National Forensic Doctor-Chapter 1207 - 1137: Scraping Therapy for Bone Injuries

"Lao Wang, are we almost there? I can’t go on anymore." Cao Yangming dragged his legs, carrying only his bag on his shoulder; both guns were stashed in a tree hollow.

Wang Chengxue also found it incredibly difficult; going out with a newbie is clearly different from going hiking with a few veterans, especially on unfamiliar paths.

Checking the watch and compass, Wang Chengxue smiled to encourage Cao Yangming: "We’re close, just hang on for another hour or so. There are prepared wood and supplies in the cave, plus compressed biscuits and the like. Also, there’s a dripping water spot in the cave that can give us a few bowls of water each day. We still have food; once we get there, you can rest, sleep a bit, then get up and eat something—your fatigue will be gone."

He was drawing a picture to Cao Yangming, and Cao Yangming knew it was just words of comfort, but they both sweetly smiled.

As he smiled, Cao Yangming added: "I think I’m hearing things, like really loud rotor sounds, louder than drones..."

"You’re not hearing wrong. It’s a helicopter. Hide." Wang Chengxue pulled Cao Yangming, pressing against a large tree again.

The large trees deep in the mountains were covered in vines, unknown slimy fungi, and various kinds of ugly insects—not necessarily alive, some were long dead, but because of their indigestible chitin, they lingered for a long time.

Cao Yangming gasped, his whole being exuding a deathly aura. He was somewhat not wanting to die now, but felt it was almost impossible to reach the cave alive.

Wang Chengxue looked at him worriedly; he needed help to survive in such an environment, otherwise, there would be nobody to take turns at night, which was extremely dangerous. What’s more, Cao Yangming carried quite a bit, and if he fell now, Wang Chengxue wouldn’t be able to carry supplies for two people.

"Let’s take this chance to rest. Once they can’t find us, we’ll move." Wang Chengxue’s mind wasn’t functioning much anymore; he was focused entirely on reaching the cave.

Woo-woo-woo...

The helicopter indeed flew a bit farther away; just three helicopters flew in three different directions.

Wang Chengxue thought they were dispersing to search, but didn’t wonder why they dispersed right above.

"It’s okay now, let’s keep going." After waiting a minute, Wang Chengxue pulled Cao Yangming up, walking slowly forward.

Cao Yangming stumbled in stride, frowning again: "Why am I hearing helicopter sounds again?"

As Wang Chengxue pulled him along, he looked around, frowning: "When will this end."

Woo-woo-woo...

The further they walked, the louder the helicopter sounds got, forcing Wang Chengxue to stop: "Wait for these helicopters, don’t get spotted."

Cao Yangming dazedly followed Wang Chengxue, blurting out: "If only we could ride a helicopter."

Understanding what he meant, Wang Chengxue said: "Hang in there and it’ll be fine..."

Just as he spoke, the helicopter swerved, its nose pointing at them, a loudspeaker announcing: "People below, you are surrounded..."

Wang Chengxue and Cao Yangming were startled.

"Surrounded?"

"Discovered?"

Their words were simultaneous, and emotions surged, ridding them of fatigue.

Wang Chengxue decisively took the gun off his shoulder, attempting to aim at the helicopter.

"An armed helicopter, can you really shoot it down with a rifle?" A voice shouted from the dense forest ahead.

"Who is it, stop pretending!" Wang Chengxue shouted.

"We are the police." The voice from the forest grew louder.

A red dot silently settled on Wang Chengxue’s chest, followed by several more red dots.

Wang Chengxue didn’t see the red dots on his chest, but he saw them on Cao Yangming’s.

He naturally lowered his head to look, and froze.

"Stand still, if you move once more, I’ll shoot you immediately." The voice came closer, appearing before Wang Chengxue and Cao Yangming.

"Drop the gun on the ground. Raise your hands, palms open, let me see your hands." The man, holding a rifle, slowly revealed himself, wearing camouflage, with ceramic plates on his chest.

Wang Chengxue and Cao Yangming had no choice but to comply.

Cao Yangming, fully awake now, softly asked: "Brother Wang, what do we do?"

"It’s over." Wang Chengxue sighed deeply, no longer bothering about Cao Yangming.

Two veterans stepped forward, grabbed Wang Chengxue and Cao Yangming’s hands, cuffed them from behind, and relaxed. While frisking the two men to remove weapons, they said, "You guys are really bold, using light weapons to target an armed helicopter, huh? You’re lucky you weren’t shot into a sieve..."

"How did you find us?" Wang Chengxue couldn’t help but ask.

The veteran chuckled, "You’re quite the inquisitive one."

Of course, he wouldn’t tell Wang Chengxue it was due to thermal imaging.

Sitting inside the helicopter, having thermal imaging was just basic equipment. But to ordinary people, it was already a very difficult means to outsmart.

