Zhou Tong Detective Series

Chapter 32 Zhou Tong Detective Series II: Blood Talisman (11)
From the moment Zhou Tong saw Chen Jun's death, she had a strong doubt, why did the murderer kill Chen Jun?If the murderer killed Jiang Shaoqi and Wang Gui before to get the talisman, and then killed them to silence them, then killing Chen Jun now is a bit inconceivable.Zhou Tong always thought that the murderer would attack again, and would only target Qin Mengyao, who was the only one who might know the whereabouts of the talisman, or that the murderer's purpose now was to temporarily agree with them, that is, to find the remaining two talisman cards. Until then, the murderer should stay on the sidelines.It was based on this judgment that he formulated the "snake hunting plan" to lure the murderer to join the investigation team, and when the talisman was found and the murderer couldn't help showing his feet, he was arrested in one fell swoop.However, the whole plan has just begun. On the first day they arrived in Ulaanbaatar, someone was murdered. This was too unexpected, and Zhou Tong felt a deep sense of guilt.

Zhou Tong carefully checked everything in the room, not letting go of any possible clues, and finally found a very special thing, that is, the laptop used by Chen Jun was missing.The murderer took away his laptop, and what was in that laptop made the murderer risk taking it away after killing Chen Jun.

Also, why did the murderer cut off Chen Jun's finger? Was it simply to make the murder look more bloody, or was there some other reason?
What Zhou Tong couldn't figure out the most was how the murderer left the room. The door was locked and the windows were closed. Could it be that the murderer could pass through the wall?What kind of trick did the murderer play to arrange this secret room murder trick?Most importantly why such a trick?Could it be to make it look like Chen Jun committed suicide?But the scene didn't look like suicide.After thinking about it, Zhou Tong felt that there was only one possibility for the murderer to do so. Just like killing Jiang Shaoqi and Wang Gui, the murderer was provocative. He had a perverted narcissism about his criminal methods.

Zhou Tong then checked Chen Jun's body, then slowly turned around and exited the room, but when he was about to close the door, he found a handful of lavender fluff on the ground at the door.

Zhou Tong picked it up carefully, then closed the door of Chen Jun's room and walked to the restaurant.

"What are you doing in Chen Jun's room alone? Could it be that you will fail the autopsy?" Feng Tianrong, who was holding his breath, saw Zhou Tong come back, and immediately went into a rage.

Zhou Tong ignored him, just looked at Liu Qingte and said, "Call the police, now that someone is dead, I think it's better to end the inspection activity as soon as possible."

As soon as Zhou Tong finished speaking, everyone stood up, even Li Ying was a little surprised, wondering what kind of medicine he was selling in his gourd.

Liu Qingte saw that Zhou Tong's serious expression was not at all joking, and he immediately became a little nervous, as if something made him hesitate.

Zhou Tong saw that no one responded, so he took out his mobile phone and said, "Let me call if you don't move."

"Wait!" Liu Qingte shouted loudly.

All eyes turned from Zhou Tong to Liu Qingte.

Zhou Tong also put down his phone and looked at Liu Qingte.

Liu Qingte seemed more and more nervous, but he still hesitated and said: "No...you can't call the police, then I think we will all be sent back to the country..."

"Go back as soon as you go back. Now that someone is killed, it's no joke, and now we don't have any clear clues about the whereabouts of the talisman. We'd better go back sooner!" Zhou Tong retorted immediately.

Others also agreed with Zhou Tong's statement. At present, Chen Jun died like this for no reason. It is impossible for everyone not to call the police for an investigation without a clear goal.

"No...the talisman...I know where the talisman is." Liu Qingte finally managed to say this with a lot of effort.

"Where is it?" Qin Mengyao asked excitedly. Of course, this is what everyone present wanted to ask.

"I just got a clue, Qin Mengyao, you should also remember that there is a line of words on the back of the talisman we took... from the Darghuts..." Liu Qingte couldn't help but speak. He looked at Lin Danxi at the door.

