vstars Chapter 223 The Clip Was Stolen
Chapter 223 The Clip Was Stolen
At this moment, Sun Hao, the chubby boy from the Sun family, found Li Guaizi and begged him with sweet words to take him into the mountains. Li Guaizi didn't even glance at him, got up, grabbed him by the collar, and was about to throw him back into the Sun family's house.
Sun Hao kicked his legs wildly in the air and shouted, "I know there's a bear farm! Uncle Li, take me into the mountains, and I'll show you the bear farm that my uncle found."
Upon hearing this, Li Guaizi became interested as well. Sun Weimin was famous in the village for his love of hunting bears, but he was just unlucky. Every time, he would lose his hunting dogs and come back empty-handed, or someone else would intercept him and empty his warehouse first.
Li Guaizi snorted, got off the kang (a heated brick bed), stamped his foot, took a deep breath and thought carefully for a while, then picked up the tea mug next to him and took a sip of water.
He was furious; he seemed to be being manipulated by the Sun family's little plate, but he didn't say anything.
The allure of Xiongcang was immense for any hunter. Li Guaizi gritted his teeth and actually dragged the chubby Sun Hao into the mountains.
Li Guaizi first went to check on the traps Li Ju'an had set last time. The traps he had set in the previous rounds had all disappeared without a trace; some were dragged away by wild animals, leaving behind animal footprints, but most simply vanished into thin air, which puzzled him greatly. When he encountered something he couldn't understand, he would observe how others handled it.
Following the path Li Guaizi had taken Li Ju'an into the mountains last time, he spotted the mark Li Ju'an had made on the tree bark—a few shrub leaves. There should be five or six pheasant traps in the bushes under the bark. He leaned closer and peered inside, his brow furrowing.
The clip is gone.
There were scattered animal footprints on the ground, which looked like those of a greyhound. But greyhounds don't steal traps, so the clues vanished without a trace, a strange disappearance.
Li Guaizi looked up at the sky, hoping to spot some old scorpions, sparrows, or other carnivorous or scavenging birds perched on the high branches. There were none; it was eerily quiet. He cursed, "Damn it! That shameless bastard stole the trap! If I catch him, I'll kill him!"
He was pretty sure someone was stealing the traps. Suddenly, he heard a noise in the distance, the sound of someone logging. The Lantern Festival had just passed, and the forestry workers were still on holiday; there were no workers here logging. He almost immediately picked up his old hoe, pointed at the source of the noise, and shouted, "Don't you dare touch anything! If you steal again, you'll get shot!"
The person in front shouted, "What the hell? You're not allowed to cut it?"
The chainsaw made a loud noise, and Li Guaizi ran over to take a look. It really was someone from the forest farm, and he recognized the foreman. He was the foreman of the 23rd Forest Farm and also Zhang Daye's uncle from the village.
A logging yard is a place where timber is collected, stored, and transferred during the logging and transportation process. Before the festival, the forestry workers are busy sorting the freshly felled timber at the logging yard.
Li Guaizi shouted, "Zhang, did you see someone stealing a trap just now?"
Zhang, the foreman of the 23rd workshop, was busy sawing wood and couldn't hear what he was shouting. He shouted twice and suddenly a big, squeaky boar charged over, making a rustling sound as it stepped on the snow and branches from a distance.
Li Guaizi felt a chill run down his spine and goosebumps rose on his skin. He grabbed the old hoe and shouted, "Zhang, get down!"
He reacted extremely quickly, and as soon as he saw the large lone boar charging, he nocked his gun and pulled the trigger.
Bang! A crisp sound rang out as it struck the muddy armor of the giant boar. Far from being frightened, the giant boar charged with even greater force and speed, bellowing menacingly as it ripped the head off the leader of the 23rd training ground.
Lengchang's head was instantly lifted into the air, his head slamming heavily against the rock, leaving his head covered in blood, and he appeared to be unconscious.
Li Guaizi felt a surge of anger rising in his chest, his blood rushing to his head. He fired another shot at the charging boar. But the shot didn't ring; the bullet jammed. In the freezing winter, excessive force could cause frost to get into the bolt, making the bullet prone to jamming.
