Chapter 570 - 495: This Isn’t a Surprise, It’s a Shock
Flying here was quick, but returning won’t be so speedy.
We stayed overnight at the Forest Station, and it wasn’t until noon the next day that we returned to the park.
On the way, Little Wang from the office quietly shared the current situation with Chen Ying and Dao Meihua.
"Among the two adults in the snow pit, the injured one is the one who hurt the Black Bear, while the other was quick and ran away as soon as the bear came out."
This person was closer to the Black Bear’s hibernation cave, reacted a bit slower, and happened to face the bear as it emerged, resulting in the attack.
"It’s a relief they weren’t killed. You two may not know, but it was the kid who pulled them into the snow pit."
Even though it was cold at the pit’s bottom, they cleverly used the tools they carried to dig a small hole within the pit to hide in.
This way, they avoided the cold wind, and the underground temperature was slightly warmer than the surface. The principle is similar to old ground shelters, just without anything to block wind or rain above.
The child dared to do this because he was convinced someone would come looking for them, and indeed, his gamble paid off.
"This kid is amazing; he’ll be quite capable when he grows up," Dao Meihua couldn’t help but remark softly.
The child was unharmed; the poachers were not so deranged as to harm a person and even remembered to take the child with them when escaping. At one point, when the Black Bear nearly caught up, it was the injured person who pushed the child aside, saving him from being caught by the bear.
"Anyway, they’ll have to face due process. He saved the child, but the child also saved them. Besides, if they hadn’t been poaching, the child wouldn’t have stumbled upon a hibernating bear."