"How many classmates do you have? It's way too dangerous to get lost in these wild mountains!"
The sentry casually handed a bottle of mineral water to Suming and asked with a smile. He shook his hand, which was behind his back, in the direction of the sentry, signaling not to shoot yet and wait until he got a clear picture of the situation.
Suming took the mineral water and drank it fiercely without a word, as if he had been thirsty for a long time. After guzzling down more than half the bottle, he even let out a satiated burp before stopping.
His gaze swept over the cages holding the animals and he asked with some confusion, "Big brother, what is this...?"
"Oh, we're from the Provincial Animal Protection Association. These animals are injured, and we're taking them back for treatment."
Ming Shao said with a righteous face, "You young folks are too reckless. Deep in the mountains and forests isn't a place for you. If something happened, how heartbroken your parents would be!"