Scene 21 – Dusk Scene
Characters: Gao Yingxiong, Wu Lili
Time: Evening
Location: Lulin Mountain Work Station

△ Gao Yingxiong returns to the work station.

Yingxiong: “A few days ago, a group of timber thieves sneaked into Forest Compartment No. 22 and illegally felled two Taiwan mock orange trees.”

Lili: (hands him a cup of tea) “Have a cup of tea first to quench your thirst, okay? Look at you, covered in sweat. I bought this Alishan tea from some Tsou friends here. It tastes pretty good.”

Yingxiong: “My best buddy, Pu Tianxiang, grows this tea at home. I drink it often.”

Lili: “Great! Next time I’ll ask you to buy some for me.”

Yingxiong: “We need to catch these timber thieves quickly, otherwise they’ll keep coming back to steal timber.”

Lili: “Yingxiong, aren’t these people afraid of going to prison?”

Yingxiong: “These days morals are declining. People still dare to do things worthy of beheading, let alone just stealing timber.”

Lili: “Count me in too.”

Yingxiong: “Stop fooling around. You’re an outsider. There’s no need for you to get dragged into this mess. Protecting the forest is the responsibility of us forest patrol officers.”

Lili: (angry) “Who are you calling an outsider?”

Yingxiong: “Miss, you… don’t be angry. What I mean is, you’re not someone who lives here.”

Lili: (unconvinced) “Protecting the forest is everyone’s responsibility. Besides, I came here specifically to investigate the forest resources in this area.”

Yingxiong: (shakes his head helplessly) “Fine then. But you can’t act alone. Once your research is done, take your students and go down the mountain early.”

Lili: (insisting) “No way. After the resource survey reaches a certain stage, I’ll let the students go back down first and return to school to organize the data. I’m going to stay here.”

Yingxiong: “What are you staying here for? To catch timber thieves?”

Lili: “I can use this opportunity to understand just how much damage the timber thieves cause to the forest.”

Yingxiong: “Don’t joke around. This isn’t some campfire party. This is the real deal with real danger. One careless mistake and people could die.”

Lili: “That’s even better. Seeing once is better than hearing a hundred times. I want to witness with my own eyes just how rampant these timber thieves are.”

Yingxiong: (helplessly) “Forget it. I can’t argue with you.”

Lili: “Since the timber thieves succeeded this time and got a taste of the benefits, they’ll definitely come back again to steal timber in the future. What methods do you have to deal with them?”

Yingxiong: “With only a few forest patrol officers like us, we definitely can’t stop the timber thieves. I’ve already reported it to my superiors.”

Lili: “But that still has to go through layers of administrative procedures, doesn’t it? If you ask me, distant water can’t put out a nearby fire. It’s too slow to solve the urgent problem.”

Yingxiong: “Yes. I understand that too. But I’m just an insignificant person with little influence. What can I do?”

Lili: “Why don’t you rally your tribesmen and form a forest patrol team? Self-help would probably be more practical.”

Yingxiong: “I’ve already thought about everything you said. Even if we organize a volunteer forest patrol team, we’d still need to purchase communication equipment and related gear. Where would the funding come from?”

Lili: “Count me in for the funding, okay? I still have some savings on hand. If that’s not enough, we can organize fundraising in the tribe.”

Yingxiong: “How could I possibly accept that?”

Lili: “Those with money contribute money, those with strength contribute strength. I don’t have the ability to catch timber thieves, but helping with some funding is within my capability. So stop being so polite with me.”

Yingxiong: “Alright then. I’ll go gather the tribesmen right now to hold a meeting and organize a volunteer forest patrol team.”

Lili: “Excuse me, may I go with you to attend your tribal meeting?”

Yingxiong: (hesitant) “Well… I need to ask my father first. He’s the chief of Tefuye Village.”

Lili: “Then I’ll have to trouble you. I’m very curious about your Tsou tribal meetings.”

