Chapter 7 Chapter 6 Female Corpse Puzzle

The people returned to the valley where the Kangbasa tribe lived, and they stayed in the valley for one night.The next day, Yuan Sen, Wang Hui, and Ai Kailam drove back to Burqin, and Kang Basa stayed in the valley to deal with his father's funeral, and to choose the next Burke, so he asked Wang Hui to help him ask for leave. Yuan Sen and his group flew back to Urumqi, and after contacting the 755th Division, they learned that Dr. Tian was in the army.Dr. Tian has already found important clues from the information on the underground space of the Flame Mountain last time, and urged them to come over and tell them in person.

Yuan Sen and his party arrived at the 755th division's station, and after a simple registration in the sentry room, they were taken to Dr. Tian's office by others. The person who received them pushed open the door of Dr. Tian's office, and Dr. Tian was pacing up and down in the office, obviously preoccupied.When he saw Yuan Sen walking in, he hurried over to shake hands with him, then welcomed Ai Kailam and Wang Hui in, and said with a smile: "Thanks for your hard work——" The three sat down, and Dr. Tian's secretary served them high-quality Maojian tea. A fresh fragrance filled the office, and Yuan Sen's spirit was lifted.

Dr. Tian sat down on the sofa chair next to them, looked at the three of them one by one for a while, then patted Yuan Sen's hand and said, "Xiao Yuan, you've become dark and thin, and your face is full of weather. , you have gone through hardships and narrow escapes, I know all about it, so it’s hard for you.” Yuan Sen couldn't help feeling hot in his heart. He didn't meet Dr. Tian many times, and every time he met, he could feel the sincere care and help from this high-ranking old man for what he was doing.For him, this kind of concern is warmer than monetary rewards, because all he does is to reveal the truth, how many people will know the hardships besides the accompanying teammates?What they lack the most is someone who truly understands them.

Dr. Tian said again: "Xiao Yuan, last time I was in the Flame Mountain, I planned to wait for you to come out. After all of you went down, there was no news at all. I really waited to die. Unfortunately, Beijing and the troops There are many things to do, and I was transferred back again, and you were also in a hurry when you went to the Altai Mountains, this time there is enough time, we have to talk about it.” Ai Kailam came out to make trouble and said, "Hey, old man, we went from the underground space of the Flame Mountain to the tomb of Hambar Ata in the Altai Mountain. Once again, just because of your bullshit?"

Yuan Sen glared at Ai Kailam, and Ai Kailam continued to vent his complaints.Dr. Tian was not angry either, and smiled as he listened to Ai Kailam's recounting of the dangers along the way, interjecting a sentence or two from time to time, trying to clarify the details. After Dr. Tian finished listening, he said to Wang Hui, "Xiao Wang, have you traced all those rare words?" Wang Hui stood up and gave a military salute, and replied, "Yes, doctor." Dr. Tian nodded.Wang Hui took out the sketchbook from her travel bag and handed it to Dr. Tian.Dr. Tian glanced at the string of characters on Hambar Ata's tomb, and his gray eyebrows frowned.

Yuan Sen said: "Doctor, do you know these words?" Dr. Tian nodded and said: "This is cuneiform, which originated from Latin and is a compound word composed of two words, cuneus (wedge) and forma (shape). Ancient West Asians used this type of writing. Cuneiform is often found in stone carvings and On rock carvings, the strokes are wedge-shaped, which are also called arrow-shaped and nail-shaped in some writings." Ai Kailam was stunned when he heard it. This guy didn't read much, and the knowledge he put in his head was either hearsay or what he saw with his own eyes. He had never heard of such academic things.So, Akailam objected: "Old man, you are a great doctor and a scholar. I, Akailam, am a vulgar person and I don't understand it. I'll ask how that Latin language came to us in Xinjiang?"

Dr. Tian said: "Latin belongs to the Indo-European language family. It was originally the official language of Italy. Later, due to the expansion of the Roman Empire, this language spread to the countries in West Asia. Many ethnic groups in the ancient Western Regions belonged to the Indo-European language family. According to your According to the description, I preliminarily speculate that the so-called God Hambar Ata is actually a Sakae.” "Sai people?" Yuan Sen clearly remembered that Wang Hui also judged that the figure on the mural in the underground space of the Flame Mountain was the ruler of the Sak people.

