"White lions are a variant of the Kruger lion, native to Africa. Because their white fur cannot hide themselves well in the wild environment, it is difficult to survive. Currently, there are only more than a hundred in the world..."

Tomita Kozo is obviously very familiar with the animals in the park, and he doesn’t need to look at the information when he explains it to the children. But at this time, everyone’s attention is almost all on the white lion.

It was lying lazily on the stone, and its fur was so white that it looked like it was covered with a layer of ice and snow. There were several lionesses lying beside it, some were drinking water, some were playing, and they looked like the white lion.

Look.

Across a barbed wire fence, we looked at the ferocious beasts less than ten meters apart. Although we knew they could not harm us, everyone still held their breath nervously.

"Leon..." Ayumi said softly, and the white lion doll she bought was still hanging on her schoolbag.

The lions had eaten and drank enough. Even if they noticed the approach of this group of people, they just raised their eyelids and glanced at them, lazily not moving.

Tomita Kozo whispered: "When they were first brought here, they were very wary and hostile to humans. They are much better now. But you still have to be careful not to turn your back to them."

While talking, the white lion probably felt comfortable under the sun. It stretched its body, changed its position and lay down, and at the same time opened its mouth wide and yawned.

So everyone could clearly see that several of the canines in its mouth had been pulled out, and those with good eyesight could even see that the rest of the teeth had been ground flat.

"This is too much!" Yuantai couldn't help but said.

Hui Yuan Ai said softly: "These kind of teeth... they don't talk about hunting, they even make it difficult to eat normally, right?"

"So they can only be kept in zoos. When they go to the wild, they may not survive even a week." Tomita Kozoshun flattered his boss: "Fortunately, Mr. Kitahara gave them a place to stay."

"Actually, they are relatively lucky in Lyon. Randy Hawke's circus also takes good care of the performing animals. Some trainers will even cut off their toes in order to prevent the beasts from scratching people.

They will also use methods such as beating and starvation to make them learn specific performance movements." Kitahara Yushu said in a serious tone.

He had read a lot of information on the Internet before and was the most knowledgeable about it among everyone.

Tomita Kozo looked at this cute-looking child in surprise - he couldn't bear to tell some cruel facts in front of the children, but this child seemed to know them all?

Thinking of the child's last name again, Tomita Kozo looked at Kitahara Sosuke meaningfully.

——The way the upper class educates their children is really... hard to describe!

Can't we give children's innocence some room to survive?

Kitahara Sosuke gave him a strange look. No matter how smart he was, he couldn't guess what this middle-aged man whom he had only met twice was thinking.

"How cruel!" Suzuki Sonoko said sympathetically, and Mao Lilan nodded heartily.

"I..." Mitsuhiko suddenly raised his voice and said: "The last time I watched the show, I thought Mr. Randy Hawke was very powerful and their circus was great. But... But I will never think so again.

Got it!"

Yuantai couldn't agree more. He nodded seriously and said, "Those people are so bad! You can't tell at all."

Ayumi wiped her tears and cried: "I will never go to an animal show again!"

Seeing that the children were crying, Conan quickly comforted him: "Okay, don't be sad. Haven't they all been rescued by Brother Beihara? In the future, these animals will never be beaten again, and they will not be forced to perform shows."

, this is a good thing!”

"Kitahara, didn't you say there are still giant pandas? Where are they?" Moori Kogoro asked, changing the subject.

Sure enough, when she heard about the pandas, not to mention the children, even Fei Yingli quietly pricked up her ears.

Tomita Kozo smiled and said: "The pandas are not far away, we can walk there."

Ayumi asked worriedly: "They... they were also..."

"Don't worry, their claws and teeth are all there." Kozo Tomita said: "Although giant pandas are considered ferocious beasts, they have a very docile temperament. They usually feed on bamboo, fruits and vegetables, and rarely attack other animals.

Or humans. Probably because of this, they are not treated so cruelly by animal trainers."

The children breathed a sigh of relief: "That's great."

Soon they arrived at the panda area, facing a refreshing green.

"The bamboos here are specially transplanted from Kyoto, and spray devices are installed around them to keep the humidity above 80%. In addition, we have hired professional breeders from China. As far as the living environment is concerned,

These pandas have the best conditions in our park."

The atmosphere just now was too dull. Tomita Kozo deliberately cheered everyone up and his tone was much lighter. But the pandas didn't show any respect. One of them fell asleep lying on the tree, motionless like a blanket hanging there.

The other one was holding bamboo shoots and gnawing them. When it saw someone coming, it covered its face with its paws. When it turned around, it only faced them with its butt. The other one seemed to be digging holes, and only a little bit of black and white could be seen.

The fur swayed in the distance.

Fortunately, this forest is not as quiet as the area where the white lion lived. There are deer in the distance and squirrels and birds nearby. It looks quiet and peaceful.

