"Find those seven skulls?!"
Li Shitong looked sideways at Qin Tianming, with contempt and deep suspicion, and said:
"Qin Dachuzuo, are you dreaming? Although you have barely pieced together seven bones, you must know that this case occurred ten years ago, and these bones should be older than ten years, more than ten years ago. If you want to find their skulls, it will be difficult to find them unless you ask the Lord of Hell for them."
Li Shitong thought he had told a very ironic joke, and couldn't stop laughing after he finished speaking.
Qin Tianming looked back at Li Shitong, not angry, but said seriously:
"Li Dayin Yang, you are right. I, Qin Tianming, intend to ask Lord Yama to get these seven skulls back, because these seven skulls are too critical and important to solve the case, so we must find them!"
Li Shitong originally wanted to use this incident to ridicule Qin Tianming, because what Qin Tianming was looking for couldn't be found at all, but he found that Qin Tianming was not angry, but was very serious. This actually made Li Shitong a little angry, and said angrily:
"Found seven skulls, Qin Dazhuzuo, are you just talking nonsense? Where can you find skulls from more than ten years ago?!"
Qin Tianming ignored Li Shitong, but turned around and asked the arrester Li Tai:
"Captain Li, where is the sinkhole?"
"how?!"
Li Taiwen asked angrily. The implication was that Qin Tianming, you'd better not go anywhere because you might die somewhere!
Qin Tianming said:
"I want to take you to explore the sinkhole again, check the scene, and find out that it is a missing skull. How about it?"
Everyone felt that Qin Tianming was just talking nonsense.
Can you find the skull from more than ten years ago?
Li Tai shook his head on the spot and said:
"No, no, ever since these corpses were fished out of the sinkhole, in the past ten years, the place has become a forbidden area in the eyes of the villagers. No one dares to reach it. Therefore, it is best not to go to that sinkhole. There are bushes and poisonous snakes there. You might get killed if you go there! It’s better not to mess with that place.”
Qin Tianming didn't believe in evil. He didn't wait for Li Tai to finish speaking and said directly:
"I have to go down even if I risk my life! It's impossible not to go, and I dare to go down!"
Li Tai waved his hands stubbornly and said:
"I want you to go, I don't want to go to that ghost place again!"
Li Tai was extremely bold, but he didn't want to go to another sinkhole.
Master Tan Laosi also stood up and said:
"Qin Chuzuo, these are bones from more than ten years ago. Even if we go to that sinkhole, we may not be able to find anything valuable, so we shouldn't go there, right?"
These police officers are so timid and lazy. How can we solve the case?
Qin Tianming said angrily:
"What Master said is different. How can we solve the case without going to the scene of the crime?"
The master's eyes showed timidity and he said with fresh memory:
"I went to that tiankeng back then. It was very scary. According to the villagers near the tiankeng, the tiankeng was filled with smoke all year round, poisonous snakes were infested, and women's cries and children's laughter often came out in the middle of the night. , they said there was a monster living in the sinkhole, and it often had to eat people alive, so no one dared to go to that place, it was a restricted area.”
Qin Tianming said calmly:
"I never believe in evil spirits eating people. Those who eat people are usually humans. Where are the evil spirits?"
Seeing that Qin Tianming was determined to go, the master tried his best to dissuade him:
"Qin Chuzuo, the tiankeng is indeed very evil. It's better not to go there to avoid contracting yin diseases. It's not an easy disease to treat, don't you think?"
Qin Tianming heard what the master said became more and more mysterious, and he retorted on the spot:
"You said the sinkhole is a forbidden area, but how did the person who reported the crime get down? That means there are people who dare to go down."
The master sighed and explained:
"At that time, a cowherd boy and his lamb accidentally fell into a sinkhole. The family offered a large reward for saving his life. Under such a large reward, there must be a brave man. In order to save him and the sheep, the nearby villagers had no choice but to sacrifice their lives and wait until When they got to the bottom of the sinkhole, they discovered seven corpses hanging in the water. They were immediately frightened and finally came to the county government to report the matter."
Li Shitong took over the topic and said:
"Although the cowherd boy was rescued from the sinkhole, it is said that he did not eat or drink after returning home, and died of illness seven days later. Among the villagers who rescued him, there were also several people who later became insane and talked nonsense. No, then I went crazy."
"So, we don't want to go. You and Qin Tianming should go alone."
Li Shitong emphasized.
Everyone disagreed with which sinkhole to go to, and they all said:
"Qin Dachu made it, which sinkhole is so weird that no one dares to go there in broad daylight, let alone late at night? It's important for us to solve the case, but it's more important to save lives. Do you think it was Qin Dazhu who made it?"
Everyone was scared and bluffed, but Qin Tianming remained stubborn, because Qin Tianming knew very well that if he didn't go to the sinkhole to find out, he might never be able to solve the ghost case.
Therefore, Qin Tianming said stubbornly:
"You are really too lazy and too timid. No wonder you can't solve the case. You are not even willing to go to the scene of the crime. How can you solve the case? I, Qin Tianming, am different from you. Not only am I not afraid of ghosts and gods, but I also want to go there now. Explore the sinkhole and see what secrets it has?"
After Qin Tianming finished speaking, he wanted to get up and leave. Master Tan Laosi hurriedly stepped forward to stop him and said:
"Qin Chuzuo, if you want to go, you have to wait until dawn. You can't go now! It's dangerous."
Qin Tianming wiped his neck with his hands and said with a sneer:
"The county government ordered me to solve one case a day. If the case is not solved, I will die! So you can wait. I, Qin Tianming, can't wait. I must go to explore the sinkhole tonight!"
