Zhou Tong Detective Series

Chapter 91 Zhou Tong Detective Series IV: The Skinner (25)
All of these things happened in the blink of an eye. Before the esoteric cultist came back to his senses, the metal net was pulled up, wrapped in the "flaming sword", and flew into the air as if it had grown wings.

The two men in black from the Esoteric Cult grasped the iron chain, trying to hold the "flaming sword", but the opponent's strength was beyond ordinary. They only felt a tingling pain in their palms, and the iron chain flew out.

Seeing this change, Jin Duo'er hurried forward, jumped up, and wanted to grab the iron chain, but in the end she was half a beat too late, and the iron chain connected with the "flaming sword" rose rapidly.

The gazes of everyone in the Esoteric Cult followed the "flaming sword" upwards.

There was a nearly transparent steel wire connected to the metal net, and there was a mechanical device on the mountainside, shaped like a wheel shaft, which was rotating rapidly, coiling up the steel wire and dragging the metal net up.

And beside the axle, there was a person standing, looking intently, it turned out to be the "Village Chief".

However, when Jin Duoer looked back, the village chief was leading the villagers to fight fiercely with the man in black behind him. Why did another "village chief" appear on the mountainside?
But it soon dawned on her that there was no one but the Skinner who could disguise himself so well.

The "village head" stood halfway up the mountain with a smile on his face, lifted one end of the metal net, and dragged the "flaming sword" away calmly.

The mantis catching the cicada and the oriole were behind, and Jin Duo'er was so angry that she almost vomited blood, but although they had the ability to fall from the sky, they couldn't stand up from the ground. Seeing the skinner take away the "flaming sword", they were helpless.

This battle for the sword was particularly tragic. Dozens of villagers were buried in the sea of ​​flames or died in battle, and a dozen or so people from the esoteric sect also left their lives.After the secret sect left, the entire Keluodong Village was in a mess, and the village chief was also seriously injured and unconscious.

Zhou Tong, Chen Siguo, and Chang Ning were so busy that they were dizzy. They assisted the villagers who were not injured to deal with the aftermath and tried their best to reduce casualties.

Their feelings are complicated and heavy, and the esoteric teachings are carefully arranged, and they will use all means to achieve their goals.And the sudden appearance of the skinner was even more jaw-dropping. He even destroyed the secret sect's careful planning by himself and took away the "flaming sword".

No wonder the esoteric people threatened Zhou Tong to find the skinner.

However, Zhou Tong is still at a loss as to the identity of the skinner until now. What is his purpose?Why did he fight against the esoteric religion?Moreover, he acts mysteriously and uses vicious means, which is not much better than secret religion.The way he kills people alone makes people shudder.

Zhou Tong had never experienced such a complicated and bizarre case. For the first time, he had a feeling of being stuck in a quagmire, completely "unknown in the depths of the cloud".

However, he understands very well that even though there are many clues and the case is complicated, he can't get confused and sort out the clues. No matter how difficult it is, he must reveal his true intentions.

At first, the villagers were very wary of Zhou Tong who suddenly turned back, but when they saw them sacrifice their lives to save people, they soon became grateful.

After a whole day of work, at night, the wounded and the dead were finally settled.

Zhou Tong, Chen Siguo, and Chang Ning couldn't take it any longer. The three of them sat on the cold ground against the wall, gasping for air.

At this time, Luoxi, who was standing in the distance, looked at the three of them with complicated expressions in his eyes. After hesitating for a long time, he finally walked over.

Zhou Tong also looked at Luoxi, but there was a little more vigilance in his eyes. This little girl is not as innocent as imagined, her scheming is far beyond her age, and what she said before is true and false, it is difficult to distinguish , she herself is like a mystery.What is her status in the village?Judging from the sword sacrifice ceremony just now, although she is only a little girl, she has a unique identity.

"Here's some food and water... for you..." Luoxi held pancakes and water in his hands, and handed them to Zhou Tong and the three of them.

