"By the way, the place where they're manufacturing drugs is a rented residence. The courtyard walls are very high, and outwardly, it looks like a timber processing workshop, with lots of wood piled up."

"A timber processing plant? Then I'll immediately make a call to have the Jiuli River Police Station investigate all the timber processing points near Dawan Village."

"That's one way to do it, but I'm planning to go back to the scene once it's daylight. As long as I can find the road they take to exit the main road, I'm confident I can find the place."

"Really? Then what are we waiting for? Let's go now!"

"Director Wu, wait a moment. I've heard this group processes and manufactures drugs in secret during the deep night to avoid detection, and they leave before dawn. If we go now, I worry we might run into them."

Upon hearing this, Wucheng hurriedly said, "Then let's wait until daylight."

"Alright, let's all go rest first. Once it's daylight, He Yong, Zhou Tao, and I will accompany Luo Fei for a trip."

After discussing it, Pan Hu made the arrangements, and everyone dispersed.

As soon as daylight broke the next day, the four of them gathered and drove a private car straight towards Dawan Village in Ningjiang County.

To accurately simulate last night's scene, Luo Fei took out a prepared blindfold and put it on after passing the brick factory where they met.

Seeing this, Pan Hu and the others immediately stopped talking to avoid disturbing his thoughts.

Only when the car reached a fork in the road near Dawan Village did Pan Hu have to remind him, "Luo Fei, we're at the first fork, and there's a trash pool right at the intersection."

Luo Fei kept comparing and analyzing, then shook his head after a moment, "Although there are the smells of pine trees and trash pools, it's slightly different from last night. Let's keep going."

Pan Hu gestured to Zhou Tao, who was driving, and he immediately continued forward on the main road, quickly reaching the second fork.

Dawan Village is surrounded by mountains, especially rich in pine trees. The previous fork had hillsides with other trees besides pine, but here, the hills are mostly large pine trees.

Simultaneously, Luo Fei finally sensed the same strong pine scent as last night. Without waiting for Pan Hu to remind him, he said, "Is there another fork ahead? Let's go in from here."

Guessing there's a fork ahead while wearing a blindfold?

The three were shocked, but the hope of finding the drug manufacturing site grew stronger.

Without another word, Zhou Tao turned onto the fork.

Guided by Luo Fei, they stopped and started, occasionally retreating when taking a wrong turn.

About forty minutes later, they arrived at Dawan Village's fifth group.

As the car drove into the residential area, Pan Hu spotted a large pond fenced with wire nearby the village entrance, with flocks of ducks floating on the surface.

About five or six meters from the pond, there was a large duck barn with even more ducks inside.

This perfectly matched Luo Fei's description of the drug spot near a duck farm last night.

Pan Hu was delighted and quickly informed Luo Fei of this.

Luo Fei had actually smelled it too; he decisively removed the blindfold and rolled up the car window.

"Team Pan, it should be here."

He Yong rejoiced and hurriedly asked, "What should we do now? Should we just get out?"

Pan Hu shook his head.

"No, strangers entering the village would draw too much attention; it's better to have someone take us in."

Saying this, he immediately took out his phone and made a call, and after a while, his phone rang.

After exchanging a few words, he told them, "I've had someone contact the village head of this village; he'll come to meet us soon."

"If anyone asks, just say we're here to explore a project, got it?"

"Got it."

As they spoke, Luo Fei quickly tidied himself up and put on a baseball cap.

About ten minutes later, the village head arrived on his motorcycle to meet them.

"Hello, leaders. I'm Zhou Tiansheng, the village head of Dawan Village."

The man was about fifty years old, with a rustic simplicity typical of rural folks.

Pan Hu didn't want to reveal his identity, so he didn't correct his title, and instead instructed, "Village Head Zhou, once we're inside, please don't call us that anymore."

"How should I address you then?"

"Just call us the bosses; if anyone asks, say we're planning to develop an agritourism project here."

"Understood, understood."

After explaining the plan, they got out of the car and followed the village head inside.

At this moment, Luo Fei somehow found a pair of sunglasses and put them on. After following the group for a short distance, he immediately detected several familiar scents.

Although faint, they were definitely traces left by him and Hao Ge.

He was sure he had gotten out of the car here the previous night.

Looking at the two forks ahead, he pinpointed the scent leading to the upper fork.

However, at this point, Zhou Tiansheng was planning to lead them through the lower path, so Luo Fei quickly said, "Village Head, let's check out this side."

Though Zhou Tiansheng called them leaders, he didn't actually know their identities.

The call came from the local police station chief, instructing him to cooperate fully with their demands.

Hence, despite his confusion, he nodded and proceeded up the path.

This area was an assembly of closely built residences, with one house following another.

They didn't walk far before encountering several villagers.

Seeing Zhou Tiansheng leading some strangers into the village, naturally, they curiously asked a few questions.

Upon hearing they were here to explore an agritourism project, the villagers chatted a bit but didn't pay much attention.

As living standards improved, more big investors had shown interest in developing rural projects over the years.

After walking a bit further, a house with tightly shut gates and high courtyard walls instantly grabbed Luo Fei's attention.

Even though they were looking at it from the outside, he was sure this was the small courtyard from last night.

Not only did the remaining scents fade here, but the baby clothes hanging in the adjacent house verified that the crying sound he heard last night came from this home.

Luo Fei hurriedly approached Pan Hu and whispered, "Team Pan, this is the place."

"Are you certain?"

"Absolutely, there's no mistake!"

As they spoke, their footsteps didn't pause, quickly moving past the house.

With Luo Fei's confirmation, Pan Hu suppressed his overwhelming joy and continued to tour half the village with Zhou Tiansheng before making an excuse and rapidly escorting Luo Fei and the others back to the anti-drug unit.

In the meeting room, after briefly explaining their findings, Pan Hu immediately coordinated tasks.

"Zhou Tao, He Yong, cooperate with local law enforcement to surreptitiously investigate the residence's situation and determine who lives there."

"Zhang Jun, Yang Fang, discreetly investigate the residents surrounding this house. If they're reliable, have the local police contact them to facilitate surveillance of the criminal hideout."

"Zhou Qin, Zheng Juan..."

Once everyone was instructed, Pan Hu looked at Luo Fei again.

"Luo Fei, this is a crucial phase; remember to keep an eye out for any calls from the other side. If they contact you, report immediately."

"Understood, Team Pan."

"Alright, everyone, go take action immediately!"

The group left and got busy.

Zhou Tao and the others soon obtained results.

"Team Pan, the Jiuli River township police station called, confirming that the original owner of that house is indeed a villager from Dawan Village's fifth group, but the family has been abroad for many years and hasn't returned."

"Currently, the house was sold four years ago to an outsider who deals in timber business."

"However, this outsider is quite mysterious, mostly keeping to himself, never socializing with surrounding villagers. The villagers aren't familiar with him, but occasionally see him transporting timber out, though they don't know where it's sold."

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