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After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, Wang Xinran frowned slightly. She didn't ask Wu Zhongyuan why he mentioned the scarlet turtle, because she had already guessed what Wu Zhongyuan was thinking.

Wu Zhongyuan didn't say anything more, because he also knew that Wang Xinran already understood what idea he had in mind.

After a short and quick thought, Wang Xinran picked up his mobile phone and entered the headquarters system to check the information about the mantis.

"Do you think this method is feasible?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

Wang Xinran shook his head, "It's hard to say, let me check the situation of the mangy turtle first, and then seek the opinion of zoologists."

These things can only be done by Wang Xinran, all Wu Zhongyuan can do is lie on the bed and wait.

I don't know how long it took, when Wu Zhongyuan was about to fall asleep in a daze, Wang Xinran said, "The manny-headed turtle is a kind of soft-shelled turtle, a carnivorous reptile, with a strong sense of territory and a strong aggressiveness. .”

Hearing Wang Xinran's words, Wu Zhongyuan sat up with his arms stretched out, "What else?"

Wang Xinran added, "Theoretically, if these two animals meet, they are likely to attack each other, but they both live in the waters of Poyang Lake and both have a certain IQ. It cannot be ruled out that they are 'good neighbors'. Take a step back. , even if they are not good neighbors, there may have been fights before, and the strong and weak have been distinguished, and when they meet again, the weak will probably take the initiative to avoid and not fight with each other."

"How far is the activity area of ​​the scabies turtle from the area of ​​the Jiaolong?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

Wang Xinran picked up his mobile phone, called up a map of the waters of Poyang Lake, and walked over to point it out to Wu Zhongyuan, "Heilongtan is here, and the place where the turtle lives is called Wanshou Bay. It's on this tributary above Heilongtan. The straight-line distance is about thirty miles."

Wu Zhongyuan thought for a while and said, "The last time they chased Jiaolong with a ship, Jiaolong escaped downstream. Can this be understood as Jiaolong dare not offend the territory of the turtle?"

Wang Xinran nodded, "There is a possibility, but it cannot be ruled out that it swims downstream in order to swim faster and escape their pursuit."

Just as Wu Zhongyuan was about to answer the call, Wang Xinran stood up, "It's too late, go to sleep, and go and observe tomorrow."

Wu Zhongyuan had something on his mind, so he didn't sleep well. After dawn, he got up early, urged Wang Xinran to have breakfast, and the two went to the lake by car.

There are many tributaries in Poyang Lake. Black Dragon Pool is on the west side of the northern shore of Poyang Lake. There are no villages nearby. There is a wetland that is more than ten miles long between the land and the lake. At this time, the wetland is full of tall reeds.

Now is the season for waterfowl to build their nests and raise their young, but there are no waterbirds inhabiting the reeds nearby. The reeds elsewhere are croaking, but here is dead silence. This situation also indicates that there are ferocious beasts lurking nearby, and the waterfowl sense danger. existence, actively avoiding this area.

The two boarded a sand dune by the river to observe the surrounding terrain and the tributary channels upstream and downstream.

"Don't you know how to look at Fengshui?" Wang Xinran pointed to the Longevity Bay upstream and the Black Dragon Pool here, "Which of these two places has better Fengshui?"

"That's hard to say," Wu Zhongyuan shook his head. "Whether Feng Shui is good or not depends on who it is. For flies, cesspit is a treasure land of geomantic omen, and for frogs, rotten mud pond is also a treasure land of geomantic omen."

Wang Xinran turned sideways to hide from the wind, covered his hands and lit a cigarette, "I want you to see which of these two places is better. For animals, whoever occupies a good place means who is more powerful."

After careful observation, Wu Zhongyuan shook his head, "I don't know much about the living habits of the turtle and the dragon, so it's hard to say which of these two places is better for them."

Wang Xinran just said it casually, without any hope. Hearing what Wu Zhongyuan said, he just gave up.

"Do you think the mangy-headed turtle can compete head-on with Jiaolong?" Wu Zhongyuan asked.