The three of Zhou Tong didn't take it immediately, they all hesitated for a moment, but Chang Ning finally reached out and took it.

"Thank you." Luo Xi's eyes also showed fatigue, she was still too young after all.

"You speak Chinese very well." Zhou Tong said while picking up a piece of pancake and gnawing on it.

Luoxi understood Zhou Tong's meaning, but she didn't mind, she just said: "We were born in Keluodong Village, we are doomed to fate, and we shoulder great responsibilities. We didn't intend to deceive you."

Zhou Tong, Chen Siguo and Chang Ning didn't speak, but they were thinking the same thing. Luoxi was a little girl after all, so why bother with her.All three of them started to eat and drink water, and finally regained their strength after eating and drinking enough.

"The village head was seriously injured and unconscious, and the 'flaming sword' was taken away again, what are you going to do?" Zhou Tong couldn't help but feel a little funny when he asked himself, throwing such a question to a little girl who was only about ten years old , Is it too cruel.But he knew very well that this little girl was the one who could call the shots in the village.

"As long as there is only one person left in Keluodong Village, we will definitely find the 'flame sword' no matter where the world is or where the world is, and where the flames are." Although Luo Xi's tone was flat, his expression was determined, not like a child's words at all.

Zhou Tong, Chen Siguo, and Chang Ning couldn't help being stunned. They didn't expect this little girl to have such a strong will, so when they heard these words, they fell silent instead.

Among them, Chang Ning was the most surprised and curious. She studied psychology. As an expert in this field, she really wanted to know what happened to this little girl, which made her way of thinking and psychological quality far surpass those of her peers. child.

"What about you? What are your plans?" Luoxi asked.

"We are looking for a girl named Ning Xi, she should still be in this mountain now." Chen Siguo knew that the people of Keluodong Village were more familiar with this sacred mountain than they were, and with their help, maybe they could find Ning Xi. brook.

"Ningxi?" Luoxi's expression changed slightly, "Do you have her photo?"

"Yes." Chen Siguo took out Ningxi's photo and handed it to Luoxi.

Luoxi stretched out her small hand, took the photo, and shook her head very positively after only looking at it.

"You know her?" Chen Siguo didn't understand Luoxi's strange reaction.

Luo Xi nodded again, and said, "She did come a year ago, but because of a climbing mistake, she fell to her death halfway up the mountain. I remember that people in our village found her body and buried her."

Zhou Tong, Chen Siguo and Chang Ning were instantly shocked when they heard the words.

"I know that you may not believe what I said, but the cemetery is still there, and I can show you there." Luoxi turned around and left after speaking.

The three of Zhou Tong really didn't believe Luo Xi's words, but since she said so, they might as well go and have a look.

The four quickly walked out of the village and came to a forest.

Sure enough, there was a tombstone standing quietly in a clearing in the forest.

There are only four simple words on the cemetery: Tomb of Ningxi.

"How do you know her name is Ning Xi?" Chen Siguo asked himself.

"When we found her body, she had her ID card in her wallet."

Chen Siguo frowned, did not speak, but walked around the tombstone a few times.

The cemetery was not completed in a hurry. The soil on it was very solid and there were weeds.The words on the tombstone didn't look like they had just been engraved on it. Judging from all the traces on the outside, there was no possibility of forgery.

However, what Luoxi said was not trivial. For the sake of solemnity, he still said: "Can we open the cemetery?"

Luo Xi didn't object and nodded.

"Thank you very much for your help today, which saved us a lot of casualties. If there is anything that needs our help, please speak up as soon as possible." Luoxi pondered for a moment, then looked at Zhou Tong, and said, "If there is nothing else, I will first Going back, there are a lot of things to deal with.”

After finishing speaking, she turned and left without waiting for Zhou Tong and the others to speak again.

Looking at her thin figure in the distance, Zhou Tong couldn't help but sighed again.

"Are we really going to dig up the cemetery?" As a girl, Chang Ning was somewhat apprehensive about doing such a thing in the middle of the night.

