Zhou Tong Detective Series

Chapter 97 Zhou Tong Detective Series IV: The Skinner (31)
With the light of the fire, Chen Siguo was holding a gun at the side again. He finally became bolder and walked into the alley with the faint light.

As they got closer to the crying, the two of them found that besides the crying, there were some strange noises in front of them, like the sound made by swarms of bees.

"Let's go back...this...it's none of our business." Mo Qi's forehead was already covered with cold sweat, and he really didn't want to go any further.

"There's nothing to be afraid of. If there's anything wrong, I'll fix it with one shot." Although the atmosphere was extremely weird, and even Chen Siguo was a little uncertain, he still comforted Mo Qi.

Mo Qi thought about it, so he walked forward again.

This alley seemed to have no end, and the surroundings were also ridiculously quiet. It didn't look like there were people living around them, they felt like they were in the wild.

In front of Mo Qi, under the faint firelight, although he couldn't see clearly, he finally saw something.

A humanoid figure is prostrate on the ground, seemingly moving inch by inch.

"Then... what is that?" Mo Qi's tone changed, and the thing had moved to a position about two meters away from them, and they could already see it clearly.

Insects, a group of strange insects, densely crawling around on a woman's body.In fact, if it weren't for the woman's painful groans, they wouldn't be able to tell that the person wriggling on the ground was a woman.Because this person's body has been completely covered by worms, except for the human form, not even a single hair is exposed.

Those worms seemed to have eyes, and immediately made surprising moves when Chen Siguo and Mo Qi suddenly appeared.

They floated down from the woman's body like a dark cloud, and came straight to Chen Siguo and Mo Qi.

But it's not these little bugs that scare them now, but the woman, to be precise, a skinned woman.

Although the light is dim, you can still see the blood-red flesh and squirming meridians on the woman's body.

Mo Qi vomited after a mouthful of "wow", and didn't even have time to pay attention to the bugs that had already started to crawl on his feet.

"Flayer!" Chen Siguo's first reaction after being surprised was to read out these three words, "Run, we've been tricked."

Chen Siguo pulled up Mo Qi who was crouching on the ground vomiting, and ran out of the alley.

It so happened that at this time, the dark clouds in the sky dispersed, revealing half of the moon.

Under the moonlight, Chen Siguo and Mo Qi could see the surrounding situation clearly.

I saw countless bugs gushing out densely from all directions, surrounding them like a tide.

The two of them only felt that their scalps were numb and their feet were weak.

"I can't move my feet..." Mo Qi suddenly found that he couldn't move, and his lower body seemed to lose consciousness.

Chen Siguo thought he was scared at first, but after a few seconds, he found that his body gradually became sluggish, and he couldn't even move his feet.

"These insects are poisonous..." Chen Siguo slapped the insects that kept climbing up with his hands, but it didn't help.

He pulled the trigger hard and fired all the bullets in one go.Of course, he didn't expect these few shots to kill these strange insects, but at least someone would call the police when they heard the gunshots, or hope that someone would come to help.

But before they could be rescued, he and Mo Qi were completely covered by poisonous insects and fell to the ground.

Looking at the small spring, Zhou Tong, Zhuo Ga and Chang Ning couldn't help being dazed for a while. They couldn't think of anything in it that could hold Yan Feng back for more than ten years.

"Inside?" Zhou Tong confirmed.

Yan Feng nodded.

"Can't you just take it out?" Zhuoga was rather impatient, and he stepped forward and put his hand into the spring.

Yan Feng didn't stop him, but just watched silently.

Sure enough, Zhuoga dug out for a long time but didn't find anything.

"This spring is so deep that you can't reach the bottom with your hands." Zhuoga was just trying, and he knew in his heart that it would not be so easy to get it.

"It's not just that I can't touch the bottom with my hands. I tried it before, and I put a coil of thread down, but it didn't touch the bottom." Yan Feng said, "Although the spring is so small, it seems to get bigger as you go down. What's going on below? ,I am not sure as well."

