You were made to take the blame and go to jail, but you weren't made a master of both medicine

The abandoned mine in front of us was deserted, and there was no one guarding the entrance.

Kong Haorong found it strange: "These missing youths are being held here, so why is there no one guarding the entrance?"

"Perhaps no one is needed to guard it at all." Qin Ran surveyed his surroundings.

They continued on their way.

The further they went, the more Qin Ran and his companions felt that something was wrong.

They began to experience symptoms such as shortness of breath, chest tightness, wheezing, and dizziness.

These symptoms came on very suddenly.

This forced them to stop.

"No wonder there was no one guarding it. It turns out they set up a formation at the entrance. As soon as we got close, we were blocked by the pressure of the formation. Anyone else would have turned around and left immediately," Qin Ran said.

Kong Haorong sneered: "It seems that those who kidnapped those youths are not ordinary people."

"That's inevitable. Those young people weren't ordinary people to begin with, and those who captured them were certainly not ordinary people either. I'll break the formation first."

After Qin Ran finished speaking, he began to cast a spell to break the formation.

He easily broke the formation using ancient divine power.

This formation is called the Spirit Gathering Formation.

As the name suggests, it gathers spiritual energy around the abandoned mine.

Furthermore, the spiritual energy will not dissipate.

If outsiders get close, they will experience the discomfort they just felt.

To force the other side to retreat.

If anyone disbelieves in the supernatural and insists on getting close, they will be torn to pieces by the spiritual energy.

His body exploded instantly, leaving no trace of his corpse.

Once the spirit-gathering array is broken, the danger disappears.

Qin Ran and Kong Haorong swaggered toward the entrance.

Cui Yingxue followed behind, carrying a camera and recording.

The abandoned factory was filled with smoke and fumes.

Seven or eight burly men were playing cards together.

The next second, time seemed to stand still.

The burly men stared intently at Qin Ran and his two companions.

They were stunned for about two seconds before they came to their senses.

These people all stood up.

The leader, a man with a large gold chain, angrily shouted, "Who are you? How did you get in?"

"Big brother, they're filming us."

The speaker was a man with a small mustache.

He rushed straight at Cui Yingxue, trying to snatch the camera.

Upon seeing this, Kong Haorong raised his hand and unleashed a palm strike.

The little mustache was instantly blasted away.

He fell heavily to the ground.

The man with the large gold chain frowned: "They are cultivators."

As soon as he finished speaking, everyone got into position.

Qin Ran looked at them with a mocking expression: "Tell me, where are those young people you arrested being held?"

"Kid, don't be so arrogant. Don't think you're superior just because you're a cultivator. We're people you can't afford to offend, and the people behind us are even more untouchable," the man with the big gold chain said viciously.

Qin Ran turned to look at Kong Haorong: "It seems that this is an organized, behind-the-scenes, and premeditated criminal gang."

"That's right, they were just unlucky to run into us."

As soon as he finished speaking, Kong Haorong suddenly strode forward.

Qin Ran followed closely behind.

Big Gold Chain and his gang followed suit.

The two sides engaged in a fierce fight.

These burly men were not ordinary thugs.

They were all martial artists.

However, even their combined strength was no match for Qin Ran and Kong Haorong.

After several rounds, they were all knocked to the ground.

Big Gold Chain lay on the ground clutching his chest, howling in pain.

Qin Ran stepped forward and stomped on his chest: "Tell me! Where are those young people you arrested being held?"

"Ah..." the man with the large gold chain cried out in pain, "Who are you people? Do you know who you've offended?"

Kong Haorong then pulled out his token: "We are from the Kyoto 749 Bureau. We came to Linhai this time for this case. If you don't want to suffer, just confess honestly."

Upon hearing the name 749 Bureau, Big Gold Chain's throat bobbed.

They never dreamed that their actions would alarm the 749 Bureau.

He immediately lost his temper.

The other burly men also lost their arrogance.

"Please spare us, gentlemen! We're just henchmen, we take money to do our jobs. Those young men are locked up in the warehouse inside."

Qin Ran immediately pulled up the large gold chain: "Come on, take us there."

Big Gold Chain led them to the warehouse.

Cui Yingxue continued to follow behind, holding up the camera to film.

Pushing open the warehouse door, Qin Ran saw that several young men were imprisoned there.

They were wearing special handcuffs and shackles on their hands and feet.

These young people all looked somewhat listless.

Kong Haorong stepped forward and used his spiritual energy to cut their handcuffs and shackles.

Qin Ran then questioned the large gold chain again: "Who set up the spirit-gathering array at the entrance?"

"It wasn't us, it was our contact. His code name was Jackal, we called him Brother Wolf. He's very powerful."

"Did he order you to arrest these young men?"

"Yes, he designated a target and told us to capture him. He'll hide in the shadows. If we succeed, he won't show himself. But if the target is too strong for us to handle, he'll reveal himself and kill him outright." Big Gold Chain licked his lips after saying this.

Qin Ran nodded slightly.

Just as he guessed.

The dead in the morgue had fought fiercely with jackals before their deaths.

The jackals used their sharp weapons to pierce through their dantian.

These young people were unable to resist and were all captured by Big Gold Chain and his gang.

Qin Ran then asked, "Why did he send you to capture these young people who have awakened supernatural abilities?"

The man with the big gold chain shook his head: "I don't know about that. We just do things for money. He tells us who to arrest, and we arrest them. But a few days ago, he took a few young men away, and I don't know where he took them."

Kong Haorong then asked, "Have you ever seen what he looks like?"

"No, the jackals always wear a ghost king mask when they meet us. Our job is to capture people and then guard this place."

"When was the last time he came?"

"It was five days ago."

Qin Ran continued, "Does he usually initiate contact with you?"

"Yes, this is our contact point. He always comes here to find us. I don't have his contact information, and he won't give it to me either," the man with the big gold chain said tremblingly.

Qin Ran and Kong Haorong exchanged a glance.

It seems this jackal is very cautious.

Why exactly does he want to capture these young people who have awakened supernatural abilities and have spiritual roots?

Where were they sent next?

Qin Ran and Kong Haorong discussed it.

The decision was made to first notify the municipal bureau to come and take all these people away.

The jackals do not appear at fixed times.

Waiting here indefinitely won't work.

Let's take them back first, and then get more useful information from Big Gold Chain.

After waiting for quite a while, the person in charge of the case finally arrived with the special operations team.

The gold chain and all the young men were taken away.

The abandoned mine has been shut down.

Qin Ran and the other two also left with the main group.

"Next, we need to find this jackal as soon as possible," said Kong Haorong, who was sitting in the passenger seat.

As Qin Ran drove, he said, "I don't think Jackal is our ultimate target; there's someone else behind him."

"That's what you think?"

"That's right! These martial artists are just henchmen. The real mastermind will never personally handle the handover with the henchmen; he will send his own henchmen instead."

Kong Haorong nodded repeatedly: "That makes sense?"

"These newly awakened superhumans will likely face one of two fates."

Which two?

Qin Ran turned to look at Kong Haorong: "The first possibility is that they were captured and sold to evil cultivators for cultivation. The second possibility is that they were sold to dark organizations overseas."