Chapter Twenty-Four: An Unexpected Way to Make Money

Yew is also known as yew and red cedar pine.

Yew is a shallow-rooted plant, a natural rare anti-cancer plant recognized as endangered in the world, and an ancient relict tree species left by the Quaternary glaciers, with a history of 2.5 million years on the earth. Due to the slow growth rate and poor regeneration ability of yew under natural conditions, for a long time, there has been no large-scale yew raw material forest base in the world.

Yew is suitable for planting in northern and southern China, with the characteristics of shade-loving, drought tolerance and cold resistance, and requires a soil pH value of 5.5-7.0. It is shade-tolerant by nature, and can also grow under dense forests, and is perennial and does not become a forest. It is mostly found in coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests dominated by Korean pine. It grows on rocky or barren soil on the top of a mountain, and is mostly shrub-like. It is mostly scattered in moist, fertile coniferous and broad-leaved mixed forests on shady or semi-shady slopes. It likes cool and humid climate, can tolerate low temperatures below minus 30 °C, has strong cold resistance, and the optimal temperature is 20-25 °C, and is a negative tree species. It likes moisture but is afraid of waterlogging, and is suitable for planting on loose, moist and well-drained sandy loam soil.

The medicinal value of yew is mainly due to its extract, a secondary metabolic derivative, paclitaxel. Paclitaxel was first isolated from the bark of Taxus brevifolia. It is one of the best drugs for the treatment of metastatic ovarian cancer and breast cancer, and also has significant efficacy on lung cancer and esophageal cancer, and has obvious inhibitory effects on nephritis and parvovirus inflammation.

The roots, stems, and leaves of yew can be used as medicine, which can treat poor urination, eliminate swelling and pain, and have therapeutic effects on diabetes, women's menstrual irregularities, and increased blood volume. Yew can also be used for postpartum conditioning and has a certain therapeutic effect on women's diseases.

Because the bark of yew trees has paclitaxel, an anti-cancer substance, many people enter the forest to peel the bark, causing the number of yew trees to decline dramatically.

The reason for the extinction of yew is that in the early 90s of the 20th century, a company in the United States discovered that paclitaxel in yew bark has anti-cancer effects. When the news reached China, people suddenly realized that the treasure was close by, and people frantically peeled the yews, so that more and more yew lives came to an abrupt end overnight.

This situation was very serious during a certain period of time, and the ignorant villagers were driven by profits, peeling bark, cutting branches, picking leaves, and picking red beans, and finally because the methods were too crude and primitive, they did not actually make much profit.

This is the saddest thing, the red bean is innocent, and it is so unfortunate that he is guilty!

As the gimmick of yew fighting cancer became more and more popular, unscrupulous businessmen and poachers built an underground transportation line from the SC forest area to FJ, SH and other places, which also caused the yew to suffer a second disaster in China.

In 1994, yew was designated as a first-class rare and endangered protected plant by China, and at the same time was called a "national treasure" by 42 countries with yew in the world, and the United Nations also banned logging, which is a veritable "plant giant panda".

The yew heartwood is orange-red, the sapwood is light yellow-brown, the texture is straight, the structure is fine, the specific gravity is 0.55-0.76, it is solid and durable, and there is less cracking after drying. Therefore, many people steal yew trunks and roots for furniture making, root carving, and tea set making, in order to make huge profits, even dead yew wood is coveted by many people.

But even dead yew trees, or rotten roots, are illegal to buy and sell in the market, which may be a rule that many people are not aware of.

These are all collected information, which can be regarded as popular science, and also warn those people who are greedy for profit and crazy that the law is unforgiving!

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"Oh, are you cooperating in stealing yew?" Chen Tianyu didn't expect that Xun Yuanchun and Li Qiumao were quietly planning this matter.

Xun Yuanchun explained: "Don't get me wrong, we are not involved in illegal logging, we are only responsible for processing. To be more precise, it was mainly Qiu Mao who was in charge of processing, and I was in charge of receiving the wood, and that's it. He was quite honest, after all, he didn't think it was too serious compared to the murder.

