As expected of the old men from the Battle Clan. Although the forest protectors were old, they were still hot-tempered.
Li Du knew that they would do what they said. The poachers were unlucky to have fallen into their hands. The conflict between the two parties was real.
To the rangers, the poachers were invaders. They had invaded the rangers' homes, destroyed their homes, and even killed the rangers.
Although they could not be sure that it was the same group of people who had killed the rangers, they treated the poachers the same way: beat them up and send them to jail.
The old men suffered from war trauma. To put it simply, they were a bunch of half-crazy people.
Sophie could not accept such cruelty. She looked at Li Du with a pleading gaze.
She was a lady from a civilized society. The poachers had committed a crime and they should pay the price. However, they should not be tortured without a trial.
Li Du noticed Sophie's gaze. He thought for a while and said, "Old buddy, I respect you guys. I respect everything about you. However, I suggest that you don't do this."
The old man's expression changed immediately and he looked at Li Du sternly.
Li Du did not care. The other party would not dare to do anything. Besides, they were the benefactors of these people.
He continued, "You guys have to be clear. These people are not the ones in charge of the poaching. They are just a bunch of dogs. What's the point of beating up the dogs? You guys have to think of a way to deal with the people in charge! "
The old man's gaze softened. He nodded thoughtfully and said, "What you said makes sense."
Li Du said, "You guys cripple these dogs, and then what? Then it's equivalent to giving the people in charge a warning. They won't come this time, but they will definitely come again in the future. Furthermore, when they come again, they will bring more people with them.
Hence, what you guys have to do is to calm these people down and then think of a way to set up a trap to take down the people in charge of the poaching! "
The old man with the plait nodded and asked excitedly, "Do you have any ideas?"
Li Du shrugged and said, "This matter has to be discussed at length. First, you guys have to think of a way to get more information from them. For example, who else will come, when will they come, when will they cut down the wood …"
The old man listened to him and took big strides out to shout.
Steve reclined on a recliner with his hands behind his head and said, "This is great. We still have to fight the wood thieves with them, right?"
Li Du said, "Who said that? Just ask them to call the police. These poachers used guns, so the police can't ignore it. "
More and more old men entered the room. Their hands and clothes were more or less stained with blood. None of them washed their hands or bathed. They simply wiped their hands with something and sat down to boil wine.
Yes, they were drinking hot wine now. There was a kettle on the campfire, and as the temperature rose, the alcohol evaporated, filling the room with the smell of alcohol.
After heating up the wine, they poured it out.
The wine wasn't very clear. The old man with the plait chuckled and said, "We brewed this ourselves. It doesn't look like much, but I swear, buddy, this stuff is really strong!"
Li Du shook his head as he looked at the noses of the people in the room. He did not want to drink such strong alcohol.
But for the Russians, anyone who could drink with them was one of their own.
After a bowl of wine, the old men's attitude towards them changed. Except for a few who still looked gloomy, most of them smiled.
Li Du asked, "It seems that someone is not happy about our arrival?"
The old man with the plait shook his head. "How could that be? Who? "
He turned his head and looked, then suddenly said, "You mean Poroshenovich and the others? Haha, you misunderstood. Those unlucky guys' facial nerves are frozen. They always look like that. "
Li Du smiled bitterly. He had seen a few of them before, but they always looked cold, which made him think that they always had a problem with him.
After drinking, it was easier to talk.
Steve asked them why they hated the Red Devils so much. The old man with the plait spat on the ground and scolded, "Those damn British, we used to treat them as friends, but they stole our things."
"What did they steal?" Li Du asked immediately. He thought of the meteorite.
The old man with the plait went to the windowsill and picked up a few dry small fungi. "This is something that can be used to make hallucinogens. They attacked us and stole our stock when they learned of its existence."
Li Du and Steve looked at each other. They now knew that Blodwen had taken the Fly Amanita from the rangers and thought that they had found it themselves.
They had been looking for Fly Amanita these days, but they had not found it in the wilderness. At that time, Brother Wolf had guessed that Fly Amanita was often associated with rotten trees and should only be found in this forest area.
Sure enough, this Fly Amanita was indeed born in the polar forest.
Steve took it and smelled it, then told the old man with the plait about their conflict with Blodwen.
When he learned that the group had suffered from the Fly Amanita, the old man laughed and said, "It feels good, doesn't it? If you use it sparingly, it will make you feel good! "
Hallucinogens had another name, and that was unique. They could really stimulate people's nerves.
The old man was very enthusiastic. They thanked the group for their help and took out the rest of the dried Fly Amanita, put it in a bag, and gave it to Li Du as a gift.
Steve asked the old men, "Have you ever seen a kind of stone? It's like this in the picture … "
He took out his mobile phone and showed the old men the photos he had taken of the meteorite.
The old men came up to take a look and nodded in unison. "It's a kind of magnet. We've seen it before."
Steve and the others were overjoyed and asked, "Where?"
The old man with the plait took a sip of hot wine and said, "We saw it in the wilderness and in the forest. We collected four pieces before, but then they disappeared — hey, the stones in your picture seem to be the magnets we found."
Li Du and Steve looked at each other. They realized at the same time that Blodwen had not found the magnets himself, but had stolen or robbed them!
The other old men began to shout. The old man with the plait listened to them, turned around, and said, "Oh, we have a few more here. We saw that this thing is magnetic, so we broke it and polished it to make a radio."
This excited Steve and the Ford brothers. They forced themselves to calm down and asked in unison, "Where are they?"
An old man went out drinking and came back with a nylon bag in his hand. He threw it on the ground and opened it. Inside were four or five meteorites of various sizes.
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