Chapter 117: The One Who Fell from the Sky Was Not a Hero
The man slowly pulled Chu Qiao up. He was wearing professional mountaineering equipment, with a rope and ice axe wrapped around his waist. He was wearing a black cotton hat on his head, with a few strands of yellow-dyed hair sticking out from under it.
The man grabbed Chu Qiao's wrist. Chu Qiao used the force to move upward while feeling the calluses on the man's fingertips and palm of his hand.
It seems he is a veteran.
As she was thinking, her eyes turned cold, and her professional habits made her feel dangerous.
She steadied herself and felt a cool breeze behind her. Chu Qiao turned around pretending not to care, and saw seven people standing behind her, one woman and six men.
Chu Qiao's eyes drifted towards the person who had just saved him, then looked at the others. The person who saved him was from Beidou, while the others had blond hair and blue eyes.
These people all had weapons in their hands, to be precise, tranquilizer guns.
Chu Qiao was slightly surprised by this style of tranquilizer gun. The weapons in this world are quite good.
Several foreigners were obviously not used to the environment here. Their faces flushed red and they stared at Chu Qiao with eyes full of doubt and coldness.
The only one who looked kind was this Beidou guy.
Chu Qiao didn't say anything, waiting for the other party to make the first move.
"This is Tomur Peak, the highest point in the Tianshan Mountains. It's too dangerous for you to go alone."
The person who rescued him suddenly spoke. This person was not holding any weapon, but Chu Qiao did not lower his guard against her.
"I'm here to explore." Chu Qiao pointed to his backpack.
The drone flew over from the ice cliff, buzzing, instantly attracting everyone's attention.
The people in the live broadcast room were a little panicked when they saw a group of people suddenly appear, especially when they saw the weapons in their hands, they were all worried for Chu Qiao.
The man who had been standing with his back to Chu Qiao and remained motionless suddenly turned around. Chu Qiao was seen holding a cigar. The thin smoke blocked his face, making it impossible for Chu Qiao to see his expression. He could only vaguely see his beard.
Chu Qiao's eyes rolled. The positions of these people were such that the bearded man was on the outside, the woman was standing next to him, and the others were surrounding the two of them, seemingly like bodyguards.
Chu Qiao nodded secretly. The bearded man was the main figure of this team.
Just when Chu Qiao finished his analysis and was about to retrieve the drone, the bearded man raised his gun and pointed it at the drone.
The drone's camera was pointed directly at the bearded man, and netizens saw on the screen a dark gun muzzle pointing at them, as if it was about to shoot them.
"Damn, did we run into a den of thieves?"
"Call the police, call the police immediately."
"It's too late to call the police."
"Holy crap, they actually have guns."
"It's over, Master Chu is done."
With a "bang", a bullet pierced through the air and flew straight towards the drone. The bullet was getting closer and closer. The timid netizen was so scared that he hid under the table. Before he could recover from the shock, the drone moved, and the instant movement allowed it to avoid the bullet.
The bearded man's eyes widened, and the woman next to him was even more surprised, with her mouth open.
Chu Qiao took the drone back immediately while the two men were still not reacting.
"Sorry, sorry, this is the drone I use to take pictures." She fiddled with the drone and said pretentiously, "There's nothing in it anymore. I just deleted it."
The scene in front of the netizens in the live broadcast room suddenly disappeared.
The bearded man tilted his head. The busty woman next to him rolled her eyes at Chu Qiao, walked over, snatched the drone, and looked through the records inside, but it was empty.
Chu Qiao smiled secretly: They were all uploaded directly to the Internet, so of course there is nothing in the machine.
The woman looked into Chu Qiao's eyes, obviously not believing her words. How could an ordinary drone have such a sensitive dodging ability?
She suddenly let go and the drone went into free fall.
Chu Qiao's face turned cold. This was the thing she used to make a living. She raised her toes and the drone landed steadily on her toes.
Chu Qiao put the drone back into his backpack.
Chu Qiao put away the doubts and inquiries in her heart. Now was not the time to force herself to stand out. She lowered her head and pretended that her chest was heaving and her breathing was rapid.
The bearded man walked slowly towards him. Chu Qiao finally saw his appearance clearly from a closer distance: a hooked nose, thick sword-like eyebrows, triple eyelids, and astonishingly white skin.
The bearded man used his gun to hook her chin: "Tell me, who are you?"
Chu Qiao raised his head in panic and saw a short but deep scar on his chin.
She waved her hands: "I...I...I'm an adventure enthusiast..."
Chu Qiao pretended to be a little panicked.
The bearded man stared into Chu Qiao's eyes, trying to see something from them.
The person who had rescued Chu Qiao suddenly spoke up: "Mr. Chris, this girl probably didn't lie. Many people come here to explore every year. Let's get down to business quickly and make sure we don't get discovered."
The bearded man nodded to the two men next to him, and the two men held Chu Qiao's arms on the left and right.
The bearded man directed to the Beidou man, "King, keep her for now, we'll talk later. Tie her up and watch him."
Chu Qiao was roughly pressed into a chair with his hands tied behind the chair.
In order to avoid revealing any flaws, Chu Qiao kept her head down, but her ears were listening to the movements of these people.
It was mid-afternoon, and the sunlight was blocked by clouds, making the normally eye-catching white snow appear soft.
Everyone stood still, all facing in one direction.
Chu Qiao looked up quietly. The people around her were not focusing on her. Following their gaze, Chu Qiao looked towards the southwest. The entire mountain was covered with white snow, and it seemed that there was no difference.
Suddenly a gust of wind blew up the floating snow on the top of the mountain. Chu Qiao narrowed his eyes and saw that the snow was blown into a hidden cave.
If it weren't for the wind just now, Chu Qiao would never have been able to find the cave there.
There are only two possibilities for the existence of this cave on such a high mountain top. One is that it is a cave of a vulture, and the other is that it is a cave of a snow leopard?
Chu Qiao's eyes darkened.
The Beidou man who was in charge of guarding Chu Qiao shouted softly, "He's out."
Chu Qiao tilted his head slightly and saw a tall male snow leopard walking out of the cave. It was a head bigger than the mother snow leopard Chu Qiao had seen. The spots on its body were clear and the muscles on its body were smooth. It was a male snow leopard in its prime.
As expected, it was a snow leopard. But these people?
Three words popped up in Chu Qiao's mind: "Poacher."
Chu Qiao was surprised that these people had not taken any action yet.
The male snow leopard kept walking back and forth at the entrance of the cave, as if he was patrolling his territory, or like a gatekeeper, checking the surrounding situation.
The bearded man put his hand to his mouth and everyone held their breath.
After about half an hour, the male snow leopard finally let down its guard and made a gurgling sound towards the cave entrance.
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