Chapter 105 Complaint
Seven opened the map on his computer and studied it carefully for a while, then pointed to one of the points and said, "Let's go here. It's close to where we are now. If we walk fast, we might be able to get there in less than an hour."
This was the fifth day that Wen Le and his team had entered the hunting ground. Although pheasants and mountain rabbits would appear from time to time, they had not seen their target this time - the mutant mantis.
So Seven simply asked the entire team to stop, rest, and open the local map automatically downloaded by the computer to study it carefully.
Mutated mantises are not social insects; they will roam freely throughout the hunting grounds. Whether you can encounter one depends on luck. After all, the hunting grounds are so large that they can't possibly search them all in a single day.
Anyway, whether you can encounter mutant mantises depends on luck. If you are lucky, you may encounter several groups in a day. If you are unlucky, you may not encounter any until you leave.
Obviously, Wen Le and his team were not very lucky. In the past five days, not only had they not caught the mutant mantis, they hadn't even seen its shadow.
Wen Le pinched Jin Cancan's ear and said, "It must be because you are too unlucky. As a result, we are all unlucky too."
Big Cat rolled his eyes: "Don't blame me every time something bad happens to you. I'm obviously the one who's been implicated."
Just like the last time they encountered a ship hijacker, who was unlucky enough to bring about this bad luck and we still don't know? Now they are turning the tables and blaming others. Jin Cancan said that this must not be tolerated.
Wen Le: “…” This guy is really talking about things that are not related to the topic.
Glancing at Big Cat, Wen Le silently pulled out a chicken drumstick from his backpack and waved it in front of Big Cat: "Say what you just said again, I didn't hear it clearly."
Big Cat shrugged his nose, his eyes following the chicken drumstick, but he didn't say anything. He was a principled tiger, how could he change his words just for a chicken drumstick?
Words spoken are like water spilled, he will never change his mind!
Humph, do you think you can bribe him with a chicken drumstick? He won't be fooled!
Seeing the big cat, clearly drooling with greed, still holding on tightly to the food, Wen Le curled his lips. He didn't say anything, but pulled out another piece of venison from his bag. This was the venison they had hunted yesterday, and he had specially saved a piece of the hind leg for the big cat as a snack.
When Big Cat saw the piece of venison, his eyes lit up. This was much more delicious than pheasant or hare. He recalled the delicious food he had eaten yesterday and couldn't help licking his lips.
Wen Le smiled and said, "Can you please repeat what you just said?"
Hesitation showed on Big Cat's furry face, but he remained silent. He was torn. He wanted to eat the meat, but he also didn't want to admit that it was just bad luck. Otherwise, his owner would definitely blame him for all the bad things that happened in the future. He wouldn't fall for it!
Wen Le raised an eyebrow, surprised by Big Cat's behavior. He'd thought he'd be completely unprincipled in his pursuit of meat, but he was actually being so stubborn. As a parent, Wen Le was still pleased, but he still wanted to tease him a little more.
Then he pulled out a piece of venison from his bag and said, "You really don't want to tell me? If you don't, I'll share the meat with everyone else."
Can't!
Jin Cancan pounced on the meat in Wen Le's hand at lightning speed and opened his mouth to grab the meat.
Wen Le had anticipated his move and took a step back, leaving the big cat empty-handed.
The big cat was not convinced and pounced again, and Wen Le hid again. This is how the master and pet started playing.
After Big Cat ate all the meat, Wen Le finally realized that he had been tricked. This guy was simply trying to divert his attention. In the end, not only did he eat all the meat, but he also didn't say what he wanted him to say. His goal was not achieved at all.
What a big loss!
Wen Le glared at the cat, only to be furious when he saw it licking its lips with such contentment. He refused to admit that his IQ wasn't as high as a cat's! This cat must have eaten something wrong to become so intelligent.
Seven and the others watched the interaction between the master and pet, feeling a little envious. They wanted to have such a clever pet, too! But thinking about the small balance in their bank account, as people with families to support, they could only suppress the thought. After all, raising such a large beast was a heavy burden. The employer's mutant tiger ate a lot of meat every day, and they didn't have the money to buy it.
They had also seen Wen Le feeding Big Cat mutant dragon meat many times. Although they had never bought it, they had paid attention to it. This kind of dragon meat was extremely expensive. The money from just one piece of meat was enough for them to earn a whole day. Sometimes they didn't even make enough, so raising wild beasts was something they really couldn't afford.
So I can only secretly envy her in my heart.
