I have a wildlife zoo

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The little bird on the mouse glue trap had a grey and white chest and belly, a black head, and pale green wings with a dash of yellow.

Frightened by the approach of someone, the little bird began to struggle fiercely, swaying from side to side and attempting to flap its wings to free itself from the glue trap.

But it was stuck fast, unable to move at all, and its struggles only made it stick even more firmly.

"Holy crap, it's freaked out!"

Lin Hao scratched his head, surprised that the mouse glue trap could even catch a bird.

What to do now?

He squatted down, intending to rescue the little bird.

Splash, splash, splash...

His fingers could feel the warm, soft body of the little bird, its heart pounding intensely in its chest.

Lin Hao, holding the little bird, was at a loss on what to do next.

Pull it straight off? What if doing so tore off its feathers?

If this had happened before, Lin Hao might have just mourned for the bird for a moment—hey, unlucky little bird, remember not to touch mouse glue traps in your next life as a bird.

And then he would have continued with his phone scrolling or gaming.

After all, it was just a bird!

But now, he frequented zoos, and his awareness of animal protection had heightened; he felt he should try to save it.

So he pulled out his phone to take a photo of the bird and then sent a message to a group chat.

He wasn't sure how to handle it, but someone in the chat might know, right?

"Guys! I just saw a bird stuck on a mouse glue trap."

He added quickly, "I wasn't the one who set the trap, okay!"

Dirty Hollywood Night: "I understand, an explanation is but a cover-up!"

Lin Hao: "Speaking of which, does anyone know what kind of bird this is? Is it a protected species?"

Lili: "Is it a sparrow? It looks so pitiful."

Chunyu Jiangshanglai: "Although I don't recognize it, it's definitely not a sparrow! Sparrows are drab grey, this bird is green. I think we should ask Daigo; he should recognize quite a few birds now. @Daigo"

Lili: "Daigo is probably busy volunteering now; he might not see this. The zookeeper should know. @Linhai's Wu Yanzu"

Parado: "Eh, I think I've seen this bird before! Once, when it was raining, a bird soaked by the rain flew into my house for shelter. I didn't shoo it away; I let it stay until the rain stopped and then sent it on its way."

Lin Hao: "So nobody recognizes it. Anyway, how should I remove this bird from the glue trap? I'm afraid I'll injure its wings if I pull it straight off."

Monk Miaoshan: "I don't know… But it seems really frightened. Maybe we should let it calm down on its own. Being stuck on a mouse glue trap and then getting startled by people might stress it out. The zookeeper hardly checks the group chat; let's wait for Daigo's reply."

"Oh, makes sense!"

Lin Hao realized that when he had touched the little bird earlier, it indeed seemed to have a very rapid heartbeat. It must have been scared by him.

For the time being, he decided to leave it alone, and he placed the glue trap in a corner of the wall, in the shade, where it was sheltered from the wind.

Eh, he had thought with so many people in the group chat brainstorming together, someone would surely come up with a good idea, but only Monk Miaoshan offered a somewhat reliable suggestion.

Back in his room, he also sent a message to the landlord, inquiring about the situation with the rooftop mouse glue traps.

He casually started watching an anime series while waiting for his food delivery, hoping it wouldn't arrive in the middle of his gaming session—that would be inconvenient.

"Bang, bang, bang."

After a while, someone knocked on the door. A female voice called from outside, "Little Lin? Are you there?"

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It was the landlord's voice.

Lin Hao went to open the door, "Oh, Aunt Huang! I just sent you a message, asking if you were the one who placed the sticky rat trap on the roof. I went up there and discovered a bird stuck on it."

"I saw it, that poor bird, oh, it looked so pitiful. I went ahead and removed it. Should I give it some millet to eat now?"

"Ah!???"

Lin Hao smacked his forehead, a mix of laughter and tears, "Ah, you, this... I specifically didn't remove it on purpose!"

Aunt Huang looked surprised, "Why not? If you take it off, wouldn't it just fly away?"

"I was waiting for a response from a professional just now. If it's directly removed, its feathers might come off, or its wings could get injured or torn. If it can't fly and can't find food on its own, wouldn't that still be a death sentence?"
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He glanced at his phone; Daigo and the director hadn't replied yet.

Aunt Huang covered her mouth, somewhat embarrassed, "Oh, I really didn't know that. Huh, little Lin, you seem to know quite a bit!"

"Of course I do, I often go to the zoo and do have some basic knowledge."

Lin Hao shook his head and sighed, "By the way, Aunt Huang, let's not put the sticky rat trap on the roof anymore. Birds often come to the roof, and instead of catching rats, it ends up catching birds."

Aunt Huang complained, "Those rats are such a nuisance! Can't catch them no matter how I try. Have they been making noise recently?"

"Yeah, they have, running around on the ceiling every night."

They went upstairs.

Aunt Huang took a look and exclaimed in surprise, "Huh? It was right here just now, did it fly away?"

"Impossible, it was so firmly stuck just now."

After searching, they found the little bird in the vegetable garden.

Its body, glued down, was lying tightly on the ground in an unnatural position. When Lin Hao squatted down, the bird flapping and struggling forward, hid behind a flower pot.

Its will to live was incredibly strong!

Seeing the bird still able to move, Lin Hao breathed a sigh of relief, glad it might not have been hurt by the rough removal.

Aunt Huang suggested, "How about giving it some water, maybe some millet or something?"

"Right now, it's not about feeding it. The main thing is to clean off this sticky glue..."

"Alright then, I don't really understand these things, so I'll leave it to you."

Aunt Huang collected the other rat traps from the roof and left.

Lin Hao brought the little bird back into the house, filled a basin with water, and placed the little bird in it to try cleaning by rubbing its feathers.

After washing a few times, it was still sticky; it didn't seem to be very effective.

Lin Hao scratched his head and said in the group chat, "The landlord came over and simply took the bird off...

I'm trying to clean it now, but it doesn't seem to be working? Ugh, I'm starving. Why hasn't my takeout arrived yet after all this time?"

Dirty Hollywood Night: "If you're that hungry, get cooking, boil some water, let it have a nice hot bath to relax, followed by a steam sauna, and add some aromatherapy after that."

Chunyu Jiangshanglai: "With ginger, green onion, cooking wine?"

Dirty Hollywood Night: "Exactly, dark soy sauce, vinegar, minced ginger, garlic, and then give it a massage to relax its muscles and bones."

Lin Hao, speechless: "Be serious!"

Dirty Hollywood Night: "I'm not joking, this whole routine is a cure-all."

Daigo: "Just joined the group and I see Dirty Hollywood Night being silly! Who @'ed me, what's up?"

Lin Hao: "I need help, Daigo! There's a bird stuck to a sticky rat trap here."