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Chapter 109 The Land Temple Invites the Gods

At this point, Zhang Dong was sobbing. 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 the slightest hesitation, the Tixing Division of Gaoxin City immediately contacted the Water Transport Division and informed them of the water disaster that had occurred along the Yong'an River.

A number of salvage boats 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 already fallen asleep at this moment, completely unaware of what happened on the Yong'an River.

In Xingsi, Chen Shengdong asked Zhang Dong more questions, while the investigator next to him was carefully recording every word Zhang Dong said.

"You said that after you fell into the water, you felt that someone grabbed your foot and dragged you into the water. Could it be your family?

After all, in this situation, the human instinct is to grab everything that can be grabbed. "

Facing Chen Shengdong's question, Zhang Dong shook his head in horror:

"No, no, my family members are very good at swimming, and I was looking for them as soon as I fell into the water.

But they all disappeared, as if they disappeared the moment they fell into the water.

The one who caught me was a water ghost, and the one who killed my other family members must also be a water ghost.

They were looking for a substitute, 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 who was replaced would probably react in the same way.

"Calm down, the Yong'an River is already being salvaged.

Maybe they are still alive, and water ghosts are just folklore and do not exist. Believe in the science of Gewu! "

Chen Shengdong comforted Zhang Dong, but obviously his comfort did not work.

Zhang Dong, who had personally experienced that weird phenomenon, had obviously confirmed what he thought in his heart.

The water ghost is looking for a substitute!
"You said that you felt something grabbing your ankle vigorously, but the doctor has checked you, and there is no trace left on your ankle.

At the same time, you also said that shortly afterwards, you felt pushed by something again. Don’t you think this is a bit contradictory? "

"I don't know, but what I say is true."

As if Zhang Dong was afraid that Chen Shengdong would not believe him, he continued to explain emotionally.

Chen Shengdong also realized that he might not get any useful clues from him, so he could only sigh and ended the conversation.

According to the normal detection process, the criminal prosecution department can only wait for the salvage results from the water transportation department.

But Chen Shengdong really didn't have the patience to wait now, so he decided to go to Yong'an River to investigate in person, and sent Zhang Dong to the hospital by the way.

Careful Chen Shengdong realized that his mental state is very unstable now, and it would be more appropriate to have a doctor check it.

But what Chen Shengdong didn't expect was that shortly after he sent Zhang Dong to the hospital in his private capacity, Zhang Dong asked to leave emotionally.

The doctors and nurses on duty couldn't stop him because of this, they could only let Zhang Dong leave.

Chen Shengdong, who received a call from the hospital, was already beside the Yong'an River, and he also sighed deeply.

The nature of the case has not yet been determined. If Zhang Dong does not cooperate with the hospital's examination, there is nothing he can do.

Therefore, in Chen Shengdong's mind, he only wanted to find out the truth of this matter as soon as possible, and try to settle this matter as quickly as possible.

Two salvage boats salvage the incident described by Zhang Dong.

But after several hours, nothing was caught in the whole river.

The person in charge of the salvage ship reported the result to Chen Shengdong, which made Chen Shengdong feel a little tricky.

If something really happened to Zhang Dong's family, why couldn't even find the body?

If there was no such incident, why would Zhang Dong go to the Criminal Division to report the crime wetly?
After several hours of salvage, there was no result, which made Chen Shengdong feel a little irritated.

The other investigators by the river were all exhausted, but Chen Shengdong immediately called a few people, intending to go find Zhang Dong himself.

When the group arrived at Fushou Village, the villagers stood curiously at the door, discussing in low voices what happened.

Because Chen Shengdong had checked Zhang Dong's information in detail before coming here, he quickly found his home.

"Dong dong dong..."

Several people stood at the door and knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response from inside, which made Chen Shengdong faintly feel that something was wrong.

Without too much hesitation, Chen Shengdong immediately made a decisive decision, and immediately gave the investigator next to him a wink

The investigator nodded, and immediately kicked the wooden door open.

A few people rushed into the house quickly, but what they saw next made everyone unexpected.

The dimly lit room was in a mess, with only one chair lying upside down in the middle.

