Super Zoo

Chapter 376 Disconsolate Chu

That evening, a reporter from Yangchuan City TV Station arrived, and it was a colleague of Nangong Yan who was responsible for the interview. She had met Suming several times before and, seeing him from a distance, ran over with a hearty laugh, "Suming, your frequency on TV this year is almost catching up with us professional hosts."

Suming was all decked out with a sash that read "Environmental protection is everyone's responsibility" and also pinned a rather countryside-style big red flower on his chest, smilingly said, "Then your TV station should at least give me some appearance fee."

A mini press conference was held by the riverside to announce the investigation process and conclusion. Since the incident involved a well-known entrepreneur from Yangchuan, Yangchuan City TV Station really invested heavily. Other media outlets merely sent one or two reporters to attend the press conference to get first-hand information, but Yangchuan City quickly formed a reporting team within half a day, arriving with a full set of recording equipment and putting up a big show.

Nangong's colleagues came with the camera crew, interviewing each participant involved in the incident.

Suming, however, didn't feel too excited. Counting on his fingers, just like he joked with the reporters, having appeared on camera too many times had made him a bit numb, and the initial excitement had long since faded.

Having too many debts doesn't worry you, having too many lice doesn't itch, having too much money leads to wasteful spending, and having too many honors doesn't matter either. Suming didn't feel anything special about it, but Nangong Huang was so excited he couldn't sleep, bouncing around in the hotel room.

When the press conference took place that night, he basked in the reflected glory sitting in the front row. It was his first time attending such a grand event, and as a direct participant in the protection of the Chinese sturgeon, he even received a few minutes of interview time and got to show a bit of his face on TV.

Half a month ago, Nangong Huang was just a non-mainstream idler who styled hair, a constant worry for the entire Nangong Family. Not only were the adults in the Nangong Family concerned, but Nangong Huang knew in his heart that acting rebellious was a result of a defiant psychology, when in reality he wanted to prove his worth more than anyone.

After hanging out with Suming for half a month, not only did he get a job he dreamed of and changed his style, but he also appeared on TV to receive recognition and awards, truly raising his eyebrows with pride, his sense of self-respect and presence soaring. He couldn't wait to call his family to show off his experiences of the day with immense pride.

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"My dad just looks down on people, always saying I'm no good! Mom, look at me hanging out with my brother-in-law, I've become a people's hero!" If Nangong Huang had a tail, it would have wagged up to the sky by now.

Soon, Nangong Yan's call came through.

"You're an adult, why can't you let me have some peace of mind, huh? Going out to play for just one day and you're already tied up with some murderer, and even going alone into the villain's lair?! Do you think you're Superman? The next time you do something, could you please think of me..."

Suming chuckled, "Don't worry, your colleague and Nangong Huang probably just exaggerated a bit when they spoke. It wasn't that dangerous, Su Meng was with me at that moment."

"Oh you..." Nangong Yan said sweetly, then she spoke with a touch of pride, "Nangong Huang's dad is at my place right now, you don't even know, my uncle has never shown a smile, and just now after hearing about Nangong Huang's situation, he smiled so creepily. He also said he wants to invite you to dinner when you have time."

"How does that work, I haven't even met my father-in-law yet and my brother-in-law's dad wants to invite me to dinner first?" Suming said amusedly.

Suming was young, and Professor Chu was an esteemed elder in the industry, and it was not a personal grudge; what's scolded is scolded, no big deal. Suming accompanied him with a smile and cajoled him for a while until Chu was barely appeased.

But the next thing Suming said nearly made Chu explode!

"Professor Chu." Suming put on a deeply concerned look and said, "I've looked, those two sturgeons, they are both female. I heard Liang Shi saying... isn't the sturgeon at the conservation center a male?"

The strongest fortress can be breached from within, and everything fears an inside traitor. With Liang Shi around, Suming understood the situation at the Agricultural Science Academy Conservation Center clearly.

"What on earth do you want?!" Chu's thick eyebrows nearly came together as he jumped up from his chair, his large eyes staring at Suming.

"Hehe, Professor Chu, here's what I'm thinking: since both sturgeons are at the zoo, why not just make a clean sweep of it? The one at the conservation center should also be sent to the zoo. That way, they can keep each other company," Suming said shamelessly.

Chu's mouth twitched involuntarily, almost rendered speechless by Suming's audacity. This youngster was too insatiable. It was enough that the two newly discovered sturgeons were sent to the zoo, but now he had the nerve to target the conservation center's sturgeon as well?!

"Professor Chu, no kidding, I'm serious," Suming said, his smile fading as he earnestly analyzed, "Our cooperation would be mutually beneficial. Those two sturgeons are female, and the conservation center has a male. If we raise them separately, they will still go extinct. But if we let them breed together, they can produce offspring and ensure the continuation of the species. Moreover, I guarantee, we will offer convenient conditions for research by the comrades from the Agricultural Science Academy, just like the cooperation model we had for the finless porpoises!"

Suming's words made sense both emotionally and logically, but just as Suming was considering things from the zoo's standpoint, Chu also had to consider things from the perspective of the conservation center.

To give Suming the male sturgeon would be to help the 'enemy'; to refuse would be to watch the extinction of sturgeons in the province. Unless they had incredible luck and caught a wild female sturgeon before the conservation center's male died, which obviously was a slim chance.

Seeing Chu frown in hesitation, Suming coughed to clear his throat and intensified his tone, "Professor Chu, as a senior expert in our field, I have always admired you. I feel that if, for the sake of small interests of our respective institutions, we allow the sturgeon to go extinct in our province, then both of us, we would be sinners in history!"

"Don't start with that, you little rascal, you're too unscrupulous, and now you're trying to teach me a lesson? At my age, do you think I would fall for that?!"

Chu glared at Suming fuming with anger, but he had to admit, Suming had made a valid point.

Finally, he made the painful decision, "You can have the male sturgeon from the conservation center, but the first batch of sturgeon offspring must be returned to the conservation center, all of them!"

"No problem!" Suming gave a thumbs up, grinning, "The elder is truly wise!"

"Enough with the flattery. I need to leave quickly; the longer I stay, the more likely I am to be sweet-talked into losing something else." Professor Chu left with a belly full of frustration. He had come originally to exact an apology and let off some steam, but how did it end with being convinced by this youngster to hand over the conservation center's sturgeon?

What a loss indeed! To lose the wife and the soldiers!