At this point, Zhang Dong burst into tears. He asked himself over and over again why he was the only one who survived.
After learning what happened, all the investigators present felt a little strange and at the same time realized the seriousness of the matter.
Without any hesitation, Hi-tech City's Xing Division immediately contacted the Water Transportation Division and informed them of the water disaster that occurred in the Yong'an River area.
Many salvage ships rushed to the Yong'an River area overnight to salvage, and the lights illuminated the Yong'an River as bright as day.
Fortunately, it was late at night, so this didn't attract too many people's attention.
Most people have fallen asleep at this moment and have no idea what happened on the Yong'an River.
In the Xing Division, Chen Shengdong asked Zhang Dong more questions, while the investigator next to him carefully recorded Zhang Dong's every word.
"You said that after you fell into the water, you felt someone grabbed your feet and dragged you into the water. Could it be your family?
After all, the human instinct in this situation is to grab whatever is possible. "
Facing Chen Shengdong's inquiry, Zhang Dong shook his head in horror:
"No, no, everyone in my family is very good at swimming, and I looked for them as soon as I fell into the water.
But they were all gone, as if they had disappeared the moment they fell into the water.
The person who captured me was a water ghost, and the one who harmed my other family members must also be a water ghost.
They were looking for a replacement, but why did they choose us! "
Zhang Dong shed tears, unable to hide the sadness in his heart.
All the people closest to him left overnight, and anyone else would probably react the same way.
"Calm down, the Yong'an River is currently being salvaged.
Maybe they are still alive. Water ghosts are just folklore and do not exist. You must believe in the science of inquiry! "
Chen Shengdong comforted Zhang Dong, but obviously his comfort didn't work.
Zhang Dong, who had personally experienced that weird phenomenon, had obviously determined what he was thinking.
The water ghost is looking for a substitute!
"You said you felt something grabbing your ankle with great force, but the doctor has checked you and found no trace on your ankle.
At the same time, you also said that shortly afterwards, you felt like you were pushed by something. Don’t you think this is a bit contradictory? "
"I don't know, but everything I say is true."
Zhang Dong kept explaining emotionally as if he was afraid that Chen Shengdong wouldn't believe him.
Chen Shengdong also realized that he might not be able to get any more useful clues from him, so he could only sigh and end the conversation.
According to the normal investigation process, the Criminal Division can only wait for the salvage results from the Water Transportation Division.
But Chen Shengdong really didn't have the patience to wait now. He decided to go to Yong'an River to investigate in person and send Zhang Tong to the hospital.
The attentive Chen Shengdong realized that his mental state was very unstable now, so it would be better to have him checked by a doctor.
But what Chen Shengdong didn't expect was that shortly after he sent Zhang Dong to the hospital in a private capacity, Zhang Dong emotionally asked to leave.
The doctors and nurses on duty could not stop him and could only let Zhang Dong leave.
Chen Shengdong, who received a call from the hospital, was already at the Yong'an River, and he sighed deeply.
There is no conclusion yet on the nature of the case, and there is nothing he can do if Zhang Dong does not cooperate with the hospital's examination.
Therefore, Chen Shengdong only wanted to get to the bottom of this matter as soon as possible and settle it as quickly as possible.
Two salvage boats were engaged in salvage at the location of the incident described by Zhang Dong.
But after a few hours, nothing was caught in the entire river.
The person in charge of the salvage ship reported the result to Chen Shengdong, which also made Chen Shengdong feel a little troubled.
If something happened to Zhang Dong's family, why couldn't even the body be found?
If there was no such incident, why would Zhang Dong go to the Criminal Division to report the case in a wet state?
Several hours of salvage yielded no results, which made Chen Shengdong feel a little irritable.
The other investigators by the river were all exhausted, but Chen Shengdong immediately called a few people and planned to go find Zhang Dong in person.
When the group of people arrived at Fushou Village, the villagers stood at the door looking curiously, discussing in low voices what had happened.
Since Chen Shengdong had already checked Zhang Dong's information in detail before coming, he quickly found his home.
"Dong dong dong..."
Several people stood at the door and knocked for a long time, but there was no response from inside. This made Chen Shengdong vaguely feel that something was not right.
Without much hesitation, Chen Shengdong made a decision immediately and gave the investigator next to him a wink.
The investigator nodded, and then kicked the wooden door open.
