Chapter 36 (continued)

Yan Kexing said, "I also received an invitation, and I'm still coordinating the time to see if I can go."

"Let's go!" Shi Wen immediately said, "If the two of us work together, finding a few wild boars will be a piece of cake!"

Yan Kexing laughed, "You can find it by yourself."

Shi Wen with a hint of helplessness, "I can find it, but most people find it hard to believe me at first glance."

Shi Wen greatly enjoys Yan Kexing.

Yan Kexing knew his identity and never doubted his judgment regarding wildlife.

If you're collaborating with others, you have to rack your brains explaining why you made this judgment, what the benefits are of doing it this way, and what the risks are of doing it this way, etc.

Working with Yan Kexing is effortless; a single glance is enough for Yan Kexing to automatically follow his lead.

Shi Wen Yan Kexing, "Go ahead, Captain Zhou said they finally got the guns they applied for. If things go well, we can fire a couple of rounds under his supervision."

Yan Kexing: "So, I'm letting you play a couple of rounds, right?"

Shi Wen Wenxiao said, "I'll only play one round, I'll let you have it. How about we go check it out together? Let's relax and have a good weekend."

Yan Kexing lowered his head and pondered for a moment, "That works too. I've been wanting to investigate the situation of domesticated pigs for a while now."

Hearing him bring up this topic, Shi Wen couldn't help but ask, "How serious is the harm caused by wild domestic pigs? I heard from Captain Zhou that they are particularly fierce and come down in groups to eat crops such as corn, radishes, and sunflowers."

Yan Kexing: "We pay less attention to its social harm and mainly focus on its ecological harm."

Shi Wen, "This Captain Zhou also told me that they are incredibly prolific, right? A few wild boars escape, and in two years, they can multiply into hundreds."

Yan Kexing: "Moreover, the genetic differences between feral domestic pigs and true wild boars are already quite large. When they mate with local wild boars, they will transmit the genes or viruses carried by the domestic pigs to the local wild boar population, eventually causing genetic pollution or viral outbreaks."

Shi Wen was surprised to hear this. "Aren't most of the domestic pigs we raise now imported from various places? If they mate with wild boar populations, wouldn't the wild boars' genes be severely contaminated?"

Therefore, we must eliminate the wild domestic pigs as soon as possible.

"Wait a minute!" Shi Wen suddenly realized what she meant. "Judging from your tone, the suggestion to eliminate the feral domestic boars wasn't your idea, was it?"

Yan Kexing smiled.

Shi Wen immediately said, "Then you should definitely go too. I'll talk to Captain Zhou."

Seeing that Yan Kexing had no objection, Shi Wen quickly finalized the matter.

Zhou Hongzhong naturally welcomed Yan Kexing's help and added him to the list without saying a word.

On the day he set off, Shi Wen made a point of wearing non-slip shoes, canvas pants, and a lightweight windbreaker. He only carried a small bag containing essential water and food.

Yan Kexing dressed even more simply than him, but their accessories were similar.

Upon seeing them, Zhou Hongzhong exclaimed, "Oh, you two are wearing matching outfits!"

Shi Wen slightly tiptoed and put his arm around Yan Kexing's shoulder. "Am I worthy?"

Zhou Hongzhong gave a thumbs up. "A perfect match."

Yan Kexing didn't bother to pull Shi Wen away, but simply asked in that position, "How many people went today? How many wild boars did you hunt?"

Zhou Hongzhong: "Including you, there are a total of twenty-three people and ten guns. Hopefully, we can take down at least thirty wild boars. It would be best to eliminate all the wild boars we encounter. We can put the real wild boars aside for a while; they are not our focus this time. However, if we run into them and they show any signs of aggression, we'll take them all out."

Yan Kexing nodded to indicate that he understood.

Zhou Hongzhong: "I thought some of your students would come along too."

Yan Kexing: "They need to stay home and take care of the tiger cubs."

"I knew it!" Zhou Hongzhong laughed. "Then when we hunt a wild domestic boar later, we'll bring one back for the little tigers to have a taste."

As they talked, they turned and got into the SUV.

Zhou Hongzhong's men drove the car.

Zhou Hongzhong explained, "We're going to Cuosang Village to enter the mountains. Locals reported that there are the most wild domestic boars there, and they've eaten a lot of their silage corn."

Shi Wen nodded in understanding.

If any wild animals dare to damage his silage corn, he will definitely try to eliminate them.

The car swayed and bumped from the national highway to the rural road, and then to the dirt road.

Shi Wen was almost dizzy from the light.

When he arrived at his destination, he couldn't wait to get out of the car, took a few deep breaths of the cold, humid air, and tried to suppress the nausea.

Zhou Hongzhong's men have arrived.

After everyone carried their weapons and equipment, and after roll call and equipment checks, they entered the mountains.

Shi Wen of people traveling light, blending in with the crowd.

He hadn't walked far when he saw the huge wild boar hoof in the middle of the muddy road.

He squatted down, gestured with his palm, and exclaimed in surprise, "Good heavens, this wild boar must weigh at least 300 pounds!"

Zhou Hongzhong and his group also squatted down to look. "It seems there's more than one?"

"There were six in total, four large and two small. Look at these six hoof prints—" Shi Wen pointed out the six hoof prints in the middle of the road and on the grass, "These six hoof prints must have come from six different wild boars."

Zhou Hongzhong: "You can tell that from that?"

Shi Wen nodded. "It's very beautiful. Each hoofprint has different characteristics. Look, they came down from here, ate their fill, and then went back along the path beside them. We should be able to find them if we just follow their footprints back."

Zhou Hongzhong stared intently for a long time, then said thankfully, "It's fortunate we invited you out; otherwise, we'd probably have to wander around for ages before finding it by sheer luck."

Unlike traditional animal dens, wild domestic boars typically eat wherever they go and stop in one place when they get tired.

It's relatively easy to tell by Shi Wen because the hoof prints are still fresh.