Chapter 2 Wild Game ()

On August 25, at 8 pm, a small restaurant in Lu'an Town, Biyun County.

On a table by the window, Liu Xiao and two friends were sweating profusely.

Liu Xiao is a reporter from Zhongjiang Evening News. He is 28 years old and has a flattering round face. Because he likes exercise since he was a child, he looks strong and well-proportioned by 1.78 meters tall. Today, Liu Xiao came to the remote Biyun County for an interview task. After the matter was completed, he was taken to Lu'an Town for wild game by several local friends.

"It's so good." Liu Xiao wiped the sweat from his forehead with a tissue, picked up a glass of beer and greeted loudly: "Drink, drink."

"Brother Liu," a man with eyes looked at Liu Xiao with a smile: "The wild game here is OK, right?"

"Well, it's not bad, it's not bad." Liu Xiao used chopsticks to lit a few pots of dishes on the table: "Bunny, wild goats, wild deer, and snakes. I didn't expect such a small place to buy such a complete set of wild game."

"If you taste good, eat more," the man in glasses picked up a rabbit leg with chopsticks and put it into Liu Xiao's bowl: "Brother Liu, try this, spicy rabbit leg - very fragrant."

Liu Xiao picked up the rabbit's legs and chewed it. While chewing the rabbit meat in his mouth, he smiled and scolded the man in his glasses: "Zhang Fang, you kid is too realistic. How did I entertain you when you arrived in Zhongjiang before? Why didn't you bring me to this place when I came to Biyun last time? Is it because I want to report on your bureau's anti-trafficking deeds this time that you used the game here to bribe me with the wild game?"

Zhang Fang's face suddenly turned red: "Brother Liu, the conscience of heaven and earth! The last time you came to Biyun was in April, and there was no such complete wild game here at that time." Zhang Fang turned his head and asked the man next to him who was eating with relish: "Wang Yi, it seems that the wild game in Lu'an was famous this month."

Wang Yi spitted a bone on the ground, looked up at Liu Xiao, nodded: "Reporter Liu, we rarely came to Lu'an Town before, and it was only this month that the wild game here was very popular. Now, as soon as you come to Biyun, we invite you to come - to be honest, it is the second time we are here today."

"Is that true?" Liu Xiao put down his chopsticks and asked curiously: "Why is the wild game suddenly popular here?"

Zhang Fang looked at Wang Yi, but Wang Yi shook his head: "We don't know either. We only know that every restaurant in this town sells wild game, with a complete variety and not expensive price. There are hundreds of people driving here to eat wild game every day!"

"I also find it strange," Zhang Fang frowned: "Where was there so much wild game here in Lu'an in the past? Occasionally, a hare is very good. Just like now, there is a lot of wild game for hundreds of people to eat and drink every day."

"Can it be shipped from other places?" Liu Xiao asked.

"How is that possible?" Wang Yi threw a piece of snake meat into his mouth, chewing it beautifully, and said in a vague way: "If there are wild game in other places, it will only be transported to big cities like Zhongjiang, and it can be sold at a good price. How can it be sold to a small town like Lu'an?"

"Oh?" Liu Xiao became more and more interested. His professional sensitivity made him feel that there might be some mystery behind the appearance of a large amount of wild game in Lu'an, and maybe he could also dig out sensational news topics.

"Boss--" Liu Xiao raised his head and shouted.

The boss ran over with his hands rubbed his hands. This was a middle-aged woman in her 40s, wearing an apron around her waist and smiling on her face.

"A few brothers, do you need anything?"

"That's right," Liu Xiao asked politely: "We are just a little curious, where did the game you sell come from?"

"Laishun Town, what's the matter?" The boss's wife was a little uneasy.

"Where is Laishun Town?"

"It is about 5 kilometers west of Lu'an. It is Laishun Town, which is right next to the Qinba Mountains. It is difficult to walk through it."

"What about the game sold in other restaurants in Lu'an?"

"I heard that they were all shipped from Laishun Town." The boss lady looked at Liu Xiao and asked tentatively: "Little brother, are you--?"

