"What happened?" Mao Daxin pulled Ah Moon and rushed to the third floor, and saw Jiang Qiao in one of the rooms, covering his eyes, while Jiang Li was standing not far from her, thinking about an iron cabinet.

"What's wrong? What happened? Mao Daxin was relieved to see that the two of them were safe, he walked to Jiang Li's side, and saw the corpse at a glance following his sight, while Ah Moon walked to Jiang Qiao's side, caressed her back, and helped her calm her disordered heartbeat.

"There's a similar corpse next door." Jiang Li said.

Mao Daxin took a closer look, the corpse was basically in a dry state, completely dehydrated, the dead bark-like skin was clinging to the thin bones, the child's mouth was slightly open, and only the eye sockets were left where the eyes were originally eyeballs, which made the corpse's expression look a little hideous. The most frightening thing to look at is that the child's hand is in the shape of an eagle's claw, and it is raised unwillingly in front of his chest, as if he wants to grasp something.

"This corpse has been dead for at least 1078 years, and the reason why it has not decomposed into white bones is related to the environment in which it is located, it should have been locked in this relatively sealed iron cabinet after death, and the air here is dry, so the body can be preserved so completely, and it seems that this child should have died here." Mao Daxin analyzed.

"According to you, he probably starved to death in this cabinet?" Jiang Li asked in a deep voice.

"yes, take it out and have a look." Mao Daxin said, and carefully picked up the corpse and placed it on the iron frame bed on the side, the corpse was very light, and holding it in his hand was like holding a ball of fallen leaves, as if a random gust of wind could blow it away.

Mao Daxin looked at the corpse carefully and said, "There are no fatal wounds on the surface, and the probability of starvation is very high." ”

Jiang Li added: "There are some scratches on the iron cabinet, which should be left by the child before his death... This is his desire to survive ... In the end, Jiang Li couldn't bear to say that maybe he grew up in an orphanage, and Jiang Li couldn't completely stay out of it.

Jiang Qiao had calmed down at this time, the moment Leng Buding saw the corpse, her fragile and sensitive nerves were suddenly broken, and she didn't know why she screamed so suddenly, and now she feels a little ashamed in retrospect. She looked at Jiang Li with some concern, every time Jiang Li met a fatherless and motherless child like him, he would always unconsciously emotionally substitute and affect his judgment.

"This kid's tongue is gone." Mao Daxin said: "Look at the broken tongue at the root, it shouldn't be innate." "Mao Daxin is not a forensic doctor after all, and he can only make a simple judgment based on the knowledge he learned in school.

"There's another one next door." Jiang Qiao said.

"And next door? Let's look for how many corpses there are. Mao Daxin proposed.

So, the four of them were divided into three groups, Jiang Qiao and Ah Moon in one group, Mao Daxin and Jiang Li in each group, searched on the third floor, and after a while, they found the bodies of the other 4 rounds.

Plus the previous two, for a total of six corpses.

"Six corpses... One for each room, does it mean anything? Amoon said thoughtfully.

"Not one in each room, there was one room with two corpses, in two adjacent tin cabinets." Mao Daxin explained.

"So strange ... Why? Ah Moon frowned and looked at the six small corpses in front of him in confusion.

"It's hide and seek." Jiang Qiao suddenly said coldly.

Everyone's eyes fell on her, and Mao Daxin hesitated: "What hide and seek?" ”

"Each child hides in one room, two timid children hide in the other, close the door of the tin cabinet, no one can find out, isn't this just hide and seek." Jiang Qiao said softly. In fact, she was inspired by a group of children who had just run behind her, which suddenly reminded her of the games she used to play when she was a child.

"Hide-and-seek, hide-and-seek, everyone plays hide-and-seek together. I'll hide, you will catch, I will hide, you will find, everyone laughs together haha. The familiar ballad of childhood seemed to sound in Jiang Qiao's ears, and Jiang Qiao couldn't help but hum softly.

"This... It seems to make some sense for you to say this, hey, don't sing it, if you sing like this, my heart will be hairy, and goosebumps will rise. Mao Daxin rubbed his arm and looked behind him uneasily. You say hide and seek, then there is someone who hides, and who is the person who is looking for it? Why do they all end up starving to death in a cupboard? ”

"I've heard this hide and seek." Jiang Li said suddenly.

"It's normal, most children will do this hide and seek. Even I know that it was here that I felt uncomfortable when I first heard Jiang Qiao sing like this. Mao Daxin didn't care.

"By the way, do you have any impression of this place?" Amoon asked.

Jiang Li shook his head: "I don't have any impression, but I found something on the terrace before." ”

"Let's go, let's see." Mao Daxin grabbed Jiang Li's arm and was about to go out.

"And what about the corpses?" Amoon asked.

"Put it here first, I'll think about it. There's no one here anyway. Mao Daxin scratched his head.

Jiang Qiao asked, "Aren't we going to call the police?" ”

Mao Daxin said depressedly: "This belongs to Xiatan County, and they will take over the murder first, and we can't interfere, and I'm worried about their ability to handle the case, if they report it, it will be blocked, and we won't be able to come here to find the truth again." So, I think we'll look for clues first and then call the police. ”

"That's right..." Jiang Qiao looked at Ah Moon hesitantly, and the two of them looked embarrassed.

"Of course, as a police officer, I know that this is not in accordance with the procedure, but there is no way to do it, I can only act at the opportunity." Mao Daxin had already made a decision and pulled Jiang Li to walk out.

Jiang Qiao glanced at the six small corpses neatly arranged behind him, and suddenly a very uneasy feeling came up in his heart.

"This is it." Jiang Li led everyone around the stairwell on the third floor, and really found a small door, the small door was set up quite hidden, and the light was dim, if it weren't for Jiang Li's golden eyes that looked at the night like day, I am afraid it would be difficult to find this secret door.

Behind the secret door is a spiral staircase, and a short walk up the staircase is a large terrace, which is supposed to be the roof of the building, from which you can see the whole picture of the orphanage, and even the tidal flat scenery beyond.

Now is the time when the sun is setting, the golden afterglow is sprinkled on a large tidal flat, the scenery is beautiful, but now is not the time to enjoy the beautiful scenery, Jiang Li stood on the other side of the terrace, pointed down and said: "I remember this tree, this tree full of red fruits. ”