Zhou Tong Detective Series

Chapter 88 Zhou Tong Detective Series IV: The Skinner (22)
After Nima Tsering saw Tso Na, he tried his best to save him, but the environment on the mountain was harsh and there was no way to get up to the cliff, so he could only watch Tso Na exhausted and fell down the bottomless valley .

Before his death, Tsona entrusted his three-year-old daughter Luoxi to Nima Tsering.

When Luoxi was born, his mother passed away, and only three years later, his father suffered another misfortune.Nima Tsering also sympathized with this little girl very much, but he was still studying at that time and had to go back to school after the summer vacation, so he was not able to take care of Luoxi at all.However, he has been working part-study, and he is very frugal, saving a lot of money.So he left a sum of money to an aunt in the village to help take care of Luoxi.

Every winter and summer vacation, he would go back to the village to visit Luoxi, and usually send her some money and things.

And Luoxi also regards this big brother as his relative, and is very attached to him.

"When was the last time Nima Tsering went back to the village?" Zhou Tong asked.

After listening to Jin Duoer's translation, Luoxi immediately said: "The summer of last year."

"That means he hasn't been back for more than a year." Zhou Tong pondered for a moment, and then asked: "He told you to find out the cause of the fire at home, so did he tell you what clues he found over the years? No?"

Luo Xi recalled, she was still a child after all, many things were beyond her comprehension, so she shook her head, then nodded again, and then slowly said: "The last time Brother Tsering came to see me, , told me that he might not be able to come again for a long time, he was going to do a big thing... He also said that he would pick me up after finishing the work, and pick me up to live in a big city..."

Having said that, Luoxi's tears could not stop falling down again.

"What's the big deal?" Jin Duo'er asked herself without waiting for Zhou Tong to ask.

Luo Xi shook her head and said, "I don't know."

"How do you know I'm in danger? Do you know something?" Zhou Tong finally asked the most critical and important question. He looked at Jin Duo'er and asked her to translate immediately.

But when Luoxi heard this question, she remained silent, with a look of fear in her eyes.

"Don't be afraid, we will take you out of here." Zhou Tong understood what the girl was worried about, and he said without hesitation.

Jin Duo'er was stunned for a moment, and instead of translating for him immediately, she said to him: "Have you considered this matter clearly?"

Zhou Tong nodded affirmatively, if it wasn't for the little girl's reminder, perhaps he would have encountered an accident.

When Luoxi heard what Jin Duoer said, her eyes widened and she could hardly believe it.

"Really?"

Jin Duo'er looked at Zhou Tong, and then at Luo Xi. Although she couldn't understand Zhou Tong's actions, she still nodded for him.

"Because there was a sister who came to look for Brother Tsering before, but she...she was caught by the village chief and the others..." Luoxi's thin body was almost rolled up, recalling the scene of fear, his body couldn't help shaking .

"What happened?" Zhou Tong asked eagerly.

"She...she was skinned..." Luoxi spat out these words tremblingly.

Zhou Tong looked at Jin Duo'er, he was wondering if this matter had something to do with secret religion?
Jin Duo'er quickly said again: "Don't look at me like that, this matter has nothing to do with us."

Chen Siguo and Chang Ning on the side were a little confused, because they didn't know Jin Duo'er's real identity, so they didn't understand why Zhou Tong reacted like this.But Chang Ning suddenly remembered something, she took out Ning Xi's photo.

"Do you know this sister?"

But Luoxi looked at it, but shook his head.

"Do you still remember what that sister looked like?" Zhou Tong asked at this time.

This time Luoxi nodded affirmatively.

Zhou Tong didn't ask any more questions, he suddenly had a bold conjecture, but it will take time to prove whether this conjecture is true.

"Chen Siguo, Chang Ning, you are responsible for taking this child back and handing her over to Sun Yaoming. You must make proper arrangements for him." Zhou Tong said after a little consideration.

"But Ningxi..." Chang Ning objected first.

