Chapter 727 Lion Park Hunting

  After the two parties reached a preliminary agreement, the subsequent bargaining work will be handed over to special personnel to follow up. Zhong Shi, Paulson and others, accompanied by Mboweni, visited AngloGold's mining area, production base and other places.

Although it was a visit, it was just a glance. The mining area was full of dust, and there were many chemicals in the production workshop, which were not suitable for such delicate and expensive figures like Zhongshi and Paulson. After a few seconds, Zhongshi and Paulson quickly lost interest.

   On the third day, the main event arranged by AngloGold finally came, that is, grassland hunting.

  As the continent with the highest altitude in the world, Africa has an extremely complex climate environment, including eight different climate zones including tropical desert, semi-arid, equatorial, and Mediterranean. South Africa, which is located at the southernmost tip of the African continent, is mostly in the subtropical high pressure zone, with a typical savannah climate.

Because of the climate, the animals living on this continent generally have the characteristics of a large population. In addition to the backward economic development, the damage to nature is far less than that of other continents. Therefore, the species of wild animals in Africa is second only to South Africa. America. Coupled with the large population and spectacular migration scenes, the wild animals in Africa have become world-famous.

  With the strengthening of environmental awareness, African governments, with the help of other countries, have successively established wildlife sanctuaries, some of which even cross borders. Among these protected areas, the oldest and most famous one belongs to the Kruger Nature Reserve in South Africa.

The Palace Hotel is a five-star luxury hotel located in the Kruger Nature Reserve. It is located in the deep part of the nature reserve, surrounded by lush vegetation all the year round, with blue sky and green land as far as the eye can see, close to nature and a comfortable stay experience. This makes this hotel an excellent choice for tourists.

  Naturally, a hotel like this doesn't come cheap. However, in order to please Zhongshi and Paulson, Mboweni still proudly booked the eight rooms on the top floor for three days, at a staggering cost of hundreds of thousands of dollars.

   "Our itinerary is almost coming to an end now, and the big event you mentioned hasn't happened yet!"

  The Palace Hotel covers an area of ​​hundreds of acres, which is extremely vast, but the building is only six stories high, because the construction of high-rise buildings in such a place will undoubtedly destroy the landscape and is very uncoordinated. At this time, Zhong Shi was standing on the attic on the seventh floor, looking at the refreshing scenery around him, and said calmly.

   "Don't worry, they will come tonight at the latest!"

   Facing Zhong Shi's questioning, Paulson didn't show the slightest panic, and said with a smile, "I have to accommodate your time."

"them?"

  Zhong Shi nodded thoughtfully, and didn't ask any more questions. He is not a curious person, but when the matter developed until now, Paulson still refused to say what it was, and Zhong Shi couldn't help feeling a little dissatisfied in his heart. But since the announcement will be made tonight, he will not continue to ask further questions. He still has this patience.

   "Okay, everything is arranged!"

  At this moment, Mbowini walked up the stairs quickly, and shouted, "Three guides, five shotguns, fifteen yellow antelopes, and three lions."

   "Isn't all of this illegal?"

When he heard the yellow antelope, Zhong Shi didn't react yet, but when he heard the lion, his face twitched violently, and he subconsciously asked Paulson, "Would it be that he used some illegal means?" Come to get a hunting quota? If this is the case, then I have to think about it!"

   "Not illegal, of course not illegal!"

Before Paulson could answer, Mbowini hurriedly explained, "Mr. Zhong, you must not know enough about our situation here. In fact, in order to promote the balanced development of the ecological chain, hunting has always been an effective means allowed. For example, if an adult male lion dominates the territory and the population for a long time, it is not conducive to the reproduction and survival of other young male lions, so we will kill it when necessary. Another example is the yellow antelope, when their number reaches a certain level At that time, large-scale grazing would cause the danger of desertification on the grassland, and it must be cleaned regularly. And legal hunting is now an important source of funding for the reserve."

   "So it is!"

  It was only then that Zhong Shi suddenly realized, and nodded to express his understanding.

There were already a large number of people in the group, and with the company of three tour guides, a total of six Humvees were requisitioned, plus two trucks equipped with logistics equipment, and a team of eight vehicles and dozens of guns gathered in the After half an hour, they set off in a mighty way.

   "Sir, do you want to try?"

Through the iron fence, Zhong Shi saw a group of zebras galloping on the grassland. The black and white stripes stood out in the green. Handed over the double-barreled shotgun.

   "Isn't there no quota for zebras?"

   Zhong Shi asked in surprise. His hands were indeed itchy, he took the shotgun, rubbed it carefully for a while, and a surge of hot blood rushed to his head, which made him a little confused at that moment.

  Zhong Shi knew that it was the hunting gene at work. Every man has this gene, hiding in the wilderness, feeling the heartbeat of the prey, waiting quietly, and giving the most fatal blow to the prey at the most suitable moment. This is a kind of killing for prey, but for human beings, it is a kind of continuation and inheritance of life.

"Strictly speaking, zebras are not animals that need to be protected. Although the law does not allow many hunting, but because the reproduction rate is too fast, hunting of zebras is acquiesced. However, because zebras are of little value and the meat is too high Too crude, so we're not generally interested in zebras. But sir, you can try a couple of shots, just for practice."

  The dark-skinned tour guide said a lot flatteringly, loaded Zhong Shi with two bullets, and explained in detail the key points of aiming, and then quietly sat aside.

