Under One Person: The Taoist Priest Descends the Mountain

Chapter 73 A Twist of Fate (Please Subscribe)

Wang Zhenqiu came over after finishing his call: "It's all settled. The company people will be here to handle things later. Let's take the child to the nearest government office first, and have Uncle Hat contact her parents."

Remembering what the man had said earlier, Cheng Mo asked, "What did that man say was whose territory this was?"

Wang Zhenqiu shrugged: "Forgot about it, whatever, the construction site is shut down anyway. I told the people at the company about your steel plate markings, they can find it."

"Alright, let's go," Cheng Mo said.

The three of them then took the still unconscious child and left the desolate construction site.

Not long after they left, several vans arrived at the construction site entrance.

A burly, middle-aged man with a fierce face got off the bus, a cigarette dangling from his lips, followed by a dozen or so carefree young men.

This man is Wang Jian, the construction contractor for this site, who wields considerable influence in the area.

The original client for this construction site was from out of town. Halfway through the construction, Wang Jian made an excuse to ask for more money, but the client refused, so he simply stopped the work.

In reality, it was some local thugs who frequently caused trouble, and Wang Jian was asking the client for money to "settle things." The client felt that the two sides were in cahoots and refused to pay.

After more than three months of stalemate, the client, having invested so much, was reluctant to give up and sought coordination from relevant departments.

Finally, both sides compromised and prepared to resume work next week.

Wang Jian brought people here today, ostensibly to prepare for resuming work, but in reality, he wanted to extort money from the client again—he planned to take away all the remaining materials from before the work stoppage and force the client to pay for the materials again.

"Where's Lao Li?" Wang Jian looked around, not seeing him, and was somewhat displeased. "Wasn't I supposed to have him come and count the items first?"

Just as one of his subordinates was about to speak, several black SUVs sped up and screeched to a halt beside the construction site.

A group of people wearing Na Du Tong uniforms got off the car. The leader glanced around and his eyes immediately locked onto the rusted steel plate resting on the steel bars.

"It's right there, dig it up quickly," the leader ordered.

When Wang Jian's men saw that this group of unfamiliar faces wanted to touch their construction site, they immediately surrounded them.

"Hey! What are you doing?"

"Who gave you permission to move? You want a beating, don't you?!"

Since it was inconvenient for someone who knew everyone to directly confront ordinary people, the leader contacted Uncle Hat directly for backup.

Soon, several government vehicles arrived with their horns blaring.

Wang Jian, the man in the hat leading the group, recognized him and immediately went up to him to strike up a conversation: "Team Leader Zhang! Look at these people, they're trying to mess with my construction site for no reason!"

Team Leader Zhang, with a stern face, lowered his voice and said, "Wang Jian, don't do anything rash. This is from the relevant departments above. Just cooperate with the work."

Upon hearing "relevant departments," Wang Jian's heart skipped a beat, and he awkwardly stepped back, but his eyes remained fixed on that side.

The people from Nadutong then began to dig up the marked soil layer and quickly dragged out a body that was beginning to stiffen.

When Wang Jian saw the corpse's face clearly, he was immediately shocked: "Holy crap! Old Li?!"

His first thought was that the client was up to no good, and his anger flared up instantly. "These bastards from the client's side are trying to intimidate me! Brothers! Grab your weapons! Let's get them!"

The leader of the All-Takes team, with his sharp ears, immediately caught the key word and scanned them: "Are the people from the Medicine Immortal Society your subordinates?"

This is no longer an ordinary dispute.

Wang Jian was taken aback: "What Medicine Immortal Gathering?"

"Take him away!" The team leader didn't waste any more words with him and waved his hand.

The men from Na Du Tong immediately attacked, lunging at Wang Jian and his men.

Wang Jian's men tried to resist, but they were no match for him and were knocked unconscious and knocked down in no time.

Team Leader Zhang and the man in the hat they brought were fully prepared to cooperate upon receiving the notification. They all turned away in unison, pretending to admire the scenery, ignoring Wang Jian's cries for help. They'd deal with everything else back at the yamen.

Cheng Mo and his two companions had no idea what a mess they had left behind. At that moment, they had just taken the child to the nearby police station.

