Retracing the Police Path 1993

Chapter 630 The truth comes to light (14)

"What is this?" The next day, Xiaogu was driving on the road, and Liu Pengcheng and Wu Ling were sitting in the second row. Liu Pengcheng found that Wu Ling was still reading a thick old book.

"Yesterday you told me about that place, and I have been checking the information. The earliest tombs in that area should be traced back to the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period. This place used to belong to the Chu State. The funeral customs of the Chu State are different from those in the Central Plains. . The Central Plains area is accustomed to digging burrows on flat ground, and the more than 1000 Chu tombs discovered in the Jiangling area are mainly on the hills and hills around Yingcheng, the capital of Chu. The higher the hills, the denser and larger the tombs are. Not only do I like the highlands, but I also particularly like the hilly land running north to south.”

"So we want to mainly check the north-south mountain ranges?" Liu Pengcheng asked.

"Not necessarily, because after all, Chu State happened more than 2000 years ago. It was difficult for the tombs at that time to have good underground structures. If it was to hide a lot of things, I'm afraid it would have to be the tombs after the Song Dynasty. I didn't go into details yesterday. Ask, did that person hide a lot of things in the place you mentioned?"

"Quite a few." Liu Pengcheng did not tell Wu Ling the specific circumstances of the case.

"Then there is a high probability that it is the tomb of the Ming and Qing Dynasties," Wu Ling said. "According to your statement, this tomb should be in a relatively remote mountainous area. According to the customs of the Ming and Qing Dynasties, this is definitely not the tomb of a prince according to legend, but more likely some There is nothing good in the tomb of a well-to-do local family.”

“How come you see?”

"Um" Wu Ling thought for a while and answered truthfully, "Almost no one in my old profession is active in this generation, which means that the value of tombs in this generation is very low. The tombs in ancient Chu land are highly concentrated in Yingcheng The nearby area is a nationally protected cemetery, and the items produced are either of poor quality or have high research value but average circulation value. Apart from this area, the value of other areas is relatively low, so more people are still willing to go to the Central Plains. and Shaanxi.”

"Yeah, I understand," Liu Pengcheng looked at the sky, "The visibility is pretty good today. In order to handle the case smoothly, I applied for a helicopter for you."

"Helicopter!" Wu Ling was shocked. This thing only existed in his impression. He had never seen such a thing as a helicopter in reality!

"Well, surveying mountains and rivers is very time-consuming and laborious. If we want to see some possible tombs in a short time, it is unrealistic to climb the mountain with two legs," Liu Pengcheng said, "You don't have to worry about other issues, at least within a week. , this helicopter is at your service.”

Wu Ling was extremely shocked.

Before coming, he had wanted to have a good talk with Liu Pengcheng. Finding a tomb was not that simple. If you know that there is a tomb of a certain official or a certain prince in a mountainous area, it will be relatively easy to find it according to the specifications and formats. But now we only give a general direction. The place you are looking for is a mountainous area with lush trees and vicissitudes of life. You can use your legs to measure it. For each mountain, it will take at least several months to get results.

Of course, he didn't dare to say such things. After all, it wasn't easy to mention it right away. Maybe I was lucky enough to find it right away?

But he never expected that Liu Pengcheng not only knew how difficult it was, but also didn't know where to bring a helicopter. The operating cost of this thing was said to be very high, calculated in hours, but Liu Pengcheng actually arranged a week for him .

"It's winter now. Although this is not the north, the vegetation is relatively less lush. Will it be easier?" Liu Pengcheng then asked.

"Let's get better at it." Wu Ling still didn't come to his senses.

"it is good."

Xiaogu's car drove quickly and steadily. Soon, Liu Pengcheng met Team Zhou, and in addition, he also met the comrades from the Forestry Department here.

When Liu Pengcheng handled opium poppy planting cases before, he had borrowed the Y-5 helicopter from the local Forestry Bureau. When he came here this time, the Forestry Department's helicopter happened to be the Y-5 helicopter, which looked similar in terms of age.

The Z-5 is the first-generation domestic helicopter put into operation in China in 1958. There have been several minor revisions since then, and its performance is relatively stable. The helicopter that came to help this time is already 15 years old. Although the Z-5 is not a big military aircraft, it can still carry more than 10 people. However, the Forestry Bureau generally does not have that many people in the sky. Except for fire prevention, at most four people can go up at other times.

Without being too polite, Liu Pengcheng, Xiaogu, and Wu Ling took a plane together on the afternoon of the day they came here, taking advantage of the good weather.

Xiaogu had flown in the Z-5 before in the army, and he felt a little excited when he felt the roar of the Z-5 again. With him around, both Liu Pengcheng and Wu Ling adapted to the conditions of the aircraft as quickly as possible.

The noise of this old straight 5 is still very loud, and the communication in the cabin is definitely not as smooth as in the car. Wu Ling was also panicked, and probably directed the driver to walk through several areas, but found nothing.

The flight only lasted an hour, mainly because Wu Ling's body couldn't bear it. When he got off, his legs were already shaking.

Liu Pengcheng also felt very uncomfortable, but fortunately he was stronger than Wu Ling, so there was no problem.

Wu Ling had a strong temper. He discussed more knowledge about helicopters with the pilot and started planning again.

If the helicopter flies too high, it will be very difficult to fly. Not only is the vision limited, but also the angle of the helicopter is too different. The ancients did not have this thing, and now it is impossible to orbit the helicopter from different angles.

If you fly too low, the safety factor is not high. The key is that the strong wind will blow up the dust below.