At this moment, Li Shitong regretted following Qin Dachu to form the case investigation team. This man was just a half-faced man, and he would definitely be in trouble if he followed him.
Li Shitong immediately said:
"Master, there is no need to stop him. Since Qin Dachuzuo wants to visit the sinkhole late at night, we, as members of the case team, must support him. However, those of us who don't have night eyes cannot go. He has to go alone."
With Li Shitong's support, none of the officers wanted to die in that sinkhole.
Qin Tianming was eager to see the original scene and obtain first-hand information, which was very important for solving the case.
But none of these people were willing to go to the sinkhole with him. What could he do?
Just when Qin Tianming was anxious, Gao Yanjiao, who had been watching coldly, suddenly said:
"Qin Dachuzuo, don't count on these people. They don't dare to go to any tiankeng in broad daylight, let alone at night? But I am very familiar with the place. If you want to go, I can take you there!"
Qin Tianming asked excitedly as if he had found a treasure:
"Gao Yanjiao, are you really familiar with this place?!"
Gao Yanjiao nodded and said calmly:
"There is no dangerous place in Qiandong County that I, Gao Yanjiao, have not been to. Just follow me and I will naturally let you go down to the depths of the sinkhole and find what you need!"
Qin Tianming was very excited when he heard this and said hurriedly:
"Great, I want to go now, now, right away!"
Li Shitong sneered at the side, poured cold water on him and said:
"Qin Tianming, don't be fooled by a little girl. Once you are tricked into the sinkhole by her, it will be difficult to get back out. But don't risk your own life!"
The master also tried to persuade Qin Tianming and said:
"Qin Dazhuzuo, even if you want to go to the Tiankeng, you can't go now. After we report to County Magistrate Gao at dawn, it won't be too late for everyone to find a way. If you really want to take the risk, at least hundreds of officers will be needed to go with you. .”
Hundreds of officers are going together, Qin Tianming thought in his heart, even a few of you are not willing to go, and there are hundreds of officers, what you are talking about is bullshit!
Regarding the ghost case, Qin Tianming knew that he could not wait any longer. He had to quickly and decisively check the first scene, and then he could follow the clues and find the murderer!
Discussing with Master Li Shitong and others is like seeking the skin of a tiger. It is better to go alone with Gao Yanjiao to avoid delaying things.
Qin Tianming stopped talking to Master and Li Shitong, and said to Gao Yanjiao:
"Yanjiao, if you really dare to go to the Tiankeng, then what are we waiting for? Why not go now?"
Gao Yanjiao stood up and said:
"Wait for me, I'll come as soon as I go!"
After saying that, Gao Yanjiao stood up and left quickly.
Gao Yanjiao left, and everyone continued to persuade Qin Tianming, hoping that he would not take risks with a little girl.
Qin Tianming had long made up his mind to explore the sinkhole to see where the Shima occurred, and then he could obtain first-hand information to solve the case.
After a while, a whistle sounded outside the yard.
Everyone hurried out of Qin Tianming's hut and found Gao Yanjiao already standing in the courtyard.
She went out and quickly made all kinds of preparations, including two horses, a pair of night clothes, and ropes and other things on the horses.
When everyone saw it, they were all dumbfounded and sighed that this Gao Yanjiao was really a heroine, she just left without any ambiguity.
Qin Tianming looked worried at the horses brought by Gao Yanjiao.
Because he can drive, but he can't ride a horse.
Riding a horse also requires skill.
Although Qin Tianming occasionally rode a horse when traveling in his previous life, he felt a little apprehensive about actually going to a tiankeng on horseback.
And it's even worse if you're walking at night.
How nice would it be to have a carriage?
It's a pity that there is only one carriage in the county government office. It is Magistrate Gao's special tool and no one dares to use it.
Looking at the hesitant Qin Tianming, Gao Yanjiao had already noticed it and asked in a low voice:
"You can't ride a horse?"
Qin Tianming smiled awkwardly and said:
"It's OK to ride a pig, but not a horse!"
Everyone was also surprised. It was strange that people from Daxia couldn't ride horses.
The Kingdom of Daxia often fights with other countries. Men over the age of fifteen need to train in riding and archery skills. If they don’t know how to ride a horse and archery, they are no different from idiots in the Kingdom of Daxia!
Everyone looked at Qin Tianming with strange eyes, as if he were a monster.
"Forget it then,"
After Gao Yanjiao finished speaking, she threw the reins of a horse to Li Tai who was standing aside, then climbed onto a tall horse and said to Qin Tianming who was standing on the ground:
"Come up!"
Qin Tianming explained clearly and asked timidly:
"You and I ride on the same horse? Is that okay?"
Gao Yanjiao said unhappily:
"Do you want to go to the tiankeng? You can't ride a horse. If you don't ride a horse with me, do you want to go there on foot by yourself? Stop talking nonsense and come up quickly!"
this,
this,
Qin Tianming knew that men and women were not allowed to be intimate, not to mention that this was in the Great Xia Dynasty. He might be gossiped about by these Gandong County officials behind him, and who knows what kind of scandal would be caused, so what's the point?
Gao Yanjiao waited for a few seconds, but did not see Qin Tianming getting on the horse, so she patted the horse's back to see, then rode towards the gate of the Yamen Courtyard.
As he left, he shouted:
"Forget it if you don't go, I'll go alone!"
Looking at the horse's tail as it left, Qin Tianming became anxious and hurriedly caught up to him and shouted:
"Wait for me! I'm going, I'm going!"
