Tang Qi Tan

Chapter 263
Among the witnesses of more than a dozen berthing boats present, Jiang Tian was the one with the highest rank and ministry; the county magistrate of Pinglu who rushed over at a very fast speed after being heard by the other side in the end; Ambassador Guan and the inviters came to the scene where the ship collided and capsized.

Compared with the two passenger ships that were knocked down one after another, the passengers and watermen were rescued, and a shed was built on the shore to accommodate them; the remaining flat-headed boat drifting down was still lifeless and peaceful. The living ones continued to run aground on the pebble beach on the shore, letting the water splash.

However, the villagers who gathered on the shore, the merchants and travelers who got off the boat, and the watermen and boatmen on other boats were stopped by the officials and white servants brought by the county magistrate, and they were facing each other with different expressions. Looking at the stranded flat-headed boat, pointing and talking loudly.

And those people who have been on the boat, even though they have been gathered together, are still in shock or overly frightened; and as long as someone interrogates them, they will repeat a few words back and forth with lingering fear: "Many people died." They're all dead." "It's a terrible death!"

Every time he heard such a sentence, the face of the county magistrate of Pinlu, who was barely maintaining his composure, became paler and paler; and the ambassador of the (Dayang Bridge) city, who was the first to bear the brunt, was crying like a catastrophe. Almost collapsed to the ground in the next moment.

On the contrary, after Jiang Tian disembarked to reveal his identity, he just looked at all this with a blank face; he only said three sentences before and after: "Control the personnel on site, conduct identity screening", "Prepare to board the ship for investigation." "Clear the waterway nearby, avoid Create more blockages."

And the thin, middle-aged Pinglu county magistrate, after seeing Jiang Tian's credit card, felt as if he had received an amnesty, wishing to hand over all the dominance of the scene.So not long after, a team of bridge guards from Pinglu County also rushed to the scene from the opposite bank.

In this regard, together with more than 200 county banminzhuang, Baiyue and Zaoli, they were included in Jiang Tian's temporary support.Because his ostensible official is the supervisory censor Lixing (from the seventh grade), and he is also the post envoy of the two capitals of the two capitals; therefore, this kind of post road incident between the two capitals is under the rightful jurisdiction.

Even so, Jiang Tian made some preparations after ordering the blockade of the scene; watching the several sergeants who boarded the ship first, he leaned forward one after another and made a gesture of agreement that there was no danger; only then did he board the stranded flat-headed boat in person .This is also the most common flat-headed boat on the waterway.

Under normal circumstances, this type of ship has a simple structure, requires few operators, and is easy to modify and build; therefore, it is mainly used for cargo transportation, and sometimes it is a little greedy for cheap prices, but for travel conditions Short and medium distance passengers with low requirements.

The flat-headed boat in front of me is a standard model without any modification; therefore, from the inscription engraved on the bow, it can be seen that it has a load capacity of about [-] materials.It is nothing to put it in the coastal and open sea areas where the big ships are like clouds; but it is one of the few big ships in the inland waterways.

And it looks new in color, that is, the degree of use in three to five years, and there are not many traces of scratches, abrasions and repainting on the ship's side.But once approached by a small boat, there was a strong stench, as if it had been dried out for several days.

There is also a trace of it, which makes people faintly smell of some attributes.As Jiang Tian jumped onto the ship's deck, Zhang Wusheng, who first brought people on board for inspection, reported in a low voice from the side: "Officer, a preliminary inspection has been made inside and outside, and there are no living people on board, and no one is alive. Whole body."

Immediately, Jiang Tian passed through all the opened berths and lower decks, and suddenly there was no reason for Bai's so-called "no survivors, and no dead bodies".Because there was no complete corpse inside, and it seemed to be dehydrated in a high-temperature closed environment, and it was already dry and black.

This scene is somewhat familiar, just like... the tragic scene encountered in the pagoda cave of Fengxian Temple in Longmen Mountain.No wonder those who boarded the boat before were frightened into complete speech, unable to explain the general virtue clearly;
"Officer, can you confirm that it is an animal disaster?" At this time, Lin Jiulang, who was fully dressed, also boarded the boat and asked, "An animal disaster?" The magistrate of Pinlu County who was waiting not far from the boat could not help but hear the words. There was a jolt all over his body, and his complexion suddenly changed from pale to red, and he looked much better.

After all, the occurrence of such a tragic murder in his territory of Pinglu County is undoubtedly a heavy stain on his seniority performance appraisal and follow-up accountability.But if the murder was not caused by human factors, but a "beast disaster" from outside, then the responsibility of being a local parent official would be greatly reduced.

"It's definitely a beast disaster, but it's not exactly a beast disaster." After pinching his nose and turning around the scene on the ship, and having people pull and turn over the wreckage, Jiang Tian nodded and shook his head again: "At least It's not a beast disaster in the ordinary sense, but a scene with abnormal things."

However, in Jiang Tian's field of vision, he did not see any indication of the existence and residue of abnormal objects; then, he carefully looked at the traces beside the boat, turned around and shouted to the distraught Pinglu County Magistrate: "Zhao County Ling, have all the people who got off the boat been controlled?"

