The so-called hope is as great as the disappointment.
Huang Dazhi's discovery shocked everyone, and it seemed that the murderer would be caught in the next moment, but in fact, no clues were found after that, and the murderer was still hiding in the vast mountains.
This result surprised everyone, but as it was getting dark, they knew they could no longer pursue the case.
Because they had the idea that they would find the murderer at the next moment, they missed the opportunity to return down the mountain via a shortcut and could only stay in the mountain for one night.
But I didn’t have much food to carry with me.
Gao Guobing said decisively: "Brother Wang, you are familiar with this mountain. Please take us to hunt some game!"
Mayor Wang's younger brother is named Wang Aiguo. He is a strong man. He has a gun at home and he used to go hunting in the mountains.
"Okay. This is the area where wild boars are infested. Let me take you to look for traces of wild boars! It's been dry this year and there is less food in the mountains. The wild boars in the mountains have gone down the mountain several times." Wang Aiguo said, and then distinguished After getting the direction, he led everyone to look for the wild boar.
There are a large number of wild peach trees in Taohualing, as well as other wild dates, wild loquats and other fruit trees. It is said that wild boars in the mountains often eat these wild fruits, so the meat is very delicious. Every autumn and winter, some people venture into the mountains to hunt, but There are not many people who can hunt wild boars.
Under the leadership of Wang Aiguo, the group soon discovered a group of wild boars. There were only four wild boars in this group, and they were lying down on a hillside sheltered from the wind.
It was getting dark and the light was fading.
Because Gao Guobing was there, everyone asked Gao Guobing to shoot.
Gao Guobing's marksmanship was good, so he didn't shirk. He took out his pistol, pointed it at one of the smaller wild boars and shot.
boom!
The sound of the gunshot spread far and wide in the silent forest.
It was the time when the tired bird was returning to the forest, but because of the sudden sound of gunshots, the birds and beasts in the forest were startled. In an instant, wild boars ran for their lives and birds jumped in fright.
"Good marksmanship in high situations!" The people accompanying him praised loudly, and saw that the fallen wild boar had been shot in the head and had been killed with one blow.
Gao Guobing was not complacent, he just said: "Find a place with water and take care of this wild boar."
"Hey, come with me. I know there is a spring near here." Wang Aiguo led everyone towards a water source.
Huang Dazhi and others worked together to carry the wild boar.
This wild boar is not big, weighing about a hundred pounds at most. But after everyone stayed in the mountains for three days, they couldn't eat or sleep well, and they consumed a lot of energy every day. At this time, few of them could easily carry hundreds of kilograms of weight.
That night, the fire was lit, and the smell of meat floated in the wind. It was always a happy thing to eat meat, so everyone had a smile on their face.
Huang Dazhi ate a full belly of barbecue, and now he leaned lazily against the tree trunk and stared at the stars with empty eyes.
Others were also sitting against the trees. Wang Aiguo asked: "Gao Ju, should we continue to chase the murderer tomorrow, or go down the mountain?"
Gao Guobing pondered and did not answer immediately. He glanced at the team he led. There were eight people in the team, four police officers and four locals from Wangqiao Town.
It's cold in winter, and it's even colder when you spend the night in the mountains. Because he had been chasing the murderer into the mountains for several days, everyone was in a bad state at this time. Even he himself was feeling a little unwell, but he just endured it and didn't say anything.
After a moment, he said: "We will go down the mountain tomorrow!"
When everyone heard this decision, they had a subtle mood, feeling relieved but also unwilling. After running around in the mountains for so long, they all found rags left behind by the suspected murderer, but they couldn't find them. to the murderer.
But if I continue to search in the mountains, my body cannot bear it.
This night, they took turns to keep vigil as usual, and the night passed quietly.
Early the next morning, a group of people packed up their things, each carrying several kilograms of wild boar meat, and went down the mountain.
Under the leadership of Wang Aiguo, they took a shortcut, but the so-called shortcut was actually very steep. When going down the mountain, you must be careful enough, otherwise you risk falling from the mountain.
Even though they were in good physical condition, some people were still injured while going down the mountain.
Fortunately, the injury was not serious and he could barely walk. We went all the way down the mountain, but didn’t return to Wangqiao Town until evening.
When he arrived at Wangqiao Town, Huang Dazhi saw a familiar person.
"Mingcheng!" Huang Dazhi felt a little excited when he saw Gao Mingcheng. He guessed that those jade pendants and jade cows were made by Wang Zhi, and he also guessed that Wang Zhi might have dug an ancient tomb.