"Don't worry, Jin Duo'er and I will go find Ning Xi." Zhou Tong's attitude was very firm, he couldn't completely trust Jin Duo'er, but it was the safest and safest way to keep such a dangerous person by his side .At present, the only ones capable of sending Luoxi out are Chen Siguo and Chang Ning.

"You've never met Ning Xi..." Chang Ning didn't really object, but she really didn't want to leave Zhou Tong, but Chen Siguo, who had been silent all this time, stopped her.

"Just give the photo to Zhou Tong. Don't argue any more. Time is running out. Let's listen to him and take this little girl out immediately." Chen Siguo didn't speak, but he was much more sensitive than Chang Ning. He had already noticed this. The sudden appearance of Jin Duoer is definitely not as simple as Zhou Tong's friend.

Chen Siguo has rich experience and quick thinking; Chang Ning is calm and composed, careful and cautious.With the two of them escorting Luoxi, Zhou Tong can rest assured.

Section 19 Purification

Just as Chen Siguo and Chang Ning were about to take Luoxi to leave, suddenly there was commotion around the forest, and countless torches were lit.

In the light of the fire, the head of Keluodong Village walked slowly, holding a cane with a bull's head.

"No one can leave!"

The voice is not loud, but it reveals a very strong momentum.

The five of Zhou Tong never expected to be ambushed. What link went wrong and their whereabouts were exposed.Several people looked at Jin Duo'er in unison.

But Jin Duo'er's expression was more surprised than theirs, and she also looked innocent.

"Luoxi, it's you!" Zhou Tong immediately came to his senses and pointed at Luoxi.

Luo Xi didn't speak, but silently shook off Chang Ning's hand, and walked to the village head's side expressionlessly.

"You are a member of the secret sect, and none of you will be a good person. Brother Tsering was killed by you!" Luoxi pointed at Jin Duo'er, his eyes burning with anger.

Although Chen Siguo and Chang Ning felt that Jin Duoer was not an ordinary person, they did not expect that she would be a member of the secret religion, let alone Zhou Tong would be with the people of the secret religion.

However, Zhou Tong himself was the most shocked. His previous judgment was completely wrong. He always thought that the people in Keluodong Village were all followers of the Esoteric Cult, but judging from the current situation, this was not the case at all.The most cunning one is Jin Duo'er, she clearly knew this, but she never pointed it out.

"Village Chief, I think there is a misunderstanding!" Zhou Tong hurriedly explained.

But at this time, the village head would not listen to any explanation, he waved his hand.

"Take it all back and talk about it."

As soon as the words fell, a dozen big men from the village surrounded him with torches.

Chen Siguo and Chang Ning immediately took out their pistols and shouted loudly: "Don't move, we are the police, put down your weapons immediately!"

But these village names seem to have not been seen at all, and they still walked straight.

In desperation, Chen Siguo had no choice but to shoot at the sky.

"Bang! Bang!" Two gunshots finally slowed down the villagers' pace.

The village chief's face darkened immediately, and he said in a cold tone: "How many bullets do you have in total?"

Chen Siguo and Chang Ning were stunned. They looked around. There were at least a hundred villagers in the dark, and there were archers around. If there was a real conflict, both sides would suffer.

"Put down your guns." Zhou Tong said suddenly at this moment.

Chen Siguo and Chang Ning knew that this was the only plan for the present, so they put away their guns.

The villagers immediately rushed forward, tied them tightly with cowhide bands, and took away the pistols from Chen Siguo and Chang Ning.

Zhou Tong was not afraid, on the contrary, he was glad that he was arrested, because only in such a situation, he might be able to know the truth of certain things.

"You will definitely regret what you did today!" Jin Duo'er looked at the village chief with vicious eyes, and said to him word by word.

Yan Yongjie was restless every day, she went to urge Wang Minghan and Ge Weijun every day, hoping that they could finish the translation of the words on the animal bones as soon as possible.But they seemed to be against her, the more irritable she was, the slower their work progress was, a week was almost over, and they didn't understand a single word.

What she couldn't accept the most was that Sun Yaoming seemed to know that she wanted to find Zhou Tong, and arranged for someone to follow her to the school as a security guard every day.I don't know whether these people were sent to protect Wang Minghan and Ge Weijun, or to monitor her.