Yingxiong: (wry smile) “Our meetings held in the Kuba traditionally do not allow women to attend.”

Lili: “Why is that?”

Yingxiong: “The Kuba is a men’s gathering house, so women are not allowed to enter or leave it. This is a tribal rule established by our ancestors.”

Lili: “Then… wouldn’t this put you in a difficult position?”

Yingxiong: (wry smile) “Of course it would. So you’ll have to disguise yourself as a man, and throughout the meeting you can only listen. You’re not allowed to interrupt or speak. Otherwise, at best you’ll be thrown out, and at worst you’ll be punished according to tribal law.”

Lili: (curious) “What kind of punishment?”

Yingxiong: “Flogging. Until the skin splits and the flesh tears open!”

Lili: (frightened) “Seriously? Your tribal rules still include flogging?”

Yingxiong: (laughs) “That’s already considered a relatively light punishment.”

Lili: “Alright. I’ll try my best not to make a sound.”

Scene 22 – Dusk Turning into Night Scene
Characters: Gao Yingxiong, Gao Minghui (Chief of Tefuye Village), Pu Guangrong (Village Chief), Pu Tianxiang (Forest Police Officer), Shi Weide (Chief of Dabang Village), Shi Ziqiang, Several Tsou Elders, Wu Lili
Time: Evening → Night
Location: The “Kuba” of Tefuye Village

△ Everyone arrives at the Kuba wearing tribal clothing.

Minghui: (serious) “I invited everyone here today because my son Yingxiong recently discovered traces of timber thieves illegally logging in the protected forest. There are signs showing that this group of timber thieves is carrying out organized and planned illegal logging. Alishan is our homeland. These forests are precious assets left to us by generations of our ancestors. Whoever dares to illegally log our primeval forests is destroying our homeland and challenging our entire Tsou tribe.”

Weide: (serious) “That’s right! We cannot tolerate timber thieves destroying our homeland.”

Yingxiong: “The timber thieves calmly dug out two Taiwan mock orange trees from Forest Compartment No. 22, yet they managed to evade the forest patrol officers and checkpoints. I reasonably suspect there may be a traitor within our tribe.”

Tianxiang: (nods in agreement) “I agree with Yingxiong’s reasoning. If the timber thieves didn’t have an insider familiar with the terrain and surroundings, it would have been impossible for them to transport the stolen timber out so easily.”

Ziqiang: (serious) “If any of our tribesmen are truly involved, I propose we punish them severely according to tribal law.”

Lili: “No! A nation has its laws. You cannot use private punishment…”

Weide: (suddenly notices and points with his finger) “This is a woman!”

Weide: (angry) “Who brought you in here? During meetings in the Kuba, outsiders are forbidden, and women are absolutely not allowed to join. Who brought you here?”

△ Wu Lili is so frightened that she hides behind Gao Yingxiong.

Yingxiong: (frowning) “Chief, I brought her in. She is a university lecturer commissioned by the Forestry Bureau to come to Lulin Mountain and investigate forest resources.”

Weide: (angry) “What’s there to investigate? It’s precisely because of meddlesome city people like you that disasters are brought upon us. Please leave immediately!”

Minghui: (serious) “Let her stay. Yingxiong obtained my consent beforehand, and we will need her financial support in the future.”

Tianxiang: (calming the elders’ emotions) “Elders, she’s only a researcher. Since she’s willing to help us catch timber thieves, we should accept her.”

Ziqiang: (staring at Lili) “For all we know, she could be a spy sent by the timber thieves.”

Ziqiang: (reproachfully) “Yingxiong, you shouldn’t have brought her to participate in the tribe’s meeting.”

Lili: (indignant) “I insisted on coming myself. Don’t blame Yingxiong. Just like all of you, I love this mountain and this forest.”

Guangrong: “Enough! Stop getting off topic. Chief Gao, please continue presiding over the meeting.”

