"It's my duty," the Miao Qingfeng said.
They were there on orders from the chief to cooperate with Yang Guanfeng and the others. The situation was getting out of hand, and the impact on their village was getting worse and worse. They had been hiding in a paradise in the mountains, but they were now completely exposed. Furthermore, they were exposed in such a negative light all of a sudden. It was bad. Very bad.
Given the current situation, they had to focus on the main point. What was the main point? They knew very well that it was Miao Tianchuan. Once he was captured or killed, this matter would be over. As for the remaining few people, they wouldn't be able to cause any trouble. But now, how to find this person was a very troublesome matter.
He had no family or friends, and he did not have a fixed place to stay. Everything he did was for revenge. He was someone with no bottom line.
Qushan County was a small county, and its infrastructure was relatively backward. However, they had recently installed a lot of new surveillance equipment in many places. It was because of the incident in the neighboring He County that they were on tenterhooks at the slightest sound. Now, the surveillance equipment was playing its role.
They saw a person in a surveillance camera in a corner near the crime scene. It was a person with his head covered.
"He looks a lot like that guy from last time!" Lu Xiufeng was able to tell with just one look that the person was the one they had seen in He County.
"Are you that sure?"
"My instincts have always been accurate," Lu Xiufeng said. "By the way, that's what you're thinking, right?"
"Yes, that's what I'm thinking."
"Then get ready to have Old He work overtime. Once the portrait is done, we'll report it and issue a warrant for his arrest."
They moved quickly. The case was highly valued by the Ministry of Defense in Jing. The bounty on the person's head was very high. Furthermore, the people wanted were Miao Tianchuan, Miao Chengtang, and Miao Qingshan.
The bounty was in the hundreds of thousands. Many people were tempted.
In the Medicine King Village, hundreds of miles away …
"You did this?" Miao Chengtang looked at a message on his phone. He was shocked.
"Gosh, this is crazy."
He felt cold all over. The coldness was even colder than when he saw Miaoxi River when he escaped from the village.
"No, I can't do this."
He made up his mind in an extremely short amount of time.
In Qushan County, hundreds of miles away …
"Old Yang, come here," Lu Xiufeng suddenly said excitedly.
"What happened?"
"Look, our undercover agent sent a text," Lu Xiufeng said.
"He's with Miao Tianchuan and Miao Qingshan?"
"Yes, there are also photos taken secretly."
"Great!" Yang Guanfeng clapped his hands excitedly.
"They are now in the Medicine King Village."
"Then what are we waiting for? Let's go!"
In the Medicine King Village, hundreds of miles away, Miao Chengtang was lying in bed. The more he thought about it, the more scared he became. When he saw the message, the first thing he thought of was Miao Tianchuan. What the man said before he left was too memorable. Furthermore, connecting that incident to the past, he was able to confirm that the murders in He County had something to do with Miao Tianchuan. He was the one who did it. Miao Tianchuan wanted to frame Miaoxi River for the murders. That was close to 30 people. Those were living people, not animals. It was obvious that it was a serious matter. It would definitely attract the attention of the higher-ups, who would pay extra attention to it. As expected, all three of them were wanted all over the country. The bounty on their heads was huge.
For the sake of revenge, Miao Tianchuan was willing to pay any price. There was no bottom line. He was now a madman.
If he were to leave the village, at most, he would lose his former home. If he were to stay with Miao Tianchuan, he would be listed as a wanted criminal by the entire country. No matter where he went, he would be hated by everyone. As such, he had to quickly draw a line between him and Miao Tianchuan. From the beginning to the end, he had no idea what Miao Tianchuan was doing outside the village. He had not participated in any of it.
He did not tell Miao Qingshan anything. He just lay in bed and waited anxiously.
"Damn it, what kind of broken road is this?" Lu Xiufeng muttered more than once along the way.
