Lao Li's analysis made me and Xiao Liang nod again and again, Jiang Yongguang couldn't refute it, he immediately asked: "Then Lao Li, what do you think is the motive of the murderer?" Why did he create a sense of ritual? ”

Lao Li pinched his chin and guessed:

"In my experience, the murderer deliberately pursues a sense of ritual in the process of committing the murder, either because he has been planning the murder for a long time and attaches great importance to it, or because the murderer has a murderous habit and treats every murder as a kind of enjoyment...... But Aunt Mei's situation probably doesn't fit either of these situations. I think this case is more like an execution, as if Aunt Mei broke some kind of law and ended up being executed. ”

Xiao Liang immediately had an idea when he heard this, and said boldly:

"Master, do you think it's because we have violated some taboo that we are implicated in Aunt Mei's retaliation? I think you're right, it's like an execution. ”

Lao Li squinted his eyes and asked:

"Xiao Liang, what do you mean? What taboo do you think we have violated? ”

Xiao Liang hesitated for a moment, and finally said:

"I always felt that it had to do with the black shadow crawling out of the coffin. At the time of the ancient Shu mausoleum, we can basically conclude that the coffin contains the ancient Shu king, if the black shadow that crawled out is the ancient Shu king......"

Before Xiao Liang finished speaking, I guessed what she meant, and then she said:

"Do you want to say that the King of Gu Shu who climbed out of the coffin came to take revenge on Aunt Mei because we trespassed on his tomb and executed Aunt Mei by such cruel means, right?"

Xiao Liang nodded with a pale face and said:

"Yes, this is the most reasonable explanation at the moment, which can not only explain the time and motive for committing the crime, but also explain why the murder weapon will be five bronze short swords of the ancient Shu Kingdom."

I have to say that Xiao Liang's guess is very reasonable, and even makes me feel that this is the truth.

According to my inquiries with the neighbors, they didn't hear anything unusual last night.

Sister Xiaomei's home and the neighbors on both sides are only separated by a wall, not to mention such a murderous murder, usually even if someone sneezes loudly, the neighbors can hear it clearly.

Aunt Mei was killed quietly.

It made me feel more and more that there was some supernatural force involved.

But Jiang Yongguang obviously didn't agree with Xiao Liang's guess, and he asked a little speechlessly:

"Xiao Liang, do you mean that an old corpse more than 4,000 years ago crawled out of the coffin, and then crawled to Aunt Mei's house in the middle of the night and executed Aunt Mei by supernatural means, right?"

Xiao Liang nodded weakly.

Jiang Yongguang shook his head and said:

"I really didn't expect a highly educated college student to have such a ridiculous idea. Didn't I just say it, the five bronze short swords that killed Aunt Mei are all fakes, don't always associate this murder with ghosts and gods, how could the King of Ancient Shu, who had been dead for more than 4,000 years, resurrect and kill people? ”

Xiao Liang asked coldly:

"Officer Jiang, are you really sure that those five bronze daggers are fakes? Have you asked a cultural relics expert to appraise it? ”

"This ......"

Jiang Yongguang was speechless at this time, hesitated twice, shook his head and said,

"Not really...... I'm just judging from experience. But if those five bronze short swords are cultural relics, how can they be so sharp, and they can still kill people after they are unearthed? It's not scientific at all! ”

Just when everyone was discussing fiercely, suddenly a filial piety guard shouted outside the courtyard gate:

"Someone! Come on! Third Brother Mei fainted! Third Brother Mei fainted! ”

I hurriedly ran out, only to see Uncle Mei holding half a cigarette in his right hand, and the whole person collapsed to the ground, with pale lips, bloodless face, and closed eyes.

The half of the cigarette was still burning, almost burning to the fingers.

I hurriedly went over and snuffed out the cigarette, and then picked up Uncle Mei.

