The villagers joined Li Du's team and squeezed into the car with bread and hot water, like chickens and ducks being driven into a cage.
Looking at them now, it was impossible to associate them with the fierce invaders from before. After all, they were just ordinary people living in the bitter cold, not some vicious thugs.
The team stayed in the wilderness for a night before setting off. At some point in the night, the fog finally cleared. The weather was still a little gloomy, but the view was back to normal.
Bolshevik Island was huge, and it was full of barren land. It would be difficult for a large group of people to pass through such a place without leaving traces. So, by following the tracks, they could chase after the lumberjacks.
Sitting in a car, Li Du asked, "Are there any loggers on this island?"
Steve frowned and said, "They're just poaching trees. The polar forest is a protected resource in Russia, and logging is not allowed. However, the trees that live in this environment are very suitable for making furniture, so there are always people who take the risk of poaching them."
Li Du asked, "The polar forest is not big, and there are not many trees in it, right? If someone poaches the trees, does no one care? If no one cares, why haven't the trees been cut down yet? "
Steve took a deep breath and said, "Of course there are people who care. The local government, the coast guard, and the agriculture and forestry department have been working hard to protect the polar forest. There are forest rangers in the forest area, and there are survey ships in the surrounding sea from time to time. Once they find people poaching the polar forest, they will punish them severely."
Brother Wolf, who never interrupted their conversation, spoke this time. He said, "These people are not ordinary forest poachers. They are very skilled. When they found that they had fallen into a trap, they did not fight back, but immediately retreated, so we could do nothing about it."
Li Du immediately asked, "They have traces of the military on them, right?"
Brother Wolf nodded.
Li Du asked Steve again, "Who did you offend? Why did they set a trap for us? "
Steve said helplessly, "How would I know? Who said I offended them? Maybe you offended them? From the moment we entered Siberia, you were the one who offended them all the way. "
Li Du thought about it and agreed. He had offended a lot of people with the ivory hunters and the local gang at the bride market. The local gang had even exposed their identity as pirates to take revenge.
These lumberjacks might really be related to the gangs of Vorkuta. They were the ones who knew the financial resources of the Vorkuta gang the best. A few days ago, the pirates had not only come for revenge, but also to rob them.
However, he felt that the gang members were just a motley crew. Brother Wolf felt that the lumberjacks had traces of retired elite soldiers. From this point of view, the two parties could not work together.
Steve repeatedly questioned the villagers and Andrey. Both parties were not clear about the identity and background of the lumberjacks. All they said was that they claimed to be lumberjacks, and that there was indeed wood powder and sawdust on their jackets.
The cars sped all the way, and the line was very long. The car in front was a reconnaissance car, and from time to time, it would release an unmanned drone to monitor the surrounding area from the air.
Li Du and the others had to be careful. Since the other party was coming for them, they would definitely be prepared.
They were now following the traces left by the lumberjacks. These traces might not really be left by the lumberjacks as they fled. They might have been deliberately left to lure them into a trap.
Fortunately, the car was bumpy along the way, and they did not receive any bad news. Occasionally, the images sent back to the computer by the unmanned drone did not show any traces of an ambush.
Brother Wolf did not relax. His philosophy was that if he did not kill his opponent, he should be prepared to meet his opponent in the next second.
After a day of pursuit, they set up camp again in the evening.
The bodyguards were busy setting up the tent. Li Du had nothing to do. Suddenly, he asked Steve, "My compatriot, Tang Chaoyang, are you familiar with him?"
Steve was stunned. He did not answer, but went to Andrey and said, "Have you seen any strangers on the island recently? There are very few people on the island, right? If there are strangers, you can see them, right? "
Andrey shook his head. "No, sir, I have been staying at the research institute …"
"Then ask these villagers if they have seen a stranger," Steve interrupted him.
Andrey conversed with the locals in their dialect. After a while, he replied, "About a week ago, someone saw some cars similar to yours. They were about the same size. They appeared on Young Pioneers Island, but they did not come to Bolshevik Island."
Steve asked, "What color were those cars?"
"Red."
Steve clapped his hands and hurried back to call Li Du and the Ford brothers. Then he sneered and said, "Red Devil Blodwen is here. He came here earlier than I did. It must be this b * stard who colluded with the villagers to deal with us!"
Li Du wondered, "Red Devil Blodwen? Who is this guy? "
"A b * stard. I didn't expect him to be here," young Ford said gloomily.
"Be more specific. What kind of b * stard is he?" Li Du continued to ask.
Steve replied, "Red Devil Blodwen. His full name is Bobby Blodwen. Do you know the British Broad Financial Wealth Group? His family is in control of this group. It's useless to talk about this. What you need to know is that this b * stard has the same purpose as us, to collect meteorites in Severnaya Zemlya. "
Li Du suddenly understood and said, "Oh, their purpose is also meteorites?"
"It's very likely that they have already found something, so they want to catch us, control us, or drive us away," Steve said with a grave expression.
Li Du's face lit up and he said, "That's good. Let's deal with this b * stard and take over his harvest. That way, we can save a lot of trouble, right?"
Young Ford laughed, patted him on the shoulder and said, "Yes, Li, your idea is exactly the same as mine."
Li Du was still a little puzzled and asked Steve, "Why did you suddenly think of investigating this person?"
Steve shook his head and said, "I didn't think of investigating this person. You just mentioned your mysterious compatriot. He is an adventurer, and he is interested in the meteorites in Severnaya Zemlya, just like us. It made me think that maybe the people who attacked us were after us and the meteorites."
This connection was necessary. They were no longer confused about the attack and began to see things clearly.
Night fell quickly, and they went into their tents to rest. Brother Wolf arranged for several teams to patrol and keep watch at night to prevent anyone from attacking them.
According to the requirements, everyone had to sleep in their clothes, which made Li Du a little depressed. This adventure was a new experience, and he did not expect to suffer so much.
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