I have a wildlife zoo

Yunnan, Gaoligong Mountain!

Various green plants flourished, and towering trees tens of meters tall were everywhere, offering a glimpse of the primeval tropical rainforest.

Moss clung to the tree trunks, and dense foliage blocked out the scattered sunlight.

Li Xing and Fan Peng walked through the mountains, arriving at a relatively open sunlit slope, where the bright sunshine finally fell upon them once more.

"Oh~ oh~"

The distant calls of gibbons, along with melodious bird songs, faintly reached their ears.

No sooner had they recorded the love song than they hurried back to Yunnan in search of the single female gibbon cousin.

By the sound of it, they seemed to be very close.

Thinking about the task at hand, which might determine the fate of the Skywalker hoolock gibbons, his heart couldn't help but soar with excitement.

Fan Peng lifted the binoculars hanging from his chest and gazed into the woods!

After observing for a while: "Oh, I see my cousin's family!"

In the distance, among the dense canopy, a black gibbon with one hand grasping the trunk stretched its arm and flipped nimbly onto the branch to rest.

A slightly smaller gibbon approached and sat beside the male gibbon, who started grooming its fur.

The family looked very warm and cozy.

The single female cousin lived close to her cousin's family, and seeing him meant that his sister was not far off.

Fan Peng continued observing through the binoculars and saw the female cousin sitting on another tree.

Her arms wrapped around her legs, head resting on her knees.

Sunlight filtered through the gaps in the leaves and fell upon her, and although her expression was unclear against the light, just her posture alone conveyed her loneliness and solitude.

Li Xing and his companion climbed another hillside, drawing nearer.

The male and female Skywalker hoolock gibbons differed in appearance; the female had fur that was a mix of light yellow and gray.

There she sat, holding her knees, bowing her head, like an unmoving stone.

Sunshine landed on the top of her head, and her long white eyebrows marked the boundary between light and shadow.

Her gaze was calm, as if she harbored no expectations, having accepted her current life.

Yet occasionally, she would lift her head to stare into the distance, then lower it with a touch of melancholy.

She resembled a forgotten rag doll tucked in a crevice of a display window, a sight that tugged at the heartstrings.

Watching the single female cousin, Li Xing pursed his lips and let out a troubled sigh, while Fan Peng frowned, his expression serious and tense!

It was unclear if they would succeed.

Then Li Xing asked, "Shall we start then?"

Fan Peng nodded, "Okay!"

Raising the handheld megaphone, he pressed the switch to play Sunshine's courtship song.

"Oh, oh, oh, oh..."

"Ooh oh~~ Ooh oh~~"

Upon hearing Sunshine's song, the female cousin's unchanging demeanor suddenly showed some changes, as if a pebble had been dropped into a tranquil pond, her eyebrows slightly raised, and her eyes filled with an unspeakable emotion.

Surprise, confusion, disbelief?

Li Xing uncertainly said, "Eh, it seems like there's a reaction?"

Fan Peng, observing closely, commented, "It seems hesitant! But that's normal, I guess for her, it's like us humans suddenly hitting the jackpot in a lottery? She needs to double-check!"

The female cousin placed one arm on a nearby trunk and sat up straight, listening intently to the melodious song.

Looking up, he turned around as if seeing the world around him for the first time.

He stood up, extended his long arms, and with a gentle leap, grabbed the tree trunk above and continued to climb upwards.

The sight of their cousin's behavior brought brilliant smiles to the faces of Li Xing and Fan Peng!

"Awesome!"

Reacting to the love song indicated that their idea to attract their cousin's movement with love songs was feasible!

However, once the cousin climbed to the higher branches where it was more open, she stopped again.

After Qingtian's love song ended, she wrapped her hands around a branch and softly called out with a round mouth, "Oh?"

The voice was very soft, like a shy young girl in love!

The cousin was waiting for Qingtian's reply.

Li Xing and Fan Peng exchanged glances, and Fan Peng pressed the button to play the song again.

But this time, it did not seem to work well, and the cousin sat down again.

Li Xing's mouth involuntarily pursed.

Fan Peng also looked somewhat disappointed and chuckled bitterly, "It seems we still don't understand gibbons well enough."

It was like a conversation where after saying "hello," the other person replies with "hello", and then you should follow up with another question like "Have you eaten?" or "How's the weather today?" Otherwise, if you just keep repeating "hello" or reply irrelevantly, it's clear you're just a stiff robot.

Although gibbons don't have the concept of "robots," from the cousin's reaction, she definitely sensed something was off.

Today's attempt had failed, so it was time to head back.

Back at the research base, they joined the gibbon conservation staff for a meeting to discuss what had happened that day.

Everyone was frowning and deep in thought!

They had finally come up with this method, and everyone was looking forward to it, feeling hopeful, but it turned out like this.

Suddenly, a girl had a flash of inspiration and suggested, "Hey, if the recording doesn't work, how about a live connection with the zoo?"

Immediately, there was opposition: "A live connection? Impossible, we are thousands of kilometers from the zoo. There's bound to be a significant delay. Besides, the network signal in the mountains here is not fully covered. What if it cuts out in an area with no network?"

Indeed, it was a very real problem!

"Then, what if we go to the zoo and record several love songs? After one plays, we can try another one?"

"Isn't that like a blind cat running into a dead mouse? Doesn't seem reliable!"

"Hey, if we could decode the meaning behind the gibbon's song, that would be great!"

Fan Peng mused, "I think a live connection is worth a try! Even if there is a delay in the signal, the cousin should be patient enough to wait. As for places with no network signal, we could try satellite phones."

After the meeting, he called Fang Ye and shared the day's events and thoughts.

Fang Ye was astonished upon hearing everything!

Recording love songs to play matchmaker for wild animals sounded incredible enough, and now they were even considering live connections, developing towards online romance—it was a wildly imaginative idea, wasn't it?

But it sounded somewhat plausible!

If it worked, they would probably be the first animals to fall in love via a live broadcast, which would be for the history books!

He readily agreed, "No problem, go ahead with the live connection. Our zoo even has a 5G base station! I don't know if it will make the signal any clearer."

Fan Peng was also amazed. How come your zoo is so advanced, with both hot springs and a 5G base station?

5G technology hadn't even become widespread yet; it was only in some big cities that base stations had been established.

He expressed his sincere thanks, "Director Fang, you're incredible! Thank you so much!"

Fang Ye replied, "Don't mention it!"

Very soon, Li Xing purchased another plane ticket and flew off towards Linhai.