"Only by digging up the cemetery, taking out some of the remains of the deceased, and taking them back for DNA comparison, can it be Luoxi's words." Chen Siguo said very firmly.

Zhou Tong also agreed to dig the cemetery, but at this moment a bold guess appeared in his mind.If what Luoxi said is confirmed to be true, then who is that "Ningxi" they saw?And who can dress up a person in exactly the same way?There is only one answer - the skinner!
And so far everything is so consistent with his conjecture.

Chapter 22

When Yan Yongjie woke up, she found herself lying on a comfortable bed. The room was exquisitely and elegantly furnished in a modern style, but she didn't know where it was in an apartment.

She remembered being sprayed with something by the lama last night, and she fainted.But what happened later, I have no memory at all.

There was no one in the room, and she tried to get up from the bed, but there was no strength in her body.

At this moment, the bedroom door was pushed open.

Yan Yongjie could see clearly that it was the middle-aged lama.However, it seems a little inappropriate to call him that now. Judging from his appearance, the middle-aged man has nothing to do with a lama at all.

"What do you want to do?" Yan Yongjie saw him walking to the bed, struggling to get up, but in vain.

The middle-aged man walked to the bed, sat down straight, ignored her questioning, and just stared at her, but there was no obscenity in his eyes.

"What's your name? How old are you?" The middle-aged man suddenly asked without thinking.

"Why should I tell you!" Although Yan Yongjie lacked strength, her tone was still full of anger.She had never been in such a passive position, almost at the mercy of others, she was afraid in her heart, but she still put on a tough look on the surface.

"Your name is Yan Yongjie. You were born on Christmas Day in 1982. Your mother's name is Qiu Hua. She died when you were born. Your father's name is Yan Wei. He died in a car accident when you were nine years old. You were raised by your grandfather." Adults, of course, you are also the successor of ancient boxing." When the middle-aged man spoke, he was a little emotional.

Yan Yongjie was a little surprised when he heard that what he said was accurate, but she quickly calmed down. These are not confidential matters. Anyone who wants to check will find out the information.

"So what?" She asked back in a nonchalant tone.

However, her rhetorical question completely stunned the middle-aged man.

"You are really Yan Wei's daughter..."

"You know my father?" Yan Yongjie saw that he looked weird, as if he knew his father.

The middle-aged man did not speak, his expression gradually calmed down, he stood up slowly, and took a few steps back.

"The ancient boxing method does not pass on the secret technique - the water and the sky are the same color." The middle-aged man bowed and bent, his fists were like shadows, and he rolled out flatly.

I saw the table two meters away shook slightly, and then it seemed to fall apart, shattered and collapsed.

Yan Yongjie was dumbfounded, she couldn't believe her eyes.This type of "water and sky are one color" is a secret technique in ancient boxing that will never be passed on to outsiders. Except for direct descendants, outsiders don't even talk about learning it, even if they see it, they won't see it.Yan Yongjie had only seen her grandfather do it once before, and she was not very interested in learning martial arts, and this style was too complicated and difficult to learn, so she hasn't learned it until now.But now, this strange man, whom she didn't know at all, easily used this style of "water and sky are one color".

"You... who are you?" Yan Yongjie didn't know where it came from, but she struggled to half sit up, looked at the middle-aged man, and asked with a trembling voice.

The middle-aged man had already retracted his fists and stood up, looking at Yan Yongjie, and asked, "Did your grandpa never mention me?"

Yan Yongjie shook her head very quickly and definitely.

Seeing this, the middle-aged man could hardly hide his sad expression.

"How is the old man doing now? Has the rheumatism recurred?" The concern of the middle-aged man was beyond words.

"Who are you?" Yan Yongjie asked again.

"I am your second uncle, Yan Feng." The middle-aged man finally said.

