Zhou Tong Detective Series

Chapter 69 Zhou Tong Detective Series IV: The Skinner (3)
But the people next to them, looking at the three of them, were extremely surprised.Yan Yongjie was okay, but Zhou Tong, a young guy, actually called Sun Yaoming, who was highly respected in the police force, the bald man. The most incomprehensible thing was that Sun Yaoming didn't care at all, and he was still smiling, which was really unexpected.

But Chen Siguo and Chang Ning could probably guess the reason.

Chang Ning just found it very interesting, but Chen Siguo's expression showed a trace of jealousy.

"I heard from their report that you found Liang Xiaowu's body?" Sun Yaoming looked at Zhou Tong and Yan Yongjie and asked.

Yan Yongjie nodded sadly, Zhou Tong also put away his frivolous expression.

"What was the situation then?"

Yan Yongjie explained how Liang Xiaowu's body was discovered.

Sun Yaoming fell silent after listening, the whole thing was really weird.Liang Xiaowu was killed by a water gun, and according to Yan Yongjie, he emerged from the bottom of the lake, so it is unlikely that he was killed on land and then thrown into the lake.But how did he dive to the bottom of the lake?When the body was found, he was not wearing diving equipment...

While Sun Yaoming was thinking, Chen Siguo let out a cold "hum".

"Chen Siguo, what do you think?" Sun Yaoming asked after hearing the sound.

"I just think it's too coincidental. They went swimming in the lake, and Liang Xiaowu happened to have an accident at that time and place. The probability is like being struck by lightning suddenly while walking on the road. It's like a plot in a third-rate detective novel." Chen Siguo looked at Zhou Tong and Yan Yongjie, his eyes sparkled, and continued, "Unless it is not a coincidence, then there are two possibilities."

"Which two?" Chang Ning asked curiously when he saw Chen Siguo stop.

But before Chen Siguo could continue, Zhou Tong said first, "The first possibility is that we are the murderers."

"I'm afraid this possibility is not true. You have no motive to kill." Chang Ning shook his head.

"Is it just possible?" Zhou Tong smiled, then turned his gaze to Chen Siguo, and said, "The second possibility is that the murderer deliberately did this to let Liang Xiaowu die in front of us. Am I right, Officer Chen?"

Chen Siguo didn't say a word, acquiescing to his statement.

"But what's the murderer's purpose for doing this?" Chang Ning still shook her head. Based on her common sense of criminal psychology, the murderer's approach was really illogical.

"Zhou Tong, Yan Yongjie, it seems that you two will have to work hard again this time." Sun Yaoming said suddenly at this time.

"Leader Sun, even if you don't let us join, for Liang Xiaowu's sake, I will find out the whole thing." Yan Yongjie's eyes were determined.

"What about you?" Seeing that Zhou Tong hadn't expressed his opinion, Sun Yaoming asked again.

"Uncle Bald, you asked the question knowingly. Every time I see you, I know that my troubles are coming again." Zhou Tong smiled bitterly, "Besides, the murderer made it clear this time that he was provoking, and it is impossible for us to stay out of it." .

Only then did Sun Yaoming nodded in satisfaction, as if he had let go of a big stone in his heart.

"Team leader, this seems inappropriate..." Before Chen Siguo finished speaking, Sun Yaoming interrupted.

"I am responsible for everything. Together with Liang Xiaowu's death, there have been five murders in succession. You must investigate thoroughly to find the murderer and bring him to justice..."

"Uncle, stop the nice words first, be more realistic, and find out first, who is the leader among us?" Zhou Tong walked to Sun Yaoming and put his arms around his shoulders.

Chen Siguo raised his head. From his point of view, Sun Yaoming will definitely assign him the responsibility. It has always been like this before, and now it is no exception.

"You're still as cunning as before!" Sun Yaoming patted Zhou Tong's head affectionately, and then naturally moved his shoulders out of his hands.

"Chen Siguo, Chang Ning, in view of the special circumstances of this case, Zhou Tong is fully responsible for the investigation and handling of the case. You must actively cooperate and help him solve the case."