As expected, Lin Dancy snorted coldly at what he said.

"That's right, I still remember that line translated into Chinese means 'circling the sheep and jumping the horse, diverting the road'." Qin Mengyao recalled.

"According to the information I recently checked in the history books, I learned that the most important passage during the Jin Kingdom period - the Golden Avenue runs through Yangfangbao Village and Ma'er Mountain near the village. This road leads to Inner Mongolia and the three northeastern provinces in the north. , to the south is divided into two roads, one passes through Yanmen Pass to Datong, and the other passes through Juyongguan Pass to Beijing. At the same time, this road can go west through Zhangjiakou to Baotou and Ordos. However, in the Yuan Dynasty, the Golden Avenue was diverted for more than 20 kilometers for some reason , the rest of the route remains the same, but bypasses Yangfangbao Village and Maer Mountain, and diverts to Changyukou Village, Xuanhua County, [-] kilometers away from Yangfangbao Village. The avenue is still in use, reaching Yuanzhongdu, Shangdu, and the three eastern provinces in the north, and Beijing, Datong, Baotou, and Ordos in the south and west.” Liu Qingte eloquently said, like a few treasures.

"You mean to say that the phrase 'circling the sheep and jumping the horse, and changing the road' alludes to this matter?" Zhou Tong asked.

"It should be like this. According to my research, there is a close connection between the seven talisman cards, and each talisman card hints at the location of the other talisman card, so in theory, as long as one of them is found, all the talisman cards can be found. Talisman." Liu Qingte was very sure.

"Why didn't you tell us about such important clues earlier?" Qin Mengyao complained.

"At the beginning, I was just guessing, not sure, but... But now Chen Jun has been killed, so I..." Liu Qingte hesitated to speak.

"What does Chen Jun's death have to do with this?" Zhou Tong asked hastily.

"I'm not sure, but... But when I was in school, I asked him to look up the details of the Yuan Dynasty's diversion on the Internet. Today on the plane, he told me that he has some clues, and he can give me the information in a short time. , but now he...he was killed...I think...is there any connection?" Liu Qingte cast his eyes on Zhou Tong while speaking.

Zhou Tong didn't directly answer Liu Qingte's question, but his heart began to clear up. The murderer took away Chen Jun's laptop because it must have some extremely valuable information. It is very likely that these information belong to Liu Qingte. The whereabouts of the talisman was mentioned, so the murderer killed Chen Jun at all costs and took the laptop.

"If this is the case, it is even more necessary to call the police." Zhou Tong thought for a while and said.

Everyone looked at him suspiciously.

Zhou Tong explained: "According to what you said, the talisman should not be in Ulaanbaatar, so there is no need for us to stay here, so we can't ignore Chen Jun's death, it should be handed over to the local police. , As for the matter of finding the talisman, we will do it after returning to China."

Liu Qingte also nodded when he heard the words. What Zhou Tong said was indeed reasonable. Even if the school canceled the inspection project after returning home, he could still conduct it privately.It was entirely because I was too nervous just now that I didn't think of this.

Everyone else nodded, thinking that this is the best way to deal with it.

"No... Before calling the police, we have to go to another place, because there may also be information about the whereabouts of the talisman!" Qin Mengyao suddenly said loudly.

"Where?" Li Ying on the side couldn't help asking curiously.

"Bogdo Khan Palace!"

"Why are you sure there will be clues to the talisman?" Ai Chen, who had been watching quietly all this time, asked.

"Because... because I heard from Wang Gui." Qin Mengyao looked a little embarrassed, and when she spoke, she secretly looked at Zhou Tong, because she had concealed these things from Yan Yongjie before.

"I believe you! If everyone has no objections, I agree that we will go to the Bogdakhan Palace first." Zhou Tong's attitude suddenly turned 180 degrees. His real idea was to hand over this matter to the police See Yan Yongjie before proceeding.

Section 13 Ambush
In the dead of night, Zhou Tong slipped out of the yard quietly. He had passed the news of Chen Jun's death to Yan Yongjie and asked her to meet at night.