Zhang Dong was just hanging on the beam like this, sticking out his tongue, his face was ferocious, and his eyes seemed to be about to fall out because of the pressure.

Chen Shengdong only felt a roar in his mind, and he anxiously directed the investigators to untie the rope around Zhang Dong's neck, and immediately called the emergency number.

The whistling sound of the flute spread throughout Fushou Village, and Zhang Dong was quickly carried into the car and rushed to the hospital.

Standing under the rope, Chen Shengdong frowned. At this moment, he noticed that there were many crumpled paper balls scattered on the table next to him.

Open these balls of paper, all of them are pictures drawn by Zhang Dong.

The picture shows the appearance of a ship, which looks dilapidated and very old-fashioned.

It seems that Zhang Dong has been sitting at this table since he got home.

These things had such an impact on him that he chose a dead end just now.

Chen Shengdong's heart was full of heartache, and this depression made him a little out of breath.

He put the piece of paper in his pocket, and then returned to Tixing Division without saying a word.

Not long after, news came from the hospital that Zhang Dong died after rescue efforts failed.

After learning the news, Chen Shengdong and his team members were all shrouded in a depressive atmosphere.

They had just received Zhang Dong's report a few hours ago, but they got the news of Zhang Dong's death this morning.

Chen Shengdong sat on the chair with a gloomy face, imagining over and over again in his mind, if only he could find a reason to keep Zhang Dong in the criminal prosecution department.

But this is only a hypothesis, firstly, no one knows that such a thing will happen, secondly, it does not conform to the procedures of Dayan Kingdom's criminal justice.

Under the current circumstances, no one can stop Zhang Dong from leaving.

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 models.

In a short period of time, strange things happened frequently, and Chen Shengdong frowned, but he couldn't sort out a thread for further investigation.

First, the corpses in the hospital disappeared strangely, and then the so-called ghost ship killed people.

All these strange incidents made Chen Shengdong a little breathless...

Chen Shengdong, who was depressed in his heart, led the team members to the Yong'an River with a dark face.

Even though the salvage ship failed, Chen Shengdong still persisted.

"No matter what, we must find out the truth of this case. Zhang Dong committed suicide, and his whole family was buried in this river. There must be an explanation for this matter!"

In desperation, the people from the Water Transportation Department had no choice but to launch the salvage boat again. Although they were sure that it was impossible to salvage anything down here, they had to take the trouble to try again because of Chen Shengdong.

At this time, the sky was already bright, and the investigators were all exhausted, so was Chen Shengdong.

But because of Zhang Dong's incident, Chen Shengdong felt oppressed all the time.This is the only way to relieve the self-blame deep in his heart.

……

At the same time, in Liuhuo Avenue polling bureau, Fatty and others were still sitting at the conference table arguing endlessly.

Since none of them had any experience in dealing with such strange cases, the existing clues also made the whole case impossible to investigate, and once fell into a predicament.

The fat man tugged at his hair irritably, racking his brains but couldn't come up with a feasible solution.

Ma Ling'er skillfully turned the pen with her fingers to help herself, calm down and sort out her thoughts.

Anxiety was also rarely seen on Yan Qilin's face. It had been several hours from the meeting to dawn. They sorted out no less than four or five sets of investigation directions, but in the end they found that they would always turn into a dead end.

Seeing that the whole case was about to fall into a bottleneck, Feng Yun, who had been patiently listening to Fatty and the others, finally spoke at this moment.

"This case is indeed somewhat unusual. There are no traceable clues left at the scene, and it is normal to encounter bottlenecks.

What's more, this monster dares to leave a message as a threat. It is obviously full of self-confidence and is not afraid of your investigation. "

Hearing this, the fat man raised his head and asked in a puzzled way:
"Director, what should we do? Could it be that the case is not investigated?"

"Of course the case needs to be investigated."

Feng Yun looked at the few people and said in a deep voice:

"As you discuss the case, I've been thinking about it too.

The most critical problem right now is that there are no clues worth in-depth at the scene, so that you have nowhere to use your energy.

That being the case, finding a direction that can be investigated is the most important thing for you.

I probably have a plan, you guys come with me. "

Hearing this, the fat man and the three quickly came to their senses. Although they were puzzled, they hurriedly followed Feng Yun to his office.

