Chapter 120: Mountain Forest Search

Seeing the middle-aged man like this, Zhou Yu shook his head. He naturally knew these police officers were concerned for his safety, but he didn’t need others to worry about his safety at all.

Then, he expressed his firm stance to Director Han. Finally, this director stopped insisting.

After persuading Director Han, Zhou Yu immediately said, “Director Han, do you have any clothes from the perpetrator, or anything else?”

“Young Zhou, we have clothes, but in the mountain forest, scents are all obscured. Moreover, those guys have strong anti-surveillance skills and have already erased their traces. Our police dogs searched for a while but lost the target,” Director Han shook his head.

“What police dogs can’t do doesn’t mean my Divine Dogs can’t. This is the fastest way to find those criminals. We should at least try,” Zhou Yu looked at Huzi and Dabao beside him and said with a smile.

Director Han looked at Huzi and Dabao, thought of what happened earlier, and nodded. “Alright, I’ll send a team to follow the Divine Dogs for the search. Xu Hua, you lead the team. Remember, you must ensure Young Zhou’s safety.”

“Yes, Director Han. I guarantee the mission will be completed,” Xu Hua stood straight, legs together, and saluted.

A search team consisting of ten fully armed police officers, led by Xu Hua, headed toward the mountain forest.

After entering the mountain forest, Zhou Yu took out a piece of clothing he got from Director Han. This belonged to a victim who, after being robbed, desperately tore it off the perpetrator, even getting shot in the waist for it. Fortunately, it wasn’t a vital hit.

Then, he called Huzi and Dabao over to smell the clothing. After the two Divine Dogs sniffed it, they began to smell around. Soon, they barked at him and ran off together in one direction.

“Hurry, follow them! Protect Young Zhou!” Seeing this, Xu Hua quickly shouted. He led the ten officers, closely guarding Zhou Yu, and followed behind the two Divine Dogs.

At that moment, a look of anticipation appeared on his stern face. If the Divine Dogs could lead them directly to that group of criminals, it would not only save them a lot of trouble but, more importantly, immediately eliminate the danger to the surrounding residents. The longer they waited, the less secure the residents would feel.

Looking at the police officers around him, Zhou Yu showed a faint smile on his face. He glanced up at the sky; Jinzi was still following him.

Following behind Huzi, they walked quickly for about half an hour. Seeing the unwavering route Huzi and Dabao took, Xu Hua couldn’t help but wonder in his heart: were these two Divine Dogs really tracking the scent of those criminals, or were they just running around randomly?

Then, he looked at Zhou Yu beside him, a trace of surprise appearing on his face. After walking quickly for half an hour on this rugged mountain terrain, even his own forehead had broken out in sweat, but Zhou Yu’s forehead showed no signs of sweat at all.

This young man’s physical fitness was actually this good. “Mr. Zhou, your physical fitness is excellent. After walking for half an hour, you’re not tired at all,” Xu Hua couldn’t help but say.

At this moment, he seemed to understand why this young man dared to insist on entering the mountain forest with the two Divine Dogs.

“Haha, when I have time, I often exercise. I swim in the sea or hike in the nearby mountains. Over time, my physical fitness improved,” Zhou Yu said with a laugh. He had now had the Bone Blood Pill for nearly ten days, taking half a pill daily, and had consumed five pills so far.

These five Bone Blood Pills brought him tremendous changes. Even without the aid of secret techniques, they greatly enhanced his physical fitness. Combined with the effects of the Wind Eagle Meat, walking quickly for half an hour in the mountain forest was nothing—even running for an hour was easy.

Like this, following Huzi and Dabao, they walked for over two hours, stopping once to rest briefly.

Even these well-trained police officers were breathing a bit heavily, but Zhou Yu seemed completely unfazed, even climbing up to the highest nearby rock to observe the situation.

Throughout these two-plus hours, Huzi and Dabao’s direction remained consistent without any deviation. Xu Hua, who had initially been somewhat skeptical of these Divine Dogs’ abilities, found his doubts weakening a lot after seeing Zhou Yu’s astonishing physical fitness.

As they followed behind Huzi and Dabao, moving forward, suddenly, Huzi seemed to notice something. His body immediately crouched low, and he looked back at Zhou Yu, letting out a low growl.

Dabao also crouched down right after. Seeing this, Zhou Yu immediately gestured to Xu Hua. Xu Hua had also seen Huzi’s actions and had already crouched down with the surrounding officers, making little noise.

