The whole mountain is my hunting ground.

Chapter 1881 The Zhao Family Hunting Gang Gets a Reprimand
Ordinary hunting dogs, upon smelling the scent of a tiger, would hide behind a tree in fear.

But the hunting dogs of the Zhao family gang were not ordinary hunting dogs; they had all participated in hunting Siberian tigers.

So when the black tiger sensed that the Siberian tiger was nearby from the smell in the air, it immediately barked and then pulled on the rope, dragging Zhao Jun forward.

The green tiger didn't roar, but it still held the rope and dragged Li Baoyu forward.

Li Baoyu could easily pull the green tiger, but Zhao Jun could no longer hold onto the black tiger.

Fortunately, Zhao Jun brought a large number of people, and some security guards stepped forward to help subdue Black Tiger.

The hunting dogs are smart, but Black Tiger is even smarter. When its master pulls it like that, Black Tiger knows that Zhao Jun is not letting it run away.

Black Tiger tried its best to control itself, but it and Green Tiger soon realized that although the tiger's scent was still in the air, the tiger was no longer nearby.

Five minutes later, Zhao Jun and his group arrived at the riverbank. Zhao Jun led Black Tiger forward, and the four dogs repeatedly sniffed the spot where the Siberian tiger had just been lying. During the sniffing, the four dogs showed obvious unease.

Seeing this, Zhao Jun knew that the Siberian tiger had gone far away. But there was nothing he could do; it was summer, not winter.

In winter, under the special mountain conditions, with all of Zhao's hunting dogs present, Zhao Jun would even dare to unleash the dogs to fight the Siberian tiger.

But it's summer now, and even if all of Zhao's hunting dogs were here, let alone just these four dogs, they wouldn't be able to hold off the Siberian tiger in this forest.

The dogs couldn't hold back the tiger, and the humans couldn't catch up; all the dogs would die.

At this moment, Zhao Jun and his group surrounded the footprints left by the Siberian tiger in the river mud.

“This tiger isn’t very big, it’s a cub.” Wang Qiang made this conclusion first. Last year, the Zhao family gang had dealt with Siberian tigers quite a bit, and they all had a wealth of experience.

Wang Qiang recalled the claw marks on the tiger's back. The claw marks were on the snow in winter. After ruling out the snow as a factor, Wang Qiang compared them with the footprints and deduced that the tiger weighed just over 200 pounds.

Such a large Siberian tiger, neither male nor female, is an adult. Although we don't know where the mother tiger is, the separation of mother and cub is likely the reason why this tiger rashly entered the Yong'an forest area.

Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu both agreed with Wang Qiang's assessment. In this regard, the two brothers were even more experienced than Wang Qiang.

At the beginning of last year, Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu captured a tigress in Yongxing Brigade. The paw prints of this tiger are two sizes smaller than those of the tigress.

"Qiangzi." At this moment, Zhou Daikui looked outside at the tiger paw prints and then asked Wang Qiang, "What's that tiger doing here with its butt sticking out?"

Even Zhou Daikui could see that the tiger's two paw prints were facing outwards, meaning it was facing away from the middle of the river.

Wang Qiang glanced at Zhao Jun before saying to Zhou Daikui, "Brother Daikui, this tiger is injured."

After saying this, Wang Qiang paused for a moment, then added, "It was that forest ranger who shot him, but it doesn't look serious."

"Tsk!" Zhao Jun completely agreed with Wang Qiang's words, but what he was afraid of was that the Siberian tiger would get hurt.

If the Siberian tiger isn't injured, it will head towards the high mountains on its own. When it gets hungry, it will descend to hunt for food, easily catching roe deer and red deer.

But if it gets injured, even if the injury isn't serious, the weather won't be good for the wound.

Pulling the wound with cold river water can relieve the pain, but Siberian tigers can't stay by the river all the time. If their wounds are out of the water for too long, mosquitoes and flies from the mountains will swarm onto them.