Chen Tianyu doesn't have time to preach legal knowledge to this legally illiterate person now, and he doesn't want to talk about this matter too seriously too early, he also has to pay attention to the murder case first.

"According to what you say, you have no reason to kill Li Qiumao at all, because if he dies, there will be no one in the village to master the processing skills, which is equivalent to cutting off his own financial route. Chen Tianyu analyzed.

Xun Yuanchun nodded frequently: "Yes, yes, who would do such a stupid thing?"

Chen Tianyu thought to himself, have you done less stupid things, but he is not in a hurry to break it.

He asked, "What do you do with the wood?"

Xun Yuanchun said complacently: "There are all of them, there are no problems, tables, chairs, benches, coffee tables and tea sets, and some people will use them to make a coffin or something." By the way, there is also the Guanyin carved by Qiu Mao a few days ago, this process is a little more complicated, time-consuming and laborious, but the sales price will be a little higher. ”

Chen Tianyu realized: "No wonder it took Li Qiumao only two days to carve Guanyin. ”

"Yes, practice makes perfect. Xun Yuanchun was a little proud.

Chen Tianyu asked again: "Where did the wood come from?"

Xun Yuanchun secretly glanced at Li Qisi before saying, "It's all sent by the villagers." ”

He added: "We have a lot of dead yew trees here, and there are roots left over from the past, and the villagers will bring some back to us when they go into the mountains." We will certainly not cut down a living tree......" When he said this, he obviously had some implication that the law does not hold the people accountable.

Chen Tianyu turned his head to look at Li Qisi, who did not speak to acquiesce. He sighed in his heart, this is obviously a collective theft, and the fearlessness of the ignorant is really terrible!

Xun Yuanchun saw that Chen Tianyu didn't speak, and thought it was okay, he said tentatively: "Officer, is there anything else you want to ask?"

Chen Tianyu came back to his senses: "Where are the finished products you process sold?"

Xun Yuanchun smiled: "This is naturally bought by someone, and many people do this business without worrying about sales." ”

Chen Tianyu nodded: "Say a few names to listen." ”

Xun Yuanchun was stunned for a moment, and he muttered: "This is not good, we have been friends for many years, we all earn our own money, and I can't cut off their financial routes, you are considerate and considerate." ”

Chen Tianyu glanced at him and said intimidatingly: "This matter may be related to Li Qiumao's death, you should weigh the consequences." ”

Xun Yuanchun shrunk his neck, still a little hesitant.

Li Qisi said angrily: "Don't hide it, if you can't find the murderer, I'll let you pay for your life!"

Xun Yuanchun suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, and it could be seen that he was still in awe of Li Qisi.

"Brother Qisi, it's not that I don't want to say it, but how can I gain a foothold in the village after I do this, you have to think about it for me......"

Li Qisi sneered: "You killed my brother, do you think I will let you go?"

These words really worked, Xun Yuanchun squatted on the ground and stopped talking.

He struggled for a long time, and finally opened his mouth to say a few names, among these people, there were indeed two of them, Zhang Jin and Zhang Kun, but Chen Tianyu had never heard of them.

Chen Tianyu thought for a moment, he hadn't asked the answer he wanted.

"Does the dumb have a part?" he remembered the man.

Xun Yuanchun was stunned: "Dumb?...... Oh, you said that dumb man in Gencun, this person is weird, no one wants to deal with him, there is no way to communicate at all. ”

Chen Tianyu nodded, his mind flashed, and he suddenly asked, "Has Hei Qi looked for you?"

"Hei Qi?" Xun Yuanchun was obviously unfamiliar with the name, "Oh...... I remembered that this person must have looked for me once, but I wasn't very impressed. ”

Chen Tianyu held back his joy, and he asked, "When?"

Xun Yuanchun thought for a while: "Years ago, I don't remember it clearly. ”

Since he had already said it, he didn't want to hide it anymore: "I remember, he came with Zhang Jin that day, this person was inconspicuous, and he didn't speak, so I didn't pay attention to him at first." Later......"

