Super Zoo

It wasn't just Suming who was worried about the fish.

Not far from Huating Reservoir, Zhou Jin had also been troubled lately, to put it precisely, he had a mix of joys and worries.

This matter has to be divided into two stages. The first stage occurred after the labor model conference concluded. For a period following that, fish kept dying in the reservoir. Baldy first tried to keep it a secret, but eventually, when too many fish had died, it became impossible to hide, and Baldy had no choice but to tell Zhou Jin.

Zhou Jin was mostly hospitalized at that time, and he almost coughed up blood when he heard the news. Maybe because he had coughed up blood quite frequently recently, there wasn't much left to cough up, and he managed to suppress it after a few coughing fits.

But mysteriously, since that day, no more fish had died in Huating Reservoir. Not only did the fish stop dying, but they also became much more active.

Like Suming, Zhou Jin initially thought the fish might have caught some disease, but after netting a few for examination, he found nothing. Being an experienced fish breeder, he immediately realized that this unusual activity was a blessing. He instructed Baldy to increase feeding, aiming to fatten the fish aggressively before year-end.

As for why these fish suddenly became active, and whether there would be any hidden issues after they were sold, he didn't ponder as deeply as Suming did. Zhou Jin urgently needed money to continue leasing the reservoir, and the sudden surge in fish vitality meant more earnings—for him, that was a cause for celebration.

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Meanwhile, Suming had already rushed back to the zoo and was observing the surface of Shuijun Lake by the backside of the mountain while waiting for Lin to bring those dogs over.

Several alligator gar were residing in a small area of the lake, with two females visibly pregnant, their bellies bulging. Suming didn't know whether sending the pregnant alligator gar back to the reservoir to hunt fish could cause them any distress, but since cats had maternity leave, it only seemed fair that gars should too. So, he let them rest.

While the alligator gar rested, other shrimp soldiers and crab generals were busy digging holes at the bottom of the lake. All of Shuijun Lake's aquatic troops were concentrating their efforts on constructing a large tunnel, which upon completion, would allow fish under ten pounds to pass through.

A ten-pound fish, cradled in one's arms, would be larger than a human infant.

Suming had an epiphany and realized how foolish he had been before. Instead of simply killing the fish in Huating Reservoir, why not drive them to Shuijun Lake and exploit them for his own benefit?

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Once this dawned on him, Suming smacked his forehead continuously, so much so that he felt like jumping into the water. He had been too kind before, only thinking about using alligator gar to bother Zhou Jin's fish. Why hadn't he considered enlarging the tunnel and bringing the fish over to his lake? By selling some and adding others to the lake, he could achieve sustainable use, as if Zhou Jin was raising fish for him.

"Boss, are you okay? You shouldn't smack your forehead like that. Do it too much, and it'll damage your brain!" Lin jumped down from a big truck not far away, looking at Suming who kept slapping his head with a worried expression.

After the 'big incident' was exposed last time, Lin was quite frightened. Being the head of the rescue station, he was well aware of the responsibilities he would face. Being fired would be letting him off lightly. But Suming not only refrained from throwing him out but also managed to keep him and his nephew employed. Furthermore, in the reports orchestrated by Suming, the uncle and nephew came out looking like they 'deserved some credit for their hard work'.

It wasn't just about keeping their jobs. As the zoo was setting up a large rescue center, the nominal rescue station in Changping County was rendered redundant. Lin and Lin were brought over to the zoo by Suming to manage the rescue station behind the mountain.

The uncle and nephew harbored no ill intentions. Initially, they were forced into a corner and had come up with that 'dumb idea'. If they had any other option, who would want to be the villain and do such a heartless act?

To them, the zoo seemed like a prestigious superior department, and in fact, it was. Moving from a county-level rescue station to a city-level zoo and managing such a large area was a dramatic elevation for both of them.

Sincethen, Lin began calling Suming 'Boss'. Seeing Suming standing by the lake vigorously patting his head, Lin was frightened. Could his benefactor be so upset that he was considering jumping into the water?

"I'm just playing by smacking my forehead," Suming said casually.

"Ah? Leader..." Lin suddenly realized. No wonder everyone says city folks know how to play the game.

"Lin, stop calling me leader from now on, you're a lot older than me."

"That won't do, you are the leader after all, a deputy division-level cadre! You're at the same level as our county bureau leaders!" Lin insisted.

"Alright..." Suming couldn't figure out how the hierarchy in the zoo was determined. Mr. Song was a deputy department-level cadre, enjoying department-level treatment, but below him, the largest rank was deputy division-level, which included himself. Considering cities rank half a level higher than counties, he indeed ranked on par with the heads of the various bureaus in Changping County.

"Leader, the medical school has returned the dogs—they've brought back eighty-two dogs. I've brought them all here. What should we do now?" Lin asked.

"Hold on." Suming had just finished speaking when a chorus of "howls..." came from not too far away.

By the sound of it, it was a wolf howling. At first, Lin didn't think much of it. After all, they were in a zoo, and wolf howls were normal. But when he followed the sound, Lin was shocked. His eyes widened, his legs went weak, and he grabbed Suming: "Leader... the wolf has escaped..."

Looking in the direction of the sound, by the riverbank not far away, a Grey Wolf about the size of a large dog was charging toward them like lightning, with two wolf dogs chasing furiously behind.

It looked as though a wolf had escaped from the zoo, and the wolf dogs were capturing the fugitive.

"It's just a wolf. Why are you saying it over and over, as if it's the 'Three Wolves Mystery'..." Suming chuckled, bending down to pick up Huiya, who was charging toward him.

The young wolf had grown quickly in just over a month, now larger than the average local dog, almost the size of a small wolf dog.

After all, Huiya was a wolf, not a dog. Like its father, it didn't enjoy being held by humans. After rubbing its neck against Suming's arm a couple of times, it haughtily shook its head and walked away, squatting at Suming's feet with a defiant look scanning the surroundings.

Suming couldn't help but tease, "Can't you stop acting so aloof? Sitting like that, you're no different from a dog."

On the contrary, Wang Cai and De Fu had recently taken up the role of Huiya's nannies. After returning from the back mountain, Mr. Song personally spent half a day with Huiya and finally agreed that, when the zoo was empty, Huiya could leave the cage to wander around the zoo but couldn't go far. Plus, it had to be watched by the two large wolf dogs to prevent accidents.

As Huiya squatted down, Wang Cai and De Fu also settled on either side of it, forming a concave 'V' shape, with the high points on the sides and the low point in the middle.

"Leader... is this wolf yours? It won't bite, will it?" Lin asked with astonishment.

"It definitely will bite if you provoke it, but if you don't, it won't bite you. Come on, get in the car..."

The wolf dog brothers, as if understanding human speech, put their front paws on the back of the vehicle, squatted with their hind legs, and leaped inside. Huiya was left squatting behind the car, gazing up at the back with a puzzled look: the poor thing was too short to climb up...

"Ah, that's a heavy blow to the short ones." Suming simply scooped up Huiya and jumped into the car.

Lin was extremely impressed, thinking that no wonder no one adopts dogs anymore; city people have started to play with wolves.

Little did Suming know that Lin's thoughts had veered off course. Suming had only brought Huiya along because he planned to release Huiya into the wild with the pack of dogs!