Xiang Yang and others did not stop them.
The leatherback turtle has an extremely strong vitality. Even if it is turned upside down on the beach, it can still survive for several days until the water in its body is completely dried up by the sun and it will die.
Zhang Qicheng pinched the belly of a small leather turtle with two fingers and laid it flat on the floor.
The little leather turtle with its four legs facing up immediately kicked its four legs wildly in the air and stretched its neck as far as possible, trying to turn its body over.
Zhang Qicheng said, "See, that's it. Without any external help, this leatherback turtle can't turn itself over anyway."
“Bang!”
With a crisp sound, the leather turtle stretched its neck hard and shook its head hard. Its whole body turned over in an instant, and the shuttle skin hit the ground with a crisp sound.
Xiang Yang looked at Zhang Qicheng with a smile.
"Ugh." Zhang Qicheng groaned, "That's impossible!" He was about to use his hands to turn the little leather turtle over, "Did I not get the position right just now?"
Li Jin said crisply: "Uncle, stop turning the little turtle over. It hurts."
"Okay, okay, I won't turn it over." Zhang Qicheng smiled and took his hand back, "This shouldn't be the case. I clearly remember that if I turn the leather turtle over, it won't be able to turn back."
Mr. Peng said cheerfully, "You are not mistaken, it is this turtle that is mistaken."
Zhang Qicheng suddenly looked embarrassed.
Xiang Yang put the leatherback turtle back into the iron basin with a smile and explained, "Boss Zhang is actually not mistaken. The leatherback turtle is indeed impossible to turn over again once its body is turned over. This is true not only for leatherback turtles, but also for most turtles, including mountain tortoises."
Zhang Qicheng nodded immediately, "That's exactly what I remember."
Li Chao joked, "Then this leatherback turtle must have made a mistake and forgot that it is a turtle?"
"Not really." Xiang Yang said, "There is a weight factor involved, but you have overlooked it. Once any turtle turns over, its limbs cannot touch the ground. If it wants to turn itself over, it can only rely on its neck. When leatherback turtles are small, they are light, and the strength of their necks is enough to turn their bodies over. As leatherback turtles grow up, the strength of their necks will also increase, but the degree of increase in neck strength is far behind the degree of change in its weight. Once it grows to more than five kilograms, it will be difficult to turn itself over with its neck, especially leatherback turtles weighing more than 100 kilograms. It is absolutely impossible for it to turn itself over with its neck."
Zhang Qicheng touched his chin and said, "Is that so? I'll try getting some turtles when I get back."
"The turtle's neck is much longer than that of the leatherback turtle, and it's also much lighter. It should still be able to turn its body over," said Xiang Yang.
It's not a big deal to stand at the entrance of the marine exhibition hall all the time.
Li Chao suggested that everyone go to the teahouse opposite and wait.
Xiang Yang agreed after a brief thought. Although Chen Yu asked him to wait there, he couldn't let a living person be suffocated to death by a pee.
So Xiang Yang called Chen Qingsheng and asked him to take Fang Youqun and the others out for two hours of free time after finishing his work, while he followed Li Chao to the teahouse opposite.
A few people asked for a small private room and each ordered a cup of tea.
The tea here is not cheap. Even the cheapest black tea costs 60 yuan a cup.
"Uncle, Xiaojin wants to eat cake." Li Jin looked up at Li Chao and said.
"Okay, tell that sister what kind of cake you want to eat." Li Chao said.
Li Jin said weakly: "But Xiao Jin has no pocket money."
Xiang Yang suddenly burst out laughing, "Go and order whatever you want to eat, I'll pay for you later."
Li Chao was also amused by Li Jin. "Don't be fooled by this boy's gentle appearance. He is actually very noisy and bold. Last time, his teacher invited my sister-in-law to school. Guess what it was for? This boy got a dice from somewhere and played a lottery with his classmates. He cheated his classmates out of their breakfast money. His parents went to the school to cause trouble."
Li Jin immediately became anxious when he heard this, "Xiao Jin didn't cheat them, that money was won by Xiao Jin, and Xiao Jin also lost to them before."
"This child will definitely not suffer any loss when he grows up." Zhang Qicheng said with a smile.
Li Chao touched Li Jin's head and said, "He is quite independent, but my elder brother and sister-in-law don't have time to discipline him, and my father is also quite indulgent. He is becoming more and more lawless."
Zhang Qicheng ordered some food from the menu and a milkshake cake for Li Jin. Then they sat in the private room and started chatting while eating.
At the dinner table, Xiang Yang confirmed one thing, that is, Mr. Peng and Li Chao seemed to be very familiar with each other, and Mr. Peng also seemed to know Zhang Qicheng, but their relationship was obviously not as close as that with Li Chao.
Li Chao and Mr. Peng were chatting the whole time, from business matters to ornamental fish, and then some daily conversations.
Xiang Yang couldn't get a say in many things, so he just buried his head in eating while listening to the two of them chatting, and time passed quietly.
Finally, Xiang Yang's cell phone rang.
Everyone present immediately looked at Xiang Yang.
"How is it? Is it your teacher?" Li Chao asked.
Xiang Yang nodded and picked up the phone randomly, "Hello? Teacher Chen..."
After a moment, Xiang Yang put down his phone and said to the others, "My teacher and his friends are here and are now at the gate of Haizhan City."
Li Chao quickly called the waiter to settle the bill, then took Li Jin's hand and followed Xiang Yang downstairs.
Xiang Yang left the teahouse and saw three oversized vans that looked a bit like ambulances at the entrance of Haizhan City across the street, but there were no signs on the bodies of the vans and no alarm devices installed on the roofs.
There were about ten people standing next to the car, looking around.
Xiang Yang recognized Chen Yu in the crowd at a glance. After not seeing Chen Yu for a year, there was no change in Chen Yu. He still had a flat head, was tall and thin, with a slightly bent waist. He wore a pair of silver glasses and looked very scholarly.
"Teacher Chen." Xiang Yang hurriedly went up to him.
Chen Yu also saw Xiang Yang and nodded slightly, "Xiang Yang."
When the two met, each of them first made a brief self-introduction.
Xiang Yang knew that half of the people who came were professors or teaching staff from the Ocean University, and the other half were researchers from scientific research institutions. The team leader was a doctoral supervisor of marine biology named Li, and Chen Yu was the deputy team leader.
Chen Yu and his friends also knew the identities of Li Chao and others.
"It turns out that it wasn't just this kid and Mr. Xiang Yang who discovered the leather turtle." After receiving the leather turtle, Professor Li said to Mr. Peng a little embarrassedly, "We thought there were only two people who discovered the leather turtle, so we only applied for two prizes."
Mr. Peng repeatedly stopped and said, "It's okay. I'm just watching the fun."
Xiang Yang was also a little stunned, "I also have a reward?"
"You didn't keep the turtle privately after you found it, and you notified the scientific research institution immediately. Of course you will be rewarded. The motherland will not treat any meritorious official unfairly." Chen Yu smiled and handed Li Jin and Xiang Yang a red paper bag with a five-pointed star printed on it. "This is what you deserve. The money may not be much for you, but you must continue this honor. We will also make up for your share, Mr. Peng."