A police officer murmured, "Were all these corpses struck dead by lightning?"
"..."
No one answered him.
The answer was obvious.
Sun Dewang and others scanned each charred body one by one, their eyes filled with shock and disbelief.
What on earth happened in this area?
What kind of event could strike so many people dead at once?
Ten flash strikes at once??
They could only think of this possibility, but found it hard to believe. What kind of weather or cloud could send down ten lightning strikes in such a small area?
Unbelievable!
Extremely unbelievable!
Sun Dewang thought, if only there were human traffickers alive to explain what happened at the scene.
With this thought, looking at the bodies on the ground, his eyes brightened. Surely not all the human traffickers perished, right?
Sun Dewang began counting the number of corpses.
"There are only twelve bodies here!"
He showed an excited and joyful smile, saying to the other officers, "We previously determined from the footprints that there were sixteen people, which means that four people were not struck by lightning."
"That’s right!"
The other police officers also did a count.
At this moment, one officer said with mixed feelings, "Originally, the human traffickers were mighty against us, now we’re the mighty ones."
"These human traffickers probably did too many bad things and got their retribution."
Another officer shook his head and said half-jokingly, "We had better hurry up and find these four people. If we are late, they might get struck by lightning too, and everything will become an unsolved mystery."
"Indeed."
Sun Dewang nodded, agreeing, "We should locate these four people quickly, and investigate the scene to see where they ran to."
After saying this, he began to move forward but suddenly paused.
Not only him, but other officers also did not move forward immediately.
They all had a huge question mark in their minds—
There won’t be more lightning strikes in this area, right?
"Let’s observe a bit more."
Sun Dewang and others looked up at the sky, after waiting for a while and seeing that there were no signs of lightning from the dark clouds overhead, they were relieved, thinking: It’s the heavens doing justice, striking the bad guys!
They quickly investigated the site and soon found the correct direction to pursue among the chaotic footprints.
"Go!"
"Catch up!"
...
...
In the depths of Wuling Mountain.
The heavy rain had turned into moderate rain, pouring down on the wild grass growing wildly in the woods.
At this moment, the tall grass swayed.
An anxious voice sounded from the grass.
"Brother Zou, hang in there."
It was Sun Chao’s voice.
In the grass, Sun Chao was walking in front, and behind him, two uninjured human traffickers were supporting Zou Huaide. Zou Huaide’s face was pale, devoid of blood, his steps unsteady, and his consciousness was unclear.
Sun Chao’s face was full of anxiety and helplessness.
Lost!
Completely lost!
From the moment Zou Huaide decided to go to the hospital first, as the only one with a somewhat clear mind, he became the navigator among the four.
At that time, going forward might lead them to Lin Beichen, going back...he did not dare, having just escaped from there.
Thinking, since neither forward nor backward was safe, he decided to head sideways into the woods, taking a small path to descend the mountain and reach the hospital.
The idea was good.
But...
Once he entered the woods, after walking for a while, he realized how ridiculously wrong he was.
Heavy rain obstructed his vision, dense grass blocked the path ahead, and tall ancient trees appeared indistinguishable.
The woods seemed like a maze to him!
Making him lose his sense of direction entirely.
Furthermore...
In this environment, even retracing his steps was impossible.
They could only rely on luck, hoping to find a way out.
However, this attempt...
led them to this point.
He felt as if he had been going in circles from the start.
"What should we do!"
"At this rate..."
"Brother Zou is definitely not going to survive!"
Sun Chao wasn’t exactly compassionate.
Earlier, Zou Huaide had intended to kill him, and he now wished Zou Huaide would drop dead.
He only feared that without Zou Huaide, there would be no one to contact the boss, and he would lose his income.
At this moment, Zou Huaide’s weak voice sounded.
"Chao...Chaozi, are we close to descending the mountain?"
Not only was Zou Huaide’s consciousness unclear, even the two uninjured traffickers following Sun Chao did not know their current location.
Sun Chao thought, How the hell should I know?
But he replied firmly, "Almost there, Brother Zou, hold on, we’re almost there!"
Before his words were finished.
Suddenly!
"Boom——!!!"
A massive thunderclap exploded.
Sun Chao and the others felt a shock in their hearts, and even the semi-conscious Zou Huaide suddenly woke up a bit, showing a face full of panic and fear.
Although lightning had struck earlier, it always seemed distant, unlike the thunder now.
It sounded as if it was right above their heads!
They cautiously looked up.
The clouds were no longer thick, thin arcs of lightning flashed in the sparse dark clouds.
"!!!!!"
Sun Chao and the others felt that a bolt of lightning was forming right above them, about to strike. Could Lin Beichen be following them, determined to kill them all?
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