After crouching down, they didn’t hear any other sounds around. Zhou Yu thought for a moment and whispered to Xu Hua, “I’ll go check ahead with Huzi. You stay here for now.” Saying this, without waiting for Xu Hua’s reply, he slipped out of the protective circle and, crouching low with Huzi, disappeared into a patch of trees.

Seeing this, Xu Hua wanted to grab Zhou Yu and give him a stern scolding. But now, having most of the team follow Zhou Yu wasn’t practical. He whispered to the surrounding officers to stay put, then crouched low and moved in the direction Zhou Yu had disappeared.

Meanwhile, Zhou Yu, following Huzi, moved carefully through the nearby forest. His steps were so light they made almost no sound. Suddenly, Huzi stopped walking and lay flat on the ground.

Zhou Yu, who had been watching Huzi’s movements closely, also slowly lay flat. At that moment, he heard faint voices conversing not far ahead.

He gently parted the grass in front and vaguely saw, about a hundred meters ahead, several figures sitting and resting. One of them seemed to be holding a long gun, likely a shotgun.

This group currently occupied high ground. Just him and Huzi moving cautiously was fine, but if a whole team of officers came, they would likely be spotted, leading to a gunfight.

If a gunfight occurred, there would inevitably be some casualties. If he could control the Green Radiance Flying Sword and disable these few men, he could do it in minutes.

Unfortunately, now the Green Radiance Flying Sword had no advantage against firearms. Zhou Yu thought for a moment, then quietly pulled out two glass bottles from his small bag. Inside each bottle was a small piece of Wind Eagle Meat.

Wind Eagle Meat had a strong attraction for animals. Even back at his Old Family House by the Sea, where there weren’t many wild animals, it would attract some during previous feedings.

One could imagine that placing a piece of Wind Eagle Meat in this wildlife-dense mountain forest would definitely produce a very good effect.

Zhou Yu took the Wind Eagle Meat from the glass bottle and flicked a piece forward with his finger. With his strength, a piece of Wind Eagle Meat flew to a spot not far from the group.

With the grass cushioning it, the soft piece of meat made no sound. Then, he flicked a second piece of Wind Eagle Meat to another spot nearby.

After flicking them, he signaled to Huzi and slowly backed away. Just then, he suddenly sensed movement behind him. He waited a moment and realized Xu Hua was carefully approaching from behind.

Seeing Zhou Yu, Xu Hua let out a relieved breath and questioned with his eyes. Zhou Yu gestured toward the direction they came from, signaling to talk later.

Returning to a spot hundreds of meters away from the group, Zhou Yu described what he saw, of course, without mentioning the Wind Eagle Meat.

Hearing Zhou Yu’s words, Xu Hua’s face lit up with excitement. They had searched for a day and night, and hadn’t expected the group to be hiding here. He immediately used the communication device to send their location to the command post.

Director Han at the command post told them not to act rashly and to wait for backup. They would gradually tighten the encirclement and catch the criminals like turtles in a jar.

While they waited, suddenly, small animals began darting past them, rushing quickly forward: wild rabbits, leopard cats, even a few snakes.

Seeing this scene, Xu Hua and the surrounding officers looked surprised. Zhou Yu also pretended to be surprised. He naturally knew this was the Wind Eagle Meat taking effect, attracting the nearby animals.

Waiting for backup would likely alert these men. So, taking advantage of the current situation to capture them all at once was the best move.

Soon, they heard exclamations of surprise not far ahead. The criminals seemed startled by the swarm of animals.

At this point, Zhou Yu suggested using the commotion caused by these animals to find an opportunity to strike. Otherwise, these guys would definitely flee again.

The reason he did this was to reduce the danger level. He really couldn’t bring himself to have Huzi and Dabao directly pounce and fight these criminals—that could be life-threatening.

Xu Hua thought for a moment, then nodded. He directed the ten officers to advance in a fan-shaped formation, crouched low on the ground.

Not long after, they heard angry cursing from ahead. “Damn it, scared the crap out of me. Turns out they’re just some animals. Hey, is an earthquake coming or something? So many animals keep rushing over.”

“You should ask if the police scared them.”

“Haha, if it were the police causing this, we’d probably be gone by now. The police aren’t that stupid.”

“Alright, enough talk. Pack up. This place feels spooky. Let’s move out now. Damn it, a snake just crawled on me.”

Hearing these men’s discussion, Xu Hua gave a signal. The ten officers raised their guns, crouched in the grass, and aimed at the four criminals outside.

Right then, he seized the favorable moment when the animals startled the criminals again and gave the order to attack.