Condes Mountains
Ding Can walked into the room and found that the floor was covered with soft hay, and on top of the hay was a thick fur, which served as a simple bed.
There were some simple daily necessities scattered around the floor, and it didn't look like they were going to live there permanently.
It seems that the "cheetahs" only use this place as a temporary residence. After hunting wild animals, they will hide here for a while to conceal their tracks.
If the investigators search for a few days and don't see them, they will think they have escaped down the mountain.
She only sat on the fur for a moment, and her body felt strangely warmer. She didn't know what animal this came from.
Lao Wu listened to Aye's orders before he left and stayed at the entrance of the cave. With his bandaged hand, he was holding up a piece of beef jerky and eating it with some difficulty.
Noticing the way he was looking at her, he shook the beef jerky and asked, "Do you want some too?"
Ding Can didn't mean that, but nodded anyway. Lao Wu then took out another one from his pocket and threw it over from a distance.
"Thank you." She raised her hands to catch it. The cut surface of the beef was rough, and it was obvious that it was not produced on an industrial assembly line, but was cut by hand and then dried for a long time.
Really good stuff.
It looks dry when you hold it in your hand, but it is very tender and juicy when you bite it. The rich aroma of beef fills your entire mouth.
She bit off half of it in one gulp, still chewing the food in her mouth, and went to talk to Lao Wu slowly.
"Fifth brother, I heard that you only came to Condas two years ago. Where did you live before that, and why did you come here? I've been here for a few days, and I think the environment here is really bad. It's freezing cold, and I can't keep my hands and feet warm."
"I do some murder and arson for a living. The boss said he needed me, so I came." Lao Wu said casually.
It turned out that the reason they came to the Kandas Mountains was Aye's decision.
Ding Can blinked: "Is Ah Ye a very powerful person?"
"Of course," Lao Wu couldn't agree more. "She saved my life. I'm where I am today because of her, so now I should stay by her side and serve her."
Those of them who are in the underworld do not believe in gods or Buddhas, but they also have their own inner persistence. He was saved by A Ye, so his life naturally belongs to her.
No matter what request Aye made, he would agree directly.
Ding Can had a gentle smile on his face. "Since it's a life-saving favor, I should repay it with gratitude. Fifth Brother is a man of integrity. What about those people outside? Are they also people Aye has saved?"
Lao Wu nodded: "Of course we all followed her voluntarily."
Ding Can placed his hands on his knees and slowly held up his face. "People like Ah Ye must be able to be the best in any field. Do you know why she insisted on coming here two years ago?"
Poaching is like walking on the edge of a knife. Most of the people who do this are greedy, desperate, and not afraid of life and death.
Since Aye was able to save so many people, his abilities are naturally evident.
He is definitely not the kind of person who has no other choice but to become a poacher.
As long as she is willing, she will definitely have a better way out and work in other industries that can bring in more profits. There is no need to come here all the way.
But more than two years ago, Aye not only came by herself, but also went to find those who had once shown her kindness, and brought them all to the Kandas Mountains to help her poach.
There must be a reason that she has not yet discovered, but the reason that prompted her to come here is not the point now.
The most important thing is how to stop the "cheetah" from continuing to hunt the mink population.
At present, the amount of mink fur they have collected is still insufficient, and apart from Dave and Aye, the members in the cave are not all there.
There may be other team members following Aye in the small town or even in the snow-capped mountains.
The minks on the mountain are still in invisible danger and are in urgent need of rescue.
At this time, Lao Wu finally realized that this new woman seemed too eager for him and had too many questions.
"Why do you want to know this?"
Ding Can hugged his knees and pursed his lips: "There's nothing here underground. I'm a little bored and want to talk to someone. If you find me annoying, then I won't talk anymore."
"If you're bored, just go to sleep. Time will pass faster." Lao Wu turned his back and stopped talking to her.
Ding Can saw his broad back, shrugged, and lay back on the fur, turning sideways toward the side of the stone wall.
Later, Dave returned.
He did not leave empty-handed just now. In addition to the bracelet as a token of his loyalty, he also took away dozens of mink skins from the dungeon where the upright-eared martens were imprisoned.
He hopes the mink fur business will not be delayed and that they can start their plan to ship mink fur today.
At this time, Dasong went down the mountain and handed the mink fur to his accomplices who were guarding the town. After going there and back, including the time for returning, it was almost dusk when he returned to the cabin.
It was just enough to prove the lie Ding Can had made up earlier.
She was injured by the Cheetah people. It took Dasong some time to send her to the clinic in the town for treatment before returning.
However, Dasong usually looks silly, and he doesn't know if he will be seen through by Mellen and reveal his true identity.
Big Head asked Dave how things were going: "How is it going? Is everything going well?"
"I watched him from the slope as he went down the mountain, heading towards the town. When Ah Ye comes back in the evening, we'll know the result. He didn't encounter any inspections on his way down the mountain, so there shouldn't be any problems."
He looked at Lao Wu who was standing at the entrance of the cave. Lao Wu was leaning against the stone wall, taking a nap with his eyes closed.
"That woman didn't do anything weird, did she?"
"I've been watching." Big Head raised his chin.
Dave walked toward the cave entrance and kicked Lao Wu in the instep.
