The stuff on the photos made me start to doubt the science.

The long plastic bag was already open, and inside it was a naked female corpse, without a head, but the limbs were neat and clean, like an ordinary person, and a red scarf was wrapped around her waist......

Tong Yang once said that he had seen it with his own eyes, and I seemed to have seen it in that trance.

The deep fear made me fall into an ice cave, and I must have been stunned for a long time before Professor Tong woke me up.

I asked him again, "Professor, you are engaged in scientific research, and you should know very well what happens to a corpse when it is immersed in water for more than a few days?" If it had been soaked for thousands of years, I am afraid it would have been ...... long ago."

"It's rotten." Professor Tong nodded.

"And you still call her an ancient corpse?"

"Of course, we have our own testing method, and its scientific validity is beyond doubt." The professor said, "So, your problem is our problem, and this is also one of the scientific research projects of our trip." ”

"What about project two?" I finally grabbed the handle of his words, "Are those boxes?" ”

Professor Tong didn't speak, which was regarded as a tacit acquiescence, and at this time, his assistant suddenly said excitedly, "Professor, I found it!" ”

What I found was Xie Gong's work notebook, which was stuffed under a cabinet, and the professor took it and just wanted to flip it over, but when he saw that I was present, he quickly closed it and said to me indifferently, "Xiao Li, I will hand over this notebook to your leader, but it may involve some secrets, according to your authority......" He didn't go on, it was considered to save me some face.

When I got out of the studio, I went to find the captain, and it turned out that not only him, but also Da Liu and those colleagues who handled the case were gone, the investigation and evidence collection were over, and now the most important thing in front of them was to quickly concentrate the police force to search for Xie Gong, one of the experts had died, and if another one had an accident under our noses, not to mention our team, even the entire county bureau could not bear this responsibility.

Tong Liu sat by the lake, staring blankly at the calm waves of the lake, and the tears in the corners of his eyes had not yet dried.

I sat down next to her, "What the hell are you doing?" I have asked this tactfully many times, but she took the opportunity to diverge, so as not to hurt the peace, I did not ask. But now it's different.

"Except for me, everyone is really an archaeology major." Tong Liu wiped away her tears and didn't hide it anymore, "But I'm not a veterinarian, and I'm studying paleontology and abnormal biology for future reference." ”

I've heard of paleontology, but what are anomalous creatures?

She began to explain, "The Earth is huge, and the ratio of known to unknown species is only 1:9. ”

I seemed to understand, "You're the one who studied the '9'." ”

"Part of it, to be exact. I don't have much to do with the regular subjects, but the main focus is on species that can cause a big sensation, cause a big controversy, and even subvert the current scientific understanding - we call it, 'heteromorphic organisms'......"

"For example...... The Loch Ness Monster? Shennongjia savages? ”

"Maybe it's even more magical and mysterious than that."

"Let's give you an example."

"In the early 70s, a group of Polish explorers went to a tribe in Africa, only a guide and a journalist ran out, the tribe was cannibal, and everyone else was flayed alive. The pair of reporters and guides organized a team, including many military policemen, but when they arrived at the place, they saw that the former teammates were alive and well, dancing and singing with the tribesmen...... Half a month later, only the guide returned to the city, inadvertently recognized, when asked where his teammates were, he was just a fragment, the local police locked him as a suspect in a serious crime, and after torture, he finally confessed - that tribe is not a cannibal at all, they are all terrible unknown creatures, after eating people, they will transform into his appearance, and the guide is responsible for luring humans over and bringing them food...... The money and money carried by the team fell into the pockets of the guides......"

To me, this is nothing short of a fantasy, and I'm sure it's better than any other paragraph.

"Don't believe me, do you?"

"I'm just curious, the local police, just so gullible to believe a person's ......" I wanted to say "make up", but in order to respect Tong Liu, I could only replace it with "confession." ”

"I have to believe it." She smiled rarely, "A few days later, the police chief went to the prison to interrogate him personally, but he didn't seem to gain anything, so he left alone, but when the prison guard went to the prison, the house was empty, and the guide had long since disappeared." A final search revealed a pile of bloody human bones piled up under the bed, identified as the chief of police himself. Everyone was stunned, and it dawned on them that it wasn't the sheriff or the guide who left before, but the unknown creatures......"

I had heard this story (at the time, I could only call it a story) at a very young age, and the "painted skin" in "Liao Zhai" was even more moving than it. But after thinking about it, since Tong Liu is engaged in scientific research, the information he got will definitely not be a Zhiwei novel. Moreover, the photo I just saw almost shook my worldview...... I instantly had an idea, could it be that "ancient corpse" is a "strange creature"?!

It's a good explanation to think about it this way - some people say that there are mermaids in the world, some people say there are lizard people, why can't there be a kind of "headless man" anymore? Perhaps, their heads grow somewhere else, and there is not a red gauze around their waists, which may be their clothes that cover their heads......

My cranky thoughts were seen by Tong Liu as deep suspicion, and she smiled again, "It's normal for you not to believe it, when I first came into contact with this subject, I had a stronger reaction than your resistance, okay, don't talk about this, is there anything else Officer Li wants to ask?" ”

"The ancient corpse...... It's the one that was lost......" I asked.

