After dinner in the evening, we began to formulate a plan to search for the body in the water tomorrow, this plan is not very strict, mainly to get familiar with the situation, it is expected that the first time to enter the water tomorrow, there will not be many surprises.

We found the information of the archives, this is the reservoir impoundment before the engineer drew some of the direction map, there are some helicopter overhead shots, the information is quite complete, I didn't expect to repair such a reservoir that has no influence at all, the preliminary work has been done so perfectly, greatly beyond my expectations, I thought what I wanted was nothing, a confused account.

I carefully studied the drawings and photos, and determined the original homes of Wu Ping, Qi Meng, and Duan Yu, and we mainly went into the water this time to focus on the residences of the three of them, zoom in and search around, trying to find some abnormal conditions, and then carry out a focused investigation. Other parts of the village will not be included in the scope of the survey for the time being, and we will talk about it later, after all, the first time we go into the water, we need to be familiar with the situation and adapt to the underwater environment, and the three of us have no experience in this area, so we can't put half of our lives here as Brother Murong said.

I took a shower, lay down on the boat, turned off the lights, curled up in the bed, but I couldn't sleep, was it the nervousness or excitement that I was going to go into the water tomorrow? Or is it unease about the uncertainty of the future?

My thoughts drifted around, and the photo of Wu Ping came to my mind, a middle-aged uncle with a scruffy beard, his eyes were as sharp as knives, and his eyebrows were hard and straight, like who in "Romance of the Three Kingdoms"? I couldn't remember it all at once.

Why did Wu Ping kill Qi Meng? This question mark is heavily printed in my mind. This middle-aged uncle can't help but say that he is cruel, there must be something in this that is insurmountable for him, so cruel that he kills two people, and dissects the corpses and destroys them, unless it is completely perverted murder.

The sharp eyes pierced out of the photo, as if they were challenging me.

I'm afraid of you? I thought, I'm a forensic doctor, as long as there are corpses, I will speak for them, and if you do something bad, my claws will break your claws!

I was thinking wildly, my consciousness slowly blurred, and before I knew it, I fell asleep.

Genius was bright, my mobile phone alarm clock went off, I quickly finished washing, and came to the lobby on the first floor of the hotel, Brother Murong and Xiao Ke were already waiting for me, we didn't say a word, we climbed into the jeep, and the driver was still the little forensic doctor from yesterday.

After Xiao Ke's criminal police team finished breakfast, our group of five cars rushed towards the Valley of the Dead Reservoir, at this time, the sky was already bright, the morning glow was faint pink, it was really a good morning. When I was a child, I could always see my father playing Tai Chi against the morning glow, and the soft and rigid movements were particularly mysterious under the glow of the morning glow, which aroused my infinite imagination when I was a child.

Brother Murong and Xiao Ke both sat quietly in the car, looking very calm and confident. With the escort of these two big brother-level forensic medical insurance, I don't have too many worries about going into the water today, although there may be unimaginable abnormalities when working in deep water, but my psychological quality is still relatively good, and I will make timely adjustments to overcome my anxiety.

The little forensic doctor didn't know if he wanted to relieve the tension or if he was in a particularly good mood, he hummed a little song in the local vernacular, which I didn't understand, and from the tune, I could feel that it was a gut-breaking love song.

"Is this what your grandmother taught you to sing?" I broke the silence.

The little forensic doctor stopped singing and said, "My grandma? Didn't I tell you that I didn't have a grandmother since I was a child? ”

I was bored, so I leaned back and didn't make a sound.

Seeing that I was silent, the little forensic doctor continued: "Actually, my grandmother is indeed from the village of the Valley of the Dead, and she disappeared before I was born, and then my father moved to the city with our whole family, and my mother taught me this song. ”

"It's nothing, it's just a casual hum, it's about a lover who lost his girl and was heartbroken, which has been passed down from generation to generation in the Valley of the Dead, and it can't be studied as for how much history there is."

