As soon as An Lang learned that the Forestry Bureau and the Public Security Bureau were going to launch a joint investigation into Lin Dan, people from these two departments came to his door with incredibly high efficiency. He subconsciously looked at the chief director and was considering whether to shut down the live broadcast, but Lin Dan had already taken the initiative to greet him, with no panic on his face.
“Excuse me, are you Comrade Lin Dan? Someone has reported that you have cut down nationally protected plants. Please cooperate with our investigation.” The leader took out a search warrant.
"Okay." Lin Dan took the search warrant, looked at it, and instructed: "My greenhouse is in the back."
Bai Zhilan was crying breathlessly when she saw her mother surrounded by a group of policemen. She hurried over and said intermittently: "What do you want to do? You can't arrest my mother! Hiccup..." At the end, she couldn't help but hiccup, which made Lin Dan laugh and cry.
"It's okay, I'm just cooperating with the investigation." Lin Dan took out a tissue to wipe her tears.
The audience in the live broadcast room were almost going crazy. The haters who had been criticized by everyone before and dared not speak out shouted: [Police comrades, please arrest her and sentence her! We live in a society ruled by law. The cameras are still filming and people all over the country can see it. You cannot be partial! 】
The people from the Forestry Bureau and the Police Department were of course aware that the cameras were filming, so in order to be cautious, they brought the most authoritative botanist in the province to identify Lin Dan's orchids on the spot.
An Zishi and An Zhongying looked extremely unhappy. Bai Zhilan was so panicked that she burst into tears. Even An Lang, who was used to seeing big storms, showed a solemn expression. Only Lin Dan was still calm and said after leading the group into the flower room, "Be careful when you identify them. Handle them with care. My flowers are all mutants and it is not easy to cultivate them."
The forestry bureau staff ignored her and just said to the expert, "Professor Wu, please take a look."
When Professor Wu saw the room full of orchids, his eyes immediately lit up. He was stunned for a long while before he picked up the flowerpot marked with 001 and looked at it. The people from the Forestry Bureau and the Public Security Bureau each held a small notebook ready to take notes, with stern expressions, as if they had already confirmed Lin Dan's crime.
The audience in the live broadcast room were almost sweating, fearing that this expert would say something to incriminate Lin Dan. Some people have weak psychological endurance and simply turned off the live broadcast room, leaving a message: [I will come back to watch in a while. If Bai Ma is arrested, remember to tell me so that I can sign the joint letter. 】
[I don’t dare to watch it anymore!] 】
[Which idiot reported it?] Or is he still a human being? 】
[You are the idiots!] No matter who it is, if they commit a crime, they should bear legal responsibility! 】
Seeing that everyone was about to start a war to tear apart the haters, Professor Wu finally spoke up: "This is just a variant of an ordinary orchid, and it is not on the national list of protected plants."
The hands of several investigators who were about to record Lin Dan's evidence of guilt froze slightly.
Professor Wu picked up another pot of flowers and looked at it carefully, then shook his head and said, "This one isn't either."
An Lang and others looked at him with burning eyes, but Lin Dan picked up the kettle and slowly watered the flowers, not affected at all. The first priority for survival is to understand the rules and apply them. Lin Dan understands this principle better than anyone else, so she is very cautious even with small things like growing flowers. There is absolutely no problem with things that can be placed on the table.
"This one is not it, and this one is not it either. No, no, none of these in this row are it." Professor Wu checked pot of orchids after pot, and rejected them all. The investigator's hand holding the pen had become completely stiff. Later on, he simply put the notebook down and just stared numbly at Professor Wu who kept shaking his head.
Audience in the live broadcast room: […………What’s going on? 】
"What's going on?" The leading investigator couldn't help but ask.
"No situation." Professor Wu said without raising his head.
An Lang finally relaxed and was about to pick up another kettle to water the flowers, but Lin Dan gently patted the back of his hand. He raised his eyebrows and looked at the other person, but heard Lin Dan whispered: "There is a fixed amount of water to be poured every day, don't drown my flowers."
"Okay." An Lang smiled softly, completely relieved. Lin Dan has always been very steady in doing things, so there must be no problem with her greenhouse.
Lin Dan did not accompany the investigators. He took out three flower pots and transplanted the three orchids that An Zishi had damaged yesterday back into the soil. An Zishi also figured out something. He took out a handkerchief and covered Bai Zhilan's face with it, wiping her snot and tears. Then he pulled her to squat next to Lin Dan and help fill the soil base.
"Auntie Lin, are these three flowers okay?" An Zishi asked in a low voice.
"It's all right."
"I don't have to pay for it, right?"
"You don't have to pay for it if it's broken."
"Aunt Lin, you are so generous!" An Zishi gave a thumbs up with a playful expression.
Only An Chongying followed the investigators closely, pretending to be the owner of the greenhouse. She is also very tired, but no one else cares, what can she do?
The two cameramen were divided into two groups, one group followed the investigator and the other group followed Lin Dan, so the live broadcast room was divided into two screens on the left and right. On the left is Lin Dan who is leisurely planting flowers, and on the right are the investigators and Professor Wu who are on high alert. The contrast between the two is actually quite funny.
No matter how dumb the audience is, they can see that since Lin Dan can grow flowers when the investigators visit, there must be nothing wrong with her greenhouse.
[Mother Bai has always been very steady in her work.] There's no way she could break the law! 】
[I feel relieved to see that Bai Ma still cares about growing flowers! 】
[It’s stable, it’s stable, absolutely everything will be fine!] 】
[You are worrying too early. I don’t know if there are any problems with other orchids, but I know that there are definitely problems with the ghost orchid and the crystal orchid! Ghost orchid is listed in the "Washington Convention". Crystal orchid is a rare wild plant in my country and logging is prohibited! 】
As soon as the netizen finished speaking, Professor Wu had already checked all the orchids, leaving only three pots in the corner.
