1239 Nocturnal Animals (2/2)
Famous stood next to his inflatable cushion and whispered, ”There seems to be some action outside.”
He was awake at once. He turned over and sat up immediately. He saw that Fina had already woken up and was staring in a certain direction through the tent.
Zhang Zian strained his ears to listen, but, as expected, he heard nothing.
”What happened?” he whispered as he got dressed.
Famous was not sure. ”I seem to smell some kind of animal…”
”Animal? What animal?”
Zhang Zian hoped that it was the original Egyptian cat or other similar cats that would let Wei Kang quickly complete his scientific research. Even if it was not, he could use it to nudge the scientific research team to leave earlier. Otherwise, he would not know what was going to happen either.
”I don't know. I have never smelled this smell.” Famous shook its head regretfully.
”Well, let's go out and see.”
Zhang Zian put on his clothes, opened the zipper of the tent, and saw that the sky was still full of stars. The night was as deep as a gleaming black gem.
Both Fina and Famous came out with him. Looking at his watch by the light, what surprised him was that it was now only a little past 12 o'clock. He thought he had slept for a long time.
The camp was quiet, and the buzz from the tent did not break the silence. However, the camp seemed to be empty.
The night wind was like water, very cooling. It took away the rest of his sleepiness.
”Where?” he asked.
Famous looked to the side of the camp and said with uncertainty, ”Maybe it's there. The wind is too chaotic, and the smell comes and goes…”
Zhang Zian stood on his toes and looked in that direction, but his line of sight was blocked by off-road vehicles and tents.
Who was keeping vigil? Were they sleeping?
Just as he had this thought, a bunch of white flashlights cut through the darkness and shone all over him. They shrouded his body, and he had to squint.
The flashlight came from the edge of the other side of the camp. It was the night watcher who'd found him leaving the tent and acted abnormally. Thus, he used the flashlight as a way to ask what was going on.
He could not see who the other person was, but the other person could see him, and the other party also had a night-vision telescope.
Zhang Zian didn't want to create too much commotion and pointed to the latrine. He was indicating that his actions were nothing interesting. He merely had to go to the toilet.
The flashlight was extinguished.
Who was keeping vigil right now? He was indeed on high alert.
He thought about it for a moment, but he couldn't remember who it was. Yet it didn't matter. The diligence of the night watcher would make him sleep more peacefully.
He took Famous and Fina around the tent and used the tent to block the sight of the night watcher. Then they ran quietly into the night.