At the beginning, she could still contact Zhou Tong by phone, but in the past two days, Zhou Tong's phone couldn't be reached again, always reminding her that she was not in the service area, and she didn't know where Zhou Tong went.Even the phone calls of Chen Siguo and Chang Ning were the same, they all left the service area.

The only person who could contact him was Zhuoga, but even if he did, it was useless. The only thing he knew was that Zhou Tong went to the south of Tibet to investigate about Liang Xiaowu. As for the investigation, how was it?Where exactly?It's also a question and three don't know.

Yan Yongjie's heart seemed to be roasted by fire every day, but there was nowhere to escape from this torment.She had no choice but to turn this anger on Wang Minghan, as soon as she saw him resting, she would immediately go up and pat him on the head or kick him.

"I don't understand anything, you are ashamed to sit here, go in and work!"

Although Wang Minghan was often beaten and scolded by Yan Yongjie, he was still smiling, looking very happy.However, in Yan Yongjie's eyes, this kind of attitude is like being cheap, the more he beats and scolds, the happier he laughs, it's not about being cheap!
Occasionally, Wang Minghan entertained her, which relieved her a lot.

But she didn't expect that Zhou Tong was quietly approaching them in order to leave behind the danger she mentioned...

Yan Yongjie came back from a shift to rest, and was about to lie down, but suddenly received a call from Wang Minghan, telling her that deciphering the characters on the animal bone had made progress.She was overjoyed when she heard the news, without saying a word, she immediately changed into her clothes and rushed back to the research institute.

But as soon as they arrived at the door, they saw the three police officers who were in charge of protecting the place lying on the ground crookedly, and were knocked unconscious.

Yan Yongjie rushed to the research room and broke in.

I saw a mess in the research room, books, materials, computers, tables and chairs...all scattered on the ground, the room obviously experienced a struggle.

Both Wang Minghan and Ge Weijun disappeared. The window of the room was wide open and the door was locked, so the people must have come in through the window and took them away.

Yan Yongjie immediately ran to the window to watch, but it was pitch black outside, and she couldn't see anything clearly.She clenched her fists tightly, feeling both remorse and resentment in her heart. She shouldn't have underestimated the other party's strength. She never thought that what Zhou Tong and Sun Yaoming were worried about would actually happen.

But after all, she had received professional training, and after a fluctuating mood, she quickly calmed herself down.No matter how regretful it is now, it is useless, the most important thing is to search the scene immediately to see if any clues can be found, and rescue Wang Minghan and Ge Weijun as soon as possible.

Yan Yongjie began to carefully inspect the scene. In the messy room, there were still bright red blood stains, which made her even more worried.

She knelt down, gently picked up a piece of blood-stained white paper, carefully sealed it, and prepared to send it for testing later.But what she didn't expect was that on the floor under the white paper, there were two words hastily written in blood: purification.

Zhou Tong, Chen Siguo, Chang Ning and Jin Duo'er were taken back to the village and locked in a cellar with dozens of guards inside and out, not even a bug could fly in.

The mouths of the four people were also stuffed with wooden sticks, and then sealed with cloth strips, making them unable to speak.

Zhou Tong had hoped that the village head would come to interrogate him so that he could find out the truth of the matter, but no one said a word to them.

I don't know how long it has passed in the dark cellar. The four of them are hungry and thirsty, and they are miserable.

At this time, footsteps finally came from outside the cellar.

The village head of Keluodong Village walked into the cellar.

The village chief looked at the four of them, then waved his hand and pointed at Jin Duo'er.A villager who was guarding Zhou Tong and the others in the cellar immediately stepped forward, first untied the cloth strip tied around Jin Duo'er's mouth, and took out the wooden stick.

Jin Duo'er gasped for breath immediately, and then spit out the sawdust in her mouth.

"What did the secret religion arrange for you to come?" The village chief stared at Jin Duo'er and asked.

Jin Duo'er kept her mouth shut and didn't say a word.