They split up into several groups. Some took the main road, while others flanked them from both sides. The armed police were all fully armed. Furthermore, Miao Qingfeng and Miao Changhong were there as well. Another old man who traveled with them left after detoxifying the dozen people. He returned to the Valley of Thousands of Medicine alone.
"You have to be careful. They all know how to use poison, and they are not offline. They will do whatever they can." Before the operation, Yang Guanfeng made it clear to the armed police participating in the operation that they were to kill if necessary.
That was because the way the enemy used poison was simply too powerful. It was impossible to guard against them.
"Why do they all like to hide in such a corner?"
"Alright, stop complaining. We're almost there."
Several hours later, they arrived at the periphery of the Medicine King Village. They gradually formed an encirclement. That time, they mobilized a lot of police because the case was too serious.
"Huh?" Miao Tianchuan, who was in the village, smelled something unusual.
"Someone is coming."
"Someone? Who is it?" Miao Qingshan asked.
"I don't know," Miao Tianchuan said. "Maybe it's someone from the village or the police. We need to leave right away."
"What about Chengtang? He hasn't recovered from his injuries yet."
"Take him with us," Miao Tianchuan said without hesitation.
"Huh?"
The two of them went to the place where Miao Chengtang was recovering.
"Chengtang, we need to go," Miao Tianchuan said.
"Go? Now? Why?" Miao Chengtang was shocked.
"I feel that something is off," Miao Tianchuan said. "It's not safe here."
"Did the Miaoxi River send someone here?"
"I don't know," Miao Tianchuan said. "It's not safe here. We need to leave right away."
"But, given my current condition …" Miao Chengtang felt troubled.
"How about this? You guys go first," Miao Tianchuan said. "I'll stay here for a couple of days. I'll look for you guys when I've recovered. Maybe your senses are wrong?"
"There's no mistaking it," Miao Tianchuan said with certainty. Miao Tianchuan said with absolute certainty. Over the years, he had relied on this somewhat mystical sixth sense to escape death countless times.
"I really can't leave in my current condition," Miao Chengtang said. "I'm so weak. I'd be a burden to you guys if you were to take me with you. Really."
Rustle. Miao Tianchuan heard a very soft yet concentrated sound.
"It's not someone from the village." His expression changed.
That sound was most likely from the police. He wondered how they were able to find out.
"Let's go!"
He grabbed Miao Qingshan and left. They jumped out of the house and headed straight for the mountain.
"Target detected. I repeat, target detected."
Hold it!
Ratatatat. Gunshots were heard.
In the jungle, the police were unable to compete with Miao Tianchuan and the others. As such, they quickly lost track of them.
In the village.
The King Pharmacist of Miaojiang was very surprised. He had been there for many years, and it was the first time he had seen so many police officers barge in. He quickly learned what had happened.
After staying silent for a while, he sighed and said, "He's a lunatic!"
"What else do you know?" Lu Xiufeng asked. He had some history with the old man before him.
"Qingshan's grandfather was the old chief," Wu San said. "He was an honest kid who had always stayed in the village. He probably had nothing to do with what you're talking about. Miao Tianchuan's parents died in an accident. They went to the mountains to look for medicine with the Miaoxi River. Back then, only the Miaoxi River returned. He believed that his parents were killed by the Miaoxi River, so he had a very strong opinion of the Miaoxi River."
"I stayed there for a while," Wu San said. "That's all I know."
He had indeed stayed in the Valley of Thousands of Medicine for a while. He knew some things, but that did not mean he knew everything.
"Tell me about the Miaoxi River then."
"He is an amazing person," Wu San said. "When I was learning medicine from the old chief in the village, the old chief said that he was the most outstanding person in the village in the past 150 years. He was very talented."
"He is even better than you."
"Yes, he is better than me." Wu San nodded. He was not one to easily submit to people. In fact, there were very few people he had submitted to in the past few decades. He could count them with one hand, and one of them was the Miaoxi River.
"Then do you think he's the one behind this?"
"No," Wu San said decisively.
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