Chapter 1197 Ancestors and Grandchildren
Even though everyone is an experienced old man, they are still touched by Lin Qianqian’s words. The number of heads matches the coffin. Obviously, the coffin can only contain corpses, and the hole is from The inside of the coffin was dug facing out...
Combining these scattered clues, a bold and terrifying guess emerged.
At this moment, Li Bai told an even more horrifying piece of news, pushing the weird atmosphere to a climax, "On the night when the head was washed out, there was a rare heavy rain in Fengtou Village. But according to the villagers' memories, in the sound of heavy rain, some of them vaguely heard the sound of horse hooves, and... there was also the crisp sound of iron hammering."
"The sound came from the end of the village." He paused. , Li Bai added in a deep voice.
The sound of horse hoofbeats, the beating of iron tools... Similar narratives immediately reminded everyone of Mrs. Su's words in Su's house. Song Keli, who was hiding under the pseudonym Master Su, was disturbed by the mysterious sound of horse hoofs and was in panic all day long.
Jiang Cheng recalled the attitude of the shopkeeper of Bao Mo Zhai, and increasingly felt that the painting in his arms had a lot to say, which reminded him of the news about the "Ghost Horse Picture" published in the newspaper.
He Tianhe once said bluntly that the painting in his arms, like the other paintings in the study, was copied by the artist.
But since it is a copy, there must be an original painting, and this original painting is most likely the "Ghost Horse Picture"!
If this is the case, Jiang Cheng suddenly became wary. The shopkeeper of Bao Mo Zhai was willing to let them go, maybe because he had the intention of fishing for a big fish in the long run. Maybe right now, they have been targeted. .
The three groups of people each shared the collected intelligence. Next, everyone subconsciously looked at Luo Tianhe and the other three people. This last group of people was responsible for investigating the source of the newspaper news.
"We found the newspaper that published this newspaper, but the people at the newspaper didn't know about this." Luo Tianhe took out the newspaper, and his voice revealed a subtle feeling between doubt and relief. .
Obviously, everyone did not buy into this result. He Ping was the first to ask with a sullen face: "I don't understand what Mr. Luo said. Now that I have found this newspaper, I have confirmed this newspaper." It was published by this newspaper, how could the latter not know about it?"
"They really didn't know about it," another slightly older voice said. Starting from the beginning, Yuan Shanyuan explained, "It is true that this newspaper was compiled and published by them, but the content on it was not entirely from their hands."
"Mr. Luo and I have read their first draft and the final draft. There is no story about "Ghost Horse" in the final draft, and there is no relevant report on the case of the burnt corpse at the Roman Hotel."
"The sections where these two reports were located originally belonged to two completely different pieces of news. One was about Citigroup's steady crossing of the Pacific Ocean, and the other was a commercial advertisement for Suji Baifeng Pills. We have read it carefully and it is consistent with what we are talking about. The cases under investigation are not related. "
Yuan Shanyuan's words and tone gave people a very reassuring feeling. It seemed that no matter how critical and strange things were, they would be properly solved as long as they came to him.
Bai Yu raised his hand, and gently pulled Yuan Shanyuan's arm with his pale and slender fingers. This porcelain doll-like girl seemed to be very dependent on her grandfather. Yuan Shanyuan lowered his head lovingly and used his generous palm to He rubbed the back of Bai Yu's hand, as if comforting him, giving him the strength to persevere.
Seeing this scene, Jiang Cheng suddenly felt a strange feeling, which made him very uncomfortable. It seemed that... the relationship between the grandfather and grandson had already exceeded some kind of boundary based on family affection, at least in Jiang Cheng's subconscious thought that they acted more like a pair of lovers.
Luo Tianhe took the words just right and continued: "The newspaper office can't figure out what is going on, and they are also very distressed. When we went there, we happened to bump into a few blond and blue-eyed foreigners. They lost their temper and had a fierce quarrel. Later we found out that these people were from Citigroup. They angrily accused the newspaper of breaking the contract because they did not publish the content they needed on time, causing the company to suffer losses, so they came to ask for an explanation. "
"After these people left, we met the person in charge of the newspaper. The person in charge was injured and his office was smashed. When we asked, the person in charge also felt aggrieved and complained to us that these blond and blue-eyed people were Westerners are relatively easy to deal with. They come to your door and ask for money. If you give them money, they will be sent away. They are deadly. It’s those Japanese people.”
“Those Japanese people didn’t know what happened. They took newspapers and knocked on the door. Without saying a word, they smashed up the office, grabbed him, and beat him severely. After a meal, before leaving, he warned him that if he dared to talk nonsense in the newspaper again, his head would be chopped off and he would be pretended to be in a rag. In the coffin, buried outside the city, no one will be able to find her in her life."
Lin Qianqian's eyes lit up, and she obviously thought of something. She opened her mouth to speak, but was stopped by He Tianhe's eyes, "I. I know what you want to ask. You are right. These Japanese people...are here just for the second story. "Picture of Ghost Horse"
Yao and Shunyu also restrained their usual arrogance, touching their chin with a thoughtful expression, "Cut off the head, put it in a broken coffin, and bury it outside the city." ..."
"Isn't this how those seven people died?" The fat man couldn't help but say.
"Through the various clues at present, I think one thing is certain. The corpses outside the city were killed by Japanese people, and their purpose is related to the "Ghost Horse Picture"." After integrating the information obtained by everyone, Ding Zhenzong believes that his statement is tenable.
"Also, Song Keli heard the sound of horse hoofbeats, and the villagers also heard it. This shows that the death of those people outside the city is inseparable from Song Keli. This is what he fears." He Ping later Replenish.
“Traitors betray their country and betray their friends for glory!” Lin Qianqian seemed to have grasped the key point. She raised her head and said excitedly: “When you say this so-called betrayal of friends for glory, do you mean those corpses outside the city? Everyone knew Song Keli, and he was killed by the Japanese because of his betrayal."
"It's very possible," Ding Zhenzong said in a dull voice.
As clues were added bit by bit, the context in everyone's minds gradually became clearer, but Jiang Cheng understood that the sources of information were complex, and a large part of the so-called speculations were based on reliable enough information sources. It can provide them with a general idea.
But even just the idea is enough. This is the first day of the official mission. Without having a direct encounter with the ghost, they have already obtained so much information, which they could not even think of before.
In terms of strength alone, these teammates in front of them are comparable to the teammates in the Empress of the River mission. Some of them even gave Jiang Cheng a dangerous feeling. (End of this chapter)