Chapter 1743: Temple

At 4:00 p.m., Tian Dongmin, an old expert from the Qinshan Cultural Relics Bureau, arrived at the scene. After inspecting the excavated items, he said to Zhao Yu:

"Below... there may be a temple!"

In a word, Zhao Yu and others were stunned, as if they were in a fog.

"Temple!?" Because of curiosity, Cui Lizhu even missed the last helicopter flight back to Qinshan, and still stayed at the scene, "The kind of temple that burns incense?"

"Yes," Tian Dongmin said, pointing to the earliest unearthed unicorn, "this thing is called Xiezhi, and judging by the shape and material of the vessel, it should be the kind of auspicious beast inlaid on the eaves!

"And these..." He pointed to several incomplete stone beasts, as well as various tiles and blue bricks that were unearthed later, and said, "These are all materials used in ancient buildings!

"In the mountains, what else is there besides temples?"

"There used to be a temple on this hillside..." Zhao Yu pinched his waist and said, "Why hasn't anyone told us about it? No one knows?"

"The landslide destroyed the temple," Miao Ying mused, "The landslide occurred in the early 1990s... It means that the temple has been buried below for nearly 30 years, plus it is located deep in the forest. Seems reasonable too?"

Temples, wells, corpses...

Zhao Yu couldn't help scratching his head. He thought that if he dug up something below, the case would make major progress, but now it seemed that it was even more confusing.

"Professor Tian," Miao Ying asked, pointing to the unearthed items, "Can you determine the age of this temple?"

"Hmm..." Tian Dongmin looked carefully at the excavated objects and said, "From the perspective of the shape of the vessel, it won't be too long ago. At most, it was in the late Qing Dynasty or the Republic of China period."

"I think so too..." Cui Lizhu said, "If it is rough enough, it must be worthless!"

"I think it might be a mountain temple?" Professor Tian said, "A lot of mountain temples have been found in the area near the inhabited Qinling Mountains, all of which are very small in scale.

"This has something to do with the local culture of the Longxi area.

"Actually, it shouldn't be difficult to understand that the residents in the coastal areas believe in the Goddess of the Sea, so of course we mountain people respect the God of the Mountain.

"In order to pray for good weather,

Or if they can catch prey, people will build mountain temples deep in the mountains.

"So, it is quite normal that a mountain temple was excavated here."

"Mountain Temple...Lin Chong Xueye Mountain Temple..." Cui Lizhu patted her forehead, "Honey, why did you remember Water Margin?"

"Then...is the scale large?" Miao Ying asked again, pointing to the bottom of the deep pit.

"I can't say for certain, but in such a remote mountain, it shouldn't be too big, right?" Professor Tian asked curiously after finishing the analysis, "By the way, aren't you criminal police? Could it be... have found something related to archaeology again?" case?

"This girl is right," he pointed at Cui Lizhu, and then at the Xiezhi. "This kind of rough folk product is not very old, so it has no collection value."

"Well, no matter what..." Zhao Yu said, "You have to work hard! Tonight we will excavate overnight, and if we dig up anything again, you have to help identify it!"

"Okay, no problem, no problem, you saved my life," Tian Dongmin said politely to Zhao Yu and Miao Ying, "I will do my best both in public and in private!"

"Thank you!"

After Miao Ying said politely, the three of them left Professor Tian and went to the side of the excavation site.

"It's amazing," Cui Lizhu asked Zhao Yu curiously. "You two saved his life? Can you tell me about it? It must be very exciting, right?"

"Of course, I fought against the tomb robbers with your sister Miao, and found the golden Buddha that had been missing for hundreds of years, and saved that old expert by the way," Zhao Yu said without blushing, "However, I, Zhao Yu, It is my duty to save the common people, and I have saved many people, so I have nothing to be proud of."

"Okay, now is not the time to talk about this," Miao Ying said to Cui Lizhu with a serious face, "Xiao Cui, since you missed the last helicopter flight back to Qinshan, are you going to Fu'an tomorrow?

"If you don't go, I'll let Wu Xiumin go."

"Go, we must go!" Cui Lizhu said, "Sister Wu still has to find the identity of the No. 3 deceased!

"How about this, I'll go with the people from the Forest Guard Station tomorrow, from here to Xixia Province, and then take a long-distance bus from Zhangze to Fu'an, which will be faster!"

"Well, that's fine!" Zhao Yu pointed to the tent in the distance, "Tonight, let's stay in the wild for another night!"

...

On the hillside, more than a dozen generators roared to provide electric lighting for the excavation site.

It was already 8 o'clock in the evening, and the armed police officers and soldiers did not stop working, and they were still digging the scene intensively.

The big pit was gradually dug from more than 20 meters to more than 30 meters.

Further down, they dug out more building materials one after another, such as blue bricks, tiles, and stone pillars. As more and more things were dug, the situation became more and more clear.

Professor Tian Dongmin guessed right, there was indeed an ancient temple buried under the hillside.

Moreover, through the comparison of unearthed objects, the professor is even more convinced that this is a mountain temple built in the Republic of China, or in the early days of liberation.

"Let me guess first..." At this moment, in a tent on the side of the hill, Cui Lizhu said while holding Zhao Yu's notebook, "Since the murderer dug a well from here and buried the dead in the well, then... this People must know that there is a mountain temple buried under the hillside?

"Then...why did he kill people?" Cui Lizhu drew a big question mark on the notebook, "Could it be...that there are living sacrifices in the mountain temple?"

"Hey, don't doodle, okay?" Zhao Yu grabbed the notebook, "This is my notebook, what are you drawing?"

"The landslide occurred 30 years ago, which means that the murderer in this case must be 30 years old or above, but..." Cui Lizhu continued to pinch her chin to guess, "If there is any relationship with the mountain temple, it means that when the landslide occurred, he Already have a 10-year-old, 20-year-old look...

"That is to say... the murderer should be in his forties or fifties, or even older!"

"The key is... why did you kill?" Zhao Yu said, "Miao Ying and I guessed that the murderer wanted revenge, so the deceased must have offended the murderer before he was alive!

"But...the mountain temple...how many meanings does it have?"

"Do you think... could it be..." Cui Lizhu used her brains, "The landslide is not a natural disaster, but an accident?"

"ACCIDENT?"

"For example... the four deceased, in order to obtain some benefits, used explosives to blow up the mountain, causing the landslide?" Cui Lizhu guessed.

"Explode the mountain?" Zhao Yu scratched his head, "There are no mines in the mountain, so why bomb?"

As soon as Zhao Yugang finished speaking, his walkie-talkie rang suddenly.

"Zhao Yu, Zhao Yu..." Miao Ying's voice came from the walkie-talkie, "Stop analyzing the case and call Zhang Peipei!"

"Ah? What's the matter?" Zhao Yu was surprised, "Where are you?"

"I'm in the pit! Come and have a look!" Miao Ying said hastily, "It turns out that there are not only mountain temples buried in the soil!"