Yu Shanwei was one of the first batch of college students after the Cultural Revolution, majoring in animal protection at Beijing Forestry University, and later went abroad for further study, and has been working in the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences since returning to China.

Over the past 20 years, with the deepening of reform and opening up, the domestic economy has continued to improve, but the environmental degradation has been serious, and animal protection has been difficult.

Although the state and various ministries and commissions have successively issued various laws and regulations, the protection of many rare animals is still not optimistic.

In recent years, the focus of public opinion and public attention has been on rare animals with great social influence, such as giant pandas and Tibetan antelopes. For some rare aquatic animals that are difficult to see, it is not so important. With the continuous development of large-scale industry and aquaculture, many waters have become more and more polluted, and many rare species endemic to China, such as the Chinese alligator and the white-sided dolphin, are on the verge of extinction.

When he received a call from Wang Huatai, Yu Shanwei just finished a busy day of work and returned home to prepare for dinner. At the beginning, Yu Shanwei and Wang Huatai studied animal protection and forestry at Forestry University, but they became good friends after meeting on the court.

After graduating from university, Yu Shanwei got a place to study abroad at public expense because of his family's relationship and went abroad for further study; Wang Huatai returned to his hometown, started from the grassroots step by step, and finally had his current status. Because of the different sides of the world, the contact between the two has become very small, and they only met again at the class reunion last year and left each other's contact information.

"Old classmate, have you arrived in the capital?" Yu Shanwei is an authentic Yanjing person, and the opening of the Beijing film cannot be changed no matter what.

"Old classmate, we have caught a wild 'leper turtle' here in Qingshan!" Wang Huatai on the other side of the phone had a loud voice, but he brought an amazing news.

"Old classmate, you're not kidding, are you? Is that thing wild? As an expert in rare aquatic animals, Yu Shanwei is well versed in some endangered aquatic animals.

"I'm standing next to it now, the diameter of the back armor is more than a meter, and the various features are exactly the same as those shown on the data, I can't be wrong!" Wang Huatai also knew that his news was too shocking, so he had to patiently explain: "The fishermen have just been caught this afternoon, and I will call you as soon as possible." ”

"Then you must protect it, my plane will pass tomorrow!" Yu Shanwei knew that his old classmate was not the kind of person who spoke up, and he would not deceive himself in such a clumsy way.

After hanging up the phone in a hurry, Yu Shanwei immediately asked his assistant to book two tickets to the provincial capital of Guixi tomorrow morning, and he began to pack his luggage in the house.

This is not an ordinary species, and if a wild population can be found, it will give hope to the endangered 'leper turtle'. Yu Shanwei was already filled with excitement, and he felt as if he was several years younger.

At night, Yu Shanwei couldn't sleep with excitement, tossing and turning in bed, and there were words in his mouth. Needless to say, his wife also knew that his old man must have made progress in his work again, and his performance was so close every time.

Early the next morning, after arriving in Guicheng on the earliest flight, Yu Shanwei didn't bother to inform others, so he booked a taxi and went straight to Qingshan County. After greeting his old classmate Wang Huatai at the exit toll station of Qingshan County on the expressway, Yu Shanwei immediately urged to go to check the 'leper turtle' immediately.

"Old classmate, you're really fast!" Sitting in Pusangli of the Forestry Bureau, Wang Huatai was really a little surprised.

"You don't know the scientific value of the 'leper turtle', the first time in decades that a wild adult [***] has been discovered, how can you tell me to calm down?" Wiping the fine beads of sweat on his head, Yu Shanwei said: "I am just the vanguard, once it is implemented, it will become a big operation of our research institute!" ”

At the end of September, the capital is already a little cool, but in Qingshan, which is located on the Tropic of Cancer, the autumn tiger is still a little powerful. Traveling all the way south, Yu Shanwei quickly realized the difference between north and south.

"Maybe the truth will surprise you even more!" Looking at the old classmate's anxious look, Wang Huatai smiled slightly.

"Didn't you just catch one?" Yu Shanwei flashed behind the black-framed glasses with thick bottle bottoms, and immediately asked.

"You better go to the scene and find out for yourself, I don't know much about the situation myself, so as not to affect your judgment." Wang Huatai shook his head and refused to say a word more.

Poussin was speeding all the way, and when he crossed the river, he didn't have to wait, and it took less than an hour to arrive at Shangliang Village.

Along the way, Yu Shanwei looked at the original ecological environment that had not been polluted or destroyed by industry along the way, as well as the clear water of the Xiaotong River, and was sure that the appearance of the 'leper turtle' was not accidental. Only in areas that are free of pollution and large-scale deforestation, fisheries and animal husbandry can live on those environmentally demanding species.

After arriving at the Liu family's compound, Yu Shanwei didn't care about appreciating the surrounding environment, so under the leadership of Wang Huatai, he went straight to the backyard mountain stream.

