Chapter 112: Young man, you have good shooting skills!
"Young man, have you ever ridden in a car?" asked the man in the back seat.
Only then did Li Long turn his head and look at the people behind him.
The man was about 35 or 36 years old, with a half-parted hair, a slightly long face, small but bright eyes, and his temples were trimmed very closely, looking like a cadre. He was wearing a gray woolen coat, with cotton wool on his hands, and he didn't take off his leather gloves, looking quite energetic.
"Yes." Li Long knew that someone had discovered the details, so he said, "I worked in Wucheng Sugar Factory for three months and rode there. At that time, the factory sent a car for us to go on business, and I rode in the car with our leader."
The middle-aged man and Li Xiangqian looked at each other. There was nothing wrong with what he said. However, they were probably curious about why Li Long did not work in the sugar factory. But Li Long did not say anything, so they did not dare to ask.
Li Xiangqian said:
"Then lead the way, and try to catch the yellow sheep today. We are short on time."
"Safety comes first." The person next to him interrupted and asked Li Long:
"Little comrade, can you shoot a gun?"
"Yes." Li Long just nodded, speaking concisely.
"That's good. We have several guns in our car. You can try them when the time comes." The man's tone was quite kind, which made Li Long feel that he was better than Li Xiangqian - approachable, which was how a leader should be.
He showed the driver the way and took him to Hongshanzui.
"After we get off here, we'll have to walk." Li Long turned around from the passenger seat and explained, "This off-road vehicle can still be driven forward, but it will alert the gazelles."
"You still know that this is an off-road vehicle?" Li Xiangqian felt that he really needed to get to know Li Long again today.
Li Long smiled, said nothing, opened the door and jumped out. Although sitting in a jeep was more comfortable than riding a bicycle, it was still a bit cold without air conditioning.
Everyone else got out of the car and the driver pulled out a gun from the back.
A Type 56 submachine gun, a Type 56 semi-automatic rifle, and a double-barreled sand gun - they looked like famous brands, different from the ordinary versions sold in Xinhua Bookstore.
"Xiao Li, do you want to fight?" The middle-aged man held the hunting rifle, loaded it with bullets, put it behind his back, and asked Li Xiangqian.
Li Long almost thought he was asking himself, and just as he was about to speak, Li Xiangqian shook his head and said:
"I'll let it go. I won't embarrass myself in front of you, Director, with my shooting skills." He looked at Li Long.
Li Xiangqian actually wanted to shoot him - Li Long could see that. He probably refused because the matter today was indeed more important.
Li Long took the and let the driver take the submachine gun. Only then did Li Long see that the driver was a young man of 23 or 24 years old, who must have been a soldier. He was always relatively silent, but his temperament was not something that ordinary people could fake.
"Let's go this way." Li Long took the lead and led the others through the snow. The middle-aged man followed behind Li Long. He was wearing long boots and light clothes, so he didn't feel tired.
Li Xiangqian tried hard to keep pace with the director, but his panting soon betrayed him - he didn't have the strength to keep up, and although he walked quickly, he was left behind from time to time.
The young driver followed behind with a gun in hand, looking left and right, very vigilant.
"Xiao Li, you obviously lack exercise." The middle-aged man said to Li Xiangqian, "You can't just focus on work. Your body is the capital of the revolution. You must exercise your body so that you can work better for the revolution in the future."
Li Long was listening in the front and was very impressed. Listen, a leader is a leader, he speaks differently.
"Yes, yes, Director Qian is right. I will definitely exercise more when I return!" Li Xiangqian agreed readily.
"Young comrade, let's slow down a bit." Director Qian said again, "Section Chief Li is not used to this kind of outdoor travel. As long as we can catch a yellow sheep today, there is no need to rush."
Li Long slowed down and Li Xiangqian barely caught up.
When they got close to the place where they hunted last time, Li Long took the gun off his back, turned around and said to the three people:
"We are almost there. Let's keep our voices down. Yellow sheep are very alert and very fast. They will run away as soon as they hear any noise. So..." "Don't worry, Li Long." Li Xiangqian interrupted Li Long. "Director Qian is an experienced hunter. No matter how cunning the prey is, it can't escape his bullets! Comrade Xiao Jiang was a scout and has superb marksmanship..."
"Okay then." Li Long stopped talking nonsense and brought three people to the place where they hunted last time. He pointed at the bushes below without saying a word and observed carefully.
The other three people also realized that the yellow sheep should be in this area and began to observe carefully.
Soon, Li Long saw an animal eating grass with its head down next to a patch of red willows, farther away than when he had hunted before.
Because the noise was not loud, I had to look carefully to see it. It was about a hundred meters from there to my position.
He said softly:
"found it."
As he said this, the driver named Xiao Jiang also said:
"There are yellow sheep!"
The two men looked at each other, and then looked at the target - it should be the same gazelle.
"You two have good eyesight!" Director Qian stared for a long time and also saw the yellow sheep. He praised, "Let me take a look!"
As he spoke, he raised the double-barreled shotgun.
"You may not be able to hit it with a shotgun." Xiao Jiang said softly.
"Comrade Xiao Li, give me the Type 56 semi-automatic!" Director Qian put down the double-barreled shotgun and said to Li Long.
Li Long handed him the gun and took the double-barreled shotgun - this thing was nice to hold, but it always felt less powerful than the 550.
Director Qian just stood there aiming his gun, while Xiao Jiang charged with his pistol. Li Long guessed that he was preparing to shoot again - in case Director Qian missed.
"Bang!" Half a minute later, a gunshot rang out. Li Long watched the yellow sheep jump up, then fall down and become motionless.
"Hit it! Killed with one shot, Director Qian is a great shooter!" Li Xiangqian shouted first.
"Let's go and take a look!" Director Qian was also very happy. He smiled and ran quickly down the mountain with his gun.
The four of them ran quickly to the red willow. Li Long saw that it was a female yellow sheep, probably alone and not very big. Director Qian's shot went through the chest, probably hitting the heart. At this time, the yellow sheep was already dead.
"Alas." Director Qian's excitement turned into a sigh, "It's a female, it has no horns."
"You want yellow goat horns?" Li Long was a little surprised when he heard it. "You want a male yellow goat?"
"Yes, Director Qian needs antelope horns, but gazelles and antelopes are the same species, so gazelle horns will also do."
Li Long thought to himself, why didn’t you tell me clearly earlier? I already have it.
But think about it, he didn't say this, and he should keep his pair of yellow goat horns as a backup.
Director Qian looked at Li Long:
"Little brother, look..."
(End of this chapter)
