"I considered this problem last time I was here. Of course, at that time, I didn't know that Li Sanqiu was shot dead."

"Killing and disposing of a body is a basic operation that modern people understand. It's a waste to drag the body to the cave in such a good environment in the mountains."

"It's true that there are fewer people here, but after a while, someone will always pass by. It's not easy for the body to be eaten clean. Animals won't eat it after it rots..."

"Even if we throw it downstream of this mountain stream, it's still better than leaving it here. The probability of discovery will be much smaller."

Liu Jinghui stood at the entrance of the cave, muttering incessantly.

Jiang Yuan, who was busy inside the cave, soon couldn't stand it anymore. In his opinion, this kind of reasoning without evidence was like playing a game. Even if you guessed it right, you still needed evidence to support it.

If that's the case, shouldn't the first thing to consider be the evidence?

But Liu Jinghui was a senior police officer at the fourth level, and Jiang Yuan couldn't just shut him up. Getting tired of listening, Jiang Yuan simply said, "Why not give it a try?"

"What do you mean by giving it a try?" Liu Jinghui understood what Jiang Yuan meant before he finished speaking.

Liu Jinghui rubbed his chin and pondered, "You mean, we create a body here and try to dispose of it?"

Jiang Yuan clearly saw the guide not far from the cave retreating.

"You can play the role of the body, and let the two guides help with the disposal," Jiang Yuan assessed Liu Jinghui's body and said, "I can see that you were exhausted from climbing just now, so let's forget about disposing of the body."

"Um... you make sense." Liu Jinghui nodded slowly and explained, "I mean, disposing of the body is too tiring, and that might be the reason. Let's give it a try."

After saying that, Liu Jinghui called two guides over and explained that he would be the body and asked them to help dispose of it.

The experienced guide breathed a sigh of relief and pressed down the younger guide, who was eager to try, with his hand, saying, "Carrying the body is much more tiring than dragging it. This is different from what we agreed on."

Liu Jinghui nodded quickly, "I know, this is an extra request because Anzi has encountered..."

"It will cost extra," the experienced guide interrupted him.

Jiang Yuan smiled, turned and entered the cave, continuing to dig at the bottom of the cave. There were decaying grass and mud here, and some places had soil that was as dark as ink. Occasionally, centipedes and other bugs crawled out. He had to be grateful that he recognized them.

In the distance, Liu Jinghui shouted and screamed.

He weighed about 150-160 pounds and completely relaxed, feeling quite heavy. As long as he left the platform in front of him, the surrounding environment was full of undulating hills, tree stumps, roots, shrubs, and vines.

The two guides didn't indulge Liu Jinghui. One held his arms, and the other held his legs, bumping into various gentle or uneven places.

After several hard bumps, Liu Jinghui couldn't take it anymore and struggled to get up, saying, "No, I can't do it. Let someone else do it. I'll carry the person... I'll pay more! Just pay more!"

After about an hour, Liu Jinghui returned to Jiang Yuan, his whole body covered in dirt as if he had just been created by Nüwa, his face mixed with mud and water, roasting by the fire, and his body trembling slightly.

"Too tired?" Jiang Yuan organized the evidence bag.

"Tired. Very tired." Liu Jinghui sighed, but his eyes were shining. He said, "But it further proves a point."

"Oh?"

"As long as there is enough energy and physical strength, disposing of a body is not a problem." Liu Jinghui said, "And by energy and physical strength, I mean anyone who can successfully reach this place should have it."

This logical judgment was quite interesting.

Jiang Yuan stopped what he was doing and looked at Liu Jinghui.

Rubbing his painful shoulders, big arms, elbows, small arms, wrists, chest, waist muscles, pelvic bones, thigh surfaces, knees, calves, ankles, and toes, Liu Jinghui said, "My conclusion is that these people are capable of disposing of a body, but they disdain it."

"Does this align with your previous judgment?" Jiang Yuan meant that you suffered for nothing.

Liu Jinghui understood what he meant and smiled calmly, saying, "Disdaining to dispose of a body and not having time to dispose of a body are different."

"Not having time to dispose of a body?"

"Not exactly. Walking in the mountains isn't that urgent. It can be done quickly or slowly. What we did just now wasn't good enough, but 30-40 minutes would be enough. If we do it faster, 20-30 minutes would be sufficient."

Jiang Yuan nodded slowly. Indeed, there were ways to walk faster on this mountain path, even if it meant crawling, getting dirty, and getting injured. But compared to the risk of the body being discovered, this was much easier to accept.

Liu Jinghui loved being recognized like this. He felt refreshed all over, even though he was still in pain. But he said firmly, "Another thing I've been considering since yesterday."

This time, Jiang Yuan responded with an "Hmm."

