Chapter 553 (1/2)

Ahmed's first reaction was that the Pharaoh's mummy had been stolen. But on second thought, I felt something wrong. Why did you take off the shroud when you stole the mummy? And the Pharaoh's gold mask, which is the most valuable thing. Why is it still in the coffin?

”What is this?” he stopped worrying about whether the things in the coffin were cultural relics and picked up a black thing from some scattered gold ornaments under the shroud.

”Spices,” said Alef, ”were stuffed into the mummy with these gold and silver treasures to embalm the body.”

Ahmed frowned and threw the spice back into the coffin.

”Do you know how mummies are made?” Alef asked.

”How was it made?” Ahmed wondered why Alef asked.

”After the death of each Pharaoh, a ceremony will be held to throw the Pharaoh's body into the wilderness or river, and then mobilize the whole city to look for it. This ceremony originates from the myth of Aurelius. It is said that Aurelius was locked in a box by his brother and thrown into the Nile River. After he found it, he was broken into pieces and thrown in different places. Aurelius's wife found the body After the resurrection, he became the God of the underworld. Later Pharaohs had to imitate this process and hold a body search ceremony.

The ancient Egyptians were not afraid of death. They believed that they would rise one day after death. So I guess this ceremony began when Pharaoh was still alive.

When the Pharaoh's corpse or dying body was found, they began to dissect him - dig out the abdomen and take out all the internal organs; then dig out the nose, open the nasal bone and upper jawbone, and take out the brain. However, they would keep the heart, because the ancient Egyptians believed that the heart was the source of wisdom and the main difference between noumenon and object. Only the heart could be kept, To make sure he's still alive.

Then, they soaked the body in salt water, dissolved the oil and washed off the skin. About 40 days, they took out the body and dried it, then filled the cavity with spices - the kind you just picked up - and some gold jewelry commonly used by Pharaohs. After stitching the abdominal cavity, they coated the outer layer of the body with gum, and finally wrapped the body tightly with cloth Come on. In this way, a standard Mummy will be made. ”

Alef seemed to lecture his students in class.

Ahmed was shocked. The body in the corner was lying there. The internal organs and brain had been taken out, and only the heart was still there. If you put spices on it and wrap it in a shroud, it will be a standard mummy.

The murderer made the body like this. Did he want to make a fake mummy to muddle through?

No, no way. It's too easy to expose, and it doesn't need so many dead people.

Or did the murderer deliberately deal with the scene like this to lead the matter into the direction of mysticism and let the police make a wrong judgment?

This is very likely. For example, at the beginning, he judged that the murderer was some kind of visceral animal. Although it is unlikely to have large animals that can bite people open, the inherent mystery of the pyramid is easy to ignore the logical irrationality. It seems that even if there are some monsters he has never seen here, it is reasonable, just like the plot in the movie mummy.

But after all, Ahmed is an experienced old policeman. After combing it from beginning to end, he ruled out this possibility.

The duration of the sandstorm is only a few hours. If the murderer found the underground palace treasure and wanted to kill all the witnesses, he should have no time to deal with the scene. Mysticism can only deceive people for a while. For the murderer, time is the most precious. He should slip away quickly with the most valuable things, instead of putting on a gold mask and struggling to deal with so many people's internal organs and Pharaoh's mummies.

Ahmed went to the body in the corner and squatted down again to look for clues.

The incision in the abdomen of the body was flat, but it didn't look like a knife. It was a bit like cutting with an awl. I can't see anything else. I'm afraid I'll have to wait until the forensic identification.

Looking at the empty belly, he suddenly had the impulse to fill in the spices in the coffin and wrap the body with a cloth. He didn't know why he thought so, but the idea was so strong, as if someone kept egging him in his ear.

He felt a cool breeze flowing through his back neck and ears, as if something was lying on his back.

Ahmed's forehead and back were sweating. He suddenly turned around and saw Abdullah behind him.

”Abdullah, what are you doing?” he asked.