pjbooks Chapter 38 The Tang Brothers Turn Against Each Other
Chapter 38 The Tang Brothers Turn Against Each Other
Despite being on a rescue mission, the atmosphere along the way was far from somber. Everyone chatted as they walked, showing no signs of worry.
"Hey, Captain, if we manage to kill a wild boar, how should we divide the loot?"
Lin Chuan glanced at the person who spoke, then looked at the others. Well, no wonder they were all carrying guns; so that's what they were planning.
"Let's find the person first; it's not even certain if we'll encounter the wild boar."
"No, Captain, it'll be too late to discuss this if we run into each other. It's better to make things clear first."
"Yes, yes, let's make this clear now so it won't be difficult to explain later."
"If you ask me, whoever hits it gets to keep it."
"Get lost. What if I shoot you once and you kill him after I shoot you again? There will still be people chasing after you."
Lin Chuan could only laugh. These people thought they could hunt wild boars with homemade guns. They might as well each take a knife; that would give them a better chance of success.
Seeing them arguing, Wang Hu thought for a moment and said:
"Excluding the internal organs, whoever kills the wild boar gets 80%, and the rest split 20%?"
The suggestion was quickly approved by everyone. After the discussion, everyone quickened their pace, as if the wild boars would run away if they were late.
We traveled quickly and soon arrived at Liziao. However, Liziao is a very large area, not divided by hilltops, but by sections.
The crowd shouted loudly, but there was no response from the Tang brothers.
"Let's split up and search in pairs. Don't stray too far apart. Let us know if you need anything."
The group split up and formed their own teams, but some people wanted to team up with Lin Chuan, clearly valuing his "experience." Lin Chuan naturally chose to team up with Wang Hu.
"Xiao Chuan, take a look, where should we look?"
Lin Chuan was somewhat amused and exasperated. This was probably giving him too much credit. In such a large area, unless his "Pig King" sense of smell was still intact, how would he know where to look?
"Uncle, how would I know? Let's just wander around and see what happens."
The two of them aimed in one direction and wandered around aimlessly, but after half an hour, they still hadn't found anything.
Moreover, the crowd had long since dispersed, and while they could hear others shouting at first, they could no longer hear anything.
Lin Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Uncle, this search won't work. Let's go to the top of the mountain."
Lin Chuan had no experience in tracking either, so he suggested going up the mountain, based on the idea that one could see further from a higher vantage point.
Wang Hu didn't have any good ideas, so he didn't object to the idea and took his machete to clear the way.
Once they reached the mountaintop, Lin Chuan climbed a tree. His eyesight, enhanced by stat boosts, perfected slingshot and bow and arrow skills, had long since become superhuman.
If the Tang brothers climbed the tree and weren't blocked, then he would definitely be able to see them.
Unfortunately, Lin Chuan looked for several minutes but found nothing.
They moved to the other side, and Lin Chuan continued to do the same thing, but still found nothing.
Wang Hu also climbed the tree to look, but he saw nothing either. As time went by, his worries grew stronger.
"Xiao Chuan, where did they run off to? I hope nothing really happened to them."
"Uncle, don't worry. Even if wild boars really wanted to kill someone, it wouldn't be that easy. They should still be alive."
Lin Chuan knew that wild boars were omnivorous, and he had read about wild boars eating people in novels before, but subconsciously he rejected the idea of such a thing.
However, Lin Chuan's thinking was too simplistic.
On the other side, on a hillside, in a pine tree, the three Tang brothers huddled together, shivering.
"Brother, what should we do? Why aren't these wild boars leaving? Oh no, they're ramming us again."
With Tang Laosan's scream, a wild boar charged at the pine tree, followed by more wild boars.
The pine tree they were standing on had long been knocked askew, the soil at its base was a mess, and many pine roots had been exposed.
If it weren't for the main root supporting it, it probably would have collapsed long ago.
But with another attack from the wild boar, it was only a matter of time before he was knocked down.
"Brother, what should I do? I don't want to die, and I definitely don't want to be eaten by wild boars."
"Shut up, you're asking me? Who am I supposed to ask?"
"Third brother, it's all your fault. If you hadn't asked us to hunt wild boar, we wouldn't have run into this mess."
"Second brother, how can you blame me? Didn't you two agree to come hunt wild boar?"
"I agree with you. After Lin Chuan reminded me yesterday, I said I would think about it again. You said we had guns and even cursed him. You don't appreciate kindness. You heartless bastard."
The Tang brothers were never good people to begin with, and in this life-or-death situation, their true colors were fully exposed.
The second and third brothers started arguing under these circumstances, and even began to physically fight each other.
"Shut up, all of you. We need to think about how to save ourselves. If we keep arguing, we'll all end up feeding the wild boars."
Tang's loud shout temporarily silenced the two men.
The three of them shuddered as they looked down at the mangled, bloody skeleton below.
It turns out that they went out last night and wandered around for most of the night but couldn't find any wild boars.
Just as dawn was breaking and they were about to give up, their path took a turn for the better, and they encountered a herd of six wild boars.
Without saying a word, Tang Laosan fired a shot at the largest wild boar.
But his shot missed. The wild boars, for some unknown reason, didn't run away when they heard the gunshot. Instead, they charged forward, howling.
This panicked them, as rifles were rare in their area; they were carrying double-barreled shotguns.
It can only hold two bullets at a time. If you miss one, you're left with only one. That's clearly not enough to face a charging herd of wild boars.
Without saying a word, Tang Lao Da and Tang Lao Er turned around and jumped up the tree. Tang Lao San, holding a gun, actually tried to resist, and fired another shot.
The shot hit its mark, and one of the wild boars fell to the ground, but the remaining boars charged even faster.
Tang Laosan let out a strange scream, so frightened that he dropped his gun and managed to climb a tree before the wild boar could hit him.
But the wild boars showed no sign of retreating, continuing to ram the tree.
Exhausted from bumping into each other, the wild boars actually ate the baby boar.
Right before their eyes, the baby wild boar was devoured by several other wild boars. The bloody scene terrified them so much that they wet themselves.
It was only then that they remembered Lin Chuan's words—wild boars are not to be trifled with, they are very dangerous.
They had ignored these words before, and Tang Laosan even swore at them after they entered the house.
But when they actually encountered it, they realized that Lin Chuan was telling the truth.
But it was too late; they were trapped in the tree and couldn't leave.
They were hoping someone would come to their rescue, but Tang Lao Er was afraid of dying, so before he left he told his wife that if they didn't return by dawn, she should call someone to come and find them.
But they waited and waited, until the tree was about to fall over, but the rescue they had hoped for never came.
At this moment, the three of them clung to the swaying pine tree, feeling a wave of despair.
Tang Lao Da's words brought the second and third brothers back to their senses a little. Tang Lao Er looked at him expectantly:
"Brother, do you have any ideas?"
"have."