Chapter 350 Panda

No matter how high your spirits are when driving on a mountain road, you will inevitably be worn out by the bumpy road.

Because the mountain road was difficult to travel on, the car they took was an old-model convertible SUV that had been modified and repaired locally. Su Yun leaned back in the seat with a tired look on his face, using his backpack as a pillow.

In stark contrast to Su Yun's paralyzed state, Zha Lan was looking around the surrounding woods excitedly.

Seeing that he was trying to catch a glimpse of a fat black and white figure in the woods, Su Yun waved her hands feebly: "How can you be so lucky to meet a 'baby'? Don't think too much."

"It's because of your unwillingness to try that you're likely to miss opportunities." Zha Lan glared at Su Yun in dissatisfaction, then patted the bag he had placed on the seat, "I brought a large bag of dried bamboo shoots."

It would have been fine if this had not been mentioned, but as soon as Su Yun was mentioned, she could not help but look at him as a fat sheep: after applying for a viewing permit with the help of Su Yun's connections and admission ticket, Zha Lan happily followed her to the mountain city.

They arrived at the right time and encountered a rare panda release into the wild activity.

Since the 1980s, in response to the call of "nature", breeding bases or zoos that raise pandas have actively responded to the program of rewilding, training and releasing pandas. This time, the base in Shancheng has just completed the rewilding training of the panda "Baobao" and plans to launch a release activity in the near future.

With such a big event coming up, all the performance-oriented activities were naturally put aside and postponed.

Thanks to the fact that management is not as strict as in later generations, and Zha Lan has a goodwill base from the public for a series of translations and productions such as "Zorro", plus Su Yun's road construction fund has also been used to build roads in remote areas here... So, after confirming that the two really had no other intentions, the management office made an exception and gave the two people permission to watch the black and white fat man up close.

Zha Lan was naturally very excited to be allowed to watch the pandas up close, and he immediately showed his flexible nature and did his best to pester the minority keeper who was in charge of the panda "baby". In the end, he succeeded in touching the fat black and white panda he had been dreaming of, and he also touched the two real panda babies next door.

At that time, he even asked Su Yun to help take pictures, saying that he wanted to hang these photos of him touching the pandas in his room at home, just like treating his collection.

Moreover, in order to please the giant panda "Bao Bao" who was about to be released, he spent a lot of money to buy a lot of homemade bamboo shoots from the keeper, which were said to be "Bao Bao's" favorite food. Every day, he would take the bamboo shoots to "Bao Bao" to report. In Su Yun's eyes, the way he fiddled with the bamboo shoots and invited the panda to eat was exactly like a goldfish man who seduced an ignorant panda...

Perhaps the more you give, the more affection you have. On the day when the panda "Baobao" was released, Zha Lan looked like a tough man crying, which made Su Yun, who was originally quite sad, speechless: he is not that kind to people, but he is very affectionate to animals.

Of course, this fat black and white animal, which is obviously a beast but insists on making a living by being cute, is indeed popular. Not only foreigners love it, but locals also find it irresistible.

After watching the release event, Su Yun decided to return to Hong Kong to prepare for participating in this year's TBB Taiwan Anniversary.

As the "guarantor", Su Yun is leaving. So no matter how much Zha Lan wants to stay and meet the "baby" in the mountains, she is absolutely not allowed to do so. Although there are many policy benefits for foreigners to travel during this period, once it comes to certain aspects, it is much stricter than for local compatriots.

Therefore, Zha Lan had no choice but to take some bamboo shoots and follow Su Yun on the return journey, praying that she could meet the "baby" passing by halfway and then seize the opportunity to feed it again...

"Then again, if you don't meet 'Baby' along the way, will you eat this bag of food by yourself?" Su Yun asked again.

"Why can't I eat it?" Zha Lan asked back, "The keeper said that not only pandas like to eat this kind of bamboo shoots, but they also often use them to make dishes, so humans can eat it too."

"Oh, then you are not completely stupid." Su Yun laughed to himself.

Although foreigners are treated preferentially here, they are also particularly easy to be ripped off. When Zha Lan brought back the bamboo shoots, the price she told her was exactly the same as the bamboo shoots Su Yun bought at a nearby grocery store, but the currency unit at the end was different...

Thinking about the past when she invited him to film a movie but he just gave a perfunctory response, while when Panda "invited" him to film a movie and he agreed without hesitation, Su Yun realized that Zha Lan had been cheated, so she thought about it and finally decided not to tell him the truth about the price difference - although Su Yun knew that she could not compare to the fat black and white guy, this guy shouldn't show it so obviously!

After all, we have been old friends for so many years!

"I'll make arrangements to repair this mountain road when there's a chance..." As he was thinking about it, there was a sudden big bump. Su Yun managed to steady himself by holding onto the seat belt and the handrail, and took a deep breath in shock.

Turning around, she saw that Zha Lan was in an even worse situation than her: he always wanted to stick his upper body out to see if there were any signs of pandas passing by. If it weren't for the protection of the seat belt, he would have been almost thrown out of the car by this big bump.

