Are You Crazy? You’re Telling Me This Is a Fugitive TV Show?
Chapter 262: You Thought of the First Layer, But Old Zhao Thought of the Fifth Layer!

Meanwhile, the viewers in Director Fang’s livestream were getting excited. It had been a long time since they felt this thrilled.

The program inspectors had been somewhat downcast recently, struggling to keep up with Wang Yun’s moves. They had been in a passive position for quite a while.

But now, with Zhao Youcheng joining in, they transitioned from a passive stance to an active one. Zhao’s sharp analysis directly pinpointed Wang Yun’s current location.

“Zhao Youcheng is amazing! No wonder he was the chief commander before!”

“He definitely is. My dad was his number one fan. Zhao was always on TV and in the news!”

“Seeing Zhao Youcheng in the show feels like he’s just testing the waters, but it’s necessary. We can’t let Wang Yun keep escaping forever!”

“I’m dying to see a showdown between Wang Yun and Zhao Youcheng. It’s going to be epic!”

The viewers in Director Fang’s livestream chatted excitedly.

At the same time, Zhao Youcheng mobilized everyone.

But he himself headed to some local pharmacies. He bought a large amount of antidotes and preventive medicines. He also requisitioned over a hundred sets of protective gear directly from the hospital, taking all the protective suits from the island’s hospitals.

Just the medicines and protective suits alone filled an entire truck.

His actions were unknown to the other captains, as they had all gone out on their assignments. Only the viewers in the livestream could see what was happening.

When they witnessed this scene, they couldn’t help but admire Zhao Youcheng’s shrewdness.

While others might have only thought two or three steps ahead, Zhao Youcheng was already thinking five or six steps ahead. He even bought some rock climbing gear.

He had already anticipated that there might be a confrontation with Wang Yun in the deep mountains or rainforests, so he prepared in advance. Not only that, but Zhao Youcheng also gave the producers a heads-up.

He instructed the executive producer to prepare ten helicopters, no matter where they had to be sourced from. When the time came, he would need those helicopters to drop anti-venom and other protective medicines from the air. This would make their operations more efficient.

Although this move couldn’t guarantee capturing Wang Yun, it could minimize casualties among their personnel.

“Old Zhao, you really are amazing. Don’t worry, I’ll make sure everything you’ve requested is handled!” the executive producer praised him.

He got things done without a hint of delay..

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After Wang Yun and his team finished eating, they didn’t rest. Instead, they continued exploring the rainforest. They knew they couldn’t just sit and wait. They needed to be fully prepared.

“Boss, this mountain is massive. If we wanted to explore the whole thing, it would probably take at least a week,” Brother Hu said, holding a stick.

He walked and tapped it around the area. He was making noise to scare away any lurking snakes, which he was secretly terrified of—though no one else knew that.

“Yeah, we don’t need to know the whole area. We just need to figure out the path that connects this rainforest with the others,” Wang Yun replied.

His extraordinary vision and hearing were proving incredibly helpful here. He could spot unwanted creatures from a distance and avoid them—though no one else knew that.

“We should be almost there, right? We’ve been walking for half a day already,” Xiao Gang said, glancing up.

It was already evening, and with so many trees in the rainforest, it got dark much faster here than outside.

Wang Yun nodded. Based on the directions they got from the locals earlier, they were close.

“Yeah, almost there.”

After that, everyone fell silent. They saved their energy as they continued walking forward.

About two hours later, as the sky fully darkened, Wang Yun finally spoke up as he shone his flashlight.

“We’re here. It’s that little path up ahead. Climb up, follow this slope, and it’ll lead us to another section of the rainforest.”

In the beam of the flashlight, they could see a small, steep path on a slope about three meters above the ground. Calling it a path was generous. It was more like a narrow foothold, maybe carved out by someone using a hoe to dig into the slope, creating just enough space to step on. It looked even tougher than the vertical mountain they had climbed before.

“You’ve got to be kidding me,” Brother Hu muttered in frustration.

Xiao Gang and Wang Zi were also stunned, their mouths twitching involuntarily.

Wang Yun couldn’t help but feel a bit awkward himself. He hadn’t expected it to be this challenging.

“Cough, cough… well, at least there are plenty of things around to grab onto,” he said, trying to stay positive. “Old Xia didn’t explain it too clearly. He just mentioned there was a way to get to Lion Rainforest.”

Wang Yun scratched his head as he looked at the scene before them. In front of them was a river, its source unknown, with water flowing rapidly.

Old Xia had warned them not to go down into this river. It was deep and treacherous, with water snakes and leeches lurking within.

Across the river was the Lion Rainforest.

This was the rainforest that the locals often visited. After crossing the Lion Rainforest, you would reach the Smoky Forest. These rainforests were all interconnected.

Old Xia was the father from whom Wang Yun had bought the coconuts earlier.

To safely cross the river in front of them, they had to climb along the hillside next to it. The river’s water flowed through the lower part of this hillside, meaning the hillside was above the river.

The river appeared to be about fifteen meters wide.

For Wang Yun and his group to cross it, they would have to cling to the hillside above.

“Let’s come back during daylight tomorrow,” Wang Yun said with a nervous chuckle.

He noticed the group’s apprehensive expressions.

They all nodded, especially Brother Hu, who was already a bit wary of water after the incident with the poison that paralyzed him. Seeing the steep, exposed hillside above the rushing river didn’t make him feel any better. One slip and he’d fall straight down.

“Alright,” Wang Zi said quietly, and the four of them started to walk back.

But after only a few steps, Wang Yun suddenly froze.

“Don’t move!” Wang Yun shouted instantly

Brother Hu and the others stop in confusion.

“There’s a snake.”

Wang Yun stood still, scanning the surroundings. He didn’t wave his flashlight around but instead switched it off entirely.

“Turn off your flashlights,” Wang Yun whispered urgently.

His tone was now laced with tension. Seeing their boss so on edge made Xiao Gang nervous too. It was rare to see him this alarmed.

“Boss, isn’t it normal to see a snake out here? Why are you so tense?” Brother Hu asked, though his heart was starting to race.

“It’s not just one snake. It’s a whole swarm of them.”