Sun Valley entrance.

"Five armed police, ten criminal police, you are to set an ambush here."

Although there are only four suspects, from what is known, the other side has at least three homemade shotguns.

Therefore, Li Donglin deployed armed police in the ambush capture operation.

Comparatively, the armed police generally have better weapons and combat capabilities than regular criminal police.

For this operation, Li Donglin had the Beizhou City Public Security Bureau send a squad of armed police just in case.

Executing the capture task at Sun Valley is the deputy leader of an armed police squad.

"Please rest assured, sir, we guarantee to complete the task!"

According to prior deployment analysis, it was highly probable the suspects wouldn’t make it to Sun Valley.

Hence, the main capture force was stationed at the campsite closest to Sun Valley.

There was still one hour until Song Zhenguo’s appointed time with the targets.

To be on the safe side, Li Donglin and the others entered the valley ahead of schedule to set the ambush.

It wasn’t that Li Donglin and the others didn’t want to deploy earlier.

The main issue was that if they stayed in the valley for too long, supply replenishment would become a big problem.

Especially for the criminal police and special police ambushed at the entrance of Sun Valley.

Since Sun Valley isn’t suitable for overnight camping, they had to hold their position for at least one night.

On one hand, it was a significant test of their physical endurance.

On the other hand, the more time they spent, the more traces they left in the surrounding environment.

To prepare adequately, Li Donglin could only deploy the ambush up to a day in advance.

By midday, the main forces led by Li Donglin and Lu Chuan had finally arrived at the campsite.

This was a small valley surrounded by mountains, unnamed, with flat terrain and a natural spring at the bottom.

Time was tight.

Tomorrow was the day Song Zhenguo had agreed to meet the poachers.

This means the four of them would arrive in the valley tonight.

They could only stay here tonight, and only after a morning’s trek tomorrow could they reach Sun Valley.

Because the valley had no entrance, everyone had to climb over the mountain to reach it.

This way, the ambush couldn’t be positioned at a so-called entrance, but rather near the campsite at the valley bottom.

"Everyone according to the pre-arranged setup, split into groups of four, forming five small groups."

There were 15 armed police in the ambush operation, with the remaining 5 all members of the serious crime squad.

This operation is possibly the most dangerous ambush here.

Therefore, Li Donglin personally led the team, along with Lu Chuan, Wang Song, Song Mingguang, and Dong Yu.

Each person led a group.

Ambushed around the campsite.

Because the action deployment was done ahead of time, everyone quickly entered combat readiness.

According to analysis by Old Chen, the four suspects were coming from the previous campsite to this one, which should take about a day, but the exact timing was uncertain.

So, once they arrived, everyone immediately prepared for combat readiness.

The waiting process was the most agonizing.

No one knew exactly when they would show up.

Or if they would show up.

"Everyone stay hidden. Does anyone have personal issues that need resolving?"

"Group one, no issues."

"Group two, no issues..."

...

The groups had all resolved their personal issues before the ambush began.

Afterwards, the earpieces fell into prolonged silence.

The woodland was quiet, except for the occasional bird call, nothing else.

Lu Chuan lay in the underbrush, the thick aroma of grass and trees keeping his mind extraordinarily alert.

The three armed policemen around him felt nonexistent.

Yet Lu Chuan could hear their deep breaths, sensing their presence right beside him.

Due to Beizhou City’s proximity to Beiliang Mountain, the armed police squad here sometimes trained deep in the mountains.

Compared to others, they were more accustomed to the mountain environment.

Through the dense leaves, dappled sunlight streamed in.

But as time passed, the sun gradually moved westward.

In a blink, the sky had dimmed, and in a while, it would be completely dark.

The voice of Wang Song came through the earpiece.

"At this point... might they not come?"

Typically, the best time to enter a campsite was before sunset.

With the sunlight, it was easier for campers to set up tents, start fires, etc.

At this time, the sun was about to set, and the best camping time had already passed.

"Let’s wait a bit more, didn’t Old Chen say the previous campsite is quite far and requires prolonged trekking?"

"We..."

Before Li Donglin could finish, a voice interrupted.

It was Song Mingguang: "They’re here! Nine o’clock direction!"

In the direction where Song Mingguang lay in ambush, the sudden crunching sound of breaking dry leaves was heard.

Shortly after, three figures sequentially appeared on the mountain path.

"Damn it, I said not to shoot the bear, it wasted so much time, now the bear claw can’t be sold."

The leading man advanced, cutting branches with his machete while muttering curses.

"Third, stop whining, if it can’t be sold, we can at least eat it."

"Exactly, Third, we’re almost there, take a break, I’ll clear the way."

"Fine, alright, you go..."

The voices drifted further away as the three men passed Song Mingguang’s group, entering the encirclement.

"Only three people, no sign of a fourth."

"Should we act?"

"Hold on!"

Li Donglin gave the order to wait.

Song Zhenguo mentioned four people, yet now only three appeared.

Why is there one missing?

A moment later, darkness settled in.

The three poachers entered the valley bottom.

"Third, signal the boss to come down."

The three of them wandered around the valley bottom, confirming the campsite location.

Third waggled his neck, his cervical bones cracking.

"No idea what the boss is thinking, always having someone on lookout on the mountain, in these damn remote woods, who’s there?"

Third was slightly irritated: "Recently, there are fewer folks exploring around here, it’s been over a month without any fun with chicks..."

"Alright, stop grumbling, the boss saw police sweeping last time, it’s good to be cautious."

"Fine, fine, I understand."

Third took out a bone whistle, put it to his mouth, squeezed his cheeks, and a crisp bird call echoed out.

This sound was identical to the bird calls Lu Chuan and the others heard in the woods earlier that afternoon.

After the sound traveled, a similar sound echoed back almost immediately.

"Alright, start the fire, once the boss comes down, let’s eat something."

"Fourth, go check on Yingzi, make sure he doesn’t suffocate."

"No worries, I left an air hole."

"Get lost, last time the rich guy in Penghu County bought a dead one and almost got caught by the police, if we hadn’t pushed that bastard down the stairs, who knows what could’ve happened."

Fourth nodded, knowing he was responsible for that incident.

"Are we really going to catch hawks there for free?"

"Nonsense, I heard the police have been tailing us, investigating over there for more than ten days."

"If it weren’t for them paying us, we might have been in trouble."

"Alright, get the fire going, there’s high demand over there, if we strike a deal, we’ll..."

Screech!

At this moment, a sharp bird cry suddenly came from the valley!

The three men setting up camp stopped abruptly, exchanged glances: "Run!"

"Separate and run!"

"Third, grab the gun, forget the eagle, meet at the Old Place!"