Chapter 105: Murder in the Tomb
Hunan and Shanxi are the hardest hit areas of tomb robbery, it can be said that it is full of holes, especially in the promulgation and implementation of the new "Cultural Relics Law" and "Criminal Law", the death penalty for tomb robbery has been abolished, and the sentencing has also been reduced a lot, cities and counties and general immovable cultural relics, but the maximum penalty is 500,000 fines, which undoubtedly increases the courage of tomb robbers, and now Hunan and Shanxi provinces, there are large ancient tombs that have not been stolen and excavated, it is simply a miracle.
In just two hours, Han Wei and his party had already arrived in Shaoyang, and they could see mountain peaks, which should belong to the remnants of Xuefeng Mountain. The car can go all the way to the mountain destination, and the nearby is being developed, and bridges and roads are being built, so a road to the mountains has been opened, although the soil is rugged, it is finally open to traffic. When I came to Laohuai Village, which is the destination of this time, I heard that there were two big locust trees at the head of the village before, so it was called Laohuai Village, but Han Wei and his party arrived and did not find the existence of locust trees. It was already getting dark, and most of the people in the village were eating, and there were few people in the first place, so they didn't attract too many people's attention.
Go straight back to the home of Sun Hui's friend Huang Wenwei, in the name of the outside world, it is a residential building rented by Tuxing Sun with a nearby road repair company, and the houses of several families in the village have been rented, and there are often people on the construction site walking around, even if Han Wei and a few people are found, no one will suspect it.
Along the way, Tuxingsun gave a general introduction to the situation of the ancient tomb, and when he arrived at the house, he didn't stop for a moment, and went directly to the ancient tomb. Lao Zheng had already prepared flashlights, ropes, knives, shovels and other necessities. Han Wei and the four of them brought emergency medicine and food, as well as military camouflage uniforms, quickly changed into equipment, and all key parts were tied with light steel, which was not heavy but had strong defense.
In the previous life of the ancient tomb, there were still fragments of porcelain on the ground, and Han Wei picked up a fragment, but he could only judge that it was an antiquity, and could not determine the specific age and dynasty. Lao Zheng picked up a piece, looked at it for a moment, and said, "It's really Song porcelain, it's a pity, it's a pity." ”
Lao Zheng felt sorry for the porcelain being broken, and sighed a few times, even if it was a fragment, it was carefully placed in the corner of the wall. The stone wall is artificially built, all of them are marble, the pattern on it is not obvious, only the lettering can be seen clearly, although there are not many words, it always gives people a sense of endless vicissitudes. Lao Zheng looked at it for a while, but did not study it in depth, and like Tuxingsun's cognition, it should be a biographical chronicle of a character. It's a pity that the words are obscure, probably in order to hide the identity of the owner of the tomb, and nothing can be further researched in a short time.
"Old Sun, you still stay, no matter what, you will find Sun Hui and them." Lao Zheng didn't want Tu Xing Sun to take risks, the mechanism was not as simple as Tu Xing Sun said, otherwise he wouldn't be covered with scars, and his left hand couldn't be fully raised, so the injury must be not light.
"Lao Zheng, you don't need to say, I must go, and I have walked the road ahead, I am the best guide, and the time is urgent, even if it is not delayed for a minute." Tuxingsun was resolute, as he said, he could save a lot of time by leading the way, and every minute was very important for saving people.
Lao Zheng sighed and no longer forced to persuade, but just instructed Li Hua and Han Wei to look at Tuxingsun more, and then the group entered the passage of the main tomb. Han Wei has been to a lot of ancient tombs, but he has never seen such an atmospheric passage, which is four or five meters wide and nearly three meters high. Just looking at this passage, it is not something that ordinary people can build, and the vast majority of the royal relatives do not have this strength.
There are no calligraphy and paintings on the stone walls in the passage, so it is impossible to get more information, and there are several collapsed places along the way, and there are sharp blades buried underneath, and once they fall, they will be pierced through the body instantly. On some of the ground, there are arrows made of fine iron, and if you look at the deep scratches on the stone wall next to them, it should be one of the mechanisms. Under the light, there was a blue glow on the tip of the arrow, which should have been quenched with severe poison, and ordinary poison simply could not be kept for too long.
There were traces of water in many places in the passage, not only was it dark and damp, but there was a bad smell in the air, which was very strange, a little fishy, but if you smell it carefully, the smell disappears again. If there is a smell, it is impossible to tell what is coming from, and it is almost impossible to find the source. But Tuxingsun was already entering and exiting the passage for the second time, and the smell should be harmless, and everyone did not feel uncomfortable, did not stay, and continued to walk forward.
Under the guidance of Tuxingsun, it took seven or eight minutes to reach the fork in the road. The two roads, one large and one small, were made of stone masonry, and in the eyes of Tuxingsun, they were only obvious traces of strange human activity. Even if Sun Hui and Huang Wenwei were in a hurry, they left marks in front, why did they leave nothing when they reached the key position in the back? Unless there is an accident, but if there is an accident, it is impossible to leave no trace, unless it suddenly disappears out of thin air, no one will believe this situation.
