Chapter 8 Chapter 7 The Corpse in the Cave

Zang Junyong is known as the bravest person on Mingze Island, most of which is due to the fact that he once went to the "tiankeng" on the island alone. "Tiankeng" is located on the mountain peak in the northwest of Mingze Island. It is a bottomless mysterious cave with an opening facing the sky.There have been various legends about this cave, among which there are many ghosts and ghosts.But what is the specific situation, but no one has ever been able to say exactly.Because no one went down to see it. For hundreds of years, of course, curious and bold young people wanted to go down into the cave to see what happened.They found the longest rope, tied one end around their waists, and tied the other end to the rock outside the cave, and then searched down the cave.But every time it is the same result: no matter how long their ropes are, they cannot protect them from reaching the end of the "tiankeng"-because the "tiankeng" is too deep, they can only feel disappointed when the ropes are exhausted. back to the ground.

Zang Junyong was also one of such young people. After several failures, he finally made an amazing decision: to explore the cave without rope protection! People on the island think he is crazy, because according to those who have entered the cave, the cave entrance is almost full of vertical mountain walls, and in some places the slope is even inverted and sunken inward. Climbing with bare hands is simply a Death in vain! But Zang Junyong really went down, and the only tool he was carrying was a flashlight on his waist.According to his later description, the vertical distance he descended into the mountain was more than 100 meters. He was in danger several times on the way. The most thrilling one was that he had completely slipped off the cliff. Fortunately, a crack in the rock not far away caught him. , was able to escape from death.Along the way, he can be said to have experienced hardships that ordinary people can't imagine.

So in the end, he was able to see the magnificent landscape that ordinary people can't imagine. When Zang Junyong reached the bottom of the "tiankeng", what appeared in front of his eyes was a huge karst cave.Inside the karst cave are winding paths, high and low, and stalactites in various poses and with different forms, colorful, and various scenes, like a magnificent and magnificent underground palace carved with gems, corals, and emeralds. Zang Junyong was completely overwhelmed by this beautiful scenery. At that time, he would not have thought that this adventure would bring him more practical benefits later.

Zang Junyong's expedition was passed down as a legend by the islanders, but no one dared to follow his example.Even after Zang Junyong himself came out of the cave, he never made a similar attempt.He just kept the fantastic scene and structure in the cave firmly in his heart. A few years later, Jin Zhenyu became the head of the village, and this thoughtful man began to lead everyone to develop tourism resources on the island.One day, he remembered the cave mentioned by Zang Junyong, so he approached him.Zang Junyong readily agreed to take the lead in developing the karst cave, but he proposed that he should manage the developed karst cave and own one-third of the shares.Jin Zhenyu couldn't refuse his offer, because Zang Junyong was the only one in Mingze Island who could draw the construction drawings of the karst caves.

The karst cave was dug out smoothly and became the most tourist attraction on Mingze Island, and Zang Junyong became the richest group of people on the island. In the cold winter, the caves are basically idle.But in the eyes of Da Gang and Feng Jiao who are secretly in love, this cave has another magical function. A big fire last night tormented the villagers enough. When the sky turned pale, everyone was still asleep, but Da Gang and Feng Jiao appeared at the entrance of the cave. "Come into the cave, it's warm in the cave." Seeing Fengjiao's face flushed from the cold, Da Gang was very distressed.

"I'm not going in." Feng Jiao curled her lips, "Every time you get into the cave, you become like a bad person." Saying this, she had already slipped into the cave. Da Gang quickly picked up his flashlight and followed closely. After a section of dug mountain road, the two had come to the center of the cave. "It's really warm here, like spring." Fengjiao said as she took off the thick cotton coat wrapped around her body, showing a curvy and exquisite figure, firmly hooking Dagang's eyes . "Why are you staring at me? It's pitch black in this hole, your eyes are like wolves, it's scary!" Feng Jiao turned her back like a baby.

Looking at the white neck, Da Gang felt a hot current rushing up from his lower abdomen. He rushed forward, folded his arms and hugged Feng Jiao's soft body tightly in his arms. Feng Jiao struggled symbolically: "What are you doing, let go..." Da Gang didn't care at all, and stretched his hands from the hem of the sweater. "Ah, no, it's so cold..." Feng Jiao yelled a few times, but her yelling soon turned into intoxicating gasps.Her body became softer and softer, and finally with Da Gang's gentle pull, the two of them collapsed on top of the cotton padded clothes they had just taken off.The flashlight had already rolled aside, and the beam of light kept dangling between the stalactites in the distance.

Da Gang rolled up Feng Jiao's sweater, and kissed wildly on that satin-like smooth skin.When he was in deep love, he suddenly stopped: "Feng Jiao, why is your body sweet and fishy?" "I...I don't know either." Feng Jiao was still panting, "It seems...something is dripping from...the top." Just as he was talking, Da Gang also felt a drop of liquid fall on his head.He touched the flashlight beside him in surprise, and shone it upwards. "Ah!" Fengjiao's shrill cry resounded in the cave, and the scene in the beam of light made Dagang's skin crawl!

