At 3:10 p.m. on October 5 in the early 90s, Zhao Zimeng, captain of the Jingxi City Criminal Police Team, received a phone call from Zhang Minghuai, director of the Yuanxianqiao Police Station in Dongguan District.

At about half past two in the afternoon, Liu Xiaowei, the duty officer of the Yuanxianqiao Police Station, received a call from the police.

The content of the call was: Sino Group workers were demolishing an old house at the demolition site and preparing to excavate the foundation when they found a deep hole under the floor tiles of the landlord's house of the old house.

The workers found a flashlight and planned to go into the cave to take a look, but found a male corpse lying under the hole, the deceased was shirtless, and the lower body was well dressed. The person in charge of the construction site immediately stopped the excavation work and reported the case to the Yuanxianqiao Police Station.

Director Zhang rushed to the scene of the crime with a few of his subordinates. After a brief investigation (limited to visual inspection), the corpse was just beginning to decompose - there was already some odor in the air, and the time of death was about half a month.

Director Zhang used a bamboo pole to test the depth of the hole, the vertical depth of the hole is about 2.5 meters, and the hole extends horizontally to the north under the cave wall (because Director Zhang did not go down to the hole, so I don't know the length of the hole).

Two workers are still on the slate and the earth (the slate covers the mouth of the cave; Underneath the earth covered the slate, a dozen pieces of blue and white porcelain, a rusty and broken bronze mirror, a flattened lacquer box with a broken shelf, and a horse lantern with broken glass were found.

Director Zhang had a hunch that the case was serious, so he called Captain Zhao Zimeng.

Zhao Zimeng, thirty-eight years old, is 1.78 meters tall, and his appearance and body shape are completely the standard configuration of "Handsome Uncle": a vigorous figure, neat black short hair, a handsome face with sharp and angular eyebrows, sharp eyes, and habitually bent into a bridge when looking at people and things.

Because of his eyes, Zhao Zimeng's face has never lacked a smile, even when he encounters difficulties and the case is deadlocked, he will not put the anxiety and melancholy in his heart on his face.

Therefore, no matter when, as long as you see Captain Zhao's smile and calm and calm expression, you will have a bottom in your heart, and you will not panic.

Usually, Zhao Zimeng is cold and talks very little, but as soon as he comes into contact with the case, he immediately becomes another person, walking with wind on the soles of his feet, and doing things with endless energy.

is as quiet as a virgin, moving like a rabbit, I'm afraid it's people like Zhao Zimeng.

Although Zhao Zimeng is young, he has been the head of the criminal investigation team of the Jingxi City Public Security Bureau for six years, and before that, he was the head of the criminal investigation section of a county's public security bureau, and has been commended by the provincial department many times for his repeated strange and major cases.

Six years ago, Wang Dong, director of the Jingxi Municipal Public Security Bureau, asked the leaders of the provincial department for Zhao Zimeng by name.

In the past six years, Zhao Zimeng and his comrades-in-arms have solved one mysterious case after another, and quickly become a well-known team in the national public security system, and their team is known as the "Divine Eagle Brigade".

"Captain Zhao, this is very much like a tomb robbery homicide case, after the tomb robbery, there was a fight between the tomb robbers."

"Grave robbery?" There is too much information, and it is also a little confused, and Zhao Zimeng can't digest it for a while.

"Yes, the inhabitants say that there is an ancient tomb on the hill behind 117 – the legend has been around for a long time – and the hole that the workers have found is supposed to be a robbery hole."

"If it's a fight between grave robbers, then there may be more than one dead body."

"That's what I thought too."

"Director Zhang, I'll bring someone over immediately, and you will protect the scene first."

"We've set up a cordon at the scene – the workers stopped when they found the bodies."

"Director Zhang, how should our car go?"

"The scene is in the back village of Huaigu Village at the southern foot of Ion Mountain, and there is a three-way intersection by the moat in front of Huaigu Village, and I will send someone to the intersection to pick you up."

"Okay, I'll see you later."

After Zhao Zimeng hung up the phone, he walked into the office.

"Captain, what's the situation?" It was the deputy captain Ling Hu Yunfei who spoke - Ling Hu Yunfei clasped his hands on his chest.

Everyone else gathered around.

Zhao Zimeng walked up to Linghu Yunfei: "Yunfei, there was a death case at the demolition site in Huaigu Village, let's go to the scene now." ”

Zhao Zimeng glanced at everyone at the same time, "Yunfei, Xiang Daimo, Ma Jianping, Xiao Luhan, Lin Di, let's go first, Lu Qian, you go to the forensic department to call a corpse truck, bring a few more body bags, the corpse may not be one." ”

"Yes, I'll be there later." Lu Qiandao.

A few minutes later, a jeep drove out of the gate of the Municipal Public Security Bureau, driven by Xiang Daimo, Ling Hu Yunfei sat in the passenger seat, Zhao Zimeng and Ma Jianping sat in the second row of seats, and Xiao Luhan and Lin Di sat in the last row of seats.

