Old Zhao: "I just surveyed West Mountain with a drone and found a breach in the protective netting. I'll send you the photos right away."
West Mountain was vast.
It was impractical to patrol the entire mountain by human effort alone.
Therefore.
Xie Churan purchased a drone.
Not long after hanging up the phone.
Xie Churan received the photos sent by Old Zhao.
There was a gap in the protective netting near Xishan Ao, over a meter high.
Let alone chickens.
Even a person could easily slip through.
He Shanshan offered her opinion upon seeing the photos: "This is clearly intentional sabotage."
"Sister Churan, have you offended anyone?"
Xie Churan paused.
For some reason.
She immediately thought of Tao Dazhuang.
Other than him.
She hadn't offended anyone else.
Chen Nan walked over, wearing an apron, "How many chickens do you have on the mountain?"
Xie Churan replied: "Around five thousand."
Chen Nan nodded slightly: "For over five thousand chickens to disappear in a short period of time, it's not something an ordinary person could achieve. If I'm not mistaken, this might be an inside job."
Chen Nan also thought of Tao Dazhuang.
However.
Even if he cut open the netting and made a gap, over five thousand chickens wouldn't escape West Mountain in such a short time.
Xie Churan said: "Besides Old Zhao, there are two other women working on West Mountain."
"Sister Zheng went to a wedding today."
"Only Wu Meihui is left."
"Are you suggesting Wu Meihui did this?"
Chen Nan asked: "When you first introduced the chicks, were Wu Meihui and the others responsible for feeding them?"
Xie Churan exclaimed in disbelief: "How did you know?"
Chen Nan shrugged: "All living things have sentience. When Wu Meihui first fed the chicks, they would have recognized her. This explains why all the chickens on the mountain escaped."
Xie Churan looked extremely anxious: "What should we do? Five thousand chickens is a significant number."
The daily income from five thousand chickens was substantial for her.
Furthermore.
The chickens living in the mountains ate many insects and weeds.
They produced high-nutrient eggs.
Just the eggs from over five thousand chickens could generate over a hundred thousand in sales each month.
And the chicken droppings fertilized the orchard, saving on fertilizer costs.
Conservatively estimated.
The loss of over five thousand chickens represented a loss of over a million.
Of course.
This amount was equivalent to only a month's net income from her beauty salon.
But the problem was, who wouldn't feel heartbroken over losing over a million?
"What should we do?"
Chen Nan smiled and said: "Call the police, of course!"
"You call the police and report that the chickens on the mountain were stolen. Have the officers intercept them near Nanwa Village."
Xie Churan was taken aback.
West of Qingshangou lay a mountain range stretching for dozens of miles.
Only to the south of the mountain was there a small village called Nanwa.
However.
Nanwa Village was five to six miles of mountain path away from the spot where the West Mountain wire mesh was cut.
Although she didn't know why Chen Nan suggested this, Xie Churan chose to follow his advice.
She chose to call the police.
Xie Churan was an influential figure in the town.
Hearing that over five thousand chickens from the mountain had been stolen.
The police at the station took the matter very seriously.
They immediately dispatched officers to Nanwa Village.
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Just as Chen Nan and the others were enjoying their dinner.
Xie Churan received a call from the police station.
After hanging up.
She smiled and said: "The case is solved. It was indeed Wu Meihui. The police caught her red-handed with the stolen goods. The over five thousand stolen chickens are now on their way back."
Chen Nan wasn't surprised by this outcome.
He had previously used his spiritual power to scan West Mountain and saw Wu Meihui and others loading the chickens into sacks and heading towards a truck in Nanwa Village.
As long as the police were alerted, they would catch them with the stolen goods.
Xie Churan sighed: "Wu Meihui was likely instigated by Tao Dazhuang. Otherwise, she wouldn't dare to do such a thing with her timid nature!"
"However, she's insisting that she acted alone and wasn't instructed by anyone."
Xie Ling'er couldn't help but ask: "Mom, isn't Tao Dazhuang your right-hand man? Why would he instigate Aunt Meihui to steal chickens?"
Xie Churan replied sternly: "Children shouldn't pry into adult matters."
How could she explain?
About what happened on the mountain earlier?
Xie Ling'er pouted: "I'm not a child anymore."
Then she added regretfully: "Aunt Meihui is a good person. She probably stole the chickens to pay for her child's medical expenses."
He Shanshan curiously asked: "What's wrong with her son?"
Xie Ling'er ate while explaining: "Wu Meihui's son is named Wei Dong, he's eight years old. The year we first came here, a fire broke out due to faulty wiring in their house. Although the villagers rescued Wei Dong from the fire, he suffered severe burns covering ninety-five percent of his body. Fortunately, he received timely treatment, but he was disfigured. Doctors said he couldn't recover. Even with skin grafts, he could only regain forty percent of his appearance, and it would cost a lot of money."
Chen Nan's eyes lit up: "If I can cure Wei Dong, do you think Wu Meihui will point fingers at Tao Dazhuang?"
Regarding his medical skills.
Chen Nan had absolute confidence.
Xie Churan's heart leaped with joy: "I'll ask the police to send Wu Meihui back."
She then dialed the number of the officer who had called her earlier.
Wu Meihui loved her son dearly.
If Chen Nan could cure Wei Dong's burns, she would surely reveal the truth.
Instigating theft is also a crime.
It would be enough to have Tao Dazhuang arrested.
She didn't expect a long sentence.
Even ten to fifteen days in jail would be enough to curb his arrogance.
Because of this matter.
Chen Nan lost his appetite. "Let's go to the Wei family's house first and treat Wei Dong."
Xie Ling'er asked: "Aren't you afraid that after curing Wei Dong, Wu Meihui will refuse to cooperate?"
Chen Nan casually picked up a cigarette and put it in his mouth: "A doctor has a parent's heart. Even if Wu Meihui refuses to cooperate, I can't stand by and watch her son suffer from his illness."
"Of course, I don't intend to use Wei Dong to threaten Wu Meihui."
"That kind of method is too dirty."
Xie Ling'er lowered her head in shame.
At this moment.
She finally understood why Chen Nan, despite being so close, felt so distant.
His vision was boundless.
She was nowhere near his level.
Following that, Chen Nan accompanied Xie Churan to Wei Dong's home.
Wei Dong's father was working far away to pay for his son's medical treatment.
Wu Meihui was staying on the mountain, and Xie Churan paid her five thousand yuan a month.
Normally, his grandmother took care of his daily needs.
Upon learning that Chen Nan was a doctor.
Wei Dong's grandmother became very excited and quickly invited Chen Nan inside.
Chen Nan saw the child lying on the bed, his face disfigured by burns.
However.
The moment he saw him.
Chen Nan's scalp tingled.
Why was there a faint divine power within him?