uldn't help but ask curiously after seeing Xiao Yu shaking his head and sighing. He had wanted to ask earlier, but with patients around it wasn't appropriate.The two of them bid farewell to Liu Erxi a...Chapter 578: Surround

"Yes!" Zhou Cheng responded, and he handed the paper to these People's Armed Police soldiers for them to pass around. Soon enough, the soldiers had memorized what this bug looked like—after all, its appearance was quite distinctive; one look would be enough.

"Have you remembered If so, disperse yourselves and leave two meters between each of you to surround the antique city. Whoever lets this bug escape will have no complaints if I'm not gentle!"

When Zhou Cheng saw that paper being handed back to him after passing through everyone's hands, he shouted at these soldiers.

"Yes! We guarantee we'll complete our mission!" These soldiers responded in unison upon hearing Zhou Cheng's words.

"Brothers, this matter might have some danger involved. If anyone wants to back out now, speak up—guaranteed there won't be any issues and no one will make your life difficult! I swear on the honor of my Xiao family!"

Seeing these soldiers' responses, Xiao Yu sighed inwardly; this matter might indeed involve some danger, as a bite from it could result in contracting that virulent corpse poison.

The soldiers remained silent after hearing Xiao Yu's words. They stood quietly with no hint of fear in their eyes and stared straight ahead resolutely.

"Good, you're all my good brothers Zhou Cheng. Now everyone disperse and stand two meters apart!" Seeing the soldiers' determination, a smile appeared on Zhou Cheng's face as he said this.

"Yes..." The soldiers responded in unison. Two groups of them dispersed to either side, leaving no gaps between them as they encircled the antique city completely.

"Commander, what should we do now" After these soldiers were properly positioned, Zhou Cheng asked Xiao Yu.

"Wait..." Upon hearing Zhou Cheng's question, Xiao Yu looked at the antique city before him and spoke softly.

Although Zhou Cheng was puzzled about what exactly Xiao Yu was waiting for, he didn't say anything. He knew there were some things beyond his understanding or control.

Xiao Yu is currently waiting for Xiao Hongyang and his group. Only when they bring the medicinal herbs can he feel at ease to search for that insect.

The surrounding onlookers, although dispersed by employees from the antique city and some policemen, seemed to have no effect; apart from those who got injured due to trampling when coming out of the antique city, none left.

However, Fangyuan and these police's efforts weren't entirely in vain. At least, the crowd made way for vehicles to move.

Seeing a group of armed武警 (armed police) surrounding the antique city tightly, these onlookers were convinced that something big had happened inside.

But seeing how close these armed policemen were to the antique city seemed to put them at ease. If these armed police weren't afraid being so close, they shouldn't be worried from afar. Therefore, everyone stayed at a distance to watch.

Even some drivers who passed by and parked their cars returned to observe.

At this moment, the sound of sirens could be heard from all directions. Although they didn’t know what had happened, seeing such a large-scale scene made it impossible for these police officers to sit still. Thus, upon receiving the distress call, they rushed over.

After all, according to the description given by the calling police officer, something akin to a terrorist attack was about to happen here. If such an incident occurred in Shenzhen, it would be a major event globally.

In no time, police officers arrived from their vehicles. Upon seeing these armed policemen here, everyone’s faces changed uniformly. The leading few even took out their phones and made calls.

No one expected the military to come, let alone so many people. What a significant event this must be! With hundreds of soldiers present, including members of the anti-riot squad, they had no choice but to report it upwards. Even though they didn’t know what was going on, this situation wasn't something within their jurisdiction.

After arriving, these police officers weren’t idle; instead, they set up a perimeter outside the crowd.

Among them, someone who seemed to be of higher rank walked over to where Xiao Yu and his group stood and asked, "What happened here"

"Just make sure everyone disperses. Even if that’s not possible, maintain order so no one approaches. As for what exactly is happening This is classified military information and can’t be disclosed!"

Zhou Cheng turned around and said this to the policeman after hearing his words.

"Uh... " The policeman was momentarily at a loss for words when he heard Zhou Cheng's cold, emotionless response. However, there was nothing he could do about it because they were not under the same system as the People's Armed Police (PAP), and these soldiers weren't on good terms with them.

Especially last year, a significant change occurred in this PAP unit; it seemed to have become an independent department that nobody could command. In the past, even if he went to seek help from the PAP force, they wouldn't refuse.

But now Even the head of the Shenzhen Bureau might not be able to mobilize this PAP unit.

