Invincible Divine Doctor of the Beautiful Lady-Chapter 617 - 606: News Leaks

"They’re not after money or fame, so the only thing they could be after must be the land," Rao Yuanzhi suddenly said.

"Land? The land here? What’s it worth? Moreover, this land belongs to the state, and the authorities are highly concerned about this matter. Who would dare scheme on this land? That would be like running into the barrel of a gun. Are they seeking their own deaths?" Yu Zhaoke was even more puzzled.

The usually reticent Doctor Xiao said, "Seeking land doesn’t necessarily mean occupying it; they just might not want anyone living here."

"What do you mean?" Yu Zhaoke still didn’t understand.

Rao Yuanzhi explained, "What I mean is, those Poison Doctors are likely hiding in these mountains, and God knows what they’re secretly up to. Perhaps... the villagers stumbled upon something, and they needed to silence them. However, this possibility is very low since the villagers didn’t mention anything suspicious. It’s more likely that those Poison Doctors have some unspeakable secrets they don’t want discovered, thus they poisoned the villagers to drive them away. But what I can’t wrap my head around is, why stir up such a big mess? Aren’t they afraid of getting caught? Something this big could definitely draw national attention."

Everyone fell silent for a moment.

"Really? Are they that bold, filled with the courage of a bear or a leopard? Over a thousand lives, even shooting them a thousand times wouldn’t be enough. Have those people gone mad?" Yu Zhaoke said.

"It’s possible they’ve gone insane," Shi Naixin said.

"Indeed, they are insane, utterly ruthless and cruel."

"That doesn’t make sense either. Wasn’t Yang County searched? They found nothing, right? What could possibly be hidden in these mountains?" Yu Zhaoke added.

Tangyu said, "Their search was merely a cursory one; they also didn’t consider this possibility, so the search wasn’t thorough. Those people, they need these mountains."

Everyone looked at Tangyu. Since Tangyu spoke with such certainty, he must be confident, otherwise he wouldn’t have said it.

"I came here once for a visit, and during that time I accidentally discovered some clues in a very hidden spot in the mountains," Tangyu explained.

Yu Zhaoke immediately said, "Big Brother Tang, so you had already discovered the situation here before! Then we don’t need to stay here long. Tomorrow we can let the county magistrate mobilize and raid that place, capture those Poison Doctors, and then we can all go back."

"This problem is easy to solve, but the issue with the Wan Shan Reservoir is still unresolved," Tangyu said.

Everyone fell silent again, the problem indeed leaving everyone at a loss, even Doctor Xiao and Rao Yuanzhi shook their heads, clearly with no solution. If even Tangyu couldn’t think of anything, the others naturally had even less of an idea.

"Alright, it’s late. Everyone, go to sleep. If we don’t find a solution by tomorrow, we’ll just return and may have to relocate the villagers en masse," Tangyu said.

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The next morning, Wan Shan Village was bustling with activity early on, which woke everyone up, and they all got out of bed.

After breakfast, the County Magistrate and leader Kong had rushed over, having received news from Tangyu and naturally hastening with their men. Group leader Kong also brought his team.

"County Magistrate, leader Kong, let’s set out. But it’s best to proceed quietly to avoid startling the enemy," Tangyu said.

"Of course, let’s go," the County Magistrate replied.

A large group set off, consisting of the twelve-member traditional medicine team, five investigators, and over a hundred SWAT officers led by the County Magistrate, along with Deng Jianguo, the head of Wan Shan Village, and the secretary of Miyun Town; others did not join. The mighty group spread out in a fan-shaped formation and followed Tangyu to a secretive location they had visited before. Mr. Ouyang Mulin wanted to join, but considering the four to five miles of mountainous paths, he decided against it.

The four to five miles of mountainous terrain took the group over half an hour to traverse.

"From here, we can enter a spacious valley," Tangyu pointed out the narrow path.

"Really? There’s another world hidden here?" Yu Zhaoke curiously surveyed the winding path.

"Come on, let’s go in. You lead the way," the County Magistrate instructed the SWAT officers, who were fully armed and quietly moved forward to clear the path, with Tangyu and the others following. Several SWAT officers stayed at the rear to guard against any sudden situations. The long line of people felt like a thread through the eye of a needle as they moved along the narrow path.

After a few minutes of walking, they could see the light ahead. But Tangyu frowned slightly; the leading SWAT officers had already entered the valley, so why were there no gunshots? There should have been guards at the entrance of the valley. Somewhat vaguely, Tangyu felt that something might not be right. Soon, everyone had entered the valley. The leading SWAT officers didn’t continue forward but instead set up a defensive perimeter and waited.

"It truly is a hidden paradise. I never expected there to be such a large valley here, and it’s clearly cultivated by someone." Yu Zhaoke’s gaze swept around.

