They went to look for footprints outside the wall again.
The snow outside the wall had not been cleared, and they found two types of footprints on the snow.
The two types of footprints have the same shape but are very different in size, both looking like the marks left by wolf claws.
They lived at the foot of the mountain and would go hunting in the mountains with other people every winter. While hunting, they also had to guard against wolves attacking them, so they observed the wolves very carefully and were naturally familiar with wolf footprints.
But this was the first time they had seen such a big wolf paw.
"The wolf we saw yesterday was that big, so its legs were also big, and its body was shining silver," said Zhang Shanzhu.
My family was half believing and half suspicious.
After all, none of them had ever seen such a big wolf, but based on what they saw, they could not help but believe it.
Soon their neighbors knew about it, and everyone found it very strange.
These villagers seemed to have a rule, that is, if they had problems that they couldn't solve or understand, they would go to the team leader, as if the team leader was an omnipotent person.
Several villagers, represented by Zhang Shanzhu, came to Yu Guobao's house. Zhang Shanzhu told Yu Guobao everything he saw and heard last night, and Yu Guobao was scared and broke out in a cold sweat.
These villagers would not think of him when they had trouble, but would immediately run to him to share their troubles when something bad happened.
"Do monsters really exist in this world? Shanzhu, could it be that you're blurry-eyed and can't see clearly at night?"
"Captain, my eyesight is still sharp. I just couldn't see clearly at night. During the day, I could see the footprints clearly. Ask others; they've seen them too. They can't be wrong."
The other villagers nodded.
"That's right. They are indeed wolf footprints, and they are very large, almost as big as my fist."
"I'll go take a look."
The captain hurried to the wall of Zhang Shanzhu's house and saw the footprints. They were very realistic and did not look like they were made by humans.
He went to Zhang Shan's house again and saw the broken traps in the yard.
He already had wrinkles on his brow, and now they were wrinkled even more.
"A wolf, such a huge one, and covered in silver light. Does such a monster really exist in the world?"
"Captain, the chicken thief just now should be it."
"Yes, it must be it. I thought it had stopped stealing, but it came back again."
"After our brigade's chickens were stolen last time, the chickens from the Xinghuawan brigade were also stolen. And the chickens from Liushutun next door were also stolen. It must have been this guy who did it."
"What should we do, should we catch it?"
"Oh, it's so big that it can even break a trap. Can we catch it? It shouldn't attack us again."
The captain was in a mess. If he encountered other problems, he could still handle them, but what should he do if he encountered a monster?
He sighed deeply. How could such a large creature appear in their village? Why didn't it appear somewhere else? Why couldn't it just stop causing trouble for them?
In the end, the captain could only attribute it to the bad luck of their teams.
He asked Zhang Sanzhu again, "Are you sure you saw with your own eyes that it was a wolf?"
"That's a wolf. It's so big, and its legs are so long, it can even climb over the wall."
Zhang Shanzhu gestured with his hands, accompanied by an exaggerated and terrified expression on his face.
"Hey, I'll have a meeting with everyone later to discuss how to deal with this wolf. If something like this happens again, we'll report it to the police and have them send someone to help us deal with it."
Soon the village held another meeting and everyone in the village knew about it.
Xu Nuannuan also went to attend the conference, and Old Lady Guan went along to join in the fun. They almost all guessed that the wolf was 001.
Xu Nuannuan secretly sighed that the female dog and 001 were acting too arrogantly. Now that 001 had exposed his transformed body shape, he was afraid that the female dog would reveal the secrets of her own space.
If the girl revealed her own space, she might go all out and tell everyone that she had a Lingquan space.
She must be extra careful. Even if the girl points out to others that she has space, if she refuses to admit it, others will just think that the girl is talking nonsense.
The story of the monster stealing chickens at night spread from one person to ten, and then to a hundred, and soon it reached the Xinghuawan Brigade, and was also discussed by the villagers there.
"The chickens from the Qingpingwan Brigade were almost stolen again. This time, someone saw them. It was a very, very large wolf."
"The wolf that came to our brigade to steal chickens a few days ago was a little wolf. But when we went over there, it turned out to be a big wolf. Regardless of whether it's big or small, it's still a wolf. We don't know if it's from the same litter."
"Hey, you forgot that the zookeeper said he saw a very large monster that day. Could it be the same one he saw in Qingping Bay?"
"He said that wolf was very big, he had never seen one that big. The one we saw in Qingping Bay was also very big. It's possible that they are the same one, but they could also be siblings."
When the breeder learned about this, he immediately went to find Zhang Weimin.
"Captain, I told you earlier that a monster stole our sheep, but you didn't believe me. Now a monster has appeared in the Qingping Bay Brigade as well. Doesn't that prove I wasn't lying?"
Last time he was asked to compensate for the sheep, which caused him to lose so much work in vain. He wanted to find a way to get it back.
Zhang Weimin said, "Someone saw it, but they didn't catch it, so we can't completely prove that it exists. Let's wait and see. If they can catch it in the future, they will naturally clear your name."
In fact, Zhang Weimin still didn't quite believe it. After all, he hadn't seen it with his own eyes. What if it was just someone else's nonsense?
Besides, he had lived for decades and had never seen anything strange, so he felt that it was very likely that those people were making up stories.
At this time, Qin Wushuang also heard about the monster stealing chickens in Qingping Bay. She knew that 001 was exposed last night.
Then he scolded 001: "Come on, how could you be so careless? Now someone has seen your true identity. From now on, you should at least not go out again."
"I was caught in a trap yesterday. If I hadn't kept quiet, I wouldn't have gotten out. Oh, it was my fault for not noticing the trap in front of the chicken coop."
It can't go out to catch chickens these days, so it can only starve.
Suddenly, Qin Wushuang came up with an idea.
"001, I have a way to cure Xu Nuannuan and put this matter to rest. Let these people find that so-called monster, and they won't pursue it any further."
"What method?"