The handwriting was neat, the description objective—perfectly fitting the perspective of an "ordinary observer."
Once he finished writing, he put the notebook away.
He returned to where he had hidden the environmental data logger. The device had finished recording.
Yang Qi pressed the stop button and put the instrument back in his backpack.
Afterward, he led the Leopard, Bai Wan, and Xiaojiu out of the back mountains without incident, returning to the entrance where he had parked.
He got into his SUV, but instead of heading straight back to the Zoo, he drove to the nearest forestry station.
Just as he'd expected, Mr. Zhang and Xiaowang were still waiting at the forestry station.
Seeing Yang Qi return safely, both of them breathed a sigh of relief.
"Advisor Yang, it must have been tough. You didn't run into any danger, did you?" Mr. Zhang asked with concern.
"It was fine. I just got a little lost, but luckily I had the dogs with me."
