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Liu Wei returned to the shore and eased his breath.

Patters rushed over and cared: “Liu! How is it?”

Liu Wei smiled slightly, “Professor Patters, I will show you a good thing!”

The microcomputer of the live diving equipment clearly recorded Liu Wei’s entire process of discovering the cave. The claw marks cut by the audience in the live broadcast room were particularly clear.

Patters was shocked first.

His idea is the same as that of Liu Wei. It is really not a suitable place for crocodiles to build a nest.

However, his attention was quickly attracted by these clear claw marks.

It is the size of the claw marks that evokes Patters’ research desire the most.

Ten years ago, Patters also used a camera to record the claw marks left by Gustav.

“Liu! I think we should rush back to the research base!” Patters said.

Liu Wei understood what he meant and got in the car.

Back at the research base, Pats hurriedly walked into the laboratory, stood in front of the photo wall, put on reading glasses, and looked down the photo with his right hand.

Finally, in the lower right corner of the photo wall, I found the claw marks taken more than ten years ago.

Pats originally thought that these things would never be used anymore. In recent years, he has put more energy on the protection of Nile crocodile.

The photo on his hand is a bit yellowish, but the traces left by Gustav’s crawling can be clearly seen.

Through the comparison of more than ten photos.

Patters came to a shocking conclusion, “Liu, the crocodile living in that cave may be bigger than Gustav?”

Liu Wei was taken aback for a moment.

Is there a bigger Nile crocodile in Lake Tanganico?

Actually proved Liu Wei’s conjecture before, that the four-meter tank is indeed not the King of Crocodile.

Patters suddenly smiled, “Taking a pat on Liu Wei’s shoulder, Liu, the Nile crocodile is a life-long animal. Although it grows slowly after reaching a certain age, it has been ten years since the last time I saw Gustav. For many years, if it is Gustav, then more than ten years of growth is very obvious!”

Liu Wei couldn’t help but smile.

Both were shocked by the length of the crocodile just now, and forgot the common sense that crocodile grows for life.

Liu Wei said with some regret: “Because the current is too fast, I can’t get in and explore it. However, with the cruel character of the Nile crocodile, I will definitely react when I find objects moving around its cave. It can be concluded that it should not at home!”

Patters put forward another conjecture, “Maybe resting at another hole!”

Liu Wei agrees with his point of view.

The craftsmanship of crocodile nesting is very complicated, and the hole at the mouth of the lake is not the only exit of crocodile.

In this way, it can also explain the unreasonable nesting site selection of this crocodile.

“Professor Patters, can you be sure it is Gustav now?” Liu Wei asked the most critical question.

Patters shook his head, “As far as the information has been discovered, it is not certain that it is Gustav, but such a large Nile crocodile has already attracted the attention of the world.

Liu! We need more power to help us uncover the truth of it! “

“What are you going to do?” Liu Wei asked.

“I will summarize the information you discovered and our reasoning, put forward an academic hypothesis, and then post it to the “Journal of Nature”. I believe that it will soon win attention!” Pats said.

“Then I will trouble you!” Liu Wei and Pats thought the same, it was difficult to carry out this scientific expedition based on their strength alone.

Pats is responsible for writing the materials.

Liu Wei is resting at the base.

Before the evening, an article titled “Gustav may be alive!” was published in the Journal of Nature.

“Nature Journal” is one of the most authoritative journals in the industry, and Patters has a high reputation in the field of research on herpetology.

Coupled with the facts stated in the article, the picture contrast is clearly visible, and all kinds of evidence point to the possibility that Gustav is alive!

quickly!

Several authoritative journals in the industry, “Journal of Science”, “Journal of Biology”, etc. have reposted this article by Patters.

In addition, various media related to natural ecology also reposted Patters’ article.

Liu Wei lay in bed and read Patters’ article, which can be said to be the most rigorous academic hypothesis. He had to admire the thinking and writing skills of this predecessor.

the next morning.

Patters received a good news and knocked on Liu Wei’s door with excitement.

Liu Wei woke up in a dazed state.

Patters excitedly said: “Liu, there will be a powerful force to help us.

The World Federation for Nature will sponsor our scientific expedition, and my old partner, France, no, Professor Ellison, the most famous zoology expert in Europe, will bring his research team to support us! “

Liu Wei smiled, “Great!”

While the two were communicating, noise came from outside the base.

“I’ll go out and see!” Pats turned and walked out of the room.

Liu Wei also followed.

Residents living in the local area gathered on the river bank.

“What’s the matter?” Pats knew the villagers very well and asked when he got into the crowd.

The villagers calmed down, without replying, their eyes were fixed on the corpse on the river bank.

Liu Wei frowned.

The corpse was incomplete, only the head and right shoulder remained, and the head was exposed.

Liu Wei walked to Pats: “I have been soaked in river water for too long!”

Patters observed the corpse with a bad feeling.

Turned his head to look at Liu Wei.

The two nodded at the same time.

They thought of going together.

The shape of this corpse is not far from the corpse in the laboratory photos.

Although it has been soaked in river water for a long time, there are obvious bite marks between the skin and the flesh.

Patters was too familiar with such bite marks.

That’s right!

It’s the bite mark of a crocodile!

The hypothesis that Gustav might still be alive was just put forward yesterday, and today a corpse washed up on the river bank.

Isn’t it a coincidence?

However, Liu Wei and Patters are temporarily unable to determine that Gustav did it, or other crocodiles.

Although it is not yet the estrus period of the Nile crocodile, the Nile crocodile who have been waiting for a year and are hungry and looking forward to the arrival of the migrating army are also very grumpy.

At this time, if someone enters the watershed of the protected area, it is also very likely that crocodiles will attack people!

wrong!

Patters suddenly frowned again.

He couldn’t help thinking of several similar murders that occurred after Gustav disappeared.

The last time was three years ago.

The last time was…

Patters was stunned suddenly.

It was five years ago!

It’s 2015!

In 2015, villagers living around Lake Tanganico mentioned that they had seen Gustav catch a buffalo.

At that time, the news was not widely recognized, including Patters himself. He believed that Gustav was most likely to appear before he disappeared from 2007 to 2008, because in 2004, he witnessed the suffering. The gunshot wounded Gustav, the span of two time points was only three years, and the time span of the 2015 appearance was more than ten years, which is not very rigorous.

But now, Patters has to reconsider that point of time, because there was a case of being killed by a Nile crocodile that coincided with that time, and yesterday’s observation and discussion with Liu Wei proved that Gustav might be alive.

Pats has a kind of creepy feeling!