On the quiet country road, an auntie in her fifties came over from a distance and asked, "Village Chief, have the investigators arrived?"
The old village chief and his group stopped, smiling as they told her that the investigators had arrived and were currently searching for the beast.
The old auntie had been somewhat worried, but upon hearing that the investigators had arrived and were dealing with the beast, she immediately let out a sigh of relief.
The old village chief then used the broadcast system to notify everyone in the village, reminding them to stay at home for the time being and not run around, lest they encounter the beast and get hurt.
"Chief, should we patrol the village?" asked Little Niu, who had thick brows and large eyes.
The old village chief looked at the sturdy man before him, thought for a few seconds, and replied, "You several patrol the village. If you discover any trace of the beast, notify me immediately."
Little Niu took several young men from the village with him. Some carried hoes on their shoulders, while others carried rakes, and they began patrolling the village.
This village of a thousand people covered quite a large area, and every villager's home had a yard.
They had cleared several small vegetable plots in their yards and planted some seasonal vegetables.
Little Niu's group patrolled from the eastern end of the village to the western end, but they found no trace of the beast along the way.
When they were about to return the way they had come, the phone in one person's pocket suddenly rang.
The dark-skinned young man pulled his phone from his pocket and glanced at the caller ID. It was a call from his child at home.
"Hello?"
"Dad, there's a huge wild