"Oh, don't worry," Liu Xiao waved his hand: "We are not a government department to check, we are just a little curious - how could there be so much wild game sold in Lu'an? Isn't some wild game domestically raised, right?"

"How can it be?" The boss lady suddenly became relaxed: "Laishun has a lot of wild game recently. I have to pull a few cars to Lu'an to sell it every day, such as rabbits, wild goats, wild deer, and snakes. There are everything. I heard that the children there in Laishun will kill several snakes in one day."

"In the past, Laishun Town has always served game here in Lu'an?"

"No," the boss's wife shook her head: "It started last month, and it was the most in early August. It seemed to be August 4th. That day, Laishun Town brought more than 10 trucks of wild game to Lu'an to sell. The ones that could not be sold out were even brought to the county town. Recently, the game brought by Laishun has begun to decrease. Sometimes there are a few cars a day, and sometimes there are only one car a day." The boss's wife suddenly sighed: "Maybe our Lu'an game business can't be done for a few days."

"Do you mean that the number of wild animals in Laishun has increased since July, and has decreased again in late August?" Liu Xiao felt a little moved.

"Yes, I heard from Shun Town that since July, many wild animals, rabbits, wild deer, and snakes have emerged from the mountains. Sometimes when I get up in the morning, I find snakes everywhere on the fields. I can kill several snakes by just taking a stick. People in Lai Shun Town can't finish eating these wild game, so I took them to Lu'an to sell them."

The wild beasts actually ran to the town in large numbers. Liu Xiao, Zhang Fang and Wang Yi looked at each other and felt a little incredible.

"Then-" Liu Xiao pondered for a moment and asked: "Does the people in Laishun Town have any opinions on this phenomenon?"

The boss's wife hesitated for a moment.

Liu Xiao stared at Zhang Fang, and Zhang Fang smiled at the boss lady: "Boss, we are all from Bi Yun, just a little curious. If you hear any rumors, just tell us a joke. It might be okay."

The boss's wife looked around and looked a little uneasy: "It sounds like the people in Shun Town say--" The boss's wife suddenly lowered her voice: "There may be a major earthquake in the mountains recently, so animals and other animals have escaped from the mountains."

"A big earthquake?" Liu Xiao frowned: "The Qinba Mountains are not in the earthquake zone, so how could an earthquake occur?"

"Brother Liu, don't be too serious. This earthquake is just a guess from the people in the mountains," Zhang Fang waved to the boss's wife: "Boss wife, thank you, it's okay here."

The boss's wife left, and Zhang Fang picked up the beer bottle and poured wine into Liu Xiao's glass: "Brother Liu, let's continue drinking. The statement of this earthquake is absolutely nonsense. Not to mention Laishun Town, even Biyun County has never had an earthquake in history."

"Then how do you explain the phenomenon that animals in the mountains escaped from the mountains?" Liu Xiao became more serious: "There must be a reason."

"Maybe--" Zhang Fang picked up the wine glass and murmured: "What kind of beast is he escaping from?"

"Impossible!" Liu Xiao said flatly: "No beast can allow other animals to escape from the mountainous areas where they rely on! This does not conform to the basic laws of nature."

"Then I don't know." Zhang Fang put down his wine glass and spread his hands: "I'm not an expert. I know nothing about nature except reading "Animal World".

"There must be some reason," Liu Xiao frowned and thought hard: "Otherwise the animals will not leave the mountainous areas."

Wang Yi smiled: "Reporter Liu, now I feel that it is really hard to do your profession. I have to ask the bottom of everything and find out the reason. Are you tired? Like us - it's not our own business, and I've never been lazy to ask more questions." Wang Yi picked up a toothpick from the table and picked the gap between his teeth, and smiled: "No matter why the wild beasts run out of the mountains, as long as I eat real wild game."

"Is that true?" Liu Xiao grinned: "Maybe it's a professional habit, I'm always more sensitive to abnormal phenomena."

"That's right," Wang Yi smiled perfunctorily: "After all, you just rely on this to make a living. Come on, let's drink."
Chapter completed!