Chapter 212: Don't Touch Me!
"Has the Medical Examination Equipment been delivered?" an Old Man asked.
"It has!" the Zookeeper quickly replied. "The Shinchi Group sent a batch of new Equipment early this morning!"
Chi Feichei: "..."
His own Old Dad's Group was out here trying to gain a Sense of Presence again.
However, Mr. Oyama had guts. If the Panda got better, the Shinchi Group providing the Equipment would be an invisible Advertisement. If the Giant Panda didn't get better, the Group might be blamed.
Providing Medical Examination Equipment at this time was a gamble.
"Let's go in and Observe," Soma Taku said solemnly, not forgetting to Turn Head and remind Chi Feichei, "Don't Approach randomly, Follow me."
Entering the Enclosure, A Group of People didn't Step Forward rashly. Only the Zookeeper slowly went over with fresh Bamboo.
Before even getting close, the Giant Panda propped up its Body, slapped a Palm onto the Floor, and Roared. Its Emotion seemed very irritable.
Chi Feichei also Confirmed that this Giant Panda was in an irritable Mood, because when he heard it, that Roar was—
"Get lost! Don't touch me!"
Seeing that the Zookeeper didn't dare to Approach, the Giant Panda lay flat on the Ground Again, "Sigh..."
Chi Feichei Looked A Bit and Thought that this Giant Panda's Body wasn't Ill. It might have a Bit of Bipolar State of Mind Disorder, which is the so-called manic depression, alternating between abnormally High and abnormally low Emotions.
To Say So less seriously, it was... in a bad Mood!
Aside, five Old Men were still trying to gain Knowledge about the Situation from the Zookeeper.
Chi Feichei was Staring at the Giant Panda Aside.
After being Stared at for a while, the Giant Panda also Noticed something Wrong. It propped up its Body and Once Seeing, met a pair of purple Eyes carrying a Chill. Its Heart inexplicably panicked A Bit, "You... what are you Looking at?"
Chi Feichei Don't Know how to speak. He wasn't from Sichuan in his previous Life and couldn't speak the Sichuan Dialect. If he had to Say, it wouldn't be Standard, and he only knew a few Sentences...
"Idiot, Fool."
Uh-huh, that Just meant Idiot, Fool.
The Giant Panda Immediately sat up straight, Hands resting beside its Legs, Staring at Chi Feichei.
This Movement Immediately startled A Group of People Beside. Everyone fell Silent, Looking at the Giant Panda that had Suddenly sat up.
Next, Chi Feichei didn't Say anything more and asked in Standard Mandarin Chinese, "Are you homesick?"
The Giant Panda could understand this Sentence. It remembered that when the keepers weren't speaking in Dialect when it left, they had used Mandarin Chinese to Say So—
Homesick... missing your... good...
The next second, a Shadow Pounced Over towards Chi Feichei with Fast Speed.
Thump—
Chi Feichei Unexpectedly the Giant Panda would Pounce Over and forgot to React, being Directly Pounced Over onto the Ground.
In two Lives, besides Girls, this was the First Time he had been Pounced Over by another Creature...
The Giant Panda buried its Head in Chi Feichei's arms, "Awoo awoo wuwu..."
Hassashi was Originally startled and almost popped out to bite the Panda, But listening to the Panda's low calls, it paused for a moment, "Master, Whether it's very sad?"
"Uh-huh." Chi Feichei responded, Raised Hand and patted the back of the Giant Panda lying on him, "Good."
"Awoo awoo wuwu wuwu..."
As soon as the Giant Panda heard the familiar Words, it cried even more sadly.
Chi Feichei was Silent. He... Probably wasn't good at Comforting Humans, nor Comforting Animals...
In the afternoon, Sunshine shone into the Enclosure through the Glass.
A Group of People stared blankly at Chi Feichei who was Pounced Over, Looking at the black and white Tuanzi rubbing and crying in Chi Feichei's arms, forgetting how they Should React.
No one knew that the continuous and rapid cries of the black and white Tuanzi were loud sobs that they couldn't understand...
"Awoo wuwu wuwu... Awoo... Awoo wuwu..."
Chi Feichei silently helped the black and white Tuanzi pat its back.
Having transmigrated for so long, this was the most unrestrained crying he had ever heard, and also... the most heartbreaking to listen to.
