"Okay."
The officer walked over to Zou Huaide’s side, lifted his eyelids, checked his pupils, and observed the condition of his severed arm.
Then he walked back to Sun Dewang and said, "The injury looks serious, but the severed arm seems to have been struck by lightning. Most of the wound has already been cauterized, and a lot of bleeding stopped forcibly. Additionally, he used emergency methods to stop the bleeding, so there’s no more bleeding at the moment. He shouldn’t have any significant issues for now and can hold on until the larger team arrives and he can be sent to the hospital for treatment."
"Understood."
Sun Dewang nodded, glanced around the environment, and felt that the shelters and obstacles were too many, not suitable for staying long.
He then remembered that the group had emphasized their desire to be taken away from this place during their surrender. Though puzzled, he decided not to ask immediately and planned to inquire during the interrogation.
He waved his hand and said, "Let’s go, take them back to the previous clearing and wait for the large team to join us. Then we’ll take them back for interrogation."
The officers knew the place he referred to - the area where many charred bodies had been found.
The other officers controlled Sun Chao and the three others as they moved toward the clearing.
Sun Chao and the three others had adopted a nonchalant attitude, letting the police take them wherever they wanted, as long as it was away from that previous area.
But...
As they were taken closer to the so-called "clearing," they started to feel a familiar sensation, making their bodies shudder!
Why did it feel so familiar?
The area they had escaped from had left them deeply agitated, only thinking about running for their lives, not paying attention to the surroundings.
The path they were now walking seemed familiar, but they had no clear impressions of it.
"Patter—!"
"Patter—!"
"....."
Just then, a disorderly sound of footsteps echoed from afar.
Several figures came into view from a distance. It was the large team arriving for reinforcement, led by Xiao Peng and Wang Kai.
Sun Dewang quickly waved his hand, joyfully saying, "Captain Xiao, over here! We’ve captured four human traffickers, including Zou Huaide."
As he spoke, he and other officers quickened their pace, moving toward the large team.
Sun Chao glanced at the reinforcement team, his eyes flitting around, catching sight of the scene beside them.
The ground and trees...
Were blackened!
Suddenly, it dawned on him.
He knew why the sensation felt familiar.
Damn it, weren’t they heading back to the area where almost all his brothers had been killed?
A full circle back again?!
Out of the wolf den and into the tiger’s lair???
This can’t be allowed!
He had barely managed to escape!
Sun Chao was overcome with panic, shouting loudly, "Officer, officer, please don’t go forward, I beg you, please don’t go forward!!!"
His voice was filled with urgency and terror.
Seeing his response...
Zou Huaide and the others instantly realized where the familiarity had come from, and each became even more terrified than Sun Chao, violently struggling despite initially accepting their fate calmly.
"I don’t want to go forward anymore!!"
"We can’t go ahead, please, don’t take us forward!"
"....."
Cry after cry rose up.
Zou Huaide’s inner shadows might have been the deepest among the surviving human traffickers. His already weak mental state crumbled completely.
"No... don’t make me go forward again. I’ll tell you everything you want to know, just don’t make me go forward, I beg you!"
Zou Huaide nearly broke down. Correction, he actually broke into tears.
"Stop moving!"
"Don’t struggle!"
"....."
The officers firmly controlled them again but were simultaneously baffled.
Such a strong reaction over this area? Even if it struck down so many people, wasn’t it just an accident? There was no current thunderstorm, so what was the fuss about?
At that moment, a cop with a deep hatred for criminals grew extremely impatient, scolding, "You didn’t want to stay where we captured you, and now you don’t want to move forward. Are you seeking trouble for yourselves?!"
"If we move forward, the lightning will follow us again!!"
Zou Huaide’s mental defenses had completely shattered, recalling the scene then, shouting frantically, "The first strike didn’t kill us, then the second one, the third one will follow. It’s that guy, no, no, it’s Lin Beichen’s doing, he is punishing us, no, he wants to kill us, he is killing us! Catch him, catch him and I’ll be safe. Then I’ll go wherever you want, just catch him, I beg you, I implore you!!"
"???????"
Not only Sun Dewang and the other officers but even Xiao Peng and Wang Kai approaching the group also heard Zou Huaide’s words.
A collective bewilderment filled their faces.
Lightning chasing people for strikes?
Do those even sound like human words?
Moreover...
How did this involve Lin Beichen?