Jiang Yongguang frowned and said, "Third brother, this is too sad and fainted, let's take it to the room to rest for a while." Lao Li, is there a reliable doctor in the town? Please come and take care of it. ”

Lao Li immediately nodded and said, "Understood." ”

After saying that, he turned around and left.

Jiang Yongguang and I worked together to carry Uncle Mei to the bed in the room and let him lie down first.

After that, Jiang Yongguang said to me: "Xiao Chen, you should also go and rest first, it was too exhausting to go to the tomb yesterday, and after experiencing such a thing, if you don't rest, your body will collapse." ”

I shook my head and said that I was not in the mood to rest, and I had been thinking about Sister Xiaomei in my heart.

If I don't see Sister Xiaomei for a moment, I can't rest for a moment.

As I spoke, my brain moved, and I suddenly reacted: "Wait! Do you think Sister Xiaomei will go to the Tuojiang River to find us? We went into the water from the Tuojiang River, and we didn't come back for a day and a night, so Sister Xiaomei must have gone to the Tuojiang River to find us! ”

Jiang Yongguang hurriedly said:

"Xiao Chen, Lao Li has been guarding the Tuojiang River, if Xiaomei goes, Lao Li will definitely see her."

I was not at ease, shook my head and said, "The riverside is so big, what if Lao Li doesn't pay attention!" No, I'll have to check it out! ”

After saying that, I stood up and ran straight to the edge of the Tuojiang River.

Whenever I met someone along the way, I asked them if they had seen Sister Xiaomei, but I could ask all the way from home to the Tuojiang River, and no one had seen Sister Xiaomei.

When I came to the river, I looked at the vast river in front of me and shouted loudly:

"Sister Xiaomei!"

"Sister Xiaomei, where are you!"

But let me shout over and over again, but no one responded to me.

Sister Xiaomei is not by the river, and there is no trace of her here.

I walked along the riverside as if I had lost my soul, shouting Sister Xiaomei's name as I went, and the people on the road looked at me like crazy people, but I didn't pay attention to their gazes.

From noon to evening, it was almost dark, and then it began to rain on the riverside, and it was drizzling.

I gradually got wet, but I was still unwilling, I always felt that Sister Xiaomei was by the river, and she must be here.

After looking around again, I suddenly heard someone calling my name.

"Chen Rongsheng!"

I turned back in a daze, only to see that it was policewoman Xiao Liang who called my name.

She took an umbrella and held an umbrella, trotted all the way, handed me the umbrella, and said:

"It's raining, it's getting dark, let's go home first!"

I took the umbrella, but I couldn't tell how uncomfortable I was.

I don't know where Sister Xiaomei is now, whether she has been drenched in the rain, and whether she has an umbrella.

Xiao Liang saw that I was stunned and didn't move, so he had to grab my hand and pull me back.

While dragging it, he persuaded me: "Chen Rongsheng, Uncle Mei has collapsed, you can't collapse, you are stronger, we still need your cooperation to catch the real murderer of Aunt Mei!" You know? ”

My brain was already a mess at that time, and the whole person was also confused, I responded perfunctorily, like a walking corpse, and followed Xiaoliang back to Sister Xiaomei's house step by step.

When he got home, he saw that Uncle Mei was still unconscious in bed, so Lao Li invited a doctor and prescribed him some conditioning medicine.

Jiang Yongguang went to buy some cooked food and snacks nearby, and asked me to eat some.

I had eaten and suddenly felt a terrible headache, Xiao Liang said that I might have been drenched in the rain and suffered from the cold, so I quickly went back to the house and slept for a while.

I haven't found Sister Xiaomei, how can I be in the mood to sleep?

I lay on the bed and thought over and over again, wondering where Sister Xiaomei might be and where I should go to find her.

In the middle of the night, I felt chills all over my body, and my body was getting hotter and hotter, and I knew that I might have a fever.

Eventually, I fell asleep and lost consciousness.

I didn't know how long I slept, but I suddenly felt a softness around me, as if a woman who was as gentle as water climbed into my bed gently......