serious crime

Chapter 30 The Longtan Island Massacre (1)
murder on the beach
The sea always gives people a feeling of vastness and boundlessness. Standing on the coast and looking around, what comes into sight is vastness except for the blue.

Under the sunlight, the azure sea looked like it had been covered with a glittering golden coat, transforming itself into a big golden stage.

The sea breeze passed by, and huge waves were raised on the sea surface, making "squashing" sounds one after another, as if the sea was "singing", and the waves danced gracefully on the "golden big stage" accompanied by wonderful music.

On the pier by the sea, cars are queuing up to board the ferry docked on the shore. The ferry is bound for Longtan Island, a tourist resort on the sea.

Longtan Island is composed of 78 small islands mainly Longtan Island. It is a famous tourist resort in the province. Although you can visit here in all seasons, the real tourist season is still in summer, because compared to visiting strange rocks People look forward to the vast and vast sea.

Since there are only two ferries, "there are too many monks and too little porridge", so the car quickly formed a long queue at the pier. However, compared with the noisy environment in the city where there is a traffic jam and the horns are heard everywhere, the traffic jam here has no harsh horns. No sound, no impatient complaints, and no anxious expression on people's faces.

Perhaps this is the charm of the sea. Looking at the vast sea, blowing the sea breeze, listening to the sound of the waves, and smelling the salty smell of the sea, you will feel refreshed and happy immediately. No traffic jams, no waiting in line Such troublesome things have long been thrown out of the sky in such a situation.

The deck of a ferry was soon full of cars. Amidst the huge roar of the motor, the ferry slowly left the pier, and the tourists on the car got out of the car one after another, and they couldn't wait to go down the road. Climb up the escalator to the lookout platform, look at the sea from the guardrail, breathe the smell of the tide, and enjoy the wonderful joy brought by the sea.

However, among the bustling crowd, there are some who like to stay alone in one place and enjoy themselves and relax, and Yao and Shun are one of them.

He didn't get out of the car, but just rolled down the window, felt the sea breeze blowing on his face, and then picked up a detective novel and read it with relish. It's been a long time since he enjoyed such a pleasant time.

After the serial murders of Wang Baocai brothers ended, the director Shen Xin also gave him a big vacation as he wished, which also allowed him to finally completely relax the nerves that had been tense all along.

"Brother Yao!"

Suddenly a voice came from outside his car. He put down his book, turned his head and looked out of the car, and saw a short, fat, dark-skinned man standing outside the car at some point.

The man outside the car stared at Yao and Shun in surprise, with a somewhat "fat" smile on his face, as if seeing an old friend he hadn't seen for a long time.

Yao Shun frowned slightly, suddenly feeling disturbed by others.

The man outside the car, Yao Shun, is no stranger. His name is Li Zhiqiang, nicknamed "Fox Qiang". He is an antique dealer in the city. He was arrested twice by Yao Shun for smuggling and selling cultural relics in the early years. , It can be regarded as reforming and opening an antique shop.

"What? Brother Yao, there shouldn't be any major cases, right?"

Li Zhiqiang glanced around, then approached Yao and Shun, and asked in a mysterious voice.

"Could it be that in your eyes, I have nothing else to do except handle the case?" Yao Shun asked displeased.

"Of course there is, of course there is, but I don't see you as a detective, the first thing I think of is the case!" Li Zhiqiang smiled awkwardly and said.

"You kid is quite leisurely! You actually came here for a trip, and you haven't made any 'extra money' recently? Or are you planning to meet some cultural relics dealer on this boat?"

The "external money" that Yao and Shun mentioned refers to the smuggling of cultural relics. Li Zhiqiang was taken aback immediately when he said this.

"Don't dare, I've been caught by your brother Yao twice, aren't you afraid? I really have reformed myself now, and I plan to start a new life. Now I open an antique shop in a serious manner. They are all handed down from the ancestors of other people's families, and they are all small gadgets, brother Yao, this is not illegal!" Li Zhiqiang explained aggrievedly with a bitter expression on his face.

"Of course I don't care about antiques from regular channels, but you are famous for having no treasures. Your sudden appearance here will inevitably remind me of it!"

Yao Shun was somewhat dissatisfied with Li Zhiqiang for disturbing his elegant mood, so he purposely found words to ridicule him.

"Brother Yao, you are really right. This time I really have nothing to lose, but this time I am aboveboard, and I didn't sneak around!" Li Zhiqiang said a little excitedly.

"What do you mean?" Yao Shun asked curiously.

"Brother Yao, don't you know? Didn't the newspapers publish it a long time ago? The treasure hunting trip in Shitou Village, Longtan Island, said that there is a treasure buried on the Trumpet Mountain in Shitou Village, worth 3000 million yuan! You only need to pay 500 yuan With a deposit, you can participate in the treasure hunt, no matter who you are, as long as you are interested, you can participate."

"I have seen this advertisement, and I can tell that it is Shimu Village's hype for their Laba Mountain tourism project. You don't even believe this?" Yao Shun said disdainfully.