As soon as Sun Yaoming's words fell, the audience was in an uproar. Even the police officers of the Lhasa Bureau felt that it was too hasty to let a young man who was not a policeman be responsible for such an important case.But because of Sun Yaoming's status, everyone had doubts in their hearts, but no one dared to object.

"How can this be done?" Chen Siguo didn't care how high Sun Yaoming's status was, he immediately objected.

At this time, Chang Ning also had an unhappy expression on his face.

"This is an order!" Sun Yaoming's tone was beyond doubt.

Although Chen Siguo and Chang Ning were unwilling in every possible way, seeing that Sun Yaoming was so resolute and gave the order to die, they could no longer argue.

Only Zhou Tong smiled triumphantly.

"Tibet is so big, we are not familiar with the place, and we can't speak the local language, so we need a guide." Zhou Tong continued to ask without hesitation.

"Naturally..." Sun Yaoming cast his eyes on the director of the Lhasa bureau.

The director understood and said immediately: "Zhuoga, you will assist the colleagues in the criminal investigation team."

"Yes." Zhuo Ga stood up in response, but looked at Zhou Tong with surprise and confusion in his expression.

"Uncle, leave the rest to me." Although Zhou Tong had a smile on his face, he was not at ease at all. The reason why he took over everything with a high profile was to protect Yan Yongjie.

Of course Yan Yongjie understands Zhou Tong's painstaking efforts, but she also understands that Zhou Tong will fall into the most dangerous situation in this way.

Next, Sun Yaoming discussed the case with the director of the Lhasa Bureau, and after arranging some trivial tasks, he led the others out of the meeting room, leaving only Zhou Tong, Yan Yongjie, Chen Siguo, Chang Ning, and Zhuo Ga behind. They study the next step to solve the case.

The meeting room suddenly became abnormally quiet. The five people looked at each other but said nothing.

"Blonde boy." Zhou Tong called out suddenly.

Chen Siguo was stunned for a moment, but soon realized that Zhou Tong was calling him.

"Who is your name?" Chen Siguo was furious. This young man who looked a few years younger than himself spoke so arrogantly.

"Whoever answers me will be called." Zhou Tong was used to the scene, and turned a blind eye to Chen Siguo's anger.

"You..." Chen Siguo was furious for a moment.

"Okay, Zhou Tong, stop making trouble and be serious." Yan Yongjie couldn't stand it any longer, and said admonishingly.

Zhou Tongtian was not afraid of anything but the woman beside him, so he could only restrain his arrogance and said politely: "Officer Chen, I was just joking, don't mind, please sit down first."

Seeing that he had changed his character again, Chen Siguo couldn't laugh or cry for a while, but he also looked at Yan Yongjie's face, so he stopped bickering with Zhou Tong, hummed, and sat down.

"The two beauties and this eldest brother, please sit down too." Zhou Tong continued to say with a smile.

Yan Yongjie stepped forward and pulled Chang Ning to sit down.

Zhuoga was confused, but he had finally experienced a lot of things, so he calmed down and decided to see what these people were capable of.

After everyone sat down, Zhou Tong continued: "I won't talk nonsense. You all heard what the bald man said just now. Now we are on the same boat. Everyone has their own ideas, but it doesn't matter, I believe..."

"These are nonsense." Chang Ning, who had been silent all this time, raised his glasses with his hand and muttered.

"The criticism is." Zhou Tong smiled dryly, "Then I'll get back to business, Officer Chen and Officer Chang, please copy all the materials about these cases to us. Which jobs, which people you have come into contact with, no matter how big or small, as long as you know, you should give us a detailed list of information. Give us these things before today, no problem, right?"

"No problem." Chang Ning nodded, Chen Siguo didn't say anything, it was a tacit agreement.

"Is there anything I need to do?" Zhuoga asked beside him.

"You have more things to do." Zhou Tong shrugged. "There are still many places here that we haven't visited. Today you will be our guide first and accompany us to have a good day."

When Chen Siguo and Chang Ning heard this, their faces turned green.At this time, he still has the mind to play!
However, Yan Yongjie had a smile on her face. She knew Zhou Tong's way of doing things very well. Although she looked careless and careless on the surface, she was absolutely serious and cautious in reality.When he suddenly mentioned that he wanted to play, he must have another purpose.

