Support has arrived. Let's go into the mountains together.
The mountain rain gradually stopped, and in order to get some fresh air, the window facing the back of the house was kept open.
Xiao Liang seemed to be comforted and did not make any noise or noise. But just as Wen Zichuan breathed a sigh of relief, Xiao Liang suddenly pushed him to the edge of the bed, then jumped onto the bench and ran out of the window.
"A lame guy, but he runs quite fast!" Zhou Han chased the footprints to the cement road at the bottom of the slope. Because the road was full of water stains after the rain, the footprints disappeared.
Wen Zichuan stood up by the bedside and slowly walked over: "Xiao Liang took the jade pendant, which was found in the ancient tomb. Could he have run back to Beiling Village?"
"Possibly." Zhou Han glanced around the surroundings. "He's lived in this area for a long time. He must be very familiar with Mutao Town and Beiling Village."
Cheng Sizhou looked at him intently: "I'm going to Beiling Village."
At this point, Zhou Han knew he couldn't stop him: "Wait one more night, support will arrive soon, and we will set off at dawn tomorrow."
"I'm going too." Wen Zichuan said, and then glanced at Cheng Sizhou, "I must go."
Cheng Sizhou caught his gaze and said, "Okay, let's go together."
When Mo Ming heard that there would be guests coming in the evening, he went out to buy some food as soon as the rain stopped. He said that he would have to make do with the food and drink in the mountains, and he had to have a good meal before leaving.
"Let me introduce to you my old classmate, Han Zhao." Zhou Han put his arm around a middle-aged man with a flat head and casual clothes.
"Hello, I'm Han Zhao from the Huaili Criminal Investigation Detachment." Officer Han was followed by two other people. "Liu Yufeng and Liu Yufu are twin brothers. They both have extensive wilderness survival and search and rescue experience. I've specially invited them to be our guides this time. Isn't that considerate?"
The Huaili police were dispatched because Cheng's parents reported someone missing and were looking for him.
Now that Cheng Sizhou has been found, procedurally speaking, the case has been withdrawn and is over, but Han Zhao still rushed to Mutao, purely because of Zhou Han's personal relationship.
"Great job, brother! I'll treat you to a feast after we're done!" Zhou Han gave a professional smile, but his overly experienced muscle control made it difficult to tell whether he was smiling or not.
Han Zhao smiled broadly: "Eat, drink and have fun, you can't miss any of them, you know."
Cheng Sizhou took the initiative to shake hands with the three of them: "Dengyuan Museum, Cheng Sizhou, thank you for your help."
Wen Zichuan followed behind without saying a word for a long time. His profession was special, and he couldn't introduce himself as an actor or a voice actor.
Cheng Sizhou noticed his thoughts and patted him on the back: "Wen Zichuan, come with me."
After everyone introduced themselves to each other, they knew each other. Having Han Zhao and his team to help was better than Zhou Han dragging a few young masters into the mountains alone.
Xu Jiaxuan was fully focused on solving the case, but Mu Tao arrived and started the expansion training first - he was assigned to help Dr. Mo, filtering water, chopping wood, boiling water, washing vegetables, and cooking, without missing a single step.
When the guests arrived and the food was served, he ran in and out to help serve plates and pour tea. His hands were burned by the stainless steel plates and he kept touching his earlobes.
"Is this what you said, a high school student who is like a dog-skin plaster?" Han Zhao looked at Zhou Han, wondering how such a smart and capable person like him could be controlled by a kid?
"It's him. He asked you to come and look after the kids for a few days. Big Liu and Little Liu, just come with me." Zhou Han still had that forced smile on his face.
"What child do you want to look after? I'm too lazy to even look after my own child, and you're babysitting someone else's?" Han Zhao glanced at Xu Jiaxuan and said, "Just stay in town and help Dr. Mo with some work."
Xu Jiaxuan was not convinced. He didn't want to be Mo Ming's servant. Moreover, the aura of the two criminal policemen in front of him was not comparable to that of a small policeman like Wu Meng. Isn't it better to work with them than with Mo Ming?
