6
Mimi's voice can be said to be resounding through the sky, and the movement is really quite loud, with a rather sad feeling.
By the time Ah Fei realized something was wrong, it was obviously too late.
The light is glimpsed out of the corner of the eye——
There were three or four sleeping macaques nearby that were woken up, lying on rocks or hanging upside down in trees.
They all opened their misty eyes and looked over here.
He looked very alert.
Already put on a defensive posture.
Those with cubs around them would pick up the little monkey into their arms as soon as they raised their paws and protect them tightly.
Alone, he tried his best to shrink his body, and wrapped his two forelimbs together to hug himself tightly.
The macaques are vigilant by nature, and they always arrange "sentinels" to stand guard when they are active in the wild.
If anything happens, you can escape at any time.
Even now in the zoo, they still have extremely high acuity.
Mimi's shout was probably interpreted as an alarm by the other macaques, and more and more monkeys woke up.
Ah Fei: "..."
You may not believe it.
But she didn't really have any animosity.
The red and green macaw sighed silently in his heart, and suddenly began to worry about whether he would be attacked by the monkeys.
Before the tenth macaque was awakened, she flapped her wings and left quickly.
Ah Fei left only one sentence to Mimi:
"Well done, let me remember you again!"
Mimi: "?"
The little macaque immediately shrank its neck.
Somehow, there was an indescribable coldness that climbed up her back, making her shiver involuntarily.
What's going on?
It seems like I feel murderous intent...
But she obviously didn't do anything?
"Mimi, what happened just now?"
A male adult macaque nimbly climbed over the boulder and landed on the ground. "How did that parrot get in?"
The monkeys in each area will compete for the Monkey King, usually based on force value.
Whoever can win is the boss.
Mimi turned to look at the "boss" of the macaque house, stretched out her paw to scratch her cheek, and replied sincerely:
"I don't know, but she asked me if I wanted to leave the zoo, and also asked about the forest..."
She intentionally omits the reference to "the thief."
After all, no monkey believes it, and it’s all in vain.
The adult male macaque is much larger than Mimi. Its two forelimbs rest on the ground, one on the left and the other on the right, stretching out extremely obvious muscle lines.
After a while, he slowly spoke:
"We can't stay in the zoo forever, there is only death here."
Mimi blinked in confusion.
Why die?
Are there any other dangers?
She longed to escape just to find her real mother.
Little did the young macaques know that older macaques who had suffered a mental breakdown would choose to commit suicide, and it would be better to end their lives in pain than simply end it.
After withdrawing from the macaque house, Ah Fei did not choose to return directly to the macaw house.
It was not too late now, so she flew around the aisles outside the venue, trying to explore more unknown areas.
It's a pity that everything is sealed tightly.
The only exit was also closed to traffic.
Ah Fei could only fly forward along the established route, almost halfway around the circle, and just when she was about to return in disappointment——
A cabin that I had never seen before came into view.
The square door is overall silvery white.
It is not the usual hollow iron gate that restricts the movement of animals.
Ah Fei spread her wings.
Glide slowly closer.
A chill rushed straight to his face.
She opened her round eyes wide and turned her flexible neck to look down. A little bit of white mist continued to overflow from the cracks in the door.
What is this place?
A freezer for storing food?
Ah Fei's whole bird suddenly became confused.
In her impression, the rooms connected to each other were basically inhabited by birds and macaques.
A little further away, there are also animals such as argali, alpacas, and sika deer.
Most of the food for these birds is seeds and miscellaneous grains, while other animals eat grass and tangerines...
Do you need a freezer?
Ah Fei wanted to find out.
Without any further hesitation, she immediately lowered her body.
Two sharp claws stretched forward.
Then it goes up and down, holding the arc-shaped plastic handle firmly, then flaps its wings to fly upward, and uses the force to pull it out.
Macaws have extremely strong gripping toes.
It was not difficult for Ah Fei to open the door. Within a moment, a gap was created for her to fly in.
Air conditioner leaks continuously.
As a large parrot, Ah Fei's ability to withstand the cold is far better than that of ordinary small parrots, but the temperature in the icehouse is almost below zero, which still makes her feel uncomfortable.
Ah Fei resisted the thought of shrinking and evading, and flew into it cautiously.
