"Thank you so much, Advisor Yang."
Minister Wang was overjoyed and thanked him profusely.
"Advisor Yang, this way, please!"
Minister Wang led Yang Qi toward Zhuangzhuang's enclosure.
It was a semi-open exhibit, with a spacious indoor activity area connected to an outdoor section featuring a rockery and trees.
At that moment, the chimpanzee, Zhuangzhuang, was lying alone on a flat rock at the top of the outdoor rockery. He faced away from the visitors, motionless, his figure radiating a sense of loneliness.
A few other chimpanzees in the enclosure were playing and roughhousing nearby. They would occasionally glance in Zhuangzhuang's direction, letting out low, concerned whimpers, but Zhuangzhuang didn't react at all.
When the zookeeper saw Minister Wang and Yang Qi arrive, he hurried over to greet them and briefly recounted Zhuangzhuang's condition over the past few days. It was essentially the same as what Minister Wang had described.
