Zhou Tong Detective Series

Chapter 34 Zhou Tong Detective Series II: Blood Talisman (13)
Li Ying gave Feng Tianrong a hard look, then pulled Zhou Tong with a smile and said, "I knew they made a mistake, now that the truth is out, we can go back together."

"The truth has not yet been revealed. One day, the real murderer will be severely punished." Zhou Tong's eyes slowly swept across the crowd.

"Since it's all right, Liu Qingte, let's go to Ma'er Mountain immediately according to the original plan!" Qin Mengyao looked at Liu Qingte and urged.

Liu Qingte looked at Zhou Tong upon hearing this.

"That's right, we should go to Ma'er Mountain immediately." Zhou Tong echoed, but he didn't dare to look at Qin Mengyao. Regarding what happened in the basement yesterday, although his rationality told Zhou Tong not to think about it, his body resisted from time to time Stay sensible.

Chapter 15

Yangfangbao Village is located in Dacanggai Township, Xuanhua County, Zhangjiakou City. According to historical records, Yangfangbao Village existed in the Song and Liao Dynasties. In the Ming Dynasty, the village built a solid castle made of stone. There is still an area to the north of the castle. A big city.Ma'er Mountain is located in the east of Yangfangbao Village.

It was already two days later when Zhou Tong and his group arrived at Yangfangbao. On the road from the village to Ma'er Mountain, there were bones everywhere. These bones were slightly yellow in color, crisp and old.

Li Ying is relatively timid, and whenever she sees disgusting white bones, or gets knocked to her feet by a skull, she will scream.

Ai Chen seemed to be participating in a photography association, taking photos non-stop, recording what she saw and heard.

Qin Mengyao's expression was very nervous, paying attention to everything around her, and occasionally she would appear lost in thought, not knowing what she was thinking.

Zhou Tong found a villager and asked him what happened to the bones all over the place.According to the villagers, this place is known as the "Graveyard". In the 20s, the whole country was engaged in the basic construction of farmland and water conservancy. When the villagers flattened the land and plowed out hundreds of large piles of bones.Relevant experts who came at that time estimated that about 60 people were buried here.

"How could so many people die here?" Zhou Tong asked Liu Qingte curiously.

"I'm not too sure. There doesn't seem to be any records about this in the history books." Liu Qingte was also puzzled.

Lin Danxi picked up a lot of bones from the ground, looked at them carefully, then pointed to a crack on one of the bones, and said to Zhou Tong: "These people should have died in the war. I looked at some bones and found many bones There are cracks cut by knives."

"Lin Danxi is right. There was indeed an extremely tragic battle here!" Qin Mengyao also picked up a bone from the ground.

"Mengyao is still very knowledgeable, why don't you tell us in detail." Feng Tianrong complimented without losing the opportunity.

Qin Mengyao looked at Feng Tianrong and smiled, full of charm.

Feng Tianrong couldn't help but stare dumbfounded.

"Genghis Khan attacked Xixia in the 21st year of his accession, but died of illness in Qingshui Town the following year. Before he died, he gave the talisman that recorded the secret of his tomb to seven generals who were born and died with him, and asked the seven According to the riddle on the talisman, the general hid the talisman in different places, and when the Mongols were in danger, they could open his tomb and take all the treasures in it." Qin Mengyao said.

"I also know this. According to the records in ancient books, it is indeed the case." Liu Qingte nodded frequently. This is the core of his thesis "Research on Genghis Khan's Mausoleum".

"But what is the connection between what you said and the situation here?" Ai Chen asked while making detailed records.

Qin Mengyao smiled, that expression was obviously saying that Ai Chen was too anxious.

"That day, I heard Liu Qingte talk about the fact that the most important passage in the Jin Dynasty, the Jin Dao, was forced to divert in the Yuan Dynasty. I checked a lot of information, and it really allowed me to find some clues. At the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the Yuan army fought fiercely with the Ming army here. At that time, the Yuan Dynasty was over, and it was a very strange thing to attack such a hill with all its strength. What is even more strange is that after the victory of the Ming Dynasty, the Such a place that is not a military important place has built a strong castle and sent heavy troops to guard it. This is why there are piles of bones here now." Qin Mengyao said with great certainty.

