Chapter 52 The Scientific Expedition to Find the Host
Non-vegetation, ruthless Practice makes perfect?
After 20 years of companionship, Chen Qingyuan had already accumulated a deep friendship with the old spot. Therefore, when it passed away, Chen Qingyuan was heartbroken and even fainted for a time.
I feel pain for the death of Lao Ban, and also feel sad for the departure of the last giant snake-necked turtle in the world.
worldwide!
The last remaining giant snake-necked turtle!
Completely extinct on earth!
So these days, Chen Qingyuan has always stared at the pond where "Old Spot" lived and sighed.
"When the old dean brought you out, he wanted to find you a companion, let you have a family, and have your own heirs, but he never thought... ugh!"
Today, Chen Qingyuan came to the pond again and sat on the stone chair where he usually fed Lao Ban. After sighing for a while, he returned to the laboratory and prepared to start today's work.
However, when he passed by a graduate student's desk and inadvertently saw a picture on his computer, he was stunned.
The background of the picture is a green lake. The water is stirred, rolling with waves, and a touch of brown pattern is drilled between the waves.
"Eh? This pattern?"
As an old expert who has studied turtles for decades, Chen Qingyuan has an unusually keen insight into the skin of turtles.
Therefore, after looking at this picture, he was almost certain that this brown pattern must be the skin of a turtle creature.
"Is this a giant snapping turtle or a Chinese flowered turtle? No, no, it's more like a giant snake-necked turtle..."
The old professor, who had extensive knowledge of turtles, had never thought that this was the skin of a python. He knew very well that this must be the color of turtles.
You can’t go wrong!
Confused, Chen Qingyuan took the opportunity to sit in the postgraduate seat and carefully browsed the picture and even the entire news.
At first, Chen Qingyuan was just curious, but when he looked at it, he was extremely shocked.
Eaten a 60-pound fish!
It was a giant python that did it!
The entire news report was very clear. An anchor caught a big fish while fishing and released it, only to be eaten by a python!
"Big python? It can't be a big python!"
Chen Qingyuan directly denied: "The skin of a python is not like this. This brown pattern must be a turtle, but the question is, what kind of turtle can eat a 60-pound fish?"
Could it be a Galapagos tortoise?
No! Wrong!
This news happened in Jiangzhou, China, and there is no way there are Galapagos tortoises there!"
Suddenly, Chen Qingyuan's eyes suddenly widened and his breathing suddenly became rapid: "Is there another giant snake-necked turtle in the world?"
"Yes, it must be!"
"The old spot was discovered in Muchuan National Forest Park in Sichuan Province 30 years ago. Jiangzhou is adjacent to Sichuan. It is entirely possible that another giant snake-necked turtle will appear there!"
The more Chen Qingyuan thought about it, the more it seemed possible. He walked around excitedly. No one wanted to find the second giant snake-necked turtle more than he did.
Because this is the creature they have been searching for for 30 years. They have been looking for it since they discovered the old spot, and they have found it until now!
Unfortunately, God failed to fulfill his wish, and Lao Ban was not found until his death.
It can be said that finding the second giant snake-necked turtle has become Chen Qingyuan's obsession. Now that he finally has a clue, how can he not be excited?
At that moment, he immediately found his doctoral student and asked him to prepare immediately for a field scientific expedition, and then called his family and the school respectively.
Ask for leave, explain, book tickets...
An hour later, the expedition team was established!
Another hour later, the expedition team hurried to the airport.
Before leaving, Chen Qingyuan told his graduate student to investigate the anchor's location and contact information.
As a result, the graduate students quickly took action.
Four hours later, the plane landed at Jiangzhou Airport. After Chen Qingyuan turned on the phone, he received a call from the graduate student.
"Professor Chen, I have found the anchor. His name is Gao Xiaoguang. He is from Yunyang County. His contact information is..."
Chen Qingyuan quickly wrote it down and said: "You did a good job!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone, handed his mobile phone number to a doctoral student on the expedition team, and ordered: "Contact this person!"
…
At this moment, Gao Xiaoguang is live streaming fishing in Huangshi Reservoir outside Yunyang County. Since the last live broadcast of Ying Yue Fishing became very popular, Gao Xiaoguang's popularity has dropped significantly in just two days.
The program was a bit bland and seriously lacking in quality.
Therefore, the popularity dropped.
The current number of online viewers is less than 5,000.
This made Gao Xiaoguang very helpless.
He has worked very hard to do live broadcasts, but the quality of the programs is lacking, and it will be difficult to regain the lost popularity.
He originally wanted to call Ying Yue today and want to live broadcast with him, but Ying Yue sternly refused, leaving no room for negotiation.
Gao Xiaoguang was so disappointed that he could only take his cousin to Huangshi Reservoir to collect fish.
"Brothers, the anchor went all out today. Not only did he buy five new fishing nets, he also bought a kayak. He will live stream the fishing for the brothers today!"
On the water of Huangshi Reservoir, Gao Xiaoguang and a middle school student sat on a kayak, casting a net and live broadcasting with a smile.