"You didn't say it earlier, then what are we doing here? Waste of time, how can we get some 'Bodhi Bead' from here, and it may not be able to save Yan Yongjie..." Zhuoga said here, suddenly saw the corner of Zhou Tong's eyes Showing deep sadness, he didn't have the heart to continue talking, so he "hummed" a few times, and sat down on a stone beside him to sulk.

"Zhuoga, you are too impatient. I think Yan Feng may not finish his sentence." Chang Ning cast his eyes on Yan Feng as he spoke.

"It's not impossible. The person who entrusted me to protect the 'Bodhi Bead' once told me how to get the bead, but unfortunately he died halfway through the words." Yan Feng walked to the spring, squatted down, and flicked the spring's eyes with his fingers. He continued to say: "He said a Jizi, 'There is no tree for Bodhi, and the mirror is not a stand. There is nothing in the first place. Where can I get dust?' When he wanted to explain it to me, he couldn't do it anymore. Open your mouth to talk. I was quite curious at first, but I didn’t figure out why after spending some time, so I ignored it.”

Yan Feng said that this Jizi is a famous Buddhist Jizi. Zhou Tong, Chang Ning and Zhuoga have all heard of it, but what does it have to do with taking the "Bodhi Pearl"?After the three of them listened, their brows were tightly furrowed, puzzled.

When everyone was helpless, Zhou Tong suddenly walked towards the spring, took out a bottle of mineral water that he carried with him, drank the remaining water in one gulp, and then filled the spring with the empty bottle. A bottle of spring water.

Next, Zhou Tong made a move that was incomprehensible to everyone.

He casually picked up the stones next to the spring, and stuffed them all into the spring, blocking the spring tightly.

Others thought that Zhou Tong was worried about Yan Yongjie and lost his mind because he couldn't find the 'Bodhi Pearl' for a while.

"Zhou Tong, are you okay?" Chang Ning reached out and grabbed his shoulder to stop him from continuing.

Zhou Tong seemed to be really crazy, pushed Chang Ning away, and moved a big stone to press on the spring.

After finishing these things, he just sat down and gasped for breath.

Although Zhuoga didn't know why Zhou Tong did this, but judging from his state of consciousness and calm appearance, it didn't seem like he was losing his mind, so he didn't step forward to stop him.

And Yan Feng also stood motionless, for him, the only responsibility is to protect the 'Bodhi Pearl' from being taken away by the esoteric people.

"Why did you seal the spring? What about the 'Bodhi Pearl'? Without the 'Bodhi Pearl', how could you save Sister Yongjie?" Chang Ning asked angrily.

"I've already got the 'Bodhi Bead'." Zhou Tong walked back holding the mineral water bottle.

"Have you got it?" Chang Ning and the three of them asked almost in unison.

"That's right, the 'Bodhi Bead' is here." Zhou Tong shook the mineral water bottle in his hand.

"What kind of medicine do you sell in the bottle?" Yan Feng, who was always serious, couldn't help changing an idiom and asked with a smile.

"The main meaning of this Shoujizi is that the world is originally empty. Seeing that everything in the world is empty, everything passes through the heart without leaving a trace. Bodhi is not Bodhi, so how come the "Bodhi Pearl"? Goodness is like water, and water has no trace. The normal state fits the "emptiness". So the so-called "Bodhi Bead" is the water in the spring." Zhou Tong was like an old monk at this time, full of Buddhist teachings, listening to people in a cloud of fog and without understanding.

Zhuoga nodded, he was born and raised in a Tibetan area, and was deeply influenced by Buddhism, so he could understand what Zhou Tong said, "Although I don't fully understand what you said, I roughly understand the meaning. "

Yan Feng was also thoughtful, sighed and said: "It turns out that I have been obsessed with the external form of the 'Bodhi Pearl'. No wonder I still don't know the real 'Bodhi Pearl' for more than ten years."

"But... But even so, do you need to seal up all the springs? What if you make a mistake?" Chang Ning still had doubts about Zhou Tong's approach.

