The sun was setting in the west, the twilight was vast, and a flute sound came from a distance, with a melancholy that was as diffuse as fog. Near the pavilion, a lotus-shaped lamp lit up, and then all the lights in the mountain scenic area were lit up.
The mountains are dotted with stars, which is spectacular. The evening breeze is gentle, the air is fresh, and it smells of sweet peaches.
Professor Liang said: "You are already dead."
The man said "Ah", looking a little surprised.
Hua Long has been watching with vigilance. If this person is not Section Chief Yang, who could it be? Could it be the murderer? Bao Zhan walked around in the pavilion, observing something. It was obvious that this was the murder scene.
It was just a deliberate cover-up and disguise, and the ground and pillars were cleaned.
Professor Liang pointed to the chessboard and said: "You are dead, can't you tell?"
The man dropped the chess piece and said, "Ah, yes, I lost."
Professor Liang said: "You are not Section Chief Yang."
The man said: "How do you know?"
Professor Liang said: "It is recorded in the case file that Section Chief Yang is a national first-class chess player. How could he be so vulnerable?"
The man said: "Yes, I am pretending. I am not Section Chief Yang. I am Teacher Qin from Taoyuan Village Primary School."
Professor Liang looked at the man carefully. He was in his forties and wore glasses. He didn't look like he was lying. If you want to talk, frankness is the most effective way. Professor Liang also directly revealed his identity as a police officer and told
Teacher Qin introduced the other three members of the special case team. Unexpectedly, Teacher Qin was not surprised at all. He said that he had known it for a long time and was sitting here waiting for the arrival of the special case team.
Su Mei asked in surprise: "How did you know?"
Teacher Qin took out his mobile phone and showed a text message to the special case team: "Wuling County Public Security Bureau announced: Recently, a major homicide occurred in our county. It has been confirmed by the public security agency. It is purely false. Please do not believe it. The relevant person responsible has been
Anyone who spreads rumors will be severely punished. Also: Villagers who participated in the road blockage in Taoyuan Village on September 22, 2007 are asked to surrender to the public security organs and seek leniency. On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Wuling County Public Security Bureau
I wish the people of the county a happy family and all the best!"
Obviously, this text message was sent in bulk by the local public security bureau, and every resident in the county has received it.
Professor Liang sneered: "If you want to hide it, there is no three hundred taels of silver here."
Bao Zhan asked: "What's going on with the road blockage in Taoyuan Village?"
Teacher Qin glanced at the moon, sighed and said, "It's a long story. Let's go to my house first. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival."
Teacher Qin lives in Taoyuan Village Primary School. Several people drove there together. The mountain road was rugged. There was a golden moon over the peach trees on both sides of the road. The peach trees here were very short, only as tall as one person. The heavy peaches were weighing them down.
Bend the branch and you can reach it.
Lan Keting is very close to Taoyuan Village Primary School, and we will arrive in a short time. Everyone got off the car and saw a dilapidated campus, with several walls collapsed, the classroom doors were still patched, and the windows were covered with newspapers.
You can see the news from a few years ago above. There is a hundred-year-old peach tree in the middle of the courtyard, with intertwined branches, thick and tall. Two ropes hanging from it hang a section of the rail. When struck, it can act as a school bell.
There are huge flat peaches on the tree. The scientific name of flat peach is peach, and it is also known as "fairy peach".
Teacher Qin moved several desks under the tree, and in the moonlight of the Mid-Autumn Festival, he served a sumptuous dinner. The table was full of meat and wine, with all kinds of fruits and a variety of varieties. Professor Liang originally wanted to pay Teacher Qin, but it turned out that
His speech and behavior were not ordinary, so he had to give up the idea to avoid being rude.
Teacher Qin raised his glass and said, "You are guests. Today is the Mid-Autumn Festival. Let's have a drink first."
Professor Liang and Hua Long drank it all in one gulp. Su Mei didn't know how to drink. For some reason, Bao Zhan had always been wary of Teacher Qin, so he claimed that he didn't know how to drink and pushed him aside.
Teacher Qin picked up the wine glass again and read a poem:
Under the moonlight, the wind blows with a knife, and the clouds are heavy beside the red flowers.
Drunk in front of the Lan Ke Pavilion and bought wine on credit, a thief with a girdle tied around his waist is on top of his head!
Professor Liang asked: "Did you write this poem?"
Teacher Qin nodded.
A cricket under the corner chirped, and then the one under the peach tree chirped too.
