Lei Lanting took another deep puff of his cigarette and returned his thoughts to that morning.
"I walked in the forest for more than an hour. I didn't see any animals. In the end, I couldn't tell where I was. I drank all the water I brought with me very quickly, so I could only Let’s sit down under a tree first, smoke a cigarette and rest for a while before talking.”
"You shouldn't smoke in the woods." Dong Qiangqiang frowned.
Lei Lanting didn't seem to hear, and gestured around him with his hands, "At that time, there was a sloping soil slope on my side, and on the other side was a shrub as tall as one person. My position was very hidden, and others could not see me."
I don’t know if this sentence is explaining to Dong Qiangqiang that others cannot see him smoking, or that it is difficult for animals in the forest to find him.
"I had just taken two puffs when I heard something moving not far away diagonally in front of me. I quickly put out the cigarette, held my breath and concentrated. After staying there for two minutes, I saw a black figure falling from a height. A short plant in front of me was crushed."
"Is that the wild boar?" Dong Qiangqiang asked suspiciously.
Lei Lanting nodded: "I know it may be hard for you to believe, but this is absolutely true."
"Then you are so lucky." Dong Qiangqiang sighed, "This is indeed surprising."
"To tell you the truth, when I saw clearly that what fell was a wild boar, my mind went blank." Lei Lanting smiled at himself, "Although I have also had strange experiences such as being chased by wild boars, crawling into secret rooms, and hiding from fires. But when encountering such a good thing that falls from the sky, I will still be confused."
"Continue." Dong Qiangqiang raised the beer in his hand.
"I was afraid that it had accidentally fallen off the slope, or that there were other wild boars nearby, so I didn't dare to go over immediately, but observed it for a few minutes. I waited for about seven or eight minutes. Did I see any other wild boars? It appeared, but the one on the ground didn't move, so I dared to get closer. When I got closer to it, I noticed that it had injuries on its body, and I also saw..." Lei Lanting paused. Instead of continuing, he reached out and grabbed a bottle of beer.
Dong Qiangqiang saw that he didn't seem to be talking nonsense seriously, so he didn't interrupt him and just waited quietly for him to continue.
Lei Lanting shook the beer bottle in his hand and stuck the bottle cap on the edge of the coffee table. He raised his hand and dropped the bottle cap lightly on the ground. The light white beer foam overflowed from the bottle and flowed to Lei Lanting drank from Lei Lanting's hand with a backhand.
"I saw that in addition to injuries on its body, its four hooves were also tied up with ropes," Lei Lanting added.
Hearing this, Dong Qiangqiang said in a deep voice: "This pig was most likely shot by other hunters and then fell down for some reason. Didn't you shout a few words to ask if there was anyone around?"
"I thought of this when I saw the rope tied, but..." Lei Lanting glanced at Dong Qiangqiang worriedly, with a distracted look on his face, and said slowly, "When I went to check the injuries on the pig, When I arrived, I found a large area of bloody flesh and blood, and I couldn’t tell whether it was a gunshot wound.”
"Are you sure it's a gunshot wound?" Dong Qiangqiang originally thought that Lei Lanting didn't think of calling someone, but that he didn't want to. After all, the money lying on the ground was banknotes. There was no way he could give away the money he got, but he didn't expect it. The pig had gunshot wounds.
Lei Lanting continued: "Just when I wanted to take a closer look at its wound, I suddenly heard footsteps coming from a place not far from the height. I quickly pulled some grass and leaves from the side and cut it It covered it completely and then went back to squatting where it was before."
"If it is really a gunshot wound, then the other party may be a professional hunter," Dong Qiangqiang analyzed, "If this happens, you should still return the pig to the other person."
Lei Lanting had a confused and incomprehensible look on his face: "I actually thought so at the beginning. Although I hesitated for a long time, I finally decided to return the pigs to them."
"Then why didn't you return it?" Dong Qiangqiang asked. What he dislikes the most is people who get cheap money and behave well. Even a fool can see why Lei Lanting doesn't want to pay it back.
"I was in the dense bushes when I heard an old voice above me saying, 'It should be around here,' and another younger voice saying, 'Let's go quickly, it will be bad if we are seen.'"