"I'm sorry, I'm sorry! This section of the road is particularly difficult to drive on. I will try to be more careful. Please sit tight!" The driver in front apologized and reminded repeatedly.

Driver Su Yunchong waved his hand to show his understanding, and then said a few words to Zha Lan who had returned to her original seat, which made him dare not poke his head out again.

But looking around is still necessary.

Too lazy to look at him, Su Yun pushed up the backpack on her back again, and then took out her various gadgets.

Last night I was thinking about charging my PDA so I could kill time on the road, but I forgot to charge my mobile phone. When I took it out, the battery indicator showed that there was only a trace of power left - but it didn't matter, there was no signal here at all, so my original plan to make a phone call and chat had to be put on hold.

Watching the cell phone flash once and then shut down automatically due to lack of power, Su Yun put it back into her backpack and picked up the PDA that was placed beside her.

She added some simple games to her PDA, which was just right for killing time during the boring and long ride. When she got tired of the games, she could also use the memo function to record something.

After playing for a while and writing a lot of things in the memo, Su Yun felt her fingers were a little stiff and looked up at the side - my goodness, Zha Lan next to her looked like she was about to fall asleep...

After checking the time and calculating the distance, he realized that this place was already quite far from the place where he had been released into the mountains. Su Yun shook his head regretfully, then moved back a little, intending to lean on his backpack and close his eyes to rest for a while.

Anyway, once we get out of the mountain road and onto the main road, Zha Lan's temporary husband-waiting rock will naturally return to its original state, so there is no need to keep being a ugly person and go against him.

Although it is indeed quite interesting to go against him, especially when she sees him looking stupid, Su Yun feels particularly happy in a mischievous way: this is an experience that cannot be obtained from other people, because other people are not as resistant to pressure as Zha Lan and are always disliked...

Many times, Su Yun and Zha Lan gave up the idea of ​​further fighting each other for the sake of each other's "face".

The road was not as bumpy as before. The slight swaying even felt like a cradle. Su Yun half-closed her eyes. She was so tired from the past few days that she really wanted to fall into a deep sleep...

The sharp sound of brakes and the more violent jolt than before came at the same time. Su Yun's head was hit hard and he saw stars and saw nothing in front of him.

Subconsciously, I held my forehead with my hand to slow down for a while. In my blurry vision, I saw the driver in front of me jump out of the driver's seat, and then ran into the woods beside the mountain road without looking back.

Su Yun vaguely watched the driver's figure disappear in the shadows of the trees ahead, feeling angry and regretful. He wanted to call out to the driver but couldn't make a sound. He could only lean back in his seat with his head raised and calm himself down again.

After a while, Zha Lan, who had also come over, called her softly, "Mary? What's wrong with you?"

"I, I'm feeling better..." Su Yun took a few quick breaths, looked at Zha Lan who was worried, and put his hand on his. "The truck on the opposite side seems to be in a more serious condition. Let's go over and see what's going on..."

Although her driver was lucky enough to be uninjured, he ran away without any sense of responsibility. So she, who stayed where she was, had to check on the other party who was also a victim of the accident.

Human life is at stake. We cannot afford to worry about subsequent issues of accountability and compensation at this moment.

The two of them helped each other out of the car. As they walked, Su Yun called out to the two trucks that had flipped over in the mud in front of them, "Hey, what happened to you guys?"

After shouting several times without any response, the two continued walking forward, bending slightly to look towards the driver's cabin - wherever they looked, they saw bright red.

Zha Lan subconsciously covered Su Yun's eyes and said in a deep voice, "It's too late to save her."

"I'm not afraid of this, please let go." Su Yun gently took away his hand that was covering his eyes, and looked at the twisted truck driver for a few more times. After thinking for a while, he finally said, "We have to look for it and see if we can find his ID or something like that..."

Although there is no way to call the police right now, at least we can find out the other party's identity first, which will make it easier for the police to investigate the case.

"I used to be in the military, so I'll do it." Although he was a rare expellee in a thousand years, Zha Lan felt that his age, experience, and courage were better than those of a young girl like Su Yun, so he took the initiative to propose to go up and check the situation himself. "After the car overturned, there may be more dangerous accidents such as small explosions."

Now is not the time to worry about so many things. Su Yun nodded and took a step back.

Zha Lan rolled up her sleeves and was about to move forward when a series of particularly soft and cute "hmm" and "hmm" sounds suddenly came from the back of the truck.

This sound...

Su Yun and Zha Lan looked at each other and immediately confirmed what the other meant: there was no doubt that they had heard this special and cute cry many times at the base some time ago.

Zha Lan's eyes flashed, and he reached into the driver's cabin and quickly took out a tranquilizer launcher.

The rear door of the truck had been opened when it overturned. The two men walked back and pushed aside the branches and leaves outside that were hiding their sight. The released panda "Baobao" immediately stretched out its fleshy and furry paws towards them - this action was very familiar to the two men, who had seen it begging for food many times at the base.

They've been poached, yet you still want to eat them!