Zhou Tong Detective Series

Chapter 74 Zhou Tong Detective Series IV: The Skinner (8)
Thinking of his daughter's tragic death, Uncle Fang finally made up his mind and said, "I'm not sure if it's related to that incident. More than 20 years ago, I came to Lhasa with an engineering team to work. At that time, we received a project to repair A temple. When I was repairing the wall, I found a scroll of scriptures engraved with gold leaf in an old wall. Although I couldn’t understand the words and patterns on it, I was sure that the scriptures were definitely cultural relics. I was short of money at the time... ...so I stole the scripture."

Uncle Fang blushed when he said this.

"Where is that scripture now?" Chen Siguo asked.

"Not long after I stole it, I sold it to a cultural relic dealer."

"Do you still remember the name of that cultural relic dealer? What does it look like?"

"It's been too long... He called himself Mr. Feng... I guess he used a fake name, because he is a Tibetan, so I don't remember much about his appearance."

Yan Yongjie saw that Chen Siguo seemed to be very interested in this scripture, and she couldn't help but feel a little puzzled. In her opinion, the key point was about that temple, so she interjected and asked, "Do you remember where that temple is?" ?”

"I remember, but was it really because of this incident? Could it be that my daughter was killed by the lama of the temple?" Fang Bo was a little emotional, and a deep self-blame began to spread in his heart.

"Uncle Fang, don't get excited, there are many things that need to be investigated, and now we need you to take us to that temple immediately." Although there is no evidence yet, Yan Yongjie vaguely feels that the temple that Uncle Fang is talking about is very likely to be in the painting of that temple.

Jin Duoer and her father collected medicines for a living since she was a child, so her family's house was built at the foot of the mountain, and going to the snow-capped mountains was a common occurrence for her.The snow-capped mountain in front of me is located in the Nyainqentanglha Mountains, with an altitude of more than 6000 meters. It is far away from tourist areas and towns, and only a few herbal pickers will come here.

"My breathing seems to be much smoother, and my head doesn't hurt too much." Zhou Tong was already fully armed at this time, and he was carrying at least fifteen kilograms, but his altitude sickness was relieved a lot.

Jin Duoer laughed when she heard this.

"You are really brave enough to run with such severe altitude sickness. If you didn't meet me, you might die."

Zhou Tong also touched her head in embarrassment, and asked, "Then what's going on now?"

"There is a medicine called 'Rhodiola rosea' in Tibetan medicine, you know that?"

"I know, I took this medicine before I entered Tibet, but..."

"The one you eat is just ordinary rhodiola, which has limited effect on altitude sickness. Only rhodiola japonica can completely cure ordinary people's altitude sickness."

"Then you gave me this medicine after I fainted?"

"Well, if you didn't have Rhodiola Jadeleaf, how would you have the strength to go up the snow mountain now?"

Zhou Tong took a deep breath, and once again confirmed that she was really much better, as if she had returned to a low-altitude area.

"Such a good medicine, can you give me some more?" Zhou Tong approached Jin Duo'er with a playful smile and said.

Although it's freezing cold now, Jin Duo'er still felt the heat from Zhou Tong talking in her ear, it was a little itchy but very comfortable, and her face turned red involuntarily.

"Abba collected medicines for more than 30 years before he found two Rhodiola japonica plants. One was sold, and you just ate the other."

"So it's so precious!" Zhou Tong said with a smack of tongue.

"How do we find them now?" Jin Duo'er has wandered around the mountains for more than ten years, but this is also the first time she has seen a "snowman", so she has no idea what Zhou Tong is going to do in this heavy snow. He went to find his father and Zhuoga in the mountains.

"Tracking technique." Zhou Tong said confidently.

"Tracking technique?" Jin Duo'er was at a loss.

Zhou Tong smiled and explained: "It's a skill for hunters to hunt and kill prey. A good hunter can find prey tens of kilometers away and track and kill them."

"How did you do this?" Jin Duo'er asked curiously.

When Zhou Tong was asked such a question, she couldn't help thinking of the past, and her heart seemed to be pricked by a needle suddenly.

