Chapter 187 Antidote Pill
"Qingcheng, don't be impatient, Uncle Yang believes in you, and now the police have arrived. I believe they will soon find out the truth and give you justice," Uncle Yang comforted the somewhat distressed Tang Qingcheng.
Zhu Bufan and Tang Qingcheng had been waiting in front of this small store for about three hours when, at that moment, the four police officers, the village head Zheng Liangyun, and some villagers with expressions of pain returned here.
"Xiao Ying, tell everyone about the specific situation," Wu Fan instructed a police officer beside him.
"Okay, Team Wu."
"Just now, after our careful inspection and autopsy, we found that these victimized children were not harmed by one, or two, or three people. Their blood was almost completely drained; therefore, this is a crime committed by a gang. So it's not those people that you all think they are. But please rest assured, since the authorities sent us to Lanyou Village, our team leader and I will definitely explain everything to you," the young officer, known as Xiao Ying, said loudly.
Immediately, the villagers started discussing among themselves, but the majority were overshadowed by the sad cries of the women.
"Chief Zheng, tell them all to disperse and go home for now! Don't worry, we will investigate thoroughly and provide an explanation," Wu Fan told Zheng Liangyun.
"Did everyone hear that? These police comrades will give us an explanation, please go home," Zheng Liangyun said loudly after hearing Wu Fan's words.
Then the villagers, one by one, left the store in grief, but not without reminding Wu Fan to bring the real culprits to justice as they left.
After all the villagers had left, Wu Fan arranged for a subordinate to coordinate with the village head, then walked over to Zhu Bufan: "Zhu Bufan, come, let's take a walk."
By the pond.
"Zhu Bufan, can you tell me about your encounter with the person in the black robe?" Wu Fan asked.
Zhu Bufan was initially taken aback, then remembered why he had to say this because he was a demonized person, and that it was Anu who fought with the man in the black robe. This would undoubtedly lead the authorities to investigate him, which would then expose Anu's identity. Zhu Bufan could understand that. Nevertheless, Zhu Bufan still felt somewhat uneasy since his own strength was far inferior to the man in the black robe, and he likely would accidentally reveal the truth. He cursed Mr. Mi's stupidity in his mind, quickly thought it through, then gritted his teeth and began:
"Actually, I can't really say I fought with the man in the black robe. If it had been a real fight, I wouldn't be standing here now. Last night, I went up to Iron Coffin Mountain and discovered a secret there, then a powerful spiritual force swept over, and I saw a man in a black robe scanning the area. Luckily, I reacted quickly and ran away immediately, otherwise, I'm afraid I might have been finished off there. That scanning spiritual force was too powerful, so I'm convinced that the man in the black robe possesses unfathomably high strength. Which unit are you from?" Zhu Bufan asked.
He added the question about the unit at the end to divert Wu Fan's focus, so he wouldn't dwell on the matter between him and the man in the black robe anymore, or else Zhu Bufan really feared it might expose him and implicate Anu.
"I've understood the general situation, thank you. As for where our unit is from, I'm not at liberty to disclose that to you," Wu Fan raised an eyebrow, knowing Zhu Bufan was hesitant to say more.
"No worries, I understand. So what are you planning to do?" Zhu Bufan asked.
"To avoid causing panic among the villagers of Lanyou Village, we'll head up the mountain at night, when our main force will also just be sealing off their air escape routes!" Wu Fan stated calmly.
"What do you need me to do?"
"Lead the way!" Wu Fan replied.
"No problem!"
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At over eleven o'clock at night, most of the villagers in Lanyou Village were already asleep, with only a few still immersed in the sorrowful atmosphere.
At this time, Zhu Bufan was leading the four police officers towards Iron Coffin Mountain.
When they reached the foothills of Iron Coffin Mountain, they saw a dozen mercenaries holding submachine guns and wearing camouflage uniforms guarding the only passage leading up to Iron Coffin Mountain.
