I Go to the High Seas for Fishing But Get Hunted by an Aircraft Carrier
Chapter 312: Tiger Head Eagle Suffers a Gunshot Wound

Chapter 312: Chapter 312: Tiger Head Eagle Suffers a Gunshot Wound

"Is this Tiger Head Eagle injured?"

"Could it be that Teacher Ye injured this Tiger Head Eagle when he caught it just now?"

"Doesn’t that mean Teacher Ye has harmed a national first-class protected animal?"

"Are you guys stupid? Didn’t you see that Teacher Ye’s hook was caught on the eagle’s claw, and it didn’t cause any harm to this Tiger Head Eagle at all?"

"So what exactly is the deal with this wound?"

"It looks like a gunshot wound, and it seems to be an old one."

"Gunshot wound?"

A barrage from a live stream room user named "I Once A Ranger" caught everyone’s attention.

"Boss, how can you tell it’s a gunshot wound?"

"Nonsense, who would have seen a gunshot wound in this day and age!"

"Exactly, although we might see guns these days, I’ve never seen anyone with a gunshot wound."

"No, the wound in the picture does look like a gunshot wound."

"Are you kidding me? Are you implying someone dared to poach a national first-class protected animal?"

"It’s not impossible, actually."

After expressing his opinion, the user named "I Once A Ranger" did not post any more comments. Some thought he was bragging, and he did not argue.

As a result, the barrage in the live stream room became noisy.

After all, that user could not produce any substantial evidence.

About three minutes later, the user named "I Once A Ranger" posted another comment.

"From my ID you should be able to tell that I once worked as a ranger."

"I used to be a ranger in remote mountainous areas of the Northeast."

"In the more chaotic times of the past, many poachers would go to remote mountains to hunt animals, but some animals were lucky enough to escape. By chance, I have encountered them."

"I’ve also seen an eagle that had been shot before. Although it managed to escape from the poachers, the bullet remained lodged inside its body, hindering its flight. Eventually, it couldn’t fly and fell into the snow. By coincidence, I found it the next day."

"You can see that the wound at the root of this Tiger Head Eagle’s wing is quite small. Generally speaking, the wound caused by a gunshot is a bit smaller than the bullet."

"Furthermore, there would be charred marks around a gunshot wound. Thankfully Teacher Ye’s live stream has high resolution, so I can see it clearly."

"My suggestion is that I hope Teacher Ye can report to the police while also having an officer take this Tiger Head Eagle for a check-up; the bullet casing might still be inside."

"After all, the Tiger Head Eagle can’t handle the bullet inside its body on its own. If it’s not removed, even if the wound heals, the remaining bullet could affect its flight in the future, and one day, the Tiger Head Eagle might be unable to fly."

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While filming the Tiger Head Eagle’s wound, Liao Xuexue also noticed this comment and mentioned the user’s speculation to Ye Chen.

After listening, Ye Chen carefully examined the Tiger Head Eagle’s wound. Indeed, as the user described, there was a ring of charred marks around the wound, and the wound itself was small.

"If that’s the case, let’s call the police and have them take a look," Ye Chen didn’t hesitate and immediately took out his phone to dial the police’s number.

"This Tiger Head Eagle is too pitiful."

Although Liao Xuexue was frightened by the Tiger Head Eagle before, she couldn’t help but feel sympathy for it after seeing the analysis by the netizens.

Everyone knows that poachers are extremely despicable criminals.

Many poachers often hunt nationally protected animals and, after brutally killing them, remove and sell their valuable parts abroad.

It’s fair to say that many endangered species have suffered at the hands of these poachers.

If, for instance, this Tiger Head Eagle had offspring waiting for it to bring back food, but was killed by a poacher on the way, the result would be that its offspring would starve to death.

Sometimes, the poaching of one protected animal can lead to the deaths of several.

Moreover, in China, there is specific criminal law for these poachers.

According to Article 341 of the Criminal Law, those who illegally hunt, kill, purchase, transport, or sell precious and endangered wildlife protected by the state or their products face up to five years of imprisonment or detention, in addition to a fine; with serious circumstances, five to ten years of imprisonment and a fine; and for particularly serious circumstances, more than ten years of imprisonment and a fine or confiscation of property.

At this moment, another netizen’s comment in the live stream room attracted everyone’s attention.

This netizen’s name is "Animal Protection, Everyone’s Responsibility."

"I was just wondering why the Tiger Head Eagle would dive underwater to hunt, turns out it’s injured."

"Guys, don’t listen to teacher Ye calling this Tiger Head Eagle a ’silly bird.’ Under normal circumstances, its pair of talons are its hunting tools. Typically, it only uses its talons to catch fish from the water surface."

"It would never dive headfirst into the water to hunt."

"After all, the Tiger Head Eagle isn’t a bird like the ostrich."

"This means, just now when the Tiger Head Eagle plunged into the water, it’s very likely that an injury on its wing reopened, thus it couldn’t control its body in mid-air, leading to this incident."

Seeing the analysis from the netizen named "Animal Protection, Everyone’s Responsibility," many fans felt it made quite a bit of sense.

"So, saying that, is teacher Ye catching the Tiger Head Eagle actually a rescue?"

"That’s right, with the Tiger Head Eagle’s old wound relapsing and falling into the water, just look at how wet its wings are. It’s impossible for it to fly out of the fish pond on its own."

"Hahaha, teacher Ye really is the number one in Mystical Fishing. Today he even saved a nationally protected animal with his fishing skills."

"That being said, teacher Ye probably won’t have to be invited for a ’chat’ with the authorities now."

"On the contrary, not to bother, but teacher Ye has saved the life of a national first-class protected animal, maybe they should even award him a banner."

"But teacher Ye hitting the Tiger Head Eagle’s head twice didn’t have any effect, right?"

"There’s no need to guess, I can tell it’s definitely because teacher Ye saw the Tiger Head Eagle spit out the fish, which it had swallowed, and him hitting its head is quite normal for teacher Ye."

Meanwhile, Zhou Tao also received information about the incident.

At Haina Baichuan Fish Pond, a Tiger Head Eagle due to an injury on its wing fell into the water and was caught by a nearby fisherman, and the wounds were suspected to be caused by poachers.

Initially, Zhou Tao’s sharp instincts told him that this might be a major case and that pursuing it could lead to the capture of the poaching syndicate behind it.

But the next moment, Zhou Tao suddenly remembered that this incident occurred at Haina Baichuan Fish Pond, and his heart skipped a beat.