Chen Changyuan was shocked and quickly followed Lao Yuantou to the back mountain.

That is his hope for the future. If something really happens, won’t all his efforts be in vain?

When he arrived at the base, Chen Changyuan was dumbfounded.

The green medicinal fields are now withered and yellow.

All the newly planted medicinal herbs have dried up!

It smelled like a burning fire and a rotten smell that hit my nose.

"What...what's going on?"

Chen Changyuan couldn't believe it. He had worked so hard to grow these things, and they were about to be harvested, but now they were in such a terrible state!

Old Yuantou also had a look of regret on his face, shaking his head and sighing: "I don't know! He was fine this morning, but he became like this this afternoon!"

Chen Changyuan squatted down and carefully examined the herbs and soil. A pungent smell of chemicals made him realize instantly that this was not a natural withering, but someone had caused trouble!

"Which bastard did this!"

Chen Changyuan was so angry that he punched the ground, causing dust to fly.

Old Yuan was also angry and advised him: "Chen Changyuan, don't be anxious! See if you can still save him. If not, we can think of another way."

Chen Changyuan tried hard to calm himself down.

Now we have to find the murderer first and then find a way to reduce the losses.

He looked around and found a path leading to the village.

"Old Yuantou, wait for me, I'll go take a look."

Chen Changyuan walked along the path, trying to find some clues.

In the grass by the roadside, there were messy footprints of varying sizes and depths, like those of a man.

Chen Changyuan followed the footprints and found that they disappeared into a bush.

He pulled aside the bushes and found an empty pesticide bottle. The smell of pesticide remaining on the bottle was exactly the same as that in the pesticide field.

"It's poisoning!"

Chen Changyuan clenched his fists, and a fierce look flashed in his eyes.

Now that we have the evidence, all we need to do is catch the murderer.

He took the bottle back to the medicine field, where Old Yuantou was waiting.

"Chen Changyuan, how are you? Did you find anything?"

Chen Changyuan handed the bottle to Lao Yuantou: "Someone poisoned it, this is the evidence."

Old Yuan took the bottle, looked at it carefully, and his face became gloomy.

"This...this is too cruel! Who would do such a thing?"

Chen Changyuan already had several suspects in mind, but without solid evidence, he couldn't jump to conclusions.

"Old Yuan, please don't make this public yet. I already know what's going on."

Chen Changyuan said, "The most important thing now is to find a way to remedy the situation and see if we can save some of the medicinal herbs."

Lao Yuantou nodded, "Okay, I understand. Chen Changyuan, don't worry, I will definitely help you find the murderer."

Chen Changyuan knew that even if he could find the murderer, the medicinal herbs could not be saved.

Several acres of medicinal herbs were about to be harvested, but now they are all destroyed, causing heavy losses.

He gritted his teeth and thought about what to do next.

After returning home, Chen Changyuan told his mother Fang Suxia about what happened.

Fang Suxia was so distressed when she heard this that she burst into tears: "Chen Changyuan, what should we do? Our family depends on these medicinal herbs to turn things around!"

Chen Changyuan comforted his mother: "Don't worry, Mom. There is always a way out. Let's think of another way."

Fang Suxia wiped her tears and said, "What else can we do? All these medicinal herbs are ruined. Our family..."

Chen Changyuan knew that his mother was upset, but he couldn't give up. He had to cheer up and find a solution.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Mom, don't worry, I won't let our family fall apart like this. I'll go to the county and ask Director Zhang if he can think of a solution."

Zhang Qinghai is the purchasing director of the county pharmaceutical company. He had previously signed a purchase contract with Chen Changyuan. Now that something has happened to the medicinal materials, he will definitely be affected.

Chen Changyuan rode his bicycle all the way to the county town.

I found Zhang Qinghai and told him everything that had happened.

After hearing this, Zhang Qinghai was also shocked and regretful: "Chen Changyuan, how could this happen? These are several acres of medicinal herbs!"

Chen Changyuan sighed: "Director Zhang, I don't know what to do now. Do you think this herb can be used to save the patient?"

Zhang Qinghai shook his head. "I'm afraid it's difficult. Such a large area of ​​medicinal herbs has withered. It must be because of the high concentration of pesticides used. There's basically no chance of saving them."

Chen Changyuan's heart sank, he knew that Zhang Qinghai was right.

Zhang Qinghai patted Chen Changyuan on the shoulder and said, "Chen Changyuan, don't be too discouraged. It has already happened. The most important thing now is to find the murderer and then find a way to make up for the loss."

Chen Changyuan nodded: "Director Zhang, you are right."

Zhang Qinghai pondered for a moment and said, "How about this? I'll help you contact other medicinal material dealers to see if we can get rid of the remaining herbs and reduce some losses."

Chen Changyuan shook Zhang Qinghai's hand gratefully: "Director Zhang, thank you! You are truly my benefactor!"

Zhang Qinghai smiled and said, "Chen Changyuan, you are too polite. We are partners, and your business is my business. Don't worry, I will do my best to help you."

After returning from the county town, Chen Changyuan felt a little more at ease.

Although the losses were heavy, at least Zhang Qinghai was there to help, and things might still turn around.

After returning to the village, Chen Changyuan went directly to Zhou Dazhu's house.

Zhou Dazhu was sitting in the yard, crossing his legs, humming a little tune, looking relaxed and contented.

Seeing Chen Changyuan walk in aggressively, he was stunned at first, then a sneer appeared on the corner of his mouth: "Hey, isn't this Chen Changyuan? What, are you here to settle a score with me?"

Without a word, Chen Changyuan stepped forward, grabbed Zhou Dazhu by the collar, and lifted him up from the stool: "Zhou Dazhu, how dare you try to trick me!"

Zhou Dazhu was startled by Chen Changyuan's sudden action, but he quickly calmed down and blinked innocently: "Chen Changyuan, what are you doing? How did I offend you?"

"Stop pretending! Did you poison my herbs?"

Chen Changyuan asked with his eyes wide open and gritted teeth.

Zhou Dazhu sneered, "Chen Changyuan, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want! Which eye of yours saw me poison you? Do you have any evidence?"

Chen Changyuan pushed Zhou Dazhu to the ground: "You know it clearly!"

Zhou Dazhu got up from the ground, dusted himself off, and said sarcastically, "Chen Changyuan, I know you've always had a problem with me and think I stole your woman. But you can't slander me just because of this! I'm telling you, Lin Xiaoya never liked you in the first place. She chose me because I'm better than you!"

"You're good? Besides stealing, cheating, and deceiving, what else can you do?"

Chen Changyuan sneered.

Zhou Dazhu's expression changed: "Chen Changyuan, don't go too far!"

"I'm going too far? Who is going too far?"

Chen Changyuan pointed at Zhou Dazhu's nose and cursed, "You stole my woman and destroyed my medicinal herbs, and you still have the nerve to say that I'm going too far?"

"Chen Changyuan, stop slandering me! What evidence do you have to prove that I did it?"