His expression tightened, and he reacted quickly, rolling on the ground to grab the dagger at his waist, and then he and the Lone Boar Knife Hunter.
The chubby boy Sun Hao screamed in fright, not knowing where to run, so he could only jog and squat on the tree root, shouting for help.
Li Guaizi's dagger couldn't pierce the muddy armor of the wild boar; it could only stab it fiercely under the armpit. The armpit is a vulnerable spot for wild boars, causing them excruciating pain, making them throw their heads back and howl in agony. But the wild boar wasn't so easily defeated. The blood made its eyes bloodshot, and it howled, its pain fueling its even greater ferocity.
The big boar's tusks were long and sharp, and it rammed them hard into Li Guaizi.
Li Guaizi was a seasoned fighter. He circled around the roots of the large red pine tree, and with this thrust, he hit the trunk perfectly, his fangs embedding themselves into the bark. Li Guaizi picked up his dagger, ready to stab the large lone boar in its weakest spot.
But he discovered that this solitary pig was enormous, twice the size of a cannonball's testicles, and estimated it to weigh around 700 pounds. If it were breeding season, it would surely lead a harem of sows, enjoying the pleasure of being surrounded by wives and concubines.
Just as Li Guaizi was distracted, the chubby Sun Hao shouted for help. The big pig, agitated by the scream, took two steps back, pulled its tusks out of the bark, shook its head, abandoned Li Guaizi, and charged at the chubby Sun Hao.
Sun Hao had never seen such a terrifying scene before. He had been protected like the apple of his eye by the Sun family since childhood, and was doted on by his aunts and sisters-in-law. Now, seeing such sharp and pointed fangs, he was so frightened that he opened his mouth wide and screamed.
Li Guaizi kicked away the jammed old hammer, took off his gauntlet, grabbed the large axe from his waist, and chopped at the boar's back. One strike, and the muddy armor didn't even come off. His forehead tightened, and he quickly drew his cleaver, aiming it at the boar's ear. The boar reared its head and hissed fiercely, then raised its leg and delivered a powerful kick to Li Guaizi's stomach.
Wild animals have incredibly strong kicks; a donkey's hind leg can cripple a person. Li Guaizi was kicked hard by a wild boar's hind leg, and the sound of his ribs breaking was heard. He was in so much pain that large beads of cold sweat rolled down his forehead, and he fell to the ground.
He was anxious and prepared to fight Da Gu Gong to the death when he suddenly heard the frantic barking of hunting dogs not far away. A large pack of hunting dogs was rushing towards the forest.
The lone boar, though initially impulsive and irritable, calmed down at this moment. Knowing the hunter and his hounds well, the boar understood that the hounds' arrival meant danger. The lone boar turned and ran, disappearing into the forest without looking back.
The person who came was Li Ju'an.
Li Ju'an led the Lu brothers, Uncle Chen, and a pack of hunting dogs into the woods to set traps. Da Hu was the first to notice something was wrong, and led the hunting dogs into the woods, chasing after the big lone boar relentlessly.
Uncle Chen stared at the enormous wild boar and shouted excitedly, "That's the beast! Li Pao, kill this pig quickly! Otherwise, our village office's prestige will be ruined!"
Xiaoling Village offered a reward of 50 yuan for the large, lone boar whose shell was just ahead. Li Ju'an and the Lu brothers were full of energy and chased after the hunting dog with their guns in hand.
Li Guaizi called out to Li Ju'an, "Little Li, slow down, I have something to tell you."
The Lu brothers had already drawn their guns and given chase. Li Ju'an, seeing that Li Guaizi was badly injured and that the unreliable Sun family's chubby son Sun Hao was beside him, said, "You took money from the Lu family and are now going to break ties with the Sun family? You're making things difficult for the Sun family's eldest grandson like this. You'll be in for a world of hurt when you get back to the village."
Li Guaizi didn't care about any of that and hurriedly told him, "Your clips have been stolen quite a bit. Go chase after the pigs first. That troublemaker will be caught and locked up in jail sooner or later."