"Is it bad to be seen?" Dong Qiangqiang raised his eyebrows and asked suspiciously, "Poaching?"
Lei Lanting shook his head and said: "I was lying on the ground and didn't dare to look up to see if they were real hunters. I have no weapons, I am alone, and I am not as good at fighting as you. If I rashly go out and ask them if they have lost their pigs, , it was too dangerous. So after hearing the conversation, I didn’t dare to move, so I could only hide it honestly and wait until they were far away.”
"Then they didn't find you," Dong Qiangqiang said with emotion, "it must be because you were hiding very secretly."
Lei Lanting sighed and said, "Fortunately, I was wearing gray work clothes that day. If I had been wearing bright sportswear, the other party would probably have discovered me."
Lei Lanting's words were completely beyond Dong Qiangqiang's expectations. He thought for a while and said, "So you suspect that someone stole a pig from a certain farm, and then accidentally dropped the pig in front of you while escaping from the scene?"
"I waited for them to walk away for about half an hour before slowly crawling out from behind the bushes," Lei Lanting said with a frightened expression. "If they weren't pig thieves, why didn't they come looking for them openly? Why did they say that? "
"Are you sure you heard it right at that time?" Dong Qiangqiang was still a little doubtful.
"It's definitely true, and that old voice sounds very much like the old man we met in Fleischer's woods before."
After hearing what he said, Dong Qiangqiang's mind immediately thought of the old hunter wearing a felt hat with feathers stuck to it.
"You said it was him?" Dong Qiangqiang said in surprise.
"It sounds similar anyway."
"Then what happens after you climb out?"
"I found a wooden stick, hung the pig on the wooden stick, and walked in the opposite direction. I walked for several hours, tired and thirsty, and finally arrived at Luke's farm. You know what happened next. Already." Lei Lanting took a sip of beer depressedly.
Thinking of what Luke said to him and listening to Lei Lanting's statement, Dong Qiangqiang didn't know who to believe.
He stood up and gently put the beer on the coffee table: "If you really didn't steal the pig, then I won't worry about it. But Lao Lei, if you encounter this kind of thing again in the future, I advise you not to touch it. This kind of thing has an unknown origin. We catch pigs to make money, not to cause trouble. If it affects you and me to stay here to study and make money, then it will put the cart before the horse."
Lei Lanting said nothing, raised his head and drank all the wine in the bottle.
Dong Qiangqiang didn't want to preach to Lei Lanting. He knew in his heart that it would be useless to talk about many things. It's just that he couldn't confirm whether what Lei Lanting said was true. He could only make insinuations and keep reminding him. After all, Lei Lanting had helped him before and brought him a lot of benefits. He really didn't want to see the other party get bad results because of unnecessary actions.
"Nacheng, you should rest early. I'm leaving." Dong Qiangqiang waved his hand and walked towards the door. Lei Lanting continued to sit on the sofa without moving.
Walking to the door, Dong Qiangqiang suddenly remembered something and turned around and said: "Although Luke doesn't mind this accident, he hopes that this kind of thing will never happen again in the future, so he asked that every time you sell pigs in the future, I will I can show up with you.”
"Is this what he meant or what you meant?" Lei Lanting asked blankly, holding the wine bottle and looking at the floor.
"If you don't believe it, you can ask him." After Dong Qiangqiang finished speaking, he turned and walked out.
It was late at night, there was no one on the street, even the barking of dogs disappeared, and there was silence everywhere.
The moonlight filled the street. Dong Qiangqiang was walking on the street, thinking about what Lei Lanting said.
A gust of cold wind blew, and Dong Qiangqiang couldn't help but shiver. He suddenly realized that a rift had spread unknowingly between him and Lei Lanting.
p1: Special thanks for this chapter: The Wind and Cloud Marquis, Stone City, and Midsummer Night Star for their recommendation votes.
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p3: Many readers will complain about multi-threading issues in their comments. To be honest, I never thought this would happen before, but this may be one of the inevitable detours I will take in my writing. New readers come and old readers come and go every day. It feels like the work is like an inn.
p4: The weather in Beijing is cool today, with a gentle breeze, and it feels like golden autumn. Finally bid farewell to the hot summer. I hope Dong Qiangqiang’s first summer in Germany won’t be too difficult.
