Street Hustler and His Policewoman Wife

Chapter 431: His Legs... Are They Not Agile?

Deeper inside, there are actually people!

Wu Liuxian also looked at Chen Xiao at this moment.

The meaning was self-evident.

After a brief thought, Chen Xiao was about to walk forward and inquire when a flashlight beam suddenly shot from the front of the passage.

"Who?"

"Who’s standing there? What are you doing?"

The voice carried a clear tone of reprimand, with a significant air of authority.

Typically, people who speak like this are from official departments, Chen Xiao is sure of that.

Chen Xiao initially thought it might be the archaeology team, but now he thinks it could also be the cultural preservation department.

As for how they came in.

Chen Xiao thought, perhaps from another side.

After all, the Marquis Jinguang’s Tomb has already been excavated, not quite interconnected, but there are certainly more than one path.

Chen Xiao walked up and said, "Criminal investigation task force, which unit are you from?"

"So you’re colleagues from Liao Group. We are from the archaeology team, here to reassess the site with our teacher to assist your task force."

"Ah, so it’s the archaeology team teachers. Did you come in from another entrance?"

Chen Xiao smiled and went forward, and the intentional fierceness in the opponent’s tone disappeared instantly.

Soon, the trio of Chen Xiao saw a group of six people.

Led by a male teacher in his fifties.

Chen Xiao was not familiar with support units outside the criminal investigation team.

So he first clarified his identity:

"Hello, Professor, I’m Chen Xiao, recently appointed detective advisor to the task force."

"Hello, I’m Qu Ruogu. But your name, it feels so familiar!" Professor Qu Ruogu said with a puzzled expression.

At this moment, a female student in his team excitedly asked, "Chen Xiao of Dongzhou? The renowned detective!"

Chen Xiao nodded with a smile, "That’s me."

"Wow, finally getting to see you in person. We talked about you last time we met your wife, thought you might not come this time!"

After shaking hands with each of them, Chen Xiao skillfully diverted the conversation.

Walking alongside Qu Ruogu through the ancient tomb, Chen Xiao soon introduced the main topic.

Accurately speaking, it would be hard to approach the main topic without contact with the archaeology department.

"Professor Qu has been in the archaeology field for many years then!"

Chen Xiao began to guide the conversation, and Qu Ruogu smiled and nodded, "Yes, ever since graduating from Shengdong University, I’ve been in this field for over twenty years."

"Shengdong University? Does Professor Qu know one of the deceased, Teacher Ye Jiadong?"

"Yes, to be precise, almost all archaeology students of my same cohort were taught by him."

"I see. So, were you also part of the archaeology team during the incident at Jingguang Tomb eleven years ago?"

Qu Ruogu nodded, "Naturally, but at that time, I was still lacking experience, mostly assisting others."

With that, Qu Ruogu continued forward.

At this moment, Chen Xiao couldn’t help but glance at Qu Ruogu’s rather awkward legs, squinting his eyes as he asked:

"Professor Qu, your legs?"

Qu Ruogu stopped and sighed, "Years ago, during an archaeological work, I was unfortunately crushed by a boulder. Although I received the best medical treatment at the time, these legs aren’t as nimble as they once were."

Chen Xiao showed a look of regret, but Qu Ruogu seemed indifferent and said:

"Though my legs aren’t nimble, it doesn’t prevent me from continuing to shine on this job!"

"Professor Qu should still pay attention to balancing work and rest. Professor Qu... the path in the tomb is difficult to walk, how about I carry you?"

Suddenly, Chen Xiao became increasingly enthusiastic.

It was as if he truly sympathized with Qu Ruogu’s situation.

But for those around Chen Xiao, Liu Dayou sensed something was off right away.

Chen Xiao is a person who is polite to elders and respects and cares for the elderly.

But that doesn’t mean Chen Xiao becomes so enthusiastic upon meeting an elderly person for the first time.

So Liu Dayou immediately fixed his gaze on Qu Ruogu’s legs!

"Yes, if Qu Ruogu had a pair of good legs, Brother Chen would definitely not act this way! So, there must be something wrong with his legs in Brother Chen’s mind!"

"But his shoe size seems not to match those footprints!"

Liu Dayou frowned.

At this moment, Qu Ruogu promptly declined Chen Xiao’s offer:

"Advisor Chen is so courteous, it caught me off guard. I can walk, and at worst, my students will support me."

Chen Xiao nodded with a smile, and Qu Ruogu’s students stepped forward to support him, saying:

"Yes, Advisor Chen, our teacher has us. However, as such a great detective, do you have anything to share about the case with us?"

Chen Xiao chuckled bitterly twice, "I’m only human. I just began engaging with this case last night, went back to Dongzhou this morning, and just returned."

The archaeology team realized, but Qu Ruogu laughed and said:

"Don’t be fooled by Advisor Chen, I heard Advisor Chen has found a very important clue."

Chen Xiao smirked, and the archaeology team members immediately became interested, but before they could ask, Chen Xiao first turned to Qu Ruogu:

"Professor Qu, regarding the archaeological work on Marquis Jinguang’s Tomb back then, was it really as the news said, with nothing looted?"

Qu Ruogu’s steps paused again, and then he calmly asked:

"Do you doubt the report from back then, Advisor Chen?"

"Of course, I have doubts. Why wasn’t an ancient tomb with a robbery hole robbed or vandalized? You can’t say that a few deaths would scare them away, can you?"

"Are six deaths not enough to scare them away?" Qu Ruogu retorted.

Chen Xiao shook his head, "None of the six died terribly. When entering this tomb, I think they all knew there would be casualties."

"Two were murdered, two died from snake bites, one died accidentally touching a trap. Such dangers are not enough to deter tomb raiders. Because for them, these dangers would be avoided better in the future."

Qu Ruogu furrowed his brow, "Then what degree of damage or theft does Advisor Chen think occurred?"

"I’ve learned about tomb raiding, and most raiders are driven by profit. However, there might be some driven by adventure, but if nearly half of the team were casualties, they might indeed retreat early as Professor Qu said."

"If so, then that’s it—they might have retreated midway."

Chen Xiao smiled, his gaze locked onto Qu Ruogu:

"If it really were as Professor Qu said, that the tomb raiders who entered the tomb were just adventurers, who then retreated on their own after six deaths, then why is there a need for you archaeologists today?"

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