Chapter 31 Chapter Twenty-Nine

It all started with Qin Mo's accident.That night, as described in all second- and third-rate suspense films, it was rainy and stormy.In an office building, Qin Huai helped an advertising company write copywriting—one of the three jobs he held at the same time.Qin Mo, a sophomore in college, had dinner in the farmhouse by the river that Qin Huai rented, but decided not to go back to the dormitory because of the bad weather, and fell asleep in his brother's room. A wrong decision. At that time, there was no Fang Wendong, no Jun Jun, and of course, no Kuang Yihui by Qin Huai's side.

The window of the farmhouse, with a single swipe, opens. When he started to attack, Qin Mo was still fast asleep.The countless injuries on her body are enough to prove the violence and her fierce resistance. After the murderer finally succeeded, in order to be more satisfied, he also took away all the cash in the dilapidated hut and Qin Mo's only few small jewelry. Maybe it was because the resistance was too exhausting, or maybe the murderer was too cruel, Qin Mo became insane from then on, and was unable to identify the murderer or provide clues.The scarcity of clues caused the case to cool down quickly and there was no further progress.Qin Mo dropped out of school, and Qin Huai shouldered the pressure of taking care of Qin Mo.The brief hospitalization in the mental hospital exhausted Qin Huai's meager savings.In order to hire a good doctor and get the best care for his sister, Qin Huai has a strong understanding for the first time in his life: Money may be dismissed as dung, but it is indispensable when it is needed.He needs money, a lot of money.

"So you thought of the legendary treasure of Boyan?" Na Lan fixed Qin Huai's eyes. "It should be said that in my helplessness and despair, I actually thought of the legendary Boyan treasure. To be more precise, I thought of writing a masterpiece, a personal experience of treasure hunting, which can be regarded as the idea of ​​getting rich through labor. To be honest Let me tell you, there are definitely not one or two people who think like me." Qin Huai looked back, the corners of his mouth twitching slightly, like a smile, like a wry smile. "I even bought a high-powered telescope to watch the people who come to dive for treasure from time to time to see if they will get anything."

Nalan still stared at him: "However, based on my little understanding of you, I also know that you have not been so helpless and desperate that you have no clue to get into the Zhaoyang Lake, which is hundreds of square kilometers. A cubic treasure hunt." "Well said." Qin Huai turned into the study and came out immediately, holding a piece of paper in his hand, and said, "Look at this, don't tell me, I'm really not that blind." It seems that this is a copy of an ancient map. Interestingly, there is no Chinese character on the map, but some strange characters are marked on it.

"Could this be...the map of Zhaoyang Lake?" Na Lan could vaguely see the water area and small islands. "Good eyesight. It's not exactly the same shape as Zhaoyang Lake on our current traffic map, but it is indeed Zhaoyang Lake." "These words..." "Mongolian characters." Qin Huai said, "When I was the most embarrassed, I would seize any writing work, and participating in the compilation of "Zhaoyang Chronicle" was one of them. At that time, the Ancient Books Publishing House specially helped us editors to clear up the relationship, and we were able to Get in touch with the treasures of provincial and municipal libraries and museums. This map was found in the cultural relics collection room of the Provincial Museum. There is an interesting big cabinet in the cultural relics collection room, which contains a bunch of things that experts think are not important or have no origin Stuff. Of course, sometimes the essence is hidden in it, but there is no discerning eye. That's where I saw this map. It's really hand-painted and hand-stitched on a piece of sheepskin. There is a label on the sheepskin, which is from an expert in cultural relics. Appraisal, the date is the end of the Yuan Dynasty, the source is unknown, the author is unknown, and the painting may be a part of Zhaoyang Lake. I thought it was very interesting, so I copied the map. Later, I found an expert translator of ancient Mongolian characters, and I know the text records These are some signs of Huxin Island.

