When I saw Chen Yangting, my face darkened. At the same time, I was puzzled. How did he get together with Han Wennan?
One of them was from a metaphysical family, while the other was a Daoist priest from Mount Longhu. They didn't have anything to do with each other. Who had sent them to investigate this case?
While I was deep in thought, Liu Qingji and the other leaders came to greet them. After greeting them, they called me over and introduced us to each other.
I knew Han Wennan and Chen Yangting, and the bald, middle-aged monk was a monk. His Buddhist name was Miao Jue. He was a monk from the Reclining Buddha Temple in the suburbs of Beijing.
I thought to myself, 'Three people, one mysterious, one Daoist, and one monk … Could it be that the Metaphysics Society, the Taoist Association, and the Buddhist Association have their eyes on this case?'
When Liu Qingji finished introducing me as the descendant of the Ghost Valley, the three of them were startled. Han Wennan and Miao Jue politely greeted each other, but Chen Yangting's mouth twitched and he snorted disdainfully.
At this moment, I had already concealed the hatred in my heart, but I still put on an arrogant expression in order to match my identity.
I just stood there and didn't say anything.
After Liu Qingji and the other leaders received the guests, they left. After they left, someone took us to an office on the third floor of the office building. "The office has been arranged for the team of experts."
The white-haired Professor Liang was a workaholic. As soon as he sat down in the office, he wanted to read the case file.
On the other hand, the few people from the metaphysics world were leisurely sitting there with nothing to do.
I asked the people from the Municipal Bureau. They said that after Professor Liang and the others finished reading the file, they would go to the crime scene to investigate. I went to Professor Liang and asked for the file. I started to read it.
Since this was a big case, the police's files were very detailed. They included the identities of the people involved, their experiences, and even their parents and spouses. In addition, many photos of the crime scene were also included in the file.
When I heard Liu Chuande's story, I could imagine how bloody and terrifying the crime scene was. Now that I saw the photos of the body parts, I was even more frightened.
However, after reading for a long time, I didn't find anything useful. I put down the file and lifted my head. Professor Liang and his two students were standing not far from me. They were holding the photos and measuring them with a ruler while writing them down with a pen.
Since they were professionals, I couldn't find anything even after a long time. Since they had started to record, it was clear that they had learned the ropes.
I didn't want to read too much. Instead, I searched for information related to Liu Chuande. However, after a long time, I could only find Liu Chuande's file. I couldn't find any photos or information related to the crime scene.
I went to ask the person in charge of the Municipal Public Security Bureau. He told me that this case was too strange, and the higher-ups had ordered that no written documents or photos were allowed to appear. However, when the time came, we could go to the scene to investigate.
I had nothing to do, so I sat down and closed my eyes to rest. During this time, Chen Yangting came to see me. I guessed he was bored, so he asked about my family's inheritance and my identity as the heir of the Ghost Valley. From his words, it was clear that he wanted to expose me.
Unfortunately, Zhang Yi and Gui Guzi were from the Pre-Qin Dynasty. No matter how I talked, he couldn't find any flaws in my story.
The next day was almost the same. Everyone was waiting for Professor Liang to finish reading the files. Then, they would go to the crime scene to investigate.
At noon on the third day, Professor Liang finally finished reading all the files. The Municipal Bureau sent someone to take us to the crime scene.
In the group of experts, there were many people from the Metaphysics Society who had come because of the body reconstruction case. That was why Professor Liang had the authority to investigate the earlier events. According to his instructions, our first stop was Yu Fuda's attic.
On the way there, everyone still looked calm and indifferent, but when they arrived at the orchard and arrived at the attic of Yu Fuda's house, the group of people's expressions became tense.
Including me, everyone in the group of experts knew what had happened here. Although Han Wennan and the others had high cultivation bases, they were still scared.
Professor Liang wore a calm face. He was the first one to push open the sealed door and walk in. We hurried to follow him.
In the narrow attic, all the bloody things that had happened that day had been taken away as evidence. At this moment, only white dots were left in the room.
After entering the attic and looking at the thick white dots, I recalled what Liu Chuande had told me. I didn't know if it was a psychological effect, but I felt a chill run down my spine.
Professor Liang was walking in the front. He didn't care about the white dots on the wall. Instead, he took his two students and went to the shrine at the end of the attic.
Everything else was taken away as evidence, but the shrine on the wall and the bloody mural on the shrine couldn't be taken away. They had to stay there.
At that moment, Professor Liang was looking at the mural of human blood in the shrine.
After a while, Professor Liang suddenly turned around and said to his female student, "Xiao Xin, bring me that book."
Professor Liang had introduced his two students to me earlier. The boy with the glasses was called Ling Duyu, and the girl was called Mu Xin. They seemed to be a couple, and their behavior was intimate.
Professor Liang received an old book that was as thick as a brick from the female student. He put the glasses on and flipped through it. Then, he placed the page on the wall. It seemed he wanted to compare it with the mural on the wall.
I moved closer to take a look. Sure enough, there was also a crude drawing on the page. It was a drawing of a large bird with its wings spread wide. The feathers on its wings were long and numerous, and the feathers on its tail were also extremely long.
The mural on the wall was also a drawing of a bird. However, after looking at it for a long time, I didn't find anything similar. The drawing of the bird on the wall was even rougher. Since it was drawn sideways, only one side of its wings and feet was drawn. Moreover, I couldn't see the length of the feathers on its wings. It was just a thick line.
The tail was the same. It was just a thick line with a fork at the bottom. Moreover, it wasn't very long. It was completely different from the bird in the book.
Professor Liang pointed at the drawing on the page and said, "It seems I wasn't wrong. It's the Mystic Bird that was recorded in the book."
Before I could say anything, Han Wennan asked skeptically, "Professor Liang, forgive me for my poor eyesight, but these two drawings are very different. How could they be the same?"
Professor Liang looked very excited. He was using his hand to draw the lines of the drawing on the mural. He didn't answer but impatiently waved his hand at the two students behind him.
The bespectacled boy, Ling Duyu, explained, "These two pictures both record totems from the ancient times. They look different on the surface, but in fact, if you look closely, you'll find that in the two pictures, the proportion of the bird's wings is the same. Although the length of the tail feathers is different, the tip of the tail is bifurcated, and the proportion is exactly the same.
As totems develop, they will inevitably change. However, there are some important parts that won't change.
The totem in these two drawings is the Mystic Bird. The Mystic Bird's original form is a swallow. That's why its tail is the key.
No matter which drawing it is, you can clearly see that its tail is a swallow's tail. "
As soon as he said that, people hurried to look at the tail feathers of the two drawings. Indeed, it was as he had said. Although the tail feathers of the two birds were different, no matter which drawing it was, they could still clearly recognize that it was a swallow's tail.
Chen Yangting was surprised. "You can recognize that it's the Mystic Bird. What's next?
What's the special significance of the Mystic Bird?
What does it have to do with this case? "
This time, Han Wennan didn't wait for Professor Liang and his student to speak. He directly said, "The Book of Poetry says that the Mystic Bird was destined to descend and give birth to the Shang Dynasty.
That's why the Mystic Bird is the totem of the Shang Dynasty. "
After saying that, Han Wennan opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something else. However, he didn't say anything.
The others didn't seem to notice, or perhaps they noticed it but didn't care. Only I knew what Han Wennan wanted to say.