Feng Yi didn't really think that the snake smell on his body scared away these marine iguanas, but this explanation could fool him. Since Santos had already given an explanation, he could just go along with it and acquiesce.
Yes, it’s the smell of snakes that scares them away!
Thinking that this would probably take some time, Feng Yi asked Xiao Ding to prepare portable beach chairs for the investigators.
At the reef, as the marine iguanas climbed up the rocks one by one from the water, Santos and his team members observed the marine iguanas. After careful testing several times, they did not find these marine iguanas escaping. The team members took samples from them and took them to the reef.
Detection.
"It looks like it fell off a cargo ship, but we still have to wait for the test results to come out before we can be sure," said team member Gray.
"Yeah." Santos didn't say much. He took the instrument handed over by the case investigator and scanned the marine iguana.
If these marine iguanas have been injected with identity chips by protective organizations, then when the instrument is scanned, its corresponding identity code will appear.
"No chip response."
"It is very likely that it was bred illegally, and the possibility of it falling off the cargo ship has increased."
The scanning equipment was taken away by investigators, and Santos carefully observed the marine iguanas.
"I remember that after we seized the batch of smuggled animals, a herpetologist said that these artificially bred marine iguanas are more delicate. Even if they are returned to their original habitat, they may not be able to adapt and require rewilding training.
Okay. So, what do these ones in front of you count?"
Santos' eyes fell on a marine iguana that had just crawled onto a rock from the sea. "It's amazing that they can live here so healthily for two or three days! They are so energetic and strong in climbing. If only one of them could
Adaptation can be attributed to individual characteristics. But all nine marine iguanas are in the same situation, so this cannot be said to be an exception!"
Greg next to him said: "Perhaps these artificially bred varieties are more suitable for the environmental conditions here? For them, this is actually a comfort zone?"
Santos took off his suit jacket, looked at the sunshine in the sky, and then stretched out his hand to feel the temperature of the sea water.
"Maybe. Although they are both tropical areas, the place where the wild populations live has different climate characteristics from the small island of Fengyi."
Santos is only investigating the case. The differences in habits and physical fitness between bred and wild species are not his top priority.
Quietly observing all the details around him, Santos came back to his senses, brushed his brown hair that was blown by the sea breeze, and walked towards Feng Yi's location. His smile in the sunshine was particularly warm.
"Are you here being renovated? What are the plans for this reef area?" Santos asked.
Feng Yi heard something in his words and did not answer directly: "What? What's wrong?" "No, no, no, you did a very good job. I admire your... professionalism very much!" Santos said with a very sincere look.
Feng Yi's expression was very calm.
Compared to the smiling and welcoming leader of the special team in front of him, Feng Yi still preferred to face Lao Yuan's serious face.
The person in front of me always feels like he is having some crooked idea.
Feng Yi doesn't look at people based on their appearance. Santos can be the leader of the special task force and has the same rank as Lao Yuan, but he is not as easy to talk to as he seems on the surface. At this time, the changes in Santos' emotional information made him even more wary.
"To be direct, I am no stranger to your special team." Feng Yi said.
Santos said "tsk". So he didn't like to deal with these people who were familiar with the rules. They were too difficult to fool. He hadn't even said what he had prepared.
"These marine iguanas have adapted very well here. What do you think?" Santos said with emotion.
Feng Yi had no expression on his face: "Are you targeting me?"
Santos denied: "No, of course not! I'm just giving you a small suggestion. I really can't care about this. Since they can survive, it's better to let nature take its course and let them continue to stay here."
If the owner of the island were someone else, Santos would definitely not say this. But the current owner of the island under his feet is an expert certified by the Joint Security Bureau, so there is not much concern.
This is how he behaves, no matter what the process is,
What is the solution? As long as the result is good,
This is a beneficial thing for many parties. They solved the incident, and the nine difficult-to-handle marine iguanas can live happily in this new place, and it is not a bad thing for Feng Yi. If the island owner does not reject it.
"Artificial breeding is difficult to handle. Take them back or send them to zoos, and some are sent to research centers. However, if there are too many, they may not be treated well. The tightening of funds has led to a lot of dirty transactions secretly, which cannot be investigated.
"Santos said.
"Is this something you can keep privately?" Feng Yi asked.
"No, it's not privately raised, nor casually. I remember you also raised a python?" "That was adopted from the zoo, in cooperation with the local zoo."
"Oh, then this is similar. The national conditions are different, and the handling methods are also different. We will coordinate with the management on small matters," Santos said.
Feng Yi didn't answer.
Santos continued to explain: "This major smuggling case involves a lot of things. We don't know what to do with the captive-bred animals. They may not have good results if they are sent to zoos, and they may not be able to adapt to the wild."
