Chapter 307 Necessary Qualities of a Gambler

The greater the hope, the greater the disappointment.

Huang Dazhi's discovery shocked everyone, as if the murderer would be caught in the next moment, but in fact, no clues were found afterwards, and the murderer was still hiding in the mountains.

This result surprised everyone, but as it was getting dark, they knew they could not continue the investigation.

Thinking that they would find the murderer in the next moment, they missed the opportunity to return down the mountain by the shortcut and had to stay in the mountains for another night.

But there was not much food left to carry with me.

Gao Guobing said decisively: "Brother Wang, you are familiar with this mountain, take us to hunt some game!"

Mayor Wang’s younger brother is named Wang Aiguo, a strong man. He has a fowling gun at home and used to go hunting in the mountains often.

"Okay. This is the area where wild boars appear. I'll take you to find traces of wild boars! The weather is dry this year, and there is less food in the mountains. The wild boars in the mountains have come down several times." Wang Aiguo said, and after figuring out the direction, he led everyone to look for wild boars.

There are a large number of wild peach trees in Taohualing, as well as other wild jujube, wild loquat and other fruit trees. It is said that wild boars in the mountains often eat these wild fruits, so the meat is delicious. Every autumn and winter, some people venture into the mountains to hunt, but not many people can catch wild boars.

Under the leadership of Wang Aiguo, the group soon found a group of wild boars. There were only four wild boars in the group, which were lying on the sheltered hillside.

The sky gradually darkened and the light gradually dimmed.

Because Gao Guobing was there, everyone let Gao Guobing shoot.

Gao Guobing was a good marksman, so he did not refuse. He took out his pistol, aimed at one of the smaller wild boars and shot.

Bang!

The sound of gunfire echoed far and wide in the silent forest.

It was the time when the weary birds were returning to the forest, but the sudden sound of gunfire startled the birds and beasts in the woods. In an instant, the wild boars ran away for their lives and the birds jumped in fright.

"Director Gao, you have great marksmanship!" The people accompanying him praised loudly. They saw that the fallen wild boar had been shot in the head and was dead in one shot.

Gao Guobing was not complacent, he just said: "Let's find a place with water and deal with this wild boar."

"Hey, come with me, I know there is a spring nearby." Wang Aiguo led everyone towards a water source.

Huang Dazhi and others worked together to lift the wild boar.

This wild boar was not big, weighing at most 100 pounds. But everyone had been in the mountains for three days, eating poorly, sleeping poorly, and consuming a lot of physical strength every day. At this time, few people could easily carry a weight of 100 pounds.

That night, the fire was lit and the aroma of meat wafted in the wind. Having meat to eat is always a happy thing, so everyone had a smile on their face.

Huang Dazhi had a belly full of barbecue and was now leaning lazily against a tree trunk, staring at the starry sky with empty eyes.

The others also sat against the tree. Wang Aiguo asked, "Director Gao, should we continue to pursue the murderer tomorrow, or go down the mountain?"

Gao Guobing hesitated and did not answer immediately. He looked at the team he led, which consisted of eight people, four police officers and four local people from Wangqiao Town.

It was cold in winter, and it was even colder to spend the night in the mountains. Because they had been chasing the murderer in the mountains for several days, everyone was not in a good condition at this time, even he himself felt a little uncomfortable, but he just endured it and didn't say anything.

After a while, he said, "We'll go down the mountain tomorrow!"

When everyone heard the decision, they felt a mixed bag of emotions, a sense of relief but also a sense of reluctance. They had been running around in the mountains for so long and had even found scraps of cloth left behind by the suspected murderer, but in the end they still couldn't find the murderer.

But his body couldn't bear to continue searching in the mountains.

It was a night of taking turns to keep watch as usual, and it passed quietly.

Early the next morning, the group packed up their things and went down the mountain, each carrying a few pounds of wild boar meat.

Under the leadership of Wang Aiguo, they took a shortcut, but the so-called shortcut was actually very steep. They had to be careful enough when going down the mountain, otherwise there would be a risk of falling off the mountain.

Even though they were all in good physical condition, some of them were still injured during the descent.

Fortunately, the injury was not serious and I could walk. I went down the mountain, but I didn't get back to Wangqiao Town until the evening.

When he arrived at Wangqiao Town, Huang Dazhi saw a familiar person.

"Mingcheng!" Huang Dazhi was a little excited when he saw Gao Mingcheng. He guessed that the jade pendants and jade cows were made by Wang Zhi, and he also guessed that Wang Zhi might have excavated an ancient tomb.