The County Magistrate of Yang County also looked around, "I didn’t even know there was such a place in these mountains, these people really hid themselves well. Seeing this place, it’s been here for some time, indicating these people have been hiding out here for quite a while. There are some houses over there, the culprits must be there. Let’s move in and leave no one behind. Spare those who surrender, but show no mercy to any who resist."

"Everyone, be careful. I feel something is off, it’s too quiet, too unsettling. We’ve been here for so long and haven’t seen a single person. Also, if you see any plants or flowers later, don’t touch them, they are all highly poisonous," said Tangyu with a sense of unease.

Rao Yuanzhi also shook his head, "I also feel something isn’t right. It’s too quiet here, it feels like there’s no one around."

"Is that so? No one around? Could it be that these people have already run away?" Yu Zhaoke said.

The team cautiously advanced further and soon saw a large area of medicinal fields.

"Hmm, why have these medicinal fields been destroyed? Ah, is that Intestine-Breaking Grass? Why would there be so much of it here? And there, Violet, Black Rose... It’s driving me mad. All these nearly extinct highly poisonous plants, they are planted all over here, it’s just a pity they’ve all been destroyed," Ye Mai’s eyes shone. He was very familiar with medicines and had studied these toxic plants, so he recognized them immediately. If we talk about value, the herbs here are worth a fortune.

Tangyu furrowed his brows, all the medicinal fields here had been destroyed obviously by human hands, and quite hurriedly at that, not thoroughly enough, just enough to kill the plants by breaking them apart. Additionally, from these traces, Tangyu was certain it happened last night, well likely at dawn, as not much time had passed. Several thoughts involuntarily flashed through Tangyu’s mind. fгeewebnovёl.com

"Is it a coincidence? Or was information leaked?" If he had to choose, Tangyu would obviously prefer to believe the latter. Yet, Tangyu didn’t want to believe it.

"Did these people see us treating the villagers in the village and run away upon hearing the news?" Yu Zhaoke said.

"It seems likely. These traces are relatively fresh, probably just from a couple of days ago, and these people left in a hurry. Damn it, the Poison Doctors escaped; if we can’t bring them to justice, they might come out and harm people again. Luckily, they had been conservative this time. If they had released all these terrible poisons, there’d be no cure, just thinking about it is terrifying. So much poison, not just over a thousand people, but the entire Miyun Town could have been poisoned to death," said Ye Mai, shaking his head.

Indeed, the valley was deserted; everything had been cleared out, leaving no obvious traces.

Although everyone had fled, for the Yang County Magistrate, this was still a significant discovery. Reporting this situation would mean he had accomplished a great deed. His fondness for Tangyu, the lucky star, had grown even deeper.

Leader Kong and a few others began collecting evidence and conducting an investigation in the valley.

Tangyu turned to Doctor Xiao and asked, "Doctor Xiao, have you noticed anything?"

Doctor Xiao looked at Tangyu, and after a long moment of eye contact, he said, "These people left in a hurry, as if they were worried about something, or perhaps someone tipped them off. Looking at the damage to these herbs, it couldn’t have been long, most likely last night."

"It seems Doctor Xiao and I share a similar perspective. So, Doctor Xiao, do you think it’s possible that there was a leak?" Tangyu said.

Doctor Xiao looked at Tangyu and replied, "It is possible."

Tangyu smirked, "Just kidding, only a few of us knew about this, it definitely couldn’t have leaked. I’d say these people are just too cunning, maybe they sensed some danger and left early. Plus, I’ve been here before and dealt with these people; maybe someone recognized me and realized something was wrong, so they hurriedly fled. Other than this possibility, there’s hardly any other option left."

"Tangyu, do you really believe that?" Doctor Xiao asked.

"Yes, how else should I think?" Tangyu said.

Yu Zhaoke said, "Big Brother Tang, what should we do now, should we go back?"

"Let’s wait a bit longer. Seeing all these herbs here, I suddenly have some ideas. Perhaps, we have a chance to clean the water in Wan Mountain Reservoir as well," Tangyu said.

"What do you mean? Are you suggesting using poison to fight poison?" Yu Zhaoke asked in surprise.

"Exactly, using poison to fight poison. Often, the best remedy for poison is with poison," said Tangyu. "Alright, let’s all get to work, do your best to take as many herbs back with us, and make sure we have a complete variety of species. Go straight to Wan Mountain Reservoir; a test on-site will let us know if it’s effective. If it doesn’t work, then there’s really nothing else we can do. This is our last hope. Whether it works or not, we have to try and at least give the villagers some reassurance, and ourselves some solace."

"Alright, there’s hope, so naturally, we should try. Using poison to fight poison, heh, I’ve never tried it before, but this time I can finally have a go," Yu Zhaoke was the first to respond, and everyone quickly sprang into action.

In the valley, someone remained to guard, while Tangyu and his team gathered the medicinal herbs and proceeded first to Wan Mountain Reservoir. Leader Kong and five others, along with the Yang County Magistrate Deng Jianguo, the village chief, and a few others with the special police team leader and specialists from the area came to observe.