Liu Zhongren and Zhao Qianyi from the police station looked even more grim after seeing the villagers who had been injured by the bear.
Li Houcheng had half his body eaten by a bear. Logically, the bear should have been full and had no reason to hurt him anymore.
"This bear is probably possessed; it's drunk human blood and eaten human flesh," the old village chief said worriedly.
The fact that it continues to harm people shows that it has come to see the villagers as food and wants to kill them all so it can eat them slowly.
“Village chief, the eight injured villagers are too badly hurt. If we don’t take care of them, they won’t last more than a few days,” Liu Zhongren said with a frown. “Why don’t you find someone to carry them to the county hospital?”
“Police officers, who dares to go to the county now? You saw it when you came, the snow is so thick, you could easily fall into a ravine,” the old village chief said with a bitter face.
Walking on your own and carrying someone are two completely different things. When Li Yaohui's arm was bitten by a snow wolf, why didn't he go to the county hospital? It was because he was afraid of something happening on the way, and he preferred to find Zhang Cheng and gamble with his arm to save his life.
The mountain roads are difficult to traverse, and that's no exaggeration.
"We can't just stand by and watch someone die!" Zhao Qianyi said indignantly.
The old village chief opened his mouth, unsure how to answer. Liu Zhongren sighed, knowing that the injured villagers probably wouldn't survive the New Year. "The most urgent thing is to find that killer bear. There should be experienced hunters in the village, right? Let's find a few. As long as we find the bear's tracks, we can take it down."
Liu Zhongren wasn't bragging.
The power of a hunting rifle is no match for the pistols they carry. Even if you hit a bear with a hunting rifle from 30 or 40 meters away, the bullet will at most embed itself in the flesh and won't kill it.
But a pistol is different. At 30 or 40 meters, it can penetrate thick flesh and shoot into internal organs. Those young men in the village have shot bears with hunting rifles before, and what happened? It only aroused their ferocity.
“Okay, I’ll find someone right away,” the old village chief replied and walked out of the village committee building.
Liu Zhongren and Zhao Qianyi sat by the stove.
"Master, are we just going to stand by and watch the villagers die in agony?" Zhao Qianyi asked unwillingly.
Liu Zhongren sighed and lowered his voice, saying, "It's not that we don't want to save them, but we have limited resources. Moreover, getting rid of the killer bear is the most important thing, otherwise more people will be bitten or killed by it. Besides, the bear isn't stupid. It's staring at Zhangjia Village because it thinks that a hunting rifle can't kill it."
“But if we use a pistol and wound it but don’t kill it… the problem will be even more serious. It might then run off to other villages.”
"You know we're short-staffed... What if the bear goes on a rampage and kills people..."
Zhao Qianyi's expression changed. Liu Zhongren's words frightened him. If the bears really started roaming around the villages when the heavy snow blocked the mountains, they would be helpless.
"That's why I asked the village chief to remove the traps nearby. Those traps won't hurt the bear; they'll just scare it away."
The traps near the village were very rudimentary, serving at most as a warning.
It's not that we can't make a deadly trap, it's just that the weather doesn't allow it. For example, we could dig a pit three or four meters deep and stick sharp tree stumps in the bottom; a bear that falls in would be doomed. But now the snow is more than half a meter thick, so digging a pit is not easy.
Even if they dig it out, how to cover it up is a problem. If the snow is too thick, it will collapse the trap; if there is too little snow, it will be too obvious... As for the ring toss, it's useless against a bear's strength.
at the same time.
Zhang Cheng left the mud house and went to Zhang Da Nao's house.
As soon as I walked in, my mother, with her head wide open, grinned from ear to ear as if she had seen the God of Wealth.
"Er Gouzi, the goods are all here, nothing is missing!" Zhang Da Tou pointed to several piles of goods at the bottom of the stairs.
Zhang Cheng thought for a moment and said, "Big Head Brother, tell the villagers that if they need anything, they can come to your house to buy it. The price is the same as the supply and marketing cooperative."
"Okay!" Zhang Da Nao nodded.
"Give me ten catties of white rice, oil, salt, soy sauce and vinegar... Oh, and take this fifty yuan, share it with the guys who took out the Solomon's Seal earlier."
Selling Polygonatum was a spur-of-the-moment idea for Zhang Cheng. If he wanted to make it a long-term business, he couldn't just take things without keeping accounts.
"No problem, I'll go find Tie Zhengzi and the others in a bit and divide the money."
"Remember to bring two packs of Pegasus cigarettes!"
"Okay!"
"By the way, Big Head Bro, can you read?" Zhang Cheng asked.
Uh! Zhang Da Nao was a little embarrassed, and scratched his head.
"I can only write my own name, and I can do a little addition, after all, I did go to school for a few years."
Zhang Cheng's lips twitched. Good heavens, you call this having gone to school for a few years?
"Do you know who in the village can read? Preferably someone who can keep accounts!"
"Not many people can read, and even fewer can keep accounts... How about the village chief?"
"Go to hell!" Zhang Cheng really wanted to kick him and tell the village chief to come and keep track of my accounts. "Why won't you let me fly?"
Zhang Cheng took out a cigarette with a troubled expression, handed one to Big Head, and then lit one for himself.
This whole thing is a mess. I can't possibly be my own boss and have to sell goods and keep accounts all the time! It's giving me a headache!
"Alright, I'll think about it some more. You can distribute the money to everyone first."
"Okay, I'll go right now!"
Big Head agreed so readily.
He immediately rummaged through the sack, pulled out a pack of Pegasus cigarettes, tore it open, grabbed two packets, and hurriedly ran outside.
Zhang Cheng rolled his eyes in exasperation.
I'm supposed to be a guest, how can you, the host, just leave like that?
"Er Gouzi, come here quickly! Auntie just made some pancakes with lots of wolf meat in them. Try some."
The old lady brought a plate of hot wolf meat pancakes into the house.
As he put down the plate, he said, "I've been telling people for a long time that in our village, the most capable person is you, Zhang Ergouzi."
"The fact that Big Head can follow you is a blessing he earned in his past life."
"Look, Nao Tou is an honest man, and he's willing to work hard. You can just ask him for anything."
After giving a perfunctory reply, Zhang Cheng picked up the pancake and started eating. To be honest, it tasted pretty good.
With one bite, you can taste not only wolf meat but also the aroma of lard.
It seems the old lady is really willing to use a lot of ingredients to make herself look good.
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