"What? You want me to be a guest on the 'Approaching Science' program and explain the monster incident to the audience live?"
Hearing Lin Feng's request over the phone, Yang Lin's face showed a hint of strangeness.
He never expected that the "Approaching Science" crew would come to Ningnan so quickly.
Nor did he expect the crew to invite him as a guest.
This was a joke!
Where the monster came from, he raised it, he released it, and now they wanted him to reveal the truth about the monster.
This was simply, simply wonderful!
Pretending to hesitate for a moment, Yang Lin casually agreed.
Before leaving the zoo, he specially cautioned the animals inside not to cause trouble.
After everything was arranged, he hailed a taxi at the zoo entrance and headed towards the邕江 riverbank.
At the same time, the official live stream of the "Approaching Science" crew was launched simultaneously on multiple platforms.
As soon as it opened, a large number of netizens flooded in.
The total number across all platforms was likely in the tens of millions.
These netizens all had the same goal: to find out what exactly the monster in the 邕江 river was.
"Front row, front row, waiting for the experts to give a reasonable explanation."
"I never thought I'd be watching a live broadcast of 'Approaching Science' one day."
"I'm ready to watch a grand serial drama."
"That's true. They made three episodes about an old man's bleeding gums before. This monster should at least last for thirty episodes."
"What else can you say? Why else would it be called a monster?"
"Speaking of which, didn't the Xihong Zoo have a monster last time too? Director Yang caught it in less than half an hour and then stewed it."
"Hahaha, I laughed so hard. I was there last time. But I feel like this monster should be different from the last one."
"It has to be different. This monster doesn't look like any normal creature. Let's see what these experts try to fool us with this time."
...
As the netizens were chattering, a middle-aged male host appeared on the live stream. He was Li Bonian, whom Lin Feng had met before.
"Good afternoon, viewers. I am Li Bonian from the 'Approaching Science' crew."
"This time, our crew has come to the beautiful Ningnan City to unravel the mystery of the monster for you all."
"To this end, we have specifically invited several expert professors to provide interpretations for you."
As he spoke, the camera panned to a bald middle-aged man wearing glasses beside him.
"This is Director Chen Maosheng of the Ningnan City Aquatic Products Research Institute. He has worked in the aquatic products industry for decades and has a deep understanding of the situation in the 邕江 waters."
"In addition to Director Chen, we have also invited Professor Xu Jincheng, an expert in fish and reptile biology from Ocean University."
As soon as his voice fell, a middle-aged man in his fifties appeared in the frame.
Seeing these two so-called expert professors, the netizens in the live stream were not impressed.
"Are they really reliable? I'm not convinced."
"Yeah, they're not going to tell us it's just a big fish again, are they?"
"It's already so obvious in the video. If they try to fool us with some lame excuse again this time, I won't watch this show anymore."
"It's likely they'll try to gloss over it. After all, the authorities won't admit to the existence of monsters."
.......
While the netizens were expressing their doubts about these two so-called experts, Li Bonian spoke again.
"Of course, in addition to these two experts in related fields, our crew has also specially invited a mysterious guest this time."
"And this mysterious guest, I believe, is quite familiar to many viewers, especially those in Ningnan."
"Alright, enough of the preamble. Please welcome Director Yang Lin of the Xihong Zoo in Ningnan City."
As Li Bonian's words fell, a figure that netizens were very familiar with appeared on the screen.
Seeing this figure, the audience, who had been showing little interest, instantly became excited.
"Whoa, the director is here!"
"It's really the director! The crew knows how to put on a show, inviting the director."
"All those previous guests were fake. This is the real guest."
"Perhaps the director doesn't have as much professional knowledge as these professors, but he's got some skills when it comes to animals."
"Has 'Approaching Science' found the secret to viewership?"
"It's over, it's over. Those monsters are going to suffer this time. Last time it was steamed, this time it was braised. I wonder what kind of dish it will be this time."
"This time, it might actually be interesting."
"By the way, did the director bring that big crocodile?"
"This is what you call professionalism. Waiting for those monsters to be caught alive."
......
Yang Lin's arrival was clearly a shot in the arm for the netizens.
"Hello everyone, I am Yang Lin, the director of Xihong Zoo. I was invited by the crew this time to help everyone unravel the mystery of the monster."
Yang Lin said this with a serious expression in front of the camera.
After his introduction, the crew took everyone to the site of the monster incident.
As soon as they arrived, the two expert professors brought out various professional equipment and began inspecting the nearby waters.
At the same time, two divers entered the river with underwater cameras.
The operation left the viewers bewildered.
Only Yang Lin, standing to the side, struggled to suppress his laughter.
In his opinion, it would be a miracle if these people found anything.
And the facts were exactly as he expected.
Despite the efforts of the professors and researchers, they found nothing conclusive.
Seeing that the investigation had hit a dead end, Yang Lin immediately stepped forward.
"Two experts, I think we don't need to make things so complicated."
"Here are some locations provided by netizens that I found online today."
Saying this, Yang Lin opened a map application.
"You see, the first place the monster was spotted was ten kilometers upstream, and the last place it appeared was ten kilometers downstream."
"We can roughly see that this area with a radius of ten kilometers is the monster's activity range."
"If we take a center point, it would be around this eddy."
As he spoke, Yang Lin pointed to an eddy in the 邕江 river, which was precisely where the Ming Shi Group had buried their sewage outlet.
Hearing his explanation, everyone present was first stunned, and then they reacted.
They had indeed overlooked the internet as the most direct and effective channel for information.
Just as everyone was having an epiphany, Lin Feng, who was in the crowd, suddenly received a phone call.
After the call ended, a look of excitement appeared on his face.
"Teacher Li, someone discovered a large amount of gnawed fish and shrimp in the upstream eddy. Based on the bite marks, it should be from a large reptile."
"There are also footprints on the nearby beach."
Upon hearing Lin Feng's words, everyone was pleasantly surprised, and at the same time, they recalled Yang Lin's earlier speculation.