"What does your child do besides going to school? Can he go to the police station to play? Can he help solve cases? Or is he like Zhou Yitang, who only knows how to spend money chasing stars?" Xu Jiaxuan opened his innocent eyes. He knew best how to anger two "fathers" to death with just one sentence.
"Hey, kid...!" Han Zhao had a bad temper, but he really couldn't argue with a child. "We can teach our children ourselves. If you can't speak, ask your dad to come and teach you."
"I don't have a dad." Xu Jiaxuan put down his chopsticks, stood up and ran back to his room.
Zhou Han spread his hands helplessly: "You said you wouldn't take him into the mountains, but now I have to."
Han Zhao understood instantly. Zhou Han had told him the details of the case, but simplified the part about the Xu family. Without knowing the details, he would habitually think that the child should be raised by the guardian.
Speaking of guardians, his unintentional remarks are inevitable. Once Xu Jiaxuan is hurt, he will definitely agree to take him into the mountains out of guilt. Then protecting the child will not be Zhou Han's responsibility alone.
"What an old fox!" Han Zhao thought, this guy was like this when he was studying. It's only right for his sister-in-law to divorce him and take their daughter with her when she can't stand it!
Tonight's dishes are all fresh goods that Mo Ming bought at the vegetable market. Mutao is adjacent to Longji Mountain, and it rains a lot in summer. Farmers nearby often go to the mountains to pick mushrooms. Using mushrooms and fungi in cooking is also a local specialty.
The ingredients were fresh and Dr. Mo's cooking was good. After the men at the table had eaten and drunk their fill, they lit cigarettes and started bragging.
Wen Zichuan and Cheng Sizhou didn't smoke, so they just sat next to them and listened to them chatting.
It turns out that the Liu brothers are also half-Mutao people.
Their father was poor in his early years and married into their mother's family in Huaili. Unfortunately, their mother died of illness at the age of 40. Their uncle looked down on their father and kicked him out of the house.
In order to support his two sons' education, Liu's father did not return to Mutao and insisted on staying in Huaili to work.
Fortunately, the two brothers worked hard. One year, the city was recruiting firefighters and both of them had the opportunity to be admitted. However, the other party said that only one would be recruited in this situation, so Liu Yufeng gave the opportunity to his younger brother Liu Yufu.
Now Liu Yufu works in the fire department, and Liu Yufeng has set up a supply and marketing chain. He goes back to his hometown to collect mushrooms and then finds channels to sell them. With this, he bought a house in the city, and the three of them all live in Huaili.
"Big Liu, you were also there during the search and rescue before the Spring Festival, right?" Zhou Han had heard Han Zhao mention on the phone that Liu Yufeng was a member of the Longji Mountain Search and Rescue Team, which was semi-charitable in nature, and he could earn some money besides saving people.
"I'm here. I was the first one to find the surviving old professor," said Liu Yufeng.
When Cheng Sizhou heard this, he immediately became restless. He was about to speak when Zhou Han held him down.
"Do you remember what happened at that time?" Zhou Han continued to ask.
"It was freezing cold in the mountains, and it was snowing. The paths we normally walk on were impassable because they were slippery," Liu Yufeng recalled slowly. "I remember searching for a whole day and night. The guys on the search and rescue team were exhausted, saying that in such extreme weather, someone who fell off the cliff would definitely not survive. I never imagined that the old professor, who must have been in his sixties, would still be breathing faintly when I found him..."
Cheng Sizhou's eyes were red: "What was he like at that time? Did he say anything..."
Liu Yufeng shook his head. "He's unconscious. He's barely alive. But there's a lot of broken porcelain scattered around him, as well as some wooden strips. Oh, and there's a piece of binding tape on his chest."
He was afraid that he had not expressed himself clearly, so he simply took out a pen and paper to draw. Combined with the distribution of traces at the scene, Zhou Han restored the situation at that time more accurately.
Jiang Yunli in the cargo box anticipated the danger in advance. He used the straps as a safety rope and fixed himself to the wooden fence used to transport the porcelain. Perhaps it was because of this action that he did not die immediately.
