Chapter 130

The crocodile turtle took a gulping bite!

Lin Bin didn't even have time to react, the crocodile turtle's gratitude had already arrived swiftly, in an instant door, he screamed out loud, the world spun completely.

The crocodile turtle directly bit through Lin Bin's wrist, the intense pain made him scream heart-wrenchingly, the envious releasers were startled instantly, after reacting, that basin-sized turtle had already begun to devour.

Blood spurted from the artery, the 'gratitude' crocodile turtle kept swallowing, the geligeli sound made a group of people tremble with fear, they lost control of bowels and bladder!

Watching helplessly as the crocodile turtle, like eating a radish, bit off Lin Bin's finger, it was like a horrifying nightmare.

They hadn't realized yet, their own nightmare was about to arrive.

Almost the next moment, fish and poisonous snakes on the shore poured out, the janitor slapped the releaser's face with a pa sound, the poisonous snake hissed and spat out a bright red tongue, coiling around the releaser's leg.

Some piranhas revealed densely packed, trypophobia-inducing pale white teeth, they took a gulping bite.

Just moments ago, the harmonious releasers were 'repaid' by the animals they released, they screamed for their parents, even a burly man of over a hundred jin, facing such an attack, also went weak in the knees.

The ground was filled with people crawling chaotically and screams.

"Help! Help!"

"Call the police! Quickly call the police! There are poisonous snakes!"

They were terrified to the point of their livers and galls about to burst, but this was merely the most basic attack that the released animals would launch against the native fish of the Yangtze.

In the distant river water, the fish watched with relish, every pair of eyes gleaming.

"How impressive! The gratitude the releasers wanted—hasn't it arrived!"

"Hahaha, serves them right, serves them right!"

"Really great, for the first time I want to applaud these hateful invasive species, go on! Bite them to death!"

Ling Yue's pocket-held Xunbao Shu Duo Duo looked very excited, it asked Ling Yue: "Is this what retribution is? If all those irresponsible releasers could be like today, they'd surely be scared never to release recklessly again!"

Ling Yue nodded: "Of course."

The array she designed is a combination of the Illusion Array and the Expulsion Array; once formed, the Yangtze becomes a unified river, any foreign species that enter will be expelled from the water, and at the same time, the last person they see will become their attack target.

Without a doubt, those under attack are definitely the releasers.

But to set up such a large array, relying solely on Ling Yue is absolutely impossible, so she sought help from the Special Safety Bureau.

Now it seems, the experimental effect is excellent.

Beside them, a few reporters who had escaped unconsciously glanced at their mineral water bottles, wiped the sweat from their foreheads, they were extremely relieved!

How great, fortunately they were unwilling to collude with these people, under pressure they released mineral water—ah no, to be precise, it should be tap water.

Look at these people, truly pitiful.

However, the effect is indeed huge!

These people laughed until their mouths could hardly close, feeling even more gratified; as for Ling Yue off to the side, who is that? We don't know!

Although they instinctively guessed some, perhaps related to Ling Yue, but why would they? Why would they need to offend the other side?

Their miserable states were precisely recorded by the camera; one can imagine that once published, it will surely shock some brainless releasers.

The only pity is that the police arrived too quickly; these scumbags, seeing police for the first time, were moved to tears, waving their hands: "Police comrades, save me, save me, save me!"

"And me, my leg, my leg can't move!"

Even worse is the leader; his fingers have been swallowed by the crocodile turtle into its belly, his tendons severed, he looks only in his thirties, this hand is probably ruined.

Clearly the police who received the report of private release of invasive animals: "???"

If they could materialize, small question marks should be stuck in their heads; the police looked at the nearest few reporters: "Who reported this? What's the situation?"

The reporters' movements stalled, after staring at each other for a few seconds, they decisively said: "Us."

"As for the situation—" they said with solemn faces, expressing deep regret for these self-inflicted releasers, and explained the cause and effect.

"We are reporters of the Yangtze Evening News; we learned that someone was holding a large-scale release event here, prepared to lurk in, take photos as evidence, and we also reported the police, informing the police comrades."

"But unexpectedly, the animals released by these people would jump ashore and attack the releasers; those screaming on the shore are all participants in the release event, and what bites them are the very animals they brought to release."

The police looked at the strange-looking animals, at a glance recognizing that almost all were invasive species; the only exceptions might be those several dozen red chain snakes, but red chain snakes are state-protected three-have animals; catching one is illegal, catching twenty or more constitutes a crime, catching fifty or more is a major criminal case!

These snakes, there should be more than twenty, right?

Finally, even the fire department had to be dispatched; after all, although the red chain snake's venom is not strong, it is still poisonous—look, the legs of the first person bitten have turned dark and discolored!

Firefighters, police, and 120 arrived quickly; the most seriously injured should be Lin Bin, who became disabled directly, and also very unlucky releasers, because catching twenty or more red chain snakes constitutes a crime, they were sentenced.

Once this was reported, it immediately caused a huge uproar.