Zhou Tong crossed the Tula River and found Yan Yongjie under a big tree.

"I didn't expect that on the first day after I came out, there was a murder case in the investigation team." Yan Yongjie was also a little emotional.

"The murderer is more cunning and vicious than we imagined. As long as it is beneficial to them, he will kill anyone without mercy." Zhou Tong said bitterly.

Yan Yongjie asked, "What are your plans now?"

"Liu Qingte and Qin Mengyao have concealed too many things from us. They both have their own little calculations and never worry about other people's safety, but today they finally forced them to tell the truth." Zhou Tong is quite dissatisfied with Liu Qingte and Qin Mengyao.

"Then you decided to accompany them to the Bogdakhan Palace tomorrow?"

"That's right. Since Qin Mengyao is so persistent, it's okay to go and have a look. It's just that the case of Chen Jun's murder is left to you to take over. I believe the murderer has already obtained information on the whereabouts of another talisman. What William said The international criminal organization will definitely send people to look for it immediately, and we must speed up and find the talisman before them." Zhou Tong suddenly changed the subject and asked, "Yong Jie, I want you to help me get the talisman. Have you got any information about the international criminal group that William said?"

"How can it be so easy, the information is on the Interpol side, even the team leader probably doesn't know much, I still need a little time." Yan Yongjie complained that Zhou Tong was too impatient.

"You are so powerful, how can such a small matter stump you?" Zhou Tong held Yan Yongjie's hand while flattering, taking advantage of it.

Yan Yongjie's face was flushed by him, but now she didn't have the heart to fight with Zhou Tong, she shook off his hand, said "less gossip, more work", then performed lightness kung fu and disappeared under the night.

Bogdakhan Palace Museum was built in 1893 and is located at the foot of Bogdakhan Mountain.It was originally the summer palace of the Mongolian religious leader Bogdo Khan Jebtsundamba (1869-1924), and it is one of the most important historical sites in Mongolia.There are 7 monasteries in the museum. The main entrance was built between 1912 and 1919. The entire building did not use a single nail, but only 108 tenon joints. It is a traditional Chinese building.There is also a small two-story European-style building, which is the winter residence of Bogdhan.The museum has a collection of living objects and religious instruments used by Bogdhan Khan, as well as some traditional Mongolian paintings, and many rare cultural relics.

Early the next morning, Zhou Tong and his team arrived at the Bogdakhan Palace Museum, but it was crowded with tourists and heavily guarded. If you wanted to take something from here, at least during the day, it was basically impossible.

"What are you looking for here?" Zhou Tong looked at Qin Mengyao, and then said seriously: "But no matter what you are looking for, you must not steal from others like last time!"

Qin Mengyao smiled when she heard the words, but she suddenly grabbed Zhou Tong's hand and whispered in his ear: "If you want to know the answer, come with me!"

After finishing speaking, Qin Mengyao pulled Zhou Tong to speed up his pace, got into the crowd, and threw the others away in the blink of an eye.Li Ying wanted to chase after them, but lost sight of them, so she had to call Zhou Tong a jerk aggrievedly.Feng Tianrong's expression was extremely ugly, as if his wife had been abducted.When everyone else stood on tiptoe to look for Zhou Tong and Qin Mengyao, only Lin Danxi remained indifferent and followed behind everyone like a bodyguard, vigilant about everything around him.

Qin Mengyao took Zhou Tong around, walking around the Bogdakhan Palace Museum as if at home.

Zhou Tong asked in surprise, "Have you been here before?"

"No, but you don't have to come in person to get familiar with the terrain." Qin Mengyao said lightly.

As the two talked, they came to a huge painting hall, which was filled with all kinds of traditional Mongolian paintings from different eras.

"What we are looking for is here!" Qin Mengyao said while looking around.

"You mean the clue of the talisman?" Zhou Tong asked looking at the painting beside him.

Qin Mengyao nodded, but her attention was completely on these paintings.