Minghui: “To effectively curb the timber thieves, I have a proposal: recruit the young men of the tribe and organize a round-the-clock forest patrol team to strengthen patrol work day and night.”

Yingxiong: “As for Dabang Village, we’ll entrust Brother Ziqiang with organizing and training the team there. I’ll be responsible for organizing and training the patrol team for Tefuye Village. We’ll divide the responsibility zones and patrol separately while supporting each other at any time.”

Weide: “Yingxiong, if we’re going to patrol assigned areas, our team members can’t possibly go without weapons, can they?”

Tianxiang: “I’ll answer that part. The problem isn’t difficult to handle. I’ll notify my colleagues beforehand. If the volunteer forest patrol team encounters police patrol officers from our unit in the mountains, and the officers ask why everyone is carrying weapons while patrolling, just give a unified response and say you came into the mountains to hunt.”

Ziqiang: (proactively extends his hand) “Brother Yingxiong, sorry. My tone toward this young lady earlier wasn’t very good. Please don’t take it to heart.”

Yingxiong: (shakes Ziqiang’s hand) “How could I not know your temper? You just didn’t want me to leave you out of this important mission against the timber thieves.”

Ziqiang: (embarrassed) “That’s exactly it!”

Minghui: “Everyone, the initial funding for purchasing equipment for the volunteer forest patrol team has been provided by Miss Wu here. Miss Wu is our good friend. Please don’t hesitate to give her your applause.”

△ Wu Lili stands up amid the applause and bows in acknowledgment.

Minghui: “Everyone, if there are no other proposals, today’s meeting will conclude here.”

△ Everyone stands up one after another and walks out of the Kuba. Yingxiong and Lili walk together. Tianxiang wiggles his eyebrows teasingly at Yingxiong. Lili notices it all, but Yingxiong pretends as if nothing happened.

Scene 23 – Day Scene
Characters: Shi Ziqiang, Jian Dafa, Yabu, Several Members of the Forest Patrol Team
Time: The next morning
Location: A hunting trail somewhere in the Lulin Mountain area

△ On a forest trail, Yabu is the first to spot a line of forest patrol members.

Yabu: “Dafa, hurry and hide behind the big tree. A forest patrol team is approaching.”

Dafa: (unconcerned) “Yabu, did you see a ghost or something? You even called yourself a master hunter. Catching ghosts shouldn’t be a problem for you either.”

Yabu: (points toward a group of figures in the distance ahead) “Stop being stubborn! A wise man doesn’t suffer immediate losses. Look!”

Dafa: (surprised, eyes widened) “Who are they? They’re carrying weapons too.”

Yabu: “I recognize the leader. It’s Ah-Qiang. Why is he leading a group of people? What are they doing?”

Dafa: “Your eyesight is that good? Who’s Ah-Qiang?”

Yabu: “Shi Ziqiang, the junior chief of Dabang Village. What? You don’t know him?”

Dafa: “The chief’s son? What are they doing in the forest?”

Yabu: “Judging from the hunting rifles they’re carrying, it looks like they came hunting. But that doesn’t seem right either.”

Dafa: “What’s not right? Did you notice something?”

Yabu: “Heh heh, look. Some of them are carrying radios. Who needs those for hunting?”

Dafa: (curious) “Oh? Then they’re patrolling?”

Yabu: “It’s very suspicious, which is why I told you to hide and not let them discover us.”

Dafa: (gives Yabu a thumbs-up) “Assistant Manager Yabu, you really are more cautious.”

Yabu: “Exactly! They must be patrolling right now. Look, they’re even carrying ropes. They’re clearly prepared to arrest people.”

Dafa: “Could they have already discovered something?”

Yabu: “The two Taiwan mock orange trees we dug out last time have probably already been discovered by them.”

Dafa: “Then we need to hurry back and report to Second Brother.”

Yabu: “Follow me!”

△ The two quietly avoid them by moving in the opposite direction.

