Chapter 59: Wild Boars

Deep in the mountains.

The temporary search team had searched all night, but they still couldn’t find Jiang Dezhu. As the sun rose in the east, many people started to lose heart.

Because further ahead was the deep mountains.

“There are traces of wild animals moving nearby, Captain, we can’t go any further.”

The old hunter in the team was experienced, and after he said this, the commune members’ faces turned pale with fear, and they retreated like a tide.

Whoosh!

At that moment, a violent sound came from the woods on the side, as if something was charging through, the whole earth was shaking.

The old hunter lay on the ground and listened for half a minute, his face suddenly changed, “It’s wild boars, everyone run!”

The commune members scattered and ran wildly down the mountain.

In a hurry, Zhou Yinghuai grabbed the old hunter’s arm, “Uncle Chun, someone has to lure the wild boars away, letting these beasts charge down the mountain and destroy the wheat and rapeseed is nothing, what if they hurt someone?”

Old Chun held his bow and arrow, sweating profusely in the cold winter, “Judging by the sound of their footsteps, there are at least two wild boars, I can deal with one, but two is too much.”

Zhou Yinghuai: “I’ll help you.”

Old Chun was stunned for a moment, then he disagreed, “Although you’re strong and clever, wild boars are ferocious and have no humanity, if they hit you, your stomach and intestines will be ripped open.”

He bit his lip, his eyes gradually becoming firm, as if he had made up his mind, “Run now, I’m old, I’ve lived a full life. If I sacrifice myself to protect the village, the brigade and the commune will take care of my wife and children for my sake.”

Hearing this, Luo Jiawang’s eyes went black, he almost fell to the ground, “Let’s all go down the mountain, let everyone hide in their houses. If the crops are destroyed, so be it, human life is more important.”

“No.” Zhou Yinghuai was worried, “There are a few thatched houses closest to the foot of the mountain, the wild boars can easily break in. Protecting the safety of the people’s property is the responsibility of a soldier.”

The situation was urgent, there were only three of them on the scene, Zhou Yinghuai had to reveal his identity. This time he went up the mountain, he had specially put a gun in his backpack, just in case.

Luo Jiawang & Old Chun: !!!

What?

Zhou Zhiqing is… a soldier?!

No wonder he was different from other young intellectuals, he could not only build kilns and make bricks, but he could also treat fat pigs!

Is it true that soldiers are so competitive and capable these days?

The rumbling sound was getting closer.

Zhou Yinghuai looked around, pointing to the left, “Uncle Chun, we have to get up a tree and find a good position.”

Old Chun nodded, “Yes, get up the tree quickly.”

After this delay, Luo Jiawang wanted to leave but couldn’t, he had to climb up the tree with them.

Country folks can climb trees to pick fruit since they were young, the three of them climbed up the tree effortlessly, sat on the branches and looked into the distance.

As the branches swayed more and more violently, a figure suddenly burst out of the forest. The man was disheveled, his clothes were torn and stained red with blood.

“Jiang Dezhu, you little bastard, you really went hunting in the mountains, I’ll report you when I get back.” Luo Jiawang gritted his teeth, wishing he could rush down and beat Jiang Dezhu up.

Hunting was one thing, but why did he have to provoke wild boars? Their meat was delicious, but not worth dying for!

“Captain, save me, save me!”

Jiang Dezhu, as if seeing a lifeline, his eyes lit up, and he ran towards the big tree where Luo Jiawang was.

Luo Jiawang was shocked, “Go climb another tree, you little rascal.”

Why come to him?

To die with the wild boars?

Luo Jiawang was completely disgusted with Jiang Dezhu, he would make him carry manure every day, make him cry!

But Jiang Dezhu couldn’t hear him, he rushed to the bottom of the tree and started climbing.

As fast as lightning, at that moment, two wild boars, each weighing about two hundred pounds, charged out, locking onto their prey.

Luo Jiawang was almost scared out of his wits, his hair stood on end, his voice cracked with fear, “Help! Help!”

In a hurry, Zhou Yinghuai shouted, “Hold on tight to the tree, don’t fall. Uncle Chun, the wild boars are already bloodthirsty, can you shoot them on your side?”

“I can!” Old Chun was very calm, he drew his bow and arrow.

The hunting skills passed down from generation to generation, if it weren’t for the new era’s ban on hunting, the Li family would still be one of the top families in the Nanxi Brigade.

Luo Jiawang listened and clung to the tree with both hands and feet.

The next moment.

The first wild boar had already charged to the bottom of the tree, it used its body to ram the tree fiercely.

Bang!

It almost knocked him down.

Luo Jiawang held his breath, he hugged the trunk even tighter.

So did Jiang Dezhu.

Taking this opportunity, Old Chun drew his bow and shot arrows, accurately hitting the wild boars.

The first wild boar fell.

Before everyone could breathe a sigh of relief, the second wild boar had already charged forward.

Bang! Bang! Bang!

It was stronger than the first one, it was hit by an arrow but became even more frenzied, the force of its impact on the tree trunk was even greater.

Luo Jiawang almost lost his grip, but Jiang Dezhu wasn’t so lucky.

He had only climbed halfway, his hand just reaching the trunk, when he was instantly thrown off, landing on his back. Before he could catch his breath, the wild boar was already stepping on his legs.

“Ahhhhh!”

He let out a piercing scream, hunger and pain combined, Jiang Dezhu fainted instantly.

But the wild boar couldn’t get around him, it stepped on his legs several more times.

“Bang!”

A gunshot rang out, and the wild boar fell to the ground with a thud.

The entire forest fell silent.

This gunshot might expose his identity, alert the bad guys lurking in the shadows, and increase the difficulty of the mission.

But as a soldier, Zhou Yinghuai had to take action, especially since Jiang Dezhu was a bait deliberately released by the police to catch a big fish, he couldn’t die for now.

Perhaps because of his injury, the person behind the scenes might reveal their identity prematurely.

In a short moment, Zhou Yinghuai’s thoughts were racing, but it was all in a flash. He calmly put away his gun, climbed down the tree, and checked that the two wild boars were dead before saying to the two men on the tree, “It’s safe now.”

Luo Jiawang and Old Chun slid down the tree, their legs were weak, they felt that Zhou Zhiqing had a powerful aura, making them afraid to look directly at him.

Zhou Yinghuai: “Uncle Chun, lend me your knife.”

Old Chun handed him the knife in a daze.

Zhou Yinghuai took the knife and stabbed it fiercely into the wild boar, he twisted the knife in the middle, quickly dug out the bullet casing, and put it in his backpack.

Luo Jiawang: …

Old Chun: …

Their legs felt even weaker!

Do young people these days handle things so cleanly and efficiently?

“I’m on a secret mission, I hope you two will keep it confidential. As for the wild boars… they were shot by Comrade Wu Jian’an, a policeman who happened to pass by.”

He took credit for the police’s work.

Wu Jian’an accepted the gratitude of the Nanxi Brigade and the compliments of his colleagues, his mood was subtle and complex. He took the credit, so he gave all twenty pounds of pork he received as a reward to Zhou Yinghuai.