The strong wind blew up snow particles all over the ground, forming patches of pale snow mist in the wilderness. The mist passed through the mountains and forests, and strange cries rang out.
More than a dozen torches buzzed in the wind, and the flickering flames lingered, making everything around them flicker in light and darkness.
In such an environment, a group of figures gathered around the pit naturally appeared erratic, like ghosts.
The deep pit in front of them was like a door to hell. The noisy desperate pleading and crying inside formed a sharp contrast with the silence outside the pit, adding a bit of a strange atmosphere to this cold winter night.
"Master... please spare us. We will never dare to do it again next time... Master... Master..."
"Brothers, for the sake of us all digging for food in the same pit, can you please stay?"
"My surname is Mei, I XXXXX, you XXXXX will not die in peace..."
The three strong men who were tied up were still struggling and begging at first. As the soil was filled in spade after shovel, their voices gradually turned into hysterical roars and curses.
However, no matter how unpleasant these people scolded them, the people standing outside ignored them and their movements remained unhurried.
At this time, a vague voice like steel groping sounded: "Liao Hulu, I hope you will be a good person in your next life."
As soon as these words came out, one of the three people who had been cursing loudly just now, but the man with a beard froze, and then turned his head. The originally vicious and violent look in his eyes turned into something incredible in an instant.
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After a while, he suddenly burst into laughter.
"Haha! You are digging graves, how can you still be a good person? My surname is Mei, I am waiting for you, but I want to take a good look at you turtle..."
"boom!"
A big shovel with cold light knocked down, but there was no movement inside...
Mei Qian slowly opened his eyes and saw another strange dream.
He got up from bed and woke up the system interface. When he saw that there were still more than 50 hours remaining, he couldn't help but sigh slightly.
Three days after the dog system was updated, he had dreams for three days.
What is different from previous dreams is that the details of these dreams are extremely clear.
The clothes of the people around him had no sense of modernity. They looked like they were from more than a hundred years ago. In one scene, there were even people wearing big braids.
And in every dream, he dreamed that he was killing people.
On the first day, he lit sky lanterns for people. On the second day, he cut off the necks of two people with his own hands with a strange long knife. On the third day, he buried them alive.
What's even weirder is that dreams are supposed to be incoherent, but the dreams of the past few days, although I can only remember the murderous fragments, seem to have no connection.
But some of them appear in dreams every time.
Some people stood by his side, and some people who interacted with him respectfully one day became his targets the next day.
He was particularly impressed by the man named "Liao Hulu" just now.
This guy seemed to be his little brother in the dream. He had been acting as a bodyguard by his side in the first two dreams, but on the third day, he seemed to have broken some rules and was dug into a hole by himself and a group of people.
Mei Qian has killed people, many people, so he never thinks that he is a good person.
But the dreams he had over the past few days had a great impact on him.
Suddenly, I wasn't so confident about my memory.
The source of doubt came from an experience that was dusty in his mind.
The first time I killed someone after time travel was in the country of Ahan. The other person's name was Ani.
Later, whether he faced Zhang Yu or Ning Chi, his statement was that he killed Ani and the two mercenaries in an instant while they were not paying attention.
This is true, but he hid one very crucial detail.
Perhaps the subconscious mind thinks that he is a good person and it is difficult to talk about it.
Or maybe deep down in my heart, I have actually developed a fear of myself.
What frightened him was not his keenness in seizing opportunities at that time, nor the confidence and calmness brought about by super high force.
It's because of the indifference to life that comes from the bottom of my heart.
Even at the moment before taking action, he smiled...
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The outskirts of Yang Village at the northern foot of Lishan Mountain have now become a large construction site, and many local villagers have even been recruited to work here.
However, although the work here pays well, it is completely different from the construction of roads and buildings in their impression.
Instead, under the instructions of the staff, the soil is dug within the drawn lines.
If you are a foreigner, it will definitely feel a little strange at first.
But as a native of Shaanxi Province, I didn't need anyone to explain the situation. As soon as I saw the lines drawn on the ground, I knew clearly what kind of tomb this was.
Even novices who have never participated are familiar with such things.
In fact, there are many veterans among them, and they are not very agile in their work.
Just when Mei Qian woke up from his dream, looking down at his hands in a daze.
Li Chen and his colleagues had finished their work in the Western Region and rushed to Anshi overnight. They took a taxi and arrived in Yangcun in a daze.
When the car stopped, the sun had just risen, but the warning tape was already busy.
After showing their IDs, the two found the person in charge of archaeology.
After seeing the professor's appearance clearly, Li Chen was stunned for a moment, then stretched out his hand: "Professor Chen, long time no see."
Speaking of which, he had met the archeology professor in front of him several times. Of course, the one he knew best was probably his master, Zhang Yu. After all, they both escaped alive from the Xia Capital underground.
It's a pity that he remembered the other person, but they completely forgot about him. Although they shook hands, their faces were full of confusion.
Li Chen immediately smiled and said: "I am Li Chen from Xiadu."
At the same time, he had some doubts in his heart. He heard that since the accident, the old professor had not rested for a day, and then started excavation work underground in Xiadu. Why did he come to Shaanxi Province?
Professor Chen said "Oh", but from the looks of it, he still didn't seem to remember who the young man standing opposite was.
Li Chen didn't care, but directly stated his intention.
When Professor Chen heard this, his attitude immediately became enthusiastic. He even put down the brush in his hand and personally introduced the archaeological camp to Li Chen and the other two.
This is not surprising. The archaeological team now has a favorable impression of the Xiadu detective.
It was precisely because of the clues provided by Xia Du that they made such a shocking discovery, and with the cooperation of the local police, they were able to save huge losses.
"This is the pit where tomb robbers excavated pottery figurines. We are currently conducting rescue and excavations," Professor Chen led the two of them to change into protective clothing before going deep into a glass building.
Inside, there were more than a dozen people squatting in a big pit and working hard.
"Can I take pictures?" Li Chen asked, and then added after thinking: "It will be used as evidence."
Professor Chen also knows the police's case handling procedures, so he will naturally not object.
But just as he was about to nod, a voice suddenly came from the intercom: "Professor Chen, I found three corpses here, all with short hair. Judging from the degree of corruption and clothing style, they should be from modern times..."
PS: For details about Mei Qian’s first murder, please see Chapter 34