Scene 24 – Day Scene
Characters: Zhou Tianyou, Jian Dafa, Yabu
Time: Same day (afternoon)
Location: Zhou Tianyou’s living room

△ Jian Dafa and Yabu arrive at Zhou Tianyou’s house.

Dafa: “Second Brother, today in the Lulin Mountains we encountered a forest patrol team made up of local people.”

Tianyou: “Oh? The patrol team didn’t see you, did they?”

Yabu: “No. We saw them first and hid.”

Tianyou: “It must be because they discovered our last operation afterward and became wary.”

Dafa: “Then our future operations… could they…”

Tianyou: “Yabu, are you certain that patrol team was entirely composed of your tribesmen?”

Yabu: “I’m certain. The leader was the junior chief of Dabang Village.”

Tianyou: “It’s obvious the locals are already aware of our existence. Our future operations will become very difficult.”

Dafa: “Then what should we do? If we go up against the locals, they outnumber us. They’ll be hard to deal with.”

Yabu: “Since we’ve already aroused the tribesmen’s suspicions, maybe we should just let it go.”

Tianyou: (displeased) “We’ve already shaved half our heads. How can we just quit halfway? As the ancients said, wealth is sought amid danger. For now, let’s temporarily hold our position and not make any moves. I naturally have ways to deal with these people.”

Scene 25 – Day Scene
Characters: Wu Tianliang, Zhou Tianyou
Time: Day (morning)
Location: The living room of Wu Tianliang’s mansion

△ Inside the living room of Wu Tianliang’s mansion.

Tianyou: “Big Brother, our last illegal logging operation in Alishan has already aroused the vigilance of the local Tsou people. They’ve organized forest patrol teams, and it’s obvious they’re targeting us.”

Tianliang: “Oh? These savages really are troublesome. What good countermeasures do you have?”

Tianyou: “If we can bribe the authorities, these patrol teams won’t amount to much.”

Tianliang: “How could these law-abiding people be so easily bribed by us?”

Tianyou: “Even heroes can’t resist a beautiful woman. We just need to set up a honey trap. Once they have compromising evidence in our hands, why would we worry about them refusing to obey?”

Tianliang: “If we can buy these people over, then from now on we’ll be unstoppable. I’ll leave this matter to you to plan and carry out.”

Scene 26 – Night Scene
Characters: Wu Tianliang, Zhou Tianyou, Li Xiaodao, Mai Youlong, Mo Luofu, Madam, Several Hostesses, Several of Tianliang’s Henchmen
Time: Night
Location: Private Room of the Red Beauty Grand Hostess Club

△ Inside a private room at a hostess club, a group of men and women are deep in drunken revelry.

Youlong: “Councilman Wu, let me drink this toast first in your honor. I wish you continued promotion and many happy returns of the day year after year.”

Meihua: “Director Mai, you have to finish the whole glass!”

Youlong: (boldly) “Of course, of course. Today is the councilman’s birthday. We can’t spoil the birthday star’s mood. I’ll drink first.”

△ Mai Youlong raises his glass and drains it in one gulp, then turns the empty glass upside down in his hand.

Kaiqi: “Director Mai, you’re so impressive!”

Tianyou: “Ah-Qiqi, the more impressive part is still coming later! In a while Director Mai will take you to a hotel room. I guarantee he’ll make you feel like you’re floating in ecstasy.”

Kaiqi: “Brother You, you’re so naughty!”

Youlong: “Haha! Brother Tianyou, you really are a master at flirting.”

Tianliang: “Director Mo, it’s rare to have the honor of your presence today. Let me offer you a toast first.”

Luofu: (raises his glass) “Please don’t say that, Councilman Wu. In the future, I’ll still need your support and care at the council.”

△ Wu and Mo clink glasses and drink. Meihua immediately refills their glasses.

