Chapter 391 Walls have ears

Zhou Yuanchao lay in a snow cave, staring quietly at the empty entrance to the mountain. From a distance, he heard the voices of several people talking.

“Boss, how long do you think it will take for this tiger to settle down and stop running around? When I got up this morning, I felt my calves were a little tired and sore!” Xiaowu muttered, with his gun on his back.

Yue Feng walked to one side and pulled the gun belt on his back: “I can’t say for sure, it was the same for three days and it was the same for five days!
I was very tired when I woke up in the morning. Let’s go directly to the destination today, take a walk around, and then go home and rest early! “

Xiao Tao: “I feel fine. I’ll be fine after a good night’s sleep! Aren’t we going hunting today? I was thinking about hunting a roe deer or a wild boar!”

Xiaowu glanced at Xiaotao and said, “Who do you think is like you? You have such a weak physique! My legs are sore too, and I’m wearing leg wraps, otherwise it would be even worse!”

Yue Feng: “Let’s see what happens!”

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Zhou Yuanchao looked at the Yue Feng brothers who were walking up the mountain step by step, leading the dog and dragging the sled. They appeared in his sight little by little, and then went away little by little, without any ripples in his heart.

It turns out that the Yue family hunting team has not been idle in recent days.

When the village chief of Kaoshantun blew the whistle and called for people, none of the four brothers showed up. But from what they said, it seemed that this was not their first day in the mountain.

Through the conversations during the journey, Zhou Yuanchao only got some rough information.

Xiaowen was holding a dog. It was highly likely that Yue Feng did not lead people to do the poisoning, otherwise he would not have brought a dog.

Zhou Yuanchao rejected this potential option in his heart.

After the Yue family hunting team walked away, Zhou Yuanchao moved his arms and legs slightly on the bear skin mat.

It is not an easy job to lie here for a long time, but the dog gang that Zhou Yuanchao had spent countless efforts on at home has died, and he is relying on his anger to hold on.

The Chaiji Road entrance to the mountain is the most common entrance for people from the surrounding villages, so there is nothing wrong with staying here.

Ten minutes later, the second wave of people arrived.

The brothers Zhang Dalaizi and his neighbor Qian Yuejin from the next village.

The two men had only an old homemade cannon in their hands, no dogs, and were dragging a sled behind them.

Zhou Yuanchao knew that these two men did not have the ability to fight a tiger, nor did they have the courage to measure a tiger.

This homemade cannon can only fire one shot, and they probably brought it up the mountain for self-defense. Normally, these two brothers like to hide in the mountains in winter, so they went up the mountain at this time, probably to hide.

Pass again.

Several waves of people came by, and no one met the requirements.

They are all mountain folks from the surrounding villages who have come up the mountain. Not many of them have guns. In winter, they have nothing to do, so they go up the mountain for a stroll and pick up some pheasants or something like that.

Could it be that I was wrong, and the person who poisoned the food would not go this way, or in other words, he did not do this for the purpose of killing the tiger?
Because of the cold, Zhou Yuanchao felt that his brain was slow to think, and he began to question his own judgment.

Just then, the roar of the engine sounded, bringing Zhou Yuanchao back to his senses.

It’s Uncle Qiao Sanye’s Jiefang brand truck that’s coming.

Zhou Yuanchao lay there without moving, looking down quietly at Qiao Saner and the others who were preparing to enter the mountain.

There were three people in the truck bed, all wrapped in military coats and wearing dog-skin hats, so their faces could not be seen clearly. There were two more in the driver’s seat and the co-pilot’s seat.

There were five people in this group.

There were a lot of people, but there was not even a dog in the car!

This caught Zhou Yuanchao’s attention.

Others might go up the mountain to pick up jumping cats, but Qiao Saner and his gang were 100% going for the tiger that was still running away, and Zhou Yuanchao had no hesitation about this.

Five people went into the mountains to hunt tigers but they didn’t bring a hunting dog. This was obviously a problem.

Could it be that Qiao Saner poisoned him?

When Zhou Yuanchao thought of this, he subconsciously narrowed his eyes.

Mr. Qiao Sanye is definitely a big shot in the area within dozens of miles. He likes to play and take people hunting in the mountains. He usually has a good reputation.

When we hunted wild boars, roe deer or other prey, we basically cooked and ate them at home on the same day, and mostly shared the rest with fellow hunters or other friends.

Zhou Yuanchao knew Qiao Saner because their ancestors had been in contact with each other and they had some friendship. They could say hello to each other when they met, but that was all.

Unlike Zhang Junhong who had close interactions with Qiao Saner, Zhou did not receive any care from Qiao Saner when he participated in the tiger-suppression operation.

Thinking of this, Zhou Yuanchao looked around and slowly climbed out of the snow.

Qiao Saner is a major suspect. If he wants to avenge the leader of the Dog Gang, Gou Huzi, he must get closer and collect more information.

It would be best to follow them secretly and hear their conversations, so as to draw a final conclusion. After standing up and brushing off the snow foam on his body, Zhou Yuanchao did not put away the bear skin, but instead, with his gun on his back, stepped on the skis made of wild boar skin, lowered his head and followed along the track.

You definitely can’t catch up with a big truck with just a pair of fleshy feet, but with skis, you can be much more efficient.

