After a two-hour live stream, Su Zhou took viewers on a tour of all the exhibits in the zoo.
Almost all the animals in the zoo have their own fans. Even the aviary has a bunch of bird lovers who just love watching the parrots. Many of these fans keep parrots at home. Of course, the parrots in the zoo have more beautiful and vibrant colors.
The parrots were speaking a jumble of eight languages, and the comments section was buzzing with excitement.
Su Zhou had been livestreaming for so long that her mouth was getting dry, and despite the viewers' attempts to keep her, she shut down the livestream.
The lunch menu at the staff canteen still caters to the tastes of staff from many provinces. Su Zhou ordered hot pot lamb, because this winter, of course, you have to eat food with soup.
Upon seeing Chen Xuan, Su Zhou called out to him, "Brother Chen."
He was fully equipped and wearing a coat, looking like he was about to go out.
"Are you going to pick up your family?" The question that was originally going to be asked directly was changed.
Chen Xuan nodded with a smile: "Yes, their high-speed train has arrived."
It takes more than five hours to get from Chen Xuan's province to the capital. They took the earliest high-speed train, and after arriving, they still had to transfer to get to the zoo.
Su Zhou nodded. "Haven't Ahei been feeding us the whole time we've been on this team-building trip? See if you can edit a compilation and post it online. Some tourists want to see that."
It may seem like there's a lot of editing involved, but it's actually not that difficult.
Ahei is fed at fixed times.
It's as if a timetable is implanted in Ahei's biological clock, with 8 a.m., 12 p.m., and 6 p.m., and there is no longer such a regular schedule.
At that time, Chen Xuan only needs to drag the monitoring progress bar and montage the footage to complete the task.
Chen Xuan hurriedly replied, "This is a small matter. I'll edit the video after I bring the person back."
After saying that, he left with his things.
On the first day of reopening, people will likely flock to the zoo in a "revenge" fashion, and Su Zhou guesses that the number of visitors to the zoo on the first day of reopening will probably be quite high.
She finished the last bite of mutton and was surprised to find that the meat was tender and had no gamey smell. After being simply cooked, it almost melted on her tongue.
After putting down her chopsticks, she returned to her room to take a nap.
The winter sun shines brightly, a perfect time for sweet dreams.
*
When Wang Zian returned home from get off work, the warmth of the room dispelled the chill from his body.
He changed into slippers and couldn't wait to go back to his room. He was practically invisible at work and didn't socialize much. Whenever he had free time, he would go back to his room. His neighbors always thought he was a bit mysterious.
Upon opening the room door, one finds rows of acrylic boxes inside.
Each box contained snakes of different kinds and colors.
Yes, he keeps reptiles.
Frankly speaking, in today's society, people's acceptance of reptiles is still relatively low.
Therefore, Wang Zian doesn't interact with people much. He rents a two-bedroom apartment in the suburbs, and commuting is indeed a bit troublesome, but he is happy as long as he can keep reptiles.
Keeping all kinds of snakes, geckos, chameleons, Siamese crocodiles, spiders...
But the main business is still snake farming.
He took some pinkie mice from the freezer and fed them to the snakes. His gaze fell on a box in the far corner, filled with fascination. This contained… red-tailed boas, which he had specially acquired at a high price through special channels. While legal to breed abroad, it was illegal in China, so he had been operating it clandestinely.
They were afraid of being reported.
From the day he arrived until now, he has placed the red-tailed boa on his arm for a while almost every day, letting the boa become familiar with his scent.
He opened the box as usual, but it was empty.
My heart stopped beating.
With so many snakes kept, it's not uncommon for the smaller ones to escape.
The worst time was when a pink corn snake appeared in the stairwell, scaring the neighbors so much that they moved out of the community overnight.
But snakes usually escape to the nooks and crannies of a room, so they can be found if you look carefully. He swallowed hard, realizing something was wrong, and then began to search the room extensively.
At four o'clock in the afternoon, Aunt Zhang took her granddaughter Xiaoxiao to play in the park.
There is a children's play area in the community, with trampolines, slides, swings, etc. My little one loves playing on the slide and plays on it for a while every day.
After the winter vacation started, Aunt Zhang, who had already retired, had time to take care of her granddaughter and took her out to play every day.
The granddaughter climbed up the slide and suddenly started wailing.
The sound was so pitiful and tragic that Aunt Zhang immediately ran over to see what was going on. What she saw next was alarming; she discovered a snake as thick as a bowl crawling on the slide.
Aunt Zhang immediately carried Xiaoxiao to an open space. She herself was also afraid of snakes, and her adrenaline was soaring. She held Xiaoxiao in her arms and gently coaxed her, "Xiaoxiao, don't cry, Xiaoxiao, don't cry. Grandma will ask the firefighters to catch the snake."
After saying that, she immediately dialed the firefighter's number.
Half an hour later, firefighters appeared in the community and put the snake into a snakeskin bag.
"This is a red-tailed boa constrictor. It's not allowed to keep them as pets in China. Does anyone in your neighborhood keep pet snakes?" The firefighter had encountered similar situations before and was clearly very experienced.
Aunt Zhang racked her brains for a moment and remembered that there really was such a person: "There really is, he is the resident of apartment 701, building 2, unit 3. Last time, the corn snake he kept escaped, I guess it was his."
The firefighter nodded and left with the red-tailed boa.
When the police knocked on the door, Wang Zian's heart tightened, and he opened the door with trembling hands: "Hello."
"Someone reported you for illegally raising red-tailed boas. Come with us." The police officer's voice rang out. Wang Zi'an knew he was in deep trouble.
However, the question of where to put the red-tailed boa has become a problem. One of the policemen said, "I have a good idea. You can consider it. Do you know the Wanling Zoo? The animals there are more comfortable than people. The red-tailed boa can be kept by Director Su. I think she really wants an animal."
As he spoke, he called Su Zhou.
Su Zhou hadn't slept yet, and was delighted to receive the call. "Hello, this is Su Zhou. What's up?"
"Director Su, do you still remember me?"
Hearing the familiar voice, Su Zhou's lips twitched. How could she not remember?
It must be a kind person who gave us the equipment; who else could it be?
"I would never forget you, Officer Su." He was one of the officers who had worked with her during the last poaching operation. He was remembered because of his pleasant voice and the fact that they shared the same surname.
"Here's the thing, we found a red-tailed boa here. I was wondering if your zoo can keep them?"
Red-tailed boa?
Because the zoo also had a golden python, Su Zhou had seen photos of red-tailed boas online. They were very beautiful snakes, but she had kept them illegally in China. She chuckled and said, "Keep them? Why don't you keep them?"
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