Tianliang: “Today we drink to our hearts’ content. No one leaves until drunk. Come, come, Tianyou, first toast Director Mai, then toast Director Mo.”

Tianyou: (raises his glass) “Director Mai, here’s to you.”

Youlong: “A true hero emerges young. Brother Tianyou has already become the councilman’s right-hand man at such a young age. Your future is bound to be bright.”

Tianyou: “In the future, I’ll still have to rely on Director Mai’s guidance and support.”

Scene 27 – Night Scene
Characters: Wu Tianliang, Wang Meixiu, Mai Youlong, Mo Luofu, Zhou Tianyou
Time: Night
Location: Living Room of Wu Tianliang’s Mansion

Meixiu: (angry) “Tianliang, you truly have no conscience. Do fewer immoral things…”

Tianliang: “You’re just a woman. Say less.”

Meixiu: (angry, pointing at him) “You! One day retribution will come for you!”

△ After speaking, Wang Meixiu turns around and starts walking upstairs.

Tianliang: (angry, raises his hand intending to hit Meixiu, but stops midair) “Stop right there! You eat what I provide, spend my money, use my money to play mahjong, and you still dare to curse me.”

Meixiu: (angry) “Go ahead, hit me! If my family hadn’t provided you with money and connections, do you think you’d have what you have today? Would you have become a councilman?”

Meixiu: (making a scene, pounding on Tianliang) “Aren’t you afraid Lili won’t acknowledge you as her rotten father?”

Tianliang: (furious) “Wasn’t I doing all this for your lives? Without money and influence, could you have become the wife of a councilman?”

△ Zhou Tianyou rings the doorbell and brings Mai Youlong and Mo Luofu to see Wu Tianliang.

Youlong: (carefully observing Tianliang’s expression) “Councilman, why did you ask us to come here?”

Luofu: (uneasy) “Yes, we wonder what instructions you have for us, Councilman.”

Tianliang: (smiling mysteriously) “I wouldn’t dare call them instructions. Sit, please sit.”

Tianliang: (signals Tianyou to bring alcohol) “Let’s have a few drinks first.”

Youlong: “I still have matters to handle at my bureau. If there’s nothing important, then I’ll excuse myself first.”

△ Mai Youlong turns around intending to leave.

Luofu: (stands up as well) “I also have a meeting to preside over at my department.”

△ Zhou Tianyou stretches out both hands and blocks the doorway.

Tianliang: “I already investigated beforehand. Neither of you has anything important to deal with today.”

△ Wu Tianliang picks up two manila envelopes from the coffee table and hands one each to Mai Youlong and Mo Luofu.

Tianliang: “These wonderful scenes—do the two of you recognize the leading actor in these photographs?”

Youlong: (furiously pointing at Tianliang) “You… set me up?”

Luofu: (furious, takes out the photos and tears them apart) “You people… you’re despicable.”

Tianliang: “How would I dare set the two of you up? It was the two of you who revealed your true nature after drinking.” (waves his finger) “Director Mo, these are only photographs. The negatives are still with me. You can’t tear them all up.”

Luofu: (throws the photos at Tianliang) “You…”

Tianliang: (smiling wickedly, points at Tianyou) “I merely want to ask the two of you for a small favor. If you refuse to cooperate, my subordinate will send these photographs to your superiors and release them to the media.”

△ Mai Youlong sees that the situation is beyond salvaging and can only compromise.

Youlong: (collapses onto the sofa) “Go ahead and say it. What kind of favor does the great councilman want from a small police officer like me?”

△ Mo Luofu also sits down and compromises.

Tianliang: (smiles in satisfaction) “The two of you are very sensible.”

△ Wu Tianliang takes out two bags of money from the liquor cabinet.

Tianliang: “This is just a small token for the two of you. Please accept it…”

Youlong: “I don’t understand the councilman’s meaning.”

Youlong: (opens the envelope, eyes lighting up) “This money is…”

△ Luofu also opens the envelope in surprise.