Perhaps because there was still some emotion left in their hearts, although everyone was very greedy for those naive giant pandas, they couldn't bear to walk over and disturb them. They only looked at them from a distance for a while and then left with reluctance.

On this day, Kitahara Sosuke didn't do anything else. He just walked around the wildlife park with everyone, and sometimes even explained something for Tomita Kozo. The children soon became happy, but the adults

Somewhat astonishing.

There are quite a few animals living here, and even if it is a wildlife park, it is not just about penning the animals. Daily safety, medical care, sanitation, etc. are all very tedious work, so a lot of staff are hired in the park.

Moreover, the meat, vegetables and fruits that animals need to eat every day are also a big expense.

Suzuki Sonoko calculated the amount of money she needed to spend in her mind and secretly stuck out her tongue. Although her uncle Suzuki Jirokichi was also very good at spending money, most of the money he spent was earned back in other forms. But Kitahara Aoi

This thing that I was doing was different. No matter how I calculated it, Suzuki Sonoko felt that this was a business that only made losses but no profits.

Even Conan couldn't help but feel a little worried. While others were resting and having lunch in the park restaurant, he approached Kitahara Sosuke and asked in a low voice: "Kitahara, I see there are almost no tourists in the zoo...yes

Hasn’t it officially started business yet?”

Kithara Sosuke said: "It is true that it has not been officially opened to the outside world. You are the first batch of tourists. But even if it is opened in the future, it will not accommodate too many tourists. It will only receive about 300 to 500 people every day. If there are more, it will

The impact on the living environment of animals is too great.”

"But..." Conan said tangledly: "In this case, can you still make a profit by opening this zoo?"

Kithara Sosuke glanced at him and said with a smile: "What? Are you worried that I will go bankrupt?"

Conan shook his head, nodded again, and said: "Bankruptcy is definitely not possible, but if you always need to lose money to maintain it, then you can't do it for a long time, right? Even for those animals, it's best to choose

An operating model with healthy income and expenditure... It's a pity that I don't know much about this, otherwise I can still think of ways to help you."

Hearing this, Kitahara Sosuke smiled - the kind of smile that came from the heart and couldn't help but laugh.

Conan blinked: "Did I say something wrong?"

"No, you are right. I just think..." Kitahara Sosuke thought about how to describe it: "I didn't expect you to consider this kind of problem. But you don't have to worry about the zoo. Anyway, I'm here

You won’t lose money.”

Kitahara Sosuke said, smiling and looking at Kitahara Yuki who was sitting next to him.

Unknowingly, Yuuki has made an astronomical amount of money in the stock market. Because Kitahara Sosuke's original intention of building the zoo was to fulfill his wish, the child consciously regarded it as his responsibility.

.So this zoo initially required investment from the Kitahara Group, but now it is actually completely supported by Yushu.

As an artificial intelligence, Kitahara Sosuke doesn't have to worry about his children going bankrupt, and he doesn't even have to worry about people leaving. As long as Yuuki is willing, he may be able to maintain this zoo for a long time.

Until the world no longer needs to lock up animals.

After eating and drinking, and resting for about half an hour, the children regained their energy. The others hadn't had enough fun yet, so they were discussing where to go for a walk now.

"Let's go to the beast area?" Suzuki Sonoko flipped through the tour book and said enthusiastically: "Didn't Mr. Tomita say there are cheetahs there? We didn't see them on the tour route before, maybe they are willing to come out for a walk now?

"

"But it's not bad to go see elephants!" Yuantai objected: "Or go see monkeys."

Mitsuhiko curled his lips and said, "I'd rather go horseback riding... Haibara-san, Ayumi-chan, is there anything you want to see?"

Haibara Ai and Yoshida Ayumi looked at each other.

"Panda, zebra, alpaca, giraffe...it's so hard to choose!" Ayumi counted on her fingers, as if she had difficulty choosing.

Haiyuan Ai also thought for a while and suddenly asked: "Brother Beiyuan, do you want to go somewhere?"

"Me?" Kithara Sosuke thought for a while and said, "How about I take you to see something else?"

"What?"

"Hospital." Kitahara Sosuke paused and continued: "The animal hospital here."

………………………………

For many people, in their impression, animal hospitals are clean, tidy, maybe a little smelly and expensive places. Some hospitals have no customers for many years, while others are full of customers, so they are full of people preparing for injections or

The sound of neutered animals roaring and screaming.

But the zoo here is different. Most of the time, abandoned stray cats and dogs are taken in here. Because the other side of the zoo is close to the sea, you can occasionally see some marine life. Kitahara Sosuke asked people to advance

After some preparation, everyone experienced some activities that they had only seen on TV - such as scraping barnacles from turtles, bathing and feeding stray animals picked up from the streets, or helping some animals trapped by plastic ropes and fishing nets.

Remove animals entangled in similar objects, and then disinfect and treat their wounds caused by ropes.

