Song Shi and Zheng Chen are best friends. In those days, they both made a living by hunting, often traveling together, and sharing the prey they caught equally. Song Shi is one year older than Zheng Chen. He has been married for two years, and his youngest son has just turned one year old, while Zheng Chen is still unmarried. So they often eat at Song Shi's house. Song Shi is a simple and honest person who can open his heart to his friends and brothers, while Zheng Chen is a smart and capable person. The two complement each other very well.
When the two of them went hunting in the mountains, they often encountered dangers, such as encountering some large ferocious animals like bears and ghost hunters . Crisis and opportunities coexisted. At such times, Song Shi tried his best to protect Zheng Chen, just like a real brother. He would execute any dangerous procedures. Although Zheng Chen strongly opposed it, he was still responsible for the rear guard work every time. Fortunately, there were no dangers in these years.
This time, the two of them came back from hunting, mostly small animals. It was the twelfth month of the lunar calendar, and the New Year was approaching. The two were a little unwilling to give up, so they decided to go up the mountain again. Although Song Shi's wife repeatedly objected, they were determined to have a decent New Year. The two drank some wine, and on that snowy morning, they set out for the mountains again. Every time they came back from the mountains, they would set some traps in some hidden places, hoping to have a surprise the next time they went.
Sure enough, the surprise came. In a hidden valley, a black bear was trapped in the trap they set. The black bear was still there, and no one knew how long it had been trapped. It was estimated that if it stood up, it would be more than two meters tall. Both of them were stunned for a moment. If they could catch it, they would not have to go deep into the mountains anymore, and they could definitely have a good New Year! It would not work to go forward directly like this. Zheng Chen raised his gun and fired at the black bear. The black bear staggered but did not move. Zheng Chen made an OK gesture to Song Shi and was about to rush forward. Song Shi grabbed him and said, "Old rules!" He strode forward and prepared all the tools. Zheng Chen held the gun behind him and stared at the black bear nervously.
Song Shi walked closer, and in the process he made a series of actions to confuse the black bear, such as turning around and pretending to run away. The black bear did not react, so he gradually felt relieved. As soon as he arrived in front of the black bear, before he could make any move, the black bear suddenly jumped up, with a string of blood beads on its abdomen, and pounced on Song Shi. In front of the huge black bear, human power is so insignificant. Zheng Chen stood in the distance with a gun, looking at the entangled man and bear, but he didn't dare to shoot. In the end, he had to fire a shot into the empty space in front of him. The bear was stunned for a moment, turned around and ran into the depths of the forest, knocking down countless trees along the way, and disappeared. The bear's desire for revenge was so strong that it had bitten off the noose long ago, but did not leave, and kept waiting for the trapper to come.
Just like that, Song Shi passed away, leaving behind an orphan and a widow. Zheng Chen took on the burden of raising the family, and soon he married Song Shi's wife, a beautiful woman who was very kind and simple. Not long after the dull days, Zheng Chen went into the mountains to hunt again, despite his wife's opposition. In the past, he and Song Shi were inseparable, but now he was alone, hunting ghosts in the vast mountains and forests, and he felt very uncomfortable, but he quickly got rid of this emotion. He was cautious, just wanting to hunt some small animals for the first time. At this time, it had been half a year since the last hunting, that is, since Song Shi's accident. The mountains and forests were lush and green, full of summer vitality. (Ghost House: Please keep it when reprinting!)
Zheng Chen had been deliberately avoiding the places he had walked with Song Shi before, and he didn't know what he was avoiding. But not long after walking, he found the traces of a bear. Zheng Chen immediately turned around, he didn't want to deal with such a huge beast alone. But he kept meeting it no matter where he went, he felt it was the same bear, this was a strong intuition. Finally, on a hillside, he met the bear. At first, he was still lucky, in general, bears would not attack people if they didn't take the initiative to provoke them. But this bear stared at him, which made him very worried. He only had time to fire a shot, but it didn't stop the bear at all, but made the bear even more furious. The bear rushed over, and with just one slap, Zheng Chen flew a long way, hit a tree, and fell to the ground. The bear followed like a shadow and sat on him. In the last moment of consciousness, Zheng Chen saw a scar on the bear's abdomen and recognized it as the one that killed Song Shi.
At that moment, Zheng Chen was filled with fear, not fear of death, but fear of retribution. He had seen that the bear had already broken free from the noose, and he had deliberately shot only at the bear's belly, just to let Song Shi go into the bear's mouth himself, just for Song Shi's beautiful wife. But he didn't expect that the bear's revenge was so strong, and his shot would make it remember it. Zheng Chen closed his eyes before he had time to feel any regret.
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This story tells the fate of two hunters and the betrayal between them. The black bear in the story becomes a symbol of revenge, and Zheng Chen's death is the retribution for his betrayal. This story explores human greed, betrayal and fear, and how these emotions lead to tragedy. Overall, this is a story full of tension and profound meaning, allowing readers to reflect on human nature while feeling horror.