"I learned it from an old man in Miao Village a few years ago."

"Miao Village? You are really an interesting person." Jin Duo'er did not pay attention to the change in Zhou Tong's expression.

Zhou Tong didn't say anything more. After all, forests and snow-capped mountains are very different, and he is not completely sure whether the tracking technique he learned before will work.However, he still concentrated on observing everything around him, a shallow footprint, a small broken branch, a faint groove on the glacier, white hairs that are almost invisible to the naked eye, and even the seemingly invisible particles in the air. Smell... has become a clue for everything to track.

He and Jin Duo'er went to the depths of the snow mountain, and the height continued to climb, and the heavy snow flying all over the sky made it more and more difficult to track.However, Zhou Tong's doubts are getting bigger and bigger as he goes forward. It is difficult for people to settle here under such harsh conditions. Where will those "snowmen" catch Kangba and Zhuoga?And he still couldn't figure it out, why did "Snowman" arrest Kangba and Zhuoga?But even though he has many doubts, he must first find Kangba and Zhuoga before he can solve the answer.

The weather on the snow-capped mountains changed at every turn, and suddenly there was a strong wind. The mountain road, which was originally extremely difficult, was even more difficult to walk at this time.And in this weather, all traces of the "snowman" disappeared.

"The blizzard is coming soon, we have to find a place to take shelter." Jin Duoer once encountered a blizzard when she and her father went to the mountains to collect medicine. She still remembers that horrible scene.

"Ah?" In the strong wind, Zhou Tong couldn't hear Jin Duo'er's words clearly.

"We need to find a place to hide!" Jin Duo'er hugged Zhou Tong and put it on his ear, shouting loudly.

Zhou Tong finally heard clearly this time, but now that the wind and snow are blowing and the visibility is only one or two meters, where can she go to shelter from the wind and snow?In desperation, he pulled Jin Duo'er to squat on the ground, touched the hard glacier around him, and crawled forward, hoping to find a shelter from the wind.

"There is an ice cave there!" Jin Duo'er had more experience in snow mountains than Zhou Tong, and she soon discovered that there was a naturally formed ice cave not far from them.

Time was running out, she was originally behind Zhou Tong, but now she took two steps forward, jumped to the front, and dragged Zhou Tong to the ice cave.But just as she was about to reach the ice cave, Jin Duo'er suddenly slipped and her whole body fell down.

Zhou Tong reacted in time, grabbed her hand tightly with both hands, and then pressed her whole body to the ground.

Only then did he see clearly that there was a horizontal ditch about one meter wide between them and Bing Dong.The bottom of the ditch was bottomless, if he let go, Jin Duo'er would be crushed to pieces immediately.

"Hold on to me and climb up slowly." Zhou Tong grabbed Jin Duo'er with both hands, trying to pull her up, but the ice surface was too slippery and there was no support. Not only did Jin Duo'er not climb up, Zhou Tong Hitomi fell to the edge of the cliff inch by inch.

"Brother Zhou Tong, let go, or both of us will fall." Jin Duo'er saw that Zhou Tong had almost slid half of her body to the edge of the ditch. Although she was afraid that she would fall, she knew that if she continued to spend so much time, she would fall. Then, both of them will fall to their deaths.

"It's okay, don't be afraid, take a deep breath, let's work hard together..." Before Zhou Tong finished speaking, he slid down another half a foot.

"Brother Zhou Tong...we just met by chance, if you let go, I won't blame you..." Jin Duo'er was also very conflicted, she wanted to survive, but she didn't want Zhou Tong to sacrifice for herself.

"I brought you up, so I won't leave you alone." Zhou Tong stubbornly held Jin Duo'er tightly, still working hard.

Jin Duo'er couldn't stop crying, she just felt that the hands holding her tightly were so warm.

Zhou Tong's efforts finally began to have some effect, and the bodies of the two were moving up a little bit.

Jin Duo'er also saw the hope of life at this time, and her arm had reached the top of the ice layer. With Zhou Tong's pull, she climbed up hard.

