Chapter 205

He sent the photos to Xi Long, asking if Xi Long could identify what kind of animal the footprints came from.

Shi Wen had just sent the photos and questions, and before he could even finish typing, Xi Long called, her voice tinged with excitement. "Shi Wen, where did you find the footprints? These footprints look like Lin She's footprints."

Shi Wen: "Huh?"

Xi Long thought he hadn't understood and said, "It's the forest musk deer that produces musk, a Class I protected animal in China. They're very rare in the wild now. You found the footprints in G Province?"

Shi Wen, "No, it was found in J Province, in the mountains around our city."

Xi Long's voice instantly became excited. "That's a huge discovery! There's no record of musk deer in J Province before!"

Shi Wen paused in his act of plucking leaves, surprised to have discovered another rare wild animal. "I'll report it immediately."

Chapter 205

Zhou Hongzhong's team members were right next door, Shi Wen there was absolutely no need to bother reporting it.

He shouted into the Linzi, and the team member immediately ran over.

"Brother Shi!" the team member shouted, "Where are you?"

Shi Wen stood up and waved, "Here."

The team member jogged over, excitedly shouting, "Where are the tracks of the musk deer?"

"Here," Shi Wen pointed to the footprints and said, "I found a set of footprints here. They look a bit unfamiliar. I just asked an expert, and they said they might be the footprints of a musk deer."

The team member stared at the footprints for a while, but his professional skills were limited, and he still couldn't figure it out. However, he couldn't hide his excitement and asked Shi Wen, "Brother Shi, can I take a picture and show it to our captain?"

"Of course." Shi Wen stepped aside slightly. "Go ahead and take pictures. If needed, your captain can have an expert take a look, just to be on the safe side."

The team member nodded vigorously. "Okay, I'll tell him what you said."

Zhou Hongzhong hadn't expected that there were protected animals near their outpost, and he quickly rushed over.

Upon seeing Shi Wen, Zhou Hongzhong couldn't help but exclaim, "Shi Wen, what kind of luck do you have? You can find protected animals everywhere you go!"

Shi Wen, "Not entirely. It mainly depends on having the relevant knowledge and being able to spot animals."

Zhou Hongzhong looked at the footprints on the ground and couldn't refute it.

They had patrolled the area and checked the footprints on the ground over the past few days, but no one paid any attention.

These footprints were so common that they didn't pay them any attention, only confirming that they were the footprints of wild animals.

Zhou Hongzhong sighed, "You have a point."

Zhou Hongzhong quickly found experts to identify the footprints, and the experts believed they were indeed the footprints of a musk deer.

Wild musk deer are now rare, but the scale of musk deer farming is still quite good.

The existence of wild musk deer is of great significance not only to the ecology but also to the economy.

Musk, as a precious spice and medicinal material, has seen its price rise steadily, and demand still exceeds supply.

They stayed on the mountain for quite a while, Shi Wen n't get home until after 7 p. m.

Yan Kexing had already prepared the meal and was waiting at home.

Upon seeing Shi Wen, Yan Kexing over to help him with his things and asked, "Are you sure it's a musk deer?"

Shi Wen nodded. "It's basically confirmed. Zhou Hongzhong even invited me to participate in the investigation of the musk deer as an expert."

As he spoke, Shi Wen smiled and said, "We've never had any musk deer here, so investigating their whereabouts is quite meaningful. They said they'll invite more experts over, and I reckon the final commission will likely go to you."

Yan Kexing: "That's not necessarily true."

Shi Wen stopped what he was doing. "I think it will definitely be transferred to you. Shall we make a bet?"

Yan Kexing's brow twitched slightly. "What's the bet?"

Given their relationship, it seems there's really nothing to gamble on.

Shi Wen and said, "How about the loser agrees to do something for the winner? It won't be anything too difficult. For example, if I really want to go somewhere and want you to come with me, then you have to take a day off to be with me."

Yan Kexing: "I would have played along even without this bet."

Shi Wen, "Anyway, it's something like that. You get the idea. It's roughly this level of difficulty. Your expectations of me should also be around this level."

Yan Kexing: "That's fine. But you can't offer suggestions proactively. If you do offer suggestions, they'll almost certainly take them."

Shi Wen clicked his tongue and said, "Do I look like the kind of person who would cheat?"

Yan Kexing: "I'll take precautions in advance. If they invite me, how many days do you think it will take? Let's set a timeframe for the bet first."

Shi Wen, "The investigation should be completed in the next few days. I bet they'll invite you within half a month. If it takes longer than half a month, then I've lost the bet."

Yan Kexing: "It's a deal."

After the two made the agreement, Shi Wen eagerly awaited Zhou Hongzhong's call every day.

Normally, he thought Zhou Hongzhong was quite efficient, but now it seemed that Zhou Hongzhong was indeed a bit slow and inefficient.

Zhou Hongzhong didn't know why he was suddenly being disliked, and felt quite wronged. "We have to go through a lot of procedures here. It involves such rare and protected animals. We can't just do it on a whim; we always need approval from above."

Shi Wen, "We're just looking for its whereabouts, what kind of approval do we need?"

Zhou Hongzhong: "We need to assess whether our search will disturb them. If it will, we'll stop searching."

Shi Wen, "We can find them and take a look from afar, but we shouldn't go and disturb them."

Zhou Hongzhong glanced at him upon hearing this and said, "I don't know if it's just my imagination, but I feel like you're in a particularly hurry this time."

Shi Wen smiled and said, "That's true, but I can't tell you the reason."

Zhou Hongzhong smiled and said, "Alright, you can talk about it when you have the chance. Anyway, we've completed the formalities, and the approval from above has come through, agreeing to let us search for the musk deer. In addition, we need to invite a few experts. Do you think we can get Professor Yan to come?"