Beast Taming: I'm Really Just a Forest Ranger

Chapter 297 - 183: Three Chen Yuans Merge into One-Star Chen Yuan

Surprise?

Chen Wenhao pulled himself out of the shock of discovering that his elder brother was actually an Association Consultant, exhaled lightly, and regained his composure.

Fortunately, the specifications for this Qinling research activity are very high and have attracted the attention of many big leaders.

Though his brother is just an Association Consultant, the chance to join this event will surely benefit his future career prospects, perhaps even elevate his status.

Additionally, knowing his brother is an Association Consultant, Chen Wenhao’s guilt over using connections is greatly reduced.

Just then, Zhou Xu spoke up, "Advisor Chen, shall we head to the conference room? Chairman Wang and Professor Song are waiting."

"Alright."

Chen Yuan understood the urgency, leaving the surprise for later was no problem.

Chen Wenhao looked puzzled, "Mr. Zhou, the Beastmaster you recommended hasn’t arrived yet?"

Zhou Xu pointed to Chen Yuan, "Advisor Chen is right here, isn’t he?"

"Huh???"

Chen Wenhao was initially stunned; then his highly developed brain started working at high speed, recalling all the anomalies from when he entered the Association building until now, piecing together people’s actions and words to find the truth.

Moments later, his expression froze.

Uh oh, the surprise prepared for his brother seems a bit redundant.

Jiang Wenning had already noticed this.

Unlike Chen Wenhao, whose attention was on his long-unseen hometown and Chen Yuan after returning to Baokun City, thus overlooking the details around him.

Jiang Wenning carefully observed everything around, listened to conversations, and finally confirmed her suspicion upon meeting Chen Yuan with Zhou Xu and Chen Wenhao — her prepared surprise seemed redundant too.

But isn’t that quite interesting?

She eagerly anticipated the reactions of those in the conference room when they found out that the three recommended Beastmasters were actually the same person.

Three-in-one Chen Yuan?

Three ordinary Chen Yuan, combined into one one-star Chen Yuan?

These thoughts flickered by, translating into a slight smile, as she extended her right hand to Chen Yuan, speaking with the same lively tone as at their first encounter, "Hello..... Chen Yuan, nice to meet you for the first time, I’m Jiang Wenning."

Chen Yuan stopped before Jiang Wenning, examining the girl he had known for a while but was meeting for the first time — tall and slim, her skin cold and white as fresh snow, long black hair tied into a high ponytail.

She wore a pink jacket and light white pants, paired with light pink sneakers, her outfit as bright and lively as Chen Yuan had imagined.

A silvery-white cat lay sleeping on the girl’s shoulder, flicking its ice-blue tail.

"Hello, I’m Chen Yuan."

Chen Wenhao looked silently at the two shaking hands, with a hint of disbelief in his voice, "So, the friend you know online is actually my brother?"

"As expected from a top student in the research department." Jiang Wenning giggled.

"How could it be such a coincidence?" Chen Wenhao frowned, still finding it hard to believe.

Both recommended Beastmasters were actually the same person?

What are the chances?

Chen Yuan, taking the topic, slowly stated the pre-discussed answer, "It’s quite a coincidence. We’re members of the same online group, where people from all over gather."

In discussions at the Fruit Factory, offline meetings were bound to happen eventually, so only one explanation could account for their acquaintance — online friends.

Separated by thousands of miles, if this were in the past when information was blocked, communication inconvenient, meeting would have been impossible.

But this is the modern day, with advanced information sharing.

Chen Wenhao nodded, accepting this explanation.

Then, Chen Wenhao first glanced at Zhou Xu, who had silently stepped back a few paces to give them space to chat, then at Jiang Wenning beside him, his expression exceedingly varied, "So, the Beastmaster we’ve recommended turns out to be the same person?"

"And it’s my brother?"

Zhou Xu cleared his throat, explaining, "Advisor Chen is one of our city’s top Beastmasters and a Qinling Forest Ranger. Recommending him is reasonable."

After a pause, his voice lowered, "But I also didn’t expect you two to recommend Advisor Chen as well....."

"This was quite an error."

Jiang Wenning explained, "He’s the only local person I know with a good relationship, so of course, I recommended him."

"Hold on." Chen Yuan suddenly realized something was off, scanning the three and directly asking, "What do you mean by recommended?"

"Brother, the surprise I prepared for you was recommending you to join the research team." Chen Wenhao replied honestly, "I just didn’t expect you wouldn’t need my help recommending you at all."

Jiang Wenning nodded, "Right, same here."

Chen Yuan raised an eyebrow, "So originally three local Beastmasters were joining the research team, but now only I am left."

"Advisor Chen, seems that way at present." Zhou Xu nodded.

"Oh." Chen Yuan gently nodded and raised his eyes to Zhou Xu, "Given this situation, can I claim three parts of the reward by myself?"

Zhou Xu: "???"

...

In the conference room,

Professor Song glanced at his phone, "Not picked them up yet?"

Chairman Wang took a sip of tea, his tone unhurried, "Professor Song, the people won’t be lost."

Professor Song smiled faintly, without continuing the topic, "Chairman Wang, what do you know about that Mysterious Forest?"

Chairman Wang slightly straightened his posture, his expression instantly serious and solemn, "I understand all the information and materials collected."

"However, since I wasn’t directly involved and haven’t conducted an in-depth investigation, what I say might lack accuracy."