Song Xinxin's gaze was cast on Professor Gu's book, it was a very ordinary bound paper book, it stands to reason that the book that records this evil ritual should not be a medieval gold-rimmed sheepskin classic, she offered to take a look at the book, and Professor Gu handed it over very generously.

This is a foreign book, which language Song Xinxin can't read, anyway, it's not English, it's not a regular publication, the title page has a dimmed signature, the flower script is very beautiful, and there is a handwritten date below, July 14, 1896.

"Professor Gu, how did you get this book?" Song Xinxin carefully flipped through a few pages, the book has a lot of illustrations, various religious symbols and ritual scenes, and it is creepy to read.

"Speaking of the origin of this book, it is also quite legendary. Professor Gu lit a cigarette, threw one each for Zhang Xiangyu and Liu Kunlun, and began to tell the story.

"I read this book when I was a child, and then I heard my father say that it was bought from a Jew in the public concession in Shanghai at the end of the thirties, we all know that during that period the Nazis persecuted Jews, a large number of Jewish refugees from Europe came to Shanghai Tang without visas, and in order to make a living, they could only sell their belongings, my father was a bookworm, he said that the books that could be brought to Shanghai by people thousands of miles away must be very valuable, so he bought it, but he didn't look at it much, just as a miscellaneous book for hunting, so he put it on the bookshelf for decades, and then the four old ones were all gone……”

Song Xinxin imagined that in the 40s, in the study of the Western-style Western-style building of the Gu family, the bookshelves reached the ceiling, and the escalators were needed to get the books. Old books belong to the typical four olds, representatives of old ideas and old cultures, in a fire, precious wealth turned to ashes, countless young men and women in green uniforms cheered hysterically, and a blood-red flag danced tiger and tiger.

"This book was stolen by the rebels along with many other books, and I thought it would be burned, but a few years later, in the mid-nineties, I saw this book again at a used book stall in the flower and bird market, and it was placed with a bunch of pirated novels, and I bought the book for a dollar, and this magical book returned to the Gu family. ”

The loss and recovery of this strange book alone is enough to make people feel magical, and when you think about the content of the book, it makes people feel a sense of horror.

Song Xinxin said: "So this book has been in the outside world for about 30 years, and perhaps it has been disseminated to a certain extent during this time. ”

Professor Gu said: "There is some truth in what you say, but this book is in Latin, and the time of exile is very sensitive, and it has been in frequent political movements, and these evil things have no soil to take root and sprout, and there is no such environment in China." ”

Zhang Xiangyu couldn't help but say: "What is that......

Professor Gu smiled contemptuously: "It is a low-level cult that is self-produced and sold locally, and it is not at the same level as this blood mass, but the things pursued are the same." ”

"What is it?" Zhang Xiangyu and Song Xinxin asked in unison.

"Eternal life. Professor Gu said lightly.

"Immortality is something that monsters want in Journey to the West. Liu Kunlun, who had not spoken, finally spoke, "That's a mythical story, but I didn't expect that there are people who believe it in reality." ”

Professor Gu cupped his glasses and said: "From a scientific point of view, immortality can also be explained, but our current level of biotechnology cannot reach it, but I also don't think that the barbaric and evil religious rituals of the Middle Ages can achieve a complex process of modifying and recombining genes, which is pure criminal behavior and murder." ”

The background of the case is about this, the following is the identity of the murderer, Zhang Xiangyu told Professor Gu the information he had, and Liu Kunlun silently remembered the name Lin Xiaoxiao.

"It doesn't matter if you can't find someone, start from the periphery and grasp the chain of evidence, Li Changjue said that the case can't be solved without evidence, the evidence is ironclad, no matter how big his background is, there is no law. ”

After the visitor left Gu's house, Zhang Xiangyu asked his superiors for an arrest warrant to formally arrest Lin Xiaoxiao, but an order from a higher level transferred Zhang Xiangyu to be in charge of other cases, as for how to deal with this case, the above did not give an explanation.

……

Luo Xiaoxiao's death became an unsolved case, adding a new chapter to the terrifying legend of Jiang Normal University, and the death of students on the university campus was common, and soon everyone forgot about Luo Xiaoxiao, only a few roommates in the dormitory would think of her when they saw the empty bed.

Liu Kunlun can't forget Luo Xiaoxiao, the song crazy love often rings in his mind, he hates himself for not being able to take revenge, hates Zhao Hongbo's deeds behind his back, he once wanted to kill Zhao Hongbo, but after serious consideration, he decided to kill the real murderer first, and then kill Zhao Hongbo.

At noon that day, a man wearing a photographic vest and a fisherman's hat came to the East Gate Sentry Box, found Liu Kunlun who was resting, handed over a business card, and said that he was a reporter named Zhang Hongxiang.

