Chapter 4 Encounter with Baiji Dolphin at the beginning
The more intense the struggle of the big guy underwater, the greater the force transmitted from the rope net of the underground cage.
But the more this happened, the less Shi Yi and the others dared to let go easily.
Because this shows that it alone cannot break free from the shackles of the net rope. Only by pulling it up can we let it live.
There are many similar examples, from Dachshund's sturgeon, Chinese sturgeon, to finless porpoise, who died in despair with rope nets hanging on their bodies.
Fortunately, this big guy seemed to have been restrained by the Cage King for a long time. After a fierce struggle, he finally stopped.
"One - two - three!"
Shi Yi and the three of them made gestures to each other, and then started the final closing of the net in unison.
The sound of running water sounded along the edge of the boat, and the true identity of the big guy gradually became clear.
There are no scales on the whole body, it is a smooth epidermis!
Shi Yi was so shocked that he almost forgot to use his strength: "This, could it be!"
Shi Wu and Shi Zhen also reacted quickly.
The three of them looked at each other, and the force in their hands became much gentler.
But this big guy was finally at the end of its strength, and after a slight roll, it was pulled out of the water completely.
This is a "big fish" about two and a half meters long.
It has a long snout like a bird's beak, a round body, a gray back and pure white belly, a triangular dorsal fin, and an extremely elegant body.
The barrage in the live broadcast room disappeared for a few seconds, and then appeared for the first time.
[Gem Starfish: Wow! This big guy is so beautiful! Like an elegant goddess.]
[The turtle looks up: Is this a dolphin? It looks like the one I saw last time at the aquarium.]
[Cicada Catching Mantis: Whose dolphin lives in the lake? This is a finless porpoise.]
[Mercury: But finless porpoises don’t have such long horns...]
[Fisherman Never Air Force: This is not a horn, this is a kiss! This seems to be legendary...]
"This is the Baiji dolphin!" Shi Yi was the first to react, looking excited, "The long-lost goddess of the Yangtze River!"
He tied the ground cage in his hand to the edge of the boat, and then vigorously poked his head out: "No, it was entangled twice in the ground cage, especially the tail..."
The entangled position was out of reach, so Shi Yi had to signal the two brothers: "Pull up even more!"
The exhausted Baiji dolphin floated feebly in the water, its eyes as big as mung beans seemed to have been closed forever.
Shi Yi felt worried about its fragile appearance. After thinking about it, he tentatively reached out and touched its head.
The smooth and slightly leathery touch felt under his palm. Shi Yi gently stroked the Baiji dolphin's head and said softly: "Good boy, hold on! The rope net will be untied soon."
The Baiji dolphin's eyes rolled slightly, and it weakly let out a painful moan of "quacking".
Shi Yi comforted him again and again, intending to make him relax.
I don’t know whether it was because of Shi Yi’s kindness or because it was exhausted, but the Baiji dolphin finally gave up its struggle completely and lay motionless on the water.
"Its tail has also surfaced!" Shi Yi whispered to Shi Wu, "Take the scissors and cut the rope net!"
Shi Wu also wrapped the piece of ground cage he was holding in his hand around the edge of the boat, picked up the scissors, and reached over to cut the net.
"Kacha——"
"Kacha——"
"Kacha——"
With three consecutive sounds, the three sections of the cage net ropes restraining the Baiji dolphin were disconnected one by one.
The Baiji dolphin took off most of its restraints, but still floated quietly on the water, only raising its head slightly to take a breath.
"It's broken, isn't it going to...?" Shi Wu finally didn't say that word.
Shi Yi shook his head: "No, it's just... too tired."
It has been 20 years since the last Baiji dolphin carcass was found in the Jinling section of the Qingjiang River in 2004.
The former goddess of the Yangtze River has finally reappeared. We must never see her again or say goodbye forever!
"Then, do you still need to cut the web rope on its tail?" Shi Wu hesitated.
If it is not cut, the baiji dolphin will feel uncomfortable and may even continue to be injured.
After it was cut, the Baiji dolphin sank into the lake. In the cold windy lake, you can't jump in to fish it out, right?
It's just the Lantern Festival, and the spring is freezing. Is it possible that another life will be involved?
Shi Yi and the three looked at each other and finally decided: "Cut it!"
In this way, Shi Yi comforted the injured Baiji dolphin, Shi Wu leaned forward to cut the net on its tail, and Shi Zhen took out his mobile phone and dialed the number at the station.
"Stationmaster, we are patrolling the lake today..." His voice was tense and a little excited, Shi Zhen swallowed, "We found the Baiji dolphin!"
There was a "pop" sound, and it seemed that the mobile phone over there fell to the ground, and then was picked up again.
"What did you say? Baiji dolphin?! Are you sure it's not a finless porpoise?" The webmaster was so excited that he almost yelled.
"It's confirmed to be Baiji dolphin." Shi Zhen explained the situation concisely and clearly, "It was found when the cage was confiscated. It was just rescued and the situation is not good at the moment."
"Okay! Send me the location quickly! Rescue will be here soon." The webmaster did not hesitate and quickly deployed the rescue work.
But here, Shi Wu had already "clicked" and cut off the last section of the net rope restraining the Baiji dolphin.
With a "crash", the Baiji dolphin turned over, almost making the three of them jump nervously.
Fortunately, it did not sink directly to the bottom, nor did it turn around to escape. Instead, it sank and floated on the surface of the water with its breath dying.
"It really has no strength." Shi Yi said in a deep voice, and then aimed his eyes at the fished out cage king.
There were a few small fish there that had not had time to be released. They had just died and were quite fresh.
Shi Wu followed his gaze and thought for a while: "How about feeding it something?"
Shi Zhen hesitated for a moment and agreed: "Okay!"
Now that you have made up your mind, act quickly.
It was originally agreed that Shi Wu would feed him, but the Baiji dolphins ignored him at all.
Shi Wu had only handed over half of the fish in his hand when the Baiji dolphin subconsciously shrank towards Shi Yi.
"I'll do it." Shi Yi took a deep breath and took the five- to six-centimeter small carp from Shi Wu's hand.
He stroked the Baiji dolphin's head with one hand and handed the fish to its mouth with the other.
The Baiji dolphin nodded slightly on the water, then opened its long snout and swallowed the carp into its mouth at lightning speed.
Shi Yi was stunned for a moment: "Are you very energetic when you eat?"
Seeing that the Baiji dolphin was about to lie down again, Shi Yi handed over another fish, this time it was a long and narrow fish.
Sure enough, the Baiji dolphin was bored again.
Shi Yi was angry and funny, but he finally felt relieved: "It looks like it didn't suffer much damage."
At this time, the live broadcast room, which he had long forgotten, was already in a state of excitement.
[Fisherman Yong Yongqiang rewards a luxury yacht: This damn thing is indeed a Baiji dolphin! It’s alive!]
[Trying a luxury boat under the moonlight of the lotus pond: In my lifetime! I saw the goddess of the Yangtze River again!]
[Gem Starfish rewarded a luxury yacht: I searched it and found out it was a national treasure that had disappeared for 20 years! Tears!]
[Mercury rewards a bamboo raft: Although but, only the world where the fish is injured has been achieved...]
Other netizens also discussed it and gave various amounts of rewards.
Chapter completed!