The next moment, the things placed inside the hut were completely exposed to her eyes.
As far as the eye can see, there is a whole row of hooks, covered with red meat, hanging down one by one.
Can't tell if it's pork or beef.
On the iron shelf on the other side, there were packages of unknown objects.
Ah Fei took a closer look and saw that the surface of the package was full of incomprehensible words. As for the contents inside...
Similar to broken bones of chicken feet.
The macaw watched motionless.
While his whole body was shivering due to the cold air, he also felt an irresistible sense of crisis.
There are carnivorous beasts in this park.
What should she do?
How painful it is to be locked up in a small room and chained up——
Ah Fei felt it deeply.
She planned to take everyone with her.
Now a unique problem suddenly popped up.
They were caught in the zoo and experienced the feeling of "losing their freedom" together. They should have united the front and set "escape" as the primary goal.
Ah Fei believes that she should not be biased, as all animals are equal.
But in the final analysis, carnivorous beasts are the natural enemies of all herbivorous animals.
After successfully escaping from the zoo, the companions she met might become a mobile food bank.
She is a bird, she can fly into the blue sky with just one wing and escape far away without any existential crisis.
But what about other flightless animals?
Whether it's a tiger or a wolf, it only takes a matter of minutes to hunt down a sheep, deer, or monkey.
There is a huge disparity in power and many dangers.
Should she find the other party to communicate?
Or let it be trapped forever?
Ah Fei is in a dilemma.
One side is conscience, and the other side is conscience.
Her thoughts were confused, her head was heavy, and she could not come to a final conclusion for the time being.
He could only flap his wings, grasp the plastic handle outside the door with his claws, and close the door again.
Back in the Macaw Pavilion, Ah Fei suddenly realized that she was not as brave as she thought.
Jackals, tigers and leopards, she sent them to their door to talk to them. There were also great risks in a confined space.
Fear and worry filled my heart.
At the same time, I felt that I couldn't let it go.
The red and green macaw, which has maintained a positive and high-spirited attitude for this period of time, lowered its head, buried under its wings and fell asleep.
For the first time, she felt lost and confused. During Ah Fei's exploration of the new map.
Bai Yu was also not idle, and was carefully planning how to get out.
As a cross between a red-crowned crane and a white crane, he was nearly one hundred and sixty centimeters long. He really couldn't leave through the square gap like Ah Fei.
If you must try to go out.
The only way for humans to enter and exit is through the iron gate.
Just as Bai Yu was thinking silently at the stall, the iron door creaked and opened from the inside to the outside, and a human in gray uniform walked in.
He was carrying two large iron buckets in his hands.
“It’s dinner time!”
"Go, go, go!"
"Will there be any small fish today?"
"Hey, I'm tired of eating grass seeds..."
A group of wading birds leisurely soaking in the water quickly stood up, flapped their wings and rushed in the direction of the humans.
There are many "residents" in the terrestrial aviary, and the grains in two iron barrels are not enough to eat. The breeders usually replenish the food many times.
Bai Yu has never been interested in eating.
This time, for the first time, I joined the crowded queue, scrambling to get to the front.
And next to him happened to be the black-necked crane with a bad temper.
The height difference of more than 20 centimeters between them was difficult to ignore. Bai Yu pushed the other person away with a slight lift of his wings.
"...You! Bai Yu, what's the matter with you! Do you know what 'first come, first served' means? Have you ever jumped in line like this!"
Due to the "bloody" threat posed by a certain red and green macaw, the black-necked crane didn't dare to curse too harshly, but it really couldn't hold its breath.
"Jumping in line? Where did the queue come from?"
Bai He converged his wings in time, gently turned his slender neck, looked around, and said softly:
"Isn't it true that everyone depends on their ability?"
What he said was quite arrogant.
But his tone was calm.
Birds of all kinds rushed in from all directions, almost surrounding the breeder and the iron bucket in the middle.
I'm afraid I'll miss the limited number of small fish at one o'clock in the evening.
As for the neat lines?
Don't even think about it.
Not to mention "humility".
Usually Bai Yu is too lazy to put in effort, and always waits until the end before slowly walking over to eat.
The shriveled seeds are indeed not very tasty. There is no difference if you eat them faster or slower.