According to Teacher Qin, Taoyuan Village Primary School is very small, with only two teachers, one principal, and dozens of students. The students are all children from the village. In addition to Teacher Qin, there is also Teacher Tao, both of whom are volunteer teachers.
, there is no salary and only a small subsidy. I usually plant orchards to make a living.
We should pay tribute to the voluntary teachers in poor areas. Those unknown people have made great contributions to China's education.
Since Tao Yuanming wrote "Peach Blossom Spring", many literati and poets have tried to verify the location of this paradise for thousands of years, but there has never been a conclusion. Currently, more than 30 places across the country are fighting for the name "Peach Blossom Spring"
In fact, there is even a Peach Blossom Spring in Taiwan, all hoping to bring benefits to the local economy.
Wuling County is the first region to declare the Peach Blossom Spring cultural heritage to the United Nations.
The local government has vigorously developed tourism and spent huge sums of money to build the Peach Blossom Spring Scenic Spot. Wuling County uses "Xanadu" as a local tourism sign to attract tourists and businessmen at home and abroad to develop and invest. The entire scenic spot is under construction in three phases and has created dozens of scenic spots.
For example, Lanke Pavilion, Qinren Cave, Huorantai, Pantao Yaochi, Peach Blossom Villa, Caiju Academy, Jiuqu Bamboo Corridor, Wuliu Lake, Mijin Ferry, Fishing Pond, etc.
Demolition and resettlement are the focus of the first phase of the project, and Taoyuan Village is within the scope of demolition and reconstruction. The government has promised favorable conditions and, in accordance with the principle of "house-for-housing", will provide villagers with compensation and resettlement in the city, and will also pay pension insurance and rent houses for the villagers.
However, the local villagers were unwilling to move, no one signed the contract, and even the village chief took the lead in resisting the demolition.
The local folk customs are fierce. A thief once entered the village to steal cattle and was beaten to death. My brother went to collect the body and was beaten to death by the villagers again.
When the government forced demolition for the first time, the villagers drove them away with hoes, blocked the road, and injured several demolition workers. The police arrested the village chief, and the villagers began to gather in front of the county party committee compound to protest, but they were dispersed by the police.
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Su Mei picked up a big peach and said while eating it: "Why refuse? Aren't the conditions in the city better?"
Teacher Qin said disdainfully: "Do you think everyone wants to go to your city?"
Teacher Qin began to explain "The Story of the Peach Blossom Spring" as if giving a class to primary school students. "The Ying family is in chaos, and the sage avoids the world." The Peach Blossom Spring embodies almost all the dreams of the Chinese people. There is no war, men farm and women weave, and there is no urban life.
Noisy and free from the troubles of the world. Why "Peach Blossom Spring" is so famous, because this paradise is the ideal world in the hearts of Chinese people.
The villagers make a living by growing peaches. Although they are not rich, they live a happy life.
People living in the city feel worried and uneasy all the time. In those indifferent reinforced concrete residential buildings, people live for several years without knowing who their neighbors are. Someone is killed next door, but the door of the neighbor is still closed.
Closed, no one cares.
Even if the villagers of Taoyuan Village move into the city, they are still a group of farmers living in the city.
They rely on mountains to eat and water to survive. When they move to the city, they lose their livelihood security. In this era when it is difficult for college students to find jobs, vendors who go to the streets to set up stalls will be overturned by the urban management. How do the villagers adapt to the city?
, how to live?
Professor Liang looked around and said: "This is indeed a good place to live in seclusion. It should be beautiful in spring, right?"
Teacher Qin did not answer immediately, but closed his eyes. After a while, he said: "It's not just spring, it's all year round. You won't believe it. When I close my eyes, I can see the chrysanthemums on the mountainside and the pond."
There are bamboos and peach blossoms all over the mountains and plains.”
Su Mei said: "I believe it."
Bao Zhan said: "The scarecrow with human skin was placed in the peach garden. I guess it was not to scare the birds, but to scare people."
Hua Long asked: "Who killed Section Chief Yang?"
Teacher Qin became frightened, nodded, and told one thing.
The day before the case of the human-skin man, Hong Kong developers, accompanied by Mayor Wu of Taoyuan Township, Section Chief Yang of the Tourism Bureau, and Director of the Demolition Office, inspected the tourism development prospects of Taoyuan Village. They all agreed that creating a Taohuayuan scenic spot is the most important step.
A major event that benefits the present generation and will benefit generations to come can benefit generations and also enable the local economy to develop rapidly.
A reporter from the county TV station followed the report. The camera was pointed at a few potbellied officials, and there were some people holding umbrellas for them behind them.