"Are the broken porcelain pieces sent to Huaili Police Station the same ones that were next to him?" Cheng Sizhou asked.
"Yes, although the porcelain must have been broken into pieces during the fall and some fragments may have been missed, it was impossible to search further given the climatic conditions at the time. Now that we have found the person, we will leave," said Liu Yufeng.
Cheng Sizhou fell silent. This was just as he and Yu Ming had guessed. If the vehicle was carrying only sacrificial utensils, it would be an absolute flaw. But if there were only one or two items mixed in, it would lure his master to investigate but it would be difficult for it to become convincing evidence afterwards.
In fact, he has been wondering recently, since his master has already locked onto the members of the archaeological team, why is he not wary of Zhang Hongliang and others at all?
Especially after the master retired, he came to Dengbo to chat with Zhang Hongliang and even asked him to discipline himself.
Did Master reveal his plan himself? They had worked together for many years and had a deep friendship. Did Master never suspect that the person he knew best and trusted most had already been secretly plotting against him?
Just because he did not suspect Zhang Hongliang, he was unable to find the real culprit behind the scenes, so he was led around by the nose and went around in circles for nearly twenty years but to no avail!
A bright feeling of nausea crept up his spine, followed by stomach cramps and trembling fingers. Cheng Sizhou's vision blurred, and he used the last of his will to restrain the physical reactions that followed him like a shadow.
"Brother Zhou, I'm sleepy. Let's go back and rest first." Wen Zichuan's pleasant voice woke him up, and on his knees, the two of them interlocked their fingers.
Zhou Han raised his hand and called everyone: "Rest up, we have to get up early tomorrow."
That night, in order to maintain his spirit, Wen Zichuan did not talk much with Cheng Sizhou.
He just quietly held his lover in his arms, patted him, and then kissed his forehead and between his eyebrows.
At dawn the next day, the Liu brothers skillfully counted their equipment. Each of them carried a bag to carry personal items and emergency supplies. The lightweight folding tent was carried by them and Han Zhao.
Before setting off, Liu Yufeng told everyone that he would be the first one to enter the mountain, and two people would follow behind to support and move forward. Liu Yufu's experience was second only to his, so he would walk at the end of the team to ensure safety.
Mo Ming was a little worried. After much thought, he could only give them a bag of fried mushrooms, saying that they would taste better if eaten with dry food.
Everyone loaded all their packed things into the car, and with the things Wen Zichuan had prepared in advance, there was not only enough, but even a little left over.
More than 20 years ago, Mutao Town was still Mutao Village. The terrain in the village was undulating and bicycles could not pass smoothly.
More than 20 years later, a cement road was built in the town, and people could at least drive to the southern slope of the mountain, which was very labor-saving.
Liu Yufu and Han Zhao each drove a car. The further they went into the mountains, the narrower the road became. Soon they could only drive on a one-way road, one in front and one behind. If they encountered a car coming from the opposite direction, they had to find a place to pass it.
I originally thought that the mountain road was rugged and the location was remote, so I wouldn't meet many people on the road. But after the rain stopped yesterday, many farmers went into the mountains to pick mushrooms in the middle of the night.
When they entered the mountains, they happened to meet farmers returning. Liu Yufeng was in this line of work. When he saw the farmers' baskets full of wild mushrooms, the corners of his mouth kept smiling.
"Beep--" Liu Yufu was driving his brother and Xu Jiaxuan in front, but someone blocked the road.
"What's wrong?" Liu Yufeng rolled down the window. "Hey! Get out of the way. Move aside."
"Brother, it seems like it's a woman." Liu Yufu squinted his eyes and looked carefully.
Once the car in front stopped, the car behind could not move either. Han Zhao slammed the door and got out of the car, followed by Zhou Han, Cheng Sizhou and Wen Zichuan.
Liu Yufu was not mistaken, there was indeed a woman blocking the way in front of him.
Wen Zichuan suddenly trotted over to the woman and asked in surprise, "Mom, why are you here?!"
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