Wang Xinran lit a cigarette and took a deep breath, "Turtles are not docile animals, they are very aggressive, and the mangy-headed turtle is even worse. If not, the boats that strayed into Wanshou Bay would not have been overturned before. , there is a common saying that 'a long worm eats a turtle, and two families can't live together', if these two animals fight, I'm afraid neither will be able to take advantage of it."

Before Wu Zhongyuan answered, Wang Xinran said, "We don't need them to separate life and death, we just need to try to lure them to fight with each other, distract the dragon's attention, and then take the opportunity to go into the water."

"We have to hurry," Wu Zhongyuan said, "They have been trapped underwater for a day and a half."

"I know," Wang Xinran nodded, "The diving equipment has been prepared. For safety's sake, two colleagues will go into the water with us. They are already on their way and will arrive at our hotel before noon. Hotel. What we need to do now is to determine as soon as possible whether to lead the Jiaolong or the mangy turtle?"

Wu Zhongyuan said, "I feel that it is not accidental that Jiaolong lives in the Black Dragon Pool. I suspect that it is probably guarding something. Before that, they not only alarmed Jiaolong, but also exposed their intentions. If they are still in the underwater space , Jiaolong has either entered that space and killed them, or is guarding the door every step of the way, preventing them from floating up and leaving."

After Wu Zhongyuan finished speaking, Wang Xinran nodded again. Wu Zhongyuan's analysis was very reasonable. After Jiaolong capsized the ship before, he did not slaughter those crew members who attacked it, but hurried back to the Black Dragon Pool. What it cares about, after it discovers that someone has dived into the underwater space, it will definitely try to prevent the other party from leaving.

After confirming that he can only attract the mangy-headed turtle, the next thing to think about is how to attract the mangy-headed turtle.

It is said that there is a specialization in art, and zoologists know more about the habits of the mantle-headed turtle than the two. They judged the mantle-headed turtle in Wanshou Bay based on the seasons, the size of the mantle-headed turtle, and the season when it hit the boat. The soft-shelled turtle should be a female, and the mangy-headed soft-shelled turtle is a kind of soft-shelled turtle. The females of this animal are much larger than the males, and some are even several times the size of the males.

In addition, the last few sea turtle attacks on passing ships all occurred from May to October. This time period is the season for soft-shelled turtles to lay eggs. Soft-shelled turtles lay eggs many times a year, not just one nest. On the beach near Wanshou Bay, it is very likely that there are eggs laid by the manny-headed turtle.

Manny-headed soft-shelled turtles, like soft-shelled turtles, have the behavior of protecting their eggs. They will bury their eggs after laying eggs, but they will not go far, and will hide in a place where they can see the spawning ground. Once they find someone Move their eggs, they will rush to attack.

Therefore, the headquarters put forward a suggestion to the two of them, look for the eggs of the mangy-headed soft-shelled turtle, destroy some of them, and irritate it.Take part of it and lead it to chase.

The headquarters also helped to find out the place where the manny-headed turtle is most likely to lay eggs. There are two suspected locations. One is the southeastern edge of Wanshou Bay, where there is a large beach.The second is that there is a small island at the junction of Wanshou Bay and Poyang Lake, which also has the conditions for soft-shelled turtles to lay eggs.

While giving advice, the headquarters also reminded the two of them that they must not be misled by the fable of the tortoise and the hare. The turtle moves very fast, and ordinary turtles can travel at a speed of 10 kilometers per hour. The speed continues to move for more than [-] minutes, and the running speed of a human is [-] kilometers per hour. To put it bluntly, a human cannot run a turtle.

After confirming the general idea, the two returned to the hotel. Previously, Wang Xinran only said that there were two colleagues who accompanied them into the water. Unexpectedly, there were far more than two people. Hula came a group. After they all entered, Wu Zhongyuan counted them, and there were eight people in total.

Everyone held a meeting in their room, and Wang Xinran was in charge of the division of labor. Two of them went into the water with them carrying weapons and a small amount of food.