Besides those few reporters, no one knew that Ling Yue was also on the scene; later, she alone piloted a small boat following the Feng Shui Turtle to a stretch of river.

The Feng Shui Turtle didn't urge her to go down, but introduced: "Jinjin is currently guarding the bottom; there is a Ming dynasty cargo ship down there, very very large!"

"I went down with it and saw some Yuan blue-and-white porcelain, a large amount of gold and silver ingots, many gemstones, rotting spices; that ship likely hit something, causing hull leakage and quickly sank."

"Apart from the damaged hull bottom, the hull is well preserved."

Ling Yue nodded slightly, her face solemn; she wore a water avoidance talisman close to her body, after entering the water, not a drop of water touched her clothes.

Soon, she sank to the bottom.

In the dim underwater, Ling Yue turned on her flashlight, she strained to lift her head, a huge dark ship appeared before her eyes, it could be described as covering the sky and blocking the sun.

Some swimming fish darted by nearby, leisurely and carefree.

It has lain dormant here for years; now, at last, there is hope of seeing the light of day again, Ling Yue pursed her lips: "Let's go up."

As for the disposal of the sunken ship, it is no longer something Ling Yue can decide; it involves state departments.

As for Jinjin, it has always been most obedient to Ling Yue's words.

Speak of Cao Cao and Cao Cao arrives; Jinjin wagged its tail and came over, listening to her explain the next plan.

Ling Yue took a gold ingot; high-purity gold is not subject to corrosion, so after years in the water it remains as golden as ever, with a few characters faintly engraved on the bottom.

Ling Yue did not recognize it.

Dragon Fish Jinjin guarded aside; one person and one fish went upstream.

The calm, waveless river surface suddenly sounded with a 'huala'.

The water surface broke open, a person emerged—who else could it be but Ling Yue?

Even if water doesn't wet water, but after staying underwater all along, suddenly contacting fresh air, who wouldn't be happy?

Ling Yue took a deep breath, her eyebrows curving.

The fresh-out-of-the-oven gold ingot in her hand, under sunlight, emitted a brilliant golden light, so bright that people could hardly keep their eyes open.

"How beautiful!"

In midair came the startled cry of Xunbao Shu Duo Duo.

Ling Yue put it into a bag, ready to put it away; Xunbao Shu Duo Duo's mung-bean-sized little eyes snapped open, staring intently at the gold. The little money-monger drooled, almost salivating: "Gold! Such a big chunk!"

It was almost overcome with excitement, but seeing Ling Yue's calm expression, Xunbao Shu Duo Duo instinctively clung tightly to its little paws.

"Yue Yue?"

Ling Yue collected her thoughts, looking at it: "Hmm? You want to ask about the gold's origin?"

She smiled, her eyes twinkling: "This gold ingot I found on the sunken ship; I'm about to go find an expert to appraise it, and on the way I'll head home. By the way, does anyone want to go home?"

Jin Jin and the Feng Shui Turtle knew she was talking to them, but going home...

They were both stunned, thinking of all those animals in the... and then—

Longyu Jin Jin shook its head: "I still need to help you find a family of Yangtze sturgeon; I'm not going back."

The Feng Shui Turtle Master nodded: "Right, I'm also not going back for now. You must keep the news of this ship safe; otherwise, if someone discovers it, the ship won't be safe, and there are many cultural relics aboard."

Ling Yue listened attentively to the Feng Shui Turtle's introduction; having experienced much in Beijing, she spoke with authority.

Ling Yue agreed as well, so she would first make thorough preparations; the Feng Shui Turtle said: "I'll stay here and join everyone in guarding the sunken ship."

Beside it, many fish leapt out enthusiastically, slapping their tails in pledge.

"Don't worry, we'll definitely keep a good watch!"

Some fish exclaimed in surprise: "These broken stones and rotten wood—how important can they be?"

"Of course it's important! When I first saw someone drop a little shining silver ring, I felt so heartbroken I cried!"

Ling Yue couldn't help but laugh; if she wasn't mistaken, it must be a diamond ring.

Getting back to the point, she looked at the Feng Shui Turtle Master and said with a smile: "You also said that as long as I don't leak the news of this ship, it's heaven knows, earth knows, you know, I know."

"Before I find the archaeological team of the state department, I will certainly not tell anyone else!"

The Feng Shui Turtle nodded in relief.

In the end, Ling Yue left; just as she had come, she returned the same way—oh, no, she also brought along a bag of jade stones.

But the effect was very good.

It proved her idea feasible; the only unfortunate thing was probably that batch of experiments—cough cough—releasing people.

Noon.

Ling Yue suddenly received a call from Cheng Ziming, his voice excited: "Yue Yue sis, do you still remember the West Mountain Zoo incident?"

"There's already a result!"

Ling Yue propped herself up on her arms, straightened her waist: "Isn't this a bit too fast?"

Such speed was completely beyond her expectation.

Cheng Ziming happily told her: "At first I was surprised too, but then I heard the matter involved many parties, and in the end a big shot above gave the final say."