However, Zhou Tong didn't take what she said to heart at all, and shook his hand and said, "It's not wrong, let's go back quickly and save Yong Jie."

Seeing that he was so persistent, Chang Ning couldn't say anything more.

"Okay, now that the 'Bodhi Bead' has been taken, I still need to do some work here. This alone can't destroy the spring." Yan Feng's mind was broken at this time, and Zhou Tong's actions made his hut suddenly open. He decided to completely destroy the spring, even if the Secret Cult found out about this location in the future, he would not be able to get half a drop of spring water.

In the dark alley, the poisonous insects came and went without a trace, but within a moment, they all disappeared, as if they had never appeared before.

At this time, Mo Qi, who had fallen down, stood up as if nothing happened. He showed a sinister sneer, picked up Chen Siguo who had fainted, and walked away leisurely along a narrow road beside the alley.

Chen Siguo woke up from a nightmare. In the dream, he was bitten by countless poisonous insects, watching his flesh being eaten away bit by bit... His first reaction when he opened his eyes was to slap his body to get rid of the pain. Those endless poisonous insects.But at this time, he found that his hands and feet were tied by iron chains and he could not move.

And in front of him was the evil smile of 'Moqi'.

"You're awake." 'Mo Qi' held a small silver knife in his hand, and he used the back of the knife to gently slide it on Chen Siguo's fair face.

"Mo Qi, you... No, you are not Mo Qi, you are a skinner!" Chen Siguo said in a sudden realization when he came to his senses.

"Sure enough, he is a very good police officer." 'Mo Qi' put down the knife in his hand.

"What did you bring me here for?" The skinned victims suddenly appeared in Chen Siguo's mind, and a rare fear surged in his heart. Although he knew that struggling was futile, he still twisted his body involuntarily.

"Don't be afraid, the skin on your body is of no value to me." 'Moqi' took a few steps back, stretched out his hand and pressed the switch, and the light bulb in the room turned on.

Only then did Chen Siguo see the surrounding environment clearly.

This is a completely enclosed room, like a cell in a prison, or a torture room for interrogating prisoners in movies.There is a circular iron frame in the room that is particularly conspicuous, and various strange tools are hung on the surrounding walls.

Even if he had never seen how the skinners skinned the victim, Chen Siguo could still imagine the horrible scene when he saw these things.Although he tried to control himself not to think about these things, his brain was completely out of control.

"What is your purpose?" After all, Chen Siguo is a well-trained policeman. He took a deep breath, calmed down his brain, and began to think about countermeasures.

"Mo Qi" didn't pay attention to his question, but stroked his face with his hand like a lover.

"What a handsome man, no wonder Chang Ning has fantasies about you."

Chen Siguo was uncomfortable being touched by him, and his hairs stood on end.

"Actually, I should thank you. Without you, how could I have such a night of ecstasy." "Mo Qi" showed a lewd smile on his face.

"I don't understand what you're talking about!" Chen Siguo really didn't know what he meant by this sentence.

"It's no wonder why she has the nerve to say such a thing." "Mo Qi" withdrew his hand, remembering the passionate night with Chang Ning, but soon he gritted his teeth again. The woman was already his.

"Did Ning Xi be you?" Chen Siguo asked suddenly.

"Mo Qi" laughed when he heard this.

"I'm a real man, Ning Xi is a woman, how can I pretend to be. Have you fallen in love with her? Why don't I let you see her again." After saying that, "Mo Qi" clapped his hands.

The iron door of the room was opened, and 'Ning Xi' walked in from the door.

Chen Siguo was stunned for a moment, but soon figured it out.

"It turns out 'Flayer' wasn't a person at all."

"Look, I told you a long time ago that he is definitely a smart man." 'Ning Xi' walked forward with a smile while talking, and kissed Chen Siguo lightly on the face.

Chen Siguo couldn't move freely, and he couldn't avoid it, so he had to let her go.

