After searching the snow around him, Zhao Wei eliminated his own footprints, as well as those of the old hunter and those of tigers and wolves, and finally focused his attention on a few messy footprints.
Fortunately, it was snowing, so no special treatment was needed and the footprints could be seen clearly.
With just a quick glance, he came to a rough inference based on the depth, pattern, wear, size and other characteristics of the snow after being trampled.
The crime was committed by four people of similar age, most likely young people. After all, a newborn calf is not afraid of a tiger. Anyone who dares to appear in the woods late at night is a warrior.
From the tiny bit of red, it could be determined that one of them was injured.
Finally, considering the young man who was bitten by a wolf last night, it is very likely that the wolf had the audacity to return after escaping.
Unexpectedly, all his hard work turned out to be a boon for others. Zhao Wei stood up quickly and said to the three people, "Follow me, don't destroy these footprints."
Although they didn't understand why, they were tactful enough to lag behind him so as not to disturb him while he was doing his work.
Zhao Wei easily found the final destination of these four people, who were leaving in the opposite direction of Yushutun.
Come to think of it, the four of them are not from the village, and if they rashly show up carrying such a big thing, it would be very conspicuous.
Who knows, some jealous villagers might bully them because they are outsiders and directly take the tiger away.
Going somewhere else can naturally save you a lot of trouble.
So, Zhao Wei led his men and followed these footsteps as quickly as possible.
Along the way, at the beginning, I could only see four people's footsteps, and they were all quite heavy.
But after walking for half an hour, Zhao Wei found drag marks in the snow.
Apparently, the tiger was too heavy and the four men had a hard time lifting it, so they could only use this clumsy method to pull the tiger away.
This forest, going west, is the direction of Yushutun.
But if you go east, you will enter another village.
The appearance and discipline of that village are not very good. There are many women who cheat on their marriages, and many men who are dishonest. It is a notorious place in the surrounding area.
Unfortunately, the female thief and her accomplice whom Zhao Wei met in the car before were most likely from this village.
There is only one narrow path leading down the mountain into the village. If you don't work, it's quite relaxing to pass by this path empty-handed.
But at this moment, the four people who stole the tiger wanted to carry the tiger over here, but they were in a panic.
"No, this is absolutely impossible, let's go to another place!"
"If there is really no other way, just wait until dark and leave from Yushutun."
"We are going to be rich soon, so we must be patient and not act impulsively."
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The group had been carrying the tiger for more than two hours. They had rested countless times along the way. They had never felt so tired before. Now they were lying on the ground, not wanting to move at all.
Moreover, they had been running around outside all night and didn't have time to eat breakfast.
It was almost noon and there was no food in his stomach. He felt like he wanted to roast the tiger and eat it right there.
As they talked, the looks they gave Tiger began to change.
In the face of hunger, reason is nothing.
One of them took out a dagger and walked towards the tiger with firm steps.
The rest of the people couldn't help but follow closely with murderous looks in their eyes, ready to taste the legendary tiger meat.
Zhao Wei ran very fast and took a few people to get here in an hour. He just happened to see one of the men's arms raised high.
In his palm, he held a short blade that was shining with cold light.
Zhao Wei was still some distance away from these people at this time. Without thinking, he raised his gun and pointed it directly at the short blade.
The man waving his arms was still fantasizing about the wonderful thing of skinning a tiger, pulling out its tendons, and then cutting the meat to eat. The smile on his face could hardly be suppressed.
Just at this moment.
Bang!
The bullet whizzed in, and with just one hit, the opponent's palm was covered in blood.
The short blade could no longer be held and fell to the ground.
Screams of the injured were heard from this place.
The other three were so frightened that they jumped behind the tiger without thinking. There was a tree there that just happened to block the three of them.
The man with the injured palm tried to pick up the fallen short blade in panic.
Zhao Wei pulled out the axe from his waist and threw it at the man.
The knife was very heavy, but it was still thrown very far away, just brushing the man's shoulder and stabbing into the snow with a puff.
If the knife had missed by just a millimeter, the man with the injured hand would have been hit.
The other party was really panicked this time. He dropped everything, even his companions, and rushed towards the narrow path howling.
The other three people cautiously poked their heads out, trying to see clearly who was dealing with them.
As a result, they were responded by two bangs.
Zhao Wei fired two shots directly and stifled them.
"This is troublesome. The other party has a gun. If we fight head-on, we will definitely die."
"That coward, Lao Liu, has already run far away. There's no need for the three of us to stay and be cannon fodder. It will only benefit others. Let's retreat!"
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The three of them had some tacit understanding and ran towards the path.
Only after these people disappeared did Zhao Wei lead a few people out from the darkness.
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