"It seems we've solved another puzzle, but this verse has reached its end!" Gao Mingqiang said.
"If this is truly the end of our treasure hunt, then we should be close to finding it!" I said.
Everyone started to move forward, weapons always pointed around, their attention exceptionally focused. I was the first to enter the tunnel, with the others closely behind. Our shoes ran on the slightly muddy ground, soles quickly becoming caked with thick mud, forcing us to slow down our pace.
After about 10 minutes, we reached a layered mountainside surrounded by countless plants. The overhead space was now open, allowing brilliant sunlight to stream down, falling upon each of us. The sudden light momentarily blinded us, making it impossible to even open our eyes.
A moment later, everyone slowly recovered and looked ahead. It was unclear if the environment represented peace and prosperity, but not far ahead was a cliff. From this angle, the entire Guangming City was visible. Liu Yuning said, "I remember that direction is the ancient capital of the Li Tang Dynasty, Luoyang City."
"That's right, it's so strange. Why would the killer bring us here? Could it be that he didn't intend to?" I muttered. Suddenly, a scream echoed from behind us!
A woman was holding Zhang Keying, who was walking behind us, hostage!
"Don't come any closer!" the woman seemed extremely agitated. She indeed held a sniper rifle, but it seemed difficult to use now, so she held a dagger to Zhang Keying's throat!
"Why, why did you lure us here?" I turned and aimed my gun at her, and then everyone surrounded the woman.
"I couldn't solve this riddle. I originally wanted you, Detective He, your super brain, to solve it, so I followed you here!" wap.kanshuwu.net
"So, you mean you wanted to sit back and reap the benefits?" Liu Yuning asked.
"That's right, none of you will get the treasure, it all belongs to me!"
"But have you considered? This treasure might no longer exist!"
This was what I deduced from the surrounding environment. It wasn't that the treasure had been taken, but rather that this was a trap set by the Tang people. I didn't know the designer, but his intention was clear: to let those who found this place understand a principle. The so-called treasure was actually the way for people to live a happy life, towards the great capital, forever facing Luoyang. This was the Tang people's expectation and their treasure, in short, this was the so-called Central Plains gold, the true treasure of the Chinese nation.
I spoke my inner thoughts. The woman was momentarily stunned. Deep disappointment flickered in her profound, cold eyes, but her bulging, veined arm refused to let go.
"Give up, everything you seek simply doesn't exist!" I advised.
The woman shook her head, "I've come this far for it, I can't give up, I can't!"
"Then what will you gain? You can't get the treasure! Is there any point? Could it be that you are..."
"Ahaha, Detective He, you should know why I dug out so many people's eyes!"
"Because they all looked at the sheepskin scroll. How did you know each other before? You didn't want them to find this place, and without eyes, they definitely couldn't solve the riddle. Hehe, it's not like that at all. That was all a smokescreen you created to avenge Du Zhiming. This way, the police would think you desperately wanted this treasure, right? Li Honghua, Du Zhiming didn't die accidentally. At that time, he had eye problems, but you found a donor. He agreed, but then something happened and he disappeared. Du Zhiming was deeply affected by this and eventually died in despair. You took out all your resentment on that donor, but you couldn't find him. For years, you've unconditionally killed people who resembled him, regardless of gender, because you never met the donor. But you could hear he had a Hunan accent. If it weren't for listening to the victims' families, I wouldn't have thought of it at all. You kill based on accent!" kanδん
"You... how did you know? So you already..."
I sneered, "This is the real reason you deliberately said you wanted to find the treasure. You've probably been to this place long ago and knew the treasure was fake, otherwise, why would the cave walls along the way have been broken open? And there isn't much dust on them. These are all proofs that someone has been here recently!"
"So, Detective He, this is your deduction!"
"That's right, this is my deduction!"
Li Honghua laughed heartily, "But I'm already dead, aren't I?"
"Dead? Faking death isn't difficult, is it? You could find a double at any time, or something else. For a special forces soldier like you, it shouldn't be hard!"
"Ah, how did you know I was... was it the sniper rifle..."
I shook my head, "Your fingertips are calloused, there are marks of insignia on your shoulders. Your eyes look very gentle, but in reality, they are sharp and piercing. In your shoes, there are several Chinese-specific daggers, they should be Solingen km2000plainedge infantry combat knives. At your waist is China's latest stun baton, I'm not sure of the specific model, but the one behind you is a Tac-50 sniper rifle. All these combined lead to only one conclusion: you were a special forces soldier, and even a captain."
"Madman, what's in your head? You can see through my every move!"
"The part behind me is just a guess. However, the insignia marks on your shoulders are different from the police. Both shoulders have one star, and the shoulder patch is red. Normally, such marks wouldn't be visible, but because you often rest the stock of your sniper rifle on your shoulder..."
"Detective He, you are truly China's Sherlock Holmes. I surrender! I surrender!"
Saying this, Li Honghua immediately let go of Zhang Keying and pushed her towards us. However, the next second, as we were about to move to subdue her, this woman charged at an astonishing speed towards the cliff edge. Without looking back, she shouted, "Detective He, thank you!!" Then, without hesitation, she leaped off the cliff!