Zhou Tong Detective Series

Chapter 77 Zhou Tong Detective Series IV: The Skinner (11)
"I don't understand how they knew that the 'Snowman Village' was in the Nyainqentanglha Mountains, so they sent a large number of believers to search in the mountains. Although the 'Snowman Village' is hidden, if they continue to search like this, they will always be found. That's why I arranged for the 'Snowman' to catch the people of the secret sect, hoping to warn them to retreat. But I didn't expect that it would be self-defeating and let you bring their people into the 'Snowman Village'." The old man couldn't help sighing.

"The Kangba father and daughter were originally ordered by the Esoteric Cult to arrange for us to return to Lhasa to help them complete their tasks, but unexpectedly, something happened and they came here by accident." Zhou Tong finally figured this out.

At this time, outside the valley, there was another 'howling of wolves', which was breathtaking.

"They're almost there, and the snow wolf can't drag it out for too long." The old man stopped talking and walked quickly to the ice tower.

The night sky in the distance gradually turned white, and a ray of golden light crossed the top of the snow-capped mountain, illuminating the sky red.

And that first ray of sunlight, as if predestined in the dark, passed through the ice tower impartially and transformed into colorful lights.

The old man seemed to be surrounded by a rainbow, and Zhou Tong and Zhuoga were like illusions in front of them. They couldn't see what the old man had done, and the whole ice tower collapsed in an instant, turning into a pool of water.

In the center of the pool, a transparent bead the size of a goose egg floats on the water, reflecting a dazzling light.

The old man stepped into the pool and held out the pearl with both hands.

"This is the 'Six Paths Relic'." Holding the Six Paths Relic, the old man went straight to Zhou Tong, and handed the Six Paths Relic to him without hesitation.

Zhou Tong took the relic carefully, looked at the strange bead in his hand, and couldn't help observing it carefully.

The relics of the six paths are unusually round and translucent. Under the sunlight, it seems that there is a mass of flowing clouds in the middle. It is strange and extraordinary, and it is even colder in the hand.

Although neither he nor Zhuoga believed that the "Six Dao Relics" had any strange powers, they couldn't help but admire such rare treasures.

"Put away the relics, and climb down from here." The old man said, pointing to a crevice in the ice behind the ice tower.

Zhou Tong put the six relics in the inner pocket, and looked at the narrow ice crack in front, which was just enough for a person to squeeze in sideways.

"After going out from here, go straight to the southeast and you will arrive at Lhasa."

The howling of the snow wolf outside became more and more urgent and miserable, and the gunshots continued. It was obvious that the people from the secret religion were coming soon.

"Let's go." Zhou Tong and Zhuo Ga also wanted to return to Lhasa as soon as possible to join Yan Yongjie and the others.

Zhuoga and Zhou Tong got into the ice crevice one by one, but the old man still stood outside motionless.

"Old man, don't you want to go?" Zhou Tong looked at the old man's expression, although he already had the answer in his heart, he still asked.

Sure enough, the old man just waved his hand and urged them to leave quickly. For himself, he still had unfinished responsibilities.

Seeing the resolute expression of the old man, Zhou Tong and Zhuoga knew that it was useless to talk too much, and what they could do now was to safely send the "Six Dao Relics" to Lhasa.

The old man watched them go down to the depths of the ice crevasse, and then he smashed the snow on the crevice with his hands, filling the crevice tightly.

He turned around, and the densely packed esoteric believers at the entrance of the valley in the distance swarmed in...

Episode 10 Reunion

In Lhasa No. [-] Hospital, Chang Ning lay naked on top of a cold instrument.There were colorful lights flickering all around, and the sound of "tick...tick..." from the instrument made her look a little nervous.

"Please relax, take a deep breath, and close your eyes..." The doctor conveyed instructions to Chang Ning through the microphone.

Yan Yongjie and Chen Siguo also waited quietly in the operating room. They had arranged for Chang Ning to do several checks, but still found nothing. Now, the light-ray skin detector in this hospital is their last hope.

Chang Ning closed her eyes, and the teleportation device under her body started slowly, sending her into a closed ring-shaped apparatus.