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"Someone's been here before." Seven looked around carefully and couldn't help but frown. He didn't expect someone to be faster than them and already be here. And they had looted it so thoroughly, like shoveling the ground, taking away everything of some value. Moreover, there was a piece of land that was really shoveled away. Who knows what was on that piece of land originally? Even the soil was not spared.
As a fellow hunter, Seven was extremely disdainful of the hunting team that had arrived before them. They were desperately poor, so they'd resort to such vulgarity. They were ready to wipe out the entire group; if it weren't for the regulations prohibiting tree felling, they'd probably have taken the entire tree and taken it away. In all his years in the industry, this was the first time he'd seen such extreme behavior.
When faced with such a situation, he resolutely turned on the video function of his computer to preserve the evidence, then went to the Forestry Department's official website, clicked on the complaint section, uploaded the recorded video, and filed a complaint. Soon, it showed that the complaint had been accepted, and customer service immediately called to confirm it.
Seven described what he saw to the other party and sent the location to the other party: "I promise that everything I said is true. Yes, we saw this place become like this as soon as we arrived. Okay, okay, goodbye."
After hanging up the phone, the other party sent Seven a statement of responsibility and asked him to sign it, in order to prevent someone from deliberately taking advantage of the loophole to vent personal anger. Seven had a clear conscience and quickly signed his name on the statement of responsibility.
Wen Le watched from the side and asked curiously, "Is this all that matters?" It seemed quite simple.
"That's all." Seven sent over the signed statement of responsibility. "These hunting grounds are all located, so it's easy to find someone." Speaking of which, this guy was really stupid. He actually dug up the land in such an official hunting ground. If not him, who would be unlucky? I'll have to complain next time I see him.
Wen Le gave Seven a thumbs up. He learned a new trick today and he would complain if he encountered such a thing in the future.
"Then let's go somewhere else." Seven looked around, "There's definitely nothing to gain here."
At the same time, the hunting team Seven had complained about also received a penalty notice. The leader of the team immediately cursed angrily upon receiving the notice: "Who the hell is so idle? Don't let me run into him next time, or I'll make him pay."
He'd been shoveling the land just to make more money, but this time he'd lost money instead of making any. Just thinking about it made him so angry that his liver ached. The more he thought about it, the angrier he got. He couldn't stand anything. He glanced around and happened to see a cage containing mutant mantis larvae. He couldn't help but walk over and kick it, sending the cage rolling several times on the ground.
The larvae inside were knocked dizzy and lay on the ground for a long time without being able to get up.
The other person chuckled when he saw it, and his mood finally improved a little.
But his laughter soon died down. The inspection team arrived, having just recorded his actions. After receiving a complaint and a notice, he refused to repent and brazenly abused the larvae to vent his anger. The inspection team leader decisively presented him with an expulsion certificate. He didn't even bother to listen to any explanations and simply drove him away.
The team leader's face immediately turned grim. He tried to explain, but the inspection team wouldn't listen. A while ago, the higher-ups had issued a document emphasizing the importance of protecting the environment and animals, and now these people had walked into the crossfire. They were being targeted as a warning to other hunting teams.
Without the captain having to ask, someone from the inspection team walked over and picked up the cage containing the mutant mantis larva. This was evidence that had to be taken back. They would have to return the larva after the matter was handled, so there was absolutely no room for sloppiness.
The hunting team knew this wasn't going to end well, and they all looked at the captain. He'd just said there was no problem, yet he'd been caught so quickly. Not only were they not making any money, they were actually losing money. That was unacceptable to anyone.
A man from the same village as the captain said directly: "The captain asked us to do these things, it has nothing to do with us." If they were really driven away, it would be difficult for them to go to the hunting ground to hunt next time. Maybe their hunting qualifications would be revoked. In this way, their jobs would be ruined. How would they support their families in the future?
Seeing him do this, his companions also began to shirk responsibility, saying that no matter what, they should just hold on to themselves first.
The captain's face flushed with anger. He glared at the fellow villager who had spoken first, gritting his teeth and saying, "Don't forget, we're in the same group." His implication was that if he suffered, no one else would suffer either. After all, they were in this together. Even if he was the mastermind, these people were accomplices. If bad luck came to pass, everyone would suffer together.
This kind of improvised hunting team was like that. The inspection team had seen enough of them blaming each other to protect themselves when things got out of hand to protect themselves that they were no strangers to it. The inspection team leader even said impatiently, "What are you arguing about? Go back and do it. Take them all away!"
So the inspection team rushed over, twisted the arms of these people, stuffed them into the patrol car, and took them away.
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