Green bean flies are the worst; they lay their eggs on any wound they land on, and if the tiger's wound festers, it will be unable to hunt. If it can't catch roe deer or anything like that, it'll just end up hunting humans.

The thought of this gave Zhao Jun a headache. He looked around and saw nothing but greenery, which made things even more troublesome.

"Nephew, what should we do?" Wang Qiang asked Zhao Jun. Zhao Jun didn't know what to do either, but as a leader, he couldn't just pass the problem on to his subordinates.

“Uncle, let’s take the dog and walk up the riverbank.” After saying this, Zhao Jun called to the guard behind him, “Brother Shan, you take the dog for me.”

"Hey!" Zhou Deshan, the security guard, was a relative of Zhou Jianjun, and he readily took the rope to tie up Black Tiger. Knowing that Black Tiger was strong and afraid that it would break free, Zhou Deshan specially wrapped the rope around his arm twice.

At this moment, Zhao Jun said to Wang Qiang, "Uncle, give the tiger to Brother Sen."

Wang Qiang handed the green tiger to a forest ranger named Li Maosen, and then Zhao Jun instructed him: "I remember there's a fork in the road up there. We'll split up there. One group of five, one group of six, each group with two dogs. After that, we'll climb over the back slope and go down the mountain along the firewood path."

In the meantime, we'll try to catch them if we can. If we can't catch them, we'll meet up at the foot of the mountain.

"You can fight, Zhao Jun?" Zhou Daikui asked. Zhao Jun nodded and said decisively, "Fight! After we're done, I'll talk to Director Yan."

Wounded beasts are especially dangerous, and since Zhao Jun knew it might harm people, he was determined to get rid of it.

As for whether there will be any disciplinary action, Zhao Jun believes that since he is in charge of this matter, he has to take responsibility.

With Zhao Jun's command, the guards had no more worries. They went up the river, split up at the fork in the road, went up the mountain to their posts, and then regrouped on the way down.

The journey was uneventful for both groups, but Zhao Jun felt increasingly uneasy.

"What should we do, nephew?" Wang Qiang asked. Zhao Jun sighed and said, "Uncle, let's hurry back to the farm. After that, have the farm send out notices to all the family areas, telling everyone to be careful when going into the mountains."

This month is alright. Unlike spring and autumn, summer doesn't see a surge in people going into the mountains to collect resources. Winter production hasn't started yet, so there's no need to haul in traps all over the mountains, making it relatively better.

"Uncle, please remember this for me," Zhao Jun instructed Wang Qiang, adding, "I need to notify Xinlengchang, as well as Kaoshantun and the forest rangers..."

"Brother." At this moment, Li Baoyu leaned over and whispered to Zhao Jun, "Are we still going to the forest farm? Shouldn't we just let them go back on their own?"

"Will that work?" Wang Qiang glanced at Li Baoyu, who chuckled and said, "Then I'll drive them there. Uncle, you and my brother... you two hurry back to the shack, we still have work to do there."

Hearing Li Baoyu's words, Wang Qiang looked at Zhao Jun, who shook his head and said, "No, we'll all go to the forest farm. I'll go see how those bastards are dealt with, and then we'll get some kerosene lamps from the farm and hang them outside the shacks tonight."

"Nephew." Wang Qiang glanced back and, seeing that the security guards hadn't come over, quickly said to Zhao Jun, "If all else fails, have your dad come."

"Huh?" Zhao Jun was taken aback, and then heard Wang Qiang continue, "We can't do without you here in the shack. If you don't agree, I'll lead Baoyu and Xiaochen, and the three of us will help your dad deal with this big rascal. You lead the relief team, and you guys can carry ginseng over there."

After hearing Wang Qiang's words, Zhao Jun thought for a moment and finally nodded.

Zhao Jun is currently stretched too thin. He can't even withdraw half of the ginseng-carrying troops, and with this tiger on the other side, he has no choice but to send Zhao Youcai in.

