Chapter 28 The Hunting Team's Dialogue with the Wild Boar

Gu Yiliu looked up.

A man and a woman in crisp military uniforms stood at the doorway, backlit, and she could only see that they were both very tall.

"Can I have the child?"

A female soldier approached and extended her hand. Gu Yiliu dodged, and the soldier paused, glancing at the two birds on her shoulder before pulling out her identification and handing it to her. Gu Yiliu checked the identification before handing the child over. This female soldier's name was Han Lin.

After talking with the police from Chengnan Police Station while holding her child, she looked at everyone present and said, "Where is the midwife? Come and confirm if this child is He Yingjun's child."

“The nurses are here, they’re here.” He Yingjun’s mother came out with two nurses. “They’ve all seen my granddaughter before.”

Han Lin looked at the two nurses, surnamed Wang and Yu respectively. Nurse Wang said that the child had a red birthmark on his chest, while Nurse Yu said that she remembered what the child looked like and that she had an impression of him after holding him.

Nurse Yu looked at the baby in Han Lin's arms. "This baby was indeed delivered by Nurse Wang and me. The baby looks almost the same as when she was born. Her mother is her." She pointed to He Yingjun and added, "The mother mentioned to us nurses that the baby's father is a soldier, so I have a deep impression of her."

"Can you two decide this child is my eldest son's just by saying that?" He Yingjun's stepmother-in-law, Zhang, said unwillingly. "I said that the one in my arms is my eldest son's flesh and blood, and his grandfather also acknowledges it!" She then walked to Han Lin's side with the child in her arms so that Han Lin could see it.

They even dragged in He Yingjun's father-in-law, saying, "Right? Old Cao? Say something!"

The man called Lao Cao nodded repeatedly.

Nurse Yu retorted calmly, "We have work records to prove our work. Nurse Wang and I both brought them. There are also witnesses and physical evidence during shift handover. I delivered a girl, no doubt about it. It could never have been a boy!"

"And the boy in your arms is clearly not a newborn baby; he's at least two weeks old, a whole size bigger than the baby in the soldier's arms!"

Zhang immediately retorted, "You're talking nonsense!"

"Alright!" Han Lin stopped the argument, then looked at Zhang Shi, "Are you He Yingjun's stepmother-in-law?"

Zhang nodded with a smile, her face full of eagerness, "Yes, although she's my stepmother-in-law, I treat her very well, it doesn't count as..."

"Have you held the baby since it was born?" Han Lin interrupted her.

Zhang nodded, "I've held him before, can't a grandmother hold her grandson?"

Han Lin then looked at He Yingjun, "It was after your stepmother took the child out and came back that the child changed from a girl to a boy, right?"

He Yingjun nodded. She discovered it by chance. The child was crying loudly at the time, and when she opened the bag to check if the child had wet or soiled himself, she found that the girl had turned into a boy.

Han Lin was very direct, "I think we should take Zhang to ask her first whether she actually switched the children."

“…Huh?” Zhang was stunned, then immediately shouted, “They’ve called me ‘Mom’ for so many years, and I’m the child’s grandmother too. How could I possibly switch children! Don’t falsely accuse me!”

Han Lin: "Whether it's a false accusation or not, we'll only know after the interrogation. No matter what, you're not related by blood. There's no use in you getting anxious here. Take her out." She gave another man in military uniform a wink, and Zhang was taken out and interrogated along with Old Man Cao.

With the troublemaker gone, things became much simpler. After verifying the child's information, the switch was basically clear. The child in Han Lin's arms could be confirmed as He Yingjun's biological daughter.

As for the boy that Zhang was holding.

Zhang's loud voice came from outside.

"This child is from the Cao family! He Yingjun gave birth to a boy! A boy!"

Han Lin frowned.

"Comrade Han, I think we can investigate Zhang's maternal brothers," Gu Yiliu suggested.

Han Lin looked at Gu Yiliu, then couldn't help but glance at the two green sparrows perched on her shoulder. The two little birds were preening their feathers with their beaks.

"You suspect the boy is the child of Zhang's brothers?"

Gu Yiliu smiled and shook his head, "I didn't say that. I only found out after the investigation."

Everyone present laughed upon hearing this.

The investigation into Zhang and her brothers' affairs yielded results that very afternoon.

Gu Yiliu got another bite of fresh gossip.

The child was indeed the grandson of Zhang's brothers, and Zhang's brothers had also helped in the child swapping.

The boy was only half a month older than He Yingjun's daughter. They originally planned to take turns raising the two children, but He Yingjun's daughter was taken back. When the family saw that the child was spoiled and cried all day, they didn't want to raise her properly after two days, so they took her up the mountain and threw her under the willow tree roots.

Ultimately, Zhang and her brothers were severely punished for stealing and abandoning the child, and because the child's father was a martyr, they would not be released for seven or eight years each.

Because of this matter, she, Min Songyue, and Lin Shuhui had been staying in the county town. Now that the results are in, they plan to go back.

“I have moved back to my parents’ house with my child. My child’s grandfather was an accomplice to the evildoer, and my daughter no longer needs to acknowledge him. Officer Gu, Officer Min, Officer Lin, thank you so much for taking her through all this trouble and bringing her back to my side.”

“There are also two military comrades…” He Yingjun looked at everyone, tears streaming down her face, and she stuffed a brocade banner into each of their hands.

"+1 positive review." The system notification sounded.

Feeling a pleasant surprise, Gu Yiliu raised an eyebrow, leaned closer and teased the child in her arms. The little boy grinned when he heard the sound.

"No need to thank me, no need to thank me. It's good that the child has been found."

