◎Chapter 16    The Peach Blossom Land

Bai Jingyu: "Okay, there is a new case now."

Bao Zhan: "What?"

Bai Jingyu: "A man died and murdered."

Hualong: "Boss, our special case team only accepts big cases."

Bai Jingyu said something, and everyone shut up: Compared with this murderer, the top ten most cruel murderers in New York history are simply elementary school students.

Su Mei picked up the file, looked at it intently for a while, and was so scared that she threw it on the ground.

Professor Liang slides his wheelchair and picks up the file. He puts on reading glasses and looks at a few pages. The expression of the knowledgeable and kind-hearted old man suddenly becomes solemn. He said in a shocking tone: "This deceased has been skinned and has been made into a scarecrow?"

In 2007, a major murder occurred in Wuling County.

On the day of the incident, the morning fog in the mountain village was foggy, and the sound of tofu vendors knocking on the buzzer came from a distance. The mountain road was rugged and difficult to walk. The tofu vendors put down their burdens and rested for a while. He went to pee in the peach garden on the side of the road. At that time, the fog was filled, and the peaches pressed the branches into a beautiful arc, the leaves dripped with water, and a scarecrow stood quietly in the orchard.

The vendor thought it was very strange. When he looked closer, he was scattered. The scarecrow's head was the human head, and there was straw in his skin...

Professor Liang introduced: "In the history of crime, there are two murderers who are the most notorious. One is called the "Zuanzu serial killer Jack the Ripper who disappeared like a fog" by media around the world, and the other is the "star serial killer - edward    gein's killing method is to cut the throat and then dismember it, while edward     gein's killing method is to shoot and dismember and peel it, making handicrafts. He has a terrifying nickname called: Bison Bill. Many well-known movies are based on these two, such as "Slaughter Out of Hell", "Silence of the Lambs", and "Texas Chainsaw Massacre".

Bai Jingyu said: "If the media knows, this Chinese bison Bill is enough to make a sensation in the world."

After receiving the report, Taoyuan Township Police Station was extremely shocked. The case was serious and could be said to be a very rare criminal case since the founding of the People's Republic of China. After preliminary investigation, the deceased was Section Chief Yang of the Wuling County Tourism Bureau. While blocking the news to prevent the local people from panic, the local police reported to their superiors and requested the assistance of the special case team. The four members of the special case team set off immediately, first arrived at the provincial capital by plane, and then borrowed a car from the Provincial Public Security Department. Without a moment of rest, the siren sounded all the way and drove towards the Wuling County Public Security Bureau like lightning.

The Wuling County Public Security Bureau building looks very luxurious and grand. Although it is a county-level public security bureau, it is as luxurious as the White House. The downstairs are covered with green trees, gardens, the guards at the door are tight, and the sentries are majestic. When you look up, you can see five golden words on the office building - serving the people.

The public security bureau is in a mess and garbage is everywhere, which is in sharp contrast to the luxurious office building.

Bao Zhan looked at the cigarette butts, mineral water bottles, steamed buns, and blood on the ground. He analyzed that there were people petitioning here just now.

Hualong said: "People? You should go to the county government, this is the Public Security Bureau."

Professor Liang said: "It must be the county government that went first. It was forcibly dispersed by the public security officers and arrested several people who took the lead in petitioning. The others came to the door of the Public Security Bureau to sit quietly and demanded that the person be released."

In the Public Security Bureau building, no one received the special case team. Everyone's attitude was cold, and they even looked at the four special case teams with strange eyes. After interrogation, they learned that the director was on a business trip, and the Secretary of the Political and Legal Affairs Committee also went to another place for a meeting. This made the members of the special case team feel strange, and a strange atmosphere filled the building.

Hualong muttered, "What's the point? The local police will line up to welcome us. The police chief will regard us as saviors. Where are the people?"

A policeman looked through his head and saw four people in the special case team. He smiled and invited the special case team into the office. He claimed to be a propaganda officer. Then he took out a piece of materials and said, "I'm sorry, I'm so sorry..."

Professor Liang said: "What's going on?"

Propaganda Officer: "There is no major homicide happening here."

Hualong said, "Just kidding, right?"

Propaganda Officer: "I'm sorry, I'll let you come here for nothing. You'd better ask me to go back."

The propaganda officer introduced that this was a prank, and there was no major murder in the local area. The Taoyuan Township Police Station lied about the case and the director had been punished. The scarecrow was just a human body model, a prank by a local villager. The propaganda officer gave the forensic results on the materials, interrogation records, and handling results to the special case team for the special case team to see.

Su Mei said angrily: "Call it and leave it when you wave it. I was hungry and didn't even have to eat. Is it a prank?"

The publicity officer said: "Now our Wuling County Public Security Bureau has abolished the assistance of the special case team, and we can reimburse air tickets and pay travel expenses..."

The special case team came here from afar, but they were greeted by a prank. Hualong slapped the table and cursed, and then the four of the special case team left the room and left the Wuling County Public Security Bureau. Hualong started the car, and the car drove to an intersection. When they encountered a red light, Bao Zhan lowered his head and looked at the criminal investigation case file and said, "They are lying!"

The photos on the scene in the criminal investigation case file are very unprofessional. Because the township police station usually handles some public security cases, arrests family planning, mediates and fights, and sometimes even helps fellow villagers find lost cows. The police in the township police station are probably very scared at the time, and their hands are shaking. In addition, the fog is everywhere when the crime occurs, so it is difficult to tell whether the scarecrow is a model or a real person from the photos.