But he kept this matter in his heart and dared not tell anyone else.

Now that he saw Gao Mingcheng, he couldn't wait to tell him about it, but there were so many people around and he couldn't say it right away.

Gao Mingcheng noticed Huang Dazhi's excitement, but he just nodded to him, then looked at Gao Guobing and said, "Uncle, you have been in the mountains for so long, are you all right?"

Gao Guobing looked tired. He nodded and said, "Not bad. How did you get here?"

Gao Mingcheng said, "I went back to the county yesterday, but I heard that a big case happened here. My aunt said that you haven't been home since you left on the fourth day of the New Year, and she is a little worried about you. I thought I didn't have anything to do, so I came to see you on my aunt's behalf. Oh, my aunt also asked me to bring you some food and some clothes to change."

When Gao Guobing heard that it was Zhao Dongmei who called Gao Mingcheng over, the expression on his face relaxed a lot and he felt happy.

He hasn't been home for seven days since he came out to handle the case. It's normal for Zhao Dongmei to worry about him.

He also asked Gao Hong about the result of the consultation.

He still cares a lot about his eldest son's marriage.

Gao Mingcheng said: "It worked. My aunt said both parties were interested. On the fifth day of the Chinese New Year, they went to the park together and had a good chat. Gao Hong returned to the army on the sixth day, but they agreed to keep in touch through letters."

When Gao Guobing heard this, a smile appeared on his face.

The girl that Gao Hongxiang was looking at graduated from a technical secondary school and worked as a teacher in a county junior high school. Most of her family members were officials and worked in the education system.

Therefore, the two parties can be considered to be well matched, and as long as they are attracted to each other, it will be a good marriage.

Then he asked about Gao Yue and learned that Gao Yue was on duty at the police station and doing physical training.

Because of this case, most of the police officers were transferred here, so Gao Yue was on duty at the police station. If there were some minor cases, he was also capable of investigating them.

Gao Guobing was relieved to know that everything was fine.

At this time, the mayor of Wangqiao Town came over warmly and invited them to have dinner.

Gao Guobing immediately asked, "Chief Wang, have the other three teams come down the mountain? Did they gain anything?"

Mayor Wang immediately said, "They went down the mountain yesterday. But I heard that Director Gao and you didn't go down the mountain, so I led the team into the mountain again early this morning. They haven't returned yet, so they may have to spend the night in the mountain."

Gao Guobing sighed when he heard this.

Everyone ate voraciously for this dinner. Firstly, they were hungry, and secondly, they hadn't had a proper hot meal for several days and missed it.

After the meal, Gao Guobing asked everyone to have a good night’s rest and make arrangements tomorrow morning.

Mayor Wang prepared a resting room for them, but the conditions were average and two or three people had to share one room.

Gao Guobing hadn't taken a shower for several days. After receiving the clean clothes that Zhao Dongmei had asked him to send over, he immediately went to take a shower.

Taking advantage of this time, Gao Mingcheng found Huang Dazhi.

Huang Dazhi gave him a look, and the two of them walked one after the other to a secluded place.

There's no one around here, it's pitch black.

"Dazhi, do you have anything to say?" Gao Mingcheng asked.

Huang Dazhi immediately shared his findings and guesses, and then said nervously, "If Wang Zhi really dug up an ancient tomb, should he hand over the jade pendants and jade cows?"

Gao Mingcheng didn't expect that he would be involved in that incident. He hesitated for a moment before saying, "It's just your guess now. Even if it's true, don't hand it in. It's better to have less trouble than more."

If Huang Dazhi handed it over now, others would not praise him, but would keep the things for themselves before paying attention to him.

Some things require decisions to be made on the spot, and it is difficult to make up for them afterwards.

Huang Dazhi was thoughtful after hearing what Gao Mingcheng said, but he was relieved in an instant.

Only he and Gao Mingcheng knew about that matter, so it was very secret.

"You said that you found the pieces of cloth left by the murderer in the mountains? In which direction?" Gao Mingcheng asked.

Huang Dazhi didn't think much about it. He faced Taohualing, pointed in a direction, and said, "It's a long way from there."

Gao Mingcheng remembered the location and said, "You are tired too, go and have a rest first. Don't think too much about this matter."

"Okay." Huang Dazhi was indeed tired. After relaxing, he felt even more tired.

The two said goodbye and separated. Huang Dazhi went back to his room to rest, but Gao Mingcheng did not go back to rest.

