Upon learning the old South China Tiger's approximate location, Yang Qi's first impulse was to set off at once.
But he quickly suppressed the impulse as soon as it arose.
Finding a tiger—especially an old, wild one that was deliberately hiding and constantly on the move—was not a task that could be completed in a day or two, or even a week or two.
He'd have to venture deep into the vast mountains of an unfamiliar province, then there was the searching, tracking, confirming, making contact, and all the follow-up arrangements...
The whole process would be impossible without at least a couple of weeks, if not longer.
And right now, he was an employee of the Donghua Zoo—he was paid to do a job.
Taking a day or two off was one thing, but there was no way Jiang Kai would approve such a long leave of absence, especially for "personal reasons."
