Chapter 61 The truth behind the elephants blocking the car

This time when he set out to Y Province, Si Ran brought Alipay with him.

When Alipay found out about this, he was so happy that he walked in a mess. When he found out that he had to travel in the airline box by himself, he didn't make any noise and went in obediently. When Si Ran boarded the plane, he looked at Si Ran eagerly.

Compared to staying in the airline box, it would rather go out with Si Ran.

It’s great that Ranran didn’t forget it this time!

The flight landed at the airport in the morning. As soon as they got off the plane, Lin Suiye rented a car and drove to their destination.

In the car, Si Ran held Alipay and kept looking at Song Zhi secretly with her eyes, wanting to say something but stopping herself.

It was difficult for Song Zhi not to pay attention.

"Xiao Ran, if you have anything to say, just say it directly." Song Zhi said helplessly.

Seeing that he was caught, Si Ran touched his nose angrily to hide his embarrassment.

"I never thought I'd be able to work with Officer Song."

Si Ran is very smart. Last time, she had to reveal her identity because she was tracking down a vehicle trafficking wild animals.

Now he was suddenly sent to protect me, probably because he revealed his identity.

Si Ran couldn't help feeling guilty.

Si Ran didn't continue speaking, but Song Zhi understood.

She suddenly smiled and said, "This is a good thing for me. Protecting you is much easier than catching criminals, and this is the path I chose myself."

Si Ran was stunned.

Song Zhi smiled slightly and said, "The country will not force anyone. I chose this path myself, so you don't need to feel guilty. Not only that, I should thank you."

The appearance of Si Ran gave her a brand new path that she had never tried before. This was both a challenge and an opportunity for her.

Furthermore...

Song Zhi glanced at Si Ran, and said in a gentle and straightforward voice: "Si Ran, I like you very much."

In a word, the four men in the car looked over at the same time.

Song Zhi didn't understand what was going on. He looked straight over and asked bluntly, "Why are you looking at me? Don't you like Si Ran?"

Four people: "..."

Because of this episode, the relationship between the six people became more harmonious.

It was lunchtime when they arrived, so the six of them had a quick bite before arriving at the scene.

Because the elephants often blocked the car and refused to leave in recent days, a warning sign was put up as soon as we entered the mountain road intersection.

When Si Ran arrived, he indeed heard the sounds of wild Asian elephants in the jungle, and could vaguely see their earthy gray skin among the bushes.

Asian elephants are as big as a small truck. If a group of Asian elephants attacks, vehicles on the road are likely to suffer unexpected disasters.

Everyone parked the car on the side of the road and got out.

The long and ancient roar of elephants was heard again from the woods. After a while, seven or eight elephants came down a slope less than half a meter high and chased the vehicle again.

The local police officer who was meeting Si Ran said, "This herd of elephants migrates back to Xishuangbanna every year. They used to be fine, but this year, they're acting strangely. They're not harming anyone, and they're not crossing the road. They're just constantly blocking cars and preventing them from leaving."

Due to habitat reduction and ecological environment changes, this group of elephants migrate every year in search of food or other life paths.

Local police and conservation station staff will provide assistance to help the elephants migrate.

It was fine in previous years, but I don’t know what’s going on this year.

When Si Ran heard the local police say this, he said, "I'll go over and ask what's going on."

The rest of the team said in unison: "We're going too."

Local police: ???

Are all the scientific expedition teams nowadays so wild?

While the police were still confused, Si Ran and others had already walked into the group of elephants that blocked the car.

Si Ran was observing the Asian elephant. When the Asian elephant saw humans suddenly appear in front of it, it stopped trying to stop the car and stared at Si Ran quietly and silently.

Both were staring at each other.

Finally, Si Ran's gaze fell on the most anxious female elephant, and he said simply and in a shocked tone, "I can understand what you are saying."

The mother elephant froze in place for a moment, her eyes full of confusion.

Si Ran continued: "You have been stopping cars, are you looking for something? Tell me and I will help you find it."

As soon as he finished speaking, the elephants let out an earth-shaking roar.

The female elephant's eyes lit up: "Human, can you really understand what I'm saying?"

Si Ran nodded. She stretched out her hand and slowly reached towards the mother elephant's trunk: "I'm here to help you."

"That's great." The mother elephant gently hooked Si Ran's wrist with her long trunk and said excitedly: "Can you help me find my child? My child is missing!"

child?

Si Ran was shocked.

She couldn't help but look back at Lin Suiye in the team: "Captain, the mother elephant said her baby is missing. Has the information we have obtained found any new members added to the herd?"

Lin Suiye was also stunned.

Then he shook his head. "The records only record that the Monwa family has a total of sixteen elephants, including three females and thirteen males. There have been no new calves in recent years."

Now the mother elephant says her baby is lost. This baby elephant must have been born not long ago!

Lin Suiye couldn't contain his excitement: "The Mengwa family hasn't had a new life in almost eight years. We must find the baby elephant."

There are less than 40,000 Asian elephants in the world, and in China, there are less than 400!

Every elephant is precious.

The missing baby elephant must be found!

Si Ran thought the same thing. She quickly asked, "Where did you lose your child? How long has he been missing?"

The mother elephant said, "About four days ago, we were tired from walking and rested at night. My baby was sleeping next to me, but when I woke up, it was gone!"

"We didn't mean to stop the car, but I know only humans can find my child, I..."

The intelligence of elephants is beyond human imagination. They know that humans are not easy to mess with, but for the sake of their children, the herd is willing to take risks with the mother elephants to stop cars.

The mother elephant became visibly anxious again.

Si Ran quickly comforted her: "Don't worry, we will definitely help you find the baby elephant."

They brought a lot of equipment this time.

Everyone immediately took out the red-hot external-line aircraft, and Si Ran led the herd of Asian elephants back to the edge of the woods.

However, after the aircraft flew in the primeval forest for a long time, there was no sign of the baby elephant in the infrared light.

Zhang Mingyi is the oldest member of the team and also the "old man" with the most experience in the wild.

He explained, "Province Y is covered in virgin forests that block out the sun. Some areas are beyond the reach of aircraft. If we want to find traces of the baby elephants, we may have to go inside to look for them."

When the mother elephant and the elephant herd heard this, they hurriedly said, "We'll take you there!"

After saying that, the elephants beside Si Ran crawled on the ground with their front legs, wanting Si Ran to climb onto their backs.

The rest of the team members signed a confidentiality agreement, so they naturally knew Si Ran's abilities.

Even so, several people in the team were shocked when the Asian elephant knelt on the ground and asked them to get on.

But the baby elephant has been missing for so many days and there is no time to waste.

Without any hesitation, the few people climbed onto the backs of the Asian elephants and were taken by the herd to the place where the baby elephant disappeared.