The photo shows a very blurry face, with the entire head neatly cut from under the chin, but there is still a skin connected. The skin is bulging and straw is stuffed with straw, and the hands and feet are also made of straw. It seems that the murderer only cut off his head and peeled off the skin of his torso. At the neck, a rope mark can be seen.

Bao Zhan asked, "Who would hang up the husband?"

Su Mei said: "This must be a person. This person should have been hung up first, then peeled, and finally inserted into Taoyuan."

Professor Liang said: "This is strange. Hualong, let's go to Taoyuan Township Police Station!"

Taoyuan Township Police Station is located at the foot of a mountain. The mountain is green grass and peach trees are everywhere. A stream flows by, and willows are swaying on both sides. A water-rotating truck is slowly turning. In the distance, the mountains are green. In the near future, a market is very lively. Only peaches are sold, and local peaches are produced in the local specialty. It is also on the Mid-Autumn Festival, attracting fruit vendors from all over the world to gather here.

The special case team drove through the market and came to Taoyuan Township Police Station.

However, what is strange is that the door is closed and there is no policeman in the police station.

The special case team wandered around the market, intending to eat something first, and then go to the crime scene on the mountain to check it out. The crime scene recorded on the criminal investigation case file was in the orchard on the roadside in front of Taohua Village, Taoyuan Township. The first murder scene was in a pavilion in the Taohuayuan Scenic Area. The group came to the foot of the mountain. There was a simple wooden restaurant at the foot of the mountain. An old man wearing an apron was brushing dishes in the hall. The braised boiled in the pot was stewed fragrantly. A guy was grinding a kitchen knife. He had a bandage on his head and seemed to have just been injured. The special case team went in and found a table to sit down.

Bao Zhan asked, "Uncle, this is the Peach Blossom Land Scenic Area, right?"

The old man replied: "Yes, this is the peach blossom land of dog days!"

Bao Zhan asked again: "It's broad daylight, why don't there be a police officer in the township police station?"

老汉气哼哼地说:“狗日的,都死啦,死绝啦.”

Hualong asked: "Is there a murder case in the local area?"

The old man asked vigilantly: "What are you doing?"

Bao Zhan replied: "We are also policemen..."

When the old man heard the word "police", he was furious and suddenly threw the plate in his hand to the ground, pointed to the door and said, "Let's go, get out, the shop is closed and closed. I will feed the meat to the dogs and will not sell it to your police."

Hearing the word "get out", Hualong felt anger. When the special case team investigated the previous cases, it was so glorious. Now, they were first treated coldly at the county public security bureau and turned away at the township police station. At this time, they were humiliated by the restaurant owner. Hualong stood up and was about to have an attack, suddenly a group of ferocious people came in. They smashed the pot when they turned over. The fire in the stove immediately ignited the curtains. The sharpener in the restaurant was frightened and stared at them in a daze. The people rushed up and punched and kicked the shopkeeper. Soon, the bandage wrapped around the shopkeeper's head was soaked red with blood.

Bao Zhan and Hualong didn't understand what was going on. The small restaurant built with wood had already started to burn, and the restaurant was in chaos. The two of them quickly pushed Professor Liang, pulled Su Mei up, and ran to the safe area outside the door.

The old man's neck was exposed and he swears his throat and curses. Several people carried him and the shop clerk out in a row.

The fire was in a steeping restaurant built by wood. Some villagers and passers-by wanted to put out the fire. A middle-aged man with a big belly raised his hips and shouted loudly: "I am the head of township Wu. Whoever dares to put out the fire will be captured and imprisoned for fifteen days. If you pour a scoop of water, you will be fined 300!"

The old man thrust suddenly and scolded at the top of his lungs: "Captain Wu, you burned my house, I'll fight with you, I'll kill you."

Township Mayor Wu sneered and said, "Bad, I'm not going to tell you how to move your building early, don't listen, don't eat toast, and be fined for me to lock me up."

The small restaurant was burning into the sky, and it was soon burned into ruins. The charred bricks and tiles made the white word "demolition" on the wall more eye-catching. The old man's angry curses became more and more distant, and gradually turned into crying, and finally couldn't hear it. On the side of the road at the foot of the mountain, a stone carved with cursive script "Peach Blossom Spring": "In Taiyuan, Wuling people were fishing for the sake of the stream. They walked by the stream and forgot the distance and distance of the road. Suddenly they met the peach blossom forest..."

This violent demolition method frightened Su Mei a little. This was the first time she saw such a barbaric behavior. Hualong sighed and understood why the restaurant owner hated the police so much. The four of the special case team didn't bother to eat and drove to the Peach Blossom Spring Scenic Area on the mountain. Although the scenery on the road was beautiful, they really didn't feel the mood to appreciate it. They had nothing to say along the way. The car stopped in front of a small pavilion. There was a person sitting in the pavilion, reading a chess book.

There is an antique wooden plaque hanging on the pavilion, saying "Ranketing". This should be the murder scene recorded in the case file. However, there is no blood on the pavilion pillar and the ground, and no warning signs are set up. It doesn't seem like a murder has occurred here, but Bao Zhan has already smelled the bloody smell in the pavilion.

Su Mei pushed Professor Liang in the wheelchair into the pavilion and stopped in front of the chessboard.

Professor Liang said to the man sitting in the pavilion: "What about the game of chess?"

The man smiled slightly and said, "Okay."

Professor Liang tied the game with two goals and chose an offensive start.

The man was a little nervous. He originally wanted to use a screen horse to defend, but he jumped to the elephant position, but he was embarrassed to put it straight.

Professor Liang ignored it and asked in a chatting tone: "Have you heard of it when you ask me about it, Chief Yang of the murdered Tourism Bureau?"
Chapter completed!