Why not hang yourself on the southeast tree

How can I react?

I stood motionless on Lao Li's shoulder.

Who can't play dumb? !

The commissioner's hands were shaking.

The cameraman just held on and didn't move.

Old Li scratched his head, wanting to say something polite to ease the weird and awkward atmosphere.

The reporter suddenly said, "Um, netizens suggested that we do a blood test to identify the crow? If it is really wild, it will be difficult to keep it in captivity...ah, no, take it back to your zoo."

Good god, he almost blurted out the truth.

Who says zoos are not cages for animals? !

The large amount of [HAHAHAHA] in the live broadcast barrage completely covered up the colorful expressions of the specialists on the screen.

【Ga? 】

Blood test to identify relatives? What the hell? Stay away from me!!!

I flapped my wings and flew away from the place of right and wrong.

This time the cameraman finally remembered who the protagonist of this trip was. The camera followed me around the courtyard wall, around the tower crane, and then around the three-story staff dormitory not far away. Finally, the bird shadows were no longer visible.

At the reporter's signal, the cameraman clicked the lens cap closed, then slowly turned his neck back, making a clicking sound, like an old factory machine that had fallen into disrepair.

【Is it coming back?!】

The reporter glanced at the men standing in a row in front of him and asked Lao Li.

He was the only one with a calm expression, while the necks of the other three were in the same condition as the cameraman.

[It's okay, it will come back when it's time for dinner. It likes the rice balls I make very much. ]

The commissioner was the first to show a look of disapproval. Rice balls? That's it?!

[Although the crows in our bird house are omnivorous, they are never vegetarians...]

I learned this from Lao Li when he was feeding me rice balls at night.

【Ga? 】

Why didn’t the commissioner tell me about this option that would add points when I was there? Is he a little stupid?

The next morning, the commissioner came again.

Brought a cage covered with black cloth.

He said that was my wife, my dear one, who hadn't laid an egg for me yet and was depressed and on a hunger strike because I disappeared. But recently other crows were pursuing my dear wife fiercely and she was almost tempted.

What a beauty trap! Who can resist it?

【Ga? 】

【Ga? ! 】

Two very similar bird faces, both looking confused.

The difference is, I obviously don't remember.

The other party seemed surprised, but also felt a little guilty.

The security guard had a gossipy face and could not control his sour remarks.

[Birds have wives, but I don’t. What’s wrong with me? Huh?!]

The foreman also glanced at the gate, but didn't see the beautiful reporter who came yesterday, so he shook his head and left.

Old Li was the first to notice my excited little feet jumping around, and he reflexively hugged me in his arms.

It's like he's afraid that someone will take away his beloved treasure.

I looked at the crow in the cage and thought it had pretty features and was very pleasing to the eye.

My heart was beating so fast that it would have jumped out if my mouth hadn't been closed tightly.

Lao Li's broad palm fell on my back, gently stroking my fur.

The beautiful young wife in front of me turned into a middle-aged woman holding a baby——

[How can you support us mother and daughter? Doesn’t your family despise me for giving birth to a daughter? I will just take her away…]

[That was what my mother said, not what I meant. I'll talk to her later. We already have a son, so wouldn't it be nice to have a daughter? Cuihua, don't leave!]

I shuddered all over. The male voice was obviously Lao Li's, but he was obviously younger.

Then, who is Cuihua? !

[Forget it, I don’t know you yet. You are a well-known filial son… We have been married for three years, and you have never stood by me. Whatever your mother says is the truth.]

[Tomorrow at the Civil Affairs Bureau, 10 a.m., don’t forget! ]

【Cuihua……】

Then the woman slammed the door and left, picking up the child without looking back.

Old Li was left staring at the creaking door in a daze.

【Ga? 】

Why are you so cowardly? Why don't you chase him out...

The "ancient" picture only lasted for a few seconds. It was obvious that Old Li was very emotional at that moment and remembered that his daughter had been kidnapped many years ago.

He never mentioned that in addition to the son who almost disappeared from the face of the earth, he also had a daughter.

I thought he was a widower...

Only by listening to your wife can you become rich. This is the secret of the gambling king's fortune. How can you be so confused with your stupid head...

【Gah...】

Alas, sighed the crow.

[Mr. Li?]

The commissioner put the bird cage on the back seat of the car and took out a roll of red sticks.

Before Lao Li could recover from the other party's honorific, he stared in astonishment at the silk banner that was unfolded in front of him. There were eight big characters written on it -

It is a noble act to return the lost property.

Why, this is the final word, right?!

The foreman was always keeping an eye on the door. When he saw the banner, he could no longer sit still. He rushed over and took it on behalf of Lao Li.

[Oh, our zoo is still so polite, no need to thank me! Lao Li is a well-known honest man here. Let alone picking up a crow, even if he picked up a mouse, I think he would take good care of it...]

Old Li quickly waved his hands: I didn’t, I didn’t, don’t talk nonsense.

[Then, I will take it back and reunite them as a family?! ]

The commissioner couldn't see Lao Li's expression, so he asked the foreman tentatively.

Lao Li wanted to refuse, but when he saw me staring at the birdcage in the back seat with reluctance, he changed his mind.

【It loves to eat rice balls. 】

A completely unrelated sentence represents a tacit agreement.

Only I silently emphasized in my heart that I don’t like eating rice balls. Really, Lao Li, I love eating meat.

No matter what the commissioner thought, he was a member of society after all, so he nodded in agreement, "Okay, okay, we'll feed it rice balls too. Don't worry, it won't starve. Besides, it's so smart, if we treat it badly, it can still fly out to find you."

This is a bit untrue. Everyone knows that the zoo's avian pavilion must give special care to this internet-famous crow, and security measures must be raised to the highest level.

When the bird cage was opened, I glimpsed a big red envelope underneath, so I turned around and looked at Lao Li.

The commissioner didn't expect me to be so humane and quickly took out the red envelope.

[Oh, look at my brain, I almost forgot, Mr. Li, this is what our director specially prepared for you, please don't think it's too little.]

【Ga----】

It's a nice statement, but if I hadn't discovered it, the money would probably have gone into his own pocket.

Old Li quickly refused.

One insists on giving, the other pushes hard.

It looks very much like the scene of a grandmother giving red envelopes to her grandson during Chinese New Year.

【Ga----】

Lao Li, keep it. I've seen it. It's so thin and there's not much money in it.

Don't feel guilty.

Look at the foreman standing behind you. If it weren't for his face, he would have come to rob you this morning.

[Hey, Lao Li, just accept it. I am sincerely grateful. Besides, that crow has become an Internet celebrity. This is what you deserve.]

The security guard felt jealous because it was clearly him who uploaded the video and the account was his, but only the crow became popular.