Dr. Tian said: "The preliminary judgment is this. Akailam mentioned his appearance, facial features, blond hair, and the tomb of the god is located in the Altai Mountains. The descendants of the god Hambar Ata are members of the Kangbasa tribe. A series of facts are consistent with the reproduction and migration of the Serbs shown in the data. It’s just that this group of Serbs migrated from the bottom of the Flaming Mountains to the snow peaks of the Altai Mountains to build glacier tombs for themselves, which is more difficult to understand.” Dr. Tian speculated from an academic point of view, and everyone listened carefully. Dr. Tian suddenly changed his mouth and said: "By the way, Xiao Yuan, I have already heard the report from Captain Li Kejian of the third team about what happened to you under the Flame Mountain and Yang Jian's situation. Yes, Yang Jian is still alive, this is my happiest thing. We don’t know where he went in Lop Nur, but we have sent people to inquire, and we will inform you as soon as we have news.”

Yuan Sen nodded and said, "I didn't expect this, it's really unbelievable. In that case, no matter who it is, it will die." Dr. Tian held his chin, closed his eyes and meditated for a while, then said, "Xiao Yuan, if you didn't see it with your own eyes, what do you think is the probability of Yang Jian surviving?" Yuan Sen replied without hesitation: "The probability of the professor surviving is zero, it must be zero." Dr. Tian nodded slightly, and said: "Captain Li also asked Yang Jian this question, but he vaguely declined. We can only talk about the reason in detail when we find him."

"Yes." Yuan Sen agreed. Dr. Tian continued: "We have done a series of scientific tests on the female corpse brought back by Captain Li Kejian, and the results have already been obtained. This is an important clue to unlocking the secrets at the foot of the Flame Mountain and what Yang Jian went to Lop Nur to find. Everything benefits." Ai Kailam stretched his big head in front of Dr. Tian, ​​and said, "So amazing?" Dr. Tian nodded, took out a cigarette and handed it to Ekailam, took out another cigarette, lit it, took a puff, and exhaled a long smoke ring. Dr. Tian's secretary took a kraft paper bag, opened it and backed it out.

