Before the sun went down, Weiyan and his team of four met up with Jima and Maya who were waiting at the airport pick-up gate, and followed them out of the airport in two cars.
"Maya's home is in Bazartobe on the lower reaches of the Ural River, about 250 kilometers away from Uralsk." In the carriage, Jima, who was in charge of driving, communicated basic information with Wei Ran, the only passenger.
"Where is the aid station?" Weiran asked while adjusting his seat, "Where is the aid station?"
"In the Gobi wilderness southeast of Bazar Tobe, about 70 kilometers away in a straight line, there is a protected area. The rescue station was established for the protected area." Jima spread his hands, "In other words, that damn place
It’s hard to see anyone within a radius of dozens of kilometers.”
“No wonder the police can’t control it.”
Wei Ran shook his head helplessly. Kazakhstan is one of the countries with the lowest population density. If it's okay in the city, but if it's in the wild, you can't see anyone for dozens of kilometers. It's really not an exaggeration at all. Change
In other words, in this kind of ghost place, it will be too late by the time the police arrive.
"The most important thing is that there is no evidence, and we don't know the identities of those people. Otherwise, the police can arrest them."
Ji Ma increased the speed of the car slightly, "But what is certain is that this group of people is very cruel. About a week ago, the anti-poaching organization led by Maya's three brothers destroyed a stronghold of this group of people and confiscated almost three items from there.
More than a hundred pairs of antelope horns.”
"How much?" Wei Ran raised his eyebrows.
"More than three hundred pairs of antelope horns. According to Maya's brother, this is actually not the most."
Ji Ma repeated it again, and then said, "There are also hundreds of Kossak fox skins and more than forty golden corpses with their eyelids sewn shut ready to be smuggled out."
"Didn't those poachers catch them?" Wei Ran asked an obvious question.
"Only a few unimportant little characters were caught, but the confiscated stolen goods undoubtedly caused heavy losses to those bastards." Jima paused for a moment, "The most important thing is that an unidentified man was accidentally killed that time.
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"Unidentified man?" Wei Ran asked subconsciously, "What unidentified man?"
"It's just a man who doesn't know his identity. Even the people who were caught don't know who he is."
Jima said nonsense, "The man was about 40 years old. It is said that when the man was escaping, his gun accidentally went off and hit himself in the stomach.
It was a double-barreled shotgun with the barrel shortened. I don’t need to tell you that even an alien couldn’t withstand a direct shot from a shotgun at close range. He died on the spot. It just so happened that the man in charge of the hunt at the time
This man's two brothers are Maya.
It was also after that incident that those who were not caught began to cause trouble at the rescue station, and even injured Maya's second and third brothers in a subsequent firefight."
"So now it's just pure revenge?"
Jima nodded when he heard this and then shook his head, "It's hard to say, but I can be sure that someone in the police or anti-poaching organization must have been bribed. That group of people can always escape without a trace before the police arrive."
"You are really willing to spend money."
Wei Ran smacked his lips and joked, "There's a problem in Kazakhstan, and you actually thought of recruiting help from Inta."
"There is no way, there is probably something wrong with the people in the anti-poaching organization now. It is the wisest way to find foreign aid." Jima spread his hands in a pretentious manner, "However, Maya's father is very satisfied with me."
"Who wouldn't like such a fool taking advantage of others..." Wei Ran muttered to himself in Chinese.
"Are you scolding me again?" Ji Ma asked warily.
"Nothing, just concentrate on driving." Wei Ran waved his hand, lowered the seat back further and closed his eyes.
Ji Ma pointed his middle finger at Wei Ran and stepped on the accelerator heavily.
This afternoon, they did not rush to their destination more than 200 kilometers away. Instead, they stayed in the best local hotel in Uralsk.
But what made Wei Ran dumbfounded was that this hotel was exactly the same hotel where he stayed when he came to complete the assessment. Even after learning about this situation, Anfiya hacked into the computer of this hotel using only her mobile phone. By the way,
Hands also took over the surveillance of the hotel.
That night, as a landowner, Maya did not mention her two injured brothers at all. Instead, accompanied by her two sisters and Jima, she took Wei Ran and others to the best local restaurant for a delicious meal.
A meal.
Speaking of which, Kazakhstan is a country with two best features. One is its low population density, with an average of only six or seven people per square kilometer. The only country with a lower population density than Mongolia is Mongolia, a powerful navy.
And the other best thing is the amount of meat eaten per capita. At this point, if Kazakhstan is ranked second and dares to say that it eats more meat than them, I am afraid that the only ones are the wolves in the vast wilderness of Kazakhstan.
