Chapter 66 Wang Ganju

In the monitoring room of Hengsha Ecological Park, Wang Ganju, the guard on duty tonight, looked up at the time. It was just 4 a.m. and he still had 4 hours before he could change shift and go home.

It's his turn to work the night shift this week, and next month he'll be on the day shift, and he'll have to adjust to jet lag again.

Being a security guard in an ecological park is a tough job. Not only is the area they have to manage large, but there are also many things to do. Despite the repeated warnings from the park, there are always visitors who get stung by poisonous plants in the botanical garden every now and then, or who feed the animals in the park in disregard of regulations. They are needed to maintain order in all these situations.

I was paid as a guard, but I was doing the work of livestock. Sometimes I had to help the breeder move feed and fertilizer.

Fortunately, there are very few burglaries in the ecological park. The main danger comes from the animals in the ecological park. Wang Ganju still remembers that in 08, a heavy rainstorm caused the Taojiang River to overflow and the flood overflowed the bridge deck. The ecological park built on the riverside was also flooded. The park was in a mess, and several crocodiles and anacondas were washed out, causing panic in the community along the river.

"Fortunately, over the years, water conservancy projects have been built upstream of Taojiang River, and the security level of the park has been improved. The entire park is covered by a glass dome, and animal escapes rarely happen anymore..."

Wang Ganju was feeling thankful when suddenly, a nimble black shadow flew across the surveillance screen.

"Fuck?" Wang Ganju's sleepiness disappeared instantly. He sat up straight and looked at the screen where the shadow had just flashed. "Bird Park?"

The entire Hengsha Ecological Park is covered by a huge steel dome, and it is almost impossible for birds from outside to get in, so the flying bird shadow that just flashed past the surveillance camera can only have come from inside the park.

"Fuck it, the stupid breeder didn't lock the door after get off work? How could he run out?" Wang Ganju pressed the alarm while cursing, used the talkie to notify other colleagues on duty, then hurriedly put on his coat and went out.

The situation is urgent. The animals kept in that park are all raptors such as owls, peregrine falcons and golden eagles. If one of these animals escapes, it will not only be difficult to catch them, but it can also cause great damage.

An adult golden eagle is fully capable of lifting a human child high into the air and dropping him to death.

The alarm soon sounded throughout the entire park. The guards on duty rushed out one after another. The keepers in charge of the area were also urgently called over and immediately began to count and verify the number and identity of individuals in the bird park. They had to find out which bird had escaped as soon as possible.

But what is strange is that the keepers and guards wearing protective equipment checked each exhibition area one by one and found that the door locks of all exhibition areas, including owls, peregrine falcons, golden eagles, hummingbirds, swifts... were intact, and there were no signs of damage in the isolation equipment. Not a single bird was missing in the park.

"Is it really a misunderstanding? Did a bird outside just happen to fly into the park through a gap?" Wang Ganju was a little scared for a moment. Fortunately, the surveillance video could be played back, otherwise he would have caused everyone to get up in the middle of the night to work for no reason, and he would definitely be criticized afterwards.

To be on the safe side, everyone carefully checked and counted every area of the bird exhibition area, and indeed found no animals escaping.

While everyone was complaining about Wang Ganju making a fuss, they began to check other exhibition areas - this was the park's rule, if there was an area where animals were suspected to have escaped, all exhibition areas in the entire park must undergo a comprehensive inspection.

It's a very inhumane rule, but it has its reasons.

It was no surprise that Wang Ganju, the instigator of the incident, was drafted into the army and put in charge of inspecting a cat exhibition area.

The exhibition area that Wang Ganju was in charge of inspecting housed the 'Siberian Forest Cat', an ancient working cat breed that was domesticated by locals a long time ago to protect crops. It has a long history of domestication and stable genetic traits. Its dense fur can adapt to harsh cold environments, and its personality is relatively stable and friendly.

That's why he dared to come alone wearing protective gear to inspect. "004, 026, 015... OK, OK, everyone is here." He walked slowly in the exhibition area, matching the numbers on the collar tags of each Siberian forest cat with the registration form one by one, and quickly completed the inspection of the area without missing a single one.

It is also relatively easy to inspect animals with docile personalities. The colleagues in charge of inspecting the lion and tiger park did not even dare to go in and could only observe from the outside with binoculars. Wang Ganju apologized to them in his heart.

Just as he finished his inspection and was about to leave the exhibition area, suddenly, a splashing sound came from the direction of the artificial pond, as if something jumped into the water.

"Huh?" Wang Ganju looked puzzled and walked cautiously towards the pond.

He had checked just now and found that all the forest cats were gathered near the tree climbing frame. The area near the pond should be empty. Where did the sound of water come from?
He walked carefully to the edge of the pond and shone the flashlight downwards. As expected, there was nothing inside but a round elastic ball floating on the water. It seemed that this thing had made the sound when it fell into the water.

"I'm really crazy. I get scared at the slightest sign of trouble." Wang Ganju sighed helplessly and turned off the flashlight. The figure of a haggard man was reflected on the calm surface of the pond.

"You should get some sleep." Wang Ganju pointed at his own reflection, shook his head, locked the door, and left to check the next exhibition area.

A few minutes after Wang Ganju left, the quiet pond finally began to stir again. An anaconda quietly poked its head out of the cold water, and then slithered its long body onto the soft grass on the shore.

Several cats on the climbing frame noticed the commotion and came over curiously.

But before they could get close, the giant anaconda, which was nearly 3 meters long, turned into a wisp of mist and disappeared. Instead, a Siberian forest cat with fluffy hair and bright eyes squatted quietly in the same place.

The cat ignored the curious gazes of the other cats and nimbly ran to the corner of the wall. Its shiny and bright fur disappeared again and it turned into a beautiful sunflower butterfly and flew directly out of the ventilation duct.

Only a few Siberian Forest Cats were left lying on the grass, staring at each other, completely unable to understand what had just happened.

The Morpho butterfly stumbled through the ventilation duct, flapping its wings at a sometimes fast, sometimes slow frequency, as if it was drunk, and kept banging its head against the wall in the duct like a headless fly.

But Ning Zhe was lucky enough today. He staggered and flew for a long time and finally left Hengsha Ecological Park safely.

The dizzy flash butterfly just flew out of the wall and instantly turned into a disheveled young man. He fell to the ground with a thud, holding his head with his hands and curled up in pain.

Bai Zhi, who was waiting for him in the car, saw Ning Zhe's strange look from afar. She put down the shotgun in her hand and walked over carefully. She squatted down and gently patted Ning Zhe's trembling shoulders: "Are you okay? What happened?"

"It's okay... I'm fine." Ning Zhe gasped for breath, dark green snake scales and hazy clouds looming on his collarbone: "Let's go to the hospital... I've got a chance to try and fail, it's time... It's time to face the coward hiding behind the scenes."

Although the price of this trial and error opportunity may very well be 'oneself'.

(End of this chapter)

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