Forest protection starts with picking up a lynx girl

Chapter 448 Don’t go on the wild road, God knows what you will encounter

We waited until almost noon, when the monkeys returned to a secluded place to rest. They would not come back to look for food until around dusk.

The seven young students planned to take a stroll along the scenic trail, while Chen Ying and Dao Meihua returned to the inn to check out and leave.

"Teacher Chen, Teacher Dao, don't leave in a hurry. There was a message in the village group saying that someone saw a white monkey in the woods to the left of the upper reaches of the waterfall."

The boss showed them the news from the village. Hundreds of pieces of news appeared in the blink of an eye.

The boss saved the photo, it was still blurry, but one could make out an upright figure flashing through the forest.

"The photo is so blurry that I can barely tell it's not a human, but I can't tell if it's a monkey or a bear."

Chen Ying zoomed in and out for a long time and could only barely confirm that it was an animal.

There are many albino animals in the Dalongtan area, especially albino bears.

There are many research results on the Shennong albino bear. What can be confirmed at present is that the genes of albino bears are very stable. Compared with the appearance of Asian black bears, their appearance is more similar to giant pandas, but with longer mouths.

Moreover, the albino bear has a very docile character, which is very different from the violent temper of the barbarian black bear.

(Shennong White Bear. The appearance of this bear is a bit sloppy.)
After making a phone call to the Administration and forwarding the photo that his boss had forwarded to him, Chen Ying and Dao Meihua decided to stay here for two more days.

In order to appease Xiaobai, Chen Ying also asked his teammates from the Management Bureau to help send it over.

"Here, take this leopard fang with you."

"Leopard Fang? Which leopard did you kill?"

"What nonsense! These are the baby teeth of Dabao and Xiaobao. After they replaced their teeth, half of them were thrown on the roof, and the remaining four were made into four pendants."

The making of pendants also requires approval from the center. You can wear them yourself, but they cannot be traded.

In addition to the two teeth handed over to the center, Chen Ying gave one to his master's wife, which he kept privately.

"The strength of the Big and Small Treasures is not bad. Although it is a baby tooth, it also has the aura of the two of them. Wear it and pray for metaphysics."

After lunch, Chen Ying and Dao Meihua were led by their boss to the photo taking place.

"Outsiders are not allowed to dig up soil and plants here at will, but local villagers are generally allowed to pick some common herbs as long as the quantity is not large. For example, Patchouli, Calamus, and Bezoar. If you want to pick herbs on the list, you need to go to the police station to drink some tea."

Even with an acquaintance leading the way, it still took almost forty minutes to get there.

"Look, this is the photo taken right in front, under that tree."

From where they were standing to the tree opposite, they had to go down a small ditch and climb a small slope, which would take at least half an hour.

"When you come over here later, remember the coordinates I told you. There are many trees in the forest here. If you take a wrong turn, it will be difficult to find you."

If they weren't in scientific research and were not familiar with the rules, the boss wouldn't dare to bring them here easily.

If anything goes wrong, he won't be able to explain.

How to locate in the wild, this question has never stumped Chen Ying.

He doesn't worry if others have no one to ask for directions.

We don’t have enough equipment today, so we definitely can’t wait here. We just come here to get familiar with the route.

After marking the location, Chen Ying and his two companions returned along the same route.

The boss is a hiking expert. He has been to almost every place in Jinhouling except the Grand Canyon. When talking about the situation here, he knows everything about it.

"I'm not bragging. If I hadn't done so well in school, I would have been a good candidate for field science research. I chose to open an inn in Jinhouling because there are more scientific researchers here. I often hear them chatting over meals and tea, talking about all kinds of knowledge. I can say that I've learned knowledge and made money at the same time."

After listening to the boss's words, Chen Ying gave him a thumbs up.

He also added his boss's WeChat and was even invited to join a hiking group by his boss.

"You can't be busy 365 days a year if you have time. If you want to go out occasionally, you can make an appointment with others in the group. This group is small and they are all friends who know each other well."

Chen Ying took a look and found two familiar names in it.

There is no rush to say hello to the other party, there will be plenty of time later anyway.

When we returned to the inn, two members of the Administration came over with equipment and snake boxes.

"Two tents. The king and I plan to stay with you. And these things, the professor asked me to bring them here."

These were all equipment that could be used in field scientific expeditions. Chen Ying counted them and divided them into two parts.

"Let's not stay in the same place. Dao Bo and I will go to the place where we took photos today, and you and Da Wang will go here. There is a waterfall here, and there is a mound on top that is suitable for camping. The most important thing is that there will be two groups of monkeys coming here sooner or later to forage for food and play. Some people have seen platinum snub-nosed monkeys here before."

The small waterfall is closer to the inn and the conditions are better. There is a mobile public toilet not far down the stone steps.

