Chapter 924

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　　Ye Qiu got out of the car and saw several military green tents set up in the forest not far away.
　　Around the tents, there were several soldiers with guns patrolling.
　　“Where is Tang Fei？” Ye Qiu asked.
　　“I’ll go and call the chief.” After the driver finished speaking, he was about to go and call Tang Fei when he saw Tang Fei coming out of a tent with several soldiers.
　　Tang Fei was wearing a military uniform and looked energetic.
　　“Ye Qiu！”
　　Tang Fei called out and strode over, greeting True Man Changmei： “Greetings, True Man.”
　　True Man Changmei said： “You’re welcome. I heard from the little brat that you encountered trouble. Tell me about it.”
　　Tang Fei said： “This matter is a bit strange. How about I take you to the scene to have a look？”
　　Ye Qiu nodded and agreed： “Okay.”
　　Immediately, Tang Fei led Ye Qiu and True Man Changmei to climb the mountain on foot, and several soldiers followed behind them.
　　Along the way, the ancient trees reached the sky.
　　Some of the trees looked at least several hundred years old and were thicker than a bathtub.
　　As Ye Qiu walked, he paid attention and could see warning signs such as “Closing the mountain for afforestation, no logging allowed” and “Protected area, no entry allowed” from time to time.
　　“Is this the forbidden area of Changbai Mountain？” Ye Qiu asked Tang Fei.
　　Tang Fei shook his head and said： “This is not the forbidden area yet. We will enter the forbidden area later.”
　　They kept climbing until they reached the halfway up the mountain.
　　Ye Qiu saw that a three-meter-high wire fence appeared in front of them, and there were surveillance cameras and high-voltage electricity installed on the wire fence.
　　“The area inside the wire fence is the forbidden area.”
　　Tang Fei said a word and led Ye Qiu and the others to walk along the wire fence for a while.
　　Soon, two men in police uniforms appeared in Ye Qiu’s sight.
　　They were guarding in front of the wire fence. Behind them, the wire fence was cut and there was a big gap.
“Hello, Chief!”
　　The two men saluted immediately when they saw Tang Fei.
　　“You’ve worked hard.” Tang Fei returned a military salute, and then pointed to the gap in the wire mesh and said to Ye Qiu and the Long-browed True Man, “What’s behind the wire mesh is the restricted area. The scene of the incident is still some distance away from here. If we go in from here, it will take about ten minutes or so to arrive.”
　　This means that the strange thing appeared inside the restricted area.
　　“Let’s go.” Ye Qiu said.
　　Tang Fei nodded and took the lead in getting in through the gap in the wire mesh.
　　Ye Qiu and the Long-browed True Man followed closely behind.
　　Several soldiers always followed beside them. While moving forward, they observed the situation around them.
　　The so-called restricted area is actually a deep mountain and old forest.
　　After walking for a few minutes.
　　“Huh？” Ye Qiu let out a surprised sound and suddenly stopped, saying, “What a strong smell of blood.”
　　The Long-browed True Man closed his eyes and sniffed a few times and said, “I smell it too.”
　　Tang Fei seemed to have known for a long time and said, “The further we go, the stronger the smell of blood will be.”
　　Ye Qiu asked, “Is there a dead person？”
　　Tang Fei sighed and replied, “If it was just a dead person, then I wouldn’t have bothered you. I know you’re very busy. This time I invited you here also out of necessity. I’ve served in the Hades Hall for so many years and have experienced many strange things, big and small. But a strange thing like this, I’m seeing it for the first time.”
　　The Long-browed True Man immediately asked, “What exactly happened？”
　　“Don’t worry, Real Person. You’ll know soon enough.” Tang Fei said and continued to lead the way.
　　Ten　minutes　later.
　　Ye Qiu saw another military tent. There were four soldiers with guns patrolling around the tent.
　　Besides that.
　　Ye Qiu also saw an old man with a bushy beard and messy hair sitting on a rock, smoking a pipe. His expression was weathered and he looked to be in his sixties or seventies.
　　Hearing the footsteps, the four soldiers quickly turned their heads. When they saw it was Tang Fei, the vigilance on their faces lessened a little.
　　“Is there any new situation？” Tang Fei walked over and asked.
　　“Reporting to the chief, there is no new situation. Everything is normal.” A soldier replied loudly.
　　“That’s good.” Tang Fei then pointed forward and said, “Ye Qiu, Real Person, look.”
　　Ye Qiu looked forward and seven pine trees appeared in his sight.
　　Each pine tree was as thick as a dining table and its branches were like water buckets. Suddenly, Ye Qiu’s gaze froze.
　　He saw that on the trunk of one pine tree, bright red blood was flowing out, filled with a strong bloody smell.
　　Obviously, the bloody smell that Ye Qiu and the others had smelled earlier came from this pine tree.
　　“Old thing, look at that pine tree. Its trunk is bleeding.” Ye Qiu said in shock.
　　“I saw it.” The Long-browed Real Person had no expression on his face and asked Tang Fei, “Are there any dead people？”
　　“Hmm.” Tang Fei gave a hmm and said, “A person from the patrol team noticed the pine tree bleeding, went over to check, and then died.”
　　“Cause of death？” Ye Qiu asked.
　　Tang Fei said, “I asked the military doctor to take a look. The military doctor said the condition of the deceased was like being poisoned, but the military doctor didn’t see what specific poison it was.”
　　Ye Qiu asked again, “Where is the deceased？”
　　Tang Fei said, “Inside the tent.”
　　“I’ll go and see the deceased.” Ye Qiu said and strode into the tent.
　　Just then, the old man sitting on the stone smoking a pipe glanced at Ye Qiu and the Long-browed True Man, and then continued to smoke the pipe.
　　Ye Qiu noticed the old man’s gaze, didn’t care, and directly entered the tent.
　　Entering the door, Ye Qiu saw a male corpse lying on the ground.
　　The male corpse was about forty years old, with a dark complexion and well-developed muscles all over his body.
　　Ye Qiu checked and found that there were thick calluses on the palm and tiger’s mouth of the male corpse’s right hand, and said, “He should have liked playing with guns during his lifetime.”
　　Tang Fei explained, “The deceased was a person from the local patrol team, and each of them was equipped with a shotgun.”
Ye Qiu checked the deceased again and found that although there were no external injuries on the deceased’s body, there were cyan mottles all over his body, like centipedes.
　　Then, Ye Qiu grasped the deceased’s pulse, while checking the cause of death, and asked Tang Fei, “Who is that old man outside？”
　　“He is the Mountain Guardian Uncle.” Tang Fei said.
　　Ye Qiu instantly understood the old man’s identity and asked, “Is he also a member of the patrol team？”
　　“Yes.” Tang Fei said, “The Mountain Guardian Uncle’s ancestors have lived in Changbai Mountain for generations. Before the patrol team was established, the elders in the Mountain Guardian Uncle’s family were the mountain guardians. Later, when the patrol team was formed, the Mountain Guardian Uncle became the captain of the patrol team.”
　　“The Mountain Guardian Uncle has worked in the patrol team for more than fifty years and is very familiar with this area.”
　　“This deceased is the nephew of the Mountain Guardian Uncle. When he died, the Mountain Guardian Uncle was beside him.”
　　“Because the Mountain Guardian Uncle is the captain of the patrol team and also an eyewitness, so I didn’t let him leave.”
　　“Oh.” Ye Qiu faintly said “oh” and let go of the deceased’s wrist, saying, “The deceased indeed died of poisoning.”
　　“What kind of poison did he get？” Tang Fei asked anxiously.
　　Ye Qiu spat out two words： “Corpse poison！”