"There are definitely problems with these two strains," Professor Wu asserted.
The investigators' eyes finally lit up, and they all picked up their notebooks to record. However, they saw Lin Dan slowly stand up, take out a remote control, turn on a player hanging on the ceiling of the greenhouse, and said, "My greenhouse is fully intelligent and equipped with cameras. I can prove that these two plants were planted by me, not cut down in the wild."
The player flashed a few times before a clear picture emerged. Lin Dan and an old man in his sixties were squatting in front of a dead apple tree, observing something. Lin Dan pressed the remote control a few times to zoom in on the image. It turned out that what they were looking at was not an apple tree, but a strip-like protrusion on the root of the tree.
At the same time, Lin Dan explained, "This apple tree was imported from the United States by my friend. Unfortunately, it didn't survive. I found it when it was about to be burned, so I bought it back at a high price. I didn't want the variety of apples, but the strip of material attached to its rotten rhizome. Professor Wu, you should know it, right?"
Professor Wu stared at the screen for a long time, his expression becoming more and more excited: "I know! This coral-colored ribbon is the root system of the ghost orchid. Ghost orchids are distributed in Northern and Central Europe. They have no leaves and do not photosynthesize, so their flowers are extremely pale. Their sucker roots will firmly attach to rotten tree branches, mainly on the trunks of apple trees. Ms. Lin, you are very lucky! No, no, no, luck alone is not enough, you also need the technology to cultivate it!"
Lin Dan didn't say anything, but just pressed the fast-forward button. The Lin Dan on the screen took out a small saw, cut off the dead branches with the ghost orchid roots attached, moved them into a pot, used the rotten leaves of beech as the soil base, and began to artificially cultivate the ghost orchid. Within a few days, the almost dead roots began to sprout, grow stems, and bloom small, pale flowers that swayed in the wind like ghosts.
The investigators were dumbfounded watching the video, but Professor Wu had mixed feelings and kept praising: "Ms. Lin, you actually managed to keep it alive! It's amazing! I've never seen a ghost orchid artificially cultivated, it's amazing!"
An investigator whispered, "Boss, is this a crime?"
Without waiting for the leader to answer, the audience sarcastically said: [That's bullshit! Do you have any legal knowledge? This ghost orchid is attached to an apple tree. The tree was bought by Bai Ma. How can it be considered as being cut from the wild? 】
The leading investigator shook his head and said, "No." Then these people turned their attention to the crystal orchid.
Lin Dan pressed the remote control and changed the channel. "This crystal orchid was also cultivated by me. I have surveillance video."
Professor Wu’s eyes were bigger than bells. However, whether he believed it or not, the images on the monitor were enough to prove Lin Dan's innocence. The old man who had studied apple trees with her last time walked into the greenhouse with a petri dish and said excitedly, "Xiao Lin, this is the crystal orchid mycelium specially approved for you by the H Province Botanical Garden. They originally planned to cultivate crystal orchids on a large scale in the botanical garden, but failed. They heard that you have good skills, so they gave you the remaining mycelium. If you can keep it alive, that would be the best. If you can't, then we can consider it as our contribution to scientific research."
Lin Dan waited for Shen Cong on the screen to finish speaking before pressing the fast-forward button. The process of the ghost orchid from germination to growth completely fascinated Professor Wu, but several investigators put down their notebooks in disappointment, showing embarrassed expressions. They originally thought that they were taking over a major case this time, but unexpectedly it was a misunderstanding. Although they were responsible for felling trees in the wild, they really had no control over artificial cultivation.
Lin Dan walked to the utility room next door, took out a stack of documents and said, "This is the receipt for my apple tree purchase, and this is the document from the H Province Botanical Garden approving mycelium for me. You can take a look."
The leading investigator took the information and said "OK" dryly.
A young and energetic investigator pointed to the last pot of orchid and said, "There is still one pot that has not been tested!"
Professor Wu came back to his senses and took a closer look at the last pot of orchids that were as crystal clear as snowflakes. His cheeks flushed and his eyes sparkled, as if he had discovered a priceless treasure. "Is this a variant of Cymbidium orchid? No, no, no, it's a degenerate species. Its raceme has completely degenerated into a single stem and single flower. If I'm not mistaken, you also fused the genes of Ghost Orchid and Crystal Orchid into it. I've been in this industry for decades and have seen many perfect variants and evolved species, but I've never seen such a perfect degenerate species! Miracle, this is really a miracle! Ms. Lin, your technology in plant cultivation is definitely world-class!"
Professor Wu stared at the orchid with an expression that could only be described as "flower maniac".
The investigator looked through the national list of protected plants and was thoroughly embarrassed.
The audience asked anxiously: [What's going on? I know this flower is super amazing and super perfect, but is it a nationally protected plant? Is Bai Ma innocent? 】
[Cymbidium is just an ordinary orchid and is not considered a national protected plant at all. The exotic flowers and plants in this room are all variants, alien species and degenerate species. They look very precious, but they have nothing to do with national protected plants. I can only say that Bai Ma’s technique in growing orchids is truly amazing. She has turned the most common orchids into precious plants. 】
[Huh?] What about the haters who reported Bai Ma? Where have you been? Uncle police, some people spread rumors on the Internet and some people made false reports to the police. Will you do anything about it? If you don't care, we will report it! 】
So not long after, all the black fans were reported, and if the situation was serious, they might even be investigated.
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