On the computer screen in the operating room, the constantly beating lines and data also made everyone's hearts fluctuate.

Ten minutes later, Chang Ning was sent out of the instrument by the conveyor belt again, and a complete scan image appeared on the computer in the operating room.

"Doctor, what's the result of the examination?" Yan Yongjie asked.

"Everything is normal. Her skin is fine, and there is no problem found." The doctor glanced at the scan and said with certainty.

Yan Yongjie and Chen Siguo walked out of the operating room silently after hearing the words.

"Is our deduction wrong?" Yan Yongjie said with some disappointment.

Chen Siguo remained silent, but it could be seen from his eyes that he was still thinking hard.

At this time, Chang Ning had already changed his clothes and walked out of the testing room.

"How? Did you find anything?" She asked eagerly.

Yan Yongjie and Chen Siguo shook their heads with wry smiles.

"It's been a hard day today, I'll take you back to rest first." Yan Yongjie stepped forward to take Chang Ning's arm.

"I don't worry about having you to see her off. I still have some things to deal with, so let's go first." After Chen Siguo finished speaking, he hurriedly left the hospital.

Yan Yongjie accompanied Chang Ning and walked slowly all the way to the hotel where he was temporarily staying. Both of them had their own concerns, so they didn't say a word.

It wasn't until he reached the entrance of the hotel that Chang Ning suddenly grabbed Yan Yongjie's hand, hesitating to speak.

"Chang Ning, do you still not trust me?" Yan Yongjie looked at her frankly.

"No...of course not..." Chang Ning, a psychology expert, was seen through by Yan Yongjie, and his face was a little embarrassed. "There is something that I think I need to tell you."

After Chang Ning finished speaking, he dragged Yan Yongjie into his room.

She closed the door, took a deep breath, and said: "Before Liang Xiaowu disappeared, he took a thangka from the evidence. This thangka was found at the death scene of Gal Dongzan, but it was very The strange thing is that we have repeatedly verified that this is just an ordinary Thangka, I don’t know why Liang Xiaowu took it?”

"I know Liang Xiaowu very well. He has always been strictly disciplined. How could he do such a thing? Are you sure?" In Yan Yongjie's impression, this little junior is shy and enthusiastic, serious and responsible for his work, and has never done anything out of the ordinary .

Chang Ning nodded and said, "There is a surveillance video in the evidence room. After Liang Xiaowu took the thangka from there, he never appeared again."

"If this is the case, it seems that he was killed not only to attract Zhou Tong and me to show up, but also has an important relationship with this thangka." Yan Yongjie felt that the whole thing was getting more and more beyond the original estimate, "So Important clue, why didn't you say it earlier?"

"We are worried that Liang Xiaowu's reputation will be affected, and everyone else has left..." Chang Ning said with some embarrassment.

"I will continue to follow up and investigate this matter, you should rest first." Yan Yongjie was still worried about Zhou Tong, why did he suddenly disappear when he should have appeared earlier?She decided to put down what she was doing and go to Zhou Tong first.

After Yan Yongjie left, Chang Ning changed her clothes and lay down on the bed. She was so tired that she fell asleep after a while.

She didn't know how long she had been asleep when she was suddenly awakened by a gust of wind.

She opened her eyes, and the originally closed window was blown open by the wind, and the curtains were also lifted by the cold wind, making a "squeaky" sound.

She reached out to touch the light switch by the bed, but after pressing it a few times, she found that the light could not be turned on.

"What kind of broken hotel is this?" Chang Ning muttered as he got up from the bed and went to close the window.

The cold wind by the window made her shiver.She quickly opened the curtains, closed the window tightly, and then took a deep breath, sleepiness gradually came back.

Just as she turned around and was about to go back to the bed, suddenly a pair of strong hands came out from behind to clamp her body and cover her mouth.

After being frightened, Chang Ning instinctively began to struggle and resist, but her weak strength could not get rid of the opponent at all.

But in a moment, she was pushed down on the bed.At this moment, she stopped struggling because she saw a familiar face.