The reason Zhao Youcai wasn't allowed to go out before was because he always provoked those harmless mountain tigers. Since everyone wouldn't let him go, he would sneak off and fight alone.

If the decision is to eliminate this tiger, and Wang Qiang and the others are kept by his side, Zhao Jun would feel at ease.

Upon reaching the jeep and the Jiefang truck, the people and dogs boarded the vehicles one after another, and Zhao Jun and Li Baoyu drove straight to the forest farm.

At this moment, in the forest farm dispatch team, Li Ruhai was publicizing the crimes of Pang Gaoming and thirteen others.

According to Li Ruhai, Pang Gaoming and others were extremely wicked, their crimes were heinous and beyond description.

"We all agreed that even a dog protects its neighbors!" Li Ruhai spread his hands outwards, his face full of deep disgust, and said, "How come people are even worse than dogs!"

"Alright, Ruhai," Li Dayong nudged Li Ruhai and interrupted, saying, "That's enough, we're still working."

"Huh? Dad, are you all alright now?" Li Ruhai said, looking at Wu Feng, the head of the dispatch team.

Twenty minutes ago, this same team leader, Wu, told Li Ruhai that it was almost noon, the morning work was finished, and it was time for lunch. Why is it that now, with his father here, it's time to work again?

Li Ruhai's gaze towards Li Dayong was scrutinizing, which made Li Dayong feel very uncomfortable.

"Dayong," Wu Feng said to Li Dayong at that moment, "Let the child talk if he wants to."

After saying that, Wu Feng added with a smile, "It's been a long time since I've heard Ru Hai speak. I'd like to hear him talk again."

The security team didn't know what Li Dayong was thinking, but in their view, Li Dayong was stopping Li Ruhai because he was afraid that Li Ruhai would annoy everyone if he talked too much.

But since team leader Wu Feng had already expressed his opinion, everyone chimed in with their own opinions. They believed that this would both flatter the team leader and make Li Dayong feel their enthusiasm and warmth towards Li Ruhai.

Li Dayong didn't really feel that way; at this moment, he was so anxious that he felt like weeds were growing inside.

Suddenly, a bell rang in everyone's ears. This was the bell for the forest farm's lunch break, and also the signal for the canteen to open for meals.

"Let's go, Dayong, Ruhai." Wu Feng stood up with the lunchboxes he had prepared and called to Li Dayong and Li Ruhai, "Let's go eat!"

“Let’s go, let’s go!” Li Dayong responded twice. As he picked up the lunchbox, he took out a meal ticket issued by the forest farm from his pocket and stuffed it into Li Ruhai’s hand, saying, “Ruhai, you go with your Uncle Wu and the others to get your food and reserve a seat. I’m going to make a phone call home.”

"Huh?" Li Ruhai was taken aback. Wu Feng, who was next to him, didn't ask Li Dayong why he was calling home. He just invited Li Ruhai to go to the cafeteria together.

Everyone left, leaving Li Dayong alone in the room.

Seeing that no one was in the room, Li Dayong rushed to the telephone and grabbed the receiver.

Just as Li Dayong was about to dial the number on the switchboard, he heard someone behind him say, "Are you going to call your older brother?"

"Ah!" Li Dayong was startled and turned around to see Li Ruhai standing behind him.

"What are you doing?" Li Dayong glared at Li Ruhai and said, "If I don't tell you, will I let you go eat?"

"Dad, are you going to tip off my uncle?" Li Ruhai stepped forward and pressed, "Tell him that the Big Claws are here again, and that he should be forced to take a gun and kneel down?"

"I... what's it to you?" As soon as Li Dayong said this, Li Ruhai said, "Dad, if you do this, aren't you putting your older brother in a bad position?"

"What?" Li Dayong was taken aback. Li Ruhai quickly said, "Your older brother is a bastard. After you tell him, he'll carry the gun himself."