But just when her whole body was about to climb up, the ice layer beside the horizontal ditch cracked with a "wow", and could no longer bear the weight of the two of them, collapsing and falling apart.

Zhou Tong and Jin Duo'er flew down like meteors falling into the sky.

At the foot of the snow-capped mountain lies a large-scale gray lama temple, from which faint and melodious Sanskrit sounds can be heard, sacred and solemn.Yan Yongjie and Chen Siguo pretended to be tourists and walked into the huge temple, which was inconspicuous on the outside, but when they went inside, they found the difference between the inside and the outside.The temple is resplendent and majestic, and many devout believers kneel down under the tall and majestic statues covered with gold foil.There are dozens of lamas on one side of the statue, as if they are tirelessly reciting complicated and difficult scriptures, accompanied by the incense burning in the Lama Temple, which greatly shocks the soul.

Chen Siguo wanted to organize the police to seal off the temple and conduct a thorough search, but this proposal was immediately rejected by his superiors.In Tibet, lamas in temples have a high status, and most of them are admired by the people. Openly searching temples without evidence will arouse public anger, and the problem will be complicated at that time.In desperation, he and Yan Yongjie could only pretend to investigate secretly.But the two of them walked around the temple and found nothing special. This temple is similar to other lama temples. The only thing that is surprising is that the temple is located in a remote place, but there are many believers who come to worship, and besides them Apart from the two, there were hardly any other tourists.

While the two were thinking about how to investigate further, a young lama in yellow walked slowly past them.

Holding the camera in his hand, Chen Siguo stopped the Lama in yellow.

"Hi, can you take a photo for us?" He said while gesticulating with both hands, worried that the lama in yellow could not understand Chinese.

The lama in yellow was stunned for a moment, and after Chen Siguo finished making gestures, he said, "You can't take pictures here."

His Chinese pronunciation is not standard, but because of his slow speaking speed, he can finally be understood.

Seeing that the other party could speak Chinese, Chen Siguo had a little more confidence in his plan.He deliberately put on a disappointed expression, and said with some regret: "I see, what a pity, the buildings and Buddha statues here are really exquisite."

"You guys can take pictures... you can go outside the temple." The lama in yellow stammered and was about to turn around and leave.

"Little master, please trouble you again. We want to go back to Lhasa before night. I wonder if there is still a bus back to Lhasa?" Chen Siguo spoke very slowly in order to let the other party hear clearly.

At this time, it was almost dusk, the temple was located in a remote place, and few cars passed by.

"There is no car." Sure enough, the lama in yellow waved his hands again and again.

"Ah, I really don't have a car, what can I do? I'm afraid of the barren mountains and mountains at night." Yan Yongjie who was on the side already knew Chen Siguo's plan, and immediately cooperated with him, pretending to be very scared, and said coquettishly.

"Little master, is there a place in the temple where we can stay overnight? We don't know the place well, and it's going to be dark, I hope you can help." Chen Siguo begged.

The lama in yellow looked a little hesitant, but he looked at Yan Yongjie behind Chen Siguo, and an imperceptible joy flashed in his eyes.

"You guys...wait a minute...I can't make the decision...Go and discuss it with the master." The lama in yellow said with gestures.

"Thank you so much, little master, we are waiting here." Chen Siguo relaxed his frown.

The lama in yellow nodded, took another peek at Yan Yongjie, then turned and left quickly.

When the back of the lama in yellow disappeared into the corridor, Yan Yongjie burst out laughing.

"I didn't expect you, a 'sea turtle' with a serious face, would also play tricks."

Chen Siguo also laughed.

"It's a little plan. But I see this little lama's eyes are shining, his appearance is wretched, and his intentions are not right."

"This temple looks normal on the surface, but there is something strange in it. It is really worth investigating."

While the two were talking, the lama in yellow came back with a happy expression on his face.

"Two... masters agreed, please follow me." The lama in yellow looked at Yan Yongjie and smiled.

"Thank you little master."

Yan Yongjie and Chen Siguo followed the lama in yellow to a secluded courtyard behind the temple.

