Chapter 380 Temporary Anti-Tiger Think Tank

Xiaowen replied: “Xiaowu and I, according to your arrangement, have been keeping an eye on the village head and the village office at Kaoshantun Village!
The hunters who went up the mountain have all come back, as if they are reorganizing their team!

By the way, Mr. Qiao’s Jiefang truck has also returned to the village!”

Yue Feng nodded: “Uncle Chen, you really got it right! This time, the anti-tiger operation was unsuccessful and the large force returned empty-handed! What should we do next?
I guess Wang Xiaonian will come over after dark. After all, he is also a party to the case, and this specific information is worth some money!”

Uncle Chen said: “With so many people dispatched this time, if the tiger escapes, there is a high probability that we will not be able to catch it!
The only thing we need to know now is whether the tiger is injured and whether it is a minor or serious injury!
How is the marksmanship of the hunter named Zhu Erhai that Xiaowen mentioned?”

Yue Feng curled his lips: “That’s all!

I guess the tiger should be fine. If it was shot hard, there would definitely be a lot of blood!
With Mr. Qiao’s methods, he would definitely send people with dogs to track them down. He wouldn’t easily call everyone down the mountain before noon!”

Uncle Chen: “Let’s assume that the tiger was slightly injured, not fatally. Normally, it would run as far as possible, far away from human activities!
It is true that tigers are top predators, but they also have the habit of occupying territory!
In the tiger’s cognition, whether it is defeated by its own kind or by humans, in order to survive, it will not easily choose to fight to the death, but will run as far as it can! Completely give up the territory! “

“Well, if you say so, then we basically have no chance!” Yue Feng spread his hands, his tone a little frustrated.

Uncle Chen picked up the teacup and took a sip of tea and said, “The tigers that have escaped from the muzzle of hunting rifles twice in a row have a much better understanding of guns than ordinary tigers. They know how powerful this thing is and will be more cautious in the future!
We want to continue fighting it, but the chances are slim!
If the tiger is cowardly enough, it may even run long distances for several days in a row and flee to a more remote area deep in the mountains!”

“I think, not necessarily!” At this moment, Uncle Zhao, who had not expressed his opinion, spoke up.

“Uncle Zhao, what do you say?”

“Do you have a pen and paper at home? A larger piece of paper would be best, so we can draw a diagram and analyze it!”

“Yes, yes, yes, I’ll go to the east room to get it!”

Soon, Yue Feng went to the east room, took down the calendar hanging on the wall, and took a pencil that Jingjing used for school from the table.

“In Ruanzaozigou, the straight-line distance to Kaoshantun is actually not that far! Let’s make a rough analysis and divide the surrounding mountains into different areas!
“Old Chen, do you know anything about the wild animals around here?” Uncle Zhao said as he turned the calendar over.

Uncle Chen nodded and said, “Who are you talking about? I just retired this year. I’m familiar with every mountain area around the back mountain!”

“Then you take care of the drawing and I’ll fill in the blanks. I can’t remember some of the nearby mountains and fields!”

“I’ll do it! I thought you knew everything, but in the end you still have to rely on me!” Uncle Chen said a few words to his best friend and took the pencil.

Soon, the brothers Yue Feng and Xiao Wen witnessed the strength of the top hunters.

Taking Ruanzaozigou as the reference point, Uncle Chen marked out the terrain and mountain areas with pencil writing and drawing.

Yue Feng thought he was quite familiar with the mountains and fields around his home in the back mountain, but after seeing Uncle Chen’s writing and drawing, he felt ashamed of himself.

This group of old hunters who have lived in the mountains for most of their lives know almost every place with a spring, a jumping stone pond, and where wild boars are likely to spend the winter. Yue Feng is unaware of many details.

With the help of discussions between the two old hunters and some minor additions by Yue Feng, the huge calendar almost outlined the area around the Red Star Forest Farm.

Of course, the old man is not a professional painter, so there are bound to be small discrepancies between the scale map and the specific locations. However, this is not a war, so it is enough to be able to depict the general terrain features and detailed standards.

“Okay, I’ve finished drawing here, it’s basically good enough!!

Even if it is an uninjured adult male tiger, it can only walk about ten kilometers a day in the mountains!

It escaped from Ruanzaozigou, and the direction should be northwest!
Let’s roughly draw a moving route and see what areas we might pass through!”

As he spoke, Uncle Zhao drew a line and then drew a circle with an approximate radius of ten kilometers.

“There is a mountain spring here, and wild boars have spent the winter in the otolith ditch every year!
Here, there is a small stone jumping pond, but the area is too small, and it is difficult for the tiger to stay there. It will not feel safe within a range of ten kilometers!

There should be no hope here in Forest Area No. 15. In the morning and evening, the small train going up the mountain will pass by here. The tiger will definitely hide around the train and the Chaiji Road area!

This side is not right either, there are no decent mountain animals who like to stay on this shady slope…”

Uncle Zhao entered the analysis state, just like Detective Conan solving a case. He combined various terrain features, direction predictions, etc. to gradually narrow down the scope.