"I don't know when it started, but I suddenly linked this map with the long-legendary Boyan Treasure. It's a far-fetched connection without much basis, but I think it's worth a try. At first, I'll take a closer look , and I don’t think this map can take me anywhere—those signs, that is, some reefs, shoals, water and underwater, which are easier to recognize near the island in the center of the lake. Starting from these signs, I gradually deepened I dived, but the deeper I went, the more confused I was, and I could only study a small area of ​​water every day, so I realized that I needed help."

"No wonder. So you started looking for someone who is familiar with water to be your assistant." Nalan finally understood why Kuang Yihui, the water lotus, became Qin Huai's assistant. "At that time, I met Wendong. He told me that there was a girl named Kuang Yihui in Jiangda University who was a good swimmer. So, you can say that I harmed Yihui, and I brought her into this The whirlpool." Under the dim light, Qin Huai's eyes were blurred. "Why didn't I hear the logic in this?" Nalan said. Qin Huai nodded: "You have investigated the dead in the 'Five Corpses Case', and three of them were master divers. Could their deaths be related to the legendary Boyan Treasure?"

"It's very likely... Yihui also disappeared shortly after the five corpses appeared, so you think the case of the five corpses has a lot to do with Yihui's disappearance." Qin Huai closed his eyes sadly, and opened them after a long time: "Don't you also feel that, from the perspective of timing, it's a bit 'too coincidental'? Maybe Bayusheng didn't tell you that they also put these two cases together Research, but unsuccessful. So I also started to actively investigate the case of the five corpses. Just like you these days, I interviewed the relatives and friends of the deceased, and got in touch with the police officers of the Public Security Bureau. I often go out in the middle of the night to follow those diving treasure hunters people, trying to find out if I could find clues from them. But the progress was almost zero, and I soon discovered that someone was following my movements, and once I came home to find that the desk had been turned upside down, and the computer's The entire hard drive was removed. Of course, thanks to the tragedy of the computer, several indiscriminate short stories were not published in the end, which saved me some face. But I already know that the case of the five corpses is a case with a big background, Untouchable case."

Na Lan whispered softly: "It's the same bastards who came to my dormitory, took the USB flash drive, and tortured the little hamsters." "I think so." Qin Huai said, "The one who killed Ning Yuxin and made Yihui disappear should be the same group. If it weren't for the fact that I have been unable to do anything so far, this life would probably be gone long ago." Na Lan felt chills all over her body: it turned out that Qin Huai had been living in the shadow of death.It seems that Qin Huai's ruthless and lustful face is really for outsiders to see, for those who "stare" at him in the dark, for his own safety and to further investigate the truth of Kuang Yihui's disappearance.

"You moved to the island..." "It also helps me to further observe the people who came to hunt for treasure. The black hands behind the case of the five corpses did not find the treasure, so they will not let it go, and will definitely come again..." "How can you be sure that they didn't find the treasure? I think it's possible that after finding the treasure, someone wants to take it all for themselves, and then kill all the people who participated in the treasure hunt." "Are you talking about, grabbing a legendary tail to hunt for treasure, is there a greater chance of finding it, or is it more likely to fail?"