Two more people were sent to observe and respond from the vicinity of the black water pool. On the one hand, they were responsible for responding to their own people who went into the water, and on the other hand, they were responsible for arresting Zhao Ying and others who might take the opportunity to float up.

The remaining four were in groups of two, and searched for two suspected places where the turtle eggs might lay. Two of them were in charge of controlling the drone, observing and warning from the sky, and the other two were in charge of searching for turtle eggs. Turtle egg drives a jet-ski to lure the turtle to the black water pool.

After assigning the task, Wang Xinran added that if Zhao Ying and others resist arrest, they can shoot.If it is really necessary, you can also consider shooting the mangy turtle and the dragon.

"You didn't really bring heavy machine guns, did you?" Wu Zhongyuan interjected.

"Take it," one of them answered, and then pointed to the map laid out on the bed, "I'm here, if you encounter danger, come to me as soon as possible."

Then everyone discussed some details and possible unexpected situations. At two o'clock in the afternoon, everyone left the hotel and took their seats separately.

Wu Zhongyuan, Wang Xinran and two other young people who came to support boarded a speedboat from the pier and rushed to the waters near Heilongtan. On the way, Wang Xinran introduced each other. These two young people are field personnel of the Eighteenth Branch Bureau. Her name is Zhang Shukai, she has a square face, and is good at underwater fighting. The girl is called Lu Jiahui, with a round face and short hair, and she specializes in underwater archaeology.

At [-] o'clock in the afternoon, the four of them rushed to the predetermined location and waited under the cover of reeds near the shore.

Wang Xinran issued an order and ordered everyone to take action.

The small instrument Lv Jiahui carried with her can display the aerial images of the two drones. Zhang Shukai checked the images with her, in case the colleagues operating the drones did not observe any omissions.

Wang Xinran checked Wu Zhongyuan's waterproof backpack again, "Are you sure you want to go into the water?"

"Well, my water skills are not bad." Wu Zhongyuan nodded.

Wang Xinran could see that Wu Zhongyuan was very nervous, "You have not received corresponding training, and you have never used diving equipment before. After entering the water, you only need to breathe normally, and you don't need to do anything else. I will take you down."

"Okay." Wu Zhongyuan nodded again.

"You really don't need to go into the water with us." Zhang Shukai looked up at Wu Zhongyuan.

"I won't drag you down." Wu Zhongyuan said.

"I'm not afraid that you will drag us down, we are worried about your safety." Zhang Shukai handed over the pistol, "Will it work?"

Wang Xinran dialed back the pistol, "Don't give it to him, he has it."

Zhang Shukai retracted the pistol and turned his gaze back to the display screen.

The footage of the drone may have been sent back to the headquarters in real time. Someone at the headquarters said something to Wang Xinran, and Wang Xinran got in touch with the person who controlled the drone, "Xiaolin, Fang Yi, let the drone fly a little lower, the scumbag!" Tortoise will spit out body waste through its mouthparts, and Biejin will form foam on the water surface, so focus on searching for areas with large foam on the water surface."

At this time, the two people responsible for the search and excavation have started to search from the small island and the beach on the river bank. The small equipment carried by the two can find the turtle eggs hidden under the sand. It is unknown how the equipment works, but what is certain is that This thing is not designed to find turtle eggs and turtle eggs.

A lot of turtle eggs were found, but they were all ordinary turtle eggs, none of them were very big. While digging, some turtle eggs would come out and try to attack, but these were all ordinary turtle eggs, and the biggest one was no bigger than the face. It's the size of a basin and can be kicked open with one kick.

After searching for half an hour, I still couldn't find it.

At this time the sun was already in the west, Wu Zhongyuan was a little anxious, "It's been more than ten years, has that scarlet turtle gone to another place?"

"Probably not, this kind of animal will not easily change its living area." Wang Xinran said, after last night and today's cramming, she is almost becoming an expert on turtles.

The drone uses electricity, and the battery life is only half an hour. Seeing that the battery is low, one of them controls the drone to return to replace the battery.

When flying through a swamp, the returning drone suddenly lost its picture...