curse

Chapter 17

Ye Xiao arrived at the Institute of Archaeology in the afternoon. He walked through the path among the trees and walked into the small building of the Institute.When investigating Jiang He's death case, he had been here several times, and he quickly found Wen Haogu's office.

When Wen Haogu saw this young police officer walk into his office, he had already seen some signs from Ye Xiao's face, so he was mentally prepared.He asked calmly: "Officer Ye, you are here again, do you need my help?"

Ye Xiao didn't speak for now, he quietly observed Wen Haogu in front of him, Wen Haogu's eye circles were a little red, and he looked very tired, which reminded Ye Xiao of something, but Wen Haogu's expressionless face It made him a little bit at a loss, but Ye Xiao said straight to the point: "Director Wen, I have some unfortunate news for you. Zhang Kai, a staff member of your office, was found to have died unexpectedly this morning."

"Where did you find it?"

Ye Xiao was a little strange, Wen Haogu didn't seem surprised by this at all, he was indifferent when he heard that the employee in his office had died, maybe he was such a cold-blooded person, or, he already knew about Zhang Kai's death?Ye Xiao thought to himself, and said as he had prepared: "His body was found less than 1000 meters away from the road at the door, and his family has been notified. To confirm is to open yourself."

"He was in a car accident?"

"No, although the cause of death is under investigation, according to the preliminary investigation at the scene, the possibility of death in a car accident is extremely small."

"Could it be the same as Jiang He?"

"This possibility cannot be ruled out." Ye Xiao said coldly, "According to the forensic examination, the time of Zhang Kai's death was between 12 o'clock and 1 o'clock in the morning last night. According to the place of death, it is only 5 minutes away from here. It is judged that he had an accident on the way home, so it is speculated that he probably did not return home until around 12 o'clock in the evening. Director Wen, has there been no night shift in your institute recently?"

Wen Haogu shook his head.

Ye Xiao continued: "Then I'm wondering, why did Zhang Kai go home so late?"

"Maybe he is writing a thesis, or finishing his unfinished work during the day. This is not surprising. There are many materials and instruments in the institute, and it is not uncommon for our staff to stay and work overtime voluntarily."

"Like the night Jiang He died?"

Wen Haogu was startled, his eyes collided with Ye Xiao's, but he did not avoid, but stared at Ye Xiao motionlessly.Ye Xiao felt it was strange, although he subconsciously felt that Wen Haogu must have something to do with this, and what he said might not be the truth, but Wen Haogu's eyes were so calm and composed, and even had a sense of righteousness and invincibility. It is by no means available to the wicked.So Ye Xiao's tone softened again: "Director Wen, this is the third accidental death in your office after Jiang He and Xu Anduo in the past few weeks. Don't you think there is some kind of connection between them? ?"

"Why must there be a connection? There are many things in this world that cannot be explained clearly, just like we often encounter some inexplicable things in archaeological activities. This is the mystery, the eternal mystery left by human beings Is that too little?"

"Director Wen, I am a police officer. My mission is to reveal the truth and bring the murderer to justice." Ye Xiao did not want to show weakness.

"I know, Officer Ye, I hope you can find out the truth as soon as possible."

Ye Xiao was a little discouraged, he knew that he could not get any valuable clues from Wen Haogu.Wen Haogu accompanied him out of the director's office.Ye Xiao suddenly said: "Director Wen, can I go to each room of the archaeological institute to have a look?"

Wen Haogu hesitated for a while, but still agreed, and he accompanied Ye Xiao up to the second floor.On the second floor is where the administrative department of the research institute is located, such as the offices of the finance department, the personnel department, and conference rooms. Ye Xiaoming knew that there was nothing famous in these rooms, but he still walked through the venue to have a look.But Ye Xiao suddenly had a problem. He asked: "Director Wen, I have a question that I don't understand. Generally speaking, the office of the person in charge of a unit should be upstairs, with the administrative department. Why do you Where is your office downstairs?"

"I'm just an archaeologist. I never think of myself as a leading cadre. I'm not interested in administrative work, and I don't want to have much to do with them. I just need to complete my own work." Wen Haogu said lightly Say.