"This..." Li Dayong was speechless, but he quickly realized something was wrong. Li Dayong shoved Li Ruhai on the shoulder, making Li Ruhai stagger, and said, "Your older brother... you're the one who's Hu Chao? You kid, who are you talking about?"

Li Ruhai, who had been pushed, wasn't angry. He just glanced at Li Dayong with a look of disappointment and said, "Dad, don't you know what kind of person your older brother is? If you make this call, are you trying to screw him over?"

"Sigh!" Hearing Li Ruhai's words, Li Dayong sighed heavily. Li Dayong had noticed Zhao Youcai's constant sullenness and sighs, and he was worried about him.

In addition, Zhao Youcai always boasted that his marksmanship was divine, and that he could easily crush a target with his bare hands, so Li Dayong didn't think much of it.

Hearing Li Ruhai say this, Li Dayong realized he was wrong.

“Then I won’t say anything…” Li Dayong frowned, then muttered, “Today is Thursday, I’ll go with him on Sunday.”

"Come on, Dad," Li Ruhai said, quickly stopping Li Dayong. "Have you forgotten? That time you went up the mountain with your older brother, you almost froze to death there."

"Hmm?" Li Dayong's face darkened as Li Ruhai continued, "My older brother is currently busy with something big in the mountains. This big thing concerns all of our families; it will determine whether we'll be able to spend money while lying down or standing up. At this crucial time, you and your older brother absolutely mustn't cause him any trouble. Otherwise..."

"Go to hell!" Li Dayong couldn't hold back any longer, and as soon as he uttered the curse, Li Ruhai rushed out. He had been busy all morning and hadn't even had a chance to teach Ma Yang a lesson. Before Ma Yang even got a beating, he got one first.

Li Dayong chased after him out of the house, only to find that Li Ruhai had already run far away.

"Damn it, you little brat!" Li Dayong shouted, "Your words are really awful!"

Today at noon, the main dish in the cafeteria was steamed buns made from two kinds of flour, and the side dish was braised tofu in soy sauce.

After having a hearty meal in the cafeteria, Li Ruhai continued to spread rumors about the crimes of Pang Gaoming and others.

Most of the workers had heard Li Ruhai talk about it once that morning, and now that they heard it again, they started discussing it and talking about Pang Gaoming, Han Shengli, and others.

After lunch break, Li Ruhai walked out of the canteen with his hands behind his back. He planned to take a nap on the small kang (heated brick bed) in the mailroom before going to the production workshop to chat with Ma Dafu.

Just as Li Ruhai was about to reach the mailroom, he saw a jeep drive into the forest farm gate.

"Hey! Big brother!" Li Ruhai waved and ran over. The jeep passed in front of him without stopping, only honking its horn twice.

Li Ruhai realized that there were no seats in the jeep, so he was told to get into the large Liberation truck in the back.

Sure enough, the Jiefang truck stopped in front of him, and Li Ruhai climbed into the back of the truck.

When the jeeps and trucks stopped in front of the forest farm office building, everyone got out of the vehicles, and Li Ruhai quickly walked up to Zhao Jun.

"Big Brother!" Li Ruhai pulled Zhao Jun aside, then quietly reported his work and boasted, "Big Brother, I've got public opinion under control. Now Pang Gaoming and his gang are like rats in the street, everyone's shouting to kill them."

"Well done, Ruhai." Zhao Jun praised Li Ruhai, then turned and walked into the building.

"Brother!" Li Ruhai called out to Zhao Jun again, saying, "I have something quite important to report to you."

"What's wrong?" Zhao Jun asked. Li Ruhai replied, "Before noon, my dad wanted to tip off my uncle, but I stopped him."

"What?" Zhao Jun was taken aback, and then he heard Li Ruhai explain, "It's about the big claw. My dad wanted to talk to my uncle. I didn't let him, and then I even gave him a little nudge."

Zhao Jun: "..."