But he kept this in mind and didn't dare to tell anyone else.
Now that he saw Gao Mingcheng, he couldn't wait to tell someone, but now that there were so many people, he couldn't say it right away.
Gao Mingcheng noticed Huang Dazhi's excitement, but he just nodded to him first, then looked at Gao Guobing and said, "Uncle, you have been in the mountains for so long, are you okay?"
Gao Guobing looked tired. He nodded and said, "It's okay. Why are you here?"
Gao Mingcheng said: "I went back to the county yesterday, but I heard that a big case happened here. My aunt said that you haven't come home since you left on the fourth day of the Lunar New Year. She was a little worried about you. I thought I was fine. Well, I came here to see you for my aunt. Oh, my aunt also asked me to bring you some food and a change of clothes."
When he heard that it was Zhao Dongmei calling Gao Mingcheng over, the expression on Gao Guobing's face relaxed a lot, and he felt happy in his heart.
She went out to handle a case this time and didn't go home for seven days. It was normal for Zhao Dongmei to be worried about him.
He asked Gao Hong again about the result of the examination.
He is still very concerned about his eldest son's marriage.
Gao Mingcheng said: "It worked. My aunt said that both parties were interested. They went to the park together on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and had a good chat. Gao Hong returned to the army on the sixth day of the Lunar New Year, but they agreed to exchange letters."
When Gao Guobing heard this, a smile appeared on his face.
The woman Gao Hong fell in love with graduated from a technical secondary school and worked as a teacher in a junior high school in the county. Most of her family members were officials and worked in the education system.
Therefore, both parties are considered to be a good match. As long as they see each other right, it will be a good marriage.
Then he asked about Gao Yue. I learned that Gao Yue was on duty at the police station and took the opportunity to undergo physical training.
Because of this case, most of the police officers were transferred here, so Gao Yue was on duty at the police station. If there were some small cases, he was also capable of investigating them.
Gao Guobing felt relieved when he learned that everything was fine.
At this time, the mayor of Wangqiao Town enthusiastically came over to invite them to dinner.
Gao Guobing immediately asked: "Mayor Wang, have the other three teams come down the mountain? Have they gained anything?"
Mayor Wang immediately said: "They went down the mountain yesterday. But I heard that you from the Gao Bureau did not go down the mountain, so early this morning, I led the team into the mountain again. They haven't returned yet, and they may have to spend the night in the mountain."
Gao Guobing sighed when he heard this.
Everyone devoured this dinner, firstly because they were hungry, and secondly because they hadn’t had normal hot meals and dishes for several days, so they missed it very much.
After dinner, Gao Guobing asked everyone to have a good night's rest and make arrangements tomorrow morning.
Mayor Wang prepared a room for them to rest, but the conditions were average, so two or three people had to share a room.
Gao Guobing hadn't taken a shower for several days. Now that Zhao Dongmei had given him a change of clothes, he went to take a shower immediately.
Taking advantage of this time, Gao Mingcheng found Huang Dazhi.
Huang Dazhi gave him a wink, and the two of them came to a secluded place one after another.
There's no one around here, it's dark.
"Dazhi, do you have anything to say?" Gao Mingcheng asked.
Huang Dazhi immediately told his findings and guesses, and then said nervously: "If Wang Zhi really dug an ancient tomb, do you want to hand over those jade pendants and jade cows?"
Gao Mingcheng didn't expect to be involved in that matter. He pondered for a moment and then said: "It's just your guess now. Even if it's true, don't turn it in. One more thing is worse than one less thing."
If Huang Dazhi turned it in now, others would not praise him, but would care about what he had secreted before.
Some things require decisions on the spot and are difficult to make up for later.
Huang Dazhi was thoughtful after listening to Gao Mingcheng's words, but he was instantly relieved.
Only he and Gao Mingcheng knew about that matter, and it was considered very secret.
"You said you found the pieces of fabric left by the murderer in the mountains? In which direction?" Gao Mingcheng asked.
Huang Dazhi didn't think much. Facing Taohua Ridge, he pointed in a direction and said, "It's a long way to go from there."
Gao Mingcheng remembered that position, and then said: "You are tired too, go and rest first. Don't think too much about this matter."
"Okay." Huang Dazhi was indeed tired. After relaxing, he felt even more tired now.
The two said goodbye and separated. Huang Dazhi went back to the room to rest, but Gao Mingcheng did not go back to rest.
He looked around and saw that no one was paying attention, so he headed towards Taohua Ridge.
