Nearly three hours later, Liu Xiaodong and the others arrived at the Loulan Protection Station.

The conservation station is a few bungalows, and passers-by often stay here. There are two or three guards stationed here, who watch over the ruins of Loulan to prevent anyone from vandalism or theft.

After settling in, a guardian with a big square face kept asking them if they wanted to go to the Loulan Ruins, and if they did, they had to buy temporary tickets, otherwise it would be considered an illegal trespass.

The Loulan site is very close to the protection station, and Liu Xiaodong wants to see this ancient site that dates back 1,500 years. If you ask about the ticket price, it will cost 1,000 yuan per person! I can't help but smack my tongue.

Wang Zhong smiled and said to the other party's face: "These are my two friends, don't beat around the bush, five hundred per person!" ”

"Six hundred! You have to go to the county to buy it, you know how much it is! Fang Yan glanced at Wang Zhong, turned around and left.

Liu Xiaodong asked Wang Zhong suspiciously: "Buy it in the county?" …… More expensive than that? ”

"He's talking about the county cultural relics bureau, three thousand yuan per person!" Wang Zhong said.

"So expensive?"

"Actually, it's not called the entrance fee, it's called the cultural relics protection fee, and it costs money to protect this site, including the expenses of these guardians...... That's why they're charging some sponsorship fees from people who come here to play! ”

"Oh!" Liu Xiaodong nodded, as if he understood, but also didn't seem to understand.

The group of three stayed at the Loulan Protection Station Hotel for one night.

After getting up the next day, they had a quick breakfast, and they drove away from the protection station and went straight back to Lop Nur Town.

Liu Xiaodong didn't go to the Loulan ruins, not because he felt that the 600 yuan "ticket" was too expensive, but because the fee was too arbitrary; I also heard Wang Zhong say that there were just a few broken mounds there, and laymen couldn't see anything.

At around five o'clock in the afternoon, the jeep drove into the empty square of Lop Nur town.

The three of them had dinner in a small restaurant. Waiting for the food to be served, Liu Xiaodong took out the wire and looked at it. Suddenly, he noticed something unusual! He immediately tore open the plastic bag and sealed himself, directly took the wire in his hand and looked at it carefully, and said in pieces: "There is a problem!" There's really something wrong with that! ”

Guo Yixin and Wang Zhong looked at him suspiciously, Wang Zhong was straight: "What's wrong with this wire?" It's so old, it looks like it's been buried in the sand for a long time. ”

Liu Xiaodong handed him the wire: "Look at the broken ...... at both ends"

Wang Zhong took it and squinted at it for a while, and exclaimed, "I can't see anything about this!" ”

Liu Xiaodong ignored him, clenched his hand into a fist and put it under his nose, looking at a corner of the dining table fixedly, thinking about something.

"But my eyes are a little ......farsighted," Wang Zhong added, handing the wire to Guo Yixin.

Guo Yixin put the wire close to her eyes, the break was very small, and it was a little difficult to see clearly.

"Are you saying that this fracture looks a little new?" She looked up and asked Liu Xiaodong.

Liu Xiaodong nodded excitedly: "You can see it too!" …… The breaks at both ends of this wire look obviously new! It's not as old as the yellow rubber in the middle. This shows that the wire was only recently broken! And the stale of its yellow rubber is deliberately made by someone! ”

Hearing this, Guo Yixin and Wang Zhong were stunned for a moment.

"Then, why don't you make the fracture old too?" Wang Zhong asked.

"Because the old is in the front, and the fracture is in the back......" Guo Yixin looked at Liu Xiaodong and said his analysis.

"That's right! Some people are worried that the wires will be discovered, so they will be old, so that even if they are discovered, they will be mistaken for something that has gone through the years and has nothing to do with the case......" Liu Xiaodong took a sip of water from his teacup. "If you want to cover up, there must be a conspiracy!"

Wang Zhong excitedly moved the stool under his buttocks: "The person you are talking about is the murderer, right?" ”

"I'm not sure yet, I can only be sure that someone is doing something nasty there!" Liu Xiaodong pushed the fried potato shreds that the waiter had just brought to the table in front of Guo Yixin.

"Dude, you're too cautious and tight!" Wang Zhong said with a smile, and at the same time as he spoke, Guo Yixin was also speaking: "We have to hand over this thing to the police as soon as possible!" ”

Liu Xiaodong nodded: "I have to hand it over to the police, maybe it's really useful!" ”

Guo Yixin immediately took out her mobile phone and dialed Officer Hu's number.

"Why don't you eat first? It's never too late to fight after eating. Wang Zhong was so hungry that he couldn't wait to start the meal.

"You two eat first!" Guo Yixin said that the phone had been connected, and she was a little excited to report the situation to Hu Mingsheng.

It's really a coincidence, Hu Mingsheng is running errands not far from the town! He said he came to them in an hour. Seeing that the police attached so much importance to this clue, Liu Xiaodong was very happy and talked more.

Wang Zhong was excited, and instead of ordering two bottles of beer, he said that he had a treat to celebrate their safe return, and that he had made a profit. Guo Yixin doesn't drink, and Liu Xiaodong accompanied Wang Zhong for a drink.

Liu Xiaodong suddenly thought of something, and blurted out: "There is another possibility, that is, someone picked up an old wire from the ground to use it, and the wire was broken after use......"

The other two nodded, they always couldn't keep up with Liu Xiaodong's thinking.

"However," Liu Xiaodong added, "anyway, this wire was only recently broken, and it was abandoned there, and it is likely to be related to the case!" ”

"Brother Xiaodong, I think you really deserve to be a journalist, with such strong observation and analysis skills! …… Do you think I'm incompetent? Half a bottle of beer was in his stomach, and Wang Zhong talked more.

Liu Xiaodong touched his wine glass with him: "Very competent!" Not only are you familiar with the business, but you are also very interesting and fun to play with you all the way......"

Liu Xiaodong really wants to say that in addition to being inexplicably nervous sometimes.

Wang Zhong was elated when he heard this, and patted Liu Xiaodong on the back: "Yes, yes!" That's a good way to write! ”

"What is written like that?" Liu Xiaodong was a little confused.

Wang Zhong grinned a little embarrassedly: "Brother Xiaodong, anyway, you have to write an article when you go back, if you mention some lace or something, mention the guide, you can say a few kind words by the way!" Of course, I won't embarrass my brother, I'll pull it down if it's inconvenient, it's okay! Anyway, I really don't take money from my brother's guide this time! ”

Liu Xiaodong suddenly understood, it turned out that the guide fee of 800 yuan in the past two days was used by Wang Zhong for advertising!

He patted Wang Zhong: "You really regard me as a brother, then you have to believe me!" The money must be given to you, otherwise I will break the discipline ......"

"Don't, brother......"

Liu Xiaodong interrupted him: "Listen to me! If you can write, you don't charge a guide fee, I will write that I met a good guide, and I can even name and surname! But if you can't write it, I won't mention you even if you give me 8,000 or 80,000. This is the most basic work ethic, big brother, can you understand? ”

Wang Zhong blinked his slightly drunk eyes, suddenly stretched out his thumb, raised the beer bottle with his right hand and touched Liu Xiaodong heavily: "Brother Xiaodong, I really didn't see the wrong person, I am very convinced of you when you say this!" ”

He turned to Guo Yixin again and said, "Such a brother is rare!" It's not a drink, I've only drunk half a bottle......"

Wang Zhong was a man who was too strong to drink, a bottle of beer was in his stomach, and he was a little fluttery when he walked, so Liu Xiaodong and Guo Yixin "escorted" him back to his residence.