"Is there something wrong?" Lao Wu didn't open his eyes, and there was some impatience in his tone.
Dave reminded: "The boss said that this person must be kept under close watch."
"I've been standing here without moving. I'm already annoyed that I can't go up. Don't bother me here." Lao Wu pushed him impatiently.
Ding Can listened to the noise outside and continued pretending to be asleep.
She had noticed just now that although there were several "Cheetah" people here, they rarely talked to each other.
How to describe it? He looked totally unfamiliar.
No wonder Mellen said that members of the "Cheetah" poaching organization always like to be alone and rarely act together.
I was called by Aye halfway just to repay her kindness. There was no grudge between us, so there was no need to have further contact.
This special situation may serve as a breakthrough to defeat the "Cheetah".
In addition, she was also worried about Ye Shan and Joseph's current condition.
There were only two of them, but the number of poachers outside far exceeded two. They were still recuperating here and their strength was recovering quickly. If they met them again, the situation might not be the same as when they faced Lao Wu and Datou.
She planned to find a way to sneak out of here tonight and secretly tell Dasong what she knew about the poaching gang, so that when he went to the town tomorrow, she could wait for an opportunity to contact other members of the task force.
No one paid any attention to her the entire afternoon, probably because they thought they were not dangerous.
Ding Can didn't ask them anything else. He took the time to browse the system and exchanged points for some props that might be used in preparation for the next action.
After nightfall, except for the fifth brother who was still diligently staying at the door, the others returned to their respective caves.
Aye, who had said he would come back, did not show up. He was probably delayed by something.
Seeing that it was already early morning, Ding Can was not prepared to wait any longer, thinking that A Ye would never come back.
She stood up on tiptoe, and hidden in her wide sleeves was a relatively small black bull horn, half the size of her palm.
It is a bit inaccurate to describe it as black. The surface of the horn is actually covered with a layer of thick, insoluble fluid, which looks like some kind of freshly unearthed oil.
Before she was about to leave the cave, she clenched the ox horns tightly in her hands. Seeing that Lao Wu was not asleep yet and was scribbling on a stone with his head down, she felt a little nervous.
She continued forward. With the normal human vision, if she took one more step, he would immediately discover her.
The horns were surging with strange patterns, which invisibly gave her a bit of confidence.
Ding Can made up his mind and took a step forward.
The right foot has already stepped into Lao Wu's sight.
Lao Wu's hand holding the stone paused slightly, and Ding Can had just put down one toe when he froze in place.
Then I saw him erase the wolf he had just drawn on the ground and start drawing the blurry limbs again.
It turned out that he was not satisfied with his own work.
Ding Can had already confirmed the efficacy of the ox horn, and without hesitation, she walked straight past Lao Wu, away from him and away from the rest hall, and walked back to the cave where Dave had brought her, and then she breathed a sigh of relief.
The prop she used just now was called the Desensitized Horn.
The special substance in the horn itself has the ability to absorb the sound and image of the holder.
Once activated, even when walking in front of people, her movements and sounds would be completely concealed, so when she passed by Lao Wu, the other party didn't notice anything.
However, there are some basic prerequisites for the props to be effective, and they cannot be used directly in front of others.
It can be most effective when no one else is aware of it.
If they left now, they could still come back before dawn. She put a small pile of hay under the fur of the cave to create the illusion that someone was still sleeping.
Lao Wu was just watching at the door and didn't notice.
Ding Can walked along the long and narrow corridor of the cave, following the fragrance of lotus flowers. Judging from the time Dave took her to walk during the day, it would take about fifteen minutes to reach the cave entrance that slid down from the ground.
The desensitizing horns only conceal the user's body and will not provide any assistance to other unnecessary things, so she did not bring any lighting equipment with her.
Now he could only move forward in the darkness relying on his natural vision, and could barely discern the direction of the corridor so as not to bump into the stone walls on either side.
However, I accidentally stepped on protruding stones several times and almost fell.
It was not until we were almost near the cave entrance that we finally saw a little more light. The dark blue moonlight at night shone down from the cave entrance, and was refracted by the stone walls, gradually passing inwards.
The ground in front began to be covered with white falling snow. At first, you could clearly see the color of the stones underneath, but later the snow became thicker and thicker.
Ding Can raised his head and finally saw the entrance to the cave where he slid down.
It was a long and steep slope, with a clear dividing line in the middle, where people had slid down the slope multiple times, squeezing the snow.
But... she looked carefully at the traces, all of which were from top to bottom, with no signs of climbing upwards.
There are extremely slippery cliffs on both sides of the snow trail. It is impossible to fix tools and it is absolutely impossible to climb up with just hands and feet.
Walking to the side of the mountain wall, she raised her hand and touched it, then tried to climb the wall twice, but there was no place to step.
No matter how powerful the "Cheetah" is, it is just an ordinary person. It is impossible that there is no sign of it leaving the cave.
Ding Can boldly speculated that this was just one of the entrances to their base camp.
Just now, when she was walking along the way, she had discovered that there was more than one underground passage.
The caves are naturally formed, with many forks in the road. If you can't remember the route and take a wrong turn, it will be extremely difficult to get back to the original path.
If it weren't for Lianhuaxiang's guidance, even if she escaped, she might have just walked into another maze.
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