"Okay, don't say it now, we have a way to get you to talk." After finishing speaking, the village chief signaled a villager next to him to shut Jin Duo'er's mouth again, "Take her away."

Jin Duo'er didn't resist, she just gave the village chief a vicious look, and then followed the villagers out of the cellar.

Next, the cloth strips on the mouths of Zhou Tong, Chen Siguo, and Chang Ning were all untied.

"You are not members of the Esoteric religion, and you are not believers, why are you willing to join forces with the Esoteric religion?" the village chief asked.

Chen Siguo and Chang Ning didn't know that Jin Duo'er was a member of the Esoteric Cult, and they didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in Zhou Tong's gourd, so they could only keep silent.

And Zhou Tong didn't answer the village chief's question, but instead asked: "Secret religion is indeed not a good thing, but why did you burn my two friends to death?"

"Because they are trying to break into the Holy Land, anyone who enters the Holy Land will be burned by flames!" The village chief said unhurriedly.

"Holy Land? Who are you?"

"Guardian." The village chief said word by word.

When Zhou Tong heard these three words, his heart was shaken, and he immediately thought of "Six Dao Relics".

"This... is unlikely. I once met an old man in the Nyainqentanglha Mountains, and he said the same thing..."

"Do you know Gulkin?" The boss stepped forward excitedly and grabbed Zhou Tong by the collar.

Zhou Tong's hands and feet were still tied, unable to move, he could only say: "I don't know his name, but that old man once gave me the 'Six Dao Relics'..."

When the village chief heard the words "Six Dao Relics", he immediately let go of Zhou Tong, but his face was still full of doubts.

"Impossible! How could he give you the 'six relics'?" asked the village head.

Zhou Tong knew that there might be a lot of articles in it, so he no longer concealed it, and told in detail what happened in the Nyainqentanglha Mountains from beginning to end in one breath.

The village head listened, sometimes frowning, sometimes regretting, sometimes angry, sometimes relieved...

"Where is the 'Six Dao Relics' now?" The village head asked with concern after listening to it with a long sigh.

"...was taken by the secret sect..." Zhou Tong said with some embarrassment.

"What?" The village chief turned pale with fright, and the bull's head crutch in his hand fell to the ground.

"It's a last resort..."

"The big thing is not good! The big thing is not good!" The village chief shook his head and rubbed his hands again and again, like a discouraged ball for a moment.

Seeing the village chief's reaction, Zhou Tong asked curiously, "I'm getting more and more confused. Why on earth does the secret sect want these things so much?"

The village chief sighed. He looked at Zhou Tong, hesitated for a moment, but finally said: "There is a legend in Tibet. Many years ago, human beings fought endlessly, devastated their lives, and angered the gods. In order to punish humans, the gods, The strange beast Qiongqi was sent down to purify the world. The so-called "purification" means the extermination of human beings. Later, the Buddha took pity on the common people in the world and subdued the strange beast Qiongqi with the three treasures of Buddhism. These three treasures are the "Six Dao Relics" , 'Flame Sword' and 'Bodhi Bead'. Legend has it that as long as these three things are collected, the strange beast Qiongqi can be released again. Esoteric religion is a very extreme organization, and their purpose is to 'purify' human beings."

Zhou Tong, Chen Siguo and Chang Ning all shook their heads when they heard this. This is just a fairy tale, how could it be taken seriously.Could it be that the Esoteric Cult spends so much time and energy for such illusory legends?But the village chief doesn't look like a liar, at least if he really wants to, he won't use this kind of story.And the only explanation can only be religious fanaticism.

"Village chief, it's a bit of a joke for you to say that." Zhou Tong didn't believe this kind of thing at all. He would rather believe that it was because these things were so valuable that secret sects flocked to them.

"Believe it or not, but for thousands of years, we guardians have guarded these three treasures from generation to generation." The village chief seemed to know that they would not believe what he said, which is why he always The reason I didn't want to say at first.

"According to the current situation that the police have, the Esoteric Church is a terrorist organization, and they should be seeking political goals." Chen Siguo said at this time.

(End of this chapter)