Under the moonlight, blond hair, bright black eyes, light red lips...a handsome face that often lingers in her mind, is so close to her now.

It's Chen Siguo, is it really Chen Siguo?How could he come in at this time?What does he want to do?Countless questions roared in her mind like detonated bombs.

She was a little shy, a little scared, but also a little looking forward to it.

She wanted to reprimand her, but she opened her lips slightly, but they were already sealed by Chen Siguo's fiery lips.

She trembled all over, trying to push him away, but she couldn't exert any strength.The pajamas on her body slipped off gently, and Chen Siguo's gentle and skillful hands walked on her soft and delicate skin, touching her most sensitive nerves.

She completely gave up resistance and closed her eyes, as if she was drunk, or in a dream... She let her body react instinctively, catering to the impact of wave after wave.

Neither of them said a word, only the fire-like lingering until everything was burned.

Chang Ning didn't open his eyes again, and after moaning and trembling, he fell asleep again.

No matter how long the night is, there will be dawn at last.In the morning sunlight, she woke up again, but there was no sign of him in the empty room.If it wasn't for the slippery bed sheet under her body, reminding her of what happened last night, she might really think that she was just having a sweet dream.

At this time, there was a knock on the door suddenly.

"Who is it?" Chang Ning put on his pajamas and got up from the bed.

"It's me." Chen Siguo's voice came from outside the door.

He didn't leave?Chang Ning's heart was pounding like a deer, he hurriedly changed his clothes and tidied his hair.Then he opened the door nervously.

"Did you rest well last night?" Chen Siguo asked kindly.

"You... are really bad." Chang Ning's face was flushed.

"What did you say?" Chen Siguo was taken aback by Chang Ning's reaction, as if he didn't understand what she was talking about at all.

Looking at his innocent expression, Chang Ning felt as if a needle had been pricked in his heart, feeling unspeakably wronged.

"Are you okay? Is there something wrong?" Chen Siguo asked when he saw that Chang Ning's face was not looking well.

"I'm fine." Chang Ning said a little unhappy.

"That's good, I went to the temple again last night, and I have a new..."

"What did you say?"

Before Chen Siguo finished speaking, Chang Ning interrupted him in shock.

"I...I said that I went to the Europa Temple last night." Chen Siguo didn't expect Chang Ning to have such a big reaction.

"Impossible! You...you..." Chang Ning's expression changed from surprise to anger, and he couldn't help but slam the door shut. In her view, this was an excuse that Chen Siguo took advantage of but was unwilling to admit.

Chen Siguo stood outside the door with a stunned expression, but he couldn't figure out why Chang Ning did this?

Zhou Tong and Zhuo Ga were in a state of distress at this time. When they were hungry, they found some pine cones in the pine forest to eat, and when they were thirsty, they grabbed a handful of snow and stuffed them in their mouths.After dozens of hours of hard walking, I finally came down from the snow mountain.

"Look, there's a road ahead, a road!" Zhuoga's withered throat trembled with excitement.

Sure enough, an asphalt road at the foot of the mountain is like a winding snake with no end in sight.

Zhou Tong panted heavily, but he couldn't see a car passing by on the road, and his heart suddenly became cold again.

"His grandma, if I was asked to walk back to Lhasa from here, I would probably die on the way."

"There will always be a car." Zhuoga said as he helped Zhou Tong who was squatting on the ground.

The two staggered along the road and walked slowly in the direction of Lhasa.

"The esoteric people probably won't let us go easily." Zhou Tong touched the "Six Paths Relic" in his arms, and looked back at the snow-capped mountains behind him.

"They can't find the 'Six Dao Relics', so they will definitely think that we took it." Zhuoga also frowned, and he was more and more worried about his wife and children.

"Isn't this an opportunity, maybe we can save them through this." Zhou Tong pulled out his hand and began to think about the way to save people.

"You mean to exchange hostages with the 'Six Dao Relics'?" Zhuoga's heart beat faster. This is indeed a feasible solution, but it also violates the promise to the old man. If he really does this, he will feel deeply disturbed.