The direction he went was the direction guided by Huang Dazhi.
In the remote mountains, fragments of clothing matching those of the murderer were found. Gao Mingcheng also felt that there was a high possibility that the murderer had left them behind.
He decided to go into the mountains to have a look.
If he didn't know about the jade pendant and the murderer went into the mountains after the murder, Gao Mingcheng would only think that the murderer was avoiding capture by the police.
Many people who commit crimes will hide in the mountains. If they are lucky, they will not be caught by the police at all.
Nowadays, the mountains are densely forested and there is no Skynet system. People who have committed crimes run into the mountains. If you want to chase them, you can only use stupid methods like Gao Guobing and others and keep looking for them in the mountains.
But knowing about the jade pendant, Gao Mingcheng had one more guess about the murderer entering the mountain.
What do people with gambling addictions care about most?
A gambler does not recognize his relatives. What he cares about most is winning or losing, and making money!
When you win, you always want to win; when you lose, you want to make up for it. But Wang Zhi has reached the end of his rope, how can he make a comeback?
If he knew about the ancient tomb, would he profit from robbing the tomb and then repay it?
This possibility is very high, so Gao Mingcheng wanted to verify it.
A cold moon hung alone in the sky. The clear moonlight fell, but it could not break through the darkness in the forest.
Gao Mingcheng ran quickly through the mountains and forests with a flashlight. He was very fast. When he encountered a hillside, he jumped up. When he encountered a small ravine, he jumped directly over it.
This was his first time coming to Taohualing, and it was still at night. But he was not unfamiliar with this, after all, he often visited Niuweiling.
Although the mountain is not a mountain, the mountain shape and terrain are roughly the same. You just need to pay attention along the way and nothing will happen.
The reason why he went into the mountain overnight was because during the day, someone would go into the mountain to search, which would make it inconvenient for him to move.
The silent and uninhabited mountains were the place where he could use his fists and kicks at will.
Because it was winter, the mountains and forests were relatively sparse, which made it easier for Gao Mingcheng to run. Although the weather was cold, he broke out in a thin sweat.
He ran all the way, exploring his surroundings.
But the night still affected his vision, and the information he could detect was limited.
Gao Mingcheng was not discouraged and just ran fast. Soon, he entered the deep mountains. Where others took a day to reach, he arrived easily.
In his previous life, he had robbed tombs and smuggled antiques. Although he still knew little about it, he had some experience and knew what the ancient tombs in their area looked like and where they would be found.
With this knowledge, he quickly shuttled through the mountains and forests.
He climbed over a mountain, and when he stood on the top of the mountain, he could see a few fires jumping in the vast forest. He guessed that these fires might have been lit by the police officers who went into the mountain to look for the murderer.
Judging from their position, they were already far behind him.
Withdrawing his gaze, Gao Mingcheng continued to walk into the mountains.
…
In a cave deep in the mountains, Wang Zhi, wearing a black cotton coat, was curled up and sleeping.
After several days of fleeing, he was almost skinny, his body was dirty, his hair looked like a chicken coop, especially his fingernails were full of dirt and dirt.
But his cave is not empty, but there are some things piled up. If you look closely, you can see some pottery pots and porcelain, as well as half a piece of yellow deer meat. There are traces of fire burning and leftover food on the edge of the yellow deer meat. lower bones.
Wang Zhi slept on the withered grass and was covered with withered grass. Although the conditions were simple, he was able to survive.
But in his sleep, he didn't sleep peacefully, his mouth moved, and he made vague sounds from time to time: "Win... If you want to win... I have money to make up for it!"
Not far from the cave, there is a small hill. The hill has been dug up, and underneath it are two ancient tombs connected together.
This is a couple's tomb, made in the Song Dynasty. The two tombs are independent but connected because there is a small hole in the middle that connects the two tombs.
The ancients believed that there are spirits after death, so they connected the couple's tombs so that the couple could take care of each other after death.
At this time, the coffin of the ancient tomb had been opened, revealing two white-bone corpses. There was nothing around the corpses, because the funerary objects had been moved to the cave.
The tomb has been dug and the things have been obtained. Wang Zhi plans to go down the mountain after dawn.
Naturally, he was not going down the mountain in the direction of Wangqiao Town, but towards the other side of the mountain.
In the dream, he had exchanged the antiques he had obtained for money and was gambling with others in a gambling house. This time, he was like a god of gamblers, killing everyone and winning every bet.
"Ha ha……"
"I won."
(End of chapter)