Everyone was very surprised how Qin Mengyao knew this, especially Liu Qingte, because Qin Mengyao said that she found this matter after consulting a lot of information, but Liu Qingte believed that her research in this area was not enough. Maybe less than her, but why have I never found similar related information?
On the other hand, after Zhou Tong knew Qin Mengyao's true identity, she didn't feel anything special about what she said. However, if Chen Jun was killed because of finding out these things, it would be too wronged.

"Then the last time you went to the Bogdhan Palace, did you and Zhou Tong find anything?" Ai Chen recalled the shootout in the Bogdhan Palace, and almost lost his life, and it was Qin Mengyao who went to the Bogdhan Palace. proposals, and when they came back they said nothing about what they found.

"Let Zhou Tong talk about it." Qin Mengyao glanced at Zhou Tong ambiguously.

"How dare you say that you have nothing to do with her!" Li Ying pinched Zhou Tong hard on the back.

Zhou Tong almost jumped up in pain, but he held back with tears in his eyes.

"It's not that we didn't say it before, it's just that the matter is important, so we have reservations. We did find a strange painting in the Bogdakhan Palace. There is a mark of amulet on the scroll." Zhou Tong avoided Qin Meng Looking away, he said to Ai Chen.

"Everyone can take a look at the painting together." Qin Mengyao took out her mobile phone and showed everyone the painting she and Zhou Tong found in Bogdakhan Palace.

Although the mobile phone screen is not big, you can basically see the general appearance of this Mongolian painting.

"So you took a picture of the painting with your mobile phone." Zhou Tong was a little surprised, not knowing when she took the picture.

Qin Mengyao just showed a smile without further explanation.

"Last time in the painting hall, you seemed to have a lot of insight into this painting, but you were interrupted before you finished speaking. Now you can tell everyone."

"Now that we're here, there's really no need to say anything else. You can take a look at the Ma'er Mountain in the distance, and then take a closer look at the paintings!" Qin Mengyao said with her arms folded gracefully on her chest.

When everyone heard the words, they all looked towards Ma'er Mountain in the distance.

The main body of Ma'er Mountain faces south and backs north, with mountains on both sides.Seen from a distance, the shape of the mountain resembles a horse drinking water with its head down, and there is a young horse snuggling behind the horse on the east side.Standing a few kilometers away from the mountain, there are huge zodiac patterns looming from west to east on the main hillside. Horses, rabbits, pigs, snakes, roosters, rats, tigers, and several other zodiac patterns can be identified. The pattern is no longer clearly identifiable.

"Isn't this picture about Ma Ershan?" Feng Tianrong was eager to show off in front of Qin Mengyao, so he rushed forward.

"It's really similar." Li Xin, who rarely spoke, couldn't help but said.

Liu Qingte nodded in agreement with Li Xin's words.

Only Li Ying sang the opposite: "This mountain is not like a horse, but more like a pig!"

Zhou Tong knew that Li Ying was trying to make things difficult for Qin Mengyao, so she didn't speak.

Lin Danxi stood aside, without even looking at Qin Mengyao's cell phone, as if everything had nothing to do with him.

"However, even though this painting is about Ma'er Mountain, and the talisman is in Ma'er Mountain, but the mountain is so big, how can we find it?" Ai Chen asked with some headaches.

"That's right, I'm afraid I may not be able to find it after living here for a year or so!" Li Ying quickly agreed.

"That's not necessarily the case, I believe it won't take long to find it!" Qin Mengyao was full of confidence.

"What are you trying to tell?" Li Ying asked angrily.

Hearing this, Qin Mengyao smiled even more charmingly, and walked up to Li Ying's side, touching her smooth face.

