Chapter 115: Oriental White Stork (Part 1) Gift Value Plus

The next morning, Jiang Ningyue, Li Chunyan, Feng Xin and others were having breakfast in the hotel restaurant when Director Chen called.

"Xiaoyue, I heard you were in Xiaze City?"

"right."

Jiang Ningyue swallowed the food in her mouth and said, "What's the matter, Director? You want to come and play? But I have to leave now."

"Don't leave yet, there's an emergency."

Director Chen quickly said, "A large number of Oriental White Storks have died in Xiaze City Wetland Park under mysterious circumstances. This has spread online. If you're nearby, go check it out."

"ah?"

Jiang Ningyue was stunned for a moment, then quickly said, "It's fine for me to go, but I'm alone."

"Wait a moment, I'll have the editorial office contact Xiaze City Television Station to coordinate."

"I seem to have remembered the numbers of a few TV reporters yesterday. I'll call them first."

Jiang Ningyue hung up the phone, and Li Chunyan frowned, "Xiaoyue, what happened?"

"A large number of Oriental White Storks have died in Xiaze National Wetland Park under mysterious circumstances. I can't go back with you, sister. I need to go to the scene."

Li Chunyan turned to look at Feng Xin, "Xiao Feng, you and Xiao Yue go over there. Xiao Yue, I'm not the supervisor, so I won't go over and cause more trouble. If you need anything, just ask Secretary Feng to help you contact them."

"Sister, don't you have to go back to the provincial government?"

"I can just follow the Department of Culture and Tourism's car back."

"good."

Time was running out, and Jiang Ningyue had no time for idle chatter. Feng Xin contacted the Xiaze Municipal Government Office and asked them to help arrange a camera reporter. In fact, the Zexia City TV Station had already arranged for someone to go to the wetland park.

Taking Li Chunyan's bus, we arrived at the wetland park smoothly and found the place where the Oriental White Stork died.

The so-called wetland park refers to a park that is naturally or artificially formed, has wetland ecological functions and typical characteristics, and focuses on ecological protection, science education, and leisure and recreation.

Zexia Wetland Park is located in a sparsely populated suburb, so only photography enthusiasts go there on its opening days.

But now, the entrance to the wetland park is jammed with cars, and many curious people want to find out what is going on, but they are stopped outside by security guards.

Many TV reporters were also stopped outside the door, including reporters from Xiaze City TV Station.

Of course they didn't dare to stop Jiang Ningyue's car. Jiang Ningyue rolled down the window and asked, "Are you from Zexia TV?"

The two turned to look at Jiang Ningyue, their eyes suddenly brightening, "Reporter Jiang, we received instructions from our superiors to cooperate with you on this matter."

"Come up."

After hearing Jiang Ningyue's words, the two of them immediately got into the car with cameras and microphones.

Jiang Ningyue asked, "The security guard won't let me in?"

"He was checking documents, one by one. Big media outlets like CCTV and Xinhua News Agency had already been let in, but we were the ones who had to queue up."

"Has he already gone in?"

Jiang Ningyue blinked her eyes. "I thought I came early, but I didn't expect to be late."

Soon, the vehicle arrived at the place where the Oriental White Stork was found dead. It was a wetland, or simply a swamp. To get to the swamp, you had to wade through a shallow river.

On the shore, more than a dozen groups of reporters were standing on the shore with their cameras and filming. The rescue team members in the swamp were searching for the Oriental White Storks that had not yet died completely.

Why were these reporters waiting on the shore? Because they were waiting for the staff to finish their investigation so that they could conduct interviews as soon as possible.

So, why not go down?

Because there is a mud and a swamp below, it is dangerous to go down.

After getting off the bus, Jiang Ningyue called out to one of the staff members, "Hello, I'm Jiang Ningyue, a reporter from the provincial TV station. Can I get off?"

The staff member turned around after hearing the sound, and when he saw Jiang Ningyue, his expressionless face immediately turned into a smile. "Of course you can come down, but it's all swampy here, and the water might be poisonous."

"Is there any danger to life?"

"Not really."

The staff member smiled innocently and said, "If you want to come down, I'll find you a pair of waders."

Waders are a type of rubber overalls that are very necessary because it is very easy to get stuck in a swamp when wearing shoes.

Jiang Ningyue looked at the reporter beside her and said, "Give me the microphone. I'll be there. By the way, this news story needs to be broadcast on the provincial TV station, so I can't use your station logo. Can I remove the soundproofing?"

"no problem."

The reporter nodded quickly.

Soon, the staff on the shore brought two pairs of waders. Jiang Ningyue took off her shoes and put on the overalls directly on the shore, and put on non-slip gloves. The cameraman next to her also got equipped.

Jiang Ningyue stepped into the stream first. It was called a stream, but it was actually a low-lying area in the swamp, and there was still mud under the water. After Jiang Ningyue stepped in, she immediately felt her left foot sinking. She immediately pulled her left foot out and took a step forward.

Walking in the swamp, every step consumed a lot of energy.

Of course, in addition to fatigue, the smell of mud, fish, and corpses also gave Jiang Ningyue a headache.

The cameraman is even worse off. After all, he is holding a camera and has to worry about the camera in his hand while walking.

Jiang Ningyue took the camera with a smile, "Give it to me, I'm light."

He was indeed afraid of getting trapped, so the cameraman obediently handed the camera to Jiang Ningyue.

The two walked in the mud for 20 minutes before they crossed the stream.

Jiang Ningyue thought everything would be easy after stepping on the swamp. However, she didn't expect that the surface of the swamp looked slightly dry, but it was full of silt underneath. The speed of descending in the swamp was faster than that in the stream.

Jiang Ningyue and the cameraman had no choice but to follow the example of the staff beside them and kneel on the swamp and half-crawl forward.

Even though she was wearing non-slip gloves and waders, Jiang Ningyue's white sweatshirt was covered with all kinds of mud.

"I'm about to go on camera, try to be steady."

Jiang Ningyue said with a smile, "If you're about to fall, move away quickly. Don't put yourself in danger because of a recording."

"Don't worry." The cameraman smiled innocently. At this moment, his heart was already filled with excitement.

Jiang Ningyue then looked at the rescue team leader beside her and said, "Captain Zhang, just tell me directly. It doesn't matter if you make a mistake. Just keep going. We can edit it later."

"I understand." Captain Zhang nodded.

Jiang Ningyue took the microphone and tested the sound.

"Three, two, one, start."

"Hello everyone, I'm currently in Xiaze National Wetland Park. Seeing my unusual posture, you've probably guessed I'm in a swamp. Next to me is an unidentified deceased Oriental White Stork. The Oriental White Stork is a Class I protected species, known as the giant panda among birds. Its global population is less than 7,500. So, how did this Oriental White Stork die? Now, let's interview Captain Zhang, the leader of the Oriental White Stork rescue operation."

Captain Zhang, who was also kneeling nearby, said, "Hello, Reporter Jiang. You can see that this Oriental white stork's body is completely stiff, but there's a dead fish in its mouth. We suspect it died after eating the dead fish."