foxes knew how to charm everyone with a tiny effort.

The popularity of Xu Ying’s livestream rose rapidly, her account now boasting over a hundred thousand followers.

Seeing how much the viewers enjoyed watching the little foxes dance, Xu Ying raised her phone for a 360° stage shoot of the fox pups.

However, some of the viewers noticed the bare and poor condition of the rescue station’s background.

[Chief, was your house hit by cannonballs? It’s so shabby!]

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