"I'll go with you!"
As Gu Lang finished speaking, Liu Min spoke without thinking.
"No! It's a minefield over there, it's too dangerous for you to go! I can still adapt with Sangge, but you're a doctor, so just wait in the clinic!" Gu Lang waved his hand, and Wang Ping was stunned. He thought to himself that Gu Laosan now seemed to have a bit of his former (pretentious) style.
Unfortunately, the salted fish only pretended to be a salted fish for less than 5 seconds before Liu Min turned him into a salted fish again with just one sentence.
"If I don't follow, what if it gives birth halfway? Can you deliver a gorilla?"
"I..." Gu Laosan opened his mouth and lowered his head silently, "No..."
Originally, if something like this happened, in theory, there would be no need for volunteers like Liu Min to run around, as the guards or forest rangers of the reserve could do it. After all, the area where the chimpanzees were located was currently a minefield, and until the military had finished checking it, it was a strictly high-risk restricted area.
However, the chimpanzee that escaped is different from other chimpanzees and could go into labor at any time due to stress. According to Liu Min, without a doctor present, her life would be in danger.
As for Gu Laosan, his reasons were even more sufficient. This kind of thing was the best material for his live broadcast (showing off).
So when they set out, the team chasing Laura became a combination of eight people and one badger.
Sangge drove with Gu Lang, Liu Min and Miss "Emeijing" who volunteered to go. Wang Ping stood on the dashboard in front of the passenger seat, holding the support rod of the rearview mirror with his little paws, staring at the traces in front of the car to direct the direction.
Behind them was another jeep with four fully armed rangers in it, who were there to protect the people in the front car and to help capture Laura if necessary. They also brought a stretcher and a net gun for this purpose.
Liu Min was still muttering when she got in the car, hoping that the gorilla had not been away for long, and that maybe it would not be too far away before she could catch up. But Wang Ping smelled the lingering smell behind the tent, and his face did not look good. Especially when he saw that the upper parts of several broken grass stems on the ground had dried up, his face became even darker.
The tablet was pressed against Gu Lang's chest, and in the live broadcast room, only the tall back of a badger wearing a small vest could be seen. But at the same time, it could be felt that the air pressure on him seemed a little low.
"What's wrong, Boss?"
"You haven't recovered yet? After all, what happened yesterday was too shocking."
"To be honest, I still haven't recovered and I don't even feel like eating."
"Really? How could such a thing happen? What on earth is the nurse on duty doing?"
"Don't criticize me, I'm here to defend myself, it's just fate."
"I really don't understand why that gorilla ran away? The other gorillas knew that everyone was helping them, but didn't it understand?"
"It's an instinctive reaction to protect the baby in its belly."
"Xiao Beiming Shabu-kun gave the anchor 5 rockets..."
“Maybe they never trust humans in their bones.”
"Meng Zi is newly pregnant and gave the anchor a gift of 7 airplanes..."
Less than a hundred meters from the clinic, the jeep turned off the road in the direction pointed by a badger and drove towards the chimpanzee sanctuary. Wang Ping maintained the same posture, allowing the jeep to pass through various gullies and dirt mounds without his furry little body shaking at all.
But just half an hour after driving, the back figure on the screen suddenly moved, and the furry claws knocked on the windshield, pointing to Sanger's left hand side. The jeep turned again, but the speed was getting slower and slower, revealing a sense of hesitation, and finally stopped.
The route Laura took was different from the sightseeing route or the patrol route. A vast forest stretched out in front of her, but there was no path for cars.
An obviously ripped bush and black hair scraped on it at the edge of the woods proved that the badger had not pointed randomly. But there was no hope of intercepting Laura in front of the minefield. Tracking a chimpanzee in the woods with human legs, you can imagine what the result would be. If it weren't for Wang Ping, they might not even be able to find this place.
Liu Min sighed, not knowing whether she was relieved or disappointed, and said, "Fortunately, I brought the medicine box with me."
Wang Ping turned his head to look at her and Miss "Emeijing", but there was one thing he could only say to himself: "When we enter the forest later, you will know that you should be thankful for wearing long pants instead of bringing a medicine box."
Two people were left behind to follow the road, while the others abandoned the car and walked, following the traces left by a certain gorilla into the woods, and under the guidance of a certain badger, they chased all the way. During this time, Gu Lang received a WeChat message from Zhuo Bingyang, telling him to take good care of Liu Min and not to force himself into danger. Gu Lang agreed to him, but did not say anything in the team.
Wang Ping ran through the bushes for less than two kilometers, and before he even noticed it, Gu Laosan and Liu Min began to pant and were having trouble keeping up.
In order to speed up the process, a badger ran with all four paws on the ground, just to avoid entering the minefield.
Liu Min's face was red, and her hair was stuck to her face with sweat, which made her look a little embarrassed. Although Gu Lang was a little bloated, he had been doing outdoor activities for a long time, so his physical fitness was better. However, he gained weight again during the Chinese New Year, and now his steps began to become unsteady.
"Huh...how about we take a break?"
Seeing that Liu Min's lips had turned pale but she was still gritting her teeth, Gu Lang started to shout. If the gorilla didn't catch up, and the doctor fell down first, then the rest of the people would be dumbfounded.
Although Wang Ping was somewhat unwilling, he had no choice but to stop when he saw that Liu Min's condition was really bad.
Sang took out a kettle and handed it to Liu Min. The latter said thank you gratefully, and then could not hold on any longer. He sat down against a tree and drank the water in small sips.
However, before everyone could catch their breath, a sudden explosion was heard from afar, echoing in the woods. Everyone looked at each other, their faces not looking good.
The two forest rangers accompanying us were mumbling something, and Miss "Emeijing" helped translate, saying that the explosion was far away and that the military might be clearing mines. Because the homemade mines buried by poachers were too messy and difficult to remove, many of them were detonated on the spot after being cleared.
Of course, there was another possibility, which even if she didn't say, several people could guess. That was that someone or an animal stepped on a landmine again.
"Huh!" Liu Min suddenly stood up: "I've had a good rest!"
In the south, at the foot of Mount Meru, a five-man team quickly ran across an open space and stopped at the edge of the woods.
These people were all wearing ghillie suits, without shoulder straps, no identification marks, and even their skin colors were all different. But in the current environment, it was easy to distinguish them. The special forces of the two border countries were all black. The only people of other skin colors, besides poachers, were the WAP security team.
The leader, a burly man with a big beard, touched a footprint at the edge of the woods, then stood up and called on the team members to continue tracking.
"Captain, let's be careful, shall we? This team has no moral integrity, so don't step on the landmines!" someone reminded in a low voice.
"Step on shit!" The bearded captain snorted disdainfully, and analyzed with a calmness that did not match his appearance: "They didn't expect this side to be closed suddenly, and they didn't lay mines at all. Besides, if these bastards have the courage to step on the mines as camouflage, I'll call you daddy!"
"hey-hey…"
There was a burst of laughter in the team, as if there was some funny origin to this sentence.
However, as the team went deeper into the rain forest, the originally relaxed atmosphere inexplicably became tense. The captain's face also became gloomy, and at the same time, he inexplicably showed regret. The corners of his mouth twitched slightly, as if he had a toothache.
Needless to say, the closer you get to the rainforest halfway up the mountain, the fewer traces of poachers left. Some of the footprints also look out of place, as if they have been moved. It is clear that the other party already knows they are coming.
"Watch your step! Try to step on the tree roots, and don't be so stubborn!" The captain finally said what he didn't want to say the most: "Dads..."