Several people rushed into the house quickly, but what they saw next was unexpected.
The dark room was in a mess, except for a chair lying upside down in the middle.
Zhang Dong just hung on the beam, sticking out his tongue, looking ferocious, and his eyes seemed about to fall out due to the pressure.
Chen Shengdong felt a roar in his mind. He anxiously directed the investigators to untie the rope around Zhang Dong's neck and dial the emergency number immediately.
The whistling sound of the flute spread throughout Fushou Village, and Zhang Dong was quickly carried into a car and rushed to the hospital.
Chen Shengdong stood under the rope and frowned. At this moment, he noticed that there were many crumpled paper balls scattered on the table next to him.
Opening these paper balls, they are all pictures drawn by Zhang Dong.
The picture shows the appearance of a ship. It looks shabby and very old.
It seems that Zhang Dong has been sitting at this table since he returned home.
These things had such a huge impact on him that he chose a dead end.
Chen Shengdong's heart was filled with heartache, and this depression made him breathless.
He put the piece of paper into his pocket and returned to Tixingsi without saying a word.
Soon after, news came from the hospital that Zhang Dong died after resuscitation failed.
After learning the news, Chen Shengdong and his team members were enveloped in a depressing atmosphere.
They had just received Zhang Dong's report a few hours ago, but this morning they received news of Zhang Dong's death.
Chen Shengdong sat on the chair with a sullen face, thinking over and over again in his mind, if only he had found a reason to keep Zhang Dong in the Criminal Division.
But this is just an assumption. Firstly, no one knows that such a thing will happen. Secondly, this does not comply with the procedures of the Dayan Kingdom's Criminal Division.
Under the current circumstances, if Zhang Dong wants to leave, no one can stop him.
Knowing that guilt was useless, Chen Shengdong could only force himself to calm down. He quickly showed the picture drawn by Zhang Dong to the investigators, and the investigators quickly began to search for related ship types.
In a short period of time, strange things happened frequently. Chen Shengdong frowned, but he couldn't find a clue to investigate further.
First there was the mysterious disappearance of corpses in the hospital, and then there was the so-called ghost ship murder.
These strange things made Chen Shengdong breathless...
Chen Shengdong, who was depressed, led his team members to the Yong'an River with a dark face.
Even though the salvage boat had no results, Chen Shengdong still persisted.
"No matter what, this case must be brought to light. Zhang Dong committed suicide and the whole family was buried in this river. There must be an explanation for this matter!"
In desperation, the people from the Water Transport Department had no choice but to launch the salvage ship again. Although they were already sure that nothing more could be fished out from here, Chen Shengdong had to take the trouble to try again.
At this time, the sky was already bright, and all the investigators were exhausted, including Chen Shengdong.
But because of Zhang Dong's incident, Chen Shengdong always felt depressed. This was the only way to relieve the self-blame deep in his heart.
…
At the same time, in the Liuhuo Avenue Polling Bureau, Fatty and others were still sitting at the conference table arguing.
Since no one had any experience in dealing with this kind of strange case, the existing clues made the whole case impossible to investigate and once fell into trouble.
The fat man tugged at his hair irritably, racking his brains but unable to come up with a feasible plan.
Ma Ling'er skillfully turned the pen with her fingers to help herself and calm down to clarify her thoughts.
Yan Qilin also had a rare expression of anxiety on his face. Several hours had passed from the meeting to dawn. They had sorted out no less than four or five sets of investigation directions, but in the end they found that they always turned into dead ends.
Seeing that the whole case was about to fall into a bottleneck, Feng Yun, who had been patiently listening to Fatty and others, finally spoke at this moment.
"This case is indeed a bit unusual. There are no traceable clues left at the scene. It is normal to encounter bottlenecks.
What's more, this monster dared to leave a message as a threat. It is obviously full of confidence and not afraid of your investigation. "
After hearing this, the fat man raised his head and asked with some confusion:
"Director, what should we do? Is it possible that this case will not be investigated?"
"Of course the case must be investigated."
Feng Yun looked at a few people and said in a deep voice:
“I’ve been thinking about this as you discussed the case.
The most critical problem at the moment is that there are no clues worth exploring at the scene, so your efforts are useless.
In this case, finding a direction to investigate is the most important thing for you.
I already have a rough plan. Come with me. "
Hearing this, the three fat men quickly came to their senses. Although they were confused, they hurriedly followed Feng Yun to his office.
