Chapter 203: Thirty-Seven Corpses
Just now she wanted to pull me away, thinking that I was blocking his view, and now her whole body was attached to my back.
The boat had already docked, and Zhang Kailong immediately jumped on it and followed Director Lao Yang straight to the dozens of corpses.
Xiao Li grabbed my back and didn't let me go down.
The people on the shore looked at the strange appearance of the two of us curiously, and some of them must want to wait to see Xiao Li's spring light!
After a stalemate for half a minute, the boatman's daughter saw through Xiao Li's thoughts, took out a raincoat from the cabin, and said, "Sister! That's all I have on board, you...... You're going to be it! ”
Xiao Li glanced at it, his tightly locked brows relaxed, grabbed the raincoat, and said thank you twice.
It was a lady's raincoat, pink, with cartoon characters painted on the chest and hat, which was quite novel at the time. Xiao Li wore it upside down like a child wearing an inverted gown, and the boatman's daughter helped tie the button at the back.
The Hekou District Public Security Bureau has not yet arrived, and Xiao Li does not have the tools for an autopsy, so he can only judge the cause of death based on experience.
I saw that the deceased were all sticking out their tongues, and they all had expressions on their faces that seemed to be smiling but not smiling.
"Team Zhang, if you look at the tongue spit out by the deceased, it looks like he was strangled to death, but there is not the slightest strangulation mark on his neck, and there are no scars on other parts of his body. Because they were fished up in the Yellow River, I preliminarily judged that these people died of suffocation, but the death did not match the characteristics of people who were suffocated in the water.
People who suffocated in the water should have drunk a stomach of water, but the twenty or so deceased people did not have a little water in their stomachs, and even a few corpses were still in a semi-dehydrated state.
There were still five or six boats spinning around the river.
"Another ...... Oh my God, how many people have drowned here! ”
I was listening to Xiao Li analyze the situation of the deceased when I suddenly heard someone shouting on the boat.
My auditory discernment is now very strong, and when I hear this voice, it is very familiar, and I must know the person who speaks.
Looking for prestige, I saw two tall men standing on one of the boats, one fat and one thin, this is not the two apprentices of Lao Song, Yu Jin and Tian Zhen! What about Lao Song? I looked around and didn't see him. It is estimated that the two of us did not recognize the three of us, because when they went into the water, they were all wearing dark tight clothes, and now the clothes have changed, and they are still unkempt, and these people have been lowering their heads just now and salvaging with a corpse removal tool, and they have no time to be distracted.
"Lao Yang, can you determine who the deceased is?"
Zhang Kailong asked Director Yang.
"Hey! It's all from the nearby Xiaohe Village! It's really strange, the people of this village have never liked to deal with the outside world, why did they suddenly die so much! ”
As soon as I heard Lao Yang say that he was from Xiaohe Village, the back of my head was numb, could it be that these people were really the group of people I saw that evening? Speaking of which, Xiaohe Village is really a village full of disasters! The woman and the child were all made into tricks, and the man had to succumb to the wizard's obscenity, and finally died in the river inexplicably.
When the siren whistled, three more were fished up.
Lao Guo, the deputy captain, led more than a dozen brothers from the task force over, and it was not until they got closer that they recognized Zhang Kailong and Xiao Li.
"You ...... What's wrong with you guys? ”
Lao Guo hurriedly asked.
"It's hard to put into words! I'll tell you slowly when I'm free, Xiao Zhang! Take the tools, you and Xiao Li first check the specific cause of death and time of death of the deceased. ”
After speaking, he instructed Lao Guo to take people to check around to see if he could find any clues.
The cause and time of death were soon revealed, the thirty corpses were all male, they had died a week earlier, and they had indeed died of suffocation, and they had not figured out why there was no water in their stomachs since they had died of suffocation in the water.
"A week ago? Are you sure? When I heard this, I shuddered and felt incomprehensible.
"To be exact, the time of death is between seven and ten days, our professional judgment is absolutely correct!"
Xiao Zhang replied confidently.
I know that when a medical examiner determines the time of a person's death, he or she takes into account factors such as temperature, environment, and the physical condition of the deceased.
What makes me wonder is that even the shortest seven days is not right! When I saw the villagers lining up into the river that evening, it was only five days ago.
What's going on? I was confused.
At this time, the conversation between Xiao Zhang and Xiao Li made me tremble, not only me, but also Zhang Kailong and Xiao Li who were present.
Xiao Zhang asked Xiao Li, saying that he followed Zhang Kailong to go on an errand case, and it would take three days to go, and if Xiao Li didn't contact his father who was the chief, he would be killed.
Three days? It only took us a little more than half a day, huh? How could it be three days!
Among the few of us, me, Zhang Kailong, and Xiao Li all carried watches, but after entering the water, all three watches stopped, and in hindsight, this should be impossible! Xiao Li and Zhang Kailong are all mechanical watches, especially the one in Xiao Li's hand, not to mention ordinary water, even if you boil it in 100 degrees of boiling water for an hour, it is no problem.
However, when she entered the tomb gate, she found that her watch was gone. At the time, we thought it was flooding, but now that we think about it, it has nothing to do with water, maybe something in the tomb.
Zhang Kailong was stunned for more than ten seconds, and then hurriedly asked, "What time is it today?" ”
"Number Four! September 4th...... Any questions? "When Xiao Zhang saw the expressions of the three of us, he was also confused by the second monk.