"What?!" Tong Liu stood up suddenly, "You say, they really fished up the ancient corpses?" ”

It seemed that she really didn't know, so I pulled her down again, "Don't worry, the professor is dealing with it." Our police force will also help you find it. Then, I told her about the random thoughts I had just had, and her face finally cleared a little cloud, and she said with a smile, "You are more suitable for this profession, and your imagination is richer than mine!" My dad brought me here, because he was afraid that some biology major problems would not be understood, so he would let me be a staff officer when he could use it, and if the ancient corpse was really a creature, he would have let me participate a long time ago. ”

I didn't judge this, and I asked, "What about Xie Gong?" What is his role in the archaeological team? ”

"Xie Gong has a strong professional ability and has dabbled in many aspects of archaeology, but he is best at ancient semiotics, especially the ancient characters of the Fuyu Kingdom...... He came this time, and my father specially ordered him. ”

Seeing that I was thinking again, Tong Liu said, "Officer, is there anything else that needs to be "interrogated"?

I said no, Miss Tong is very cooperative, and our police plan to give you a good citizen award. But when she stood up and was about to leave, I added, "Why didn't you say these things before?" It's been mysterious.,I don't know what I thought was deliberately hiding.。 "I try to be as tactful as possible.

Tong Liu stared at the lake for a long time, hesitated again and again and spoke, "Our operation is not completely official, because of insufficient funds and too big a gap, this scientific expedition mission was almost 'aborted', but fortunately, someone funded it in his personal name to make the mission take shape." ”

"Unconditional funding?"

"Yes, there is only one request, let's try to keep a low profile and not attract more people's attention."

This also makes sense, there were not as many rich people in China as there are now, and any excessive media coverage of the archaeological team may pull out the patron, and it seems that he is not very willing to explain where his money came from.

A few colleagues were still standing guard near the cordon, the experts did not come out of the studio, and Du Longbiao and I were stuffed in the tent for a whole day.

I also slept for a day.

It wasn't until the evening that Du Longbiao woke me up, "Eh! Feed the pigs! He put the rice jar on the table and said angrily, "I know that I am stupid and sleepy, and I don't help Lao Luo and Xiao Qi think of a way." ”

The two people who were mentioned were still piled up there in a daze, Xiao Qi was writing love letters, but the pen couldn't fall. Lao Luo held a photo of his daughter in his hand, and his eyes showed infinite love.

I wanted to adjust the atmosphere, "What's the matter, Master, I just saw it, and I thought about it again?" ”

"My own girl, I don't get tired of looking at it." Lao Luo smiled, it was more ugly than crying.

"Isn't the operation very successful, Master, are you still crying and mourning?" I say.

Du Longbiao interjected, "This time is successful, so what about next time?!" "He really can't hide it," Lao Luo's current salary and bonus can barely make up for medical expenses, but once he is expelled from the police force, what will he get...... Alas! Eating is a problem! ”

"I can find another job." Lao Luo smiled reluctantly, "Yangyang knows best, welders and riveters, I can do it." ”

I want to stop talking, in fact, I want to say that Lao Luo will retire in more than two months, and the cruelest ending is that his pension may really come to naught.

Qi Yemin wanted to stand up and speak again, but was interrupted by Lao Luo, "Okay, don't fight with me!" After more than 40 years of work, I am really tired, and I just go home to spend more time with my daughter-in-law and children, and I owe them too much. ”

This meal was not fragrant or light, but I made a bottom. Du Longbiao felt that I was unrighteous and ridiculed me, so I covered my head and continued to sleep.

After the early hours of the morning, several other people were snoring profusely, and I got out of bed and woke up Du Longbiao, "Don't squeak, follow me." ”

When he got out of the tent, he asked me with a confused expression, "You want Gaha?" ”

"Do you want to help Lao Luo?" I say.

He immediately burst into laughter, "Hey! I knew you kid—"

I glared at him, and he reacted immediately and covered his mouth.

At this time, the person on duty caught up with Qi Yemin, and when he saw the two of us sneaky, he said nervously, "You-"

"Shhhh ”

Not far away, the lights in the studio finally went out, and Professor Tong led people out, yawning all the time, twisting their necks and waists, and working for two or three days in a row, and the experts finally couldn't stand it anymore.

They all went back to the tent, and waited for a long time, seeing that I still didn't move, Du Longbiao pointed to his watch and urged, "Li'er, what do you want to do quickly, there are still fifteen minutes, and Tong Yang's calf will take over." Let him know that there is nothing good about specifying! ”

I nodded, "Action!" ”

We had set up the tent in the studio, and although the door was locked, it was hard for us, so we opened a window and jumped in, it was very dim, except for the occasional glimmer of the instruments.

"Li'er, the target?" Biaozi asked.

"32K notebook, blue leather, with Xie Gong's name on it." I replied.

We dimmed the flashlight and started looking for it separately, but after almost five minutes, we still found nothing, Du Longbiao picked up a "strange" thing on the table, I have seen it, it was in Professor Tong's hand at that time, similar to the old man's mobile phone now. It's still flickering at the moment.

I said, Biaozi, you are still in the mood to play, do you know that notebook is very important to us!

He said he couldn't find it, so he flashed his flashlight somewhere and asked me, "Li'er, do you think you can go there?" ”

I was a little far away, and when I took a few steps closer to see clearly, I was suddenly shocked in my heart—

In the corner was a salvaged box, and Du Longbiao had already leaned in and was reaching for the lid......

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