Asked you to write a book, not to confess your criminal record!

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.

Meanwhile,

Sisi stood motionless on the spot.

Outside the side chamber, she looked at the two suspected tomb raider victims inside, her mind awash with ripples.

No, not ripples.

A towering wave!

She had already imagined an entire epic novel in her mind.

Three tomb raiders, entering the tomb of King Lushang, and then one of them, wishing to hoard the treasures, conceived a deadly plan and killed the other two.

After leaving the tomb, he even recorded his crimes in the form of a novel.

This person could very well be...

Lin Chuan!

As an archaeological worker, Qin wasn't a criminal investigator and did not know how to examine a crime scene, but by all logic, it was pretty much Lin Chuan!

A normal person would come to the conclusion it was Lin Chuan!

So, in Sisi's judgment, Lin Chuan wasn't just guilty of tomb robbing; he'd also been implicated in a murder!

Hiss!

Tomb robbing, murder.

A crime on top of another!

How much trouble could this bring about?

At least enough to start a hornet's nest!

She had thought this was just an archaeological mission, but things had taken an unexpected turn—as the tomb's underground palace had turned into a crime scene.

And all clues were pointing to Lin Chuan.

At least for now, Lin Chuan was a prime suspect!

Sisi stood there, dumbstruck, her mind racing with wild thoughts.

"Qin, what's wrong? Are you feeling uncomfortable?" Old Yao looked at Sisi and, noting her pale complexion and bloodless lips, asked with concern.

"Ah, I'm fine," Sisi snapped back to reality and replied.

At this time, her heart was torn!

Should she come clean to Old Yao right away about this?

To directly explain that she saw almost the exact details in Lin Chuan's novel.

As for the case of the two tomb robbers, she'd leave it to the police to investigate.

"The smell earlier got to you; you should step back and breathe some oxygen, and you'll be fine. Let's let the police handle this; we need to take a look at those stone coffins," Old Yao suggested.

"Stone coffins..." Sisi murmured.

"Yes, we will have a hard time moving these stone coffins, so I intend to open them here and see what's inside," Old Yao declared.

"Open them here?"

Sisi's brow furrowed, "We cannot open them!"

"Why not?" Old Yao's brow also furrowed.

"Those seven stone coffins might be very dangerous!" Sisi immediately said.

"Is there some mystery about these seven stone coffins?" Old Yao asked in a tight frown, looking puzzled.