Dr. Tian distributed several sheets of paper inside to the three people. This is the identification report of the female corpse. It shows the comparison of the comprehensive identification results obtained by using carbon 14, DNA fragments and several other methods. The more accurate results obtained after analyzing the item data. The data shows that the death time of this female corpse is about 350 years, with an error of about 30 to 50 years.Below the appraisal report are the signatures of various authoritative appraisal institutions. Yuan Sen has heard of these institutions before, and they are well-known both domestically and internationally. Yuan Sen patted the report paper, recalling the discovery in the underground space of the Flame Mountain, and said, "That's not right, and the beauty civilization was massacred by Gao Xianzhi. Assuming that the death of the female corpse has nothing to do with Gao Xianzhi's massacre of the city, it can also be deduced that the beauty civilization has existed under the Flame Mountain for at least three hundred years. The legend of the beauty spread by Lu Keqin only existed in Gao Xianzhi's era. Such a strange country is impossible Hiding underground for hundreds of years without leaving any trace?" Dr. Tian nodded slightly, and said: "Look at the back of the report. Captain Li also found other things near the tomb of the female corpse, including soil and clothes. After identification, they are from the seventh century, which happened to be Gao Xianzhi's era. It means that the female corpse was buried in Gao Xianzhi's time." Yuan Sen thought he heard it wrong, and hastily turned over the report paper. The appraisal results were clearly written on it, and the signature of the authoritative appraisal agency was also very clear. These data show that the time of death of the female corpse was more than 400 years earlier than the time of burial. The most likely speculation is that the tomb of the female corpse was moved. What is the real identity of the female corpse?Neither science nor knowledge of logical reasoning can answer this question. Dr. Tian said: "Our research has not reached a dead end. The death time of the female corpse is 350 years. We also found traces of apocynum on her body. The growth time is similar to the death time of the female corpse. This is an important clue." Yuan Sen repeated it subconsciously, and said, "Apocynum?" "Apocynum is a plant that grows around the waters of Lop Nur. It has been used by local indigenous people to make clothes. From this, it can be speculated that the hometown of the female corpse should be in the Lop Nur area." Dr. Tian added. Yuan Sen felt that things were not as simple as he thought, and there was a mysterious clue in it.Professor Yang Jian went to Lop Nur with an iron box, and the female corpse had 350-year-old apocynum on it. What is the connection between the two? He searched for the historical knowledge of Lop Nur in his mind. Who were the permanent residents near Lop Nur in the fourth century?Fourth century? A word quickly popped up in Yuan Sen's mind - Loulan, that's right, no one knows when Loulan really fell.At that time, Faxian, an eminent monk in the Eastern Jin Dynasty, passed by Loulan City on his westward journey to learn scriptures. At that time, Loulan City had fallen, and there were dilapidated and desolate scenes everywhere, and there was no living person in a hundred miles. Faxian's "Buddha Kingdom" records that Loulan in front of him "has no birds above, no animals below, and the eyes are everywhere, but the ears are marked by the bones of the dead."That was about 400 years ago. Calculating in this way, the time of death of the female corpse is similar to the time of the demise of Loulan City. The location of Loulan City is near the waters of Lop Nur. Is there any close relationship between the female corpse and Loulan? During the conversation, Wang Hui handed the map she drew on the back of Hambar Ata to Dr. Tian together with the human skin map. Dr. Tian put together the tracing paper and the human skin map to form a complete picture. map.However, there is no location marked on this map, and there is no scale, so there is no way to understand it. Dr. Tian said: "Based on my experience, this map is a small-scale map, and it will only be useful if you find a specific location." Yuan Sen remembered the scale drawn by Professor Yang Jian in the underground space, so he told the story in detail. Dr. Tian analyzed the data left by Professor Yang Jian based on his own experience, and it was difficult to make a judgment for a while. He looked at the map many times, and found three cartographers, and asked them to enlarge the size of the map ten times according to the drawings before observing. The draftsman took the drawings and went out.Dr. Tian said to the three people: "These data now show that the female corpse may be related to the demise of Loulan City. Yang Jian took the iron box to Lop Nur, and it may also be related to Loulan City. If we can find the specific location on the map, which of these The relationship between them can be easily solved, let's wait for the map to be enlarged and then ponder it." The efficiency of the professional draftsman was extremely high. In less than a quarter of an hour, the Maojian tea in Yuan Sen's teacup had just bottomed out, and a drawing ten times larger than the original size was sent over. They hung up the map, and the three cartographers said goodbye to Dr. Tian, ​​and were about to turn around and leave, when a female cartographer suddenly said, "Doctor, I still have a question." Dr. Tian smiled and said, "Just tell me what you have." The female draftsman pointed to the drawing drawn