Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 400: Curse, Utter Madness!

Lin Xi’s words.

Prompted Chen Xiao’s memories to return uncontrollably to his past life.

As a reincarnator, the thing Chen Xiao most regretted was why he didn’t like criminal cases in his previous life.

If he had paid more attention in his past life, then when he came back, he would know clearly who the murderer of the case was.

However, the Jingguang Tomb case was a rare one that Chen Xiao actually followed in his previous life!

If Chen Xiao’s memory serves him right, that case was solved around 2018.

Which means there were still more than a dozen years until then.

Based on the police report he recalled back then, Chen Xiao could now confirm that there were six murderers involved!

The names of those six people in the police report were: Mr. Zhang, Mr. Zhang, Mr. Ke, Mr. Wan, and two single-named Mr. Dengs.

Their real names were not written in the report.

Chen Xiao’s attention to this went no further than that.

Though upon recalling it, he couldn’t help but feel a bit regretful, this information could obviously help him get ahead!

Unfortunately, all Chen Xiao could say to Lin Xi now were just those three words: Jingguang Tomb.

After all, Jingguang Tomb had appeared in previous news and documentaries.

Nevertheless, Lin Xi couldn’t help but curiously ask:

"How do you know about the Jingguang Tomb?"

"Watched a documentary about the Jingguang Tomb out of boredom. I remember the television saying back then that the Jingguang Tomb was robbed, but nothing was missing inside! They also mentioned discovering several grave robber corpses inside the tomb!"

"So you’ve seen that documentary, huh? That explains how you knew." Lin Xi realized suddenly.

Chen Xiao nodded with a smile: "Yes, but wasn’t it said that the Jingguang Tomb robbery possibly happened in the 90s? Why have the higher-ups suddenly decided to reopen the investigation?"

"I’m not entirely sure either, Director Zhang only mentioned that the relevant provincial unit received a phone call. The caller said that the people who died back then were not grave robbers, and that a significant treasure was indeed stolen from the ancient tomb back then!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but ask, "Was the identity of the caller investigated thoroughly?"

"Couldn’t be checked. The phone wasn’t bought from an official service provider and wasn’t registered in the caller’s real name. After the call, the person destroyed the card."

"Also, during the call, that person seemed subtly threatening, always hinting that if the provincial city couldn’t figure it out, they would disclose the information publicly. After all, until then, the deceased in the Jingguang Tomb were always considered grave robbers."

"Now suddenly a few wrongful deaths have surfaced, forcing the higher-ups to take it seriously. The main thing is, that person already notified the family members of the deceased, and now those families are camping outside the unit demanding an explanation!"

Chen Xiao understood and asked a seemingly unimportant question:

"Did the caller mention what the missing treasure was?"

"That I don’t know. Maybe I’ll find out once I get into the task force."

Chen Xiao didn’t ask further.

After the two sat by the river for a little while longer, Chen Xiao felt chilled by the night wind and decided to head home with Lin Xi.

Once Lin Xi fell asleep, Chen Xiao began reminiscing about additional reports related to the Jingguang Tomb from his previous life.

In his memory.

Jingguang Tomb is located in a town called Three Sages under the jurisdiction of the provincial city in Jiang Province.

Since the mountain is often illuminated by the sunset at dusk, the mountain where the ancient tomb is located has always been called Jingguang Mountain.

Below Jingguang Mountain, there is Jingguang Village.

However, later archaeological discoveries identified the tomb owner as an ancient Marquis, thus the tomb was renamed to Marquis Jinguang’s Tomb.

In the reports from his past life, Chen Xiao didn’t find any information indicating that the deceased found were not grave robbers.

Therefore, pondering this, Chen Xiao wondered if someone was deliberately causing trouble?

"It’s a pity I don’t know why the Marquis Jinguang’s Tomb investigation was reopened in my past life either!"

Chen Xiao sighed in his heart, but soon another question popped into his mind:

"In the previous life, did Xiaoxi join the Marquis Jinguang’s Tomb case?"

Chen Xiao couldn’t find an answer to this question either.

Because by 2017 in the previous life, it had been many years since Chen Xiao had last seen Lin Xi.

Chen Xiao didn’t continue pondering these matters but instead kept analyzing the details of the Jingguang Tomb he already knew.

"In the previous life’s reports, there wasn’t a definitive clarification of whether those who died were grave robbers, hence there are two possible scenarios."

"First, they were grave robbers, hence no additional information was necessary after the initial classification."

"Second, they were not grave robbers. But due to other reasons, perhaps it was deemed unnecessary, or it was difficult to explain to the public, so it was suppressed."

Chen Xiao pondered a bit and thought this was crucial information, needing to find a way to relay it to Lin Xi.

That way, after reporting to the task force, Lin Xi could be a step ahead as well.

Another point is regarding the crucial clues about the resolution of the Jingguang Tomb case in the past life!

Chen Xiao actually saw a lot of information on this in the comment section of the police report news.

After all, the internet was already very developed by then.

And with the advent of the big data era, that piece of news reached many locals.

Because there were locals, various magical legends also appeared in the comment section.

Chen Xiao automatically ignored those comments about ghosts and treasure detection techniques.

But thinking it over, Chen Xiao soon remembered a highly upvoted comment.

That comment speculated about the ancient treasure lost in the tomb.

Chen Xiao couldn’t recall the exact words from the comment, but he remembered two to three key points.

One mentioned immortality!

Another mentioned a curse!

Someone said the tomb had lost an ancient medicine, one that could prolong life and even grant immortality!

This notion seemed absurd to Chen Xiao, but to certain groups of people, it held great allure!

As for the curse-related comment, Chen Xiao remembered he even liked and replied to the person who proposed it back then.

That person said that although the tomb’s priceless treasures weren’t lost, a sacrificial altar was discovered inside the tomb.

Within the altar’s bronze pan were many jade offerings, yet the main bronze pan was empty.

Moreover, the bronze pan was engraved with runes, which, when translated, revealed a method to break a certain curse!

Chen Xiao remembered clearly that he liked the comment because he thought the person was quite good at fabricating tales, and replied:

"Sir, I was very much against your retirement from the tomb raider novel scene back then!"

Recalling his past reply made Chen Xiao smile.

Yet now his smile wasn’t mocking like before, but rather because he thought the commenter might not have been fabricating.

The one who made the comment in the thread could very well be a crucial insider in the Marquis Jinguang’s Tomb case!

Chen Xiao gathered his thoughts before he finally remembered the commenter’s username: Crazy Fast!