Zhang Zian looked up and saw several types of seabirds and semi-seabirds flying in the sky. They were flying at different heights and sizes, but just as Vladimir had said, they were all flying in the same direction.
It was rare for different types of seabirds to gather in the same direction. It was either to avoid tropical depressions such as typhoons, or …
Although he was not very familiar with the species of seabirds, he had grown up in a coastal city. He picked up his binoculars and looked carefully. He could still recognize a few distinctive scavenging birds.
Combined with the disgusting smell that Sihwa had said, the situation was already very obvious. It was not domestic sewage or industrial waste water that he had guessed, but … the corpse of some animal that had rotted.
But the question was, what kind of animal's rotting corpse could float so far? How could it attract so many scavenging seabirds? Would the corpse be enough for them to eat?
Seabirds could fly high and see far. Their vision was extremely strong, and the surface of the earth was curved. What Zhang Zian couldn't see with binoculars on the sea might have already fallen into the vision of these seabirds flying in the sky. They were like sharks that smelled blood and were attracted over, ready to split and eat.
Or perhaps it was a group of animals?
Zhang Zian thought to himself, Could it be that some serial killer has carried out a massacre at the beach?
"Maybe something died." He put down his binoculars and said, "Do you want to go and take a look?"
Vladimir was very interested. "Let's go and take a look. Maybe the Holy Cat Statue has done too much evil and is doomed to die!"
How was that possible?
Even if the Holy Cat Statue was dead, it was still bronze. He was afraid that it would cut off the beaks of these seabirds.
Sihwa's face was livid. She patted her chest and said, "If you want to go, you guys go. I don't want to see it. Just thinking about it makes me scared."
"Then I'll put you back into the phone. Vladimir and I will go and take a look."
Zhang Zian put Sihwa back into the phone, then visually estimated the direction in which the seabirds were gathering. He adjusted the bow of the boat, started the motor, and followed behind the seabirds.
He connected the current position of the assault boat to the coast. The direction in which the seabirds were flying was about 30 to 45 degrees. He estimated that the battery would not last until the end, and he might have to use a lot of effort to paddle …
Speaking of which, it would have been better if he had not put Sihwa back into the phone. After the battery ran out, she would have pushed the boat from the back. Was this the so-called … Old Fish Pushing the Boat?
However, she was just thinking about it. How could a spoiled young lady like her possibly reject him?
Vladimir was still standing at the bow of the ship, and Zhang Zian was also looking forward with his binoculars from time to time.
The continuous coastline gradually appeared in their field of vision, and the seabirds changed from flying horizontally to diving.
He noticed that there seemed to be some people gathered on the shore in front of him. There were also a few cars parked on the shore. There was a large black object lying on the shore, being repeatedly washed by the foaming seawater. However, it was too far away to see the specific details.
The power indicator light of the motor was flashing a warning red light, indicating that the battery could run out at any time. Zhang Zian, who was lazy, couldn't help but think of the time when he was a kid playing with a mini 4WD. When the fifth battery ran out of power, he could just bite on it a few times with his teeth. If he could run for another ten minutes, he would feel like he had earned a hundred million!
He looked at the huge battery.
"…"
It was better to be a coward.
Fearing that it would explode, he gave up on the idea of taking a few bites …
Sometimes, a gentleman should use his fists and not his mouth.
When he was less than a kilometer away from the shore, the battery was completely out of power. Even the indicator light didn't light up.
He picked up the two oars hanging on the side of the ship, flipped his hair handsomely, and hummed lightly, "Let's paddle, the small boat pushes the waves …"
Before he could sing a few lines, Vladimir, who was standing at the bow of the ship, looked down at the sea and said, "The fish are all scared away."
Zhang Zian was speechless.
He had originally planned to sing a song to attract the attention of the girls on the shore. How could he continue singing now?
From here, he could already see the black object clearly. It was a whale.
Perhaps it was because it was a weekend holiday, but there were a lot of curious onlookers gathered around the whale. They were pointing at it.
Is another whale beached?
No.
Hungry seabirds circled in the sky. If it weren't for the fact that there were a lot of people around the whale, they would have already rushed down to peck at it.
Animals' intuition was much more sensitive than that of humans. Judging from the actions of the seabirds, it was probably a dead whale. It was just that they didn't know if it had died before it was stranded and then washed up by the waves, or if it had died after it was stranded.
Of course, there was also a very small possibility that it was in a dying state.
After hearing the news, people drove over to see what was going on. After all, there had been almost no traces of whales in Binhai City before. People wanted to use this opportunity to broaden their horizons and see what a real whale looked like.
There was still some distance from the shore, but Zhang Zian had already judged that the size of this whale was much larger than the minke whale that had been stranded last time. Although it was not as big as 52 Hertz, what was certain was that it was definitely an adult whale.
As they were about to reach the shore, the onlookers on the shore also noticed the small boat floating over from the sea. What was particularly eye-catching was that there was a very arrogant blue cat standing on the bow of the ship. This was even more interesting. They had never seen anyone take a cat out to sea. Were they not afraid that the cat would jump into the sea and commit suicide?
Zhang Zian's attention was completely focused on the whale, trying to identify the species of the whale. However, the waves were constantly washing the whale's body, so he could not see it clearly.
Suddenly, he heard someone shouting on the shore, "Hey! Brother Zhang! Brother Zhang! Look over here! "
There were many people with the surname Zhang. He felt that they might not be calling him, so he did not pay attention. However, the other person kept shouting, and there was another sharp child's voice shouting, "Uncle Zhang … No, Brother Zhang! Look over here! "
Zhang Zian perked up. He felt that they were definitely calling him, so he quickly looked towards the sound.
He saw a middle-aged man with a little boy on the shore, waving at him. It was not anyone else, but Huang and Xiao Zhi, whom he had met at the beach before.
Just like the last time he saw them, Huang was holding a kite crutch in his hand, and Xiao Zhi was carrying a large and crudely made whale kite on his head. Even so, the whale's tail was still dragging on the ground.
Next to them stood a woman a few years younger than Huang. She helped Xiao Zhi brush the sand off his clothes and wipe the sweat off his face from time to time. She looked like a good wife and loving mother. She was probably Huang's wife. The family of three had come to the beach to fly kites together during the holidays.
Zhang Zian also waved at them in response.
Huang pointed at Zhang Zian excitedly and said to the onlookers next to him, "Did you see that? The expert is here. There's no problem now! Everyone can rest assured! "
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