The grave robbers were clever and made good use of the waste left behind by the demolition households. Broken tires and old bedding can be used for mats and covers, bowls and chopsticks can be used for eating, and old wood can be used for cooking on fires, all of which are very useful to tomb robbers.

Settled in a house that is about to be demolished - it should be two demolished houses, some of the dilapidated daily necessities abandoned by the original occupants can be easily obtained.

Uncle Cao's words also proved Zhao Zimeng's judgment: "I think, Mr. Cai and his wife are both cultural people, and they should be very particular about the tableware they usually use, and it is estimated that they were taken away when they moved, and it is said that there are more than a dozen bowls left, and these bowls may have been thrown here when the Cai family moved away." ”

"Xiao Rao, you and the Cai family are close neighbors, can you come to see if these bowls belong to his?" Cao Runan looked at Rao and said.

"I don't usually go into the kitchen of the Cai family, whether it was left by the Cai family, I can't say well." Rao glanced at the bowl.

Sister-in-law Che walked to the iron pot, looked at it for a while, and then pointed to one of the bowls with a fish and aquatic plant pattern around it and said, "This bowl must be Mr. Cai's family." ”

"I don't remember too clearly, once, Aunt Cai was sick, and Mr. Cai was not at home, I happened to come to her house, and I shouted a few times at the door, and I heard Aunt Cai calling me."

"I walked into the West House, and saw her lying on the bed, covered with a quilt, so I touched her head, it was hot, Aunt Cai asked me to find cold medicine in the medicine box, and I picked two tablets for her, and then I went to the kitchen and poured a bowl of water, and I was holding this bowl at that time."

Sister-in-law Che said while Zhao Zimeng analyzed in his heart: These six bowls may be the last meal that the tomb robbers have eaten, and after washing the dishes, they are placed in the pot and ready to be used next time.

But they didn't expect the hole to be dug so quickly. Later, the thing they thought about was to enter the tomb to take things and leave, so naturally they couldn't care about these broken bowls.

Several of the people in the group wanted to keep the treasure for themselves, so they cruelly threw the two accomplices in the robbery cave and the burial chamber.

Next to the stove there was also a bucket with a few broken bricks in it and a little water in the bucket.

"Manager Feng, when did the house here start to be demolished?" Zhao Zimeng asked.

"Two days ago—October 3rd. The houses here are relatively simple to dismantle, and after the houses are torn down, the timbers are piled up and burned by fire. ”

"Anyway, all the wood here has been hollowed out by termites. Burning quickly with fire can also prevent termite infestation. Manager Feng said.

"Can the water from the well at the entrance of the courtyard still be usable before the three?"

"It works!" Sister-in-law Che said with a smile.

"We have used well water for as many years as we have lived here. The well of the Cai family is big and deep. The water from this well is so sweet that more than a dozen households on our side use it. Even after the supply of tap water, many people still eat the water in this well. ”

After listening to everyone's descriptions at this meeting, Zhao Zimeng thought more deeply: After the residents here moved out, the water and electricity would be cut off, so the tomb robbers should use the well water in front of Gate 117.

After the killer kills No. 1 and cuts off his head, most likely he will dispose of No. 1's head in the shortest possible time.

Besides, the area is about to be razed to the ground, and this is a great opportunity to eradicate the traces of tomb robbers.

If the developer hadn't changed their plans and added an extra building, the grave robbery and murder would probably have been buried under the ruins and loess.

Moreover, the wells are very deep, and no matter how deep the excavators of the construction team dig, it is difficult to dig to the bottom of the well, on the contrary, the well is likely to be filled by construction waste, and the evidence of their crimes will be buried together and will not reappear.

"Uncle Cao, how many wells are there in this area that has been demolished?" Zhao Zimeng asked.

"There are seven wells." Uncle Cao said.

"Yes, this uncle is right. Before the demolition, we counted the window carvings, brick carvings, stone carvings and water wells here, and collecting wells is also part of our work to protect cultural relics. Professor Jin, who had just finished handling the work at hand, also came here, and he pushed his glasses and said.

"That's right, we brought people here today, in addition to studying this ancient tomb of the late Ming Dynasty, we also want to transport these seven wells away and protect them."

"But our actions have lagged behind, and when the Sancheng Street area in the south of the old city was demolished, the edges of many wells were destroyed, which is a pity! These wells, as a witness to history, should be well protected. Professor Nie on the side said.

"If the two professors can trust me, this work can be handed over to our workers, and where it will be transported, you two can just say it." Manager Feng said.

"Manager Feng, Captain Xiao, if you dig seven wells at the bottom, will it be difficult?" Zhao Zimeng said tentatively.