Because of this, the dinner that night was extremely real. Even the name of the only dish, whether translated into Russian or Chinese, could be called "meat".
Of course, despite the simple name, there are quite a lot of portions and varieties, not to mention the taste. It’s basically the kind of extreme vegetarian food that would make you swallow, burp, and eventually become a fan.
The guests and hosts had a great meal. During the dinner, Maya also took Suisui to discuss the next day's itinerary in a few words. By the way, she also mentioned that Wei Ran and Jima should help her brother.
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Suisui, who was just here to play, naturally had no objections to this. As for the Katenka sisters, the two girls had been discussing the recipe of goat milk stew in the pressure cooker, and frankly said that they wanted to try it when they went back.
He Suisui was a little frightened, but he didn't care at all which boss he would hang out with in the next few days.
After eating and drinking, everyone had a good night's rest in the hotel. Early the next morning, Maya drove Suisui and Katenka sisters to the planned attractions.
Almost immediately before they set off, Ji Ma also waved the disguised Wei Ran into a van parked in the hotel, drove straight out of the city, and met a Kamaz truck that had been waiting in advance.
After Jima got into the cab of the truck, before their car could start, a woman who had been waiting at the back of the truck got into their van, switched the front and drove back to the city.
"That woman is Maya's eldest sister Dias"
In the cab of the truck, Jima paused and continued, "The person driving for us now is Maya's eldest brother Anton."
“Welcome to Kazakhstan”
The driver shook hands with Wei Ran warmly and said in Russian, "As Jima said, I am Maya's brother Anton. Thank you for coming to help us."
“Friends should help each other”
Wei Ran responded with a smile, and at the same time he became more and more sure that this man was the Anton he had pretended to be when he came to Kazakhstan for the assessment! It's just that the other person looked like he didn't know anything about it.
Fortunately, while he was on the road, Anton also gave a general introduction to the current situation.
To put it simply, Maya's parents and her youngest brother have been working in that semi-official rescue station.
Her other three brothers, namely this strong man named Anton and his two younger brothers, work in the anti-poaching organization.
There is no doubt that this family is almost the perfect enemy of the poaching gang. Especially the man whose origin is unknown also died indirectly at the hands of Maya's second and third brothers.
Although he still doesn't know the identity of the unlucky guy who shot him dead, Wei Ran can also see that that person is absolutely important to the crazy poaching gang, otherwise unless he has a brain,
Only then would they be carrying out meaningless revenge.
On the other hand, this Anton also looks more Asian than the black-haired Maya. Although he had already heard about Maya's life experience from Gorman, he could roughly guess it at this time.
The family that raised Maya was definitely different from the father and son in Egypt who were engaged in arms smuggling.
At the very least, this Anton probably has nothing to do with those expired KGBs. Otherwise, Ji Ma would not be able to help with this matter, let alone Wei Ran.
But no matter what, after figuring out the cause and effect, and after communicating with Ji Ma, Wei Ran also discussed what to do next.
Near noon, Anton drove the truck down the road, bypassed a small patch of dirt, and stopped in front of the door of a yurt.
"Going south from here is the scope of the protected area. Our rescue station is in the center of this protected area. The straight-line distance here is less than seven kilometers."
As Anton spoke, he opened the cab door, greeted Wei Ran and Ji Ma, who had been chatting all the way, to get out of the car, and led them to the door of the yurt.
As the wooden door of the yurt was opened, Wei Ran was surprised to find that not only were there two ordinary blue motorcycles parked in the yurt, but there was also a maroon horse. Not only that, there was also a yurt closest to the door.
On the iron shelf, there is an eagle wearing a leather goggles!
"This is where I was on duty recently"
Anton touched the eagle and explained briefly, then pointed at the two motorcycles and said, "What I have prepared for you are motorcycles. This is the most commonly used means of transportation by local herdsmen. If you drive around the reserve,
, those people must be able to tell something is wrong at a glance, so..."
"It doesn't matter, the motorcycle is already fine."
As Wei Ran spoke, he walked towards the maroon horse, "Is it more common for herdsmen to ride horses?"
"That's true, but it's not easy to take care of it, and all the people riding out this season are falconers."
As Anton spoke, he had already put on a pair of long-sleeved leather gloves, and then pulled off the blindfold on the eagle's head.
Without any need to say hello, the eagle nimbly jumped onto the former's arm, stood firmly on it, poked its neck, picked it up and finally raised its head, then swallowed the small strip of red meat handed over by Anton.
"Victor, are you still going to ride a horse?"
While Ji Ma was talking, he had already taken off an SVD with a scope from the wall of the yurt and handed it to Wei Ran, "This kind of animal is even harder to control than a reindeer."