"Then please do your best, and I'll get things tonight." Zhou Tong looked at Chen Siguo and Chang Ning, who were burning with anger, and smiled wickedly.

Zhuoga found a car and drove Zhou Tong and Yan Yongjie out of the Public Security Bureau.

"Where are we going now?" Zhuoga asked while driving.

Zhou Tong didn't answer, but instead asked, "Zhuoga, are you familiar with Nam Co?"

"Well, I know the way. Are you going to Namtso Lake?" Zhuoga thought they were going to the scene of the crime to find clues.

"No, I want to ask you, are there any villages near Namtso Lake?" Zhou Tong continued to ask.

Zhuoga thought for a while before answering: "Namtso Lake is very big, and there are at least seven or eight villages nearby."

"Very good, take us around one by one." Zhou Tong leaned on the seat and said leisurely.

"Okay." Zhuoga said and kicked the gas pedal.

"You want to find out how Liang Xiaowu got to the bottom of the lake, right?" asked Yan Yongjie, who had already understood Zhou Tong's plan.

"After following me for a long time, you really have become much smarter." Zhou Tong laughed.

"Are you in need of a beating again?" Yan Yongjie clenched her fists, looking like she was about to hit someone.

"Although these villages are near Namtso Lake, the nearest one is at least seven or eight kilometers away from the lake area. It is impossible for people in the village to have the opportunity to see Liang Xiaowu. If we ask this way, we may not find any clues." The criminal investigation work has also been done for many years. According to my own experience, if someone witnessed Liang Xiaowu going down the lake, then it should also be people by the lake, and besides tourists, there are some Tibetans selling things by the lake.

Yan Yongjie put away her fists when she heard the words. She was afraid that Zhou Tong's words would embarrass Zhuoga, so she explained first: "You make it clear to us, but we are not looking for witnesses. According to the current inference, Liang Xiaowu is not Possibly by diving to the bottom of the lake, we suspect he did it by other means."

"Other ways? You mean, there is a tunnel leading to the bottom of the lake?" Zhuoga's tone had a hint of sarcasm. This kind of speculation is too whimsical.

"Assume boldly, verify carefully, and it will be clear if you check it." Zhou Tong put away his smile, held Yan Yongjie's hand beside him, and looked at the magnificent scenery outside the car window, but there was a trace of worry in his eyes.

Zhuoga chuckled lightly when he heard this, and he began to be a little curious about the two young people behind him.

Chang Ning immersed himself in sorting out the case materials, while Chen Siguo lay motionless on the chair, closing his eyes and resting his mind.

"About Liang Xiaowu, why didn't you tell the team leader?" Chang Ning suddenly put down the information in his hand and asked.

Chen Siguo opened his eyes and asked back, "What did you say?"

"Didn't you ask the question knowingly? The day before Liang Xiaowu's accident, he stole the Thangka of Gal Dongzan, and then disappeared..."

"There are a lot of doubts about this matter, and we haven't investigated it clearly. It will do great damage to Liang Xiaowu's reputation, and we have studied that thangka for a long time, and there is nothing special about it. Why did he want to Take it away?" Chen Siguo has never thought through this matter.

"Maybe there is, but we don't know yet." Chang Ning obviously complained about Chen Siguo's way of handling the problem, "I think this matter is very related to his killing. case."

"We won't investigate the case now?" Chen Siguo became angry when he thought of Zhou Tong, "As a mature police officer, you don't really pin your hope of solving the case on a scoundrel, do you?"

"But..." Chang Ning wanted to refute, but recalling Zhou Tong's foolish look, he couldn't open his mouth.

Chapter 4 The place cursed by the devil

As night fell, there was only the last ray of light left in the sky.

Zhou Tong, Yan Yongjie and Zhuoga ran almost all the villages by the Namtso Lake, but they got nothing. Fatigue and depression wandered quietly in everyone's body.

Zhuoga was driving the car, stepping on the gas pedal weakly, the disappointment in his heart was evident on his face.