"It's not difficult, we have excavators. An excavator can build a well in an hour. Manager Feng's tone was very determined.

"Our construction team is digging a pit here to lay the foundation, and the wells in front of Gates 117 and 117 are just within the excavation range."

"Then there is Manager Lao Feng and the workers and masters, I think, there may be the head of the deceased discarded by the murderer in this well, and please Manager Feng and the masters to talk to each other, try to be careful." Zhao Zimeng politely asked.

"No problem, Officer Zhao, don't worry, we will fully cooperate. According to our original construction plan, there were no buildings in the area near the foot of the mountain. ”

"If it weren't for the temporary change of the construction plan, I really wouldn't have found this robbery cave and ancient tomb."

"We have four excavators. Lao Xiao, it's going to be dark today, you immediately send a few electricians to set up the lamps, pull a few more lights, and tonight will be counted as overtime, and there will be overtime pay. ”

"Tell everyone, work hard tonight. When it's over, I'll take everyone to the Rugui Hall to take a shower. Manager Feng's resolute style impressed the comrades of the criminal police team.

Captain Xiao turned around and went out to arrange for the electrician to pull the wire rack lamp.

"Lao Chen, tell the brothers to work hard tonight, the public security comrades want to find the head of the headless corpse, let's cooperate with them to work overtime, you will go and drive the excavator over later, first dig this well in front of the gate of Courtyard No. 117, dig lightly, don't damage that thing."

"If you can't dig anything, dig another six wells, by the way, before excavating, find a few people to cooperate with the comrades of the Cultural Relics Bureau to carry the wells, and tell the brothers to be careful."

From Captain Xiao's words, it seems that he also seems to think that there is a greater possibility that there is something in the well in front of No. 117.

People are not as good as heaven.

According to the original plan, there was nothing to do with No. 117 and this well, and the tomb robbers may have started to act after knowing the original plan.

The new plan was announced only after the construction team was stationed at the demolition site, and by this time, it was expected that the tomb robbers' plan to rob the tomb had been implemented.

Director Zhang and several of his subordinates pulled the cordon dozens of meters away from the well, blocking the crowd from the cordon.

At this time, the twilight is slightly dark.

Several workers cleaned up the broken bricks and tiles next to the well.

Several other workers moved the two triangular brackets to both sides of the well, and the two electricians hung the engineering lights on the brackets, and at the same time lifted the wires high with bamboo poles.

Master Chen climbed onto the excavator and drove the excavator four or five meters in front of the well.

According to Uncle Cao, the age of this well is about the same age as House 117. It is the oldest well in the back village of Huaigu Village.

In 1967, the Zhu family handed over No. 117 to the housing management office and moved to Hong Kong.

Uncle Cao's statement was quickly confirmed:

The edge of the No. 117 well is hexagonal, small at the top and large at the bottom, the diameter of the wellhead is about 80 centimeters, the inner diameter is about 60 centimeters, and the diameter of the lower end of the well edge is about 1 meter.

There are many deep ditches along the edge of the well, the deepest place is about three centimeters, and these deep ditches are formed by the friction of the well rope for a long time.

There are six drawings carved on the outside of the wall of the well, all of which are scenes of the life of the ancients, and these life situations are related to the well.

There are scenes of drawing water from a well, washing clothes by the well, washing vegetables in a wooden basin, children helping their mothers carry water, children splashing water on each other, and mothers bathing their children.

Captain Xiao led a dozen workers to clean up construction debris around the edge of the well and on the well hall – thankfully, almost no construction waste fell into the well.

The well is three or four meters from the courtyard wall of No. 117, and after the house was bulldozed, some bricks and tiles have covered most of the well.

In a quarter of an hour, the edge of the well and the well hall were exposed.

There is a large well hall around the well, and the maximum diameter of the well hall is about four meters, so such a large well hall can accommodate many people to use water here.

The well hall is built with green bricks, because of the effect of the years, the well hall is uneven, and some of the green bricks have been almost polished. There is also a sewer around the well hall.

After a while, a truck drove in the distance, and the crowd of onlookers made way for the onlookers, and the car slowly reversed to the side of the well hall and stopped opposite the excavator.

Captain Shaw walked to the back of the truck and opened the tailgate door.

The long arm of the excavator slowly fell, and the bucket slowly hooked one side of the edge of the well, shaking it vigorously, and the bottom of the edge began to loosen. Soon detached from the well.

Master Chen lays the bucket flat on the ground.

With a wave of his hand, Captain Xiao immediately rushed over to six workers, and everyone worked together to move the edge of the well to the bucket.

Six workers stabilized the edge of the shaft and quickly stepped aside.