Chapter 143: The Landlord's Dog

"Please ask the eagle to come down from the mountain and build a nest for the birds of prey."

That night, this sentence popped up in Guo Yang's mind from time to time.

As expected of a journalist, he has something.

I was in a daze and didn't know how much time had passed.

Its daybreak.

Eleven poachers and more than a hundred cages containing falcons were gathered together.

Guo Yang followed Scarface.

This old hunter interested him a lot, whether it was the falconry techniques or the unique desert character. He thought he could learn something by following him.

To put it bluntly, Guo Yang also likes eagles.

Walked around.

What made Guo Yang sad was that several falcons died and several had their eyelids chopped off.

The dead falcon, lying in the cage, looked very small and no longer had the majesty it had when it was alive.

Police officer Lao Duan had been busy all night, his eyes were red, and he was obviously very excited. He patted Scarface's shoulder and said, "You have done a great job again. There will definitely be a reward this time."

Scarface curled his lips: "This has happened so many times, thunder but no rain, not even a shadow of money."

Old Duan pointed his finger toward the sky.
"I'm just running errands."

Guo Yang listened at the side and had an idea.

“How many people are there in the anti-poaching patrol team?”

"There are only three of us in this area."

Lao Duan said, "There are two more people in the police station? Don't you count them?"

"How dare you say that? There are only two people in such a large jurisdiction. Everything is thrown to them, and they can't even run away."

Guo Yang also lamented that police force was indeed under pressure.

"Now the province has given this grassland to Jiahe, and they also need a patrol team. Do you want to come to Jiahe to take up a position?"

Scarface was surprised and a little tempted. It didn't matter who he patrolled for, he could also earn extra income.

Not far away, Xu Xiaoxue also came out, with sleepy eyes, less heroic and more lazy.

He didn't care how many people there were and just took his camera and took pictures everywhere.

Guo Yang pointed at the falcon that Scarface had trained and said, "Everyone gets paid, including your falcon."

"This guy also has a salary?"

Scarface shook his head. "Forget it. He has been with me for three years. It's time to let him go. There is a rule in our industry that trained falcons must be released within five years."

"Then will you still train eagles? In the future, they will count as part of your salary."

"I must keep an eagle. I can't live without it in this life. I also have an old mountain dog at home. It is also a member of the patrol team. Do you want to pay him a salary?"

"Okay, do you agree?"

Scarface agreed without hesitation. He knew that the young man in front of him was also interested in falcon training, but it was not that simple.

Chatted for a while.

Several people went to help the police clean up.

The police car has made a round trip and taken away the poachers and some of their luggage.

As for the eagle, Lao Duan asked his superiors, who said they should wait for the TV station to record the video and then release it.

Not long after, the cars that were set up at the checkpoint on the national highway also drove over. It was said that they also arrested more than a dozen people and intercepted dozens of eagles.

Judging from the situation, the police station has already taken action.

Guo Yang noticed that Scarface was very happy, and the few strands of white beard on his chin swayed in the wind. Only when he looked at the dead eagle did a trace of sadness appear on his face.

In the afternoon, someone from the TV station came and after recording the video, the reporter with scarred face kept asking questions.

Scarface's image is such a selling point.

He is an experienced hunter with decades of experience, has trained falcons, and is a member of the anti-poaching patrol team. He is very knowledgeable when talking about falcons.

People love to watch this.

Guo Yang and Xu Xiaoxue stood on a slightly higher place, watching the lively scene below with a smile.

Everyone got to know each other's identities while chatting last night.

"Boss Guo, are you really not going back to Hexi?"

Guo Yang kept shaking his head. What's so interesting about corn seed production? I don't know what's wrong with this woman that she insisted on going.

"We just planted the seeds these past two days."

"If you want to go, I'll arrange for someone to introduce you, and then you can praise it a little more in your article."

Xu Xiaoxue said: "A few days ago, I arrested two criminals who were selling imitation Tianyu No. 1."

"Ha you?"

