The backs of Huang and Xiao Zhi were getting further and further away. In the end, they could only see the goldfish kite on Huang's back being blown by the wind. Someone said slowly, "It would be great if there were more people like them."
Zhang Zian turned his head to look. It was the leading officer from the Fishery Administration. He was in his thirties and was in the prime of his life. He was strong and strong.
"Ah, I haven't introduced myself. My surname is Ke, and my name is Ke Shaohui." He took the initiative to shake hands with him. "Actually, I could tell that you were mainly treating the minke whale, right? Were the father and son helping out? "
His eyes fell on Zhang Zian's sleeves.
Both of Zhang Zian's sleeves were stained red by the whale's blood, and there were some blood stains on his clothes. They probably couldn't be washed out. Luckily, they weren't expensive branded clothes.
In comparison, there was almost no blood on Huang and Xiao Zhi's bodies. They were clean, but they were soaked by the seawater.
Anyone with a discerning eye could tell who was in charge of the work and who was in charge of shouting 666.
"If it weren't for them, I wouldn't have known that there was a stranded minke whale here," Zhang Zian said, introducing himself.
"This … If I'm wrong, please don't take it to heart. Why do I feel like you look familiar? Have we met somewhere before? " Ke Shaohui stared at Zhang Zian's face and looked at him suspiciously. "I think I've heard your name somewhere before …"
Zhang Zian was sure that he had never seen him before.
"Ah! I remember now! You're the one who brought the dog to Berlin to receive the award … "Ke Shaohui suddenly remembered that he had seen news about Zhang Zian when he was browsing the internet.
Zhang Zian smiled and did not deny it.
"Tsk! No wonder you're so familiar with therapeutic animals. If someone else was here, that whale would have died … "Ke Shaohui said, smacking his lips.
"Chief! Are you there? "A voice came from the walkie-talkie.
Ke Shaohui put the walkie-talkie to his mouth. "What's up?"
"I just received a report that a fishing boat nearby is leaking water and is about to sink. The higher-ups want us to help. The situation is quite urgent," the voice from the walkie-talkie said.
"Okay, I got it. Drive the boat over here … "Ke Shaohui was halfway through his sentence when he looked up at the tugboat and frowned.
The officials on the tugboat were worried that the wound on the minke whale would burst open as it swam, so they followed the minke whale for a while. They didn't stop until it safely dove into the sea and disappeared. It was already very far away, and only a small black dot could be seen on the surface of the sea. It was at least a dozen kilometers away from the shore.
Driving the tugboat to the shore, lowering the inflatable boat, picking up Ke Shaohui and returning him to the tugboat, and then driving to the fishing boat crash site. This series of processes was very time-consuming, especially when the fishing boat was in a critical situation and could not be delayed.
Therefore, Ke Shaohui immediately changed his words. "Go and help the wrecked fishing boat immediately. You don't have to come back to pick me up."
"Then Chief, you …"
"I'll take a taxi back myself. You guys hurry up," Ke Shaohui ordered.
"Alright, let's go."
The engine of the tugboat stirred up white waves. It slowly turned around and headed in the other direction at full power.
In fact, part of the reason why the minke whale left without looking back was that it was afraid of the tugboat. It couldn't tell the difference between the tugboat and the boat that had hurt it. Zhang Zian just didn't tell Huang about this.
While Ke Shaohui was talking, Zhang Zian put down his pants and put on the shoes and socks that he had taken off.
When Ke Shaohui put down the walkie-talkie, Zhang Zian asked, "Right, you said something similar happened before? Can you tell me more about it? "
"Oh, sure." Ke Shaohui nodded. "Recently, a lot of whales have come to the sea outside of Binhai City. Do you know about this?"
"Yes, it's been on the news." Zhang Zian thought to himself that he was probably the first to know.
"Yes, our department has been very busy recently. We always have to go out to sea with the experts sent by the higher-ups. That's why the boat came late today …" Ke Shaohui helplessly spread his hands. "The boats we have now are not enough. In the past, we had more than enough."
"Experts?" Zhang Zian asked.
"Because these whales came out of nowhere." Ke Shaohui didn't hide it and said frankly, "The TV said that it was because our city's pollution control was effective. In fact, we all know that it's not like that at all. We patrol the sea almost every day. We know better than anyone else how the pollution control is going. Of course, in recent years, the ocean pollution has indeed improved, but it's still far from reaching the expected goal … We understand this, and so do the higher-ups. So we invited a lot of experts from home and abroad to study what attracted so many whales in Binhai City, but … "
He laughed self-deprecatingly. "The experts lined up to come, and lined up to leave. They spent a lot of money, and came up with all kinds of theories. The only thing missing was that there was an alien spaceship hidden under Binhai City, but none of them were reliable!"
Zhang Zian held back his laughter. He thought to himself that it was really hard for these experts.
