Chapter 88: Looking for Leap-headed Turtles
After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, Wang Xinran frowned slightly. She didn't ask why Wu Zhongyuan mentioned the bald turtle, because she had guessed Wu Zhongyuan's thoughts.
Wu Zhongyuan didn't say anything else, because he also knew that Wang Xinran already understood what he was thinking about.
After a brief and quick thought, Wang Xinran picked up his mobile phone and entered the headquarters system to check the information about the bald turtle.
"Do you think this method is feasible?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.
Wang Xinran shook her head, "I can't say it, wait until I check the situation of the bald turtle first, and then ask for the opinions of the zoologist."
These things can only be done by Wang Xinran. All Wu Zhongyuan could do was lie on the bed and wait.
I don’t know how long it took, just when Wu Zhongyuan was confused and wanted to fall asleep, Wang Xinran spoke, “The bald turtle is a type of turtle, a carnivorous reptile, with a strong sense of territory and a strong aggressiveness.”
Hearing Wang Xinran's words, Wu Zhongyuan sat up with his arms, "What else?"
Wang Xinran said again, "Theoretically, if these two animals meet, they may attack each other, but they both live in the waters of Poyang Lake and have a certain IQ. It cannot be ruled out that they are 'good neighbors'. Taking a step back, even if they are not good neighbors, they may have had a fight before, and they have already distinguished their strengths. When they encounter them again, the weak will likely take the initiative to avoid them and not fight with the other party."
"How far is the activity area of the bald turtle from the activity area of the dragon?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.
Wang Xinran picked up his mobile phone, called out the water map of Poyang Lake, walked over and pointed it to Wu Zhongyuan, "Heilongtan is here, the place where the bald turtle lives is called Wanshou Bay. On this tributary above the Heilongtan, the straight line distance between the two is about thirty miles."
Wu Zhongyuan thought for a while and said, "The last time they used a steamer to chase the dragon, the dragon fled downstream. Can this be understood as the dragon dare not offend the bald turtle's territory?"
Wang Xinran nodded, "There is this possibility, but it cannot be ruled out that it goes downstream to swim faster to get rid of their chasing."
Wu Zhongyuan was about to answer the conversation, but Wang Xinran stood up and said, "It's too late, go to bed and go to the field for observation tomorrow."
Wu Zhongyuan had something to worry about and was not sleeping soundly. He got up early after dawn and urged Wang Xinran to have breakfast. The two of them took a bus to the lakeside.
There are many tributaries in Poyang Lake. Heilongtan is located west of the north shore of Poyang Lake. There are no villages nearby. There are more than ten miles of wetlands between land and lakes. At this time, the wetland is covered with tall reeds.
It is the season for water birds to build nests and raise broods, but there are no water birds in the reeds nearby. There are quarrels in the reeds elsewhere, but it is dead silent. This situation also shows that there are beasts hiding nearby. The water birds sensed the danger and took the initiative to avoid this area.
The two climbed a sand dune by the river to observe the surrounding terrain and the tributary rivers upstream and downstream.
"Don't you know how to look at Feng Shui?" Wang Xinran pointed to Wanshou Bay upstream and Heilongtan here. "Look at which Feng Shui is better in these two places?"
"This is not good," Wu Zhongyuan shook his head. "Whether Feng Shui is good depends on who. For flies, cesspools are Feng Shui treasures, and for flies, mud ponds are also Feng Shui treasures."
Wang Xinran hid on the wind and covered her hands to light a cigarette, "I mean to let you see where these two places are better. For animals, who occupy a good place means who is better."
After careful observation, Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "I don't know much about the living habits of bald turtles and dragons. It's hard to say which of these two places is better for them."
Wang Xinran just said it casually and didn't have any hope. He just gave up after Wu Zhongyuan said this.
"Do you think the bald turtle can compete with the dragon head-on?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.