Xu Xiaoxue nodded proudly, and her expression was a little cute. "Scarface has made several contributions, and the city gave him a 2,000 yuan bonus. How about I give you 2,000 yuan too?"

"Get out of here, who are you looking down on?" Xu Xiaoxue said as she was about to hit someone.

Guo Yang laughed as he ran, "Hahaha."

The falcon cages were opened.

Guo Yang held his breath, like everyone else, waiting for the flock of eagles to soar into the sky.

Xu Xiaoxue was even more exaggerated. She half squatted down and put the crowd and the cage into the camera.

As a result, except for one or two eagles that flew into the sky, the rest huddled together and refused to leave the cage.

"What's going on?"

It should have been an exciting scene, but Na Ying seemed lazy.

Scarface cursed.

"This eagle has become accustomed to staying in a cage and eating ready-made meat. It has lost its wild nature."

Scarface was very angry, he lifted the cage and fell, yelling, "Come, help me fall!"

Guo Yang went up immediately, and everyone from Jiahe followed him up to help pour the eagle out.

A few flew high up, but most of them remained curled up, and the eagle-like spirit that looked down upon the world was long gone.

Scarface broke off thin branches and waved them, whipping the eagles.

"Get lost! You useless thing."

Some police officers tried to dissuade them.

Qiao Feng said: "Let him fight. If he doesn't, the eagle's wildness won't wake up. Only after the night has passed, it will become a true eagle."

It’s true. After being hit, most of the eagles flew away.

Guo Yang noticed that the eagles that did not fly away all had their eyelids sealed. Scarface also saw this and found a pair of scissors and a needle to pick out the thread.

The crowd finally cheered.

Guo Yang also cheered.

He really likes this eagle.

Before leaving, Guo Yang asked police officer Lao Duan how to deal with the group of poachers.

But I found out that things are not as simple as they seem.

Lao Duan said that the two foreigners were from Pakistan and would be sent back to their country.

But what remains is a professional falcon smuggling gang.

The sales market is in the Middle East.

It is said that the smuggling gangs have insiders at the port to transport the goods to the Middle East by plane.

It was also at this time that Guo Yang realized that Scarface had made many contributions.

Including this time, poachers were beaten twice;
Under his criticism and education, a local falconer came to his senses and joined the anti-poaching patrol team. The dozens of eagles intercepted on the national highway last night were based on information provided by the awakened man.

Finally, Lao Duan also emphasized to Guo Yang that the anti-poaching task is arduous, and Jiahe must take responsibility if it takes this land.

He gave Guo Yang a detailed calculation: the purchase price of a hunting falcon in the northwest region ranges from 300 to 2000 yuan.

Once it enters the Middle East, the starting price is US$3, and the good ones can be sold for more than US$10.

According to conservative estimates, poachers and smugglers can earn more than 10 yuan for one animal.

How can huge profits not drive people crazy!
"Let's go, Captain Duan."

"If you have any problem, call the police!"

Guo Yang, Qiao Feng, Scarface, and Xu Xiaoxue, the four of them left the sand pit together.

Xu Xiaoxue found her car, and before leaving, she remembered that she had seen enough eagles, but had not seen any wolves or foxes.

"Uncle, have all the foxes and wolves here been hunted?"

As he said this, the scars on Scarface's face seemed to wriggle as he thought of the countless animals that had fallen under his shotgun.

How many are there?

I can’t remember, maybe only a few thousand!

Fortunately, the country protected him, and he came to his senses.

"There is no shortage of anything in the grass. If there are fewer foxes, there will be more mice. They dig holes everywhere and eat the grass."

"Wolves are even more indispensable. In the past, when there was an epidemic, groups of wolves would howl in the grasslands for a few days, and the epidemic would go away. Now, we can only spread pesticides."

Everyone was silenced. Are the two-legged beasts the culprits for the disaster on the grassland?

Xu Xiaoxue prayed,

"Have all the wolves in the area been killed?"

Scarface laughed and said, "Who can kill them all? The wolf is the dog of the land god."

(End of this chapter)