"Are you so sure I can't ride a horse?"
Wei Ran muttered to himself, and finally decided to hide his stupidity, and skillfully checked the weapons and ammunition bags thrown by the opponent.
"Jima, Victor, it's best not to hurt anyone unless necessary."
Anton worriedly warned, "We are only a semi-official anti-poaching organization. It will be very troublesome if we hurt people."
"Don't worry, Brother Anton," Jima assured in an extremely affectionate manner, "We are here to help, not to cause trouble."
"You should also pay attention to your own safety," Anton said worriedly, "You are all Maya's friends, and I don't want you to be in any danger."
"I am an experienced hunter." As Ji Ma spoke, he had already inspected the second SVD sniper rifle he had taken off.
"There are tents and food and drink on the motorcycle, which is enough for you to survive in the wild for three days. There is also a radio station. If you are in danger, be sure to use the radio to contact us at the right time." As Anton spoke, he came from his pocket again.
He took out two TT33 pistols with thick coating and handed them over.
"I don't have to"
Wei Ran was the first to reject the opponent's weapon, and Jima took out a Makarov pistol with a silencer from his pocket and shook it, "Don't worry, Brother Anton, we will definitely help."
You will solve the trouble here, and you will definitely come back safely."
Anton opened his mouth after hearing this, but in the end he could only take back the two pistols that he had not sent out. He watched Wei Ran and Jima push their motorcycles out of the yurt, started the car and drove into the protected area.
This chapter is not over yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! "Where did you get the gun?" Wei Ran asked curiously while riding a motorcycle.
"Of course it was supported by Teacher Daria"
Ji Ma patted the SVD behind him that was fixed horizontally to the tent rolls and said, "The pistol and the SVD are both, and they are yours too. I will give them to you later."
"Forget it," Wei Ran waved his hand casually. He still lacks weapons? Especially a pistol? What a joke!
"At least take this"
As Ji Ma spoke, he took out a GPS from his pocket and handed it to Wei Ran, "I have marked the scope of the protected area in advance. We will search in two directions later and contact you via satellite phone every half hour."
"No problem." Weiran took the GPS and fixed it on the motorcycle handlebar bracket.
Interestingly, this motorcycle, which looked to be quite old, was still a product from China, while the Ural brand motorcycle Jima was driving looked even older. He even suspected that it was an antique produced in the Soviet era.
"Choose a direction!"
Ji Ma, who had not ridden very far, pointed to the left and right and asked, "We haven't caught those people several times before, and the directions in which they appear and leave are irregular, so we can only take a gamble."
"Is everything arranged inside?" Wei Ran stopped the car and asked.
"There are people arranged all around the rescue station, but after all, we don't have many people, and we have to be on guard against members of the anti-poaching organization and even the police who may be traitors, so we can only gamble our luck and see if we can meet them.
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"In that case, go to the left!" As Wei Ran spoke, he already turned the throttle, adjusted the direction and rode out.
"On my right," Ji Ma muttered nonchalantly, and also turned the handlebar and drove in the opposite direction to Weiran.
In Kazakhstan in January, the outdoor temperature is definitely not comfortable. Although there is no snow in the vast Gobi desert, the temperature is frighteningly cold.
However, Anton did not prepare helmets for the two of them, either due to negligence or lack of local custom. Instead, he tied a leather hat with national characteristics to the handlebars with a rope.
Looking through the cracked rearview mirror at Jima who was walking further and further away, Weiran slowed down slightly, turned the motorcycle behind a small dirt dump, and then turned off the engine.
After waiting for a while, he got off the motorcycle, climbed to the top of the earthbag and lay down, took out the telescope from the metal book and carefully observed the surrounding situation.
Because it wasn't too far away, he could still clearly see half of the spire of the felt house, and he could also clearly see Ji Ma running farther and farther away on his motorcycle.
After turning 360 degrees, he saw that there were only two living people in his field of vision. Then he slowly got off the bag and untied the luggage from the motorcycle.
In addition to the SVD and several matching magazines that Ji Ma helped prepare, there was also half a fan of mutton wrapped in sheepskin on the car, and a covered stainless steel stew pot that was common on the grassland. There were also some in the pot.
Knives and forks and condiments as well as a greasy cassette stove and a Soviet kettle full of water.
In addition, there is a half-new canvas tent and sheepskin blanket, plus a small barrel of gasoline and several gas cans.
"The Female CEO's Almighty Soldier"
After a slight hesitation, Wei Ran refastened these things, got on his motorcycle and rode forward for a short distance, found a leeward position, stopped again, and placed the SVD sniper rifle on the vehicle together with the tent, cassette stove, and gas tank.
