Chapter 909 Elite Group
Sometimes it is easier to get clues by putting yourself in the actor's shoes.
Bifang came to the tree he pointed out as an easy ambush site, and the audience found that, as he had expected, there were very obvious scratches on the trunk, and they were in sections and blocks.
"The bark has been scratched, which proves that someone has been there."
Many viewers who follow Bifang on his travels can probably be considered to be knowledgeable in a different way.
They know that if it is a bear or other animal that likes to scratch a tree, the marks they leave will be below a certain height and will be more obvious. Sometimes the bark will fall off completely, exposing the white cambium inside. If the animal has a special liking for a certain tree, perhaps even the pith can be rubbed out.
Secondly, if it is other animals that like to climb, such as leopards, the marks will be more obvious, in the shape of claws rather than patches.
Most of the audience had seen it with their own eyes, so Bifang didn't need to explain it. Many old fans took the initiative to educate the new audience.
"You can see that some of the patches are not obvious, but some are deeper and have smooth edges, which means they are shoe prints."
"In outdoor activities, the shoes everyone wears are hard-soled, rather than soft-soled, which focuses on comfort, because in the case of frequent accidents in the wild, safety is more important than comfort."
The hard bottom is heavier and stronger, so when you step on the tree trunk, it is naturally easier to scratch the bark and leave marks.
If you look closely at the marks, you can see that they are not from the same pair of shoes, which basically means that more than one person has climbed this tree.
In order to avoid damaging any traces, Bifang took off his shoes and climbed to the treetops in the direction .
There are even more traces on it. On the forked branches of the tree trunk, you can clearly see traces of being strangled by ropes.
Bifang stroked the scraped bark and quickly reconstructed the scene in his mind through the rope marks.
"There is a platform built on the tree, and the direction of observation should be facing the dead elephant."
For hunters, trees are a pretty good ambush point.
Most animals cannot climb trees, which isolates them from many dangers. Trees also provide excellent concealment.
You cannot see inside the tree from outside the tree. To make an inappropriate analogy, this is a bit like a person's bangs. Others cannot see the eyes of a person with bangs as they are completely covered by the hair, but the person with bangs can easily observe the outside world with almost no impact.
This is why, after observing the surrounding environment closely, Bifang judged at a glance that this tree was suitable for an ambush.
But what I don’t know is what the other party is going to do.
Bifang jumped under the tree and came back to the elephant's corpse.
These poachers are very cunning. In order to cover up their crimes, they often dissect the bodies after poaching in order to attract scavengers such as vultures and hunting dogs, which can destroy the crime scene and cover up the crime.
Some poachers will dig out the rhinoceros' eyes because they believe the rhinoceros saw their crimes and will remember them forever. Some will also hold some ceremonies after poaching in the hope of morally excusing their crimes.
It had rained in the evenings for the past two days, so the dirt had become slippery and many of the tracks were a little blurry.
The smell of corruption mixed with the smell of earth also covered up a lot of complex smells.
Elephants, ambush platforms...
A very obvious trap.
As a trap, what does the other party want to entrap?
Bifang instinctively felt that something was wrong. Apart from anything else, just hunting elephants was already against the rules. These were definitely a group of criminals, or to put it bluntly, poachers.
But the location chosen by the other party was very strange.
If I remember correctly, Harley and I have arrived at the edge of the Kenyan reserve.
This is also the place where Harley was discovered. Even Bifang is not sure whether they are still within the protection range.
"Many laws are local in scope. Once you get to the edge, there are many opportunities to take advantage of them. Many crimes that were originally serious may become insignificant."
"Such a costly trap was deliberately set up at the edge of the protected area. The purpose is so strong. The enemy is definitely not an unknown person."
I smell a conspiracy
[Don’t sleep too deeply at night, the big one is coming]
[The medicine is here, the medicine is here, damn it, drink it, why not drink it]
Facing the live broadcast, Bifang did not hide anything and told everyone his guess frankly, and at the same time revealed a corner of the world of poachers to everyone.
"Ordinary people don't have many channels to learn about this. In fact, poachers are divided into different levels."
"Most poachers are consumables, usually those who are struggling to survive and have nowhere else to go, such as men in the tribe who can't survive, elderly mothers at home, or sick sons. They can become competent fighters with a gun. After all, they are just facing a group of animals, and they can end the battle with just one bullet."
"The position of these people in the entire illegal trade chain is completely irrelevant. If they are caught or die, the criminal organizations can immediately find new replacements."
“Catching these people will not solve the entire trade chain, nor will it effectively prevent poaching.”
"At the same time, these people are relatively the least threatening. Their weapons and equipment are so backward that they can be used in the first war, let alone systematic training. Their anti-reconnaissance capabilities are limited, and they have only a superficial understanding of the law. Some of them don't even know that they are committing a crime, and their actions are foolish."
"After cutting off the rhino's horn, they would dig out the rhino's eyes because they believed the rhino saw their crime and would remember them forever."
"Or they may hold some rituals after poaching, hoping to morally excuse their crimes and relieve the discomfort."
[Is that so?]
[There are really 360 professions, and every profession has its own bottom line]
[Hasn’t Lao Fang encountered this once before? Why do I feel like he’s so awesome?]
"Because I had bad luck that time and encountered another kind, and bad luck may always follow me."
Bifang narrowed his eyes.
The opposite of ordinary poachers are a very small group of elite hunters.
Unlike consumables, these elites are more like private armies of criminal organizations, and their most basic components are veterans.
They are well-organized, well-trained, well-equipped, have a strong anti-reconnaissance awareness, and will not engage in any messy rituals after the hunt is completed.
After poaching, they know to cut open the carcasses in order to attract scavengers such as vultures and hunting dogs, thus destroying the crime scene and covering up the crime.
Or they simply lure the animals out of protected areas and into private areas, then purchase hunting licenses and poach them in an impeccable and legal manner.
They are much more difficult to deal with than ordinary poachers.
This is undoubtedly what Bifang is most worried about.
But no matter how much he didn't want to think about it, everything that happened at the moment proved that he was facing such an organized and premeditated elite group.
"I just looked at the insects on the elephant's body. Although I didn't count them specifically, considering the weather and temperature in the past two days, the elephant died roughly two to three days ago. It's just a rough estimate."
[Awesome, how did you know this?]
【Basic principles of forensic medicine,jpg】
[Different species of insects will arrive at the body at different times, and different species of insects will decompose the body at different speeds. The time of death of the body can be roughly estimated based on the type and number of the dominant population.]
[Also, the development speed of insects is relatively fixed, and the time of death of the corpse can be estimated based on the development stage of the insects.]
[It can be said that I have learned very well]
[It is impossible to take samples, and we don’t know the difference between the blood and flesh tissue of elephants and humans. Judging from the video, I think it is about two or three days.]
Someone answered, and Bifang also saved some effort.
He wanted to turn the elephant over to check the wound, but unfortunately, even though most of it was rotten, the remaining weight was too much for him to lift by himself. Besides, it was so rotten that forcibly turning it over would destroy the clues.
"Let's go, let's look around, there may be other clues. It has rained these past two days, but it was only a light rain, so there should be some traces."