A kind-faced woman in a hat took the child from Xia He, who said innocently, "Sister, we found this child on the road. She fell on the ground and was crying, so we brought her here."

The policewoman gently said she would contact the child's parents as soon as possible, and had the three of them give a brief statement and leave their contact information.

After leaving the police station, the three headed to the train station again. This time, they encountered no further problems and arrived safely.

Wang Zhenqiu ran to buy tickets, then returned waving three tickets around: "The train leaves in two hours. What are we going to do for two hours?"

Just as Cheng Mo was about to suggest finding a place to sit down, Wang Zhenqiu's phone rang.

Caller ID: Hao Yi.

Wang Zhenqiu answered the call, and the other end immediately asked, "Qiu'er, are you sure that guy at the construction site is from the Medicine Immortal Society?"

Wang Zhenqiu casually replied, "Yeah, it's from the Medicine Immortal Society. What's wrong?"

Hao Yi: "It's nothing, it's just that there are a lot of people involved, and it's going to be a bit troublesome later."

Wang Zhenqiu immediately distanced himself: "If you have trouble, you can handle it yourself. I'm just a helpful bystander who provided clues. That guy attacked first; we were purely on the defensive. Lao Hao, don't try to pin the blame on me."

On the other end of the phone, Hao Yi's face immediately darkened: "Alright! Get your job done!"

He certainly couldn't just listen to Wang Zhenqiu's side of the story; this matter involved local bullies and had to be thoroughly investigated.

Hao Yi irritably hung up the phone and called his subordinates: "Investigate the deceased at the construction site, and Wang Jian's construction team. Dig up their backgrounds and social connections!"

At the Guizhou Railway Station, Wang Zhenqiu put away his phone and looked at Cheng Mo and Xia He.

The two were baffled.

Wang Zhenqiu curled his lip: "Nadutong suspects we're fabricating evidence."

Xia He was a little nervous: "Won't Na Du Tong arrest us?"

Wang Zhenqiu: "Don't worry, I didn't reveal either of you. If anyone's going to be arrested, it'll be me."

Xia He patted her chest: "Golden Retriever, you actually did a good job this time."

Cheng Mo patted her shoulder: "Don't worry, there's bound to be something going on behind the scenes with that kind of scum. In the end, the blame won't fall on us. We were just acting in self-defense."

Wang Zhenqiu stretched out a big yawn, making the bruises on his face hurt: "Ouch—it's still early, how about we go for a walk in the city? Maybe we'll run into something fun."

Xia He responded enthusiastically, "Great! Great!"

Cheng Mo rubbed his stomach: "I'm a little hungry. Let's find a restaurant to eat first."

Wang Zhenqiu and Xia He exchanged a glance and nodded simultaneously: "Then let's eat first!"

A temporary command post deep in the mountains.

Liao Zhong was very annoyed. The scout team he sent ahead had been ambushed a few days ago. Although no one died, several were injured and the enemy escaped.

That damned Medicine Immortal Society, how dare they be so blatant!

Liao Zhong had no choice but to temporarily put aside his work at the bunker and personally go to the front lines to take command.

For this purpose, he specially borrowed a temporary worker named Lao Meng from the Northwest Region. This worker, who looked like an honest and simple man, was actually a formidable person, especially skilled at dealing with Gu Masters.

Liao Zhong, smoking a cigarette, asked Lao Meng, "Lao Meng, what do you think about this?"

Old Meng pushed up his glasses: "Actually, the fact that they ambushed our men just shows that we're closer to their hideout, and they're panicking."

Liao Zhong exhaled a smoke ring: "That's what I was thinking too. Let's use the ambush point as the center and expand the search outwards!"

Old Meng reminded him, "Chief Liao, have everyone put on protective suits. Sometimes, you can't see the Gu poison with the naked eye."

Liao Zhong scratched his face: "Isn't that thing for controlling snakes, insects, and rodents?"

Old Meng shook his head: "Some Gu powder and Gu fungus float in the air; getting them on you will cause trouble. It's safest to wear them all."

Liao Zhong immediately ordered that a batch of protective suits be urgently allocated from the rear and put on all the field personnel who went into the mountains.

Soon, teams of NaDuTong, clad in bulky protective suits, began their grand advance into the depths of the dense forest.