Chapter 189 The Veteran Takes Action
Just then, Liu Yujiang and Liu Yuhe came in from outside. Before they could even step into the house, Liu Yujiang started shouting loudly in the yard.
"Dad, I just heard the loudspeaker at the forest farm announcing that a leopard got into the forest farm last night."
Dad, do you think our brigade should also notify the members? We need to make sure everyone is on guard.
"What if that leopard gets carried away and starts causing trouble here too?"
"It would be terrible if something happened to anyone during the Lunar New Year."
As Liu Yujiang spoke, he walked into the house and peeked into the east room, where he saw Sheng Xiping.
"Hey, my brother's here? Didn't your forest farm get a leopard? Why didn't you go and hunt it down?"
Liu Yujiang didn't mean anything by it.
In Qianchuan Forest Farm, the only hunter who is truly outstanding is Sheng Xiping.
Given this situation, Sheng Xiping should have led his men up the mountain to hunt down the leopard, so why did he come to the Dajianchang instead?
"Eldest brother, second brother, I've come here to ask for your help."
As you all know, there aren't many people in the forest who are truly skilled hunters.
That leopard is tough to fight; without a few capable people to help, I'm afraid I can't take it down by myself."
Sheng Xiping stood up from the edge of the kang (a heated brick bed) and smiled and nodded at Liu Yujiang and Liu Yuhe.
"Hey, you two, you're back just in time. Come on, let's all go together."
Liu Changde waved his hand, signaling Liu Yujiang and Liu Yuhe to quickly pack their things.
Anyone who knows how to hunt, upon learning that there are leopards nearby, will be eager to take a look.
Just now, when Liu Yujiang heard the announcement over the loudspeaker at the forest farm, he said to his younger brother, "Should we call Sheng Xiping? The three of us brothers can try to kill that leopard."
Unexpectedly, Sheng Xiping had the same idea and came to find them. What else was there to say? Let's do it together, brothers.
"Dad, the three of us can just take the dog; you don't need to come along."
"It's the Lunar New Year, and you're coming up the mountain with us to do all that work. Wouldn't it be better if you got sick from all the exhaustion?"
Liu Yujiang didn't want his father to go up the mountain, so he tried to persuade him.
“If it were any other wild animal, I wouldn’t go, but not this time.”
"You don't have much experience dealing with leopards, so this is something I have to handle." Liu Changde smiled and waved his hand.
"I'm only in my early fifties, not even sixty yet. Do you really think I'm old?"
The old man insisted, and Sheng Xiping and the others had no choice but to agree.
So Qin Qiuyan asked her daughter-in-law to pack the things for the three of them, including dry food. After they finished packing, the three of them, carrying their guns, left home and headed straight for the forest farm.
The four of them didn't bring the dog because it would be useless; the dog would be timid at the sight of a leopard and might not even dare to make a sound, so it wouldn't be of any use.
Besides, Erlang Shen and General Hei were both injured yesterday, especially General Hei, whose injuries were quite severe. How could we let them go hunting in the mountains while they were injured?
Erlang Shen is a big-headed dog who raises his head to offer incense, while Liu's Daqing is a two-headed dog who lowers his head to offer incense.
Erlang Shen was injured and unable to go up the mountain, so even with Daqing and the others, they weren't of much use.
So the four of them discussed it and decided not to bring the dog.
Sheng Xiping led the three members of the Liu family back to the forest farm, where they happened to meet Wang Jiachuan, who looked anxious.
"Hey, big brother, what brings you here?"
Wang Jiachuan was about to speak with Sheng Xiping when he noticed Liu Changde and others behind him. He quickly greeted Liu Changde first.
"Didn't Xiping say before that a leopard had come into the forest farm? I wasn't comfortable waiting at home, so I decided to come and check it out."
"I'm older, and I've experienced more things, so maybe I can offer them some advice or something," Liu Changde explained with a smile.
Wang Jiachuan was overjoyed when he heard this.
"Oh, my old brother, it's great that you can come. With an old general like you on the front line, even the most cunning leopard can't escape."
This isn't just flattery; Liu Changde has been working at the Dajianchang for so many years, and he's renowned and highly skilled. Everyone knows his abilities.
Although Wang Jiachuan had only been transferred here for a few years, he had already heard of the name of Liu Laopao from Dajianchang.
"I wouldn't dare call myself a veteran. I'm just here to keep my apprentices in line, so these youngsters won't be clumsy and inexperienced."
Liu Changde didn't take Wang Jiachuan's words seriously, and just smiled and said.
"Xiping, come on, take us there and see if we can find a place to ambush them."
Leopards are so fast and good at hiding. If these people don't take some measures to ambush them, they'll never catch that leopard in their lifetime just by running all over the mountain.
And so, the four of them parted ways with Wang Jiachuan and went to the breeding farm first.
It just so happened that Wang Jianshe and the others were all there, so they met up and exchanged a few words.
Liu Changde led his men around the farm, and then followed the route that Sheng Xiping and his group had previously tracked, all the way to the woods.
Liu Changde wandered around the tree with half a sheep hanging from it for a few hours, and then followed the jackal's footprints on the ground into the woods for a while.
After surveying the terrain, he directed everyone to set up temporary tents in a sheltered, sunny spot in the mountains.
"This is the only route that leopard and jackal will take to steal sheep from the forest farm. Let's lie in ambush nearby," the old man said.
"Uncle Liu, that leopard doesn't bark, it comes and goes without a trace."
"Even if it passes by, we won't know. What's the point of ambushing it here?" Gao Haining asked, puzzled.
Would their ambush be effective? They might as well bring dogs into the mountains; at least dogs can smell the leopard's scent, giving them a basis for tracking.
"If a leopard can't roar, can't a jackal?"
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