The carefree life of Yang Shuisheng, the village miracle doctor

Yang Shuisheng's heart sank to the bottom, and a surge of anger rushed through his body.

"Lin Wan!"

He whispered again, while quickly searching the room for any possible hiding places: under the bed, behind the old cabinet, even in the corner next to the stove where firewood was piled up.

No.

There isn't anywhere.

The room was so small that unless Lin Wan could become invisible, it was impossible for her to hide completely.

Thinking of the pried-open lock on the door, and the fact that Lin Wan was perfectly fine inside when he left, he realized that...

The only explanation is that someone broke in while he was away and took Lin Wan away!

"Who is it?"

Who has the guts to break into Yang Shuisheng's house?

In a flash, a figure suddenly jumped into Yang Shuisheng's mind.

Zhao Hu!

When he went to borrow the bicycle that evening, Zhao Hu's expression was strange.

At first, he was clearly unwilling to lend the money, but after a few glances, he suddenly became unusually generous and didn't even want the money back. He found it strange at the time, but he was in a hurry to deliver the money to Xu Xiuxia and didn't think much of it.

Looking back now, it was clear that Zhao Hu was deliberately stalling him to make sure he wouldn't be back from the village anytime soon.

Moreover, during the daytime election meeting, Zhao Erniu publicly revealed that he was hiding a beautiful woman of unknown origin in his home.

Zhao Hu must have taken these words to heart. That bastard has been helping those city folks search the mountains for the missing Lin Wan, so he'll definitely be tempted when he hears this news.

So, no sooner had he ridden away on his bicycle with Xu Xiuxia on the back than Zhao Hu likely sneaked up to his neighborhood, and once he was sure he was far away, he simply pried open the door lock and kidnapped Lin Wan.

"Zhao Hu! I'll curse your ancestors!"

Yang Shuisheng slammed his fist hard on the door, sending wood chips flying everywhere.

His anger burned fiercely. Lin Wan was still injured, and who knew what she would suffer if she fell into the hands of someone like Zhao Hu.

He forced himself to calm down.

Getting angry now won't help; we need to find the person quickly.

He immediately rushed out of the house, got on the bicycle that was still parked at the door, pedaled hard a few times, and rushed to the gate of Zhao Hu's house.

"Zhao Hu! Get out here!" Yang Shuisheng kicked the courtyard gate with a loud bang.

The room was completely dark and there wasn't a sound.

"Zhao Hu! Are you fucking deaf?"

"Get out here!"

Yang Shuisheng shouted again, while simultaneously listening intently.

There was indeed no movement inside the house.

His ominous premonition grew even stronger.

Did Zhao Hu kidnap someone and then run away himself?

Without further hesitation, he raised his leg and kicked hard at Zhao Hu's not-so-sturdy wooden door.

"boom--"

The latch broke, and the wooden door was kicked open violently, slamming against the inner wall with a loud bang.

Yang Shuisheng darted inside and quickly scanned the area by the moonlight.

The main room was empty, but the things were arranged fairly neatly, not like someone who had fled in a hurry.

He rushed into the inner bedroom, but no one was there. He then checked the other rooms, the kitchen, the storeroom... all of which were empty.

Zhao Hu is not home!

Yang Shuisheng's nerves were on edge.

If Zhao Hu kidnapped Lin Wan and didn't go home, where would he take her?

Could it have already been handed over to those city folks who came looking for him to search the mountain?

"No! The timing doesn't match!"

He drove Xu Xiuxia to and from home, and including the time spent at Xu Xiuxia's house, it only took him about three hours in total.

There's a distance between Peach Blossom Valley and the town. If Zhao Hu were to hand Lin Wan over to those city people, it would be difficult unless they had a car nearby to pick her up. Moreover, those city people live in the town, so it wouldn't be easy for Zhao Hu to kidnap a grown woman and send her there late at night.

The most likely explanation is that Zhao Hu hid Lin Wan first and then tried to contact those city people later.

"We must find them as soon as possible. Every minute we delay increases the danger to Lin Wan."

Yang Shuisheng forced himself to think calmly.

Where will Zhao Hu hide Lin Wan?

He suddenly remembered that when he got home, he was only focused on checking the door lock and hadn't noticed any other marks at the door. He immediately turned around and rushed back to his own door.

This time, he crouched down and carefully examined the muddy ground in front of the door by the moonlight.

really!

There were some relatively new footprints in front of their own door.

One set of footprints was very deep, with large strides and drag marks, extending from the doorway all the way to the path beside the house.