The drone images earlier had been too many; countless drones searched repeatedly, gathering an enormous amount of information, which could not be parsed bit by bit by humans.

Only after Jiang Yuan processed the relevant information could it be better utilized to find people.

The armed helicopter wasn’t as troublesome; they just flew over to the designated target, circled a bit aimlessly, used the information from Jiang Yuan, and activated various devices to quickly capture Wang Chengxue and his group’s traces.

"Did we catch them?" A few more people arrived on foot.

"We got them." The veteran holding Wang Chengxue laughed heartily, "You’re late."

"We were blocking folks from escaping for you!" The approaching soldiers took a few seconds to scan the surroundings, then holstered their guns, spat, and said, "The helicopter dropped us off a bit far away."

They had rappelled down. Since there was a concern that armed criminals might shoot them during the descent, both helicopters that carried personnel flew further away.

After a brief moment of regret, the arriving soldiers took out photos to compare with Wang Chengxue and Cao Yangming, nodded, and said, "It’s these two guys, no mistake. Should we head back now?"

"Let’s go back. Call the helicopter to pick us up. Wait... why are there only two rifles..."

...

When Jiang Yuan and the others received the news, Wang Chengxue and Cao Yangming were already on the helicopter, flying back with the highest priority.

Three armed Special Police were left at the scene to return and search for those two guns.

Xu Taining specifically requested the site footage, compared it with the map for a long time, and only after confirming that no one else was likely nearby, said, "This looks like it shouldn’t be a big problem, but let’s not lift the blockade for now. Send an additional helicopter over to pick up the Special Police searching for the guns, and provide fire support if necessary."

Dai Mingsheng found it quite distressing, "We’ve caught them already, and the blockade isn’t lifted?"

"Better safe than sorry. If things go smoothly, we can retrieve the guns in a few hours. Maintaining the blockade for a few more hours won’t cost much." Xu Taining suggested quite half-heartedly, since no matter whether Dai Mingsheng agreed or not, it had to be done.

Dai Mingsheng also understood this reasoning and resignedly said, "Does the helicopter have to make another trip?"

"Safety first, efficiency first." Xu Taining paused and said, "If the helicopter doesn’t fly, the Special Police will have to bring the guns out. If they don’t come out, the blockade can’t be lifted."

"Alright then." Dai Mingsheng sighed, took out his phone, and said, "I’ll give them a call."

"No need, Lieutenant Colonel Zhang has already made the call, the military leaders talked easily, and the helicopter should be on its way." Jiang Yuan walked over at this moment.

Dai Mingsheng was surprised, "So proactive? Are they treating it as training or what?"

"They’re trying to curry favor with Jiang Yuan." Xu Taining commented without lifting his head.

"Why... why is that?" Dai Mingsheng felt inexplicably a bit annoyed, as if he were back in his youthful days, visions of a fair maiden in white danced in his mind...

Xu Taining glanced at Dai Mingsheng but didn’t answer the question. Dai Mingsheng’s expression already spoke volumes.

Pushing the laptop towards him, Xu Taining said, "Wang Chengxue and Cao Yangming were just unexpected captures. Their positions in the Heavy Load Gang were merely peripheral. There are likely many small fry like them. For the captures to come, we must be as cautious as possible."

Dai Mingsheng shivered slightly and quickly said, "Indeed, we can’t keep doing mountain searches; it’s too nerve-wracking."

"I understand. But there’s no guarantee." Xu Taining had encountered many similar scenarios, but like he said, there are always unexpected incidents during captures, many of which are difficult to anticipate.

For example, with Wang Chengxue and Cao Yangming, Wang Chengxue’s previous criminal deeds were even less severe, but because he had experience with hiking, knew Liangming Mountain, and frequently ventured into the hills, he opted for the mountain escape route.

If another combination tried it, they might have other strange ideas.

"These past few days, the director keeps calling me to report on work." Knowing he couldn’t restrict Xu Taining, Dai Mingsheng switched tactics, feigning misery, "It’s not easy for the director either, having to report work every day. Additionally, the province needs daily updates. On our side, the pressure is really immense."

"It’s like healing by scrubbing bones; it naturally hurts. If you stop now, you wouldn’t be able to accept it." Xu Taining chuckled, "Speaking of reporting, I suggest you inform the leadership that I intend to capture someone at the film city."

Dai Mingsheng was startled, "Capture... capture who?"

Glancing at Jiang Yuan beside him, Xu Taining said, "Intel shows there’s a professional team at the film city making props and weapons while also crafting various imitation weapons, not just replicas but likely genuine imported ones. The specifics are unclear. My plan is to first surround and capture, then interrogate on the spot, and follow the clues accordingly. Judging by the scale, I believe there’s already a corresponding black and gray industry chain inside the film city."