Everyone was baffled by her sudden and weird behavior, only Li Xin showed a trace of uneasiness on his face, and Li Ying herself was a little embarrassed, and her face was flushed red by Qin Mengyao's touch.

"Such a beautiful girl has such a temper." It's really awkward for a beautiful woman like Qin Mengyao to praise another girl.

Zhou Tong was afraid that Li Ying would lose her temper, so she immediately turned away and said, "I think I also know the approximate location of the talisman."

"Oh?" Qin Mengyao seemed a little surprised.

"I think it has something to do with the huge zodiac pictures on the mountain!" Zhou Tong also guessed.

"I feel the same way," Liu Qingte said, "but I can't see what these zodiac pictures imply."

Zhou Tong suddenly asked, "What zodiac sign is Genghis Khan?"

"Horse!" Feng Tianrong, who hadn't interrupted for a long time, said impatiently.

"That's right, with the addition of this painting, I am now sure that the talisman is within the range of the pattern of the zodiac horse! You can take a closer look at the painting. There is a small horse near the back of the horse." If you don’t look carefully, it’s hard to find the black dot, but the position of this dot coincides with the position of the horse on the mountain.”

After hearing Zhou Tong's words, Qin Mengyao immediately applauded.

"Yes, you are really smart, and you have exactly the same idea as me."

Feng Tianrong on the side was going to ridicule Zhou Tong, but seeing Qin Mengyao's attitude, he had no choice but to shut up.

"Since everyone has no objection to their deduction, let's hurry up!" Ai Chen said excitedly.

In order to observe the terrain along the road and look for any useful clues, the expedition team did not drive, but carried all the field equipment and walked to Ma'er Mountain.The four men, Zhou Tong, Liu Qingte, Lin Danxi, and Feng Tianrong, carried most of the luggage and heavy items, and the rest of the girls basically carried a backpack and went on the road easily.

After entering Ma'er Mountain, the road became more and more rugged. Because this is not a tourist area and there are few people, there is basically no way to climb the mountain. Only Lin Danxi can open the way ahead with a big knife.The weather was getting later and later, and it was almost impossible to reach the area with the zodiac horse pattern on the same day. After discussion, the expedition team decided to camp on the mountain and head towards the goal tomorrow morning.

Li Ying, who was originally very happy about camping, felt that there was a huge gap between reality and her imagination.There is no open place for them to camp comfortably in Ma'er Mountain. In desperation, they only found some small open spaces in the woods, and then relied on manpower to level the ground a little bit and set up tents.In order to keep out the cold and cook, Lin Danxi dug another hole in a small open space, and then pulled out the surrounding grass and vegetation before lighting a bonfire.

The night in the mountains is humid and cold, and there are all kinds of scary and weird mosquitoes. Not to mention girls, even big men will get goose bumps when they see it.A few wolf howls and some strange chirping sounds could be heard from time to time not far away, adding to the horror and gloom.

After dinner, the team members who were tired all day went back to their tents to rest.

But Li Ying sat by the bonfire for a long time, and Zhou Tong noticed that something was wrong with her, so she asked, "Girl, what are you doing, why don't you go back to the tent to rest? Tomorrow may be even harder!"

"I...I...don't want to go back to the tent for the time being." Li Ying was clearly afraid in her heart, but her mouth was stiff.

"Oh, that's it, then I'll go to bed first." Zhou Tong said and was about to turn around and go back to the tent.

"Wait...wait a minute! Chat with me." Li Ying said shyly.

"I know you're afraid. Well, I'll be a good person to accompany you." Zhou Tong walked back with a smile and sat down next to Li Ying.

Qin Mengyao watched everything outside in his tent, and there was a look of envy in his eyes.

"Are you in love with that man?" Li Xin gently hugged Qin Mengyao from behind.

"Maybe, but I seem to love myself more!" Qin Mengyao turned around, hugged Li Xin as well, and sealed her mouth with fiery lips.

But Qin Mengyao closed her eyes this time. She had never kissed with her eyes closed before. Maybe this time she didn't know whether the person she kissed was Li Xin or Zhou Tong.

