After hanging up the first call, Mark asked Lin Yu'an to wait for his update.
As time ticked by, each time he passed by the observation window, he couldn't help but stop and take a look at the increasingly weakened little one outside.
This hour was the longest and most torturous since he had participated in the challenge.
Finally, the satellite phone rang again, the shrill ringtone piercing through the dead silence of the shelter; it was Mark calling actively this time.
"Mark," Lin Yu'an's voice was somewhat hoarse.
A heavy sigh intermingled with static came from the other end of the line, and Mark's tone was wearier than before.
"An, I have bad news, utterly bad news."
"I contacted a supervisor from Environment and Climate Change Canada, even leveraged some of my high-level media connections."
"Found a polar bear research expert from the University of Saskatchewan, attempting to pressure them from an academic angle."
"But the conclusion... is messed up."