"Team Zhang introduced me, I am a newspaper reporter, and I am very interested in the suspicious case......" Before reporter Zhang finished speaking, Liu Kunlun threw the business card back and replied to him with one word: "Get out." ”

"I think you're mistaken, I'm not the kind of journalist who writes lace news, I'm an investigative journalist, and I exist for one thing, which is the truth. Unannoyed, Zhang Hongxiang pulled out a newspaper and handed it over, which contained an investigation report on the beggar community.

Liu Kunlun remembered this name, when he cut people, he took a newspaper wrapped in a machete, and it seemed to be Zhang Hongxiang's article, this reporter is very sharp, very daring to write, and he is a man.

"You want to help me?" Liu Kunlun changed his attitude and handed over a cigarette.

"I stand for justice. Zhang Hongxiang sat down, lit a cigarette, and told Liu Kunlun that we are not alone, and that there are many people around us who are willing to lend a hand for justice.

"Forensic Doctor Song is willing to help, and Professor Gu is also willing, and now there is a young man who can dare to fight. Zhang Hongxiang looked at Liu Kunlun with a smile.

"It's done. Liu Kunlun was categorical.

As the saying goes, the three stinkers beat Zhuge Liang, and after Liu Kunlun joined the investigation team, he pulled Chu Tong and Wang Yuexia in, and officially launched the investigation with the information given by Zhang Xiangyu.

Luo Xiaoxiao's body was found by several climbers at the foot of Cuiwei Mountain, forty kilometers south of the river, that place belongs to a nature reserve, the location is inaccessible, it is said that there are wild beasts, Liu Kunlun and others surveyed the scene, the mountain road is rugged, it is extremely difficult to walk, and it takes a lot of physical strength to carry the body to go so far.

The scene of the body throwing must be the second scene, Luo Xiaoxiao was killed on the altar, so what is the best place in Omi to be an altar, according to the record in Professor Gu's book, the altar needs a large space, hotel rooms, private houses and public spaces are impossible, only the secluded countryside has a suitable place.

Zhang Hongxiang found the deceased's fellow villager to inquire, and the fellow said that the guy took over a project, the project was not big but the pay was good, but the specific project was not clear, only that he purchased a batch of marble, and marble is a necessary material for building the altar.

Zhang Hongxiang inspected the deceased's motorized three-wheeler and found that there was a red clay between the cracks of the tire, and he consulted a friend who studied geology, and learned that this kind of clay was only available in Cuiwei Mountain.

At the same time, Chu Tong and Wang Yuexia used Google Earth to survey the terrain of Cuiwei Mountain, and found that there was a very suspicious flat land from the location of the corpse, and there was only one possibility that there was such a flat land in the mountain, which was artificially created, and the satellite photos of Google Earth were three years ago, so this flat land must be different now.

Zhang Hongxiang found a Changhe van, pulled the volunteer investigators to Cuiwei Mountain, according to the guidance of the satellite map to find a cement road that is not on the map, the high-grade cement poured road is white, the quality grade is very high, along the road, into the depths of the mountain, on both sides is the green slopes, a small stream flows through, the scenery is pleasant, but continue to move forward to the scenery.

At the end of the concrete road is a pile of rubble, and on both sides of the road are piles of cement blocks, bricks, tiles, metal and wood upholstery materials, and even carpets and paintings, all of which have been defaced.

"It had just rained. Zhang Hongxiang said, "Looking at this posture, at least ten villas should have been built illegally and forcibly demolished." ”

The dirt on the side of the road is red clay.

The group got out of the car, stepped on the mud and turned up the rubble, Zhang Hongxiang said don't be busy, I'll make a few phone calls and then it's not too late.

In the end, it is an investigative reporter, and the matter is vigorously and resolutely, sure enough, this is a scenic villa built by a developer in violation of regulations, not for sale, and the supply is a high-ranking and powerful person in the province, a total of ten, built for a year, but many have not been renovated, and the construction of villas in the nature reserve has been stabbed, and the provincial party committee has issued a strict order under the leadership of the provincial party committee, all of which are demolished, and none of them are left.

So, not long ago, the excavator entered the site and demolished this villa complex built with a huge amount of money into ruins, Zhang Hongxiang didn't care about this, he just wanted to find out who the owner of these villas was.

But this is highly confidential, he didn't find out after making a phone call, Liu Kunlun had already found out the clues, there were only three villas renovated on the spot, and one of them, Villa No. 7, had marble fragments with blood mass symbols in the rubble.

A jigsaw puzzle began, Zhang Hongxiang took a crowbar and shovel from the car, Song Xinxin was responsible for searching, Liu Kunlun was responsible for digging pieces, two girls and Zhang Hongxiang put together together, the four of them were busy in the rain for most of the day, and finally pieced together half of the altar.

It is a floor made of different colors of marble, with a six-pointed star in the center, surrounded by a variety of different symbols, which are recessed to form a connecting groove, and the workmanship is very delicate, and each corner is polished very rounded.

"Master Nantong's craftsmanship is really fine. Zhang Hongxiang exclaimed, "You still have to find southerners for home decoration." ”