Tianliang: “One million for each of you.”

Youlong: “This…”

Tianliang: “Very simple. As long as the two of you turn a blind eye, that will be enough. Once the matter succeeds, there will be an even larger reward afterward.”

Luofu: “I still don’t understand what exactly you mean.”

Tianliang: “I have my eye on the timber within the two of your jurisdictions.”

△ Mai Youlong and Mo Luofu exchange glances, seemingly understanding Wu Tianliang’s intentions.

Youlong: “Then after the matter is completed…”

Tianliang: “Ten million for each of you. Enough for you to live out the rest of your lives in comfort.”

△ Luofu and Youlong first look at each other, then nod.

Luofu: “Councilman, whatever cooperation you need from us, please feel free to ask.”

Youlong: “Yes, we’ll do as instructed.”

Tianliang: “First, let’s have a drink. A toast to our cooperation.”

△ The three raise their glasses together and say in unison: “Cheers!”

Scene 28 – Day Scene
Characters: Shi Aiyu, Laiji, First-Year Junior High Students
Time: Day (afternoon)
Location: A first-year classroom at Xianglin Junior High School

Aiyu: “For this class, we’re going to draw the trees of our hometown. Everyone has to draw something!”

Female Student A: “Only trees?”

Aiyu: “Draw trees and your family, or the relationship between the trees and yourself.”

Male Student B: “I know! We can also draw trees and the homes of animals.”

Female Student D: “Can I draw a treehouse? My dad built me a treehouse.”

Aiyu: “Of course you can! Start drawing!”

△ The students immerse themselves in the drawing class, smiling as they draw. Half an hour later.

Aiyu: “Who would like to talk about what they drew?”

Female Student A: “I only know how to draw trees, because my mother often sits under the trees and sings.”

Aiyu: “Very good. Who else wants to share?”

Male Student B: “My family has a Formosan serow. I talk to it every day.”

Aiyu: “You all drew very well. Who else wants to present?”

△ A few minutes later, a student raises her hand.

Female Student C: “Teacher, I didn’t draw trees. Is that okay?”

Aiyu: “Then what did you draw?” (walks toward the female student) “Oh, a sea of clouds.”

Female Student C: “Mm-hmm. I like the sea of clouds here. My dad works in the city and can’t see beautiful clouds, so I want to draw the sea of clouds and send it to him.”

Aiyu: “Laiji, what did you draw?”

Laiji: “Tree cutting!”

Aiyu: (surprised) “You go cut trees? How can you do that?”

△ The classmates all look toward Laiji.

Laiji: (grinning foolishly) “No, not me. It’s my dad. He said there are lots of valuable trees in the mountains that can be cut down and sold to city people. Then our family will have money and can eat all kinds of delicacies from the mountains and sea.”

Aiyu: (inner thoughts) “I need to tell Tianxiang about this after class.”

Aiyu: “Why are you crying?”

Female Student D: “My dad built me a treehouse because my puppy is under the tree here.”

Aiyu: “I don’t see the puppy. Where is it?”

Female Student D: (crying, points at the drawing paper) “It was bitten to death by a snake. It saved me. I buried it here. Whenever I come to the treehouse, I think of my puppy.”

Female Student D finishes speaking and collapses onto the desk crying.

△ Aiyu gently strokes Female Student D’s long hair to comfort her.

Aiyu: “Don’t cry, don’t cry. Who else wants to share?”

Aiyu: (walks toward Male Student E) “Huh? Why did you only draw the trunk of your tree? Where is this place?”

Male Student E: “Teacher, I can’t say. Because there’s a tree hollow under this tree.”

Aiyu: (curious, smiling) “Oh? Is there a secret inside the tree hollow?”

Male Student E: (exchanges shy smiles with Female Student F) “Yes, there’s a secret.”

△ Male Student E lowers his head and laughs shyly.

Students: (teasing noisily) “Love letters! Love letters!”