  Judging from the posture of Zhong Shi and the others, the tour guide has long concluded that this pedestrian is not an ordinary person. In fact, the people who can come here to hunt are either rich or noble, but the tour guide has never seen a group as large as Zhongshi. When he learned that the person he was receiving was a high-flyer, he couldn't help trying to please him.

  The driver who opened the road also tactfully slowed down so that Zhongshi could aim.

  The shotgun slowly protruded out of the carriage, aiming at the unaware zebra herd, and soon with a "boom", Zhong Shi fired the first hunting shot. Unfortunately, although Zhong Shi had made sufficient preparations according to what the tour guide said, the bullet still didn't know where it went.

  The herd of zebras was alarmed immediately, and they galloped towards the distance at a faster speed. Not reconciled, Zhong Shi quickly fired a second shot, which still missed the target.

"Uh…"

After waving his hand in front of his nose to drive away the choking smell of gunpowder, Zhong Shi handed the gun to the tour guide with a wry smile, and at the same time kicked the front seat fiercely with his foot, and said viciously, "Laugh if you want to laugh, Hold back and hurt yourself!"

  Land Rover suddenly burst out laughing.

   "Do you want to try again?"

  The tour guide quickly reloaded the new ammunition, held the gun and planned to deliver it to Zhongshi.

   It's just that Zhong Shi flatly refused this time, and the experience of missing the target twice made him feel dull about hunting. In the following time, he lit a cigarette and watched Land Rover's various marksmanship leisurely. For example, he was able to hit the prey's torso, but Land Rover hit its tail, or for example, he was able to hit the eyes. I just went to shoot the antelope's horns.

  Seven hours later, the group finally gathered the prey and arrived at the hunting terminal, a supply station that was tightly surrounded by barbed wire and had an area of ​​about tens of acres of land.

   "Hey, there is wild antelope meat tonight!"

  Land Rover was the first to jump out of the car, and said to Zhong Shi with a smile, and at the same time beckoned the others to get out of the car quickly, and began to set up camp.

  Zhong Shi also got out of the car. After a bumpy journey for most of the day, he only felt that his whole body seemed to have loosened his skeleton, and there was not a single muscle that was not sore. Zhong Shi moved his body comfortably for a while, and after taking a long breath, he began to observe the surrounding environment.

  Here is already the hinterland of the reserve, surrounded by a piece of verdant green, the herds of antelopes can be faintly seen among the grass growing and warblers flying, and the rustling sound is mixed with the roar of one or two ferocious beasts. The breeze blows, and bursts of fresh air rush to the face, which lifts people's spirits.

"how do you feel?"

   At some point, Paulson had already walked up to Zhong Shi. He waved the shotgun in his hand and said braggingly, "I shot an antelope." He pointed to the heart, "One shot was fatal."

"yes?"

  Zhong Shi was a little surprised, and couldn't help but look at Paulson a few more times, "I didn't expect you to be so lucky?"

   "Lucky?"

Paulson smiled casually, shook his head and said, "Actually, I have been to this place many times. Whenever I encounter major problems or feel bad, I come here to seek relief. Needless to say, this place is indeed my blessed land, and every time I go back from here, I will always encounter great harvest."

   "There is such a thing?"

Zhong Shi wrapped his clothes tightly and walked towards the camp, "In fact, we are no different from these beasts in the market, and it is also the law of the jungle. The hunters with guns are the central bank and the Ministry of Finance who make policies. , if you accidentally hit someone else's gun, you will end up in pieces. It's ridiculous, it's ridiculous!"

   "Who says no!"

Paulson said emotionally, "In fact, what we do every day is to guess the intentions of the Federal Reserve, the European Central Bank, and the central banks of other countries and regions in the world. If we guess correctly, we can make a lot of money. If Guess wrong, we can only admit defeat and leave. But so far, my luck is not too bad!"

   After finishing speaking, he sighed helplessly and smiled self-deprecatingly.

   "Okay, don't say such depressing words."

  Zhong Shi walked to the fire and sat down on his own. At this time, the flames had already jumped up to half a person's height, and the warm feeling made him feel a lot better. While warming the fire, while watching the guides handling the prey with great interest, Zhong Shi said, "Now you can say What is going on in the end. Remember, my patience is limited!"

   "Naturally, naturally!"

Paulson bowed his head and said, "Actually, the current situation is the best way to describe this matter. This time we are going to play a big game, completely changing our role as hunted animals. Now, the guy with the gun is ours." Target!"

"what?"

   A gust of wind blew over, and Zhong Shi didn't hear Paulson's words clearly, but he still accurately captured the words "guy with a gun". He looked at Paulson in surprise, his eyes were burning, and he asked word by word, "This time the target is not only gold, but also foreign exchange?"

   "It's so much more than that!"

  Paulson's face twitched twice suddenly, with a ferocious expression on his face, "Not just gold and foreign exchange, as long as we can short the target, all are our goals."

   "My God, what the **** are you trying to do?"

  Zhong Shi stood up, looked at Paulson solemnly, and frowned into a big "Chuan", "Are you crazy?"

   Thanks to the book friend alaphforce for voting for the monthly ticket! The last month of this year is really deserted, but the author still has to write with full enthusiasm, hoping that the results will improve after a while~fighting~

  

  

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