Wang Qian and Li Kun did the cleaning, while Zhang Zian went to the second floor to get his ID card, passport, household register, business license, property ownership certificate, time deposit book, and everything else that could prove his identity and fixed assets. Then he winked at Richard, and the latter understood and flew to his shoulder.
He left the shop with Richard and stopped a taxi.
"Binhai Bank."
Zhang Zian went to the bank to print out the business statements of the shop in recent months, and then went straight to the American Consulate in Binhai City. He had done everything he could. As for whether he could pass the visa interview, it was up to God.
Without the CFA Tour Invitation that Lauren and Tim gave him, he could only get a tourist visa. However, with the invitation, it seemed that he would be more confident to get a business visa. A business visa meant that you were going to the United States to do business, to increase the GDP of the United States, and to increase jobs in the United States. Therefore, it was much easier to get a visa.
In addition, Richard was responsible for talking to the Consular Officer, so at least language communication would not be an obstacle.
Fortunately, because he had prepared sufficient information, especially because he was a pet shop operator and had received an invitation from his American counterpart, the Consular Officer believed that he was not going to the United States to be an illegal immigrant. The Consular Officer did not make things difficult for him, and he passed the visa interview smoothly.
Walking out of the consulate, Zhang Zian glanced at the long line of people who were anxiously waiting for their travel visa in the snow. He was secretly happy that he was a business elite who didn't have to worry about anything else …
He wanted to tell Lauren and Tim that he had passed the visa interview, but then he thought that they would have to sleep for a long time after arriving at the hotel to get rid of the jet lag, so he did not disturb them. He called a taxi and went straight to Binhai University.
He had thought about it carefully. If he wanted to meet Richard's requirements, so that it could take the plane and even enjoy the in-flight meal, he could only give it a special identity — proving that it was of great value to scientific research. Zhang Zian only knew one person who was qualified to issue such a certificate — Professor Wei Kang.
If he remembered correctly, the research institute where Professor Wei Kang worked had cooperated with Phoenix House. Phoenix House provided funds for their research, and the research institute issued a certificate for Phoenix House, which allowed Phoenix House to smoothly bring some birds that were prohibited by the International Wildlife Protection Law into China and skip the quarantine at the border.
Therefore, Zhang Zian went straight to Binhai University to find Wei Kang. He must know how to get a similar certificate.
Due to the bad weather, there were very few pedestrians and cars on the road. They didn't encounter any traffic jams along the way and soon arrived at Binhai University.
He paid the fare, stood at the school gate, and sent a message to Wei Kang.
Zhang Zian: "Professor Wei, I need your help. Is it convenient for me to go to you now?"
He and Wei Kang could only be considered acquaintances, but they weren't very close, so it wasn't appropriate for him to visit him rashly. Furthermore, Wei Kang might be in class or doing experiments at the moment. Whether it was out of courtesy or something else, it was best to make an appointment first.
While he was waiting for Wei Kang's reply, his eyes were not idle. Unfortunately, on this snowy day, even the girls who were most obsessed with short skirts had obediently put on long pants, so he had no chance to feast his eyes.
When he went out, he was wearing a hooded jacket. Richard broke out of its invisible state and hid in the hood to keep warm. It only poked its head out. Whenever a handsome guy passed by, it would always whistle at him frivolously. When the guy turned around to look, it would quickly retract into the hood, leaving Zhang Zian and Richard staring at each other …
If the guy was from the Northeast, he would even leave a classic sentence — "What are you looking at?"
Old Time Tea wasn't by his side, so Zhang Zian didn't dare to reply — "What's wrong with looking at you?" He could only silently turn his head away …
Fortunately, this torturous feeling didn't last long. He received a reply from Wei Kang on his phone.
Wei Kang: "Yes, I'm in the office of the central teaching building."
It was a snowy day, and even the pedestrians on the campus were sparse. In the basketball court, which was usually filled with youthful and hormonal atmosphere, a thin and small boy was practicing shooting in the snow. Speaking of which, Zhang Zian had a similar time before. In order to win the favor and screams of girls, he waited for others to rest and ran to practice alone … Although it had an inspirational beginning, it didn't have a matching inspirational ending. Chicken soup couldn't be boiled all the time.
