Spring is the breeding season for animals, so logically, a mother animal with offspring should not be attacked.
But since that bear had injured someone, we can't follow the old rules anymore.
Otherwise, no one would dare to go into the mountains to work, and that wouldn't do.
After breakfast, those going to work or school quickly got ready and headed out.
At this moment, Sheng Xinhua woke up from his nap. Zhou Qinglan fed the child some more milk and then hurriedly rushed to school.
The farm headquarters was very close to the Sheng family's residence, only a few minutes away. As soon as Sheng Xiping arrived at the headquarters, he was summoned to a meeting.
As expected, the meeting was about the black bear that injured someone yesterday.
"As everyone knows, yesterday some students encountered Black Bear in the second branch and were injured by Black Bear."
The bureau and the field assigned us a task, requiring our security section to capture or kill the black bear that had injured someone.
"I think Xiping should lead the team on this; he's more experienced. Xiping, why don't you give your opinion?" Li Zhenggang directly called on Sheng Xiping.
"I have no ideas; I will follow the leader's instructions."
What could Sheng Xiping say? The bureau and the field had already made their decisions; his opposition alone was useless.
"Then let's do it this way. Xiping will lead the team, and the rest of you will cooperate and go into the mountains to find the black bear that hurt the man."
With a wave of his hand, Li Zhenggang settled the matter.
"By the way, Xiping, do you need to keep your dog on a leash? Otherwise, where are we going to find Black Bear?"
"No need, right?" Sheng Xiping was taken aback for a moment, then shook his head.
He works in the security department and receives a salary. He is a servant and is subject to their authority. When there is trouble, he leads a team into the mountains, which is normal.
But Sheng's dog doesn't work and doesn't get paid. Why should he bring the dog along when this is a public matter?
A mother bear with cubs is not to be trifled with. What if the dog gets injured? Who's responsible? He can't exactly ask the forestry station for compensation, can he?
"Let's go up the mountain first and see what's going on. Anyway, there are so many people in the security department. As long as we listen to the rules and don't wander around, there won't be any problems once we're in the mountains."
"If we really run into a bear, we're all carrying Type 56 semi-automatic rifles. Just shoot and we'll take it. What's there to be afraid of?"
The security department doesn't belong to Sheng Xiping alone. We can't expect him to do everything. When something happens, everyone should work together.
Li Zhenggang thought about it and realized it made sense. There were seven or eight of them, all carrying guns into the mountains. Even if they encountered a bear, they could take some shots. What was there to be afraid of?
"Alright, let's do as Xiping says. First, go home and change your clothes, then go to the armory to get your gun and bullets."
Li Zhenggang waved his hand, signaling the meeting to adjourn.
After leaving the field headquarters, everyone went home to change into their mountain clothes, and tied their trouser legs with leg straps.
Sheng Xiping's family has guns, specifically Type 56 semi-automatic rifles that Wang Jiachuan had specially approved for them. Except for the time when the higher-ups came to inspect the equipment each spring and autumn, they could use them freely at other times.
Now he works in the security department, and the authorities haven't told him to hand over his gun.
Sheng Xiping was very comfortable using this gun, so he simply slung it over his shoulder and headed out.
Erlang Shen and his companions had already moved from the backyard to the front. As soon as they saw Sheng Xiping's attire, the dogs knew that he was going up the mountain to hunt.
So the dogs all started whimpering and shaking their heads at Sheng Xiping, some even lunging at him.
"I can't take you today, so stay home and rest for a while. I'll take you up the mountain when I have time."
Sheng Xiping patted Erlang Shen and the Black General on the head, turned around and went out the door, heading towards the field headquarters.
The group gathered at the headquarters, then went to the armory to collect guns and bullets. After testing the guns, they set off from the forest farm with their guns on their backs, heading straight for the forest section inside the second branch line.
The replanting of saplings in this forest area is almost complete, but due to yesterday's events, the forest farm temporarily suspended the afforestation task at Qianchuan Primary and Secondary Schools, and the students have all returned to school today.
They were all from the forest farm and were very familiar with the surrounding forest area.
Even without a guide, they knew where it was from Wang Dongsheng and the others' descriptions, and so the group arrived at the place where the accident had happened the day before.
After the night, the originally bright red bloodstains had darkened, but some traces could still be seen in the weeds and bushes on the ground.
Sheng Xiping led his men around the area and discovered large animal tracks to the northwest.
"Let's go, this way." Sheng Xiping led his men, following the messy marks on the ground, searching in the northwest direction.
The weather was warm and sunny at this time. The leaves in the forest were just sprouting, with only tiny buds, so the sunlight could penetrate them.
Following the trail they had discovered, the group traversed mountains and valleys for more than ten miles, by which time they were all exhausted and thirsty.
"Let's stop and rest for a while, have some water and relax."
After crossing a ditch and reaching the halfway point of the mountain, Sheng Xiping ignored everything else, plopped down on the ground, took out his water bottle to drink, and invited everyone to sit down and rest.
Despite the fact that the security personnel train regularly, they are no match for Sheng Xiping when it comes to navigating through the mountains and forests.
Even Sheng Xiping was exhausted, and the others had long since given up. They found a place to sit down and took out their water bottles to drink.
"Xiping, where do you think that black bear could have run off to? We've chased it this far, but we haven't seen a single trace of it!"
After drinking a few sips of water and catching his breath, someone asked.
"The mother bear with her cubs can't go too far."
We saw two ant nests that had been dug up along the way, didn't we? Those must have been a mother bear with her cubs passing by looking for food.
I have a feeling it shouldn't be too far from us.
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