Male Student G: “The two of them hid love letters in the tree hollow!”

△ The class dismissal bell rings.

Scene 29 – Dusk Scene
Characters: Pu Tianxiang, Shi Aiyu, Several Students
Time: Dusk (after school)
Location: Entrance of Xianglin Junior High School

△ School is dismissed. Aiyu walks to the school gate. Tianxiang waves at Aiyu, and she quickly walks toward him.

Aiyu: (holding a drawing) “Here, look at this.”

Tianxiang: (smiling) “Did you draw it?”

Aiyu: (shakes her head) “No, one of my students drew it.”

△ Tianxiang unfolds the drawing paper.

Tianxiang: “Logging?”

Aiyu: (nods) “Mm-hmm.”

Tianxiang: “You’re teaching children bad things? Why would you ask children to draw logging?”

Aiyu: (pouting) “Of course not! During this afternoon’s art class, I asked the children to draw the forests of their hometown. Every child drew something different. What Laiji drew was his father logging trees.”

Tianxiang: (surprised) “Who is Laiji? And who is his father?”

Aiyu: (rolls up the drawing) “Laiji’s father is Yabu, the man who was expelled from the tribe.”

Tianxiang: (eyes widened) “Yabu? Could it be that besides stealing, he’s also illegally logging timber?”

Aiyu: “Laiji said his father told him that if they cut down valuable trees, their family would have mountain and sea delicacies to eat.”

Tianxiang: (angry) “What kind of nonsense is that?”

△ Tianxiang suddenly realizes this is a clue.

Tianxiang: “Aiyu, do me a favor.”

Aiyu: “Sure, tell me.”

Tianxiang: “Ask Laiji for more details. Try to coax out who Yabu has been associating with recently. I suspect he’s connected to this illegal logging incident. Maybe through Yabu we can trace the timber thief organization.”

Aiyu: (nods) “Okay. But please don’t hurt my student.”

Tianxiang: “Don’t worry. We’re only targeting the timber thieves. We won’t hurt children. Get on.”

△ Aiyu sits on the motorcycle, and Tianxiang drives away with her.

Scene 30 – Night Scene
Characters: Pu Guangrong, Pu Tianxiang
Time: Night
Location: Living Room of Pu Guangrong’s House

△ Pu Tianxiang tells his father Pu Guangrong about this clue.

Tianxiang: “Dad, today I went to Xianglin Junior High to pick up Aiyu, and she showed me a drawing done by one of her students.”

Guangrong: (smoking) “What’s so special about a drawing?”

Tianxiang: “This wasn’t an ordinary drawing.”

Guangrong: (curious) “Oh?”

Tianxiang: “The drawing was about logging.”

Guangrong: (extinguishes cigarette butt) “Logging? How could a student possibly draw something like that?”

Tianxiang: (scratches his head) “Exactly! I even joked with Aiyu that she was teaching children bad things by asking them to draw logging.”

Guangrong: “Then what did Aiyu say?”

Tianxiang: “Aiyu said the child’s father is Yabu, the man we expelled from Tefuye Village.”

Guangrong: (shocked) “It’s Yabu!”

Tianxiang: “I suspect Yabu has already been bought off by the timber thief organization. I asked Aiyu to help probe the student for information and see if she can coax out who Yabu has been associating with recently.”

Guangrong: “I never imagined that for the sake of profit, he would collude with outsiders and return to illegally log timber. If I had known earlier, we should have handed this traitor over to your police department from the start.”

Guangrong: “Son, don’t take action against Yabu for now. We need to cast a long line to catch a big fish. We must use Yabu as bait to lure out the timber thief organization so we can wipe them out in one sweep.”

Tianxiang: “I know, Dad. You really are cunning and farsighted, even craftier than a weasel.”

Guangrong: (laughs) “Son, when fighting a battle of wits against a timber thief organization, of course it depends on whose schemes are more clever.”