Xun Yuanchun recalled: "Later, I discussed with Zhang Jin how many more Guanyin statues were carved a few years ago, and this person suddenly spoke, Zhang Jin should have called his name, and I knew that his name was Hei Qi, this name is less, and it is very easy to remember." ”

Chen Tianyu asked curiously, "What did this Hei Qi say?"

"Well, I really don't remember, it seems to be about Guanyin, but they speak very quietly, behind my ears, too lazy to listen. Xun Yuanchun said helplessly.

Chen Tianyu nodded thoughtfully, indicating that he accepted his words.

He suddenly asked, "Did you also transport the Buddha statue in Guanyin Temple?"

"This ...... How dare I do this?" Xun Yuanchun looked extremely uncomfortable, "Officer, you must be aware of it, I am also a god-worshipping person, and I have relied on the blessing of the gods for so many years to have something to eat, can I do this thing of killing chickens and taking eggs?"

"Don't you dare, Zhang Jin, don't they dare either?" Chen Tianyu disagreed.

Xun Yuanchun snorted: "I don't know about this, it stands to reason that they ...... I don't dare. He obviously didn't dare to make a judgment about it.

Chen Tianyu didn't ask any more questions, some things couldn't be rushed, he changed the topic and said, "By the way, have you ever taught others this craft?"

The question was too jumpy, and Xun Yuanchun didn't react at once: "Ah?......"

Li Qisi couldn't help it: "Ask if you have accepted apprentices, don't pretend to be confused." "It's about the cause of his brother's death, and of course he cares.

"Oh, no, absolutely not!" Xun Yuanchun said without hesitation, "This thing is worthless if it is broken, how dare I casually reveal it to others." Brother Qisi, don't you say?"

Li Qisi said angrily: "How do I know, since you didn't teach others, then you are still suspicious." ”

Xun Yuanchun was really anxious now: "Brother Qisi, you can't wronged me like this, I haven't taught others, but the world is so big, there are so many capable people, it's not that no one else will......"

Li Qisi didn't say anything, but Chen Tianyu nodded unexpectedly.

"Well, you have a point. ”

Xun Yuanchun was relieved, and he said gratefully: "Thank you to the police officer for upholding justice." ”

Chen Tianyu smiled: "As long as you tell the truth, we are not unreasonable people." In the future, I hope you can cooperate with our investigation, and don't hide it. ”

"That's as it should be, I definitely can't do anything illegal. Xun Yuanchun swore that he was authentic.

Chen Tianyu smiled secretly, this guy had already broken the law, and he didn't even realize it.

He remembered one more thing and asked casually: "You just said that the Li Qiumao brothers will not escape several catastrophes, is there any basis?"

Xun Yuanchun shook his head: "This is the Heavenly Master's hexagram, and I just conveyed it." ”

Li Qisi said angrily: "Let go of your mother's shit!"

Xun Yuanchun said with a face full of grievances: "Brother Qisi, I've been eating this for many years, and I definitely can't talk nonsense or scare you." ”

Chen Tianyu rarely broke the siege and said: "It is better to believe that it is there, than to believe that it is not." Natural and man-made disasters, it is better for us to be vigilant. When he said this, he undoubtedly stabilized Xun Yuanchun.

Seeing him say this, Li Qisi stopped scolding, but his face became more and more gloomy.

At this time, Li Qihuai and others had just entered the door with the tribute, and looking at the atmosphere, they didn't know whether to speak or not.

Li Qisi waved his hand angrily and said loudly: "Don't be upside down, Qihuai, take all the things back for me, let's go!"

“......”

Li Qihuai turned around and went out again inexplicably, and glanced at Xun Yuanchun a few times before leaving, he obviously also felt that something was wrong, what was going on, he secretly thought.

Xun Yuanchun watched them leave helplessly, his face cloudy.

After a while, he got up and slipped into his little door, and soon disappeared.