"Second Uncle?" Yan Yongjie was stunned for a moment. She looked at the middle-aged man in front of her. She looked familiar, but she couldn't remember where she met him, as if it was a hazy memory from her childhood.But even so, it is difficult for her to accept such a second uncle who suddenly appeared, and he is still a lama, more likely a person of esoteric religion. The combination of these factors made her think that this might be another Esoteric conspiracy, "Grandpa never mentioned that I have a second uncle!"

"I am indeed an unfilial son. I am afraid that the old man will never forgive me again." Yan Feng sighed.

Seeing his expression, Yan Yongjie really didn't look like he was acting. She suddenly remembered something about grandpa. It was absolutely impossible for outsiders to know about it. If he was really the second uncle, they would definitely know about it.

"Grandpa has a habit of sleeping at night, do you know what it is?"

"Hanging upside down." Yan Feng blurted out almost without thinking.

Yan Yongjie was completely dumbfounded at this moment.In order to practice martial arts, my grandfather hung a rope in the bedroom, and slept upside down on the rope every night, like a bat.If it wasn't for my family, I wouldn't have known about it.

"You... are you really my second uncle? Why didn't grandpa ever mention you?" Although Yan Yongjie asked, she already believed in her heart that the middle-aged man in front of her was her second uncle.

Yan Feng's face was a little pale at this time, his lips were tightly closed, and he hesitated to speak.

"You should ask grandpa directly about this in the future." He didn't seem to have the courage to say it himself.

Seeing that he was unwilling to speak, Yan Yongjie was also silent for a moment, and then asked again: "How do you know that I am your niece?"

"When you were in a coma, I found the birthmark on your neck. When you were very young, I hugged you, so I knew it. And you used the ancient boxing method when you fought with me, which made me more sure that you are me. That niece Yan Yongjie."

Yan Yongjie nodded, although she already believed that the person in front of her was her second uncle, she still couldn't utter a word.

"Why did you become a lama? And why did you kidnap Wang Minghan and Ge Weijun? Are you working for the secret sect?" Yan Yongjie asked eagerly.

"Who told you that I work for the secret sect?" Yan Feng couldn't help asking.

This actually made Yan Yongjie ask, these are just her speculations, and there is no actual evidence.

"But you attempted to assassinate Uncle Fang when you were in Lhasa, and kidnapped Wang Minghan and Ge Weijun this time. If you are not working for the secret sect, how can you explain these things?"

Yan Feng shook his head, gave a wry smile, and said, "Uncle Fang is a believer in Esoteric Buddhism, and his daughter is. It is because of this that the skinners will attack Fanghui. I will kill him because he is mine. Enemy! But I didn’t expect that you would be the one who saved him, it’s God’s will.”

"Then Wang Minghan and Ge Weijun..." Yan Yongjie continued to ask, but she was interrupted by Yan Feng before she finished speaking.

"I'm not trying to kidnap them, but to protect them. Your people are simply incapable of dealing with secret sects. If I hadn't arrived in time, they would have been murdered. You can go back and ask them to know the details."

Yan Yongjie already believed three points when he heard the words, because he didn't justify what he said, but let her prove it by herself.

"Since you are not a member of the secret sect, what is your identity now, and why do you know these things?"

"Have you heard of 'The Guardian'?"

Yan Yongjie thought for a while and said, "I once heard from my boyfriend that he met a group of people who guarded the 'Six Dao Relics' and claimed to be 'Guardians'. Is this what you mean?"

Yan Feng nodded and said: "Yes, I am also one of them, but what I guard is the 'Bodhi Pearl'."

"'Bodhi Bead'?" Yan Yongjie didn't know what it was.

"These things are a long story, and now I don't have time to explain them to you one by one. You just listen to what the second uncle said, go home immediately, and don't get involved in these things anymore!" Yan Feng looked serious and resolute.

"So many people died for no apparent reason, I can't sit idly by."

"You don't know what you are facing at all? You are the only child in the Yan family, and I will never let you play with your own life!"

"Then tell me, what am I facing?" Yan Yongjie asked in order to retreat.

(End of this chapter)