In a scenic small town.
Chen Jin Zhao deliberately walked slowly on the road, just to dissipate the smell of blood on him, so as not to make Yu Meng Zhi uncomfortable.
When he returned to the hotel, Yu Meng Zhi greeted him.
She still smelled a faint scent of blood on Chen Jin Zhao, and frowned, "Are those people all dead?"
"Mm," Chen Jin Zhao did not deny.
"I originally planned to trick you, but I couldn't hide it from your nose."
Yu Meng Zhi bit her lip and said, "Good for you, are you treating me like a dog's nose?"
Chen Jin Zhao chuckled, "I didn't mean that."
Yu Meng Zhi rolled her eyes at Chen Jin Zhao, and then did not pursue the matter further. She opened her mouth to ask something, but after thinking about it, she felt it was inappropriate.
This might be confidential, and it would be awkward whether Chen Jin Zhao answered or not.
Chen Jin Zhao asked her to sit down. Yu Meng Zhi hesitated and said, "Are you going to say something?"
"Mm, I can't hide it from you," Chen Jin Zhao nodded.
"For the next few days, I plan to go to the virgin forest in the far north. That place is located at the border between China and Russia. It's inconvenient to move with you. This is a whim of mine, and I haven't told anyone else. I hope you can keep it a secret for me."
Yu Meng Zhi worried about Chen Jin Zhao again, "Will it be dangerous?"
"There is a certain risk, but it's not a big problem," Chen Jin Zhao replied truthfully.
Yu Meng Zhi pondered for a moment and said, "How about this, I'll send Luo Feng and Xiao Jing back to Beijing tomorrow. After arranging for doctors, I'll come back here to wait for you. Remember to keep in touch with me at all times. If you don't contact me for more than twenty-four hours, I'll immediately tell your whereabouts to Grandpa."
Chen Jin Zhao hesitated, "Will you be very lonely staying here alone?"
Yu Meng Zhi smiled and said, "I won't be lonely. I feel at ease when I can help you. But you must come back safely, otherwise I will really be lonely. Mr. Chen, you don't want a beautiful woman like me to be a widow, do you?"
The originally heavy atmosphere was eased by Yu Meng Zhi's few words.
Chen Jin Zhao repeatedly smiled and said, "Okay, I promise you."
The next morning.
Yu Meng Zhi and Chen Jin Zhao went their separate ways, one returning to Beijing, the other heading to the virgin forest in the far north.
Changbai Mountain was more than a thousand kilometers away from that place. By the time Chen Jin Zhao arrived at the small town outside the virgin forest, it was already noon the next day. After sending his location information to Yu Meng Zhi, he plunged into the virgin forest.
He had a map in his hand, which he found in Gao Jun Tai's study, marking the location where the meteor might have fallen.
Chen Jin Zhao wanted to get his hands on it before others reacted.
The off-road vehicle sped through the snow until it reached a place closer to the meteor's impact site by evening.
Chen Jin Zhao had originally planned to drive in directly, but a blizzard in the sky caused the mountain pass to be blocked by heavy snow, and the car could not proceed. There were still more than 200 kilometers to the meteor's impact site, which meant Chen Jin Zhao had to walk more than 200 kilometers.
Seeing that it was getting dark and the heavy snow showed no signs of stopping, Chen Jin Zhao made a decisive move and abandoned the car at the foot of the mountain, shouldering his backpack and heading to the meteor's impact site on foot.
To his surprise—
After walking a few hundred meters forward, he saw several more off-road vehicles parked at the foot of the mountain, which meant that someone had already gone to the meteor's impact site before Chen Jin Zhao.
Chen Jin Zhao pondered for a moment, knowing that he might be late.
He muttered, "I hope there is still a chance for salvage. At the speed of a normal person, they can walk thirty to forty kilometers a day in extreme conditions. But now there is a blizzard, and the journey is difficult, and I am carrying a heavy backpack, so walking twenty kilometers a day is the limit. Unlike them, I can travel for days and nights without sleep, which is my advantage."
In conclusion, there was still a chance.
After figuring this out, Chen Jin Zhao officially set foot into the virgin forest, blocked by heavy snow, entering this kingdom of snow.
The scenery of the virgin forest in winter was extremely spectacular. Even at night, one could see the boundless forest covered in silver. It was truly magnificent when looked at for the first time, but after a while, it would inevitably cause eye irritation and discomfort.
This little difficulty was nothing to Chen Jin Zhao, so he did not stop.
After walking about three or four kilometers forward, the snow in the sky suddenly increased, forcing Chen Jin Zhao to stop.
In the face of extreme weather, Chen Jin Zhao did not dare to take risks.
Although the goal of this operation was to obtain the meteorite, it was more important to ensure his own survival.
He found a nearby valley to rest, and would continue his journey after the blizzard subsided.
Hmm?
Walking into the valley, the wind indeed lessened.
However, Chen Jin Zhao also noticed that someone seemed to be setting up camp and resting ahead. He did not want to interact with anyone and turned to leave. After walking a few steps, gunshots suddenly came from that direction, making Chen Jin Zhao freeze in place.
Immediately after.
A woman's scream was heard.
Chen Jin Zhao hesitated, should he intervene?
Forget it!
It had nothing to do with him!
Chen Jin Zhao walked a few steps, then resolutely turned back towards the campsite.
To stand by and do nothing, his conscience would not be at ease.
He knew that doing so might bring him trouble, but he still did it, because Chen Jin Zhao wanted to be worthy of his passion and conscience.
Approaching the valley, Chen Jin Zhao saw the scene clearly.
There were three tents set up, emitting a soft orange light from within. If not for the four corpses lying outside the tents, it might have been warm.
These four people died from gunshot wounds.
Chen Jin Zhao pursed his lips and walked over. Less than ten meters from the tents, someone suddenly shouted, "Stop right there!"
The other party spoke Chinese, but with a strong accent.
Immediately after.
Three strong young men holding guns stepped forward and pointed their guns at Chen Jin Zhao's head.
Not far away, several men were holding a woman in a white snowsuit hostage. These men were all looking at Chen Jin Zhao warily.
The woman saw Chen Jin Zhao and looked like a drowning person grasping at a straw.
"Help!"
"Save me, they are from Nanyang, not from our country!" the woman shouted at Chen Jin Zhao. The man standing beside her scolded, "Li, shut up. If you dare to talk nonsense again, I'll shoot you, believe it or not?"
The woman surnamed Li immediately shut her mouth.
Chen Jin Zhao frowned when he heard that these people were from Nanyang. As a soldier, his duty was to protect the land and defend the country.
Now that these people from Nanyang had come to China to kill people, he had another reason to take action.
"Are you from Nanyang?" Chen Jin Zhao asked knowingly.
The man in the lead said coldly, "If you had been sensible and left earlier, we might not have done anything to you. I didn't expect you to run right into our guns."
"You want to die, I'll fulfill your wish."