Ke Shaohui continued, "The increase in the number of whales is definitely a good thing. The higher-ups also support it, as it will help the city develop tourism. But some whales came with injuries. Some were stabbed by harpoons, some were hit by propellers, and there were some other injuries. "
Zhang Zian perked up and listened attentively.
Ke Shaohui looked in the direction where the minke whale had disappeared and said, "Among the injured whales, there aren't many that are as lucky as this minke whale to be treated. Those with less serious injuries may get better naturally, but those with more serious injuries can't be helped. Some of them died in the sea and were washed ashore by the waves, and their bodies were found. Some were stranded on the shore like this minke whale, but the people who found it didn't know how to deal with it urgently, so they wasted precious time. In the end, when we arrived, they were already dead …
"Of course, I'm not trying to shirk responsibility. Our slow reaction and actions are also part of the reason. Like my subordinates, a few of them are weak university students who just graduated. They don't know anything, and they have to be taught everything. Some of them are seasick … Why do you think they want to enter the Fishery Administration if they're seasick? Aren't they making trouble for us? They said that before they entered, they thought they were going to sit in the office … "Ke Shaohui started to complain as he spoke.
Zhang Zian could understand it. In the past, there wasn't a single whale in the open sea of Binhai City. With so many whales suddenly appearing, the Fishery Administration, who was unprepared, would definitely be in a mess.
"But you seem very experienced, don't you?" he asked tentatively.
"Me? I used to be in the navy. " Ke Shaohui said proudly, "Letting me lead these university students is like letting a lion lead a flock of sheep!"
No wonder … Zhang Zian suddenly realized that the skillful and delicate sailor's knot was not something that an ordinary person could tie. It must have been done by an old sailor. Ke Shaohui was not bragging.
Ke Shaohui stared at Zhang Zian's face and said half-jokingly, "Right, because of the lack of manpower, I heard that the city's Fishery Administration is going to expand this year. The budget has also doubled to deal with the sudden increase in whales. You look like you're only in your twenties, right? Do you want to try taking the test? "
His subordinates, who had just graduated from school, were not very useful. He saw the stitched wounds on the minke whales and thought that if he could recruit Zhang Zian into the Fishery Administration's team, he would definitely become an immediate combat force. But he also knew that it was unlikely. After all, Zhang Zian was considered successful and had no need to mix into the system. It was just a pity that there were too few people like that.
As expected, Zhang Zian declined his invitation.
"Where did the whales get hurt?" Zhang Zian asked curiously.
Ke Shaohui thought about it. "It's hard to say, because the propellers are similar in every country. When the whales dive into the water, if they dive too shallow, they may be hurt by the propellers. Right, this year's fishing moratorium will probably be brought forward, and the lifting of the moratorium will be pushed back. I heard that the higher-ups are studying how to compensate the fishermen. It can't be helped. But there are not many fishermen who actually go out to sea to fish. Most of them raise fish in cages, so the impact is not big. "
Zhang Zian nodded. The fishing boats that came and went could indeed accidentally hurt the whales.
"As for the harpoon damage …" Ke Shaohui pondered. "Although we can't completely rule out the possibility that a few Chinese fishermen did it out of greed and curiosity, most of it should be caused by the poaching fishermen from Korea and Japan. The fishermen here don't have the tradition of catching and eating whales. Even if they catch whales, they may be reported by the citizens with a sense of justice. So, not many fishermen in this city would be stupid enough to do such a thankless thing. "
Zhang Zian had more or less guessed it, but hearing it from Ke Shaohui's mouth still made him feel a little emotional.
In fact, Chinese people had a strong sense of protecting large wild animals like whales. A few years ago, a dead young minke whale appeared in a university cafeteria in Qilu. The students immediately reported it to the media and the relevant departments.
"In addition, there are whales with no obvious cause of death, but after dissection, their stomachs were found to be filled with plastic bags and other household waste." Ke Shaohui sighed. "Maybe there wasn't enough fish to eat, so they could only find other things to eat. This is also one of the reasons why the fishing moratorium will be brought forward."
Zhang Zian hadn't thought of this before, but after Ke Shaohui mentioned it, he immediately understood.
Whales had a large appetite, and after many years of fishing, there were not many fish left in the coastal waters of Binhai City. In order to let these whales settle in Binhai City for a long time, the city leaders would definitely try their best to create an environment suitable for their survival, but it couldn't be done overnight.
Ke Shaohui looked at the waterproof watch on his wrist. "Ah, it's getting late. I have to hurry back. Otherwise, people will think that I'm daydreaming."
Zhang Zian was already hungry. He pointed at his Wuling Hong Guang MPV and said, "Do you want me to give you a ride?"
"Okay, thank you!" Ke Shaohui didn't stand on ceremony and happily sat in the car.
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