Liu Jinghui said, "If they were more careful and wanted to dispose of the body, they could have held a gun and forced Li Sanqiu to climb. They could have shot him when he reached a place they deemed safe and suitable for disposal."

Jiang Yuan started to think about it. To be honest, Liu Jinghui's reasoning made some sense.

Before Liu Jinghui could finish, he continued, "From the result, I think they might not have had any intention of hiding the fact that they used a gun to kill."

"According to your analysis, they are fugitives." Jiang Yuan said.

"Yes, they are fugitives." Liu Jinghui sighed and then picked up the satellite phone to make a call.

For him, finding the direction of "Wu Long Wildman An" was the biggest achievement. Liu Jinghui had prepared himself for a protracted battle.

"Where are you? Can you make it in time? Okay, be safe and come up in batches if necessary." Liu Jinghui gave instructions and then said, "When you come up, bring some big roosters. Buy them from the village at the foot of the mountain."

The police officer on the other end of the phone became visibly nervous. "Did you encounter something unclean? Do you need to bring donkey hooves or something?"

"I just think the big roosters raised in the mountains taste strange." Liu Jinghui laughed.

The call was hung up in anxiety and confusion on the other end.

After ending the call, Liu Jinghui made a victorious gesture to Jiang Yuan and said, "Don't worry, you guys do the investigation well. We'll walk this path again and we'll definitely find clues."

Jiang Yuan was somewhat surprised by Liu Jinghui's confidence, but having a confident leader in the team didn't seem like a bad thing. Moreover, he even thought of buying big roosters.

"Bring some seasonings too," Jiang Yuan reminded, "Our bags are full of evidence bags and investigation kits, but we don't have any seasonings."

"Got it." Liu Jinghui made another OK gesture and then made another call with the satellite phone, displaying an air of affluence.

For the next three days, more than ten people in total searched the cave and its surroundings thoroughly.

They ate 10 big roosters.

All of them were big roosters that were over a year or two old. They were stewed in the morning and eaten at noon, with rice soaked in the soup. The taste was excellent.

If it weren't for the lack of water in the mountain stream and the lack of supplies, living near the cave became quite enjoyable.

On the third day, two police dogs and two colleagues from the provincial bureau arrived. Liu Jinghui reorganized three search teams, each led by a senior police officer from the provincial bureau. Two teams went forward, and one team went backward, slowly searching.

Even if a long time had passed, when it came to firearms, even if it was just going through the motions, the surrounding area would be searched again.

Liu Jinghui changed into a training suit but was still covered in mud. He walked with the team.

The mountain paths didn't become easier to walk on with more people. On the contrary, when encountering places that were easy to stumble, they stumbled in a long chain.

But everyone continued to move forward.

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When they first talked about entering the mountains, the police officers from all sides were unwilling, but now they had already entered. The joking had decreased. The police were disciplined forces, and although there was some tolerance in normal times, in such a complex environment, everyone with a clear mind knew that the leaders at this time would make decisive decisions.

After another day of walking, they set up camp in a smaller platform cave, eating two big roosters.

Liu Jinghui found the two guides again and asked, "We spent three or four days walking on this path last time. Let's try another route."

"We have so many people." The guide hesitated and said, "This path is an old hunter's trail. If we take another route, it will be even more difficult. I don't even recognize some of the routes anymore."

"Is the mountain so complex?"

"Of course, this is just the outskirts of the primeval forest. It's even more dangerous inside the primeval forest."

Liu Jinghui had a thought and asked, "Is the primeval forest a protected area? How far is it from here?"

"Not far, a few hundred meters, maybe one or two kilometers. But the road is too difficult to walk, and no one has gone in for so many years. The road might be flooded."

"It must lead somewhere. We can't just walk and suddenly reach a dead end, right?" Liu Jinghui's thinking had changed slightly, and he said, "Let's walk out, but we won't turn back. Think of a way to arrange it."

"That would be far."

"I'm not afraid of distance, but it can't be too far." Liu Jinghui shook off the bugs on his pants and thought, "Three days to walk out, four days is also okay, but not more than five days."

"That would take us out of Liyuan City."

"Let's go."

"It will cost extra."

"Okay." Liu Jinghui agreed without hesitation.

Jiang Yuan could only follow the team. They had come this far, and there was no turning back.

Fortunately, they could still contact the outside world with the satellite phone. A team of technicians, carrying several big roosters, walked for three days and finally saw signs of civilization.

Standing on a ridge, the guide was also covered in mud, basking in the sun, and relaxed. He said, "We've basically circled out from the west of the protected area. This should be Langgu County ahead. If we go further west, we'll enter Pingzhou Province directly."

"Crossing provinces?" Jiang Yuan and Liu Jinghui shouted together.