"I don't think so, because this event was organized by a travel agency, Shitou Village is just a platform for hosting this event, and as far as Longtan Island is concerned, it has long been a holy place for tourism and vacation, and now it is being It’s the peak tourist season, so there’s no need to make false publicity to increase the popularity. As for the organizer’s travel agency, if it is found that the event is fake and just a gimmick for hype, it can’t be closed in the end. Can the calculation be done after all the signboards have been removed? I believe that the travel agency is not so stupid!"

Li Zhiqiang obviously did not agree with Yaoshun's "hype". He expressed his own opinion, and it is not difficult to hear his expectation for treasure hunting from it.

"What you said makes sense. It's summer now, and Longtan Island was originally the peak tourist season at this time. If there is such an event to increase its popularity, the number of tourists will definitely double. After all A deposit of 500 yuan for a treasure worth 3000 million yuan is very tempting for anyone. No matter whether this activity is hype or real, the travel agency and Longtan Island should be the final winners. Perhaps Both of them gained far more than 3000 million in this treasure hunt," Yao Shun said.

"No, in this world, money is worthless. If you go to the supermarket to buy something, you can lose hundreds of dollars. If you can get a treasure worth 3000 million without spending a penny, who would not want it? ? If I can get it, then I can really rely on it for the rest of my life!" Li Zhiqiang said with full expectation.

The ferry slowly slowed down and gradually approached Longtan Island Wharf. The tourists also stepped off the lookout platform and got into their cars. Li Zhiqiang also said goodbye to Yao and Shun, and returned to his own car.

For a moment, all the vehicles were ignited and started. The scene was like the racing cars on the F1 field preparing to start. The sound of the car engine on the deck instantly overshadowed the sound of the ferry motor. All the tourists were full of longing for the sea. , just waited for the ferry to stop, and officially sailed to Longtan Island, starting a wonderful journey.

After getting off the ferry, Yao and Shun did not rush to the accommodation or drive directly to the beach to play like other tourists, but drove slowly and leisurely along the road on the island alone.

Listening to the soft music, smelling the salty smell unique to the island, and the sea breeze constantly blowing into the car, the feeling is not to mention how pleasant it is.

After driving for about half an hour, Yao and Shun finally entered the county seat.In fact, the road from the wharf to the county seat is not long. If it is fast, it can be reached within 10 minutes, but Yaoshun drives very slowly.

Compared with the landscape of high-rise buildings in the city, the buildings here are generally not high, and the tallest is no more than seven floors. The main reason is to consider the natural factors of the island, especially the island is often directly attacked by typhoons. If the cover is too high, it will inevitably cause some dangers.

Yao Shun stopped his car in front of an apartment-style hotel on the side of the road, where he had already reserved a room before coming.

Apartment-style hotels can be seen everywhere on Longtan Island. Compared with a few expensive and luxuriously decorated hotels, low-priced apartment-style hotels are more accepted by tourists. Although the interior decoration of these hotels is much simpler than that of large hotels, but All kinds of facilities are available, and the hygienic conditions are not bad. After all, most of these apartment-style hotels are run by the aborigines on the island. They don't want tourists to have a bad impression of the island's tourism industry. It is equivalent to smashing one's own "job".

In the guest room, Yao Shun packed his luggage, took a change of clothes, and was about to go to the beach to relax. When he was about to go out, he noticed that on the dressing table, above the hotel service guide, there was a piece of On the promotional coloring page, in addition to drawing a huge treasure chest overflowing with gold coins, it also prominently says "A treasure worth 3000 million yuan, it may belong to you when it comes!" in large characters, and at the bottom of the coloring page is It is indicated that the organizer is the Wonderful Time Travel Agency, and the start time of the event is [-]:[-] this afternoon, and the location is in Stone Tomb Village on Longtan Island.

"It's done in a decent way."

Yao Shun glanced at his watch and saw that the time was only 2:10, so he picked up the promotional leaflet and wanted to visit the above-mentioned Shitou Village first, out of curiosity on the one hand, and on the other hand Because of his occupation, although he only needs to pay a deposit of 500 yuan to participate in the treasure hunt, but if there are many people participating, the deposit will be a lot of money. If the real event is fake, the organizer If the deposit was taken away, it would be a huge fraud case.

Shimu Village is located in the north of Longtan Island, about 15 minutes' drive from where Yao and Shun lived.

Because the villagers here do not have the custom of cremation, anyone who dies in the family will adopt the method of burial, and uniformly use a dome-style stone tomb, so the Stone Tomb Village is named after it.

Compared with the unique tourist attractions on the island that are crowded with people during the peak tourist season, Shitomb Village is particularly "deserted", and even gives people a "weird" feeling.

Although it is located in the center of Longtan Island, it is also the place farthest from the sea on the whole island. There is nothing in the village for tourists to visit except for a trumpet-shaped mountain full of stone tombs. Since tourists are visiting the island, how could they go to see a mountain full of stone tombs?Aren't you afraid of getting bad luck all over your body?
Therefore, Shimu Village on Longtan Island is like a neglected and out-of-group "child", staying there alone at any time.