Through the fence made of bamboo, Yu Shanwei saw at a glance the 'leper turtle' lying in the shallows, which was exactly the same as the one in Suzhou Xiyuan Temple. Yu Shanwei, who was excited for a while, didn't pay attention to his feet and almost tripped over, but fortunately, his assistant Xiao Qiu was quick and helped him.

Liu Rui looked at Yu Shanwei with some curiosity, feeling that he was just an ordinary middle-aged man, similar to the physics teacher in high school. After chatting with Wang Huatai yesterday, Liu Rui saw Wang Huatai take out his mobile phone, hang up the phone to his old classmate in Yanjing, and invite him to come over to see the 'leper turtle'.

A researcher at the Institute of Zoology of the Chinese Academy of Sciences, in Liu Rui's heart, is an unattainable intellectual, after all, the most educated person he has ever seen before is only his second uncle who has studied for graduate school. But now that he looks at it, Liu Rui can't help but be a little disappointed, the other party doesn't look good, and he is still very excited, as if he has never seen something good.

Yesterday, after the 'Leper Turtle' was caught, he behaved quite irritably, and from time to time tried to break through the fence and leave, even throwing in a large piece of pork, but he also turned a blind eye.

In the end, Liu Rui took advantage of the fact that others were not paying attention and poured a large amount of spatial spring water into the small pool where it was staying, and then it gradually quieted down and enjoyed the feast with peace of mind. Under the effect of the space spring, not only did the mood of the 'leper turtle' stabilize, but the bleeding gradually stopped where his forelimbs were strangled by fishing nets, leaving only a shallow imprint.

Yu Shanwei walked around the fence a few times, picked up a small wooden stick on the ground, and beat the bamboo pole, wanting to let the 'leper turtle' move. He was so focused that his eyes were constantly watching the 'Leper Turtle's every move, even if his trouser legs were soaked in water, he didn't even notice it.

It's a pity that the 'leper turtle' soaked in the space spring water is comfortable, and he doesn't pay attention to Yu Shanwei's actions at all, but occasionally pokes out his huge head, looks at it lazily, and continues to enjoy it on his stomach.

"Old classmate, this is a major discovery!" After going ashore, Yu Shanwei grabbed Wang Huatai's hands tightly and said in a loud voice: "You have made a great contribution this time!" ”

From the current point of view, it is undoubtedly that this is a wild adult 'leprous turtle', and its appearance has undoubtedly filled many gaps in China, and it is also of great significance to maintain the reproduction of this species.

"Old classmate, around Xiaojing Lake, maybe there is not only this 'leper turtle', if possible, we want to make a big article!" Wang Huatai could understand Yu Shanwei's excitement, but he still added another bucket of oil to the fire.

"And? Old classmate, don't irritate me too much, I'm afraid my heart can't stand it! Hearing Wang Huatai's words, Yu Shanwei's glasses almost fell off.

"Let Xiao Rui tell you the specific situation, I don't know very well!" Wang Huatai's eyes turned to Liu Rui.

At this time, Yu Shanwei noticed Liu Rui, who had been standing next to him.

At first, he thought that Liu Rui was a staff member under Wang Huatai, but now he still looks a little immature, but he looks like seventeen or eighteen, and he should not have participated in the work.

"Little comrade, tell us everything you know!" Yu Shanwei hurriedly stepped forward to hold Liu Rui's hands and said in a hurried tone.

"Just call me Rui!" Pulling out his hand a little uncomfortably, Liu Rui said: "Please go to the front yard for tea, and I will tell you about it slowly." ”

Although he is a little uncomfortable with others calling himself a 'little comrade', Yu Shanwei's behavior without a frame also makes Liu Rui's good impression of him soar.

Sitting on the stone bench in the front yard, drinking the chrysanthemum tea made by the Liu family, in the rising fragrance, Liu Rui told the cause and effect of the matter, and the ins and outs.

"Although there is still a possibility of an adult female surnamed 'Leper Turtle' living in Xiaojing Lake, this is not the place where 'Leper Turtle' lives the most." Liu Rui paused and said, "My grandfather said that there may be more 'leper turtles' in the 'Eagle Sorrow Stream' in the depths of Xiaoqing Mountain. ”

"Who is Rui's grandfather?" Yu Shanwei's gaze turned to Wang Huatai.

"Grandpa Xiao Rui is the most famous old hunter in the whole Qingshan, there is nothing in Xiaoqingshan that he doesn't know, if he says that there is, if there is no accident, it will not be wrong." Wang Huatai nodded, confirming the reliable surname of Liu Rui's words.

"And more 'leper turtles'?" Yu Shanwei felt as if he had been hit in the head by a huge pie, and he was dizzy and a little excited.

Once what Liu Rui said is confirmed, will it be a sensation in the entire animal protection community?

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