This was most likely left behind by Zhao Hu when he took Lin Wan away.

Yang Shuisheng perked up and immediately followed the footprints.

The footprints passed through the small vegetable garden behind the house, bypassed a few households, and headed straight towards the direction of the Daliang Mountains behind the village.

It has to be said that Zhao Hu is quite clever.

Although going into the mountains late at night is dangerous, it is indeed the most secluded option. The terrain in the mountains is complex, and it is too difficult to find someone hiding there.

The mountain roads are difficult to travel, especially at night.

But Yang Shuisheng had keen senses and was familiar with the road, so he could barely make out the trampled weeds and broken twigs.

The further in you go, the harder it is to discern the traces, and the more rugged the mountain path becomes.

In some places, you can even see obvious drag marks from the struggle, and the branches of the nearby bushes have been torn off, revealing fresh cuts.

One can imagine that Lin Wan must have struggled and resisted desperately when she was kidnapped.

Looking at these marks, Yang Shuisheng's anger burned even brighter. Lin Wan was still injured; this Zhao Hu was simply worse than a beast.

"Zhao Hu, you just wait!"

He made up his mind that once he found Lin Wan, regardless of whether she was alright or not, he would make Zhao Hu pay a heavy price.

After tracking for about half an hour, we arrived at a place quite deep on the outskirts of the Daliang Mountains.

The surroundings were deathly silent, but Yang Shuisheng remained completely focused and dared not relax for a moment.

"Gentlemen, look, I've found the person for you. It's the one in the photo, isn't it?"

Suddenly, his exceptional hearing picked up a faint sound.

That's the sound of a person speaking!

Moreover, the distance didn't seem too far; it was just behind a denser grove of trees ahead.

Yang Shuisheng immediately stopped and silently crept toward the source of the sound and light.

The circulation of Qi within his body made his steps lighter and his movements more agile, almost blending him into the darkness.

He quickly passed through a dense thicket of bushes, hid behind a large old tree, and cautiously peeked out to look ahead.

In front of us, on a relatively flat clearing in the woods, a small campfire was burning.

The flickering flames barely illuminated the surrounding scenery.

Several people were standing in the open space.

The person with his back to Yang Shuisheng was Zhao Hu, and he seemed to be holding a wooden stick in his hand.

On the other side of the campfire opposite Zhao Hu, stood three men.

The three men were all dressed in dark overalls, standing ramrod straight, their eyes fixed sharply on Zhao Hu.

A figure was huddled in a place where the campfire couldn't reach, and it was hard to see clearly, but the shape and clothing looked a lot like Lin Wan.

She was bound hand and foot and lay motionless on the ground, it was unclear whether she had fainted or not.

Yang Shuisheng's heart tightened, but he suppressed the urge to rush out immediately and continued to listen attentively to their conversation.

Zhao Hu, with a fawning smile and a slightly anxious tone, said to the three city dwellers, "Although she was a little injured, it's definitely her. See? Am I, Zhao Hu, reliable?"

"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Comrade Zhao Hu." One of the leaders nodded and said, "She is indeed the person we are looking for."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Hu's smile widened, and he rubbed his hands together, leaning forward with expectant eyes: "Then, boss, as we agreed before, this is the amount we'd get once we find the person..."

He held out his hand and gestured, roughly indicating the amount of money.

The city dweller who was leading the group looked at the outstretched hand and suddenly revealed a strange smile on his face. The smile was devoid of any warmth and instead carried a mocking tone.

"Money?" the leader asked slowly, his voice unusually clear in the quiet forest. "Comrade Zhao Hu, you've done things for us, and of course we remember your hard work."

Zhao Hu's smile froze, and a sense of foreboding suddenly rose in his heart.

"However, about the money..." The leader paused, his gaze sweeping coldly across Zhao Hu's face, "we'll burn it for you after you die, how about that?"

These words were like a thunderclap, exploding in Zhao Hu's ears!

The color drained from his face instantly, his eyes widened in disbelief, terror, and bewilderment, and he instinctively took a half-step back.

"Leader... what... what do you mean by that?"

"Are you kidding me? Didn't we agree that I'd find the person for you, and you'd give me money...? What... what..."

Before he could finish speaking, he saw that the three city dwellers opposite him almost simultaneously revealed a smile on their faces, as if they were looking at a dead man.

The leader then slowly reached his hand towards his lower back.

Even if Zhao Hu was stupid, he finally understood that the other party was going to use him and then discard him!

They had no intention of giving him money; instead, they wanted to keep him, the insider, in this remote mountain forest forever.