Chapter 188: Capture the Leader First
Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
Cheng Yu looked like he had nothing to live for. He had never done such a thing. What if the porridge he made was poisonous?
Su Li patted his shoulder. “Work hard. Your boss will give you a promotion and a raise when he recovers.”
Cheng Yu: . ‘ Being a human is too difficult!
Su Li walked up to Ling Yiran and asked, “How do you feel?”
Ling Yiran put on a pale smile. “Not bad. Thank you so much this time.” If not for Su Li, he might not have been able to survive this calamity.
He remembered the last time he met a fortune-teller by the roadside. At that time, the fortune-teller stopped him and said that he would face a bloody calamity. If he met a benefactor, he would be saved. If he did not meet a benefactor, he would lose his life!
At that time, he only thought that the fortune-teller was deliberately finding trouble with him. Now, it seemed that he really had some skills. In the future, he had to thank him properly.
Ling Yiran asked again, “Where is this place? It doesn’t look like your house.”
He was clearly still lying in Su Li’s small dilapidated straw hut before the surgery. Why did he change to another place when he opened his eyes again? It looked much better than Su Li’s straw hut.
Su Li rolled her eyes at him. “It’s all because of you. Your enemies went through a lot of trouble to capture you. If I wasn’t smart, you wouldn’t have woken up now!”
“Also, my house is in a mess. Some things can’t be used anymore. You have to take responsibility!”
Ling Yiran nodded. “Of course.”
Seeing how straightforward he was, Su Li’s dissatisfaction dissipated.
In the blink of an eye, evening arrived.
Zhou Yu was a little anxious when he saw that He Yuan had yet to return. “Su Li, do you think anything will happen to them?”
Zhou Yu subconsciously treated Su Li as her backbone and asked for her opinion on everything.
Su Li looked at the sky and said, “They’ll be fine. They should be back when it’s dark.”
After dark, nothing could be seen on the mountain. Even if Cui Dongsheng wanted to continue searching, the villagers would definitely not be willing to continue.
Zhou Yu was still a little worried. “Why don’t I get Wenda to take a look? Since those people are fake, there’s no need for us to be afraid of them!”
He Wenda was also a little worried and said, “I’ll go to the mountain to take a look. He should be back by now.”
“I’ll go with you,” He Yufeng said.
Su Li looked at their backs and a thought flashed across her mind. She exchanged a few words with Zhou Yu and followed them.
On the mountain.
Cui Dongsheng’s face was already extremely dark as he stood at a high place. “We still haven’t found anything. It’s already dark. Can we retreat now?”
Cui Dongsheng looked at him coldly. “Retreat? Do you think we still have a
chance to catch him if we leave now?”
The people at the side were speechless and silently shut their mouths.
He Yuan wiped the sweat off his forehead. This mountain was so big that even if they searched for three days and three nights, they would not be able to finish it.
The villagers at the side were a little unhappy. They had not found anything in the afternoon, and their bodies were covered in mosquito bites. Just now, they had mentioned the matter of money to Cui Dongsheng and were scolded badly.
The villager said to He Yuan, “Village Chief, it’s getting dark. Why don’t we go back?”
He Yuan looked at Cui Dongsheng, who was standing not far away, and said, “Since the officials hasn’t said anything, let’s hold on for a while. When the sky turns dark and there’s no way to search, we’ll go back.”
“But we can’t even see the road now. It’s useless to search like this!”
“That’s right. Arresting people is an official’s matter. What does it have to do with us? If they don’t have the ability, why should they ask us to suffer together with them?”
The money that was supposed to be given to them were gone and they felt that they had no strength at all. Now, they were tired and hungry. They only wanted to go home to eat and sleep.
He Yuan thought for a moment and said, “Then I’ll tell the officials.”
Actually, he was also extremely tired. Although the family’s conditions had not been very good all these years, he had always done his best every time he worked. He was not ordered around like a cow today.
Cui Dongsheng saw He Yuan walking over and asked first, “What’s the matter?”
The corners of He Yuan’s mouth twitched as he said, “Official, the sky is already dark and the road is almost invisible. There’s everything on this mountain. Should we go back before the sky turns dark?”
Cui Dongsheng swept a cold glance at He Yuan. “You want to go back without finding him? Didn’t you say that you’re very familiar with the mountain? You’ve been searching for a long time and haven’t found him. I think you’re all good-for-nothings.”
“You must search. If you can’t find anyone, don’t even think about going back. If you dare to go back, I’ll send your entire family to jail tomorrow.”
He Yuan was speechless.
He really wanted to curse!
What did it have to do with him if he couldn’t find anyone?
If they had the cheek to call them good-for-nothings, then they, the officials, were worse than good-for-nothings. If they could catch them, would they still need their help?
Cui Dongsheng did not control his voice at all when he scolded He Yuan. The villagers beside him heard it. Initially, everyone was a little dissatisfied and would mutter from time to time. Now, they did not dare to mutter anymore.
“When did you come back? Why did you come to this mountain?” He Yuan asked He Wenda.
He Wenda said, “I came back today. Mother asked me to call you home.”
He Yuan said with dissatisfaction, “We can’t go back yet. They are not letting us go.”
He Wenda whispered a few words into He Yuan’s ear.
He Yuan’s eyes widened in disbelief. “Really?”
He Wenda nodded vigorously. “Of course it’s true. You’re my biological father.
Why would I lie to you?”
He Yuan immediately called out to the villagers. “Everyone, stop searching and go home!”
The villager looked at He Yuan in confusion and asked, “Did you catch him?”
He Yuan snorted coldly. “Catch him? That’s an official’s matter. What does it have to do with us? In any case, I’m not searching anymore. Whoever wants to search can search!”
With that, He Yuan pulled He Wenda and He Yufeng away.
Cui Dongsheng also noticed the commotion here. He gave his subordinate a look. That person understood and immediately ran over to stop him.
However, before he could take a few steps, he felt a pain in his calf. Just as he felt that he was entangled by something, he looked down and saw a snake entangled his calf. Moreover, his calf had already turned purple.
He was bitten by a snake!
He felt his vision go black, and then he fell headfirst to the ground.
He Yufeng turned around when he heard the commotion. He only saw one person fall to the ground and nothing else.
Before He Yufeng could think carefully, He Wenda said, “Brother Yufeng, what are you doing? Let’s go!”
He Yufeng turned around and quickly followed. “Yes, I’m coming.”
Su Li, who was hiding in the dark, clapped her hands. The medicinal powder that Glutinous Ball had given her was really useful. It had only taken a little to attract a poisonous snake.
Su Li then looked at Cui Dongsheng. To capture the bandit, one had to capture the leader first. Taking down Cui Dongsheng was a necessary procedure..
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