Chapter 33: I Found the Key Clue

"Let's go ahead and look for clues, follow me. ”

Yuan Hong led Zhe Shanshan to continue walking forward, walking five or six miles in a row, until Zhe Shanshan identified the scene of the crime, and the two stopped.

As before, no bodies were left at the scene, not only that, not only that, but not even blood. Yuan Hong had already noticed that along the way, the mountain roads were relatively smooth, but now the road under his feet was full of potholes, and it was obvious that the body was not removed by the person from the "Wang's Right Seat" Case Prosecutor's Department, because the people of the Case Prosecutor's Department did not need to shovel away the blood stains at all.

Yuan Hong is now more certain that it was the murderers who removed the bodies of the guards and the Liu family's father and son, in a vain attempt to hide from the world.

Although the blood stains were eradicated, Yuan Hong could still smell the faint smell of blood, and the tragic scene seemed to happen in front of his eyes, and many people seemed to be crawling towards him, shouting for help.

Looking left and right, Yuan Hong didn't find any really important clues, he was already a little discouraged, so he sighed.

At this moment, Zhe Shanshan stepped forward and said, "Brother Yuan, you have done your best, whether you have gained anything or not, I am very grateful to you." ”

Yuan Hong smiled silently and continued to stroll forward without saying a word, his gaze constantly changing in three directions: left, front, and right. Suddenly, in the light of the sun, he saw a crystal not far ahead, which was close to the dirt slope of the small hill.

His instincts told him that it was the place he should be.

Unequivocally, he walked quickly to the shiny spot, and found that the ground was scattered with layers of dry soil, which could be seen to have collapsed and fallen from the dirt slope. Seeing this, he couldn't help but feel a burst of joy, and at this moment, Zhe Shanshan also followed.

"Brother Yuan, did you find something?" asked Zhe Shanshan, who probed her slender neck to Yuan Hong and stared at his face.

Yuan Hong didn't answer her, just picked up the layers of dry soil with his hands, and in an instant, two clear shoe prints appeared in front of the two of them.

Seeing Yuan Hong in a daze at the two shoe prints, and at the same time his eyes were full of joy, Zhe Shanshan said curiously: "Could these two shoe prints be left by the murderer?"

Yuan Hong, who was fascinated, did not rush to answer her, and was busy measuring the length and width of the shoe prints with his hands. He suddenly realized that the two shoe prints were exactly the same size. When I measured it again, I found that the depth of the shoe prints varied greatly - one of them was two inches deep, while the other was less than half an inch deep.

"Brother Yuan, Brother Yuan!" Seeing that Yuan Hong was silent from beginning to end, Zhe Shanshan raised her voice while dangling her palm in front of his eyes.

Suddenly, Yuan Hong held her lively hand in the palm of his hand, which startled her a lot.

"I've found the key characteristics of one of the murderers!" Yuan Hong finally found a chance to be relieved, and almost shouted.

"Then tell me about it. Zheshanshan held her chin with both hands, waiting for her long-awaited answer.

Yuan Hong got up and told him that just now he was seven or eight zhang away, facing the sun, and he found that there was sandy loam in front of him. Walking around, I found that this was the case, and that the terrain was more low-lying than the surrounding area, more prone to water accumulation, and the place was more humid and prone to leave marks than the surrounding area and the dryness of the hill slopes. Vaguely, he spotted a pit mark that resembled footprints. As it turned out, these were indeed two shoe prints, one on the left and one on the right. By measuring it, he found that the shoes' length, width, and overall shape were identical, but their depths were very different.

This indicates that one of the killers had jumped straight down the dirt slope above, and that his two legs were not consistent in weight and force, which means that there were two possibilities, one was that the killer was crippled, and the other was that his left leg was a prosthetic. Imagine that a cripple could be involved in such a major murderous mission, unless the employer or the mastermind behind the scenes had a rusty brain, which is obviously unlikely, so that the second possibility is greatly increased.

Brushing the hair that was blown away by the wind, Zhe Shanshan also stood up together, and said slowly: "You have some truth, but there is one thing I still don't understand, why is there such a big difference in the weight of the two legs of a person with a prosthetic leg?"

After thinking about it, Yuan Hong continued to explain: "If you use raw legs to pick it up, of course the gap is not big, but what if you use wooden legs to pick it up? ”

This method of grafting is just a legend, in our southern Xinjiang, this craft has long been extinct, and other regions may not have it. ”

"Since it existed, it is no longer a legend. Just because there is no one in southern Xinjiang does not mean that there is no other place. Because this kind of grafting is very rare, as long as this clue can be sorted out, the unexpected gain is not far away. ”

Looking at Yuan Hong's extraordinarily confident expression, Zhe Shanshan also seemed to have increased a lot of confidence, she nodded thoughtfully, hugged her fists and said: "From this point of view, this clue is really too important! Brother Yuan's great kindness to help him repeatedly, I deeply remember Zhe Shanshan!"

