Chapter 78: Chapter 78: The Pudding Babies Awake

Xu Ying asked about the precise location of the lynx’s abdominal pain and used an ultrasound examination. Ultrasound is more sensitive than X-rays and can clearly show fluid accumulation and its distribution.

The lynx’s abdominal fluid was located at a joint area, well hidden, making it difficult to detect anything with an X-ray.

After pinpointing the location, Xu Ying immediately instructed several rescuers to prepare for a laparocentesis surgery.

Liu Wenxuan saw that Xu Ying had the demeanor of a leading surgeon: “Xu Ying, you want to take the lead? How about I do it instead?”

“I interned at an animal hospital during university and have independently completed puncture surgeries before.”

Xu Ying’s voice was steady and calm, showing a very convincing presence, wielding a kind of senior veterinarian’s aura: “This lynx trusts me more. It’s crucial to drain the fluid now. You can apply medicine to its parasitic wounds later and gradually build trust with it.”

Liu Wenxuan fell silent. The lynx was in a serious condition, and since Xu Ying volunteered, if anything went wrong, the blame would fall on Xu Ying.

Xu Ying pointed to the tip of the lynx’s ear, “Buddy, we’re going to perform surgery on you soon to drain the fluid in your abdomen. This way, your stomach and legs won’t hurt anymore. Don’t be afraid, okay?”

“This is an anesthesia shot. After being anesthetized, you’ll just take a nap, and when you wake up, the surgery will be done.”

The lynx nodded, resembling a docile, harmless big kitty. To the lynx, Xu Ying was a hero descending from the sky to save its leg, so it naturally complied.

The puncture surgery required an assistant, and Xu Ying automatically bypassed Kuang Ming and Liu Wenxuan, looking at the two young people next to Fu Qiuhua: “Could you two assist with the surgery later?”

Liu Wenxuan frowned upon hearing this, “You’re asking the professor’s doctoral students to be your assistants?”

—”Of course, no problem!”

Zhuo Yi’s eyes lit up immediately, agreeing right away.

In recent days, she had seen Xu Ying in the news and livestream clips and had become one of Xu Ying’s “online adopter” fan base. Working alongside her favorite streamer was more than ideal.

Liu Wenxuan pursed her lips and said no more.

Qi Xingchen wasn’t oblivious, noticing Liu Wenxuan and Kuang Ming’s bias against Xu Ying. They had also suffered from bureaucracy during their student days. Seeing a young girl facing the same bias, he couldn’t resist standing up for her.

He laughed heartily, “No worries, we focus more on academics and lack clinical experience. Observing more is a good thing.”

“We also want to see this young lady’s clinical skills. Collaborating more now to build rapport might give us opportunities to work together in the future.”

The words “cooperation” made Liu Wenxuan feel as if someone else had picked up a million right before her eyes, leaving her envious and jealous.

Qi Xingchen and Zhuo Yi worked with the efficiency inherited from their mentor Fu Qiuhua, and the surgery quickly proceeded while Fu Qiuhua and others observed nearby for any unexpected situations.

—”It’s a particularly difficult-to-pierce viscous fluid.”

During the surgery, Zhuo Yi, upon seeing the fluid location, immediately frowned, turning to report to her mentor with some concern.

Fu Qiuhua and others gathered around, aware that viscous fluid presented greater puncture difficulties, truly testing a veterinarian’s skills.

Kuang Ming was about to suggest taking over the procedure.

But Fu Qiuhua gestured for silence.

Xu Ying remained calm, her hand deftly wielding the puncture needle, skillfully switching needle models, maneuvering with fluid grace. To industry professionals, it was a pleasing sight to behold, leaving Kuang Ming and Liu Wenxuan awestruck.

Fu Qiuhua’s eyes were filled with satisfaction and admiration, wishing Xu Ying were her student! Yet Xu Ying was already in the nation’s service.

Forty-five minutes passed, and the red light at the entrance of the operating room turned off.

Xu Ying removed her surgical gown, washed her hands, disinfected, and exited the operating room.

As Zhuo Yi and others came out as well,

Zhuo Yi didn’t hold back her praise: “Little Xu Station Chief, you were simply amazing just now!”

Although puncture surgery isn’t a large, high-difficulty procedure, Xu Ying’s youth combined with her professionalism was truly astonishing.

Qi Xingchen couldn’t help but ask, “With skills like yours, you could be a chief veterinarian in a major pet hospital in a first-tier city. Why come all the way out here to the desert?”

Zhuo Yi nudged him, “Don’t be so materialistic. She has a heart for the nation’s development!”

Xu Ying smiled. The original decision to work at the desert rescue station was out of necessity.

She changed the topic, “In the future, when rescuing wildlife, if you’re unsure about an unusual reaction from an animal, feel free to take a video and send it to me. I’ll reply when I see it.”

At that moment, Fu Qiuhua approached, “The white weasel you rescued is awake; come have a look.”

White weasels are commonly referred to as Snow Cleaning Weasels, their scientific name.

Upon hearing this, Xu Ying quickly headed into the comprehensive treatment room.

After intravenous treatment, the little ones had regained their energy to move around.

Nesting on the hospital bed, their snowy bodies almost blended into the white sheets.

The seven Snow Cleaning Weasels reminded Xu Ying of the fairy tale of Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, only now there were seven short “Snow Whites” before her.

Hearing footsteps, the Snow Cleaning Weasels all raised their heads, their tiny black eyes darting around.

[That’s the young lady who saved us!]

[Is she here to take us back to the Snow Mountain?]

[Returning to the Snow Mountain now? But some of our companions have been caught by poachers; can she help rescue them?]

[But we don’t even know where those poachers went.]

Upon entering, Xu Ying heard the little ones chattering, startled and anxious, “You were captured from the West Mountain Snow Mountain by poachers?”

The little ones were now the ones surprised: [She, she can understand what we’re saying!]

The Snow Cleaning Weasels crowded together, eagerly saying: [Yes, we were captured from the West Mountain by poachers, but the seven of us jumped off the car while those bad guys weren’t watching and escaped.]

[When we jumped off the car, we realized we had landed in the desert below the mountain! And we couldn’t even see the mountain, which means we were far from the West Mountain, so we got lost.]

[The desert heat was unbearable for us, we couldn’t keep going, so we found a shaded spot and waited to die, until you showed up!]

Saying this, the Snow Cleaning Weasels looked at Xu Ying with sparkling eyes, their tails wagging excitedly.

[Can you help save our companions? I heard those poachers say they’re going to send them to a fur farm, to fatten them up and skin them.]

A fur farm is a place where animals are raised specifically for their fur, typically breeding animals with high-value fur, such as foxes, minks, and rabbits, to produce coats, hats, scarves…

According to Xu Ying, to prevent wrongdoing, there aren’t any legal fur farms in the desert protected area or anywhere nearby in Yisha City and its surrounding areas.

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