He looked around and saw that no one noticed him, so he headed towards Taohua Ridge.

The direction he was heading was the direction Huang Dazhi pointed out.

In the deep mountains where few people go, pieces of clothing that matched the murderer's were found, and Gao Mingcheng also felt that there was a high possibility that they were left by the murderer.

He decided to go into the mountains to take a look.

If Gao Mingcheng didn't know about the jade pendant, then when the murderer went into the mountains after killing someone, he would only think that the murderer was avoiding capture by the police.

Many people who have committed crimes will hide in the mountains. If they are lucky, they will not be caught by the police.

Now the mountains and forests are dense and there is no Skynet system. People who have committed crimes run into the mountains. If you want to chase them, you can only use stupid methods like Gao Guobing and others and keep searching in the mountains.

But after knowing about the jade pendant, Gao Mingcheng had another guess about the murderer's entry into the mountains.

What do people with gambling addiction care about most?

A gambler does not care about his relatives. What he cares about most is winning or losing, and making back his money!

If you win, you want to win more. If you lose, you want to make up for it. But Wang Zhi has reached the end of his rope. How can he make up for it?

If he knew about the ancient tomb, would he make a profit by robbing it and then make a comeback?

This possibility is very high, so Gao Mingcheng wants to verify it.

A cold moon hangs alone in the sky, and the shallow moonlight shines but cannot penetrate the darkness of the forest.

Gao Mingcheng was running quickly through the mountains and forests with a flashlight. He was very fast. When he came across a small hill, he jumped up. When he came across a small ravine, he jumped directly over it.

This was his first time to Taohualing, and it was at night. But he was not unfamiliar with it, after all, he often went to Niuweiling.

Although it is not the same mountain, the shape and terrain are generally the same. You just need to be careful along the way and nothing will happen.

The reason why he went into the mountains at night was because during the day, some people would go into the mountains to search, which would make it inconvenient for him to move.

The silent and deserted mountains are where he can flex his muscles at will.

Because it was winter, the forests were relatively sparse, which made it convenient for Gao Mingcheng to run. Although the weather was cold, he broke out in a sweat.

He ran all the way, exploring the surrounding environment.

But the night still affected his vision, and the information he could detect was limited.

Gao Mingcheng was not discouraged. He just ran all the way. Soon, he entered the mountains. A place that others needed a whole day to reach, he arrived at easily.

In his previous life, he had robbed tombs and smuggled antiques. Although he still only had a vague understanding of this, he at least had some experience and knew what the ancient tombs in their area looked like and where they were.

With this knowledge, he moved quickly through the mountains and forests.

He climbed over a mountain and when he stood on the top, he could see a few flames jumping in the vast forest. He guessed that these flames might have been set by the police officers who went into the mountain to look for the murderer.

Judging from their position, they were already far behind him.

Gao Mingcheng withdrew his gaze and continued walking into the mountains.

…

In a cave deep in the mountains, Wang Zhi, wearing a black cotton coat, was curled up and sleeping.

After several days of fleeing, he was almost unrecognizable, his whole body was dirty, his hair was a mess, and especially his fingernails were full of dirt.

But his cave was not empty, but was piled with some things. A closer look revealed some pottery jars and porcelain, as well as half a piece of yellow muntjac meat. Next to the meat there were traces of burning fire and leftover bones.

Wang Zhi slept on dry grass and covered himself with dry grass. Although the conditions were simple, he was able to survive.

But he slept restlessly, his mouth moved, and he made vague sounds from time to time: "Win... I must win... I have money to make a comeback!"

Not far from the cave, there is a small hill. The hill has been dug up, and underneath it are two ancient tombs connected together.

This is a couple's tomb, built in the Song Dynasty. The two tombs are independent yet connected because there is a small hole in the middle that connects the two tombs.

The ancients believed in the existence of spirits after death, so they connected the tombs of husband and wife so that they could take care of each other after death.

At this time, the coffin of the ancient tomb had been opened, revealing two skeletons. There was nothing next to the skeletons because the burial objects had been moved into the cave.

The tomb had been dug up and the things had been obtained. Wang Zhi planned to go down the mountain after daybreak.

Naturally, he did not go down the mountain towards Wangqiao Town, but went to the other side of the mountain.

In the dream, he had exchanged the antiques for money and was gambling with others in a gambling house. This time, he seemed to be possessed by the god of gamblers, and he was killing everyone and winning every time he gambled.

"Ha ha……"

"I won."

(End of this chapter)