Chapter 1312 Pursue (1/2)

The villagers joined Li Du's team. They squeezed into the car like ducks and chickens herded into their cages. They were holding tight onto bread and warm water.

Looking at them, it seemed unlikely that they had been in cahoots with the wicked intruders. They were simply regular villagers living in tough conditions, some kind of violent, malicious people.

Their team had stayed overnight in the wild before leaving the next day. Sometime during that night, the fog had cleared out. While the weather was still gloomy, the visibility at least improved.

Bolshevik Island was huge, and it was barren and deserted land. It was difficult for a big group to hide their tracks. Hence, they followed the track marks left behind to pursue the poachers.

Sitting inside one of the cars, Li Du asked, ”Are there still poachers on this island?”Find authorized novels in Webnovel，faster updates, better experience，Please clickfor visiting.

Steve frowned and said, ”There are some. The tundra is one of Russia's protected resources and people are not allowed to do any unauthorized scavenging and hunting, but there are valuable fur animals, minerals, and rare plants in the far north. Hence, there are always people who will take risks to earn some money.”

Li Du said, ”The area of the islands is limited. How many resources can there be? Isn't there anyone to stop the illegal poaching and catch the criminals?”

Steve took a deep breath and said, ”Of course the authorities will intervene from time to time. The local government, maritime police, and the agriculture and forestry agencies have been trying their best to protect the tundra. There are also officials who take a firm stand for the environment and send ships to patrol the nearby seas. Once they spot people who hunt, fish, or poach illegally, they punish them severely.”

Brother Wolf, who rarely interrupted conversations, spoke up for the first time. He said, ”These people are not just any poachers who are here to prey upon natural resources. They are highly skilled and when they find themselves falling into a trap, they would not put up a fight head-on. Instead, they would immediately retreat. That renders us practically helpless.”

Li Du jumped in to ask, ”They have the signs of military training, right?”

Brother Wolf nodded.

Li Du asked Steve again, ”What kind of people have you offended, exactly? Why would they set a trap for us to fall into?”

Steve replied impatiently, ”How would I know? Who said I am the one who had offended these people? Perhaps it's you who they are after? From the start of this trip, you were the one who had provoked people, one after another.”

Li Du thought about it and felt that Steve was right. He had offended quite a few of the ivory hunters and also the local gangs at the bride fair. The local gangsters had even exposed their identities as pirates just to seek revenge on him.

Perhaps these poachers were related to the gangsters from Vorkuta. These poachers, whoever they were, knew about his group's wealth. A few days ago, the pirates had not only wanted to seek revenge but also meant to loot their supplies.

However, he felt that there was nothing special about the gangsters. Brother Wolf had felt that the poachers acted like retired elite soldiers. From that, it seemed like the poachers were not the same group as the gangsters.

Steve continued to question the villagers and Andrey. They were unsure of the identities of the poachers or their background. They only said that those people had called themselves ”harvesters” and their jackets often bore traces of forest-related items such as moss, lichen, feathers, and animal hair.

The car continued on the journey. Now their entourage was a big one. There was a scout vehicle right at the front. From time to time, a drone would be released to the sky to monitor the surrounding area.

Li Du and his group had to be cautious. After all, their enemies were headed straight for them, and hence, they needed to be prepared.

They were now chasing after the poachers, following the tracks they left behind. However, they had to be cautious. Those tracks could have been left behind on purpose to trick and trap Li Du and his group.

Fortunately, as the car bumped around on the road, they did not receive any bad news. The images sent by the drones did not show any signs of a trap.

Still, Brother Wolf did not let his guard down. His philosophy was that as long as his enemy was still alive, he would need to stay prepared in case he might meet them the next second.