"That's the only way. I'll leave tonight."

Liu Shengang went to rest, and Xing Baohua, feeling a little better, went for a stroll. He didn't know who was drying ginseng, but after looking around and seeing no one, Xing Baohua picked up a ginseng and started eating it.

It's impossible to chew; this stuff is even harder to gnaw on than tree bark.

Xing Baohua has eaten ripe ginseng before; it's the kind that's quite chewy.

Later he learned that the ginseng served in the restaurant was all farmed; it looked very big, but it was all grown with chemical fertilizers.

The real old ginseng is still in the mountains.

A short while later, someone saw Xing Baohua eating ginseng, and their face turned pale.

"Stop eating! You can't eat anymore!"

Xing Baohua chewed on his food and said, "Why can't I eat it? How much can such a small piece be worth?"

“This stuff is expensive! It’s such a waste. The one you’re eating is over two hundred years old.”

Hearing how old it was, and looking at the ginseng in his hand, Xing Baohua asked, "Wild?"

"This was brought from the mountains; one of these will cost at least ten thousand."

"I'll give it to you. I'll give it to you when the people who are picking me up arrive. I'll take all of these. No, I'll take all the ginseng from your village," Xing Baohua said arrogantly. He added, "You all have a good time today, I'll pay for everyone's bill."

"Pah! I heard from them that you're an illegal immigrant with an unknown background. You'll be going to jail soon!"

This left Xing Baohua completely bewildered. What did it mean? What did "going to jail" mean?

Xing Baohua was often absent-minded, so he didn't know many of the things Liu Shengang had mentioned.

It turned out that Zhu Zi had informed the village chief in advance that the two men came from the other side of the border river and their identities were unknown. So he had to hurry to the district to call people to arrest and interrogate them.

Maybe he's a spy?

The village chief stayed in the village to keep the two men calm, and sent two young men to the district to call for reinforcements.

This creates a time lag.

Liu Shengang left at dusk, while Xing Baohua was arrested in the middle of the night and taken away overnight.

In the interrogation room of a district government agency, Xing Baohua received high-level treatment; all four of his limbs were restrained, making it difficult for him to move.

My body was already weak, and now I feel listless.

"Name, age, and where you are from."

Xing Baohua didn't say anything, and since it was already very late, he was also very sleepy.

They wouldn't let him sleep, asking him over and over again. Occasionally, Xing Baohua would ask who he was and where he came from, answering their questions.

If you're not satisfied with the answer, then keep going.

Xing Baohua suffered terribly and couldn't take it anymore, so she fainted.

"Pretending to faint, huh! Wake me up, and we'll do it again."