The Rise of the Ranch King

Chapter 112 111. My father-in-law takes action

The sun shines on Lin Feng's face through the gaps in the curtains.

He rubbed his eyes and looked up out the window. Just as he was about to enjoy some more sleep, the phone suddenly rang.

"Hello?" Lin Feng said in a daze.

"Lin, this is Hans Holland." A steady voice came from the other end of the phone.

"Holland?" Lin Feng suddenly sobered up a little, "Jiasmine, she..."

"It's not about Jasmine." Hans interrupted him, "Let me ask you, did you kill a North American gray wolf with a locator last night? Code number 29."

Lin Feng was stunned. How did this matter reach his ears? Could it be that old McClun betrayed him.

"You don't have to doubt the McClure family. They didn't reveal the secret. I asked them to ask you for help last night." Hans seemed to have seen through Lin Feng's thoughts.

Lin Feng did not respond immediately.

"McClune's pasture was attacked by wolves at night, and they first contacted the Livestock Committee. You are the rancher closest to Tranquil Meadow, so I asked them to ask you for help."

It turned out to be the case.

But Lin Feng still did not directly admit the matter of the wolf, "I did help them drive away the wolves last night, but I didn't see No. 29, and I didn't notice whether there was a locator on the wolf's neck."

Hans laughed on the other end of the phone, "Young man, don't be too defensive. I've given my daughter to you, and you still can't trust me."

Lin Feng was silent for a while, waiting for him to continue speaking.

"I'm helping you." Hans's voice became serious. "I got news from within the FWS that they are ready to investigate the disappearance of the 29th. Tell me the truth, so that the Animal Husbandry Committee can find a way to deal with it."

After hearing this, Lin Feng let down his guard and told Hans exactly what happened last night.

After hearing this, he took a deep breath and said, "You are very courageous, completely opposite to your gentle appearance."

"But you seem to have overlooked one point." Hans changed the topic, "It is also the most critical point for you to get rid of suspicion."

"What?" Lin Feng was a little nervous.

"You forgot to deal with the car marks." Hans said: "FWS field personnel are as good as the FBI. They are the best at finding out the truth from clues."

Lin Feng slapped his forehead suddenly and indeed ignored this detail.

There must have been traces of wheels running along the river and on the gravel ground. I was too sleepy at the time to notice these.

"Sir, what should I do now?"

"Just stay at home." Hans seemed very relaxed. "Leave the rest to me."

Lin Feng was surprised again, "You?"

"To be precise, the livestock committee." Hans corrected, "We will let the FWS know how the cattle herding police work." He was full of confidence.

After thanking him, Lin Feng hung up the phone and went back to bed to sleep.

He believed in the ability of his future father-in-law, even though all this seemed to have no origin.

As for the wolf king that was killed with one shot, it did escape from Yellowstone Park.

Originally a member of the prestigious Druid Peak Wolf Pack, but was exiled after losing the fight for leadership.

In order to escape the hunting of other wolves in Yellowstone Park, it sneaked into the pastoral area of ​​northern Montana, where it easily became the leader of a coyote group and quickly multiplied its offspring.

Therefore, it has become one of the North American gray wolves that attracts the most attention from FWS and is used in research such as observing differences in living habits among different wolf groups.

The Druid Peak Wolf Pack is the most legendary wolf pack in Yellowstone Park. In its heyday, it once had as many as 37 family members and dominated the Lamar Valley.

However, the story of No. 29 caused another wave of waves in Riverdale Town.

At noon, Uncle David received a call from his eldest son Thomas and learned that they had properly handled the scene.

David immediately reported the news to Lin Feng.

"BOSS, Thomas asked me to tell you some good news. The livestock police cleared all the traces before the FWS people arrived at the scene, allowing them to miss the mark."

"Very good, thanks for the timely help." Lin Feng responded. This is the first time since he came to Hehe Town that he has truly felt the actual role of the Animal Husbandry Committee. He originally thought that they were just like the aunt of the neighborhood committee, but he did not expect that they could play such an important role at a critical moment.

