Dayton Zoo.

After buying the tickets, Shi Ling and Yu Chen went straight to the panda house.

Compared with the popularity of panda houses in China, the panda house at the Dunton Zoo does not have many visitors. Tourists glance at the skinny and shriveled panda in the glass house, feel bored, and turn away.

A few months ago, Chi Ou was on the domestic hot search because of his skinny appearance. However, after the official explanation from the Don City Zoo, saying that the panda's weight loss was not due to abuse, but because it had just arrived in the White Country and was not used to the climate and had a poor appetite, netizens' attention was attracted by the news about several male and female conflicts, and the popularity gradually subsided.

It was only after Shi Ling learned from Yu Chen that the panda was Chi Ou that she started following the super topic that spoke out for Chi Ou, and realized that Chi Ou was not in good condition.

But when she saw it with her own eyes, she couldn't help but be a little surprised.

If it weren't for the name on the exhibition hall, Shi Ling would never have believed that this was actually Chi Ou. It was completely different from when she sent it to the zoo!

Even more exaggerated than the skinny look in the previous photos, Chi Ou's hair is sparse and has fallen off in large patches, indicating that he suffers from a serious skin disease.

There was a large amount of feces piled up next to the panda exhibition hall, and the bamboo piled next to Chi Ou was a bit yellow and shriveled, obviously not fresh.

Chi Ou lay lifelessly on the wooden stake, without any of his former liveliness.

When Chi Ou was sent to the Bai Kingdom, his name was Gua Gua. Shi Ling called him Gua Gua twice, but Chi Ou did not respond at all. Instead, it made her feel like a croaking frog.

Shi Ling reached out and patted the glass wall, shouting, "Chi Ou!"

The giant panda, which seemed to be on the verge of death, sat up in shock. When it turned around and saw Shi Ling and Yu Chen outside the glass exhibition hall, it immediately crawled over and burst into tears of joy: "Master! You finally came to save me!"

The glass wall has a soundproofing effect, so tourists cannot hear what Chiou says inside. They only see it roaring a few times as if it is very excited, and then crawling towards the glass, looking a little surprised.

In theory, this glass wall will also isolate the noise of tourists and provide a quiet resting place for the giant pandas, but as a panda spirit, Chi Ou's hearing is naturally not comparable to that of ordinary pandas.

Shi Ling saw Chi Ou crawling over quickly and said to Yu Chen, "It looks like he won't die for a while. Let's go."

Yu Chen: “Yeah.”

Chi Ou was heartbroken. She slammed her hands on the glass and slid down along the edge. She looked at Shi Ling with a weak and pitiful face: "Don't go, save me, take me back to my country. I can't stay here for a moment! You don't know how they tortured me."

Shi Linggang was just joking. When he heard this, he turned around and asked, "How do you abuse me?"

Chi Ou was filled with shame and indignation at the thought: "They actually electrocuted me and forced me to breed! My Xiong Zhen was almost gone! And look, these rotten bamboos, are they something that a noble national treasure can eat? I thought my life abroad would mean living in several hectares of imperial gardens, eating fresh bamboo flown in from China every day, and having people make me bamboo toothbrushes and bamboo guitar toys. I didn't expect to live a life worse than pigs and dogs! My beautiful hair is falling out in clumps..."

Shi Ling asked, "Aren't you able to speak? How come you didn't protest to the zookeepers?"

Yu Chen: "It can't speak foreign languages."

"That's not the main reason! The main reason is, you don't know, there's a madman in their zoo who likes to do biological experiments. If they find out that I've become a spirit, they'll definitely take me to the laboratory for dissection." Chi Ou didn't think he was trying to save face, but instead felt that he was thoughtful.

Shi Ling: "Biological experiment?"

"Yes, they want to clone pandas, so they bring me to the laboratory every once in a while. One day, maybe I, Xiongxiong, will die on the laboratory table." Chi Ou lay flat on the grass, looking up at the sky, full of grievance and melancholy.

Shi Ling asked: "When is the interval?"

Chi Ou lay motionless: "Three days later."

"Okay, I'll come back to rescue you in three days."

Shi Ling turned around and left with Yu Chen.

Chiou:???

Chi Ou suddenly got up, patted the glass wall, and looked at Shi Ling and Yu Chen in disbelief as they walked away without even turning their heads: "Hey, Shi Ling, Master, you really left!"

…

"What are you going to do?" Yu Chen asked curiously.

Shi Ling thought without hesitation: "The Duncheng Zoo clearly spent money to suppress the popularity of Chi Ou before, which shows that public opinion is effective on them. Then let's bring the truth to the public and use public opinion to make them return Chi Ou."

Yu Chen nodded, "Then how are you going to film them using pandas for experiments?"

Shi Ling pondered for a moment, then suddenly his eyes lit up: "Shall we go and volunteer as panda keepers?"

"Okay." Yu Chen agreed without hesitation, "Leave it to me."

Since they are both Chinese, the zoo might be wary of them. Besides, they have no knowledge or experience in raising pandas, so it would be difficult for them to volunteer for the pandas.

But this is the Bai Country, and it’s easy to talk to people if you have money and power.

In order not to arouse other people's suspicion, Shi Ling asked Yu Chen to go with her to visit the Duncheng Zoo.

Depression is naturally what I want.

After walking for most of the day, Shi Ling almost got lost in the zoo, but it was Yu Chen's navigation that led her to the exit.

Passing under the overpass, Shi Ling saw many homeless people, who were using signs to ask for help, saying things like “I need help” and “I am hungry”.

Shi Ling was not unfamiliar with this. Although the Bai Country was developed, there were also many unemployed people at the bottom of the society. Most of the Bai people lived from paycheck to paycheck. After losing their jobs, it was easy for them to fail to repay their loans. If they failed to repay the loans for more than three months, their houses would be taken away by the bank, and they would be homeless and become vagrants.

Suddenly, among the group of foreign homeless people, Shi Ling saw a young man with an oriental face wearing a simple Hanfu robe.

The man in Hanfu, though also sitting under the overpass, his clothes tattered, was a distance away from the others, and he didn't have a sign asking for help. He sat cross-legged on the side of the road, eyes closed, with a plain, broken bowl in front of him.

It actually has the style of the Beggars' Gang!

Shi Ling couldn't help but stand in awe. Just as she was about to quickly pass by, she saw the man suddenly open his eyes, hug her legs, and utter his native language while looking at her: "Family, please give me some food."

"Let go! You have money to wear Hanfu cosplay, but no money to eat?"

Shi Ling raised her foot to kick him, but he still held Shi Ling's leg tightly and said shamelessly: "Please be kind!"

It was not until Yu Chen threw a few banknotes into his broken bowl that the man in Hanfu let go of Shi Ling's legs.

He held the bowl in his hand and thanked with a dusty face, "Thank you, young people."

"You are so young and have all your hands and feet, but instead of looking for a job, you come to this foreign country to beg. You really bring shame to your country!" Shi Ling rolled his eyes and dragged Yu Chen away.

The man in Hanfu, holding a broken bowl, stiffened his neck and argued: "What's wrong with begging? It's a family tradition! Besides, do you think I want to come to this godforsaken place?"

At the end of his speech, his expression was gloomy. He looked at the backs of Shi Ling and Yu Chen walking away. His voice became softer and softer, and even had a hint of tears in his voice, "Do you think I don't want to go back..." (End of this chapter)