This kind of work is not as easy as it looks on TV. Even if there are adults to help control the animals and prevent them from struggling wildly, the children are still sweating profusely and it is extremely hard. But this kind of thing is also the easiest thing to do.

The spirit relaxed, and the original melancholy caused by the animal performance dissipated unconsciously. Everyone focused on the matter at hand. Even Haiyuan Ai, who had always been cold and cold, rolled up his sleeves and gritted his teeth to deal with an unfamiliar animal.

Obedient stray dog.

Seeing the rare down-to-earth look of the brown-haired girl, Kitahara Sosuke secretly smiled for a while, and while helping her, he asked: "Xiao Ai, I remember your birthday is next week, right?"

"Huh?" Hui Yuan Ai was confused for a moment, and then she remembered the date of birth she had asked Dr. A Li to fill in casually when she went to school. She nodded vaguely and said, "Ah... yes."

Kitahara Sosuke nodded and said nothing more. Mitsuhiko next to him said in surprise: "Is Haihara-san's birthday coming soon? I didn't even know!"

"Really?" Bumi said happily: "Then I must prepare a good gift for you!"

"No need to prepare specially..."

Haiyuan Ai declined with some embarrassment, but the little girl interrupted her and said firmly: "No, how can you perfunctory this? This is an eighth birthday that only comes once in a lifetime!"

Suzuki Sonoko heard this funny and said: "Little devil, don't you only have one birthday at any age?"

"It's different this time!" Ayumi said seriously: "This is the first time Haibara-san has celebrated his birthday with us!"

"Yes, we have to celebrate it properly!" Mao Lilan bent down and smiled softly: "Is there any gift that Xiao Ai wants?"

Looking at the smile similar to that of her sister, Hui Yuan Ai pursed her lips, lowered her head and whispered softly: "I don't want anything in particular."

"...Really?" Seeing that the girl still seemed a little distant from her, Mao Lilan was not disappointed and said with a smile: "Then I will be well prepared. I hope I can give you a surprise then."

Mitsuhiko next to him didn't know what he thought of, his face turned slightly red, and he asked his friends next to him for advice: "Conan, have you prepared a gift?"

"Gift? I don't have one yet." Conan said casually.

In fact, he knew that Haihara Ai's real birthday was not in the near future, but everyone was already preparing to celebrate...

Alas, if you think about it, he doesn't even know the date of birth that Dr. Agasa registered for "Edogawa Conan". If someone asks, how should he answer?

Genta next to him asked expectantly: "Sister Sonoko, my birthday is coming soon, can you advance my birthday gift in advance? There is no need to prepare it specially. Just treat me to an eel rice meal."

Suzuki Sonoko said: "Don't say one meal, ten meals are fine!"

"That's great!" Yuantai almost jumped up with joy.

"...But I have to wait until your birthday!" Suzuki Sonoko added slowly.

"Ah?" Yuantai was extremely disappointed: "Isn't it going to take another three months?"

On the other side, Kitahara Sosuke said to Dr. Agasa: "If we want to hold a birthday party, the doctor can't handle it alone, right? We can't let Xiao Ai have to do housework during her birthday. Why not hold the birthday party at Kitahara's house?

?”

Dr. A Li touched the back of his head and said, "Of course that's good, but will it trouble you too much?"

"It's not a trouble, Yingzi and the others will be very happy, after all, everyone likes Xiao Ai." Kitahara Sosuke said.

The two of them stood together and discussed what to prepare for the birthday party. There was obviously a big age difference between the old man and the young man, but when they stood together, they seemed to have a lot in common, and even their expressions and expressions were somewhat similar.

Hui Yuan Ai: "..."

The girl lowered her head and stared at the stray dog ​​in the pool.

This dog was probably a mixed-breed golden retriever. The color was not very pure. When she first saw it, it was so skinny and dirty that she almost thought it was a black dog.

After washing it, I realized that it was actually quite beautiful.

Just a little thin.

She took a big, thick and soft towel and wiped the water off the stray dog's body. Perhaps she had initially established trust, and the stray dog ​​no longer resisted her. Instead, it crawled down with its tongue hanging out and let her wipe it comfortably.

He narrowed his eyes.

If only humans could be as simple as animals...

Hui Yuan Ai couldn't help but think so.

——Birthday party?

Growing up, apart from her sister, did anyone else celebrate her birthday?

Listening to other people still discussing how to celebrate her birthday next week, and the children deliberately running away, as if they didn't want her to hear what their birthday gift would be in advance, Haiyuan Ai had a vague feeling in her heart.

The sourness and joy.

The vision in front of her eyes was a little blurry. The girl blinked her eyes hard, and suddenly a handkerchief appeared in front of her eyes.

It's Conan.

There was understanding and tolerance in the little boy's eyes.

Hui Yuan Ai took it, wiped his face, and explained specifically: "It was this little guy who splashed water on my face!"

"Hi~Hi!"
Chapter completed!