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"Who is this?" Qian Qingxian asked.

"This surname is Qian, just call him Old Man Qian. He is a carpenter in the village, and his craftsmanship is good..." The old village chief did not finish.

When Old Man Qian saw that the old village chief was trying to hide his hesitation, he said in a loud voice: "Old Wang, you don't have to hide it. I used to be a hunter. I often went in and out of the mountains. I killed a lot of animals when I was young. , but now I rarely take action."

The old village chief knew that these people were from the Animal Protection Association, and that Old Man Qian was the one who killed animals. It would not be an exaggeration to say that they were enemies. He was afraid of causing trouble to Old Man Qian, so he quickly added: "That's true, young man. At that time, we had to go into the mountains to collect herbs and hunt to make a living, but now that the country has become rich, our people have become rich along with it, and we have also learned the relevant laws and regulations on animal protection in the country. It has been many years since we went into the mountains to kill animals.”

In fact, the old village chief was overly worried. This is not the era of the Cultural Revolution. Due to the changes in the times, things that were not illegal have become illegal. There is no legal provision to investigate these people. For example, people whose ancestors were members of the Kuomintang have rectified the situation without seeing the Communist Party.

Qian Qingxian smiled and said: "Don't worry, Village Chief Wang, we are not here to cause trouble. It doesn't matter whether we were hunters before. As long as we don't kill animals protected by the state in the future, no one will hold us accountable for our past responsibilities."

The old village chief laughed twice and said: "It's okay, then if you go into the mountains, Old Man Qian will definitely be a good helper. He has been traveling in the Qinling Mountains since he was a child. I don't know if he can find tigers, but at least he won't." Let you get lost in it."

When Qian Qingxian heard that Old Man Qian was a hunter, he thought about letting him lead the way, so he said: "Then let's invite this Old Man Qian to go into the mountains with us. Even if he is the guide we invited, How about the cost based on the two hundred yuan a day outside?"

Old Man Qian had originally wanted to go to the mountains once, so he was naturally happy to do it if someone offered him money to do so, so he patted his chest and agreed.

Qian Qingxian asked Zhang Taiping again: "I wonder if Mr. Zhang has anything else that can be used as a voucher?"

Zhang Taiping took out his mobile phone and opened the photo album. There were photos taken in it, but they were a bit far away and not very clear.

"I have seen these photos online. I wonder if there is anything else that can be used as evidence?"

"Yes!" Zhang Taiping turned around and entered the room and took out a box, which contained a piece of tiger skin as big as a child's palm. The yellow and black fur was very soft.

"Is this...?" Qian Qingxian took the box, looked at it, and passed it to the other three people.

Zhang Taiping replied: "This is the fur on those two tigers."

"Those two tigers?" The four of them were surprised, and Qian Qingxian asked, "I wonder how you got this?"

"Actually, I didn't discover those two tigers at first." Zhang Taiping said, "They were discovered by four big dogs in my family in the mountains, and they even had a fight with each other. The fur was taken from the tiger by the big dogs. It was torn off the body."

"Hiss!" Several people, including old man Qian, took a breath. If someone had never seen a few big dogs before and heard someone mention such a thing, they would definitely think it was bragging, but after seeing a few big dogs, they didn't. What doubt.

Especially the two ghost-faced Tibetan mastiffs. Others may not know the fighting power of this kind of Tibetan mastiff, but all four of them are studying animals, but they clearly know that the ghost-faced Tibetan mastiff is the king of Tibetan mastiffs. The wild ghost-faced Tibetan mastiff on the prairie is considered to be the overlord. This creature has the fighting power to challenge six or seven prairie wolves, and is said to have the strength to fight a tiger.

Their eyes changed when they looked at the big dogs lying on the ground lazily basking in the sun.

"I wonder if we can take this piece of fur back and study it?" Qian Qingxian said.

Zhang Taiping only kept this thing because it was a piece of tiger fur that he kept for a few years. It had little value, so he agreed without thinking.

