The black bear was getting ready to attack Chun Lin, its armpits spread wide.
The two hard arrows hit the target, and three arrow feathers stood directly on the wound where one arrow feather had been injured. Blood immediately flowed down the arrow's slot.
"Ouch..."
Along with the howl, the black bear also aroused its ferocity.
It had already turned its head and was heading towards Shu Shu and Xiao Song.
There were only a few dozen steps away, and the black bear was leaping over, as if it was about to come over.
Brother Ninth's hands and feet were weak.
Shu Shu and Xiao Song did not move, but stretched their bows to prepare the second arrow.
Seeing that the black bear was only a dozen steps away from Brother Nine, the situation was very dangerous, and a rope on the ground was straightened immediately.
The black bear was tripped up and rolled to the ground.
"Swish, swish, swish..."
Twenty or so archers fired a volley.
In the blink of an eye, the black bear was hit by seven or eight arrows.
The black bear struggled to get up, and the second round of bows and arrows arrived.
Both eyes of the black bear were hit, its body was shaking, and it wanted to move forward.
The spearmen were already in place.
The spear penetrated the flesh, and the black bear seemed to have no stamina.
Now when the fur is thickest, the subcutaneous fat is also thick.
Everyone can't insert even an inch or half an inch of flesh.
Chunlin had already arrived, grabbed a spear, and stabbed it directly into the black bear's injured armpit.
"Ouch..."
The black bear struggled desperately, but Chunlin's lower plate was extremely stable. The one-foot-three-inch long spear thrust out three or four feet long and penetrated the black bear.
The black bear stood twitching, but the strength of the bear's paws was gone.
The other spearmen also used force to drive their spears deeper.
The black bear swayed and fell to the ground with a pop, revealing the white crescent on its neck.
Erhe grabbed the handle of the knife and stood in front of Brother Jiu with several guards.
He knew that at this time, he should cut the black bear's neck immediately to prevent it from dying completely.
It's just that stepping forward at this time seems to be taking credit.
Fortunately, Chunlin also knew this. The moment the black bear fell to the ground, he let go of the spear in his hand, drew his waist knife, jumped to the black bear's neck, slashed the black bear's neck, and then got out of the way.
"Pfft..."
Bear blood spurted out, and the black bear's body stopped twitching.
Chunlin didn't want to touch his body. He looked at the bear's blood on the knife with disgust and wiped it on the black bear's head twice before putting it away.
"Brother Chun, you are so awesome..."
Who doesn't like heroes?
The most important warrior of the Eight Banners.
The guards and soldiers surrounded Chunlin, they were really admiring him.
Although Heishan trained everyone for several months last year, they were all newbies, and few of them had seen blood.
Today's hunting plan was very good, but when we arrived, there were also many changes.
I tripped over my guard before and blushed. Looking at that, I wanted to crawl into a crack in the ground.
He wanted to lie flat on his back to cover the water stains on the ground, but he couldn't cover it completely, but it made everyone burst into laughter.
This is so scary that I wet my pants.
There were also three people who were chosen as the vanguard but were timid when they got near the tree hole. They all blushed.
Shu Shu took Brother Jiu's hand and shook it vigorously.
Brother Jiu felt that he had strength again.
Xiao Song was beside him, but his expression was a little heavy, and he said to Shu Shu: "Fu Jin, if the two cubs also eat human flesh, we can't keep them."
Shu Shu nodded and said: "Go and take a look first. It's best to find clothes and shoes so that the nearby villagers can identify them."
Brother Jiu was nearby and didn't care about looking at the black bear.
Human life matters.
Those who go in and out of the mountains and forests are the young men of their families, and they are also other people's sons and other people's fathers.
As soon as the couple moved, the scene became quiet.
Everyone looked at Brother Ninth.
Brother Ninth looked at Chunlin, whom he had visited yesterday, and said, "Let's go and take a look at the nest first."
Chunlin nodded and took Brother Jiu and Shu Shu over, and everyone followed.
The total distance is just over a hundred steps, so everyone has enough time to talk.
Next to the tree hole, there were dark brown blood stains.
The two bear cubs were already in the tree hole, only their little heads were not completely covered, and their little ears were exposed.
All the cubs were cute, but everyone felt cold in front of them.
Next to the tree hole, there is a corpse with its internal organs eviscerated. All the limbs are gone, there is only an empty body, and there is a half-drawn head next to it. The nose, ears, and chin on the face have been eaten away, and there are only two eyes left. It was a black hole, and the facial features could not be distinguished. The scalp on the back was still intact because of the hair. There were also two ungnawed thighs scattered not far away.
Brother Jiu stared straight at it, then hurriedly took Shu Shu's hand and said with a vibrato: "Don't look at it, pay attention to the nightmare at night."
His palms were wet with cold sweat.
Shu Shu responded and pulled Brother Jiu back a few steps.
This situation verified their suspicion that black bears eat people.
This scene is really shocking and makes people uncomfortable to watch.
More than ten steps away from the tree hole, Brother Jiu told Erhe: "Check the broken clothes and shoes, etc., and send them directly to the General Army Office and ask them to contact the county office to determine the number of victims..."
At this point, he remembered Xiao Song's words and said: "Kill the bear cub directly. He has eaten human flesh and cannot keep it."
Erhe agreed and turned around to search for pieces of clothing.
Brother Jiu came close to Shu Shu's ear and said, "What a mistake. How can walking around be so strenuous? It's scary. Fortunately, Chunlin is smart..."
Otherwise, the guard who tripped him would probably get a bite or a slap, and he would be disabled even if he died.
