As the flashlight flickered, the sound of people talking followed. This time, they all spoke Chinese, which Wang Ping could understand.
"Captain, aren't we too reckless to go into the forest in the dark? What if we encounter a black bear? It would be difficult to fight it or not..." A young man's voice sounded, panting.
"You kid only know how to complain! I also want to wait until dawn, but the poachers may not wait, and the safety of the hostages may not wait. If this group of people escape again, the director will have to punish me!" A man with a low voice but a teasing tone took over the conversation. It seemed that he was the "captain" mentioned by the former.
"The police are here?"
Wang Ping was delighted at first, then he reacted instantly.
No wonder the guy I was chasing hid in the river as if he had seen a ghost. It turned out that he recognized the police. I just don't know if this guy is the "group of people" that the captain mentioned.
If one puts aside his stance, Wang Ping has some respect for this guy; his brain and reaction are faster than those of ordinary people.
When he was fighting with the black bear, this guy took the opportunity to hide in the river when he was slapped away. He waited until his accomplice died and the black bear was seriously injured before he secretly crawled out and ran away.
If it were an ordinary person who encountered the police, his first reaction would be to run back or hide in the woods. But this guy chose to hide in the river.
I have to say, from an outsider's perspective, this is definitely the smartest choice. Without any intention, these police officers may not really check the river surface carefully. In addition, with the cover of darkness, there is a high possibility that this guy will get away with it.
"It's a pity that you met me this time! I have a relative named Otter, also known as the White Shark in the Waves!"
Seeing that the policemen were about to turn the river bend, Wang Ping ran to where Damuge went into the water, jumped into the water with a "gulp", and swam towards Damuge underwater.
Because of the flood, Damuge could not hear anything except the sound of the undercurrent, and could only rely on the flashlight that occasionally swept across the river to judge the movements of the police on the river bank. Just as the flashlight swept across again, he suddenly felt a sharp pain in his buttocks.
"Hurulu..."
Damuge shuddered, opened his mouth, and a mouthful of river water poured into him. The backpack almost slipped out of his hand and was washed away by the current.
Not noticing the blood gushing out from his back, Damuge thought he had sat on a sharp rock or branch at the bottom of the water, so he quietly took two steps forward and stuck his mouth out of the river to take a breath.
Before someone could catch his breath, he felt another sharp pain in his buttocks, and then in his lower back. He could clearly feel something poking him, and it had pierced into his flesh.
"Ahem... um..."
Damuge was nearly choked, and he quickly held his breath and dived into the water again, while freeing one hand to reach behind him.
Wang Ping found that it seemed very easy to hold his breath underwater. After working for a long time, he didn't feel like he was holding his breath. It seemed that the air in his stomach was enough.
But now is not the time to explore this, as the badger's vision in the water is countless times greater than Damuge's. Seeing the other party waving his hand to grab it, he quickly kicked his hind legs a few times, swam to the other side of him, and raised his claws to stab the arm that was holding the basket.
“Crash!”
There was a sound of water on the river surface, and then the light of a flashlight shone straight over.
"What's wrong?"
Someone on the shore asked.
"There's a sound in the water! Right here!"
Then, the second and third flashlight beams shone at the same time. At this moment, Wang Pingfu arrived under Da Muge and kicked him on the back of the head.
"Gurgle...cough cough...cough cough cough..."
This time Damuge was really choked by the river water. He started coughing uncontrollably and his head emerged from the water.
"Who is it? Come out!"
On the shore, several people shouted at the same time, and the sound of pistols being loaded was also heard at the same time.
The flashlight shone directly on Damuge's face. He squinted his eyes, his face turned cold, he loosened his hands on the basket on his back, turned around and was about to swim to the other side of the river.
"Bang!"
The policeman on the shore fired a warning shot. The sound of the gun echoed far into the night sky, many times louder than someone's hunting rifle. There was a commotion in the dark woods, and a large number of birds were startled.
"Stand up immediately with your hands up! First warning!"
"Second warning!"
"warn… "
“Crash!”
Damuge spat into the water in hatred, then stood up with gritted teeth. Blood mixed with river water flowed down his body, dyeing a large area of the river red. The backpack containing the poached spoils was kicked into the water by him, and it swayed and floated downstream.
"Put your hands up high! Walk over here slowly!" the police on the shore said coldly.
Damuge hesitated for a while, and when the policeman warned him again, he raised his arm and slowly walked towards the shore. His speed was not much faster than that of an 80-year-old man, and it was obvious that he was stalling for time.
After wading two meters and almost reaching the shore, someone subconsciously turned his head to glance in the direction of the backpack. However, he was stunned when he glanced at it.
The basket, which should have drifted downstream, was now drifting sideways against the current, swaying toward the shore, even faster than he was walking. He was still dawdling here, and others were about to get ashore.
At this time, Wang Ping, who was swimming under the water with a backpack, cursed in his heart.
I almost got tricked by this guy again. The backpack is full of evidence of his poaching. If it is washed away by the river, there will be no evidence, and the badger will have worked in vain.
“Bala!”
Damuge cursed in cute language and rushed to the backpack. But before he reached the shore, someone ran over faster and picked up the backpack and put it on the shore. At the same time, two pistols were pointed at Damuge's head.
"Damn it, is God trying to take me away? I admit defeat!" Damuge snorted coldly, obviously unable to understand why the backpack, which should have been washed away by the water, would run to the shore against the laws of nature.
However, in the light of the flashlight, he soon saw a small figure with rags wrapped around its head crawling out from under the backpack and shaking its head to get rid of the water.
"ah!"
A woman nearby screamed, and the badger just raised his head and saw a black muzzle of a gun pointing at him.
"Well…"
Wang Ping subconsciously raised the pair of little paws that were dripping with water.
"It's you!"
Damuge's voice was filled with hatred and surprise, and then he was pressed to the ground and handcuffed.
"Who?" someone continued Damuge's question.
"Is it an animal?" Another surprised voice sounded. Wang Ping was blinded by the flashlight and couldn't see clearly, but he suddenly reacted.
"Oh yeah! I'm an animal, so why should I raise my hand?"
Wang Ping put down his claws in disappointment, shook his head again, and pulled the tail behind him and twisted it twice.
“Puff!”
A laugh was heard, and it sounded like it was from the girl who had just cried out in surprise.
Wang Ping looked up subconsciously.
"This is... Boss Ping? You are Boss Ping, right?"
Suddenly, a surprised voice was heard, and footsteps approached. Then Wang Ping saw a young man in special police combat uniform squatting in front of him with a smile on his face.
"Emm, this is... meeting a fan?"
Wang Ping raised his paw and scratched the wet cloth on his head, and suddenly felt a little embarrassed.