The Chaiji roads leading into the mountains are designed similarly to winding mountain roads, aiming to be relatively flat and not too close in straight lines.

Zhou Yuanchao was very familiar with the surrounding ravines. If he was careful, he could take a small path to chase the truck on Chaiji Road, which would give him some room for maneuver.

Zhou Yuanchao was seen carrying a gun and skiing through the snow forest skillfully, crossing one mountain forest after another, taking a shortcut and waiting in the area outside Chaiji Road.

In this way, they took a shortcut and chased for a while, and then chased for a while after the truck came over, and followed the truck until it arrived at Chaiji Road near Shilazigou, where it was scheduled to arrive, and then stopped.

When Zhou Yuanchao found the truck, the driver was the only person left on board.

These days, the Jiefang trucks cannot be turned off at will. The outdoor temperature is too low. Once the engine is turned off and the car is frozen solid, it will be difficult to start it again.

The driver who is watching over the car is responsible for this.

Every once in a while, before the car engine freezes completely, you should restart it to keep the car warm at all times.

Zhou Yuanchao secretly observed the driver in the car from a distance of several dozen meters, then determined the direction of movement of Qiao Saner and others through footprints, and quietly followed them.

This person is moving through the mountains and forests on skis, and his maneuverability is much higher than that of many people dragging a sled up the mountain.

After chasing for about 15 minutes, Zhou Yuanchao saw the figures of Qiao San and others.

There was no shelter except for the trees in this season. If he went too close, people would definitely notice him, so Zhou Yuanchao did not dare to get too close.

After roughly determining the direction, we climbed over the ridge early and slowly approached the shady slope.

There was less sunlight on the shady slope and the snow was frozen solid, so it was not as comfortable to walk on it as on the sunny slope. Therefore, Qiao San and his companions did not walk on the shady slope.

As they slowly got closer, the faint sound of conversation floated into Zhou Yuanchao’s ears.

“Erqiang, how is the blue wolf? Can we lead it up the mountain tomorrow? We chased it to Toad Valley yesterday afternoon, but lost our trail! When it comes to tracking, the role of this dog cannot be replaced by any hunter, no matter how powerful he is!”

Erqiang: “I went home and drank some mung bean water, and it slowly recovered! I asked Chang Dana to give it some water at home! I don’t know what happened to Qinglang in the mountains, but luckily we got down the mountain early, otherwise the dog would have been useless!”

Zhou Yuanchao was stunned when he heard this. Could it be that he guessed wrong? It wasn’t Qiao Saner and his gang who poisoned the dog? From what he said, their dog was also poisoned.

Uncle Qiao San: “These unruly people are so frank with their words. They won’t stop until they kill the tiger!
It’s only been a few days, and you’re already discouraged. Once we kill the tiger and carry it back, we have to do it openly for a few days!”

Strange man: “Just do as you say. No matter who gets jealous, it’s useless. When it comes to hunting, in our Fengcheng, the third master is still the best!!”

At this time, Er Qiang said, “But speaking of which, Third Master, those poisonous dried meat we scattered yesterday will have an impact on the blue wolf when it goes up the mountain. Don’t pick up a piece of dried meat to eat when it’s just getting better, or it will be poisoned to death again!”

When Qiao Saner heard this question, he smiled and said, “Don’t worry. I’ll ask your sister-in-law to make a mask with a nose exposed for the dog. Put it on when you go into the mountains and take it off when you feed it! It won’t poison our own dog!”
There is a shortage of food in the mountains during this season. In addition to the dogs from other hunting teams, foxes, yellow foxes and other animals will also eat this stuff.

The few pounds of dried meat that were scattered yesterday will be picked up by the wild animals in the mountains in a few days. Be careful when you pick up dead prey and don’t take anything except the skin!

This matter is a bit outrageous, you just need to know about it, don’t mention it when there are outsiders around!”

Zhou Yuanchao, who thought he had wronged Qiao Saner not long ago, became furious when he heard these words.

It turns out that it was these bastards who poisoned the dog! !
Zhou Yuanchao really wanted to rush to Qiao San right now to seek justice for his Hu Zi, but the other side had more people and more guns, and they were on the mountain, so he couldn’t act recklessly.

With only the remaining rationality, he forced himself to suppress his anger.

If there is no advantage in a head-on confrontation, then just attack secretly.

Nowadays, there are always people missing in the mountains. Whether they were killed by humans or eaten by wild animals, the truth is often more horrifying than imagined.

Zhou Yuanchao was not someone who was easy to mess with. Now that his four dogs had been poisoned to death by Qiao Saner, this revenge must be avenged.

As mentioned before, hunting and war are actually similar in nature. Shooting from the dark is actually not that different from hunting.

Zhou Yuanchao’s idea was very simple. He could exchange the lives of his four dogs for one bullet. If he hit a vital part, he would deserve it. If he didn’t hit a vital part, then he, Qiao Saner, would be lucky!

Zhou Yuanchao had made up his mind and started thinking quickly.

The movement direction of Qiao Saner and others, the general terrain features ahead, where is the best place to ambush and shoot, and where to shoot so that it will be difficult for the other enemies to discover their location and even more difficult to chase them.

You need to think about these things before you shoot, instead of waiting until the gun is fired to think about retreating, because by then it will be too late.

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