There was a scene that did not appear in the evening news. The reporter interviewed a person who was cooking rosin on the roadside. The man was wearing a hat, a mask, and a green military uniform. The camera was pointed at him, but he was looking at Wu.
The township head, Section Chief Yang and the director of the demolition office were asked by reporters what they thought of local tourism development. He smiled and said in an understatement -
If anyone demolishes my house, I will skin him!
Professor Liang asked: "How did you know about this?"
Teacher Qin said embarrassedly: "I was at the scene. At that time, I stood behind Mayor Wu and held an umbrella for him."
Bao Zhan asked: "Who is this person who boils rosin?"
Teacher Qin shook his head and said: "He is wearing a mask and a hat. I don't recognize him either. His accent doesn't sound like that of a local villager."
Bao Zhan asked again: "Where were you on the night of the crime?"
Teacher Qin took out a platform ticket and a receipt from the hospital. He explained: "This elementary school will be demolished soon. Teacher Tao is from out of town. On that day, he went to the city's train station to send Teacher Tao home.
, it was already ten o'clock in the evening when he returned to the county, and he went to the hospital and stayed all night because the principal was also injured during the first forced demolition."
Hualong said: "Who asked you to pretend to be Section Chief Yang?"
Teacher Qin said: "Public Security Bureau."
After a huge murder occurred in Wuling County, people were panicked for a while. The public security bureau concealed the news and sent mass text messages to appease the panicked people. However, the township police station has reported the case to the highest public security department. The local government is worried that the intervention of superiors will affect the demolition process, so
We held a meeting to discuss and decided to conceal the case to the end and let the special case team leave.
In many places, when a major casualty incident occurs, the first thing the local government does is to conceal the truth.
Before the special case team came to Wuling County, they had already forged materials and claimed that it was a prank. After the special case team left the Public Security Bureau building, the local traffic police also secretly followed and saw the special case team's car driving towards Taoyuan Township.
At that time, they began to panic. After urgent discussions, someone suggested that Teacher Qin pretend to be Section Chief Yang, because Teacher Qin and Section Chief Yang were about the same age and looked alike. The local government even got through to Section Chief Yang’s family.
Work, and asking the township police station to avoid it, the whole scam can be said to be a painstaking effort.
Professor Liang said: "If the impersonation is not very successful, will there be any disadvantage to you?"
Teacher Qin said: "Tomorrow, this elementary school will be demolished and the village will no longer exist. What does it matter to me!"
Teacher Qin told the special case team that after the first forced demolition failed, the local government, together with the Public Security Bureau, urban management, security brigade and construction companies, will force Taoyuan Village to be demolished again tomorrow. This time the scale is very large. If Taoyuan Village is not demolished, Taoyuan Village will not be demolished.
Vow not to give up.
The four members of the special case team all had a premonition that something big would happen tomorrow. That night, they stayed at Taoyuan Village Primary School.
At night, Teacher Qin played the flute for a while in the empty campus, which sounded very sad. Then, Teacher Qin picked up two pillows from his dormitory and gave them to Su Mei and Professor Liang who were sleeping in the car.
, Hualong and Bao Zhan were sleeping on the desk in the classroom. They couldn't sleep either. They looked at the line of words on the blackboard in a daze. It said:
The best building should be the school!
Hua Long told Bao Zhan his past story. Hua Long said that he had two partners before. Once, the three of them were stranded on a desert island. There were no trees or grass on the island. It was bare and whatnot.
None. Hua Long asked Bao Zhan: "Do you know how we escaped?"
Bao Zhan thought for a while and said, "I don't know."
Hualong said: "You must have never imagined that we use sea turtles to make boats."
Bao Zhan asked: "Who came up with this idea?"
Hua Long said: "A special forces soldier who has retired for many years, and a policeman who grew up in the police station..."
Bao Zhan asked: "Where are they now?"
Hualong stopped talking. He thought of many past events. After a while, he fell asleep in a daze. He drank a lot of wine and had a headache. In his dream, Hualong saw three people driving a turtle.
The boat was drifting on the sea, and a golden flying fish jumped up, fell into the water, and disappeared.
At dawn, it was still dark outside, and the sound of roosters crowing woke up Hualong. He walked to the yard of the primary school, sleepy-eyed, and vaguely saw a person hanging on the peach tree. He
He rubbed his eyes and was startled. When he got closer, Hualong couldn't help but be dumbfounded and shuddered. No matter what, he couldn't believe the scene in front of him.
The man hanging on the tree turned out to be Bao Zhan!