The Young Urban Doctor - Chapter 2425 2425: Unable to Clear Suspicion

After walking about two kilometers from the back mountain, seeing that everyone was quite tired, Luo Ziling suggested taking a break.

While they were resting, two security personnel who scouted ahead reported that unidentified individuals had been spotted ahead.

Hearing this, Luo Ziling was startled.

Wuyue reacted quickly, immediately instructing a few security personnel to follow her as they prepared for combat.

This time, Luo Ziling did not accompany Wuyue and her team; he stayed behind to protect Ling Ruonan and the others.

Ling Ruonan remained calm, jokingly saying that there was no need to panic over a few strangers appearing. Seeing Ling Ruonan’s calmness, the others also felt less anxious.

Fang Dongxun appeared angry, sending all the security personnel around him out and instructed them to fight back if faced with resistance or attacks.

“This is too ridiculous, ruining our good time!” Fang Dongxun angrily approached Ling Ruonan and said, “These people really have no boundaries.”

However, it quickly turned out that everyone was wrong.

Wuyue reported back, saying that they were merely local villagers digging for treasure in the mountains.

This report relieved everyone, but Luo Ziling was still skeptical and went to Wuyue on the pretext of checking out the situation.

“They are Russians,” Wuyue said with a serious expression to Luo Ziling, “They fled as soon as they discovered us. I believe they are the Russian armed personnel who came for support.”

“Inform Lin Lan about this.”

“Okay!” Wuyue agreed and immediately went to contact Lin Lan.

The Russian armed personnel didn’t dare engage them and chose to flee, yet Luo Ziling was still uneasy.

But knowing that Wuyue had already “deceived” the others earlier, obstructing them further would only increase their anxiety.

Thus, he also kept the truth from everyone and led them towards the jade mine after the break.

Wuyue quickly reported that she had gotten in touch with Lin Lan.

Lin Lan and her team had already left by helicopter, and upon receiving the report, the helicopter immediately changed direction to search this area.

A gunship was dispatched to pick up Lin Lan.

The helicopter was equipped with machine guns and air-to-ground missiles, boasting formidable firepower.

As long as the opponent didn’t possess machine guns or missiles, the gunship could obliterate them.

Hearing this news, Luo Ziling finally relaxed completely.

He no longer attempted to contact Lin Lan, believing she would inform him once she had results.

After about an hour’s walk, they finally reached the abandoned jade mine mentioned by Luo Ziling.

Actually, this jade mine wasn’t abandoned in a true sense; it just hadn’t been well-explored.

Initially, some unknown individuals had mined here but probably abandoned it due to harsh conditions or not finding a good jade vein.

If one had time and tools to search here, treasures could still be found, just like the jade stone Luo Ziling gave to Ouyang Feifei.

The place had nice scenery, with vast areas of cedar forest nearby, right above which was the snow line.

This season, the snow line had retreated significantly, creating a gap between the cedar forest and the snow line.

In the area between the snow line and the cedar forest, many small animals were roaming around.

“Those are snow chickens!” Luo Ziling pointed towards the snow line, “They taste very good. There’s even a roebuck, and perhaps a snow fox too!”

“How about we hunt a few?” Luo Yuqing said excitedly, “It’d be even better if we can catch a few alive and see how they look!”

Luo Ziling agreed, “I’ll take you to catch them, alright? It’ll also be a test of your climbing limits.”

Seeking everyone’s opinion, Luo Yuqing, Yang Qingyin, Ouyang Feifei, and Fang Dongxun were willing to go, while Fang Qianqian, Dai Shulan, and Ling Ruonan felt they couldn’t manage and wanted to explore the jade mine instead.

So, the group divided into two, with one team led by Luo Ziling to climb the mountain to catch snow chickens and roebucks.

But after climbing a short distance, the women were out of breath and couldn’t continue.

In the end, Luo Ziling, along with Wuyue and Zhu Yijun, reached near the snow line and captured a few snow chickens.

Because they didn’t fire, most of the animals escaped, leaving only the clumsy snow chickens to be caught by the agile Luo Ziling.

As Luo Ziling brought the spoils down, Luo Yuqing and the others waiting on the way cheered with excitement.

“Wow, such beautiful snow chickens, it’s a pity to eat them!” Luo Yuqing exclaimed as she looked at the struggling snow chickens beside Luo Ziling, “Can’t we take them back and raise them?”

“If you want to raise them, do it yourself. Don’t involve me, I’m not interested!” Luo Ziling looked at Luo Yuqing with disdain, “I bet some people will be the happiest eating chicken tonight!”

Luo Yuqing got angry when she heard this and wanted to tussle with Luo Ziling.

Luo Ziling raised the wriggling snow chickens in front of Luo Yuqing, who then instantly ran away.

On the way down, Luo Ziling noticed a bunch of mushrooms on the side and had Wuyue gather them.

“Though they’re not as good as monkey-head mushrooms, they’ll surely taste great in soup!” Luo Ziling pointed at these spoils and smiled as he told everyone, “If others manage to hunt some more trophies, tonight’s feast would be even grander.”

“There are so few places to hunt now,” Yang Qingyin said with a smile, “I’ve never hunted in my life; you must bring some game back for me in the next few days, or it’ll be such a pity!”

Luo Ziling naturally agreed, “No problem, I’ll make you a crossbow when we get back, and you can use it to hunt.”

“Isn’t it cruel to kill these adorable animals?” Yang Qingyin hesitated again.

“The law of survival in nature is survival of the fittest,” Luo Ziling laughed, “It’s the same for humans, let alone animals? If we don’t catch them, other animals might eat them. In the wild, very few animals live to old age. Everything is a part of the food chain, especially in the wild environment.”

Yang Qingyin didn’t say anything more.

When they returned to Ling Ruonan and the others, the women had already found treasures of their own.

Seeing their discovery, Yang Qingyin, Ouyang Feifei, and Luo Yuqing also joined in.

Ling Ruonan pulled Luo Ziling aside to sit, smiling as she said, “Without troublesome things, outings like this are really enjoyable.”

Then she sighed, “It’s a pity that some people can’t stand to see us happy.”

Luo Ziling consoled her, “Mom, don’t worry about that, let’s just enjoy ourselves.”

“How did you deal with those people earlier?”

Luo Ziling knew he couldn’t hide it from Ling Ruonan, so he answered truthfully.

“Foreign spies, of all things!” Ling Ruonan’s expression changed slightly, and she took a deep breath before saying softly, “If these matters are reported, the Chen Family can’t shake off the suspicion.”

Hearing Ling Ruonan’s words, Luo Ziling felt a surge of joy.