A body leaned over a stalagmite not far above them, blood dripping down the rock.The corpse's broken head poked out obliquely, with wide-open eyes, as if enjoying the erotic scene under his nose with interest. The deceased was none other than Xue Xiaohua. The news that the dead body was found in the cave spread quickly on the island.Because the cave entrance is on the west side of the island, Luo Fei and the others knew about it a little later.Without any lingering, Luo Fei, led by Sun Fachao, rushed to the accident site immediately. When the two arrived at the entrance of the cave, there were already many villagers surrounded here. They probed their brains and talked a lot. Occasionally, one or two wanted to enter, but they were stopped by a middle-aged man at the entrance of the cave.This man was tall, with broad shoulders and a round waist, with a pair of sword eyebrows raised upwards on both sides, exuding a sense of arrogance.Seeing Luo Fei and Sun Fachao approaching, he stretched out his big hand: "Don't go in, there's nothing to see."

Sun Fachao hurried over to explain: "This is a policeman from Longzhou City!" The man was slightly surprised, his eyes kept looking up and down on Luo Fei, as if he didn't quite believe it.At this time, someone in the cave said: "Jun Yong, I know this police officer, please let him in." The person who spoke was Jin Zhenyu. He walked to the entrance of the cave, pointed to the tall man and introduced to Luo Fei: "This is Zang Junyong, and he is in charge of this cave now." Luo Fei had heard Sun Fachao tell the story of Zang Junyong on the way, and he looked at the big man in front of him: "Are you the bravest person on the island?"

