The convoy bumped for more than seven hours on the mountain roads in the southwestern border of China.
After one o'clock in the morning, I finally came to the outskirts of a prefecture-level city.
The crowd did not stop, but turned onto the highway and ran all the way.
After another three hours, the majestic buildings of the provincial capital finally appeared outside the car window.
At this time, the sky was already dawning.
Anne personally acted as the driver of Lin Shuo's car. It stands to reason that a girl who drives for twelve hours in a row is a bit desperate.
But while driving, the woman chatted with myna bird all the way, and she was in high spirits.
On the contrary, Lin Shuo felt that this woman and this bird were really noisy.
Arriving at a five-star hotel called Four Seasons Hotel in Chunning, the provincial capital, the team arrived at the destination of the trip and stopped for dinner.
Chunning is said to be like spring all year round, and the urban greening is very good.
Lin Shuo asked the mynah to forage in the nearby woods, and placed an ebony box in the guest room. He followed Anne, Wei Xingshan and his party into the cafeteria of the Four Seasons Hotel.
The luxury restaurant of more than 200 square meters was still early, and there were not many people, so it seemed very empty.
More than a dozen people in this line, especially the group of big-headed soldiers behind Wei Xingshan, marched into the restaurant in a line. The dozen or so people walked, looked for seats, and sat down in a rhythm, which made the few diners in the restaurant walk one after another. Attention ceremony.
Lin Shuo picked a remote table, Anne greeted Liu Qing, and the two girls sat down with Lin Shuo.
Liu Qing asked Wei Xingshan to sit down, but the man glanced at Lin Shuo, shook his head and refused.
After choosing the meal, the three of Lin Shuo were eating and drinking when two more people came in at the entrance of the cafeteria.
Both of them wear glasses, and one of them looks to be in his sixties. He is dressed in a silk Tang suit and has silver hair all over his head.
Behind the old man was a man in his thirties, wearing a white shirt, with a refined appearance.
The two men took the food from the plate, searched for it, and walked towards Lin Shuo's table.
Anne and Liu Qing stood up when they saw the two of them approaching.
"Let me introduce." Anne said, "This is the chief scientist of the International Society for Biological Research, Professor He Zihong. The person next to him is his student and a young biologist in our country, Dr. Yang Tuo.
Professor He, Dr. Yang, this is the leader we invited this time, Mr. Lin Shuolin. "
"I have admired Mr. Lin's name for a long time!" He Zihong stretched out his hand enthusiastically, "I didn't expect Mr. Lin to be so young, and he is indeed a formidable young man!"
Lin Shuo froze for a moment, but stood up and shook hands with He Zihong.
After some pleasantries, the host and guest were seated, and Lin Shuo gave Anne a questioning look.
Anne immediately explained with a smile: "Compared with these two experts, my half-baked graduate student is far behind. So this trip to Heilongjiang, the person in charge of the scientific research project is these two. They have long been in the The Four Seasons Hotel is waiting for Mr. Lin to join us."
"Professor He and Dr. Lin, want to go to Heilongjiang with us?" Lin Shuo frowned and looked at the two scholars.
"Of course." Professor He Zihong said aloud with a red face, then looked at the surrounding environment, and said in a low voice, "According to the sampling of that scale, we have just completed the preliminary research on that creature in Heilongjiang. Oops ! This is simply a biological miracle! Xiao Yang, come and tell them about it.”
The gentle Yang Tuo adjusted his glasses, with an excited look on his face, and said in a low voice: "Based on the size of the scales, we speculate that the size of this individual is rare in the world.
Its weight should be similar to that of the blue whale, the largest creature on earth, about 100 tons.
The blue whale lives in the ocean and is protected by the buoyancy of sea water, so it can support its huge weight.
But obviously, our target this time is a land creature.
This is almost impossible biologically. Such a large weight, under the gravity of land, what kind of physiological structure and physical strength are needed to support it
This is our first doubt.
Second: The hardness of that scale has reached the Moshi scale of 9.5, which is almost close to that of a diamond. This is ore-level hardness, which has never appeared on living organisms.
Of course, this may explain to a certain extent why it can weigh so much.
Third: According to the genetic decoding, the genetic map of this individual is 97% similar to the ancient creature Titanoboa, but even the Titanoboa is far from reaching such a large size.
And we also discovered that this individual has a lifespan of more than a thousand years. "
After saying this, Yang Tuo let out a long sigh of relief, and said to Lin Shuo: "Mr. Lin, in the face of such a biological miracle, Mr. He and I have spent our entire lives in this professional field. Will you miss the opportunity to witness the living body with your own eyes?"
"We know that there is a great danger this time." He Zihong said at this time, "And precisely because of the danger, we know that even if Mr. Lin makes a move, it will still be extremely difficult to capture a living body.
So we have to personally participate in this operation, so as to ensure that we can see the living body.
As long as I can look at it, even if I die in Heilongjiang, my life is worth it.
I brought Xiao Yang this time because he is young and professionally well-informed by me. In case of danger, at worst, my old bones will die in the front, and you just need to keep Xiao Yang. "
He Zihong's words were not loud, but he said it resolutely, without any room for turning back.
Yang Tuo didn't have any objection to He Zihong's words, but just looked at Lin Shuo with burning eyes, as if he wanted to get his approval.
"I disagree!"
Lin Shuo hadn't made a statement yet, but Wei Xingshan, who was at the next table, stood up and straddled Lin Shuo's table.
"He doesn't belong to the International Biological Research Association, so I don't care about it." Wei Xingshan pointed to Lin Shuo, looked at Professor He Zihong and said, "But as the leader of the Asian region of the Research Association, I have the right to decide who belongs to the Research Association." Can you participate in the action? You two scholars should stay in the scientific research base and go to the deep mountains and old forests to make trouble?"
"Captain Wei." He Zihong's face darkened, "You seem to have made a mistake. I am the chief expert of the Research Association and one of the members of the Elders' Association. I can decide who will be the captain of the action team in the Asian region."
"Then you get rid of me first." Wei Xingshan slapped the table, "Anyway, I've had enough of my anger. You talk about it and say you're going to participate.
But if we want to keep you back, how many lives will we take
Yes, you spent 10 million to buy the lives of 15 of our brothers.
But human life, is it so worthless? "
Wei Xingshan's words became louder and louder, and soon, other diners left the table one after another, leaving the restaurant as if fleeing.
The waitress walked to the dining table, wanting to remind something, but was frightened by Wei Xingshan's menacing expression, and did not dare to go forward.
He Zihong's face was flushed and his hands were shaking with anger. Seeing this, Anne quickly stroked the old man's back and winked at Wei Xingshan.
At this time, Yang Tuo adjusted his glasses and said firmly: "Captain Wei, life is equal and cannot be measured by money. You have your responsibilities for this operation, and we also have our mission. If you think we are If it's a burden, that's fine, at worst we will go by ourselves, without your protection."
"Actually, everyone's goal is the same." Anne said, "They all have the same awareness. Then why can't we cooperate sincerely? With Mr. Lin here, I believe everything can be saved. Right, Mr. Lin."
While speaking, Anne turned her beautiful eyes to Lin Shuo.
Lin Shuo remained silent all this time. At this moment, he looked at the people in the seats who were at war with swords, and said calmly:
"I just collect money for errands, and I don't care about other things. I've finished eating, so I go up to smoke a cigarette."
After speaking, he patted his ass and left.