Chapter 45: The Eye of the Storm
Along the surface of the pit was a circle of shattered marble ruins, revealing a black cement surface less than a meter away.
"Come, I'll come!" Gao Changhai took the guy in Sun Kang's hand again and continued to smash it, they were busy almost all day without a drop of water, in addition to physical fatigue, there was also a full sense of hunger. The sweat on Chen Gang's forehead seemed to seep into his eyes, he squeezed hard and raised his hand to gently wipe the corners of his eyes, and several people took turns to use a more convenient pickaxe to plane the surface of this layer of cement table plating.
Although the space in the whole living room is large, the air is not circulated at all, and although the season has entered autumn, there is no coolness.
"It's really choking!" Wu Tao gasped and put the pickaxe on the ground and paused, Guo Qiang took it from his hand and replaced it, Wu Tao couldn't help but look up at him when he handed the pickaxe to Guo Qiang: Guo Qiang was assigned to the institute as soon as he was assigned to the team, at first Wu Tao was still worried about this newcomer, but the young Guo Qiang can not only withstand a variety of high-intensity working environments, but also is deeply loved by everyone in terms of work style. In the subsequent work, I slowly learned that Guo Qiang only had a dependent grandmother, and his parents left him very early, which caused Guo Qiang's premature independent and uninhibited character. Wu Tao didn't know why he suddenly thought so much, but the feeling at this moment was very real.
The two doors of the living room have been open, perhaps to circulate a little faster, the crystal chandelier is lit, reflecting the slightly European and American style wallpaper, and the whole hall seems to have a kind of waxy yellow appearance, like a silent movie.
Gao Changhai moved at his feet, in order to save effort, he simply piled up the smashed ruins directly at his feet, he wiped the sweat on his forehead, and raised his right hand: ten forty-five minutes. Sun Kang had been blocking Lu Jingxiu from helping, but he had several hands in succession, and his strength was no less than a few people. There were more and more ruins under his feet, Sun Kang simply put down his tools, moved them aside with his hands one by one, and left them aside to make room for everyone's feet.
"It's coming out!" Guo Qiang gasped, it was obvious that the concrete surface he had just smashed open had emitted black-gray particles like powder. Sun Kang stepped over and lifted up along the gap in the ground, and the rest of the people hurriedly stepped forward to help.
"One-two! one-two!" Several people lifted up along the gap, probably because the gap was too long, and they actually opened a gap, and Sun Kang continued to organize several people to work together to break it open and throw it aside. The black-gray soil was only then fluffy and soft, but Sun Kang's face did not have a trace of relaxation, and every time he dug it down, the closer he was to the answer. Several of their shoes were covered with a layer of mud, and their soft physique seemed to be easier than a muddy cement slab.
"What a smell!" Wu Tao rolled the shovel aside to hide his nose, and a damp and rotten smell slowly floated up. Chen Gang suddenly jumped down to make them stop for a while, he jumped into the pit less than a meter wide, bent down and gently twisted the soil with his hand, sniffed the tip of his nose, and looked at the crowd with a frown. Several people quickly understood the expression of anger and shock on Chen Gang's face, the soft soil was very undigging, and the soil was filled with a heavier and heavier smell of decay, and the deeper they dug, the darker the color of the soil became.
"Here!" Guo Qiang exclaimed that his hands were covered with black-gray damp soil, and he gently shaved around with his hands, and at this time, he could clearly see several fingers hanging on the ground without blood.
"Quick, keep digging!" Gao Changhai hurriedly followed, without using tools, digging down around the edge of the pit, long-term experience told them that the soil buried in the middle must be empty, only the outermost circle will be filled tighter. The damp soil stained their hands with marks, and a little blood oozed from the cracks of their fingernails, but despite this, they still dug down very hard, the soft soil was not at all against the tenacious will of several people, and the soil and sand on the side gradually did not reach the shoes on their feet, Wu Tao gently supported his hands from above, and Guo Qiang squatted in the pit to dig open the buried body.
"Come, come on!" Wu Tao handed it to Gao Changhai with a little force under Guo Qiang's command, Guo Qiang's brows were tightly locked, and he couldn't bear the smell of this brain bursting out, and he retched and vomited a few times.
"Female corpse?" Wu Tao cleaned out his arm and handed it to Guo Qiang, although his whole body was already rotting, he still judged that this was a female corpse based on his long hair.
"Next!" Guo Qiang took advantage of the momentum and lifted it vigorously to Sun Kang, who couldn't bear to look at it and gently dragged her next to the second corpse.
"One, two, three..." Chen Gang stood aside and silently counted over and over again, countless questions flooding in his mind.
"Is there nothing?" Sun Kang took the last corpse and gently dragged it over, and Gao Changhai jumped down and followed to take a closer look in the pit. The whole four corpses were lined up, and the faded clothes could still be seen on the bodies, and the damp environment underneath had corroded them to the point that they could not read their faces, and according to the structural characteristics of the corpses, it could be roughly judged that these were two adult men and women, one older and one young.
The dim chandelier in the living room exudes a lifeless light, and the air is still filled with a fishy smell mixed with some faint dampness. Gao Changhai and several people began to investigate and search for the corpse, but only Lu Jingxiu was already sitting cross-legged on the ground when the corpse was just dragged out.
Wu Tao squatted next to the corpse, shook his head, and moved to the side to continue to investigate. Chen Gang wanted to communicate with Lu Jingxiu earlier, but he closed his eyes and sat down early, thinking that he was too tired so he didn't come forward to disturb him, and wanted to talk to Sun Kang for a few words, but he didn't want him to stand behind Lu Jingxiu.
"Changhai, is it cold?" Chen Gang stepped forward and patted Gao Changhai, but he smiled awkwardly: "It should be a cold!" After speaking, he put his hand down again.
"Team Gao, after careful inspection, there was no harm in the bodies of several people!" Wu Tao and Guo Qiang came over to report the results of the examination. "If you are buried alive, you will always struggle, and it is impossible for you to have no injuries on your body! What's more..."Wu Tao glanced at Gao Changhai.
"Indeed, it's incredible!" Not to mention how much effort it took to make this pit, even if you borrow tools, it is impossible not to leave a trace on the floor!
"Heha!" a childish laughter suddenly broke out, although it was as innocent as a child, but at this moment it roared like thunder and exploded around several people. Chen Gang and Gao Changhai hurriedly turned their heads to look around for the source of the sound.
"Stop!" Guo Qiang turned his head and hurriedly chased towards the door, he had just chased to the door of the living room, and the two doors suddenly closed with a bang. Guo Qiang still didn't give up, and pulled the door hard to open it.
"Qiangzi, what's wrong!" Wu Tao also pulled the doorknob inward.
"Just... A kid ran out!" Guo Qiang had goosebumps all over his body, but he was still holding on to the doorknob.
"You read that right?" Gao Changhai questioned and found that the door of the living room seemed to be locked, whether it was pushed outward or inward, it didn't move at all!
"Heha!" another childlike laugh came out, as if to laugh at their embarrassment.
"Haha!haha!"