"It's been a long time since we sat and chatted like this." Li Ying complained in her tone.

"Yeah, too many things have happened recently. By the way, you don't have to join this expedition. I'm afraid it will not only be harder, but also more dangerous in the future." Zhou Tong always wanted to persuade Li Ying to quit the expedition. , and now that he knew he was dealing with the Russian Mafia, this idea was even stronger.

"Do you really want me to leave that much?" Li Ying suddenly asked in a rare manner.

Zhou Tong looked into Li Ying's eyes and said very seriously: "Frankly speaking, it is true."

"You!" Li Ying wanted to lose her temper, but in the end she lowered her shoulders, "Do you really hate me?"

Li Ying looked sad, and looked at Zhou Tong with her watery eyes.

Looking at poor Li Ying, Zhou Tong almost felt an urge to embrace her.

"I'm thinking about your safety, don't you understand?"

"So, do you like me?" Li Ying took Zhou Tong's arm and leaned on his shoulder.

A strange feeling rose in Zhou Tong's heart, but this feeling soon turned into an ambivalence, and the figure of Yan Yongjie appeared in his mind.

While thinking about it, a loud noise suddenly came from a forest not far away, and the birds resting on the trees flew away in a hurry. Zhou Tong and Li Ying could clearly hear the sound of short shrubs breaking. --Bear? !Zhou Tong didn't have time to think, pulled Li Ying up, and woke up the people who were resting tent by tent.

"Get up, everyone, it seems that something is approaching us!"

The person who came out of the tent in a daze seemed to have been injected with an injection after hearing Zhou Tong's words, and he became sober in an instant.

The sound of snapping bushes was getting closer and closer, but it stopped suddenly, and everyone was frightened by the atmosphere.

Zhou Tong decided to see what it was, and asked everyone to take out the flashlights in their backpacks, turn on the switches together, and shine toward the place where the sound was loud.Everyone was stunned by the sight in front of them, it was a bear!Really a bear!The girl let out a terrible scream.The bear seemed to be irritated by the shouting, unfolded its huge body, waved its paws, and let out a terrifying roar.Even a warrior as strong as Lin Danxi couldn't help but have three points of fear, and at that time Zhou Tong had only one thought, run!Regardless of 21, Zhou Tong pulled up Li Ying who was panicked beside him, and then shouted at the others: "Put on your bag and run!" I don't know how many times I fell while running.However, the bear didn't seem to be chasing them. If they did catch up, they probably wouldn't be able to run away. As for why they didn't chase them, God knows, maybe they were more interested in what they left there.After fleeing like this for about half an hour, they stopped after confirming that the bear had not followed.The girls are already in a mess, covered in mud, and of course the men are not much better.Sitting down, several people were panting heavily, while Lin Danxi immediately began to count the number of people and belongings, but Feng Tianrong and Qin Mengyao were missing, and three backpacks, all tents and almost half of the food were also lost.

Chapter 16 Cave Monster
"Feng Tianrong and Qin Mengyao? I saw them running at the front just now, why are they nowhere to be seen?" Liu Qingte really couldn't figure out the disappearance of Feng Tianrong and Qin Mengyao.

"Yeah, I also saw them running ahead, but then I fell and didn't pay attention." Ai Chen recalled while patting the dirt on her body.

"Li Xin, haven't you been by Qin Mengyao's side all the time?" Li Ying always felt that the relationship between these two women was nothing like that between a manager and an artist.

"It was too dark just now, and the flashlight in my hand fell off again, and I was just running with everyone. What should I do now, in case something happens to Mengyao..." Li Xin began to cry as he spoke.

"Don't worry, they won't be too far away from us. Let's look around together." After Zhou Tong finished speaking, he asked Lin Danxi to walk in front, while the others were caught in the middle to prevent anyone from getting lost.

"Feng Tianrong! Feng Tianrong!" Everyone shouted Feng Tianrong's name as they walked.

(End of this chapter)