"Thank you, Mr. Zhang, for your understanding of justice." Qian Qingxian said, closing the box.

Just when he was about to put it on the table, a dark figure suddenly jumped out from outside and snatched the box from his hand before he could react.

Needless to say, the one who can have such agile skills is Wukong, but this thing is not a good thing for him. As soon as he opened the box and took a look, he screamed as if he was frightened and threw the box away. He threw it out. Then he jumped onto the cabinet.

Zhang Taiping caught the box Wukong threw into the air, scolded him and said, "If you continue to be so careless, don't eat at noon."

The reason why Wukong had such a big reaction was due to the instinct of animals. Powerful animals in the mountains and forests have the habit of marking territories. What they rely on is smell, and this piece of tiger skin carries the smell of tiger. This kind of The smell made Wukong throw it out like a snake.

"This is...a golden monkey?" Qian Qingxian asked in surprise.

"It's a golden monkey." Zhang Taiping handed the box over again and said with a smile, "The little monkey is so ignorant that you are laughing at it."

"A monkey wearing clothes!" Gan Qingxian smacked his mouth twice and said, "Mr. Zhang has brought us a lot of surprises."

"Hey, there's one more." said the only woman among the four. Another monkey lay at the door and poked half of its head in.

Old Man Qian said with a smile: "These are not the only animals in the Marshal's house. There are many more that will surprise you."

"Oh?" Qian Qingxian asked with bright eyes, "Anything else? Brother Qian, tell me."

Old Man Qian pointed to the sky and then to the ground and said: "Those that fly in the sky, those that run underground, those that swim in the water, there are all of them!" Old Man Qian paused for a while to whet the appetites of several people before continuing, "The handsome man's family." There are also two big eagles inside, the size of which my old man has never seen before, and their posture can even carry a child into the sky."

"I wonder what's swimming in the water?" one person asked curiously.

"Have you ever seen the longevity turtle the size of a millstone?" Old Man Qian asked.

Qian Qingxian said: "The largest Fushou turtle I have ever seen is the size of a washbasin. If it is really the size of a millstone, it would be a rare thing."

Old Man Qian said: "Who can say otherwise? It was dug up from underneath when the Marshal was digging the pond. There is a big spring below that leads directly to the underground river. I don't know how many years such a big bastard has been living underground." Rural people Not much is known about turtles. Those with shells are called tortoises.

"The ones running on the ground must be these two monkeys and four big dogs?"

"This is just part of it." Old Man Qian said with a smile, "There is also a sable. We have never seen this sable in the Qinling Mountains. The marshal brought it back from the Northeast and kept it in the wild. As far as I know, it is If no one cares about it, they will sometimes come into the house. I don’t know if you will have a chance to see it this time."

"Sables rarely get close to people." Qian Qingxian said, "It seems that Mr. Zhang is really good at taming animals."

"Absolutely good at it!" Old Man Qian said, "I remember we went into the mountains last year and slept in the mountains at night. A leopard chased an antelope and ran to the edge of the tent. The marshal rescued the antelope. Followed all the way back."

"Are you still there now?" Qian Qingxian asked.

"Of course it is." Old Man Qian said, "The shack we built is in the backyard. Sometimes you can see them running into the front yard." At the end, Old Man Qian added, "These animals all voluntarily live in the handsome man." There is no coercion at home, and it has nothing to do with breaking the law."

Qian Qingxian smiled and nodded and said, "As long as you don't force or kill, it won't be illegal." If you count it in detail, there are quite a few. He said to Zhang Taiping, "Mr. Zhang is also a person who loves animals. It seems that we are of the same mind." People."

In fact, the animals in the house are not just those that Old Man Qian just mentioned, there are also a family of little foxes that come around occasionally, black swans, little squirrels in the backyard, etc. However, Zhang Taiping does not feel that these need to be shown off. So I didn’t elaborate on it.

The woman said, "How about we go out and meet these animals?"

Zhang Taiping naturally had no objections and led a few people out of the house.