At this moment, the attraction here is very weak, practically vanishing.
"Looks like they knew we were coming tonight!" Zhu Bufan spoke.
However, when Zhu Bufan turned his head to look at the four officers, only Wu Fan remained.
Wu Fan grinned at Zhu Bufan. Then, as Zhu Bufan looked towards those mercenaries guarding the path up Iron Coffin Mountain, one after another were laid down on the ground.
Zhu Bufan was shocked. Initially, Zhu Bufan wasn't very confident in this four-man team, considering how many demonized people and mercenaries there were on the mountain, which even Zhu Bufan himself didn't know. He only took a rough look last night, focusing mostly on those three Divine Needles, but he knew there must be many people up there. However, now it seemed that the team was very strong.
Then, Zhu Bufan saw the young officer who reported in the afternoon flashing an OK sign at him, and Wu Fan said, "Let's go, let's hurry up the mountain!"
"Alright!" Zhu Bufan was still in shock, because he watched how those three officers hunted down those mercenaries using Supreme Eyes—it was so neat and decisive; each move was deadly, not even giving them time to utter a word, let alone fire a gun.
Going up the mountain meant passing through a foggy area.
When Zhu Bufan, leading Wu Fan and the four officers, arrived at this foggy area, his eyelids twitched because the density of the fog was much thicker than when he and Anu were here last time. Zhu Bufan knew the dangers of this foggy area well; if not for the Divine Needle in his mind, he might have already died here.
"Zhu Bufan, why aren't we moving?" Wu Fan came up to Zhu Bufan and asked.
"Officer Wu, this area is laden with poison. The concentration of poison here has been greatly increased. Once inhaled, this poison will produce strong hallucinations, leading to death," Zhu Bufan explained.
"Oh, no worries, come on, eat this pill!" After hearing this, Wu Fan immediately pulled out a black pill and handed it to Zhu Bufan.
"What is this?" Zhu Bufan took the pill but didn't swallow it immediately, instead he asked.
"This is a Hundred Poison Pill. As long as it's taken in advance, no poison can harm the body," Wu Fan explained.
"Holy crap, this is awesome!" Zhu Bufan thought to himself.
"Um, Officer Wu, can you give me a few more?" Zhu Bufan asked, somewhat embarrassed.
Wu Fan nearly fainted when he heard this, do you think these things are as common as toilet paper!
"No more. These pills are incredibly expensive and hard to produce. Currently, there are only five hundred in the whole country. We wouldn't be carrying such good stuff if this mission wasn't so special," Wu Fan said.
"Alright then!" Hearing this, Zhu Bufan knew Wu Fan definitely still had some, but no chance, feeling somewhat disappointed, he then stepped into the foggy area.
"Why aren't you eating the pill?" Wu Fan grabbed Zhu Bufan.
"Oh, it's such a precious thing, it would be a pity to eat it just like that!" Zhu Bufan replied.
"That's true, but these pills need to be taken in advance. If you wait until you're poisoned, they won't work," Wu Fan said somewhat speechlessly, you yourself said the poison here is very dangerous.
Zhu Bufan originally wanted to save the Hundred Poison Pills since he had the Divine Needle, but after careful thought, considering the greatly increased density of poison, if the Divine Needle failed, he'd be finished. Compared to the preciousness of the pill, his own life was more valuable, so he threw the pill into his mouth.
As soon as the pill entered his mouth, Zhu Bufan didn't even feel anything before it melted away. Zhu Bufan sighed internally, then led Wu Fan and the other four officers into the foggy area.
Truly, after taking the Hundred Poison Pills and entering the foggy area, it was as if nothing was wrong, even inhaling the poison deeply didn't affect them, and no hallucinations occurred like last time. Zhu Bufan couldn't help but admire how badass the Hundred Poison Pills were.
Thus, Zhu Bufan quickly led the four officers through the foggy area, reaching the outskirts of the Demonized Base.