"Of course! Of course!"
Master Yu nodded eagerly. He glanced at the door behind him and whispered, "My grandson just fell asleep, so I have about half an hour. Quick, quick, let me see Zhuangzhuang."
"Thank you, Master Yu."
Yang Qi took the phone from the young zookeeper and nodded to Minister Wang. "I'll head in now and let Zhuangzhuang and Master Yu 'meet.'"
With that, he took the phone, hurried back down the staff corridor, and entered the chimpanzee enclosure once more.
Atop the rockery, Zhuangzhuang was already waiting with eager anticipation.
The moment he saw Yang Qi return, he let out an urgent, low whimper, gesturing frantically with his hands.
'Did you find him? Is he there?'
Yang Qi held up the phone, turned the screen toward Zhuangzhuang, and smiled. "Look, who's this?"
On the phone screen, Master Yu's face, wrinkled yet warm and benevolent, gazed at the camera expectantly.
The moment Zhuangzhuang made out the familiar face on the screen—
Its entire body froze.
