Chapter 228 - Chapter 228: Chapter 174: Increase the Severity of the Crime? (5000-Word Chapter)_3 (1/2)

Chapter 228: Chapter 174: Increase the Severity of the Crime? (5000-Word Chapter)_3

The crowd raised their eyebrows.

Old Yao then explained, “Given the existence of the robbers’ tunnel, this place must have been visited by tomb raiders, but why are these seven stone coffins still intact?”

“Does Captain Yao have any suspicions?”

Professor Qi’s face also showed a hint of surprise as he asked.

Old Yao shook his head, “I just find it strange, I cannot confirm anything.”

“Captain Yao, we’ve found something!”

Suddenly, from a chamber next to the main tomb, an archaeological worker ran out, reporting with a nervous look on his face.

“What’s the situation?” Old Yao’s expression turned stern.

“In the corner of the side chamber, we’ve found two bodies,” the archaeological worker reported.

“Bodies?”

Old Yao’s eyebrows tightened.

Sisi’s heart also skipped a beat.

At this point, the police officers, along with Old Yao and Sisi, rushed over immediately.

The side chamber was large, housing a stone coffin.

The stone coffin had been opened, revealing nothing inside.

Nearby lay two shriveled bodies, each in a distinct pose.

One body was face down, lying outstretched, while the other was curled up, and a faint stench of decay permeated the chamber.

Sisi, fighting back the urge to retch, watched from the chamber entrance as a few police officers investigated and took samples from the two bodies.

Her heart began to feel unsettled once again.

This was something beyond her expectations, as the “Touch Gold Notes” volume one by Lin Chuan did not record such an event, and moreover, these were two bodies that hadn’t yet decomposed to skeletons.

These must be the tomb robbers who had dug the tunnel.

But how did they die here?

That remained a mystery.

The police officers were very professional, and after half an hour of thorough forensic examination and scene investigation,

one of the officers came over and said, “Captain Yao, based on our analysis, these two individuals appear to have been murdered, and we estimate they died no more than six months ago. They are likely tomb robbers, but we still need to confirm their identities.”

“Murdered?”

Old Yao knew little about homicide cases, but still felt there was something strange about it all.

The officer nodded and continued, “Yes, despite the bodies being desiccated, we can see that one of them was stabbed in the back, and the other had knife wounds in the abdomen and chest, leading us to conclude they were murdered.”

Everyone was shocked.

This was clearly a case of tomb raiders fighting over their spoils and giving in to greed.

“The weapon?” Old Yao couldn’t help but ask.

“We haven’t found any weapons on the victims or at the scene, leading us to determine that the victims were killed by a third party,” the officer stated his analysis.

“So you mean, there’s another tomb raider, who killed his accomplices and then escaped alone with the artifacts?”

Old Yao swallowed hard and asked in a daze.

“That’s a strong possibility,” the officer nodded in response.