"This..." an Old Man came back to his senses, "Whether there is some Scent on Mr. Chi that has Thrilled it?"
"Come, pull it away First," Soma Taku Step Forward lightly and said in a low voice, "Be Careful, don't Injury the Giant Panda."
Hearing this, Chi Feichei felt even more heartbroken.
He was the one who was Pounced Over...
"Don't cry anymore, they're Coming Over..." Chi Feichei said softly to the Giant Panda.
This time he used Japanese. His Communication with Animals Should not be divided by Language. He wanted to Try if it worked for his fellow countryman.
"Wuwu hiccup..." The Giant Panda choked on its tears, Turned Around and Roared at the Approaching People with an Appearance of 'I'm super fierce', "Get lost! Don't touch me!"
A Group of People hesitated and didn't Step Forward anymore.
Chi Feichei patted the black and white Tuanzi, "Let go First..."
"Won't let go!" The Giant Panda Turned Around and lay back down, hugging Chi Feichei tightly, "I can not speak Dialect I won't let go!"
Chi Feichei was Speechless for a moment. This wasn't a Problem about speaking Dialect, was it? "What does it have to do with Dialect?"
"You can't speak it, and you won't understand if I speak it, so I won't speak it. Don't run away," the Giant Panda hugged Chi Feichei tightly and muttered resentfully, "Those People are annoying. They don't let me roll around, they don't let me climb Trees, take a Bath take a Bath take a Bath take a Bath take a Bath, I don't want to wash, but they still wash me. I want you to Keep Company me for A Bit, so I won't let go. As Long As I don't let go, you can't get out..."
Chi Feichei: "..."
Speaking of which, this Enclosure was A Bit too clean, almost like a Human's Home.
And Giant Pandas secrete Grease on their Skin for Protection. Frequent Baths wash away a lot of Fur and the Skin Protective Layer. It looks clean, But it will reduce Immunity.
Within China, fish ponds are designed to mimic the Wilderness Environment. Giant Pandas love to roll in Puddles, climb Trees, and play in Mud. They get all dirty, But for Giant Pandas, this is Probably the most Comfortable.
"Should I Help you Communicate A Bit?" Chi Feichei asked.
"Okay..." The Giant Panda still didn't let go.
Chi Feichei had no Method. He held the Giant Panda steady with one Hand and propped himself up with the other Hand to Get Up and negotiate with the others.
Negotiation failed.
The others wouldn't believe this was the Giant Panda's Intention, and Chi Feichei didn't want to be Thought of as Crazy, so he Explained the Situation from the perspective of Immunity and Psychological State.
But whether it was climbing Trees or taking Baths, The Zoo had its own Reasons—they were afraid of Accidents from climbing Trees and couldn't take responsibility. They were afraid of being criticized for not taking good care of the dirty Giant Panda, and they even said that the Enclosure could control the Warm temperature so the Giant Panda wouldn't catch a Cold.
Very reasonable, so reasonable that Chi Feichei couldn't refute it. The Zoo indeed had its own Difficulties.
The only Thing they agreed to Consider was rolling in the Mud Pit. The Zoo Thought they could open up a clean Mud Pit, meaning the Mud would have to be screened, and it would still require a Bath Afterwards.
After listening to Chi Feichei's translation, the Giant Panda buried its Head in Chi Feichei's arms, "Never Mind, they don't understand my Heart..."
Chi Feichei was A Bit helpless. If it were smaller, holding it wouldn't be so awkward, But holding such a large Giant Panda, he felt very Weird, "Little ball, can you come down First?"
"I'll come down if you don't run."
"I won't run."
"Mr. Chi, its Name is..." The Zookeeper was about to remind Chi Feichei that he had called the Wrong Name, when he Saw the Giant Panda obediently climbed down by Oneself.
Chi Feichei walked towards the Place where the Bamboo was placed, and the Giant Panda Followed.
"Eat by Oneself." Chi Feichei picked a Bamboo stalk and Handed Over To it.
The Giant Panda obediently Received the Bamboo Again and crunched on it, "By the Way, how did you know I was homesick?"
"I Felt it," Chi Feichei sat Directly Aside and Handed Over To the Giant Panda Bamboo, his Eyes completely Calm, "You Still Can go back, I can never go back."