"Okay, the professor asked us to stay here for two days. No matter if we find anything or not, we must go back on Friday. He will arrive on Friday morning and hold a meeting in the evening to assign tasks to everyone. On Saturday, we will be divided into two groups to enter the outskirts of the canyon to conduct measurements and take samples." The other team members have not been idle these days. They will be in for investigation for half a month or a month, and the supplies must keep up. So the staff of the management bureau have also been helping to transport supplies to the Dalongtan Observatory these days.

After all, it is a deep mountain forest, and the transportation of supplies depends entirely on manpower.

When it was time for dinner, the seven college students had not returned yet. The owner was a little anxious and stood at the door of the inn calling them, but no one answered.

"What's going on? They should be walking along the mountain road. We can get signals on the road in the scenic area. Did they go to Lao Longtan?"

Chen Ying asked curiously, is there a way to Laolongtan from here?
"Yes. But it's not the place where you conducted the scientific expedition. It's a little closer to the scenic spot. There is a deep pool. It's actually just an ordinary pool. But they gave it a name and wrote a few words on the rocks next to it to create a tourist attraction."

That place is the end of the fork in the road. There is no road when you reach the pond, so people who go there to take pictures have to return the same way.

The climate in the mountains changes greatly. It may be sunny during the day but it may be windy and rainy at night.

The weather today is not very good. At around six o'clock, fog began to rise in the valley.

It is very easy to get lost in the mountains after the fog has risen. After all, you are not familiar with the surrounding environment, and you are nervous and scared, and you cannot calm down and observe your surroundings.

They were in a relatively open area here. If they were near a pond, the fog would be even heavier. If they took an unusual route, they would most likely have to call for rescue.

About three or four minutes later, the boss's cell phone rang.

"Boss, boss, call the police, we found human remains here."

The person who spoke was a girl, her voice was tearful and her breathing was extremely unstable.

"The boss asked where she was. You call the police and we'll go over and check out the situation right away."

Chen Ying and the other three didn't have time to eat. They stood up quickly and put on their backpacks, which contained a walkie-talkie, a high-intensity flashlight, a compass and first aid medicines.

"It's on the roadside, about five meters south of the Laolongtan fork road. OK, I got it. You guys should be careful and wait on the road. I'll call the police and come pick you up."

"Nini, you stay here and wait for the police to come. Teacher Chen and I will go over to check out the situation first."

Dao Meihua stopped another female team member from taking action. "You've been here before and are familiar with the situation. You'll be responsible for leading the police officers. We'll go first. There are girls over there, so it might not be convenient for Teacher Chen and the others to go alone."

"Okay, Dao Bo, go ahead, I know what to do."

In addition to their homestay, there is also a holiday villa 200 meters above. However, the villa charges a higher fee and only caters to regular customers.

The innkeeper made a phone call, apparently asking the villa's security guard to come down and help.

I jogged over and saw three girls huddled together on the side of the road.

"Just the three of you? Where are the others?"

"Wei Zi and the others are at the bottom of the cliff. They said they were going to see if there were any other traces."

Chen Ying was shocked. Are these guys brave or timid? Aren't they afraid of seeing the remains?
The king went over to take a look, frowning, "How did you find out what's going on there? It's already off the normal scenic road."

"Yes, it was the road Xiaolu and Weizi led us. They had been here before and said there was a small road over there that we could go through and directly lead to the scenic area service station. Then we could take the scenic area shuttle bus back to the inn from there."

"How can you see from such a high place..."

A girl next to her burst into tears.

"It's me, my hat fell, fell down, woo woo~~, I wanted to go down, pick it up. Xiaolu said he would help me pick it up, but my hat fell on my bones, wow~"

The girl cried as she spoke, and finally burst into tears.

She followed the path down and saw that her hat was covering her skull. She was lucky she didn't faint.

Dao Meihua imagined the scene and looked at the girls with sympathy.

"Teacher Chen, please come and take a look."

The king and the boss went downstairs to pick up the students. When the king passed by the skeleton, he subconsciously took a look and felt that the corpse was incomplete, and there were even bite marks on the scattered bones.

After Chen Ying went down, he did not dare to touch the corpse. He only took a few photos of it, focusing on a few bones that seemed to have been gnawed by wild beasts.

"Looking at the bite marks, they look like they were left by a cat. There is no record of tigers here, so it is likely left by a leopard or another cat."

The specific cause of death of the owner of this corpse still needs to be determined by a forensic doctor. He only made some judgments based on the traces left on the bones.

He also speculated that the gnawing marks might have been left after death.

At this moment, Chen Ying suddenly picked up the flashlight and swept it behind him.

"What's wrong?" The king was startled by him and looked around.

"Where's the boss, and where are those four college students?"

When I came down just now, I could hear them talking, but now all of a sudden there is no sound at all. What the hell is going on?
(End of this chapter)