There were three or four rooms in the courtyard, and the lama in yellow led them into a large room.Although the room is simple, it is also clean and tidy.

The lama in yellow stammered again, told them not to run around, brought some tea and snacks, and then left the courtyard.

Section 8
The night is gradually falling, whether it is inside or outside the house, there is a chill and silence.It is difficult for people living in the city to experience the silence on the plateau, the vast night sky, the twinkling stars, and the sky and the earth being one color.

Yan Yongjie pushed open the window, let the cold wind pour in, her long hair fluttered, and looked up at the starry sky.

Behind her, Chen Siguo sat quietly on a chair, looking at her back, his heart was ups and downs.Her slender body is graceful and graceful, her snow-white skin exudes a faint fragrance, and there is a resolute look in her eyes, her heroic posture makes people stunned.

He suddenly remembered the fierce fight between Yan Yongjie and the mysterious lama yesterday. If he hadn't witnessed it with his own eyes, he would never have believed in this kind of martial arts that went against common sense.Compared with what he saw yesterday, the fighting skills he learned in the police academy seemed to be at the level of kindergarten children.Thinking of this, he shook his head and smiled self-deprecatingly.

Yan Yongjie was worried at this time. Zhou Tong and Zhuoga originally said they would return to Lhasa last night, but until now there is still no news, and the mobile phone is also disconnected, and they have lost contact with them again.Zhou Tong did not come as scheduled, there must be an accident.She really wanted to find Zhou Tong, but she couldn't get away here. The case became more and more complicated. Although she hadn't obtained substantial evidence yet, she could already foresee that the murderer of these serial skinning and murder cases was by no means A perverted murderer, there seems to be a bigger conspiracy hidden behind his murder.This kind of thinking made Yan Yongjie restless and anxious, and she even thought of regretting. If Zhou Tong had an accident because of her persistence and impulsiveness, she would regret it for the rest of her life.

The two of them had their own concerns, they stood and sat silently, the time passed quietly, and the night gradually deepened.

"It's almost time, we can take action." Chen Siguo looked at his watch.

"Wait a minute, I heard footsteps coming towards us." Yan Yongjie said as she quickly closed the window and turned off the lights, and then disguised the bed.

"Why didn't I hear..." As soon as Chen Siguo said that, he remembered that Yan Yongjie had an unusual sense of hearing.

Yan Yongjie pulled Chen Siguo out of the room, and then closed the door smoothly.

The house was deserted and deserted, Chen Siguo looked around, but there was no one there. Before he could recover, he felt his body suddenly fly into the air, and then he flew up to the roof.

"Shut up." Yan Yongjie ignored Chen Siguo's surprised gaze, and just whispered in his ear coldly.

Chen Siguo nodded, and even his breathing slowed down a lot. With the starlight in the sky, he could see the whole courtyard at a glance.Sure enough, at this time, someone carefully opened the gate of the other courtyard, watched carefully the room where Chen Siguo and Yan Yongjie lived, and then walked into the courtyard.

Only at this time did Chen Siguo and Yan Yongjie realize that the person who came was the lama in yellow who led them in.Although I don't know why he came at this time, but seeing his sneaky look, I can guess that he definitely didn't come here for any good deeds.

The lama in yellow came to their room, first put his ear to the door and listened, then leaned on the window and looked in for a long time, making sure that everyone inside was asleep, and then took out a cigarette-like cigarette from his arms. Something like a gun.He lit one end of the bong, then stuffed it through the crack of the door, and then blew desperately on the other end.

Immediately, a puff of blue smoke filled the room.

After blowing for a while, he put away the pipe and waited at the door for a few more minutes before pushing open the door brazenly.

At this time, Yan Yongjie descended from the sky, covered the mouth of the lama in yellow with one hand, and held a gun to his head with the other hand.

"Don't make a sound, go in."

The lama in yellow never dreamed that these two people had been prepared for a long time, and they would have guns in their hands.

At this time, Chen Siguo also slowly climbed down from the roof, walked into the room, and closed the door.

(End of this chapter)