The minke whale rolled its black and white eyes and stared at Zhang Zi'an, who responded with a calm and gentle gaze while rubbing his palm against its smooth and soft skin.

Zhang Zi'an didn't know what was working, whether it was eye contact, the tone of speech, or physical contact, but he was sure that it was trying to restrain itself and try to avoid hurting people in the struggle, which proved that it understood that they were helping it relieve its pain.

The pain of a single suturing wound is not as good as the pain of cutting the flesh and pulling the harpoon out, but at least a dozen or even dozens of stitches are required, so can it endure such continuous pain?

Zhang Zi'an was a little hesitant to call Sun Xiaomeng over, after all, she was a practicing veterinarian, and she was much better than him in stitching animals.

He thought about it, although she had stitched up many wounds, but they were all small animals such as cats and dogs, and she probably did not have similar experience in stitching up whales of such a large size.

Besides, it will take some time for her to gain the trust of minke whales, and what they lack most is time.

As for the injection of anesthetic, for such a large and heavy animal, she may not be sure of the dosage of anesthetic, it is useless if it is less, and it may not wake up if it is more.

Zhang Zi'an's ankles were cold, and when he looked down, the sea water had already covered the surface of his feet.

The tide is rising.

"The tide is rising!" Xiao Zhi also found out about this situation.

Zhang Zi'an stood up and looked at the sea in the distance, secretly anxious in his heart, "Why hasn't the fishery tugboat come yet? This is too inefficient......

High tide is the best chance to tow minke whales back into the water, and if you miss it, you'll be in trouble when the tide falls.

Wow!

The tide comes in waves due to the gravitational pull of the moon, each time higher than the last. The cold water is comfortable for minke whales, but it can hinder human movement, and when the tide is waistless, they will be unsteady in the sea and must retreat or risk danger.

Lao Huang's mobile phone rang, and he quickly answered it.

"Where did you two go to the wilderness? You can't go home for dinner!" A fierce voice came from the speaker of the mobile phone, and the roar of the Hedong lion made Zhang Zi'an on the side hear it clearly.

Lao Huang smiled awkwardly at Zhang Zi'an, handed the kite crutch to Xiao Zhi, and ran a few steps away to answer the phone with his waist hunched.

"Go back now! We met a stranded whale at the beach, and it was injured, and we are helping it back to the sea......"

Lao Huang's voice floated from afar.

"Injured? Who is injured? Xiao Zhi is injured? Let me tell you that the surname is Huang, if Xiao Zhi is injured, I will fight with you!"

"No! it's not Xiaozhi, it's a whale that was injured and stranded on the beach......"

"Shit! Do you think I believe that?"

Lao Huang was scolded by his wife for being bloody, and had to take a photo of the minke whale and send it over, so that his wife's anger subsided a little and asked him to go home as soon as he finished it.

Zhang Zi'an couldn't help but sigh, it's better to be single!

Xiao Zhi has become accustomed to his parents' daily life, pestering Zhang Zi'an to ask all kinds of questions, because he thinks that Zhang Zi'an can use a Swiss Army knife to conjure up a lot of tricks, which makes him feel very amazing.

Lao Huang hurriedly coped with a few words, hung up the phone, and walked over with an embarrassed smile on his face, "I haven't seen a woman in the world, I don't care to be like her...... Let's move on. ”

Seeing that the tide is rising higher and higher, it really can't be delayed.

Zhang Zi'an had already told the father and son what they had to do, so he didn't say anything more, and patted the top of the minke whale's head again, ready to start stitching.

The flesh near the edge of the wound has already suppurated, and this part of the rotten flesh must be cut off before it can be sutured, which is a painful step.

Zhang Zi'an could feel the trembling of the minke whale every time he went down, maybe it was his comfort that worked, or it could be that the rising sea water made it feel reassured, although it was in pain, but the strength of the struggle was very limited, just shook its head or tail, and tried not to move its body.

Fortunately, the subcutaneous fat of the whale is very thick, and the fat is nerve-free, there is not much purulent flesh, and the area of the wound itself is relatively not very large.

The water continued to rise, and in the blink of an eye, half of their calves had passed, and the surface of the water beneath their feet was already red with whale blood.

Zhang Zi'an was tired and nervous, covered with sweat, sweat hung on his eyebrows, itching very much, but he didn't have time to wipe it.

After cutting the rotten meat, Xiao Zhi carried the kite string and handed him the needle.

Zhang Zi'an's right hand used the small pliers on the Swiss Army knife to hold the needle, and with his left hand, he tried to gather the minke whale's skin together, and pierced the needle into its skin like sewing clothes.

The minke whale is getting used to the pain, or perhaps it is numb to the pain, and the needlework through the flesh does not cause it to struggle more violently.

Lao Huang and Xiao Zhi had already turned their heads when they were cutting the rotten meat, and they couldn't bear to see it, and they felt that their skin was also hurting when they looked at it.

Zhang Zi'an has never done needlework, and the minke whale itself is trembling slightly, the stitches are twisted and crooked, ugly to death, and it is not symmetrical at all, if it is a medical school exam, he will definitely be judged to fail.

However, the effect of the wound suturing is almost immediate, and as the wound closes, less and less blood comes out.

The whale's skin is too slippery and tough, and this "needle" is not very sharp, Zhang Zi'an's suturing skills are even worse, after a long time, the tiger's mouth in his right hand is sore and numb, and several times with its trembling, his needle slipped from the small pliers, and even the Swiss Army knife itself almost escaped.

Although the needle slipped, it was attached to the cotton thread and did not fall into the water.

If it is an operation for humans, at this time it is definitely necessary to change the needle, at least to re-sterilize, but the time is pressing, at this time I can't care so much, re-clamp the needle and continue to suture, anyway, the whale's resistance is much stronger than that of humans, I hope it can survive.

Due to the relatively large range of movements of the whale swimming in the sea, Zhang Zi'an was worried that the wound would burst out during the swimming, and the needle hole of the stitch was very dense, consuming a long kite line.

Lao Huang carefully put the line, and from time to time raised his eyes to look at the surrounding sea, looking for traces of the fishery administration boat.

Zhang Zi'an was busy asking Xiao Zhi to leave here and retreat farther away, because the rising sea water had already covered the calves of the two adult men. Xiao Zhi is short and lightweight, and he is staggered by the tide, and he may be washed down at any time.

Xiao Zhi couldn't bear to leave, but at the urging of his father, he retreated further away, standing on the reef and staring at them worriedly, afraid that they would be swept away by the sea.

Suddenly, out of the corner of his eye, he caught a black dot in the sky.

Rubbing his eyes and taking a closer look, he exclaimed in surprise: "Dad, look over there!