Alaska Gold Rush Diary

Chapter 170 The Girl's Promise

Chapter 171 The Girl's Promise

Zhou Xin followed Logan for about a hundred meters before finally seeing the porcupine lying exhausted on the ground ahead.

Due to excessive blood loss, the porcupine was too weak to run and lay on the ground convulsing.

Many of its spikes had fallen off as it rolled around, but Logan still couldn't find a way to bite it and could only circle around it.

Zhou Xin slowly walked over, casually chopped off a wooden stick, and struck the porcupine on the head, ending its suffering.

Then, he grabbed the porcupine by the leg and lifted it up.

This porcupine weighs over 20 kilograms, which is quite a large one.

"Are you really just a gold prospector?"

Sophia's large eyes remained fixed on Zhou Xin, feeling that the man in front of her was really too strange.

He was not only able to tame ferocious beasts, but also possessed superb marksmanship, which made it impossible for her to associate his identity with that of a gold prospector.

In her mind, he was more like a mysterious and powerful hunter.

“Yes,” Zhou Xin said, tying the porcupine up with a rope and lifting it up again. “But hunting is also one of my hobbies, though I’m not as professional as you guys.”

"No," Sophia said, somewhat disheartened, "your marksmanship is better than any hunter I've ever seen. I always thought I was a qualified and powerful hunter, but after seeing you, I realized I still have a long way to go."

"Please don't say that," Zhou Xin said, carrying the porcupine as he walked towards Bartholomew. "You're still so young, you have plenty of time to train yourself!"

Sofia nodded: "Yes, I will work harder to learn hunting skills and practice my marksmanship, and strive to become a hunter as excellent as you one day."

Zhou Xin laughed and said, "Let me emphasize again, I am not a hunter."

The two chatted as they returned to Bartholomew's place. It was very obedient and stayed where it was, without moving an inch.

This drew another gasp from Sofia.

Seeing that it was getting late, Zhou Xin said goodbye.

Sophia's face showed deep reluctance: "Mr. Zhou, you must come and see me when you have time! I've already sent you the address of our base; you can also contact me in advance before you come!"

"No problem," Zhou Xin said, hanging the porcupine on the bear's back. "Once things at the mine are settled, I'll definitely make time to visit your base!"

"Then it's settled," Sofia said expectantly. "I'll be looking forward to your visit every day."

Zhou Xin smiled and nodded.

He never imagined that this trip would bring him such a devoted fan.

"Goodbye then!" Zhou Xin climbed onto the bear's back, clamped his legs together, and Bartholomew walked forward.

"Goodbye!" Sofia waved vigorously. "Please, you must come find me!"

After saying goodbye to Sofia, Bartholomew started jogging at Zhou Xin's instruction in order to get back to the mine before dark.

The swaying became more intense, but thanks to the saddle and bridle, Zhou Xin remained seated very steadily.

The wind whistled past his ears, and the trees around him rushed past, giving Zhou Xin the feeling of riding a horse.

Brown bears have great endurance at slow speeds, but not so much at high speeds. They often have to slow down and be careful after running at high speeds for a few hundred meters.

Overall, however, it travels at a very fast speed.

Especially when traversing through mountains and forests, the advantage of being on all fours is particularly evident.

Finally, they returned to the mining area as night fell.

Meanwhile, in a remote and dilapidated private clinic in Anchorage, Finn lay on a hospital bed, receiving an injection of medication.

After escaping through the sewers that day, he struggled to reach this private clinic.

The clinic owner was also a drug addict, but his medical skills were quite good. Thanks to his treatment, Finn was able to save his life.

He met the clinic owner through drugs, and the cost of this treatment was also covered by drugs.

The first thing he did after escaping danger was to send the clinic owner to his previous residence, only to find that it had been raided by the DEA.

This time, not only did they fail to obtain the gold, but all their men were also killed.

Moreover, even his hideout was raided, and all the goods worth tens of thousands of yuan were gone. He became penniless overnight.

"Damn it, that son of a bitch Russell, I'll get my revenge on him someday!"

At the time, Zhou Xin shifted all the blame onto Russell, so Finn naturally held a grudge against him.

The doctor, who was also the boss, snatched the syringe from his hand and injected the remaining syringe into himself.

"You should think about how to solve your current problems first. You're even poorer than me right now; you have to borrow medicine from me!"

Finn lay on the bed, his face full of hatred: "Don't worry, I'll definitely make a comeback. Lend me ten thousand, and I'll pay you back within a month."

"Come on," the doctor slumped into his chair, "Where can you get supplies now?"

"I can----"

"You can continue to order from me!" A mocking voice rang out at the door, interrupting Finn.

Finn's expression changed drastically. He sprang out of bed and prepared to rush to the window.

"Save your breath, my men have already surrounded the area. You can't escape!"

The person who spoke had already entered the clinic and pulled out a chair to sit down.

Six people followed him into the house and stood behind him with their hands behind their backs.

Finn's face turned deathly pale, and he forced out a name through clenched teeth: "Russell—"

Russell looked to be in his early thirties, wearing a black trench coat, with a thin face and a gloomy appearance.

"Finding you took me a lot of effort. My men told me your place was raided by the DEA, and I thought you'd been arrested too!"

Finn gritted his teeth and said, "If it weren't for your men causing trouble, how would we have been targeted by the DEA!"

"What do you mean by that?" Russell asked, looking bewildered. "When did my men ever come looking for you?"

"Hmph, I'm already in this state, what's the point of you pretending!" Finn looked at Russell with a malicious expression.

Russell stared at Finn for a long while before speaking, "I'll say it again, I really don't understand what you're talking about. If you want to blame your failure on me, I don't care!"

At this point, he pulled out a pistol and fiddled with it, then continued, "Your place got raided, what are you going to do about the remaining payment you owe me?"

Finn couldn't hold back any longer and yelled, "Fuck! Didn't your men steal the gold? Why do you want me to pay back the debt?"

"Gold?" Russell was completely bewildered by his words, but finally realized something was amiss. "You mean, I sent people to find you and stole your gold?"

"Damn it, you're still pretending. Didn't your men make it clear back then? Pah!" Finn said viciously, spitting out a mouthful of phlegm.

Russell frowned. "Believe it or not, I really didn't send anyone to look for you. However, I'll allow you to explain things more clearly. I want to know what exactly happened."

In the past, if Finn had spoken to him in this manner, he would have shot him long ago.

But now he discovers there seems to be more to the story, so he decides to figure things out before dealing with Finn.