In the next few days, Gao Mingcheng went into the mountains to shake honey while inspecting his hunting grounds.
It is said to be a hunting ground, but he does not hunt frequently. He basically only cares about eating it for himself and rarely sells it for money. What he wants to take is the route of sustainable development.
The intertwining of fate is sometimes very strange. He just got twenty throwing knives from the blacksmith Lao Li the day before, but he found movement in the mountains the next day!
It happened to rain lightly that night, and the ground was a little wet the next day, but Gao Mingcheng went into the mountains to inspect as usual. What mattered most to him was the mountain range where he hunted the bear.
The cub escaped, but it may not have gone far. After all, it was still young. Unless it was attacked by other predators, it should still be in the mountains.
Gao Mingcheng stared at the shoe prints left on the grass and his face darkened.
He stood on a high place, looked around, and judged that the outsiders should have entered the mountain range from the Kengli Village.
There have been no strangers in Gaojiacun recently, and even though he was guarding the foot of Niuweiling, he would not let anyone enter the mountain.
This mountain range stretches continuously, with peaks and ridges rising one after another. There are springs, ditches, and depressions among them, and there are rich and colorful species.
But this mountain range covers a wide area, but there are countless entrances to the mountain. Almost all their villages are located at the foot of the mountain. If you enter the mountain from any village, as long as you keep walking towards the mountain, you will end up here. Come from the mountains.
Gao Mingcheng's biggest advantage over others is that he has good physical fitness and can run fast. He can go to the mountains and back every day, while ordinary people may take two days to get from the foot of the mountain to the mountains. Come in.
In addition to footprints on the grass, there were also two biscuit packaging bags discarded here. It was obvious that the group stopped here for a while and ate biscuits.
After discovering the traces of outsiders, Gao Mingcheng began to hide his whereabouts and no longer walked openly in the mountains and forests.
He followed the footprints and followed them all the way.
After walking for nearly half an hour, he found the group of people again. At this time, he was hiding behind a cluster of low bushes and looking at the people in the forest ahead.
There were three people and a hunting dog there, and the two elderly ones carried two shotguns. They were the kind of shotguns that were filled with gunpowder and stuffed with iron sand and steel balls. They were much more lethal than lead bullets.
Let alone hunting, even people can be killed.
In addition to the two shotguns, one of them also had a pistol on his waist. Gao Mingcheng carefully identified it and recognized it as a revolver.
The revolver has the advantages of low malfunction rate, rapid shooting, simple structure and easy operation, and low accidental injury rate. However, it also has the disadvantages of less ammunition, short range, and low lethality.
But for novice shooters, revolvers have another advantage, that is, they can be used quickly. It only takes a few days of training to be able to use the revolver well.
The three of them were all carrying backpacks and walking one after another. They all looked left and right, as if they were looking for something.
At this time, the young man walking in the middle wearing a revolver said: "Uncle Ma, have you found any traces of the black bear? We have been in the mountains for the third day, and we haven't seen a single bear hair!"
There was a hint of complaint in his tone of voice, but the other two men holding shotguns were not angry about this. It was obvious that his status was higher than the other two.
The two were brothers, and their ancestors were hunters. When they came to them, they also made a living by hunting, but they only hunted wild boars, muntjacs, hares, pheasants, etc. After all, there were no other large beasts in the mountains here. .
As for the black bear, more than ten years ago, they teamed up with others and shot one.
But later on, there were almost no traces of black bears. This time, someone still found the two brothers and asked them to accompany someone into the mountains to hunt bears.
The two thought it was a joke. They hadn't seen a black bear in almost twenty years. Now they were going into the mountains to hunt bears? But soon, they found out that someone had hunted a black bear in the mountains and brought it to the county to sell it!
And there is a promise that as long as the Ma brothers take people into the mountains to hunt bears, they will give the Ma brothers a hard-earned fee whether they hunt or not. If they hunt, they can also buy black bears from the Ma brothers.
Upon hearing this, the Ma brothers agreed.
This is a job and a job to make two bucks, who wouldn’t be happy about it?
"Mr. Luo, don't worry. The number of black bears here is small, so it's normal for them to be hard to find. If you really don't find any black bears, how about we two brothers take you to hunt wild boars and muntjacs?" said one of the Ma family brothers. The boss said with a hint of flattery in his tone.
However, the arrogant Mr. Luo was not satisfied. He snorted and said disdainfully: "What's the point of hunting wild boars? I want to hunt bears!"
"Okay, let's hunt bears! Mr. Luo's people said that black bears should be hunted in this mountain range, so let's be patient and continue looking. Hunting in the mountains is not as expensive as hunting in a breeding farm. A lot of time and effort.”
The Ma brothers gave some advice and then continued to actively search for the traces left by the black bear.
Black bears sleep during the day and are active at night, so once they see a cave or tree hole, they have to go in and take a look.
Suddenly, the hunting dog they brought seemed to have discovered something. It sniffed the scent, barked and ran into a cave, and barked at the cave.
The two Ma brothers immediately got into the cave. The cave was empty, but there were lying marks on the ground and some feces.
"Mr. Luo, come and see! A black bear has stayed in this cave! You see, this excrement is left by a black bear! But it looks like it has been there for at least a month."
"The cave is abandoned, but the bears are definitely still in the mountains!"
"There are indeed black bears in these mountains!" Finally there was progress, and Mr. Luo became instantly happy.
He urged: "Great, let's go find the black bear quickly!"
This little discovery made all three of them ecstatic.
Gao Mingcheng, who was following behind, frowned when he saw this. He knew it was his turn to take action!
Is it ruthless or merciful?
Gao Mingcheng hesitated for a moment, and a fierce look gradually appeared in his eyes.
He was hiding in the dark, holding a knife in his hand and staring at the hat on Mr. Luo's head.
It was a military green peaked hat, which could provide sunshade and protect the eyes from strong light when outdoors. At this moment, this hat was Gao Mingcheng’s goal!
He had practiced javelin, blunderbuss, and knife before, and he already had some experience in aiming at the head.
His wrists were secretly moving, looking for opportunities to strike.
Suddenly, he flicked his wrist, and the knife in his hand came out and shot forward, making a slight sound of breaking through the air.
(End of chapter)