Half an hour later, the car drove up Yueyang Road.

After the police car drove along the moat for a few minutes, Ling Hu Yunfei, who was sitting in the passenger seat, had already seen the person sent by Director Zhang to pick everyone up.

There was a three-way intersection ahead, and under a plane tree, stood two men in police uniforms.

Xiang Daimo slowed down, and after a while, the car stopped under the plane tree.

Zhao Zimeng rolled down the window and stretched out his right hand to shake hands with one of the young police officers: "It's hard work, did Director Zhang send you to pick us up?" ”

"Hello, Captain Zhao, Director Zhang sent us to pick you up, my name is Qin Dazhao, and his name is Mao Xiangfeng."

"Leave one person here, there's a car in the back."

"Xiang Feng, you stay, I'll lead Captain Zhao and them over first." Qin Dazhao got into the car door and sat next to Zhao Zimeng.

According to Qin Dazhao's guidance, the car got on the road on the right.

"Qin Dazhao, you can briefly explain the situation." Zhao Zimeng said.

Qin Dazhao pointed to the mountain in the distance: "At the southern foot of Ion Mountain, there is an old residential area, which began to be demolished this summer, and a month ago, all the residents moved out. ”

"Demolition, what to build?" Linghu Yunfei said.

"Build residential complexes. The houses in this area have a long history, and the earliest houses are more than 300 years old – they are said to have been built in the Ming Dynasty. ”

"An old house with a long history should be regarded as a cultural relic, shouldn't the city government protect it?" Lin Di Dao.

"The house is old, but it is very dilapidated. In our city, there are too many such old houses, if they are all protected, how can the government engage in urban construction and build an international metropolis? ”

"However, the house at No. 117 is much better than other houses, but it is a pity that this is the only one, and experts in ancient architecture have also come to see it, if there are some more such houses, and they are close together, there is protection value."

"Is the entrance open or closed?" Linghu Yunfei said.

"It's sealed, and the entrance to the cave is covered with two stone slabs, which are covered with a thick layer of soil, and some broken bricks - the murderer did some work on the hole after the crime."

"Manager Feng said that originally, they did not plan to dig the foundation there, in the original plan, there was a park built on the mountain, and only the house needed to be demolished and leveled with soil."

"You mean, the original plan has changed." Zhao Zimeng said.

"Yes, in the original plan, only eight buildings were built, but later, the developer added another one and cut off a corner at the foot of the mountain. If it were according to the original plan, it would be difficult for this tomb robbery murder case to see the light of day again - this is probably providence! ”

"This is in response to an old saying: Skynet is magnificent, negligent but not leaky!" Xiang Daimo said.

"If it's already planned, why change it?" Ma Jianping Road.

"Of course, the developer wants to build more houses and sell more money!"

"Xiao Qin, do the demolition households and nearby residents know the original plan?" Zhao Zimeng's eyes narrowed into a line.

"This - everyone knows that before the demolition, the original plan was announced, and the developer has to publish the plan before building the house? The TV station also reported on it. ”

Zhao Zimeng is chatting on the surface, but he is actually understanding the facts of the case - any case will have a specific background. Therefore, it is very important to be familiar with the background of the case, which is the experience that Zhao Zimeng has summed up from his long-term criminal investigation work.

"When was the old plan made public?"

"It's the end of August. At the beginning of September, the specific time should be asked to Manager Feng. ”

"When was the new plan announced?"

"The new plan was probably announced before the National Day, and the new plan is still in the notice board, Manager Feng is at the scene of the crime, just ask him."

Linghu Yunfei understood what Zhao Zimeng meant: "These people should have started after moving out on No. 117, before the new plan was announced." ”

"It should be like this, by the time they saw the new plan, it was too late, so a lot of anti-investigation measures were taken." Xiang Daimo said.

"Captain Zhao, I forgot an important thing, what we saw was a headless male corpse." Qin Da summoned him.

"Headless male corpse? Director Zhang did not mention this on the phone. Zhao Zimeng recalled slightly, "Could it be that he forgot?" ”

"When Director Zhang called you, you didn't see the whole picture of the deceased - people can't see the whole picture of the deceased from the entrance of the cave, and the place above the shoulder blades of the deceased is blocked by the cave wall. Just now, Director Zhang was lying at the entrance of the cave and poked his head down to take a look—it turned out that there was no head on the corpse. ”

Zhao Zimeng's heart suddenly hung up, and the faces of the other five people suddenly became much more serious and solemn.

The workers only found a headless male corpse at the entrance of the cave, and there may still be a situation in the cave. Obviously, this case is much bigger than Zhao Zimeng imagined.

Qin Dazhao's words have not yet been finished: "Captain Zhao, we heard from the local people, they heard from the elders that there seems to be an ancient tomb on Ion Mountain. ”

"Is it a group of tombs?" Xiang Daimo said.

"I don't know, there are ancient tombs on Ion Mountain, this is a rumor that has been around for a long time, as for whether it is an ancient tomb group, no one knows."