However, in this peak tourist season, the "lonely child" of Shitou Village has turned into a sought-after object and has become another very lively tourist place on the island. Needless to say, the main reason is because of that Treasure hunt advertisement.

In an open space outside Shitou Village, all kinds of vehicles were parked, and more than a dozen motorcycle masters rode motorcycles to and fro here. It can be seen that the treasure hunting advertisement has indeed received miraculous effects.

After Yao and Shun parked the car, he walked towards the village with the crowd. After walking for about 5 minutes, he came to a small square in the village. At this time, the place was already crowded with people and it was very lively.

The scorching sun on the top of the head, the baking of the hot earth under the feet, coupled with the heat emitted by the human body, turned this small open-air square into an airtight secret room. It takes 1 minute to make people sweat profusely.

Even so, people still had no intention of leaving. Instead, they gathered more and more. While wiping the sweat off their faces, they were all whispering about treasure hunting.

In the center of the small square, a very crude temporary stage was built with wooden boards. A red banner was hung above the stage, with the words "Stone Tomb Village Treasure Hunt Competition" clearly printed on it.On one side of the stage, there is also a long table and a long bench.

"Brother Yao, you are here too!"

Li Zhiqiang got out from nowhere, and happily walked to Yaoshun's side. His face was covered with sweat, and his clothes were already soaked in sweat. Those who didn't know thought he just swam up in the sea.

Looking at Li Zhiqiang who was sweating profusely, Yaoshun couldn't help laughing: "Hehe, you must have been waiting here for a long time! Are you sweating hot or anxious?"

"Brother Yao, don't make fun of me! I'm almost scratching the wall like a mouse." Li Zhiqiang said with a bitter face.

"If it's a real treasure, it's worth scratching the wall, but if it's a scam, then you probably have the heart to hit the wall!" Yaoshun said sarcastically.

Waiting is already easy to make people feel impatient, coupled with the sultry temperature, it adds a bit of irritability to the people waiting for the treasure hunt.

People seemed to be impatient to wait, they kept looking at their watches, and kept asking the villagers who were in charge of maintaining order when the activities would start, but those villagers kept saying "I don't know", " Wait a little longer" and so on, there is no way to give an exact statement. It seems that they are not very clear about other things except for the task of maintaining order.

Finally, it was three o'clock in the afternoon, and someone in the crowd shouted "It's time", and all the people fell silent in unison, and focused their sights on the stage in the small square.

At the same time, a woman in her early 20s, wearing a white T-shirt with "Graceful Time Travel Agency" printed on the front and back, walked slowly from the steps to the center of the stage with a loudspeaker. She first looked around After listening to the surrounding crowd, he yelled a few times into the loudspeaker unhurriedly, and tried the sound test.

And behind the woman were three men, but instead of walking onto the stage, they sat down at a long table on one side of the stage, and at the same time took out a laptop and placed it on the table.

"Everyone, I am the tour guide of the 'Wonderful Time' travel agency. My surname is Jiang. Thank you very much for coming here to participate in the treasure hunting activity organized by our travel agency in this hot summer."

After a brief self-introduction, the woman looked around the crowd, paused, and continued: "Everyone, when the current financial crisis is sweeping all countries around the world, 3000 million is a lot of money, especially now that the country is In an era of high housing prices and high consumption, 3000 million yuan can allow you to have a car and a house, and directly step into a wealthy life without worrying about food and clothing. Before enjoying a good life, you only need to pay a deposit of 500 yuan. Of course, this deposit After the event ends, the full amount will be returned, that is to say, the treasure prize worth 3000 million is actually given away for nothing, this can definitely be called a lucrative, steady profit business!"

The tour guide shouted impassionedly on the stage, and her agitation was no less than those hysterical salesmen in the direct TV commercials.

"Is your treasure hunt real? It shouldn't be fake!"

"Yes! Is it really worth 3000 million treasures? What if no one finds it in the end?"

"That's right, don't let this event just be a hype!"

There were voices of doubt from the crowd, and Ms. Jiang on the stage seemed to have been prepared for a long time. She explained one by one without haste: "Our activity is so vigorously publicized that we even advertised it in the newspaper. Do you think there will be fakes? As for the treasure worth 3000 million, our travel agency can guarantee that it definitely exists. Please rest assured. The time limit for this event is 15 days. After 15 days, no matter whether the treasure is found or not , we will terminate the activity, and take out the treasure to let everyone witness the authenticity of the activity.”

"Okay, it's fine if it's true, don't talk nonsense, when will the event start?"

"Yes! Let's start! 15 days is not too long! Hurry up!"

"That's right, where is the treasure hidden? Is there any hint?"

"That's right, tell me!"

People may have been waiting impatiently, or maybe they couldn't hold back the excitement of the treasure hunt. Everyone didn't have the heart to listen to the tour guide's nonsense, and they kept urging the tour guide.

(End of this chapter)