Looking at the three people, Feng Yun took out a few sticks of incense and said seriously:
"Next, you find a land temple in Yanjun and ask God to show you the way."
Later, Feng Yun taught Fatty and the others in detail what to do after going to the Earth Temple, and said that this might help them break through the current predicament.
"Is this okay? I learned it again!"
His words made the three fat men look at each other in surprise, and then nodded.
After getting ready, the three of them walked out of the Flowing Fire Avenue again, only to see that it was bright and bright outside. It was already early morning, and the sun had not yet appeared, but there was already a bit of sultry heat in the air.
Fortunately, Yan County is close to the sea, and it is still cool in early summer. They boarded the military vehicle in the morning light, found a breakfast stall nearby, grabbed a few bites of breakfast, and hurriedly got up and left, preparing to rush to the Tutu Temple.
However, when the fat man got into the car and turned on the navigation as a habit, preparing to search for the location of the Earth Temple, he was dumbfounded.
The search results showed zero. There was not even a single earth temple in Lin'an City.
The fat man looked at the phone suspiciously and muttered in confusion:
"What's going on? Does the land master have no respect at all now?"
Ma Linger, who was sitting in the back seat, said helplessly:
"Now that the world is different, how can there be so many temples?
Most of those that have survived have been developed into scenic spots, and you have to pay money to worship gods and Buddhas.
Even the gods and Buddhas have to start asking for incense, let alone the earthly gods. "
Ma Ling'er's ridicule also hit the point of the naked reality.
Nowadays, faith in the world has faded, and there are only some large temples and temples left. Only by paying money and paying tickets can you see the gods and Buddhas.
As for small folk gods like Tugong, there is no place for them to live.
"What can we do? Without the Earth Temple, what should we do next?"
The fat man looked at the two people beside him with a blank expression. Yan Qilin, who was deep in thought, quickly came back to his senses:
"There might be some on the mountain."
These words immediately made Fatty's eyes light up. This was indeed very possible.
Since ancient times, except for a few places, earth temples have rarely been built on a large scale.
Folks often just find a cave to enshrine the god, which is considered a home for the earth god.
Therefore, if there are still earth temples in the city, perhaps we can only look for them in the mountains that have not been fully developed.
At the junction of Lin'an City and High-tech City, the Phoenix Mountain in the upper reaches of Yong'an River is obviously the most suitable place to search.
After confirming the place, the fat man stepped on the accelerator and led the two of them straight to Phoenix Mountain.
This Phoenix Mountain is quite a legend. It has been said among the people that in ancient times there was a phoenix that lived on the top of this mountain, and this mountain got its name.
I don’t know if it’s a coincidence or something, but there are indeed large sycamore trees on Phoenix Mountain.
The sycamore tree is tall and straight and is the best among trees. It is often associated with the phoenix among the people.
It is even mentioned in the Book of Songs that the phoenix sings with the high hills, and the phoenix trees grow with the rising sun.
It stands to reason that such a unique mountain should have been developed early, but the reason why it has not been developed so far is because the Hi-tech City has just developed. Development will be a matter of time, but at least it still has an original appearance. .
After a while, the fat man parked the car at the foot of Phoenix Mountain. After the three people got out of the car, what they saw was the lush mountain forest.
Because this place has not been developed, there is no road up the mountain. The mountain is also overgrown with weeds and has an original natural ecology.
Without much hesitation, the three of them headed straight for the mountain, intending to try their luck and see if there was a land temple.
Soon, the three of them saw a small cave on a mountain wall, but there was no statue in the cave, only a stone enshrined there.
"What does this mean? Don't share the gods offering stones?"
Ma Ling'er looked around suspiciously. At this moment, the fat man's voice came from one side:
"Don't you understand? This is actually an offering to the mountain god. There is a common folk custom of using mountain rocks as statues to worship the mountain god.
This should have been set up by people from the village at the foot of the mountain in the past, but now it seems that it is overgrown with weeds, and no one has come to offer incense for a long time. "
Although this place is not a land temple, the discovery greatly increased the confidence of Fatty and others, because generally where there are mountain gods, there is land, and the two are often closely related in many myths and legends.
After walking up the mountain for a while, halfway up the mountain, among a pile of weeds, the three of them noticed a path that seemed to have been taken by people for a long time.
(End of chapter)
