Wuqing Mountain, on the cliff where the Seven Star Hanging Coffins were built.
After a bumpy journey, Zhao Yu and the others finally arrived at this very special crime scene.
At this moment, the foot of the cliff had already been blocked by the police, and no one was allowed to go up the mountain. Therefore, the media reporters and curious people who wanted to find out what was going on could only go to the opposite bank of the Baisha River and look at the cliff from there.
"Yesterday morning, a construction team was working on this cliff," a local criminal police captain named Xiong Wendong said. He was telling Zhao Yu and the others what had happened. "To dig the pit of the pole, they needed to drill the rock, and the impact of the drill was likely to cause damage to the hanging coffins.
"So, when President Pang Zhihui of the local Cultural Relics Protection Association received the news, he immediately rushed over with Ma Fusheng of the Cultural Relics Bureau.
"Unexpectedly, in the process of stopping the construction, the two sides had a dispute and shoved. Someone accidentally hit the switch of the pole inserting machine, causing the pole to fall off the machine and roll down the cliff …"
"What the … What a coincidence!"
Zhao Yu muttered, then walked carefully to the edge of the cliff with Xiong Wendong.
Although the Seven Star Hanging Coffins were a relatively famous local scenic spot, their location was far from the town and very remote. Therefore, there were no protective measures such as railings on this part of the cliff. It was all in its original state.
"Be careful, sir!" Xiong Wendong reminded Zhao Yu and pointed to the bottom of the cliff. "You see, fortunately, the cliff is inwardly depressed. After the pole fell, it only swept the corner of the hanging coffin at the top. A small piece of the coffin lid was smashed off, and the position of the lid and the coffin was staggered, so that a corner of the coffin was exposed. "
"Eh?" Cui Lizhu, who was sharp-eyed, immediately saw the problem and asked, "That's not right. Isn't the lid of the coffin closed? Is there a place to break it? "
"Well …" Xiong Wendong quickly explained, "The forensic doctors closed it, and the gap was also filled in by our criminal police team. We were worried that if it was exposed for too long, it would speed up the decay of the body inside."
"Please!" Zhao Yu looked back at Cui Lizhu. "Do you know the rules? Don't interrupt, okay? Captain Xiong … "He turned around and said to Xiong Wendong," Ignore her. Let's talk according to the sequence of events! "
"Oh … Oh …" It was Xiong Wendong's first time meeting such a high-ranking leader, so he was obviously nervous. "I'll continue from there …
"Mm … President Pang of the Cultural Relic Protection Association was naturally frightened when he saw the electric pole falling down. He quickly ran to the edge of the cliff and looked down!
At first, when he saw that the coffin lid had been smashed open, he was naturally very angry! But … "Captain Xiong pointed to the bottom of the cliff." When he looked carefully, he soon found something wrong!
"President Pang participated in the scientific excavation in the 1980s. He knew very well that the hanging coffins were empty. There should be nothing in them.
"However, when he looked down, he could clearly see that there was something inside the coffin, and it was something that only humans could have …"
Although the team members present had a general understanding of the process, when they heard Xiong Wendong's narration, they still felt a chill in their limbs, and their hair stood on end.
"President Pang was frightened! The destruction of the cultural relic and the inexplicable appearance of something in the hanging coffin made him realize that it was a serious matter, so he called the police on the spot and notified the Cultural Relic Bureau and other relevant units.
"I was also the first to arrive at the scene. We had binoculars with us!" Xiong Wendong said with a complicated expression. "At that time, the sun was shining directly down, so we could see very clearly. What could be seen in the hanging coffin was … a human foot! "
"You know, there are always some superstitions about Feng Shui here, and in the eyes of ordinary people, the hanging coffins are mysterious and sacred things.
"So, when we saw this situation in the hanging coffin, we were really at a loss!" Xiong Wendong said. "The coffin was obviously empty. How could there be a person lying in it?
So, we quickly reported it to the higher-ups and asked for experts to come and investigate … "
"About noon, the experts from the city arrived. After a preliminary investigation, they unanimously decided to send people down to open all the coffins!"
"Then, we helped them find a good climber and lowered him down with a rope …" Xiong Wendong was drenched in sweat when he said this. "In the end, when we opened it, we saw the body of a girl!" He continued. "But, when we opened it, we saw the body of a girl!
"You should have seen the photos, right? Although the girl was dead, she looked like she was asleep.
"She was at most fifteen or sixteen years old, wearing a popular shroud here, and her feet were bare!" Xiong Wendong struggled to narrate this incredible and extremely strange incident. "At that time, the experts in the city were also dumbfounded!
They had never seen such a thing before, so they quickly reported it to the provincial office! "
"You know, we are too far from the provincial capital, and there is no airport here. So, when the provincial office learned of this matter, it immediately gave two instructions. One was to have the best local forensic doctor conduct an on-site investigation, but try to avoid damaging the scene; the other was to have us immediately open the other hanging coffins and see what was inside!
"The leaders are really wise!" Xiong Wendong sighed. "When we opened the other hanging coffins, you have seen the photos. In each of the seven coffins of the Seven Star Hanging Coffins, there was a dead girl!"
"Those girls were similar to the first one. They looked so lifelike that it was impossible to tell from the naked eye how long they had been dead. Some of their cheeks were still rosy, and people even mistakenly thought that they were still alive!"
"This is really … too strange!" Xiong Wendong said, as if he had used up all his strength. After a long time, he continued, "So, when all seven coffins were opened, we finally realized that this matter was too serious!
"The provincial office also thought that we needed to transfer experts from all over the country!"
"So, they immediately ordered us to suspend the autopsy, close all the coffins, and wait for the most authoritative experts to come and solve the problem!" Xiong Wendong looked at Zhao Yu expectantly and asked, "Sir, please give us your orders. What should we do next?"
Hearing this, Zhao Yu stood up and frowned deeply. The case in front of him was really more complicated than he had imagined!
"Team leader …" Miao Ying said to Zhao Yu with a solemn expression, "I will contact Zhang Peipei now! I think it will be difficult for the forensic team to deal with this kind of thing alone! "
"Indeed!" Zhao Yu nodded. "In addition to the forensic doctors, we need to find some experts who often deal with ancient corpses. And … "He looked at the sun and said," I have to call the provincial office and ask them to send a helicopter to pick up the forensic team. We have already wasted one night, and we can't waste any more time.
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