After entering the central teaching building, it wasn't cold anymore. Richard jumped out of its hood, stood on Zhang Zian's shoulder, and proudly looked at the surrounding students and teachers.
It was rare to see people wandering around with a parrot, especially when this parrot was so big and arrogant. Of course, it attracted a lot of attention, especially from the female students and teachers. They all pointed at Richard and Zhang Zian, and there was an indescribable sense of envy in their tone. Some people even ran up to Zhang Zian and asked him where he bought this parrot from.
Zhang Zian took the elevator to the floor where Wei Kang's office was. Before entering, he warned Richard not to be too arrogant inside. They were only here to ask for permission to ride on an animal with scientific research value. They didn't want to be directly sent to the dissection room for research.
After knocking on the door, he pushed it open and entered.
Wei Kang was still the same. He was wearing an old-fashioned black jacket, sitting at his desk and reading a large academic book. From time to time, he would pick up a pen and outline or mark something on the page. Zhang Zian knew that one couldn't judge a book by its cover. Wei Kang just didn't care about what he wore. It would be a big joke to say that he, a university professor and consultant of Phoenix House, was poor.
"Professor Wei, sorry to bother you. Are you busy?" Zhang Zian greeted him.
"Not really. Not really." Wei Kang stood up and looked at Richard. "Is this your super smart parrot?"
When they met at Phoenix House, Wei Kang accidentally heard Guo Dongyue mention that there was a super smart parrot in Zhang Zian's shop. Wei Kang had been thinking about it ever since. As a biology professor and a consultant of Phoenix House, he recognized that it was an adult African grey parrot at first glance.
"Hello, I am Richard," Richard said.
Wei Kang wasn't surprised. He just looked at it with the eyes of a scientific researcher.
"Hey! Old man! Someone is greeting you! "Richard's tone changed, and it shouted with dissatisfaction.
"What?" Wei Kang was surprised. This parrot had this kind of reaction? Was it trained by Zhang Zian?
"What aunt? You want to kill me? "
Zhang Zian speechlessly put his hand on his forehead. He just warned it for a few seconds, and it became arrogant again.
"This parrot can understand my words?" Wei Kang couldn't believe it.
Zhang Zian said cautiously, "More or less …"
"I mean 'understand'!" Wei Kang emphasized.
Richard couldn't stand it anymore. It flapped its wings and shouted, "Quack! Old man! Even if you look down on people, don't look down on birds! "
Wei Kang stood there dumbfounded, staring blankly at Richard. He did not feel offended by its words at all.
He had heard that some parrots could understand human language, and could even communicate with people normally. However, as a scientific researcher, he always had some doubts before he saw it with his own eyes. However, at this time, this grey parrot's behavior made him believe that it could understand his language, and even get angry because of the "disbelief" in his words.
Zhang Zian timely said, "Professor Wei, I'm going to take this parrot to the United States to do an intelligence test, but … you know it's very troublesome for pets to fly, so I came here shamelessly to ask you to give me a certificate to prove that it is not an ordinary pet, but an important research object. What do you think?"
Wei Kang frowned, "There are many institutions in China that can do intelligence tests for animals. Why do you want to do it in the United States? If you want, I can introduce you to one. I have a friend who works there … "
"That's okay. You know, people always think that the moon is brighter in foreign countries, and that foreign institutions are more authoritative, "Zhang Zian declined politely. Although the reason was nonsense, what he said was also true. Winning ten awards in China was not as sensational as winning a small award in a foreign country.
Wei Kang sighed, "Well, it's not difficult to get this certificate, and it is indeed worthy of this certificate. But you have to be careful on the way. Such a precious parrot can't be accidentally injured. You must bring it back in one piece. "
"Don't worry." Zhang Zian thought for a moment and said, "How about you also give a certificate to my cat? This time, I will take it to the United States. "
He felt that because of the recent trouble, Fina's anger value was close to the critical value. If he didn't do something to please it, it was estimated that there would be a problem …
"… Okay, but the original Egyptian cat is extremely precious. You have to be careful! Fortunately, you are going to the United States, not Egypt. Otherwise, you probably won't be able to bring it back … "Wei Kang shook his head bitterly, sat back at his desk, and gave Zhang Zian two certificates, stamped with the official seal of Binhai University and his own signature.
Everything was ready, and they could finally set off.
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