Shu Shu whispered: "The enclosure is full of mounted archers. First they attack from a distance, and the injuries are almost done. Then the longbowmen come forward, and the momentum is different. Most of them are veterans of the Eight Banners."
Today, they walked up the mountain, thinking that they would have an advantage with their numbers, but it turned out that they were all novices, and few of them had seen blood. It was really dangerous.
Brother Jiu took out a breath and said, "I'm scared to death. My back is covered in sweat."
Shu Shu said: "I can't move either, as if I've been cast on a body-holding spell..."
The couple met and chatted, and the few people who were looking for pieces of clothes next to the tree hole stood still.
Nothing was found.
"In the tree hole..."
Erhe guessed.
The two cubs had not been dealt with yet. This time Fu Qing stepped forward, slashed one at a time, wiped the necks, and threw the bodies out.
The tree hole is four feet square, and the sky is bright now, so you can see clearly, and there are no pieces of clothing or anything.
This is so strange.
It is already early winter, the time to wear cotton-padded clothes.
Everyone gathered around the remaining body parts, trying to find out their identity.
But the face is almost chewed, how to identify it?
Fu Qing hadn't sheathed the knife yet. Seeing that nothing could be seen from the front, he used the blade of the knife to pull and turn the body over.
Unlike the meat on the front where the skin is almost chewed, there is some good meat on the back.
When they saw it clearly, everyone was dumbfounded and showed surprise.
The shoulders of the corpse had been chewed to the point of exposing the bones, but the skin and flesh on the lower back was intact.
Maybe it's because it hasn't been flipped before.
Those densely packed ones are all scabs.
These are the marks of a whip, the flesh has been ripped open!
If anyone else encountered a corpse like this, they could only sigh and feel that this person had a bad life. He was whipped during his lifetime, but his body was not intact after his death.
But the people in front of them were all guards and members of the Ninth Prince's Mansion. Among them, Fu Qing and Gao Bin knew that Longkodo, who was assigned to Ning Guta, lived at the mountain inn before.
"Master Jiu, something big happened..."
Fu Qing's forehead was covered with cold sweat. He trotted over and whispered to Brother Jiu: "There are whip marks on the back of the corpse. Look at the degree of healing of the wounds. They are no more than ten years old..."
Brother Jiu didn't react after hearing this.
Shu Shu was beside him, his eyes widened.
No way, no way, no way!
Whipping is not common, it is unique to the Eight Banners, and it is at this time.
The victim was Longkodo! ?
Brother Jiu had already reacted and looked towards Gubeikou with doubts. "That's not right. Didn't Longkodo go out of seclusion the afternoon before yesterday? How could he be picked up by a blind bear again on the mountain?"
At this moment, Erhe, Chunlin, and Gao Bin also came over.
Gao Bin frowned and said, "Something's not right. I looked around everywhere and there wasn't even a piece of cloth. It's like I'm not wearing any clothes..."
Erhe took a long breath and came up with a guess, saying: "Maybe the black bear didn't eat people, but picked up the freshly buried corpse from somewhere?"
It's not true that black bears don't eat dead people. They don't eat people who have been dead for too long.
Because of its sensitive nose, it is sensitive to decaying corpses.
It's winter now, and corpses decompose slowly, so it's not unusual to eat them.
Chunlin shook his head and said: "It was alive when it was picked up, or it had just died, otherwise there wouldn't be so much blood on the ground."
Brother Jiu felt a chill down his back as he listened.
Although he didn't like Longkodo and wished Longkodo would die early, he never thought he would end up in this situation.
Fu Qing's face became serious and he said: "Without clothes or shoes, and with an injured person, he threw him directly into the black bear's field. This is murder!"
Gao Bin also looked towards the direction of Gubeikou and said, "If Longkodo dies here, who will pass the customs?"
Brother Jiu sneered: "The murderer and his accomplices cover up the murderer."
Gao Bin just went to the inn yesterday to inquire, so he naturally knew the composition of the group.
The three members of Longkoduo's family were released from the clan's mansion, and there were about ten people who were the stewards and guards of Tong's parents' house.
The murderer is not difficult to guess.
The carriage has been out of customs for two days, and the Hesheli mother and son are in great danger.
There is still a glimmer of hope to quickly chase after him. If they wait for news from the capital, the mother and son may follow in Longkodo's footsteps.
Brother Jiu thought in his mind, made a decision, and ordered Erhe: "Pack up the remaining items and the bear corpse. Let's go down the mountain first."
I successfully hunted a black bear, but I can’t feel happy now.
Brother Jiu held Shu Shu's hand and went down the mountain. He felt a little unsure and said: "If it is really Longkodo, then the Hershey mother and son are also in danger. I want to arrange for people to chase them, but there is nothing they can do." Divide the troops, let’s move to the general military office, shall we?”
Longko deserves to die, but his wife and children are innocent and should not end up dying miserably.
The Gubeikou General Military Office is located at the Gubeikou checkpoint.
This is the frontier army, and it cannot move lightly without orders from the Ministry of War. However, Ninth Prince can send out the guards and guards from the Prince's Mansion to follow them, and then go to the General Military Yamen to supplement the cavalry for the guards.
In this case, it is also efficient to track the carriage leaving the customs.
Otherwise, the other party has been out of seclusion for two days and it will be difficult to chase him.
Shu Shu nodded and said: "I have thought it through. It is just a letter to the emperor. I want to write it in detail. Then... don't ask Fu Qing and Gao Bin to return to Beijing..."
Brother Jiu nodded and said: "Okay, this time I will ask Erhe to return to the capital, and ask Fu Qing to follow Chunlin and lead the men to chase the Tong family's carriage..."
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