Although they had reported multiple times to their superiors about the lack of cooperation from the PAP forces in their work and never received any replies, it was precisely because of this that they realized the PAP force seemed to have changed. It no longer operated as before; nobody could command them at this point.

Some internal information said someone had acquaintances in the Guangdong Provincial Armed Police Corps who inquired about the matter. However, those people were all evasive and vague in their answers.

Only because of a close relationship did they eventually get some information after persistent efforts; it turned out that the Shenzhen PAP unit no longer fell under their jurisdiction, and nobody knew exactly where its authority lay now.

In other words, at present, nobody could control this PAP unit in Shenzhen, making them almost like local overlords. This policeman was one of those who had heard such rumors, so upon hearing Zhou Cheng's provocative tone, although he wasn't pleased, he dared not say anything against him.

However, the policeman immediately felt secretly relieved after some consideration; this situation was ideal because no matter what happened in the end, it would have nothing to do with their police system. After all, everyone in Shenzhen's upper echelons knew about the PAP force’s autocratic behavior.

Ring... ... Unlike the noisy crowd behind them, Xiao Yu's group was completely silent. The eyes of those armed police soldiers were staring at the ground intently, nerves taut and not daring to be negligent for a moment. At this time, Xiao Yu's phone suddenly rang.

After answering the call, Xiao Yu hung up after just a few words.

The caller was Old Dai, as there were too many people here with no room for vehicles to enter, so they had bought medicine but couldn't get it delivered. When they saw numerous soldiers here from afar, they called Xiao Yu hoping someone could help carry the medicine over.

After Xiao Yu spoke to Zhou Cheng, Zhou Cheng led a few burly men in camouflage clothing towards the distance. These dozens of burly men in camouflage were all from Sector 13; they had been standing not far behind Xiao Yu and his group after the regular soldiers dispersed.

In addition to their overt mission, they also had an covert task: protecting Xiao Yu. This was a separate order Zhang Dahai gave them, and many of these people's lives were saved by Xiao Yu.

Since most of these soldiers weren't good at expressing themselves, none of them said much after being rescued by Xiao Yu; they simply remembered his kindness in secret.

Now that they had received Zhang Dahai’s order to protect Xiao Yu, their resolve was firm: they would die protecting him and repay the debt of gratitude for saving their lives.

A short while later, these few burly men in camouflage who were with Zhou Cheng returned. Each man carried two large burlap sacks; after laying them down, they ran back to make another trip. After a few trips like this, they finally finished bringing over the bags, and Dai Lao and his group returned as well.

Seeing the more than twenty burlap sacks here, Xiao Yu gave a bitter smile—had they bought all of these medicinal herbs from the deep sea But even so, he didn't know if it would be enough.

Xiao Yu opened one of the burlap bags and saw that the medicinal herbs inside had been ground into powder. He pondered for a moment before instructing the Sector 13 soldiers to dump all the contents from these sacks onto a pile and mix them thoroughly using shovels.

After they were mixed, Xiao Yu ordered some of the soldiers to go to nearby shops to buy handbags or garbage bags. Soon after, the soldiers returned with armfuls of bags.

"Captain Zhou, find a couple brothers and sprinkle the medicinal herbs in a line around the entire antique city!" After seeing that the herbs were mixed thoroughly, Xiao Yu said to Zhou Cheng. He then grabbed a handful of medicinal herbs from the ground and sprinkled it into a two-inch wide fine line for them to follow.

After hearing Xiao Yu's words, Zhou Cheng gave orders for the Sector 13 soldiers to take action. The soldiers quickly spread the medicines in front of their comrades who had surrounded the antique city tightly, forming a circle around the entire area.

Xiao Yu was relieved when he saw that these soldiers had sprinkled all the medicinal herbs in a complete circle; he finally set his mind at ease and could guarantee that the corpse insect would not come out to harm people.

Actually, the medicinal herbs that Xiao Yu asked Dai Lao and Xiao Hongyang to gather were based on an ancient prescription from Zhong Kui’s memories.

This batch of herbs contained toxic ingredients, tonic ingredients, and even some incompatible ingredients. It was for this reason that Dai Lao and Xiao Hongyang didn't know what Xiao Yu intended with these medicinal herbs. (To be continued)er than handing her over to someone she didn't know! Therefore, after thorough consideration, having Dai Yuxin become Xiao Yu's disciple seemed the best solution."Yes! As my disciple, I will do everyt...