The matter of finding traces was naturally handed over to Liu Shi, and Liu Shi walked five or six meters to both passages, carefully observing the surroundings and not letting go of any corners. Soon, on the side of the small passage, just below the stone wall on one side, a small area was found, with traces of rubbing. To be honest, the traces of friction are very vague, if it weren't for Liu Shi saying that there is, Han Wei, Lao Zheng, Li Hua, and Tuxingsun would not have noticed it at all, even if they stared at what Liu Shi said, they didn't dare to determine whether the subtle differences were caused by friction.
Liu Shi's level is undoubted, and he will not open his mouth, so he immediately chose to go to the small channel. Not far away, I saw a trap, which had been destroyed, and a small backpack underneath, with obvious traces of activity all around, and there was definitely more than one person coming.
"This backpack doesn't seem to belong to Ah Hui." Tu Xingsun looked at the backpack, hesitated a little, and then said: "The equipment of Ah Hui and the others was purchased by me, and it is a camouflage backpack. ”
The backpack in the trap is a black leather backpack, if it is not Sun Hui and the others, it only means that there are other people. This place has not yet been exposed, indicating that most of the people who came were also tomb robbers. Will the disappearance of Sun Hui and Huang Wenwei have anything to do with these people? In some cases, people are the most terrible animals, and Han Wei immediately remembered the ancient tomb in the Qinling Mountains, which was the first time he went there, because the people's hearts were sinister, and there were several more lives.
Walking further, there were many scratches on the stone wall, but there were not many arrows on the ground, indicating that they were not entirely caused by the mechanism. There were people here who had fought, and they had knives or other sharp things, otherwise there would have been no such marks.
"There's blood here." Liu Shi's voice at the front came, and he looked in the direction of the light of his flashlight, and the blood stains stretched to the end.
Tuxing Sun was in a hurry, he didn't know if Sun Hui had an accident, so he immediately ran forward, wanting to find Sun Hui as soon as possible. As soon as he walked to Liu Shi's side, he was knocked down by Liu Shi, and the next moment, there was a whooshing sound in the passage, which immediately turned into a "dang" sound. Just now, a sharp arrow flew five or six centimeters from Liu Shi and Tuxingsun's bodies, if Tuxingsun hadn't been knocked down in time, it was unknown whether people could live.
"Old Sun, don't be too anxious, haven't you noticed that the trap mechanism in this passage is exactly the same as the one we came?" Lao Zheng was worried that Tuxing Sun was anxious and couldn't control himself, so he hurriedly stepped forward to help him up, pulling his sleeves and not letting go.
"I was in a hurry just now, don't worry, I won't make the same mistake again." Tuxing Sun swore an oath, but his eyes were always staring ahead, and it was difficult to hide the eagerness in his eyes, and he could really not be impulsive, I am afraid it would be impossible. The so-called concern is chaotic, but it can be understood, Lao Zheng didn't say anything more, let go of his hand, and just asked Tuxingsun to walk in the middle.
Originally, Han Weizhen didn't notice this, but when he heard Lao Zheng mention it, he found that the mechanism layout of the two passages was really exactly the same, and he didn't know if it was used as a confusion. In many large tombs, labyrinths were built, and there were many mechanisms inside, even in the past hundred or even thousands of years, people could still be killed. Han Wei couldn't help but look around, but unfortunately he didn't find any useful clues.
didn't stay long, continued to move forward, Liu Shi led the way ahead, and he hadn't seen the body yet, as long as he walked along the bloodstains, it should be safe. After about four or five minutes, I came to the end of the passage, and there was a fork in the road, exactly the same as the passage I had come from, and the same small passage I was in now. There was another large passage, with messy marks, but the direction of the bloodstains was not there.
Although it was certain that there were people moving in the main passage, Tuxing Sun was worried about Sun Hui's safety, so everyone briefly discussed it and continued to walk along the blood trail. This time Liu Shi deliberately looked at the time, and came to the front room of the ancient tomb in seven and a half minutes, this front room was not the previous one, there were no porcelain fragments on the ground, and there was a person at the door of the tomb, the blood on his body had dried up, judging from the blood stains, he had been dead for at least two days, and he was never a professional forensic doctor, so he could not get a more accurate time.
The deceased was about 30 years old, and was identified by Tuxing Sun as not Sun Hui and Huang Wenwei. There was nothing on the deceased's body that could prove his identity, Li Hua checked the wound of the deceased, and was stabbed in the chest, not the location of the heart, not a fatal injury, and there were traces of a heavy blow to the head, which should be the real cause of death. Who killed this person, could it be Sun Hui and Huang Wenwei? But tomb robbery is not guilty of murder, you must know that murder is a capital crime, which can make people risk the death penalty, either they are enemies of life and death, and they will not die, or they have extremely attractive interests and are willing to risk their lives.
From the dead people, there were no valuable clues, and everyone's attention shifted to the front rooms of the ancient tomb, how many front rooms were there? I don't know where this tomb leads, is it possible that Sun Hui and the others left from here? In any case, you have to make sure, leaving the front room of the ancient tomb, not waiting far, a hole appeared, climbed up and found that it was a private house, only a few hundred meters away from Huang Wenwei's home.
Now it seems that it is not only Tuxing Sun who discovered the existence of the ancient tomb, but also another group of people, and the biggest possibility is that Sun Hui and the other party met and clashed. However, the bodies of Sun Hui and Huang Wenwei were not found, indicating that there is a high probability that the two are alive, and they should have entered the largest passage.