In the end, Wu Ling chose to mark the key highlands and let the helicopter send him there. He observed and monitored each highland for ten minutes, and then moved to another place, which could greatly save time on mountain climbing.

This plan requires learning to rappel, because there are no stopping points in these places. Fortunately, Xiao Gu is very good at it, and Wu Ling is very thin. Xiao Gu can still complete the rappel with Wu Ling on his back.

In this way, in the next few days, Wu Ling and Xiao Gu started this new plan. Wu Ling kept reporting the coordinates of the tomb that he thought might be there to Liu Pengcheng, and Liu Pengcheng immediately sent people to start verification.

On the one hand, there are many people on Team Zhou's side. On the other hand, Liu Pengcheng and Team Zhou hired some local herbicide farmers with reasonable remuneration and asked them to help detect some coordinates. Although these people did not understand the coordinate points, the map actually Everybody will read it.

In this way, in just two days, they actually found two ordinary tombs that had never been discovered before. One of them should be the tomb of an official. Wu Ling looked at the photos of the scene and said that this tomb was Tomb in the late Ming Dynasty.

That afternoon, people from the local Municipal Cultural Bureau came over and inspected the tomb for a long time before confirming that it was indeed a tomb from the late Ming Dynasty!

Two days later, Mt. "Woof!"

"Wang Wang Wang!"

Two police dogs roared very loudly around a hillside.

The two policemen and three drug farmers heard the sound and quickly came over.

Generally speaking, this place is a valley with a small flowing river below. There is definitely no water in this season, but judging from the condition of the river bed, the water volume should not be low during the rainy season.

On the hillside on one side of the valley, there is an area where a slight landslide should have occurred, but because of the cover of trees, the landslide problem is not serious. The vegetation here is relatively lush, and nothing can be seen from the outside.

The area where the two police dogs barked was also covered in dirt. The police officers who followed did not hesitate, picked up their shovels and started digging.

Excavation was more difficult than expected. This place should not have been touched for at least a year. The roots of various vegetation and trees were intertwined, making it difficult for a shovel to shovel down. Fortunately, the three farmers were all experts, and the small pickaxes they brought were very easy to use. With the cooperation of the three of them, the land was dug down at a speed visible to the naked eye.

After digging about 20 centimeters, the end of the pickaxe touched some wooden structures. After digging further, we found some bamboo.

"There is a tomb." A policeman smelled a strong odor, but he remained calm and asked the pharmacist to give way. He and another policeman moved away the bamboo supporting the entrance to the tomb.

After moving away, the smell did not become as strong as expected, and gradually faded as the wind blew. The police took a flashlight and looked inside, but found nothing wrong.

"I'll go down and take a look," the leading policeman said.

"Stop it, call the professionals," said another.

"This way, if I can't get down, you hold me a little longer, and I'll put my camera in and take a picture. The camera has a flash, so I should be able to take some pictures."

"it is good."

The camera the police held was an ordinary Kodak camera. He stretched his head and arms down, and there were four people behind him holding him, which was quite safe. Because there were many people pulling him, he became bolder and explored further.

Needless to say, he knew how unpleasant the smell down there was, so he kept holding his breath. After finding the angle, he decisively pressed the shutter.

The old Kodak flash was very stable, and the electric energy in the capacitor was released instantly. At this moment, the entire tomb passage was illuminated, and the policeman who leaned over saw a lot of things at once.

After taking two or three photos, the four people who pulled him quickly pulled him up.

The person who came up held his breath for a long time, panted heavily, and calmed down: "There is a shout. Someone is shouting."

In less than 20 minutes, Xiaogu and Wu Ling rappelled down here.

Wu Ling was really brave and skilled. He took out his bag, lit a windproof match, and threw it directly into the tomb. Then he looked around and saw that the match burned for more than 20 seconds before it went out.

"No problem, I'll go down and have a look." Wu Ling had ready-made high-altitude rappelling equipment, but he didn't need it at all when going down this tunnel. He took off all the equipment on his body, then took out the gloves from his bag and put them on, and then After a few turns, he reached the bottom of the pit, then took out his flashlight and looked forward.

"What's going on?" Xiaogu, who was pulling the rope, asked.

"I can see three corpses. They seem to have been dead for a few years, but they are almost rotten and only the bones are left." Wu Ling is not afraid of such a scene at all.

"Don't go in, I'll call for someone to come." Xiaogu said, "Don't destroy the scene."

"Okay, pull me up." Wu Ling's tone was very calm. It was much more comfortable in a place like this than on a helicopter.

When Liu Pengcheng received a call from Wu Ling, he knew that the case had finally reached its core moment.

He followed Team Zhou's team up the mountain. At the same time, there were also personnel from the Cultural Affairs Bureau and on-site inspections.

As the excavation work began, more and more bones were brought out, and more and more traces were collected at the scene, including a lot of hair. It is almost certain that there are samples of the suspect.

A total of 12 corpses were excavated from this cemetery, which can basically be consistent with the previous disappearance cases. These missing persons are not only Tan Song’s fellow villagers, but also from the neighboring township and county. The situations are relatively similar to those in the past. The disappearance case can be matched!

After that, Liu Pengcheng did not continue to participate in the follow-up work, and took Wu Ling and Xiao Gu directly to Yuhang City early.

From the beginning of this case until now, Liu Pengcheng's mood has never gotten better.

In order to make some money for himself, Tan Song killed more than a dozen people one after another and completed the primitive accumulation of capital until now. If it were not for the air-raid shelter problem discovered by Liu Pengcheng, perhaps this history would really become history.