Shaking his head absently, Yuan Hong smiled: "There is a question that is bothering me now, I hope you can help me answer it." ”

"If you have any questions, Brother Yuan, just ask. ”

"You obviously don't practice martial arts and don't understand martial arts, why do you still like to hold your fists so much and perform the etiquette of the rivers and lakes. You're special compared to other girls. ”

Hearing this, Zhe Shanshan broke her sorrow into a smile and said: "I don't know martial arts and don't practice martial arts, but I often deal with people who practice martial arts, I never read the cheats of the rivers and lakes, but I have to be familiar with the rules of the rivers and lakes." In short, people walk in the rivers and lakes, everything depends on friends, if the strength is not good, the outbreak depends on the roar. ”

Being teased by Zhe Shanshan like this, Yuan Hong suddenly smiled happily and bent over, and he suddenly realized that although she had the charm of a girl in front of her, she had the temperament of a big boy, although she would also cry sadly because of family affection.

"What are your plans next?" Yuan Hong couldn't help but care.

"What else can I plan, go home and resume my life. In fact, I'm also very worried now, I'm afraid that my brother won't be able to accept this reality, after all, the people he lost are too important and indispensable to him, and the lost treasure will also be a big compensation burden for the game. ”

Seeing that Zheshan frowned, Yuan Hong asked: "What kind of treasure did you lose? I see if I can help you find the trace, maybe it can become another breakthrough in the case." ”

Zhe Shanshan glanced at Yuan Hong, and after a little hesitation, he said slowly: "It is a mouthful of gods, specially used to worship gods and pray for blessings, this treasure can be called priceless, and it is unparalleled in the world, once it is lost, it is impossible to pay another one." ”

Yuan Hong rolled his eyes slightly, and said with emotion: "I have seen this treasure in a book, and it is said that it can also be used to pray for rain. More than 100 years ago, the cities of the Western Regions suffered an unprecedented drought, and thanks to the help of Shen Shending, the local people were able to escape the disaster. ”

Zheshanshan smiled bitterly and didn't say anything, only nodded in agreement.

At this moment, the sky suddenly darkened a lot. Yuan Hong looked up and found that the dark clouds overhead were gathering rapidly, which was clearly the prelude to the heavy rain. As a last resort, Yuan Hong proposed to go back to the post station first, and Zhe Shanshan readily agreed.

On the way back to the post station, Yuan Hong couldn't hold back her curiosity and asked her how she learned about the hidden voice-activated mechanism outside the orchard. Zhe Shanshan told him that this was arranged by the Shenwei Dart Bureau at a great expense to invite top craftsmen, not only outside Changyang City to have this kind of mechanism and hidden mountain path, but also outside many other big cities.

Hearing Zhe Shanshan say this, Yuan Hong suddenly felt that something was wrong, and hurriedly asked her where the craftsman came from. According to the truth, the craftsman came from the first main city in the Western Regions - Lancang City.

As soon as he heard the name Lan Cangcheng, Yuan Hong couldn't help but be stunned, and said secretly: The south, north, and west are all involved in suspicion, it seems that this case is destined to be intertwined, and it is by no means so simple. World, you're getting closer and closer to Honkai!

The two of them talked and came to the post station. At this time, it happened to be pouring rain. However, it only lasted for an hour before the rain stopped again, and it was just noon. At the kind invitation of Chief Tang, Yuan Hong and Zhe Shanshan stayed for lunch together. After lunch, the clouds disappeared and the sun rose, and after watching Zheshanshan walk away to the south, Yuan Hong stepped on the back of the lion and tiger beast and rushed north......

Yong'an City is thousands of miles away from Changyang City, even if you ride a lion and tiger beast, rush to the road as fast as possible, day and night, you can't reach Yong'an in two or three days.

Along the way, Yuan Hong took Geng Qiang to several inns and post stations, rested when he was tired, and continued to run after resting. After five days, the famous Yong'an City finally appeared in front of his eyes.

Before entering the city, Yuan Hong was already attracted by the peculiar scene. The huge moat is like a beautiful man's hair bun, crisscrossing the main city, and countless underwater beasts in the river poke their heads out of the water from time to time, as if they are warmly welcoming visitors from afar.

On and off the bridge, the boats and cars are speeding and the flow of people is like a tide, so that the entire Yongan City is in sleepless and perpetual motion.

Looking up again, I saw countless dragons and flying phoenixes hovering high above the city pass, roaring non-stop, as if they were competing with Geng Qiang who was braver.

In case of an accident, Yuan Hong took the initiative to jump off Geng Qiang's back and caress it and flow into the city with the people.

The city is noisy with gongs and drums, silk and bamboo, and there are theatrical performances and acrobatic performances in almost every corner. Even more striking are the masters who use advanced spells to play tricks of deception.

Seeing this, Yuan Hong's eyes shone brightly, and he praised it: Yong'an City is worthy of being the first city in the world, and it is also worthy of the glorious title of the holy city. Compared to her, Changyang City is much more gloomy. If you can stay here and develop in the future, there will definitely be many more opportunities.

Just when he was in high spirits, suddenly a woman in gray crossed more than ten feet in front of him, and entered one alley from one alley.

Everywhere he looked, he had a full view of the woman's figure. She looked a lot like a person, a familiar person......