"Brothers, please pay attention to Fishball!"
"I said anchor, where is your old man? Why don't you partner with him?"
"That's right, your anchor skills are not good enough, so you should find him!"
"Strongly request the anchor to find that person!"
"We want to watch him live!"
"+1..."
Looking at the barrages one after another, Gao Xiaoguang smiled bitterly: "Brothers, do you think I don't want to? But my old friend doesn't want to!
I called three times this morning and got scolded like crazy..."
"Didi didi..."
Just when Gao Xiaoguang was complaining, another cell phone rang.
Gao Xiaoguang took it out and saw that it was an unknown number, so he hung up immediately. He never thought that he would call again after a while.
"Paralysis! Who is this, calling me all the time?"
Gao Xiaoguang was speechless, but he still answered the call. As a result, a very sweet voice came from the other end of the phone, which suddenly extinguished Gao Xiaoguang's anger.
"Hello, are you Mr. Gao Xiaoguang?"
"It's me, it's me. Are you..."
Gao Xiaoguang nodded repeatedly and asked.
"I am Song Xiaoqian, an investigator of the scientific expedition team of the Turtle Research Laboratory, School of Biological Sciences, Huaqing University. We have something to ask for your help!"
Tsinghua University School of Biological Sciences?
A scientific expedition team from the Turtle Research Laboratory?
Looking for your help?
Gao Xiaoguang was stunned for a moment. His first thought was that he must have met a liar. The scientific expedition team of Huaqing University is looking for me?
How can it be?
"Sister, are you kidding me?" Gao Xiaoguang said speechlessly.
Song Xiaoqian had already expected his reaction and quickly explained: "Mr. Gao Xiaoguang, I can't explain it clearly on the phone. Let's talk in person. In this way, we will go find you wherever you are. When you see us, you will naturally
Now I can judge the authenticity!”
"Meet?"
Gao Xiaoguang instinctively raised his guard: "I still have to do a live broadcast, but I don't have time to meet you!"
Let him meet an unknown stranger?
It’s scary just thinking about it!
"Mr. Gao Xiaoguang, we are really an inspection team from Huaqing University. We have no other intentions. Don't be afraid!"
Song Xiaoqian also felt that this request was a bit abrupt, and immediately started to explain it. However, without strong evidence, how could Gao Xiaoguang believe it?
Professor Chen Qingyuan suddenly said: "Send my photos and information and let him search it on his own. If possible, let me make a video with him!"
"Okay, Professor!"
Next, Song Xiaoqian followed the professor's instructions one by one.
"Chen Qingyuan?"
Gao Xiaoguang searched Baidu for this person, and was surprised to find that this person was really a professor at the School of Biological Sciences of Huaqing University, exactly the same as the photo Song Xiaoqian gave him.
Then, after video verification, Gao Xiaoguang finally determined that these people who came to him were really from Huaqing University.
He suddenly felt flattered. A professor from Huaqing University came to him with an inspection team?
"Brothers, why do I feel so unreal?"
The live broadcast room also became lively, and barrages flew up. The audience also expressed curiosity and confusion, and also reminded Gao Xiaoguang to be more vigilant.
Finally, the two parties agreed on a meeting place. Gao Xiaoguang stopped fishing, packed up with his cousin, and drove towards Yunyang County in his broken pickup truck.
Three hours later, at around 4 p.m., the two parties met at the bus station in Yunyang County.
"Hello, Mr. Gao Xiaoguang!"
As soon as he saw Gao Xiaoguang, Chen Qingyuan greeted him politely.
"Professor Chen, hello, hello, just call me Xiao Gao!"
After the two parties greeted each other, Gao Xiaoguang originally wanted to take them to a restaurant and have a detailed talk while eating. He never thought that Chen Qingyuan was an impatient person, so how could he have a slow and detailed talk with him?
"Xiao Gao, I won't say any more unnecessary nonsense!"
Chen Qingyuan got straight to the point, took out a set of photos and said, "Where is the valley where you did the live broadcast that day?"
Gao Xiaoguang took it over and looked at it, and immediately smiled and said: "This is a valley on the other side of Dazhong Mountain. It is very close to here. Professor Chen, why do you ask this?"
"take me!"
Chen Qingyuan said impatiently.
"Um...Professor Chen, it's getting late today, how about we go tomorrow?!"
Gao Xiaoguang wondered, although it was close, it took more than an hour to drive, and it was almost five o'clock now.
Going at this time?
"Going right now!"
Chen Qingyuan said without any doubt: "Don't worry, Xiao Gao, just think that our expedition team hired you and we will pay you the tour guide fee. How about that?"
"That's not necessary!"
Gao Xiaoguang chuckled: "As long as you allow me to live broadcast!"
"live streaming?"
Chen Qingyuan waved his hand and said: "No problem!"
At that moment, a group of people got into Gao Xiaoguang's pickup truck and drove towards Daduo Mountain.
By the time we arrived, it was already seven o'clock in the evening.
It was still dark at this time and the sun had already set. When everyone got out of the car and came outside the valley, they were blocked by a row of bamboo fences.