Gu Yiliu watched He Yingjun and her daughter leave, then bid farewell to Han Lin and the others, and returned to the outpost with Min Songyue.

These past few days, because of He Yingjun's daughter's matter, the group has become acquainted.

After Gu Yiliu and Min Songyue left, Han Lin and her companions remained standing there watching them.

"Let's go, let's go. There will definitely be another chance to see it later." Han Lin's companion shook her head and pulled Han Lin away.

"What do you know!"

Gu Yiliu was unaware of Han Lin's situation. She drove her electric scooter back to the outpost as fast as she could, reminding Diandian countless times along the way to solve the problem of the scooter's battery.

"Okay! I'll take care of it for you when you enter the lottery." Dian Dian was extremely annoyed.

Gu Yiliu happily entered the outpost, but when he saw Bai Weigang in the courtyard, he couldn't help but pull his foot back.

"Don't back out! Yiliu, get in here right now!" Bai Weigang shouted.

Gu Yiliu: "Director Bai, what brings you here?"

"I need to talk to you!" Bai Weigang sighed, moved a chair over, placed it in front of Gu Yiliu, and pressed her down to sit.

Gu Yiliu nodded. "What's wrong?"

Bai Weigang said, "These past few days, some people have come to complain that they were chased by wild boars and snakes when they went into the mountains to cut firewood, and they asked me to handle it!"

Gu Yiliu scratched his face, "But Director Bai, even if you tell me, I can't solve this problem."

Bai Wei slapped his thigh and exclaimed, "You're amazing! First-rate! You can solve this! You can speak animal language, right? I'll have someone cooperate with you. From now on, this will be your job. You won't need to patrol the mountains anymore. You'll be on special duty. I'll apply for a subsidy for you. Help me persuade those animals. They're too fierce! Stop scaring humans."

"Is this even possible? Advise animals not to harm humans? It's good enough if humans don't harm them. Isn't this going against the natural order?" Before Gu Yiliu could even express his opinion, Min Songyue couldn't help but raise his doubts. It was simply unbelievable.

Gu Yiliu curled his lips into a smile. Min Songyue was right.

"Why not?! It'll work, it'll work perfectly!" Bai Weigang glared at Min Songyue, not allowing him to say anything more discouraging.

When facing Gu Yiliu again, he changed his tune completely, practically wearing a pitiful expression on his face, "Yiliu..."

Have you sought help from anyone else to resolve this?

"We've looked for them, of course we've looked. Every winter we form hunting teams to kill some of the carnivores to prevent them from coming down the mountain and hurting people."

"I'll think about it." Gu Yiliu didn't give a definitive answer, "but I can't guarantee I'll do a perfect job."

She said she was considering it, but the next day Bai Weigang came to find her with a hunting team of 10 people and led her to the foot of a mountain.

“This Cuiyang Mountain is close to the county town, and the villagers nearby all rely on the mountain for their livelihood. There are also many animals in the mountain. When they run out of food, they will rush down the mountain. Yiliu, please help me persuade as many as you can. If they are willing to make room, I also have a place for them to live,” Bai Weigang said with a smile.

Gu Yiliu nodded silently.

In reality, she was looking at the system panel in front of her. She asked Dian Dian to help her create a topographic map, and soon all the animals in the mountain were displayed on the panel in the form of a topographic map.

The group of 11 people slowly walked into Cuiyang Mountain.

She looked at the valley in front of her and then compared it with the system panel.

They confirmed that wild boars were hiding in the bushes on both sides of the ravine.

"There are two wild boars here, be careful," she warned everyone.

I didn't expect to encounter wild boars so soon. There are indeed many wild animals in Cuiyang Mountain.

"Officer Gu, do you think we should shoot him or capture him alive?" someone asked.

“Capture it alive if you want, bring it down the mountain and let Director Bai handle it.” Gu Yiliu thought for a moment and said, “There’s a wild boar that’s quite small.” She found it on the system panel.

She was actually waiting for help from the wild boar, because the system said a wild boar had its foot caught in a trap. But she didn't receive any help.

The group surrounded Gu Yiliu and threw a stone into the bushes on either side, immediately eliciting grunts from wild boars.

Everyone immediately raised their guns, some aiming at the source of the sound, while others looked around warily.

"Hmph hmph hmph"

"Officer Gu, what did it say?"

Gu Yiliu: "Ouch! Damn two-legged beast, run, brat!"

Everyone: "...Really?"

Gu Yiliu nodded, "It's caught in an animal trap and can't escape."

“I’ll try calling it out,” someone said.

"We won't hurt you, wild boar. We'll help you remove the traps. Come down the mountain with us."

The grunting of wild boars echoed through the woods again.

Everyone turned to look at Gu Yiliu.

“It’s cursing you,” Gu Yiliu mimicked the wild boar’s tone. “Two-legged creatures are the most hypocritical. They have the nerve to say they won’t hurt me while holding a gun. If I go out, they’ll definitely shoot me right away! Kid, don’t worry about me, run!”

Someone shouted, "We'll help you remove the animal trap, so in return, don't hurt us, and we won't shoot you."

The wild boar hiding in the grass paused when it heard this, its digging motion with its teeth frantically paused. Strange, how could these two-legged creatures understand what it was saying?

Hmph hmph hmph hmph

Messenger Gu Yiliu: "How can you understand me? Who can understand me?"

"Officer Gu understands."

The wild boar's small, bright black and white eyes darted around intently. Gu Yiliu heard it shout, "Two-legged beast, don't lie to me! Who is Officer Gu? Bring Officer Gu over here!"

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Author's Note: Here it comes! No comments yet? Hahaha [laughing and crying emoji]