Wang Xinran lit a cigarette and took a deep breath, "Turts are not docile animals. They are very aggressive and even more bald turtles. Otherwise, they would not have overturned the ship that accidentally entered Wanshou Bay. In addition, there is a saying that 'Words eat turtles, and two families cannot. If these two animals fight, they may not be able to gain advantage."
Wu Zhongyuan had not answered the conversation yet, and Wang Xinran said, "We don't need them to separate from life and death. We just need to try to lure them to fight each other, distract the dragon's attention, and then take the opportunity to go into the water."
"We have to do it as soon as possible," said Wu Zhongyuan, "they have been trapped underwater for a day and a half."
"I know," Wang Xinran nodded, "The diving equipment is ready. For safety reasons, two colleagues will go into the water with us. They are on the way to come and will be able to arrive at the hotel we checked in before noon. What we need to do now is to determine as soon as possible whether to lead the dragon over or the bald turtle over?"
Wu Zhongyuan said, "I feel that it is not accidental for the dragon to live in the Black Dragon Pond. I suspect that it is likely to be protecting something. Before, they not only alarmed the dragon, but also exposed their intentions. If they are still in the space underwater, the dragon will either enter the space and kill them, or they will keep guarding at the door without giving them a chance to float away."
After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, Wang Xinran nodded again. Wu Zhongyuan's analysis made sense. After the dragon knocked over the ship, it did not massacre the crew members who had attacked it, but rushed back to the Black Dragon Pond. This action shows that there is something it cared about in the Black Dragon Pond. After it found that someone was sneaking into the underwater space, it would definitely try every means to stop the other party from leaving.
After confirming that I can only lead the bald turtle, the next thing I have to think about is how to lead the bald turtle.
It is said that there is a specialty in technique. Zoologists know the habits of bald turtles better than the two. They judged that the bald turtle in Wanshou Bay should be female. Bald turtle is a type of turtle. The female animal has much larger shape than males, and some are even several times the size of males.
In addition, the previous few bald turtles attacked passing ships all occurred from May to October. This period is the season for turtles to lay eggs. Turtles lay eggs many times a year, and not only one nest, so on the beach near Wanshou Bay, there are very likely eggs laid by bald turtles.
Bald turtles, like turtles, have egg protection behavior. After laying eggs, they will bury the eggs, but they will not go far and hide somewhere where they can see the spawning place. Once they find someone moving their eggs, they will rush over to attack.
The headquarters thus made a suggestion for the two of them, looking for the bald turtle eggs, destroying part of them, and angering it. Take part in part and attracting it to chase after it.
Wang Xinran turned back the pistol, "No need to give it to him, he has it."
Zhang Shukai retracted his pistol and moved his eyes back to the display screen.
The image of the drone may have been sent back to the headquarters in real time. Someone at the headquarters said something to Wang Xinran. Wang Xinran contacted the person who controlled the drone. "Xiaolin, Fang Yi, let the drone fly lower, the bald turtle will spit out waste in the body through the mouthpiece, and the turtle will form foam on the water surface, focusing on searching for large areas with foam on the water surface."
At this time, the two people responsible for searching and excavation have started looking for them from the island and the beach on the river. The small instruments carried by these two people can find turtle eggs hidden under the sand. The principle of the instrument is unknown, but it is certain that this thing was not designed specifically to find turtle eggs and turtle eggs.
There are many turtle eggs found, but they are all ordinary turtle eggs, not big. While digging, there are really bald turtles to try to attack. However, these are all ordinary bald turtles, the largest one is the size of a washbasin, and they kick it away with one kick.
After searching for half an hour, I still found no results.
At this time, the sun was already westward, and Wu Zhongyuan was a little anxious, "In the past ten years, will the bald turtle have already gone to another place?"
"It shouldn't be. This kind of animal will not easily change its living areas." Wang Xinran said. After last night and today's bad habits, she almost became a turtle expert.
The drone uses electricity and lasts only half an hour. Seeing that the battery is insufficient, one of them controls the drone to return to replace the battery.
Chapter completed!