"stop."
Zhang Shuguang shouted, and an expert who was about to reach the edge of the pond stopped.
"Little comrade, I don't want to drink water. It's too hot, so I just want to wash my face."
Liang Zhiqiang didn't know why Zhang Shuguang reacted so strongly and stood there at a loss.
"There's something in the water, please step back slowly."
Zhang Shuguang pointed to the calm water surface.
"Comrade Zhang Zengguang, don't just stand there like an idiot. Listen to Comrade Zhang Shuguang and come back quickly."
Professor Hong carefully observed the shore and found something unusual.
There are many animal footprints on the shore, which is a very common thing in the mountains and forests. The strange thing is that all the footprints are facing the water.
It is impossible for animals to fly back after drinking water. The only explanation is that the things in the water do not give them a chance to return.
"It should be a crocodile."
As an expert in plant and animal research, Professor Hong is very familiar with the living habits of crocodiles.
Wetlands and swamps are the favorite habitats of alligators.
The water in the swamp is relatively turbid, which is more conducive to the concealment and hunting of crocodiles.
"Do you want to change direction?" Zhang Xiangnan asked his son for his opinion.
"No, I have dinner for today. I've never eaten crocodile before."
Through his keen five senses, Zhang Shuguang clearly sensed the crocodile lurking under the water.
They were patiently waiting for prey to come, not knowing that Zhang Shuguang also regarded them as prey.
The pistol was not powerful enough, so Zhang Shuguang borrowed a sniper rifle from a sniper nearby and fired three consecutive shots at the turbid water.
After three splashes, the calm water surface suddenly boiled. Three huge monsters rolled and struggled wildly in the water. Blood appeared on the water surface, and the entire water surface was dyed pink.
After the water surface returned to calm, three huge monsters floated on the water.
Without exception, each of the three big crocodiles had a hole as big as a bowl on its head. The lethality of the sniper rifle was indeed well-deserved.
"It's really huge! It must be four or five meters long. If I had gone to the water's edge just now..."
Zhang Zengguang was frightened and came to Zhang Shuguang to express his sincere gratitude.
If Zhang Shuguang had not reminded him, he might have been eaten by the fish by now.
Crocodiles are famous for their powerful bite force. A crocodile this big can definitely bite off half of his body with one bite.
Even though he was surrounded by so many soldiers protecting him, there was absolutely no chance of him surviving if he was not prepared.
By the time the soldiers reacted, all they could do was probably save his body.
"It's okay. It's our duty to protect the safety of the expert group." Zhang Shuguang waved his hand casually, his eyes fixed on the crocodile on the water.
"Hurry up and fish out the crocodile so we can have all-you-can-eat meat tonight."
Looking around, I found that the soldiers did not move, but raised their guns and stood ready facing the water.
"Xiao Guang, take a closer look to see if there are any crocodiles hiding down there."
Zhang Xiangnan didn't dare let the soldiers take risks until he was sure it was safe.
"There are only these three big ones left. There are two more in the puddle. If we can't finish them today, don't kill them all."
"Hurry, everyone, lend a hand and lift the crocodile up."
A five-meter-long crocodile weighs between 500 and 800 kilograms. In fact, Zhang Shuguang can pull it up by himself.
However, Zhang Shuguang didn't want to go into the water and get his clothes wet. There were so many people present, so it would be a waste not to go into the water.
"Quick, send more people and pull the crocodile out quickly. Today I'll let you try some foreign food and see what crocodiles are like."
After knowing that there was no danger underwater, Liu Kaifang excitedly commanded the soldiers to go into the water.
Experts in animal and plant research also came over excitedly. They wanted to get the specific data of the crocodile as soon as possible.
"Old Hong, have you ever seen such a big crocodile before?" Professor Zhong also followed.
"The saltwater crocodiles in Guangdong and Fujian can grow to five to six meters in length, but I've never seen a freshwater crocodile this big."
Professor Hong, without even raising his head, and his assistants surrounded the first crocodile that was pulled up and measured specific data.
The soldiers in the kitchen team had already sharpened their knives, and as soon as the expert group finished measuring and recording, they rushed forward.
"Captain, I can't chop it down. The knife is bent."
Shi Lianrong, the squad leader of the kitchen squad, looked at the kitchen knife in his hand with heartache.
"I'll do it. You go boil some water and prepare to scald the crocodile's scales."
Zhang Shuguang took out a sharp black knife, which he had bought last year in his hometown. Although it could not cut iron like mud or cut hair, it was still extremely sharp.
The sharp knife gently scratched the crocodile's milky yellow belly, making a crisp sound, which was the sound of fibrous tissue being cut. The crocodile's internal organs flowed all over the ground.
"We don't want any of the internal organs or bones. We only want to eat the meat."
The living environment of crocodiles is somewhat dirty, and they have the habit of eating carrion. Zhang Shuguang is unwilling to try their internal organs.
Zhang Shuguang gutted the three crocodiles, left the sharp knife to the kitchen staff, and did not do anything else.
All the soldiers in the company, except for leaving enough people to patrol and guard, all the others came to help.
"Make way, make way."
Two large iron pots were used to boil hot water, and the cooks poured it on the crocodiles one ladle at a time.
The keratin scales had turned white after being burned, and the soldiers pried them off one by one with their bayonets.
"Not enough, go boil some more water."
The crocodile was too big and its scales were too thick, so the two pots of boiling water were used up quickly and not even the tail was cleaned.
They worked until the sun went down, then put the crocodile meat into the pot and started cooking. The remaining crocodile meat was also cut up. The soldiers built more than a dozen fires to smoke the meat, and their food supply for the next ten days was secured.
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