"Eh... um" I was thinking about how to get rid of my own relationship in the report to the Shangguan, and emphasized the role of the supervisor of the county magistrate Zhao, who was surprised and hurriedly responded when he heard the words : "I took all the good ones, and I will wait for the follow-up screening."

At this moment, he was a little thankful for himself, because he could use it to reduce responsibility afterwards and act as a candidate for the crime; he ordered no one to be arrested on the spot, and all the people on the scene were arrested.Immediately, he turned and shouted loudly: "Hurry up and bring people up."

At the same time, Jiang Tian also said to Zhang Wusheng: "Did all the flesh and blood look like this when you boarded the boat before? Did you feel that something was wrong?".Zhang Wusheng was stunned for a moment when he heard the words, but he did not hesitate to suppress his nausea and jumped into the cabin again, rummaging through it carefully.

"It's just that I overlooked some places." Then he climbed up again, and said with a heavy face: "These corpses are broken, but after putting them together, it seems that there are not many internal organs! This does not seem to be the instinct of ordinary beasts. and habits."

"That's right, if it were a ferocious beast, it would not be so wasteful, let alone such a picky eater." Jiang Tian nodded and said: "Therefore, this scene is more like it was deliberately made to destroy some kind of deeds. and, after all, there are too few and shallow scratches scattered across the siding."

"No wonder I found that the roof of the lower warehouse was clean without much flesh and blood. I'm afraid I couldn't reach it for a while, but the result of after-the-fact treatment." Zhang Wusheng also thought about it after hearing this: "So, before Those who escaped from the ship are actually a little suspicious."

Afterwards, Zhao county magistrate also escorted the people who escaped from the boat before.Therefore, a large pergola was erected on the deck of the steamer; various public desks and furnishings were laid out, and a somewhat pretentious trial scene was arranged in a very short period of time.

Then, an old boatman with dark skin and vicissitudes of life, with chapped hands and feet, was brought up first; before anyone could ask a question, he just knelt down on the deck, saying that he was wronged and kowtowed; Inside, many people stood up to prove it.

"You don't need to be nervous, I just want to prove something on the spot." So Jiang Tian also nodded to him and said in a wide voice: "Since you don't know and it has nothing to do with it, it is a good thing to be brave and brave. I will clear you of all ties, and there will be corresponding rewards."

So there was this beginning, after the old boatman went down; another waterman who was still wet was brought up, so he was not so nervous.Although I was still stuttering, I tried my best to repeat what I saw and heard after boarding the boat.

Then, he was rewarded on the spot with a big white coin worth fifty renminbi; after having this example, the next few people who were interrogated were all full of words, and tried their best to describe the situation on the spot; Rang Rang was in charge of recording Xin Gonggong from the side, and copied a stack of thick files.

However, these people came from humble backgrounds and their ability to express words was limited, so even if they repeated the words over and over again, they could provide very little new content and details; Pull yourself together and make a serious gesture.

Until one of the last three people remained, a villager who looked a bit honest and sensitive in speech; he seemed to be hunched over in fear of the official authority, and when he was brought up, he just stuttered: "Little... small... ... People, no... nothing to say, they are just like others."

"Then let's talk about what you took away from the ship!" Jiang Tian said suddenly: because in his field of vision, there was a certain prompt: "Biological radiation residues were detected...".This person was shocked when he heard the words, but he was pushed to the ground by the left and right sergeants on the spot.

Amidst the exclamations from the next article, the villager couldn't help but screamed: "Small man...Small man, I really don't know what the officials are talking about..." The next moment, Li Huan, who received the signal, He suddenly stepped forward without making a sound, and tore off his short shirt a few times, revealing his lean body.

However, in this bald and thin body with visible bones, it seems that nothing can survive; there is nowhere to hide other things.Seeing this scene, County Magistrate Zhao couldn't help but coughed and wanted to speak up to find someone who would go down the stairs for Shang Xian, when Li Huan suddenly punched the villagers in the rib with a blank face.

In an instant, I saw this naked villager yelping in misery and crouching on the ground with his hands and feet, which turned into violent coughing and vomiting; but before he coughed a few times, suddenly something brought him A lot of saliva fell to the ground; he couldn't help reaching out to grab it.

However, Li Huan stepped on the palm of his hand with quick eyes and quick hands, and screamed again; but Li Huan did not let him go, and once again punched his waist with his finger; A large puddle of dirt leaked out; among them, there was a thumping sound of hard objects falling to the ground.

And among the last two people waiting for trial who saw this scene, one fell to his knees on the spot with weak legs and feet; The crowd on the shore fled away.

"Interesting..." Jiang Tian, ​​who saw this accident, showed a smile at the corner of his mouth: "The fox's tail is finally exposed..." Zhao County Magistrate, who was stunned by the side, couldn't help but hastily defended when he heard the words: "Shangxian forgives me, I'm an official... I'm an official, it's really..."

"I'm not talking about the two in front of me." Jiang Tian got up meaningfully and said, "It's the ones hidden in the crowd on the shore...".At the same time, the accompanying sergeants who had been arranged around in advance also showed up and surrounded them.

(End of this chapter)