Zang Junyong nodded, unable to hide the smug look on his face, it could be seen that he was very satisfied with this title. Luo Fei spat out the word "yes" faintly, with a faint hint of approval, then he changed the subject and asked Zang Junyong: "Do you have a camera here?" Zang Junyong immediately replied: "Yes." In the peak tourist season, one of Zang Junyong's favorite things to do is to take photos with tourists as a cave discoverer. His camera is considered high-end even in the county. "Then hurry up and get it." Jin Zhenyu rushed to order, and then turned to Luo Fei anxiously: "Officer Luo, go and have a look quickly, Xue Xiaohua is dead!" Luo Fei stopped talking nonsense, and followed Jin Zhenyu quickly into the cave.After passing through a dark corridor more than 40 meters long, a huge natural cave appeared in front of the two of them. Not far from the entrance of the cave, a young man and a woman were sitting hugging each other. The woman buried her head between her legs, crying unceasingly; although the man comforted him, when he occasionally raised his head, he still looked terrified. . "It's the corpse that the two of them found." Jin Zhenyu briefly told Luo Fei what he had learned. Luo Fei nodded and listened, trying to adapt to the dark light in the cave.It took about a minute before his vision gradually recovered and he began to look around. The main body of the cave covers an area of ​​about two to three thousand square meters, and the maximum vertical height of the cave roof is as much as forty meters.The height of the cave is uneven, and there are many stalagmites and scattered stone steps everywhere.On the top wall of the southeast corner of the cave, there is a large hole with a radius of several meters, which is so dark that I don't know how deep it is. Seeing Luo Fei staring at the cave with fascination, Jin Zhenyu took the initiative to explain: "This cave leads all the way to the top of the mountain, and Zang Junyong discovered this cave through it." Luo Fei let out a "hmm" and looked away. "The corpse is at that location." Before Jin Zhenyu finished speaking, Luo Fei saw it himself.Slightly north of the center of the cave, there is a stone step more than two meters high and seven to eight square meters in size. Xue Xiaohua's body was lying prone on the stone step, and he walked over immediately. Xue Xiaohua, who was still alive yesterday evening, has been dead for a long time now.He lay quietly on the hard stone steps, with blood oozing from the corner of his mouth, his facial features were blurred, the top of his forehead had been shattered by the impact with the rock, and the red, white and white liquid had condensed into a pool.Apparently, a fall from a height in the cave took his life.A sharp stalagmite on the steps happened to pass through the heart of the corpse, causing a large amount of blood to flow out from the wound, and the coagulated blood stains curved and spread, splashing all the way to the ground under the steps. Luo Fei looked up, and there was a high platform about 15 meters above the mortuary steps, which was connected to the visiting road. It seemed that this was the place where Xue Xiaohua fell. "Has any of you ever climbed this step?" Luo Fei asked. Jin Zhenyu shook his head: "Zang Junyong didn't let any irrelevant people in. After I came, I immediately protected the scene and asked someone to find you." Luo Fei didn't speak, just stared at the corpse in a daze.At this time, Zang Junyong rushed over with a camera in his hand. Luo Fei took the camera, climbed to some stalagmites near the corpse stone steps, and took pictures from different angles.At the same time, I took the time to ask Jin Zhenyu about the relevant situation. "You are in charge of managing this cave?" "yes." "When did you know what happened?" "About 6:30 in the morning. I was still sleeping, and those two children rushed into my house in a panic, and Feng Jiao was almost paralyzed with fright." "Does the cave not lock the door at night?" "It is generally not locked in winter, and there is nothing valuable inside, and no tourists will come, so they are all open for ventilation." "That is, people on the island can come and go as they please, and no one will find out?" "Well...it should be like this." That's all Luo Fei wanted to ask for the time being. After taking a group of photos, he put down the camera, carefully climbed up the stone steps where the corpse was buried, and observed the corpse up close. There were no noteworthy objects or marks surrounding the body.The deceased was wearing a dirty brown coat, navy blue trousers and a pair of battered sneakers, the same outfit he wore when he was alive.The pocket on the right side of the deceased's coat was bulging, Luo Fei took out a pair of white thin cloth gloves that he carried with him, put his hand on that pocket after putting it on. Unexpectedly, what Xue Xiaohua took out from his pocket turned out to be a stack of hundred-yuan bills, neatly tied with rubber bands.Luo Fei clicked, and it happened to be four thousand yuan. Jin Zhenyu and Zang Junyong's eyes widened at the same time, looking very surprised.Zang Junyong couldn't help but said, "He...where did he get the money from?" This is exactly what Luo Fei is thinking about.In any case, the money was undoubtedly a very important clue to Xue Xiaohua's death. He asked Zang Junyong to find a clean plastic bag and put away the physical evidence. There seemed to be no clues to be found from the remains of the deceased, so Luo Fei focused his attention on the corpse itself.He shook the dead man's arm lightly to feel the stiffness of the corpse, and then lifted the lapel of the corpse's abdomen to look at it.After thinking for a while, he asked Jin Zhenyu, "When you said just now that the body was found, was there still blood dripping down?" Jin Zhenyu pointed to the poor couple: "It's what they said, it should be right." "En." Luo Fei stroked his chin, "Based on this judgment, the time of death of the deceased should be between nine o'clock last night and midnight this morning." As the head of a village, Jin Zhenyu was more concerned about another issue. He couldn't help asking Luo Fei: "From the current situation, what was the cause of death? Suicide or murder? Or accident?" Luo Fei didn't answer for the time being, he jumped down from the stone steps, then raised his head and looked up, the high platform there was the place where Xue Xiaohua fell. "Have you ever been there?" Luo Fei asked Jin Zhenyu. "I haven't taken care of it yet." Luo Fei walked along the steps to the high platform, Jin Zhenyu quickly followed behind him. This high platform was specially repaired for tourists to overlook the panorama of the cave. It is about four meters square, surrounded by a circle of safety guardrails, but the railings less than one meter high obviously cannot prevent an adult man from falling down from the high platform.Because it has not received tourists for a long time, the high platform is refreshing, and there is only a wine bottle rolling down on the southeast foot, which is particularly eye-catching. "It must have been left by Xue Xiaohua." Jin Zhenyu immediately made a judgment, "It's probably because he drank too much yesterday, and when he went to escape the cold in the cave, he lost his footing and fell down." "No, I don't think it looks like a drunken stumble." Luo Fei shook his head lightly, denying Jin Zhenyu's statement. Jin Zhenyu seemed a little puzzled: "Why? Where do you see that it doesn't look like it?" "Did you see Xue Xiaohua's eyes just now? What kind of eyes are those?" "Eyes?" Jin Zhenyu frowned. Recalling the tragedy of the deceased is not a pleasant experience, "I remember his eyes were wide open, as if... very frightened." "That's right, it's deep fear. It's very difficult for a drunk to feel this kind of emotion. In addition, according to the height here, the entire falling process of the deceased took just over a second. For a person who loses his sense of balance due to drunkenness, he His reaction time is generally more than two seconds, that is to say, he did not have time to feel the fear of impending death, and he was already dying." While speaking, Luo Fei had already picked up the wine bottle, held it in his hand and looked at it. . "Guangsi special song?" He couldn't help muttering softly. Jin Zhenyu came over: "Did you find anything?" Luo Fei remained silent, and after a while, he had a preliminary idea and said to Jin Zhenyu: "The situation here is not that simple, you must send someone to the county to report the case as soon as possible." "Old Hu has already set off early in the morning." Jin Zhenyu answered neatly. Luo Fei nodded with satisfaction: "Very well, you and Zang Junyong continue to protect the scene here, and I will go to Xue Xiaohua's house to see." "Xue Xiaohua's house?" Jin Zhenyu was a little confused, "It's been burnt to ruins there!" "It's precisely because of this that I have to go there as soon as possible." Luo Fei's words obviously concealed deep meaning, but before Jin Zhenyu could continue to ask, he had already stepped down the steps and walked out of the cave.