Lin Feng will also have a deeper understanding of this organization in the future.

In fact, the federal government is also quite troubled by such non-governmental organizations with strong regional attributes.

As early as Ben Grando's time, ranchers and cowboys had secured many rights and interests for the pastoral areas through sophisticated political operations.

To a certain extent, the entire pastoral area is equivalent to an autonomous region, with relatively independent financial rights, mineral mining rights, loose firearms management rules, and preferential tax policies. It also has a local armed force that defends the interests of the pastoral area.

"Although there were a few twists and turns during the process," David said lightly, "the two sides once drew their guns and faced off and almost caused a conflict, but in the end our cattle herding police had the upper hand. Even people from the US Department of the Interior did not dare to attack Shoot freely in pastoral areas, otherwise you will get into big trouble.”

As a veteran who has been working as a livestock police officer for decades, David naturally knows the ropes.

In addition, he also revealed some other situations: "FWS agents visited several ranches to look for clues, but they were all unceremoniously driven away by the cowboys."

He then told several short stories, all related to conflicts between ranch cowboys and federal state troopers.

In recent years, the Montana government has tried to take back ranchers' land for development and has adopted various methods but ultimately failed.

These things made Lin Feng feel very emotional. At least it showed that although there were undercurrents among the various ranches in the pastoral area, they still maintained unity in overall interests and could deal with problems together.

After a while, Hans called and asked Lin Feng to unify his statement. No matter what the FWS detective asked, he always answered that he didn't know or simply remained silent.

"If they dare to embarrass you, call me." Hans' tone was full of power, as if he had returned to the glorious days when he was a lieutenant colonel in the Air Force.

“Let those guys sitting in the office blowing the air conditioner see how powerful the pastoral people are.”

Perhaps there is really no second person in the entire River Valley town who is more suitable to serve as the chairman of the Animal Husbandry Committee than Hans. In this position, it really takes some courage and courage to control the situation.

After hanging up the phone, Lin Feng stepped onto the terrace and was about to start the drone for daily inspections of the ranch.

However, at this moment, several sharp screams suddenly came from behind the wooden villa!

He quickly turned his head and saw the construction workers digging the biogas pit in a mess.

Lin Feng made a prompt decision, controlled the drone to take off, and flew towards the small woods behind.

At the same time, his cell phone rang again, and the name of the person in charge of the construction company was displayed on the screen - the person in charge was also at the site today to supervise the construction.

"Sir, you will never guess what we just dug up!" The person in charge couldn't hide his excitement in his tone.

Various possibilities flashed through Lin Feng's mind and he blurted out: "National defense cable?"

"Haha, no no!" the person in charge laughed, "We dug a hot spring!"

At this time, the drone had already flown over the construction site, and the lens clearly captured water gurgling from the bottom of the pit, accompanied by wisps of hot steam rising.

The person in charge calmed down the excitement a little and continued: "Of course, we are not 100% sure that it is a hot spring, it is just some water with a higher temperature."

The workers waved excitedly when they saw the drones hovering above their heads. Some brave guys even washed their faces with the emerging water, while others tried to taste the sudden "sweet spring".

Lin Feng saw this and stopped them, "Wait a minute, we don't know the specific composition of this water yet. If there is a problem, we will be in trouble."

He couldn't wait to run down the stairs and rushed to the scene with a little anticipation.

If it is really a hot spring, then the days to come will be wonderful!

Especially in the cold winter, soaking in a warm hot spring, sipping red wine and admiring the snowy scenery is simply one of the great pleasures of life.

great.

When he hurried out of the house, his parents were startled by his actions and thought something serious had happened. Lin Feng gave a brief explanation and hurried to the scene.

When we arrived at the large pit of the biogas pool, we saw that the water in the center was still pouring out and the steam was steaming.

The person in charge said: "Sir, you are really lucky. Based on my many years of work experience, this is most likely a hot spring. I have encountered similar situations in the past when drilling wells on other ranches."

Lin Feng was overjoyed after hearing this.

If it is true as he said, then this big pit can be transformed into a hot spring pool.

(End of this chapter)