The Giant Panda stopped gnawing on bamboo, Raised Eye to Look Towards Chi Feichei, "It Should be very Convenient for Your People to go back, right?"
"It's very Complex to Say So." Chi Feichei lowered his Eyes A Bit.
He could go over, But he would never have that Identity Again, Just a foreign population.
There, A Group of People Looked at one Human and one Giant Panda sitting side by side, looking at each other.
They started eating Things?
This... Could it be that the Giant Panda disliked its Original Name and was throwing a Temper?
"It Indeed seems to be a Psychological Reason," an Old Man said, "But we still need to Inspect its Body and Observe for two more Days."
Another Old Man Looked Towards Soma Taku and smiled, "Professor Souma's Student is Indeed outstanding. He found the Illness and helped adjust it so quickly."
"Sigh, we are getting Old..." Someone else gave a Sigh.
Soma Taku's Eyes curved into a smile, "The Advisor's Talent in Veterinary Medicine is Indeed astonishing, and Animals like him very much. He also raised a Snake, which is very well-trained..."
The next second, the smile on Soma Taku's Face froze. He Step Forward two steps, "Advisor... the Snake, Hassashi?"
Hassashi heard someone Call it and poked its Head out from the Collar.
The Giant Panda Looked at Soma Taku, then Turned Head and Saw Hassashi, and fell back with a thump, rolling in a Circle with the Bamboo, "Mommy, there's a Snake!"
Chi Feichei: "..."
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Was it scared?
He Looked like it was Acting Cute...
A Group of People There didn't dare to Move Again, afraid of startling the Snake or the Giant Panda.
However, Fact proved that the Giant Panda was Indeed Acting Cute. After rolling over, it rolled back with two more Bamboo stalks, and Handed Over To them in front of Chi Feichei and Hassashi with its Claw, "Almost forgot, here, do you guys eat?"
Some People were afraid of Snakes, But in the Giant Panda's Eyes, Snakes and Humans were just other Animals. If it didn't Feel Malice and Danger, it wouldn't be overly afraid.
Chi Feichei said to Hassashi, "It's inviting you to eat Bamboo."
Hassashi shrank back under Chi Feichei's Clothes and said Speechless, "Master, do you Think I will eat Bamboo?"
"It doesn't eat." Chi Feichei translated for Hassashi.
"Okay, I Guess you won't eat either, you can't bite through it," the Giant Panda Turned Around, rummaged through the Bamboo, and found a Bamboo Shoot which it Handed Over To Chi Feichei, "What about this? Can you bite through this?"
"I don't eat it, it has nothing to do with Whether I can bite through it or not," Chi Feichei Explained, "Humans eating raw Bamboo Shoot, consuming it in moderation won't pose a Life Danger, But raw Bamboo Shoot contains a large Amount of Cellulose and Oxalic Acid which are difficult to digest. Oxalic Acid will form a Complex Compound that is difficult to dissolve and absorb with Minerals like Calcium, Iron, and Zinc, which will Impact the Normal Function of the Body's absorption of Calcium and Iron elements..."
The People standing Aside Saw that the Giant Panda's State was Stable and Originally wanted to Step Forward to Check the Situation. As they Approached, they heard Chi Feichei seriously giving the Giant Panda a science lesson.
They fell Silent in unison.
After a moment, an Old Man said, "Cough, it seems Mr. Chi really treats Animals as Friends."
Soma Taku was Silent. How Should he Say So? Their Advisor always Thought he could Communicate with Plant and Animal...
"Oxalic Acid is Easy to combine with Calcium in the Human Body, forming stones..."
"...Consumption will increase the Gastrointestinal Burden and cause Stomach Bleeding and Bleeding from Ruptured Esophageal Varices, especially Patients with Liver Cirrhosis should be more Careful..."
"Patients with Digestive Tract Disease are prone to Indigestion, Abdominal Distension, Acid Reflux, and other discomfort Symptoms After eating Bamboo Shoot. Excessive consumption may lead to Complication such as Hematemesis and Melena..."
The Giant Panda listened blankly as Chi Feichei finished his science lesson, "Then do you have those Illness?"
"No," Chi Feichei patted the Giant Panda's Head, "But you need to cherish your Body. Your Body is very Important."
End of Chapter