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Chapter 53 Ivory, like hell on earth

The sudden emergency made everyone in the base extremely nervous. The TV reporters who entered the protected area in advance also deliberately followed. Lin Chusheng and other invited family members were asked to go back to their rooms to rest.

Lin Chusheng lived alone, so he went to Wen Bo's family's room. The little girl was lying by the window, looking around.

"Mom, when will the uncles save the elephant?"

"Soon." Ye Lin forced a relaxed smile from the corner of her mouth.

"Then when they come back, can I see the elephants?"

"can."

Several adults in the house looked at each other in blank dismay, and the children didn't understand, but anyone who has followed this kind of news knows that if an elephant falls into the hands of poachers, it is almost impossible to escape death.

Lin Chusheng had seen some photos of elephants being hunted in the showroom before.

Groups of elephant corpses fell on the ground, revealing bright red bones and blood, big and small, blood flowed everywhere, beyond recognition, just like hell on earth.

In modern society, you may never see this kind of massacre with your own eyes, but some things happen all the time in some places.

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the other side

When the vanguard reporter from the TV station followed Ji Beizhou to the accident site, he was shocked by the scene before him.

Holding the camera, his fingers trembled slightly.

The elephant in the shot has been chopped to pieces and has long since lost its life.

The ivory was stolen, the trunk was cut off, and the face was destroyed. There is no wind today, and the hot climate makes it difficult to dissipate the smell of blood in the air.

The blood stained the grass on one side.

Two vultures came over smelling the smell of blood, circling in the sky, waiting for an opportunity to prey.

Today's rainforest wasteland is so hot that people can't breathe.

The photographer hurriedly took two photos, put down the machine, and unconsciously blushed.

"Are you a human being who does this kind of thing?" the TV station person swears.

"Some ivory thieves will anesthetize elephants and take ivory alive without killing them completely, and some are particularly greedy." Ji Beizhou clenched his cheeks, his eyes were bloodshot and red, "Because ivory is one-third as long In the bones, they would kill an elephant and destroy other places to keep the tusks intact."

Ji Beizhou stepped on the blood-soaked grass and checked the elephant's body again.

"Didn't you see anyone?" Ji Beizhou looked at the first few patrol members he found.

"No."

"Report the situation to the base first, and send someone to dispose of the corpse. Heizi and I will go nearby and have a look."

Patrolling here all year round, I have seen too many bloody scenes of animal slaughter. Even so, Ji Beizhou still felt extremely uncomfortable, and the TV station personnel who had witnessed such scenes couldn't bear to look at them any longer.

Ji Beizhou and Heizi took a closer look around the surrounding rainforest, and found a few messy footprints, as well as traces left by the tranquilizer gun.

"Captain, this matter is very similar to that group." Heizi frowned, "There were still a few people who were not caught in China last time. They said they fled abroad. Will they come back?"

"Look at the way ivory is handled, it's exactly the same as that group of people."

"Don't let me catch him, I will kill this group of bastards."

"Catch it every year, and it's getting more and more every year. There's no way this group of bastards can catch it all." Heizi scratched his hair, a little hysterical.

Ji Beizhou gritted his teeth and remained silent all the way.

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After returning to the base, the staff gathered for a meeting. All they could do was to strengthen their patrols.

The family members came here happily. In order to prevent them from worrying, the inside of the protected area was loosened and the outside was tightened. The original three-shift patrol was also changed to two shifts.

Wen Wen also asked why the elephant was not sent back for treatment, and the staff only said:

"Because the elephant was too big, there was no way to transport it back, so it was treated on the spot and everything was fine."

The little girl was very happy, she was cheerful all day long, and under the leadership of Yu Ben, she went to learn how to ride a horse.

Lin Chusheng saw Ji Beizhou again, two days later, she was standing by the window watching the night scene, and saw Ji Beizhou standing not far away talking to someone.

"...a few more deer were found to be killed in the north this morning. They probably didn't have time to deal with them. Two were rescued, and the others... have nothing to do."

Ji Beizhou nodded.

"Looking at the technique, we can basically be sure that it is Goshawk and his gang."

"I see."

The man left, but Ji Beizhou did not leave, but found a corner and sat down.

The figure disappeared into the darkness, a loneliness she had never seen before.

When Lin Chusheng left the room and walked over, Ji Beizhou turned his head and glanced at her, "Why are you still up late? Can't sleep?"

"Not at all."

"The conditions here are not very good. There is no air conditioner in such a hot day, so I'm not used to it." Ji Beizhou took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket and held it to his mouth.

It was a bit windy tonight, just as the lighter was ignited, the blue flame was blown out by the wind, and when it was lit again, just as Ji Beizhou was about to reach out his hand, Lin Chusheng came over to cover him from the wind...

The faint fire light illuminated the faces of the two of them. The patrolling personnel worked in shifts, but Ji Beizhou never took a break. His eyes were bloodshot, and there were flames beating in his eyes.

The cigarette was lit, and Lin Chusheng put it down.

"I'm sorry, I asked you to come here, but I didn't accompany you well." After several days of patrolling, his voice was unbearably hoarse.

"It's okay." Everyone was busy, Lin Chusheng and the others couldn't help, and they wouldn't make trouble.

"These people are always caught, and sometimes you wonder if this job is meaningful..." Ji Beizhou took a puff of cigarette, "But then I thought, without us, they will be even more rampant."

Lin Chusheng didn't know how to comfort him, so he finished smoking a cigarette with him.

"It's getting late, I'll take you back."

The two entered the accommodation area side by side.

Lin Chusheng had never seen Ji Beizhou like this before, he was always full of arrogance, and he had never been so lonely and frustrated as he is now.

After sending her to the door of the room, Ji Beizhou smiled at her, "Go to bed early."

"You don't rest?"

"I'll go outside again, that group is the most rampant at night."

When Ji Beizhou turned to leave, Lin Chusheng reached out and grabbed his forearm, thinking that she was still busy, when Ji Beizhou turned around, Lin Chusheng took a step forward and hugged him gently.

She is not as tall as him, and her arms are not long enough to hold him, so she can only hug him.

"Ji Beizhou..."

"Huh?" The voice was hoarse and dry in his throat.

"Last time you asked me if only the photos were good. I haven't answered your question yet."

"What do you want to say?"

"Actually, it's not just the photos...you are also very nice."

In his arms, her voice was soft, but it hit his heart hard.

Ji Beizhou's nerves, which had been tense for several days, suddenly relaxed, and the apex of his heart collapsed.

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When the patrols were over, Heizi was so sleepy that he was out of breath.

Looking at Ji Beizhou who came to replace him, he frowned slightly.

It's just that I went back and rested for a few hours, how could I feel like I had been injected with chicken blood, and my whole face was radiant.

　Don't ask him why his face is radiant, it's the power of love!
　　Heizi: No one cares about bullying me for being single.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)