After some analysis, Uncle Zhao circled the possible area with a pencil.

“If the tiger is a smart guy, the chances of it escaping normally are highest in this area!”

“Then…I will take my men to wait for the tiger tomorrow?” Yue Feng’s eyes lit up instantly after seeing the final location.

Uncle Zhao shook his head: “This is just the beginning! Do you think Qiao Saner and the others will give up if they fail to suppress the tigers one day?

What we can think of, they will definitely think of it too! Any experienced hunter will be familiar with these things!”

Uncle Chen also nodded: “Old Zhao is right! We can analyze it, but don’t expect to see the results tomorrow! I guess Qiao Saner and the others are also re-circling the suspicious positions at home!
They will definitely arrange people to use dogs to continue tracking in the afternoon, so the range will be much more accurate than our guess!”

“Then, can we just wait like this? What if we get beaten to death by them, we won’t get anything!” Xiaowen continued to ask.

Uncle Chen smiled and shook his head: “Who said we should just wait!

Pick two most likely places and go up the mountain to make nests tomorrow!”

“Go up the mountain to dig a nest?” Upon hearing this, Yue Feng and Xiao Wen looked at each other, with confusion in their eyes.

The old man’s way of thinking was too divergent. They could understand the literal meaning, but had no idea how to do it specifically.

“Tomorrow, you take Xiaowen and the others to this side, this side! And here, in an inconspicuous place, put some wild boar offal!
Aren’t Qiao San’s people still tracking this tiger? Since we can’t help directly, let’s make a hidden move!
As long as the tiger has food supplies, it can move away from the tracking area little by little.

The farther you track the tiger, the greater the chance of losing track of it completely!

The ideal situation is that the tiger completely escapes the pursuers and stays in the area we have designated for it.

Then, if you want to do the work secretly, you can get the benefits without anyone noticing!”

“This…Uncle Zhao, this plan you mentioned is too absurd, isn’t it?”

Before Yue Feng could say anything, Xiaowen beside him opened his eyes wide, he couldn’t hold it back.

“You think it’s mysterious? Xiaofeng, what about you?” Uncle Zhao didn’t answer immediately, but turned to look at Yue Feng.

Yue Feng also felt that it was unreliable, but he couldn’t say it to his face, so he could only scratch his head and say: “Theoretically, there is a chance, but the tiger is a living creature, and where it goes is full of randomness!

“It may be that a small detail that we fail to consider can lead to a huge mistake!”

“What do you mean by a thousand miles? I don’t understand, old man! I only trust my own judgment.

No matter how powerful a tiger is, it is still a mountain animal, just a little more powerful than ordinary mountain animals!
If you want to be a top hunter, you not only need good marksmanship and physical strength, but also the ability to think from other people’s perspective!

Remember last time in the mountains, I taught you how to use prey thinking to set up deer tendon rope traps? “

“I remember!” Yue Feng nodded.

Uncle Zhao continued: “If you follow my idea, there is a possibility of success. Even if the possibility is very small, it is still an opportunity and worth a gamble!
If it’s like a headless fly running around in the mountains, then there is not even a slight possibility!
A true top hunter relies on his own brain, not just luck!
In this vast forest, we want to compete with a large army for this tiger. My method is currently our only feasible method!”

This time, Yue Feng no longer resisted.

The old man’s analysis is correct. Indeed, this method has little chance of success and is full of variables.

But Yue Feng still wanted to eat alone and not show up with the main group, so the old man’s plan was the best solution at the moment.

“Okay, I understand what you mean! I’ll go get the wild boar offal out of the cellar right now!

How big a portion is enough? Let’s divide it in advance!”

“Fifteen to twenty kilograms is enough. As long as there is always a chance to eat, the trackers will not be able to outlast the tiger!
The deeper you go into the forest, the more difficult it is to spend the night and rest. You may lose them within two or three days at most!

If you want to have the meal alone, you guys will suffer from now on!

Whether it works or not, I have made up my mind to go up the mountain every day to check the nesting situation and collect more information! “

Yue Feng nodded: “If we don’t endure hardships, how can so many good things come to us!
But if we go up the mountain, everyone needs a gun. A tiger is nothing but a pig. It’s useless to make a nest like a pig in the water. If you come face to face with Zhu Erhai, you can’t do it without a gun in your hand! “

Lao Chen: “My barrel gun is at home. If you need it, go get it from my house!”

Uncle Zhao: “Add the old gun in my hand, four guns are enough! This thing! How many relatives do you have in your family that you haven’t entertained yet?

Let me tell you, in the next few days, tell your family and stay at Xiaofeng’s house!”

“It’s no big deal to let him stay, but I have to bring my eagle over. I don’t trust others to take care of him!”

Yue Feng: “Okay, I’ll take you back later and pick you up tomorrow morning. Since we have nothing to do during the first month of the lunar year, let’s study this big claw!”

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After a brief exchange of ideas and communication, a temporary tiger-hunting think tank composed of senior hunters was officially established!

(End of this chapter)