"It seems that you have also failed? How did you, a poor scholar, have enough money to buy this mansion overnight?" Qin Huai stared at Nalan, and then said for a long time: "Do you think that Bayusheng, who is so detailed, will not dig into this doubt? The answer is very simple, you can check with Bayusheng. In fact, I signed a contract with Haimantian, basically I got the first pot of gold as the saying goes. Before that, I already had three full-length novels in my hand, just waiting for Bole. As a result, each of them sold more than 300,000 copies, which is a small miracle. During the process, Sikong Zhu also helped me a lot and gave me a big discount." Nalan thought to herself: It should be Sikong Qing who gave you a big discount.She still believed Qin Huai's words, and believed that he did not find any treasure. She said: "So, whoever did the 'Five Corpses Case' must be very powerful, and they haven't shown their feet in the past three years." "They must also be very sure. After the police have exhausted their energy, the five corpses case cannot be solved with my own strength. Even if I investigate some clues in the future, for them, getting rid of me is like pinching me." It's so easy to kill an ant. To be honest, I also have such a feeling of despair. Look at Bayusheng, a very capable person who has solved so many major and mysterious cases, he can almost be regarded as a detective. I was also a little helpless. However, I was followed and my house was ransacked, and all of this was pushed to the head of the five corpses case, which is not necessarily fair." "Who else?" Nalan suddenly felt faintly that she might know the answer. "An old friend of yours...more precisely, a new knowledge." "Deng Xiao?" Qin Huai raised his face, stared at Na Lan, and said, "Girls are too smart, maybe it's scary." "If you can't accept it, you can stand far away." Qin Huai smiled: "I am a stupid person, so I am most afraid of not meeting a smart girl. Deng Xiao has not left Jiangjing since graduation, and has been pestering Yihui all the time. He looks very chic, but in his bones But there is a kind of ruthlessness, a kind of stubbornness that does not hit the south wall and does not look back." "You go to the mirror in the bathroom and look at yourself. Are you describing yourself just now?" Qin Huai's face changed slightly: "Oh? You seem to love him very much." "In other words, I know you better." If there were not many questions, Nalan really wanted to end this conversation. "You look back at the people you are familiar with. Who is not stubborn? You think about it from his point of view. He and Yihui are childhood sweethearts, and you suddenly win each other..." "I'm not so bored!" Qin Huai interrupted, "You probably played a psychiatrist and only heard one side of the story. When Yi Hui knew me, she already wanted to leave Deng Xiao!" He waved his hand in frustration and said: " It doesn't help to say this, let's put it this way, I have always felt that Deng Xiao would do very outrageous things. Moreover, not only I have this feeling, but also Yi Hui." Nalan's body trembled slightly, and she exclaimed softly again: "Life insurance! Yihui bought life insurance because of this!" Qin Huai nodded and said, "I didn't understand at the time why Yihui bought life insurance and kept it from me, so that after she disappeared, there would be rumors that I made a fortune from the compensation, a rumor with no legal basis at all! It was only later that I remembered that Yihui once said that some people would rather destroy what they can’t get than let others take it.” These words were as cold as icicles across the palm of his hand, Nalan remembered what Fan Yuan said not long ago, Deng Xiao had a very serious problem, "Once you get in, sometimes it's hard to get out." "You mean, Yihui's disappearance is related to Deng Xiao." "It's just a possibility. It may be related to Deng Xiao, and it is more likely to be related to the case of the five corpses." "Where were you when Yihui disappeared?" Na Lan almost said that it might be related to you. Qin Huai said like a dream: "I'm drunk, drunk like mud." It was the same as what Bayusheng said. "The question is, how could it be such a coincidence that you would be so drunk that night?" She felt like she was interrogating a prisoner and forgot all her speaking skills. "Are you interrogating me?" "I believe in your innocence." A wry smile appeared on the corner of Qin Huai's mouth, and he said, "I've asked myself this question countless times. I just remember that that night, Yihui suddenly said that to celebrate my signing with the gold medal publisher Hai Mantian, let's have some food together. Small dishes, drink some wine. I didn't think too much about it, so I drank with her, and then I didn't know anything... Yihui knows that I have almost zero alcohol capacity, and I pour it down as soon as I drink." "So, that night, Yi Hui intentionally made you pass out." "Thinking about it now, it's not exactly like this! So I feel that Yihui's disappearance seems to be expected by her. She bought life insurance and got me drunk because she knew something was going to happen." "Perhaps, she chose to leave by herself." Qin Huai's body trembled, as if he had heard the most ridiculous words this year: "Tell me, why is that? Tell me, where is she now?" Nalan sighed, and said, "Deng Xiao hasn't been found for three years, how would I know? Count me as nonsense." Qin Huai calmed down and murmured: "She...she won't leave me for no reason. Just now you saw that cave under the water was discovered by me and her when we were diving. It was the paradise we had when we had nothing. .Swimming and diving with her is the happiest and happiest time of my life. She is my real treasure. At that time, we would swim to the cave with a load of food on our backs and have a picnic. And then make a wish, if Whoever goes first, the other will bring him here; after that, both of them will be buried together..."