by Wang Hui, and said, "There seem to be two blurred curved lines on this drawing. Are they from the original drawing, or are they traces of the drawing?" Dr. Tian looked at Wang Hui and said, "This needs to be answered by Xiao Wang." Wang Hui looked at the drawing, then immersed herself in thinking about it, and asked the female draftsman, "If it was originally on the drawing, what do these two arcs represent?" The female cartographer said without thinking: "It should be a lake." Wang Hui immediately affirmed: "It's in the original picture, there's nothing wrong with it." The female draftsman nodded, picked up a pencil and drew two clear arcs on the blueprint, which turned out to be the outline of the lake.Those two lines are at the north and south ends of the drawing, almost covering the entire map. The female cartographer said: "According to the proportion of the original drawing, the area of ​​the lake is much larger than what I drew, which means that the rest of the map is only a small part between the two lakes." Dr. Tian pushed his glasses and read the wall chart several times.The draftsman had taken his leave.He started pacing in the office with his hands behind his back, and after walking a few times, he picked up a pencil and wrote two names on the two lakes, one was Karakusun Lake and the other was Lop Nur. Ai Kailam was confused for a while, but turned to surprise and said, "Old man, have you determined the location?" Dr. Tian waved his hand and said: "This is a preliminary speculation. According to the cartographer, the specific location should be between Lop Nur and Karakusun Lake. The water level of Lop Nur has been changing, and it has completely dried up now. This map was drawn on How did we determine the location more than a thousand years ago?" Yuan Sen smiled and said: "Doctor, it's useless for us to guess in vain. We can only go and have a look. With the map in hand, there will be a clue, and we will definitely find something." Dr. Tian nodded and said, "Okay, I have to work hard for you again—" Yuan Sen nodded and said, "Then let's go to Lop Nur as soon as we get ready." Dr. Tian said: "You arrange the time yourself, but there is someone who is in a hurry to see you now, you have to see her first, otherwise it will be a big disaster." "Who?" The door of the office was pushed open, and Yuan Sen's eyes lit up, a girl with a graceful figure was standing at the door, wearing white casual clothes, high heels of the same color, high ponytail, fair skin, big eyes, small and ruddy lips, There are typical Xinjiang girl characteristics between the eyebrows. Seeing Yuan Sen, she opened her mouth wide in surprise, and couldn't close it for a long time. The bag in her hand fell to the ground, and she couldn't control her emotions at all. "Brother—" "Xiao Li, why is it you?" Yuan Sen exclaimed in surprise. It turned out that the girl from Xinjiang who appeared suddenly was none other than Yuan Sen's junior sister, Bahar Guli. They hadn't seen each other for several months. After Professor Yang Jian fell into the deep valley of Helan Mountain, Yuan Sen and Baharguli escaped underground. They returned to Urumqi after many twists and turns. Baharguli returned to his hometown in Hetian to recuperate because of excessive mental stimulation. Her father and elder brother died in the Shahai ancient tomb, and the mine manager also died, leaving only her mother, who has been living with her mother in the village during this time. On the day Yuan Sen went down to the underground space of Flame Mountain, her mood gradually calmed down, so she secretly came to Urumqi, went to Xinda University to find Yuan Sen but couldn't get through, and she couldn't get through to him. She asked all the teachers familiar with Yuan Sen, Classmates, but none of them knew where he had gone. Bahargul had no choice but to contact Dr. Tian, ​​who was in Huoyan Mountain at that time, and told her the general situation.Baharguli was very worried about Yuan Sen's safety, so she ran to Huoyan Mountain alone, and then Dr. Tian forcibly sent her back to Urumqi. Yuan Sen came back from Huoyanshan and went to Altay via Wushi.Dr. Tian had just finished talking with Yuan Sen when Bahar Guli called.In such a free time, Yuan Sen had already boarded the flight to Altay, and they lost contact again, until today they met unexpectedly. Baharguli ran into the office, hugged Yuan Sen tightly, and burst into tears.She said with tears: "Brother, I have been very worried about your safety, why didn't you call me?" Yuan Sen stood there in embarrassment, Ren Aikailam made gestures and sarcastic remarks in front of him, there was nothing he could do.Wang Hui put away the wall chart, turned and walked out. Bahargul said coquettishly: "Brother, I heard it outside the door, are you going to explore again? Don't leave me this time." Yuan Sen was speechless, and said to himself, "It's only been a few months, why has this girl changed her sex? Not only has she become feminine, but she's so feminine that it's hard to describe." Yuan Sen looked at Dr. Tian for help, Dr. Tian shook his head helplessly, and said with a smile, "She has been pestering me for a long time, and she has been looking for someone from me. This time, she finally found you. How dare I get involved?" Bahar Guli thumped Yuan Sen and said, "Hey, you want to leave me behind again, are you my senior brother?" Yuan Sen could only go down the steps and said, "Xiaoli, this action is not as simple as before. We have a team. I must ask our team members for their opinions." Ai Kailam raised his hands and said, "Little girl, Master Ai very much agrees with you going!" Yuan Sen was extremely angry, but there was nothing he could do.