Animal Detective

Chapter 371 Border
Tonight, Shen Xin will stay at Camp No. 2 in his residence.

The conditions are very difficult.

After washing up, Shen Xin was about to rest when Donya ran over.

He brought over a large sheepskin rug, saying it was cold at night and this would keep him warm.

She left without a word, and Shen Xin had no choice but to accept it.

I have to say, the grassland was really cold at night, especially sleeping in this container tin house. Even with the stove lit, it was no use. I always felt like there was a draft somewhere, and I wanted to bury my head in the mattress.

The next day, the grassland was unusually sunny.

Early in the morning, Lakshin was about to lead his men to find Tianxiong.

Shen Xin pulled him aside, found a map, and then summarized the information he had gathered from the widespread dissemination of messages, studying it carefully.

He received a lot of information, some of which was accurate and certain, stating that he had seen a black dog.

Some descriptions may not be accurate; they may simply state that it was seen from a distance and resembled something.

Every household on the grassland has a sheepdog, so you might mistake one for another.

Regardless of whether it was true or false, Shen Xin marked it all on the map, and together with Tian Kui's tracking trajectory and the areas that Lakshen and the others were searching for, he tried to find a pattern.

As he looked around, Shen Xin noticed a particular area.

north.

Shen Xin pointed to the map and said, "This is the border, right?"

Lakshin nodded subconsciously, then his expression suddenly changed, and he frowned, saying, "Shen Xin, are you saying that Tianxiong ran away abroad?"

He took a deep breath, and his expression changed again.

Zhang Qifeng, standing nearby, murmured, "You know what, it's actually possible."

Shen Xin mentioned the border to imply that they didn't seem to have searched the border area much.

It doesn't mean that Tianxiong ran out of the border.

Shen Xin said, "Aren't there barbed wire fences along the border? Tianxiong can't escape, can he?"

In Shen Xin's memory, the border was lined with barbed wire and isolation zones, both sides had them, and there were people supervising and patrolling, so it wasn't so easy to run away.

Lakshin shook his head, his expression serious, and said, "There are barbed wire fences, but not everywhere. There are thousands of kilometers of border, you can't possibly put up barbed wire fences all along the way."

"Most importantly, Tianxiong is not human; his activity patterns are different from those of humans."

Lakshin gave a briefing on the situation along the border.

Shen Xin then realized that the barbed wire fence was not complete.

On the one hand, the cost of construction and maintenance is high, so barbed wire is only installed in areas with roads, relatively easy access, and population.

In uninhabited areas, there may be no human presence for hundreds of kilometers. For ordinary people crossing such a border, there is a 99% chance they will die on the way. Animals were also considered.

Like the gazelles on the grasslands, they live by following the water and grass, and they migrate in large areas, often getting caught and killed on barbed wire.

Later, noticing this situation, gaps were made in some areas for animal migration.

Lakshin concluded, "To put it bluntly, barbed wire is only good for keeping ordinary people out. If you really have the skills of a wilderness survival expert, then there's no way to stop you."

“But even if they cross the border, they will eventually have to go to populated areas, and in such places, if you don’t have identification, you will still be discovered.”

"So it's not very meaningful. Take us for example, we can catch about a dozen people crossing the border every year. Last year, two people even crossed the border through no-man's-land, and we collected their bodies."

Zhang Qifeng continued, "We subconsciously thought that Tianxiong, like a human, wouldn't go to the border, but he's an animal. He runs around everywhere, and he might end up near the border."

“We sent a message to the patrol points along the border, and the border troops also sent a message to ask them to help find it, but their patrol area is large and they only pay attention to key areas, so they may not necessarily notice Tianxiong.”

"Lakshin, we'll split into groups today and go to the border to search."

Lakshin thought the same thing and immediately urged his men to set off.

Shen Xin went along as well.

I've thought about it, searched for several days, and even sent out messages widely. I should be able to find it in populated areas.

If you still can't find it, then maybe it's over there on the border.

The group set off on horseback as usual.

Shen Xin rode a horse for a long time yesterday, and when he woke up this morning, his buttocks and hips were sore.

But once you get used to it, it's not a big deal.

I had to take care of Tiankui, so I couldn't run very fast.

The entire Huergan Police Station is responsible for 57.2 kilometers of border line.

There are regular border guards here, who patrol the area twice a day, once in the morning and once in the afternoon, together with the police officers from the local police station.

On the vast grassland, not a single person could be seen, only a barbed wire fence stretching to the horizon.

This was the first time Shen Xin had ever seen the border line.

Standing on this side of the barbed wire fence, looking at the vast grassland across the way, a strange emotion began to grow in my heart.

This is our country, our home, a place we must protect with our lives.

Unfortunately, a day's search yielded no results.

On their way back home, Lakshin even comforted Shen Xin, saying that as long as they couldn't find him, there was still hope.

Clearly, he was saying this to himself.

(End of this chapter)