"Didn't you say before you wanted to take over the zoo's dolphin? Now you can."

What else could Ling Yue say? After all, she had just returned and had her staff tidy up the abandoned ocean hall; it should be about ready by now.

She nodded: "I'll bring the Dolphin Smile back right away."

Cheng Ziming laughed: "No need for you to fetch it—I heard someone already sent over the Dolphin Smile you were supposed to take charge of." He paused suddenly: "But you should know the situation of the Dolphin Smile, right?"

"Its depression is severe; it can't be cured."

So the zoo would make excuses, refusing to take them in; another reason is that the animals of West Mountain Zoo, suffering from long-term malnutrition, want to be nursed back to peak condition, which also requires great effort.

Of the two remaining zoos in Jing Shi, the public zoo that the police found first not only refused to accept them, but also kicked the responsibility over to Ling Yue's Capital Zoo.

Cheng Ziming knew a colleague handling the case, who vividly described it to him.

"Turns out the zoo wanted to act all cheerful, cozy up to me, and eat all the animals, but upon seeing the animals of West Mountain Zoo, its face fell instantly!"

The colleague gestured: "Its face was stretched this long! Really something!"

Cheng Ziming almost couldn't hold back laughter: "Is that even a human face? Even a donkey's face isn't that long!"

The colleague continued: "He just wanted to ask about West Mountain Zoo's star animal—surely that's the Dolphin Smile? I'll take him to have a look; after all, disposing of these animals is also a problem."

"Then his face turned completely black, blacker than the bottom of our village's kettle."

"He excused himself by saying the Dolphin Smile had severe depression, his zoo could do nothing, it was just not meant to be. He spoke so nicely, just short of directly calling it an incurable disease—they despised it."

The colleague still sighed: "These animals that have long lived in zoos basically can't be rewilded; the only option is to find a zoo to take them. But in their city, there are only two zoos total, and even the public ones won't take them—how would the private ones agree?"

In a moment, West Mountain Zoo became a hot potato.

Finally, it was Xiao Liu, whom Ling Yue had sent to investigate the incident, who slapped his chest and promised: "If they don't want them, we will—our zoo is preparing to expand, and we have more than enough space for these animals!"

And so it smoothly ended up at Ling Yue's Capital Zoo.

That afternoon, truck after truck transported the animals to the grounds; the focus of attention was surely the Dolphin Smile.

After all, from a few months ago until now, the zoo has yet to reopen its ocean hall.

This time it also brought the beloved childhood favorite of many in Jing Shi—the Dolphin Smile.

Parents visiting the zoo with their children introduced: "This is the performance animal we loved most as kids; it can balance balls, dance, spray water, and sing, doing many tricks, especially lively and lovable!"

The child, heart racing, tugged at his parents' hands and shook them: "I also want to see it; I want to see the Dolphin Smile performance!"

The parents laughed at his antics: "Okay, okay, okay—we weren't just seeing that, were we? The ocean hall has already been rebuilt; maybe before long we'll be able to watch an ocean performance."

The child immediately jumped up happily, pouting: "How about we pinky promise?"

"Once the ocean hall opens, you have to bring me to see the dolphins, see the big dolphins!"

Sure.

As Ling Yue passed by, hearing this conversation, her lightly made-up red lips almost pressed into a straight line—was the oceanarium putting on an animal show?

That was absolutely impossible.

Her zoo never stages animal performances—not today, not ever—except for cases like the panda TuanTuan.

Besides, that isn't a performance; it's TuanTuan's own choice.

Behind Ling Yue was a flock of brightly colored small birds, at their head a plump, golden-feathered goldfinch—none other than the lead singer of her bird choir, the goldfinch Qingling.

She had brought the entire choir with her.

Qingling stepped firmly onto Ling Yue's shoulder, rubbing her cheek, and for the first time felt insecure: 'Can I really do this?'

Ling Yue gave a faint smile: 'Why not? Your voices are so lovely—everyone will surely like them.'

She entered the oceanarium, and the melting halo activated.

Behind her were the other choir members, their wings flapping patteringly as they followed her into the oceanarium.

Outside, the tiger-striped parrot couple huddled close, excited yet nervous at seeing so many large beasts for the first time.

The other small birds were dazzled, looking up in astonishment as they flew: 'Wow, so many impressive huge animals—they look so fierce!'

Oh dear, don't stare—we've fallen behind!

Huh? Then let's hurry and catch up!

Inside the oceanarium.

Inside, everything had been completely renewed; blue water rippled, and the light patterns cast upon the pale dome were pretty and cute.

The animals dispatched from the zoo were all here, including the monkey Manman, along with its other friends from the circus.

Thanks to the previous experience, everyone sat together properly; hearing the splashing water, Manman the monkey turned its big eyes to the side.

In the pool, colorful little balls drifted with the current; a bluish‑gray dolphin smiled, quietly perched at the edge, quietly revealing a pair of moist eyes.

The dolphin's smile met its gaze; startled, it gave a splash and retreated, and after a moment it resurfaced: 'You… who are you?'