Chapter 587 Touch the golden talisman!
Chapter 587 Touch the golden talisman!
More than ten minutes later, Jia Dongming and Li Jun arrived at the gate of No. 24 Maoer Hutong. A pungent smell of blood immediately hit them, making Jia Dongming hold his breath involuntarily, and then look into the yard.
Seeing the corpses lying in the yard and the expressions of fear on their faces, Jia Dongming took the shoe covers and gloves from Li Jun. After he put them on, he walked towards the yard.
"Deputy Captain Jia! You are here. The deceased is named Jin Bingwan, a famous drummer in Jiaodaokou. Judging from the scars left on the body, the murderer seems to have a deep grudge against the deceased's family. Except for the two-year-old child, the limbs of the other bodies were all smashed by the murderer with a hammer."
"In addition, we collected footprints left at the scene and inspected the yard and the surrounding walls. We were able to initially determine that there were three murderers in total. They were probably old acquaintances of the deceased's family. The deceased may have even eaten and drank with the murderers before he died."
After hearing what Zhou Hua said, Jia Dongming looked at the bloody scene before him, then walked around the yard before heading towards the house.
As soon as he entered the house, Jia Dongming saw the wine and dishes on the table. He glanced at the wine glasses and chopsticks on the table, then walked into several bedrooms and took a look around. Then he used his Eagle Eye skill to survey the house in front of him.
Using his Eagle Eye skill, Jia Dongming quickly discovered an underground secret room under the kitchen, which contained many ceramic utensils of the same style and tools for making ceramic utensils.
Although Jia Dongming didn't understand why there were so many ceramic utensils and tools in this secret room, his intuition told him that the things in this secret room might have a lot to do with the massacre of this family.
Soon Jia Dongming found a secret compartment in the master bedroom, which contained some jade and jewelry, as well as some cash and bills.
After Jia Dongming carefully checked the entire yard, he turned his attention to the several bodies in the yard. At this time, a pendant on Jin Bingwan's neck caught Jia Dongming's attention.
Jia Dongming walked to Kim Byung-man's body, reached out to unbutton the top button of Kim Byung-man's clothes, and took out the pendant from Kim Byung-man's neck.
Looking at the pendant in front of him, which he had seen in the movies in his previous life, Jia Dongming recalled those movies and TV series about tomb robbing in his previous life. He muttered to himself, "Isn't this a tomb-robbing talisman? Didn't Yan Bugui say before that Jin Bingwan was a remnant of the previous dynasty? How could he have a tomb-robbing talisman? Could it be that Jin Bingwan is a tomb-robbing lieutenant?"
"Deputy Captain! This pendant has a sharp front end and a conical lower end. It is inlaid with gold wire and is transparent black in color. It's so strange?" Zhou Hua saw the pendant on Jin Bingwan's neck and showed a curious expression on his face. He spoke to Jia Dongming.
Zhou Hua's words brought Jia Dongming back to reality from his deep thoughts. Jia Dongming looked at the familiar Mojin Talisman in front of him and introduced it to Zhou Hua in a serious manner: "Zhou Hua! This pendant is called Mojin Talisman. It was used by ancient Mojin officers to ward off evil spirits. According to legend, there were originally nine Mojin Talismans, but six were destroyed during the Ming Dynasty, leaving only three. I didn't expect that one of them was on Jin Bingwan."
When Zhou Hua heard Jia Dongming mention the tomb-grabbing talisman and tomb-grabbing lieutenant, he showed a puzzled expression on his face and asked Jia Dongming curiously: "Deputy Captain Jia! What exactly does this tomb-grabbing lieutenant do? From the name, it seems to be an official position in the fixed army." When Jia Dongming heard Zhou Hua's question, he first stood up from in front of the corpse, and then introduced to Zhou Hua: "Zhou Hua! The so-called tomb-graving lieutenant is a tomb robber, also known as a tomb robber."
"According to historical records, the tomb-robbing lieutenant originated in the Three Kingdoms period at the end of the Eastern Han Dynasty. In order to make up for the lack of military pay, Cao Cao established the ranks of General of the Central Army and the tomb-robbing lieutenant to supplement the military pay. But what I can't understand is, isn't Jin Bingwan a remnant of the previous dynasty? How could he be a tomb-robbing lieutenant?"
"I thought Mojin Xiaowei was the title of a military position in ancient times, but I didn't expect it to be another name for tomb robbers." After hearing Jia Dongming's introduction, Zhou Hua finally had a general understanding of the name Mojin Xiaowei and couldn't help but sigh.
Jia Dongming heard Zhou Hua's sigh, looked at the corpses in front of him, and said to Zhou Hua in a serious tone: "Zhou Hua! Before I came to the scene, I heard from a neighbor in our yard that Jin Bingwan is very famous in this area. Everyone calls him Jin Ye, and he likes to tinker with some cultural relics on weekdays."
"I originally thought that Jin Bingwan was just an old man who made a living by tinkering with antiques. Now that I see this tomb-grabbing talisman, I feel that Jin Bingwan's identity is definitely not as simple as it seems. The annihilation of the Jin family is likely related to tomb robbers, or even the uneven distribution of the spoils, which led to the annihilation of the entire Jin family."
Having said this, Jia Dongming began to use his Eagle Eye skills to investigate the footprints left by the murderer at the scene, trying to find out where the murderer was hiding through these footprints. However, to Jia Dongming's disappointment, when the footprints extended outside the yard, the traces left on the ground had already been destroyed by the cleaner because he had been sweeping the floor early in the morning.
Seeing that he couldn't find the murderer through the footprints, Jia Dongming had to give up and said to Zhou Hua, "Zhou Hua! Since Jin Bingwan is very famous in this area, let's start with Jin Bingwan's interpersonal network and find out who Jin Bingwan interacts with most often and whether he has any enemies or something like that."
"Also, the eight members of the Jin family were slaughtered without making any noise. I suspect that the murderer may have drugged the Jin family members before they were killed. I will ask the forensic doctor to check whether there are any residual drugs in the bodies."
When Zhou Hua heard Jia Dongming's instructions, he immediately nodded and replied respectfully, "Deputy Captain Jia! I understand. After things are dealt with on the scene, I will immediately arrange for someone to investigate Jin Bingwan's social relationships."
When Jia Dongming heard Zhou Hua's answer, he thought of the secret room and compartment in the yard, and he did not forget to tell Zhou Hua: "Zhou Hua! I just walked around the yard, and my intuition tells me that there should be a secret room and compartment in this yard. You can take people to check it out and see if you can find some valuable clues."
When Zhou Hua heard Jia Dongming's order, he replied in a serious tone, "Deputy Captain Jia! After the funeral parlor staff takes the body away, I will personally lead a team to conduct a carpet search of this yard."
(End of this chapter)