But once Bai Yu gets serious, few birds in the entire venue can compare to him.
He raised his broad wings and blocked him forward. Whoever rushed towards him would be easily pushed back by him.
"You...you!"
The black-necked crane choked immediately and raised one of its wings to point at him, still slightly trembling.
"You really went too far!"
Bai Yu didn't waste any more time.
He did not argue with the black-necked crane, but walked lightly past, and successfully squeezed into the innermost circle by virtue of his size advantage.
After careful observation, we found that the door lock of the Terrestrial Bird House requires a specific magnetic card to be opened.
And the so-called "key" is...
Bai Yu's eyes fell on the belt at the keeper's waist and found a blue round object hanging on it.
Use small iron rings in the middle to connect.
While the other birds were hurriedly reaching for the iron bucket, the white crane found the right opportunity to lean down and extend its sharp beak forward.
The crane's beak is naturally pointed and long, and can quickly catch small aquatic creatures such as small fish, shrimps, and earthworms in the water.
Bai Yu now accurately grasped the small iron ring, then raised his head and pulled hard.
Then, the mouth opens to hide it.
Suddenly something pulled me.
The human in gray uniform turned his head sharply, but could only see the back of a white crane turning away.
"...?"
The breeder was confused for a moment.
There were so many birds squeezing around that the breeder couldn't spare any extra time and could only focus back on feeding.
The food in the two iron buckets was quickly swept away. He picked up the empty buckets and turned around to walk out of the venue.
It didn’t take long for the breeder to refill the food and continue feeding the birds.
He concentrated on pouring the feed, completely unaware that the small blue magnetic card around his waist was missing.
Bai Yu retreated with one strike.
I'm not in a hurry to eat.
He returned to his resting place and found a relatively private corner to store the round magnetic card.
Then he kicked some weeds with his paws to provide some cover, and checked repeatedly to make sure there was nothing wrong before he felt relieved.
From the perspective of the humans outside the thick glass, this white crane with beautiful feathers is no longer elegant and is busy with its work.
I don’t know what I am pulling.
"What are you doing?"
"Digging the soil? Eating grass?"
“I can’t take a picture of the whole body…”
"Why don't you turn around?"
People were talking in low voices, holding up their mobile phones for a long time without being able to find a suitable shooting angle.
After a while, they all changed directions and started photographing other birds.
Bai Yu didn't know why the humans moved their positions, and just waited for nightfall wholeheartedly.
After the wading birds around him gradually fell asleep, he took out the small blue magnetic card and walked towards the iron gate.
The door lock recognized by induction was almost flush with Bai Yu's chest and abdomen, so he had to lower his neck and get closer with the small round card in his mouth.
With just a "beep" sound, the door opened and was pushed out from the inside without much effort.
At this moment, Bai Yu's whole body tensed up.
There was an indescribable feeling of tension.
He stayed at the zoo for five full years.
This is the first time I have stepped out of the iron gate.
The environment outside is slightly dim.
It's all unknown territory.
Bai Yu remembered the corridor and the only exit mentioned by Ah Fei, and finally stopped hesitating and quickly stepped out.
He pushed the iron door back with his back and continued walking forward without looking back.
The macaw pavilion where Ah Fei is located is diagonally opposite to the terrestrial bird pavilion. Walk along the circular walkway and you will probably have to walk more than half a circle to get there.
Bai Yu looked around as he walked.
After being locked up in a "cage" for too long, the main activities are just eating and sleeping.
The distance outside the venue is actually considered "long" to Bai Yu.
Every step you take is real.
Even small progress is better than stagnation.
Bai Yu carefully observed the small fans installed outside each hall to see if they were damaged one by one.
If there is any damage, it is probably to the macaw house.
The tall white crane suddenly stopped.
A dark mass blocked the square gap.
Under the dim light of the moon.
You can see the opponent's huge and sharp beak.
It’s just that this body type...
For Bai Yu, who has been peeking at his beloved bird for a long time, even if the light is slightly insufficient, he can still recognize that the macaw is not A Fei.
After a moment of silence, Bai He raised one wing and waved forward, asking with a hint of doubt:
"Excuse me, are you on guard?"
(End of chapter)