Zhou Tong just smiled mysteriously at this time, and already had a comprehensive plan in mind.

Zhuoga could only smile wryly when he saw that he was playing tricks, because there were so many things that surprised him about this young man.

At this moment, an off-road vehicle turned out from the curve ahead.

Zhou Tong and Zhuoga immediately jumped up and down, waving their hands, trying to stop the off-road vehicle.

The off-road vehicle slowly pulled over, the door opened, and a fit woman jumped out of the vehicle.

"Yan Yongjie!" The two shouted almost in unison.

Yan Yongjie was worried about Zhou Tong and the others, so after leaving Changning, she drove all night from Lhasa to Namco to search for their whereabouts, but she did not expect to meet them halfway.

"Zhou Tong!" Yan Yongjie could no longer restrain the thoughts in his heart, and flew over without any scruples.

Zhou Tong also hugged the beauty with a smile.

Zhuoga on the side looked at this tender scene, smiled and said nothing.

"How did you make it like this? Where did you go?" Yan Yongjie broke free from Zhou Tong's arms, looked at their ragged appearance, and couldn't help asking.

"It's a long story." Zhou Tong smiled wryly and shook his head, "Do you have food and water in the car?"

"Yes." Yan Yongjie laughed.

"Let's get in the car and eat and drink first." Zhou Tong couldn't wait to run into the car, dug out the bread and mineral water, and started to gobble it up.

Zhuoga was also hungry and thirsty, and he didn't care about his image, so he started eating and drinking.

The two of them ate and drank enough that Zhou Tong vividly narrated the experience along the way.However, he avoided mentioning the kidnapping of his mother and Zhuoga's wife and children.

During the period, Zhuoga also inserted a few sentences from time to time.

"It seems that these cases are all related to Esoteric Buddhism." After hearing what Zhou Tong said, Yan Yongjie became more convinced of her inference.

"Why aren't you surprised at all?" Zhou Tong thought what he said was thrilling, but Yan Yongjie's expression was very flat after listening to it, as if she didn't care.

Yan Yongjie held the steering wheel with one hand, smoothed the hair on her forehead with the other, and said, "If you have experienced everything I have experienced these days, I am afraid that you will not be surprised by anything."

Then, under the surprised eyes of Zhou Tong and Zhuo Ga, Yan Yongjie narrated what happened to her, Chen Siguo and Chang Ning in a flat tone.

Even so, Zhou Tong and Zhuo Ga were extremely astonished, and half believed what she said.

"Disappeared out of thin air? Did Chang Ning see Yang Yang in the temple?" Zhou Tong couldn't believe these things.

Yan Yongjie remained silent, she didn't believe in witchcraft and magic, but faced with these confusions, she couldn't find a reasonable answer for the time being.

Zhou Tong and Zhuo Ga were also silent, there were really too many problems in front of them waiting to be solved one by one.

Zhou Tong closed her eyes, carefully recalling her experiences these days and what Yan Yongjie said just now, countless images overlapped in her mind.

Suddenly, he seemed to find a thread end in the messy balls of thread, opened his eyes suddenly, and said hastily: "No, Chang Ning is in danger!"

Chang Ning closed the door, returned to the room, and slowly calmed down.She carefully recalled the details of last night, but her memory was a little fuzzy. Could it be that the man last night was really not Chen Siguo?Impossible, she can clearly remember the appearance of that man, it must be him, it must be Chen Siguo.But, if it was really Chen Siguo, why did he have such an expression?Why should he deny it?

She is not a feudal and conservative woman, and she will not force Chen Siguo to take responsibility, but she needs to find out what happened.Chen Siguo said that he went to the Europa Temple last night. If this was true, it was impossible for him to come here in the middle of the night.

In order to find out the truth, Chang Ning decided to go to the temple again.

Yan Yongjie tried to increase the speed of the car to the fastest speed, driving at high speed on the winding mountain road.

The vehicle is constantly turning, drifting, jumping and falling. If someone watches from a high place, they will definitely think that there is a fierce racing on the road.However, the people sitting in the car feel completely different.

(End of this chapter)