On the way back, the hitchhiker driver was a middle-aged man, who looked calm, not as talkative as Jamie, who would answer all questions, but would not talk much, nor would he take the initiative to ask questions, and put on a posture of "I just want to be a quiet American driver". Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

Guo Dongyue placed the birdcage horizontally on his lap, closed his eyes and said nothing, occasionally opening his eyes to observe the state of the two red-faced parrots. It can be seen that the two red-faced parrots are not used to the bumpy road, and do not behave as calmly as in the aviary.

"Please drive a little slower. Guo Dongyue reminded the driver.

"Meow, go faster!" the snow lion continued to play the little trick he had played, using the inertia of the car to turn and rub hard against Fina, who impatiently pushed it away with her paws.

Zhang Zi'an was happy and clean, and was talking about taking a nap for a while, when the mobile phone rang, it was sent by Wei Kang.

Wei Kang: I have taught many students, many of whom are older than you, and I can see that you have concerns. I don't know what you're worried about, maybe you think I'm trying to make a name for myself, but I really just want to contribute to the academic community. If you agree to provide the genes of the original Egyptian cat, I promise to leave you the first authorship of the paper.

Zhang Zi'an did not reply immediately, but thought quietly.

He remembered a tech news story he had read before.

In 1999, Dr.L.Lee_Grismer published a paper on the Pingxiang Eyelid Tiger, a rare gecko that lives in Pingxiang, Guangxi, China. The scientist thought at the time that publishing the paper would draw the attention of the local government to better protect the rare gecko.

What Grismer never expected was that after his paper was published, the peculiar-looking gecko would immediately become a hot and rare pet, with international buyers bidding for $2,000 a piece. $2,000 in 1999 is quite attractive in China, and that's just the price of one.

Driven by huge interests, the researchers soon discovered that the gecko habitat mentioned in the paper was "as if it had been bombed, and every rock had been turned over...... In today's Pingxiang, Guangxi, the Pingxiang eyelid tiger has been difficult to find because of excessive collection.

Zhang Zi'an thought of Wanghai Pavilion's super windbreaker to force a man, that guy seemed to be a reselling of rare pets, and the female tyrant mentioned by Guo Dongyue did not hesitate to spend thousands of dollars to build a glass flower house for a smart and clever gray parrot...... Whether it is a domestic rich or a foreign billionaire, the pursuit of rare pets is quite fanatical.

With the experience of Pingxiang Eyelid Tiger, what would have happened if Wei Kang had written in his paper that "a primitive Egyptian cat was found in Binhai City, and the coffin was closed for the evolution of domestic cats"?

Zhang Zi'an didn't dare to imagine.

What is certain is that the threshold of the Strange Pet Store will be broken, and uninvited guests from the private and official will crowd the entire store, promising him a huge amount of money in order to get Fina, or simply sending him a certificate of merit for him to hand over to the state...... There will even be people who come up with bad ideas and use some of the more terrible means to clear the way.

At present, there are indeed a very few netizens who suspect that Fina is a primitive Egyptian cat, but it is only at the stage of "doubt", and it may be forgotten after a while...... If Weikang publishes his paper as a professor at Binhai University, the situation is unpredictable.

Zhang Zi'an wants to make some contributions to science, but only if his life cannot be disturbed, and his life safety cannot be threatened. Obviously, once Weikang's paper is published, the peaceful days will be gone.

So what about asking Weikang not to reveal Fina's location? Scientific papers are rigorous, verifiable and reproducible, and cannot be empty of nonsense. After the publication of Wei Kang's paper, his peers at home and abroad will inevitably come to him to ask where the primitive Egyptian cat was found, and Wei Kang must answer truthfully, or else he will be joking with his academic reputation - do not underestimate the scientist's pursuit of the truth.

The Pingxiang Eyelid Tiger incident is not isolated, in fact similar situations have occurred several times. Every time scientists discover a novel species, the population of that species quickly collapses due to overhunting. Even if the origin of the new species is not detailed, the habits of the new species can be deduced from the habits of the new species.

Zhang Zi'an turned his head to look at Fina, who was squatting on the seat next to him, looking sideways at the rapidly sweeping scenery outside the car window, and from time to time raised his paws to push the sticky snow lion away. The snow lion became more and more courageous, and undiscouraged, circled around Fina, attacking from all angles, vowing to lick Fina's hair......

Sometimes the snow lion goes around between Fina and Zhang Zi'an, and when Fina pushes him, he will lean against Zhang Zi'an's body. Whenever this happens, the snow lion will always put on a stinky face and glare at him with big blue eyes.

I have to admit that the snow lion's long-haired hand feels really good, and his angry expression is also great......

After thinking about it again, he wrote back to Wei Kang.

Zhang Zi'an: Professor Wei, it's not that I reject people thousands of miles away, and it's not that I have doubts about your character, it's just that I have doubts about the future after the incident is exposed. I'm an ordinary person, I just want to live an ordinary life, I don't want to live in the spotlight of the media all day. So, I'm sorry, I can't agree to your request...... Maybe one day it will be promised, but at least not now.

After pressing the send button, I received a reply from Weikang after a while.

Wei Kang: It seems that I was abrupt, I didn't care about your thoughts. What you say makes sense, if it were you, I probably wouldn't want to be the focus of the media. I'll take a good look at myself and try to come up with a foolproof solution, and until then, I won't make a similar request to you.

After reading the information, Zhang Zi'an breathed a sigh of relief, and felt that Wei Kang was still quite reasonable, not the kind of science madman in the movie, who would pay whatever it took for scientific research......

Knowing that Wei Kang would not come to disturb casually, he temporarily put aside a matter of concern, and his mood became a lot lighter.

In fact, all of the above reasons were only secondary, the most important, the most important - he never thought of Fina as a cat or a pet. Whether it was Xinghai, Fina, or Lao Cha, he respected their opinions, and if they wanted to come to the aviary, he would bring them. If they prefer to go back to sleep in the game, then he doesn't force it.

They are not pets, they are spirits, beings that transcend time and space, with their own will and desires - he understands this from the experience of the snow lion. They are companions with their masters, not vassals, because they like their masters, identify with their masters and follow their masters, so the owners should also give back to them with corresponding honesty and respect.

Well?

He noticed that the scenery outside was a little unfamiliar, and it didn't seem to be the way he came.

"Uh, what, are we going the wrong way?" he reminded the driver.

"That's right. The driver was also stunned and checked the mobile phone used as a navigator.

"That's right. Guo Dongyue opened his eyes, "Let's not go back to the pet store first, I want to take these two parrots back home first, see my mother's reaction, save ...... useless work"

Zhang Zi'an understood at once, nodded approvingly, and thought that Guo Dongyue was really careful, and it was indeed necessary to let his mother take a look first.