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Chapter 813 Even Greater Panic
“I bribed his doctor, who said he seemed to have lost his fertility for some unknown reason.”

Wang Chunfang frowned. He had never heard of this before, but it made sense. Shen Qiang had always believed that his biological daughter was dead, and Shen Qing was an adopted daughter.

He went to such lengths to find the Peach Blossom Spring, surely to pass it on to the next generation. If he were truly fertile, with his wealth, he would surely want to have ten or eight heirs.

"Do you have any clues about his daughter's whereabouts? Don't search blindly. Shen Qiang has been searching for so many years without any results."

“There are indeed some clues. I’m very familiar with the village he mentioned. Do you remember two of my helpers in the shop? Old Wang and Xia Xia were from that village.”

Wang Chunfang suddenly realized why Wang Yang had accepted the task without hesitation.

"Be extremely careful not to let Shen Qiang see through our disguise. If he notices, he might strike first."

“That’s natural. My stated reason for returning this time is to familiarize myself with the environment of the northern city, so that I can find the Peach Blossom Spring. But he should know perfectly well that the Peach Blossom Spring is not in the northern city.”

Wang Chunfang sighed softly. To this day, they still don't know the exact location of Peach Blossom Spring, let alone whether her sister is still alive.

“Auntie, don’t worry. We’ve roughly determined that Peach Blossom Spring is in a forest to the northwest. We’ve been there, but we didn’t find anything significant.”

"Is that true? You've already been there?"

Wang Yang nodded in confirmation. He had not only been there in person but had also stayed for a considerable period of time, yet he had gained very little.

"Staying there wasn't very effective. We were stationed there for about three months and found nothing except a peculiar flower. Uncle Wen has sent the flower to a friend for research, but there are still no conclusions."

Wang Chunfang felt quite helpless upon hearing this. Due to his current status, he was unable to personally go to that forest to investigate.

"The main problem is that I can't leave Beicheng right now; there are too many things to do here."

"I understand. Auntie, please rest assured, now that we've identified that forest, I will definitely get to the bottom of it."

Wang Chunfang wasn't worried that Wang Yang wouldn't find any clues; her main concern was that Shen Qiang would get there first.

"What about Shen Qiang? Do they know about that forest?"

“That’s what puts my mind at ease. He had sent men there before, but they were frightened away by wild beasts. He never sent anyone there again after that.”

It's likely that Shen Qiang was still shaken. He didn't want to cause any deaths, and he probably would have already excluded that forest from the search area.

"If that's true, that's a good thing. Did you encounter any wild animals on your way there?"

“I didn’t encounter it. I asked the shop owner, and the timing of the beast’s appearance coincided with the day Shen Qiang sent people there. I believe this is no coincidence.”

Upon hearing what Wang Yang said, Wang Chunfang suddenly remembered something.

"You mean that forest that was undiscovered in the early years? It seems to have only been developed in recent years. The government even filmed a promotional video about it, and now it's a tourist attraction, though not a very popular one."

"You are absolutely right."

Before he finished speaking, Wang Yang took out a stack of photos from his bag. They had taken a lot of photos so they could study them carefully when they got back.

"Look, this is what the forest looks like. Actually, it looks quite ordinary; almost all the trees in it look exactly the same. Many experts have investigated it before, but they haven't found anything special."

Wang Chunfang took the photo, put on her glasses, and examined it carefully, but she couldn't see anything unusual.

"I've heard a little about this forest. Mainly because a wild beast was spotted there before, I think it was a wild boar or something, but I can't remember exactly." Wang Yang nodded with a smile. It's said that even now, experts haven't been able to determine what species it was.

"By the way, where was that wild beast sent afterward?"

"Was it sent to Beicheng? It happens to be in the same research institute as me. They used to keep wild animals in their labs for a long time to study them, but it seems they didn't get any results."

Wang Yang frowned. It seemed that this wild beast, like that flower, had a very mysterious origin.

"Auntie, could you take me to see that wild beast? Is it still there?"

"I'm not too sure about that. How about this, I'll call the lab staff and ask. I'm fairly familiar with the people in their department."

Wang Chunfang immediately called the research lab to inquire about the animal. According to them, the animal was still alive, but despite conducting numerous experiments, they were unable to determine its specific species.

"The beast is still there. If you wish to go, I can take you there."

"Then I'll trouble you, Auntie. I really want to see it with my own eyes, and especially want to take some pictures to confirm what it looks like."

Photos were indeed taken when the wild animal was captured, but they cannot be found in existing records. Wang Yang wants to see its appearance for himself.

"Why are you suddenly interested in this beast? It's still somewhat dangerous, after all."

"I just think the appearance of this beast is too coincidental. It's like someone living in the forest found that someone was coming to find them, felt threatened, so they released a beast to intimidate the other party."

Although this was just Wang Yang's hypothesis, Wang Chunfang agreed with it after hearing it.

“When we conduct experiments, we often propose a hypothesis first and then verify it, which is similar to your method. So what you said is not impossible.”

"In short, I suspect that the flower and the beast are similar in situation, both being strange occurrences for which no one can find the cause. I want to see for myself what they look like."

……

The next morning, the two arrived at the lab. Musk was still asleep when they left. Because entry to the lab required special arrangements, they deliberately chose to visit before the staff arrived for work.

"Xiao Zhang, thank you so much. This is my friend. He's very interested in this wild beast and would like to come and see it."

"Professor Wang, you're too kind. You're welcome to come anytime; there are no restrictions here. We would normally require registration, but the procedures are cumbersome and require proof of identity. Since you're my friend, let's skip those formalities."

Wang Chunfang nodded with a smile. After the three entered the laboratory, Wang Yang discovered that the structure was quite complex, and the place where the wild animals were kept was actually in the basement.

"Sorry, the route is indeed a bit roundabout. The main reason is that this beast was unconscious when we first brought it back. After it woke up, we found that it was quite aggressive, so we didn't dare to keep it upstairs rashly."

Upon exiting the room, through a pane of glass, one can see the wild beast locked in an iron cage, seemingly asleep.

"Is this beast particularly sleepy? You mentioned it was asleep before."

“It’s really sleeping now. We gave it a sedative to make it unconscious before we could bring it back.”

Wang Yang turned to Xiao Zhang: "May I take a few photos?"

"Yes, but please don't spread this around." The beast's appearance in the forest caused panic, and the government immediately sent people to capture it. If the photos were to circulate, it would likely cause even greater panic.

(End of this chapter)