All these unused items were kept, and together with the license plate that he had removed, they were all hidden in a patch of weeds.
After re-fixing the mutton wrapped in sheepskin, the stew pot and the gasoline drum with a capacity of only 10 liters, the sheepskin blanket was carefully folded and placed on the severely damaged car seat.
Wei Ran got on the motorcycle again, and slowly took out a leather winter flying hat inlaid with various trophies from the metal book and put it on his head.
Then, he took out a pair of thick bearskin mittens and put them on, and then started the motorcycle, which seemed to be older than him, with his feet, and continued to follow the directions on the GPS.
Aimlessly marching on the edge of the protected area.
After estimating that there was an entire reserve distance between him and Jima, Wei Ran found a leeward location and parked the car, then dialed Jima's phone number.
The two sides communicated and determined the direction of their respective alerts. Wei Ran wandered around for a while, then took out the tent from the metal book. After setting it up slowly, he laid out the sheepskin blanket provided by Anton, and then put the tent with him.
The reindeer skin blankets and polar bear skin blankets that come with the tent were taken out one by one and spread on top.
After preparing a place to sleep and rest at night, he did not rush to get in. Instead, he walked to the small mound more than ten meters away, put on the Soviet cloak he also took out of the metal book, and found a place to hide in the leeward direction.
Okay, patiently observe the surrounding environment.
Based on his understanding of Ji Ma, in this environment, the only trouble why the other party cannot track the whereabouts of the poachers by himself is that the scope is too large. Otherwise, I am afraid he can solve it himself.
However, Wei Ran couldn't help but want to laugh when he looked at his outfit that was "made from metal books".
With these things, put everything else aside first. When you really need a place to survive in the wilderness, the difficulty may be cleared instantly. Not to mention that there is a DT30 transport in the old notebook that is more comfortable, but the process of taking it out is not very comfortable.
Where's the car?
While he was thinking wildly, Jima was also more than ten kilometers away, setting up the khaki canvas tent between two big rocks, and then carrying the tent he had begged Teacher Dalia to get.
The SVD sniper rifle climbed to the high ground not far away, observing the surrounding situation as cautiously as Wei Ran.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! As the two waited patiently, the sun gradually set towards the west and finally sank into the horizon. However, it was not until midnight that the radio station fixed on the motorcycle
But there was no movement at all, and during the routine calls with Jima every hour, the other party also didn't hear any movement.
He raised his telescope and looked at the dark wilderness for the last time. Wei Ran slowly got up and walked back to the tent. He once again took out the gasoline stove from the metal book and lit it. Then he took out a pack of Chinese spices from the food box.
He stewed a small pot of mutton for himself in no hurry, and at the same time secretly regretted that he should have thought of a way to bring the dog Beria here.
Although its combat effectiveness is still a question mark, at least its vigilance is not low. With it by your side, at least you can sleep soundly at night.
However, Wei Ran, who was secretly regretting it at this time, did not know that less than three kilometers away from him, several horses were quietly approaching the rescue station in the center of the reserve in the dark.
The men on horseback obviously had no intention of engaging in a firefight. They just unhooked a large bundle of fodder from their horses, casually discarded it on the Gobi Desert a few kilometers away from the aid station, and then immediately turned around and left.
At the same time, almost five kilometers away from Ji Ma, a group of people on horseback quietly approached the direction of the rescue station. However, what these people threw down was not fodder, but each one.
Earthy yellow canvas bag.
As time passed, Wei Ran also ate the stewed mutton in the warm tent, and drank half a bottle of wine by the way. However, just as he was about to squint under a reindeer skin blanket,
When I last slept, Jima called me.
"Victor, just now, a series of explosions occurred less than two kilometers away from the rescue station."
"Explosion?" Wei Ran frowned, "Is it very powerful? Is anyone injured?"
"It shouldn't be very powerful. From their description, I think it looks like mine explosives."
Jima paused and continued, "In addition, no one was injured, but many animals in the rescue station were frightened."
"What happened after the explosion? Was there no exchange of fire?" Wei Ran asked.
"If there had been a firefight, I would have caught them long ago." Before Jima could finish his words, another moderate explosion occurred not far from him!
"I'm pretty sure it's mine explosives!" Jima gritted his teeth and said, "The explosion just now was less than 200 meters away from me. It was definitely a delayed detonation device!"
"Are you not injured?" Wei Ran asked with a frown.
"No injuries," Ji Ma responded, "hang up first, I want to notify the others to return to their respective positions. This is a trap, specially designed to blow up the people who came to see the situation!"