"I think it's time for you to get down to business."

"You are more impatient than us." "Ning Xi" continued to stick to Chen Siguo's body, smiling.

"Don't worry, I invite you here this time purely to help you." "Mo Qi" said.

"Really?" Chen Siguo's tone already showed his attitude.

"Don't be too busy questioning. After listening to what I have to say, you will naturally believe it."

Chen Siguo let out a "hum", but he didn't say anything else. He planned to wait and see what happened and see what tricks the "Flayer" wanted to play.

Chapter 27

"Mo Qi" paused for a moment, then continued: "I know you are looking for An Qi's whereabouts, and now I can tell you very clearly that she is dead."

When Chen Siguo heard the word "dead", he felt his brain humming, and couldn't hold back anymore, he roared angrily, "Did you do it?"

"Mo Qi" shook his head, and said nonchalantly, "How could we kill her? It doesn't make any sense. The person who killed her is the person around you."

Chen Siguo knew what he said was right, they didn't have any reason to hurt An Qi, but he still said: "If you want to use this to drive us apart, it would be too childish."

"Believe it or not, that's up to you, but I still want to tell you that the one who killed An Qi was your trusted colleague, Chang Ning!" "Mo Qi"'s words were like a bolt from the blue, making Chen Siguo forget to speak for a while.

After being stunned for a moment, he also couldn't think of any reason for Chang Ning to kill An Qi, but such a thing can only be done by people around him, so he still asked: "What evidence do you have?"

"Mo Qi" spread his hands and said, "I don't have any evidence that can completely convince you, but if you follow this clue to investigate, you will definitely find evidence. There is another thing that I can give you of."

At this moment, "Ning Xi" took out a piece of paper and handed it to Chen Siguo.

On this medical certificate, the patient's name is "Chang Ning", the diagnosis result is "schizophrenia, paranoia", and the signing date is more than ten years ago.

"It's so ironic, your psychologist is actually a mental patient." "Ning Xi" laughed.

"You must be wondering why Chang Ning killed An Qi? The answer is simple. Before Zhou Tong appeared, you were the one she wanted to possess the most." "Mo Qi" showed a cold smile.

In an instant, many pictures of Chang Ning and him once appeared in Chen Siguo's mind, and there were indeed some unusual small details.For example, she would often call late at night to discuss work, borrow her computer, and take pictures of him with her mobile phone... He didn't care about these little things before, but now thinking about it, he couldn't help breaking out in a cold sweat.

"Why are you telling me this?"

"We are incompatible with the Esoteric Cult. As the saying goes, the enemy of the enemy is a friend. Originally, I wanted to use Mo Qi's identity to guide you to find the truth, but now I don't have time, because the Esoteric Sect is using this matter to threaten Chang Ning to deal with Zhou Tong and the others. As long as you find them as soon as possible, everything will come to light!" said 'Moqi'.

"I can't fully trust you." Chen Siguo knew that the skinner must have another purpose in doing this.

"The choice is yours. Either stop Chang Ning, or continue to investigate the so-called truth."

After "Mo Qi" finished speaking, "Ning Xi" immediately pricked Chen Siguo's arm.

Chen Siguo only felt that his eyelids were getting heavier and his consciousness gradually blurred...

"Have you decided?" "Ning Xi" saw that Chen Siguo had passed out, so he looked at "Mo Qi" and asked.

"En." "Mo Qi" nodded, and said resolutely: "Let us make a break with the secret sect!"

Zhou Tong, Chang Ning and Zhuo Ga decided to follow Yan Feng's arrangement to leave the Tiankeng first and rush back to Lhasa to rescue Yan Yongjie with the "Bodhi Bead".

The three of them returned the same way, also traveling in a hurry.

But after walking for about half a day, he was so tired that Chang Ning couldn't hold on and fell to the ground.

"Rushing like this is not an option, let's take a break." Zhuoga suggested, even a man like him who grew up on the plateau couldn't hold on anymore.

(End of this chapter)