With a look of fear on his face, Li Manchuan ran over from the foot of the mountain in a hurry.

His eyes revealed a deep fear and anxiety, as if he had just experienced something terrible.

Seeing this, Su Ran hurried over, his heart full of confusion and worry.

He asked, "What's wrong, Uncle Manchuan? Why are you so anxious? Is there something wrong?"

There was a hint of nervousness in his voice, because he rarely saw Li Manchuan so flustered.

Li Manchuan gasped and tried to calm himself down.

But there was still a look of horror on his face, as if he had just seen something incredible.

He stammered, “Xiaoran, I just saw a dead wild boar on the mountain.”

Su Ran frowned. He knew that Li Manchuan had always been a steady and reliable person, and rarely panicked over trivial matters. It was just a dead wild boar, so what was there to make a fuss about?

"There are dead wild boars in the forest, so there's no need for Uncle Manchuan to be so surprised."

Li Manchuan shook his head and tried to explain: "It didn't die of natural causes, but was shot to death by a shotgun."

When Su Ran heard this, his curiosity was aroused.

He knew that Li Manchuan was not a person who liked to exaggerate.

A wild boar shot dead by a hunting rifle.

You know, there are many clues just from this point alone.

"Linhai forest rangers generally don't take the initiative to shoot wild boars. The place Uncle Manchuan just mentioned is also under the jurisdiction of our forestry station. If it is really our people who hunted a wild boar because of danger, they will definitely tell you."

Su Ran decided to go to the mountain in person to find out the details of what happened.

He and Li Manchuan walked along the mountain road together, and Su Ran's heart was full of anticipation and nervousness.

Because he was sure that his forest rangers had not hunted wild boars today, the only possible people who could have used a hunting rifle to attack the wild boars were poachers.

When he and Li Manchuan reached the mountain, Su Ran was instantly stunned by the scene before him.

There was a wild boar carcass lying on the ground, and it had been dismembered.

The wild boar's bristles disappeared, its fangs were forcibly pulled out, and its stomach was directly hollowed out.

Such a tragic scene is unbearable to watch.

"This..." Li Manchuan couldn't help but spit out when he saw this scene again, "Xiaoran, you know now, right?"

Because the weather is a bit hot now, the dead wild boar meat is covered with a lot of flies. If it is not handled directly, maggots will grow in it soon.

"Who did this?"

"Brother Su, you should have some idea, right?"

Watching the barrage of comments floating by, Su Ran couldn't give a definite answer, but he could rule it out.

"If the rangers really encountered a wild boar attack, they would have just killed it directly. There would definitely not be such a big fuss."

"The only people who would take the furs are poachers."

Su Ran's words were not groundless.

Wild boar bristles larger than ten centimeters can be sold for more than five thousand yuan per pound and are used to make high-end brushes.

And their tusks can be made into handicrafts.

Besides, pig skin can be made into specimens.

As for pig stomach, it can be used as medicine.

It can be said that wild boars are full of treasures, and if they can be used in this way, poachers will basically be doomed.

"It seems that things are not peaceful in the forest recently."

Although Su Ran knew the result, he couldn't chase the poacher at the moment. He and Li Manchuan dug a pit nearby to bury the wild boar, and asked the forest ranger to patrol the area before returning home.

He called Wang Zhibin, and Su Ran told him on the phone that the rampant poachers were active again.

Wang Zhibin was a little excited and kept asking on the phone whether it was possible that the poachers were the same group they had been tracking down.

Su Ran frowned, and it was hard to come to a conclusion for a moment: "I think it is possible. The patrols in the forest have been lax recently, and the poachers have not been active for a long time, so we have all let down our guard."

"This crime may have been a long-standing plan. But it's hard to say whether it was true or not."

"Captain Wang, I may need your help."

This was the first time that Su Ran asked the police for help. You have to know that in the past it was Wang Zhibin and others who asked Su Ran to do things.

Wang Zhibin was very happy about this.

"Just tell us. We will definitely cooperate with you wherever we can help."

Su Ran hummed and said, "It's not a big deal. I just want you to investigate in the next few days to see if there is anyone secretly buying wild boar skins in the market."

Poachers kill wild boars and skin them for their teeth, definitely for money.

If you want to be rich, you must sell the goods you have.

The reality is that any transaction will definitely have results as long as the police investigate it. There is no black market transaction that the police cannot intervene in.

With Su Ran's guidance, Wang Zhibin quickly contacted the branch office to start the investigation together.

Two days later, Su Ran was notified of the investigation results.

"Xiao Ran, there is a result. According to the clues received by the branch, the police station in the next town recently seized a group of suspects who hoarded a large amount of fur of protected animals."

The three protected animals refer to wild boars.

Wang Zhibin clearly told Su Ran that the goods hoarded by this person were all collected through offline channels.

However, because the poachers were so meticulous, they were unable to catch the person who delivered the goods for a while.

Su Ran felt that having these clues in hand was enough.

"Suo Wang, I think the poachers from earlier might really be on the move again."

"you sure?"

Wang Zhibin couldn't help but be surprised when he heard the news.

You know, for him, catching the guy who designed the case of hunting Siberian tigers has always been a concern for him.

The superiors were very concerned about this case, but several months passed without any results.

Wang Zhibin was like a headless fly, taking no action at all, just waiting for news from Su Ran.

"Well, now I can judge that the possibility is very high. It is best not to alert the enemy in the near future. It is best to let them relax their vigilance."

Su Ran suggested that he knew these poachers very well and they would definitely not take risks if the situation became critical.

But under the temptation of money, they cannot sit still and sooner or later they will take risks in order to make money.

Just like now, it has begun.

If the police do nothing, poachers will probably let down their guard and continue committing crimes.

The only regret is that during this period some protected animals may die at the hands of poachers.

However, for the sake of long-term peace and to quickly catch all the poachers, Su Ran could only wait and see.

The only thing he could do was to increase the number of forest ranger patrols.

"Will it not alert the enemy if we let the forest rangers go on patrol?" Chen Sisi was a little curious and couldn't help asking.

Su Ran smiled happily and said, "Of course not, these two methods have different meanings." (End of this chapter)