"OMG! How is this possible! ”
Xiao Li exclaimed first.
The day we walked was September 1st, and I remember very well at that time, obviously it was only half a day from the river to now, how could it become the fourth? Could it be that we spent three days in the cave?
It's absolutely impossible! After entering the cave, we drank water only once, did not eat anything at all, and now we do not feel the slightest hunger.
Zhang Kailong thought for a moment, shook his head and said: "I remember when I was a soldier, a veteran told me a story in the Southern Dynasty's "Strange Narrative", the story is about a man named Wang Zhen went to the mountains to collect firewood, watch the immortal game, only feel that he stayed in the mountains for a while, and when he returned to the village, he found that many years had passed. ”
I asked Zhang Kailong, "Do you think we have encountered such an experience?" ”
Zhang Kailong nodded and replied: "It seems that many legends recorded in ancient books are not just legends!" ”
After a period of tossing, a total of thirty-seven corpses were fished up, all of them were men, and the cause of death was the same, as for the aftermath, I will not repeat it.
When we returned to the district public security bureau that day, it was already evening, and the three of us changed our clothes first and went to the fast food restaurant opposite.
When it comes to changing clothes, I can't help but sigh again. I am wearing clothes from Zhang Kailong, it's getting dark, I can cover my shame, but Xiao Li doesn't think so. Some people say that every man spends a tenth of his time waiting for a woman to undress, but this is just a joke with a slightly heavier taste, and it is more uncomfortable to wait for a woman to change than waiting for them to undress.
Zhang Kailong and I stood in front of the staff dormitory building and waited for her for an hour before Xiao Li slowly walked out.
"I'm sorry to keep the two gentlemen waiting! If you weren't waiting for me outside, I'd have wanted to brush my hair well......
Uncle Shi and his wife were already waiting impatiently in the fast food restaurant.
Uncle Shi changed into white clothes again, it is really a person who relies on clothes, at this time he regained the temperament of the previous Dao Feng fairy bones, Li Xiaobai and Chen Laosan also changed into very good clothes, and there was a brown bag under the feet of both of them, which was estimated to contain the treasure taken out of the coffin.
After the six of us sat down, I couldn't help but feel a little emotion in my heart, maybe it was because we had experienced risks together, and there was already an indescribable tacit understanding between them.
"Boss, pick up the ten most expensive dishes you have here, and bring two bottles of the best wine."
Li Xiaobai looks like he is rich.
The fast-food restaurant wife was stunned for five seconds. Only then did he grin and said, "Okay, good!" ”
This is just a fast food restaurant, the dishes are basically home-cooked, and the wine is also general wine, the boss may be very puzzled, if you have money, you should go directly to the hotel to eat! Coming here is to save trouble and cheap, how can there be such unobtrusive guests?
After two glasses of wine, Zhang Kailong, Chen Laosan, and Li Xiaobai all opened up their chatterbox.
"Xiao Zhen! What a trip we had! Li Xiaobai said with a grin on his face and excitement.
The third child continued: "The things your grandmother gave me before were worth enough, but I didn't expect ...... I didn't expect ......," he said, looking around cautiously.
"These things we brought out are even more damn worthy!"
Li Xiaobai then exclaimed in a low voice.
He continued: "We went to the largest jewelry store in the district this afternoon, and when we saw the beads in my hand, the expert's eyes were straight, and as soon as he opened his mouth, it was a million, and he said that as long as we wanted, we could go to the bank to transfer money, and we were afraid of causing trouble, and finally did not agree." ”
I was also shocked when I heard it, and estimated that Li Xiaobai had taken at least a dozen night pearls, and Chen Laosan also had five or six, not including those other ornaments. Those things are colorful, they should belong to diamonds, jadeite, agate, etc., and they are definitely very valuable.
Everyone was indeed happy tonight, and Xiao Li also drank two or three bottles of beer. One of the men of us killed a pound of liquor, and in the end we were all drunk except me.
Chen Laosan and Li Xiaobai promised that in the future, several of us will be lifelong friends, and after the things in their bags are sold, they will divide the money into six equal parts, one for each person.
Actually, I don't have much money, but I'm not very interested. Money is less than a hero, but if it is more, it is just a number, in a place like ours, you have no ambition, you are not very greedy, and the nine million in my hand is enough for the rest of my life.
Walking out of the fast food restaurant, it was already half past nine, Li Xiaobai and Chen Laosan supported each other, Zhang Kailong had a good amount of alcohol, so he helped Uncle Shi, and Xiao Li simply held my arm.
Uncle Shi was going to go to the courtyard of the suburbs of his brother, Li Xiaobai and Chen Laosan were also going to follow, and Zhang Kailong was going back to the office overnight to write a case report, and soon only me and Xiao Li were left at the door.
"Sister Li, shall I send you back to the dormitory?"
"Go back? I'm not going back! She smirked and said drunken words.
"You're going back so late, so where do you want to go?"
"You...... You go for a walk with your sister! ”
The two of them held each other like this, like a couple, walking aimlessly along the road in front of the Public Security Bureau.
"Xiao Zhen, do you believe in reincarnation?"
Xiao Li suddenly said such a sentence.
"You mean reincarnation!"
"Almost!" Xiao Li nodded.
"I've never encountered anything like this...... Probably just folklore! ”
Xiao Li suddenly stopped, his hands suddenly raised, and grabbed the buttons on my chest, and by the time I understood, the first two buttons had been undone.