Less than ten marine iguanas do not account for much of the entire case. What he has made now is the optimal arrangement for these nine marine iguanas.
Feng Yi also weighed the pros and cons in his mind.
Santos: "I don't ask you to worry about raising them. If you don't mind, you just provide them with a place to live. Don't worry about the rest."
"Who will be responsible if the baby is gone?" Feng Yi asked.
"I."
Santos can still afford this little thing.
"Otherwise, these nine marine iguanas should be kept here for a while, and we can deal with them after the case over there is over. Oh, you can take advantage of this time to observe them, and maybe you can write a paper." Santos said.
Feng Yi: "..."
"If you decide to keep them, the procedure is very simple. Just register. With your current rank, the procedure is even simpler. I will send someone to implant chips into them, and the ID code can be scanned with an instrument to identify the identity.
This is just like a car license plate. As long as a series of registration procedures that meet the regulations are completed, there may be an annual inspection or other inspections, but most of the time it will not be taken care of."
"I need to think about it," Feng Yi said.
"Of course, I'm just giving a suggestion. It's up to you whether to accept it or not.
Santos and others continued to work on the reef beach. Feng Yi saw Xiao Xin not far away and walked over.
Whether or not to keep these nine marine iguanas, Feng Yi's main consideration was Xiao Xin's psychological condition.
"These are most likely illegally bred marine iguanas. Their bodies are not as good as those of wild species, but they are in very good condition now."
Xiao Xin smiled: "They can adapt well."
Feng Yi told him Santos's suggestion just now.
"What do you think? Is it troublesome?"
"No, it's not troublesome." Xiao Xin said.
He does prefer marine life, and marine iguanas are an acceptable species.
Compared to animals like cats and dogs, the scary-looking marine iguana made him feel closer.
Feng Yi also smiled and said: "Then let it continue to live here."
When he thought of something else, Feng Yi asked him:
"Xiao Xin, do you want to show your love for those particularly high-end magazines?"
"Boss, are you talking about writing an academic journal article?"
"……right."
"In no mood!"
For example, for people who like pet cats and dogs, do they keep them just to write papers?!
The boss led him to chat for a while about the arrangement of marine iguanas. Before ending the conversation, Xiao Xin raised his feet and was about to leave, but then paused.
Hesitating, Xiao Xin still asked: "Boss, what you just said about writing a thesis was just a joke, right? Do I need to write a thesis?"
"Don't write it." Feng Yi said.
Xiao Xin let out a long sigh of relief. That's good.
In his opinion, the nine marine iguanas that came from afar could probably survive here.
It is caused by the more active seawater, and the seaweed growing on the underwater reefs is also more active, allowing them to adapt here faster and better.
If he really wanted to write an academic paper, how should he explain it?
Fortunately, the boss was just joking.
Otherwise, an honest person like him really doesn’t know how to make it up.
Xiao Xin ran back to his temporary residence. He knew that the boss left those marine iguanas largely because he was the island guard. For this reason, he wanted to ask a few colleagues.
After all, he is not the only one on the island. In addition to his boss, there are other colleagues. It is rare for Xiao Xin to take the initiative to talk to someone. Xiao Jia and the others are quite surprised. However, after listening to Xiao Xin's words, everyone has the same expression.
of subtlety.
"Why this expression? You don't like marine iguanas? They don't actively attack people, and if there is enough seaweed, they will always be vegetarian. They are not a threat to humans." Xiao Xin said.
"No, no, no, we have no worries at all." Xiao Jia said.
"That is?"
Xiao Jia cautiously looked around. He didn't find the housekeeper, so he lowered his voice and said, "You haven't gone to where the boss lives, have you? The boss also raises koi very well!"
Xiao Xin was puzzled: "Is there any necessary logical relationship between this?"
Xiao A did not continue, but ran to find Xiao B: "Ah Bing, lend me your mobile phone."
Xiao C: "I won't borrow it! Don't even think about peeking into my privacy!"
Xiao A: "Don't talk nonsense, please dig out the koi video."
Xiao Bing understood. He quickly flipped through the photo album on his phone and found the video with the best angle, which best highlighted the koi's plump figure and plump expression.
Xiao Xin didn't speak for a while while watching the video that came to his attention.
Why can someone raise a koi to look like this?!
"Well... eating feed is different from eating seaweed." Xiao Xin said.
"Maybe."
Xiao Jia gave him a "you know" look.
Is it really the feed that makes you look like this?
Can eating seaweed prevent you from becoming obese?
Xiao Xin walked to a higher place and looked up in the direction of the reef beach.
It seems that I have seen the near future, and there are lazy pigs lying on the rocks basking in the sun on the reef beach.