Yan Yongjie was lying on the seat a little sleepy, half asleep and half awake.

However, Zhou Tong seemed unwilling to give up, his eyes were still looking out of the window, as if there were some clues hidden in the lush forests.

And the sky seemed to have a tacit understanding with him. At this moment, the forest not far from the side of the road suddenly burst into flames.

"Stop!" Zhou Tong shouted suddenly.

With a "creak", Zhuoga instinctively stepped on the emergency brake.

Yan Yongjie who was dozing off immediately woke up.

"What's wrong?" Zhuoga asked.

Zhou Tong opened the car window, pointed to his side, and said, "There is a fire there, I want to go and have a look."

Both Yan Yongjie and Zhuo Ga looked along, and sure enough, in the depths of the forest, there was a flickering fire.

It was completely dark, so Zhuoga took the flashlight from the car and walked ahead to lead the way.Zhou Tong and Yan Yongjie followed behind him, and the three walked into the woods together, groping towards the direction of the fire.

Through the dense forest, an open land appears in front of you.Under a bonfire, an old Tibetan mother knelt on the ground, with a white khata in front of her, and mulberry smoke and paper candles beside her, chanting words.

And behind her, there is a collapsed old house, barren weeds, and broken prayer flags dancing in the night wind.

The scene in front of them was solemn yet strange, Zhou Tong and the three of them were also stunned for a moment, standing blankly aside.

However, the old Tibetan mother discovered these uninvited guests, turned her face, and looked at them with some surprise.

Under the light of the fire, the face of the old Tibetan mother can be clearly seen. The vicissitudes of the face are like dry and cracked fields, only a pair of eyes are still bright as before.

"Don't let Guwei Gabu be in trouble! Don't let Guwei Gabu be in trouble... Habra Sasira..." The old Tibetan mother suddenly turned from surprise to panic, and stretched her hands to the sky, facing Zhou Tong. The three of them yelled loudly.

"What is she talking about?" Zhou Tong asked.

But Zhuoga didn't seem to hear Zhou Tong's question, he just looked at the old Tibetan mother with a surprised expression.

"Zhuoga!" Yan Yongjie noticed that Zhuoga's expression was not right, and immediately patted him on the shoulder, "Are you okay? What is this old mother talking about?"

Only then did Zhuoga come back to his senses.

"She said... she said this is the territory of the devil, let's leave quickly!"

"Then tell her for me that we are always neighbors with demons." Zhou Tong said as he walked slowly towards the old Tibetan mother.

Zhuoga and Yan Yongjie also followed behind him from left to right.

The old Tibetan mother watched the three of them approaching, but instead fell silent, closed her eyes, took out a string of Buddhist beads from her bosom with one hand and started spinning them non-stop.

"Old mother, don't be afraid, we have no malicious intentions." Zhou Tong leaned down, looked at the old Tibetan mother and said.But even though he said that, he suddenly felt funny in his heart. The old mother didn't look scared at all, but Zhuoga looked a little scared.

The old Tibetan mother didn't seem to understand what Zhou Tong said, she still lowered her head, closed her eyes, and read scriptures.

"She doesn't seem to understand Chinese, Zhuoga, you can tell her." Zhou Tong stepped aside and asked Zhuoga to act as an interpreter.

Zhuoga translated Zhou Tong's words, and took out his police officer's card while speaking.

The old Tibetan mother finally raised her head, opened her eyes, glanced at Zhou Tong, Yan Yongjie and Zhuoga, and said leisurely, "May the Buddha bless you all."

"So you can speak Chinese!" Zhuoga was a little surprised.

"Old mother, what are you doing here alone?" Yan Yongjie squatted down and asked softly.

The old Tibetan mother raised her hand, pointed to the ruins behind her, and said, "Come and see them."

At this time, a gust of wind suddenly blew, and the tall weeds behind him danced like ghosts and ghosts, making a "woo-woo" sound.

"Old mother, there is no one here anymore." Although Yan Yongjie was well-informed, her scalp felt a little tingly when faced with this situation.

(End of this chapter)