"Be honest, what exactly were you doing, what was your purpose hiding in the tree?" The village chief asked sternly, while dozens of people behind him started whispering amongst themselves, seeming to view Zhao Guo'an's issue with climbing the tree as very serious.

"Young man, I've been in this village for half of my life, you're the first I've seen dare to climb up there, aren't you afraid the tree deity will punish you?"

"I don't think he's a good person, it's better to report to the police for a proper investigation. He's probably a fugitive, capturing him would be considered meritorious."

"Agreed!"

While the villagers expressed their opinions, Shao Wenxing pushed his wheelchair towards his thatched hut, the village chief and others glanced at him but said nothing more. For now, the most important thing was to figure out who this guy that fell from the tree was.

Zhao Guo'an really had no way to argue back, hesitating on whether to reveal Xiao Feng and others, when suddenly a series of dull thuds were heard.

"Bang, bang, bang, bang, bang..."

The little girl and others had already appeared on their own and jumped down, the crowd's expressions were as usual, showing no sign of tension at all.

The village chief and others were immediately frightened and subconsciously stepped back a few paces: "More accomplices? Who are you people?"

"Don't be nervous, firstly, I apologize for our intrusion, we are not fugitives, nor do we have any ill intentions. We've come to your village for something very important." Lin Zhiyan stepped forward and said.

Fujiwara Keiaki walked up to Zhao Guo'an extending a "hand of friendship" trying to help him up.

Instead, Zhao Guo'an instantly displayed a secretive expression, stubbornly enduring the pain to get up from the ground himself, and then distanced himself.

Su Yuzhuo was about to speak, wanting to advise his butler not to get too close to Zhao Guo'an, nor to display any goodwill, but upon further thought found it complicated to explain, so he remained silent.

But at this moment, Zhao Guo'an's eyes narrowed because he did not see Xiao Feng among the crowd.

...

"Following in here, aren't you afraid of not being able to get out?" Shao Wenxing asked indifferently, not even turning his head.

Behind him, Xiao Feng pushed the door open and entered, not hastily addressing the other's threat, but observing the surroundings.

Contrary to what he imagined, the inside of the house lacked an overpowering stench and even had a faint medicinal aroma, creating a vastly different world inside compared to outside.

Moreover, the floor inside was not dirty, with a small table placed on the soil kang, holding a teapot and a candlestick, apart from that, there wasn't even a chair in sight, everything was clearly visible at a glance.

So far, it was confirmed that the stench was deliberately created by the other party, but matters must be tackled step by step, and Xiao Feng decided to start from the beginning.

"Why won't you let us stay?"

Shao Wenxing chuckled and countered: "Why should I let you stay?"

"It seems you won't cooperate no matter what you say?" Xiao Feng sneered, his gaze gradually turning dangerous.

Shao Wenxing carelessly replied: "You can take action, but I guarantee you'll have to stay with me."

Xiao Feng's expression remained unchanged, but internally he felt increasingly troubled, as an opponent without weaknesses was the hardest to deal with, neither soft nor hard tactics worked, and there wasn't a single loophole in the conversation.

Are there really people in the world who are flawless and have no weaknesses?

Perhaps there are, and perhaps there aren't, but Xiao Feng didn't believe such people existed.

Therefore, it seemed that Shao Wenxing, who appeared airtight, still had weaknesses, but what could that weakness be?

Closing his eyes, Xiao Feng began to meticulously sift through everything that had happened since entering the village...

After a while, Xiao Feng suddenly opened his eyes as if grasping something: "Sun Shijie isn't dead!"

His tone was very certain, as if he had absolute confidence.

Shao Wenxing's pupils abruptly contracted, yet he remained outwardly calm: "You say he's alive, so he's alive then."

Xiao Feng felt secretly pleased, this bluff really revealed something, so riding the wave, he said: "Aren't you curious how I found out?"

"Not interested." Shao Wenxing shook his head: "A person unseen, whether alive or dead, makes no difference."

"There's a huge difference, a dead person can't climb out of the coffin, but a living person can jump out for certain reasons." Xiao Feng calmly stated.

"You think using me you can force my master out?" Shao Wenxing chuckled lightly.

These words utterly confirmed the fact that Sun Shijie was still alive, but Xiao Feng couldn't completely relax, because Shao Wenxing was evidently not easy to deal with, and since the other dared to admit, it was clear he wasn't afraid, or perhaps he had a backup plan.

"What I dislike the most is people talking to me in such a manner, do you truly believe I can't find Sun Shijie?" Xiao Feng sighed: "Wake up, if it were truly foolproof, do you think I would have discovered Sun Shijie wasn't dead?"

"Discovery doesn't mean you can find him." Shao Wenxing remained composed: "At least I don't think you have any way to find my master."

Being underestimated repeatedly, Xiao Feng couldn't bear it any longer, shouting loudly: "The method is simple, just throw money at it, is a hundred million enough?

If not, I'll keep adding, push me, and I'll mobilize everyone, unless he's not in this area, unless he doesn't show up, otherwise, I really don't believe he can completely cut himself off from the world."

Without waiting for Shao Wenxing to respond, he continued: "What's the meaning behind you playing the flute on the bridgehead every fifteenth? Apart from being insane, it's nothing more than signaling Sun Shijie, which indicates he's nearby, at least hiding in a place where he can hear the flute sound.

And we happened to arrive at this time as well, and it's after discovering us that you played the flute, the contents are obvious even without thinking."

Shao Wenxing's expression finally changed, turning sullen and murderous: "You're forcing me..."

"Just you?" Xiao Feng scoffed: "A cripple, always pretending to be profound, who are you trying to scare!"

Of course, although saying this, Xiao Feng didn't dare to rashly approach Shao Wenxing, having witnessed the scene where Zhao Guo'an spewed poison from his mouth with his own eyes, who could guarantee whether this person had similar means.

Nevertheless, in any event, the situation was finally turned around a bit, at least not having to keep exerting effort without results, being led by the nose by the other.

"You're quite good!" Shao Wenxing showed an expression of appreciation in his eyes, speaking seriously: "I reckon killing you unilaterally is indeed a bit difficult, but mutual destruction is still achievable."

Xiao Feng's face was full of black lines, why did these words sound so familiar?

If he remembered correctly, Fujiwara Keiaki had said this to Zhao Guo'an back then, which after his exaggerative interpretation, successfully led Zhao Guo'an into the trap.

Hearing these familiar words once again, what is this, karma comes fast?

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