Chapter Twenty-Nine: A Kind of Madness
At this time, a guest was standing on the deck of a passenger tanker, and he was suddenly surprised to hear so many dolphins singing. As a zoologist, he naturally knows when dolphins sing. That's what only happens when King Dolphin takes the lead. And the dolphin king is not very arrogant, almost some dolphins have stopped singing since they became the dolphin king. Therefore, the scene of this group of dolphins singing in unison is almost lower than the probability of being hit by a meteor.
When the passenger ship passed by the dolphins, the dolphins did not mind in the slightest, and were still singing. The guest standing on the deck suddenly saw a dolphin surrounded by dolphins, and a man sitting on its back. The man thought his eyes were overlooked, so he quickly took out his binoculars and looked over there. Sure enough, it's a person, and he doesn't look very old. The man shouted, "Are you all right, young man?" I'll tell the captain to send someone to rescue you right away. With that, he ran to the captain's room.
Yun Zhong naturally discovered the passenger ship a long time ago, but he didn't expect that someone would see him. With so many dolphins chirping, it can be regarded as a once-in-a-lifetime event. It would be strange if no one was looking. Fortunately, Yun Zhong was sitting on the back of the Dolphin King at that time, instead of floating in the air. Otherwise, the next day's newspaper would have a headline that said, "Something strange happens at sea, someone is in the air." ”
Since he was discovered, Yun Chong simply got all his body wet, looking as if he had fallen into the water, and then was rescued by a dolphin. This is how a story of harmonious coexistence between man and dolphin was born. I'm afraid that animal rights defenders will treat Yunzhong as their savior in the future. After all, he proved that humans can live in harmony with animals and help each other.
The man hurried to the captain's quarters and told him about someone who had fallen overboard. The captain knew that this man was a world-famous zoologist, and this time he had come to China to give a lecture, and he could not afford to provoke him. Besides, it is to save others, and it is even more obligatory for me to do so. The captain stopped the boat and asked several crew members to put on life jackets and go to the rescue.
Yun thought again: How troublesome it is. So he said to the dolphin king, "Little dolphin, you send me to that boat." ”
The Dolphin King nodded, and swam towards the passenger ship. The crew, who had already gone into the water, noticed a group of dolphins swimming towards them, and they knew that the dolphins would not hurt people, but they were also scared enough. Some people can't help but think: my mother, even if so many dolphins don't bite, it is estimated that they will be squeezed to death by them due to lack of oxygen. Seeing that they didn't need themselves, the crew all climbed aboard.
Yunzhong rode the Dolphin King to the cable ladder hanging down from the passenger ship, and then motioned for the Dolphin King to leave. The Dolphin King rubbed Yunzhong's trouser leg and then led his dolphin people back to their hometown. Yunzhong climbed up the cable ladder to the boat. At this time, I saw a lot of people standing on the deck of the passenger ship, and these people were looking at themselves.
The man who called the captain to save people saw that Yun Zhong was out of danger, and stepped forward and said, "It's okay if you're okay, hurry up to my room and change clothes." Although seeing so many dolphins gone left him as a zoologist without the opportunity to study wild dolphins further, he still hopes to get some useful information from this young population of dolphins.
On the way to the man's room, Yun Zhong learned that the man's name was Liao Zhongzhong, a Chinese-American animal researcher who was famous all over the world. The articles that Yunzhong had seen in the magazines in the school library felt very insightful and not rigid. Yun Zhong also told Liao Zhongzhong about what he had carefully made up and fell into the water and was rescued by dolphins. Liao Zhongzhong asked Yun Zhong some more details, and Yun Zhong answered them one by one.
Liao Zhongzhong was very satisfied. From this young man's mouth, he already knows many topics that have been debated in the academic community before. For example, is there a king among the dolphins, and if so, how do they choose, whether they are passed down from generation to generation or those who are capable and those who cannot. Liao Zhongzhong said: It seems that my trip to China is really the right one, and I must write these articles and publish them when I land on the shore, so that the academic community can change the direction of research.
Liao Zhongzhong likes the young man in front of him very much, his conversation has far exceeded the limitations of his age, and he is gentle and elegant. In particular, the breadth of Yunzhong's knowledge really surprised Liao Zhongzhong. Xindao: Could it be that China's education has reached such a point that he is so knowledgeable to save anyone by himself? It seems that I need to consider quitting my job at MIT to teach in China.
Yun Zhong was also very happy to meet Liao Zhongzhong, because the old man in front of him had his own unique views on zoology, and he did not follow the trend or be kitsch. When Yun Zhong asked him if animals could have an infinite life, he replied succinctly, "Anything is possible." Later, Yun Chong talked to him a lot of things. Since Yun Zhong also deals with other subjects, the questions he asks often seem absurd at first, but when you think about it, they are fundamental questions of zoology. Liao Zhongzhong couldn't answer for a while. And because Yun Zhong is a cultivator, his views on animals tend to be stranger than those of Liao Zhongzhong.
Yun Chong saw that he seemed to be very fanatical about the study of zoology, which reminded him of the old man who was extremely fanatical about cultural relics. He told Liao Zhongzhong about the old man, and Liao Zhongzhong's eyes lit up. said: "If you have his spirit in everything, then I am afraid that there will be nothing in the world that is impossible." I'd like to get to know him. By the way, what's his name?"
Yun Chong said: "I don't know, I just know that he teaches at a certain university." ”
Liao Zhongzhong smiled: "You don't need to say it. I already know who he is. Just now I wondered why the man you were talking about was so similar to an old friend of mine, and now it seems that they are all one person. I came to China this time to catch up with him. ”
Yun Zhong didn't know the old man very well, but he was also very curious. A person who can be regarded as an old friend by a world-renowned scholar should not be an ordinary person, so he asked Liao Zhongzhong to talk about the old man.
Liao Zhongzhong said: "You must have heard his name, but you can't sit in the right seat." ”
Yun Zhong said: "Oh, what's his name?"
"He Shouyuan. ”
Yun Zhong exclaimed: "It turns out that he is He Shouyuan!"
He Shouyuan's name can be described as a big name, a world-renowned archaeological expert, with a lot of quirks, but he is very talented in archaeology. Yun Zhong also read his books when he was studying in the library, and felt that he was uninhibited and straightforward. It's just that I didn't expect that old man to be He Shouyuan. When I think about the old man's frenzy of buying antiques at that time, it is somewhat similar to the uninhibited uninhibited nature of his book.
Yun Zhong couldn't help but sigh: "It seems that people should really be crazy about one thing in this life." ”
Liao Zhongzhong nodded and said, "What you said is good. Now everyone admires Einstein's amazing achievements, but who would have thought that when he was writing the theory of relativity, he never stepped out of his study for a week. Everyone only sees his glorious side, but they don't know how much hardship and sweat he has paid for it. People like Albert Einstein and He Shouyuan, whether they can achieve something or not, is enough for us to applaud their spirit and fanaticism. ”
Yun Zhong said: "Everyone in the world likes to work hard, and there is nothing wrong with this." It is the instinct of all living beings to seek advantage and avoid harm, but there is a limit to everything, and if this limit is exceeded, then something may happen. People like Albert Einstein, He Shouyuan, and Professor You, would rather exchange their personal 'labor' for human 'ease', and I think this is based on this kind of fanaticism. ”
Liao Zhongzhong didn't think about this, and said: "I didn't think that I was fanatical like this. But if you look at it from someone else's point of view, it's really a bit difficult to understand. But everything needs to be understood, so don't do anything. But if you don't do anything, others will say that you are lazy and eat food in vain. So I'd rather go fanatical. ”