Xiao Ke said: "I haven't heard you mention it before, your family still has a story, and the Valley of the Dead is still your hometown." ”

The little forensic doctor said solemnly: "So, I will also go into the water with you today." ”

Xiao Ke said angrily: "Don't be kidding, this reservoir is not a swimming pool, more than thirty meters deep, I don't know what danger there is below, don't go down and make trouble, your mood is understandable, your grandmother disappeared more than 20 years ago, if you want to go down below to find any problems, it's impossible!" ”

The little forensic doctor was silent, and held back for a long time before he said again: "Who said I was going to find my grandmother, I just want to go down and learn from you." ”

Brother Murong gently patted the little forensic doctor on the shoulder, and said comfortingly: "Okay, okay, let's lay a solid foundation for forensic medicine first, this kind of risky thing itself is not the work of our forensic doctors, and it is useless to learn it." ”

Until we reached the dam, the little forensic doctor didn't say a word, we got off the car silently, lifted the diving equipment onto the speedboat that had already stayed on the water, put on the safety suit, the driver started the motor, the speedboat shook "suddenly", I looked at the island in the distance, and my heart was full of anticipation.

In ten minutes, our speedboat approached the island, according to the predetermined plan, we camped on the island, taking this island as our base camp, the command group, the search and rescue group, and the logistics group of several teams are all working here in the open air, and our three forensic doctors are launched from here, and if we send a distress signal, two professional divers from the reservoir management bureau in charge of search and rescue are responsible for launching and rescuing.

"Su San, are you mentally prepared?" Brother Murong glanced at me and asked with concern, it seems that I am going to participate in a century war next, and my psychological state will determine the success or failure of the battle.

I stared at Brother Murong for a while, thinking that Brother Murong was really a good man, and at this time, I didn't forget to care about a little girl who needed a little sense of fulfillment, so I took a deep breath and said, "Get ready, Director Murong." ”

Xiao Ke came over and said: "It's okay, I have communicated with the search and rescue team, if we are in distress, as long as we send a distress signal in time, they will spare no effort to rescue us." ”

I smiled reluctantly and said, "Forensic Doctor Xiao, you might as well not say it, the more you talk about it, the more nervous I become, we will definitely succeed this time, what do you say?" ”

"Yes, yes, yes." Xiao Ke replied hesitantly.

We unhurriedly put on our wetsuits and fins, made all preparations before going into the water, and waited for the command team to give the command to go into the water.

I turned my back to the island, looking at the dam in the distance, and felt a sense of unreality, just now I was looking at the island at the dam, but now I have arrived at the island, and I am looking at the dam from afar, isn't it just when I was at the dam, this island is looking at me from afar? We are about to go into the water to investigate the site now, can it be understood that the site is waiting for us to investigate? One word comes to mind: confrontation. We, the police, are arresting the criminals, and the criminals are watching the police in the dark, which is also a kind of confrontation.

The command confirmed that the communication equipment was working normally, and the two search and rescue personnel were also ready for search and rescue, and we gave an order to leave the island and walk towards the deep water area.

We got used to the water temperature and vision, and then swam deeper along the edge of the island, and before long, the light was getting darker and darker, and I felt the pressure of the water working, my chest seemed to be squeezed a little unnaturally, breathing slowly became difficult, and the water temperature became colder and lower, but fortunately, I had a similar experience when I was training underwater, so I wasn't too nervous.

The photo shows the Valley of the Dead in the valley below the hill that continues on this small island, and we can find it if we keep following it all the way downstream.

I have never been to such a deep flooded natural area, in three years, the original vegetation of the mountain has become bare, all the plants have almost become extinct, although some large trees have shed their leaves, but the shape of the entire canopy is still there, under the illumination of our searchlight beams, it looks very strange, from time to time there are some large and small unknown fish swimming quickly in front of us.

Xiao Ke, who was exploring the path in front, suddenly flashed the searchlight on his forehead a few times, and we looked in his direction, and there was already an ancient temple in the distance, which was the ancient temple at the entrance of the village in the Valley of the Dead.