Looking at the three of them, Feng Yun took out a few sticks of incense and said seriously:

"Next, you find an earth temple in Yan County, and then ask the gods to guide you."

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 their current predicament.

"That's okay? I learned it again!"

And what he said made the three of the fat man look at each other in surprise, and then nodded.

After getting ready, the three of them walked out of Liuhuo Avenue again, only to see that the sky was bright outside, it was already early morning, and the early sun had not yet appeared, but the air was already a little stuffy.

Fortunately, in Linhai, Yan County, it was cool in early summer. A few people boarded the military vehicle in the morning light, found a breakfast stand nearby, grabbed a couple of breakfasts, and then hurriedly got up and left, preparing to rush to the Earth Temple.

However, when the fat man got into the car, turned on the navigation habitually, and was about to search for the location of the Earth Temple, he was dumbfounded.

I saw that the search results showed zero, and there was not even a single earth temple in the entire Lin'an City.

The fat man looked at the phone suspiciously, and muttered puzzledly:
"What's the situation, Lord Land doesn't have any more noodles now?"

Ma Linger, who was sitting in the back seat, said helplessly:
"Now the world is different, how can there be so many temples?
Most of the ones that have survived have been developed into scenic spots, and you have to pay for worshiping gods and Buddhas.

Even gods and Buddhas have to start begging for incense, let alone the Lord of the Earth. "

Ma Linger's ridicule also hit the naked reality.

Now that the world's beliefs have withered, only some big temples and avenues are left, and only by collecting money and tickets can you see the gods and Buddhas.

As for small folk gods like Tudi Gong, there is no place to live.

"What should we do? Without the Earth Temple, what should we do next?"

The fat man looked at the two people beside him blankly, and Yan Qilin who was in deep thought quickly came back to his senses:
"On the mountain, maybe there will be."

Fatty's eyes lighted up at these words, it was indeed very possible.

Since ancient times, except for a few places, earth temples have rarely been built in a big way.

The folks often just find a cave and enshrine the gods, even if they are setting up a home for the land master.

Therefore, if there are earth temples in the city, perhaps they can only be found on the mountains that have not been fully developed.

The junction of Lin'an City and Gaoxin City, the Phoenix Mountain on the upper reaches of the Yong'an River, is obviously the most suitable place to find it.

After confirming the location, the fat man kicked the accelerator, and led the two of them straight to Phoenix Mountain.

This Phoenix Mountain can be regarded as quite a legend. According to folklore, there was a Phoenix in ancient times, which 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 it is the best among trees, and it is often associated with the Phoenix among the people.

It is even mentioned in the Book of Songs that when the phoenix sings, it is with the high hill, and when the phoenix tree is born, it is with the rising sun.

It stands to reason that such a characteristic mountain should have been developed early, but the reason why it has not been developed is because the high-tech city has just developed, and development will happen sooner or later, but at least it still has the original appearance. .

A moment later, Fatty parked the car at the foot of Phoenix Mountain. After the three of them got out of the car, they saw the lush mountain forest.

Because this place has not been developed, there is no way up the mountain. The mountain is also overgrown with weeds and the original natural ecology.

Without too much hesitation, the three of them went straight to the mountain, intending to try their luck and find out if there was an earth temple.

Soon on a mountain wall, the three of them saw a small cave, but there was no statue in the cave, only a stone was enshrined.

"What does this mean? There are no gods offering stones?"

Ma Ling'er looked around suspiciously, and at this moment, Fatty's voice came from one side:
"I don't understand, this is actually an offering to the mountain god, and there is often a folk custom of worshiping the mountain god by using mountains and rocks as images.

It should have been set up by people from the village below the mountain before, but now we see that weeds are overgrown here, and no one has come to offer incense for a long time. "

Although this place is not an earth temple, this discovery has greatly boosted the confidence of Fatty and the others, because generally there is land where there are mountain gods, and the two are often inseparable in many myths and legends.

They walked up the mountain for a while, until halfway up the mountain, amidst a pile of weeds, the three of them noticed a path that seemed to be walked by people for a long time.

(End of this chapter)