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Chapter 67: Chapter 65: Various Parties Gather at Wuling Mountain!
For some reason, an image of Li Youquan’s corpse appeared in Wang Kai’s mind.
And that ridiculous electric shock palm seal...
But he didn’t think much of it, assuming that the numerous discussions about Li Youquan’s cause of death over the past two days had etched the term "thunder" deeply into his mind.
The pressing task now was to find Lin Beichen.
On the other side, Hao Jianhua, usually known for his gentle and good-natured demeanor, was also very agitated and angry, but didn’t know who to blame in the moment.
After all...
Lin Beichen’s "privileges" were approved by him.
"Principal Hao."
At this moment, Wang Kai called to him and said in a deep voice, "I will think of other ways. Please keep trying to contact student Lin Beichen from your side. If you reach him or have any situation, contact us at the police station immediately using this number."
"Yes, yes, I understand."
"Alright, thank you, Principal Hao."
With that, Wang Kai hung up the phone.
At this moment, he felt an overwhelming sense of despair, thinking, Lin Beichen just arrived at Wuling Mountain and then went missing... Is that just a coincidence? Could it really be such a coincidence?
He hoped it was just a coincidence, but he didn’t quite believe it in his heart.
"Report it!"
Wang Kai found Zhang Zheng and explained the situation.
Zhang Zheng listened, his expression serious, and said, "It seems we didn’t take this human trafficking gang seriously enough before. Now there’s a murderer, and even frequent foreign contacts among them. We need to take this gang more seriously!"
Saying this, his expression turned a bit odd and he said, "Lin Beichen went to Wuling Mountain just to study thunder at this time?"
For the sake of scientific research, unknowingly putting himself in harm’s way.
"Yes."
Wang Kai nodded helplessly.
At this moment, a police officer waiting in the office for a report muttered, "Lin Beichen studying thunder? That reminds me of Li Youquan."
"Hmm?"
Zhang Zheng looked at him in confusion.
The officer didn’t expect his muttering to be heard, and explained awkwardly and panickedly, "Li Youquan was also struck by thunder, and now Lin Beichen is studying thunder. I just suddenly thought of connecting them."
"You’ve been dealing with Li Youquan’s body and hearing ’thunder’ too much over these past two days."
Wang Kai said speechlessly, "When I first heard about it, Li Youquan’s body appeared in my mind too, but I didn’t think of Lin Beichen."
Thunder? Li Youquan? Lin Beichen?
For a moment, Zhang Zheng was in a daze, vaguely feeling like he was grasping something, but couldn’t quite figure out what.
"Strange..."
He shook his head to clear his scattered thoughts.
His eyes revealed contemplation as he said to Wang Kai, "Wuling Mountain is vast and the human trafficking gang has always been in hiding. It’s unlikely for Lin Beichen to just run into them by chance. I think his disappearance is probably just a coincidence. However, regardless of whether Lin Beichen’s disappearance is coincidental or not, we need to treat it as related to the gang. You should immediately take all available detectives and head to Wuling Mountain. I will contact the local police station there and have them cooperate with us to investigate and apprehend the human traffickers and find Lin Beichen to ensure his safety!"
"Yes!"
Wang Kai stood at attention and saluted, then hurried to carry out the orders without any delay.
Zhang Zheng watched him leave and then checked the area where Wuling Mountain is located before making a phone call to the Wuling Mountain police station.
"Hello, is this Director Li? This is the deputy captain of the criminal police, Zhang Zheng, from Xiaoqianmen Police Station."
"Hello, Captain Zhang, what’s the matter?" 𝒏𝒐𝒗𝒑𝒖𝙗.𝒄𝒐𝒎
Li Dongqing was a bit puzzled, wondering why Xiaoqianmen Police Station, several districts away, was calling him.
However, his confusion quickly dissipated.
Zhang Zheng quickly explained the situation and said, "Director Li, I hope you can fully assist us in investigating and apprehending the human traffickers that might be in Wuling Mountain, and also find student Lin Beichen to protect his safety."
"No problem!"
Li Dongqing realized the gravity of the situation and agreed immediately, "Captain Zhang, send over the relevant information. I’ll inform everyone and have them head to Wuling Mountain right away."
"Okay, I’ll send it immediately."
Zhang Zheng solemnly thanked him before hanging up.
Meanwhile, as he was organizing the information to send to the Wuling Mountain police station...
The wailing of urgent police sirens rang out, and one police car after another, with flashing red and blue lights, sped away towards Wuling Mountain.
Zhang Zheng watched them disappear into the swirling dust and thought, "Hope everything goes well."
...
...
Wuling Mountain.
The sky was ominously dark, as if night was about to fall, although it was noon.
Layer upon layer of dark clouds covered the sky.
Short, thin lightning bolts occasionally flashed within the clouds.
The air was humid and oppressive.
The thunderstorm was imminent!
At this moment, outside the scenic area.
Deep within Wuling Mountain.
Ancient trees stood tall and thick, their roots entangled, their branches interwoven, making it hard for the scant light to penetrate the forest.
It was as dark as midnight within the forest.
Squirrels darted uneasily back and forth in the branches, and rabbits hopped and scurried through the undergrowth.
They created rustling sounds.
Lin Beichen, whom no one could contact, stumbled forward, heading for a higher piece of ground some distance away, which he had chosen for setting up his tent.
He could already smell the earthy scent in the air. He looked up at the sky, the clouds almost pressing down.
"I need to set up the tent quickly."
Lin Beichen quickened his pace and reached the clearing, then dragged the tent out of his backpack, spreading it out. He then ran the aluminum poles through the tent holes and set it up.
"I also need to secure the tent to the ground."
Lin Beichen began looking for large stones around him. How he wished his phone wasn’t broken so he could use its flashlight.
But fortunately, he was in the mountains.
There were plenty of stones.
He quickly found a suitable stone and used it to secure the tent. He then efficiently set up the ground mat and other items.
Lin Beichen sat in front of the tent, satisfied with his work.
The rain came suddenly.
"Ssssshhh——"
He stretched out his hand, feeling the drizzle fall on his palm, his mental realm becoming extraordinarily serene and relaxed.
Just then,
A massive lightning bolt tore through the dark sky, forming a leaf-vein pattern in the air before gradually fading.
"Craaack——!!!!"
A deafening peal of thunder erupted!
The drizzle instantly turned into a downpour.
Retracting his hand, he thought, "Time to temper the liver. I haven’t done it properly for days."
Without further ado,
Lin Beichen took a deep breath and began to perceive the electric element in nature.
The mountains were full of electric elements!
They were bouncing around!
"Indeed!"
"Thunderstorms are the best!"
His heart was full of joy.
However, the next moment,
As he tried to absorb the electric element,
"Hmm?????"
He frowned, showing a perplexed expression.
He found that...
The electric element that would normally converge into his body wasn’t coming to him; instead, it surged towards a different direction.
It made absorbing the electric element very difficult!
"What’s going on?"
"The electric elements are refusing to obey?"
This was the first time Lin Beichen had encountered such a situation.
After a brief hesitation, he decided to follow the electric elements and see where they were going.