These traditional Mongolian paintings involve a wide range of content, including festivals, sacrifices, hunting, major historical events, etc., covering almost all the political, military and daily life of the Mongolians. These paintings left over from past dynasties are undoubtedly Mongolian. encyclopedia.

Zhou Tong and Qin Mengyao looked at it for about half an hour, and both of them were attracted by one of the paintings by coincidence.

The painting showed a steed drinking water with its head bowed, and a young horse snuggled up behind it to the east of the steed.The whole painting has beautiful lines, vivid images, symmetrical composition and a pastoral natural scene.But the most peculiar thing is that there is a special imprint in the upper right corner of the painting, and this imprint is very familiar to Zhou Tong and Qin Mengyao. The string pattern and a very small Mongolian text are the front pattern of the talisman.

"That's it!" Qin Mengyao said excitedly.

"What can this painting explain?" Zhou Tong's research in this area cannot be compared with people like Liu Qingte and Qin Mengyao.

"The horse is..." Qin Mengyao was about to explain to Zhou Tong, but when he saw a man in a suit approaching them, he immediately shut his mouth.

Zhou Tong also noticed that something was wrong. There were very few tourists in the painting hall suddenly, but there were more guys around them who didn't look like tourists.

"Get out of the way!" Zhou Tong saw a middle-aged man pull out a pistol, and immediately pushed Qin Mengyao in panic.

With a "bang", the gun went off.

Fortunately, Zhou Tong reacted quickly enough, and the bullet hit the wall, but with the sound of the gunshot, the entire Bogdhan Palace Museum was also in chaos.

Taking advantage of the confusion, Zhou Tong wanted to pull Qin Mengyao and flee immediately. After all, the other party had a gun, so he was not joking.

But Qin Mengyao didn't want to go outside, but dragged Zhou Tong to another room. The situation was urgent, so Zhou Tong had no choice but to follow her and continue to run around in Bogduo Khan Palace.And those middle-aged men just now also took out their pistols one after another, and followed closely behind Zhou Tong and Qin Mengyao.

Gunshots came from behind Zhou Tong and Qin Mengyao, and they were almost crawling on the ground, looking for shelter.

Soon, the guards and police who arrived also joined the shootout, and the tourists who came to visit were shot from time to time, and the whole situation was completely out of control.

Qin Mengyao fled with Zhou Tong all the way, and finally opened a secret door and walked along a winding staircase to a dark and narrow basement.

"How do you know that there is a basement here?" Zhou Tong felt that Qin Mengyao was becoming more and more unpredictable.

"Let's not talk about this for now, and I will explain to you later. We hide here, and the other party probably won't find it." Qin Mengyao pulled Zhou Tong to sit down.

"No, what should they do? I wonder if those people went to ambush them?" Zhou Tong thought of Li Ying, Liu Qingte, Ai Chen, Lin Danxi, Li Xin and Feng Tianrong who were still outside, and felt worried.

"Don't worry, isn't that criminal police officer Yan Yongjie secretly protecting them, not to mention there is an expert like Lin Danxi." Qin Mengyao was not worried about the situation outside at all.

Thinking of Yan Yongjie and Lin Danxi, Zhou Tong was really relieved, but he suddenly realized that something was wrong, looked at Qin Mengyao and asked, "How do you know that Lin Danxi is a master?"

Qin Mengyao didn't notice that he was quick to speak, and even slipped his mouth.

"Who are you?" Zhou Tong stood up vigilantly, staring at Qin Mengyao and asked.

Qin Mengyao looked at the serious Zhou Tong, but laughed instead. Her smile was presumptuous, but also beautiful. Seeing such a woman smile, no matter what, it was a kind of enjoyment.

"You don't have to be so nervous, well, since it's already like this, I'll tell you." Qin Mengyao stretched out his hand again, and pulled Zhou Tong to sit beside him.

Zhou Tong wanted to resist, but he had no way to resist, because the instinct of the body did not allow him to resist such a woman's hand.

(End of this chapter)