Ye Xiao listened, and didn't know how to evaluate it. He just thought that Wen Haogu was a real intellectual.They went up to the third floor, and the rooms on the third floor were full of various historical and archaeological documents and materials.Some rooms still exude a strong musty smell of books. As he walked, Wen Haogu said: "Our research institute was established in the 3s, but in terms of level, it cannot be the same as that directly under the provincial and municipal cultural relics departments. On the same level as other research institutes, it has been unknown for a long time, just like this quiet small building. However, in some fields, we have some research results, especially in the field of Western Region history. Several experts have emerged. Like My college classmate and later my colleague Bai Zhengqiu, he has deep attainments in these areas."

"Director Wen, I'm sorry to interrupt. As far as I know, Bai Zhengqiu passed away in a car accident more than 10 years ago. He left behind a daughter named Bai Bi, who is Jiang He's fiancée."

Wen Haogu seemed to recall something from the past, his eyes were a little erratic, but he immediately returned to normal, he said calmly: "Yes, it's a coincidence, Jiang He and Bai Bi knew each other by myself, the matter of their young people, and my Nothing to do."

"Director Wen, what do you think of Bai Zhengqiu's sudden death? I checked the police records from more than 10 years ago, and the accident happened very strangely. It seems that the traffic police decided that Bai Zhengqiu was solely responsible."

"Who knows?"

Ye Xiao thought that Wen Haogu was avoiding something, and he continued to ask: "Director Wen, do you think Bai Zhengqiu's death more than 10 years ago is related to the three deaths that happened in your firm recently?"

"Bai Zhengqiu was my best friend in the past. We were brothers and sisters. His death made me very sad. Let these old things pass, and the past is unbearable." Wen Haogu said meaningfully, his tone seems to have sad.

Seeing Wen Haogu finally showing a melancholy expression, Ye Xiao felt embarrassed to continue to embarrass him: "I'm sorry."

Wen Haogu took Ye Xiao back to the ground floor. In the dark corridor, when they passed a heavy black iron door, Ye Xiao suddenly asked: "Director Wen, last time we put I have checked all the rooms on the ground floor, but this door does not seem to have been entered."

"I'm sorry, Officer Ye, this is the door of the warehouse. We are an archaeological research institute. There are always some important unearthed cultural relics that need to be temporarily stored here. After the follow-up work of the excavation is completed, they will be handed over to the national cultural relics department. The laws of our country The ownership of the unearthed cultural relics belongs to the state. Therefore, the things in this warehouse do not belong to our research institute, nor to any individual. Even if I am the director, I have no right to open the door and let you in. Unless there is a search by the judicial department certificate. Please forgive me."

"So that's it, I understand, so who can usually go in and out of this door?"

"Other than me, there are only Lin Zisu and Yang Xiaolong. Oh, and Jiang He. Of course, even these few people can't come in and out casually. They must enter together when there is a need for research. In principle, no one can enter alone. "

"To prevent internal thieves?"

"Probably. But do you think it has anything to do with the case you're investigating?"

Ye Xiao looked at the heavy iron door and always felt uncomfortable. He took a step back, trying to find some clues on the door, but found nothing, so he said flatly, "At least it might be related to Jiang He." Relevant, because he can go in. Well, I'm going."

After they left the door, Ye Xiao still turned his head to take a look. At the end of the dark corridor, there was darkness, which made his heartbeat gradually speed up.Get out of here quickly, he didn't want to stay any longer, so he walked out of this small building quickly.Wen Haogu kept sending him to the gate of the Institute of Archeology.Ye Xiao suddenly turned around and asked, "By the way, Director Wen, there is one last question. Where were you last night?"

Wen Haogu looked at him with a strange look, his face changed slightly, he was silent for a while, and then replied: "I spent the whole night in the institute."

Ye Xiao nodded knowingly, and then asked: "Didn't you see Zhang Kai?"

Another long silence.

"No." This was Wen Haogu's final answer.

Ye Xiao smiled slightly and said, "Thank you." Then he quickly walked to the opposite side of the road and got into the Samp in the police station, and drove away quickly.

After Wen Haogu watched Ye Xiao go away, he returned to the bushes, in an empty corner, took out a handkerchief and wiped the sweat from his brow, he sighed a few times, shook his head, and whispered the open name.Then he went to the finance department on the second floor and ordered the finance to give Zhang Kai's family members the highest amount of funeral expenses and pensions.

(End of this chapter)